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Q: tsql to export and attach SSRS report to email? I don't think there's an easy way to do this, but here goes.
We have an SSRS report that can be invoked with http://MyServer/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?%2fSales%2fSalesReport
We also use database mail to send our emails, so the code looks like this:
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
@profile_name = 'Joe Smith',
@recipients = 'john@Company.com',
@subject = 'Daily Sales',
@body = 'Some HTML',
@body_format = 'HTML' ;

Using only tsql, can I somehow include the Excel as an attachment to the email sent?
The Excel can be viewed locally using http://MyServer/ReportServer?%2fSaless%2fSalesReport&rs:Command=Excel, but I'm not sure how I can include it as an attachment.
Thanks.

A: Well, using only TSQL, you'd remove the SSRS part of this problem. Instead of using the SSRS report, just call the code directly and use the results in sp_send_dbmail via the @attach_query_result_as_file parameter. If your SSRS report is formatting your results, and thus you have to use the SSRS report, then you can schedule this report to run and drop the xls on a file share which your SQL Server can access and send it with the @file_attachments parameter of sp_send_db_mail.


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Apple II Bits
Lisa operating system source code
January 8th, 2018 8:52 AM
by Ken Gagne Filed under History;
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Last week, I wrote about Robert Taylor and Charles Thacker, whose work at Xerox PARC inspired such Apple innovations as the graphic-user interface (GUI) and the mouse. Soon, we'll get to see under the hood of how Apple introduced those technologies with the Apple Lisa.
Just as the Computer History Museum did five years ago when it released the source code for Apple DOS, the CHM will now be distributing the source code for the Apple Lisa's operating system. Museum curator Al Kossow made the announcement on Google Groups, writing, "the sources to the OS and applications were recovered… and they are with Apple for review. After that's done, CHM will do an @CHM blog post about the historical significance of the software and the code that is cleared for release by Apple will be made available in 2018."
I'm curious where the source code was "recovered" from. Did the CHM collaborate with Apple to retrieve the code from an archaic floppy disk, much as Tony Diaz and Jason Scott helped Jordan Mechner recover the Prince of Persia source code? Or did some third party, perhaps a former Apple employee, bequeath the code to the CHM?
Regardless of the source, the importance of this release cannot be understated. Rhett Jones at Gizmodo reported, "Lisa was a cutting-edge machine and one of the first to offer consumers a GUI, mouse, and file system, but it was prohibitively expensive and didn't catch on." To see the origin of these features is to look back at the ancestors of computing staples that are still with us today.
Further, such releases are extremely rare, as Apple is known to be possessive of their intellectual property. In this case Apple has little incentive to make such a release, whether or not there is historical value or modern applications for the Lisa operating system.
Whatever the origin or motivation of both this release and that of Apple DOS before it, the precedents continue to be set, with many implications for the Apple II community. Who knows what other classic software we'll see released from Apple Inc. next?
(Hat tip to Christopher Baugh via Paul Wilson)
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ARBORS JAZZ
JOHN COCUZZI/Groove Merchant: This swinging vibes player is having too much fun on this date to ignore. Taking the listener for a trip of unexpected moves around the horn, whether it's the smooth opener, the long way around on "Tenderly" or simply stuff you wouldn't expect a vibe man to tackle (even if the Arbors All Stars on board know their way around all too well), this is stylish, impish and mind blowing in that low key/out of left field kind of way. An adult date throughout, kids of all ages will dig it.
MARTY GROSZ & the Hot Winds/The James P. Johnson Songbook: Leave it to a guitar man to take us back to the whore houses and gin joints where Johnson's stride piano reigned supreme until it made the transition to Broadway. This is the kind of thing real genre fans will flip for as Grosz took the pains to track down songs that have been lost to history---and there's aren't that many cats around from the 20s anymore to cry 'foul' if they don't like it. A delightful mix of hokum and barrelhouse, the uninitiated will say this sounds like northern Dixieland but it really exists in a state all it's own---the state of fun stuff. A high water mark for sitting down jazz.
BUCKY PIZZARELLI/Challis in Wonderland: Perhaps it was affection for his son's in laws that made Pizzarelli do this loving tribute to Jewish egg bread. Loaded with easy going music that sounds like it's from decades ago and sounding like it's music associated with Bix Beiderbecke, the guitar pro and his friends and family show just how nice laid back jazz sounds from a family that was raised right. Oh, wait, Challis is Bill Challis, Beiderbecke's arranger that was something of a visionary. Well, we still stand by how good this sounds. Chalk up another win for the elder Pizzarelli who certainly doesn't play like an elder. A sweet, fun and charming recording throughout.
ANNA BORGES & BILL WARD/Receita De Samba: A diplomat's daughter winds up in Boston where she meets up with a guitarist fed up with academe and the two come together to make Brazilian music that sounds like it's from the homeland instead of just born there, in part. A super tasty, low key fire kind of date that really gives the Brazil music sweet tooth the filling it needs. Someone alert Scott Adams that this needs to be on his play list. Hot stuff that just dazzles throughout with spot on sounds from everyone involved. Check it out.
GERRY MULLIGAN SEXTET/Legends Live: I had the chance to see Mulligan do a master class at a university in the early 80s, and other than showing a degree of condescension to the students, there was no doubt Mulligan still had it. In the 70's, not even 30 years removed from his game changing moves, there were long lulls in getting anyone to write a check to get him to record. This date, from the late 70s, with a bunch of old pros joined by a young Dave Samuels, was recorded for radio and it shows he was still well on the ball. Taking his trademark cool school moves and bringing them forward, almost anticipating smooth jazz, Mulligan and the gang make sitting down jazz that will bring you to your feet at the appropriate times. Tasty stuff that shows he always knew how to hit the target. Check it out.
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET/Legends Live: You bet this night over 40 years ago was one for the books. The Adderley Brothers were in top form and Joe Zawinul was behind the keys, but he wasn't about to be behind anything for much longer. Fresh from recording "In a Silent Way" and just a month away from starting Weather Report, Zawinul was on fire. Whether playing it straight ahead or reaching beyond the limits, this crew came to play and made a statement that stands up as a record that never was but should have been. Very hip throughout, but you don't have to be hipster to dig it. A fine look at solid players playing solidly.
BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTRA featuring Anita O'Day: The kind of sound that grandpa and hipster lad can meet on a middle ground at Starbucks over, time has made a bunch Of the stuff Goodman was doing sound like cartoon music---which prompts the hipster to ask which came first, the cartoon or the swinging mice? A little dated but as sharp as the creases that were in pants back then, any fan of classic big bands will know what they are getting into here and will dig the live energy that couldn't be captured on studio recordings.
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YELENA ECKEMOFF/Forget-Me-Not: Working in a trio setting with Marilyn Mazur, this set finds Eckemoff trying an ECM vibe on for style and fit. Very cool but a little off the mark from what Manny Eicher would put the high sign on, this is a change of pace from the new agy moves Eckemoff is more known for. Contemporary, very cool school stuff that can seamlessly bounce back and forth between background and foreground music.
Volume 35/Number 126
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It's Stillwater's first new hotel in 23 years.
Stillwater continued on its recent trendy streak with the opening of the Lora Hotel in its downtown.
The $13.5 million hotel, the first development for Portland, Oregon-based Provenance Hotels, opened its doors to its first guests on Monday.
The project has already won acclaim from Architectural Digest, which named it among its "15 Best-Designed Hotels Opening This Summer."
That's in no small part down to the efforts of Minneapolis' ESG Architecture & Design, which has transformed buildings that formerly housed the Joseph Wolf Brewery into a 40-room boutique hotel that abuts the stone cliffs at the end of Main Street.
It still retains much of the 1886 brewery's original features, including natural limestone walls, carriage passageways, and exposed wooden beams.
It's also home to no fewer than three food and drink outlets, including the full-service restaurant "Feller," the coffee and juice bar "MADE," and craft cocktail bar called "The Long Goodbye."
Provenance Hotels says "The Long Goodbye" is a cheeky nod to the famous "Minnesota goodbye."
Minnesota is a theme that runs throughout the hotel, despite its Oregonian origins, with guest beds topped with Faribault Woolen Mills blankets, while honor bars are stocked with Annie B'S Caramels and Old Dutch chps, among other local brands.
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Local alcohol brands for sale in the hotel include Lift Bridge (obviously) as well as efforts from local distilleries.
You can check out its selection of rooms and suites on its website, but be warned that it's not a cheap stay – its introductory room rates start at $275-per-night.
The 40-bedroom hotel called Lora opens next month.
The North Loop hotel has an enviable view of downtown Minneapolis.
It claims it would make it Minnesota's largest resort.
The rebranded hotel opens its doors on Wednesday.
Many had their passport numbers compromised.
The 149-room hotel opened in September on the banks of the Mississippi.
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KCET-Link and the Levantine Cultural Center invite you to a special preview event to watch two episodes of the hit sitcom ARAB LABOR and participate in a public conversation featuring invited guests Clara Khoury (who costars in the show) and Dr. Yigal Arens, moderated by Jordan Elgrably. A reception follows. You must RSVP to rsvp@levantinecenter.org or call 323.413.2001 (provide names of members in party, and a phone number).
Arab Labor is a hit Israeli sitcom series created by Sayed Kashua, an Israeli-born Palestinian columnist for Haaretz and a novelist, author of Dancing Arabs, Second Person Singular and Exposure. Arab Labor is translated from the Hebrew "Avoda Aravit", which colloquially implies "shoddy or second-rate work."
The series pokes fun at the Israel-Palestine cultural divide. It focuses on Amjad Alian, a Palestinian journalist and Israeli citizen in search of his identity as he seeks high status in the society into which he was born, but where his car is searched everyday when he drives to his job in Jerusalem.
The series plays on religious, cultural and political differences to daringly depict the mixed society that is Israel. This show was the first Israeli program to present Palestinian characters speaking Arabic on primetime.
This event is organized by KCET-Link TV and the Levantine Cultural Center, with support from community partners CODEPINK Women for Peace, Friends of Sabeel North America (LA), LA Jews for Peace, Muslims for Progressive Values and MPAC's Hollywood Bureau.
CLARA KHOURY Film and television performance art runs in the family with Clara Khoury. An actor from childhood and the daughter of pioneering actor Makram J. Khoury, Clara made her big screen debut in Oscar-nominated director Hany Abu-Assad's Rana's Wedding (2002)-a critics' favorite. She gained further international recognition for her title role in Eran Riklis' The Syrian Bride (2004), portraying a young Druze woman who risks losing her family by entering an arranged marriage with a Syrian celebrity. More recently she has been awarded for her role as Bushra in Sayed Kashua's poignant television series Arab Labor. She plays Salma in Hiam Abbass' directorial debut Inheritance, now in theaters in France. After starring in Jonathan Sagall's Lipstikka, selected for competition at the Berlinale, Clara married and immigrated to the North Coast of California, briefly appearing on Showtime'sHomeland.
DR. YIGAL ARENS Yigal Arens directs ISI's Intelligent Systems division at the University of Southern California (USC), one of the United States' largest and most respected artificial intelligence laboratories. Under Arens' nine-year leadership, the division has grown to over 100 researchers who span the full range of AI expertise. He is deeply involved in digital government and information integration, and is experienced in multimedia interfaces and other AI disciplines. Arens directs the USC Digital Government Research Center to explore information technology use by government to communicate with citizens. He is a co-founder of Fetch Technologies, which provides Web information-gathering solutions. He joined USC in 1983, ISI in 1987, and the USC Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in 2002. Arens earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley. A native of Israel, he is the son of former minister Moshe Arens.
JORDAN ELGRABLY is an American-born writer and French national of Moroccan heritage who spent many years living in Paris and Madrid before resettling in Los Angeles, where he cofounded the Levantine Cultural Center in 2001. He has been passionately committed to strengthening Arab/Muslim, Christian and Jewish relations for many years. The Levantine Cultural Center has been instrumental in raising many of the key issues concerning Americans and the Middle East/North Africa, particularly conversation around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


