obsession , released in the us as the hidden room , is a 1949 british crime film directed by edward dmytryk , based on the book a man about a dog by alec coppel , who also wrote the screenplay for the film , and turned the story into a novel .

obsession was entered into the 1949 cannes film festival .

obsession ( 1949 film )

. adelaide : national library of australia . 27 april 1949 . p . 16
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, dagens nyheter , 5 april 1949 .
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11 c . a . lejeune , in : observer , 6 . 2 . 1949 .
12 anon . , in : news of the world , 6 . 2 . 1949 .
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3 “they made me a fugitive” ( 1947 ) , “dancing with crime” ( 1947 ) and “obsession” ( 1948 ) .
the cast of
julius caesar
with director curtis canfield ( center ) , 1949 . archives and special collections
the amherst college masquers , performing “julius caesar” at the folger shakespeare library , 1949 . amherst college archives and special collections
i know what you are thinking . obsession ( 1976 ) , the hitchcock - inspired horror film by brian depalma about reincarnation , may not be his most respected work , but it is hardly forgotten . and , then there is luchino visconti’s italian version of the postman always rings twice , ossessione ( 1943 ) , which is often listed in film history books , so it has not been forgotten . but , have you heard of the 1949 british film called obsession ? or , perhaps by its alternate title , the hidden room ? yeah , me neither .
in 2012 , archives and special collections featured the 1949 performance of
julius caesar
on their blog , the consecrated eminence .
obsession . . .
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the setting is a rain - slicked street in downtown los angeles in 1949 , four years after the end of world war ii .
crew : ( b & w ) widescreen . available on vhs . extract of a review from 1949 . running time : 96 min .
) was the first film directed by edward dmytryk after he relocated to england after being blacklisted . made by independent sovereign films in 1949 , it’s a superb british psychological thriller with a definite tinge of noir to it .
ruth ann steinhagen shot philadelphia phillies first basement eddie waitkus in 1949 . barbara hershey , right , played a character based on her in the 1984 film , ' the natural . ' ( ©tristar pictures / courtesy ever )
an unexpectedly good thriller , obsession is the story of a man who plans to kill his wife’s latest lover , committing the perfect crime . robert newton is great as the devious doctor , his rational creepiness makes this a fascinating psychological film .
waitkus , on june 21 1949 , walking for the first time since the shooting with help from nurses at illinois masonic hospital in chicago . ( ap )
the story , with its elements of obsession , mystery , insanity and a baseball star , made it part of both chicago ' s colorful crime history and rich baseball lore .
christianna brand’s novel green for danger is even better than the film , though the film adaptation is very good . if you have a taste for this kind of film , you’re almost certain to have a grand time .
jubin hu . projecting a nation : chinese national cinema before 1949 ( university . hong kong : hong kong university , 2003 . isbn : 9622096107 . 276 pp .
it ' s an exploration of obsession and how it can lead to a person ' s downfall ,
kahia said .
we have a lot of attachments in life , and when things don ' t go as planned , we have a hard time letting go . it ' s up to the audience to decide whether this is a good or bad obsession .
the motive that drives the plot of obsession is simple in the extreme , this is out and out a revenge for infidelity , but the presentation by dmytryk is superbly . . . read the rest .
philadelphia phillies first baseman eddie waitkus acknowledges fans at shibe park as he stands by gifts given to him in philadelphia in august 1949 , two months after the shooting . ( ap )
andrew spicer , what cannot be said . „silent dust“ ( 1949 ) and the malevolent veteran , in : zeithistorische forschungen / studies in contemporary history , online - ausgabe , 2 (
i highly recommend green for danger . i learned something about britain during the war , while my respect for the british film industry increases with each new film discovery .
but , the dog and cat in this film are amusing , even inadvertently heroic .
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a report titled “special television and radio survey : julius caesar ( wnbt )
determined the amount and distribution of viewing during the telecast of “julius caesar . ” households with televisions had two options on sunday , april 3 , 1949 : a western film or amherst ' s production .
thomas f brady hollywood . . ( 4 september 1949 ) .
hollywood wire : dmytryk reports on his year in england - - story for sale - - ' annie ' goes again
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in obsession ( marketed in the usa as the hidden room ) newton’s psychiatrist character , dr clive riordan of london , is a quietly erudite and urbane professional with a passion for model trains and a distaste for emotional outbursts .
we ' re not acquainted , but i have something of importance to speak to you about ,
she wrote in a note to him after a game at wrigley on june 14 , 1949 .
shooting began on 16 november 1948 and came to an end on 4 march 1949 . an important contribution was made by actor and fellow director hasse ekman , who had previously taken a hand in bergman ' s adaptation of a ship to india . bergman in images : my life in film :
thanks for the praise . he is a sweet little life force in a dark film .
* note this film contains mild nudity and sexual content appropriate for ages 14 and up .
this neatly packaged film noir is proof that you don ' t need violence to create tension .
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orson welles in the third man : ‘dominates the film both by his presence and his absence’ .
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production country : sweden swedish distributor ( 35 mm ) : terrafilm swedish distributor ( dvd ) : studio s entertainment laboratory : film - labor production company : terrafilms produktions ab aspect ratio : 1 , 37 : 1 colour system : black and white sound system : aga - baltic original length ( minutes ) : 78 censorship : 075 . 006 date : 1949 - 03 - 18 age limit : 15 years and over length : 2160 metres release date : 1949 - 03 - 19 , astoria , stockholm , sweden , 79 minutes
on sunday , april 3 , 1949 , the amherst college masquers made television history . nbc broadcast their performance of
julius caesar
to 17 cities nationwide , marking the first nationally televised performance of a shakespeare play .
in edward dmytryk’s obsession or the hidden room ( 1949 ) , robert newton ( just a year from being immortalized as long john silver ) plays the wronged hubby , one dr . clive riordan , , a scientist married to the flagrantly unfaithful storm ( sally gray ) . newton inhabits the role with a calm menace , having worked out every detail of his plan to get away with murdering bill ( phil brown ) , storm’s most recent paramour , a very nice american fella .
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the 1949 amherst
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attributes the production’s success to “the elaborate creation of shakespearean era atmosphere by means of a 17th century stage design and costumes that reproduced the setting as it might have appeared in the globe theater .
obsession plays out like you would imagine ( especially at the end ) but that doesn ' t make it any less enthralling . it gets off to a bit of a slow start , but gradually picks up as we gain an understanding of the characters involved .
nick carraway , a young midwesterner now living on long island , finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord , the nouveau riche jay gatsby . he is drawn into gatsby ' s circle , becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy .
title : drömmen composer : erland von koch ( 1949 ) comment : instrumental . title : blott en dag , ett ögonblick i sänder composer : oscar ahnfelt ( 1872 ) lyrics : lina sandell ( 1865 ) comment : sung by unknown man . title : vandringen composer : erland von koch ( 1949 ) comment : instrumental . title : vart ska du gå ? composer : : alice tegnér comment : sung by girl ( from a record , musica e19015 - 1942 ) .
but during steve ' s pursuit , his love turns into obsession and his hope collides with reality as he unravels bits of truth with each romantic attempt . after ignoring a friend ' s advice , he furthers his efforts and risks destroying his sanity and his life .
chicago ( ap ) — she inspired a novel and a movie starring robert redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she ' d never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him , nearly killing him .
the scenes of torture ( involving cigarettes ) and suicide were so extreme that swedish censors trimmed the film . the imagery of death masks , dolls , and butchered animals is brilliant preparation for bergman ' s later excursions into the world of dreams , and the film - within - a - film device looks forward to persona .
finally , legendary composer nino rota wrote the score for obsession —his first for a film outside his native italy . while his life was less colorful that dmytryk’s , brown’s or newton’s , rota composed over 150 scores for major films from all over the world , including franco zeffirelli’s romeo and juliet ( 1968 ) and francis coppola’s the godfather , i and ii ( 1972 and 1974 ) .
q : in the great gatsby ( 1949 ) did alan ladd wear lifts or stand on raised platforms to increase his height ? he appears to be a similar height to other male characters but we know he was very small in real life .
