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Oscars 2018 Best Picture Review: The Favourite
Abigail Hill (played by Emma Stone) competes for the title of lady-in-waiting from Queen Anne (played by Olivia Colman) in The Favourite.
With this year's crop of Oscar contenders, there are many biopics. The Favourite is not so much a biopic as it is a fictional telling of a rivalry in history.
Usually around this time, there are films that often serve a message or have a specific point relevant to the times. Even in a case of a timepiece, one is shown to show how what happened in the past is very similar to what's happening today. The Favourite didn't appear to show what's happening in our world now, at first. I was left so confused after seeing it the first time, I had to see it again to make better sense. It does make better sense, especially after seeing Vice. In Vice, we see how very often the president doesn't always make decisions on his own. He is often persuaded by others including former presidents before he makes his final decision.
Here, the Queen can't make her decisions on her own. It's a tough time for England as they're at war with France. Both Thomas Harley and Lady Marlborough are trying to compete for the queen to side with their ideas and carry it out as the decision. Lady Marlborough has the advantage as she's able to tend to the Queen's every need, despite her annoyance, and she has the added advantage of being very knowledgeable about what's happening. Harley however has the advantage through his coaxing of the Queen through becoming the Prime Minister. Another thing I just recently researched is that this was a unique time in England as the influence of the Crown was decreasing and the influence of ministers was increasing.. Some say it was because of Queen Anne's insanity that led to the decrease of the power of the Crown.
The film also presents another unique outlook. In an interview, Deborah Davis said it took 20 years for the script to finally become a reality. Davis composed the script from reading over some of the memoirs of Sarah Churchill (Lady Marlborough). Much of it was organized and compiled by Winston Churchill in his lifetime. It was especially noteworthy of the female power triangle. That's the unique thing the film presented: the female power triangle. There's the mentally-ill Queen who's more interested in racing ducks and spending time with her rabbits (representing all 17 of her deceased children), but still has some desire to lead. There's Lady Marlborough who's always been her adviser and always tended to her, but has a lust for control of her own.
Then there's Abigail: the poor cousin of Lady Marlborough who is clever enough to win the Queen and even overtake Lady Marlborough as the Queen's favorite. Abigail was very naive at first, but once she learned she could win the Queen with her smarts, she worked to overtake Lady Marlborough as the lady-in-waiting. She was a good reader, she took to the Queen's rabbits better, she willingly participated in giving sexual favor to the queen, she even married the courtier to the Queen's delight (whom she did have affection to). Abigail however did not know at the time her win over Lady Marlborough would have consequences. As the Lady was dismissed from the court, the Queen would start hating Abigail. As Abigail tried to send a message of power through hurting one of her rabbits, it would be the Queen who would give Abigail a lesson on who holds the power.
The film also gives an interesting depiction of the Royals at the time. The mental illness and victim mentality of Queen Anne is possibly the most noticed aspect. However it does give a lot of notice of what happens behind the closed doors of the palace. Queen Anne was an interesting character as she was often confused of her power. Ministers were gaining more power, but the Queen wanted to reassure herself even more than the others that she had the highest power. She would get mad at the simplest thing, even music being played in the court. She would continue eating cake even after vomiting. However the palace and those inside also provided a lot of intrigue. We have a place where a lot of debauchery takes place. We have an arena for competition of political power. We also have a place where a lot of secrets are to be kept from the public. It is questionable whether Queen Anne was a lesbian or had same-sex attractions. I'm sure documentation may support it or oppose it. However it's interesting that the Queen being seduced by Lady Marlborough and then by Abigail was happening around a time homosexuals were put in prison. Interesting.
Another thing that got me with this film was the frequent violent ways of treating others and the way insults were hurled at each other. Frequently you heard people of the court, both male and female, call the women 'cunt' in their face. In addition, the foul languages used by those in the court and from the Queen really left you wondering if that was how the royals were like? We are all taught to think the Royals were the definition of etiquette. However the biggest thing that got me was the use of violence on others. We first saw it when Abigail was pushed out of her carriage. We saw it in how Harley would simply push Abigail any which way. We saw how Lady Marlborough would use violence on queen Anne when she asks for Abigail instead. We even see it used by Abigail as her lust for power grows and she has an unconscious Lady Marlborough dragged by a horse. Really makes you think of the times back then. I know it was a fictional depiction of the power triangle back then, but it still makes you wonder.
The film is another achievement for Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. It seems like with each film he directs, he creates a new milestone. This film he directs is an excellent work of how he takes a fictionalized depiction of a real situation in history and turns it into the story of madness and competition that it is. The screenplay by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara makes a lot of creative choices like giving some details that were taboo at the time and even making this film an eight-chapter story. It makes for a very intriguing story with a lot of eyebrow-raising scenes. It also makes you want to look up the history behind it.
