the distinguished citizen ( spanish : el ciudadano ilustre ) is a 2016 argentine-spanish drama film directed by gastón duprat & mariano cohn .

it was selected to compete for the golden lion at the 73rd venice international film festival .

at venice oscar martínez won the volpi cup for best actor .

it was selected as the argentine entry for the best foreign language film at the 89th academy awards but it was not nominated .

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the distinguished citizen is a purposefully paced comedy , every scene developing the film ' s absurdity while drawing the viewer further into the madness of daniel ' s visit home .
in the end , viewers are likely to be entertained . but is it great art ? the distinguished citizen is more like the tv equivalent of a funny airport novel .
gaston duprat and mariano cohn’s “el ciudadano ilustre” ( the distinguished citizen ) , a venice festival best actor winner , will represent argentina as its foreign - language academy award entry .
early in the distinguished citizen , daniel mantovani ( oscar martínez ) says the only thing he’s ever done is escape the town of his youth . the truth is that his past sustains him more than he would like to admit .
among the offshore titles that have played to acclaim are argentine dramedy el ciudadano ilustre ( the distinguished citizen ) from mariano cohn and gastón duprat ; and french pics stephane brizé’s une vie and françois ozon’s frantz .
“the distinguished citizen” was chosen by argentina’s academy , whose president , juan jose campanella , was argentina’s last foreign - language academy award winner , for “the secret in their eyes , ” which won in 2009 .
at the heart of the distinguished citizen are questions about the nature of creativity , ownership of art , and the vagrancy of truth . there is enough virtue in daniel to keep the film’s title from being entirely ironic , but the wicked fun of this story comes when he gives in to his baser instincts and proves no more or less “distinguished” than his provincial counterparts .
the saying “you can’t go home again” – meaning you can’t recapture the past – gets a witty and sarcastic examination in the distinguished citizen , a spanish comedy about a highly successful barcelona - based novelist returning to his small argentinian hometown for the first time in 40 years .
“the distinguished citizen” also took screenplay ( andrés duprat ) and best actor for oscar martinez , who plays a nobel prize laureate returning to his birthplace in the argentine sticks , only to clash with the very same argentine provincialism whose critique has inspired his writings .
madrid — gaston duprat and mariano cohn’s “ the distinguished citizen , ” a lament for small - town small - mindedness , won big at the 4th platino ibero - american film awards taking its top best picture prize , and multiple further plaudits .
though “the distinguished citizen” was most probably the frontrunner among pundits , argentine academy members faced the most - open field in three years , after damian szifron’s “wild tales” was selected as its candidate in 2014 , and went on to score a nomination , and pablo trapero’s “the clan” represented argentina in 2015 .
that said , the distinguished citizen , which was shot digitally , looks cheap and has no real cinematic qualities , which , taken together with the fact it is pleasant but doesn’t dig all that deep , makes its appearance in the venice competition this year a bit of a surprise .
a dramedy which builds into a finally swinging put - down of small - town provincialism , “ the distinguished citizen ” has several things going for it : it won oscar martinez a volpi cup best actor award at the venice film festival . drawing a long applause at its audience screening in venice , it garnered generally positive reviews at the italian festival as an arthouse crowdpleaser . distributed by disney in argentina , “the distinguished citizen” earned €1 . 25 million ( $ 1 . 4 million ) in box office after two weekends at the argentine box office .
our annual argentine film series begins with a sneak preview of the country’s official oscar submission . the distinguished citizen stars oscar martínez as a nobel laureate who returns to his hometown after decades away to accept an award . discussion after the feature , followed by a reception for all ticket holders .
but when a curious offer appears , to accept the “distinguished citizen” award from the small argentinian backwater of salas , mantovani’s birthplace ( and the inspiration for much of his fiction ) , the writer senses a chance to reconnect with his roots and maybe even find inspiration in a town he hasn’t stepped foot in for over 40 years . the distinguished citizen is a deliciously dark and sharp comedy as this big - time writer is feted by – and confronted with – the people and places that have informed his life’s work . oscar martínez is masterful in his venice film festival award - winning role .
“there’s plenty of comic potential in the distinguished citizen ’s premise . . . but in the hands of directing duo mariano cohn and gastón duprat this 2016 venice competition contender becomes something deeper , darker and more resonant than a droll tale of an ill - advised homecoming . ”— lee marshall , screendaily
had me gently chuckling much of the way through . it ' s a clever , insightful and witty film , and the interactions between mantovani and the townsfolk have been skilfully handled . the gentle build to the film ' s climax had me fully engaged . at times bordering on farcical , the distinguished citizen is entertaining , and i recommend you put it on your viewing list for the festival .
the distinguished citizen is not without sympathy for his point of view . it skewers the photo - bombing politicians and keeps a special place in its dark heart for the knockers who corner the avowed truth - teller when his truths don’t exactly line up . the mayhem mounts until , in a concluding flourish , we may even wonder if the master’s misbehaviour is in fact his method .
at its heart , the distinguished citizen is a tale of small town ideals vs big city dreams , and the cost of fame and ambition . it’s perhaps also a story that some hong kong expats , who enjoy the cushy salary and weekend trips to bali a bit too much to ever return home , could relate to .
in all , spanish productions swept 12 or the 14 jury prizes , voted by a jury of professionals who had participated in previous editions . that may be put down in part to “a monster calls” featuring among contenders , and winning big time in the technical department , and “ the distinguished citizen ” being co - produced out of spain .
awaiting him at “home” is a medal , an honorary “distinguished citizen” title from the mayor , and hundreds of adoring fans . played by oscar martinez , the middle - aged author is a typical eccentric creative snob who claims to despise fame , but seems offended at not being recognised . it’s implied that he accepts the invitation home because he’s in the middle of a creative rut .
a nobel prize - winning writer in self - imposed european exile accepts an invitation to return to the small argentine town he hasn’t visited for 40 years in “the distinguished citizen , ” an enjoyable , if thoroughly predictable story pitting worldly sophistication against rural stereotypes . other key elements involve the burden of success , lost ideals , and whether artists truly give [ … ]
daniel , the “distinguished citizen” of this dark comedy by gastón duprat and mariano cohn , is an aging novelist who earned a nobel prize by retelling the tales of his native salas , a rural town in the argentine pampas . he lives in europe and hasn’t been back to salas in nearly 40 years , preferring to revisit the places and characters of his adolescence only by setting versions of them down on the page .
a nobel prize - winning argentinean author who’s based in barcelona goes back to his village of birth for the first time in 40 years in the distinguished citizen ( el ciudadano ilustre ) , the latest directorial effort from mariano cohn and gaston duprat . he’s there to receive a medal and the distinction of the title , given to him by the proud mayor of the backwater town of salas , some six hours from buenos aires — or longer , if the rickety car that’s picked you up from the airport breaks down in the middle of nowhere .
madrid — gaston duprat and mariano cohn’s “the distinguished citizen , ” a lament for small - town small - mindedness , won big at the 4th platino ibero - american film awards taking its top best picture prize , and multiple further plaudits . further top honors went to pedro almodovar , best director for “julieta , ” and sonia braga , who took the actress plaudit for “aquarius at [ … ]
a nobel prize - winning writer in self - imposed european exile accepts an invitation to return to the small argentine town he hasn’t visited for 40 years in “ the distinguished citizen , ” an enjoyable , if thoroughly predictable story pitting worldly sophistication against rural stereotypes . other key elements involve the burden of success , lost ideals , and whether artists truly give back to the communities they’ve creatively mined for decades . co - directors mariano cohn and gastón duprat ( “the man next door” ) again collaborate with screenwriter andrés duprat , who supplies intelligent dialogue but falls back on easy situations and a misjudged penultimate chapter . more mainstream than the usual festival fare , “citizen” will be welcomed by audiences at home .
in the film , martinez plays an argentine nobel prize winning writer who returns to his home - town for the first time in 40 years . the citizen’s pride at his fame turns to hostility as they realise that he has built his reputation on a social critique of their small - town small - mindedness .
argentina is the only country in latin america to have won a foreign language oscar , which it has achieved twice , the first time with luis puenzo and “an official story” in 1985 . “the distinguished citizen” looks like one of the last of latin american foreign - language entries to be announced . this year’s submissions raise the intriguing possibility of a latin american filmmaker being nominated for two films : pablo larrain’s “neruda” has scored chile’s candidacy for best foreign - language film while his “jackie , ” starring natalie portman , which world premiered at venice to rave reviews , is being talked up as an oscar contender in multiple categories .
with nothing less than a nobel prize for literature under his belt , acclaimed barcelona - based author daniel mantovani ( oscar martínez , paulina ; wild tales ) finds himself in a deep artistic and existential rut , fearful that canonization really means that his creative fire has burned out . but when a curious offer appears , to accept the
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award from the small argentinian backwater of salas , mantovani ' s birthplace and the setting for much of his fiction , the writer senses a chance to reconnect with his roots and maybe even find inspiration in a town he hasn ' t stepped foot in for over 40 years .