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in the film ' the natural , ' robert redford played slugger roy hobbs , who was based on waitkus .
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steinhagen , 19 , in cook county jail in chicago shortly after the june 14 1949 shooting . at the table is a photograph of waitkus in the hospital . she died of natural causes at 83 in late december 2012 . ( uncredited / associated press )
and in the 40 or so films he made , he was rarely given a lead role , so this month’s screening of obsession provides an exception , both in that newton plays the protagonist and also that he plays completely against that blustering , piratical eccentric for which he has been remembered .
ingmar bergman ' s new film , which he has both written and directed himself , will give rise to essays on film aesthetics . as a film it is different . and all this novelty dazzles the viewer , so that it takes a good hour before one realises that the screenplay is a piece of pretentious nonsense .
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despite its american protagonist and director , the film nevertheless shows a rare focus on idiomatically british themes and attitudes . jules dassin’s night and the city ( a film that was a product of the same blacklisting ) shows a thorough disregard for the specifics of the british social scene ( and for the geography of london ) but obsession is ridden with details that blend noir tropes with the older british modes of detective fiction . when a gun is drawn in this film , it is not simply a quotidian prop as in the american thriller : here it is a statement of intent , the kind of object only a man seriously determined on murder would seek out .
although obsession is not at all a political film – unless you count reactionary comments made by characters at riordan’s gentlemens club ( which are surely meant as an amusing dig at old fashioned attitudes ) . nevertheless , there is something of the filmmaker’s real life plight reflected in bill kronin’s situation ; his freedom has been curtailed and his world turned up - side down – if not severely reduced with a view to being curtailed .
and rutger hauer , as well as some of the most emotionally intense action set pieces ever put to film . moreover , a good portion of the film’s appeal lies in its incorporation of film noir aesthetics—shadow - filled , rainy metropolitan exteriors , a brooding yet resourceful investigator hero , retro ’40s fashion—into its dreary , dystopian setting . at one point , the film even boasted a philip marlowe - esque voiceover narration that was thankfully excised from future cuts . once regarded as a failed experiment ,
obsession ( aka : the hidden room ) is directed by edward dmytryk and adapted to screenplay by alec coppel from his own book and play . it stars robert newton , phil brown , sally gray and naunton wayne . music is by nino rota and cinematography by c . m . pennington - richards .
obsession lacks the striking visual style of dmytryk’s hollywood films of the postwar era , but i did notice that the night photography of london’s dark , foggy streets was suitably atmospheric and similar to those in such hollywood film noirs as murder my sweet ( 1944 ) . also , i couldn’t help but relate the story of a man trapped by circumstances who is then convicted and condemned outside a court of law to dmytryk’s own situation .
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the plot involved disposing a body by dissolving it in acid . this had similarities to the john george haigh case . accordingly , the british board of film censors refused to grant the film a certificate for a time and its release was held up .
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but newton was also a well - respected and accomplished stage performer , whose true talents were usually captured only fleetingly on film .
not familiar with this film but you make it sound enticing . i see its on youtube will have to check it out .
known in usa as the hidden room , obsession was directed by edward dmytryk ( 1908 - 1999 ) and adapted into a screenplay by alec coppel from his own book and play . born in san francisco to ukrainian immigrants , dmytryck ( left ) , had been considered one of hollywood’s rising young talents in the early 1940s .
the confluence of these public events and scholarly trends provided fertile ground for new research . the “historical turn , ” in the wake of poststructuralism and postmodernism , ushered researchers into dusty archives , uncovering long neglected materials , and making new connections . rather than simply being driven by an empirical ( or fetishist ) obsession with the archive , most scholars in this new quest for chinese film history have sought to ask questions both big and small , conceptual as well as evidentiary . they try to place newfound or old evidence in dialogue with contemporary theoretical explorations within film studies and other related disciplines .
the masquers performed
julius caesar
at amherst before the telecast performance in d . c . originally intending to give six performances , the masquers were
forced to play an extra day in kirby theater because of the demand for tickets ,
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the plot involved disposing a body by dissolving it in acid . this had similarities to the john george haigh case . accordingly , the british board of film censors refused to grant the film a certificate for a time and its release was held up . [ 12 ]
in both quality of filmmaking and cynicism of spirit . this film not only announced hanson as a filmmaker well beyond his previous work (
in this vibrant , funny , and heartfelt film , a widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age .
i heard about this film from a friend and i am so glad i did as its one of robert newton ' s best roles .
unfortunately , dmytryk was ordered to return to the united states to renew his passport . once home , he was arrested and sent to prison to serve his sentence for contempt of congress . after a few months in prison , he was called to testify once more before huac . this time he agreed to name names , which allowed him to work in hollywood once more . according to dmytryk’s autobiography , odd man out : a memoir of the hollywood ten , obsession received good reviews and did modestly well at the box office . perhaps that was true in england , but , according to other biographers , obsession was sparsely distributed and poorly received in america because the press had labeled dmytryk a subversive .
one of the few ( if any at the time this film was made ) films shot in england with new york city ' s ' little italy
as the locale . this was edward dmytryk ' s first film after he had refused to . . . see full summary »
i am so glad that you talked about this film ! i saw it for the first time in 2015 at the noir city film noir festival in los angeles . it was part of a british marriage themed noir double feature with “the sleeping tiger . ” i remember this film as causing feelings of high tension as you not only worried about the man chained in the basement , but were also terrified for the little dog and hoped he didn’t accidentally fall into the tub of acid ! kudos to you for mentioning an eminently watchable film that more people should see !