As for the acting, it's a wonder why the ensemble was not nominated for the SAG Award for Best Motion-Picture Ensemble. This year's awards season has had a lot of notable snubs and lopsided victories. The combined acting of the major actors in this film are among the best of the year. However the performances of the three major roles have received individual praise. The best of which has to be Olivia Colman as Queen Anne. Olivia has been able to embody the madness and lust for control of Queen Anne with excellence. Definitely one to steal the show this year. Emma Stone also does an excellent job of scene-stealing as Abigail Masham: the one who starts out naively as a minor servant but soon learns to fight dirty for the role of the favorite. She is possibly the biggest comic relief of the film. Rachel Weisz is less comedic, but her stoicism in her role as Sarah Churchill and her own lust for control did steal the show and garner a lot of intrigue. Outside of the 'main three,' Nicholas Hoult also stole many a scene as Earl Harley who has a liking for Abigail, but has a knack for treating her like dirt.
The film also has a lot of excellent technical merits too. The Cinematography from Robbie Ryan was very fitting for the film. Yorgos Mavropsaridis delivered the right editing choices. The production design was also excellent in recreating the castle, but it did make me wonder how the castle didn't look at all like Buckingham Palace. I admit I didn't know British history well and learned only recently that Buckingham Palace housed the British Royal Family in 1761. The recreation of Kensington palace in its 18th-Century form was excellent. The costuming was also excellent as it fit the right times. Sandy Powell is today's Edith Head. The music with its mix of classical symphonies fit the film excellently.
The Favourite is a story that many might not take an interest in seeing at first, but it's worth seeing. It's a story that will catch your intrigue and tells a story with a lot of validity for today.
Posted in: Movie Reviews: 2018, Oscars 2018 Best Picture Reviews	| Tagged: Anne, Colman, Davis, Deborah, Emma, Favourite, Hoult, Lanthimos, McNamara, Nicholas, Olivia, Queen, Rachel, Stone, Tony, Weisz, Yorgos
DVD Review: Elle
By Jon The Blogcentric on 14 August 2017 | Leave a comment
Isabelle Huppert plays a woman caught is a troubling time in her life in Elle.
Elle was one of those films that came around the time of the Academy Awards. It has a lot of interesting elements, but it features a lot of elements some would first find unwatchable. Is it worth it?
The film begins with a cat witnessing the rape of her owner Michele LeBlanc (that's right). The masked rapist immediately leaves. Michele just calmly cleans up themes and resumes her life, but doesn't call the police. Michele returns back to her job as CEO of a video game company where her male employees either lust after her or view her as a 'bitch.' She tries to maintain a relationship with her son Vincent but feels detached as she feels he's being controlled by her pregnant girlfriend. She has a troubled relationship with her mother who is narcissistic and has a thing for younger men. She's having a love affair with Robert, the husband of her best friend and business partner Anna, but also has caught the eye of her new neighbor Patrick, although his devoutly Catholic wife Anna is unaware of this. Michele also has a troubled past.
The reason why Michele doesn't call the police is because she has a sordid past. She is the daughter of a mass murderer who was arrested and imprisoned over 40 years ago when Michele was 10 years-old and even involved Michele in his murder spree. His parole hearing is coming up and the events from the past still haunt her. Her friends plead for her to report the rape to the police but Michele won't, fearing the police have it in for her. Life is hard for Michele as she receives harassing text messages form a man claiming to watch her. She's also the victim of a hacked video game which shows an alien with her face being raped by another alien. She learns the male colleague who made the hacked video game is infatuated with her but not the rapist. Her ex-husband learned of the news and tried looking out for her safety.
Christmas only adds to the stress as her mother falls into a stroke and her dying wish to Michele is to see her father. Michele tells her son Vincent she believes he's not the father of his girlfriend's child. The rapist returns for the third time, but Michele takes of the mask to discover it's Patrick. Even though she now knows, she still doesn't call the police nor have an alarm installed in her house.
Michele goes to visit her father in prison only to learn he hung himself. On the ride home, she gets into a car accident. She calls her friends instead of an ambulance, but the only one who responds to the call is Patrick. Michele gives Patrick a shocking confession of her feelings toward him which leaves Patrick shocked and confused. Then the day of the celebration of the launch of the new video game. At the party, she confessed to Anne her affair with Robert, which breaks Anna's heart. The story ends with a tensely climactic moment and an ending that comes across as triumphant.
The thing about this film is that it deals with a complicated cat-and-mouse situation. Michele wants to get her rapist arrested but she is afraid to call the police, feeling they're after her. That could also explain why she wouldn't call an ambulance after the car crash: because of her past. She has a sense of who did it, but she feels an attraction to him. She is caught in situations in her work, in her family and even within her circle of friends at the same time. It's enough to make anyone snap. It even turns her into a spiteful bitter person to whomever she meets up with. You hope that her rapist is caught but you're left wondering how will it end? Will he be caught? Will Michele be the one who ends up killed? Will her rapist end up her new lover? It keeps you intrigued.
