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Approval of U.S. leadership remains high despite declines; Kenya's approval of U.S. dips, while its approval of China gains.
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, U.S. President Barack Obama
• Approval of U.S. leadership remains high despite declines; Kenya's approval of U.S. dips, while its approval of China gains
Results of Gallup World Poll for 2014 has revealed decline in U.S. leadership approval in Africa, although the country stills leads leadership approval of China on the continent.
Approval of U.S. leadership has dropped in all 11 countries surveyed by Gallup since 2009, ranging from more tempered declines in the single digits in Senegal and Mauritania, to large double-digit drops in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In all countries except Chad, U.S. leadership lost more approval than China's leadership.
The highest approval ratings for both the U.S. and China in 2014 came from the Sahel region. Senegal and Chad had the highest approval ratings of U.S. leadership performance, while Niger and Senegal had the highest approval ratings of Chinese leadership performance.
In Eastern Africa, which Obama visited in late July, U.S. approval fell significantly in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In this region, percentages of those who didn't know or refused to give an opinion ranged from 11% in Kenya to as high as 41% in Uganda. Still, this does not fully account for the declines in U.S. approval in all countries such as Kenya, where approval dropped significantly and disapproval rose, according to Gallup.
Of the three countries in Eastern Africa where Gallup has polled consistently over the past eight years, approval of U.S. leadership remains highest in Kenya -- where Obama has family ties on his father's side -- with a majority of 58%. Still, approval of U.S. leadership among Kenyans has fallen 35 percentage points throughout Obama's tenure, while approval of China's leadership has gained five points.
The changes in views of the job performance of the two major world powers' leadership makes ratings about equal in Kenya and Tanzania, while Ugandans are slightly more approving of U.S. leadership. In Kenya, where approval of Chinese leadership has been fairly stable except for a large spike in 2011, the declining approval of U.S. leadership since 2009 eventually closed the gap between the two.
Since the launch of the World Poll in 2005, sub-Saharan Africa is the region where approval of U.S. leadership has been the highest in the world. After Obama was elected in late 2008, Africans' approval of U.S. leadership topped 75% in many African nations. Although their approval has been declining in recent years, such a decline is not mirrored by an increase in Africans' approval of China's leadership. Rather, Africans' attitudes toward China have remained relatively stable over the years.
The survey results are based on face-to-face interviews with at least 1,000 adults, aged 15 and older, conducted every year between 2009 and 2014 in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Image caption Steven Grant told the court he was trying to teach the boys the dangers of martial arts
An unqualified martial arts instructor who knocked out two boys by putting them in choke holds has been given a suspended sentence.
Steven Grant, who ran Slicks Martial Arts in Milford Haven, said he had been trying to teach the teenagers a lesson.
The 29-year-old admitted causing actual bodily harm and was given six-months, suspended for two years.
Sentencing him the judge said people like Grant with no qualifications should not be teaching martial arts.
Grant had told the court he heard one of the boys talking about fighting another boy and worried that he might use martial arts techniques.
To show them how dangerous that could be, he said he grabbed them by their necks to cut off the blood supply to their brains, knocking them unconscious.
Grant, whose martial arts club in Charles Street has now closed, also admitted knocking one of them out on two separate occasions.
'Position of power'
Judge Geraint Walters said a martial arts enthusiast should not be able to set himself up as a teacher without passing any examinations or gaining any qualifications.
He said: "Someone needs to look at how classes like this operate so the risk of this sort of thing happening is managed in a proper way.
"If an instructor does not qualify as an instructor he will only be as good as he was as a pupil."
He told Grant: "It is unusual for a teacher to knock his pupils unconscious.
"You were in a position of power and the parents of those boys put a great deal of trust in you."
Grant, of St Lawrence Avenue, Milford Haven, was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid community work and complete 30 days of a rehabilitation activity.
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Harrity Promotes Three Attorneys to Partner, Including First Female Partner
Diversity, Firm News, General AIPLA, Clause 8, corporate ip institute, diversity, Elaine Spector, Eli Mazour, harrity, intellectual property, IPO, law, Neil Kardos, partner, USPTO, women in law
WASHINGTON, DC (January 24, 2020) Harrity & Harrity, a leading patent law firm based in the Washington, DC metro area, is pleased to announce the promotion of three top patent attorneys into partner roles, effective January 1, 2020.
Neil Kardos, Eli Mazour, and Elaine Spector have consistently demonstrated excellence in their practices while going above and beyond to contribute to the firm's accomplishments in the intellectual property sector. The announcement comes at a time when Harrity is on track to be national leaders in innovation, automation, analytics, charity, and diversity initiatives in the legal field. The transition of Neil, Eli, and Elaine into partnership roles will be a driving force in the continued growth and advancement of the firm.
"Neil, Elaine and Eli are an exceptional group of talent. During their collective time at Harrity, each has demonstrated a tremendous amount of leadership, innovation, efficiency, and progression, both within the firm and the IP community as a whole- all while providing top quality services to our clients. We are thrilled to have these three attorneys begin a new chapter with us as partners and know they will play an instrumental role in furthering Harrity's accomplishments into the new decade," said the firm's Managing Partner, John Harrity.
Neil Kardos, a former Primary Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and active member of the Intellectual Property Owner's Association (IPO) and Corporate IP Institute, specializes in preparing and prosecuting patent applications. His practice focuses on electrical, computer, and mechanical technologies, including telecommunications, 5G, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems, financial technologies, computer hardware and software systems, computer networking, search engines, optical systems, internet hardware and software systems, machinery, sensors, control systems, e-commerce, and business methods. Neil is a graduate of The George Washington University National Law Center and has been with Harrity since April of 2012.
Eli Mazour joined Harrity in 2010 and currently leads the firm's patent prosecution team with a focus on helping Patent 300® companies build valuable, high-quality patent portfolios in an efficient manner. In this role, he develops and implements best practices for managing workflow and innovative patent prosecution strategies for reaching favorable results at the USPTO. Eli is also the creator and host of the Clause 8 podcast, which features interviews with prominent members of the IP community, and has written and presented about various patent-related trends. As a result, he is sought out by clients and other professionals for his insights on various patent policy developments, including legislative proposals and changes at the USPTO.
Elaine Spector has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property law. Her extensive experience in the IP field includes patent application drafting and prosecution, trademark prosecution and enforcement, as well as litigating complex patent cases in federal courts. Elaine's current practice consists primarily of prosecuting patent applications with a focus on electromechanical technologies. Elaine is a driving force in legal service quality, diversity programs, and charity involvement at the firm, and currently serves as Chair of the Harrity Diversity Committee and Chair of the AIPLA Women in IP Law Committee's Global Networking Event and Outreach Subcommittees. She is also on the IPO Diversity Committee's Management Team and is a Board Member at the non-profit No More Stolen Childhoods. Elaine has been with Harrity since 2017 and is the firm's first female partner.
"Truly, something extraordinary is happening here at Harrity; where a woman, or any other lawyer for that matter, can have the opportunity to be a partner, but not at the sacrifice of their family. I am unaware of any other firms that provide the flexibility that Harrity offers; that can allow a mom like myself (who likes to cook for her family and be involved) an opportunity to work reduced hours, while still caring for my family in a way that feels good to me," said Elaine. "I am very excited for the opportunity I've been given and for what the future holds for this awesome firm. The best is yet to come."
About Harrity & Harrity, LLP
Harrity & Harrity is a patent preparation and prosecution firm specializing in the electrical and mechanical technology areas and is considered a Go-To Firm for the Patent 300®. Our clients have come to trust in our high-quality work, experienced people, industry leading innovation, and outstanding service. For more information, visit harrityllp.com.


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Today we are kicking off this short holiday week by introducing our July STEM Star!
Our theme for July is Biology! Biology is an area of science focused on the study of living organisms. This includes their structure, function, growth, identification and more.
Marine biology specifically is the focus of studying living things in the sea. If you love animals and nature, biology is a perfect area of science for you to explore more!