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roll on five years , and mantovani is sitting with his personal assistant as they go through a long list of invitations to an array of prestigious events . looking bored and disengaged , mantovani has a one - word response to each invitation - ' no ' . however , one invitation sees him pause for thought - an invitation to return to his hometown of salas , just a short hop away from buenos aires , argentina , to accept the town ' s ' distinguished citizen ' award . he decides to return to salas to accept the award , after an absence of some 40 years .
see below the original post for the full list of films in the main sections . venice runs august 31 - september 10 .
the film is a worthy winner of several awards , including the vittorio veneto award in the 2016 venice film festival , best foreign film in the spanish language ( ibero - american feature ) in the 2017 goya awards , and best screenplay at the havana film festival .
taciturn novelist daniel mantovani ( oscar martínez ) has an ambivalent relationship to fame : it’s brought him the kind of wealth few authors can ever imagine , yet he’s concerned such success means he’s not the challenging writer he was at one time . all this is succinctly conveyed in a strong opening scene , when daniel receives the nobel and voices his fears . five years later , the barcelona - based author remains too much in demand , relying on assistant nuria ( nora navas ) to politely decline most offers , until he gets a letter from his hometown of salas , a seven - hour drive from buenos aires . it’s been four decades since he’s been back , despite using salas as the setting for all his stories — as he says , he’s never left , and he’s never returned — and to nuria’s surprise he accepts the invitation to receive the town’s “distinguished citizen” award .
a ferocious comedy about the miseries of the human condition . [ full review in spanish ]
the judges may have been swayed by the “minimalistic realism” of the plot and the brilliant performances from the protagonists ( who , by the way , include oscar martínez who claimed the volpi cup for best actor two weeks ago in the venice international film festival for his appearance in this very film ) . perhaps it was the almost archetypal argentine characters and the local touches that make this comedy a great national representative . mariano cohn , one of the film’s directors , told teleshow “ el ciudadano ilustre is a film that forces you to look at argentina through a mirror . ”
the full list of winners announced tonight is below ; i’ll be back with some words from the jury .
the main action is set five years later , when the wealthy writer , after declining the most prestigious invitations from around the world , decides to say “yes” to an invitation from the mayor of salas , the town where he grew up . mantovani is not only its most famous son but the remote place has also served as the inspiration for all of daniel ' s novels , though for decades he’s been living comfortably in europe .
update : lav diaz’s the woman who left scooped the golden lion at the 73rd venice film festival tonight , while tom ford’s noir thriller nocturnal animals was triumphant in the director’s return to the lido after 2009’s a single man . the best - reviewed film of the two weeks , damien chazelle’s la la land , danced its way to a best actress volpi cup for emma stone .
his one proviso : no publicity , no press . on arrival in buenos aires , he’s picked up in a broken - down car by a semi - cretin and eventually makes it to town , where the mayor ( manuel vicente ) warmly welcomes him . from here , the film could go in one of two directions : the preston sturges route , where the townspeople only seem simple and have big hearts that win over the cynical sophisticate ; or it could take an equally humorous but more superior tone , with kooky , unattractive rednecks and no rediscovery of a lost ideal . “citizen” chooses this latter direction , which perhaps is more in tune with the 21st century .
film still has to reach that level of popularity or recognition both in the region and beyond . but most attendees thought the platinos a step in the right direction .
mariano cohn and gastón duprat’s comedy el ciudadano ilustre has been chosen to represent argentina in the us oscars and the goya awards in spain . the national contender for “best foreign film” was chosen today by the local academy of arts and cinematic sciences . was it the right pick ?
spreading the wealth , sam mendes’ jury gave the screenwriting prize to noah oppenheim for pablo larrain’s raved - about jackie , a study of jackie kennedy as played by natalie portman in the days after the assassination of john f kennedy .
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the opening sees revered argentinean author daniel mantovani ( martinez ) , around 60 , accept the nobel prize for literature in stockholm ( in reality , no writer from argentina has ever won the award , something especially the fans of jorge luis borges find hard to swallow ) . his acceptance speech is an unexpected , sharp and sometimes hilarious rebuke that mocks the prize and the royalty and other dignitaries present . the fact the writer now has to live with the idea that he’s become part of the establishment and someone whose work everyone can agree on , signals , for him , the end of his career . “this canonization is fatal , ” he says .
“the pain of any disappearance must be the worse in life . i would like to dedicate this to the hundreds of thousands of spaniards who are still looking for their loved ones , who disappeared in the spanish civil war , ” almodovar said .
the flurry of international awards is a good omen for argentina’s oscar nominee . but despite the excitement surrounding the news today , protagonist martínez didn’t seem to be too caught up with the oscar buzz : “the truth is , the oscars don’t excite me that much [ … ] i won’t lose sleep over it . ” he insists that cannes and venice are more important to him . here’s hoping the academy isn’t one to hold a grudge .
but the hometown is more a rural village , located a six - hour drive from buenos aires . for a man who’s lived the celebrity life in europe for decades , the trek is an exercise in frustration . the situations set up by co - directors gaston duprat and mariano cohn are predictable – the beat - up car will certainly break down in the middle of nowhere – but martinez’s subtle facial expressions and comic timing make the gags work .
shot digitally on handheld camera , the film looks low - budget – almost like a made - for - tv film – but the performances are great across the board ( especially martinez , who was named best actor at the 2016 venice film festival ) .
superficial but fun ( . . . ) the final result looks more like a run - of - the - mill tv project than something that should be seen on the big screen
once in town , the author is treated like a hero , but his big city arrogance eventually rubs folks the wrong way . in between , he runs into his former love and best friend , and the simmering resentment takes the film down a more serious path .
a light dramatic comedy about art , fame and small - town jealousy , the film benefits from a laughs - filled screenplay by duprat’s brother , architect , museum director and screenwriter andres duprat , and also from the appropriately weary star power of lead actor oscar martinez ( the father in both paulina and the wild tales segment the proposal ) .
previous : the roster for the 73rd venice film festival is being unveiled this morning in rome . at a press conference just getting underway , artistic director alberto barbera will announce the titles that make up this year’s edition of the world’s oldest fest which takes place on the lido beginning august 31 . venice kicks off the early fall triumvirate which also includes toronto and telluride , and which roundly offers up awards season contenders .
most of what transpires is the typical stuff of comedies and because the situations are set up properly , the actors deliver everything with a straight face and editor jeronimo carranza knows how to cut to maximize a punchline , the movie works , at least on the surface . but the directors’ investigation into an artist’s complex relationship with his own work and his roots , on the one hand , and a community’s reactions to someone who became celebrated for airing the town’s dirty laundry in lightly fictionalized form ( and that from the comfort of his european home ) , on the other , never digs particularly deep . after launching a promising opening salvo with that speech about how artists who are widely celebrated are practically dead , the film takes a bemused look at one man’s small - time and small - town mishaps , petty rivalries and expected jealousies but never really gets into either the lead ' s or the townfolks ' head .