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By Jake Hinkson
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"Hell on Church Street is pure pulp bliss. Hinkson does a stellar job of creating a believably over-the-top story about the pitfalls of obsession and greed, and his "protagonist," while a sadistic killer by the tale's end, is the kind of guy whom readers can't help but root for. The pacing is pitch-perfect, and the story never slows down for more than a page or two. This makes Hell on Church Street an exceptionally fast read, and it also makes the surprises that much more shocking."
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WATCH: XIA (Junsu) Gets Ready To "Rock The World" With New Album
by G. Jeong
JYJ's XIA (Junsu) releases the music video teaser for "Rock The World" (Feat. The Quiett, Automatic), the title track from his fourth studio album, "Xignature."
"Rock the World" is a hip-hop influenced dance song, produced by AUTOMATIC, who also worked with Junsu on his second album, "Incredible."
Junsu previously released a pre-album release track, titled "Is You…," which is a ballad track filled with emotion.
"Xignature" is due out on May 30 at midnight KST.
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Consultant for beleaguered Rialto water…
Consultant for beleaguered Rialto water district orchestrated federal grant scam
West Valley Water District officials plan to cancel the contract of a firm run by Luvina Beckley-Knight
Luvina Beckley-Knight is president and CEO of grant writing company M.H.M and Associates. The federal government in 2016 suspended Beckley-Knight for three years after determining she committed fraud. (File photo by Stan Lim, The Press Enterprise/SCNG)
By Joe Nelson | jnelson@scng.com and Scott Schwebke | sschwebke@scng.com | San Bernardino Sun
PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.
Despite damning state and local audits revealing questionable hiring practices at the embattled West Valley Water District in Rialto, the agency continues to employ a consultant the government found to have operated a federal grant scam.
Under scrutiny is the district's contract with M.H.M. and Associates, a Glendora-based grant-writing company headed by CEO Luvina Beckley-Knight. The district entered into a one-year, $25,000 contract with M.H.M. in August 2018 to create a federal grant program. Another one-year contract was awarded in June for the same amount to implement the program and begin pursuing grants.
Beckley-Knight, however, remains suspended from "all federal procurement and nonprocurement transactions" because the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Inspector General concluded in a June 2016 report that she defrauded the government by funneling federal grant money from a nonprofit shell corporation she created into her for-profit M.H.M. and Associates.
On Oct. 17, the district's Board of Directors was to consider a new contract with M.H.M. for grant- and loan-writing services, not to exceed $50,000 annually without board approval. But the item was pulled from the meeting agenda after the Southern California News Group began inquiring about M.H.M. and Beckley-Knight.
Nine other proposed contracts were withdrawn from the agenda as well because the board did not want to consider anything potentially controversial before the Nov. 5 election, board President Mike Taylor said. Board members Kyle Crowther, Don Olinger and Greg Young are up for reelection, and fierce campaigning is underway to determine future control of the board.
Water district General Manager Clarence Mansell Jr. said that, in light of the recent scrutiny of Beckley-Knight's federal suspension, which remains in effect until Oct. 31, the district will send a 30-day notice of its intent to terminate her existing contract.
Clarence C. Mansell Jr.
Mansell said Beckley-Knight has not applied for any grants or loans on behalf of the district under her existing contract. West Valley serves about 82,000 customers in Bloomington, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County, and Jurupa Valley in Riverside County.
"She is strictly advisory to staff, provides research, writing, guidance for relationship building in the grant-writing community," Mansell said. "It's a new effort that takes a year or two to show results. Again, our intention is to control everything, but utilize her knowledge, skills and relationships to build our program."
Beckley-Knight, 55, of Riverside, said her suspension means federal agencies are prohibited from soliciting grant contracts from her or awarding her new contracts in excess of $35,000.
However, she said it doesn't prevent her from continuing to write grants for others.
"I've never stopped writing grants," she said.
Beckley-Knight said one of her most recent grant proposals was on behalf of the West Valley Water District, which is pursuing federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSmart program to improve water conservation.
Federal debarment
In October 2016, the CNCS suspended Beckley-Knight for three years after determining she set up a shell corporation called TCU Community Services, an online nonprofit, to secure more than $20,000 in federal grant money. The money was then funneled to Beckley-Knight's for-profit M.H.M. and Associates by having M.H.M.'s management services inserted as an item in every TCU grant budget, according to a 37-page Office of Inspector General report.
"Ms. Beckley-Knight also inserted personal acquaintances into the grant budget as consultants to TCU, to be paid completely with federal funds, and without TCU having conducted a cost or price analysis for the services," according to the report, dated June 21, 2016. "Ms. Beckley-Knight submitted fraudulent claims to the government because M.H.M. and TCU failed to execute the work for the approved grant project, yet drew down funds for its support."
The government awarded TCU a grant for a volunteer program for retired persons and senior citizens in Conyers, Georgia, but Beckley-Knight and her employees did not perform any substantive work under the grant. TCU failed to recruit volunteers and submitted "incomprehensible reports attempting to demonstrate TCU was working on a volunteer recruitment plan."
The grant money, however, was used to pay TCU staff members without evidence showing they completed any work, according to the report.
Beckley-Knight also was found to have made false statements by intentionally misleading the federal government in TCU's grant application, stating the firm had established funds and resources while failing to disclose the relationship between M.H.M. and TCU, as well as other parties and entities "commonly controlled by Beckley-Knight, thus leading to Ms. Beckley-Knight's financial gain," according to the report.
The OIG's office declined to comment, and CNCS did not respond to repeated telephone calls and emails seeking information.
Problems in Rialto
Beckley-Knight also has performed grant writing and administration in the city of Rialto. The city, however, terminated its contract with M.H.M. and Associates in May 2017, seven months after Beckley-Knight's federal suspension.
Aside from her federal debarment, Beckley-Knight was accused by the city of breach of contract for, among other things, sloppy record-keeping and failing to pay various community-based organizations more than $45,000 that the city administered funds to, including Big Brother and Big Sisters of the Inland Empire and the Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy, according to city records obtained by the Southern California News Group via a public records request.
"The city finds that M.H.M. has neglected and refused to provide services in compliance with the terms of the agreement," former City Manager Mike Story said in a letter to Beckley-Knight dated Sept. 28, 2017. He demanded that Beckley-Knight provide a corrective action plan within 90 days. Story also noted in his letter that M.H.M. failed to cooperate with the city and the city's auditor in response to repeated requests for records.
New partnership emerges
A year after M.H.M.'s debacle in Rialto, Beckley-Knight emerged again in the city — in May 2018 — as a principal in a new partnership.
She and Vincent McCoy, executive director of Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, formed a new company called Luvicent, according to records filed with the San Bernardino County Recorder's Office. A fictitious business name filing on May 24, 2018, lists the registrants as McCoy and Beckley-Knight, who then just used the surname Beckley.
But less than a month later, a second fictitious business name for Luvicent was filed with the county listing McCoy as the sole registrant. Beckley-Knight said she serves as an adviser for the company but has no management responsibilities.
"I encouraged Vincent McCoy to start Luvicent LLC, of which he added me as an officer. After I disclosed to him my debarment, he removed me from the company," Beckley-Knight said in an email, adding that McCoy later switched Luvicent from a limited liability company to a corporation.
Reached by telephone, McCoy also said Beckley-Knight worked in strictly an advisory capacity for Luvicent, even though the company name is a hybrid of both their first names. "I am not a front man" for Beckley-Knight, McCoy said.
