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Michael Kertesz, Mahala Kurtez, Michael Courtice, Mihaly Kertesz, Kertesz Mihaly
One of the most prolific directors in the history of the cinema, Hungarian-born Michael Curtiz thrived in the studio system as the top helmsman at Warner Bros. Studio in the 1930s and 40s. Tirelessly hammering out four or five films a year, Curtiz relentlessly tackled both low-budget pictures and more prestigious Oscar-baiting fare, all the while proving amazingly adept at creating lavis...
Francis of Assisi (1961)
The Comancheros (1961)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
The Man in the Net (1959)
The Hangman (1959)
Casablanca - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Kid Galahad (1937) -- (Movie Clip) He Used To Be A Farmer
Captains of the Clouds - Movie Poster
Mildred Pierce - Lobby Card Set
Kid Galahad (1937) -- (Movie Clip) A Fighter's A Machine
Lucy Doraine
Actor. Married in 1915; divorced in 1923; star of some of Curtiz's early films.
Bess Meredyth
Screenwriter. Formerly married to actor-director Wilfred Lucas, with whom she had a son; married in 1929; divorced; remarried; separated permanently in 1960 (although they remained on good terms and she maintained a room for him in her home); died on July 13, 1969 at age 79; adapted Charlotte Armstrong's novel for Curtiz's "The Unsuspected" (1947).
"The Casablanca Man"
James C Robertson, Routledge (1993)
"The Warner Brothers Directors"
William R Meyer, Arlington House (1978)
All his life Curtiz retained a strong Hungarian accent, and his creative mishandlings of the English language deserve to be as famous as those of Sam Goldwyn. He once stormed at a confused prop man: "Next time I send a damn fool, I go myself!" He expressed dissatisfaction with a child actor by remarking scathingly: "By the time I was your age, I was fifteen." --from "World Film Directors", Volume One 1890-1945, edited by John Wakeman (New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1987)
"Bring on the empty horses!" --Curtiz on the set of "THe Charge of the Light Brigade". When co-stars Errol Flynn and David Niven broke out in laughter, Curtiz reportedly responded, "You people, you think I know fuck nothing; I tell you, I know fuck all!" Niven later titled one of memoirs "Bring on the Empty Horses"
One of the most prolific directors in the history of the cinema, Hungarian-born Michael Curtiz thrived in the studio system as the top helmsman at Warner Bros. Studio in the 1930s and 40s. Tirelessly hammering out four or five films a year, Curtiz relentlessly tackled both low-budget pictures and more prestigious Oscar-baiting fare, all the while proving amazingly adept at creating lavish results on minimal budgets in a wide variety of genres. Autocratic and overbearing to the extreme, Curtiz clashed constantly with his actors, and his most famous player, Errol Flynn, finally refused to work for him after 12 pictures, including swashbuckler classics like "Captain Blood" (1935) and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938). Yet for all his unsympathetic treatment of performers, Curtiz had a knack for detecting and fostering unknown talents, including Flynn, John Garfield - whom he introduced in "Four Daughters" (1938) - and Doris Day, among others. His highly developed visual approach combined with his technical mastery could elevate the most mundane material, and three of his finest films - "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), "Casablanca" (1942) and "Mildred Pierce" (1945) - made a virtue of melodrama and sentimentality. Though he reached the culmination of his creative powers with "The Breaking Point" (1950), Curtiz entered a financially successful period with more crowd-pleasing pictures like "White Christmas" (1954) and "King Creole" (1958). Having tapped out with "The Commancheros" (1961), Curtiz was nonetheless a tireless director who left behind a rich legacy, some of which displayed the very best Hollywood had to offer.
Born on Dec. 24, 1888 in Budapest, Hungary, Curtiz was raised in a moderately middle class home by his architect father and his opera singer mother. After making his stage debut as a child in one of his mother's operas, Curtiz ran away from home at 17 to join the circus, where he performed as a juggler, acrobat and mime. He later attended Markoszy University and the Royal Academy of Theater and Art in Budapest. After completing his studies, he joined the Hungarian National Theatre, where he eventually worked as an actor and director. In 1913, he spent six months working on his craft in Denmark, where he was the assistant director on August Blom's "Atlantis" (1913), before returning to Hungary to briefly serve in the army during World War I. He went back to filmmaking in 1915 and left Hungary four years later after the industry became nationalized, eventually settling in Vienna. There he directed a number of movies for Sascha Films, including the biblical "Sodom und Gomorrha" (1922) and "Moon of Israel" (1924). He also made "Red Heels" (1925) and "The Golden Butterfly" (1926) before catching the attention of Warner Bros. studio head, Jack Warner, who brought Curtiz over to the United States.
Curtiz's first U.S. film, "The Third Degree" (1926), was a romantic drama that revealed a mastery of the moving camera in its flashy expressionistic sequences, at one point presenting the action from the perspective of a lethal bullet. It also marked the first of eight collaborations with Dolores Costello, one of the studio's few established female stars. Warner Bros. thrust Curtiz into its attempts at sound innovation, and two part-talkies "Tenderloin" (1927) and "Noah's Ark" (1928), both starring Costello, achieved considerable popularity and garnered millions at the box office. "Noah's Ark" was also notable for having John Wayne cast as an extra during the flood scene. In 1930, Curtiz directed no less than six Warner talkies, but the studio's attempt to partially introduce color that year in the director's commercially successful Al Jolson vehicle, "Mammy," fell short of expectations. As Warner Bros. became the fastest-growing studio in Hollywood, so too did the director's fortunes. With "The Cabin in the Cotton" (1932), Curtiz helped deliver the first of Bette Davis' malicious Southern belles, while "20,000 Years in Sing Sing" (1933) presented her in a more sympathetic light as the girlfriend of noble Spencer Tracy, who sacrifices his life for the murder she committed.
Curtiz went on to helm two of the studio's rare excursions into horror, "Dr. X" (1932) and "The Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933), both all-color and exhibiting the influence of Lang and Murnau in their vividly atmospheric scenes. Despite his early penchant for Swedish naturalism, Curtiz followed in the footsteps of the great German studio directors, transporting his audiences to distant lands while all the time remaining on the back lots of Hollywood. He began his 12-film collaboration with Errol Flynn, who was often paired with Olivia de Havilland, in "Captain Blood" (1935). Together, both director and actor became synonymous with the swashbuckler genre, which reached its zenith with "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) - a film so popular that Flynn was inextricably tied to the character Robin Hood for the rest of his career. The pair worked together again on "The Sea Hawk" (1940), though by this time their relationship had become gravely strained, mainly due to Curtiz's autocratic and sometimes demeaning behavior. They collaborated again on "Dodge City" (1939), which marked the first of three big-budget Westerns, and continued with perhaps their best, "Virginia City" (1940). After rounding out the Old West trilogy with "Santa Fe Trail" (1940, Curtiz directed Flynn in the mediocre "Dive Bomber" (1941). By this time Flynn had had enough of working with Curtiz and effectively ended their prolific association.
One actor who apparently did not mind the director's imperious ways was Claude Rains, who appeared in 10 Curtiz films, including three sentimental small-town soapers, "Four Daughters" (1938), and its two sequels "Daughters Courageous" (1939) and "Four Wives" (1939). These films also introduced actor John Garfield to the public. He also elicited some of the finest work from both Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney, the former giving a bravura performance as the tough and sardonic, ultimately soft-hearted boxing manager of "Kid Gallahad" (1937), and providing perhaps an even richer portrayal as the intellectual, rampaging captain of "The Sea Wolf" (1941), the quintessential adaptation of the Jack London novel. As for Cagney, Rocky Sullivan in "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938) represented a high point from the actor's gangster oeuvre, and his Academy Award-winning turn as George M. Cohan in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942) stands at the very pinnacle of his career. Certainly a high-point in Curtiz's career as well, the overly patriotic musical earned the director an Oscar nomination for Best Director and entered the annals of Hollywood as a cinematic classic.
Though Curtiz's prodigious output slowed some during the 1940s, his films often reflected the efficiency of the studio system at its best, and "Casablanca" (1942), the classic that earned him his only Oscar as Best Director, was a shining example of what could go right in that setting. Originally scheduled as a low-budget melodrama starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan, "Casablanca" acquired some cachet when Warner Bros. upgraded it to major-budget status, and brought in Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as the leads. The supporting actors were all first rate, led by Rains as Vichy police chief Louis Renault, Paul Henreid as resistance leader Victor Lazlo, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Conrad Veidt and Dooley Wilson, playing that haunting melody again for Rick - the character in which Bogie, more than in any other, established his iconographic screen persona. Longtime Curtiz screenwriting collaborators Julius and Philip Epstein, fresh from scripting the director's "Mission to Moscow" (1943), worked alongside Howard Koch on a script that was reportedly only half done before shooting began, with the famous scene between Bogie and Bergman at the end allegedly being written the night before it was filmed. Though initially a mild box office success, "Casablanca" grew in stature to become a Hollywood classic widely considered to be one of the finest films ever made.
