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Hi guys! I just wanted to share a quick review of a high school play that I attended Friday night.
The play, “Pippin”, was extremely entertaining and exciting to watch. General admission was only $5 dollars, but they sold out quickly so I had to pay $10. Either way, I think the price was definitely worth the money… especially since the money is going towards the theater program.
I went with my friend, Krystal, and we both didn’t really know what to expect. I’ve never attended a high school play before but I have always wanted to. As soon as I sat down in my seat, I immediately started to observe all of the production on and behind stage. I loved watching everything behind-the-scenes come to life. I watched the lights, the music, the orchestra, and the actors/actresses all come together to put on a wonderful show. You could tell that the theater program worked incredibly hard to make the show thrilling for their audience. The acting in the play seemed incredibly natural, which made the show more enjoyable for me; it was never awkward for me. The actors/actresses had so much life to them and they definitely engaged with their audience. The singing was amazing, the dancing was great, and there was a wonderful balance between drama and humor. Every scene blended with each other nicely and I loved how I never knew what to expect! Overall, Pippin was an entertaining play to watch and I highly recommend attending the play!
It’s at Ocean View High School and it starts at 7 PM!
You have one more day to watch it! Tomorrow night (Saturday)! Don’t miss the opportunity to watch an incredible play 🙂
Emily B xx


Movie theaters across New Hampshire and the country are struggling to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic.>> Download the free WMUR appWith coronavirus safety concerns combined with major movies delaying their releases, staying in business hasn’t been easy. “It’s almost like a nightmare. You’re chasing something that just keeps moving further and further away,” Michael Mannetta, marketing director at Chunky’s Cinema and Pub, said.The delay of the new James Bond movie is having a ripple effect on the already struggling movie theater business during the pandemic. Officials with the Regal Cinemas chain announced they are temporarily closing locations this Thursday because of a lack of big films. Movie theaters in New Hampshire reopened this summer. Officials with Cinemagic Theaters said business is down by more than 75%. “Cinemagic reopened Aug. 21,” Zachary Adam, marketing director of Cinemagic Theaters, said. “It has been very hard.” “The losses are huge. If you want to compare us now to last year, it’s night and day,” Mannetta said.During this time, some theaters are getting creative. Chunky’s hosts live comedy, trivia and is bringing in a local celebrity chef. Cinemagic is showing Halloween-themed movies this month and giving away popcorn to anyone dressed in costume on Friday nights. As the pandemic continues, local theater officials remain optimistic.“We just believe in the business. We think the industry will bounce back. These movies will come out and it will get better,” Mannetta said.“We are here and we are persevering and providing as much entertainment and social engagement as we can to the community,” Adam said.Representatives at Cinemagic said some customers have reached out to them asking what safety protocols are in place. They said they’ve managed to help people by explaining the guidelines they are using.
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Thin Line Film is the longest running documentary film festival in Texas. We love documentaries because real life is more interesting than fiction! Generally, we believe that documentaries should communicate the Truth. However, we love watching documentaries when we can't tell if its real or not!
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The 7th Art Film Screening – Citizen Kane | Manarat Al Saadiyat, Auditorium, Abu Dhabi | 6 March 2016 at 19.30
The 7th Art, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, is pleased to present the film screening of Citizen Kane at the Manarat Al Saadiyat Auditorium. Already famous for his work on Broadway and in radio, Orson Welles was barely 25 when he made Citizen Kane, his first masterpiece and one of the most influential films ever made. Everything about the saga of a newspaper titan’s rise to power evokes superlatives.
Directed by Orson Welles | USA 1941 | New 4K restoration from original nitrate elements | 119 mins.
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The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton After Paris and Roryâs walk down memory lane at their old stomping grounds, he offers Rory a job. He is stern, set in his ways and has a specific, unmalleable worldview, much like Richard Gilmore. Find out when Gilmore Girls is on TV, including Series 3-Episode 12: Lorelai Out of Water. Singer Johnny Rivers is 78. Original air date: 11/30/2004 Runtime: 43:48 min. Mr. Matthews is also a member of the Motion Picture and Television Academies, and an award-winning playwright, translator, dramaturge, director, and teacher. true blood/ hbo. Last seen Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is an American comedy-drama streaming television miniseries created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel.It is the unofficial eighth season and a sequel to the television series Gilmore Girls (2000â2007).. Actor Dakin Matthews (âGilmore Girls,â âKing of Queensâ) is 80. Richard GilmoreEmily Gilmore Hanlin Charleston is the headmaster of Chilton, Rory's high school. He plays golf with Richard regularly, and his wife is on the Symphony fundraiser board with Emily. dakin matthews reel (performance video) quicktime; comedy reel ... gilmore girls/ wb & netflix. Dakin Matthews is the actor who plays the role of Hanlin Charleston, leader of Chilton Preparatory School, which Rory Gilmore attends. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 77. The actor is also a director and playwright, dedicating much of his time to theatre. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 77. Dakin Matthews. Gilmore Girls aficionados often argue over whether season seven "counts," and many fans of the show refuse to watch it as a ... Last night I met Dakin Matthews. In the late 1980s, settling permanently in Los Angeles, Matthews began guest-starring in television series and appearing in films. He is portrayed by Dakin Matthews. Harper Lee’s classic courtroom drama comes to thrilling life on stage. Over 250 television credits including The King of Queens, Desperate Housewives and Gilmore Girls. He starred in Waitress opposite Jessie Mueller, The Audience opposite Helen â¦ Amonâ¦ SERIES Mr. Matthews is also a former Artistic Director of three professional companies, an award-winning playwright and translator, an Emeritus Professor of English, and a Shakespeare scholar. braindead/ cbs. Actor Dakin Matthews (âGilmore Girls,â âKing of Queensâ) is 80. Season 1 Netflix GIF by Gilmore Girls This GIF by Gilmore Girls has everything: dakin matthews, hanlin charleston, EPISODE 4! Actor Christopher Knight (âThe Brady Bunchâ) is 63. He played the role of Emie in a â¦ Nov. 7: Actor Barry Newman is 82. Broadway: The Iceman Cometh, Waitress, The Audience, Rocky, The Best Man, A Man for All Seasons, Henry IV (Drama Desk Award). Spring What he's up to now (2020): Dakin has mostly appeared on Broadway since Gilmore Girls. She and her Gilmore Girls (2000) co-star, Dakin Matthews ("Hanlin Charleston", headmaster of Chilton), both appeared in the same episode of the first season of the The West Wing (1999), The West Wing: Take Out the Trash Day (2000). Portrayed by Gilmore Girls Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change. Dakin Matthews. Over 250 television credits including The King of Queens, Desperate Housewives and Gilmore Girls. the mentalist/ cbs. jake in progress/ abc. 11 Over 200 regional productions. big bang theory/ cbs. Headmaster Charleston: Dakin Matthews. He appeared as Reverand Sykes on Desperate Housewives. Watch Sara Bareilles, Jessie Mueller & More, See Jeff Daniels, Celia-Keenan Bolger and the Original Broadway Cast of, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Step Out at One-Night, Nicolette Robinson, Danny Burstein & More Take Part in 2018 Broadway Salutes. Rory finds this out when she receives a "D" on an assignment. He also appeared as Bridge of Spies in 2015 and he played the role of Judge Byers. The thing one quickly realizes when one sets out to do a profile on Dakin Matthews is that he is a man of many talents. Recent film credits include True Grit, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, and Zero Charisma. He is portrayed by Dakin Matthews. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 77. https://gilmoregirls.fandom.com/wiki/Hanlin_Charleston?oldid=35407. While appearing on The King of Queens, Dakin Matthews appeared as Headmaster Charleston on Gilmore Girls and returned for the revival. Gilmore Girls Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Singer Johnny Rivers is 78. general hospital/ abc. Dakin Matthews was born in Oakland, California on November 7, 1940. Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight . They're also a way for live theaters to examin new ways of bringing new plays to their patrons." Singer Johnny Rivers is 78. New York: Shakespeare in the Park, The Bridge Project at BAM, Playwrights Horizons, City Center Encores!, and The Acting Company. Lorelai's attire draws sharp criticism from the elder Gilmore, and dirty looks from the other students' parents. Season(s) AKA Melvin Richard Matthews. He is an Emeritus Professor of English at California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California and attended graduate school at NYU. As Dakin Matthews said: "Zoom readings are not just tide-overs and workaroudns. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 77. Headmaster Charleston (Dakin Matthews), Chiltonâs top prof, is still behind that big desk. Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore, Liza Weil as Paris Geller and Dakin Matthews as Hanlin Charleston. Biddy Charleston (wife) He starred in series such as Down Home, Soul Man and, most successfully, The Jeff Foxworthy Show. 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First seen From February 2014 Dakin is taking on the iconic role of Mickey, the grizzled no-mercy trainer in ROCKY, THE MUSICAL at Broadway's Winter Gardens Theatre. Friends Dakin Matthews Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Dakin Matthews photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! Ian Jack: Nick Chinlund. Hanlin Charleston is the headmaster of Chilton, Rory's high school. TV: 250 appearances, including Gilmore Girls, King of Queens, Desperate Housewives. Their first and most intense confrontation comes about after Rory misses an important exam by 15 minutes and Charleston refuses to let her take it. He has frequent run-ins with Lorelai about Rory's education. Tony-Winning Broadway Legend Ann Reinking Dies at Age 71, What To Do (Without Broadway! Dakin Matthews (Hanlin Charleston) Liza Weil (Paris Geller) Emily Kuroda (Mrs. Kim) Scott Cohen (Max Medina) It is amazing how a bad mark at school, can change the course of a week. He began his stage career in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area, appearing in both the Marin and California Shakespeare Festivals, eventually becoming a member of the acting ensemble of the American Conservatory Theater. huff/ showtime. Dakin Matthews is an actor, playwright, dramaturg, director, teacher, and Shakespeare scholar. He has four children with his wife actress/director, Anne Marie McNaughton, who directed Dakin's play "The Prince of L.A." at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in September, 2005.


