Ron & Sharon Evans 4880 Holm Rd Placerville, CA 95667 TEL: 530-622-4677 Email:
Bonanza Friendship Convention, North Lake Tahoe
In September 2005, War Drum Jr portrayed "Cochise" (Michael Landon's -- aka Little Joe Cartright's -- horse in the television show Bonanza) along with Sharon Evans (his owner). Together, they raised $300 at the Bonanza Friendship Convention in North Lake Tahoe.
This money was donated to the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Sharon and "Drummer" plan on doing more fund raisers in the near future to help raise awareness and donations for this dreaded disease. Fund raising dates are TBD.
People will have the opportunity to take photos with Drummer, portraying Cochise and a life-sized cardboard cutout of Little Joe. This will be done in honor of Michael Landon and Sharon's dad Bernie Lewis, who both passed away from Pancreatic Cancer.
Crystal Hill Ranch Fund Raising
A Little About Sharon Evans
Since 1968, Sharon has been a Professional Animal Trainer, Coordinator, Extra, and Consultant with the motion picture and TV industry. She has provided numerous types of animals to production companies. Among her many jobs with animals over the years, she had the privilege to work with Michael Landon on "Bonanza" and then again as the dog trainer for Michael's show "Little House On The Prairie."
Sharon Evans won anAHA PATSY Award for Performing Animal Top Star of The Yearin movie and TV work. The AHA (American Humane Association) awarded animals and trainers this Prestigious "Animal Oscar" award for their work in TV, commercials, and movies. When an AHA Agent was present on the set and when animals were not harmed in the making of a film production, they would be eligible for this nomination. To this day, AHA has set the standard for safe and sane animal work in the industry by rating TV shows and movies Acceptable or Unacceptable according to their standards. Sharon received this award for working with and training "Midnight" the cat. He appeared in the opening trailer of CBS Mystery Theater in the 1970's.
In 1997, Sharon was presented the NAHA Horsewoman of Distinction award by North American Horsemans Association. This national award is issued every year by this organization to recognize one notable horseman, horsewoman, and horse artist of the year.
Our Mission Statement
Sharon Evans and War Drum Jr. are doing fund raisers in honor of Michael Landon and Sharon's dad, Bernie Lewis, who both passed away from Pancreatic Cancer. It is our intention to help raise awareness and money for the much
needed research for a cure, so that other families may have hope for the future.
Sharon Evans and Michael Landon on the set of "Little House On The Prairie"


I really wish I had a bunch of really interesting stories to tell, and honestly I think I probably do but I am just to lazy to think them out into a sentences and write them out. Isn't it sad that I want to be a writer someday? I can't even do something just for fun. Oh well.
In other news for anyone who hasn't been watching The Bachelor, you really need to get on it. There is so much drama and cat fighting and best of all when the show is over you get to talk about it! Shamelessly judging people on television while they try to find love is really good old fashioned fun!


"So, you're new."
Book-smart meets street-smart in this modern look at the changing of the guards in an us-vs-them dystopian world, not so unlike the one we inhabit today.
Stand Sentry premiered at the Strasbourg International Film Festival (2009), where it was nominated for three awards, and screened at The Portebello Film Festival in London. Stand Sentry was written by Jason Hall, directed by Stephen Sheffer and Meghan Hemingway. The script won first prize in the London Writer's Competition 2006, and was published in the competition anthology.
"That is quite a bone."


Luca Di Fulvio: The Girl who Reached for the Stars
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THE GIRL WHO REACHED FOR THE STARS is a breathtaking tale of daring dreams and a love that surmounts all barriers. Set against the evocative background of Medieval Venice, this riveting story is told from the perspectives of several people whose destinies are tightly intertwined: a young pickpocket, a savvy Jewish survival artist, and a teenage girl with a remarkable talent. All of them are torn apart by violence, intrigue, revenge, and greed but also united by friendship, dreams of justice, and the courage to reach for the stars.
Echoing his international bestseller THE BOY WHO GRANTED DREAMS, Luca Di Fulvio's novel tells the unforgettable love story between a Christian boy and a Jewish girl against the backdrop of the first Jewish ghetto in sixteenth-century Venice.


Animation studio Madhouse (Death Note, Wolf Children) and director Shingo Natsume won’t return to direct the second season of One-Punch Man.
As reported by Comic Natalie, the official website for the anime adaptation of ONE’s hit webcomic announced that Chikara Sakurai will direct and J.C. Staff (Food Wars, Toradora) will animate Season 2.
The main cast of Season 1 will reprise their roles for One-Punch Man’s second season. Additionally, Yoshikazu Iwanami is stepping in to replace Shoji Hata as sound director, while Makoto Miyazaki is returning to compose the music and Chikashi Kubota will return to handle character design.
Season 2 of One-Punch Man went into production earlier this year.


March 3, 2010
An 8 person drumline from Virginia State University plays in the Cross Hall of the White House before an event honoring Historically Black Colleges and Universities. February 26, 2010.
November 4, 2009
“Marching Band,” a documentary film that chronicles members of the Trojan Explosion Marching Band at Virginia State University (VSU), will make its U.S. debut at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville on Thursday, Nov. 5. On Friday, Nov. 6, the film will be shown at Virginia Hall on the VSU campus, located at 1 Hayden Drive in Ettrick.
The movie, which showcases band members’ personal stories against the background of last year’s presidential election, was made by a French production team. Members of the band and the production team will be on hand for the VSU screening.
The screening is free and open to the public.
October 16, 2008
Virginia State University’s 2008 Homecoming activities begin Saturday, Oct. 18 and will continue through Oct. 25 as alumni, students, family and friends commemorate the Trojan experience.
Loida N. Lewis, and Carolyn E. Fugett, wife and mother, respectively, of the late VSU alum Reginald F. Lewis, one of the nation’s most successful lawyers and entrepreneurs, will serve as parade marshals during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 25. Lewis, a 1965 graduate, was once listed by Forbes magazine as one of the country’s wealthiest business leaders. Parade marshals will promenade from downtown Petersburg to the campus with university and community groups, and the Trojan Explosion Marching Band.
August 27, 2008
A clutch of lawyers and French filmmakers gathered on the 17th floor of the James Center last week to celebrate a documentary about college marching bands.
“We are interested by the situations of American college students,” says Annie Miller, the film’s producer and the director’s wife. With an Andy Warhol sweep of hair, canvas sneakers printed with tiny hearts and beer in hand, Miller, from Paris, looked very much the part. A lawyer at the Williams Mullen firm had helped wrangle visas and work permits for the crew.
The crew plans to film bands at Virginia State University, a historically black college in Petersburg, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville during the run-up to the presidential election. There’s even a chance that one of the bands featured will be invited to join the inauguration parade in Washington, D.C., in January.


This is a short film about the processes by which mountains are created and eventually destroyed. It is based upon the work of British geographer L. Dudley Stamp, and was shot in Iceland.
Physical geography and geology is an enormous and fascinating subject, and this film only touches upon the surface of the discipline. For those who wish to further advance their knowledge in this field, further reading and research is recommended.
Music and Film by Temujin Doran
Animation courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
See the full film today only on rapha.cc → bit.ly/1cdEelS
One of the essential road racing films, The Greatest Show on Earth documents the dramatic and captivating 1974 Tour of Italy. The film will be showing on rapha.cc for today only and in all Cycle Clubs on Thursday 6th of March. The film is also available to buy on DVD from World Cycling Productions (worldcycling.com).
Winner - Best Cinematography, Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2011
Winner - Action Sports Category, Vimeo Awards 2012
Winner - G-Raid Driven Creativity award - Professional Category
Winner - Best Cinematography, 5Point Film Festival 2011
Winner - Grand Prize - Chamonix Film Festival 2011
Winner - Best short - New York Surf Film Festival 2011
Winner - Digital short of the Year, Surfer Poll
Winner - Relentless Short Stories 2011
Winner - Amstel Surf Film Festibal, Peoples Choice award
Winner - Best short, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
Winner - Best International Short, Canadian Surf Film Festival
Winner - Best Short, Waimea Ocean Film Festival
Somewhere during Festive 500 2012 my tortured mind came up with the idea to simply do Festive 500 in one ride and “get it over with”. A year later that idea hasn’t left my head. So that’s where this brilliant (and by brilliant, i mean stupid) idea to ride Festive 500 in one ‘go’ came from. And to make this ‘easier’ I figured out that I’d start somewhere that is about 500 km from home and ride back. Paris was as random as any other ‘500km away from home’ location could have been. Only later the route turned out to coincide with the prevailing wind.
This is our story.
Bas Rotgans - basrotgans.tumblr.com
Paul Sneeboer - blueonbike.nl
Thomas Ettema - enduranceadventure.tumblr.com
Wolf de wilde
Flickr photostream: flickr.com/photos/29257314@N02/sets/72157639509772826/
The track of the ride is on Strava: strava.com/activities/101798897
Pure Sweet Hell, premiered at the 2004 US Cyclocross Nationals, in Portland, Oregon.
Featuring: Justin Robinson, Gina Hall, Rick Hunter, Barry Wicks, Mike Ferrentino
Music by Oma Yang, the Microphones, Garrett James
Directed by Brian Vernor & Willie K. Bullion
Shot entirely on Super 8mm film.
Design: International Friendly/Shawn Petersen
Published 2005 vernor/bullion, and distributed on DVD via VAS Entertainment.
Out Of Print.
The trailer for Pure Sweet Hell has always lived online through other people’s youtube accounts, and all of them either look terrible or have been removed. I figured it was time to put this up here.