Our STEM Star for the month of July is Melissa Cristina Márquez and she studies Marine Biology and Conservation! We couldn't think of a better fit for this months STEM Star!
Márquez is also the Founder of The Fins United Initiative and the Education Assistant and Social Media Consultant of the Island Bay Marine Education Centre. But don't let us tell you about her, why not hear it from our July STEM Star herself?
What do you do in the area of marine biology?
I study sharks and their relatives, the skates, rays, and chimaeras. I specifically look at their habitat use and migratory behavior (why they are where they are), which human activities are a problem to them and social media coverage of them.
I grew up on the beaches of Puerto Rico, exploring the tidal pools and nearby coral reefs. Since then, you just can't keep me away from the ocean!
Have you always lived in NZ? What brought you there?
I moved to New Zealand two years ago from Florida (USA) to get my MSc in Marine Biology. I got to study chimaeras and how New Zealand fisheries impact them!
Can you tell us a little about what The Fins United Initiative is?
The Fins United Initiative is a shark, skate, ray, and chimaera education and conservation program aiming to unite fin lovers worldwide. We feature a different species each week, and showcase the sciences used to study these animals. Through partnerships with educational institutions, TFUI provides easy-to-access materials that anyone can use to become a TFUI Officer! We aim to be the first program to showcase all 500+ species of sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras in a memorable way that people of all ages can enjoy!
"The Fins United Initiative has connected with organizations and schools in all 50 USA states as well as over 10 countries… and it has no plans of stopping any time soon. If you want to be an ambassador for sharks and their relatives, join our growing team!"
What do you think is the most beautiful part of marine biology?
I find it fascinating that we are still learning new things about our oceans – especially the deep sea – every day! Scuba diving is one of my favorite hobbies because it's usually a place I've never seen before.
If I'm out on the field, I get up early to get to the marina and load up the boat with the crew. From here, we could be attaching tags to sharks or tracking where already tracked sharks go. On a data analysis day or "office day" as I like to call them, I'm in front of the computer answering e-mails, writing up reports or TFUI blog posts, and sometimes I get to record podcasts! Some days I devote to The Fins United Initiative and I'm out at schools or clubs giving #fintalks to people young and old – other times I get to do this via Skype or Google Hangouts!
What advice would you have for kids who love biology or want to do what you do?
Know that anyone can be a scientist regardless of their skin colour, age, nationality, gender, faith, or anything else. Work hard in school and ask lots of questions to encourage that passion of yours!
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In an apparent attempt to quell neighbors' concerns and confusion over the seemingly endless stream of transit projects going on throughout the city, the SFMTA has released an online citywide map with descriptions about its projects. The map is updated in real time and each project includes a link to the specific projects' webpages.
Projects include pedestrian safety, bus and rail improvements, parking changes, street redesign, and bike projects. Residents can search for a specific project by supervisor district, neighborhood, or project type.


Here are three student made levels from the first week of playing Portal 2 in physics. You'll see they're simple with extraneous objects and obvious objectives, which isn't surprising given that they had only played about two hours of Portal 2 before making these. To be clear, these weren't for any particular experiment in class. Students made these as first attempts at making puzzles.
It'll be interesting to compare these novice levels to what they make after they familiarize themselves with Portal 2. I'm excited to see how they progress.
Overall, I've seen some interesting reactions from the kids. For the most part, they seem pretty enthused. They've been explicit about how they appreciate applying what we learn in lecture to what they can do in the game. I even had a student tell me that she enjoyed using math for the first time when she used data from her own experiments to calculate the strength of gravity. Students have made comments about how engaging physics lessons are with the puzzle maker, and I've had numerous kids tell me they're looking forward to physics class, which makes me feel pretty good!
So far we've run through a few labs where they're building really simple experiments in the puzzle maker.
In this lab, students are measuring the distance and time of a fall to calculate the strength of gravity in-game. The students who fell the farthest measured the most accurate measurements so far. Without an in-game timer, students have to use a regular stopwatch to calculate the time of their falls. Unfortunately, they aren't the most careful bunch and tend to be off by a sizable fraction of a second each measurement. That kind of error wreaks havoc on measurements when the fall time is only about half a second anyway. They need a long fall time to minimalize issues from their reaction times.
In this lab, students are calculating terminal velocity by measuring time and distance as they fall in an infinite loop. They then repeat their experiment with a cube. When I originally wrote this lab, I hadn't considered the idea that portals could impact velocity. Since then, I've found that portals slow objects down, which almost makes this lab pointless. However, I still taught it as practice for data collection and to identify that cubes are subject to a bit more friction than players (I think). Either way, this lab easily led into a useful discussion about the effects of friction and air resistance.


Farriers and blacksmiths are the backbone of the horse industry. Without them, we would not be able to ride a sound horse down the trail, let alone perform at the highest levels of athletic competition. Often times, farrier logo designs lack professionalism. Farrier logos typically use a clipart horseshoe or stock art vector anvil. This creates a farrier logo that looks like every other horseshoe logo design out there.
Logo designers that don't fully understand the critical role farriers play in our equestrian endeavors, have a difficult time creating a farrier logo that will attract new clients. EQ Graphics works with farriers from around the world. We design custom farrier logos that bring a sense of professionalism that a hoof, anvil or horseshoe can't achieve.
Furthermore, we learn about your background and clientele base. We then custom design a horseshoeing logo that will set you apart from other farriers. We do this by bringing a modern design language to one of the oldest professions in existence. If you are a farrier who is interested in a custom farrier logo design for your horseshoeing business, please contact us to schedule a free consultation. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy browsing through our collection of handcrafted equine farrier logos.
EQ Graphics did a great job bringing my idea to life! The whole process was fast and very professional. I would highly recommend EQ Graphics for your logo needs!


(January 10, 2019) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson has consigned an historic 1,800 No-Reserve vehicles, the most on record for any public collector car auction, for its 48th Annual Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 12-20 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.
(January 5, 2019) A new infographic illustrates the history of the car radio, from the 1930s through the current decade. Since the team at VAIS Technology continues to follow and adapt to the advances in car audio, they wanted to share this chart of the in-car technology upgrades throughout the decades. The journey to today's in-car entertainment was bumpy.
(December 29, 2018) The family of an Illinois man has reunited him with his beloved 1976 Porsche 914 that he sold more than two decades ago. Richard Lotesta originally bought the car in 1978. He enjoyed it so much that he joined the Porsche Club of America and became an avid amateur racer.
(December 27, 2018) WALWORTH, Wis. — Now spanning 11 days and boasting an estimated 3,500 classic and collector cars slated to cross the auction block, Mecum's Kissimmee, Fla., auction will again take the title of the world's largest when it returns to Osceola Heritage Park Jan. 3-13. The massive event will cover more than 60 acres and feature at least two dozen private collections, 3,000 items of Road Art, the Mecum Midway of food, exhibitors and various live entertainment acts on the Midway stage, the Dodge Thrill Ride, and, of course, the ceaseless high-energy Mecum auction action.
(December 25, 2018) PHOENIX — The Future Classic Car Show will celebrate its fourth anniversary on Jan. 19, hosting 65 significant vehicles viewed as future collectibles during Arizona auction week. The free event will take place at Scottsdale Quarter.
(December 22, 2018) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson is building its Scottsdale docket with an incredible showing of classic and late-model Chevrolet Camaros from every generation since the American muscle car first rolled in to dealerships over 50 years ago The Camaros will be part of Barrett-Jackson's 48th Annual Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 12-20, at WestWorld of Scottsdale.
(December 16, 2018) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Some of the world's most desirable collectible trucks, SUVs and off-road vehicles will muscle their way across the block during Barrett-Jackson's 48th Annual Scottsdale Auction Jan. 12-20, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Joining the procession of truck-based collector vehicles headed to Scottsdale are makes from the 1930s to the latest models rolling off the production lines.