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Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King (映画 妖怪ウォッチ シャドウサイド 鬼王の復活 Eiga Yōkai Wotchi: Shadousaido Oni-ō no fukkatsu) is the fourth theatrical film in the Yo-kai Watch franchise. It is was released on December 16, 2017 in Japanese theatres. The playtime of the movie is 1 hour and 24 minutes. The movie is produced by OLM, Inc. and distributed by Toho with Akihiro Hino supervising the film's screenplay.
"There used to be a boy who could control Yo-kai with a mysterious watch. However, he became unable to see Yo-kai when he became an adult. With the boy's duties finished, the watch was buried away in space-time. Then 30 years later, quiet everyday life comes to an end as a fateful day beging with a comey drawing near. The terrible Yo-kai virus Onimaro infects people's malevolent intentions and spreads infinitely. The one chosen by the Yo-kai Watch is the one who can save humanity from its crisis. The bond between humans and Yo-kai may be recovered with the attainment of a new Yo-kai Watch."
A legend tells that there was a boy had a wristwatch that could control Yo-kai. However, when the boy grows into an adult, he was unable to see any Yo-kai and the Yo-kai controlling wristwatch existance threatened to disturb the balance between the human and Yo-kai world which eventually was casted away into the oblivion beyond time and space.
30 years later, a boy named Touma Tsukinami wakes up after receiving a message from his mother apologizing that they had to work overnight and that she and his father will be coming late. Out of bed, Touma turns on the television were there is a news report about a mysterious comet that will be see by the public eye overnight. After Touma has cleaned up himself, he turns off the television and walks out of the building, there, three strange creatures are following him. Then, a girl is seen running revealing that she will be late stating that she will miss the bus. On her way, she sees a crowd standing at the bridge and stopped wondering what is happening. She sees a boy that is in the river and a man is trying to save him. She then takes action to save the boy and the man warns her that it is dangerous, until he is controlled by one of the strange creatures that followed Touma saying that she will die as well. The girl dives into the river to the boy and hold him asking if he is OK. She swims back ending up saving the boy. The boy's mother came running towards him which the mood switches the same with the man who warns the girl by saying that he can't be saved. The girl who saved the boy then gets a flashback by when she was a kid seeing that she was drowning with a hand reaching out to her putting her on land. She remembered that someone saved her as well and wondered if she hallucinated it. Due that someone saved her, it inspired her to do the same with the boy.
- Mone Kamishiraishi as Natsume Amano: She is the 13-year old daughter of Nathan Adams and the wielder of the Yo-kai Watch Elder to fight the Onimaro. Natsume is a person who likes to care of others. She was nearly drowned when she was very young and remembers "something" that saved her from drowning.
- Yudai Chiba as Touma Tsukinami: He is a 13-year old boy whose parents are busy with work, which he is always alone and as well the wielder of the Kigan Gear to spread evil.
- Mutsumi Tamara as Akinori Arihoshi: He is the oldest son in a family that has used Yo-kai energy in fortune-telling for generations.
- Director: Shinji Ushiro
- Script: Akihiro Hino
- Music: Ken'ichiro Saigō
- Original Concept: Akihiro Hino
- Original creator: Shigeru Mizuki
- Original Character Design: Miho Tanaka, Takuzō Nagano
- Sound Director: Shoji Hata
- Art Concept: Nobuyuki Yanai
- Monster Design: Miho Tanaka, Takuzō Nagano
- Supervising Producer: Akihiro Hino
The movie was first revealed by the staff behind Yo-kai Watch the Movie: The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Nyan!. They've stated that the fourth movie will be released during the winter of 2017 and that they would reveal its release date and its title on a later date.
In July, 2017, the title and its release date has been revealed in CoroCoro Comic which features Lightside and Shadowside transformations. It is revealed that Yo-kai will have the ability to transform into "lightside" and "shadowside" forms. In these forms, Yo-kai show different personalities, abilities, and appearances. The magazine shows pictures of Jibanyan, Komasan, and Whisper in lightside and shadowside forms.
The key to the story will be three new human characters, each of which may hold a Yo-kai watch of their own. The first character is Akinori, a boy who can see Yo-kai whose family manages a shrine. The second character is Natsume, a lively middle-school girl who is friends with Yo-kai. The third character is Tōma, a boy with a mysterious air that attracts Yo-kai.
More information about the three key characters has been revealed on the movie's official website. Natsume is a 13-year-old girl who nearly drowned in a river when she was very young. The girl who likes to take care of others remembers "something" saving her from drowning. Tōma is a 13-year-old boy whose parents are busy with work, so he is always alone. Akinori is the oldest son in a family that has used Yo-kai in fortune-telling for generations.
In July 15, 2017, visual details about the movie were shown. The official website of the movie revealed the plot, a teaser visual, and character designs. It was also revealed that Akihiro Hino is overseeing the production of the film, as well as providing the original concept and writing the script. Akihiro Hino described the film a "completely new horror comedy" that both children and adults can enjoy. Compared to previous films, the new film will have both scarier and funnier content in addition to intense battles.
Coro Coro revealed in August 2017, that the film will be adopted into a manga series.
In September 2017, the staff revealed that Shigeru Mizuki's characters from his famous manga GeGeGe no Kitarō will appear in the movie. The movie will also feature a Kitarō-themed "Kitaronyan" appearance for Yo-kai Watch's lead character Jibanyan.
In October 2017, the franchise began streaming the film's second trailer which released on a Friday. The trailer reveals the last names of the protagonists as well their respective voice actors and actresses. The movie also revealed two different Yo-kai Watches with Natsume wielding the Yo-kai Watch Elder to fight the Onimaro, and Tōma wielding the Kigan Gear to spread evil. It also reveals the film's antagonist Rasen, the titular Oni King.
In December 2017, the franchise began streaming a new trailer that reveals more visual information of the characters and the story of the movie. At the end of the trailer, characters of Shigeru Mizuki's manga GeGeGe no Kitarō are making an appearance as well the Kitarō-themed, Kitaronyan. There were also three commercials released of the film, one being the Kitarō Version, Guest Version and the last one being the Battle Version.
On the day of its release in the Japanese theater, the movie received its final information about the movie, revealing new information about the characters and the story of the movie. They also showed response from ones who have attended the movie. At the end of the special they also released one of the already released trailers of Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 on the day of its release.
The movie debuted at the second spot next after Star Wars: The Last Jedi during the weekend of its release. The movie sold 355,200 tickets and earned around 399 million yen which is about $3.6 million. It is expected that the movie will earn 2.5 billion yen which is about $22 million.
On the day of the release of the movie, a theater greeting was held with Akihiro Hino, Mone Kamishiraishi, and Yudai Chiba at the TOHO Cinemas at Roppongi Hills. They were talking about what Yo-kai they would like to be and talked further about the film's settings.
On December 18, 2017, the movie gained first place in Yahoo movie review, gaining very positive review from Japanese fans who's seen the movie in the theater. During the second week of December, the movie stayed on its second spot earning a total of 689,731,100 yen which is about $6,117,914.
Japanese logo of Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King.
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King promotional image.
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King film poster.
- Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King release date in the theatre's coincides with that of Yo-kai Watch Busters 2. Both of the media project will release on the same day, December 16, 2017.
- Yo-kai Watch Franchise Gets 4th Film in Winter 2017
- 4th Yo-kai Watch Film's Details, New Characters, December Opening Revealed
- 4th Yo-kai Watch Film Reveals Plot, Visual, Character Designs
- Kaitō Shōnen Jokers, Yo-kai Watch Shadowside Manga Launch
- Yo-kai Watch Shadowside Film Adds Shigeru Mizuki's Kitarō Characters
- Yo-kai Watch Shadowside Film's Trailer Reveals New Cast Members
- Yo-kai Watch Shadowside Anime Film's New Trailer Previews Gegege no Kitarō Characters


The birthday girl for September 1 is Padma Lakshmi.
I’m a big fan of the so-bad-it’s-good film “Glitter,” starring Padma Lakshmi as “Sylk.” Like everyone else in the film, she gives a horrible performance. Strangely, it’s described as “comedic” on Wikipedia, as if someone in her inner circle has edited the page to confirm that Lakshmi was in on the joke. I don’t believe that she was.
Virgo is a cerebral sign. Perhaps it’s necessary for someone as smart as Lakshmi to rationalize a bad career move in this fashion rather than just admitting that she made a terrible mistake. Knowing the Virgos I’ve known, it wouldn’t surprise me if she did just that.