Smacked! Heroin Addiction and Recovery in Rural America
This film was produced by Vecc Videography in response to the growing opioid epidemic in America. The film has won several awards and been selected for numerous film festivals. The film screenings and the panel/audience dialogue that follows have resulted in positive changes and actions being made in our local communities.
The Mica Movie-Life is Short.
This documentary film was commissioned by Heather Rowland, an individual with a deep love for her rescue dog, Mica. It is a celebration of dogs and the depths to which people love them. The full film is over 30 minutes.
Bienvenidos A Fleischmanns
One of Vecc Videography's first award-winning documentary productions, Bienvenidos A Fleischmanns is an intimate portrait of an Hispanic immigrant community living in a small village in rural New York state. The full film runs over 60 minutes.
Robert: Portrait of an Art-er
Vecc Videography's premier award-winning documentary, Robert: Portrait of an Art-er is a profile of a Delaware County artist. The full film runs over 40 minutes.


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The City of Dublin's free summer outdoor movie series, Picnic Flix, continues on Friday, August 17, with the showing of "Sing" (PG) at Emerald Glen Park. The movie will begin at dusk (8:30-9:00 p.m.). "Sing" is the final movie of the 2018 Picnic Flix movie series.
Guests are encouraged to bring low-back chairs and/or blankets. Pets are not allowed. Food trucks and other snack food vendors will be on hand for meal purchases. Guests are also encouraged to dress warmly, as even warm days can become chilly after dark.


Dec 22, 2019, Actor HyunBin's new TV Series is controversial in Korea.
● Co-starring with actress Son Yeji TV Series “Land Emergency Landing”
-The story of a romance between a daughter of a Zaibatsu who crash-landed in North Korea during a paraglide and a soldier of North Korea - A controversy is emerging because he has "beautified" the reality of North Korea.
* The appearance of HyunBin itself may be "beautification of TV Series".
Dec 09, 2019, HyunBin & Son YEJI attend tvN's new TV Series “Accidental Love” production presentation. . .
Dec 09, 2019, HyunBin & Son YEJI Starring tvN New TV Series “Accidental Love” will be released on Netflix. .
● The Zia region including Korea, English-speaking countries, and Latin America regions will be released after the broadcast ends from the air date.
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Mar 18, 2019, Actor HyunBin attends movie "Golden" VIP preview. Afternoon on 18th, Seoul ・ COEX mega box。
Jan 21, 2019, Denial of Love Affair Rumors with actor HyunBin, actress Son Ye Jin. On the office side "As a result of confirming to himself, Love Affair Rumors are nonsense, shopping at supermarket with acquaintances." .
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Black Indiestream Film Festival
Black Indie Stream Film Festival and Award ceremony is a five day invitational event that showcases and celebrates the best black independent narratives in motion pictures on all streaming platforms. The itinerary includes independent film screenings, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and interactive events. BIFFA is a juried festival and award show that acknowledges the best of each film category based on various disciplines of filmmaking. The growth of black narratives has grown expeditiously in recent years with the spirit of individuality and truth that cannot be captured by mainstream counterparts.


[I'm pasting the whole thing below as the Sun stories don't seem to stay up for very long]:
LOWELL -- Window grids cast shadows on the exposed brick walls of a loft above the American Textile History Museum as Robert Moresco looks out over the Acre neighborhood past a downtown canal at sunset.
In the eyes of the two-time Academy Award-winning movie producer, the loft space defined by the century-old mill's original ceiling beams and the gleaming granite kitchen countertop signifies what Lowell stands for.
"It's a brand-new Boston with all the old underpinnings," Moresco said.
A perfect marriage between old and new is what Moresco has been looking for in locations for the shooting of the upcoming movie based on an international espionage novel. The Residences at the American Textile Museum on Dutton Street delivers that for him.
"This is a perfect fit for a single ex-cop," Elaine Rogers, a film producer, said of the movie's main character, who would live in the loft. "It has the right feel."
Hollywood is returning to Lowell.
Led by Moresco, Rogers and Lowell's own movie producer, Chris Byers, a production crew visited the Mill City on Tuesday on a hunt for ideal spots to shoot a new movie. The film doesn't have a name just yet. Based on Deadly Codes: A Gallagher Novel, a thriller authored by Bedford dentist Joseph O'Donnell, the conspiracy-filled story that centers around a Boston private eye is expected to be an attention-grabber. The crew is eyeing the spacious lofts that overlook the western edge of the downtown as
The American Textile History Museum building, which houses the Residences, a 45-unit luxury condo complex, along with the museum and The Sun downstairs, is a stone's throw away from the cobblestone-paved downtown that has provided scenes for two recent Hollywood movies. In 2009, the shooting of Ricky Gervais' movie, The Invention of Lying, featuring Jennifer Garner and some other stars, drew crowds outside The Dubliner, a Market Street pub used for the shooting. The Fighter, the Oscar-winning movie about Lowell boxer Micky Ward, also incorporated many of the city's hangouts, including the Owl Diner and the West End Gym.
In case of the Deadly Codes project, Moresco said he wants to combine Boston's cityscapes with scenes from one of its "underbelly" towns like Lowell. The former industrial mill featuring the oversized windows not only has the right ambiance but should also help stir imagination for Moresco, who is writing the movie script from the book, Byers said.
"Bobby is a phenomenal writer," Byers said of Moresco, whose credit includes such Academy Award winning films as Crash and Million Dollar Baby. "He keeps it moving and exciting all the time."
Byers hopes the Deadly Codes project will help boost his hometown's new identity as a destination for movie productions.
"My whole goal is to shoot a film from start to finish" in Lowell, said Byers of New England Capitol Studio, who is involved in the project to build a 630,000-square-foot movie studio in Devens.
Deadly Codes is a second book written by O'Donnell, an associate clinical professor of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, who runs a dental office in Winchester and began writing novels in recent years. The movie project came about when his family member showed the book to an actor friend. Before he knew it, O'Donnell was sitting down with Rogers, an entertainment lawyer with an office in Boston, and a few others to go over a preliminary movie script. Once Byers became involved, so did Moresco. He never expected to see his fiction on a big screen, said O'Donnell as he toured the lofts of Ed Cain, owner of Candlewick Development LLC, which is developing a part of The Residences.


I am a huge horror movie buff and I love a good documentary. Thursday nights are always reserved for my brother and I to have a huge viewing session together. A few months ago we watched this horror movie that was based on the true story of some really insane serial killer. I noticed the actor in the film had really grotesque teeth but I assumed that this was something that the make-up department did to add an extra layer of gruesomeness to the character. Often when my brother and I watch these kinds of films we then like to watch the true story to see what did and didn’t match up. To my surprise, the teeth absolutely did match up and it wasn’t just some crafty application of makeup. Since watching this film and seeing the killer’s real teeth, I have become extremely paranoid that my teeth will become like that one day. Now I’m all obsessed with preventative dentistry. I floss my teeth after every meal now and religiously use mouthwash. I’m even booking myself in for regular dentist appointments to stay on top of the condition of my teeth. I’ve tried to convince my brother to start taking more care of his teeth so he doesn’t turn out like the dude in the movie, but he just laughs at me and thinks I’m insane.
Admittedly, I’ve never been one of those people who has needed any fillings so I guess that’s a good sign that I’ve been looking after my teeth. I also attend the most professional dentist in the Cheltenham area so I can have peace of mind that the person tending to my teeth is skilled and trained. As part of my plan to improve the condition of my teeth, I’ve also reduced the consumption of sugary things such as lollies and soft drinks. I know my sudden obsession probably seems a bit full-on but I hope it pays off.


