Prince Rainier III (1923-2005) Rainier’s mother, Princess Charlotte, was actually illegitimate. Her father Louis II, getting older and with no legitimate children, legitimized her and made her his heir. She never took the throne, and in fact renounced her rights to her son, Rainier, the day before his 21st birthday. Rainier became the Sovereign Prince of Monaco upon the death of his grandfather in 1949. During WW2, Rainier served in the Free French Army. During the 40s and 50s he was in a long term relationship with the French film actress Gisele Pascal. Rainier’s sister, Princess Antoinette, wanted her own son to ascend to the throne, and spread rumors that Pascal was infertile. The rumors along with her treatment by the press and public ended their relationship. After the war Monaco, a country who made its money primarily as a gambling origin, was in crisis as wealthy Europeans found their funds diminished after the war. To restore Monaco’s treasury Rainier decided to promote Monaco as a tax haven, and he personally took control of SBM (the company who owns the Monte Carlo Casino, Opera, and Hostel de Paris) in 1964. Prince Albert still retains a large share of the company and profits from it today. Marriage: Everyone knows this one. Rainier married American film star Grace Kelly in 1956. Their marriage is rumored to have been turbulent. It is said that Grace struggled with adjusting to royal life, regretted ending her film career, and that Rainier had extramarital affairs. Her children have stated that though she was a loving mother, they spent more time with nannies than with their parents. Grace's dress is iconic, but here you go if you want to revisit some photos from that day. Rainier smoked up to 60 cigarettes per day, and in the last years of his life his health steadily declined. On March 8th, 2005 he entered the hospital for a lung infection and by the end of the month he was on a ventilator suffering from renal and heart failure. On March 31st he officially announced his son Albert, as regent, and on April 6th he died. The Constitution Monaco’s constitution stated that Monaco is a constitutional monarchy ruled by the hereditary princes of the Grimaldi. If the reigning prince were to die without leaving a male heir, Monaco, according to the treaty, would be incorporated into France. In 2002, realizing he had a 43 year old bachelor son, Rainier amended the constitution to allow the crown to pass to his daughters should Albert not marry. Grace, Princess of Monaco (1929-1982) Grace was born in Philadelphia to an affluent and influential family. Her father was an Olympian and a Democratic nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia and was appointed by President Roosevelt as National Director of Physical Fitness. Her mother taught physical education at the University of Pennsylvania and coached women’s athletics at Penn. Her Uncle, George Kelly, was a Pulitzer prize winning dramatist, screenwriter, and director and used his influence to gain Grace admission to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Grace became one of the biggest movie stars of her generation. In 1955 she was sent to the Cannes Film Festival and invited to appear in photos with Prince Rainier. After a year-long courtship, they were married in 1956. Grace was not allowed to continue her acting career after her marriage. She instead devoted herself to her role as Princess, become heavily involved with the Red Cross of Monaco and the Rainbow Children Coalition. On September 13, 1982, Kelly was driving back to Monaco after spending time at her country home. During the drive she had a stroke, lost control of her vehicle, and drove off the mountainside. She died a day later. An article on their relationship Prince Albert II (b. 1958) Prince Albert is one of the wealthiest royals in the world with a net worth at more than $1B. He attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, studying political science, economics, music, and English literature, and completed his education with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He toured Europe in 1979 as part of the Amherst College Glee Club. Albert competed in the bobsleigh for five consecutive Winter Olympics on behalf of Monaco, and was their flag bearer at the 1988, 1994, and 1998 Olympics. He is also a judo black belt. He became Prince of Monaco when his father died in 2005. Marriage: Prior to his marriage his status as a bachelor was a hot topic of discussion. He was known to date well-known fashion models and actresses, however at age 53 had never married. It was rumored that Albert was gay, something he expressed great frustration with in the press. In 2006 he attended the opening ceremony of the Torino Olympics with South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock. They were engaged in 2010, and married in 2011. There are rumors that Charlene tried to flee the country the day before their wedding. It is reported that the future bride, after discovering Albert may have fathered yet another child during their relationship, attempted to flee as many as three times before their wedding, however was always intercepted at the airport. It is also said she attempted to seek refuge at the South African embassy, and that officials in Monaco ended up hiding her passport so she could not leave the country. Moreover, during their wedding, Charlene openly cried at parts, and Prince Albert was caught on camera begging her to kiss him. Honestly, she looked pretty miserable the whole time. The palace has denied all of these claims. During their honeymoon, they stayed in separate hotels Here's everything you ever needed to know about their wedding Watch it Prince Albert is passionate about the environment and an avid sportsman. Prince Albert speaks French, English, German, and Italian. He speaks English with basically no accent thanks to his American mother. Illegitimate Children In 2005, the day before Prince Rainier died, Albert publicly acknowledged he had fathered a son out of wedlock. In 2006, he confirmed he had also fathered a daughter. These children were barred from the line of inheritance because of a 2002 constitutional amendment requiring an heir’s parents to be married. Alexandre (b. 2003) Alexandre’s mother (Nicole Coste) was a flight attendant for Air France and met Prince Albert when he was a passenger on a flight. He asked for her number, the beginning of a years-long affair. The relationship ended at the insistence of Prince Rainier. Albert visited Alexandre and Nicole often, however when he refused to acknowledge Alexandre publicly, Nicole sold an interview and pictures to the media. Albert was in mourning for his father and made no public comment, but later did acknowledge paternity. Alexandre and Nicole live in France at an estate given to them by Albert. Jazmin (b. 1992) Jazmin’s mother, Tamara, met Albert while working as a waitress. Albert knew of Jazmin and visited her, however did not acknowledge her publicly until she was in high school to protect her identity. In 2006 the French magazine Voici published photographs of Jazmin and her mother on a visit to Monaco, outing her as Albert’s daughter. She has attended events with Albert and Charlene, and is listed as a sponsor for her father’s royal foundation. An interview with Jazmin Princess Charlene (b. 1978) Born in Zimbabwe, Charlene’s family relocated to South Africa in 1989. She represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, finished fifth in the 4x100 meter relay. Albert and Charlene met at the Mare Nostrum swimming competition in Monaco in 2000, however were not seen together until 2006. Charlene converted to Roman Catholicism for her wedding, and has learned French and Monegasque after her move to Monaco. She is an ambassador for the Special Olympics, patron of the South African Red Cross, and is passionate about sport. In recent news, she completed “the crossing” water bike challenge, a 180 kilometer water bike race for charity. An interview with Charlene and Albert on the 1st birthday of their twins Albert and Charlene have 2 children: Hereditary Prince Jacques *twin* (b. 2014) Princess Gabriella *twin* (b. 2014) Gabriella was born 2 minutes before her brother, however because of the constitution her brother will inherit the throne. They are super sweet together and you see them at events often. Princess Caroline of Hanover (b. 1957) Caroline is the eldest child of Rainier and Grace Kelly, however because of the constitution her brother, Albert, sits on the throne of Monaco. She served as de facto first lady of Monaco until the marriage of Albert and Charlene. Until the birth of her niece and nephew she was heir presumptive to the throne, although she had only held that title since 2005 after the change of the constitution to include female heirs. Caroline received her French baccalaureat in 1974, and received a degree in Philosophy from Sorbonne University. She is fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, and Italian. Her hobbies include horseback riding, swimming, and skiing. Marriages:
Marriage 1: Philippe Junot
Married Phillippe, a Parisian banker, in 1978. The couple divorced in 1980 with no children.
Marriage 2: Stefano Casiraghi
Married Stefano in 1983, the sportsman heir to an Italian industrial fortune. The two had to marry in a civil ceremony rather than a religious ceremony because Caroline, a Catholic, was divorced. Caroline was 3 months pregnant at the time of their wedding. They have three children:
Note: The Casiraghi’s are all very beautiful and very fashionable but I don’t want to go much into them here because they are so far down the line of succession. They’re fun to follow for their fashion if you have the time to check them out.
Marriage 3: Prince Ernst August of Hanover
Married Ernst August, a Prince, in 1999. They have one daughter, Princess Alexandra. Caroline is thus a Princess twice-over, through her family and through her husband. She and Ernst August have been separated since 2009 however are still legally married, thus she retains the title of Princess Caroline of Hanover. Read about all of her weddings here See her speaking in English around 12:00 here Princess Stephanie (b. 1965) Stephanie was in the vehicle with her mother when Grace died. She suffered a fracture of the neck. She has studied classical dance and piano, and competed in gymnastics and horse riding. She interned at Christian Dior and debuted as a model in 1984. She has a swimwear and perfume line, and owns cafes and stores in both Monaco and Barcelona. She also has sold more than 2 million copies of her song, Ouragan, and sold 1.5M copies of her album Besoin. She recorded “In the Closet” with Michael Jackson, however is listed as “mystery girl” in the credits. Marriages/Relationships:
Marriage 1: Daniel Ducruet
Stephanie married her former body guard, Daniel Ducruet, in 1995. When Rainier learned of their relationship Daniel was not only still his employee, but had a pregnant girlfriend too. Stephanie gave birth to their two children “out of wedlock” because Rainier refused to grant permission for them to marry, however eventually relented. The two divorced a year later after Ducruet was photographed naked with a stripper. Read more They have two children:
Stephanie and Jean never married, however have a child together. He was Rainier’s Head of Security. She did not identify him on the birth certificate and it was not confirmed that he was Camille’s father until she confirmed it herself on her Instagram. More about Jean
Marriage 3: Franco Knie
Stephanie met elephant trainer (yeah, you read that right) when she presented him with the award for “best animal tamer” at the Monaco Circus Festival in 1997. Franco, a decade older than Stephanie, was married with two children at the time. Franco left his family for Stephanie, moving her and her three children into his circus caravan in Zurich. Marrying in 2001, their relationship lasted 18 months until their divorce. An interview with Stephanie in English in 1990 Why is he a Prince and not a King? From vogue: It goes back deep into the history of Monaco. Monaco has always been a tiny nation, and, for protection, allied itself with (or, at some points, was flat-out annexed by) big powerful countries, with big powerful rulers—aka kingdoms, or, a nation ruled by a king or queen. So Monaco’s rulers styled themselves as prince and princess. That, by definition, made the nation a principality, or one ruled by prince or princess. Regardless, Albert actually plays a bigger role in the day to day operations of the country than most of his European peers. Legislative power is divided between the Prince who initiates the laws, and the National Council who votes on them. Executive power is retained by the Prince, and he has full judiciary powers. Jewels See their tiara collection I think the Ocean Tiara, gifted to Charlene for her wedding, is particularly interesting. You either love it or you hate it. The Grimaldi Curse What do you think?