“Thirteen-year-old Stewart is academically brilliant, but socially clueless.
Fourteen-year-old Ashley is the undisputed ‘It’ girl in her grade, but her marks stink.
Their worlds are about to collide when Stewart and his dad move in with Ashley and her mom. ‘The Brady Bunch’ it isn’t. Stewart is trying to be 89.9% happy about it, but Ashley is 110% horrified. She already has to hide the real reason her dad moved out; ‘Spewart’ could further threaten her position at the top of the social ladder.
They are complete opposites. And yet, no matter their differences, they share one thing in common: They – like the rest of us – are all made of molecules.


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Omar attended the Santa Fe University of Art and Design for visual effects, but left college to pursue working in the film industry.
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Mr. Suresh Eriyat (Founder and Creative Director – Eeksaurus), having bagged the first ever award for India at Annecy, the world’s oldest and largest animation film festival, has penned down his thoughts with regards to the need to understand the different between animation and VFX in the country. Whether one is a student at the cross roads or a just to gain some knowledge, he has beautifully elaborated on how not to confuse the two along with the scope and challenges of each.
We know that 3D modelling is an arduous process, requiring extreme attention to detail and creativity. It might be draining sometimes, too.
When you think of the word “illustration” your mind conjures up a flat still life drawing or it may even give movement to that image in the form of an animation.
Objectively creative is the idea of being able to honestly look at your creation, be it a comic book, a game, a script, anything you are creating on your own and putting it to the test to see if it is ‘good’ or not.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is going to present animation master class ‘This Amazing Medium’ and a tour with Oscar winning animator Richard Williams on 4th of October 2013. The presentation will include clips from Disney and Warner Bros. movies and short films.
To celebrate the launch of d’artiste: Matte Painting 3, CGSociety challenged the world’s matte painters to create a stunning matte based on a plate by one of the authors of the latest book, Milan Schere.
In recent years India has emerged as a major back office for Hollywood animation. Now, with an original animated feature, The World of Goopi and Bagha, receiving a world premiere at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF.
Presented by Children's Film Society India, the film is designed and directed by Mumbai-based animator Shilpa Ranade, who has a day job as a professor at IIT-Powai’s Industrial Design Centre.


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I don't usually care for his movies. As far as I am concerned, if you have seen one of his movies you have seen them all. It is like he had a great idea once and has based his entire film making career on that one idea.
But I spent the money so I figured I may as well go ahead and watch it.
The basic plot is that a bounty hunter (Christopher Waltz) is searching for a particular group of "overseers" who have a bounty on their head for murder. He seeks out Django (played my Jamie Foxx) buys him, and uses him and his personal knowledge of said overseers to hunt them down and kill them. In exchange, Django is given his freedom and some cash. The relationship grows into friendship and they become business partners. Thus begins a winter of serious cash collecting on all different bounties.
The underlying plot, of course is that Django needs to go find his wife (Kerry Washington) who has been sold to a different plantation. So the two set off with a plan to obtain possession of his wife.
First off I want to say that Jamie Foxx was fabulous in this movie, in fact as far as the acting goes, everyone was.
Leonardo Dicaprio played the plantation owner who currently owned Django's wife, and he seriously nailed the part.
Of course no western is complete with out the ponies, so here is a gratuitous pony shot, and Jamie didn't even look totally uncomfortable on a horse.
About half way through the movie I found myself thinking, "Wow this is not your typical QT movie!" I was enjoying it. Not terribly violent, a little bit of humor, and I was pretty wrapped up in the plot.
Then everything fell apart and it went back to classic Tarantino, and the second half of the movie was.....well mind numbing. You can only assault the human psyche so much with negativity before it shuts down. My brain did just that. I'm not sure how long the movie really lasted, but if I had to guess I'd say that the second half alone was about 12 days long.
Here's the thing, I understand that some times stories are violent. I can accept that truth without having to see every single gory detail of the violence. I am perfectly happy to imagine it in my own mind (or not) with out having to see how someone else imagined it would look.
So with out spoiling it too much for those who have yet to see it, here is my recap of the movie itself. (particularly the second half)
"F- you...no F-you...N-word...N-word...N-word...Argh...pow pow pow...Argh, you shot me...F-you......M'F'r...pow pow pow...buckets of blood....big explosion....N- word...F-You...N-Word...N-Word...F-you...pow pow pow....more blood....pow pow pow...N-word...F-you...M'Fr....more blood....big explosion...."hero" rides off into moonlight with the girl, but not before doing some trick moves on his fancy new reining pony....the end.
So, I went to bed totally disappointed. Tarantino had the chance to make a great movie and he blew it. It was a great story, the perfect actors and he turned it into a B- movie with his typical "the floor was littered with dead bodies" over the top graphic violence. The fact that really great actors are lining up to star in one of his movies just blows me away!
If you are a Tarantino fan, then you will love this movie. If you are a fan of westerns, then you will like the 1st half of this movie. If you like horses you will like the very last scene of the movie, but nothing else. Regardless, bring a pillow and get comfy, because it is a long one.


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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
A new film featuring Andrew Gillum and FBI Director Christopher Wray is in the works.
On Monday, Tallahassee Films announced that they have officially begun production of ‘Catch Me if You Can 2’, an action-packed story following Florida Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and his cat-and-mouse relationship with the FBI. The film features several of Gillum’s thrilling, real-life adventures in expertly eluding the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and FBI Director Christopher Wray persistent attempts to catch the cunning communist.
Although a release-date for the film has not yet been announced, producers believe the film will attract millions of viewers when it drops.