. . . this film from a friend and i am so glad i did as its one of robert newton ' s best . . .
fritz lang’s 1924 two - part film of die nibelungen was conceived as an attempt to escape from the prevailing wagnerian interpretation of th . . .
thanks for participating in the blogathon , and introducing me to this film . i’ve added it to my “to watch list” . it sounds intriguing .
like a fast - paced burner . it’s not fincher’s most famous film , but it’s absolutely one of the most underrated thrillers since 2000 . —
as part of this year’s reunion programming , michael kelly , head of archives and special collections at amherst , presented “ julius caesar : 1949 , ” a look back at the remarkable performance . his talk incorporated some of the college’s archival materials from the production , including a full - length video recording of the televised play .
haven’t seen this film in years , but remember enjoying it as an above - average mystery , with sim in a nice change of pace role from his usual dithering fools , or scrooge . it’s a shame he didn’t return to play cockrill in another film , but i see he has the title role in the film adaptation of j . b . priestly’s an inspector calls , which i hope to track down one of these days .
aestheticizes violence without fetishizing it . bullet holes and knife wounds help color the film in dark brushstrokes—such is the coens’ wont—and careful attention to shot composition ratchets the film’s morbid elements to almost intoxicating heights . you’ll want to look away , but the coens keep your eyes glued to their somber fatalism . —
treats redemption as a cruel joke , a spell of relief that lasts only long enough for us to view its obsolescence . the film takes jabs at
prison is no ordinary film . it is the first time that ingmar bergman has made a film in his own right . his own idea , own screenplay , his own design , without the aid of experienced film people . and prison is more bergmanesque than any of his earlier films . here he shows his true colours . it displays clear influences from the 1920s , yet also points from the 20s and 40s towards the future . a remarkable film . the new ways of feeling and seeing that belong to a new film generation have never hitherto been expressed with such consistency and power . no doubt to the great irritation of those conservatives who want the world , including the film world , to stand still , and no doubt to the inner delight of those who want it to move forward . for the first time in 25 years sweden is once again at the developmental cutting edge of world cinema .
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is a greek myth about a musician who descends into the underworld to reclaim his dead wife , and so enchants the gods with the music of his lyre that they permit her to return to the land of the living - - on the condition that he never look at her . jean cocteau set his 1949 film of the story in modern - day paris , and added twists that would have startled the greeks , especially a romantic triangle with death as the third partner .
a line of inquiry that would have both complicated and enriched the project of projecting a nation is the intertwined questions of capitalism and modernity . the book touches on these only tentatively in chapter 3 on “industrial nationalism , ” and in chapter 6 , on the postwar period before the ccp won the civil war and took power in 1949 . the relationship between film industry and national culture could be more meaningfully pursued in areas that the author admits to have had to leave out , namely , material registers ( such as film technology ) , aesthetic forms ( such as genre formation and cinematic style ) , and reception ( spectatorial expectation and reaction ) .
the consequences and cultural shifts that followed world war ii shape the subtext of the film and make it much more sophisticated than a simple murder plot . like
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
4 for a discussion of britain and france see marilyn butler , film and community : britain and france , london 2004 , pp . 98 - 124 .
forty years before the blair witch project popularized the idea of a film being told from the camera’s perspective , actor / director robert montgomery gave this radical idea a spin with lady in the lake , his adaptation of one of raymond chandler’s philip marlowe detective stories . ultimately , the case proves to be minor marlowe and the first - person gimmick does eventually wear thin over the course of the film’s runtime . putting aside these reservations , however , the film is most certainly worth a watch if just to witness montgomery’s sheer audacity and inventiveness . it’s the textbook example of a film being ahead of its time . — m . r .
( 1949 ) is an unusual little gem of a thriller , a strangely polite and very english story of murder , jealousy , and revenge . it makes the most of its cast and its setting to craft a thoughtful tale of suspense that never becomes showy or overdone , with especially effective use of robert newton and post - war london . in fact ,
joseph losey’s 1975 film the r omantic englishwoman , with a script by tom stoppard and thomas wiseman , is one of those movies that seems to . . .
spoiler alert ! this essay discusses the ending of the film at length . viewers who want to be surprised by the ending should not read thi . . .
enjoyed this film a year ago when tcm aired it . enjoyed it so much i wrote a friday blog about it for our local newspaper , “my classic movie pick” . phil brown - aka bill in this film , went on to play uncle owen in star wars . great choice for this animals in films blogathon !
and los angeles , thus necessitating some creative uses of lighting . this commitment to realism would help perfect the film noir style we all know and love . —
was a rarity in its heyday , though if you didn’t know lupino held the reins , you might not guess the film was directed with a feminine touch .
the germans have a term for movies set among the ruins of postwar cities – “ trümmerfilm ” or “rubble films” . notable in this sub - genre are such pictures of the 1940s as t he murderers are among us ( wolfgang staudte , 1946 ) and germany year zero ( roberto rossellini , 1948 ) . the third man , deeply influenced by italian neorealism , is arguably the most significant british example , though it has a close contender in reed’s odd man out ( 1947 ) , shot on blitzed sites in belfast , and charles crichton’s seminal ealing comedy hue and cry ( 1947 ) . ken adam , production designer on the early bond movies , cut his teeth working on rubble films such as obsession ( 1949 ) and ten seconds to hell ( 1959 ) .
as far as kelly can tell from the archives , the first full - length shakespeare play to be staged at amherst was the taming of the shrew in 1908 . “by the time we get to the 1949 production of julius caesar , ” kelly says , “we’ve got a solid group of both students and faculty who are working on making these things happen . ”
is a fine example of high - quality british film noir , well - made and extremely well - acted , and both the movie and the dvd are highly recommended .
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plays with noir tropes more than he plays to them , deflating film noir’s inherent machismo by revealing the chief heavies of his cast as scrabbling cowards . depending on your mood ,
i ' ve seen this film before and was looking forward to watching it again but the disc supplied will not play on my dvd player - disappointing and a waste of money .
would probably have enjoyed enduring fame had it featured bigger stars or a different director , but don ' t let its obscurity dissuade you from spending some time with this unique film .
kahia is particularly proud of the scene where the lead and supporting actors confront one another in a hallway during the climax of the film , noting their complete commitment to the characters .
“ this ingenious and affecting film is strange and intense , but not exactly scary in the expected horror - movie manner . ” –a . o . scott , the new york times
film rights were bought by british producer noel madison . he also bought the rights to two other thrillers , four hours to kill by norman krasna and the last mile by john wexley .
is the coolest melville film of them all ; odds are , it’ll land upright , because that’s an impossible distinction to make . melville films pulse with ineffable cool . in the case of
aged terribly . you wouldn ' t miss anything if you just listen to the dialogue in this film except the fact that the main character has a huge model train set for some reason .
it ' s easy to imagine more illustrious stars in the roles , but each actor in the film delivers a compelling performance . newton , a character actor best remembered as long john silver in
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obsession , based on the play ' a man about a dog ' , is the story of a psychiatrist exacting revenge on his wife and her lover by commiting the perfect murder . keeping the lover in an abandoned bomb site for several months he goes about covering his tracks and making sure he can dispose of the body without leaving any trace . its simplicity is the key to the films brilliance . this is not a traditional thriller , there are no chases , there are very few twists and turns and there is no conflict of conscience . what the film does is take the audience into the inner workings of how to conduct a perfect murder and does so with wit and staunch britishness .
always left - leaning , he had been a communist party member briefly during world war ii so was subsequently called to testify before the house un - american activities committee and asked to named others . when he refused , he was identified as one of the so - called “hollywood ten” in 1947 , which meant he would no longer be able to get work in hollywood . consequently he fled to england , where he stayed until his passport ran out . it was during this period that he directed obsession .