Il mio viaggio nella Storia del Cinema: dal 1965 al 1968
E con questo ho finito il diario di viaggio per ora, perché sono alla fermata del 1969 e ne avrò ancora per qualche settimana prima di vedere tutto quanto voglio vedere. Poi metterò nero su bianco. Alla prossima! 1965 Prima di dare una rapida scorsa a quest’anno con qualcuno dei film che ho amato di più mi piace fare anche qualche altra segnalazione: tra le mini-serie è nota quella con Juliette Greco: “Belfagor”, che è un mystery molto lento per i nostri gusti, ma l’ho finito lo stesso tutto perché mi piaceva. Parte quest’anno la felicissima serie di “Giochi senza Frontiere”, che per una ventina d’anni fu uno degli appuntamenti più amati dei telespettatori italiani. In tv vanno ancora i fantasy come “Strega per amore”, con Larry Hagman prima di far soldi col petrolio. Esordisce Sally Field nel telefilm “Gidget”, aveva 15 anni. Passiamo ai film allora, ma devo lasciare da parte Zivago, Connery, Dentone, Giuletta degli Spiriti, Michael Caine, Leone, Burton, Carrà e Julie Andrews. Ahimé. “Repulsion” di Polanski è una delle più belle prove di Catherine Deneuve, che più guardo i suoi film più entra di prepotenza nella classifica delle mie attrici preferite. La Deneuve qui è una ragazza che ha qualche problema: è ossessiva, soffre di disturbi psichiatrici, ha delle allucinazioni. Il suo status peggiora una sera che resta da sola a casa. Nessuno si accorge veramente di quanto soffra e la ragazza peggiora sempre di più, con risvolti drammatici. Dico solo che la scena della crepa nel muro è fenomenale. “Io la conoscevo bene” di Pietrangeli, è un film con Stefania Sandrelli e Mario Adorf. La Sandrelli ha avuto tipo tre carriere: quella di giovane star italiana, quella post-Brass e quella di attrice di esperienza che sta vivendo adesso. Il suo sguardo timido e dimesso di questo film ha molto in comune con quello della Cardinale prima maniera. La Sandrelli vede infrangersi sul selciato le sue speranze di diventare una star del cinema perché gli uomini che le girano intorno la sfruttano e la illudono. Tra questi c’è Adorf, che è un attore che mi piace un sacco. Un genitore tedesco e uno italiano, Adorf si è mosso senza problemi da un set all’altro mostrando enorme versatilità: lo trovi nelle commedie italiane anni ’60 e lo trovi nei film tv tedeschi alla Derrick, per lui nessun problema. “La vita corre sul filo” di Pollack, con Poitier e Bancroft è un thriller che si svolge nello sguardo di Sidney Poiter e nell’ansia di aiutare una donna che dall’altro lato di un telefono amico segnala la sua volontà di suicidarsi. Poiter non è esperto, ma è di turno, e ormai ha preso in carico il caso. Tutto quello che deve fare è trattenere la Bancroft a lungo, molto a lungo, affinché possano rintracciare la chiamata e impedire il suo gesto. Questo film è interessante perché non c’è mai nessuna allusione al colore della pelle di Poitier, non è rilevante per il plot. “Rapimento” di John Guillermin con Patricia Gozzi, Dean Stockwell e Melvyn Douglas. La Gozzi l’ho citata già in un film con Hardy Kruger. A me questa attrice piace molto, è davvero intensa e drammatica. Qui veramente siamo in un contesto di puro e assoluto squallore, perché la Gozzi vive una vita solitaria in un luogo isolato col padre Melvyn Douglas. Un giorno arriva nei dintorni un evaso, e la Gozzi fa amicizia con lui. Lei ha bisogno di vivere, mentre il padre vorrebbe tenerla in casa e buttare la chiave. È uno di quei film che sembra che fuori sia autunno e che piova anche se è mezzogiorno di una giornata di maggio. “La decima vittima” di Elio Petri, vede Mastroianni e Andress in un futuro imprecisato darsi la caccia a vicenda. C’è una specie di reality show in giro in cui ci sono i cacciatori e le prede. I cacciatori devono uccidere 10 prede, e le prede devono sfuggire loro. Non si può mai sapere i gusti della gente. Questo futuro ha comunque i colori degli anni ’60, lo stile e la criniera di Ursula Andress che guarda caso è una delle più brave cacciatrici. Deve far fuori Mastroianni, ma prima vuole un po’ giocare al gatto e al topo. “Bunny Lake è scomparsa” di Otto Preminger, è un cupo thriller con Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley e Laurence Olivier. A dire il vero Olivier ha una parte molto marginale, fondamentalmente è il film della Lynley e di Dullea. Per chi non avesse dimestichezza con questi volti, la Lynley fu attiva a cavallo tra i ’60 e il ’70 ed è una delle vittime del Poseidon, mentre Dullea è la star di 2001 Odissea nello spazio ed è un attore che si è sempre fatto i fatti suoi, non è mai diventato star di prima categoria, ma si è scelto delle parti interessanti come questa qui. Insomma Dullea è il fratello di Lynley, e non si trova la bambina di lei. L’hanno portata a scuola, ma nessuna l’ha vista, le maestre non l’hanno vista, le amiche nemmeno. Questa bimba non esiste. La Lynley se la sarà immaginata? Lei è certa di avere una bimba, è certa, esiste! “Il collezionista” è uno dei film meno noti di William Wyler, con Terence Stamp e Samantha Eggar. Stamp, di lui non c’è mai da fidarsi. Ha deciso che invece di collezionare farfalle gli piace collezionare ragazze, e un giorno cattura la Eggar e la chiude nel suo scantinato. Lui non ha fatto niente di male, la Eggar viene trattata coi guanti, ha da mangiare, ha di che svagarsi, ha tutto, basta solo che sia felice di essere reclusa a vita da un pazzo e che non provi mai a scappare, che ci vuole? 1966 Eccoci al ’66, che bello quest’anno di cinema, bello! Qualche riga su altri generi e poi passo ai film che mi vien voglia di ricordare. “Qolga” è un corto che ho trovato in youtube del regista Kobakhidze. Si tratta di un ragazzo che vive da solo lungo i binari del treno e ha un’amica che ogni tanto lo va a trovare. All’improvviso un ombrello prende vita e inizia a volare da solo. In quest’anno parte la serie “Tre nipoti e un maggiordomo”, con Brian Keith e 3 baby star, ciascuno con la sua dose di sfortuna personale. Questa serie ha i colori e le moquette giuste per immergersi negli anni ’60. Ovviamente questo è l’anno di “Star Trek”, di “Batman” e “Mission impossibile”. Si tratta di tre serie di culto che tutti ovviamente ben conoscono. Tra i rari film tv di buon livello degli anni ’60 c’è uno di Rossellini: “La presa del potere da parte di Luigi XIV” che è anche uno dei film preferiti del padre da parte di Isabella. Poi esce la famosa versione animata del Grinch che ruba il Natale. “Chi ha paura di Virginia Woolf?” è il film che regala a Liz Taylor il suo secondo oscar. Ci sono solo 4 personaggi (vabbé 6 c’è una scena al bar) che sarebbero Liz Taylor e il marito Burton, George Segal e Sandy Dennis. Sono uno più bravo dell’altro. Nel film sono due coppie, una che sta insieme da un po’ e l’altra di recente formazione. Burton e Taylor hanno un passato difficile da superare, ma tirano avanti. La loro casa è lo specchio della loro persona, è piena di cose ingombranti e fuori posto, e tra i due ci sono frecciatine ogni secondo, qualcuna passa inosservata e qualcuna fa assai male. I due sposini sono praticamente scioccati. La scena cult per me è quando Liz Taylor dichiara al marito che pur con tutti i suoi difetti non è comunque un mostro. Sandy Dennis pure brava assai è una delle attrici dimenticate di fine anni ’60. “Persona” è un film di Bergman in cui ci sono due donne, Bibi Andersson e Liv Ullmann. La Ullmann è muta e la Andersson è la sua infermiera. La Andersson parla parla e la Ullmann ascolta e ascolta. Il legame tra le due è forte e particolare. Si vedono sempre più spesso e la Ullmann sembra migliorare, mentre la Andersson mostra una certa inquietudine. Parla, ma a se stessa, e la Ullman risponde anche senza dire niente. Lentamente i loro volti cominciano a somigliarsi sempre di più, e la voce di Bibi diventa la voce di Liv. Non c’è più distinzione tra le due, sono diventate una persona sola. Si stanno fondendo. Ma non è mica possibile una cosa simile. “La nera di…” è un film di Ousmane Sembene, cioè uno dei primi e rari film di autori africani. La storia è molto semplice, c’è una ragazza senegalese che va a servizio in una casa di una coppia francese. Lontana dalla famiglia la ragazza ha il suo lettino, le sue riviste, le sue scarpe, le sue sensazioni, ma la coppia presso cui lavora la considera come il vaso a centro tavola o il quadretto appeso accanto alla porta. Le giornate passano e la ragazza si spegne poco a poco. Tutto qua, ma provate a vedere lo stesso se è tutto qua. “Incompreso” è il drammone strappalacrime di Comencini con Anthony Quayle che diventa vedovo e non si accorge della sofferenza del primogenito, che si sacrifica per il bene del fratello minore viziato dal papà. Non che Quayle sia cattivo, per carità, è solo che non se ne accorge. Il ragazzino gli vuole bene lo stesso e un giorno un ramo fa crac e lui si fa male. Madonna quanto si piange con questo film, cioè è impossibile, nel senso che è non-possibile non commuoversi quando papà e figlio si parlano finalmente a cuore aperto. L’attore protagonista ha recitato solo questo film, oggi è un medico, è stato bravissimo con almeno 4 esse. “La caccia” di Carlos Saura è un film in cui ci sono alcuni amici che vanno a caccia di conigli. Fa troppo caldo. Dovrebbero dar retta ai conigli, ma invece si mettono a ricordare il passato e non so chi glielo fa fare, perché da quel momento nessuno più è al sicuro, e si danno la caccia a vicenda. Vediamo chi ci resta secco. Davvero c’è tanto in quest’anno: Manfredi e Adorf alle prese con San Gennaro, le solitudini dell’uomo e la donna di Lelouch, i russi che sbarcano negli USA e Fahrenheit 451 di Truffaut. Poi Polanski gira Cul de Sac con la sorella della Deneuve, Eastwood non manca un colpo e le foto di Antonioni di Blow-up dove le mettiamo? Mi sono divertito un sacco con la partita di poker di “Posta grossa a Dodge city”, e l’asinello Balthazar di Bresson è uno dei finali più drammatici della storia, non pensavo che avrei retto tutta la visione di “Andrej Rublev”, e invece sì, e poi c’è il realismo mai visto della “Battaglia di Algeri”. E potrei anche continuare. Uno dei miei anni preferiti insomma. 