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I didn't particularly like this movie. It seemed like a good idea -- a film about a couple who need to make a decision, and we see the consequences of each potential choice. But the decision we examine is not the decision that is really on their mind. Confused yet? Yeah, me too. And if a movie is going to leave me confused for as long as this one, it had better have a payoff at the end. And there really wasn't one.
It wasn't a total loss. There is some decent suspense, and the characters are generally interesting and engaging. Plus, it's an attractive film to watch, especially for an indy. The New York Times guy really liked it. I have to wonder what size muffin basket he got for that review.
I respect someone who can make a magic trick of a film. I thought Sixth Sense was brilliant the first time I saw it. An I love a good allegory. In this case, the idea of examining the significance of decisions big and small has potential, but I think they missed by more than a little.


Original Air Date: February 20, 1986.
Written By: David Angell
Plot: Sam tries to prove his youth and vitality in a racquetball match against Woody, and lands himself in the hospital with a hernia. Ashamed of his "old man's" condition, he tries to hide it from the gang, but Diane talks him into accepting his injury by building his confidence. He takes this as an attempt to rekindle, and is disappointed when she refrains, but appreciates her effort, even if it wasn't completely successful.
Thoughts: This is an interesting episode, as it deals with aging-- something you wouldn't expect to see in a sitcom, and not in connection with the virile Sam Malone. Perhaps young Woody's presence made Sam's more mature status the elephant in the room, so the writers decided to address it head on. Setting Woody up as competition for one of Sam's dates puts the tension front and center, and it's refreshing to see some reality injected into Sam's sexcapades.
When Sam is laid up with a hernia, it is Diane who discovers the truth, and Diane who is the first to support him in his time of identity crisis. She herself has a moment of distress when she realizes Sam's doctor is someone she tutored as a child. Her defeated "I'm old and alone in Boston" is the epitome of perfect delivery.
While Sam bemoans his lost stud status and the slow slide into geriatrics, Diane offers him inspiration from various sources, but ultimately reaches him with a personal reassurance that he is more attractive now than he's ever been. It seems the passage of years has only added to her feelings for him. This is exactly what he needs to hear, and despite his debilitating injury, he's immediately off to the races and putting the moves on Diane again. Did he really expect anything to happen in his condition? Apparently so, but Diane chastens his libido before she leaves.
He thanks her for her support despite her refusal, and I love how she immediately wants to launch into a long-winded analysis of the human condition, which he in turn graciously refuses. They're both looking for connections as they grow older, and hopefully they'll eventually find them together. In the meantime, poor Sam is left alone in a hospital room, watching the rain fall, reflecting on his life. It's a surprisingly powerful moment. It's time for Sam Malone to grow up.
Random: How awesome was Norm with that barbershop quartet? And what a great payoff that he walks away from it fully sated after one chorus. Sam's date, Bonnie, is so of the early eighties.
"Thanks for the memories." "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce a turnip that needs no introduction: Miss June Lockhart." "Is it me or is this getting a little weird?" "I was breastfed a lot longer than most young kids. I mean babies." "Pretty girl, Sam. Be careful she doesn't lose a baby tooth giving you a hickey." "She's a very sophisticated woman and she's traveled extensively. She's been to Hawaii." "You know my motto: Hire the rad." "You wanna take me on, you little... guy, you?" "Methinks the man doth protest too much." "Excuse me Miss Chambers, but shouldn't it be 'I thinks'?" "Not in your case, Woody." "I've checked all the assumed names he usually uses. There's no Lance Manion, nor is there a Honeyboy Wilson." "I'm old and alone in Boston." "Sam... Do you want to go back to the hospital?" "Very badly." "Hi Carla. You see there are other parts to a hospital besides the maternity ward." "You're a much more attractive man than when I first met you."


Netflix has released a new clip from Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the second in a planned trilogy of kooky whodunits from writer-director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi). Glass Onion will hit Netflix on December 23.
The Knives Out sequel recently had its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, and critics are starting to file their reviews of the film. As of this writing, the film has been faring well on Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes–as of this writing, it’s got an aggregate score of 81 and 90 from the handful of critics who have seen it so far. These scores will shift as other outlets publish their takes, but note that because of its festival debut, there are no audience ratings available yet. And of course, you can make up your mind for yourself based on the new clip below that Netflix has just put out.
The film’s ensemble includes a returning Daniel Craig as master detective Benoit Blanc, joined by newcomers Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. Based on the reviews, we now know that Norton plays a colorful tech billionaire named Miles Bron. Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island–but when someone turns up dead, Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.
In addition to Knives Out 3, which will likely start to come into focus next year following Glass Onion’s release in the coming months, Johnson also has a Peacock series coming up. Titled Poker Face, the mystery drama is proving to be another opportunity for the director to arrange for an eclectic and exciting ensemble cast. According to Variety, Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Charles Melton (American Horror Stories), and Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen) have all come aboard so far. Reportedly, Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) will play a detective–or some kind of character, it’s not yet clear–working to solve different murders in each episode.
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Has anyone seen this movie yet? It has Chritina Ricci and James Mcavoy. It was produced by Reese Witherspoon and she has a small role in it also.
IT TOTALLY ROCKS!!!
The movie is all about being who you are and how no one else can fulfill your needs. I loved it. I've watched it a few times with Natalie and she loves it. The message it sends is great and definitely something I want her to know. Another message it sends is to accept people for who and what they are. It's a must see and I think I may have to buy this one. I'm a sucker for a movie with a lesson. My kids are learning and they have no clue, I love tricking them into good things.
SO, go rent the movie, go buy it, go borrow it, or get it on PPV. Just go watch it. It is great and you won't be disappointed.


Creon, on the other hand, possesses that much-loved classic flaw: hubris, as Sophocles says. Arrogance is often an offshoot of personal insecurity. As a result, he winds up losing his only remaining son, his wife, and probably the respect of the people he rules. This poor judgment, dictated by ego, was destined to ruin Creon from the outset. Tragedies always end with an ironic reversal of fortunes, leaving the unfortunate exalted and the respected belittled. Since the tragic hero starts out with everything, he or she must end up with nothing.
By the end of Antigone, Creon has lost his family, his kingdom, and his will to live, but is doomed to live on with the knowledge that he is the sole cause of all his pain.
Sophocles Antigone summary Essay examples
Antigone does in fact lose her life, but she does so with honor. Antigone has gained the good graces of the people and the gods.
The audience does not pity her because she has accomplished the burial of her brother, and she can now rest beside him. The final element of the tragic hero of a Greek drama is the realization of faults and bad choices.
Antigone (Sophocles play) - Wikipedia
Antigone had no such epiphany, simply because she did no wrong. Antigone needs no redemption because she has committed no great misdeed. Creon, however, comes to see his grave mistakes after he has fallen from grace. Creon repents, and is even brought to the verge of suicide. Antigone and her sister, Ismene, return to Thebes following the death of their father. Upon arriving, the sisters learn their brothers—Etoecles….
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According to Aristotle, a tragic hero in a Greek drama must meet certain requirements. The tragic hero must be of noble birth, be basically good, must have a tragic flaw, and must have a moment of realization at some point in the work. Although Antigone is the namesake of the Sophocles play and is a hero in her own right, she is not a tragic hero.
Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone in the traditional sense of the term.
Both Antigone and Creon were born of noble blood as they are members…. The Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In various literary works, the conflict between the antagonist and protagonist holds great significance towards the literary works' main idea. In Sophocles' Greek tragedy, Antigone, both roles greatly impact the base, moral, idea, and conflict of the play. It is crucial to place a consideration of the time this Greek play was written because of the style of the context.
During this period of time called the golden age, the style…. In most dramas the very core of the story revolves around the tragic event or the tragedy itself and the tragic hero that is the cause of the tragedy. Many works of drama have an essential plot and contain a protagonist and an antagonist and usually have unhappy endings; these would be refereed to as tragedies….
With trag edies the authors made sure it was the heroes that suffered the downfalls and heartaches. The main character, Oedipus…. Informed by Lacan 's Antigone Psychoanalysis and Politics, I will explore the political limits of an ethical act determined by perseverance in desire. The tragedy of Antigone by Sophocles, presents us with the attitude of two characters with differences.
In which actors a man who holds power and a woman who is fighting for that his brother has a dignified burial. Are two sides of the same coin, different roles and the same destination; death. She accomplishes this by stepping out of her place as a woman in society and showing us that women are strong and capable of making their own decisions. She proved to be strong when she follows her conscious instead of the law of the land which she knew was wrong.
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By not following the law of the land Antigone also proved that women are capable of making their own decisions. She believed that the laws of the gods are more important than that of the king which is why she gave her brother a proper burial. Secondly, Antigone does not deny once that she is the one who buried her brother when caught.
Her determination is shown when she accepts the consequences of her actions with pride. Not even trying to hide anything she openly lets Kreon know that it was her who was responsible for breaking his law.source
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Unlike her sister Ismene she refuses to give into the role of a woman who is helpless, weak-willed and submissive. The ideal of women being kept under strict control and secluded if possible could only be practised effectively among those who were wealthy Blundell If there were no wells in the courtyard of homes and no slave-girl to get the water, women would have had to go the public fountains regularly themselves Even though a number of male writers do not talk about the friendships between females it is certain that they existed This shows that the idea of women being kept inside the home and under strict control was just an ideal and not reality.
Under such circumstances it is rather hard to say that Athenian women were segregated, deprived of all political rights and kept under strict control when they are out and about selling items. This further proves that in reality some women enjoyed more freedom than what some thought. In conclusion, the ideal of women being weak and inferior to men was portrayed though Ismene. She refuses and displays how inferior she feels women are compared to men when she says they are just subjects and Kreon is king.