film rights were bought by british producer noel madison . he also bought the rights to two other thrillers , four hours to kill by norman krasna and the last mile by john wexley . [ 8 ]
, alex proyas’ 1998 magnum opus serves up a cerebral sci - fi extravaganza as filtered through the visual tropes of film noir and german expressionism . the result is a staggering achievement in imagination that , like
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“an earnest , clear - cut drama about the struggle for one woman’s liberation from the shackles of domesticity , puzzle does what it sets out to do remarkably well . ” – jordan raup , the film stage
is a masterpiece . funny to think that american critics looked down their noses at the film at the time of its release . maybe they took offense at the inescapable scent of welles’ passion for rita hayworth , his wife at the time and his ex shortly after production wrapped . he captures her in close - up with a hungry , enraptured eye , the most coherent image in a film that’s built on logical incoherence .
it is a nice little dark film that fits blogathons , apparently . 🙂 if you like ( british ) noir , it belongs high on the list . and you can find it free on youtube to screen .
then there’s orson welles as harry lime , leader of the gang peddling adulterated penicillin in vienna . he dominates the film both by his presence and his absence . he was difficult to pin down , even for his brief appearances . reed used the time shooting at night , while waiting for welles to show up , to experiment with tilted cameras and surreal shadows in narrow , gleaming nocturnal streets that became one of the film’s hallmarks .
was poorly distributed and ignored by audiences in the u . s . yet , those who seek out the film are rewarded with a taut yet darkly humorous character study of a marriage made in hell and its consequences .
welles , who is remembered most for his innovative work in 1941 ' s
citizen kane ,
served as inspiration to kahia since directors of that era faced a number of restrictions during a film ' s production .
the joy of this film is that both bill and monty survive in tact . riordan is caught , storm goes on a cruise , and though at first she plans to take monty ( but not a recuperating bill , who has no more interest in storm ) , but it’s clear monty and bill belong together . a man’s best friend in this film is neither a cheating dame nor a crazed husband , but a ridiculously cute little dog !
has enormous ambitions that belie its tight running time , the end result of odious studio interference that nonetheless fails to impede the viewing experience . come for hayworth and welles , stay for the film’s dizzying hall of mirrors shootout . —
good time has brought acclaim to the safdies and has been nominated for several independent spirit awards . the brothers were nominated for a palm d’or at the cannes film festival , where the movie premiered and won an award for its score .
kahia , who showed two short films ,
valedictorian
and
masterpieces ,
at the newport beach festival in 2012 and 2010 , respectively , was invited back to the eight - day event to premiere his feature - length film .
to limit costs , kahia and the film crew shot
call of the void
in four days in and around downtown los angeles . to prepare for the tight filming schedule , kahia spent about four months planning the shots and layout .
shot in secret entirely within the hasidic community depicted in the film , and one of the only movies to be performed in yiddish in nearly 70 years , menashe is a warm , life - affirming look at the universal bonds between father and son that also sheds unusual light on a notoriously private community . based largely on the real life of its hasidic star menashe lustig , the film is a strikingly authentic and deeply moving portrait of family , love , connection , and community .
leave it to the master of suspense to meld docudrama realism with the melodrama of film noir . “ alfred hitchcock ’s powerful portrait of a man … drawn from life ! ” the wrong man ’s original trailer proclaims . it’s to the film’s credit that hitch doesn’t screw around here , telling in full the story of a man falsely convicted for robberies he never committed . unsurprisingly , hitch is every bit as interested in the effects of the outrageous miscarriage of justice that befalls manny balestrero as he is in the lasting trauma his detention inflicts on him and his family . the wrong man puts a high premium on claustrophobic camerawork—we feel like we’re as confined as poor old manny—but the film’s greatest impression is left in its aftermath . — a . c .
fantastic thriller also called the hidden room , based on the novel a man about a dog by screenwriter alec coppel who adapted it himself . coming close to 60 years now and the film ' s concept still holds up as a highly original idea .
) is nonetheless a gripping psychological thriller that builds considerable menace and tension in its bleak trajectory of events . on a visual level , the film ( photographed by c . m . pennington - richards ) is pure noir but in terms of execution ,
“ the film is worth praising for what it is and admiring for what it’s not — there’s no sappiness or false emotion , and none of the clichéd , quirky misfits who populate so many commercial comedies . ” –ken jaworowski , the new york times
i enjoyed this film too . robert newton is one of my favorite actors . he is such a chameleon ! couldn’t get much further from long john than this one ! thanks for the review and for reminding me of the importance of man’s best friend .
, however , lynch took his fascination with the subgenre to a whole other level , depicting a world where a character’s interior life influences not only the film’s visual style but its narrative structure as well . in the first great performance of her illustrious career ,
i remember your bringing this to the mad scientist blogathon , but i still haven’t had the chance to see it , for whatever reason . if you’ve mentioned this film in two blogathons , i need to put it at the top of my must see list !
director edward dmytryk made this film soon after fleeing the us when he refused to testify before huac regarding alleged communism in hollywood . i can’t help but think in allegorical terms about this film , with dr . riordan standing in for the malevolent house unamerican activities committee , storm as hollywood celebrities who supported the committee’s efforts ( e . g . ginger rogers , barbara stanwyck , robert taylor ) , bill as dmytryk , trapped and seeking escape , and monty as those who supported the exiled director , granting him work in england .
christine : the animals come through the movie unscathed . i know what you mean about that . as a rule , i won’t write about a film that shows animals being hurt or abused . if i do , i mention it , so readers have a warning .
variety wrote that the film is slow paced at first but becomes suspenseful . the new york times called it
a first - rate study in suspense and abnormal psychology
. kendal patterson of the los angeles times described it as an early predecessor of fatal attraction .
i wanted to do something different that stood out ,
kahia , 26 , said by phone from his hometown of san diego .
i have a love for black - and - white film because there ' s so much substance to these stories .
request : new tcm bookstore ? please consider offering books which have been adapted to film . i realize that most of these books are out of print . surely , tcm can arrange republication . there are many such books from england that we can’t get in the states .
thanks for the praise – i very much appreciate it . and yes , monty is a cutie ! i would never write about a murdered pup for a blogathon ! lol also , this is a british film , and their noir is rarely as bleak as hollywood noir .
but the most striking influence that occurred to me only decades after first seeing the third man is its likely debt to eric ambler’s the mask of dimitrios , which turns upon a british thriller writer journeying to istanbul to see a brilliant criminal who has disappeared after faking his death . there are several apparent allusions to ambler’s book in the film ( including one by ambler’s friend , carol reed , to prewar istanbul in the film’s stage - setting introduction ) , and greene includes a chapter from the mask of dimitrios in his anthology , the spies bedside book . during an onstage interview with ambler at the national film theatre in he 1990s , i asked him if he’d ever noticed the resemblance . “i have indeed , ” he replied , but sadly i never got around to pursuing the matter , and ambler died soon afterwards .