One thing about this is that this film is a psychological thriller that succeeds in taking subject matter that is disturbing and even unwatchable and turns it into a story that becomes positive in the end. Normally I am very nervous about the subject of rape in a film. In fact the very opening scene of the rape (as witnessed by the cat) and her bleeding vagina in the bath really had me questioning what Paul Verhoeven was up to. I'll admit I had a mistrust to Verhoeven because I know he has a reputation for films like Basic Instinct and Showgirls. I still haven't forgotten the misogyny of the latter and I was anticipating misogyny in the film at first. Even the scene that appears like Michele is consenting to the rape of Patrick makes me wonder, in addition to knowing Michele actually gets sexual satisfaction from it. In the end, the film delivers a strong female character who is able to piece the puzzle together. It's at the end we see Michele as if she triumphed in the situation.
SPOILER ALERT – IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING, BYPASS THIS PARAGRAPH: The ending is a surprise as well. Throughout the whole film, you see Michele as a bitter, hurting, troubled woman with the world seemingly against her or bothering her in every which way. However it's right after Patrick is killed that everything magically becomes right. We see how Rebecca isn't as hurt over Patrick's death as she's moving out, and makes it obvious she knew what Patrick was up to. We see how Vincent has been able to get better in his career and relationship. We see how Michele is finally able to make peace with her father. We also see how Michele makes peace with both Josie and Anna as they've both left Robert, and even resumes the strong friendship with Anna. It's like life for all during the time of Michele being raped was what was causing friction in the lives of Michele and those around her, and it was Patrick's death at the hands of Vincent that set everything right for all. Normally something like that wouldn't work in terms of a story. I mean how is it possible for a rape victim to recover from what happened seemingly overnight? But the way it was played out in the story made it look very believable and made it look like the story ended on the right note. Quite an accomplishment, especially for a psychological thriller.
This film is actually an adaptation of a French novel titled Oh. I've never read the novel but David Birke does a very good job in creating a story that's both a psychological thriller and a big puzzle that somehow is able to get all the pieces to fit in the end. Paul Verhoeven also did a good job of directing. I will admit I did get suspicious with him, especially after seeing certain scenes. However it's in the end that I feel he did a very good job of creating a strong female character despite appearing to push the envelope at times. However making the story work also came down to Isabelle Huppert in her performance of the protagonist Michele. She had to portray a character who seemed to have everything pushing her to snap but somehow keep her composure throughout the ordeal, despite being bitter and spiteful, and appear triumphant in the end. She accomplished that feat excellently. Supporting performances of note include Laurent Lafitte as the troubled neighbor Patrick and Anne Consigny as Anna: the friend caught in the love triangle.
Elle begins as a film that one would expect to be misogynist, but instead paves the way for a female character who triumphs in the end. It's the film's surprising twists and turns that make it.
Posted in: Movie Reviews: 2016	| Tagged: Anne, Birke, Consigny, David, Elle, France, Huppert, Isabelle, Judith, Lafitte, Laurent, LeBlanc, Magre, Michele, Oh, Paul, Verhoeven
Movie Review: Interstellar
By Jon The Blogcentric on 1 February 2015 | 1 Comment
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway are on an intergalactic mission to save civilization on Earth in Interstellar.
Interstellar is one of those movies one would not expect to be too big of a success especially with a November release but it has really caught on. I had my chance to find out why just a short time ago.
Normally I would go into an analysis of the plot but I decided to skip it since it was so widely seen by now. Instead I will focus on how the film did as a film and as a sci-fi movie.
I will admit that this is not an original concept. A story of a civilization in danger requiring a trip to save it has been done before. I haven't seen a movie where it required a space trip to do so but I'm sure it's been done. In order for a movie like Interstellar to work those themes, it had to have a well-thought out story. Especially with the situation where saving civilization meant travelling to another planet or even another galaxy. Already at the beginning we see aspects of a hopeless world with crop blight and dust storms. We see further chaos at the school as Murphy's teachers teach liberal conspiracy theories as the truth and Tom's grades are great for his career pursuit but not competitive enough to get into a university.
A story like this also would have to make the time delay between space and earth work rather than look stupid and schlocky. Even for a space mission that's doomed from the start to succeed, it has to be well-written and thought out with precision. One element that was rightfully included was the human element of the film. Cooper was to go on a mission to preserve the human race from a future of doom. It's a trip where he ages one month for every seven years humans on earth age. It's Cooper's connection with his family over the spans of time–especially with Murph– that keeps the focus on why this mission has to be a success. It's at the very end where Cooper who appears not to have aged a bit finally meets up with Murphy, elderly and on her deathbed surrounded by her family, that we see why this mission was so important. Even the images where Cooper talks with Tom and sees his grandson is an element that shows why this mission is necessary and why they have to succeed even when it seems all hope is lost.