Hello, I’m Grace, and I’m a actor/singer/dancer born and raised in Dallas, Texas. My one true love is musical theatre, which I discovered following my first theatre summer camp before going into first grade. Just five years later, I decided to pursue theatre seriously and have been fortunate to be cast in professional productions with Dallas Summer Musicals, Casa Mañana, Dallas Children's Theater, Theatre Three and Lyric Stage.
There are a few things I get really excited about including makeup artistry, matcha tea, world travel, and my family. My other interests include trying adventurous foods, astrology, world history, and binge watching shows on Netflix. Friends describe me as passionate, and I believe that transfers to most things I do, whether working on a show or learning everything possible about the life of Mary Queen of Scots!
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Injustice: Year Two - “Chapter 13”
written by Tom Taylor
art by Bruno Redondo
Welcome to Night Vale + Cecil’s favorite things to say, quotes series.
My favourite part in Order of the Phoenix is when Harry and Sirius are playing hide and seek in the Ministry and Sirius is being silly behind the veil then he jumps out at Harry like “Haha found you!” and then they laugh and high five and go out for ice cream at Fortescue’s.
Chris Pratt interrupts the interview to french braid intern’s hair x
July 23rd, 2014 marks Batman’s 75th birthday. Happy Batman Day!
"Anyone can look young if they eat right and exercise."
Stephen King opens the new gates to his bat-guarded Victorian home November 1982.
Disney’s The Jungle Book cast so far: Neel Sethi as Mowgli, Ben Kingsley as the voice of Bagheera, Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of Rakcha, Scarlett Johansson as the voice of Kaa and Idris Elba as the voice of Shere Khan (x x x x)
And not only is the cast amazing, but the film is going to be a mixture of live-action and animation (a-la Mary Poppins). Neel Seth (Mowgli),is going to be the only live-action actor and everyone else’s characters will be animated AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED.


David Tennant, known on both sides of the pond as the tenth incarnation of Doctor Who, has wowed ‘em as the gloomy Dane. Robert McCrum, drama critic at The Guardian, concludes that following Tennant’s performance as Hamlet, theatergoers
came out into the nipping and eager air of the Aldwych [theater] at about 11 o’clock conscious of having seen the best and most intelligent Hamlet of recent times; if not a rival to Olivier (who, now, can recall that performance anyway?) then quite the equal of Jonathan Pryce’s memorable version at the Royal Court in 1980. David Tennant is a superb actor and he was supported by one of the best RSC ensembles in living memory. I think I was lucky to see theatrical history in the making.
Not having seen the show, I can’t say if the review is hyperbolic or not, but I’m thinking—one Doctor Who goes onto Hamlet, and another goes onto voiceovers for Little Britain. Indeed, it’s an unfair comparison, but I had to work Little Britain into the post somehow.
Tennant’s Hamlet actually closes tonight. I’m sure you’ll find it on DVD soon.
Personally (and blasphemously, I’m sure), I find the filmed version of Olivier’s Hamlet a bit hyperbolic. Sure, he was good, but he was no Ethan Hawke (kidding–although Hawke’s version did have some interesting touches).


Phinemusic Studio is since 2005 my creative recording and production studio with an absolute feel-good factor and professional savoir-faire located in the heart of Berlin in Kreuzberg close to the Markthalle Neun and Lausitzer Platz directly on the border to Mitte.
Knut Jürgens aka Kute Juergens was born in Berlin and lives and works there as a musician, composer, sound engineer and sound designer. His passion is funk and soul since his early childhood. Since 2005 he runs "Phinemusic Studio" for composition, production, recording, mixing, sound design as well as theater and film music. Since 2008 he composes music and performs it live for the productions of theater director Pauline Beaulieu in Paris, Berlin, Munich, Jena, Koblenz and Mainz. Through the symbiosis of musician and sound designer, he creates multi-channel music for the stage and experiments with tones and sounds in multi-channel sound systems for installations, intensifying auditory perception with a surreal spatial sound experience. This results in works such as "Mnemo/scene: Echos", a composition by Stephanie Haensler for the Münchener Biennale, Festival für neues Musiktheater, in 2016 and in the season 2019/20 "Antichrist" by Lars von Trier, in an adaptation by director Pauline Beaulieu at Theater Koblenz. Since 2019 he has been releasing remixes for Native Instruments Metapop under his alias $oulh@. Since 2021 he is working on the Nu Disco / Indie House project "Kute Juergens".


As an everyday writer of fiction, I look at people and places for ideas. I listen to conversations of strangers in restaurants and theatre lines or lobbies. I read the news, go to movies and think about plots, clues and dialogue. I also read a lot.
How’s this for an idea?
Male and female serial killers meet by happenstance and fall in love. Part of their arousal for each other is the thrill that at anytime one of them might kill the other. In the meantime a famous crime writer discovers the truth about the serial killers and threatens to expose them if they don’t grant him separate exclusive interviews. The male serial killer has information about the writer that also exposes him as a killer but before the male serial killer can blackmail the crime writer in to shutting up, the female serial killer kills the writer with a non-detectable poison. In the meantime a Russian mobster killer is closing in on killing the male serial killer. One of the policemen investigating the Russian mobster has stolen blood evidence linking the mobster to mutiple murders that will send him to prison. He stole the evidence because he is in love with a stripper that works for the Russian mob.
Exciting? Sounds pretty silly doesn’t it. I imagine if I gave that screenplay to television producers they would laugh me out of their office.
But that was the exact plot of tonight’s Dexter on Showtime. And guess what? As usual, the show was great and I loved it. If dialogue, acting, music, and plot are all professionally accomplished, it seems anything is believable…at least to me.


kjhThe following quotes are from written reviews. Please contact us for a copy of the full review.
Time Out New York
THE GATHERING by Arje Shaw.
"...The set by Michael Anania, is great; The lighting is top shelf; and the acting is perfectly fine. It's a Broadway show all right."
Sarah Goodyear, Time Out New York - April 26 - May 3 2001
THE MINSTREL SHOW by Max Sparber
"...Scott Clyve's intensely focused lighting burns pivotal images into our memory banks."
Steve Parks, Newsday - October 3, 1999
New York Times
SYNDROME by Kirkwood Bromley
"...his split second personality changes are carefully coordinated with lighting effects."
Niel Genzlinger, New York Times - January 25, 2002
THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare
"...It's a visually clean production, greatly helped by Scott Clyve's specific lighting design, his work contrasting with the
Walker Space's black box darkness."
Brian Parks, Village Voice - February 22, 2000
Oneida Daily Dispatch
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
"Scott Clyve’s lighting design washes the set in a romantic aura. The effects during Rossini’s musical thunderstorm are a high note."
Wayne Myers, Oneida Daily Dispatch - March 18th 2005
Colorado Springs Independant
THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Checkhov
"Lighting designer Scott Clyve beautifully augments this austere design with atmospheric and directed lighting that work perfectly
with the demands of the theater-in-the-round. The few grisaille backdrop paintings of cherry trees are so well executed and lit
that they appear to be bas-relief."
Andrea Lucard, Colorado Springs Independant - April 17th 2003
SONG OF SINGAPORE by Allan Katz and Erik Frandsen, Michael Garin, Robert Hipkens and Paula Lockheart
"...The set is beautifully lighted and colorful. Area Chinese restaurants please take note."
Bill Von Maurer, Sun-Sentinel - January 27, 1996
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
ARABIAN NIGHTS by Dominic Cooke
"...Scott Clyve's brilliant lighting complete the exotic atmosphere."
Mark Arnest, The Gazette - Oct 14, 2005
SAINT JOAN by George Bernard Shaw.
"...Anita Fuchs's set uses soft toned drawings and delicate Gothic arches to evoke Shaw's castles, cathedrals and fortresses, all
given mood and substance by Scott Clyve's sensitive lighting."
Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe - November 6, 2008
The Theater Mirror
DESIGN FOR LIVING by Noel Coward
"...Both artists use effective palettes, bolstered by Scott Clyve's careful lighting. The BCA's oldest theatre has seldom looked
better. And Sir Noel hasn't been better served."
Will Stackman, The Theater Mirror -January 8, 2007
1776 by Russell Sherman
"...Stone's incomparable script gives each character his own moment, so that we fell we know each and every member of the
Philadelphia assembly --- and each of the twenty-six performers at the Lyric glow from within, even without Scott Clyve's
evocative pinpoint lighting."
Beverly Creasey, The Theater Mirror - September 28, 2006
DESIGN FOR LIVING by Noel Coward
"...Scott Clyve’s lighting design helps offset this visual disjunction, with soft and rosy illumination in some spots and hard, clear
lighting elsewhere, and you get the feeling that director Spiro Veloudos positions his players just so at specific moments to
let the light bolster the energetic performances."
Kilian Melloy, The Edge - January 9, 2007
THE WOMEN by Claire Booth Luce
"...Scott Clyve's lighting design gives the production a classy sheen."
Robert Nesti, The Edge - September 22, 2006
LARGO DESOLATO by Vaclav Havel Translated by Tom Stoppard
"...the bold palette of Scott Clyve's lighting, gave the evening the singular look of a well-designed work of graphic art."
Doug DeVita, OOBR June17, 1999
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Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon
Ewan McGregor as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Ayelet Zurer as Vittoria Vetra
Stellan Skarsgård as Commander Richter
Pierfrancesco Favino as Inspector Olivetti
Following the murder of a physicist, Father Silvano Bentivoglio, a symbolist, Robert Langdon, and a scientist, Vittoria Vetra, are on an adventure involving a secret brotherhood, the Illuminati. Clues lead them all around the Vatican, including the four altars of science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. An assassin, working for the Illuminati, has captured four cardinals, and murders each, painfully. Robert and Vittoria also are searching for a new very destructive weapon that could kill millions.
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman


Applications for the 2017 Theatre Arts Division are now Closed
Theatre Arts students choose three electives from a multitude of classes offered by the faculty in specialized areas of study. The elective workshops augment the Core classes and give you a chance to pursue particular areas of interest. Both Core and elective classes give you tremendous opportunity for individual instruction with a teacher-student ratio of approximately 1:8.
The level of professionalism is incredible, and the training is so personal and applicable to the professional world, and just life in general.”
Design/Technical Theatre students will be enrolled in stage management and design Process classes in lieu of electives.
Sample Listing of Elective Courses
Please note that not all electives are taught every summer. These are a sampling of electives that have been taught in past summers.
Laban and Viewpoints
Explore kinesthetic awareness and responsiveness with basic principles of Laban and Viewpoints methodology. Learn how to make physically specific choices with key viewpoints components; space, story, time, emotion, movement and shape.
How does one tell a great story and is there a difference between storytelling and acting? What makes for a compelling story? This class will concentrate on the solo genre through personal storytelling while also taking a look at other methods of presenting individual performance.
Improv that digs deeper than just jokes – slower long form improv with a strong emphasis in ensemble – learning the art of give and take in a scene-creating real characters and real scenes and then how to use these skills when participating in a more traditional rehearsal process.
This class will be an athletic introduction to launching a new play. Let’s tackle the blank page? We’ll look at a wide range of techniques for finding and developing new ideas as we rigorously generate material.
Movement to Music
This is a movement based improvisational and exploratory class. The premise behind this course is to combine physical action with the rhythm of a given musical piece. It helps an actor open to their capacity to form relationships with environment as well as the other movers in their space. Students are forced to live in the moment of action and banish the world “should” by replacing with “impulse”.
Moving to town, finding the audition, preparing for the audition, the audition, first read through, rehearsals, opening night, maintaining your show, agents, casting directors, headshots and answers to all the questions you might have about the business of being an actor.
Site Specific Theatre
This class will explore the growing trend of producing theater in non-traditional spaces. We will explore how location affects staging, storytelling, dramaturgy and the audience’s experience.
This class gets to the heart of visual storytelling. We will focus on the art of staging. How and why actors move around the stage is an essential tool in the director’s arsenal. We will discover how the images we create on stage reinforce the story being told.
Students will play with a variety of scenes from an assortment of plays from Shakespeare’s canon, looking to Shakespeare’s language for the verbal clues that unlock meaning and help the
This elective will provide an introductory course on character based violence on stage. By the end of the course, students will acquire a toolbox of various falls, punches, slaps, kicks and takedowns.


Creator, Writer, and Director of the internet series, WHO MOURNS FOR BUNNY?, Nick has been directing and creating films since he was a wee one. His first film was a shot by shot recreation of STAR WARS drawn on a paper roll and spooled through a Tide box.
Nick began his career as an actor. After graduating from The Juilliard School, he began working in theater, supporting himself as a bike messenger. Nick’s first film role was in Oliver Stone’s The Doors, which led to roles in Scent of A Woman, Mobsters, Disclosure, and True Grit to name a few.
Working with acclaimed directors such as Joel and Ethan Coen, Barry Levinson, Martin Brest, Agneszka Holland, and Todd Field, has given Nick the unique opportunity to learn the craft and art of directing from the finest filmmakers working today.
His short film JESUS TELLS A JOKE premiered to great acclaim at The Hamptons Film Festival. JESUS went on to screen at festivals around the world and was included in Canal +’s award winning documentary “The History Of Jesus In Cinema”.
Nick takes a character first approach to directing – discovering the true moments that illuminate the story and connect us.
He continues to work on both sides of the camera, and has several feature and television projects in development.
Nick shares his life with his wife GiGi, a screenwriter and their 5 year old son, Cooper, a wicked drummer and jedi master.


Hypnosis allows the mind or brain to explore other key things. Hypnosis provides deep insight into the organization of the brain, the subconscious mind. this article tries or takes a look at the popular movies. Here are the movies; the list might comprise your favorite check out.
Trance the movie, one of the famous hypnosis movies you might just like. This film was published in the year 2013, by Danny Boyle. This great masterpiece revolves around some twists, where we have an arr auctioneer who becomes an accessory to a crime in which painting witches are lost or go missing. Since Simon cannot easily remember where the painting is hidden, there is the use of hypnotherapist to get answers and identify where the painting is put. Need more information about hypnosis movies, keep reading this article.
Talking of hypnosis movies, you might just love dead again. It is a minor classic, directed by Kenneth Branagh. The movie was out, in the year 1991, it rotates around a private detective, played by Branagh who tries to investigate a woman with amnesia. Well, the story goes around a murder that took place in 1949. We have critical information concerning the murder, but seems no one can seem to recover that, the Thompson’s undergoes hypnosis to get that. Find out more from this article about the hypnosis movie.
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The other top hypnosis movie is the Manchurian Candidate. It is a classic thriller. Directed by John Frankenheimer. The plot is on a Korean war vet. The Korean war vet undergoes hypnosis to become an assassin internationally. The movie or masterpiece tries to explain the unfathomable. It is a great piece.
The curse of the Jade Scorpion is another cool stuff to watch. It is associated with Woody Allen, the author, and director of this film. Comedy movie. The movie dates back to the half of the twentieth century. The plot revolves around two characters, an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotherapist to have them steal jewelry. The thing is evil is propelled by using hypnotism.
Check out this great article to get more insights. The old boy is another movie that will talk about in this article. This movie was written and directed by South Korean filmmaker. It was the work of this mighty man, pork Chan -work. The cult classic suspense movie. The story outline just kidnap and imprisonment. Other work that you might find amazing the K pax and stir of echoes. Check out the above post, get to know more about the top hypnosis movies of all the time.