“a beautiful femme fatale saunters into an unsuspecting man’s life and entices him into committing murder for her . ” this logline could be used to describe any number of classic film noirs . most of this can be traced back to author james m . cain , who wrote two books—
it ' s the story of
call of the void ,
a psychological thriller shot in black and white that will make its world premiere sunday at fashion island ' s island cinema during the newport beach film festival . the festival opens thursday and runs through april 28 .
the term “brainwashing” was coined by a journalist named edward hunter , who had served in the morale operations section of the u . s . office of strategic services during the second world war , which he spent mostly in asia , and who became an outspoken anti - communist . hunter’s book “brainwashing in red china : the calculated destruction of men’s minds” appeared in 1951 . in it , he explained that “brainwashing” was his translation of the chinese term hsi - nao , which means “cleansing of the mind , ” and which he said he had heard frequently when speaking with europeans who had been caught inside china in 1949 , the year of mao’s revolution .
, which centers on two treasury agents who must go undercover to infiltrate a notorious counterfeiting ring . while not boasting any big - name actors or even a particularly novel story , the film is noted for its inventive cinematography , with mann and cinematographer john alton deciding to shoot several scenes on location in
the fact that the prostitute in the film , birgitta carolina , had a job at the well - known epa department store , caused some annoyance among the staff of the actual shop . as one of the union representatives put it in dagens nyheter :
we have exactly the same salaries as equivalent staff working for other employers , so we do not need to walk the streets to support ourselves .
the manager of the store also expressed his views , and shortly thereafter the film ' s director felt obliged to enter the fray , which he did in the same newspaper three days later :
finally tracked down the hidden room–a friend is sending it to me . speaking of hidden rooms : are you familiar with the horrifying case of h h holmes ? scorcese is making a film with leonardo dicaprio . if he does it right ( and i’m sure he will ) it’ll be hard to watch .
variety wrote that the film is slow paced at first but becomes suspenseful . [ 13 ] the new york times called it
a first - rate study in suspense and abnormal psychology
. [ 14 ] kendal patterson of the los angeles times described it as an early predecessor of fatal attraction . [ 15 ]
we’ll start with the following 100 titles . some 70 years after the term “film noir” was first uttered , take a trip through the screwed - up terrain of the mid - century psyche , with all its sex , lies , and crime scene tape . let’s get going—don’t say we didn’t warn you . — amanda schurr
was in the uk after being blacklisted as part of
the hollywood ten
who refused to testify before the house un - american activities committee . he was granted a work permit in the country by the ministry of labour as part of a
directors quota
in place to protect film industry jobs in the uk .


the good catholic is a 2017 american romantic comedy film directed and written by paul shoulberg .

the film stars zachary spicer , wrenn schmidt , danny glover , and john c. mcginley .

the good catholic

' the good catholic ' isn ' t the hollywood redemption story we all want .
and while “the good catholic” lacks much visual elegance , the acting is first rate .
john c . mcginley , left , and zachary spicer in “the good catholic . ”
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gordon strain ( left ) , ian mullen ( right ) working on the set of “the good catholic . ”
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the good catholic is the first full length film from pigasus pictures , a production company formed by armstrong and spicer .
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danny glover and john c . mcginley are portraying priests , joining wrenn schmidt and zachary spicer in paul shoulberg’s indie romantic comedy “the good catholic . ”
despite the good catholic ' s interesting macro approach compared to other films of its ilk , it ' s far less successful on a micro level .
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a reviewer should never assess a movie for what it is not , but this viewer was not sure for a long time what exactly “the good catholic” was .
this is one of the best informational and instructional catholic programs i have ever used .
a lesson on prayer in the catholic tradition with direction on how to pray well .
a reviewer should never assess a movie for what it is not , but this viewer was not sure for a long time what exactly
the good catholic
was .
“the good catholic , ” director paul shoulberg’s film about a priest experiencing a crisis of faith , has won the top jury award at the 2017 santa barbara film festival , sbiff organizers announced on saturday .
“the good catholic” had its world premiere at the 2017 santa barbara film festival where it won the panavision spirit award for best feature film . it also won the leonardo da vinci horse award for best screenplay at the milan international film festival .
“i worked closely with the director and the director of photography to make sure things looked good through the lens , ” explained strain .
the good catholic
( broad green ) - - catholic news service classification , a - iii - - adults . motion picture association of america rating , pg - 13 - - parents strongly cautioned . some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 .
another tie the film has to indiana is david anspaugh , director of the iconic films “rudy” ( university of notre dame football ) and “hoosiers” ( indiana high school basketball ) . anspaugh is the good catholic’s executive producer .
and while “the good catholic” lacks much visual elegance , the acting is first rate : mcginley ( “scrubs” ) is hilarious as the unorthodox priest ; glover is formidable , as is schmidt , though she suffers from the wobbly intentions of shoulberg’s script .
that reminds me , i finally saw
the good catholic
shot here in bloomington . @ johncmcginley plays such an underrated character . i laughed so hard ! makes me miss hanging out at the comedy attic !
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shoulberg wrote the script for the 2015 film “walter , ” and just before the film started shooting , his father passed away . when writing the script for “the good catholic , ” he said he decided he wanted to help direct the movie as well . shoulberg has the final say for what version of the film is released .
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armstrong and spicer are returning to bloomington to film a romantic comedy written by fellow iu graduate paul shoulberg called “the good catholic . ” filming will begin jan . 25 . the story is based on the true events of shoulberg’s parents’ love story .
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@ johncmcginley . . . the good catholic . this was my favorite seen ! ! ! i was so drawn into your sermon and then i seen who you were talking too . you are truly a wonderful actor . urltoken
catholic guilt watching this movie . i did like it . i wish there was more of an explanation at the end .
franklin college associate professor and theatre department chair gordon strain slipped into a new role during the winter of 2015 . he took a temporary hiatus from teaching to serve as the production designer for the good catholic , a film debuting at the santa barbara international film festival on feb . 3 , 2017 .
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new york ( cns ) - - a self - identified romantic comedy built around a priest ' s struggle with his vocation is bound to be doubtful fare for viewers of faith . and so it proves with
the good catholic
( broad green ) .
broad green pictures is releasing the first feature film from three year - old indiana - based production company pigasus pictures with the good catholic . the romantic comedy will bow on september 8 in select theaters at the same time it his vod . the good catholic , from writer / director paul shoulberg’s follows a priest who suffers a crisis of faith when he falls for a young woman and is inspired on a true story — that of shoulberg’s own family . his father , donald ( who has since passed ) was a small town priest who fell in love with paul’s mother who at the time was a practicing nun .
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of course , what differentiates happy from unhappy will often depend on the viewer . i have always found the end of “the wizard of oz” to be morbidly depressing , given the contrast between the emerald city and 1939 kansas . some , obviously , see it the other way . some movies , in fact , try to have it both ways . but it is a rare movie that has its cake while eating it as brazenly as “the good catholic . ”
it’s a really busy week for limited releases , but it is a case of quantity over quality . there are no films that really stand out as potential hits this weekend . that’s not to say there are no films worth checking out , but for the most part this list is filled with films that are good , but not great . anti - matter , the limehouse golem , lipstick under my burka , napping princess : the story of the unknown me , and the unknown girl all could be described as good , but likely not good enough for limited release . more . . .
the story follows a catholic priest named father daniel , who - despite his devotion to god - finds himself questioning his belonging in the priesthood after forming an unlikely friendship with an eccentric musician named jane .