"Casablanca" was a tough act to follow, and while the war film "Passage to Marseille" (1944) rounded up some familiar suspects like Bogart, Rains, Greenstreet and Lorre, it fell far short of its precursor. There still remained the wonderful noir classic, "Mildred Pierce" (1945), which earned Joan Crawford a Best Actress Oscar, but after that film's success, consensus had it that the master fell victim to the sheer volume of his output. People continued going to his movies, and in fact some of his biggest moneymakers were ahead. "Night and Day" (1946), a sanitized biopic of Cole Porter (Cary Grant) that paled in comparison with "Yankee Doodle Dandy," and the optimistic "Life with Father" (1947) were both upbeat fare that enjoyed healthy box office. The Bing Crosby-Danny Kaye vehicle "White Christmas" (1954) turned out to be the biggest commercial success of his career, which was made for Paramount soon after he ended his 28-year run with Warner Bros. Curtiz went on to direct more than 20 more pictures, including his excellent film noir, "The Breaking Point" (1950), his last collaboration with John Garfield, and the Elvis Presley vehicle, "King Creole" (1958), which The King cited as his personal favorite of his many films. He continued churning out picture after picture like "The Hangman" (1959), "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1960) and "Francis of Assisi" (1961), though by this point it was clear that his best days were behind him. In the saddle nearly to the end, Curtiz died of cancer on April 10, 1962, just six months after the release of his final film, "The Commancheros" (1961), a well-paced actioner with John Wayne as a Texas Ranger out to bring in a gang illegally supplying liquor and guns. Though he may not have demonstrated an easily identifiable style, Curtiz left behind an impressive body of work possessing an incredibly consistent narrative energy.
Director (Feature Film)
King Creole (1958)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
The Vagabond King (1956)
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
We're No Angels (1955)
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
The Egyptian (1954)
White Christmas (1954)
The Jazz Singer (1953)
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
I'll See You In My Dreams (1952)
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
Fill-In Director
Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951)
Force of Arms (1951)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Bright Leaf (1950)
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
The Unsuspected (1947)
Night and Day (1946)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Roughly Speaking (1945)
Janie (1944)
Passage to Marseille (1944)
This Is the Army (1943)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Dive Bomber (1941)
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Virginia City (1940)
Daughters Courageous (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Four Wives (1939)
Dodge City (1939)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Four Daughters (1938)
Marked Woman (1937)
Stolen Holiday (1937)
Mountain Justice (1937)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Kid Galahad (1937)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Black Fury (1935)
Little Big Shot (1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Front Page Woman (1935)
Captain Blood (1935)
The Key (1934)
Mandalay (1934)
British Agent (1934)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
The Keyhole (1933)
Goodbye Again (1933)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
Doctor X (1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
Alias the Doctor (1932)
Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Dämon des Meeres (1931)
The Mad Genius (1931)
God's Gift to Women (1931)
The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
River's End (1930)
Under a Texas Moon (1930)
Mammy (1930)
The Madonna of Avenue A (1929)
Hearts in Exile (1929)
The Glad Rag Doll (1929)
The Gamblers (1929)
Noah's Ark (1929)
Tenderloin (1928)
A Million Bid (1927)
Good Time Charley (1927)
The Desired Woman (1927)
The Third Degree (1926)
Der Goldene Schmetterling (1926)
Fiaker Nr. 13 (1926)
Die Sklavenkonigin (1924)
Harun al Raschid (1924)
Eine Spiel ums Leben (1924)
Namenlos (1923)
Die Lawine (1923)
Der Junge Medardus (1923)
Sodom und Gomorrha (1922)
Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis (1921)
Satan's Memoirs (1921)
Die Gottesgeissel (1920)
Die Dame mit den Sonnenblumen (1920)
Boccaccio (1920)
Der Stern von Damaskus (1920)
Die Dame mit dem schwarzen Handschuh (1919)
Liliom (1919)
A Skorpio I. (1918)
A Vig ozvegy (1918)
A Napraforgos holgy (1918)
Lu, a kokott (1918)
Kilencvenkilenc (1918)
Az Ordog (1918)
A Fold Embere (1917)
Ezredes, Az (1917)
Tatarjaras (1917)
Az Utolso hajnal (1917)
Makkhetes (1916)
A Magyar Fold Ereje (1916)
A Karthausi (1916)
Az Ezust kecske (1916)
Doktor Ur (1916)
A Medikus (1916)
Akit Ketten Szeretnek (1915)
Bank Ban (1914)
As Ejszaka Rabjai (1914)
Az Aranyaso (1914)
A Tolonc (1914)
Hazasodik az uram (1913)
Rablelek (1913)
Ma es Holnap (1912)
Az Utolso bohem (1912)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Production Companies (Feature Film)
Hearts and Minds (1975)
Misc. Crew (Short)
The Screen Director (1951)
Made first stage appearance in an opera starring his mother
Ran away to join a traveling circus at age 17, performing with them as strongman, acrobat, juggler and mime
Film directing debut (although no director credited), "Today and Tomorrow"; also played a leading role; film announced as 'The First Hungarian Dramatic Art Film'
Returned to Hungary
Directed at least 37 films, many of which--following the Scandinavian example--showed a preference for outdoor locations
Worked as managing director of Hungarian Phoenix Studios; helmed several films which starred first wife Lucy Doraine
Fled Hungary when Bela Kun's Communist regime nationalized film industry
Directed the acclaimed "Sodom and Gomorrah", featuring Walter Slezak
Brought to Hollywood by Jack Warner who had been impressed by Curtiz's camera work for "Moon of Israel" (1924), produced by Alexander Korda; directed first US film, "The Third Degree"; first of eight collaborations with Warner Bros. star Dolores Costello
Scored substantial box-office success with "Noah's Ark"; Erich Wolfgang Kornholder provided the first of his six scores for the director
Directed Hollywood's first all-color horror film, "Doctor X"
Helmed the well-regarded, all-color horror flick "The Mystery of the Wax Museum"
First film with James Cagney, "Jimmy the Gent"
Initial collaboration with screenwriter Julius Epstein, "Little Big Shot"
Directed first film with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, "Captain Blood"
Reteamed Flynn and de Havilland in "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; climactic charge was then one of the most dangerous scenes ever filmed with one man dying, several more badly injured, and so many horses killed that the SPCA raised a public protest
First of 10 films with Claude Rains, "Stolen Holiday"
Directed "Kid Galahad", featuring a bravura performance by Edward G. Robinson as a ruthless (but ultimately soft-hearted) boxing manager
Reunited with Cagney for "Angels With Dirty Faces"
Helmed perhaps the finest swashbuckler, "The Adventures of Robin Hood", starring Flynn and de Havilland; Korngold earned his second Oscar for the film's score
First of five films with John Garfield, "Four Daughters"; Garfield's feature debut
Phillip G Epstein teamed with brother Julius on screenplay for "Daughters Courageous"
Directed the Academy Award-winning two-reel short "Sons of Liberty", a Warner Historical Featurette
Helmed "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex", with Bette Davis and Errol Flynn
12th and last film with Flynn, "Dive Bomber"; director and star were barely speaking, and Flynn refused to work with Curtiz afterwards
Reteamed with Robinson for "The Sea Wolf", adapted from the Jack London novel
Fourth and last film with Cagney, "Yankee Doodle Dandy", superb biopic of George M Cohan which earned Cagney the Best Actor Oscar; scripted (with others) by the Epstein brothers
Last film with Costello, "This Is the Army"
Earned Best Director Academy Award for the classic Oscar-winning Best Picture "Casablanca"; the Epstein twins and Howard Koch picked up Best Adapted Screenplay statue as well
"Passage to Marseilles" reunited him with four from the "Casablanca" cast (Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Rains)
Directed "Mildred Pierce", starring Joan Crawford who won a Best Actress Oscar
Formed Michael Curtiz Productions, an in-house company headquartered at Warner Bros.