(December 13, 2018) A fascinating video from a publicity film produced for the Ford Motor Company at the Dearborn Assembly Plant shows in detail how a 1962 Ford Fairlane was constructed. The factory, located at the huge Ford River Rouge Complex, began operations in 1928 manufacturing the Model A Ford. At that point it was the most extensive factory system in the world.
(December 10, 2018) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson is rounding up some of the best examples of classic and late-model Ford Mustangs to cross the auction block during its 48th Annual Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 12-20 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.
(December 8, 2018) HERNDON, Va. — Kathleen Brooks bought her first Beetle in December 1966 in Riverside, Calif. — a red 1967 model she quickly named "Annie." Ever since, Annie has been Kathleen's daily transportation, racking up more than 350,000 miles over 51 years, or enough to circle the globe 14 times, and Kathleen, now 73, still drives Annie to work.


We are proud to share the work of the Forth Hope, our medical ship which has been the focus of a short documentary broadcast in Peru.
The Other Route traveled to Iquitos to embark on the Vine Trust's floating clinic with a crew of adventurous doctors who heal and care for more than 100,000 inhabitants of communities accessible only by waterway.
Although most of the video is in Spanish, some interviews with VT volunteers are in English. Sit back and enjoy some incredible images of the work carried out on this incredible ship.


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"If the spaghetti hits the fan, we're really in trouble." – General Buck Turgidson
George C. Scott's unforgettable character, Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's classic Dr. Strangelove
(1964) reminded moviegoers of the trouble that comes when spaghetti hits a fan. Crisis communication
managers always worry about those moments because true to the imagery evoked by Tugidson's metaphor,
crisis situations are messy, can't be ignored and take a lot of effort to clean up.
Until now, messaging for crisis communication events has been inherently ad hoc, situation dependent
and highly customized to circumstance. This paper shows, however, how two recently developed
communication models – the Predictive Interviewing Model (PIM) and the Image Repair Theory Typology
– can be combined to dramatically reduce the communication uncertainty associated with crisis events. The Predictive Interviewing Model details the questions reporters are most likely to use to attack the reputation of an organization. The Image Repair Theory typology specifies response options in five categories. Combined, the models provide communicators anticipatory power as crisis events take shape. This is especially important in an era when media outlets typically provide quoted sources less than 10 seconds to respond; a brief study exploring the average length of source quotes is included.
To more fully demonstrate Image Repair Theory's versatility, an analysis is conducted of an early 2016
crisis communication case involving the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a nonprofit set up to assist
wounded veterans in their recovery. Through a CBS News three-part investigative series, WWP was accused of malfeasance, excessive salaries for executives, misuse of donor funds and improprieties associated with its obligatory tax filings. The analysis reveals that WWP missed a number of opportunities to protect its brand. Rather than defend itself vigorously, the organization delivered messages indirectly admitting to the accusations. For that reason, the brand defense effort is judged as ineffective.
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The resulting video, especially when it is complex or changing quickly, may sometimes contain visual flaws, depending on the processing quality and amount of compression.
All of the following have been proposed as the words behind the letters DVD. "nothing." The original initialism came from "digital video disc." Some members of the DVD Forum (see 6.1) tried to express how DVD goes far beyond video by retrofitting the painfully contorted phrase "digital versatile disc," but this has never been officially accepted by the DVD Forum as a whole.
It's important to understand the difference between the physical formats (such as DVD-ROM and DVD-R) and the application formats (such as DVD-Video and DVD-Audio). DVD-Video (often simply called DVD) defines how video programs such as movies are stored on disc and played in a DVD-Video player or a DVD computer (see 4.1).
The difference is similar to that between CD-ROM and Audio CD.
Pointers to other DVD sites are scattered throughout the FAQ and in section 6.4.
The DVD FAQ is written by Jim Taylor, the author of DVD Demystified, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About DVD, and Blu-ray Disc Demystified.
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This event is running from 6 March 2023 until 1 May 2023. It is next occurring on March 6, 2023 4:30 pm
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May 1, 2023 4:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Forest Hill Pickleball League is run under the direction of Brian Lloyd.
Forest Hill is proud to host the largest Pickleball league in Howard County. The league runs approximately 10 weeks per Spring/Fall and has opportunities for players of all abitilities to compete . Registration is required.
The League uses only the lower three courts.
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3D Printers and DJ Decks; This is a Library?
By Curbed Staff Jun 11, 2014, 5:15pm EDT
[Photos via Toronto Public Library]
The Toronto Public Library's newest branch is shaking up expectations of what a library's supposed to be. A bright, glass-walled structure designed by Bruce Kuwabara's KPMB studio (whose previous projects include the Bridgepoint Active Healthcare centre and the Gardiner Museum), the new facility's expected to be a big draw for the condo-dwellers who will flood the community in the next few years. The new branch has a lot more than just book stacks; it also houses multimedia presentation rooms and a huge kids' area with oversized alphabet blocks to lounge on. There's also the Digital Innovation Hub—one of three expected to open in TPL branches this year—where members have access to DJ equipment, audio/video production and green-screen technology, and a 3D printer. Expect a lot of shushing.
· New hi-tech public library branch set to open in Fort York [National Post]
· TPL goes digital with 3D printing, technology hubs [Toronto Star]
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'He's the best Rugby League player I've ever called': Ray pays tribute to NRL great
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Ray Hadley has paid tribute to rugby league great Johnathan Thurston as he prepares to play his final NRL game.
The four-time Dally M medalist will lace up his boots for the final time on Saturday afternoon when the Cowboys play the Titans on the Gold Coast.
Since making his debut in 2002, Thurston has won two Premierships, played 38 matches for Australia and 37 games for Queensland.
Ray is tipping his hat to the NRL legend ahead of his last game.
"He's the best rugby league player I've ever called. Without a doubt, he is the best.
"I've called Johns, I've called Lewis, I've called all the great players over the last 35 years but he's the best I've seen."
Click PLAY below to hear Ray's tribute to the NRL legend
"We wish him every success into the future. He's a fantastic fellow and he's been a great credit to the game.
"Down the track, when it's appropriate, he'll be the next immortal no doubt."
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A compilation of reports from Dallas by ABC Correspondent Roger Sharp in the hours and days following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Read a transcript of Sharp's recollections from the coverage at http://adamsharp.com/JFK/JFKOralTranscript.pdf.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Has Oswald "Cracked?" - Duration: 5 minutes, 43 seconds.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: The Investigators - Duration: 10 minutes.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: The Justice of the Peace - Duration: 4 minutes, 26 seconds.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: The Arrest - Duration: 3 minutes, 20 seconds.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Oswald Shot - Reactions - Duration: 3 minutes, 7 seconds.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Oswald at Parkland - Duration: 15 minutes.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Oswald is Dead - Duration: 11 minutes.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Oswald's Doctors - Duration: 9 minutes, 55 seconds.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Ruby's Lawyers and Mrs. Connally - Duration: 13 minutes.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Oswald/Ruby Wrapup - Duration: 15 minutes.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: Oswald/Ruby Late Wrapup - Duration: 10 minutes.
Roger Sharp on #JFK50: The Summing Up - Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds.
A collection of reports on the death of ABC and CBS newsman Roger Sharp on April 23, 1986.
World News Tonight on Smoking (1985) - Duration: 3 minutes, 19 seconds.
Discussing Cancer on the CBS Morning News (1986) - Duration: 6 minutes, 37 seconds.
WCBS: Roger Sharp, in Memoriam (04/23/1986) - Duration: 4 minutes, 2 seconds.
WABC: Roger Sharp, in Memoriam (04/23/1986) - Duration: 2 minutes, 14 seconds.
WCBS: Celebrating the Life of Roger Sharp (04/28/1986) - Duration: 116 seconds.
Roger Sharp WANE-TV Audition Reel (1959) - Duration: 2 minutes, 38 seconds.
ABC News - American Newsstand (11/29/1961) - Duration: 8 minutes, 17 seconds.