The mission itself had to be smartly written from launch to activity to failures to battles and to returning to Earth in order for this film to be successful. The inclusion of TARS had to work. He can have his humorous moments but he can't come off looking ridiculous as if he was trying to be a rip-off of C3P0 or Johnny Five. Also outer space and the terrain of the other planets had to look like a world unlike any other. That's what makes a space movie: the ability to thrill as well as capture people's imagination.
Overall, this is what Christopher Nolan had to do both as director and co-writer along with his brother Jonathan in order to make a film like this work. They not only had to show the hopeless state of the world but also make the mission work out even with its doomed failings and it had to keep Cooper's connection with this family on earth while this aging gap was happening along the way. They had to deliver a film that was smart but also entertaining and mesmerizing like a film about space travel should be. They succeeded. Having a mission that was smartly planned out, making the staggered time lapsing happen and keeping Cooper connected with his family a galaxy away is what made this film not only work but win over audiences. It shouldn't really be all that surprising that a smart sci-fi thriller should come from Christopher Nolan. He showed he can do a thriller that's both intelligent and a box office winner with Inception. He does it again here.
The excellence of the film is not just that of Jonathan and Christopher Nolan. It also involved great acting from Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain and even minor performances from Casey Affleck, John Lithgow and Matt Damon. I've seen better acting from all of them in the past but they all did very well here. Newcomer Mackenzie Foy was also very good in portraying the daughter with her love for her father and her anger for him.
Other standouts of the film were the top notch visual effects. A space movie is supposed to capture people's imaginations and take the audience to a different world and it succeeded here. The cinematography from Hoyte van Hoytema delivered and the music from Hans Zimmer added to the feel and experience of the film.
Interstellar is a sci-fi movie that's both imaginative and intelligent. It combines a smart story with a dazzling space mission and comes out a winner.
Posted in: Entertainment - Film and Movies, Movie Reviews: 2014	| Tagged: Affleck, Anne, Casey, Chastain, Christopher, Hathaway, Interstallar, Jessica, Matthew, McConaughey, Nolan
Movie Review: Mommy
By Jon The Blogcentric on 14 November 2014 | 1 Comment
Mommy is an impressive story about a troubled son, a mother's iron will and a friend willing to help them all out.
I was hoping to see Mommy at this year's VIFF. It was one of those films I really wanted to see. Unfortunately there was only one showing–I think it was the only film that had a single showing– and this was not open to volunteers and tickets sold out days before. Fortunately I was able to see it when it came out in theatres shortly after. I'm very glad I did.
The film begins telling us it's 2105 and Canada is under a newly elected administration that has passed a controversial new law. The law states that government agencies can now decide the fate of a minor with mental conditions and the parent has no control over it which includes transporting them to hospitals and facilities.
Diane 'Die' Despres, a 46 year-old widow of three years has been given the news. Her 16 year-old son Steve, an ADHD child with a history of violent behavior, has been sent to a long list of list of juvenile institutions over the years. His violent behavior has gotten him constantly kicked out and transferred to the next. However his actions at his most recent institution– setting fire to the cafeteria which left one boy badly burned– led to the final straw: transfer to a more restrictive detention centre where she knows he'll never be rehabilitated. She goes against all judgment and takes Steve into her own hands.
Die has to be a toughy with Steve if she wants to make this work all on her own. She's even willing to risk losing her job to keep Steve from the alternative, which does happen. She knows it will be very hard to keep Steve because of his behavior and it's his first violent outburst since taking him on that's her first test. She stops him by throwing a bookcase on him and that leads to Steve having a gash. She can't take him to a hospital but she finds help from Kyla, a neighbor from across the street who's always been so private and only seen with her husband and children. She gives Steve the stitches.
Die is impressed with Kyla's nursing skills. The three form a friendship that's very close as they do many things together. Kyla is especially beneficial as she's a nurse who knows how to handle the behavior of people with ADHD like Steve. The three of them share many good times together. Die is finally smiling and happy, Steve is able to show off his enthusiasm and a passion for life, and Kyla is able to come out of her shell. Die is even impressed with how she knows how to handle Steve. She doesn't have to do this alone. However all three know that they have to keep this top secret. Die even meets with a lawyer to work on their case against the institution. It appears to look good until Steve is mocked at a bar during karaoke night. he becomes violent and threatens the heckler with a broken beer bottle. Steve even gives a further outburst towards the lawyer which causes the lawyer to drop the two.
Despite it all, the three continue on even after Die is served. She is given the warning to give Steve up or she will be charged. The three hope to keep things hidden and things continue to go well until Steve tries to slit his wrist in a store. That was the final straw. Die can't take it anymore and has to take Steve to the institution. Changes also come for Kyla as her husband has a job in Toronto. The film does end not how one would expect.