Last film with Rains, "The Unsuspected"; initial movie made under the Michael Curtiz Productions banner
First of four films with Doris Day, "Romance on the High Seas"; marked Day's film debut
Final film from Michael Curtiz Productions, "Flamingo Road"; sold company to Warners, tired of exercising a nominal independence that gave final say to the studio
Fifth and final film with Garfield, "The Breaking Point", a remake of "To Have and Have Not" that was more faithful to the Hemingway novel
Fourth and last film with Day, "I'll See You in My Dreams", the formulaic musical biopic of Gus Kahn (played by Danny Thomas)
After almost 28 years, ended exclusive affiliation with Warner Bros.; asked to accept a 50 percent cut in pay, refused and quit studio; also embroiled at this time in a paternity suit with a young actress which ultimately went expensively against him
Enjoyed biggest commercial success of career, "White Christmas", for Paramount
Ninth and last film with de Havilland, "Proud Rebel"
Helmed "A Breath of Scandal", adapted from fellow Hungarian Ferenc Molnar's play "Olympia"
Directed last film, "The Comancheros", starring John Wayne
Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Warner Bros' Casablanca (1942), directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains.
Here is the American One-Sheet Movie Poster for Captains of the Clouds (1942). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Here is a set of Lobby Cards from Mildred Pierce (1945), starring Joan Crawford. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Trouble Along the Way - Movie Posters
Here are a few original movie posters from Warner Bros' Trouble Along the Way (1953), starring John Wayne and Donna Reed.
The Kennel Murder Case - Lobby Card Set
Here is a set of Lobby Cards from The Kennel Murder Case (1933), starring William Powell. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Jim Thorpe -- All-American - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Warner Bros' Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951), starring Burt Lancaster. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Dodge City - Movie Posters
Here is a group of American movie posters from Dodge City (1939), starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan.
Virginia City - Lobby Card Set
Here is a set of Lobby Cards from Warner Bros' Virginia City (1940), starring Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, and Humphrey Bogart. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Casablanca (1942) - Production Documents
The following production materials from the film Casablanca (1942) include office memos, telegrams, sheet music, call sheets and other materials.
Kid Galahad (1937) -- (Movie Clip) He Used To Be A Farmer Harry Carey as trainer Silver has been sent by the girlfriend of his promoter boss (Bette Davis and Edward G. Robinson, not seen here) to hide novice prize-fighter Ward (Wayne Morris, title character) with Edward G's mom (Soledad Jimenez) and, not previously mentioned, kid sister Marie (Jane Bryan), Michael Curtiz directing, in Warner Bros.' Kid Galahad, 1937.
Kid Galahad (1937) -- (Movie Clip) A Fighter's A Machine Michael Curtiz directs with Warner Bros.' pace, meeting nearly all the principals (except the title character, Wayne Morris), fighters William Haade and Hank Hankinson, opposing managers Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart, Harry Carey the corner-man and Bette Davis the squeeze, opening Kid Galahad, 1937.
Kid Galahad (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Sugar Is Going For Gooseberry Crooked fight manager Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) arrives at the party thrown by rival Nick (Edward G. Robinson), whom he's just-about ruined, girlfriend Bette Davis smoothing things over, all the gals swooning over the just-introduced title character bellhop Guisenberry (Wayne Morris), in Kid Galahad, 1937.
Casablanca (1942) -- (Movie Clip) In French Morocco The crackling and sometimes overlooked opening, Michael Curtiz directing, from the script by Julius and Philip Epstein and Howard Koch, featuring none of the famous players, narration by Lou Marcelle, from Casablanca, 1942.
This Is The Army (1943) -- (Movie Clip) This Is War! Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Broadway pro Johnny (Ronald Reagan) drops in on his music-store employee gal Eileen (Joan Leslie) with big news, whereupon they see Frances Langford and co. perform "What Does He Look Like?" in Irving Berlin's This Is The Army, 1943.
This Is The Army (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Mr. Irving Berlin Opening credit sequence as befitting the 1943 Technicolor Irving Berlin/Warner Bros. musical, based on his Broadway and roadshow productions, the profits for everything going to the Army Emergency Relief fund, supporting soldiers and their families, from This Is The Army, 1943.
Kennel Murder Case, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) The Well-Known Fancier Opening scene, introducing William Powell as sleuth Philo Vance, also Robert Barrat as "Archer Coe," Mary Astor as his ward "Hilda," Paul Cavanagh as English "Sir Thomas," plus exposition, from Warner Bros.' The Kennel Murder Case, 1933.
Casablanca (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Of All The Gin Joints... A most famous scene, American ex-pat saloon owner Rick (Humphrey Bogart) in wartime Morocco, with employee Sam (Dooley Wilson), brooding over Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) having turned up at his joint, a flashback montage revealing why, in Casablanca, 1942.
Casablanca (1942) -- (Movie Clip) You Are A Subject Of The German Reich Czech resistance hero Lazlo (Paul Henreid) and consort Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) arrive at Rick's Cafe, surprising Sam (Dooley Wilson), meeting Norwegian Berger (John Qualen), French Renault (Claude Rains) and German Strasser (Conrad Veidt), early in Casablanca, 1942.
Casablanca (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Letters Of Transit Introduction of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) at his Cafe` Americain, dismissing a smarmy German (Gregory Gaye), receiving sneaky Ugarte (Peter Lorre) introducing a key plot point, Dan Seymour the doorman, in Michael Curtiz's Casablanca, 1942.
Sea Wolf, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) A Criminal Offense First scene for both Ruth (Ida Lupino) and Van Weyden (Alexander Knox), catching a ferry out of San Francisco, her situation desperate, in Michael Curtiz's The Sea Wolf, 1941, from the Jack London novel, also starring John Garfield and Edward G. Robinson in the title role.
Breaking Point, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Sporting Blood Fishing boat captain Harry (John Garfield), ducking hustler Duncan (Wallace Ford), finds first the girlfriend (Patricia Neal), then his fare (Ralph Dummke), in a Mexican bar, in The Breaking Point, 1952, from Hemingway's To Have And Have Not.
Adventures of Robin Hood, The -- (Re-issue Trailer) The Sherwood Forest legend (Errol Flynn) leads his Merry Men in a battle against the wicked Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
Egyptian, The (1954) Original Trailer Original trailer for the 20th Century-Fox early CinemaScope epic The Egyptian, 1954, from producer Darryl Zanuck, with Jean Simmons, Michael Wilding, Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Edmund Purdom, Peter Ustinov and Bella Darvi.
Janie - (Original Trailer) A small-town girl (Joyce Reynolds) defies her father by falling for a soldier (Robert Hutton).
Yankee Doodle Dandy - (Original Trailer) James Cagney gives an Oscar® winning performance as song-and-dance legend, George M. Cohan, in the musical biography, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
Kid Galahad (1937) - (Original Trailer) A mob-connected trainer (Edward G. Robinson) grooms a bellhop for the boxing ring. Co-starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart.
Lady Takes a Sailor - (Original Trailer) A woman (Jane Wyman) is saved from drowning by a mysterious submarine, but nobody believes her in Lady Takes A Sailor (1949).
Night and Day - (Original Trailer) Fanciful biography of songwriter Cole Porter (Cary Grant), who rose from high society to find success on Tin Pan Alley.
Stolen Holiday - (Original Trailer) A Paris fashion model (Kay Francis) marries a fortune hunter (Claude Rains) to protect him from the law in Stolen Holiday (1936).
Doctor X - (Original Trailer) Reporter Lee Tracy investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college in the two-strip Technicolor horror classic Doctor X (1932).
Young Man with a Horn - (Original Trailer) A young trumpet player (Kirk Douglas) is torn between an honest singer (Doris Day) and a manipulative heiress (Lauren Bacall) in Young Man with a Horn (1950).
Goodbye Again (1933) - (Original Trailer) Warren William is a sexy author, Joan Blondell his long-suffering secretary in Goodbye Again (1933) a racy pre-code comedy.
God's Gift to Women - (Original Trailer) Frank Fay is the unlikely choice for God's Gift to Women (1931), especially when one of the women is Louise Brooks.
Doris Day -- Star Of The Month -- (Movie Promo) April 2012 Doris Day herself speaks exclusively to TCM, in this commentary on her movie career, as our April, 2012 Star Of The Month.
Charge Of The Light Brigade, The (1936) - (Original Movie Promo) This original promotion for the Errol Flynn adventure The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1936) features a behind-the-scenes look at its production.
David Kertesz
Younger.
Gabriel Kertesz
Margaret Manhart
Regina Deregnyoi
John Meredyth Lucas
Screenwriter, director, producer.
Katharine Radban
Mother, Lucy Doraine.
"Don't talk to me when I'm interrupting." --a reported 'Curtizism'


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Caroline is the founder of Jittabugs Theatre School and trained at The Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre prior to working as a dancer/performer for many years. Jittabugs Theatre School in Taunton now offers ballet, dance, and musical theatre classes in Taunton and surrounding areas.