Interview with Senator Al Gore, Sr. (1958) - Duration: 2 minutes, 55 seconds.
American In Orbit - Stage III - Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes.
ABC News Promo (1961) - Duration: 60 seconds.
Cuban Exiles in Tampa 1957 - Duration: 4 minutes, 9 seconds.
Channel 7 Eyewitness News (WABC-TV) Correspondent Roger Sharp reports from the Middle East in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
A Sharp Eye on Israel - Part 1 of 3 - Duration: 10 minutes.
A Sharp Eye on Israel - Parts 2 & 3 of 3 - Duration: 11 minutes.
Israel 1982 - Part 1/6 - Duration: 2 minutes, 8 seconds.
Israel 1982 - Part 2/6 - Duration: 3 minutes, 6 seconds.
Israel 1982 - Part 3/6 - Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds.
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Israel 1982 - Part 6/6 - Duration: 3 minutes, 5 seconds.
A compilation of reports by WABC-TV Eyewitness News Correspondent Roger Sharp featuring his son Adam, the editor of the Roger Sharp Archive on YouTube.
Eyewitness News: Adam Sharp's Birthday - 2/16/78 - Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds.
Eyewitness News: Adam Comes Home (1978) - Duration: 2 minutes, 28 seconds.
Adam's First Valentine's Kiss - Duration: 2 minutes, 3 seconds.
Roger & Adam Cover the Thanksgiving Day Parade (1980) - Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
Roger and Adam at the Thanksgiving Parade (1981) - Duration: 7 minutes, 43 seconds.
"There was a change in the weather." - Duration: 4 minutes, 32 seconds.
Thanksgiving Parade 1985 with Roger and Adam Sharp (1985) - Duration: 3 minutes, 41 seconds.
A collection of reports by WABC-TV Eyewitness News Political Correspondent Roger Sharp from the 1980 presidential and New York State campaign trails.
President Jimmy Carter on 1980 Campaign (3-21-80) - Duration: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
The 97th Congress (1-5-81) - Duration: 2 minutes, 34 seconds.
Behind the Scenes: ABC 1980 Election Night (11-4-80) - Duration: 2 minutes, 48 seconds.
Interview with Sen. Ted Kennedy before 1980 NY Primary (3/24/80) - Duration: 5 minutes, 45 seconds.
Sen. Ted Kennedy on 1980 IL Primary Day (3/18/80) - Duration: 114 seconds.
Roger Sharp at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in NYC - Duration: 4 minutes, 57 seconds.
Preparations for the Inauguration of Ronald Reagan (1-19-81) - Duration: 117 seconds.
The Inauguration of Ronald Reagan (1-20-81) - Duration: 3 minutes, 28 seconds.
Wrapping Up the 1980 N.Y. Senate Campaign (11-3-80) - Duration: 2 minutes, 33 seconds.
1980 NY/CT Presidential Primaries Analysis (3-26-80) - Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds.
Analyzing the 1980 GOP Wins (11-5-80) - Duration: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.
1980 Florida Primary from Disney World (3-12-80) - Duration: 2 minutes, 39 seconds.
A Visit to Hart Island (08-17-1978) - Duration: 5 minutes, 57 seconds.
Thanksgiving 1977 - Duration: 100 seconds.
#JFK50: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy - Duration: 8 minutes, 23 seconds.


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New Releases for the Week of July 16, 2021
Posted on July 15, 2021 by carlosdev
(Warner Brothers) LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green, Lil Rel Howley, Zendaya, Gabriel Iglesias, Jim Cummings. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee
When a rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps his son, basketball legend LeBron James enlists the help of animated legend Bugs Bunny to re-assemble the Toon team, win a basketball game and save the universe. Or at least, this corner of it.
See the trailer here
For more on the movie this is the website
Now Playing: Wide
Rating: PG (for some language and some cartoon violence)
Akilla's Escape
(Vertical) Saul Williams, Thamela Mpumlwana, Donisha Rita Claire Pendergast, Vic Mensa. A young 15-year-old Jamaican boy living in an American urban war zone must come to terms with a generational relationship with crime and violence he thought he had escaped during a single night's armed robbery.
Now Playing: Enzian On-Demand
Rating: NR
Dachra
(Dekalog) Yassmine Dimassi, Hela Ayed, Aziz Jebali, Bilel Slatnia. A young journalism student and her two friends are trapped in a sinister village trying to solve a crime that occurred 25 years ago that may have involved witchcraft.
Die in a Gunfight
(Lionsgate) Diego Boneta, Alexandra Daddario, Justin Chatwin, Billy Crudup. Two black sheep children of powerful warring families reignite a love affair that will have far-reaching consequences in the underbelly of New York.
Now Playing: CMX Merritt Square
Rating: R (for drug use, violence and language)
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
(Columbia) Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Thomas Cocquerel. Six people unwittingly find themselves back in the deadly Escape Room and must find out what their skills are so that they can work together to survive. But it turns out, they've all played – and beat – the game before, and this time the traps will be so much more lethal.
Rating: PG-13 (for peril, terror, strong language and violence)
How to Deter a Robber
(SHOUT! Factory) Vanessa Marano, Leah Lewis, Chris Mulkey, Gabrielle Carteris. A stubborn young woman and her boyfriend, accused of a robbery she didn't commit, looks to clear their names and come face to face with a couple of amateur thieves.
Genre: Crime Comedy
Now Playing: Studio Movie Grill Sunset Walk
I Carry You with Me
(Sony Classics) Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez, Michelle Rodriguez, Angeles Cruz. An aspiring chef is forced to leave his love and emigrate to New York, where his life changes – but his love doesn't.
Now Playing: Regal Winter Park Village
Rating: R (for language and brief nudity)
Moby Doc
(Greenwich) Moby, David Lynch, Julie Mintz, David Bowie. An unvarnished and surreal look at one of the fathers of modern electronic music and noted animal rights activist Moby.
Genre: Music Documentary
Now Playing: Enzian (Monday only)
(NEON) Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Cassandra Violet, Adam Arkin. A truffle hunter, living in the woods of the Pacific Northwest by himself (and prefers it that way), is forced to come to the big city when someone steals his beloved foraging pig.
Now Playing: AMC Disney Springs, Cinemark Orlando, Cinemark Universal Citywalk, CMX Plaza Café, Regal The Loop, Regal Waterford Lakes, Regal Winter Park Village
Rating: R (for language and some violence)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
(Focus) Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, Josh Homme, David Chang. The life of the late Florida Film Festival attendee is looked at from his days as an unknown line cook in New York to becoming a bestselling author and a world-travelling television host.
Now Playing: AMC Altamonte Mall, AMC Avenue 16, AMC Classic New Smyrna, AMC Disney Springs, Cinemark Orlando, Enzian Theater, Regal Oviedo Marketplace
Rating: R (for language throughout)
(Good Deed) Tyris Winter, Marquesha Babers, Maia Mayor, Mila Cuda. A day in the life of Los Angeles, as seen through the eyes of poets, rappers, musicians and artists from the innovative director of Blindspotting
Genre: Musical
Rating: R (for language throughout and sexual references)
(MUBI) Magdalena Kolesnik, Julian Swiezewski, Aleksandra Konieczna, Zbigniew Zamachowski. A Polish fitness instructor and internet lifestyle influencer battles loneliness, a stalker and an impending national TV interview as she tries to get through a weekend with her overbearing mother.
Now Playing: Cinematique Daytona
COMING TO VIRTUAL CINEMA/VOD:
Fire (Tuesday)
House of Quarantine (Tuesday)
How It Ends (Tuesday)
Out of Death
The Rebels of PT-218
Resurgence (Tuesday)
Room Nine (Tuesday)
Sleepless Unrest
The Witches of the Orient
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Wonderstruck (2017)
Sometimes the most exciting adventures can start on the other side of a closed door.