Once again this is another entertaining film from Dolan. Like many of his films, it gives a lot of focus on the madness of his protagonist's minds. However this is not just simply that. This is also a focus on the protagonist's behavior problems associated with the mental condition. It gives some good focus on the 'wild imagination' associated with people with ADHD, especially in scenes with Steve having fun in the parking lot and skateboarding feeling free. However it also focuses on behavior problems where Steve gets dangerously violent with his mother, verbally abusive with the lawyer who's supposed to help the two out, impulsively suicidal in the store and even shows the lack of sexual restraint when Steve tries to come on to Kyla. The character of Steve does a good display of showing the positive side of ADHD but also its weaknesses, especially how many young people act like they don't know their boundaries. We're already made aware of the fire Steve set which left another teen badly burned at the beginning. However it's in the film we get a better sense of the condition and a young person's behavior patterns from sweet and loving to ruthless and nasty.
The film is also about a mother's love for such a child and how it's tested. I remember reading a book on parenting teenagers and it said a sentence that really stuck in my head: "If you can handle a teen with ADHD, you can handle any kid." We know how much Die loves Steve to the point she's willing to break the law to keep him. That opening scene when she unapologetically barges into Steve's bedroom to wake him up even while she catches him masturbating already showed that she's a tough-as-nails mother. However there's no doubt that her love for him will be put to the test big time. The story shows the trials Die has to go to in order to keep Steve from his violent outbursts to the point of even throwing a bookcase on him. The story also shows how much sacrifice Die has to deal with to keep Steve such as losing her job and losing the lawyer that can help the two win the case. The story even shows how even the toughest of mothers like Die can just have enough of it all and turn Steve in.
It's not even strictly about ADHD and a mother's love. It's also about the trio of a friendship. Kyla's presence is also very vital as she is one of the few adults who know how to deal with Steve and she becomes Die's first friend since the death. And to think Kyla was simply a loner wife and mother before the two met her. The film makes for a fascinating friendship between the three.
Interesting thing about this is that the story is in the near future but by a single year and talks of a law passed by the newly elected administration. The funny thing is that most Canadians, especially British Columbians, would expect a law like that to be passed by our current administration. Okay, enough of that. Back to focusing on the film, the one weakness about the film is that it gets us wrapped up in the story to the point we forget about this law that threatens to tear the two apart. And we're only reminded of it near the end. I'm sure the law has a lot to do with Die keeping Steve to herself and Kyla keeping things hidden but the story makes it so easy to forget.
Once again, this is another triumph for Quebec wunderkind Xavier Dolan. I still remember five years ago when he burst on the scene as a 20 year-old with I Killed My Mother and caught loads of attention at that year's Cannes. I saw it. Excellent film. Dolan has since proved he's no one-trick-pony as he has delivered other consistent films like 2010's Heartbeats, last year's Tom At The Farm and this film. It's no wonder he's become all the buzz at Cannes these past few years and has even caught the attention of Brad Pitt. However this is something unique as this is the first Dolan film where Xavier does not act at all in it. It's a very good film and another accomplishment from Xavier.
The funny thing about this film is that there have been times I wanted to compare it to his breakthrough film I Killed My Mother. It's not an easy thing to do as both have a lot of things in common. I do admit that I Killed my Mother is still my favorite film from Dolan. Also looking back, I've been trying to see if Mommy shows a filmmaking maturity in Dolan in the five years since. It was very hard to pinpoint out in all the retrospective thinking I've been doing. Mind you for those who saw I Killed My Mother, I'm sure you were all surprised how well-directed it was. It easy makes you forget it was done by a 20 year-old.
Actually there were some differences and even some challenges between the two. And not simply because Xavier doesn't act here. First was creating a story involving a character with a common mental condition. Dolan had to know it inside out and deliver a character that displayed those traits but didn't come across as insulting to those that had it. Another difference was the focus of a teen boy's heterosexual feelings. Most of Dolan's films have focused on homosexuality. And another trait of the movie was Dolan trying to portray the essence of being a teenager even as Dolan was 24 at the time of making the film. Dolan shows she still hasn't forgotten that essence five years later.
Antoine-Olivier Pilon did an excellent performance with a character very complex. It's good to see someone that young do a great acting job. However Anne Dorval was the standout of the film. She also delivered well as a mother who is easily tested despite her rebel side. Suzanne Clement is also excellent as the friend who comes out of her shell. The three of them together had the right chemistry to make the film work. Even the minor characters added to the movie. Like Kyla's husband added to it as one who could say a lot without speaking a word. The mix of music in the film was an excellent mix of common hits and neo-classical compositions and it fit the film well.
Mommy has already won some good accolades. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Prix du Jury. It even won awards at a Francophone film festival in Namur, Belgium and has made almost $3 million at box offices around the world. It's also Canada's official entry in the Best Foreign language Film Category for this year's Oscars.
Mommy also further confirms my belief about the Canadian motion picture system. For those who don't know my belief about it, my belief is there are two different types of movies coming from Canada: the films from Quebec and the films from English Canada. The films from Quebec have their own distinct style and consistently display creativity and professionalism. The directors themselves have gained universal recognition and even won awards including an Oscar. The films from English Canada are also professional lack the eye-catching ability of Quebec and have to do lots of effort in order to win attention even in Canada. There isn't even much of a legacy for the films of English Canada. I believe Mommy further adds to the legacy of Quebec filmmaking and further proves the films of English Canada have a lot of catching up to do.