This class is a great mix of singing, dance and acting for ages 4 yrs upwards. Jittabugs mixed performing arts classes will give children a wonderful basis of the performing arts and, as a result, they will have a lot of fun working with Caroline on many different styles of dance, singing songs and working on some script work too. Consequently, this is a great all round class for little performers!
Caroline is the C.E.O and founder of Jittabugs and Jittabugs Theatre School. Running head office keeps her very busy but she still runs ballet, dance, and musical theatre classes in Taunton including Preschool Ballet & Boogie classes and Jittabugs Theatre School classes for age 4 years up in the Taunton area. She is also proud to announce she is also a member of The Makaton Friendly Scheme.
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Having trained at The Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre and worked as a dancer/performer for many years, Caroline has therefore achieved a vast range of knowledge and experience enabling her to put together all the wonderful programs Jittabugs Theatre school has to offer.
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Earlier this week we took a look at two ways I style LOFT's Faux Leather Leggings (on sale for $40 currently) for the city. Those outfits both feature the black pair. As we head into the weekend I've shifted locations from Brooklyn to Sag Harbor and colors from the black leggings to the fig berry.
Alex's Dad purchased a home in Sag Harbor back in the 1960s as a bachelor, long before Sag was considered part of the Hamptons or before the area was the Summer destination the way it is now. Today it's a vibrant small town technically part of Southampton right next to super posh hamlets like Bridgehampton, East Hampton and so on.
Alex's parents have done a beautiful job of renovating their home while keeping its charm (I love the creaky original super wide plank flooring and the exposed ceiling beams, circa late 1700s!), and we're lucky enough to stay in the basement guest suite every time we come. That suite just so happens to include one of the house's four fireplaces!! In the Winter, we get tons of use out of that. In the Summers it tends to become overwhelming to navigate the yachts, sports cars and celebs that pour into town, so Alex's family rents out the house to family friends and we wait until the offseason to use it. I highly recommend visiting Sag Harbor if you ever have the chance! I'll be publishing a weekend travel guide for it in February.
Pardon me for sounding cliché, but it's such a joy to have such a beautiful escape from the city. I feel very #blessed. There's still a small town feel here such that I've gotten to know many people in town.
The vibe in Sag tends to be upscale casual. You'll see plenty men and women trotting around in athleisure to run errands. For any kind of going out, jeans are generally frowned upon in favor of anything a little more dressed up. Faux leather leggings totally fit the bill.
This is the type of outfit my girlfriends and I call 'posh.' It's styled effortlessly which I enjoy with a chic combination of elements and layering. I do love Fall dressing so much! The double pom pom hat is the lone trendy piece here — everything else is a true classic. The faux leather leggings are an easy way to give this outfit a touch of extra class. They take things up a notch from super casual to put-together casual.
The nice thing about LOFT's Faux Leather Leggings is that you can wear them in nearly any situation where you'd otherwise jeans. Yet they can also sub in for dress pants, which makes them a real 1-2 style punch! How do you style faux leather leggings? Please share in the comments. You can also find plenty of styling inspiration for them and other items on my Street Style Pinterest board.
This weekend will be a big shopping weekend for me! With so many promotions happening I expect to do a bunch of gift shopping while picking up some items I've been waiting on for myself. Here are some of the best promos happening this weekend.
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS & AERIE| AE is offering $20 off $75+, $30 off $100+ and $50 off $150+ this weekend. At Aerie, enjoy 30% off apparel + free shipping. | Picks: Check out this recent post for all my AE and Aerie picks.
ANTHROPOLOGIE | Lots of promos happening right now at Anthropologie! Firstly, take 20% off pants and jeans through Monday. Get my picks in this recent post. Then, make sure you've taken a look through the extra 40% off sale promo. I highly recommend this dress which you can see on me here. Next, take a look at select home items which are up to 30% off, and holiday decor which has select items at 25% off. Also, select furniture is up to 50% off and select kitchen and dining is 20% off. Whew. That's a ton to keep track of!!
BANANA REPUBLIC | Take 40% off your purchase, and each day one category is an extra 10% off. | Picks: Besides the cardigan featured in my outfit, I own and love the Pleated Tulle Midi Skirt (OOTD upcoming) and the very comfy Madison 12-Hour Pump (also in calf hair, on me here). And though it's sadly excluded from the promo I recommend the Aire Turtleneck Sweater for its great neckline. More picks in this recent post.
EXPRESS | It's another 40% off everything weekend, and I can't get enough of these!! | Picks: I have a few Express OOTDs coming up, featuring this flattering bateau sweater, this spectacularly fun party dress and this pair of two-toned jeans, which you can see on me in my Instagram stories or here.
FREE PEOPLE | As we predicted, the Free People 4-Hour Black Friday promo is happening TONIGHT (11/16)!! This will get it's own post around 1 PM, however, you can pre-shop with my picks in this post and this post.
J. CREW | Take 35% off dressed-up styles and 25% off everything else. Use code READYTOPARTY. | Picks: If you need a party dress I recommend this one; if you need an everyday dress I recommend this one. The bags I linked in my outfit are both 25% off!
MADEWELL | Are you an Insider? (If not, you should be, it's their free loyalty program!) Icon level insiders get access to a special shopping promo this Saturday from 9-11 AM, in-store only. (Email me for details!) Insiders get 25% off Sunday morning from 9-11 AM. | Picks: I have an OOTD with this beautiful wrap top coming up soon; I'm so in love with this sweater and everyone I see it on; these jeans are the best ever.
NORDSTROM | Take up to 40% off sale through November 18. You can see the newest women's sale items here. | Picks: All this rain and snow calls for some Hunter boots, don't you think? One of my favorite purses is 40% off (small size here) and this universally flattering dress is now 25% off, with select colors 40% off. Full post for this sale on Sunday.
OLD NAVY | Take 40% off your purchase; cardholders get 50% off. | Picks: Thinking ahead to holiday festivities, I plan to wear these velvet jeans a lot. You might think I'm nuts but I really like this metallic puffer jacket! (It also comes in silver and non-metallic versions.) I'm also loving their Fair Isle sweaters. I realize I'm overdue for an Old Navy post so look for one with gift ideas soon!
SUNDANCE CATALOG | Their Friends & Family event is happening now! Take 20% off your order by clicking this link through November 19 or with the code SMFBOA. Discount reflects in cart. | Picks: I can't recommend the Pearl Melange Necklace ($228 before discount) enough. This may finally be the sale where I pick up this long-admired necklace and this one, which you can see working very well together many places on Sundance's site including with the white colorway of this top. More Sundance Catalog picks in this post.
What is the fee people sale? I didn't get an email and it's not showing up in the app. I've been waiting to buy a pair of boots and if today is the day I'm going for it!! How does one get the code? I have the app and an account and get tons of emails I just didn't get this one. Sometimes for their sakes I tend to get notifications halfway through the day.
It's 20% off purchases $250-$499 and 25% off purchases over $500. It's happening all-day in select stores and I believe from 6-10 PM your local time online (but don't quote on me the online timing, it may be 8 PM to midnight local time). There's no code — the discount automatically applies during checkout.
Thank you! Is Black Friday the same sale?
Nope, this promo tonight is IT. (Unless Free People changes up the way they've done things the last few years, which is always a possibility!) This promo only happens twice a year and the other time is in the Spring. On Black Friday we can expect an extra % off FP sale.
This is the best FP sale – will put a cart together.
Awesome! Very excited to discuss the sale further later today.
oh man, I'll have to sit this one out. There's nothing I like at FP that much but I had my eye on a couple things. Maybe there will be new sale items next week???
Quite possibly evb! I think bigger sale will come early to mid-December but we shall see. I don't mind being wrong about that kind of stuff.
Really love this outfit Roxy! You layer for Fall very well and have inspired me to pick up that cardigan! I'm feeling overwhelmed by all the promos right now but have a couple of items on my FP wishlist so I'll be shopping that sale. Looking forward to your post for it.
Thank you Lindsey!! I am sure you'll love the cardigan. I ended up getting it and another cardigan at Banana Republic in multiple colors.
I've been reading your blog for years and this might be my favorite outfit of yours ever. It's very stylish and I like every piece! I remember that J. Crew bag and how much hoopla there was to grab it during the JCA heydays. Your in-laws' house sounds very cute! Growing up my grandparents had a home in Bridgehampton but it's no longer in our family. This makes me want to go out there for a weekend.
I'm not a huge Free People fan so I'll be sitting that sale out. I do love Sundance though so thank you for that code!
What are you going to get in the Sundance promo?
Is that sapphire ring your engagement ring? Gorgeous!!! Love your parents house – the ivy makes it so English looking.
So excited for the FP sale. I'm only getting one thing, but I've been waiting patiently for months to have it.