(2017) Drama (Amazon/Roadside Attractions) Julianne Moore, Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Michelle Williams, Tom Noonan, Jaden Michael, Amy Hargreaves, Morgan Turner, Ekaterina Samsonov, Lilianne Rojek, John Boyd, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak, Anthony Natale, John P. McGinty, Damian Young, Sawyer Niehaus, Raul Torres, Lauren Ridloff. Directed by Todd Haynes
The difference between childish and childlike is the difference between being self-focused and being struck by wonder. In the former, all we can think about is our immediate desires; in the latter, the world is fresh and new and worthy of exploration. Deep down, all of us yearn to be wonder struck.
It is 1977 and Ben (Fegley) is grieving the loss of his mother (Williams) in a car accident. He doesn't know who his father is and his mother refused to discuss the matter, wanting him to wait until he was older but she passed before she could tell him what he wants, what he needs to know. Sent to live with his aunt (Hargreaves), he sometimes sneaks back to his old house to immerse himself in the things that surrounded him. There he finds a clue to his father's identity on a bookmark with a New York City address, a far journey from his Gunflint, Minnesota address. On his way back to his aunt's, he is struck by lightning and left deaf.
It is 1927 and Rose (Simmonds) has been deaf all her life. Her overbearing father (Urbaniak) wants her to learn how to lip read but she's having none of the tedious lessons from an insensitive teacher. She is obsessed with silent screen star Lillian Mayhew (Moore) who is performing on Broadway so she leaves her Hoboken, NJ mansion and runs away to the city to see her idol.
Both of these children will encounter New York's Museum of Natural History – the one where the displays come to life after dark if such things can be believed. Both will be captivated by similar displays and both are connected over time without knowing it.
Haynes is an extraordinary visual director who tends to favor films that are concerned with transformative experiences, so in a sense this is right in his wheelhouse but at the same time it's a bit of a departure for him. The film is a lot more mainstream than his films normally are – although his last one, Carol, was Oscar-nominated and was at least a modest success but it certainly couldn't be described accurately as "mainstream."
Some distinctions need to be made here; this is a film about children but it isn't a children's film. While some kids who are a bit more eclectic in their cinematic taste might appreciate it, it is adults who are going to find more magic here than the younger set. Haynes has always had a really good sense of era; the 1977 sequences are in garish color and as Ben emerges from a trash-strewn Port Authority to the strains of Deodato's funky version of Also Sprach Zarathustra which is perfect for the moment. We see New York in a moment where it is grimy, gritty and harsh, a city decaying from its grandeur but still confident in its greatness. The 1927 sequences are in black and white and are silent which is also appropriate; in these sequences New York is magical, the center of the world, the place everyone wants to be and for good reason. Haynes and editor Alfonso Gonçalves skillfully weave the two stories into a viable whole without jarring the audience, a masterful feat.
Here I must mention the music. I've never been a huge Carter Burwell fan but this is by far his most brilliant score to date. It is the kind of music that breaks the heart and centers the viewer in both eras. The use of period music, particularly in the more recent sequence, is near-perfection and hearing two era-appropriate versions of David Bowie's "A Space Oddity" shows not only intelligent planning on the matter of music but a good deal of intuition. I don't often buy film scores but I just might this one.
This is based on a book by Brian Selznick (who also did the book that spawned Martin Scorsese's Hugo) and Selznick wrote the screenplay. I haven't read the book but judging on what I saw on screen it couldn't have been an easy adaptation. I do have some complaints about the film however; there were a few too many plot contrivances that made this feel like one of the Disney Channel's weaker efforts at times and distracted from the overall magic of the film. Also Fegley was somewhat over-the-top in his performance; he should have been instructed to dial things down somewhat. Simmonds was much more effective in her role. Moore, who has collaborated with Haynes on four films now, shines as the silent film star but more so in a mystery role that she appears in near the film's conclusion – more I will not tell you.
Capturing the sense of wonder of childhood is no easy task and Haynes can be forgiven if he wasn't always entirely successful. We do get a sense of the frustration that physical limitations can put on someone and while this isn't the definitive story about deafness, it is at least one that I think that the non-hearing community will appreciate. I wasn't quite wonder struck by Wonderstruck but I did appreciate it and I do recommend it and I think that you will enjoy it if you give it half a chance.
REASONS TO GO: The score is amazing. Making the 1920s sequences silent and black and white is very clever.
REASONS TO STAY: Fegley is a little bit hammy. Overall the movie is a bit Disney Channel-esque.
FAMILY VALUES: The themes are a little bit on the adult side.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Simmonds is deaf in real life; her performance so moved Will Smith at the film's Cannes screening that he personally congratulated the young actress.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Life in Wartime
NEXT: A Murder in Mansfield
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The Trip to Spain
Tilting at windmills is hard work.
(2017) Comedy (IFC) Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Marta Barrio, Claire Keelan, Justin Edwards, Rebecca Johnson, Timothy Leach, Kerry Shale, Kyle Soller, Margo Stilley. Directed by Michael Winterbottom
The Trip movies – first to the North of England, then to Italy – have relied on a formula in which real life actors Coogan and Brydon, bringing only slightly fictionalized versions of themselves to bear, travel for a week in a beautiful, scenic location to tour some of the best restaurants and inns locally after which one of them (Brydon in the first two, Coogan here) write an article about it.
Things have changed somewhat since the first movie. Coogan is now Oscar-nominated actor (and writer) Steve Coogan and the success has most definitely gone to his head as he slips references to Philomena into the conversation whenever humanly possible – and occasionally when it isn't. Rob has a new child in the family and the squalling baby is enough to get him hastily out of the house and back on the road with Steve.
Other than that, it's basically business as usual; car drives through lovely countryside, stops at lesser known points of interest (to us Americans anyway) stopping at amazing restaurants where a multi-course meal awaits The two men banter at table, breaking into dueling celebrity impressions with Winterbottom denoting the end of the conversation by breaking away to chefs hard at work in the kitchen followed by a waiter bringing out a magnificent looking gourmet dish at which point the two begin a new conversation
Hey, the formula has worked for the first two movies and I'm generally an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" kind of guy, but a little more variation might have been nice. While it's true there is a more melancholy, autumnal air in that both men are into their 50s and have begun to suspect that their career aspirations may be passing by the reality of their accomplishments, the basic layout of the film is the same as the other two. It's like listening to an album with exactly the same cover and layout as two other albums, only the songs are slightly sadder than the first two albums but strikingly similar in melody and lyrics.
The draw for these movies continues to be the byplay between Coogan and Brydon, much of which (I suspect) is improvised. The two snipe at each other in a passive-aggressive manner, but hurl bon mots at one another like grenades. The two have an easy, companionable camaraderie that makes it feel like you've dropped by to hang out with a couple of old friends, only they're eating way better than you are. Suddenly that movie popcorn doesn't feel quite so gourmet, even with the Parmesan-Garlic powder that has been sprinkled on it.
This is distinctly British and like the other two films is actually a condensed version of a miniseries that was broadcast on British television. Sadly, the complete versions of the shows are not yet available so far as I know in the States; I suspect there are a ton of references ignorant Americans like me will not get. Still, It's always a good thing when you want more of something rather than less.
The movie leaves open-ended (despite one of the more surprising endings of the series) the possibility that another chapter will be headed our way. The filmmakers are certainly missing The Trip to France and The Trip to Greece, among other places although I wouldn't mind seeing them in The Trip to America somewhere down the road. Even so these movies, one part comedy, one part travelogue and lots of parts food porn, continue to not overstay their welcome. This is the weakest of the three but it's still strong enough to make me see where the road takes these two comics next.
REASONS TO GO: The easy camaraderie between Brydon and Coogan continues to be a highlight for the films. The Bowie and Roger Moore sequences are hysterical.
REASONS TO STAY: This is the weakest of the three so far as it feels somewhat formulaic.