Mommy is another accomplishment for Xavier Dolan. It quite possibly even makes him the biggest 'young gun' director in the world right now. Twenty-five years old and this is his fifth critically-renowned film. I can't think of another young gun with as much accomplishments right now.
Posted in: Entertainment - Film and Movies, Movie Reviews: 2014	| Tagged: 2015, ADHD, Anne, Antoine-Olivier, Canada, Clement, Dolan, Dorval, laws, Mommy, Pilon, Quebec, Suzanne, TDAH, Xavier, Xavier Dolan
Documentary Review – Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
By Jon The Blogcentric on 20 July 2014 | Leave a comment
DISCLAIMER: I admit this review is one month old since I saw it back in June. However as you noticed, I've been very active in World Cup blogging and I've been taking a break from movie reviewing. I'm back to reviewing movies but there's still one or tow World Cup blogs yet to come.
Entertainment mogul/promoter Shep Gordon (left) is the subject of Mike Myers' documentarian debut Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon.
Who is Shep Gordon? Even I didn't know until I saw the documentary. Nevertheless I decided to give Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon a try after someone gave me passes. Wikipedia lists Shep as a talent manager, Hollywood film agent and producer. The film however presents a more closer look at what he's done and the life he's had.
Shep may have a degree in Sociology from back in 1968 but as far as talent and entertainment go, he was the right person at the right time. He was around with some of the biggest names of the late 1960's. However it was his work as a promoter with Alice Cooper that things really got off the ground. The 'chicken incident' of 1969 was what kicked Alice's fame off but it was Shep who brought the chicken there. Did he know Alice would throw it off?
The thing is Shep always had a way of picking them. His next promotion was Anne Murray once Alice started an alcohol problem. It was unusual for Shep to go from promoting a shock rocker to an innocent Canadian country girl but she worked out too. He also knew of next waves on music as he helped promote Blondie into the limelight. He also helped promote soul singer Luther Vandross to R&B success and even helped him cross over to pop successfully.Interesting how he was able to promote so many musicians from so many genres to stardom.
Another aspect of Shep's success was not just about his success in music. He also had a hand in working on some of the more critically renowned films. He helped produce The Duellists which was director Ridley Scott's first feature length film and that catapulted Scott's directing career that included three Best Director Oscar nominations. Another film he helped produce, the Brazilian-American production Kiss Of The Spider Woman, helped William Hurt win the Oscar for Best Actor and was nominated for Oscars in three more categories. Gordon also created Alive Productions, the first independent film production company in the U.S. He's also helped on some popcorn movies too like Wayne's World which is where Mike Myers who directs this documentary first met Shep. In addition to movies and music, he also helped catapult the wave of cooking celebrities in the past couple of decades including Emeril Lagasse with his company Alive Culinary Resources. It seemed like he not only knew how to pick winners but how to make them winners. He could rank up there with the likes of Saul Zaentz or David Geffen.
The interesting thing of this documentary of Shep is that it's not all about entertainment. It's also personal too, especially coming from a man who saw a lot of people either damage themselves over success or even destroy themselves. Shep also was known for being quite the debaucherous one. In fact he had a lot of involvement with a lot of showbiz debauchery back in the 1960's and 1970's, back when debauchery was possibly the most shameless. However Shep does have a spiritual side. Born Jewish, he devoted himself to Buddhism in the past few decades and has even been a private guest of the Dalai Lama. Another aspect the documentary showcases is that despite his hand in debauchery, and boy was it legendary to those who knew him, he has had a deep desire to be a family man and father a child of his own. He shows that he has it in him to be a father when a female he worked with died young and willingly fathered her children to adulthood. His desire to be a father also had a lot to do with why his two marriages didn't last long: conflicting feelings with the wife. The film ends with him speaking his desire to be a father of his own.
One thing about this documentary is that it portrays many sides to Shep. One minute he's this typical brutal conniving Hollywood bigwig doing whatever it takes to get his acts famous. Another minute, he's a family man to others. Another minute, he's out starting the celebrity chef craze. Another minute, he's being spiritual. It shows Shep's complexity in a unique manner. We see that and we hear it from those who've worked with him and with those whom have had him as part of their life.
Another thing about this documentary is that it does show a lot of sides to Shep but it does not piece the puzzle together or weave together in a straight manner. There are times when I felt the documentary bounced around from Shep being a showbiz exec to being this family man to focusing on his desire to have a child. It didn't really string together to well and it felt like it shift topics too often. Even seeing at the end how Shep talks about wanting to be a father one day makes me wonder what the whole point of the documentary is. Like what's the main point? Is it about Shep? About his entertainment pursuits? Or his desire to have a family? It was either too much for a biographical documentary or it was unevenly done. I know this is Myers' first documentary but he could have been done more organized.