hacksaw ridge marks gibson’s first time in venice and should boost the anticipated ww ii drama’s launch into the kudos corridor . lionsgate has set a domestic november 4 release for the film which deadline has previously reported tested through the roof with equal parts drama , action and faith - based nuances .
the plot is simple but effective : having turned down prestigious awards all over the world , daniel mantovani , literature nobel prize winner , takes up an opportunity to visit his hometown in argentina — the inspiration for all his books — after 40 years of living in europe . the trip takes a turn for the worse , however : when you’ve used real people as characters in your novels , you have to be ready to face the consequences !
the u . s . is well - represented across the main sections , while big name european filmmakers include wim wenders with les beaux jours d’aranjuez ; françois ozon and frantz ; and emir kusturica with on the milky road . veteran kusturica won venice’s luigi de laurentiis prize for best first film with 1981’s do you remember dolly bell ? . cannes regular amat escalante is in competition with la region salvaje from mexico while the philippines’ lav diaz is coming to the lido for the third time , bringing the woman who left .
previous the awards ceremony for the venice film festival 2016 is just getting started in the sala grande . the jury , led by sam mendes , has a rich roster of movies to choose from this year . among the best reviewed have been damien chazelle’s la la land , pablo larrain’s jackie , tom ford’s nocturnal animals , denis villeneuve’s arrival and terrence malick’s voyage of time .
the first few days of venice can be expected to be frontloaded with the splashier titles which then make their way to toronto and / or telluride , and often onto the awards circuit . the glamourous , yet accessible , fest is a key chance for studios to get conversations started and films and talent in front of the world media . doing double - duty this year , amy
tells the fictional story of barcelona - based author daniel mantovani , played by oscar martínez , who won a best actor award at the 2016 venice film festival for the role . world - weary mantovani has lost his writing mojo . he is despondent even upon receiving the nobel prize for literature ; in his self - deprecating acceptance speech he insists that the only reason he has won the award is because the judges wanted to make a ' safe ' choice . ' safe ' clearly is not a label that sits comfortably with him .
barbera has proved highly prescient over the past four years since he returned to the lido event , scoring such eventual oscar winners as gravity , birdman and spotlight in their world premieres . as previously announced , this year’s opener is the damien chazelle - directed la la land from lionsgate . ryan gosling and emma stone star in the in - competition musical . sam mendes is president of the jury .
duprat and cohn’s film will also represent argentina at the 2017 spanish academy goyas .
striking the most political note of the kudoscast , actress prakriti maduro produced a venezuelan flag on stage , calling for a free venezuela . her gesture drew strong applause .
what could be better than winning the nobel prize for literature ? for barcelona novelist daniel mantovani ( oscar martínez , wild tales sff15 , paulina sff16 ) everything , as it turns out . to become part of the establishment and someone whose work everyone can agree on , signals , for him , the end of his career . opening with his hilariously ungracious speech as he accepts the award in stockholm ( “this canonization is fatal , ” he announces to the gathered dignitaries ) the film jumps forward five years where we find the taciturn author turning down every award that comes his way .
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the platino awards took place as , in industry statistics , the latin american film industry faces a paradox . surging 16 % in 2015 and 6 . 6 % last year in latin america , total attendance in ibero - america – spain , portugal and latin america – came in at 894 . 1 million , not far off europe’s 991 . 1 million , according to a 416 - page study , the 5th ibero - american audiovisual panorama , published friday by the spain - based audiovisual producers rights collection society ( egeda ) , the major organizer of the platino awards . but at 84 . 8 % , driven by hollywood blockbusters , especially its big family - skewed animation fare , the u . s . market share is the highest of any region outside the u . s . in the world . national films command an 11 % market share in ibero - america , 26 . 7 % in europe , and 95 . 5 % in the u . s . , the report estimates . in such a context , any mass gathering of the ibero - american movie industries is a boon .
not a simple comedy about a vain writer punished by an unlettered crowd . the film hides an interesting message denouncing the institutionalization of art . [ full review in spanish ]
filipino director diaz’ drama , the woman who left , is one of the less commercial propositions . it clocks in at 226 minutes and centers on a woman who has spent 30 years in prison . wrongly convicted of the crime , she is released and settles into a new life after a friend admits to framing her . it’s inspired by a tolstoy short , god sees the truth but waits . diaz’ a lullaby to the sorrowful mystery — at 485 minutes — won the silver bear in berlin last year . mendes said , “we’re here to encourage people to come to the cinema to see original films . ”
venice juries can be fickle and sometimes the best reviewed movies leave the lido empty - handed — as was the case recently with eventual best picture oscar winners spotlight and birdman . but some are predicting this could be a big year here for hollywood . we’ll know more in just a bit . the winners will be updated below as they are announced :
mostly it ' s the script , performances and sure sense of comic timing that make cohn and duprat ' s follow - up to the man next door such a delight .
rather oddly , cohn and duprat , who did double duty as directors and cinematographers , also don’t really do much in terms of the visuals to suggest what makes salas so special or so dull . though production designer maria eugenia sueiro ' s worn - out sets suggest something about the economic state of the town , the framing and mise - en - scene are completely uninspired . a visual signature or style could have made salas much more of a character than it is now and the final result looks more like a run - of - the - mill tv project than something that should be seen on the big screen .
last year argentina’s choice for the oscars was el clan , directed by pablo trapero and starring guillermo francella and peter lanzani , but the historical crime drama did not make it past the first hurdles and didn’t manage to reach the ceremony . it did , however , see success in madrid at the goya awards , taking home best latin american film . this hardly came as a surprise — argentina’s track record at the madrid award ceremony is pretty impressive . the argentine - spanish film truman , starring ricardo darin , was a hit there last year , winning a total of five awards including best actor , best director and best film .
the film’s jury prizes join platino audience awards for best picture and actor for oscar martinez . his performance already won the volpi cup best actor award at last september’s venice film festival .
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divided into five chapters , the film follows mantovani from his comfortable and modern barcelona villa to the hotel room booked for him in salas — “it looks like it’s from a romanian movie , ” he complains to his assistant on the phone — and the full program of lectures , meetings and various other cultural activities that the proud mayor ( manuel vicente ) has organized . the famous writer also encounters his childhood sweetheart , irene ( andrea frigerio ) , and his burly old buddy , antonio ( dady brieva ) , who turns out to have married her .
after refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world , mr . mantovani , literature nobel prize winner , accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in argentina , which has been the inspiration for all of his books . it turns out that accepting this invitation is the worse idea of his life . expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels !
in this dark , slyly observed comedy an internationally successful writer is feted by – and confronted with – the people of the small town in argentina that bred him and informed his life’s work .
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malick is marking a return to the lido with voyage of time ( broad green ) , a documentary described as a celebration of the universe , displaying the whole of time from its start to its final collapse . a sort of companion piece to the tree of life , there are two versions : a 40 - minute imax take with narration by brad pitt , and a 35mm feature - length pic voiced by cate blanchett . venice is screening the latter . malick’s 2012 pic to the wonder screened in venice in what was barbera’s first selection since returning after a several - year hiatus .
the trip there is filled with lightly comedic situations that are all properly set up for maximum payoff value . audiences will know daniel wants to travel incognito to argentina , for example , so as soon as boards the plane , of course , the captain announces over the pa system they have a nobel winner on board . there’s also a funny interlude after the car that’s picked him up from buenos aires airport breaks down and , on daniel’s suggestion , they use pages from one of his books to make a fire ( neither will it be the last time those pages come in handy ) .
after refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world , mr . daniel mantovani , literature nobel prize winner , accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in argentina , salas , which has been the inspiration for all of his books . it turns out that accepting this invitation is the worse idea of his life . expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels .
mostly it ' s the script , performances and sure sense of comic timing that make cohn and duprat ' s follow - up to ' the man next door ' such a delight .