1967 Siccome col 1966 ho preso per le lunghe, volevo sintetizzare col 1967, ma pure qui c’è un sacco di bei film. C’è pure “The big shave” che è uno dei primi lavori di Scorsese. Un uomo si rade e si taglia. Purtroppo per lui, il taglio non è un taglietto, giusto così perché si trova in youtube e dura 5 minuti. Il mio film preferito di quest’anno è “La calda notte dell’ispettore Tibbs”. Io non l’avrei mai detto, mi dovete credere, ci avrei scommesso nemmeno 2 centesimi perché i polizieschi un po’ mi stufano, e poi i film che parlano di razzismo negli anni ’60 siccome li sto vedendo in sequenza ne ho visto un casino e poi forse il titolo non mi ispira, ma invece sono rimasto attaccato subito dai primi minuti, adoro Steige e Poitier, e quando Poitier schiaffeggia a sorpresa il tizio nella serra vi giuro è una delle scene più intense e belle e vere, ho cliccato su 10 su IMDb e da lì non cambio idea. Il problema è che ho messo 10 anche a “indovina chi viene a cena?” che ha il dubbio onore di essere il film dagli albori al 1967 che ho visto più volte in vita mia, ne conto con certezza 6. Potrei dire di che colore sono i fiori nei vasi e quanti calzini ha Tracy nell’armadio. In questo film per me funziona tutto, mi manda dei brividi di nostalgia di un’epoca della quale sono un prodotto culturale, sono un GenX nel midollo probabilmente e sarà per quello che questo film non mi stanca mai. Non ce la faccio a non segnalare almeno il titolo di “A piedi nudi nel parco” e devo dichiarare che anche se il finale di “Riflessi in un occhio d’oro” è qualcosa di davvero particolare, Robert Forster in quel film è di una bellezza sconvolgente. I colori di “Le Samourai” di Melville sono elegantissimi, il film è una goduria per gli occhi. Poi ci sono i filmoni da macho di Lee Marvin tipo “una sporca dozzina” e c’è Paul Newman e Dustin Hoffman, Dirk Bogard fa venire i brividi in “Tutte le sere alle nove” quando torna a prendere possesso della casa coi 7 figli che ha abbandonato e in “La bisbetica domata” la coppia Burton-Taylor funziona anche se mai lo diresti in quell’ambientazione lì. “Gli occhi della notte” vede Audrey Hepburn nei panni di una cieca che vive al piano terra di una bella casa dove ogni cosa è giusto dove deve essere, ma a quanto pare Alan Arkin è convinto che ci sia anche qualcosa che gli serve per evitare di essere accusato di omicidio. La Hepburn è all’oscuro di tutto (oddio che battuta) ma scema non è, così quando uno strano visitatore si insinua in casa sua con le scuse più formidabili lei inizia a sospettare. È uno dei thriller meglio congegnati mai visti questo qui, e non è nemmeno di Hitchcock! Non avevo mai realizzato quanto siano importanti le lampadine nel frigorifero. “New York: ore tre- L’ora dei vigliacchi”, questo titolo mi fa cagare però il film è bello. C’è la gente che prende la metro per tornare a casa, però è tardi e due grandissimi stronzi e cioè Tony Musante e Martin Sheen hanno voglia di divertirsi a modo loro, così entrano nella metro e iniziano a infastidire uno dopo l’altro tutti i passeggeri. C’è una quantità di arroganza, prepotenza e violenza gratuita in questo film che davvero la mascella si spacca dalla rabbia repressa che ti suscita. Si vede che il film funziona. È quando tu stai per fatti tuoi e questi ti devono bullizzare e non solo: la gente non alza 1 dito per aiutarti! Veramente, questo film è fatto bene. Per non parlare dei poliziotti che appena riescono a entrare nel vagone con chi se la vanno a prendere? No quello proprio non l’ho potuto soffrire! Bel film. “L’armata a cavallo” di Miklos Jancso è un film che fa venire il mal di testa. Siamo in guerra, è la guerra civile russa, ma non è importante, potrebbe essere una qualsiasi guerra. Qui non riusciamo a prendere posizione, la guerra fa schifo non importa di quale fazione tu sia. 10 minuti di film con gli occhi di una fazione e i loro progressi e le loro vittime, nemmeno fai in tempo a riconoscere i volti di queste persone che vengono fatte fuori dagli avversari, e Jancso ti trascina altri 10 minuti dalla loro parte, ti fa vedere i loro progressi e le loro vittime, i loro villaggi desolati e le torture. Ci rimani male, ma ecco che si passa all’altro punto di vista. E’ un film intelligente ed elegante. C’è ancora lo choc incredibile di “Gangster Story” con il picco di bellezza di Faye Dunaway e il sangue che esplode sulla bianca pelle di Bonnie e Clyde, così come bianca immacolata è la schiena di Catherine Deneuve, perfetta protagonista di “Bella di giorno” di Bunuel, altro film simbolo dell’epoca, un’epoca in cui andavano i film di sexploitation tipo “Vixen” e roba del genere, pieni di tette e recitazione di serie b, ma che entravano a pieno nella cultura di fine decennio, che si sta avvicinando a quel ’68 di cui tanto spesso abbiamo sentito parlare come di una sorta di spartiacque culturale. Per finire, è intelligente e complesso il volto di Bekim Fehmiu in “Protest” di Fadil Hadzic, ma che le h e le z non ingannino, il film si vede e si capisce perché parla di un’insoddisfazione che non ha bisogno di vocabolario. Poi c’è il cult camp “la valle delle bambole” con la sfortunata Sharon Tate, gli occhi penetranti della Mangano in “Edipo Re”, centomila spaghetti western, è l’altro drammone di Bresson “Mouchette”, con protagonista una ragazza che racchiude in sé tutto il bullismo subito da tutti gli adolescenti della storia della Pubblica Istruzione, veramente solo chi ha il cuore di pietra non si commuove con questa ragazza qui. 1968 Non mi pare vero che sto scrivendo del 1968 perché è l’ultimo anno che ho finito di vedere e anche se questa carrellata non vale poi molto almeno l’ho portata a termine, il che per me vale molto. Prima di iniziare una piccola deviazione: in quest’anno c’è l’esordio di Spielberg, col corto “Amblin’” da cui quindi deriva la sua casa di produzione che è la Amblin Enterteinment! Altro corto è lo sperimentale “Hermitage”, di Carmelo Bene. Tra le mini-serie esce quest’anno l’Odissea di Franco Rossi. Fu un clamoroso successo riproposto dalla tv nostrana per vent’anni. Il ritmo è lento, ma i volti di Bekim Fehmiu e quello di Irene Papas sono senza tempo. Grandissimo l’episodio con Polifemo e ovviamente il finale coi Proci. Prima di diventare nota come cantante e presentatrice, Loretta Goggi era una precocissima attrice e la “Freccia Nera” fu uno dei suoi più noti successi. Ok, allora andiamo veloci veloci, con lo stiloso “Diabolik” che era il bel John Phillip Law; le torture che patisce Alan Bates nell”’uomo di Kiev” pochi altri nella storia; Sordi è medico nella muta e Franco Nero aveva gli occhi più celesti mai visti. Sellers fa pisciar sotto anche le statue in “Hollywood Party” mentre la Vitti prende in mano la pistola e si colloca nella sua dimensione comica dopo anni di Antonioni. Rod Steiger è un gay represso ne “il sergente”, mentre Terence Stamp non fa preferenze di sesso in “Teorema” di Pasolini. Steve McQueen è l’essere più figo mai apparso sulla terra in “Bullitt” e “Il caso Thomas Crown” ma nemmeno Clint Eeastwood scherza e voglio vedere chi scampa a un impiccagione come in “impiccalo più in alto” e chi è scazzato come lui in “L’uomo dalla cravatta di cuoio”. “Fuoco!” di Gian Vittorio Baldi è la sorpresina nell’ovetto Kinder del 1968. Siamo in un paesello del sud Italia e un tizio spara alla statua della Madonna durante una processione, poi si barrica in casa, con la moglie e il bambino che se la fanno sotto, e col fucile in mano si rifiuta di uscire e di dare spiegazioni. Poche parole, un set poverissimo, nemmeno tante spiegazioni ma per 1 ora e mezza sei nella casa e forse nella testa di questo ragazzo. Bellissimo film! “La sposa in nero” di Truffaut è la storia della vedova nera Jeanne Moreau (quanto mi è piaciuto questo film) che si era sposata da 5 secondi che le ammazzano il marito sulle scale della chiesa. Pensa prima di buttarsi dalla finestra poi decide che invece le conviene dare la caccia ai killer del marito. La curva della bocca della Moreau è perfetta per questa parte e vi assicuro che il modo in cui si ingegna per far fuori quei quattro è incredibile. Purtroppo questo film mi fa anche venire in mente la storia di Marta Russo ma lasciamo perdere. “L’urlo del silenzio” è il film che Alan Arkin per me prima valeva 6, 6 e mezzo mentre adesso invece sotto il 9 non scende. Arkin è un sordo muto ed è così solo, ma così solo, che lui il lockdown ce l’ha di default. Mi fa venire la forchetta in gola. Comunque sia affitta una camera in una casa con una famiglia sgangherata ma tutto sommato ok, e fa amicizia con Sondra Locke. Ma nemmeno lei è il vaccino che può curare la sua solitudine. Malinconia a quintalate. “Duello nel Pacifico” di John Boorman ci sono 2 persone solamente e cioè Lee Marvin e Toshiro Mifune. Sono in guerra e sono da soli in un’isola sperduta. Ognuno dei due vuole far fuori quell’altro, ma alla fine prevale la voglia di sopravvivere, chissenefrega se devo chiedere aiuto al nemico. Il finale di questo film, io sottoscritto dichiaro che David Lynch l’ha visto e gli è piaciuto. E ora acceleriamo su quel pacco gigante pieno di innovazione che è “La notte dei morti viventi”, sul sudore e il calore di “C’era una volta il west”, il mio Leone preferito, sull’indelebile statua della libertà del “Pianeta delle Scimmie”, sui brividi che fanno venire lo sguardo di Sidney Blackmer e i sorrisi di Ruth Gordon in “Rosemary’s baby”, uno dei film che più mi ha fatto cagare sotto in vita mia, per dire due righe in più su “Kuroneko” di Kaneto Shindo, che è la storia di una vendetta operata da due donne vittime di stupro e poi uccise da una gang di samurai. Le due diventano dei fantasmi e uno dopo l’altro, in un’atmosfera onirica e agghiacciante conducono i samurai nel loro nascondiglio per farli fuori senza pietà alcuna. Un film con le palle. Mi rimangono 2 film, il primo è “2001: odissea nello spazio” e io ho paura a parlare di Kubrick perché su Kubrick tutti hanno un’opinione e sanno argomentare meglio di me, così mi limito a dire che questo film l’ho visto come quando giochi agli incremental e fai prestige. La prima volta 15 minuti, la seconda volta ho retto 30 minuti, la terza volta 1 ora e la quarta volta finalmente avevo le skill giuste e ho goduto da pazzi. Il mio film preferito del 1968 è “The Swimmer” di Frank Perry e Sydney Pollack, con Burt Lancaster. Lancaster si mantiene bene anche se ha già i suoi anni sulle spalle, e un giorno compare nella villa di amici, si fa una vasca in piscina e poi dichiara che se ne torna a casa a nuoto, passando da piscina in piscina, di villa in villa, lungo tutta la vallata. Armato solo del suo costume, si incammina verso la seconda piscina: una vasca e due chiacchiere coi padroni. Le persone che vede sono inizialmente cordiali e felici di parlare con lui, ma a ogni villa qualcosa non sembra andare per il verso giusto: c’è chi sbruffa, chi gli rinfaccia qualcosa, chi esplicitamente lo manda a quel paese. Lancaster stesso perde lo slancio e un po’ il sorriso. Se a un certo punto si sentiva così bene da poter reggere il confronto con un cavallo, improvvisamente si fa male e inizia a zoppicare. La villa successiva pare più lontana, e più ostile. Ad ogni villa scopriamo un pezzo della vita di quest’uomo, e lui con noi. Non possiamo sentire l’acqua sulla pelle, ma ti monta l’ansia. Lancaster pare invecchiato, i suoi piedi sono sporchi, i suoi occhi lucidi, le sue labbra sofferenti. Un’altra villa, e pare trascinarsi, e una piscina ancora, e nuota a fatica, e finalmente casa. Non ho dormito la notte perché non volevo fare il mio sogno ricorrente in cui sogno di partire dalla mia casa di bimbo per arrivare alla mia casa attuale, e parto di corsa per poi andare piano, sempre più piano, per poi trascinarmi, fino a che non vedo la porta in lontananza, e non riesco ad aprirla, mai.