‘Twilight’s’ Kristen Stewart shows off ballet moves in ‘The Yellow Handkerchief’
“Twilight” star Kristen Stewart is everywhere, rocking out in “The Runaways” and playing troubled in “Welcome to the Rileys” at Sundance, and now showing off a couple of skills in her latest film “The Yellow Handkerchief.”
As you can see — and hear — from the clip, she has a bit of ballerina in her and can put on a Southern accent.
In the film, K-Stew plays Martine, a young girl who teams up with a couple of strangers, Gordy (Eddie Redmayne) and Brett (William Hurt) as they ride through rural Louisiana.
“The Yellow Handkerchief” is currently in select theaters.
oh and if ur wondering why I haven’t covered the RM premier last nite in NYC it is b/c I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a great story for u all will tell and post pics soon


Many of you may know Erik as Wally in the new movie "Leave It To Beaver." Erik has a long list of credits including: A recurring role on "Days of Our Lives," "Escape From Witch Mountain," the tv movie "Christmas Every Day," the highest rated episode of "ER," he was also the voice of Sid in "Toy Story," and he has a new movie coming out titled "Amanda," and more.Erik is doing many guest appearances on tv shows this fall, so be on the look-out. Erik, as some of you may have seen, was on the pilot episode of the new CBS show "Meego", also starring Jonathan Lipnicki(Jerry Maguire), and Michelle Trachtenberg(Harriet The Spy). Check out the Appearances section of this page to see what tv shows and such Erik will be doing. Erik, is 15, and is currently living in California with his parents and siblings. Make sure you check out the new Trivia section of this page added 10/26/97. For more facts and information about this talented actor go to the "Facts" section of this page. Thanks! And enjoy!
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It’s difficult to put to words what Angels in America is about, and even more difficult for me to describe how seeing the play impacted me – from the front row, no less. Stéphane and I went to see Angels in America in New York City over twenty years after it first premiered in the same city.
I remembered playing Mr. Lies in the Antarctica scene during my freshman year class while we read the play.
The play was stunning and stark, funny and full of love and freedom and the worst parts of humanity. I could have listened to “Louis” and Lee Pace talk forever. The show left me wanting for more, satisfied and introspective.
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Real innovation takes real hard work — it’s not a product of solitary genius.
Once upon a time, four Hollywood directors met for lunch at a little diner called Hidden City Cafe in Point Richmond. The year was 1994, and Toy Story would soon be released, changing animated movies forever. The directors were John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft, and at the table that day, four new movie ideas were discussed that would go on to become some of Pixar’s biggest hits. Those films? A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., WALL-E, and Finding Nemo.
If you know anything about Hollywood, where things move at a glacial pace, then this probably seems like an incredible story. Four hit films ideated in a single brainstorming session? Well, it is incredible, which is why most people in the movie industry have heard about it before.


Review by Jim Clauser
4.5 out of 5 stars
Move over Mel Gibson. There’s a new Max in this crazy, post apocalyptic world and he is a bad ass!
Tom Hardy, best know for his role as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, has inherited the role of Max Rockatansky in this 4th installment of the Mad Max series. He’s a tortured soul who is struggling to deal with the loss of his wife and daughter while also trying to survive in a vast wasteland where food and water are almost non-existent. His character doesn’t have a lot of dialog in the movie but his lack of conversation is compensated by the sheer amount of ass whoopin’ that he lays down.
A few minutes into the film, Max’s path crosses that of Imperator Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron. Furiosa is fleeing the same people who had been holding Max prisoner. After realizing that they share a common goal of escaping the clutches of this sadistic group, they team up and the movie really takes off.
Mad Max: Fury Road is an insane, adrenalin fueled, non-stop, balls to the wall, action flick. While I felt like the story development was a bit lacking, there is no denying how much fun this movie was to watch! It’s frantic pace, unparalleled action, and beautifully eerie scenery kept me glued to the screen. When you boil everything down, it’s basically one giant, action packed chase scene that lasts 2 hours. Oh...and do yourself a favor and pay the extra few dollars to see this in 3D, if not IMAX 3D. This is one movie you won’t regret it on. The explosions, car wrecks, etc. are WELL worth it.
After watching this film, I’m really excited about the potential of the upcoming Mad Max video game. Originally slated to be released in conjunction with the film, the game has been pushed out to September so that some lingering issues can be ironed out. Recently released game footage looks almost as pretty as the movie itself. If the game is even half as fun as the movie was, it might end up being the best disk released on the next-gen systems to date.
Editor's note: Trailer for the game and the movie below:
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The Wizard of Oz has had many incarnations over the years, and NCS is getting in on the game with Thanksgiving Weekend performances featuring the movie classic on a giant screen with the orchestra playing the soundtrack.
L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was originally published in 1900 as a children’s novel. It was quickly adapted to the Broadway stage in 1902 as The Wizard of Oz, and the classic 1939 movie bears the same name.
The story was re-imagined in 1975's The Wiz as a rock musical with an all-black cast. The Wiz proved to be so popular – it won five Tony Awards – a film version starring a young Michael Jackson was released in 1978.
No discussion of the longevity of the popularity of The Wizard of Oz is complete without a mention of the long-running block-buster Broadway musical Wicked, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire which takes a not-meant-for-children look at the Wicked Witch of the West long before Dorothy appeared on the scene.
Next year, Disney and Steven Spielberg will release Oz The Great and Powerful. Starring James Franco as the imagined savior of Oz, he and the munchkins set about defeating the Wicked Witch of the West. And, Warner Bros. film will re-release the original movie in 3D next fall.
Whether you like your Wizard of Oz in print, on screen, classic or 3D, you'll want to hear it performed by the North Carolina Symphony live Thanksgiving Weekend.
Check out a comprehensive timeline of Wizard-of-Oz-inspired entertainment on the Wicked site.
Watch the original movie trailer.


A video of the stunt posted on TMZ shows the actor flying from one building, only to come up short and smack into a neighboring building. Tom Cruise is said to be seeing a doctor today in order to get the final word on his injury, but things don't sound good for the time being.
The delay suggests that the film's current July 2018 release date may be pushed back, but studio Paramount Pictures has yet to release an official announcement in that regard.
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"Thank you all for your support and concern". It's fair to wonder if he should turn over more of his action scenes to stunt doubles, particularly since he's the lead in nearly every movie he's in and production will necessarily slow or halt if he's injured. The makers of the film have no other choice than to push back the filming and the release of the film, "says the source of the log". It is set for release on July 27th 2018.
In a report by the Independent, the extent of Cruise's injuries are as of yet unknown but he did appear to be limping heavily.
Cruise is well known for his carefully planned but eye-popping stunts, especially with the Mission: Impossible franchise.
In 2013, the action star, 55, told interviewer Graham Norton that he's trained for 30 years to be able to do his own stunts. For the fourth film in the series, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (2011), he did wirework 2,700 feet up the side of the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai, the world's tallest building. The cast for the Mission Impossible 6 includes Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris, Henry Cavill and Vanessa Kirby.


Today the guys at Redt'Blue have launched their Kickstarter campaign to raise the final £2500 they need to buy all of the rights to the historic video footage in the film, so that they can release it very soon!
This looks like a fantastic exploration of Mansfield and it's history. I'm excited to see it! The first documentary like this made about Mansfield that I can remember...
I've donated £100 to the cause and my colleague Lee Anderson MP has pledged to do the same to support a local young film-maker and his team to get this out there. They've self funded it so far, but need some help to get over this final hurdle.
If you can help, click here.


Hazaaron Khwaishai Aisee
hazaaroN KHwahishaiN 'eisee ke har KHwahish pe dam nikle
bohot nikle mere armaaN lekin phir bhee kam nikle
Watched this movie over the last weekend and the effects are still percolating in my mind as one of the best Hindi movies I’ve ever watched. Yeah, yeah, yeah it’s the arty farty types about the 70’s political decadence and the stories of the three protagonists whose lives are embroiled in the social events around them. But the story is well woven into the commentary about the social fabric of the late 60’s and 70’s, while mocking Nehruvian socialism and the Gandhi dynastic excesses.
Sidharth (KayKay Menon), Geetha (Chitrangada) and Vikram (Shiny Ahuja) are classmates at a urban ultra chic Delhi college, where students are seeped into the Jimi Hendrix, drugs, sex rock and roll lifestyle while some are immersed in the Che, Maoist ‘Change the World’ commie romantic idealism. Sidharth, the son of a well known judge, is the leader of this ragtag bunch of campus Naxals. Geetha, who is studying in the same college, is in love with Sidharth’s idealism, who in turn is secretly adored by Vikram, a small town boy, but with sky high materialistic ambitions. Vikram’s father is from the Gandhian era with Gandhian morals and a jingoistic demeanor, which doesn’t sit well with Vikram. Sidharth wants to leave his upper-class lifestyle and travel to Bihar to be a part of the revolution that is spreading all across lower class
Sidharth is so engrossed in the Naxal movement in
Sidharth and his commie brothers, endangering their lives, are helping the villagers fight back against the feudal raj, that is prevalent even to this day in the villages of
Unable to lead a duplicitous life, Geeta decides to leave her husband and turns to Vikram to bail her out to start a new life. Hurting at the thoughts of staying away from Sidharth, Geetha, on an impulse, leaves
Despite the arty documentary feel of the movie, what remains at the crux of this story is a simple love story. The difference in this movie is that there are no moral judgments passed, no preachy rants and no theatricals in the storyline. The acting is top rate, though the pace of the film is a bit slow at times. There are several poignant moments in the movie when the lordly policemen while berating Geeta, has his sights aimed directly at her breasts, or when Sidharth and his comrades incense the villagers to confront the landlord, the landlord suffers a stroke and the villagers come to his rescue to find him a doctor. The scene where Vikram almost gets killed by the Bihari policeman is gut wrenching. The music is eclectic and excellent. The movie beautifully points out the irony in Sidharth and Vikrams lives. Sidharth at the end of the movie loses everything, his beliefs, his convictions and Geeta and Vikram despite having lost most of his memory and physical abilities, wins the one things that means most to him, Geeta. Definitely one of the best Hindi movies that I have seen, ever. Sudhir Mishra, hats off to you. Please give us many more.