But Beckley-Knight's affiliation with Luvicent and her federal suspension aroused so much concern at last week's Rialto City Council meeting that council members voted 4-1, with Mayor Deborah Robertson dissenting, to terminate a contract with IBM for a data project on which Luvicent was a subcontractor.
"I have some extremely serious concerns about this project. I have some serious concerns about the transparency of it," Councilman Ed Scott said. "I have some serious concerns about the bidding process that took place. I additionally have some extremely serious concerns about Luvina Beckley-Knight's involvement in this project."
Media consultant Steve Lambert, a partner with the Upland-based 20/20 Network who was present during the council meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 22, said he was first contacted by McCoy to assist with the project and initially agreed, but every contact after that was strictly with Beckley-Knight. That led Lambert to believe Beckley-Knight's involvement at Luvicent was more than just as an adviser, and he said he withdrew from the project after learning of her problems with the federal government.
Beckley-Knight said she voluntarily edited grants for McCoy and was voluntarily supporting the IBM project.
Mayor Robertson, who according to multiple sources is personal friends with Beckley-Knight, said she opposed killing the IBM contract because she believes the project is a vision for the city's future. Luvicent's team, she said, is "solid."
"I sense this really isn't about the project or the company we have. This is something that's very focused on one person, one individual," said Robertson, who did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Other questionable hires
The West Valley Water District's relationship with Beckley-Knight isn't the only contract drawing scrutiny.
Allegations of mismanagement and corrupt practices over the past three years lodged by water district employees, board members and ratepayers triggered audits by the state Controller's Office and a private group commissioned by the district.
While preliminary findings from the controller's audit are not expected to be released for another month or two, auditors have already discussed problems with district officials. Among them are the district's failure to put multiple professional contracts out for bid and provide documentation supporting the hiring of new employees for executive positions.
Rickey Manbahal, CFO for the West Valley Water District, was fired as finance director in the city of Hawthorne. (Steve McCrank, The Daily Breeze/SCNG)
One of the controversial contracts was approved in August when the district appointed as its new chief financial officer Shamindra "Rickey" Manbahal, who was fired as Hawthorne's finance director after officials learned he took out a $25,000 loan from the city in October 2014 due to personal financial problems and never reported it.
In June 2015, Manbahal acknowledged publicly he helped cover up the city's $5.6 million deficit by using millions of dollars in reserve funds to plug huge budget gaps.
Rob Katherman, another controversial water district consultant who also serves on the board of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, was acquitted in 2016 of corruption and embezzlement charges unrelated to his elected position.
Rob Katherman
Now, Katherman is accused in a bribery lawsuit of lavishing gifts upon West Valley Water District board president Taylor and contributing to Taylor's and board member Crowther's political campaigns after receiving a "lucrative contract" facilitated by water district attorney Robert Tafoya, according to the lawsuit. Katherman has denied the allegations.
Board member Young said he's troubled by the consultants hired by fellow directors and water district management.
"I find it shocking that my colleagues continue to move to appoint questionable individuals to positions of power at the district," he said.
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HomeA Hip-Hop Hitmaker, Straight Outta Shaker Heights
A Hip-Hop Hitmaker, Straight Outta Shaker Heights
Allison HoffmanJanuary 12, 2007
The young guys who stop Jerry Heller in the street these days never ask if he can make them into pop icons like Elton John, or legends like Creedence Clearwater Revival. The young guys who stop Jerry Heller don't even want to be latter-day Marvin Gayes.
These kids all want to be rap stars.
It's in their eyes: a flash of recognition and then hope as they recognize Heller, the music manager who nearly 20 years ago discovered a group of kids from South Central Los Angeles — the headliners were Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube — and helped them figure out how to sell the ghetto to the suburbs. The result was the smash-hit album "Straight Outta Compton" and the birth of gangsta rap.
"I know who you are!" shouted one kid on a recent, warm December evening in downtown San Diego, where Heller was out late to catch the taping of a music TV show. "Your people dissed my demo."
Right away, Heller told him it couldn't be true, because Jerry Heller doesn't dis anyone's demos. He tells all the kids that he listens to every cut that is sent to him, uploaded to his MySpace page or handed to his wife, Gayle, at book signings.
Heller may listen to them all because it's good business: As he says, you never know what you've got until you hear it. But there's more to it than that: Heller wants people to like him, and in his world the best way to get people to like him is to never be just another rich old white guy who says "no" just because he can.
"I never pretend to be anything other than what I am," said Heller, a dapper 66-year-old who was hanging out at the club in a navy V-neck over a plaid button-down shirt, and wearing brown loafers and white socks. "I'm a middle-aged white Jewish guy from Shaker Heights, and you know what? I get nothing but respect."
Heller gets respect because he's a tiny bit gangsta himself. Little Gerala grew up in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood, hanging out at Kibitzer's watching his dad gamble with mobsters like Shondor "The Bull" Birns.
The Hellers moved out to Shaker Heights, Ohio, and Gerala became Jerry, who went to the University of Southern California and lived at the Jewish ZBT frat house and tooled around in a 1957 Plymouth Fury. Eventually he graduated to an MG Convertible and drove right into the middle of the music business of the mid-1960s. "It was basically a Jewish business, and it was a fun business," Heller said.
He ended up working for Associated Booking Corporation, an outfit located in Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive and run by Sidney Korshak, who controlled the Riviera casino in Las Vegas and amassed a sizable FBI dossier file to go with his fortune. In his new memoir, "Ruthless" (Simon and Schuster), Heller writes that he was just a pisher in 1966, but thanks to Korshak he was a pisher who got to book Marvin Gaye and fly around with the Fogerty Brothers.
Heller went on to book Pink Floyd and Elton John and many of the other big early acts of the late 1960s and '70s before the first rock wave crested, and then there were 10 years of nothing before Heller found his next star in a diminutive 23-year-old kid from Compton, Calif., called Eric Wright — another little pisher off the street who adopted the name Eazy-E.
In 1987, Eazy and his friends, lyricist Ice Cube and sound producer Dr. Dre, had made a record called "Boyz-N-the-Hood." It was one of the first songs to get across the horror of what was going in on the black ghettoes during the height of the crack epidemic, and, Heller said, it had the crucial "wow" factor. Heller teamed with Eazy to create Ruthless Records, the first big L.A. rap label. Within months they were selling hundreds of thousands of records out of car trunks to kids all over L.A.
"The kids always know first," Heller said. "I could relate to gangsta rap in the '80s because I'd seen it already with rock and roll."
But Heller said he got into it for more than just the money. He saw shades of the Gestapo in the way the L.A. police treated his young black rap stars, and he thought of Bobby Kennedy.
"Kennedy and Martin Luther King, they were the only ones who really saw what blacks and Jews could accomplish together," Heller said. "I thought Ruthless was my chance to at least make right all the wrongs in the music business, and make everyone rich."
It worked for a brief, bright moment, giving voice to angry kids on ghetto streets and in suburban rec rooms as the country seethed in the years before Rodney King and the L.A. riots. But Ruthless eventually broke up, victimized, Heller believes, by the machinations of mogul Suge Knight and his Death Row Records. Eazy-E died in 1995 of AIDS, and Heller got out of a rap business that was growing into something very much like the rock business he left in the 1970s.
Now, 10 years later, Heller has his book and wants to make a movie about Ruthless. He's looking to get back into the game, teaming up with producers to search the Latino barrios of Southern California for the new sound that will be to this generation what rock and rap were to theirs. He's hoping the next Eazy will find him soon.
"I'm an entrepreneur at heart," Heller said, looking at the growing crowd in San Diego. "I never get bored by this business."
Allison Hoffman is a writer in Southern California.
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Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Honorary Golden Globe Award