Flat Earth Truths in Movies & TV
From the beginning, NASA and Hollywood have worked together to con the world into believing we live on a spinning ball. In order to keep their deception going, they continually bombard us with images of a fake ball earth, and they continually pump out movies and TV shows about space travel. But they also do something else. Amidst all their deceptions, they hide flat earth truths in their productions. Below are some examples:
Movies & TV Shows with a Flat Earth Theme
- The Village (2004 movie) is subliminally flat earth in concept.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007 movie) is explicitly flat-earth themed.
- Westworld (2016 TV series: Season 1 Episode 1) has an introduction that depicts a train moving through the western landscape. Then the view zooms out to reveal a model of a flat earth inside a building where presumably the overseers of Westworld control things.
Flat Earth Truths about Living Under a Dome
- Logan’s Run (1976 movie) is about people living in a domed city who find out they are being lied to.
- The Truman Show (1998 movie) is about a man who discovers his entire life is a reality-TV show that takes place in a fabricated town enclosed by a dome.
- The Hunger Games (2012 movie) is about people competing in an outdoor arena covered by an invisible force-field dome.
- Under the Dome (2013–2015 TV series) is about an invisible dome that descends upon a small town, trapping residents inside.
Flat Earth Truths Depicting Breaking Through the Firmament
- The Simpsons (2012 TV series: Season 24 Episode 6) shows a batter hitting a baseball up and out of the stadium, where it shatters the sky (breaks the firmament) and the waters (that the Bible says are above the firmament) flood into the stadium. Then, the hotdog-and-bun sports announcer says, “Oh-ho, Simpson just broke this reality wide open!”
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013 movie) shows an arrow being shot up into the sky and breaking the glass dome.
- The Signal (2014 movie) shows Brenton Thwaites running across a bridge and breaking through an invisible glass wall.
- TV Commercial (2016) for Hennessy Cognac shows a manned space craft leaving earth and breaking through the firmament into the waters above. Here’s the 2-minute video. I don’t know what it has to do with drinking cognac, but it’s definitely interesting.
Flat Earth Truths in Lines of Dialogue
- The Sword in the Stone (1963 movie) has a scene where Merlin the wizard rolls up a map of flat earth and points to a globe and says to Arthur “Now, first of all, we’ve got to get all these medieval ideas out of your head. Clear the way for new ideas.” Arthur asks, “The world is round?” And Merlin replies, “Yes. Yes. That’s right! And it also goes a-round.”
- The Flintstones (1965 TV series: Season 5 Episode 18) has a scene on a ship in which a sailor says, “Captain thinks the world is round, see. But we all know it’s flat, right?” Wilma says, “Of course it’s flat.” Betty says, “Sure, I know the world is flat.” Barney says, “Yeah, so do I.” Fred says, “Everybody knows that.”
- A Few Good Men (1992 movie) has a scene with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, in which Tom Cruise yells, “I want the truth!” Jack Nicholson yells back, “You can’t handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.” (This is presumably a reference to the ice wall perimeter of our flat earth, which is protected by the guardians of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties under the guise of scientific exploration and conservation, but is really about hiding the truth about the firmament dome.)
- Men in Black (1997 movie) has a scene where Tommy Lee Jones tells Will Smith, “Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago everybody knew the earth was flat.”
- The West Wing (2001 TV series: Season 2 Episode 16) shows a scene where John Billingsley wants the President to support legislation to change the world maps used in public school classrooms. Allison Janney asks, “Why are we changing maps? . . . Are you saying the map is wrong?” Billingsley replies, “Oh dear yes . . . nothing is where you think it is.”
- The King of Queens (2004 TV series: Season 1 Episode 21) has this line spoken by Kevin James, “Let’s make new friends. Let’s open up our world. You know what? I don’t want to open up our world. I want to close our world. Build a dome over it.” Then, in answer to a friend’s question, he replies, “Because Carrie can’t know about the dome.”
- Just Friends (2005 movie) has a scene where Ryan Reynolds says, “It’s like the deep South Pole, if there was one. There isn’t, though.” (And he is absolutely right. There is no South Pole on our flat earth, only a North Pole.)
- Breaking Bad (2009 TV series: Season 2 Episode 13) has a scene in which Bryan Cranston says: “Skyler, I was medicating. I could have said the world was flat.” Anna Gunn replies, “You know what I think? I think you accidentally told the truth.”
- Game of Thrones (2011 TV series: Season 1 Episode 2) has a scene in which Peter Dinklage says, “I just want to stand on top of the wall and piss off the edge of the world.” And they show a rock wall perimeter, similar to the wall of ice surrounding the perimeter of our flat earth.
- Bone Tomahawk (2015 movie) has a scene where cowboys are riding their horses across a flat landscape and one of them says, “I know the world is supposed to be round, but I’m not so sure about this part.”
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017 movie) has a scene where one of the characters says, “What we decide here today will polish or crack the firmament.”
Flat Earth Maps & Messages Hidden in Plain Sight
- V (1984–1985 TV Series) has a promotional image of Jane Badler that depicts a model of flat earth with the sun and moon inside the firmament dome.
- Back to the Future (1985 movie) has a scene near the end of the opening credits, showing a flat-earth-map clock on the wall behind the canned dog-food dispenser.
- Space Camp (1986 movie) has a scene where Kate Capshaw is putting eye shadow on Lea Thompson, and on the wall behind Lea hangs a copy of the Flammarion engraving, the famous depiction of a man putting his head through the firmament. This is a typical example of pushing the lie that space travel is possible, while hiding the truth about the firmament in the same movie.
- Duck Tales(1988 TV series) shows a flat earth map in the introduction, right behind the program title.
- Mars Attacks (1996 movie) has a scene where Jack Nicholson walks across the real flat earth map on the floor, while walking towards the fake ball earth map on the wall.
- Small Soldiers (1998 movie) has a scene where one of the characters is looking on the computer, and we see an image of a ball earth. Then, it shows the monitor again, and there is a sign below it that reads, Question Reality.
- Catwoman (2004 movie) shows a flat earth map on the wall behind Benjamin Bratt when he is seated in a chair talking to Sharon Stone.
- Fear the Walking Dead (2017 TV series: Season 3 Episode 9) has a scene showing a clock that is a map of the flat earth with an airplane flying around it.
Hollywood’s Hidden Flat Earth Messages
Obviously, Hollywood’s hidden flat-earth messages don’t prove the earth us flat. An overwhelming abundance of scientific evidence is what proves a flat earth — not Hollywood. But the fact that Hollywood puts the ball-earth lie front and center, while hiding the flat-earth truths in the background, does prove something. It proves they know the truth, and are mocking everyone who believes their lies.
It seems clear the entire entertainment industry is one gigantic indoctrination machine. Everything they are selling is a lie.
How long will we keep buying it?
“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.” ~ William Shenstone
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A Film Screening Organized by
U.C. Santa Barbara Confucius Institute
American Dreams in China
【A Chinese Movie with English Subtitles】
3pm, Friday, November 17 @ 2212 HSSB
Join us for a post-screening discussion led by Yongli Li, a Ph.D. Candidate on Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Yongli has been working on the Chinese Film Collection of the Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina for over two years, and has been programming for the Chinese Film Festival for the art house Nickelodeon since 2010. She has also been working on curating and programming for the Pollock Theater at the UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center since 2012.
*Attendance is free but for Chinese language class students only.
*Refreshments will be provided.
*Seats are limited, please RSVP @ 2220 HSSB


Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie expresses her view about Nigerians via Social media
Nollywood movie star, Angela Okorie took to social media yesterday to express her view about Nigerians.
The movie star in a video shared via her Instagram page, said she’s puzzled about the where about of Nigerians when the Hollywood star, Chadwick Boseman was battling with cancer.
“In conclusion, people celebrate death more than life 🗣🗣🗣 Celebrate life that is worth celebrating not when they are gone. Especially people who have done a lot to put smiles on your face,” she captioned the video.
She said “Don’t let low self-esteem, inferiority complex, and hate eat you up. All that epistle doesn’t really matter when the person don’t get to see it. Too much hate in the world and I don’t know why, abeg no reason to hate any1 oooo.”
Boseman best known for his role in 2018 superhero movie Black Panther died of colon cancer at the age of 43 on Friday.
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Taltal sa Barotac Viejo 2023
Taltal is an important Lenten event celebrated by the people of Barotac Viejo in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. The event centers around the story of Christ’s Passion, beginning with his arrest, trial, suffering, and ultimately, his execution by crucifixion. The Passion is performed as a play, set to music and drama, and is a form of art that has been used as a subject for painting.
The Taltal production has been performed annually since 1975, and it is a long-standing tradition in Barotac Viejo. No professional actors are hired for the play, and it is performed only by those who were born in Barotac Viejo. The play’s cast is drawn from all walks of life within the municipality, and almost a hundred people participate in the production.
The staging of Taltal is a way for the people of Barotac Viejo to deepen their self-awareness as Catholics and to express their faith through art. The play is performed in Hiligaynon, and it is open to everyone to see.


Rebecca Jane Stokes received her BA in Theatre Arts from the University of the South: Sewanee in 2005. Stokes attended the 2004 Sewanee Writer’s Conference where she was awarded a Sewanee Fellowship under playwriting chairs Romulus Linney and Hilary Bell. Upon graduation Stokes worked with Boston’s Southcity Ensemble as writer and actor. Their show ‘Mosaic’ was hailed by the Boston Globe as “Witty, acerbic, and intense.” Stokes worked extensively with Fireside Entertainment in Dallas, TX. She was featured in their film ‘A Killer Within’ starring C. Thomas Howell and Sean Young. She went on to work as a writer on their Lifetime Original Movie (and web series) ‘Inspector Mom’ featuring the Wonder Years’ Danica McKellar. She moved to New York in 2006 to study Playwriting at the New School for Drama under Department Chair Pippin Parker and veteran TV writer, Frank Pugliese (‘Homicide: Life on the Streets’). While at the New School, Stokes interned as a writer’s assistant for Warren Leight’s Swingline Productions for HBO’s Drama ‘In Treatment’ with Gabriel Byrne. Stokes’s full-length play ‘Freakish’ was presented as a staged reading by Abroad Stage Company, and her ten minute plays ‘Fear the Nog’, ‘Very, Very’ and ‘Binge Honeymoon’ were produced by Endtimes Productions, Left Hip Productions and Rising Sun Productions, respectively. Other plays written by the author include ‘Weird Abundance’, ‘A Man To Be Feared’ produced at the International New York Fringe Festival by the One21 Collective, of which she is a founding member, ‘Blue At the Close of Day’, and ‘The Snow Queen’. Stokes is an editor of FemPop.com, and a freelance writer whose written for Jezebel.com, TheHairpin.com, XOJane.com and Hearst Publications. She lives in Brooklyn.


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mirable acting skills, is also well-known in the Indian film industry for her colossal fan-following, audience and presence on social media. The actress surely knows how to keep the audience engaged with snippets of her work and looks on social media.
Sara Ali Khan always has an unparalleled buzz around her from the time the actress has joined Instagram. Soon after the actress had joined Instagram, her young fan following could be seen translating into a number of followers. Recently, the actress crossed a jaw-dropping 20 Million followers on Instagram owing to the wide fanbase where she serves as the right inspiration to all
What makes this grand is that Sara Ali Khan is the first in her generation in the Indian film industry to cross a massive 20 million following in a span of 18 months. Today, with 20.1 million followers, the actress has crossed a milestone that many in the industry haven’t crossed even after years of being around. The actress is most certainly a source of inspiration and a benchmark to many.
The actress had kick-started off by making a splendid debut in Kedarnath which won her best debutant awards. From there, she has just continued to steal the hearts of most among the Indian film industry and its audience.