Australia Goes Back to the 1980s With Its Economy Closed to World
Australia’s success in curbing Covid-19 infections is allowing it to slowly ease some restrictions even as it remains largely closed off from the rest of the world, taking its economy back to the pre-globalization era. Mining and agriculture continue to support exports and a government-sponsored group is looking at ways to revive manufacturing. But the flow of foreign tourists, students and immigrants has been frozen, pinning hopes for a rebound on local consumption. The closed borders and domestic reliance has the economy harking back to the 1980s, before the lifting of tariffs opened up trade and Paul Hogan offered to put another shrimp on the Barbie for international visitors. Services Driven Nearly two-thirds of economic output from service industries Australian Bureau of Statistics Nominal gross value added, 2018-19 The capacity of services to quickly turnaround and the fact Aussies aren’t blowing savings on holidays abroad could help the nation fare better than many developed-world peers. Much will depend on the mood of households as unemployment rises, with a poor construction outlook adding to headwinds. What Bloomberg’s Economists Say “Close to 1 million Australians per month traveled overseas in 2019. They will now be looking for a change of destination, heading to Noosa instead of Nusa Dua; Port Douglas, not Penang; and catching up with friends at bars in Melbourne Laneways, instead of Hong Kong’s mid levels. Containment measures change the economics of international travel.” James McIntyre, economist Household consumption, which makes up around 55% of the economy, has been boosted on the one hand by people stocking up on essentials during the lockdown, but hammered on the other as they couldn’t eat out or go to the movies. Shops and restaurants are gradually reopening but, for consumption to drive any rebound, households must put aside concerns over job security and debt to drive spending. That may be tough. Wesfarmers Ltd. is seeing shift in consumer behavior across its retail portfolio. Home improvement and office products stores, Bunnings and Officeworks, have seen significant uplift in sales, while general merchandise stores, Target and Kmart, have seen sales slow. Pessimistic households have consumption outlook seeming bleak Even before Covid-19, Australian households were among the most indebted in the developed world, with debt almost double disposable income. The threat of unemployment to people’s ability to meet their debts is now key, and the Reserve Bank of Australia has long acknowledged it as a major risk facing the economy. The unemployment rate is currently 6.2%, with the central bank expecting it to peak at around 10%. Banks are offering repayment holidays to help tide homeowners over and have quadrupled provisions for an expected surge in bad debts. Australia Passes Massive Stimulus Measures as Virus Spreads People wait in line outside a Centrelink office in the Bondi Junction suburb of Sydney, March 2020.Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg The absence of skilled migration due to closed national borders will also hit pause on what had been steady stream of profitable mortgage lending for the banks. That could flow through to housing prices if sustained. Commonwealth Bank of Australia said its base case is for an 11% fall in home prices, though in a prolonged downturn a cumulative 32% slump is possible. National Australia Bank Ltd. said in a severe downturn, prices could plummet 21% this year. Uncertainty and job insecurity impacting property market Residential construction typically closely follows house price movements, and the sector was already scaling back activity following the previous flood of new stock still working its way into the market. The RBA earlier this month said that indications from the initial stages of the development process suggests demand for new housing “has deteriorated significantly.” It expects dwelling investment to plunge 17% in the 12 months through June and remain a drag on growth until 2021. Property investors have been hit by the six month moratorium on tenancy evictions during coronavirus. Without renewed interest from investors, it’s challenging to get a new apartment development, particularly of any size, into construction. The same holds for business investment. Unless the project was already underway, or is related to creating a covid-safe environment, capital expenditure plans have been parked until demand returns. Natural Endowment Things look brighter as you leave the cities. Internationally, Australia is known as a commodity powerhouse. While it accounts for just 10% of output, it is a key source of export income and prosperity in the country. Iron ore shipments from Port Hedland, a key export hub, hit a record for April, while gold sales from Perth Mint -- the main refiner -- also surged. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. lifted its projected annual iron ore shipments in a wager on China’s recovery. “We are selling everything we can possibly produce,” Chairman Andrew Forrest says. Net exports important source of economic growth It’s less rosy for the liquefied natural gas producers. Just as the coronavirus sent the global economy into lockdown, Russia and Saudi Arabia began a standoff that sent oil prices tumbling below zero. Top producers Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and Santos Ltd. have slashed spending plans and deferred flagship growth projects -- worth over $15 billion -- in line with drastic steps by energy majors worldwide to hunker down during the pandemic. On The Sheep’s Back Virus Fears Grow In Sydney As Growing GDP Expected To Be Hit Rolls of toilet papers sit in an empty section of a supermarket in Sydney, March 2020..Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg As supermarket shelves were stripped bare, a panicked nation was reminded of the sheer mass of food the country’s farmers produce. Domestic food production services more than 90% of fresh produce sold in supermarkets and still is able to more than match that amount in exports. The industry could also become an unexpected source of employment. Backpackers and workers from Pacific Islands flock to rural areas to pick up work with seasonal tasks, but with borders shut and jobs being lost across the economy, farmers are likely turn to the local community for the extra labor. Other producers have greater worries. Barley and meat exporters have been caught in China’s crosshairs in retaliation for Australia’s public call for an independent investigation of the coronavirus outbreak, while the wine industry is looking on nervously. It’s been a tough year for wine, even before the virus. Clonakilla winery in New South Wales, north of Canberra, decided against producing a 2020 vintage after analysis showed unacceptably high levels of smoke taint from wildfires over the summer. Exploring Our Own Backyard Australia's China Reliance Backfires as Virus Fallout Spreads Students sit on the grass at the University of Sydney, Feb. 2020.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg The education industry was one of the first to feel the pinch from coronavirus restrictions. When the government imposed travel bans on flights from China in February, around 100,000 international students were unable to enter Australia to begin the academic year and left universities bracing for a costly fallout. The University of Sydney, where students from China represented nearly one-quarter of the total student body, projected a A$470 million loss this year. Other institutions, including the University of Melbourne and Monash University, are bracing for similar hits. Even smaller regional institutions that don’t attract nearly the same level of international students have been affected. With a lot of money at stake, there could be a relaxation of international border restrictions for students to study in Australia, before leisure travelers are allowed. But for businesses catering toward an offshore audience, demand is unlikely to snap back. Qantas Airways Ltd. is currently operating just 1% of its network and has canceled overseas fights until at least the end of July. Its main competitor, Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd., collapsed into administration in April. Virgin Australia Collapses After Pandemic Halts Air Travel Virgin Australia check-in kiosks inside a deserted Sydney Airport, April 2020. Photographer Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg Crown Resorts Ltd. and Star Entertainment Group Ltd., which both target big-spending visitors from Asia, were forced to close their casinos in Australia as the country locked down. Crown is just months away from completing a A$2.2 billion luxury gaming resort in Sydney. The tourism industry was already reeling from the wave of cancellations following the December and January wildfires. The silver lining is that Australians will have no option but to spend holidays on home soil once inter-state travel is allowed again. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-19/australia-goes-back-to-the-1980s-with-economy-closed-to-world?sref=s0L1qQ1H
AFL.com.au live tracker Welcome ladies, gentlemen and Richmond fans to the 2019 Brownlow Medal, and what a super night ahead awaits us all- We'll inappropriately ogle the WAGs on the red carpet, wonder if we'll get a 6 way tie in the closest predicted count in a billion years, and watch Hamish ask completely inappropriate questions. Or alternatively, you can watch the Grand Final Ultra Marathon on Fox Footy from 8pm. THE MAIN EVENT- THE RED CARPET FROM 7:30 7:30- The soon to be former Bartel Nadia heading up the Interviews, alongside Campbell Brown, for the first time since his last eviction from Crown 7:35- Brad Sewell's brother Conrad is here to perform a few songs 7:44- Nadia not using a stool to interview Maxy Gawn 7:50- Tayla Harris and Katie Brennan in bath robes- Interesting scenes here 7:55- Even Nat Fyfe's missus Elli is wearing an elbow sleeve 8:00- Wait a minute, who are the "GWS Giants?" 8:03- Disappointed that Mardi Dangerfield hasn't gone for that Ronda Rousey haircut from 2016 8:09- "Matthew Richardson- Equal 3rd- 2008 Brownlow Medal" 8:13- Dyson Heppell rocking the shorts tonight, because fuck it, he's on crutches 8:20- Well there we have it- for some reason, Jess Murphy, partner of Marc, gets Best Afield honours for having her hair cut upstairs VOTE COUNTING TIME And now as I seem to do every year, here's the voice of The 'Bool to power us through this boring shitshow- Rick McIntosh! 8:25- And here comes Hamish for the Rob Oakeshott speech- We're only 9 hours away from beginning 8:30- AND THE GATES CRASH BACK- THE VOTES ARE UNDERWAY 8:31- BRAYDEN FIORINI 3 VOTES 8:33- A massive 3 vote performance in Round 2 for G. De Goey, as the early pacesetters Cripps, Dangerfield and Kelly immediately put 5 votes on the field 8:38- 2 Rounds before an ad break get fucked you useless wankers 8:42- We remember the last fabulous time the Suns won a game 8:43- And Cripps keeps making the early moves- Crossing 10 votes after only 4 games! 8:46- And Cripps is going to make this a staying test- 13 votes after 5 games, a new record, and he leads by a solid 5 votes! 8:51- Ah yes, ANZAC Day, when you fuckers nearly shut down the sub 8:54- And after 6 Rounds Cripps leads by 4 votes to Neale and Dangerfield, with a heap of others on 8 votes, including Fyfe 9:00- And on that note I need a fill up, and on the other side, it's time for Mark Of The Year 9:02- Liam Ryan x2 vs Isaac Heeney.... and the winner is.... 9:03- LIAM RYAN... ROUND 9 EDITION! 9:10- They pass the 9 Round furlong and Cripps leads on 16, Neale and Fyfe working their way into it on 15 and 14, and there's still plenty of time for the others to make a run 9:12- The montage to the retirees... where is Alex Lloyd when we need him? 9:18- Jim Stynes Community Award Time- And the winner goes to Stephen Coniglio for his work in the Western Sydney community! 9:27- AND WE'VE HIT THE HALFWAY MARK AND FYFE HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ON 20 FROM CRIPPS AND KELLY ON 18, NEALE 2 FURTHER BACK ON 16, AND DANGERFIELD AND CO ARE JUST LUUUURKING ABOUT! 9:34- P.CRIPPS 3 VOTES 9:48- It's all uphill for a number of runners, and it's a flat track for a number of runners 9:52- Fyfe still leads by 3 votes, as we now pay tribute to those who have departed us this past year- On that note, RIP Polly Farmer and Spud once again 10:00- Goal Of The Year Time, and for some reason, Nat Fyfe and Tayla Harris will present 10:00- It's Tippa vs Eddie vs Mr Urine Sample... and the winner is.. 10:01- EDDIE BETTS, FOR THAT GOAL IN ROUND 5 10:07- AND THE PACE IS GOING UP, FYFE PUTS IN ANOTHER 3 VOTE EFFORT TO GO 6 VOTES CLEAR FROM CRIPPS AND KELLY, BUT I CAN SENSE HIS RUN MIGHT BE COMING TO AN END 10:17- CRIPPS IS HARD UNDER THE WHIP AS WE APPROACH ROUND 19- SERIOUSLY, HOW BLOODY GOOD IS THE CROWN! 10:19- FUCK, CRIPPS IS TRAVELLING WELL AND KELLY STILL HAS SOMETHING TO GIVE- THIS IS STARTING TO GET BIG WITH 4 ROUNDS TO GO! 10:25- FYFE WITH ANOTHER 3 VOTER- HE'S FINDING PLENTY! 10:26- Fucking oath, Round 21 was the funniest round of the year- The snow game and North and Essendon shitting the bed on the same night 10:28- DANGERFIELD'S DROPPED OUT AND SO TOO HAS NEALE 10:29- FYFE IS FINDING PLENTY, FYFE SOMEHOW GETS ANOTHER 3 VOTES, AND HE'S WON THE BROWNLOW MEDAL, WHAT A MASSIVE EFFORT, WHERE'S THE FYFE, GIVE ME THE FYFE! 10:30- AND AS THEY HIT THE LINE, FYFE WINS IT BY 6 VOTES IN AN ABSOLUTE ROMP, HE'S NOW A 2-TIME WINNER OF THE BROWNLOW, AND FUCK ME DEAD, HIS SHOULDERS MUST BE GIVING OUT CARRYING THOSE SHIT TRUCKS IN FREO ALL BLOODY YEAR 10:31- ALL-AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN AND BROWNLOW MEDALIST IN THE SAME YEAR- DEAR WEST AUSTRALIAN, STICK THAT UP YOUR FUCKING ARSES 10:33- Winner's speech time with Rompingwins- Fyfey talking about when he was a FIGJAM and got dropped to the Aquinas 3rds in 2007 CORRECT WEIGHT RACE 7 FROM CROWN CASINO 1st (33 votes) Fyfe , 2nd (27 votes) Dangerfield , D/H 3rd (26 votes) Cripps Neale , 5th (24 votes) T.Kelly . THAT'S ALL FROM ME- Another wild Brownlow comes to an end!