but five years after winning the nobel , daniel has run out of ideas , and spends more time turning down interview requests than actually writing . an unexpected invitation from the mayor of salas — who wants to honor its illustrious native son — lures daniel back to the source of his creative inspiration .
more of irene , one of the few “normal” people in town , would have helped to balance things a bit , especially as there’s a moment when she appears to be challenging thoughts daniel might have that her life as a teacher is somehow less fulfilling than his own . however , the moment is brief , and like much else here , there’s something bordering on the cartoonish about her relationship with crass , loud - mouthed antonio . the script rises to the occasion when daniel makes speeches , whether in front of the nobel audience , or the people gathered for the local art prize — that’s when andrés duprat aspires to say something meaty about inspiration and culture . otherwise , there are amusing situations and a few scraps about daniel’s parasitic appropriation of the town for his art , but it would have had more meaning if his main accuser , florencio romero ( marcelo d’andrea ) , wasn’t a one - dimensional caricature .
but let’s not get ahead of ourselves — there’s still a long way to go . the comedy will have to compete with about 100 other films to even reach the hollywood red carpet , and the competition is huge . this year , spain’s julieta ( pedro almodóvar ) , chile’s neruda ( pablo larraín ) and france’s elle ( paul verhoven ) have already joined the race and are seen as clear favorites .
cianfrance’s the light between oceans ( disney ) , a romantic drama from producer david heyman , will bring out michael fassbender and alicia vikander . venice vets , fassbender took the best actor volpi cup for shame in 2011 while vikander went on to an oscar for last year’s venice world premiere pic the danish girl .
all the narratological weight is in the conscious and acid script that , despite not giving rise to argument mistakes or unexpected turns , works from its comical simplicity and its ingenuity . [ full review in spanish ]
spain’s “born in syria , ” by hernan zin , won best doc . it is comprised of seven stories from the perspective of the estimated four million syrian children who have been forced to flee their homes .
“these types of events create unity , aiding competitiveness and distribution , offering a window to the world , positioning the ibero - american industry , ” said actress - producer martina gusman , star of “el marginal . ”
in this sardonic portrait of an artist blithely detached from his effect , oscar martínez is perfect as the urbane , unflappable daniel mantovani , a nobel prize - winning author whose return to his roots goes seriously askew . on a whim , after a 40 - year absence , he has accepted an invitation to receive the highest honour bestowed by salas , the small argentinian town that bred him . salas has featured repeatedly in his novels , never in a favourable light . “none of my characters could ever leave , ” he says . “and i could never go back . ” once he does , it’s not long before the novelties of being paraded on the town fire truck , or jury service at the local art contest , wear out his grin . soon the awesomely tone - deaf guest is enlightening his hosts on the bigger picture they so evidently lack .
best animated film went to the darkly - humored “birdboy , the forgotten children , ” a coming - of - age adventure set in a dark , sometimes appalling , post - apocalyptic world . directed by pedro rivero and alberto vazquez , one of spain’s fastest - rising animation directors who won both best animated feature ( “birdboy” ) and short ( cannes diretors’ fortnight title “decorado” ) at the 2017 spanish academy goyas . crowning vazquez’s international recognition , gkids acquired north american distribution rights to “ birdboy : the forgotten children ” on the cusp of cannes .
also out of competition are philippe falardeau’s boxing movie the bleeder , with liev schreiber and naomi watts , and antoine fuqua’s toronto opener the magnificent seven ( sony / mgm ) , which will close venice on september 10 .
update : the 73rd venice film festival has set a strong lineup of world premieres including anticipated films from such helmers as denis villeneuve , pablo larrain , derek cianfrance , tom ford , terrence malick — and in an out of competition slot , the latest from mel gibson , hacksaw ridge . they join the previously announced opener , damien chazelle’s la la land . the festival has been dedicated to two recently deceased directors : michael cimino and abbas kiarostami .
the townsfolk are proud to have a celebrity in their midst , especially one who put their backwater on the map . some are certain his characters are based on themselves , and ply him with invitations and requests . it’s arranged that he’ll give a series of lectures and judge a local painting competition . old school pal antonio ( dady brieva ) is only too happy to tell the returning author that he married irene ( andrea frigerio ) , the girl daniel left behind .
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most everyone are thick - headed yokels , apart from aspiring writer ramiro ( julián larquier ) , working as the hotel clerk , and nubile julia ( belén chavanne ) , a nose - ringed groupie . the next - to - last scene is especially out of place , though it’s followed by one of daniel’s speeches , which aims to right the balance . daniel’s voluntary exile in spain has resonance in a new world country still looking to europe for cultural affirmation , but the film feels only haphazardly invested in making such points and calls out for a more equitable distribution of intelligent commentary with broad satire , as in the directors’ “the artist . ” a pronounced digital over - clarity makes it look like the film could use a little more post - production work , not with every scene but particularly those that are strongly lit .
disney has distribution rights to argentina and the rest of latin america . a contracorriente films , one of the film’s producers , will distribute in spain . latido began to roll out sales on the dramedy as a healthy fast pace from its first lido screening , closing italy ( movies inspired ) at venice and france ( memento ) in toronto , of major territories .
a european - based novelist returns to the small argentine hometown he still milks for inspiration in this enjoyable though predictable pleaser .
mariano cohn and gastón duprat’s light - hearted comedy breathes new life into the conflict between conformist small towns and globetrotting élites .
aussie and american employees juggle on - the - job tensions and personal relationships at a joint intelligence facility in remote alice springs .
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both of those pictures were the subject of major deals in cannes in 2015 and 2014 , respectively . focus secured world rights to nocturnal in a $ 20m acquisition last year , while paramount set a then cannes record the previous year , spending $ 20m for u . s . , canada and china rights to arrival , which was known at the time as story of your life . amy adams stars in both pics . joining her in ford’s thriller are jake gyllenhaal and isla fisher . jeremy renner also stars in the sci - fi arrival .
the saying that you can’t go home again proves true . over several days of parades , lectures , and an unfortunate turn as judge of a local art competition , daniel’s intellectual principles come into conflict with the small - town politics and petty temptations of his former home .
the witcher geralt , a mutated monster hunter , struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts .
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the film rolls on towards an inevitable showdown , which has you wondering if mantovani will survive his visit to salas . but did these events actually happen , or is it merely the plot of mantovani ' s next novel ? you will have to make up your own mind .
mantovani declines his personal assistant ' s suggestion that she should accompany him , hoping to keep his return as low key as possible . the townsfolk of salas have other ideas . after some difficulty in reaching the town - thanks to his transfer driver ' s insistence on taking a ' shortcut ' , coupled with the vehicle experiencing mechanical difficulties - mantovani quickly finds himself being whisked from engagement to engagement : a parade through the streets on a fire engine , unveiling of a sculpture in his honour , judge of an art show , and so it goes on .
el ciudadano ilustre has definitely seen an impressive performance at the box office with more than 300 , 000 spectators , but selling a ton of tickets alone does not warrant an oscar nomination let alone an award — otherwise the honor would have surely gone to me casé con un boludo .
the best movie of cohn and duprat . it has what it takes to be a classic argentinian modern film . [ full review in spanish ]
winner of best tv series was cuban crime thriller “four seasons in havana , ” a four - part mini - series and slice of caribbean noir , directed by felix viscarret adapting novels by leonardo padura and the first tv series from spain’s tornasol films ( “the secret in their eyes” ) .
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a first platino honorary award winner , brazil’s sonia braga won best actress for her performance in kleber mendonca’s “aquarius , ” as a widow and retired music critic who refuses to budge from her tiny apartment in a beachside building in recife – despite a sumptuous offer and veiled threats from a property company . composing the contradictions of clara’s character – a member of one ruling elite , imperious , a snob , proud to not move with the times , individualistic , still sexy and sexed – braga , best - known for “kiss of the spider woman , ” has delivered the finest performance of her career , in many critics’ eyes . “this film represents brazil , and marks a kind of resistance , ” braga said , accepting the award .
the country’s success is not restricted to just this category , however . last year , armando bo and nicolás giacobone won best original screenplay for the multi - award winning birdman , and gustavo santaolalla won best soundtrack for brokeback mountain ( 2006 ) and babel ( 2007 ) in two consecutive years .