Netflix offers hours of entertainmentPublished 12:50pm Thursday, March 28, 2013
I no longer have cable at my house, but there is hardly a night you won’t catch me curled on my couch watching TV.
I can watch almost anything – movies in any genre, documentaries, TV shows – all thanks to an Internet connection and Netflix Instant.
Netflix Instant allows me to connect through my Ninendo Wii to a virtual library of thousands of movies and shows that are available for streaming. And for only $8 a month, it’s a steal. Really.
I might not be able to find every major blockbuster (though more and more are added to the streaming service every day), but that is balanced out by the gems you find that you might not have heard of if it weren’t for the service.
Below I’ve listed some of my favorite Netflix Instant finds – I promise I won’t include any spoiler alerts.
- House of Cards
This series is Netflix’s first time delving into an exclusive TV series – and it works beautifully.
The show starts Kevin Spacey, a Southern politician and member of the U.S. Congress, and explores the precarious relationship among politics, non-profit organizations and journalism in our nation’s capital.
Spacey’s character is delightful, and the show is so well planned out you almost have to watch the series twice in its entirety to pick up on the clues they drop early in the series about what will happen in later episodes.
I pride myself on being good at picking up clues in a show, but every episode left my jaw on the floor. I didn’t intend to watch the series as a marathon, watching back-to-back episodes over a two-day span, but the show compelled me. So if you start this series, make sure you have a good chunk of free time on your hands.
- Dear Zachary
This heartfelt documentary is one of the few I’ve seen on Netflix Instant that has close to five stars, as rated by its users, and after I watched it, I understood why. In this compelling film, the documentarian’s best friend is murdered by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, a woman who quickly escapes to her homeland of Canada. Once in Canada, she announces she is pregnant with the dead man’s child.
The documentary follows the dead man’s parents’ struggle to gain custody of the child, named Zachary, and also serves as a tribute so that Zachary has an idea of the great man his dad was.
I won’t tell you about the ending, but I will say this – it was shocking, unexpected and one of the most heart-wrenching stories I’ve ever heard told. Never have I seen a documentary make me cry as this one did.
But seeing the sheer strength of a family pulling together in a time of tragedy is well worth it.
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
I had never had the pleasure of watching this show until I happened to watch a random episode one day at a friend’s suggestion.
This show is shocking, irreverent and laugh-out-loud funny, with some of the most selfish, politically incorrect characters I’ve ever watched in a television show.
Every time I think the show can’t push the boundaries any further, it again crosses that line in the sand. The show particularly hit its stride in the second season with the introduction of Danny Devito’s character.
If you need a quick laugh, these 22-minute episodes are just the trick.
- The Queen of Versailles
This documentary explores the opulence of one family in which a time-share mogul is in the process of building the biggest mansion in the world in Florida.
The focus of the documentary is the mogul’s wife, who spends drastically on plastic surgery, primping, clothes and home decor – but is surprisingly likeable as a person. The documentary continues to follow the family as the mogul takes devastating hits in the recession, showing how even the elite had to “do without.”
- Mad Men
This AMC television series is top notch, following an ad man Don Draper as his New York City advertising firm navigates the turbulent 1960s.
With a phenomenal cast of characters and a spot-on look at what life in the ‘60s was really like (I’ve had my mother comment during episodes we’ve watched together, “Oh my gosh, we had that decoration in my house when I was little!”), it’s hard to find better a television show. It provides the perfect balance of humor, drama and intrigue, and better yet, Netflix Instant has all five seasons of the show so far.
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Inukshuk – Gregory Spatz (2012, Bellevue Literary Press, New York)
I always go for the quirky plots, so I glomped onto this story of Thomas, a troubled teenaged boy with an unhealthy obsession with the British explorer Sir John Franklin (and when I say “unhealthy,” I’m talking scurvy) and his delicate relationship with his separated parents who are caught up in their own passions (Dad’s a tortured poet, Mom’s an environmental crusader). Skillfully and lyrically written, Inukshuk nevertheless lost me with the Franklin expedition – I loved the parallels drawn between history and the modern day story (and, of course, Thomas’ fictionalized movie version of events), but I couldn’t keep the characters and events straight. I kept finding myself glossing over the Franklin stories, and I know I missed out on some of the larger themes of the novel because of it. I had a far greater connection to the story of Thomas and his parents.