“the good catholic” is almost as strait - laced as its protagonist . as jane develops a crush on daniel , the movie starts to follow a conventional path . her character , given little screen time to match daniel’s soul - searching , is most wanting . some of mr . shoulberg’s directorial decisions — actors’ eyes drifting offscreen at an invisible audience — look theatrical rather than cinematic .
the good catholic is in limited release right now . you can see it at showplace cinemas east or at the jasper 8 theatres through this thursday ( 9 / 21 ) . it is also available on various streaming outets . . . amazon , itunes and google play to name a few . in addition to zachary spicer in the leading role , the film also features danny glover ( lethal weapon ) and john c . mcginley ( scrubs )
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“anything that’s written from experience and from the heart challenges people , ” armstrong said . “it makes you think , it makes you question . good stories ask you to be invested , and that’s the kind of story this is . ”
a young catholic priest questions his vocation in paul shoulberg ' s earnest but overly schematic and ultimately ineffectual comedy - drama [ that ] never really rings true .
an unlikely romantic comedy concerning a young parish priest struggling to discover the true scope of his religious calling , the good catholic doesn ' t so much challenge conventions as reinforce them . potentially engaging enough to appeal beyond faith - based communities , writer - director paul shoulberg ' s feature remains a distinctly specialized item that would likely require dedicated care to reach beyond a core audience , which could be sizable nonetheless .
other santa barbara awards went to the documentary “angry inuk” and the international film “the constitution . ”
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shoulberg ' s inspiration for
the good catholic
came , in part at least , from his parents ' marital history . his father was an ex - priest , his mother a former religious sister . so it ' s even less of a surprise than it might otherwise be that his script portrays celibacy as a burdensome shackle and erotic love as a necessary ingredient in self - realization .
the winners were announced at an awards breakfast on the last day of the 12 - day festival .
[ writer / director paul shoulberg ] never shies away from the religious aspects of the story but at the same time gives the film enough air from outside the church to give the tale wider appeal .
we were so excited to go on a tour around our school . we went into the school office , the medical room , the hall , the chapel , the library and even the staff room .
the good catholic is admirable for its willingness to question the strict methodology of the church , but it still paints its characters , and specifically daniel’s crisis of faith , in very broad strokes . shoulberg’s failure to provide a compelling love story causes daniel’s decision to potentially leave his life’s calling behind to feel particularly labored . and because daniel carries his emotions so close to the vest , his seemingly torturous existential struggle remains as opaque and inscrutable as the reasons behind his burgeoning feelings for jane . the film may succeed at expanding the boundaries of faith - based cinema , but it still feels obligatory in its approach .
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despite the good catholic ’s interesting macro approach compared to other films of its ilk , it’s far less successful on a micro level . the foundation of jane and daniel’s blooming relationship is particularly contrived , relying on the improbable conceit of a non - catholic woman not only showing up for confession once but continuing to do so for no plausible reason until she falls in love with the priest . as jane’s fascination with death never materializes into an active interest in daniel’s own all - encompassing spiritual journey , it remains a nagging mystery both why she relentlessly pursues such a deeply devout man , especially given his vow of chastity , and why daniel is so enamored with someone who’s so unconcerned with his own core beliefs .
question the strict methodology
of the church ? you mean like the strict methodology of society ? living civilly amongst others , obeying laws , such as not stealing , raping or murdering another person . those types of strict methodology ? plato , socrates and their peers thought it good to discipline ones self .
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having set himself the task of depicting the inner workings of a parish , shoulberg fails to deliver on even the most basic details . father daniel ' s church , for instance , is clearly not catholic . to guess from its layout , it ' s more likely an episcopal or lutheran sanctuary .
father daniel ' s background story casts doubt on the legitimacy of his call in the first place . he passively acquiesced , so the dialogue suggests , in his recently deceased dad ' s wish to have a priest in the family . on that basis , some catholic viewers may be accepting of - - if hardly comfortable with - - the plot ' s predictable outcome .
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paul shoulberg’s debut feature won the independent cinema award at the california film festival .
the film contains religious themes requiring mature discernment , at least one rough and several crude and crass terms and an obscene gesture . the catholic news service classification is a - iii - - adults . the motion picture association of america rating is pg - 13 - - parents strongly cautioned . some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 .
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or not . a reviewer should never assess a movie for what it is not , but this viewer was not sure for a long time what exactly “the good catholic” was . i had what i thought was a critical revelation—that jane was intended as satan personified : she invades daniel’s life and sanctuary in his hour of doubt , scattering sexual temptation in his path . she is brassy to the point of abrasiveness , the kind of person who puts others on edge while saying “relax . ” she expresses no remorse at any time for what she is doing , for the rupture she is bringing to the life of a young priest suffering a crisis of faith . she is almost mocking in her regard of daniel’s torment . so yes , we were hoping for allegory .
the film’s characters are stock types without enough satirical texture to fulfill their function in the narrative .
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victor : [ father ollie enters wearing an indiana basketball jersey over his robe ] come on , come on ! ollie : what , brother ? victor : well , even the franciscans had , had some rules about this ! ollie : let me check , father . [ opens the bible and reads ] ollie :
and cometh game day , ' tis okay to go forth in the colors of thine chosen team unless thine chosen team is the purdue boilermakers or the kentucky wildcats .
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mcginley just completed the horror - thriller “the belko experiment , ” written , directed and produced by “guardians of the galaxy” director james gunn for mgm .
in the overrated cannes film festival winner the square christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum , a divorced but devoted father . . .
the film had its world premiere at the 2017 santa barbara film festival where it won the panavision spirit award for best feature film . in addition , the film took home the leonardo da vinci’s horse award for best screenplay at the milan international film festival and was named best film at new jersey’s grove film festival . broad green pictures will also handled the physical home entertainment release later in the year .
the film’s sense of nostalgia is ultimately a reflection of how little the film asks of its audience .
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the script is engaging because shoulberg knew the base characters personally , spicer said , and everyone who has read the script agreed that it comes to life off the page . even the older priests in the film , played by danny glover and john c . mcginley , were based on people shoulberg grew up with .
author john steinbeck used the pigasus on the back of all of his novels to symbolize the lumbering soul determined to fly . iu graduates john armstrong and zach spicer
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the best scene in the film , in fact , is a casting out of the devil , from the dining room of the rectory where daniel has invited jane to eat with ollie and victor , the latter being wise to what is afoot . ( spoiler : the jane - daniel relationship is chaste , right up to the closing credits . ) victor’s demand , that daniel face up to the decision he is about to make—or not—is glover at his best , and the clearest moment in the film regarding the priestly vows and the spiritual issues inherent in daniel’s crisis . it is a deliberate dismissal of jane , her motives and whatever daniel thinks she offers . it is a bit thrilling , to be honest .
the story is roughly inspired by the real - life events surrounding writer / director paul shoulberg’s parents meeting . so the portrayal of human relationship trumps any effort to make daniel’s divine reasons for being in the priesthood make sense .
we were very quiet so that we didn’t disturb anyone . we really enjoyed looking around and meeting the important people that work in our school , such as the lovely ladies in the office and some of the lunchtime supervisors .
the movie will be released sometime next year , with the first showing on site in bloomington . producing a film in this college town , which resembles the college town in which his parents met for the first time , creates a special atmosphere that will translate onto the screen , shoulberg said .
we are always so busy on a friday afternoon . we reflect on the week and celebrate how hard we have all worked . we choose the special boy and girl for the next week and celebrate . it is very exciting as the special boy and girl get to line up at the front of their line and their faces displayed in the classroom .
this is a fantastic independent film . jane and daniel , finding comfort in the boundaries created by the catholic confessional , carry you on their search for life ' s meaning . father victor and ollie are ahead of this curve but each character struggles with accepting their humanity . father ollie challenges daniel and jane to wrestle with their frailty and flaws . sparks fly and judgment is abandoned , until father victor exemplifies the voice of reason . less movie typical , the action in the movie is caring for the sick , watching basketball , and going for a run . endlessly refreshing you are challenged to realize the action is you . with wit and perfection you will find yourself asking what action will i take to live a compassionate life . .