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venice classics the nights of zayandeh - rood , dir : moshen makhmalbaf ( iran 1990 ) manhattan , dir : woody allen ( u . s . 1979 ) pretty poison , dir : noel black ( u . s . 1968 ) money , dir : robert bresson ( france / switzerland 1983 ) everybody go home ! , dir : luigi comencini ( italy / france 1960 ) the man with the balloons , dir : marco ferreri ( italy / france 1965 ) the brat , dir : john ford ( u . s . 1931 ) the great sacrifice , dir : veit harlan ( germany 1942 ) twentieth century , dir : howard hawks ( u . s . 1934 ) legend of the mountain , dir : king hu ( hong kong 1979 ) the ondekoza , dir : tai kato ( japan 1979 ) seven samurai , dir : akira kurosawa ( japan 1954 ) an american werewolf in london , dir : john landis ( uk 1981 ) le voleur , dir : louis malle ( france / italy 1965 ) dark eyes , dir : nikita michalkov ( italy / ussr 1987 ) the battle of algiers , dir : gillo pontecorvo ( italy / algeria 1966 ) 1848 , dir : dino risi ( italy 1948 ) scent of a woman , dir : dino risi ( italy 1974 ) dawn of the dead ( european cut ) , dir : george romero ( u . s . / italy 1978 ) stalker , dir : andrej tarkovskij ( ussr 1979 ) the city stands trial , dir : luigi zampa ( italy 1952 )
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out of competition the young pope ( episodes 1 & 2 ) , dir : paolo sorrentino ( italy / france / spain / u . s . ) the bleeder , dir : philippe falardeau ( u . s . / canada ) the magnificent seven , dir : antoine fuqua ( u . s . ) hacksaw ridge , dir : mel gibson ( u . s . / australia ) the journey , dir : nick hamm ( uk ) a jamais , dir : benoît jacquot ( france / portugal ) gantz : o , dir : yasushi kawamura ( japan ) the age of shadows , dir : jee - woon kim ( korea ) monte , dir : amir naderi ( italy / u . s . / france ) tommaso , dir : kim rossi stuart ( italy )
another debut , and much less known , “esteban , ” directed by jonal cosculluela’ and produced by record label colibrí , rtv comercial and spain’s firm mediapro , won a prize for the film with best educational values with its story of a nine - year - old cuban boy who dreams of learning to play the piano .
venice classics documentaries events in a cloud chamber , dir : ashim ahluwalia ( india ) the man came along – a conversation with ermanno olmi , dir : alessandro bignami ( italy ) bozzetto non troppo , dir : marco bonfanti ( italy ) perche sono un genio ! lorenza mazzetti , dirs : stefano della casa , francesco frisari ( italy ) along for the ride , dir : nick ebeling ( u . s . ) a journey through 3d cinema – a vintage tale , dir : jesus garces lambert ( italy ) water and sugar . carlo di palma , the colors of life , dir : fariborz kamkari ( italy ) david lynch the art of life , dirs : jon nguyen , neergaard holm , rick barnes ( u . s / denmark ) cinema futures , dir : michael palm ( austria ) the graduation , dir : claire simon ( france / beligum )
artistic director alberto barbera has had an impressive run over his past few outings curating the lido event which increasingly acts as a solid primer / launch pad for awards season ( think the world premieres of gravity , birdman , spotlight and more ) . this year , barbera whittled down 1 , 468 features to a selection of 56 total , including 20 in competition .
no other films have been confirmed , however we highly expect to see tom ford’s nocturnal animals announced today for a vaporetto to the sala grande , as well as denis villeneuve’s arrival .
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the stalking moon is a 1968 western film in technicolor starring gregory peck and eva marie saint .

it is directed by robert mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by t.v. olsen .

the stalking moon

with the headline : screen : ' stalking moon ' ; gregory peck western begins run at forum .
he comes with the stalking moon . silently . relentlessly . and when he comes there is no place to hide .
oscar nominated actor , the talented and charming robert forster remembers making the suspense western the stalking moon . it was his second feature film . what did he learn ?
the stalking moon ,
the new western movie that opened yesterday at the forum and loew ' s tower east theaters , is classically pure and simple in outline . view full article in timesmachine »
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the stalking moon seemingly was meant to be a chilling suspenser , framed in a western environment . it does not achieve this goal , because of clumsy plot structuring and dialog and limp direction , which produces tedious pacing .
production : national general / stalking moon . director robert mulligan ; producer alan j . pakula ; screenplay alvin sargent ; camera charles lang ; editor aaron stell ; music fred karlin ; art director roland anderson , jack poplin
…mulligan reunited with peck on the stalking moon , a suspenseful western that starred the actor as a freelance scout who tries to protect a recently rescued white woman and her son from the latter’s apache father . although it failed to match the success of their earlier film , it still drew…
although investigators would not release the name of the stalking victim , reardon posted verbal threats against several local residents - - including mayor - elect robyn tannehill .
in the 1958 movie starring and produced by gregory peck
the big country
the foreman ( played by charlton heston ) steve leech rides a very striking and beautiful black and white paint horse . 10 years later in the 1968 movie starring gregory peck
the stalking moon
the same horse is ridden by the apache chief salvaje . ( played by nathaniel narcisco ) .
the other horrors in
the stalking moon
are of the same variety : the indian leaps out of bushes at peck , but only after peck poses in front of the bushes . we ' re supposed to believe the indian is a wraithlike , superhuman figure who draws on centuries of craft and folklore to run rings around the white man . we ' re supposed to fear him because he comes silently , without warning , a spirit in the night .
the trouble with
the stalking moon
is that it frightens us in all the regulation ways . eva marie saint goes into the bedroom , and a sinister arm reaches out and shuts the door behind her . so what ? the scene was set up for that ; we were expecting it . gregory peck and robert forster were up in the hills , and the old man was out of earshot , and so when eva marie saint went into the bedroom the indian was inevitably there waiting for her .
robert mulligan ( ¡verano del 42 ! ) dirigió éste western entre tierno y opresivo , lento ( es un piropo ) y atmosférico , rarísimo , llamado ' the stalking moon ' ( en el - estado - español - o - así -
la noche de los gigantes
) con muchísimo brío y redescubrimiento : todo cuanto no se decide , se convierte en un discurso paralelo de lo que ya vemos y sabemos .
the dark series follows kat moon ( jessie wallace ) and she travels to ireland with husband alfie - played by shane richie - and son tommy in search of the child she was forced to give away when she gave birth at a young age .
the stalking moon , titulada en españa la noche de los gigantes ( vaya usted a saber por qué ) , es la aportación de dos estandartes de la «generación de la televisión» , alan j . pakula y robert mulligan , al iconoclasta wéstern americano de finales de los 1960s . merecería ser recordada por sus apuntes sobre atavismo y pertenencia ; lazos afectivos y consanguíneos ; exclusión e integración . . . aunque , cuando estás a punto de confirmar que se trata de un canónico wéstern proindio , se produce en su último tercio una interesante deriva hacia los dominios del suspense —casi del slasher — que será , a la postre , su punto fuerte .