Welcome to my site dedicated to the collecting, restoration and preservation of motion picture costume and prop history. Everything you see on this site was originally designed, created and worn by the stars. Please enjoy your tour into the wonderful world of Hollywood Costume and please check back often for updates on the collection. Do you have costumes or props you are interested in selling? Email me at firstname.lastname@example.org
Monday, February 23, 2015
COSTUMES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD!
Exactly three months ago I was proud to experience the opening of this, my first major exhibition of original screen used film costumes all sourced from my personal collection of vintage film costumes. The exhibition opened at the Museum of Brisbane in November 2014 and runs through to the end of May 2015.
As at last weekend the exhibit has had over 100,000 visitors! Please come see this amazing exhibition before it closes and exclusive to Brisbane. The exhibit features costumes worn by stars including Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis and Marlon Brando. Gloria Swanson's pink silk nightgown from Sunset Boulevard makes an appearance, as well as a two-metre wide ball gown from the 1938 film, Marie Antoinette, and swimsuits worn by Busby Berkeley synchronised swimming queen, Esther Williams. There is something for everyone!
The entrance to the exhibit and you are greeted by Gloria Swanson and a robe she wore in what would have to be her most iconic role as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd". Ready for her close up!
I am beyond thrilled that so many people have taken the time to visit and enjoy the collection and to see the pieces up close and in person. Thanks to all those who have attended, have taken the time to come up and say hello and thanks also for all the amazing well wishes, emails , cards and letters.
It has been a very humbling experience and at the same time has been so amazing and wonderful for me to be able to share my treasures with the public in such an amazing exhibition.
This exhibition is titled "Costumes from the Golden Age of Hollywood" and takes visitors behind the scenes to gain a glimpse into Hollywood of the 1920s to 1960s through a collection of costumes, props and ephemera connected to the cinema's most iconic stars, studios and designers.
And I am thrilled to be doing this in my own home town.
I'm Nicholas Inglis and I have been collecting motion picture costumes and memorabilia for close to two decades.
Nicholas Inglis, Costume Collector
I have loved Hollywood and the Golden Age of film for as long as I can remember. I think it’s a family thing. I grew up watching the classics, had them discussed around me and was taught about the stars and star systems. I also have an aunt and uncle that owned a movie cinema, the Dawn theatre at Chermside and was able to see the film growing up and at a very early age. In fact it was there I saw ‘Gone With The Wind’ for the first time on the big screen. The Theatre has sadly gone but the dreams it created have remained with me.
Nicholas Inglis stands in front of some of the stars who appear in the exhibit including Grace Kelly, Joan Crawford, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Myrna Loy and Norma Shearer
As a teenager I used to write to the stars and received replies with signed photos and letters. As a result I ended up collecting autographed photos and signed documents of the golden age of film. It was in 1995 that I entered the costume side of collecting. I was about 25.
It all started with a catalog of entertainment memorabilia from Christies auction house sent to me in 1995. The catalog was predominantly signed photos of the stars however the last few pages of the catalog contained screen worn costumes and props. I was enthralled at the idea of being able to own something that was used in film and worn on screen. Well I was hooked from then on and started to research and read all I could find on the history of collecting costume. Up until this time, I had no idea that you could even collect or own these kinds of treasures.
Costumes are to me, works of art. They are pieces of art to be treasured. There are so many facets that go into making a costume, from the design phase, the designer, the materials, the period of the costume, the workmanship that the final result on the screen appears effortless. I have always had a lot of respect and admiration for the costume designer and the art of costume design.
A series of costumes based on literature including 'The Good Earth', 'Little Women', 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Les Miserables', 'The Song of Bernadette' 'Jane Eyre' and "That Forsyte Woman'
In reality, costumes were not made to last. They were made for a single purpose being to dress the star in order to perform their role on the screen. After that, the role of the costume had ended. It is really because of a handful of collectors who very early on, saw the importance of these pieces as treasures and really as part of cinema history that they have been recognized and preserved. It was always the concept of a piece having been made for film, having come from the studios, having gone through the film process up to the final part of that process being its final use on the screen. In the last few years I have felt it was time to display the costumes and that perhaps this could become a reality.
I think that treasures such as these need to be enjoyed and not tucked away in their boxes. I have always urged collectors to make the effort of taking them out and putting them on display on any scale so when I was approached by the Museum of Brisbane it was like a dream come true.
This room dedicated to the movie musicals, here you can see Debbie Reynolds, Carmen Miranda. Esther Williams, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller to name a few
Here is a television spot on the exhibit and an interview with myself and one of the amazing curators of the exhibition, Christopher Salter, Deputy Director at the Museum of Brisbane. The other curator, Dr Nadia Buick.
So lets have a look at some of the costumes in the exhibition. The first room features costumes from the Hollywood greats and those who were considered the great stars and the legends of the silver screen.
Here is Elizabeth Taylor's period costume from 'Raintree County' designed by Walter Plunkett. Visitors will also see Plunkett's original costume sketch for the gown displayed with the piece.
Elizabeth Taylor gown from "Raintree County" Designed Walter Plunkett MGM 1957
Detail of this stunning Walter Plunkett creation complete with original parasol
The first major group of gowns featuring in the exhibition pay tribute to the Hollywood legends of the 30s 40s and 50s. From Barbara Stanwyck's beautiful black gown designed by Dorothy Jeakins for "Titanic" to a beautiful period gown worn by Ava Gardner in 'The Great Sinner" made and released at MGM in 1949. Visitors are also lucky enough to be able to view the costumes on the big screen as each of the costumes are featured in a wonderful montage.
Susan Hayward (front) from 'Smash Up-Story of A Woman' designed by Travis Banton and Ava Gardner (rear) period gown from 'The Great Sinner' and designed by Irene
Claudette Colbert (front centre) from "Cleopatra" 1934 Paramount studios and designed by Travis Banton, Norma Shearer (left) black gown from 'Her Cardboard Lover" 1942 MGM and designed by Robert Kalloch
Myrna Loy robe from "I Love You Again" MGM 1940 and designed by Dolly Tree although it screams Adrian
Another photo of Norma Shearer from 'Her Cardboard Lover'
Norma Shearer wears this gown for almost the first forty minutes of the film! So beautiful!
Hollywood did not like to waste its costumes. Once Norma had her go, they put Lana Turner into it for a studio portrait. Who wore it better we ask?
Grace Kelly costume from 'The Swan' designed by Helen Rose Photo; Atmosphere Photography
Close up detail of Susan Hayward's gown from 'Smash Up-Story of a Woman"
Ava Gardner from 'The Great Sinner'
The Hollywood Greats
Joan Crawford period gown from 'The Gorgeous Hussy'1936 MGM and designed by Adrian
Grace Kelly from 'The Swan' MGM 1956 and designed by Helen Rose, Myrna Loy from 'I Love You Again" and Barbara Stanwyck from 'Titanic'
Barbara Stanwyck gown from 'Titanic'
Ava Gardner, a much loved favourite of mine. Look at the waist! Or lack thereof
A favourite of mine from the above is the period costume worn by Claudette Colbert in the 1934 Demille version of the film that saw Colbert as the Queen of the nile. Designed by Travis Banton this is just a stunner of a gown. And to have survived is nothing less that a miracle.
Claudette Colbert's exquisite design for her role as Cleopatra and designed by Travis Banton
Claudette Colbert in costume for "Cleopatra'
Barbara Stanwyck Photo: Atmosphere Photography
Myrna Loy Photo: Atmosphere Photography
Ava Gardner Photo: Atmosphere Photography
Ava Gardner on set in costume for 'The Great Sinner"
A beautiful row of costumes greets you next featuring Lucille Ball, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, June Allyson and Jane Russell.
Deborah Kerr ensemble from 'Tea and Sympathy' MGM 1956 and designed by Helen Rose
Jane Russell gown from "The Revolt of Mamie Stover"1956 20th Century Fox productions and designed by Travilla
June Allyson costume from 'The Glenn Miller Story" Universal Pictures 1954 and designed by Jay A Morley
Elizabeth Taylor suit from "Father's Little Dividend" MGM 1951 and designed Helen Rose
Elizabeth Taylor in costume and on set for 'Father's Little Dividend'
Carole Landis suit from the film 'Having Wonderful Crime" RKO 1945 and designed by Edward Stevenson
Joan Collins halter cocktail dress from 'Seven Thieves" 1960 20th Century Fox and designed by Bill Thomas
Lucille Ball costume from 'The Long, Long Trailer' MGM 1953 and designed by Helen Rose
Detail for the Lucille Ball dress by Helen Rose
Joan Fontaine strapless gown from the film "Born To Be Bad" RKO 1950 and designed by Hattie Carnegie
Joan Fontaine in costume for Born To Be Bad
Jane Russell from 'Revolt of Mamie Stover' Photo: Atmosphere Photography
Beautiful Jane Russell wearing her Travilla creation
As you make your way through the exhibit there is also a beautiful collection of original costume sketches throughout that I have collected over the years as well. I love these as they are not only beautiful they truly are works of art.
Orignal costume sketches
Gloria Grahame from 'The Bad and the Beautiful' MGM 1952 and designed by Helen Rose
Gloria Grahame from 'The Bad and the Beautiful' MGM 1952 and designed by Helen Rose
Walter Plunkett original costume sketch for 'Raintree County'
Natalie Wood costume sketches from 'All The Fine Young Cannibals'
The next section pays tribute to the Biblical epics. I have always been drawn to the period and biblical epics. The more over the top the better!
The Biblical epics, Yul Brynner belt from 'The Ten Commandments', Nina Foch gown from "The Ten Commandments", Gregory Peck crown from "David and Bathsheba", Susan Hayward gown from 'Demetrius and the Gladiators" and Jack Hawkins helmet from 'Ben-Hur"
I have always loved films such as 'The Ten Commandments" and the swords and sandal epics such as "The Robe", "Ben Hur" and "Demetrius and the Gladiators" I am lucky to have pieces from these film greats.
Nina Foch gown and bracelet from 'The Ten Commandments" Paramount Pictures 1956
Yul Brynner belt from 'The Ten Commandments" Paramount Pictures 1956
Susan Hayward period gown from "Demetrius and the Gladiators"
The next room takes visitors into another area I collect with a passion which is the period costume. As a collector of vintage film costume I am drawn to these period because I love the designs, the workmanship and the costumes tell a story and at the same time really just look amazing! I am also interested in the interpretation that the studios had on history and the thought process the designers and the studios placed on period costume in the context of something that would appeal to the star who wore it as well as the public.
Visitors are greeted with Elizabeth Taylor's wig from 'Cleopatra' together with Richard Burton's impressive robe from "Alexander the Great". This is followed by a selection of costumes from a film I love "Desiree" made at Fox studios in 1954 and starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. Here you get to see two costumes worn by both and from the same scene.
Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
Magificent period gown worn by Anita Louise in 'Marie Antoinette' MGM 1938 and designed by Adrian
Details for Anita Louise from 'Marie Antoinette'
This next piece is just beyond incredible and visitors get a great thrill coming up to the great and elusive Greta Garbo herself and from of her most famous films 'Queen Christina' made at MGM In 1933.
Greta Garbo tunic worn in 'Queen Christina' MGM 1933 and designed by Adrian
The Divine Greta Garbo wearing the tunic from 'Queen Christina'
I love Bette Davis and this is a film favourite. Worn by her the second time she portrayed Elizabeth I. The film was "The Virgin Queen" and was made at Fox studios in 1956 and designed by Charles Le Maire.
Bette Davis in 'The Virgin Queen'
Richard Burton as 'Alexander the Great'
Marlon Brandon as The Emperor Napoleon in 'Desiree"
Jean Simmons as Desiree in 'Desiree'
I have been lucky in some instances to acquire costumes from the same films and sometimes the same scenes. I don’t think it was a conscious thing to do at first however when they started to appear at sales it became a decision to try where possible to keep these pieces together.
And here is the Brando costume as well as the Simmons as they appear in the same scene from 'Desiree'
The pieces I have from the 20th Century Fox film ‘Desiree’ for example were pieces I have bought over a number of years. I first bought the Marlon Brando gold vest for example many years ago and then the red velvet jacket that went with the vest came to sale and I was able to reunite those. I hope that one day the pants come around too.
In terms of the garments worn by the lead character ‘Desiree” I now have five Jean Simmons Desiree gowns, which I think is a remarkable thing to be able to say. When they left the studios in the 70s and 80s and were spread across the US, I don’t think there was ever the chance that they would be brought back together again unless someone made the conscious effort to do it. Over the 20 years of collecting I have managed to find the five, If another came to market again, I expect that I would try for it!
Bette Davis in 'The Virgin Queen" Photo: Atmosphere Photography
Just around the corner you are greeted with an even more amazing row of od period gowns including Lana Turner's period wedding dress from the film 'Green Dolphin Street', a period suit worn by Cary Grant in 'The Howard's of Virginia' and a Lana Turner period gown from the MGM film 'Diane'. Yes I love my period costumes!
Cary Grant period costume from 'The Howard's of Virginia'
Lana Turner period wedding dress from 'Green Dolphin Street' and designed by Walter Plunkett
Lana Turner period gown from 'Diane' and designed by Walter Plunkett
Lana Turner detail from 'Diane
Cary Grant period costume from 'The Howard's of Virgina' Photo: Atmosphere Photography
Moving along you get to say hello to Robert Taylor, Linda Darnell, Ingrid Bergman and Dame May Whittey from 'Gaslight' and next to her, Maureen O'Hara and Douglas Fairbanks Snr!
Maureen O'Hara from 'At Sword's Point", Dame May Whittey and Ingrid Berman from 'Gaslight' and Linda Darnell Period gown from 'Blackbeard the Pirate'
Greer Garson from 'That Forsyte Woman 1949', Joan Bennett from 'The Man In The Iron Mask' 1939 and Douglas Fairbanks Snr from 'The Private Lives of Don Juan' 1934
Joan Bennett from 'The Man In The Iron Mask" 1939
Douglas Fairbanks Snr from 'The Private Lives of Don Juan' 1934
Maureen O'Hara wedding dress from 'At Sword's Point'
Robert Taylor from 'The Gorgeous Hussy' 1936 MGM
Linda Darnell period gown from 'Blackbeard The Pirate'
Ingrid Bergman blouse from 'Gaslight'
Dame May Whittey period costume from 'Gaslight'
Moving along to costumes worn in films based on great literally novels. These include a beautiful green dress worn by Ann Rutherford in 'Pride and Prejudice', Orson Welles in 'Jane Eyre', Katharine Hepburn in 'Little Women' 1933 at RKO and designed by Walter Plunkett, and two costumes worn by Luise Rainer and Paul Muni in 'The Good Earth" MGM 1937.
Orson Welles jacket from 'Jane Eyre'
The literary greats
Ann Rutherford period gown from 'Pride and Prejudice; MGM 1939 and designed by Adrian
Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Jennifer Jones and Katharine Hepburn
Greer Garson costume from 'That Forsyte Woman' MGM 1949 and designed by Walter Plunkett
Katharine Hepburn costume from 'Little Women' RKO 1933 and designed by Walter Plunkett
Jennifer Jones head dress from 'The Song of Bernadette' 20th Century Fox 1943
Luise Rainer tunic worn in 'The Good Earth'
Turn around and look up and you get to see something quite amazing. A costume worn by Fred Astaire in the famous dancing on the ceiling muscial number from 'Royal Wedding' 1951 MGM. Sit and watch the footage when you come and get to see how amazing Fred Astaire was on the screen.
Fred Astaire in 'Royal Wedding'
The final room takes visitors back to magical genre of the move musical and such a wonderful uplifting and fun room to sit it.
The Musicals Room! Sit and enjoy the fun!
I have a pair of boots that were designed for Judy Garland to be worn in the film “Annie Get Your Gun”. Garland was dismissed from the production and replaced by Betty Hutton so only the costumes and little of the original filming remains in terms of Garland and the film. I was lucky enough to pick up the boots on eBay. It was just one of those cases of right place and right time and a very unexpected treasure.
Barbra Streisand from 'Funny Girl' Photo: Atmosphere Photography
My favourite costume is a red velvet two piece costume with fox fur trim worn by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 Columbia Pictures “Funny Girl”. I love it for many reasons in terms of the design, the look, how it appears on screen and of course who wore it. The gown is amazing to look at as a collector, it is also in great condition and displays well. The gown also came direct from Ms Streisand herself when she sold many of the costume pieces she had collected over the years. The money raised from those sales went to the many charities that Barbra is associated with.
I love the MGM musicals so those pieces that are connected to that part of the studios history are special to me like the Ann Miller from “On The Town” worn in the title sequence and seeing Ann Miller in the costume dancing around legends like Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.
Ann Miller costume from 'On The Town" MGM 1949
The other amazing musical connection I have is the red swim suit worn by Esther Williams in “Million Dollar Mermaid”. The sequence of Williams coming through the red coloured smoke has been something that stayed with me when I first watched the MGM film documentary “That’s Entertainment” so many years on it is a thrill to have been able to acquire this amazing treasure.
Esther Williams swimsuit from "Million Dollar Mermaid"
Esther Williams swimsuit from "On An Island With You"
I have a costume in the exhibit worn by Judy Garland in the 1948 MGM musical ‘Easter Parade’. It is such a wonderful film and the costume is worn in two great production numbers, the ‘Fella With An Umbrella’ song and “I love a Piano’. Whenever I watch the film I am amazed that I have such a wonderful piece from an MGM musical classic.
Leslie Caron from 'Gigi', Judy Garland from 'Easter Parade' and boots made for 'Annie Get Your Gun'
Leslie Caron costume from 'Gigi' and designed by Cecil Beaton
Ann Miller costume from 'On The Town" MGM 1949
Ethel Merman costume from 'Call Me Madam'
Jeanette MacDonald costume from 'San Francisco" MGM 1936 and designed by Adrian
Gladys Swathout lounging robe from "Romance In The Dark" Paramount 1934 and designed by Travis Banton
Julie Andrews gown from 'Darling Lili" and designed by Donald Brooks
Julie Andrews detail from 'Darling Lilli"
Betty Grable dance costume from "Three For The Show" and designed by Jean Louis
Mitzi Gaynor dance costume from "Les Girls" and designed by Orry Kelly
Mitzi Gaynor costume from 'Golden Girl" 20th Century Fox
Carmen Miranda from "Nancy Goes to Rio"
Ginger Rogers suit from "Lady In The Dark"
Cyd Charisse dance costume from 'Words and Music" MGM
Lucille Bremer dance gown from "Ziegfeld Follies"
A side view of the musicals room. There are large screens playing on a loop where you can watch the gowns in action
Debbie Reynolds dance gown from 'Give A Girl A Break'
Debbie Reynolds costume from 'Tammy and the Bachelor"
Ann Miller costume detail from 'On The Town"
Gladys Swarthout detail from 'Romance In The Dark'
Lucille Bremer detail
Rise Stevens fully beaded gown from 'The Chocolate Soldier" MGM 1940 and designed by Adrian
The Glamour Girls
Left to right Lucille Ball, Joan Collins, Joan Fontaine, Carole Landis, Elizabeth Taylor
The Bible According to Hollywood
Another little feature highlighting the exhibit.
The collectors I have met over the year’s area amazing. I have also been lucky enough to come into contact with some of the collector greats and they have been an inspiration. Those who were not only at the original sales, but those who saw the magic and importance of collecting after that time and some who continue to find, restore and preserve these treasures. Debbie Reynolds for example. It is to the collectors of yesterday who the collectors of today owe a great deal. If it weren’t for them, the majority of these treasures would no longer exist. The sad reality is that these treasures will one day be no more. Fabrics and textiles will eventually deteriorate and disappear. Mabye not in our lifetime or the next, but eventually. Until then each collector does his or her bit to preserve and conserve until it is time to pass on to the next collector.
I hope to continue to collect and preserve what I can and to continue displaying the pieces for the public to enjoy. As long as the collecting still lights a spark in me and as long as I continue to get that thrill when a new item arrives then I will keep collecting and preserving what I can. Costumes from the Golden Age of Hollywood. On now until May 24 2015!
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Theatre and dramatic productions have long held an important place in the city of Dundee and also in student life at the University.
This is borne out by the wealth of material now being displayed in an exhibition at the University of Dundee. The exhibition features items from the University’s Archive and Museum Collections and also from the Lamb Collection of Dundee Central Library.
Although there have been several theatres in Dundee, the story of theatre in Dundee for the last 70 years has been mainly about the Dundee Rep Theatre, now home to Scotland’s ‘only full time, multi-award winning acting company’ and also Scotland’s ‘principal contemporary dance company’.
There are programmes and previously unseen photographs from the Rep’s own collections which were recently deposited in the University Archives. They include familiar faces such as Joanna Lumley, Gregor Fisher, Duncan MacRae and Michael York. ‘The Tenth Doctor’ David Tennant appeared in several plays at the Rep during the 1990s beginning with his role as Curdie in The Princess and the Goblin. This photograph is of his 1996 performance as Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie.
Also on show is material from the University’s own dramatic societies, the first of which was formed around 1911. The items on display highlight some of the activities during the past century of the Dramatic Society in its various incarnations, drama at the College of Education and the Operatic Society productions. In 1969 the University of Dundee’s new dramatic society – the Waifs – created history by being the first society to reach the finals of the National Union of Students drama festival on their first attempt. The image is from the College of Education's 1920s performance of A Midsummer's Night Dream.
Other items in the exhibition include 1960s photographs from the Michael Peto Photographic Collection that show famous figures connected with the world of theatre, such as the actors Ian McKellen, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith and the playwright Samuel Beckett.
The exhibition runs in the Lamb Gallery, University of Dundee, until 13 February 2010 (closed for Christmas 24 December – 4 January) Mon-Fri 09.30-20.30 Sat 09.30-16.30. Admission is free.