I grew up in Austin and I have be fascinated with film and video from a young age. My father took 16mm home movies of me and my sister which he said were much better quality than the popular 8mm format. So early on, I knew about and valued the quality of film productions. I have taken this love and turned it into a career where I help others bring their video dreams to life to help promote their businesses. I feel very fortunate that I get to pursue my love of all things video and film! I was one of the first in the area to use drones in my productions and I have really fallen in love with the cinematic beauty that I am able to capture with my drone. I’d love to talk to you about your video needs so we can work together to make your vision a reality.


Actress Sonam Kapoor, who now has over eight million followers on Twitter, has thanked her fans for showing so much love.
“And the Twitter family is 8 million strong! Thanks for all the support you guys! Tons of love,” tweeted the actress who was last seen on screen in Salman Khan-starrer “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”.
The 30-year-old also shared a video in which she’s seen thanking fans and shared that she hopes to achieve another million soon.
“Oh my god guys, 8 million followers on Twitter and that’s insane, that’s almost like a small country. Thank you for showing me the love and to another million really soon, may be by end of January (2016) . Tons of love and the next million, I will do a video interview,” she said in the video.
Sonam will next be seen portraying the character of valiant flight attendant Neerja Bhanot in the film “Neerja”, directed by Ram Madhvani.
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Following the great success of the first Annual EU Film Festival in China, held in Beijing in December 2008, the 2nd Annual EU Film Festival in China is taking place from November 5th to December 4th, 2009. This year the film festival is expanding and will take place in three cities: Beijing, Chengdu and Nanjing.
The film festival, which is financed by the Delegation of the European Commission to China and supported by the Swedish Presidency, invites all 27 EU Member States to showcase one recent, popular and successful film, and such a wide and diverse selection will enable the Chinese general public to discover the new faces of European cinema.
Each movie will be shown twice in Beijing; a selection of 10 films will be screened once in Chengdu and a selection of 5 films will be screened once in Nanjing; Screenings in Beijing will take place at the Centre Culturel Français (French Cultural Centre), the Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute), the Istituto Italiano di Cultura (the Italian Institute of Culture), the Polish Embassy, the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, the German Embassy School and the Broadway Moma Cinemathèque in Beijing; the screenings in Chengdu will take place at the Stellar Yingdu Cinema, and in Nanjing at the Xinjiekou cinema.
Each film will be screened in the original language with English and Chinese subtitles.


A recent High Court judgment has held a fictional character to be an independent copyright work for the first time.
This precedent-making decision involved the nationally recognised television show Only Fools and Horses (OFAH), created by John Sullivan.
The claimant, Shazam, is a company which was set up by John Sullivan in 2003 to protect his intellectual property rights in relation to OFAH. In 2019, Shazam also released a musical based on OFAH.
In 2018, the Defendant created an interactive dining show called Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience (OFDE). This included performances by actors playing key characters including Del Boy Trotter, Rodney and Uncle Albert. OFDE did not have a licence to use the name of the show or the characters. Proceedings were subsequently issued by the Claimant in the High Court. There were two key issues to consider; copyright infringement and passing off.
Copyright protection for fictional characters
The High Court ruled that the scripts are ‘dramatic works’ and the character Del Boy is a ‘literary work’, both of which infringed the copyright. This was the case as copying another’s work does not have to be direct and as such, indirect copying of both the script and the character had occurred.
The script for OFDE included key character traits such as Del Boy’s use of French in order to sound sophisticated and specific catch phrases used throughout the entirety of the show such as “Lovely Jubbly”. A substantial part of the scripts infringed copyright in addition to the separate protection afforded to Del Boy’s character.
The interesting point is that the judge decided that Del Boy as a character was protected by copyright in its own right for the first time. The character of Del Boy has a distinguishable back story and character traits which were identifiable throughout OFAH. His catchphrases and character relationships were present from the very first episode and formed a part of the story John Sullivan created. Extensive copying of such a character was found to infringe copyright and was not protected by parody or pastiche. The judge further found that there was no fair dealing by OFDE due to the extent to which the material was used with no attempt to rework any of the material.
In addition, the judge also found that the OFDE experience constituted passing off. Goodwill had been built up by the Claimant in relation to the show and the individual characters. Both the name of the dining experience and the similarity of the characters were considered likely to constitute a misrepresentation. The judge felt that customers would likely be misled to believe that the show was authorised and associated with OFAH. This meant that customers could be diverted from purchasing tickets from the authorised musical and instead attend the unlicensed dining experience, causing damage to the claimant.
This judgment is important for many businesses and will be a particularly helpful decision for rights holders. Not only will this decision be valuable to the owners of rights relating to other fictional characters, it will have a major impact of those who have used fictional characters without the copyright owner’s permission.


Some of the most important film directors such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee have produced most of their work in New York.
Currently, with the reduction of rates for filming in the Big Apple, the number of films that are set in the streets of NYC are increasing.
List of Films Set in New York
These are some of the films that capture the essence of the city:
- King Kong: The last scene when King Kong climbs the Empire State Building, immortalized the building. It was filmed in 1933.
- Taxi Driver: Directed by Martin Scorsese and starred by Robert De Niro (both from NYC), Taxi Driver is a classic that transmitted the essence of the city to the rest of the world.
- Manhattan: Directed and starred by Woody Allen, this 1979 film is considered by many to be a classic.
- Wall Street: The actor Charlie Sheen is a young broker trying to make his way in the corrupt world of Wall Street.
- West Side Story: This musical depicts the rivalry between two American gangs and is winner of a total of ten Academy Awards.
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Comedy based on the Truman Capote’s book by the same name, this film won two awards.
Other films that also depict the city's spirit are:
- Crocodile Dundee: Although this film isn’t as popular as the ones previously mentioned, more than one will feel identified with Mike Dundees' arrival in The Big City.
- Ghostbusters: Bill Murray fought the paranormal activity in the New York Public Library.
Series Set in New York
- Friends: Series filmed between 1994 and 2004 in Greenwich Village.
- Sex and the City: Famous series that has inspired one of the most famous excursions in New York City. During this excursion, you get to visit shops, bars and restaurants where the protagonists of the series spent their time.
- How I Met Your Mother: Although it is filmed in Los Angeles, the series is based in New York.


A classic fly fishing movie shot in the 1970s just before fly fishing for tarpon exploded on the scene. The beautifully restored fly fishing movie features a trio of famous writers fishing for tarpon in Key West: Jim Harrison, author of "Legends of the Fall" and other famous novels, outdoor writer Thomas McGuane, and poet Richard Brautigan. Original music written and performed by Jimmy Buffett. The 53-minute documentary captures the Key West and its characters and culture, as well as the serenity and excitement of fly fishing for tarpon.
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London Metropolitan University
Our Film and Television Studies teaching staff are internationally renowned experts in their field. Widely published, Dr Karen McNally specialises in Hollywood cinema and American television, has collaborated in international research projects and spoken about Hollywood cinema on Channel 4, BBC Radio and at the British Film Institute. Dr Leila Wimmer specialises in French cinema and is also widely published. Her work includes a monograph and essays in a variety of journals and edited volumes.
You can get a taste for studying this course at London Met by taking a look at our YouTube channel of impressive student films.