It *is* my engagement ring!! Didn't Alex do an amazing job? I feel the ring is so us, and very much my style. He choose a deep blue sapphire color because of his eye color and everything I look at it (which is still quite often, I won't lie) it feels like I'm looking into his eyes.
Yes those Rockstars are awesome!! I don't know why but I always have to size way up in Rockstars.
How love how you styled the leather leggings! It's cozy yet chic! And oh my didn't realize all this sale is happening. They're so good!
Thank you Rach! And YES this Free People event is not to be missed!
You look so happy! That alone makes this outfit really shine. Love that jacket (will have to put it on my Christmas list) and the necklace and OMG your ring!!! Gorgeous.
Very excited for the Free People sale and your post! I'm also placing an order at American Eagle this weekend. They're having a stacked promo.
Thank you Guest!! And ahhh right how could I forget AE? Will add them when I'm back in front of my laptop. What did you get there?
I've loved all three ways you styled these leggings and I bought the black pair. I also convinced my sister to get the black pair in Plus, she's so happy they have her size. No FP sale for me tonight but I hope Anthropologie's Black Friday promo is just as good.
Awesome Andrea! Yes it is nice to see LOFT and other stores carrying plus now, and not making a big deal about it.
I too hope Anthropologie's Black Friday promo is really, really good!!
Fantastic outfit Roxy! The leggings make your legs look 5 miles long. I also really like the white cami/black cardigan/brown leather jacket pairing. It's simple yet so chic.
Such a cute fall look! Love the bag!
Thanks Belle! I hadn't been using this bag much but this Fall I've rediscovered it and adore it.
Love your outfit. It is layered perfectly.
Thank you Melodie!! I can understand that, I do wish they didn't make a minimum amount for the discount.
That outfit is so cute and you look stunning in it. I could totally see myself rocking those leggings.
So sweet! Thank you very much Megan.
Thank you Jess! I know, I'm so excited to play with layering too. Love this time of year for clothing!!
So many deals, I'm definitely gonna check out Nordstrom!
So cute Roxy! I like your outfit so much. The leggings are such a great color!
I am shopping the Old Navy sale this weekend. Got myself a puffer coat, three sweaters and a pair of those velvet rockstars mentioned all for under $100. This Mom doesn't have a very big shopping budget so I'm delighted to get so much for my money! I also got my kids two new outfits each and cute PJs.
Thank you Emma!! It sounds like you made some great pickups at Old Navy! I'm liking that shiny metallic puffer coat a lot. I may have to get it.
I love me some leather leggings!!
Yes! Especially these. They're such an easy way to dress up any outfit.
I love this chic black outfit with the pop of leopard with your purse! A pair of leather leggings are a must!
Thank you Kim!! This bag is one of my favorites, I'd forgotten about wearing it but now with leopard everywhere again I'm reinvigorated and looking forward to using it often.
Love this look! Your beanie and leggings make the perfect cozy & chic combo!
So many great sales! I wish I would have seen this one Friday for the Free People sale! AHHH!
Oh no Liz!! But I bet they do something good for Black Friday and maybe a lot of this stuff hits sale right after the holidays anyway. You just never know with FP!
OT but anyone's Friday FP orders ship yet?
And anyone read that J Cew CEO resigned? What is going on with them???
Mine shipped, and I already received one package!
I read multiple articles and they all basically said the same thing. I was in a store on Saturday and have to say it was a lot of the " old" j crew feel with rich textures prints and fabrics. Not too sure about quality though.
YAY! Hope you love what you got!
The quality at J Crew is awful. And look at the reviews – yikes!!
BUT – Quality is awful almost everywhere. I've been getting about 80% of my clothes second hand this year. I just can't lay down money for junk. I"m really fortunate to have many excellent consignment shops in my area. I only head to the mall these days when I'm looking for something really specific.
Not sure why they don't listen to customers. all everyone wants is quality fabrics, seams, linings, etc. I've seen it said over and over in multiple reviews. Yet they keep churning out the poly, crappy fabrics, unlined jackets, pilly sweaters… enough! People will pay more for things that last!!
I agree Stefanie, I think J. Crew is moving in the right direction under Johanna Uurasjarvi's design leadership. Now they just need to improve the quality.
In today's rollout they 90% just repeated silhouettes from the previous year. I find that troubling from a design standpoint. Maybe spring will show Ms. Uurasjarvi's input more.
Thank you so much Jamaria! Yes agreed, lots of great sales going on right now!!
I'm overwhelmed with these sales already. I liked it better when I knew there was going to be a Black Friday sale and that was it. Now there are different sales and types of sales every day and it's really confusing. Anyone else feel this way?
Oh yes! It's too much and symptomatic of the current harsh retail climate. I'll have a post up later today that should help you sort through.


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Film Review: 'Tolkien'!!
by Janet White on May 10th, 2019
Hello Everyone, Janet W. here…
"Even the smallest person can change the course of history." – Lady Galadriel
Amazing words that continue to inspire people years after John Ronald Reuel Tolkien aka J. R. R. Tolkien's (Nicholas Hoult) passing. From a very young age, Tolkien was a dreamer. Encouraged by his theatrical mother with her animated storytelling, Tolkien portrays its namesake as a person simultaneously living in two different worlds nearly all of the time. Set in England and France, the viewer gains insight into Tolkien's beginnings and influences. Books were his constant companion that provided an escape from losing his father and later his mother. It is no wonder that Tolkien went on to write two of the most complex and fantastical books of all time. As an orphan, Tolkien meets the love of his life, Edith Bratt (Lily Collins) and his quest to find love, thrive in college, and eventually establish himself in a career takes off from there.
Hoult has a demeanor that is quite captivating, such an interesting combination of innocence and reinforced depths. I have enjoyed Hoult's performances many times over the years. The first time was as an awkward little boy in About a Boy. Even next to Hugh Grant, Hoult stole the show. Most recently, Hoult has taken innocence and turned it into something sexy and adorable in films like Clash of the Titans, the X-Men series beginning with X-Men: First Class, but Warm Bodies was by far my favorite so far.
Collins, who I first saw in The Moral Instruments: City of Bones, brings the strong yet angelic persona that she performed as Clary. While researching Collins' achievements, it became apparent that I have watched her for longer than I thought. Back in 2009, she kind of blended into the background in films like The Blindside and Priest. However, in Abduction and The Moral Instruments: City of Bones Collins' grit came out and her strength was uncovered. The chemistry between Hoult and Collins is palpable, excellent casting.
Many cinematic aspects of Tolkien tied to both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films. From the framing of sequences to the phantom Smaug, Sauron, Ringwraiths, etc. fading in and out of his war-torn battlefield. One of my favorites is when Tolkien is in the forest and hides from his friends in a game of capture the flag. The parallels between Tolkien's real life and the world of Middle Earth are continuous throughout the film.
Tolkien has the duality of being Frodo like as well similar to Aragorn. Bratt, his ladylove, obviously is Arwen. Having the phantoms overlap Tolkien's real-life journey was a brilliant and poetic addition to push the narrative. The score was a battle between light and dark just as his life and the books are. If you have any interest in knowing the man behind the Fellowship, you will love Tolkien.
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Canon Marcus Huxley to conduct his last major event at Birmingham Cathedral
Canon Marcus Huxley is set to retire later this year after 30 years service as Director of Music at Birmingham Cathedral
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Saturday's performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion at Birmingham Cathedral will be the last major event directed by Canon Marcus Huxley, who retires later this year after 30 years service as Director of Music at this gorgeous baroque building situated at the highest point of Birmingham city centre.
Marcus tells me how those thirty years have panned out.
" I inherited a Choir that was in a sort of embryonic state, as it had been more than decimated six months previously by the sudden departure of my predecessor and the simultaneous withdrawal of a substantial percentage of the boy choristers.
"An excellent interim job had been done by Charles Velu, the acting choirmaster, and the Precentor, Canon Lorys Davies, so that there were 20 boys in the stalls and an adequate number of men, but the boys were very inexperienced indeed. So at the start it was a steep learning curve for all of us.
"To get from that situation to a position where the Cathedral Choir is performing to a reliably high enough standard week in week out to be invited to sing live on BBC Radio 3 on a regular basis was my aim and has been achieved. Incidentally, these days live performances on Radio 3 are quite a rare bird, and, if one thinks about it too much, it's potentially a huge extra pressure.
"In our last broadcast in October, there was a very demanding high treble solo at the end of Wesley's lengthy anthem The Wilderness, which our then 12-year-old Head Chorister Matthew Anderson brought off with great aplomb. At the same time, I have had to work over many years with a severely restricted budget and of course without a dedicated choir school."