Cecil B. DeMille Award
The Cecil B. DeMille Award statuette
Awarded for
"outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
First awarded
Currently held by
Eddie Murphy (2023)
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The Cecil B. DeMille Award is an honorary Golden Globe Award bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment".[1][2] The HFPA board of directors selects the honorees from a variety of actors, directors, writers and producers who have made a significant mark in the film industry.[1] It was first presented at the 9th Golden Globe Awards ceremony in February 1952 and is named in honor of its first recipient, director Cecil B. DeMille.[3] The HFPA chose DeMille due to his prestige in the industry and his "internationally recognized and respected name".[3] DeMille received the award the year his penultimate film, The Greatest Show on Earth, premiered.[3] A year later in 1953, the award was presented to producer Walt Disney.[4]
The award has been presented annually since 1952, with exceptions being 1976, 2008, and 2022. The second incident was due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike's cancellation of that year's ceremony. The award that year was meant to honor director Steven Spielberg, but due to the cancellation of the ceremony, the award was presented to him the following year.[5] The third occurrence resulted from various media companies, actors, and other creatives boycotting the awards in protest over its lack of action to increase the membership diversity of the HFPA.[6]
The youngest honoree was actress Judy Garland, at age 39 in 1962. Garland was also the first female honoree.[1] The oldest honoree was producer Samuel Goldwyn, at age 93 in 1973.[1][3] In 1982, Sidney Poitier became the first African-American recipient.[1] In 2018, Oprah Winfrey became the first African-American woman to receive the honor.[7] As of 2023[update], 69 honorees have received the Cecil B. DeMille Award: 16 women and 53 men.
List of honorees[edit]
Year of ceremony, name of honoree, nationality, and his or her official HFPA description
Description[3]
USA "A Hollywood pioneer, he directed and produced films such as The Ten Commandments (1923), The King of Kings (1927), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and The Ten Commandments (1956)." [3]
Walt Disney[a]
USA "In 1928, he created Steamboat Willie introducing Mickey Mouse, and from that point there was no stopping the king of family entertainment in the U.S." [4]
USA "Child actor at 8, World War I soldier at 15 (he lied about his age), bantamweight boxer, screenwriter, producer and co-founder of 20th Century Fox." [8]
Jean Hersholt[b]
Denmark "A Dane who came to Hollywood in 1914 when he was 28 and became a leading character actor and well-known humanitarian." [9]
Jack L. Warner
Canada "Youngest of twelve children of Jewish immigrants from Poland who, with three brothers, established Warner Bros. which he ran with a firm hand until 1967." [10]
USA "Child actor and newsboy who started in the wardrobe department in 1919 and became a top director/producer." [11]
Buddy Adler
USA "Began as a writer and always looked for the strong story, as evidenced in the films during his time as the head of production for 20th Century Fox." [12]
France "The beloved Frenchman came to Hollywood in 1929 but was denied re-entry in 1935 due to his political views. By 1959, he was back, however." [13]
USA "Vocalist-drummer turned singer turned actor – the world loved that memorable voice and personality, and so did the HFPA." [14]
USA "One of the immortals; began his career at age 7, danced with Ginger Rogers in ten films and then with Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell and Cyd Charisse." [15]
USA "Born in a trunk, working in films since 1935. When she received the award, A Star Is Born and her dramatic vignette in Judgment at Nuremberg were fresh in everyone's memory." [16]
USA "From vaudeville to movies where seven Road pictures with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour as well as parodies and comedies made the world love him." [17]
Joseph E. Levine
USA "Born in direst poverty, a school drop-out at 14. As producer and founder of Embassy Pictures, he knew how to create excitement around his movies." [18]
USA "An intriguing leading man who came to represent the finest of American character traits." [19]
USA "He became the cinematic symbol of the strong man of few words who could solve every tricky situation and problem." [20]
USA "Since his debut as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar in 1950, he remained the quintessential portrayer of heroes." [21]
USA "An actor in films since 1946, a producer of films such as Spartacus, he was also the U.S. Goodwill Ambassador since 1963." [22]
USA "He combined his acting (To Kill a Mockingbird) with being active in charitable, civil rights and film industry causes." [23]
USA "From 1925 and throughout the '60s, she was the reigning queen of the Hollywood filmscape." [24]
USA "A singing/acting legend, loved and revered by countless fans all over the world." [25]
UK "Hailed as the unmatched master of the thriller genre, first during his so-called British period, then in American films." [26]
Poland "A true Hollywood pioneer also known for his Goldwynisms such as 'Anyone seeing a psychiatrist should have his head examined.'" [27]
USA "She began her screen career in 1931 and remained active for nearly 60 years, playing willful, liberated, spitefully independent females." [28]
Hal B. Wallis
USA "From motion picture theater manager to assistant to head of publicity at Warner Bros. to becoming one of Hollywood's most successful producers." [29]
Not awarded
Walter Mirisch
USA "A Harvard graduate who worked his way up the administrative ladder, formed the Mirisch Company, Inc., with two brothers." [31]
USA "The son of a circus clown who died before he was born, he was the star of many MGM comedies, combining these with superstardom on television." [32]
USA "Hollywood's greatest female clown... and the world still proclaims I Love Lucy." [33]
USA "When the HFPA honored him, there were memorable roles to look back on, except one – his last... On Golden Pond hit the screens the following year." [34]
USA "He danced, choreographed, sang and acted his way into our hearts from 1942 (For Me and My Gal) and on (Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, An American in Paris)." [35]
USA "His charismatic screen persona brought him into definite leading man status (To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner). By the time of this award, he had also directed films for ten years." [36]
UK "Lord Olivier acted from age 9 and was especially known for making Shakespearean plays and characters come alive." [37]
USA "An enduring superstar (Hud, Cool Hand Luke, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) with intelligence and humor saturating his roles, who had also demonstrated a distinct flair for directing." [38]
USA "Having made her Hollywood screen debut at age 10, she became part of the world's cinematic royalty, from National Velvet in 1944 to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1966 – and beyond." [39]
USA "Cecil B. DeMille's favorite actress, equally at ease in comedy and drama—this was the year she left films to concentrate on television." [40]
USA "Born in Mexico, he entered films in 1936 after a brief stage experience. In addition to his acting (Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, La Strada), he was an accomplished painter and sculptor." [41]
USA "The 'Man with No Name' who ended up by being known by just about everyone on Earth. Versatile as an actor and also as a top director." [42]
USA "A singer whose voice sold millions of copies and opened the door to a movie career in comedy, then also in drama as in The Man Who Knew Too Much." [43]
UK "She came to represent grace, radiance and soulfulness—her appearance brought to mind delicate china but with the endurance of stainless steel." [44]
USA "This Harvard-educated, piano-playing actor with a remarkably broad range had by this time made some forty-four motion pictures." [45]
USA "A rugged leading man for more than four decades, whom Deborah Kerr said was a hundred times greater as an actor than he himself believed." [46]
USA "Being publicized as 'The Look' early on, she soon proved to be much more than that—having 'cinema personality to burn,' to quote James Agee." [47]
USA "A movie hero with boyish looks whose strong ideas and ideals led into producing, directing, and the establishment of the Sundance Institute." [48]
Italy "The slave girl in Quo Vadis in 1951 went on to impress in a succession of roles (who can forget Two Women?) in more than eighty films in Italy and Hollywood." [49]
UK "The handsome Scotsman began acting in films and on British TV in 1954. After being James Bond, he went on creating strong men in scores of films." [50]
USA "Erupting on the screen in The Graduate (1967), he has not stopped acting with body, soul and heart since." [51]
USA "A Renaissance woman who acts (comedy and drama), dances, sings, and writes about her spiritual wanderings, always ready to go out on a limb." [52]
USA "A living legend who doesn't think of himself as such, an enduring superstar simply because he is a terrific actor." [53]