Do you know where robots come from?
The Hilo Community Players will present the classic science-fiction drama R.U.R. – Rossum’s Universal Robots, at 8 p.m. Saturday March 15 at Hilo’s Palace Theater, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday March 16 at the Kilauea Theater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
R.U.R. was written by the Czech playwright Karel Čapek in 1920, giving us not only the word ‘robot’, but also the plotline that, if we make robots too much like people, they will turn on us – a staple of science-fiction ever since. I’m producing and directing this performance in old-time-radio style, with actors in costumes and makeup, but carrying scripts. Music and sound-effects will be produced live on stage.
The play features many local actors and crew members. Chris Tomich, Saul Rollason, Dan Lindsey, Rob Hunt, Randal McEndree and William McGregor play the men who run the robot factory. Mimi Tincher portrays the idealistic woman who wants to liberate the robots; Maggi Aspin is cast as her skeptical maid. The robots are played by Azura Khan, Stephen Bond, Aaron Bannister, Galen Larson, Lauren Overbay, Joy Sever, Breandain Clarke, and Ray Ryan. The Announcer is Wolf Daniel Braun; sound-effects will be created by Steve Peyton, music by Rick Mazurowski, costumes by Robin Worley, and makeup by Bryan Furer.
Tickets for the Palace performance are $10 in advance, and for students with ID; $15 at the door. For advance sales, phone the Palace box office at 934-7010. All tickets for the Kilauea Theater performance are $10; for reservations, phone 982-7344.
R.U.R. is a co-production of the Hilo Community Players (HCP), the Friends of the Palace Theater, and the Kilauea Drama & Entertainment Network (KDEN). HCP has been entertaining the Big Island since its formation in 1938, and has presented a Shakespeare play in Kalakaua Park, free of charge, since 1978. Last September, HCP had a huge success with The Trial of Lili’uokalani; this July, HCP will present Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. The Friends of the Palace Theater produce a Broadway musical every October (last year’s was Young Frankenstein), and will produce a musical variety show the first weekend in May. Last month, KDEN produced the musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress; this summer, KDEN will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore – or, The Witch’s Curse.
Let me know if you’d like more information about R.U.R. Hope to see you at the show in Hilo or Volcano.