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In 1992 Rosemary Field, at that time the only female assistant organist in an English cathedral, formed a girls' choir, one of the very first.
"Within a short time, they were making very impressive music, and it was clear they would be a huge additional asset to our music department," Marcus remembers. "When Rosemary left at the end of 1994, I integrated the girls into the main Cathedral Choir, though to this day the three sections – men, boys and girls - remain separate and are deployed in all possible combinations, which both gives variety and flexibility to our music programme and is immensely beneficial in sharing the load at busy times of year such as Christmas and Easter."
And the Birmingham Cathedral choristers do not only sing within the ecclesiastical confines, but have also reached out into the professional theatre, as Marcus explains..
"When these opportunities come along it makes for an interesting challenge, and making music together is one of the happiest experiences on earth. Singing with the ballet has taken us to some amazing venues such as the Sadlers Wells Theatre and the Alhambra Palace in Spain, while taking part in Scrooge had us both treading the boards of the Alexandra Theatre and recording in the Abbey Road Studios next to the famous pedestrian crossing. Then there were the visits to the Central TV Studios for Bullseye with Jim Bowen and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club on Broad St. We have also performed in some fabulous ecclesiastical buildings such as St Paul's Cathedral, Notre Dame in Paris, Chartres Cathedral, St Thomas's Leipzig, etc etc."
Birmingham Cathedral forms one part of a rewarding artistic triangle with the Catholic St Chad's Cathedral and City Organist Thomas Trotter. Marcus pays tribute to his two colleagues.
"David Saint at St Chad's is both a magnificent musician and a great person to work with. In the case of Thomas Trotter at the Town Hall and later at Symphony Hall, Birmingham is so lucky to have this world-class musician performing regularly throughout the year. He invited us to sing a Christmas concert with him in 1990. He then generously came to the cathedral to help us celebrate the re-building of our organ in 1993 and a few years later, with the extensive re-building of the Town Hall, he needed a venue for his weekly recitals, which we were honoured to provide – never thinking the arrangement would last for eleven years."
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As we focus upon the forthcoming St Matthew Passion, Marcus tells me how the performance will combine forces from both cathedrals..
"St Chad's and St Philip's have for a number of years performed together in Passiontide. What better time to put religious differences aside and come together as a united Christian church? This year, fortuitously, Easter is very late and I thought - now or never - I would go for the big one. I conducted it many years ago in Yorkshire and it is my favourite.
"Why in English? Bach composed in the language of his listeners so that the Gospel story would be understood directly. We are lucky to have some of the finest orchestral musicians from the Midlands and beyond organised by Philip Head as the double orchestra required."
Marcus tells me about the legacy that the young singers in the various Cathedral choirs take away with them.
"Musical skill and knowledge, (we teach all choristers music theory), ability to sing at sight. I often introduce new repertoire. Confidence in performing in public. Familiarity with the wonderful English prose of the Book of Common Prayer. The privilege of regularly spending part of your life in a handsome historic building. Some knowledge of Latin. Elocution when chanting the psalms. Familiarity from the inside with some of the greatest music in the western canon – Gregorian chant, Josquin, Palestrina, Byrd, Gibbons, Purcell, Handel, Bach, etc etc. Lifetime friendships. Ability to concentrate. Ability to work efficiently alongside professional adults, achieving a lot in limited rehearsal time. It can lead on to a musical career – Matt Perry, timpanist of the RPO, Philip Dukes, viola, David Briggs, organist, Christian Halstead, violin, Rob Jenkins and Rob Anthony Gardiner, singers, Tanya Houghton, harp. In itself the enormous satisfaction of regularly singing a huge variety of music to a very high standard. The satisfaction of artistic creation through working together as a team."
And we end by discussing Marcus' home life and our mutual passion for cricket.
"Home is Hall Green. I'm exceptionally lucky to have been married for 34 years to Sally, an amazing home-maker in the face of the almost insuperable challenges of living with untidy males, as well as being a teacher of Food Studies at King Edward's High School and sometime author and general support.
"Family life has to fit round a cathedral musician's unusual schedule more than many occupations. We have two adult sons, one who works for the BBC at Media City in Salford, while the other is involved in local politics here in Birmingham. In cricket I am an expensive bowler of leg-breaks, who is understandably rarely invited to perform, and therefore tend to major on my batting. I did hit a six against the CBSO a few years ago…"
* Marcus Huxley conducts Bach's St Matthew Passion at Birmingham Cathedral on Saturday April 1 (5pm).
* Thursday March 30: The Birmingham Conservatoire Baroque Orchestra plays a delicious programme of Rameau, Telemann, Mozart, Purcell and Handel, in the perfect setting of Birmingham Cathedral (7.30pm)
* Saturday April 1: The Halesowen Orchestra plays Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Dvorak's New World Symphony in the town's Cornbow Hall (7.30pm).
* Sunday April 2: Richard Laing conducts the Chandos Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Stravinsky, Nino Rota (the Bassoon Concerto) and Tchaikovsky (Forum Theatre, Malvern 7.30pm).
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Sinovac Vaccine Deemed Ineffective at Protecting Against Omicron
When news broke on the development of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla didn't appear to be too worried, as he believed the company's COVID-19 vaccine to be effective at protecting against it. While research supports his theory—studies show the Pfizer vaccine stops 70 percent of hospitalizations—the same cannot be said regarding Sinovac's vaccine.
How effective is the Sinovac vaccine in protecting against the COVID-19 virus, and is it being offered in the U.S.?
Concern is growing around Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine efficacy
On June 1, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine for emergency use. Sinovac is a Beijing-based pharmaceutical company that's responsible for developing the vaccine and issuing it to various countries, many of which are located in Asia.
Malaysia and Thailand were two countries to use Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, though Reuters reported in July 2021 that they would be phasing it out. Anyone in Thailand who was due for a second dose of Sinovac would instead receive AstraZeneca, reports BBC News.
These drastic changes not only raised questions as to "whether China's vaccine [could] be trusted," but also about how effective they are at protecting against the COVID-19 virus. On Dec. 16, 2021, it appears the efficacy of Sinovac's vaccine is being revealed.
Research shows two doses of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine aren't effective at protecting against the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus
Results from a recent study suggest that Sinovac's vaccine has low efficacy in protecting against the omicron variant. Scientists from the University of Hong Kong analyzed blood samples from 25 people who had received Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine, and found that "none of the CoronaVac recipients had detectable neutralizing antibody titer against either omicron isolates."
The study focused on two strains of the omicron variant, HKU691 and HKU344-R346K. In their report, researchers also stated that the data suggests "that the omicron variant may be associated with lower COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness."
It's important to point out that "the studies are preliminary, and antibody levels do not give a complete picture of a person's immune response," according to The New York Times. This means that it's still unknown "whether the Sinovac vaccine can fend off severe disease or death from omicron."
After the results from the study were made public, Sinovac released a statement saying that "while two doses of its vaccine were much less effective against omicron, three doses might prevent infection from the variant."
CDC estimates that #Omicron variant now represents about 3% of U.S. #COVID19 cases.
Layered prevention strategies work to prevent COVID-19 spread:
- Vaccines + boosters when eligible.
- Masking in indoor public spaces.
Schedule a vaccine or booster: https://t.co/xbvNibdkCt.
— CDC (@CDCgov) December 14, 2021
Does the omicron variant spread quicker than other strains of the COVID-19 virus?
The omicron variant was first identified in South Africa and has since spread at a rapid rate. The Centers for Disease Control and Infection (CDC) has reported that the omicron variant has been detected in the U.S., and the agency and its public health partners "are closely monitoring the emergence of this variant of concern."
While researchers and health experts are still studying the omicron variant to better understand how it behaves, the CDC says it "may spread more easily than other variants, including the Delta [variant of the COVID-19 virus]."
Is Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine being offered in the U.S.?
Sinovac, along with all other makers of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, has not received authorization to issue their vaccines in the U.S. As of July 28, 2021, the countries that were using the Sinovac vaccine were:
Columbia.
Ecuador.
Brazil.
Oman.
Ukraine.
Thailand.


A cashew harvest is a colorful affair. The nuts are ready for picking when the cashew apple – really the swollen stalk it grows from – is a vibrant red or pink. On the farm, the nut is removed from the ripe fruit, dried, and sent for processing before being shipped around the globe to become the delicious and nutritious snack we all know.
Although cashew is mainly a cash crop in Africa – the second largest behind cocoa – the industry can be equally nutritive for the countries that produce it, offering great potential to improve rural livelihoods as well as provide employment opportunities through processing.