USA "Singer, actress, film director, producer, writer, and composer whose popularity has endured and grown for nearly four decades." [54]
USA "One of the greatest actors in all of film history, Al Pacino established himself during one of film's greatest decades, the 70s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies." [55]
USA "Ruggedly handsome, tightlipped leading man whose filmic output includes starring roles in four of the 10 highest-grossing films of all time: Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Return of the Jedi (1983)." [56]
USA "His tremendous ability with 'ordinary guy' roles has been rightly praised, sometimes at the expense of his equally impressive comic timing and the undercurrent of eccentricity that sometimes floats to the surface of his straightest roles." [57]
USA "A Hollywood icon who has not allowed his star-studded pedigree to impede him from becoming one of the industry's greatest." [58]
USA "Educated at Juilliard, his talent has carried him gracefully through roles hilarious, dramatic and bizarre." [59]
UK "His reserved character and personality belie his explosive energy on screen and his outstanding power of expression." [60]
USA "One of the most fascinating characters in the history of Hollywood, Warren Beatty received five Golden Globes, including one as Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) for Heaven Can Wait and another as Best Director for Reds." [61]
Not awarded[c]
USA "Director, producer, studio founder (DreamWorks), Spielberg has received Golden Globes for Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial." [63]
USA "Scorsese received two Golden Globe Awards for Best Director of a Motion Picture for The Departed and Gangs of New York. He received five additional Golden Globe nominations, including four as Best Director (Casino, The Age of Innocence, Goodfellas and Raging Bull) and one for Best Screenplay for Goodfellas (with Nicholas Pileggi)." [64]
USA "An actors' actor, from Mean Streets and The Godfather Part II to Silver Linings Playbook and Joy. Nominated for eight Golden Globes, winner as Best Actor/Drama for Raging Bull." [65]
USA "A stellar career spanning over forty years in film, stage and television. One of the most respected figures in the entertainment industry." [66]
USA "From child actor to movie star and beyond: director, producer, industry leader. Her acceptance speech at 70th Golden Globe Awards became one of the highlights of the evening." [67]
Woody Allen[d]
USA "A king of comedy who moved at ease into drama and psychological observation throughout a massive career spanning seven decades. Eight times a Golden Globe nominee, winner twice, both times as a screenwriter, for The Purple Rose of Cairo and Midnight in Paris." [69]
USA "Actor, writer, director, producer and humanitarian. Ten Golden Globe nominations, three wins: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical), Syriana (Supporting Actor) and The Descendants (Actor – Motion Picture Drama)." [70]
USA "Washington's achievements as a performer and a filmmaker have earned him seven Golden Globe Award nominations in two categories, resulting in two wins." [71]
USA "With eight Golden Globes and 29 nominations, Meryl Streep is an icon of the performing arts." [72]
USA "Acclaimed actress, producer, television star, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey is a Golden Globe nominee for her work in The Color Purple." [73]
USA "Part of an illustrious Hollywood family, Jeff Bridges built a long, eclectic and celebrated career. A Golden Globe winner and four-time Golden Globe nominee, Bridges is also a musician and passionate philanthropist." [74]
USA "Actor, director, producer, writer, winner of eight Golden Globes." [75]
USA "Actor, author, and producer, winner of eight Golden Globes and 15 nominations." [76]
Not awarded[e]
USA "Actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer and one of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time." [78]
Winners by nationality
^ Stanley Kramer and Adolph Zukor received nominations for the award.[4]
^ Stanley Kramer received a nomination for the award.[9]
^ The 2008 awards ceremony was cancelled due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike; the HFPA deferred the award to the 2009 ceremony.[5]
^ Woody Allen's award was accepted by Diane Keaton.[68]
^ The 2022 awards ceremony was cancelled due a boycott stemming from various media companies, actors, and other creatives over its lack of action to increase the membership diversity of the HFPA. Furthermore, broadcaster NBC announced in May 2021 that the network would refuse to broadcast the ceremony in support of the boycott.[6]
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Climate change could result in the UK becoming a major wine producer
Could the UK become a major player in the wine industry? - Copyright Canva Images
By Theo Farrant & AFP • Updated: 21/10/2022
Under a blue sky, seasonal workers are hard at work clipping long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of Pinot Noir grapes during the summer heatwave.
But this is not a village in France, however, but Appledore in Kent in southern England, where high temperatures needed to grow the grape variety are no longer rare.
"At the moment, I think we have similar growing conditions to Champagne in the (19)70s and 80s," said Charlie Holland, head winemaker and chief executive at Gusbourne Estate.
"We're seeing the same sort of growth conditions, the same ripening period in England as back then in France," he added.
Climate change is modifying the wine landscape in the UK.
English winemakers are now able to produce a wide variety of still and sparkling wines from grape varieties including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling that before were not possible - and this production could increase exponentially in the next few decades.
English sparkling wine production gaining in POP-ularity as the French continue to invest
Droughts and record high temperatures force Europe's vintners to harvest early
A growth in popularity for English wines
Gusbourne Estate's chief winemaker Charlie Holland extracts grape juice from a fermentation vessel at the Gusbourne EstateBen Stansall/AFP
According to Holland, there's now "a huge appetite for English wines abroad."
"It's not very often you get a new vineyard region which appears on the world wine scene," he noted.
Despite the relatively high price - £45 (€52) for one of Gusbourne's sparkling wines - demand is growing both in Britain and abroad for the drink.
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But while English winemakers such as Gusbourne have begun producing award winning sparkling wines in recent years, UK vineyards are still dwarfed on the international stage, covering a total of 3,800 hectares - or about one tenth of France's champagne-producing region.
However, a study published in July revealed that higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years will further increase the UK's wine growing potential, allowing for the cultivation of grapes varieties such as Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Semillon, which are hardly grown in the UK at present.
The study analysed climate data, including the growing season temperatures between 1999 to 2018 in Pinot Noir-producing areas of Champagne, and showed that similar climate conditions were likely to occur in England and southern Wales by 2040.
This assumes that climate change continues on its expected path amid global reductions in carbon emissions.
The risks of climate change
Viticulture Climatologist for vineyard and winery consultancy Vinescapes, Alistair Nesbitt observes a vineyardBen Stansall/AFP
While the rapidly changing climate presents opportunity for English winemakers, the fast pace of transition also causes major planning difficulties, warned Alistair Nesbitt, co-author of an outlook study on the country's winemaking industry.
"That's a really quite frighteningly short period of time to have such a transition of varietals suitability, and that really shows the pace of change that certain areas of the UK are starting to see as a result of climate change," he said.
"Hopefully the world will get (its) act together and we won't see that continuing increase for too much longer, because that's threatening to everyone, including producers in the UK," added Nesbitt, who is chief executive of consultancy Vinescapes.
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The Jewish holidays. New York, Bloch, 1950. 300
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A revised and enlarged edition containing Dr. Wechsler's papers on Jewish
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Trial and error. New York, Harper, 1950. 617 p.
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Soutine. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1950. 116
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Moses, who first saw our pyramid life:
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The Old Testament in the church. New York, Macmillan, 1950.
A study of the relation between the Old Testament and the New.
Yearbook of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Vol. 60. Philadelphia,
1950. 486 p.
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Blue Planet is een sciencefiction role playing game dat eerst werd uitgegeven door Biohazard Games en daarna is overgenomen door Fantasy Flight Games. Het speelt zich af op de waterplaneet Poseidon.