I also confess that I first thought this documentary was more of a mockumentary along the likes of This Is Spinal Tap. There were times I questioned: "Was Shep the one behind the whole Alice Cooper chicken incident?" or "Did Shep really discover them or promote them?"I especially questioned Anne Murray because I thought she was Bruce Allen's promotion. Later on I learned more so I'm more comfortable with believing what I saw.
Supermensch is an interesting and intriguing documentary about the life, times, successes and even the heart of Shep Gordon. However it was not unevenly organized and didn't make sense to what the whole point of the documentary was about. Sure it had lots of points, but what was the whole point?
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MCC Pastor Receives Grant to Study Spiritual Advocacy for LBGTQ+ / HIV+ Prisoners
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"This grant is designed to help educate progressive faith communities to bridge the gap and support LGBTQ+/HIV+ prisoners of all faiths."
Rev. Martha Daniels
Grant Recipient; Pastor, Holy Covenant MCC
Rev. Martha Daniels, Pastor at Holy Covenant Metropolitan Community Church in Brookfield, Illinois, was among those selected to receive a 2019 Pastoral Study Project grant from the Louisville Institute. Rev. Daniels' grant advocates for LGBTQ+/HIV+ prisoners, in a project titled, "Until We Are All Free: Spiritual Advocacy With LGBTQ+ Prisoners."
"The prophet Micah says "Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with the Divine." Any examination of current-day US prison policy demonstrates a lack of justice for all caught in it, most especially for LGBTQ+ individuals," said Rev. Daniels. "Together with a LGBTQ+ person on the inside, we will formulate theological statements that elucidate the spiritual experiences of incarcerated LGBTQ+ people."
Through its Pastoral Study Project program (PSP), the Louisville Institute enables pastoral leaders to bracket daily work routines in order to pursue a pressing and significant question for the life of faith. Grants of up to $15,000 support independent or collaborative study projects – projects that privilege pastoral perspectives and rhythms and honor grassroots research conducted by skilled clergy. PSP grantees use a variety of platforms to share what they learn with a wider audience, extending their leadership in ways that benefit the broader church and culture in North America.
"Rev. Martha Daniels' project will have an impact beyond the specific population in her study. The focus on LGBTQ+/HIV+ prisoners, their spiritual needs, and future integration into society, will supply a vulnerable population with compassionate and relevant assistance," said Rev. Elder Rachelle Brown, Interim Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches. "We are grateful to the Louisville Institute for cultivating the ingenuity of pastoral leaders."
Rev. Daniels said people caught up in the US criminal legal system are marginalized based on race, immigration status, economic class—and also because of their gender identity and sexual orientation. LGBTQ+/HIV+ individuals of all races and ethnicities are assaulted at higher rates than any other group. They also face more significant charges and receive longer sentences for the same charges than non-LGBTQ+/HIV+ individuals.
"Many progressive faith communities are supportive of the LGBTQ+/HIV+ community—working for marriage equality, for second-parent adoption, for trans rights, for workplace rights and for healthcare equality. Many such communities have been equally supportive of prisoners—leading educational programs, assisting with re-entry programs, housing, employment, and offering community support," Rev. Daniels said.
"This grant is designed to help educate progressive faith communities to bridge the gap and support LGBTQ+/HIV+ prisoners of all faiths through providing transformative theological and worship space. We will create ways to help faith communities of good will understand how to partner with LGBTQ+ people on the inside to spiritually support and encourage them, both while they are inside and as they re-integrate to the outside community," Rev. Daniels said.
Louisville Institute is funded by the Religion Division of Lilly Endowment and based at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. The Institute's fundamental mission is to enrich the religious life of North American Christians and to encourage the revitalization of their institutions, by bringing together those who lead religious institutions with those who study them, so that the work of each might inform and strengthen the other. More information is available on their website at https://louisville-institute.org/awards/pastoral-study-project/.

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Johan Clet (nacido el 24 de enero de 1996 en Le Castéra) es un jugador de baloncesto francés que actualmente pertenece a la plantilla del Cholet Basket de la Pro A, la máxima división francesa. Con 1,90 metros de altura puede jugar tanto en la posición de Base como en la Escolta.

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L'épreuve du 100 mètres masculin des championnats du monde de 2022 se déroule les 15 et  au sein du stade Hayward Field à Eugene, aux États-Unis.

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Demi-finales

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Séries

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Purchase the Right Tools: With a couple of the right tools, the process of flossing with braces is going to be much easier right from the start. This includes a floss threader that will allow you to thread the floss under the wire of your braces. You also want to use the right floss. Floss that is thin and wax-coated is going to be easier to maneuver in the mouth when you have braces because it's less likely this kind of floss will get stuck in the brackets.