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we are very lucky to have the amazing opportunity of looking after our very own eggs ! we will be keeping an eye on them in the incubator . we have been making signs to put around the eggs to make sure everyone knows the rules .
spicer , armstrong and shoulberg used the connections they formed in their years at iu to produce the film on a low budget .
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we have the amazing experience of watching the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly . here we are carefully observing the tiny caterpillars . we thought they were black , slow , spiky and very hungry !
audience award : “my hero brother , ” yonatan nir panavision spirit award for best independent feature film : “the good catholic , ” paul shoulberg jeffrey c . barbakow award for best international feature film : “the constitution , ” rajko grlić best documentary award : “my hero brother , ” yonatan nir nueva vision award for spanish / latin american cinema : “tamara , ” elia schneider valhalla award for best nordic film : “sami blood , ” amanda kernell adl stand up award : “strawberry days , ” wiktor ericsson social justice award for documentary film : “angry inuk , ” alethea arnaquq - baril corwin award for best live - action short film : “it’s been like a year , ” cameron fay best animated short film : “confino , ” nico bonomolo best documentary short film : “refuge , ” matthew k . firpo ; and “refugee , ” joyce chen and emily moore
if pigs could fly , they would already have a name : pigasi . the pigasus is a more homely version of the pegasus , with wings barely able to lift it off of the ground .
. stacey and i talked to all three men about the film , their indiana ties and the future of their new production company .
we use the phrase ‘make a beak’ by putting the index finger and thumb together . some children may need reminding to do this .
all of the children had a fantastic first day in their new reception class . they learnt about all of the different areas in reception and we talked about our class rules . the children enjoyed exploring all of the activities on offer and got to know their new classmates . click the image below for more fantistic pictures of us all !
she helped fill in the details of how she and his father met , and she is even making a cameo appearance in the film .
“my hero brother , ” yonatan nir’s film about a group of young men and women with down syndrome traveling through the himalayas , won the audience award , as well as the jury prize for best documentary .
we also got the chance to see real baby chicks and more ! take a look at our pictures by clicking on the image above .
“the big question when you read the script is , ‘what is the nature of love ? ’” armstrong said . “if god is love and you fall in love , is that god’s plan for your life ? ”
so here is a real spoiler : in the advance materials for the film , it is disclosed that the director dedicated the film to his father , a former priest who married a former nun , shoulberg’s mother . certainly a tip - off for what is coming , and the intent of the movie at large . there is a mollifying message delivered by victor , via his homily during the movie - ending mass ( a lot of the film’s spirituality is delivered via homily rehearsals among the three priests ) . but what we were looking for , frankly , was one of those hollywood unhappy endings that would have been brutally honest , yet redemptive .
over the past few weeks the children have had lots of opportunities to practice their writing skills in a variety of ways . we have been writing shopping lists in the home corner , making marks in the sand and writing on whiteboards . the children have really enjoyed large scale writing on long rolls of paper on the floor . this really helps to develop the physical skills which are needed to be able to write effectively . they have also been doing lots of fine motor activities to develop their physical skills such as threading , playing with play dough and putting pegs in peg boards . click on the photo below to see the children in action .
schmidt will next be seen opposite tom hiddleston in the hank williams biopic “i saw the light” and in robert kirkman’s new cinemax series “outcast . ”
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the children were so busy during the last week of term making beautiful christmas gifts , having a special christmas lunch and wearing our christmas jumpers . we even had a visit from santa and the children were very excited . click on the photo below to see more from our christmas celebrations .
the santa barbara international film festival began on feb . 1 and ran through feb . 11 in the coastal town 100 miles north of los angeles . over the course of the festival , it screened films from more than 50 countries , including 51 world premieres and 64 u . s . premieres .
uhmmmmm . . . okay . so , the writing is pretty bad , and the characters are unwatchable besides dr . cox from
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having fun as a catholic priest . but , there is some interesting ideas and conversations about faith and love that i enjoyed and kind of made up for the bad parts to make this worth a single viewing . not really . i ' m just not willing to admit to myself that i wasted ninety - six minutes of my life on this film . i ' m not ready to admit that yet . i ' m going to stay right here in denial !
we also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in jesus christ . while we cannot admit them to holy communion , we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family .
fortunately , mr . spicer’s earnest performance bolsters many of the weaker spots in mr . shoulberg’s script . the conflicting dynamics among the three men of the cloth provide most of the movie’s punch lines . mr . glover and mr . mcginley each have their own scene - stealing one - liners to bounce off mr . spicer’s deadpan delivery . here , friendship is its own form of saving grace .
they were given free use of a studio space , discounted use of trinity episcopal church as a location to film , and were connected with the mayor’s office to close streets when filming on kirkwood avenue . they also were able to convince the city to keep the lights in the courthouse square up for several more weeks .
shots include areas of northern california , the nevada desert and glacier national park .
the play , set in the early 1900s , includes three acts : ' daily life , ' ' love and marriage ' and ' death and eternity . '
call for interns want to work on a movie this summer ? ! we are looking for interns to work on the upcoming movie we ' re filming in indianapolis next month . read over the flyer for details . spread the word ! urltoken
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click on the link below to sing along and listen to ’10 green bottles’ . this song will help us recognise numbers up to 10 . we will continue to look at the order of the numbers from 0 - 10 and think about what happens when a bottle falls off the wall . there is ‘one less’ each time .
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what ' s annoying in this otherwise well - meaning movie is how the barbs become a kind of armor against real feeling , and the bland direction offers nothing .
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technically , it wasn ' t bad . there were a couple things that i could have done without . the weird shaky cam throughout was highly unnecessary and distracting . and the camera would continually circle characters as they interacted , pulling me out of the story .
one aspect of modern catholicism the movie does get roughly right is the sad fact that , as he sits in the confessional on a friday evening , earnest young clergyman father daniel ( zachary spicer ) has plenty of time to say his rosary because no one shows up on the other side of the screen . even when someone does eventually appear , it turns out to be a religiously indifferent young lady with an agenda of her own .
not many movies involve the everyday tasks of running a church , with priests rehearsing their sunday sermons , eating together at staff dinners or dealing with the inner struggles of faith . it is in these mundane moments that the director and writer paul shoulberg finds a story .