In Benin, TechnoServe is working to innovate the sector through the BeninCajù project, which helps cashew processors to raise their production levels and connect with lucrative markets, while creating jobs in rural areas where unemployment is high. Over five years, this nearly $20 million project – a collaboration between TechnoServe, Catholic Relief Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture – seeks to create close to 4,000 jobs in the cashew processing industry (70 percent of which are for women) and improve the incomes of almost 35,000 producers, representing a quarter of all cashew farmers in Benin.
Nutritious cashew apple juice is now sold under the brand Sweet Benin.
The project is also taking an innovative approach to improving cashew livelihoods by creating an entirely new value chain around a readily available, but previously overlooked, cashew byproduct: the same cashew apple that is discarded on the farm during harvest. Every year in Africa, more than ten million tons of cashew apples are tossed aside and considered waste, throwing out nutrients and economic opportunity along with them. A new value chain around such a prolific product has the potential to greatly increase the GDP of Africa's cashew producing countries and improve livelihoods along pre-existing and potential cashew nut and apple value chains.
In Benin, local entrepreneurs are working with TechnoServe to create Sweet Benin, the country's first cashew apple juice label. Sweet Benin represents the formation of the first formal industry for cashew by-products in the country, but initial successes are promising. After working with TechnoServe to meet the quality and traceability standards to enter the formal market, four local partners are commercializing cashew apple juice under the label. TechnoServe staff also met with consumers to introduce the product, which is new for most buyers.
Despite its novelty, Sweet Benin's cashew apple juice is also already creating exciting impact at all levels of production. While less than 10,000 bottles were produced in 2016, the four processors under the label produced and sold out of 30,000 bottles in 2017 with TechnoServe's support. Based on this success, Sweet Benin is planning to produce 180,000 bottles of cashew apple juice in 2018. Such increased production means increased incomes throughout the community as well. Cashew farmers can now supplement their income with the sale of what they previously considered a waste-product, and Sweet Benin is already creating jobs further down the value chain. Of the 36 permanent positions in Sweet Benin's juice production plants, 30 are filled by women, a precursor to the overall impact of a competitive cashew apple industry in Africa.
By building the infrastructure for an entire new value chain around cashew apple, Sweet Benin is positioning itself as a leader for change, not only for participating entrepreneurs, but for the prosperity and productivity of cashew-producing nations across Africa. While the current yearly harvest of African cashew apple has the potential to yield 5 million tons of juice and pulp, much of this is either unsuitable or inaccessible for proper processing.
The implications for increased production such cashew apple products go beyond providing new incomes and industries in which communities can thrive economically. Hidden hunger – a form of undernutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies – affects millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa, and can lead to lifelong consequences and increase the risk of impaired development and diminished productive capacity. Initiatives like Sweet Benin, however, demonstrate that resourceful use of existing but underutilized industries and products can help communities improve nutrition while providing them with healthy livelihoods.
By processing and consuming the cashew apple that is currently being grown and discarded, Africa's main cashew-producing nations could signficantly boost their vitamin C intake, in addition to substantially increasing access to antioxidants and minerals that are necessary to prevent undernutrition. The opportunity is even more impactful when turned towards ending child malnutrition.
Many are taking notice of the work being done with cashew apples by these enterprising people. At a July Sweet Benin shareholders meeting, Will Rabieh from the United States Department of Agriculture, stated that if cashew apple juice was sold in the United States, he would buy it. He left attendees with a few words of encouragement, Sweet Benin juice is great: please keep producing!
With a pending trademark, Sweet Benin is positioned to serve as an international standard of cashew fruit juice, and of the hopeful future that this blossoming industry could hold for cashew-producing communities around the world. Read more about TechnoServe's work with cashew and its byproducts.


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Character designs for Crop Circles webcomic (coming in 2018).
Character turnarounds and expression sheets for the main five characters.
9 pages, markers on marker paper and a paper plate.
Feminist Comic Exhibition (2015) F-Word Festival, Amsterdam, Holland Nordic Comic Exhibtion (2016) Serieteket, Stockholm, Sweden Ruutuja Ruotsista ja Suomesta (2016) Porvoo library, part of Åfest comic festival in Porvoo.
MOSSDASH was created as part of Lilies of the Streets. Made possible by grants from Nordic Culture Point and Lithuanian Council for Culture.


Good effective time management for students enables you to work smarter, not harder so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. By taking your time to arrange your priorities, you can can strike the right balance between home, work and school life. Doing this gives you the best chance of staying on track during exams period which in turn help reduce stress and also meet deadlines.
Are you working on clock time or real time? Take a look at these quick tips, so that you can do your best at school and also find moments to relax.
Set a priority list of the most important things to the least important. Make sure you study for your biology test first before going for that party.
It's a universal rule for people to get to appointments at least 5 minutes before it starts. If your one who does things at the dying minutes why not move your minute hand 5 minutes forward. It's self deception but it works.
An important precursor to good time management is good sleep management. You must get enough sleep for at least 6 hours daily. Besides when you sleep in class, everyone laughs at you!
There are two types of procrastination; one that has a deadline and one that doesn't. The one that has a deadline is what we usually deal with in school and the one that doesn't have a deadline is the one we deal with throughout our lives. Procrastination ruins grades and lives stay away from it at all times in order to have mastery on your time management.
Time management is like faith and working out. To be strong in faith and muscle one must be consistent in devotion and practice. Indeed time waits for no man, but in order to tame time one must be disciplined enough to follow the steps mentioned.


During a recent interview with the French radio station RMC, newly elected UCI president David Lappartient says he wants to reduce the number of riders in Grand Tour teams to just six.
"At the time, there were 10 riders in the teams, and we managed to go down to nine, but I'm going to go further, and six riders per team would be better," Lappartient said.
The UCI is already prepared to reduce the number of Grand Tour riders from nine to eight for the 2018 season, while some races will see the number of WorldTour teams limited to just seven as compared to eight.
Critics view these decisions as controversial, blaming them for the reduction in the number of Grand Tour and WorldTour team riders.
However, the UCI defends its decisions, putting forth rider safety as their reasons for the changes.


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The media girl took a train for the first time from Abuja to Kano today, Saturday, 13th March and was really impressed by the experience.
She explained she would have remained in her village (Ondo State) if our railway transportation were fully functioning.
My first train ride in Nigeria . Such an adventure  the train from Abuja to Kaduna could easily rival the Eurostar.
Fully air-conditioned, clean, on time and the chairs are comfortable too. The executive cabin is divine but I decided to ride coach for the experience. There's a fully fitted bar with light refreshments and lunch too. I'm so impressed.
You can try it with your friends too. Well done to the Nigerian rail way corporation, we need this in the south too. If there were fully functioning trains people will live in their villages (myself included) and only come to the city for work which will reduce the traffic (in my opinion).


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Emmett Till's accuser owes him and his family more than a hollow apology
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I guess you heard: A woman whose claims about a 14-year-old boy whistling at her has changed her story — decades after it cost him his life in midcentury Mississippi.
More pointedly, Carolyn Bryant Donham admitted she fabricated critical details that spurred her husband and his half brother to abduct and savagely murder Emmett Till on Aug. 28, 1955.
Here's the rub: Not only did black America know she was lying at the time, no one to this day has been held accountable.
The short trial orchestrated back then was a farce, ending with both defendants being acquitted after five days — and barely an hour of frivolous deliberation.
The all-white, all-male jury wouldn't have taken that long to free the killers, one juror boasted after the trial, "if we hadn't stopped to drink pop." His posture was in line with the defense attorney's stern admonishment to the jury beforehand that their ancestors "will turn over in their graves" if they convicted two white men.
Jim Crow justice heaped insult on injury.
So if Donham wants to come clean, set the record straight and bring some semblance of closure to this historical travesty, she needs to do it the right way.
In a nearly decade-old interview with Timothy Tyson, the author of a new book, The Blood of Emmett Till, Donham confesses that Till didn't make the verbal or physical advances she alleged.
"That part's not true," she told Tyson, expressing misgivings for Till's fate. "Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him."
Sorry, lady, but you owe Emmett Till more than that.
Carolyn Bryant Donham admitted, long after the fact, that she fabricated critical details of her encounter with 14-year-old Emmett Till. (1955 File Photo/The Associated Press)
Before she dies, Donham, now 82, should come out of hiding and publicly apologize to Till's ancestors and contemporaries for the tragedy she triggered.
If she's serious about atoning for her sin, she also should dedicate her forthcoming memoirs — set to be released long after she dies — and any profits they might earn to Till's survivors. Or direct it to the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation, which was founded to honor the memory of Till and the legacy of his late mother, who died in 2003.