Rinse the Mouth: The first thing you want to do is rinse the mouth completely with water. You don't have to use any kind of special mouthwash since water can simply do the trick to remove loose food particles. This is going to allow the floss to get down to the areas it really needs to without the loose food particles getting in the way.
Brush Your Teeth: Next, you want to brush your teeth and the brackets of your braces completely. This is going to remove food particles that are stuck in these areas but can easily be removed by brushing. Don't forget to brush circular around each bracket since this is where food particles easily become stuck.
Floss Accessible Teeth: If you don't have full braces, which means that some of your teeth are easily accessible for flossing, you will want to floss these areas as usual first. This way, you save more the more complicated process of flossing for later.
Floss Through the Wire: Finally, you will want to string the floss through the wires in order to get between each tooth. If threading the floss is challenging for you, you can purchase a floss threader that can help you.
These are the five basic steps for general flossing while you have braces. Be sure that if you have any accessories for your braces, such as rubber bands, these are removed first before you begin the flossing process. If you are still having trouble with flossing, be sure to talk with a cosmetic dentist about it. They may have specific techniques that will work better for you.


While I like the convenience of shopping at Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel since they are both online and reasonably available in most urban areas, I sometimes just want to venture out and get a little more variety or find a more affordable version of they have.
Fortunately, the Citizen Decor shopping tool can help you do that by finding similar items. For example, one of the most frustrating things about shopping for a rug is finding variations on the same look. Here, if you are interested in a neutral vintage rug, Citizen Decor can help find all the similar ones across multiple vendors.
For furniture like pottery barn but cheaper – I love World Market.
World Market is full of rustic home furnishing surprises. The reality is, most of the furniture you find is made from the same manufacturers. They just are brandless and are sold under the brand of the retailer. A lot of the rustic coffee tables and other dining tables you might find at Pottery Barn, you can find a copycat at World Market for half the price.
I also find Pier 1 to be a good source of farmhouse style furniture and decor. My favorite things to buy there are actually rugs. Pier 1 is one of few places with really cheap rug swatches so you can get a feel for how it might look in your living room.
I also like Birchlane, a Wayfair company. They tend to have more variety is Wayfair is one of the biggest home furnishing distributors so there's usually a abundance of different versions of the same style at different price points.
Overstock also has a fair collection of similar style furniture to Pottery Barn. The only problem with Overstock is the shopping experience, its just not a good one.
For Crate and Barrel Copycat, I find there are many more options depending on what style you are looking for.
For just traditional and mid century styles, I find Room and Board to have a lot of similar quality furniture but more customization available.
For some of the more traditional basic pieces, I actually find the options at Costco to be very comparable but about half the price. If you just want a traditional neutral colored sectional, your best bet is Costco. They have more selection online than they do in store and most store partner with a very reasonably priced local delivery service.
Finding Crate and barrel knock off furniture is easier than Pottery Barn in many ways because they are less distinct in its style. For the slightly be trending version, West Elm carries a of similar pieces but about 25% less.
For more modern furniture like Crate and Barrel, I like shopping online at EQ3 and Scandinavian Design. They tend to be the grown up version of Ikea and most of their furniture comes pre-assembled.
If you want a more sleek and hire quality version of Crate and Barrel, try looking at the Restoration Modern line. It is the perfect mix of contemporary lines, classic materials and textures and overall clean aesthetic. Restoration Hardware also has a fantastic reputation of customer service in case the furniture doesn't show up in perfect condition.
Another store available online that has transitional style furniture like Crate and Barrel is Mitchell + Gold. Bloomingdales and other boutique will carry a few of these items but it tends to not be as readily available as the other mainstream lines. If there is something you like from their online store, you can order them directly or most furniture boutiques will order it for you at no additional charge.


Who doesn't love a sticky toffee pudding?! Exactly, that is what we thought when we decided to introduce this firm favourite to our product range. Since it is tricky to bring warm toffee sauce to a market or supply our cafés with it, we thought of something else. In line with the food trend, we top our sticky toffee puddings with a salted caramel glace, the same you can find in our salted caramel Brownies. You get the best of both worlds: a classic dessert as a muffin, suitable for taking away and snacking on the go. Sweet, sticky and comforting non the less.
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The entrance to Nor City should be called the Nand Gate.
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Can a map exceed 30x30? I'm finding an edge issues that I could solve by going to 30x32.
The map editor can definitely handle it. Don't know about the game it's self though.
a map can exceed 30 x 30 - no problem!
but we are trying to keep new maps with-in those dimensions.
but 30 x 30 makes things "fit nice"
the thirst for new content [FAR] outweighs the need for map-perfection.
nyktos wrote: a map can exceed 30 x 30 - no problem!
This one existing map was simpler to expand slightly to show a physical boundary along an edge than to try to rearrange the contents to eliminate one column.
Maybe I'm overdoing it, but I hate walking in green open space up to an edge and wonder why I can't walk across it.
I'll keep this change for now, but will avoid going over 30 barring exceptional circumstances.
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so, months ago... i asked for the city!
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