FAMILY VALUES: There is some profanity, a hint of sexuality, some adult themes and plenty of food porn.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The song "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Noel Harrison figures in the movie and is played over the end credits; a different version of the song by The King's Singers was played at the end of the final episode of Coogan's popular TV series I'm Alan Partridge.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Paris Can Wait
NEXT: The Only Living Boy in New York
Posted in New Releases	| Tagged British cinema, celebrity impressions, cell phone, cinema, Cinema365, David Bowie, extramarital affair, Films, gourmet food, IFC, Michael Caine, Michael Winterbottom, Mick Jagger, movies, new agent, newspaper article, one-upsmanship, Oscar nominee, passive-aggressive, reviews, road trip, Rob Brydon, Roger Moore, screenplay, Spain, Steve Coogan, The Trip to Spain	| 1 Reply
Gimme Danger
Iggy Pop seems a little surprised to discover that it's 2016.
(2016) Musical Documentary (Magnolia/Amazon) Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, James Williamson, Scott Asheton, Danny Fields, Steve Mackay, Mike Watt, Kathy Asheton, Ewan McGregor, Ed Sanders. Directed by Jim Jarmusch
The aphorism is that true artists are not appreciated in their own time. That is certainly true of the Stooges, a seminal Midwestern hard rock band that erupted from Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 60s only to self-destruct in 1971, only to return a year later like a bad penny, then break up again for nearly 30 years in 1973 until a resurrection in 2003.
Their music received scathing reviews from critics who didn't know what to make of them and the public took little interest; their record sales were tepid at best. Still, they became one of the founding influences of punk rock and their music influences nearly every heavy music artist of the 80s and afterwards.
Indie auteur Jim Jarmusch is a clear fan of the band, having cast frontman Iggy Pop in two of his movies and it is equally clear that this is essentially a love letter to the band. Although incomprehensibly Jarmusch begins his film with the 1973 break-up, he then goes back to their roots and tells the story in a more linear fashion from there.
Mostly told through the music documentary tropes of talking heads interviews interspersed with performance footage and animated recreations of events, the movie captures the band's management woes along with their descent into drug addiction – nearly the entire band was at one time on heroin which led to missed gigs, sloppy performances and poor decisions. In their glory, the band was raw and primal, a kind of primitive rock and roll which would have been equally at home with banging on rocks as it was with electric guitars.
Pop was the consummate front man, performing shirtless and dancing like an epileptic male exotic dancer whose DNA was equal parts Mick Jagger and Tina Turner. His bandmates – guitarists Ron Asheton and James Williamson, bassist Dave Alexander, saxophonist Steve Mackay and drummer Scott Asheton – tended to stare at the floor and move very little allowing their frenetic frontman to do the heavy lifting.
Pop and Williamson are the only surviving band members of the band's glory years and each of them is compelling in their own way (Mackay and the Asheton brothers both lived into the 21st century and there are plenty of interview clips with them; Alexander passed away in 1975 and as a result we see him only In performance clips and publicity stills). Pop is surprisingly intellectual and a pretty entertaining raconteur; Williamson, who spent most of their post-breakup era as a software engineer for Sony, has a much more objective perspective of the band.
The solo career of Iggy Pop, which netted classic rockers like "Lust for Life," isn't mentioned here although the post-Stooge efforts of the other band members is gone into in some detail. There is also little outside perspective of the band itself; nearly all of the interviews are with the band members, Danny Fields and Kathy Asheton, sister to the Asheton brothers. Only bassist Mike Watt, who performed with a 21st iteration of the band, is interviewed.
There is also surprisingly little of their music used on the soundtrack. We do get to hear those magnificent opening chords to "I Wanna Be Your Dog" but we hear it several times during the film. I get that there is precious little performance footage from the band's 1970s era but one gets a sense that what we're seeing here is pretty much readily available elsewhere, or at least that's what I get from Internet comments on the documentary by fans of the group.
I was a bit surprised at how ordinary the documentary was. Jarmusch has a reputation for turning convention on its ear, but this is as conventional a music documentary as you're likely to find. Maybe Jarmusch is too close to the subject; they are surely worthy of a documentary but this is one of those occasions where the subject of a documentary isn't done justice by the documentary itself. Still, the Stooges are so compelling a story, Pop so entertaining a storyteller that I can freely recommend this to not only fans of the group but students of rock music history in general.
REASONS TO GO: The Stooges make for compelling subjects and Iggy is an interesting storyteller.
REASONS TO STAY: The film is disturbingly light on actual music.
FAMILY VALUES: Plenty of profanity and drug references here.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Danny Fields had been sent by Elektra Records to scout the MC5 for which the Stooges were opening; impressed by both Michigan groups, he signed the MC5 for $20K and the Stooges for $5K.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: We are Twisted Fucking Sister
NEXT: Doctor Strange
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Young @ Heart
Posted on January 8, 2013 by carlosdev
A Chorus Line
(2007) Documentary (Fox Searchlight) Joe Benoit, Helen Boston, Fred Knittle, Jeanne Hatch, Louise Canady, Jean Florio, Steve Martin, Eileen Hall, Donald Jones, Stan Goldman, Elaine Fligman, Brock Lynch, Ed Rehor, Bob Salvini, Norma Landry, Bob Cilman, Stephen Walker. Directed by Stephen Walker and Ruth George
Every day we grow older. Days pile upon days and become weeks, months, years. We grow older. We lose that youthful glow, the spring in our step becomes creaky and our hair turns silver, white or disappears entirely. Our skin becomes blotchy. Our aches and pains become the central reality of our lives. We watch those we grew up with one by one pass away. Our children have children; our grandchildren have children.
It is reality that we move toward old age throughout life, some more gracefully than others. Those that arrive there have a dilemma; to stay active, to keep their minds and bodies occupied, or to sit down, eat their pudding and wait for the night they go to sleep and don't wake up the next morning.
There is a chorus based in Northampton, Massachusetts at the Walter Salvo Rest House, a housing project for the elderly. Members must be at least 70 years of age and the average age is above 80. You would think a chorus of this age would choose musical selections that fit their age group.
But that would not be the case here. Under the direction of Bob Cilman, this amazing group of people are performing contemporary songs by artists as diverse as David Bowie, Sonic Youth, Allen Toussaint, James Brown, Coldplay and the Talking Heads. The attitude of the chorus is a collective Why not? and they bring such joy and spirit to this music it reminds me of the adage that you're only as old as you choose to be.
It isn't always easy; some of the song choices prove to be a little tricky, like "Yes You Can-Can" which at one time has the word "can" sung 71 in a short span. It's not easy for anyone to get the staccato rhythmic repetitions and at times it's clear that Cilman gets exasperated as do the singing seniors. Still they soldier on and some of these songs take on an especially poignant meaning.
We get glimpses of their daily lives; some alone and ignored whose lives seem to begin and end with the chorus, which shares it's name with the movie – Young @ Heart. Others seem more sociable, like Joe Benoit who hangs out with other members of the chorus and never met a pun he didn't like. Eileen Hall, the eldest of the bunch singing into her 90s, has a brassy demeanor.
But this isn't all about plucky seniors singing songs that were written when they were well into their 70s; two members of the chorus pass away during the course of the movie, including one just a week before the big concert at a theater in Northampton that the group has been preparing for throughout the movie. For the first, they sing "Forever Young" at a prison concert which is a bit of a rehearsal shortly before the big show.
The second member was to have performed a duet with retired member and close friend Fred Knittle who was on oxygen and was no longer able to tour with the chorus. Knittle comes out on stage and sits down. Once the applause dies down, he starts singing the song he was to have performed with his friend – Coldplay's "Fix You." Knittle's baritone is a little rough but it is a beautiful, soaring voice nonetheless. The emotion behind the song and the release it provokes not only in the audience at the concert but in the viewer of the movie takes one's breath away. This one moment, not quite four minutes long, made this the best film of 2008 for me (although it premiere on the film festival circuit in 2007, the movie didn't get a release in the United States until the following year).