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this is the movie that set off the run of star - studded christie extravanganzas which would continue on through the 70s into the 80s . like
sheriff cotton said he is unsure the number of victims , the extent of their injuries or the circumstances regarding the assault . source : enterprise journal
until the very end , thus making the viewer fear the unknown as much as sam does . despite the suspense , however , some criticized the movie for its relative lack of action . the film reunited peck with producer
during the chinese cultural revolution , the us government sends a scientist to china to steal the formula for a new agricultural enzyme developed by the chinese .
the manager told the customer to leave . he then attacked her . police are still searching for the suspect who was a regular at the restaurant .
the three are stalked by the apache . the woman was his wife for 10 years , and the boy is his son . under the circumstances , the apache has a point . but peck , reflecting the subtle racism that underlies the plot , assumes the indian deserves to die . to be sure , the indian massacres half of arizona on his way to the showdown - - but since the movie makes no point of that , why should we ?
western , a genre of novels and short stories , motion pictures , and television and radio shows that are set in the american west , usually in the period from the 1850s to the end of the 19th century . though basically an american creation , the western had its counterparts in the gaucho literature…
the top tier of which hang with the best that the 50s had to offer . and for those that know the way the western genre flourished and dominated that decade , that ' s no small praise indeed .
pike county sheriff kenny cotton confirmed several people were assaulted , but he is unsure the number of victims , the extent of their injuries or the circumstances regarding the assault .
the 24 - year - old canadian pop star asked the 21 - year - old model to marry him over the weekend .
i think the director or screenwriter of
the hitcher
used this movie as inspiration .
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when the stage arrives at the first way - station , it departs almost immediately after collecting passengers . at the every least , in those conditions , the horses would have been watered and the passengers allowed a food and toilet break . the people running the way - station would have needed to sell food and drink to make money .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
according to the sun , insiders believe that the show was never going to be a big hit .
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and more on the culture clash between two fishing communities - one greek , the other anglo , each fighting to eke out a living in the florida keys .
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while the first instalment of the six - part series debuted to just under 5 million , the second episode ' s ratings dropped to just 2 . 9 million .
in the 1960s , paul newman was on a roll with movies beginning with the letter “h . ” first came
the father pursues them , eventually tracking them to peck’s ranch , where he unsuccessfully attempts to abduct saint , then one by one kills the two other men living at the ranch . peck , having been shot once in the shoulder , leaves the cabin on foot to find the indian . after an exchange of rifle fire and a knife wound in the leg , peck is finally in hand - to - hand combat with the indian and manages to kill him .
but the indian bungles it . we see him all the time , we hear him coming , he survives until the end of the movie only because peck and forster are such lousy shots . in one scene , peck waits in ambush as the indian nudges open the cabin door and slips inside . peck has him silhouetted in the doorway ; the indian doesn ' t see him . i ' m mentally urging peck : aim the gun , dammit ! shoot him ! you ' ve got him ! peck blows it .
city council will discuss the de - annexation of the southwind / windyke and rocky point areas of far eastern memphis .
the second installment in this documentary series on the netsilik inuit shows a hunter ' s attempt to harpoon a seal . the hunter moves too soon and misses his catch . he prepares for a night vigil at the seal ' s breathing hole .
apache , north american indians who , under such leaders as cochise , mangas coloradas , geronimo , and victorio , figured largely in the history of the southwest during the latter half of the 19th century . their name is probably derived from a spanish transliteration of ápachu , the term for “enemy” in zuñi . …
masterpiece , the life and death of colonel blimp ( 1943 ) . the indefatigable laura of laura ' s miscellaneous musings chimes in with a balanced take on the very fun tyrone power actioner , king of the khyber rifles ( 1953 ) . check ' em out and let the authors know what you think !
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you can’t so much see as feel reverberations of the turmoil in the streets in this 1968 western directed by robert mulligan and starring gregory peck . both had worked together in the making of
it has been rumoured that the show is on the rocks after receiving a poor reception from viewers - despite the popularity of eastenders and kat and alfie back when they were in walford .
the relationship between peck and miss saint is only sketched ; we see none of the tenderness and awkward communication of , say , the similar situation in
will penny .
all that redeems the film are a few moments of authentic western life : a stationmaster selling an incredibly complicated ticket to topeka , peck urging the woman to talk at dinnertime , forster teaching the boy to play poker .
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according to a post by the sheriff’s office’s facebook page , charlene ann orsi was found dead in the carport , and the child killed was found in a bedroom . ( source : wsfa 12 news )
so the movie doesn ' t work as a thriller . it doesn ' t hold together as a western , either . the story involves a white woman and her half - breed son who are rescued from the apaches by peck and the u . s . cavalry . peck undertakes to guide the woman to civilization , and along the way decides to offer her a job cooking for him in new mexico .
) , sam and his companions have the advantage of numbers . however , the arrival of the unseen salvaje makes them aware of their mortality as he cunningly outwits them at every turn and subjects them to unspeakable terrors . the two men finally battle , with sam killing salvaje .
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, is preferred by most critics ( it is awfully good ) , but this is the first version of the story i ever saw , and so holds a special place in my heart . both of these versions use the alternate , less grim ending from christie’s stage play , rather than the bleak ending that closes the original novel , which might disappoint purists , but for me works in the films ' favor .
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theodore olsen was a great , and unorthodox , western novelist i studied to learn the art . peck is just as odd in the bravados .
( we ' ll get to that one in a moment ) is certainly the most faithful to the character as described by christie , but i’ve always had a soft spot for peter ustinov’s subtly comedic , knowing take on the part . unlike finney , who disappeared so deep into the character under pounds of make up , hair appliances and theatrical mannerisms that he became unrecognizable , ustinov looks nothing like the poirot of the books and doesn’t really try to disguise that fact . the physical discrepancies hardly matter , though , as ustinov provides buckets of entertainment value in his fastidious , smug and witty performance . the actor is clearly having a field day in the part but importantly , what he does with it feels somehow true to the
an army major , himself guilty of cowardice , is asked to recommend soldiers for the congressional medal of honor during the mexican border incursion of 1916 .
the time had come , the walrus said , for many things . ships , shoes , and ceiling wax , and cabbages and kings .
authorities are working to extract the remaining members of the youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in thailand a day after 4 boys were rescued .
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the 45 year old told the daily star :
i don’t miss being on eastenders…not really . as an actor you like to move on .
what the director and screenwriter are up to in this movie is not all that easy to guess . not only the plot is stripped down to a few basic elements . the dialogue is spare . whole scenes are almost wordless .
in the search and destroy aspects of the plot , the men are like foot soldiers tracking an unseen enemy , and the movie alludes to a war that was currently being fought in southeast asia . whether it has anything to say about that war is open to question . in some ways , it shows how peck’s character is drawn into a conflict he never wanted . at the beginning , he overcomes a deep resistance to offering the woman and her son assistance .
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christie’s most famous creation remains hercule poirot , the little belgian sleuth with the fantastically - coiffed mustache and razor sharp “little gray cells . ” albert finney’s portrayal in
is a slick , sneaky thriller . the earlier rene clair version from 1945 ,
while the surf at local beaches has been relatively calm the last couple of days , purple flags are flying - - warning visitors of another kind of danger .
while the story is set in arizona and new mexico , it was shot in nevada , partly in red rock canyon , and the widescreen glows at times with its stark beauty . the film is currently available at netflix and amazon . tuesday’s overlooked movies is the much - appreciated enterprise of todd mason over at sweet freedom .
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beautiful half - breed pearl chavez becomes the ward of her dead father ' s first love and finds herself torn between her sons , one good and the other bad .
a tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .
, he co - wrote the screenplay , which follows his own novel pretty faithfully .
they added that it was a
big blow
for the lead actors themselves .
dvd note : the lives of a bengal lancer can be found on several import region 2 dvds , but the version i have is the 2 - disc the gary cooper collection from universal ( also featuring design for living , peter ibbetson , the general died at dawn and beau geste ) . it ' s a good , solid collection with good transfers . . . and best of all , it ' s cheap as chips !
but the real acting honors go to sir guy standing , a prominent stage actor who came to hollywood late in his career . his stiff , military bearing and actual experience in the british navy made him ideal for parts as commanding officers , but the actor does a great job letting us see the deep , conflicting emotions the col . barely holds in check . sadly , standing ' s promising screen career was cut short in 1937 when he died from a rattlesnake bite while hiking near his home in the hollywood hills .