Setting
De spelsetting is de planeet Poseidon. Deze planeet werd ontdekt achter een zwart gat dat zich aan de rand van het zonnestelsel bevindt. Poseidon wordt gekoloniseerd door een kleine groep mensen. Omdat de Aarde af te rekenen krijgt met allerlei rampen, wordt de nieuwe kolonie afgesneden van de moederplaneet en moeten de kolonisten zichzelf zien te redden. De aarde wordt ondertussen geregeerd door de GEO (Global Ecology Organization) die door de Verenigde Naties wordt aangeduid om alle problemen op aarde op te lossen.

Na een honderdtal jaar wordt de communicatie weer hersteld, en wordt Poseidon verder gekoloniseerd. Een nieuw, zeer waardevol erts (de Long John) wordt ontdekt waardoor heel wat corporaties en avonturiers worden aangetrokken. Dit zorgt uiteraard voor heel wat wrevel bij de oorspronkelijke kolonisten. Het blijkt echter dat Long John nog heel wat andere geheimen bevat.

Regels

Creatie van het personage
De creatie van het personage (Engels: character creation) in Blue Planet laat toe om het Powerlevel van het spel aan te passen aan de spelersgroep. Sterkere personages krijgen meer Packages en meer Aptitudes. In Blue Planet is het mogelijk om met verschillende rassen te spelen. Je kan een mens, een gemodificeerde mens, een genetisch veranderde mens of een walvisachtige (dolfijn, orka, ...) spelen. De keuze van het ras bepalen de Attributes van het personage.

Om de skills van het personage te bepalen, worden er zogenaamde Trainig Packages gekozen. Elk personage kiest een Origin Package, twee Background Packages en drie of vijf Professional Packages (dit hangt af van hun Powerlevel). In elk Package zitten een aantal skills met skillpunten. De skills van je personage verkrijg je door de skillpunten voor elke skill in de gekozen Packages op te tellen.

Ten slotte kiest de speler de Aptitudes van zijn personage. Dit zijn skills waar het personage sterk in is. Het aantal Aptitudes hangt af van het Powerlevel.

Spelsysteem
Blue Planet maakt gebruik van het Synergy Game System. Telkens een personage tracht een taak te volbrengen waarvoor je een skill nodig hebt, rolt de speler één tot drie tienzijdige dobbelstenen (d-10). Het aantal stenen dat de speler mag rollen, hangt af of de speler voor die skill een hogere Aptitude heeft. Het Target Number voor elke rol is de som van het Attribute en de Skill level. Als de laagste dobbelsteen onder of gelijk aan het Target Number is, is de taak gelukt. Het Target Number kan nog gewijzigd worden door de spelleider als de taak extreem moeilijk of gemakkelijk is.

Boeken
De tot nu toe uitgebrachte boeken voor Blue Planet zijn:
Eerste editie (Biohazard Games)
 BZG3000 Blue Planet (1997)
 BZG3100 Archipelago (1998)
 BZG3200 Access Denied (1999)
Tweede editie (Fantasy Flight Games)
 BP01 Blue Planet Moderator's Guide (2000)
 BP02 Blue Planet Player's Guide (2000)
 BP03 Fluid Mechanics (2000)
 BP04 First Colony (2001)
 BP05 Frontier Justice (2001)
 BP06 Natural Selection (2001)
 BP07 Ancient Echoes (2002)
 BP09 Blue Planet Moderator's Guide, softcover (2000)
 BP10 Blue Planet Player's Guide, softcover (2000)
 BP11 Blue Planet Essential Collection: een compilatie van BP03 tot BP06 (2003)