CHURUBUSCO — Roger Ranney, a Churubusco native, is “living the dream” in Los Angeles as a film producer, director and actor.
Coming from humble ‘Busco beginnings, Roger did not set his sights for the silver screen. Now he has a hand in what is played on that screen.
“This is a herculean effort by my wife, Laura, and I,” said Roger.
The effort he spoke of is an adaptation of a short story into a short film. “Poker Donkey” is a story of a psychiatrist with a gambling problem who is then forced to face his vice while treating a poker champion.
The original story was written by Steve Almond and the short film stars Curtis Armstrong, best known for his role as Booger in the 80s classic, “Revenge of the Nerds.”
“This isn’t your average guy meets girl story,” said Roger. “Everyone who’s had a chance to read the story has had a positive response and we’ve had some amazing feedback.”
As much as Roger is behind the camera, directing shots and coordinating actors’ efforts, he is also doing many of the miniscule tasks necessary on a movie set.
“If we had a huge budget we would have someone for every job, but I am directing as well as putting out food for the actors, standing in the parking lot at all hours of the night hanging parking signs and anything else that needs to be done,” said Roger.
He even has a small role in the film. Roger, who has acting credits in television shows such as “Dexter,” “NCIS,” and “Desperate Housewives,” describes himself as a blue-collar film maker.
“It’s a lot of work, but I love it,” Roger said. “Getting to have Curtis in the film just makes it all the more sweeter.”
Roger and Laura, along with their team at Spilt Milk Entertainment, are aiming for independent film festivals in hopes of launching the short film into a full length feature.
“That is the dream,” Roger said. “The fun thing is you just don’t know for sure what will happen. The sky’s the limit. We could take this to a festival and someone huge could pick it up and run with it. You can win an Oscar for independent films. Can you imagine if that was to happen — standing on the red carpet and knowing that all my friends and family were back home in Churubusco watching it happen.”
To learn more about Roger’s project or to contribute to the film, visit www.spiltmilkentertainment.com .
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Just wanted to remind Heartland fans that the season premiere is tomorrow (Sunday) at 7pm on CBC. If you can't catch it on tv, CBC has the episodes online. It must be the start of fall if Heartland is back on tv! :D
Ok, so I finally had an hour to spare to watch this seasons premiere and all I have to say is whoa! Did not expect that Blair girl, and is Ty going to tell Amy about "that Blair girl" and what happened while he was getting grain ready? I really didn't think that I would be hooked on this show, but after last season I think I'm pretty hooked. Looks like an interesting season ahead.


Thursday, December 9, 2010
Raima Sen Sex Scene in Mirch | Raima sen hot sex Scene from Mirch Movie
A rather graphic lovemaking scene with Arunodoy Singh in Vinay Shukla’sMirch seems to have given Raima Sen cold feet. She is requesting the director to tone it down While shooting for Vinay Shukla’s Mirch, Raima Sen seems to have bitten off more than she can chew. The film, with the help of four parallel stories, celebrates female sexuality through the eyes of women who are uninhibited when it comes to sex.
But Raima did have some rather strong inhibitions about her lovemaking scene with her co-star Arunodoy Singh, the tall actor who courted Sonam Kapoor in Aisha. After watching the bedroom sequence, and its graphic detailing, Raima feels she has gone a bit to far.
“What will my mother say?” was her first reaction when Raima saw how elaborate the lovemaking sequence was: she was reduced to tears. Her co-star Arunodoy however was fine with it (the word ‘fine’ being a diplomatic subordinate, we suspect).
Apparently, Raima pleaded with the director Vinay Shukla to shorten the sequence.
Says a source close to Raima, “She was tricked into shooting the lovemaking sequence with her co-star Arunodoy. When they shot it the first time it was less elaborate. The director told her that the lovemaking scenes in the film were being spruced up to make the story more sizzling. Raima was told that Konkona Sen Sharma was also re-shooting her lovemaking sequence with Arunodoy. There is a sequence where Konkona’s old husband Prem Chopra is sitting on top of a tree looking down at her making love to Arunodoy. Raima was told that this scene was being shot again. But on watching the film, Raima realised that Konkona’s love scene was exactly how it was originally. By then, Raima had redone her love sequence.”
When contacted Raima refrained from going into details about the lovemaking sequence. All she said was, “ Yes, we did re-shoot the sequence on the director’s request. I’ve requested Vinayji to tone it down.”
But Shukla it seems doesn’t want to budge. When asked why he re-shot Raima’s scene and not Konkona’s, Vinay Shukla said, “The earlier shot lacked the passion that was required for the scene. Konkona’s lovemaking scene is viewed from the subjective point of view of the king who is atop a tree. Going closer would have destroyed the credibility of the scene. But Raima’s scene is simply being played out. The length of it was required to build up the climax of the story.” Or the climax per se.


Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Racism and the movies
I read the books- they are fantastic. I have seen the movie- it is fantastic.
However, wouldn't you know that people have taken something that should have been wonderful and fun and twisted it in to something ugly.
There are two characters in the movie, Rue and Thresh, who are Tributes from District 11. In the movie, they are portrayed by black actors.
Let me start off by saying both people do a stellar job with their parts. Thresh especially fit exactly what I was expecting out of him, even though he and Rue are not in the movie very much.
Apparently some of our narrow-minded nation has flocked to Twitter and other social media to complain that the two characters are *gasp* black. Never mind that the author writes about them having "dark skin". I guess she didn't spell it out enough for these people. One wrote that "Ugh, they made Rue black. Now her death has no meaning."
Yeah...read that again. Because this little girl is black, her death is meaningless.
That's probably not what this teenage idiot meant. More than likely, she meant that she was so distracted by the difference in the Rue on the screen and the Rue in her head that it robbed the little girl's death scene of it's emotion because she couldn't just get over it. That is not, however, what she said.
Other tweets of note:
"Ewwww rue is black?? I'm not watching,"
"Why did the producer make all the good characters black?"


There is something about the aesthetic of film that makes me really feel something when I look at the image. It's something that I can't really describe. But, I can tell you, when you go back and look at the images from your childhood, you probably feel like it was a real moment captured. And, well, that's my goal; to capture real moments. And, the bokeh, well that's just an artistic bonus to film.
That said, I want to shoot your family on film. I want you to have the true colors, and true moments that film provides. Each shutter click counts. To offer this to you I have decided to do it the "safe" way. This is what a film session will involve.
-I will shoot both film and digital throughout the session
-Up to 1 hour of shooting time.
-All finalized images, both film and digital, with full print release.
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Dole sues “Bananas!” filmmaker, alleges defamation
LOS ANGELES — Dole Foods has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker for insisting on showing his documentary “Bananas!” at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.
Wednesday’s lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction barring Fredrik Gertten from showing the film in public again. It accuses him of “actual malice” for ignoring a court ruling that the case on which the film was based had been part of a massive extortion plot against Dole by attorney Juan J. Dominguez, the star of the film.
“Bananas!” documents the alleged plight of Nicaraguan workers who say they were made sterile by a pesticide used at Dole banana plantations in the 1970s. The documentary was completed before the fraud was uncovered showing that the men were recruited by Dominguez to lie.


Shakespeare (Shakespere), William. The greatest of the English dramatic poets. Born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. Of the incidents of his youth, almost nothing is known, except that he married in his 19th year and soon afterwards resorted to London, where he became an actor of repute at the Globe and Blackfriars theaters. In 1593, he inaugurated his literary career by the publication of his poem "Venus and Adonis"' and, in the following year, his first published play appeared, the precursor of a succession of works which constitute the crowning glory of English dramatic literature. Shakespeare enjoyed the favor of Queen Elizabeth and James I, and the friendship of Southampton, Raleigh, Ben Jonson, and other of the principal of his contemporaries. After realizing an easy fortune by his contributions to the stage, he retired to his native town, and there died in 1616. Shakespeare's tragedies of "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "Othello," "Romeo and Juliet," and "King Lear" are wonderful examples of his power of expressing the strongest passions of the human soul; while, on the other hand, his comedies, particularly "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Twelfth Night," "The Taming of the Shrew," etc., are unsurpassed in the English language. Of his dramas, strictly so called, perhaps the finest are "As You Like It," "The Merchant of Venice," and "The Tempest."