Catholics glad coronavirus took away attention from abuse scandal
https://spiritdailyblog.com/church/monday-monday “The good news: Not only has the tragic corona crisis shoved the clergy abuse crisis off the stage — completely dwarfed any other exigent problem — but Monday brought the acquittal — the stunning reversal of fortune — for Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, arguably the most famous Church member to be accused in the historic, gut-wrenching scandals. ...though it afforded an iconic sight: Pope Francis, blessing the world before huge torch lamps in a rain-riven, empty square. The entire world was enthralled by the historic, unforgettable spectacle. ...On occasion it will still rear its head. But the Church may well have turned one corner (there are others) on Monday. ... We all must pray, and this week — as corona (as in “crown of thorns”) death tallies spike in many places, perhaps even reaching an apex on this Good Friday!” ... One expected a scourge like SARS-coV-2 to afflict Manhattan and London and brothels and casinos and sports and Hollywood and Wall Street and Main Street and malls and colleges and Broadway and Disney (now magic-challenged) and bars and China and restaurants (revelry as in Noah’s time!), but the Church?”
IF YOU CAN'T GET TO A TV LOOK HERE afl.com.au Brownlow Hub Live Chat Mason Cox Live Tweeting Welcome everyone to the 2018 Brownlow Medal night! Patrick Cripps will look to garner enough sympathy votes from the umpires for carrying Carlton to a record 2-win season, Max Gawn will attempt to overcome the prejudice against tall people with long beards, Dusty will attempt to win again after his kidnapping on Friday night, and Tom Mitchell will collect the medal, then handball it off to a teammate for a cheap disposal. Up First- The Red Carpet! 19:30- Oh shit it's Hamish and... 'Abbey Gelmi', who is Herb Elliott's granddaughter 19:31- Also making an appearance are Jimmy and Nadia Bartel, who will have to carry a bun in the oven 19:33- Big Boner Brown in the Vegan suit! 19:35- Tex trying to speak English as he arrives at Crown 19:37- Abbey talking about how someone told her it was hard to work with children and animals... unfortunately, she ended with a combination of both tonight. 19:41- Channel 7 doing a feature on Jerri Jones getting ready for the night... hang on, doesn't she own the Dallas Cowboys 19:45- Jimmy has the enthusiasm of a dried raisin. 19:50- Wow look at all these things at Crown you'll never eat 19:53- And here comes Big Rough, former winner of the Punching Above His Weight Award 19:56- Big Bud here with Jacinta, rocking the pedo 'stache 20:01- And we can now cross over to Perth, where the Eagles are arriving at Crown Perth to hit the tables 20:03- If JJ's dunny brush head wasn't a standout, his outfit with Logan will take the honours 20:07- Oh look, it's BetEasy. Get fucked 20:12- Joel Selwood ducks into Crown... no free kick there 20:14- Whoever asked Tom Mitchell about his electricity provider in the thread, you have won! AND THAT'S ALL FROM THE RED CARPET, THEY'RE MOVING INTO THE PALLADIUM! And to call us through tonight's tedious action, we've got the voice of The 'Bool, Rick McIntosh! Alright Bruce, fuck off and let's get this underway AND WE'RE OFF IN THE BROWNLOW COUNT! 20:22- Crippa with a steady beginning out of the gates, Titch going straight to the front! 20:25- Maximum Gawnage nowhere to be seen, he's right out the back, as Titch starts with two-BOGs! 20:26- S.Hurn, 3 Votes 20:29- Hey gang, remember when Port were the only unbeaten team after Round 3? That's coming up next 20:34- No Undie Grundy on the board, Maximum Gawnage is on the board! 20:35- Titch with another 3 vote game- That lead is huge 3 rounds in! 20:36- Dusty with his first BOG, he's still there, as is Paaaaarker 20:40- Fyfe with some stellar performances early but he can't win 20:40- Sidebottom putting himself in the hunt drawing level with Titch 20:44- There's a loose horse going round the field, it appears to be Clive Palmer 20:50- Titch strides back into the lead again, as Maximum Gawnage gets another BOG! 20:52- WRAP IT UP 20:53- Desk Man getting amongst the early votes, as Fyfe goes into the lead before the wheels fall off 20:55- A break now as we get set for GOAL OF THE YEAR! 21:00- Barnesy is a top cunt 21:01- And the winner of the Snag of the Year is... JACK HIGGINS?- What a fucked award this is, giving throws goal of the year 21:04- What a crazy round this was, Ronke showed up and Carlton won a game 21:05- Crippa gets a BOG and keeps himself in the race, Macrae is there as well 21:08- J.Darling- 3 Votes 21:09- SIDEBOTTOM IS RIGHT IN THIS 21:14- The late Jimmy Stynes giving Max Gawn his jumper in 2011, saying he was different. What a great call by Dublin Jim 21:17- And on that note, it's time for the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award, which goes to: NEVILLE JETTA 21:24- Dees players stealing votes off Maximum Gawnage 21:25- Coming up soon- MARK OF THE YEAR! 21:31- Wait a minute, that's Daisy's music! 21:34- And Titch goes back into the lead, but Sidebottom responds! 21:37- M.COX 3 VOTES YEAHHHHH 21:38- And now a tribute to the retiring players from the Silk- PLEASE COME BACK JUNIOR Just look at some of the names gone from the game this year- Vickery, Vince, Waite, Mr Megan Gale 21:49- FINALLY, MARK OF THE YEAR TIME! And the winner is: ISAAC HEENEY!- No arguments here, it was the hang time that won it! 21:54- Titch going back to within a vote of Sidebottom 21:55- Oh look at that, it's BetEasy. again. 22:01- Level between Titch and Sidebottom! 22:06- Lol Harry Taylor missed after the siren 22:07- And Titch with a 2 vote game has taken the lead! 22:17- Another 3 vote game for Hipwood- That one's for Speer 22:18- And Sidebottom responds to the whip! back into the lead! 22:26- They're starting to round the turn for home- It's Titch vs Rusty Sidebottom! 22:26- Hahahaha, remember when Sydney lost to the Gold Coast 22:28- Titch gets another BOG to go back into the lead, while Pendlebury gets BOG for hitting a pigeon with a bounce 22:32- AND TITCH IS BUILDING A GAP- A 5 VOTE LEAD WITH FOUR ROUNDS TO GO! 22:33- Yer a wizard, Gary- The most Brownlow votes ever 22:36- OPEN HIM UP TITCH- 7 VOTE LEAD WITH 3 TO GO- SERIOUSLY, HOW BLOODY GOOD IS THE 'Bool CROWN! 22:43- GO TO YOUR BOOKIE AND GET YOUR MONEY BECAUSE TITCH HAS ABSOLUTELY BOLTED IN WITH THE BROWNLOW BY FOUR LENGTHS EASED DOWN TO SIDEBOTTOM! 22:45 Not bad for Sydney's fifth best midfielder... ahahahaha 22:46- WINNER- TOM MITCHELL 22:47- Going over the minors, Sidebottom ran 2nd, Gus Brayshaw has snuck up on everyone to run 3rd, Crippa and Maximum Gawnage have dead heated for 4th place, and the Desk Man and Dusty have run equal 6th. 22:52- CORRECT WEIGHT- RACE 7 AT CROWN CASINO 1st- Tom Mitchell - 28 votes 2nd- Steele Sidebottom - 24 votes 3rd- Angus Brayshaw - 21 votes D/H 4th- Max Gawn , Patrick Cripps - 20 votes 22:54- Unfortunately, Tom's prize is having Bruce 'Creepy Uncle' McAvaney ask him questions about his childhood. AND MY PARTING COMMENT FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT- BRAYDEN SIER WAS FUCKING ROBBED.