The movie was originally a documentary on the BBC and in the manner of Beeb documentaries the narration from filmmaker Stephen Walker could be overbearing, smug and intrusive. He also interrupts the movie to play some mock videos of songs that the chorus was singing including "Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads.
What the movie really does well is change your outlook on aging. It's not a pleasant reality that we're all going to get old assuming we survive long enough to get there. However, it doesn't have to be an awful thing. We don't stop living when we start dying. Sometimes that's just when we start living. This is definitely a film that I can recommend without hesitation to anyone and everyone.
WHY RENT THIS: Amazingly powerful and thoroughly charming. A film that might just change your outlook on aging.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: Were the videos really necessary? Walker's voiceovers could have been less intrusive.
FAMILY VALUES: There are a few bad words here and there and some of the thematic elements might be a bit too heavy for younger viewers.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The mock-video for David Bowie's "Golden Years" was filmed at Six Flags New England and at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round.
NOTABLE HOME VIDEO EXTRAS: There's a five minute clip of the chorus performing in Los Angeles.
BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: $7.1M on an unknown production budget; I would guess the movie was a resounding box office success.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Cocoon
FINAL RATING: 10/10
NEXT: Tekken
Posted in DVD Review	| Tagged Allen Toussaint, BBC, chorus, cinema, Coldplay, David Bowie, Documentary, DVD Reviews, elderly, Films, Fix You, Forever Young, Fox Searchlight, grief, James Brown, Massachusetts, movies, Sonic Youth, talking heads, tour, Young@Heart	| Leave a reply
Posted on April 3, 2010 by carlosdev
Robin Tunney and Andre Royo are baffled by Josh Hartnett's rehearsal of an Oscar acceptance speech.
(First Look) Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott, Naomie Harris, David Bowie, Rip Torn, Robin Tunney, Andre Royo, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Ron Insana, Caroline Lagerfelt. Directed by Austin Chick
America is fascinated by entrepreneurs, particular the ones that seem to live by their own rulebook. We applaud their aggressiveness and secretly admire their ability to take risks and go after whatever they want, an ability that most of us don't possess.
Tom Sterling (Hartnett) is the public face of LandShark, a dot com whose product is never really detailed. His brother Joshua (Scott) is the genius behind LandShark, the programmer who developed the product that has made the executives of the company billionaires when the company went public. Tom is the salesman, the loud, brash jerk who has a perpetual middle finger extended to those who don't get with the program.
That was at the beginning of 2001. As the summer would wear on, the bursting bubble of the dot.com world would render their shares nearly worthless. The capital needed to operate the company was evaporating. Tom's rock star lifestyle of parties, clubs and an endless supply of willing women is a cover for his increasing loneliness and stress.
As the problems at LandShark continue to grow worse, the rift between the brothers grows incrementally. Joshua is everything Tom is not; where Tom is flashy, Joshua is reserved. Where Tom is aggressive, Joshua is mellow. Where Tom is self-absorbed, Joshua is all about his family. Tom has spent most of his money; Joshua has saved as much as he could.
Their parents (Lagerfelt, Torn) are refugees from the Sixties, socially aware and in the case of the father, a bit contemptuous of the accomplishments of his sons. Throw into the mix Sarrah (Harris), an architect that Tom once had a thing for and still in fact does and Tom's life is about ready to explode.
This might easiest be explained as Wall Street.com but that's not really the sum of its parts, not really. Tom Sterling is no Gordon Gekko, although the two share an ego that dwarfs the island of Manhattan. Certainly it is a cautionary tale that bears some resonance in an era when the excesses of unregulated business has brought our country to its economic knees.
However Hartnett carries the movie quite nicely; he is just enough of a prick to be interesting, just vulnerable enough to allow us to relate to him. It's not what I would call an Oscar-worthy performance, but it does illustrate why Hartnett is becoming one of the most solid lead actors around; while he hasn't gotten the major studio roles that can bring recognition and better roles, he is due for one.
Bowie shows up in the last reel as an old money venture capitalist that holds the fate of LandShark in his hands, and the part is memorable to say the least. Torn, Harris and Scott all do well in their roles as well. In fact, the movie is uniformly well-acted.
The writing could have used a little shoring up. At times, the movie seems to lose its focus and by the end of the movie I found myself wondering if there was a real point here, other than to say "hey, business is, like, bad, dude" in a nasal, asthmatic wheeze. There was a story here but I'm nt sure they told all of it. Even so, there's enough here to make it interesting viewing if you're looking for something you haven't seen yet.
WHY RENT THIS: The arrogance and frenetic lifestyle of the dot.com millionaires is perfectly captured. Hartnett performs solidly and Bowie is a pleasant addition in the third reel.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: The plot meanders a little bit and the point is a little elusive.
FAMILY VALUES: There's a whole lot of foul language and a whole little bit of sexuality, enough to make this for mature audiences only.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Nathan Larson, who composed the electronic score for the movie, is married to Swedish pop star Nina Persson of The Cardigans.
NOTABLE DVD EXTRAS: None listed.
TOMORROW: Clash of the Titans (1981)
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Hugh Jackman and Andy Serkis examine a field of light.
(Touchstone) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansen, Piper Perabo, Andy Serkis, Rebecca Hall, David Bowie, Roger Rees, Samantha Mahurin, Jim Piddock, Mark Ryan, Jamie Harris, Christopher Neame, Ron Perkins, Ricky Jay. Directed by Christopher Nolan.
A magic trick is much like a three-act play, with the initial explanatory portion (the pledge), the turn – what you might call the plot complication – and the payoff, which is called in the business the prestige. As wily old Cutter (Caine) says, "It isn't enough to make something disappear. You have to make it come back."
Magicians Alfred Borden (Bale) and Robert Angier (Jackman) are both learning the craft of magic from a veteran stage performer in London in the late 19th century. Robert is a married man, whose passion for Sarah (Hall) is matched only for his ambition to be in the limelight. Sarah is also part of the act, but she must often act as a sort of mediator between her husband and Borden, who have become fierce rivals. When one of the most dangerous tricks in the act goes terribly wrong, a distraught Robert blames Alfred for it.
Time passes and Alfred, a great natural magician with little talent for showmanship, is beginning to develop a reputation and a following. He meets Julia (Perabo) and eventually marries her. They have a daughter named Jess (Mahurin) and as Alfred gets more and more popular, he buys his bride a home. Then, one terrible night, Alfred is performing his bullet catch, his most dangerous stunt. A mysterious stranger comes out of the crowd to assist with the trick, and things go awry for Alfred, resulting in the loss of two fingers on his left hand. The mysterious stranger is revealed to be Angier.
As Bordens' fortune sours, so Angier's soars. With the assistance of Cutter, he puts together a show that has the potential to be the toast of London. Angier is an adequate magician but a tremendous showman, charismatic and handsome. With pretty assistant Olivia (Johansen) urging him on, he is on the brink of success – when a mysterious stranger who looks a lot like Borden causes another trick to go wrong, maiming an audience member in the process. Angier's show is closed by the disgruntled theater owner.
When Borden returns with an astonishing trick that neither Angier nor Cutter can figure out, Angier does his best to replicate it, but his attempts are exposed to a bemused audience by Borden. Humiliated and furious, Angier leaves London to find out the secret of the trick. He sends Olivia to work for Borden as a spy and she manages to retrieve Borden's diary. Scorned and feeling used, she leaves Angier for Borden, creating an untenable situation for Borden's wife.
Cracking the diary's cipher, Angier travels to America to meet with the great Nicola Tesla (Bowie) and his acerbic assistant Alley (Serkis) to try to replicate the device that he built for Borden. Despite Tesla's warnings, Angier persists. Finally, Tesla reluctantly relents. From that moment on, the confrontation between the two rival magicians is inevitable and there is no doubt that tragedy is certain.