. granted , he ' s not the giant of the book hammer , and is certainly far less believable as a ladykiller . but all told , he holds his own .
newman tamps down his usual cocky charm to play the laconic “hombre” of the title , a white man raised among the apache . as a boy he was “rescued” and taken in by a kind man named russell , who named him john russell and taught him the white man’s ways . but john russell preferred the apache way of life and returned to live with them , working first for the reservation police , then as a free agent , which is where we first meet him , watching stoically as he and some fellow apaches try to trap some wild mustangs to sell to raise money for the poverty - stricken tribe .
the same was true of that moment in
wait until dark ,
when alan arkin leaped out of the shadows at audrey hepburn . people routinely leap out of shadows in thrillers ; what are shadows for ? but they don ' t leap after we ' re convinced they ' re dead . we were still recovering from the struggle ; we were still relieved that the blind girl had killed the psychopath - - and then he leaped .
hitchcock ' s terror never occurs when his heroine enters the sinister passage ; it happens in daylight , without warning . he had a lot of fun bumping off janet leigh while she was taking a shower in
psycho
( 1960 ) . who would expect the star to be killed right at the beginning of the movie ? and in a shower ?
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a despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an indian attack on the fort .
an interview with terry gilliam , director of
the man who killed don quixote .
) , who has been held captive for many years , and her son ( noland clay ) . sam agrees to escort the pair to a train station , but along the way he discovers that the boy’s father is salvaje ( nathaniel narcisco ) , a feared and murderous
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, a tough , somber western which ranks with the best that decade has to offer .
while there ' s definitely some good action to be found here ( especially during the rousing climax ) , it ' s brief and infrequent by action movie standards . the film proves to be less about adventure or even politics during the british raj than it is a character drama about codes of honor , friendship and fatherhood . these themes run throughout the movie , but it rarely comes off as heavy - handed or turgid , due to director henry hathaway ' s light touch , the script ' s cheeky sense of humor and the consistently wry , charismatic presence of cooper and tone . their prickly friendship , forged out of equal parts respect , competitive one - upmanship and soldierly bonds , proves the highlight of the film .
c . aubrey smith was the absolute epitome of the
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school of grizzled brit military man , and his presence in this sort of movie lends it an instant authority . the ( very caucasian ) douglas dumbrille as khan seems a reach casting - wise , even for the time , but he brings a nice tinge of oxford - educated , silky menace to the part . kathleen burke is given even less to do than joan fontaine was in gunga din , just a mere tool to get the plot rolling .
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arnold and griff wait for the petrakis to bring in a boat full of sponges , then hijack the lot , after threatening to cut mike ' s airline with an axe . this encounter sets off a chain of events which rapidly escalate as tensions rise , including brawls , sabotage , boat burning , and a burgeoning romance between rhys’ free - spirited daughter , gwyneth ( a luminous terry moore ) , and the handsome , headstrong tony . needless to say , as times get increasingly desperate , the harder it is to resist the siren call of the sponge - rich , dangerous currents that lurk beneath the 12 - mile reef . . .
hitchcock would have put an extra beat into the scene : eva marie saint pausing a moment before going into the bedroom , then going in and nobody is there . she sighs , relaxes , comes out into the room she had just left - - and there he is !
the threats appeared online after reardon was arrested on may 1 for disorderly conduct . investigators said he defied a sheriff ' s deputy when he was asked to leave the lafayette county courthouse .
its nicely shot , but how can you tell a story about american indians and white cowboys , and only tell half the story . surely every father has the right to see his son .
a hearing related to the murder case of jessica chambers in panola county in 2014 is underway .
while loved by many viewers on social media , the show has drawn criticism from others claiming that the dates
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a frontier scout ( gregory peck ) , out on his last day of patrol with the cavalry , discovers a white woman ( eva marie saint ) living among the indians , having been their captive for many years . as he says goodbye to the army camp to take up a new life as a farmer , he agrees to escort the woman and her half - breed son to the nearest stagecoach stop , so they can begin their own lives anew . as one might expect , however , the trip through apache country turns into a perilous journey for this trio of travelers .
; spillane built this gap in time into his novel , and the movie opens similarly , with mike as a down - and - out bum . after a botched protection gig which ended in the disappearance - and presumed death - of his beloved secretary , velda , mike has crawled into the bottle and become a deadbeat drunk for several years , earning the contempt of his old pal on the force , pat chambers ( scott peters ) . but all it takes is a whispered deathbed tip from a fatally - wounded government agent , telling him velda is still alive and in hiding , to immediately sober mike up and set him on an implacable path to track her down . the dead agent was killed by a former soviet assassin codenamed the dragon , and velda is next on the hit list .
in many ways the spiritual precursor to the much better known gunga din , the lives of a bengal lancer is a rousing tale of heroism , friendship , and fidelity to a cause . based ( very loosely ) off the autobiography of francis yeats - brown , it ' s not as opulent a production nor nearly as action - packed as gunga din , but is still great fun to watch .
a bandit kidnaps a marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on indian lands , but other groups are looking for it too , while the apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed .
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this excellent plot poses a moral dilemma that keeps you reading right along . a 37 - year - old cavalry scout has built himself a ranch . on his last day with the army , he helps rescue a white woman who has been an apache prisoner for nine years and has bred two boys by a savage chief . when the scout marries the woman , race relations are strained in town and , meanwhile , his ranch is stalked by the boys ' father . a tight scenario right to the end !
what nearly all the following films have in common , besides the sturdy background of christie ' s justly - famous , expertly crafted and fiendishly clever plots , is a focus on witty dialogue - a skill amply displayed by the author in many of her novels , though one seldom remarked upon by her critics .
you keep wanting to hear that deep , resonant voice of his , and you realize how much of peck’s performance was in the way he spoke lines . physically , he lacks the athletic presence of a cowboy actor like randolph scott . the costumers have hidden him inside a fleece - lined coat much of the time , and with his flat - brimmed hat he bears maybe too much resemblance to a forest ranger .
mike ' s take on the movies somehow manages to keep up the killer pace of reviewing a movie nearly every day - as any blogger knows , no mean feat . today he takes a look at r
the funeral for a woman killed in mcintosh county late last month was held on saturday . katie kettles sasser was shot and killed with another man , john hall , at hall ' s home . her estranged husband , robert corey sasser , is the only suspect in the tolomato island double homicide . glynn county officers found him dead in his truck after a short chase and standoff . sasser is a former lieutenant with the glynn county police . wtoc got a look at body camera video from the incident that . . .
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it got off to a brilliant start with five million so their hopes were up , but the ratings for episode two are bleak . the fact so many people have turned off after episode one is very telling . with such low figures so early into the series they will struggle to build it back up again .
of the book poirot . his is a poirot who lurks around corners , seemingly everywhere , waiting like an eavesdropping vulture ready to pounce on a juicy morsel of gossip or confessional aside from the boatload of suspects assembled here .
an elderly woman was severely beaten , shot and raped following a home invasion in the historic huntridge park neighborhood .
there is a heavy police and fire presence at a house on granite way in the stonegate subdivision in wetumpka .
the story of three teenaged tearaways johnnie , bill and bert who find themselves at odds with society . following a brush with the law they have a chance meeting with a local choirmaster who offers them a way of making good .
this seems to have been mulligan’s only western . if screenwriter alvin sargent wrote any other western scripts , this seems to have been the only one to make it to the screen . he’s better known for his adaptations of lillian hellman’s julia
whether mulligan and sargent achieved what they set out to do with this film is hard to guess . in a story about a woman abducted by indians , they seem to have been after more realism than a similar western , comanche station ( 1960 ) , reviewed here a while ago . and the result is strangely cool , a story told in a minor key , as is much of the music track . accounting for the fact that she is still alive , saint says to peck , “i didn’t have the courage to die . ” that desolate and traumatized tone pervades the movie .
i ' m better now . in fact , i ' m determined to enjoy myself . it ' s so blissful here , so tranquil , so far from all violence and trouble . yes , you are right , madame ; the sky is blue , the sun is shining , and yet you forget that everywhere there is evil under the sun .
the 5 - month - old was transported to a local hospital and is in good condition , according to deputies .
at the end of episode one , kat ' s son was revealed the those watching at home before things took a seriously twisted turn and dermott dolan ( oisin stack ) turned murderer as he drowned lance byrne ( ian mcelhinney ) .
chief , who is now en route to reclaim his son . against his better judgment , sam invites the emotionally traumatized sarah and her boy to live with him at his remote cabin near the mexican border . following them is salvaje , who leaves a path of death and destruction in his wake . forewarned of the situation by his protégé , nick tana (
a pistol - packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town .