IF YOU CAN'T GET TO A TV LOOK HERE Brownlow Medal Hub from afl.com.au Live Chat Welcome to the farewell of the 2017 Dustin Martin Awards Season! Capped off by Dusty receiving the Brownlow in just a few hours, before he Don't Argues the Danger off the stage. Up first: The fabled Red Carpet, where the women give us a twirl for no reason. Great to see Fev back at the Brownlow- Great to see Channel 7 bringing back a man who loved performing on Brownlow Night THE COUNT GETS UNDERWAY AFTER 9PM, OR WHENEVER BRUCE FINISHES HIS MONOLOGUE Hey Seven- Turn your mics on. 8:24- And we're off and racing! 8:25- D.Martin, 3 votes.- And the favourite goes straight to the front after the jump 8:33- The great thing about the early rounds is that we can relive Sydney going 0-6 8:34- The first four setting a solid early tempo- Dusty from Sloane Ranger plus the Geelong stablemates Dangerwood 8:44- Sloane Ranger edges to a slight lead by a length vote 8:47- BIG BOY MCEVOY WITH 3 VOTES WOWEE! 8:48- Selwood goes up alongside Sloane Ranger to draw level, Dusty happy to watch it unfold 8:51- Fuck off Brown 8:56- Sloane Ranger edges ahead again just before he falls away mid-race 9:05 Race temporarily stopped to relive the feats of David 'Tiger Fucker' Mundy 9:07 'Titch' spotting the leaders several lengths but starting to work into it 9:08- GOAL OF THE YEAR TIME! 9:10- And the winner is... DANIEL RIOLI! 9:13- Dusty with another 3 vote performance, looking an absolute peach as we near the halfway mark 9:16 Sloane Ranger and Dusty draw clear by 2 votes after 10 rounds: LEADERBOARD UPDATE EQ.1. D.MARTIN, R.SLOANE- 14 votes, 3. P.DANGERFIELD 12 votes, EQ.4- Z.MERRETT, S.PENDLEBURY-11 votes 9:26- Big Rough leads the tributes to this year's stacked retiring class- on that note, good luck Zac Dawson. 9:36- Dusty breaks clear at the 1200! And he's gonna take some serious running down! 9:39 Jack Hombsch wins the Jimmy Stynes award for his community work! 9:52-And now we remember those who departed us in the Footy World 9:58- AWWW YEAH ROAMING BRISTLE 10:01- Time for the Mark of the Year- Who gives a shit just give it to Jeremy Howe 10:02- And the winner is... JOE DANIHER! Who the fuck voted on this bullshit award? 10:04- Time to remember Essendon's fantastic choke against the Swans 10:07- And Dangerfield goes to the front! Get ready to melt Cats fans 10:13- Micky Molloy with some classic humour 10:17- Danger with a best on ground and Dusty responds to the whip! 10:24- WELCOME TO NYHUIS 10:26- Danger pulling away again and Titch starting to go through his gears! 10:29- Shit, 3 straight rounds without an ad! 10:32- Titch and Martin starting to lengthen stride as we hit the 400m mark! 10:36- OH DEAR! THE DANGER HAS GONE OFF COURSE AND HE'S BEEN RULED INELIGIBLE! It's down to Dusty and Titch! 10:39- DUSTY'S GOT A KICK- HE'S OUT BY 3 LENGTHS! 10:47- TITCH GOES TO A CLEAR SECOND BUT THIS YEAR'S BROWNLOW STAKES IS WON 10:51- AND THE RED HOT FAVOURITE IS GONNA BOLT IT IN! DUSTY GIVES THE DON'T ARGUE TO THE FIELD BY 11 VOTES IN RECORD TIME! 10:52- TITCH COMES HOME SECOND, JOSH KENNEDY A GOOD THIRD, BUDDY FOURTH, JOSH KELLY FIFTH AND THE SLOANE RANGER HIT THE LINE SIXTH. WINRAR- DUSTIN MARTIN- 36 VOTES 10:52 A monster year by Dusty sees him win absolutely romp in the Brownlow - The 6th Tiger to win the Brownlow! 10:56 Weights official Race 7 at Crown Casino:
11:02- Dusty rounds off the night by collecting his prize, surviving Bruce's attempts to grope him, and then thanking his speech writer. Yibbida Yibbida - that's all folks!
Complete Turner Classic Movies daily schedule for the month of August, 2019. (USA-centric, Eastern Standard Time)
August is "Summer Under The Stars" month. Each 24-hour period is dedicated to the (limited) filmography of one classic star. Thu, Aug 01, 2019 (Henry Fonda day) (6:00 AM) That Certain Woman (1937/93m/Edmund Goulding) (7:45 AM) The Mad Miss Manton (1938/80m/Leigh Jason) (9:15 AM) Let Us Live (1939/68m/John Brahm) (10:30 AM) Young Mr. Lincoln (1939/100m/John Ford) (12:15 PM) The Long Night (1947/97m/Anatole Litvak) (2:00 PM) The Fugitive (1947/100m/John Ford) (3:45 PM) Mister Roberts (1955/121m/John Ford) (6:00 PM) The Wrong Man (1956/105m/Alfred Hitchcock) (8:00 PM) The Lady Eve (1941/94m/Preston Sturges) (10:00 PM) 12 Angry Men (1957/96m/Sidney Lumet) (12:00 AM) Yours, Mine and Ours (1968/111m/Melville Shavelson) . (2:00 AM) The Grapes of Wrath (1940/129m/John Ford) (4:30 AM) The Rounders (1965/84m/Burt Kennedy) Friday, August 02, 2019 (Ruth Hussey day) (6:00 AM) Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938/72m/Reinhold Schunzel) (7:15 AM) Spring Madness (1938/67m/S. Sylvan Simon) (8:30 AM) Within the Law (1939/65m/65m/Gustav Machaty) (9:45 AM) Fast and Furious (1939/73m/Busby Berkeley) (11:15 AM) H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941/120m/King Vidor) (1:15 PM) Pierre of the Plains (1942/66m/George B. Seitz) (2:30 PM) Susan And God (1940/117m/George Cukor) (4:30 PM) Tender Comrade (1943/101m/Edward Dmytryk) (6:15 PM) The Facts of Life (1960/104m/Melvin Frank) (8:00 PM) The Philadelphia Story (1940/112m/George Cukor) (10:00 PM) The Uninvited (1944/99m/Lewis Allen) (12:00 AM) Our Wife (1941/94m/John M. Stahl) (2:00 AM) Married Bachelor (1941/81m/Edward Buzzell) (3:30 AM) Blackmail (1939/81m/H.C. Potter) (5:00 AM) Free and Easy (1941/56m/George Sidney) Saturday, August 03, 2019 (Marlon Brando day) (6:00 AM) Julius Caesar (1953/121m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (8:00 AM) Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967/109m/John Huston) (10:00 AM) The Fugitive Kind (1960/122m/Sidney Lumet) (12:15 PM) Morituri (1965/123m/Bernhard Wicki) (2:30 PM) Mutiny on the Bounty (1962/185m/Lewis Milestone) (5:45 PM) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)/125m/Elia Kazan) (8:00 PM) On the Waterfront (1954/108m/Elia Kazan) (10:00 PM) The Wild One (1953/79m/Laslo Benedek) (11:30 PM) Guys and Dolls (1955/149m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (2:15 AM) A Dry White Season (1989/107m/Euzhan Palcy) (4:15 AM) The Freshman (1990/103m/Andrew Bergman) Sunday, August 04, 2019 (Shirley Temple Day) (6:00 AM) Adventure in Baltimore (1949/89m/Richard Wallace) (7:30 AM) Honeymoon (1947/74m/William Keighley) (9:00 AM) That Hagen Girl (1947/83m/Peter Godfrey) (10:30 AM) Almost a Bride (1949/85m/Richard Wallace) (12:15 PM) Kathleen (1941/88m/Harold S. Bucquet) (2:00 PM) The Story Of Seabiscuit (1949/93m/David Butler) (3:45 PM) Fort Apache (1948/128m/John Ford) (6:00 PM) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947/95m/Irving Reis) (8:00 PM) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938/81m/Allan Dwan) (9:30 PM) Wee Willie Winkie (1937100m/John Ford) (11:30 PM) Susannah of the Mounties (1939/79m/William A. Seiter) (1:00 AM) The Poor Little Rich Girl (1936/79m/Irving Cummings) (2:30 AM) Heidi (1937/88m/Allan Dwan) (4:15 AM) The Little Princess (1939/93m/Walter Lang) Monday, August 05, 2019 (Melvyn Douglas day) (6:00 AM) Arsene Lupin Returns (1938/81m/Geo. Fitzmaurice) (7:30 AM) Fast Company (1938/75m/Edward Buzzell) (9:00 AM) Tell No Tales (1939/69m/Leslie Fenton) (10:30 AM) There's Always a Woman (1938/81m/Alexander Hall) (12:00 PM) There's That Woman Again (1938/73m/Alexander Hall) (1:30 PM) Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935/84m/William K. Howard) (3:00 PM) The Shining Hour (1938/77m/Frank Borzage) (4:30 PM) That Uncertain Feeling (1941/83m/Ernst Lubitsch) (6:00 PM) A Woman's Face (1941/106m/George Cukor) (8:00 PM) Ninotchka (1939/110m/Ernst Lubitsch) (10:00 PM) I Met Him in Paris (1937/87m/Wesley Ruggles) (11:45 PM) Third Finger, Left Hand (1940/97m/Robert Z. Leonard) (1:30 AM) I Never Sang for My Father (1970/92m/Gilbert Cates) (3:30 AM) Being There (1979/130m/Hal Ashby) Tuesday, August 06, 2019 (Lena Horne Day) (6:00 AM) Swing Fever (1943/81m/Tim Whelan) (7:30 AM) Studio Visit (1946/10m/?) (7:45 AM) Panama Hattie (1942/79m/Norman Z. McLeod) (9:30 AM) I Dood It (1943/102m/Vincente Minnelli) (11:30 AM) Duchess of Idaho (1950/98m/Robert Z. Leonard) (1:30 PM) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944/124m/Richard Thorpe) (3:45 PM) Ziegfeld Follies (1946/110m/Vincente Minnelli) (5:45 PM) Words and Music (1948/121m/Norman Taurog) (8:00 PM) Stormy Weather (1943/78m/Andrew Stone) (9:30 PM) The Duke Is Tops (1938/73m/William Nolte) (11:00 PM) Cabin in the Sky (1943/99m/Vincente Minnelli) (1:00 AM) Broadway Rhythm (1944/115m/Roy Del Ruth) (3:15 AM) Till the Clouds Roll By (1946/135m/Richard Whorf) Wednesday, August 07, 2019 (James Stewart day) (6:00 AM) After the Thin Man (1936/112m/W. S. Van Dyke) (8:00 AM) No Time for Comedy (1940/93m/William Keighley) (10:00 AM) The Stratton Story (1949/106m/Sam Wood) (12:00 PM) The Naked Spur (1953/92m/Anthony Mann) (2:00 PM) The Man From Laramie (1955/102m/Anthony Mann) (4:00 PM) The Mortal Storm (1940/100m/Frank Borzage) (6:00 PM) The Shop Around the Corner (1940/99m/Ernst Lubitsch) (8:00 PM) Harvey (1950/104m/Henry Koster) (10:00 PM) Anatomy Of A Murder (1959/161m/Otto Preminger) (1:00 AM) The Spirit of St. Louis (1957/135m/Billy Wilder) (3:30 AM) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939/130m/Frank Capra) Thursday, August 08, 2019 (Ava Gardner day) (6:00 AM) The Bribe (1949/98m/Robert Z. Leonard) (8:00 AM) The Great Sinner (1949/110m/Robert Siodmak) (10:00 AM) Show Boat (1951/108m/George Sidney) (12:00 PM) Ride, Vaquero! (1953/90m/John Farrow) (2:00 PM) Mogambo (1953/116m/John Ford) (4:00 PM) Knights of the Round Table (1953/116m/Richard Thorpe) (6:00 PM) Bhowani Junction (1956/110m/George Cukor) (8:00 PM) Ava Gardner, the Gipsy of Hollywood (2017/52m/Sergio Mondelo) (9:15 PM) The Killers (1946/102m/Robert Siodmak) (11:15 PM) Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951/124m/Albert Lewin) (1:30 AM) The Barefoot Contessa (1954/130m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (4:00 AM) The Angel Wore Red (1960/99m/Nunnally Johnson) Friday, August 09, 2019 (Red Skelton day) (6:00 AM) Merton Of The Movies (1947/82m/Robert Alton) (7:30 AM) The Great Diamond Robbery (1953/69m/Robert Z. Leonard) (8:45 AM) The Show-Off (1946/83m//Harry Beaumont) (10:15 AM) Watch the Birdie (1951/71m/Jack Donohue) (11:30 AM) A Southern Yankee (1948/91m/Edward Sedgwick) (1:15 PM) Ship Ahoy (1942/95m/Edward Buzzell) (3:00 PM) Texas Carnival (1951/77m/Charles Walters) (4:30 PM) Bathing Beauty (1944/101m/George Sidney) (6:15 PM) Neptune's Daughter (1949/93m/Edward Buzzell) (8:00 PM) Whistling In The Dark (1941/78m/S. Sylvan Simon) (9:30 PM) Whistling in Dixie (1942/74m/S. Sylvan Simon) (11:00 PM) Whistling In Brooklyn (1943/87m/S. Sylvan Simon) (12:30 AM) The Yellow Cab Man (1950/84m/Jack Donohue) (2:15 AM) Du Barry Was a Lady (1943/101m/Roy Del Ruth) (4:15 AM) The Clown (1953/91m/Robert Z. Leonard) Saturday, August 10, 2019 (Rita Moreno day) (6:00 AM) The Toast of New Orleans (1950/97m/Norman Taurog) (8:00 AM) Singin' in the Rain (1952/103m/Gene Kelly) (10:00 AM) Latin Lovers (1953/104m/Mervyn Le Roy) (12:00 PM) Fort Vengeance (1953/75m/Lesley Selander) (1:45 PM) Seven Cities of Gold (1955/103m/Robert D. Webb) (3:45 PM) The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956/99m/Frank Tashlin) (5:45 PM) Summer and Smoke (1961/118m/Peter Glenville) (8:00 PM) Popi (1969/113m/Arthur Hiller) (10:00 PM) West Side Story (1961/154m/Robert Wise) (12:45 AM) The Ritz (1976/91m/Richard Lester) (2:30 AM) Marlowe (1969/96m/Paul Bogart) (4:15 AM) Carnal Knowledge (1971/98m/Mike Nichols) Sunday, August 11, 2019 (Humphrey Bogart day) (6:00 AM) The Petrified Forest (1936/82m/Archie L. Mayo) (7:30 AM) All Through the Night (1942/107m/Vincent Sherman) (9:30 AM) Action in the North Atlantic (1943/127m/Lloyd Bacon) (12:00 PM) Passage to Marseille (1944/109m/Michael Curtiz) (2:00 PM) The Big Sleep (1946/114m/Howard Hawks) (4:00 PM) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948/126m/John Huston) (6:15 PM) In a Lonely Place (1950/93/Nicholas Ray) (8:00 PM) The African Queen (1951/105m/John Huston) (10:00 PM) The Caine Mutiny (1954/125m/Edward Dmytryk) (12:15 AM) Dark Passage (1947/106m/Delmer Daves) (2:15 AM) They Drive by Night (1940/95m/Raoul Walsh) (4:00 AM) High Sierra (1941/100m/Raoul Walsh) Monday, August 12, 2019 (Ann Sothern day) (6:00 AM) Walking on Air (1936/70m/Joseph Santley) (7:30 AM) There Goes My Girl (1937/74m/Ben Holmes) (9:00 AM) Maisie (1939/75m/Edwin L. Marin) (10:30 AM) Congo Maisie (1940/71m/Henry C. Potter) (12:00 PM) Gold Rush Maisie (1940/82m/Edwin L. Marin) (1:30 PM) Maisie Was a Lady (1941/79m/Edwin L. Marin) (3:00 PM) Ringside Maisie (1941/95m/Edwin L. Marin) (5:00 PM) Shadow on the Wall (1950/84m/Patrick Jackson) (6:30 PM) The Blue Gardenia (1953/88m/Fritz Lang) (8:00 PM) A Letter to Three Wives (1948/103m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (10:00 PM) Cry 'Havoc' (1944/97m/Richard Thorpe) (12:00 AM) The Whales of August (1987/91m/Lindsay Anderson) (2:00 AM) Nancy Goes To Rio (1950/100m/Robert Z. Leonard) (4:00 AM) April Showers (1948/94m/James V. Kern) Tuesday, August 13, 2019 (Brian Donlevy day) (6:00 AM) Another Face (1935/69m/Christy Cabanne) (7:15 AM) Barbary Coast (1935/90m/Howard Hawks) (9:00 AM) Billy the Kid (1941/94m/David Miller) (10:45 AM) An American Romance (1944/121m/King Vidor) (1:00 PM) The Beginning or the End (1947/112m/Norman Taurog) (3:00 PM) Impact (1949/111m/Arthur Lubin) (5:00 PM) A Cry in the Night (1956/75m/Frank Tuttle) (6:30 PM) The Quatermass Xperiment (1956/82m/Val Guest) (8:00 PM) The Great Mcginty (1940/82m/Preston Sturges) (9:30 PM) Beau Geste (1939/113m/William A. Wellman) (11:45 PM) The Glass Key (1942/85m/Stuart Heisler) 1:30 AM) Hangmen Also Die (1943/136m/Fritz Lang) (4:00 AM) Heaven Only Knows (1947/98m/Albert S. Rogell) Wednesday August 14, 2019 (Liv Ullmann day) (6:00 AM) The Night Visitor (1971/102m/Laslo Benedek) (7:45 AM) Lost Horizon (1972/138m/Russ Saunders) (10:15 AM) The Abdication (1974/103m/Anthony Harvey) (12:00 PM) Zandy's Bride (1974/97m/Jan Troell) (2:00 PM) The Emigrants (1971/151m/Jan Troell) (4:30 PM) The New Land (1973/204m/Jan Troell) (8:00 PM) Liv & Ingmar (2012/85m/Dheeraj Akolkar) (9:45 PM) Autumn Sonata (1978/94m/Ingmar Bergman) (11:30 PM) Hour of the Wolf (1968/88m/Ingmar Bergman) (1:15 AM) Persona (1967/83m/Ingmar Bergman) (3:00 AM) Scenes From A Marriage (1973/170m/Ingmar Bergman) Thursday, August 15, 2019 (Rod Steiger day) (6:00 AM) Teresa (1951/102m/Fred Zinnemann) (8:00 AM) Cry Terror! (1958/96m/Andrew L. Stone) (9:45 AM) The Loved One (1965/121m/Tony Richardson) (12:00 PM) The Unholy Wife (1957/94m/John Farrow) (2:00 PM) Back From Eternity (1956/97m/John Farrow) (4:00 PM) The Sergeant (1968/108m/John Flynn) (6:00 PM) Al Capone (1959)/104m/Richard Wilson) (8:00 PM) In the Heat of the Night (1967/110m/Norman Jewison) (10:00 PM) A Fistful of Dynamite (1972/153m/Sergio Leone) (12:30 AM) The Big Knife (1955/109m/Robert Aldrich) (2:30 AM) The Harder They Fall (1956/109m/Mark Robson) (4:30 AM) Run Of The Arrow (1957/86m/Samuel Fuller) Friday, August 16, 2019 (Irene Dunn day) (6:00 AM) Ann Vickers (1933/76m/John Cromwell) (7:30 AM) The Age of Innocence (1934/81m/Philip Moeller) (9:00 AM) If I Were Free (1934/66m/Elliott Nugent) (10:15 AM) Sweet Adeline (1935/87m/Mervyn Le Roy) (12:00 PM) Show Boat (1936/114m/James Whale) (2:00 PM) Joy of Living (1938/91m/Tay Garnett) (4:00 PM) Love Affair (1939/88m/Leo McCarey) (5:45 PM) Penny Serenade (1941/120m/George Stevens) (8:00 PM) The Awful Truth (1937/91m/Leo McCarey) (9:45 PM) I Remember Mama (1948/134m/George Stevens) (12:15 AM) When Tomorrow Comes (1939/92m/John M. Stahl) (2:00 AM) High, Wide, And Handsome (1937/104m/Rouben Mamoulian) (4:00 AM) Over 21 (1945/105m/Charles Vidor) Saturday August 17, 2019 (Errol Flynn day) (6:00 AM) Footsteps in the Dark (1941/96m/Lloyd Bacon) (8:00 AM) Northern Pursuit (1943/93m/Raoul Walsh) (10:00 AM) The Master of Ballantrae (1953/89m/William Keighley) (11:45 AM) The Sea Hawk (1940/128m/Michael Curtiz) (2:00 PM) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938/102m/Michael Curtiz) (4:00 PM) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939/106m/Michael Curtiz) (6:00 PM) Santa Fe Trail (1940/110m/Michael Curtiz) (8:00 PM) Captain Blood (1935/119m/Michael Curtiz) (10:15 PM) Gentleman Jim (1942/104m/Raoul Walsh) (12:15 AM) The Dawn Patrol (1938/103m/Edmund Goulding) (2:15 AM) Dodge City (1939/104m/Michael Curtiz) (4:15 AM) Cry Wolf (1947/84m/Peter Godfrey) Sunday, August 18, 2019 (Audrey Hepburn day) (6:00 AM) Robin and Marian (1976/107m/Richard Lester) (8:00 AM) Green Mansions (1959/104m/Mel Ferrer) (9:45 AM) The Nun's Story (1959/152m/Fred Zinnemann) (12:30 PM) The Children's Hour (1961/108m/William Wyler) (2:30 PM) Love in the Afternoon (1957/130m/Billy Wilder) (5:00 PM) My Fair Lady (1964/173m/George Cukor) (8:00 PM) Sabrina (1954/114m/Billy Wilder) (10:00 PM) Funny Face (1957/103m/Stanley Donen) (12:00 AM) Charade (1963/113m/Stanley Donen) (2:00 AM) Paris When It Sizzles (1963/110m/Richard Quine) (4:00 AM) Wait Until Dark (1967/108m/Terence Young) Monday, August 19, 2019 (Buster Keaton day) (6:00 AM) Battling Butler (1926/78m/Buster Keaton) (7:30 AM) Cameraman (1928/75m/Edward Sedgwick) (9:00 AM) Spite Marriage (1929/76m/Edward Sedgwick) (10:30 AM) Doughboys (1930/80m/Edward Sedgwick) (12:00 PM) Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931/73m/Edward Sedgwick) (1:15 PM) Sidewalks of New York (1931/74m/Jules White) (2:30 PM) The Passionate Plumber (1932)/74m/Edward Sedgwick) (4:00 PM) In the Good Old Summertime (1949/103m/Robert Z. Leonard) (6:00 PM) How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965/93m/William Asher) (8:00 PM) The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018/101m/Peter Bogdanovich) (10:00 PM) The General (1927/79m/Buster Keaton) (11:30 PM) Sherlock Jr. (1924/45m/Buster Keaton) (12:30 AM) The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018/101m/Peter Bogdanovich) (2:30 AM) Seven Chances (1925/57m/Buster Keaton) (3:45 AM) Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928/71m/Charles