As much as being a movie about magic, this movie is about obsession and the cost it takes on those who are gripped by it. Director Nolan keeps things taut and simple. Although there is a bit of a twist that arrives near the end (which just keeps on twisting, don't you know), the plot is elegant in its simplicity. As with his previous classic Memento, Nolan's writing is so flawless that no event is wasted, and everything eventually makes sense in its own internal logic.
Bale and Jackman both deliver performances that keep you interested in their characters. Neither character is written as a hero nor a villain, but with shades of both in their personality, leaning towards the villain more in both men. It is hard to root for either one of the magicians as they do some Very Bad Things to each other, but the story is so interesting and the acting so powerful that you just want to see where the story takes them.
Inevitably, this will be compared to The Illusionist which was released at nearly the same time and features a similar turn-of-the-century European backdrop and a magician as a central character. With a larger budget, Nolan is more reliant on special effects than the other, which is a bit of a throwback in feel and in direction to silent movies. The Prestige is all modern, a big ole Hollywood blockbuster, make no mistake.
What makes the movie work is that the characters are so single minded on their quest that they have forgotten what their quest truly was. In the end, they are just flailing away at each other, motivated by hatred, greed and the baser parts of man's nature. It is inevitable that men who fall from grace so completely will come to a bad end. It is not unlike watching an auto race and waiting for that crash. You know its coming; you just don't know when it will come and how bad it will be when it gets there.
WHY RENT THIS: Nolan ratchets up the tension and Bale and Jackman do some fine movie star-style work. A fascinating look at the inner workings of a magician's trade.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: It is difficult to root for either of the leads, who behave very badly towards one another. The McGuffin of Tesla's machine stretches the line of credibility a bit.
FAMILY VALUES: Some very disturbing imagery and violence, but definitely fine for teens.
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Christian Bale played DC Comics' Batman; Hugh Jackman played Marvel Comics Wolverine; in the Amalgam series in which characters from both universes were merged, Wolverine and Batman were mixed to create the single character Dark Claw.
TOMORROW: Nine
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Patriots overcome slow start to beat Garrard 65-31
Published 12:46 pm Thursday, January 23, 2020
LANCASTER — The Lincoln County boys basketball team overcame a slow start at Garrard County to earn its second 45th District win.
The Patriots (13-5, 2-1 45th District) started slow offensively Tuesday night at Garrard, failing to reach double figures for the first 10 minutes, 45 seconds of the game. The shots weren't falling early, but Lincoln got a hot hand midway through the second quarter to take a 20-13 halftime lead and rode the momentum to a 65-31 win over the host Lions.
Lincoln, which started 3-for-14 from the field, went 5-for-9 in the final 5:15 of the second quarter to turn an 11-8 deficit into a seven-point lead at the break. The Patriots came back out the second half and connected on 55 percent of their shots (16-for-29) and outscored the Lions 45-18 over the third and fourth quarters to earn the decisive win. Lincoln finished at 46 percent (24-for-52).
"We got off to a slow start, and their defense had something to do with that," Lincoln coach Jeff Jackson said. "We had some good looks at the basket, though, it just didn't go in early. Then we kind of got some transition baskets and was able to get some good looks in transition and some easy baskets. Those you have to have in big district games. And this was a big game for us. It's a very, very tough place to play. I was real proud of the kids and the effort they gave tonight."
Elijah Frye led a trio of Patriots with double figures, scoring a game-high 17 points. Jaxon Smith hit double digits with 14 points and Bryston Alcorn scored 13 points.
Neither team shot well early in the game. Hudson Cornett, who led Garrard with 10 points, led off the night's scoring, bombing in a 3-pointer 56 seconds in. Lincoln wouldn't answer until the 5:53 mark when Alcorn drove inside for a bucket. It would be another two and a half minutes before another shot fell. Brandon Brooks ended the scoring drought for Garrard then Brayden Sebastian and Cornett followed with a bucket apiece to up the Lion lead to 9-4. Sandwiched in between the three buckets were two Frye free throws.
Lincoln's streak of nearly five minutes without a field goal came to an end with 1:06 left in the first when Riley Bodner moved into the paint for a basket to make it 9-6. Garrard led 11-6 at the end of the first, with Sebastian also hitting inside.
Garrard (3-13, 0-2) could not get anything going offensively in the second quarter. The Lions' shooting game hit the deep freeze in the period, with just one of 12 shot attempts falling. Lincoln's Frye scored a bucket off an inbounds pass then followed with a layup to get Lincoln within 11-10 before Brooks hit Garrard's lone bucket of the second to make it 13-10.
The final 4:18 of the second quarter would be all Lincoln, as the Patriots closed the first half on a 10-0 run. Smith sparked the run with six straight points. He went inside for a basket to open the run and put the margin back to one, 13-12. He followed with two free throws to put Lincoln on top for good, 14-13, then scored on a putback. Frye and Bodner each tallied a bucket in the final 1:44 for a 20-13 Pat lead at the break.
The scoring surge would not end with the 10-0 second-quarter run. The Patriots extended their offensive blitz to 25-4 in the third quarter, outscoring the Lions 15-4 to push their lead to 35-17. Frye and Alcorn had five points apiece in the run.
Lincoln, which led 38-23 at the end of the third, erased any chance of a Garrard comeback in the fourth quarter by burning the nets for 27 points while holding the Lions to eight points. The Patriots bombed in five 3-point goals in the final frame, with Alcorn going long range for two treys and Frye, Mattingly and Colin Green each hitting one 3-pointer. Green's trey capped the night's scoring for the 65-31 final.
"I'm proud of our kids for the effort that they gave and the resiliency they showed tonight," said Jackson. "I thought we defended really, really well tonight and did some good things. You have to guard to win and I thought, overall, we did a really, really good job defensively tonight."
Throughout Tuesday's game, disgruntled fans could be heard yelling, "Where's the foul?" as they watched Lincoln and Garrard constantly beating and banging on each other on the floor. Jackson says that just comes with the territory.
"It's a district game and district games are always very physical," he said. "That's part of it. You've just got to stay strong, keep your composure and play the game and do the best you can do and see what happens."
Garrard shot 26 percent from the field overall, going 12-for-46. The Lions were 4-for-5 at the foul line.
Lincoln was 10-for-18 at the free throw line.
At Garrard Co.
Lincoln 6 14 18 27 – 65
Garrard 11 2 10 8 – 31
LINCOLN (13-5, 2-1) – Bryston Alcorn 13, Tramane Alcorn 2, Elijah Frye 17, Jaxon Smith 14, Baylor Mattingly 3, Brady Weaver 2, Clayton Davis 1, Preston Durham 2, Colin Green 3, Riley Bodner 8.
GARRARD (3-13, 0-2) – Ian Alcorn 2, Trevor Holman 3, Hudson Cornett 10, Brayden Sebastian 7, Brandon Brooks 6, Montavin Quisenberry 1, Ethan Wall 2.
Lincoln girls surge late to take down Pulaski Co. 54-44
STANFORD — The Lincoln County High School girls basketball team posted its fourth 12th Region win of the season, rebounding... read more


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U.S. Army veteran Karl Eder of Fair Lawn has spent much of his adult life serving others, so it was with immense respect and pride that a team of public servants united to assist him.
Ashlee Luther of the Fair Lawn Veterans Affairs Office said she was alerted to Eder's need for a ramp to get in and out of his home by Robert Young, the borough's parks and recreation supervisor, after he'd been contacted by retired mail carrier Frank Garafolo.
Besides his military service, Eder was an active member of the Fair Lawn Police Reserves for a decade and had served as chief of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for New Jersey, she said.
Luther went straight to the office of Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton, who operates a "Freedom Accessible Ramp Program" that uses county jail inmates to build runways for local residents with limited mobility.
Sheriff's Officers Lorenzo Migale and Todd Accomando were more than "inclined" to help. They immediately set the wheels in motion and had the project completed within six weeks, Luther said.
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Residents could qualify for free or subsidized construction materials if they meet the income requirements of nonprofit agencies that partner with the sheriff's office, he added.
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