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i ' ve read and liked some t . v . olsen . got the perfect name for writing for television eh ?
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everyone thought redwater would be a huge hit given the massive , loyal fanbase eastenders has .
meanwhile , jessie recently ruled out a return to the main show after revealing she
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) is a freelance scout in the employ of the u . s . cavalry . his last mission prior to retiring finds him leading a detachment of troops tasked with moving native americans to reservations . at one camp they encounter a white woman , sarah carver (
forgetting the oater atmosphere ( which is supposed to be secondary ) film doesn’t cut it as a suspenser . saint , although perhaps as stolid as a frightened indian slave - woman might be , is not able to project her determined flight from the range territory .
the film refuses to offer even the suggestion of romance between peck and saint . mulligan has deliberately prevented any glimmer of affection between them . peck takes her on at his cabin as a cook and housekeeper only . the closest they come to any intimacy occurs in a scene where he tries to reassure her , drawing her closer to him , and she tentatively places her cheek on his shoulder .
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theodore v . olsen’s novel , scripted by alvin sargent , has gregory peck retiring as a vet indian scout with the us army . in an indian round - up , eva marie saint appears , with son noland clay . years before , she was kidnapped and impressed into squaw service by nathaniel narcisco . peck takes her and the boy to his retirement ranch , but the indian brave stalks them .
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( 1965 ) , with tony randall , of all people , taking a comical stab at poirot . much less entertaining is the drab
robert forster plays a half - breed scout for the cavalry , who follows peck to his ranch to warn him that he’s being stalked by saint’s indian husband . forster’s character has mostly crossed over the racial divide . he is bilingual and wears white clothing except for a breechcloth . he tries to draw out the boy , attempting to teach him poker and to count in english , but with little success .
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russell is told by old friend and stagecoach owner mendez ( martin balsam ) that the elder russell has died , and left him a boarding house in his will . attractive , salty landlady jessie ( diane cilento ) has hopes that new owner russell will keep the business going , but after a quick inspection , russell informs her that he’s had an offer on the place and he’s going to sell . that leaves jessie and the other tenants of the boarding house without a place to stay . when indian agent favor ( frederic march ) and his high - falutin’ wife , audra ( barbara rush ) , pay a premium to get a quick stage out of town , many of the now - homeless tenants pack up and join in , including unhappy newlyweds billy lee ( peter lazar ) and doris ( margaret blye ) , mendez , and jessie herself , after her long - time lover , braden ( cameron mitchell ) , the local sheriff , flatly refuses to make an honest woman of her . the last two passengers are russell and big , swaggering cyrano grimes ( richard boone ) .
a new englander arrives in the old west , where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land .
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i don ' t recall seeing this film . gregory peck acted in western and war films with equal ease though , i think , he had more western films to his credit . i loved mackenna ' s gold and the big country , the latter along side charlton heston .
for a thousand miles an apache killer stalks the army scout who freed his captive white ' squaw ' and her half - breed son .
touching isn ' t it ? the way he counts on his wife ? yes , like a drowning man clutching at a razor blade .
( both 1964 ) - jolly good fun , i say , wot wot , but bearing precious little resemblance to the source material . ditto
and that ' s a wrap , everybody ! twenty - three posts over 4 days - not too shabby for our first blogathon . hearty
thank yous !
to all the terrific bloggers who gave generously of their time to take part in this event . i apologize for being behind in commenting on everyone ' s posts ( as seems to be the way with these things , the ' thon schedule coincided with a
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( big krean via ap ) . in this image made from video taken sunday , july 8 , 2018 , an emergency team carries a stretcher believed to be carrying one of the rescued boys from the flooded cave to a waiting helicopter in mae sai , chiang mai province , northern . . .
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eastenders draws in over six million viewers each episode so producers thought redwater would follow suit and get at least three quarters of the audience .
as our camera and software technology improve , the opportunities to push the limits of our creativity grows exponentially . not that many of today ' s techniques were not possible in days of film , but these advances make it less time consuming and more cost effective to create photographs that are outside of the box . such is the case with composite photography , that is combining multiple photographs into one image , which can produce some pretty cool effects when photographing moving objects such as athletes . here ' s a quick primer to get you on your way to creating some great action sequence shots of your own .
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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…
peck and saint do a fine job with their roles , as does a very young robert forster in matinee idol mode . most of the action takes place…
in many ways the spiritual precursor to the much better known gunga din , the lives of a bengal lancer is a rousing tale of heroism , friendship , and fidelity to a cause . based ( very loosely ) off the autobiography of francis yeats - brown , it ' s not as opulent a production or nearly as action - packed as gunga din , but is still great fun to watch . despite being nearly 80 years old , it ' s a fresh , breezy and engaging adventure , thanks to its timeless themes , affecting performances and witty script . ( a lot of writers took a crack at crafting the script , including yeats - brown himself , with final
screenplay by
credit going to waldemar young , john l . balderston and achmed abdullah . )
as you can see , the process itself isn ' t too difficult , just very time consuming . the selection and masking process can take a long time but , it will become easier with practice . i find using a mouse , as opposed to my laptops trackpad , speeds things up and helps with my selection accuracy . as with any photoshop tutorial , these rules are not hard and set , feel free to experiment along the way and develop your own methods !
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select the paint brush tool , we ' ll use this to get our selection just perfect . by painting with a black brush ( which will appear red ) , you are making your selection smaller . using a white brush will make your selection larger . zoom in close to your subject to decide which you ' ll need to use . my selection was a little outside of the lines so i will use a black paint brush to “erase” the unwanted border around my selection .
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
during my long - ago sojourn in la i fell in love with kathleen gallant , who had a major role in the bravados . she was my friend , but was dating people like frank sinatra , and didn ' t know how much i cared . i was an obscure wannabe trying to write screenplays and not bright enough to do it . she was dazzling , but the camera was not kind to her , and her career was short . she married dwight stuart of the carnation company .
the national hurricane center said tropical storm chris was about 215 miles south - southeast of cape hatteras , nc , in its 11 a . m . et report .
perhaps something more rugged :
ever the faith endures / england , my england / take , break us , we are yours / england , my own / life is good ; joy runs high , / between english earth and sky / death is death , and we shall die / to the song on your bugles blown / england / to the stars on your bugles blown .
if i ' d known i was going to say all this , i ' d have brought my violin .
, but it’s a very fine thing in its own right , and does an outstanding job unraveling all the meticulously laid out plot strands in a clear , entertaining fashion .
and i would like to give a big shout out to all the great bloggers who contributed to this blogathon . great job , guys and gals , and much appreciated !
an 80 - year - old was beaten , shot and raped following a home invasion in the huntridge park neighborhood july 1 , 2018 ( derek stonebarger / facebook ) .
rickerby ( lloyd nolan ) , a veteran fed who was the dead agent ' s mentor , makes a deal with hammer : he ' ll provide intel and reinstate hammer ' s gun license ( and bring mike a sandwich ! ) and in exchange , hammer promises to find the dragon and turn him over , alive , within a week .
i saw the bravados again recently and didn ' t like it as well as i remembered from when it was new . maybe knowing the ending ruins a 2nd viewing . in that film , peck gives a more focused performance , though it is still just a single note . . . tuska describes olsen as writing western noir fiction before it came into vogue .
i don ' t recall ever seeing an adventure movie as masterfully paced as this one . as always , eva marie saint comes across as the kind of woman every . . .