F. Reisner) (5:00 AM) The Navigator (1924/66m/Donald Crisp) Tuesday, August 20, 2019 (Dorothy McGuire day) (6:00 AM) Trial (1955/109m/Mark Robson) (8:00 AM) Flight of the Doves (1971/101m/Ralph Nelson) (10:00 AM) Till The End of Time (1946/105m/Edward Dmytryk) (12:00 PM) The Enchanted Cottage (1945/92m/John Cromwell) (2:00 PM) Gentleman's Agreement (1947/118m/Elia Kazan) (4:00 PM) Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950/88m/Claude Binyon) (5:45 PM) Susan Slade (1961/116m/Delmer Daves) (8:00 PM) A Summer Place (1959/130m/Delmer Daves) (10:30 PM) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945/129m/Elia Kazan) (12:45 AM) Friendly Persuasion (1956/138m/William Wyler) (3:00 AM) Invitation (1952/85m/Gottfried Reinhardt) (4:30 AM) Callaway Went Thataway (1951/82m/Norman Panama) Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (Joel McCrea day) (6:00 AM) The Most Dangerous Game (1932/63m/Ernest B. Schoedsack) (7:15 AM) Bed of Roses (1933/67m/Gregory LaCava) (8:45 AM) Gambling Lady (1934/66m/Archie Mayo) (10:00 AM) The Richest Girl in the World (1934/76m//William A. Seiter) (11:30 AM) Dead End (1937/92m/William Wyler) (1:15 PM) Primrose Path (1940/93m/Gregory La Cava) (3:00 PM) Wichita (1955/81m/Jacques Tourneur) (4:30 PM) Colorado Territory (1949/94m/Raoul Walsh) (6:30 PM) The Palm Beach Story (1942/88m/Preston Sturges) (8:00 PM) Sullivan's Travels (1942/91m/Preston Sturges) (9:45 PM) The More the Merrier (1943/104m/George Stevens) (11:45 PM) Union Pacific (1939/135m/Cecil B. De Mille) (2:15 AM) Ride the High Country (1962/94m/Sam Peckinpah) (4:15 AM) Stars in My Crown (1950/89m/Jacques Tourneur) Thursday, August 22, 2019 (Leila Hyams day) (6:00 AM) The Idle Rich (1929/80m/William C. de Mille) (7:30 AM) The Bishop Murder Case (1930/87m/Nick Grindé) (9:00 AM) The Girl Said No (1930/91m/Sam Wood) (10:45 AM) Sins of the Children (1930/86m/Sam Wood) (12:15 PM) Way For A Sailor (1930/85m/Sam Wood) (1:45 PM) Gentleman's Fate (1931/93m/Mervyn Le Roy) (3:30 PM) Men Call It Love (1931/72m/Edgar Selwyn) (5:00 PM) Stepping Out (1931/74m/Charles F. Reisner) (6:30 PM) Red-Headed Woman (1932/79m/Jack Conway) (8:00 PM) Freaks (1932/62m/Tod Browning) (9:15 PM) The Thirteenth Chair (1929/73m/Tod Browning) (10:45 PM) Way Out West (1930/70m/Fred Niblo) (12:15 AM) The Big House (1930/87m/George Hill) (2:00 AM) Island of Lost Souls (1932/70m/Erle C. Kenton) (3:30 AM) The Phantom of Paris (1931/74m/John S. Robertson) (4:45 AM) Yellow Dust (1936/69m/Wallace Fox) Friday, August 23, 2019 (Fred Astaire day) (6:00 AM) A Damsel In Distress (1937/101m/George Stevens) (8:00 AM) Broadway Melody Of 1940 (1940/102m/Norman Taurog) (10:00 AM) You Were Never Lovelier (1942/97m/William A. Seiter) (12:00 PM) Easter Parade (1948/103m/Charles Walters) (2:00 PM) Three Little Words (1950/102m/ (4:00 PM) Royal Wedding (1951/93m/Stanley Donen) (6:00 PM) The Band Wagon (1953/112m/Vincente Minnelli) (8:00 PM) Top Hat (1935/100m/Mark Sandrich) (10:00 PM) Swing Time (1936/104m/George Stevens) (12:00 AM) The Gay Divorcee (1934/105m/Mark Sandrich) (2:00 AM) Follow the Fleet (1936/110m/Mark Sandrich) (4:00 AM) Roberta (1935/106m/William A. Seiter) Saturday, August 24, 2019 (Shirley MacLaine day) (6:00 AM) The Sheepman (1958/86m/George Marshall) (7:30 AM) Two Loves (1961/97m/Charles Walters) (9:30 AM) Woman Times Seven (1967/101m/Vittorio De Sica) (11:30 AM) Two For The Seesaw (1962/119m/Robert Wise) (1:30 PM) The Trouble with Harry (1955/99m/Alfred Hitchcock) (3:30 PM) Some Came Running (1958/136m/Vincente Minnelli) (6:00 PM) Gambit (1967/108m/Ronald Neame) (8:00 PM) Terms of Endearment (1983/132m/James L. Brooks) (10:30 PM) Steel Magnolias (1989/118m/Herbert Ross) (12:45 AM) Sweet Charity (1969/148m/Bob Fosse) (3:30 AM) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964/123m/Anthony Asquith) Sunday, August 25, 2019 (Dustin Hoffman day) (6:00 AM) The Tiger Makes Out (1967/95m/Arthur Hiller) (7:45 AM) Hero (1992/118m/Stephen Frears) (9:45 AM) Death of a Salesman (1985/136m/Volker Schlöndorff) (12:15 PM) Hook (1991/142m/Steven Spielberg) (2:45 PM) Papillon (1973/151m/Franklin J. Schaffner) (5:30 PM) Tootsie (1982/116m/Sydney Pollack) (8:00 PM) The Graduate (1967/106m/Mike Nichols) (10:00 PM) Marathon Man (1976/125m/John Schlesinger) (12:15 AM) Midnight Cowboy (1969/113m/John Schlesinger) (2:15 AM) Straight Time (1978/114m/Ulu Grosbard) (4:15 AM) Agatha (1979/98m/Michael Apted) Monday, August 26, 2019 (Mary Astor day) (6:00 AM) Beau Brummel (1924/128m/Harry Beaumont) (8:15 AM) The Runaway Bride (1930/66m/Donald Crisp) (9:45 AM) Behind Office Doors (1931/82m/Melville Brown) (11:15 AM) Smart Woman (1931/68m/Gregory La Cava) (12:30 PM) Successful Calamity (1932/72m//John G. Adolfi) (2:00 PM) Red Dust (1932/83m/Victor Fleming) (3:30 PM) The Little Giant (1933/76m/Roy Del Ruth) (5:00 PM) Case of the Howling Dog (1934/74m/Alan Crosland) (6:30 PM) Paradise For Three (1938/78m/Edward Buzzell) (8:00 PM) The Maltese Falcon (1941/100m/John Huston) (10:00 PM) Dodsworth (1936/101m/William Wyler) (12:00 AM) The Great Lie (1941/108m/Edmund Goulding) (2:00 AM) Return to Peyton Place (1961/122m/Jose Ferrer) (4:15 AM) A Kiss Before Dying (1956/95m/Gerd Oswald)) Tuesday, August 27, 2019 (Walter Brennan day) (6:00 AM) Three Godfathers (1936/81m/Richard Boleslawski) (7:30 AM) Come And Get It (1936/99m/Howard Hawks) (9:45 AM) Northwest Passage (1940/127m/King Vidor) (12:00 PM) Nobody Lives Forever (1946/100m/Jean Negulesco) (2:00 PM) The Green Promise (1949/81m/William D. Russell) (3:30 PM) Good-Bye, My Lady (1956/95m/William A. Wellman) (5:30 PM) Rio Bravo (1959/141m/Howard Hawks) (8:00 PM) The Westerner (1940/100m/William Wyler) (10:00 PM) Home in Indiana (1944/104m/Henry Hathaway) (12:00 AM) To Have and Have Not (1944/100m/Howard Hawks) (2:00 AM) Sergeant York (1941/134m/Howard Hawks) (4:30 AM) Blood On The Moon (1948/88m/Robert Wise) Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (June Allyson day) (6:00 AM) The Knight Is Young (1938/20m/Roy Mack) (6:30 AM) High Barbaree (1947/91m/Jack Conway) (8:15 AM) Little Women (1949/122m/Mervyn Le Roy) (10:30 AM) Reformer and the Redhead (1950/90m/Norman Panama) (12:15 PM) Right Cross (1950/90m/John Sturges) (2:00 PM) The Girl In White (1952/93m/John Sturges) (4:00 PM) Executive Suite (1954/105m/Robert Wise) (6:00 PM) The Opposite Sex (1956/116m/David Miller) (8:00 PM) Good News (1947/93m/Charles Walters) (10:00 PM) Two Sisters From Boston (1946/112m/Henry Koster) (12:00 AM) Too Young to Kiss (1951/89m/Robert Z. Leonard) (2:00 AM) The Bride Goes Wild (1948/98m/Norman Taurog) (4:00 AM) Sailor Takes a Wife (1945/91m/Richard Whorf) Thursday, August 29, 2019 (Paul Lukas day) (6:00 AM) Strictly Dishonorable (1931/92m/John M. Stahl) (8:00 AM) Downstairs (1932/77m/Monta Bell) (9:30 AM) I Found Stella Parish 1935/85m/Mervyn Le Roy) (11:00 AM) The Casino Murder Case (1935/82m/Edwin L. Marin) (12:30 PM) Captain Fury (1939/92m/Hal Roach) (2:30 PM) Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939/104/Anatole Litvak) (4:30 PM) Uncertain Glory (1944/102m/Raoul Walsh) (6:30 PM) Deadline at Dawn (1946/83m/Harold Clurman) (8:00 PM) Watch on the Rhine (1943/112m/Herman Shumlin) (10:00 PM) The Lady Vanishes (1938/96m/Alfred Hitchcock) (12:00 AM) Experiment Perilous (1944/91m/Jacques Tourneur) (2:00 AM) Three Musketeers (1935/96m/Rowland V. Lee) (4:00 AM) Little Women (1933/115m/George Cukor) Friday, August 30, 2019 (Susan Hayward day) (6:00 AM) I Thank a Fool (1962/100m/Robert Stevens) (8:00 AM) The Honey Pot (1967/132m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (10:30 AM) Stolen Hours (1963/97m/Daniel Petrie) (12:30 PM) Ada (1961/108m/Daniel Mann) (2:30 PM) They Won’t Believe Me (1947/80 m/Irving Pichel) (4:00 PM) The Lusty Men (1952/113m/Nicholas Ray) (6:00 PM) My Foolish Heart (1949/99m/Mark Robson) (8:00 PM) I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955/119m/Daniel Mann) (10:15 PM) House of Strangers (1949/101m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (12:15 AM) With a Song in My Heart (1952/117m/Walter Lang) (2:30 AM) Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947/103m/Stuart Heisler) (4:45 AM) Girls on Probation (1938/64m/William McGann) Saturday, August 31, 2019 (Kirk Douglas day) (6:00 AM) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946/115m/Lewis Milestone) (8:00 AM) Young Man with a Horn (1950/112m/Michael Curtiz) (10:00 AM) Along the Great Divide (1951/88m/Raoul Walsh) (11:30 AM) The Big Sky (1952/138m/Howard Hawks) (2:00 PM) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952/118m/Vincente Minnelli) (4:00 PM) Lust for Life (1956/122m/Vincente Minnelli) (6:15 PM) Town Without Pity (1962/103m/Gottfried Reinhardt) (8:00 PM) Spartacus (1960/197m/Stanley Kubrick) (11:30 PM) The Vikings (1958/116m/Richard Fleischer) (1:30 AM) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957/123m/John Sturges) (3:45 AM) There Was a Crooked Man (1970/123m/Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
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