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the children were so excited to celebrate world book day dressed up as their favourite character . we did a catwalk show where each child showed off their costume and did an action that their character would do . there was lots of superhero moves ! at the end of the day all of the teachers in eyfs and key stage 1 swapped around for story time . we had a story about a penguin from the year 2 teacher , miss shields .
created their film production company pigasus pictures with the same goal in mind , armstrong said .
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john armstrong , paul shoulberg and zachary spicer met at indiana university . the three friends had a passion for filmmaking and began working together . now they are proud to present the film
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as catholics , we fully participate in the celebration of the eucharist when we receive holy communion . we are encouraged to receive communion devoutly and frequently . in order to be properly disposed to receive communion , participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour . a person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the body and blood of the lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession . in this case , the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition , including the intention of confessing as soon as possible ( canon 916 ) . a frequent reception of the sacrament of penance is encouraged for all .
. . . deliberately paced drama that likely won ' t generate much interest beyond the faithful .
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a study of god ' s revealed truth on the journey of a soul from death to eternity .
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the theory here at america has long been that those movies deemed “classic”—the ones hollywood uses to advertise itself—have always had unhappy endings . rick and ilsa part ways in “casablanca . ” rhett and scarlett part ways in “gone with the wind . ” blanche dubois parts ways with her sanity in “a streetcar named desire . ” “citizen kane” ends in a puff of disturbing smoke , and in “titanic”—spoiler alert—the ship sinks .
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strain’s responsibilities as production designer for the film were numerous , including building set pieces , “dressing” film locations and checking for scene continuity between takes . he even prepared the food used during a dinner scene .
we impressed santa with our singing with our favourite christmas song ‘when santa got stuck up the chimney .
his experienced and by - the - book pastor , father victor ( danny glover ) , grimly tries to reinforce daniel ' s sense of vocation . by contrast , father ollie ( john c . mcginley ) , the mildly eccentric , basketball , junk food and cigarette - loving franciscan friar who rounds out the rectory household , is mostly on hand to provide comic relief , though little of the humor works .
we had a visit from a real life superhero ! nurse jo told us all about her job and how she helps people . we loved looking at the things in her bag and we even used them on our ‘patients’ in the classroom . take a look at our photos by clicking on the lovely photo below !
spicer founded pigasus pictures last year the aim to produce quality story - driven films with a global appeal .
we watched this mainly because megan thought it was cool that it was all filmed in bloomington . and that was probably the coolest thing about this . it wasn ' t , like , really bad , but it was mostly just kinda dumb , hackneyed to the core , and quite boring after a while . plus the characters are caricatures . especially the girl . can ' t remember her name . she was very annoying .
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this was filmed where i live , in bloomington indiana . i love how they showcased the town and university , it was fun to see all the places i pass everyday in a different light . and i love how the filmmakers want to keep making movies in indiana . but i just didn ' t like this movie .
all of the children had a brilliant first week in their new reception class . we have been learning our teacher’s names and where everything is in our classroom . we have learnt about all of the different areas in reception and we talked about our class rules . click the image below for more fantastic pictures of us all !
a man of the cloth facing a crisis of faith , particularly one provoked by an attractive woman , covers some well - trod dramatic territory and the director doesn ' t do much to update this borderline biblical scenario .
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mr . spicer ' s earnest performance bolsters many of the weaker spots in mr . shoulberg ' s script .
we have enjoyed playing in our travel agents role play area . we have been booking holidays and getting ready to go on the aeroplane . we even have our own passports and the air hostesses tell us where to sit !
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we welcome our fellow christians to this celebration of the eucharist as our brothers and sisters . we pray that our common baptism and the action of the holy spirit in this eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us . we pray that these will lessen and finally disappear , in keeping with christ ' s prayer for us
that they may all be one
( jn 17 : 21 ) .
daniel is hearing confessions one late friday night when a woman rushes in and blithely delivers the claim that she has never been to confession before , does not know how it works and oh , by the way , she is dying .
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producers are spicer , john robert armstrong , and graham sheldon . the executive producers are david anspaugh and jordan gershowitz .
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spicer , john armstrong and graham sheldon will produce for the new york - based pigasus pictures , alongside executive producer david anspaugh , the director of “rudy” and “hoosiers . ” filming will begin in bloomington , ind . , in late january .
since the bishop mandated that churches remain open on friday nights to offer confession prior to weekend services , daniel has gotten stuck with the late shift . so naturally he’s on duty when a young woman ( wrenn schmidt ) shows up completely clueless about the established protocol in the confessional booth and begins randomly unloading to him . when he tries to redirect her , she tells him she ' s there because she ' s dying and promptly departs after asking for funeral - planning advice .
we have been working on developing our fine motor skills . by developing this we can begin to hold a pencil and scissors properly . the activities we have been doing at school helps to strengthen the muscles in our hands . we have really enjoyed writing and drawing on the floor . this helps to strengthen our arm and tummy muscles ( and it’s fun ! )
father daniel ( zachary spicer ) ended up in the priesthood as a tribute to his deceased father , leading to his position as the youngest of three clergymen ministering to a bloomington , ind . parish . under the guidance of father victor ( danny glover ) , a longtime acquaintance of his dad’s , daniel conducts services , counsels parishioners and presides over baptisms and funerals .
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the movie stars zachary spicer , wrenn schmidt ( outcast ) , john c . mcginley ( scrubs ) and danny glover . the comedy was produced by zachary spicer , john robert armstrong and graham sheldon while david anspaugh and jordan gershowitz served as executive producers .
he also used the filmmaking opportunity as a way to engage students in learning . he invited broadcast journalism major ian mullen , now a 2016 graduate , to be his production design assistant , and he secured a non - speaking acting role for sociology / criminology and theatre major kiera shackelford , currently a senior . strain also enlisted the help of franklin college general trades technician david piland during the set design and received assistance from director of athletics kerry prather . all of them will be mentioned in the movie credits .
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the children have enjoyed exploring their new playground this week . they have been running around and playing games with their friends . they have also been sitting on the benches eating their fruit snack and chatting with each other . click on our picture below for some more !
welcome to reception , where we love to learn through play ! our teacher is miss rafferty and our teaching assistant in mrs wolczyk . here in reception we follow the early years foundation stage ( eyfs ) curriculum , through this we offer the children lots of opportunities to learn and explore through play within our frequently changing provision areas , both in our indoor and outdoor areas . the children will learn through a mixture of adult led and child initiated learning , both of which are equally important to children’s development . we will be covering a variety of different topics throughout the year based on the children’s interests . please check back regularly to find out what we have been working on in class .
spicer approaches the material earnestly regardless of any shortcomings , persuasively playing a devoted cleric unaccustomed to having his beliefs challenged , much less by a young single woman . however , jane doesn ' t have much to offer daniel beyond a rather lame singer - songwriter persona distinguished by some puzzling eccentricities . so as a result schmidt doesn ' t appear particularly vested in the role . as the cantankerous oldster , glover delivers on his quota of barbs and bon mots , but almost loses out to mcginley , amusingly over - the - top as boho father ollie .
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strain’s days were long and varied . he relocated to bloomington so he could be easily accessible during the filming , which began last january .
glover will next be seen in the sundance drama “mr . pig . ” he also recently wrapped “meyers christmas” for universal and “monster trucks” for paramount .