Till's monstrous death created two conflicting outcomes: It mortified generations of black people caught up in a violent and unjust system of white oppression built on slave-code expedience.
But it also ossified the nascent civil rights movement, hardening resistance to the iniquities that facilitated America's separate and unequal social structure.
Still, vestiges remain and the pain lingers.
Emmett Till's photo adorns his grave marker in Alsip, Ill. His mother insisted that he have an open-casket funeral because she wanted "the world to see this." (2005 File Photo/Chicago Sun-Times)
Long before that talk — the one where black parents informed their kids how to submit to police — boys of my generation got another lecture.
It had to do with what we said to and around white people, especially those of the opposite sex.
What happened to Till was deeply embedded in the conscience and consciousness of black America, especially those in the Deep South. The old adage, "boys will be boys," didn't apply to us.
It couldn't. We had to be mindful of an anachronistic social code that haunted our parents and grandparents and left a psychological scar on generations to come.
We learned, in details unbefitting young ears, what "black justice" in America meant.
Black lives didn't matter then, either.
But Till's death was not in vain, thanks to a calculated decision his mother made to show the world the evil handiwork afflicted on her son.
Mobley insisted on an open-casket funeral. She wanted pictures to be taken of her son's tortured face and mutilated body. That took a level of courage and clarity that few folks could ever muster.
"I said I want the world to see this because, there is no way I could tell this story and give them the visual picture of what my son looked like," Mobley told filmmaker Keith Beauchamp in a 2000 interview.
I first saw a reprint of those photos in a Jet magazine while sitting in a barber's chair in the mid-'70s as a teen about Till's age.
I wept.
I wept for Till. I wept for his mom.
Now, I weep for a country in which something like this could ever happen.
If there's any redemptive value to Donham's about-face, it is this: By pulling the covers off of America's shameful past, she's reminding us how this racial divide in America came to be — especially why so many black Americans remain fearfully distrustful of our criminal justice system.
Emmett Till's blood is on Donham's hands, but his legacy, freshly liberated from a longstanding lie, is in ours. We owe it to him to stand up against the pernicious threats to justice that remain.


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Building contractors Robertson Construction and Clyde Gateway asked us to photograph Red Tree Magenta on its completion and, in doing so, we can understand why the building is proving so popular.
Will the office ever be the same?
Fiona Laing , September 24, 2021 6 min read
Employers are rethinking office space, and not only to take into account post-Covid health and safety considerations. More than anything, they have to ensure workers are happy to return.
Until Covid, many employees spent as much – if not more – time at their office desks than they did at home. That has all been turned on its head and office-based employees have been shown a new way of working.
It has been estimated by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) that pre-Covid, 5 per cent of the UK office workforce worked full-time from home. The pandemic changed that and only 5 per cent of office workers remain unable to work from home.
The Covid experience means employers are rethinking office space, not only to incorporate the safety precautions of social distancing, cleaning regimes and ventilation but to make their employees happy to return to their desks.
"Organisations are thinking hard about the kind of footprint they need and the mix of spaces they need in that footprint overall," says Gillian Stewart, chair of the British Council for Offices (BCO) Scottish Committee and director of Michael Laird Archi- tects' Glasgow office.
"Some are using this opportunity to plan for the future. They might have a lease break or a lease running out soon, so they'll be thinking 'what do we actually need; we've got an opportunity to rethink how we use space'.
"But I don't think I've had an example of any organisation that's just given up a lease completely to have no space at all. Although I've heard rumours on the market that some people have done that.
Add the fact that several construction projects were completed last year and it means the Scottish office market is seeing plenty of activity.
"Construction only stopped for about three months in the first lockdown in Scotland. In England it didn't stop at all. This is partly because it is a fairly safe working environment if you're on a building site.
"You work individually or in pairs and everything is health and safety assured anyway, so you always wear PPE. Security glasses, hard hat, gloves, high viz and safety shoes are all absolutely compulsory, so to put on a face visor or a mask wasn't much different. They just applied temperature testing equipment and monitoring so they could quickly go back to work."
The next step is seeing employees back inside the office. Many have found benefits in working from home and may need to be enticed back.
A report in The Financial Times this month suggested that London firms were offering employees incentives including financial bonuses (to buy new office clothes or a bicycle), yoga classes, free meals and social events to ease the return to their desks.
The environment they return to will be different. It will involve a much more joined-up approach especially as people adopt a hybrid of home and office-based working.
"What's really important is that the people who operate and clean and maintain the space know who's coming in and when they're coming in, to make sure it's ready," says Stewart.
"I think the role of the facilities manager or building operator is more important than it was before and it's important to have policies so that staff communicate.
"So, if you're going to come in, you have to book a desk, you com- municate with your team and with the organisation so that everything is a bit more curated."
The BCO has been supporting its members with post-Covid technical standards. It published a briefing note in July 2021 called Counting the Cost of Covid-19 which looks at the implications of Covid for office buildings and covers topics such as antibacterial design, increased cleaning, ventilation, touch-free journeys and occupancy density. "Things like having natural ventilation where possible and considering the amount of fresh air that you can
From a design perspective, it means that we will get more interesting, more vibrant offices Gillian Stewart
get in a building, even if it's mechanically provided," says Stewart.
"For occupancy density, typically the industry standard is one person in 8m2 net internal area of your whole building. In a more distributed wayit will be 1:8m2 to 1:10m2. You could actually get away with providing less, but the BCO is saying that you should stick to 1:8 or 1:10 because it means that the building will be able to cope if more people do come in, in the future."
For Stewart, the design of the interior space will be key to employees' health and wellbeing. This is
not something new: laptops cut workers free of the traditional office two decades ago and where desk-time once ruled, we saw Silicon Valley-style games rooms and breakout spaces to foster sociability and team work.
A focus on employees' needs has seen office buildings increasingly fitted with gyms, secure bike stores and changing facilities for runners and cyclists. "I've always been very interested in the success of businesses that use space and their culture and their people. So for me, it's almost like the occupier is more important than ever."
Stewart points to the difference in contact centre design. "There used to be a 'how many desks can you get in and what's the minimum square metres per person allowed' approach.
"Now we see the size of the desk coming down and the increase of provision of breakout space because sitting with a headset looking at a screen for eight hours a day, employ- ees need to be able to take a break, to walk around, to access outside space, to go on a running machine or sit in the canteen … just to get their brain switched off a bit."
She adds: "From a design perspective, it means that we will get more interesting, more vibrant offices being designed – and it could be that maybe the amount of space people take will be less."
Stewart is also seeing organisations looking at their portfolio and thinking if people have something else available that's between home and office." A hub and a spoke site somewhere local which has space employees can use," she suggests and points to high street banks with office space where their WFH staff can drop in to use the facilities. "It doesn't have to be just home or office, there are options out there."
Stewart concludes: "It's recognising that actually your staff are your most valuable asset and if you look after your staff, then they will perform for you."I suppose it's as simple as that, making sure that they are well mentally, well physically and allowing time for that."
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Ben and Jerry's rolls out new cookie dough chunks
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BURLINGTON, VT. — Ben & Jerry's is gearing up for the holidays with the launch of two new frozen snacks: Gingerbread Cookie Dough Chunks and Cinnamon Bun Dough Chunks.
The non-GMO, fair trade treats are made with pasteurized eggs and heat-treated flour and may be consumed straight from the bag or sprinkled on sundaes and other desserts, the company said.
"We know our fans often dig around the ice cream to get to the chunks," said Jody Eley, innovation manager at Ben & Jerry's. "We just made it a little easier by putting them in a bag."
The Cinnamon Bun Dough chunks contain wheat flour, sugar, coconut oil, soybean oil, cinnamon, vanilla extract, tapioca flour, sunflower lecithin, salt and baking soda. They are certified vegan and contain 120 calories per serving.
The Gingerbread Cookie Dough Chunks are made with wheat flour, sugar, butter, brown sugar, molasses, candied ginger, ground ginger, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt and ground gloves and contain 110 calories per serving.
The new dough chunks come in 8-oz bags and are available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $3.99 to $5.49.
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After searching for 27 years, the Tibetan Buddhist Center can call North Philadelphia its new home. After its grand opening this past weekend, they started the Tibetan New Year with the Palden Lhamo Tea Ceremony. This is an authentic ceremony that offers great benefit, with a history dating back over 1000 years.
In the ceremony, you begin with prayer and invocations, then you also take the tea pot set on an altar and pour it into a bowl. After this you can make your wish and request for anything. There are members who are of many different faiths but come in support of Verenable Lama Losang Samten and his teachings.
AL DIA News was humbled to get the opportunity to see the new building as well as being a part of the Tea Ceremony. Peace and Blessings.