Externe links
 Biohazard Games

Rollenspel (spel)
Sciencefictionspel
Computerrollenspel

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*NEW* THE SIEGE OF JADOTVILLE REVIEW *NEW*
February 28, 2017 by pmbayobale, posted in Action, Adaptation, Best and worst films, Biopic, Cinema, Drama, Film essay, Movie review, Netflix, True Story, Uncategorized, War movies
Gripping, shocking and a bloody good watch!
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan (Jamie Dornan – Fifty Shades of Grey) leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
How did this not get a better release? Well, at least this movie established one thing. Netflix are funding the right scripts.
Any one can film a true life event BUT that doesn't mean that it's going to be any good. Come on, we have the True Movies channel that says otherwise. There's some real gems on there.
I was recommended this little war flick after my family were bored one evening and "borrowed" my Amazon Fire Stick. I'm glad they brought it to my attention.
It got straight to business throwing us right into the befuddling chaos with the Congo in dispute and heavy pressure from the USSR and USA forcing the UN to intervene.
UN 'peacekeepers' choosing Ireland as a neutral force to provide security to a dilapidated compound. Open for attack with only two exit points.
The first 30 minutes was slow burning BUT intriguing. We followed the backhanded deals between the UN Secretary General (Mikael Persbrandt) and Conor Cruise O'Brien (Mark Strong fetching a very bad wig).
The hypocrisy as the officials passed the buck. Ordering the clueless troops to protect important vantage points in a feeble bid to stop the ruthless and calculated Moise Tshombe (Danny Sapani).
It was good to see Sapani (Penny Dreadful) get a meatier role as the slimy general playing the officials off against each other.
Jamie Dornan was superb. At first, I wasn't sure that his performance would be strong enough for the character BUT it worked.
A clever academic that can quote Rommel and Caesar with the drop of a hat BUT has never fought in a battle before. The troops just as unconvinced with their commandant as the audience.
I loved how SoJ didn't mess about with the cliched build up that has tragically become the norm in war films of late.
We didn't need a back story for every character. We cared for them and the situation that they had unwittingly stumbled upon. Soldiers merely following orders.
Outmanned, outgunned and out of time. I still couldn't believe that this was a true story as the troops discovered their limited supplies, shoddy equipment and lack of coverage.
The tension as Quinlan encountered the French legionnaires in a rundown bar. Nail biting. Guillame Canet (Tell No One) was very good as the shady Rene Falques. A mercenary respectfully warning the Irishmen to stand down.
The verbal sparring as the pair shared a glass of Cognac was brilliant. Kevin Brodbin's dialogue was fantastic; "Not many Frenchmen like German tacticians. It only took them two weeks to take over your entire country".
150 vs. 15,000. It was a 13 Hours: Secret Soldiers of Benghazi set up without the agonizing pace. The odds growing against them as they endured wave after devastating wave.
Emmanuelle Seigner (The Diving Bell and The Butterfly) was wasted in her role as Madame LaFontagne. Her character nothing more than a plot device. Confirming Quinlan's suspicions that Jadotville was a vital mining area for minerals and uranium.
The action was frantic, fast paced and enthralling. I was hooked. The CGI and effects were pretty impressive for a limited budget.
"What's it like getting shot? I wouldn't recommend it". I didn't expect the humour as the lads tried to make sense of it all. Fantastic.
The only thing I could mark the film down for was that there were only several faces other than Dornan and the equally brilliant Jason O'Mara (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) that we actually stuck with. The rest were lost in the chaos.
BUT I was completely caught up in this. I wasn't fidgeting or messing about on my phone. I was rooting for them from the get go.
I was even yelling at the legionnaires as they cheated at every obstacle. Faking a ceasefire to pick up the wounded and launch mortar attacks!
Mark Strong was excellent as O'Brien. Sitting on the sidelines and churning out all sorts of rubbish to Quinlan in desperation as the plan failed. Telling him to hold his ground. Despicable.
The finale was unbelievable and emotional as our heroes returned to an empty airfield. No one to welcome them home. Branded cowards in a battle they should never have had to fight.
It took 40 years for the 'A' Company to receive their medals of honour. Shocking. The credits and figures really hit home.
I cannot praise this film enough. Worthy of your time. This might even creep into my top war films list.
If you haven't got Netflix, get it, steal it and watch this. If you have, why aren't you watching it?
Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Amazon Fire Stick, Caesar, CGI, Danny Sapani, Emmanuelle Seigner, Guillame Canet, Jamie Dornan, Jason O'Mara, Kevin Brodbin, Mark Strong, Mikael Persbrandt, Netflix, Pat Quinlan, Penny Dreadful, Rene Falques, Rommel, Tell No One, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Siege of Jadotville, True Movies, UN, USA, USSR
*OSCAR WINNER* THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING REVIEW
March 6, 2015 March 6, 2015 by pmbayobale, posted in Best and worst films, Biopic, British films, Cinema, Drama, Film essay, Hollywood, Movie review, Oscar season, Uncategorized
It really did have a bit of everything. Phenomenal acting, heartfelt drama and an inspiring true story.
Can I pick fault at the Oscar winning of one of the most intelligent and courageous physicists in the world?
There's only one way to find out.
No, I can't. Brilliant.
It's hard to rant about a film when it was executed so perfectly. Finally a good film!
Eddie Redmayne was outstanding. It didn't feel like I was watching an actor doing an impression. I felt like I was watching Hawking.
He delivered sincerity and charm to the role with aplomb. A charismatic performance that deservedly earned that shiny Oscar.
The opening zips along and is relatively easy going with Stephen and Jane (Felicity Jones) first meeting and inevitably falling in love.
It's a little schmaltzy if I'm being really picky but the pair have fantastic chemistry to make it more than bearable.
It is heartbreaking as we see a chipper lovestruck Hawking focusing on his studies. Completely unaware of what lurks around the corner.
Director James Marsh and writer Anthony McCarten handle the story delicately.
We see Stephen begin to stumble, clumsily drop things and struggle to write little bits of equations. That is until one little accident . . .
All it took was one trip on the pavement. It happened quite unexpectedly. A few people actually jumped in the screen.
This soon becomes something so much more. As does this story.
Hawking soon has to deal with being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (ALS). An initial diagnosis that only gave him a life span of two years.
I couldn't even imagine what it must have felt like and still feel for the man.
I won't delve too much into the story because I want you guys to see this one.
What was interesting about The Theory of Everything is that it's not just Stephen's story. It's also Jane's story.
Both not fully prepared with what this diagnosis would do. The challenge it would become. The toll it would take.
Felicity Jones (Cemetery Junction/Chalet Girl) gave a fantastic performance as Jane and certainly earned that nomination. I expect to see more of her in the foreseeable future.
Doing everything she can for the man she loves and marrying him so they can enjoy whatever time they have left.
Heartbreaking, beautiful and inspiring.
If you are expecting more of the science stuff. Science stuff? Only the creation of the entire universe.
The film doesn't really bog down too much on that aspect. It focuses very much on the people behind the science.
You could argue that a biopic always wins BIG. And just because it is a biopic, people will say it's good and deserves an Oscar.
Not so! There's a whole schedule of them on True Movies that will prove that theory wrong.
All it takes is a bad script, bad actor or bad execution and the biopic (No matter how inspiring or interesting it is) is ruined.
Luckily, there is never a doubt.
Hawking continues to miraculously defy his diagnosis BUT the condition take its toll NOT just on the man.
As well as seeing Hawking's daily struggle, we also see Jane's. By looking at how both Stephen and Jane are affected, we have a more rounded story.
Both aren't painted perfectly in this tale.
It is tough to watch at times and you can feel for the pair. Jane made a sacrifice not completely aware of its full extent.
Redmayne really captures the expressions and movements intricately.
There is quite a bit of humour. Most notably being when Stephen is finally given a voice after losing his own. And the voice, we all know, being American. "Is that a problem?", mutters the naive technician. A little grin flickers across the professor's face.
Come on. Be honest. How many people thought he was American? No, just me. Oops.
I didn't realise what Hawking had to endure. The constant battle with his body as it continues to shut down.
Things take an even more dramatic turn when Jane starts having feelings for another man.
The introduction of Jonathan (Charlie Cox) was an interesting development and was handled delicately.
It hits home a little harder when Stephen asks Jonathan to keep helping around the house because his wife needs him.
Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) was very good. He had great chemistry with Jones and worked well with Redmayne.
The dynamic certainly sparked questions on Jane's behaviour but at the same time you could relate and understand.
Even Professor Hawking seemed to be getting very close to his speech therapist (Maxine Peake).
The toll really starting to take a hold.
The cast cannot be faltered. Even the supporting cast was superb consisting of the likes of David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen from Game of Thrones!) and Simon McBurney (The Vicar of Dibley).
It really is an inspiring story of one mans struggle to defy the odds. But no one can do it alone. Jane's support and dedication is something to be commemorated.
The final moments were touching. An uplifting, easygoing and wonderful acted biopic. A little cheesy BUT it really did have a bit of everything.
One of the best films, if NOT the best film, of the year. SO FAR.
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