Once upon a time:
It was the summer after middle school ended, and I went to see The Pirates of the Caribbean with my friends. I loved it. I loved it almost as much as I loved Lord of The Rings. (For those who did not know me, that was a fuck of a lot). I crushed madly on Orlando Bloom’s sunkissed bemused adorable self, and I crushed even more madly on Jack Sparrow’s louche, rakish, sordid, queer-coding filthy self. I loved them.
Being fourteen and a baby slash fangirl, I also really loved thinking about them kissing. If you had sliced my silly teenage heart right open to look at what I loved the most, you would have found a clumsy but tender drawing of Arwen and Aragorn, a life-sized cardboard cutout of Legolas with lipgloss kisses stained around his mouth, and Jack Sparrow and Will Turner making out.
So far, so good? Okay. Now, this is where it gets ugly: I hated Elizabeth Swann. I hated her face, I hated her voice, I hated her dresses, I hated her lines, I hated her story, I hated Keira Knightley’s acting, I hated Keira Knightley personally, I hated her hated her hated her. I hated her even though a friend bought me a plastic replica of the cursed coin necklace for my fifteenth birthday, and I wore it religiously every day, lengthening the chain so that it would hang between my breasts at about the same place that the real thing hung between Keira Knightley’s. I hated her and I picked out white dresses that I secretly thought looked a little like hers. I hated her and I practiced talking like her, practiced that stubborn chin-tilt that Keira Knightley has perfected. I hated her so much that I complained to my friends about how much better those movies would be if she didn’t exist, or if she was killed off early on.
Then, you know, things and times changed, and I found other fannish things to love, and I got a little older, graduated high school, went to college. I learned a lot of really important stuff in college—stuff about internalized misogyny, and the male gaze, and patriarchy, and all kinds of things that had to do with the helpless dislike I tended to get around female characters, especially female characters who got in the way of slash ships. But seriously, maybe the most important thing that happened to me in college re: my feminist education and fandom was watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Because, I mean. I loved it. I loved Buffy. I loved Buffy more than every other character on the show. I loved Buffy and I loved Dawn and I loved Willow and Anya and Faith and Cordelia and sure, Xander and Angel and Spike were awesome, but they weren’t Buffy. And, like, I swear to god, my heart grew five sizes?
There were definitely other factors that got me to get rid of the weird and icksome cocktail of internalized misogyny, self-hatred, jealousy, and shame that bubbled up in my chest whenever lady characters were particularly awesome—(thank you, judith butler. thank you, professor [redacted]. thank you, friends who were much wiser than me much sooner. thank you, Veronica Mars, thank you Dark Angel, thank you the-smarter-sections-of-fandom. thank you, college.)—but Buffy was the first time I got it, I think.
And then, sometime in the middle of college, somebody was like: hey, remember the Pirates of the Caribbean movies? Those were awesome.
And I was like: yeah, they totally were! Except I hated Elizabeth so much. She was so annoying.
And that somebody gave me the serious side-eye and said: Really? But she’s, like. Exactly your type.
And I thought about it, and Elizabeth Swann was tiny and blonde and badass, brave and curious and more than a little vicious, a woman who wasn’t afraid to step into a villain’s shoes to protect herself and the person she loved. A woman who could kiss a man and then kill him, who thought violence was fun but preferred deception, a woman who would smile at you from behind rusting bars and draw a gun from behind her back.
Exactly my type.
And then of course i rewatched the movies and found that she was my favorite character, (and also that the movies themselves were crawling with sexism and racism and ableism and other forms of gross-ness, but that’s a whole different story.)
I’m weirdly grateful for all the years I hated her, even though I was wasting my time. Because when I see younger fans being assholes about female characters, I feel like I know a little about where they’re coming from, and it helps to remember that people can and do change their minds about really gross opinions.
But I also remember that what made it click in my heart instead of just my head was Buffy Summers, and that Buffy wasn’t just a brilliant character, she was the main character. Elizabeth was every bit as much my type then as she is now, but I couldn’t/wouldn’t see it when I was a teenager—because she wasn’t the point. I could fall in love with Jack and Will instead, and shove all the bad and complicated feelings I had at Elizabeth. It’s a lot harder to do that to a lady main character—because it’s all about her. You can’t shove Buffy away if you watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer and love it: it’s a lot easier to acknowledge that you also love her.
In conclusion: um. heck, I don’t know what my conclusion is. Being a slash fangirl can be very complicated. Being a good person can be even more complicated. It’s really awesome when you clear a little bit of patriarchy out of your heart, because there’s lots more room for awesome ladies to step inside.
I think we need more shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer*?


Winners of the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018
The 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 was an event the entire Bollywood was looking forward to. The prestigious award ceremony witnessed a lot of Bollywood celebrities. From emotional speeches, timeless moments to stars showcasing their style game, the award gala was filled with a little bit of everything.
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Vidya Balan – Tumhari Sulu
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari – Bareilly Ki Barfi
Best Film (Critics)
Best Actor (Critics)
Rajkummar Rao – Trapped


Since I know most of you probably didn't power through the epic of libraries, I will leave you some lighter fare today. Perhaps a first for this little blog: a movie review!
Folks, last night Katie and Lacey and I went to see "The Proposal."
For one thing, let's be honest, we've all missed Sandra. She is gorgeous and adorable and funny. Also, let's note that Ryan Reynolds (while I slightly judge him for being married to Scarlet Johanson) pretty much fits the same description, although to a slightly lesser degree on all counts.
Secondly, I will say that the movie itself is hysterical. Truly enjoyable hilarity throughout, and not in a please-don't-smoke-on-the-roof-and-set-the-house-on-fire Meet the Faulkers kind of way (I hated that movie and all movies like it) or in a crude-but-you-still-have-to-laugh kind of way. Just funny. Everyone in the theater was shrieking at various points, including the few men who had been brave enough to venture into a movie called "The Proposal."
Yes, it was pretty predictable, and yes at the end I felt that they didn't really bother making the ending legitimate, but I didn't really go into it expecting "Life is Beautiful" or something. If you are in the market for some light, really delightful and straight-up funny film fare, I recommend it.
Or you can go see Transformers 2, which has been described by pretty much everyone as "loud, obnoxious and loud."


Rituals, Costumes & Makeup
Keli is a festival where many percussion instruments are played in the evening to herald the oncoming Kathakali performance. Practitioners derived Keli from Mudiyettu, a foremost theatrical art. Keli involves lots of cultural elements like Maddalam, Chenda, Chengila, and Ilathalam.
When Keli concert is over, prominent artistes of the play get ready for their facial makeup known as Chutty. Chutty applications may take between one to two hours, depending on the role of the artistes.
Moreover, practitioners display other performances before the main play of the day. However, if Kathakali happens to be the only performance for the night when it’s precisely eight o’clock, a costumier puts the lamp on.
2. Arangu Keli
Before starting the Arangu Keli drumming by the Madhalam player, the traditional lamp must be put on, on the stage. After that, two individuals draw the curtains (traditionally known as Thirassila) to enclose the stage. A group of vocalists then starts to sing a hymn (Vandanalaslokam) to praise their beloved deities.
A duo of Minukku actors performs this ritual to gratify the gods. They wear traditional costumes and dance to the songs, which also serves as prayers to the gods. Despite the uniqueness of this ritual, these days, you can barely find the lovely Thodayam dance performed on stage.
Purappad is a sequel to Thodayam. At this juncture, they add Chenda to the percussion instruments played. This action enlightens the crowd about the storyline of the drama for the night. The primary characters of the drama play the Purappad, most often the hero and his partner.
Subsequently, Purappad got canceled from the play, as it became a ritual. Presently though, minor artists perform Purappad posing as Sreekrishna and Balarama, Rukmini, and Subhadra. This art form presumes that the gods accepted the worship during Thodayam and are therefore present to watch Purappad with the crowd.
Purappad signifies the blessings from the gods for both the actors and the audience. Excerpt from Rajasooyam forms the Purappad lyrics, which is in honor of Sree Rama and Sree Krishna.
Now is when the singers sing the geetham song coined from Jayadava’s Geethagovindam, which may honor the late Ashtapadiyattam. This percussion concert is performed by the singers and drummers to show how gifted and skilled they are. Two drummers exhibit their talent for about 30 minutes. Instruments like cymbals and gong also come to play during this concert.
Upon concluding the Melappadam, the play begins. The Thiranokku (glancing over the curtain) rite accompanies the initial entrance of characters.
Characters and their Costumes and Makeup
In Kathakali, group members share all attires and makeup as opposed to performing arts. They group the makeup and costume into five major classes based on the similar personalities of the characters.
The noble and gentle protagonists or heroes of the drama belongs to the Pacha (green) class. Hence the faces of these characters are colored green as their unique feature. Karna, Sreerama, Pandavasand Sreekrishna are characters belonging to this group. Other noble characters like Lord Balarama, Shiva, and Agni, however, full of wrath, are painted with saffron.
Kathi is the second classification, a makeup that takes a similar look to a knife, situated around the nose. It’s typically in red. However, Yama, the god of death, is colored in black, signifying Thamoguna (dark personality). The differences in the makeups are as a result of the differing natures of the characters. Hence, Kathi has other types of makeup, too. A romantic and daring Kathi character has a short (Kurumkathi) design. For instance, Ravana and Narakasura. Kathi characters act as tough men with larger designs (Nedumkathi); Yama falls into this class.
participants in Vadyam, Chutty, Vesham, and other Kathakali aspects. By so doing, we ensure this dance drama of Kerala travels far beyond its state of origin. With open arms, we welcome you to Kathakali center.