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The Barbican in London will present a major exhibition dedicated to the style and design aspects of the James Bond films. The exhibit will run from 6 July to 5 September, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the film series. Here is an official announcement:
With unprecedented access to EON's archive, Designing
007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style is a multi-sensory experience
where screen icons, costumes, production design, automobiles,
gadgets, special effects, graphic design, exotic locations, weapons,
stunts and props combine to immerse the audience in the creation
and development of Bond style over its auspicious 50 year history.
Highlights include gadgets and weapons made for Bond and his
notorious adversaries by special effects experts John Stears,
Syd Cain and Chris Corbould; artwork for sets and storyboards
by production designers Sir Ken Adam and Peter Lamont and costume
designs by Bumble Dawson, Donfeld, Julie Harris, Lindy Hemming,
Ronald Patterson, Emma Porteous, and Jany Temime.
On display too will be lavish screen finery produced for the
six actors who played Bond and his sidekicks over five decades
by Hollywood costume designers and major fashion names including
Giorgio Armani, Brioni, Roberto Cavalli, Tom Ford, Hubert de
Givenchy, Gucci's Frida Giannini, Douglas Hayward, Rifat
Ozbek, Jenny Packham, Miuccia Prada, Oscar de la Renta, Anthony
Sinclair, Philip Treacy, Emanuel Ungaro and Donatella Versace.
Lindy Hemming, costume designer says, "In our exhibition,
we intend, having explored the contents of the extensive EON
archives, to thrill visitors with an insight into some of the
design processes involved in the many different areas of making
the Bond films."
For more click here
Singer/actor Davy Jones of the 1960s pop group The Monkees has died in Florida at age 66. Jones began his career as young actor in British TV series including Coronation Street and Z Cars. He flirted with the notion of becoming a jockey but ended up playing with Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith as the group The Monkees, which took the world by storm in 1966 through their popular TV series. The group broke up in 1971 but has successfully reunited for tours several times since then, though Nesmith was generally not involved. Jones also continued to perform his solo act and was scheduled to hold a concert at the end of March. For more click here
Here's a nice video tribute to the A.C. Gilbert 1965 James Bond 007 Road Race Set featuring the Aston Martin DB5. The elaborately produced toy was quite expensive in the day and sold only in Sears Roebuck stores. Unfortunately, the toy contributed mightily to the financial demise of Gilbert when countless people returned the set due to mechanical defects. However, the set remains extremely valuable on the collector's circuit, often selling for well over $1,000. To view click here
By Mark Mawston
Cinema Retro is always on the lookout for classic
and cult movies being screened in unique ways by film clubs and societies. We
seem to have found one that could really top them all- literally at a dead end!
I learned about The Flicker Club via the B-Movie
Podcast (www.bmoviecast.com) recently and I was intrigued. This February
they ran a short season of Hammer Films. Nothing exceptional about that, you
may say, bar the fact that they have screened rarities such as The Reptile, The Witches and the obscure
The Lost Continent. If that wasn't
enough, in conjunction with Hammer, they screened the newly restored Dracula from 1958 with found footage
that was missing for decades.. However- wonderful though this is - it is the
location and the way in which the Flicker Club screened these gems that elevates
them beyond the norm. They chose to screen the films in the tunnels under
London's Waterloo that were once part of the London Necropolis railway station.
I'd heard mention of this years ago and was always fascinated by it.
The London Necropolis
Railway was opened in 1854 as a reaction to severe overcrowding in the city's
existing graveyards and cemeteries. Specifically, the rail system was used to move
as many grave sites as possible to the
newly-built Brookwood Cemetery in Brockwood
Surrey. This location was within easy travelling distance of London, but
distant enough that the dead could not pose any risk to public hygiene. It was
at one time the largest cemetery in the world.
The Station was used for many years (it even had first to third class
tickets!) until it was bombed in the war, when it was abandoned and further
demolished to make way for offices (and the usual car park). However, the
tunnel system under the railways remained intact and this is where the films
were screened- in the actual tunnel room that was used as the morgue for the
dead bodies awaiting their final trip- of their mortal remains at least. It was
chilling in more ways the one, no matter who many coffees you had! However, the
warmest reception was when Fenella Fielding of Carry On Screaming and The
Prisoner fame headed to stage to give a reading from Mary Shelly's famous
novel. She enraptured the audience and you could hear a pin drop until one of
the trains pulling into Waterloo rumbled like thunder above. This happened on cue
as Fenella read about an oncoming storm. It was quite a moment. Frankenstein Created Women (a Martin
Scorsese favourite) was then introduced by author Alan Barnes, who co- wrote
excellent books on Hammer with Marcus Hearn (who could not be present but who
sent a very informative introduction to be read out.)
All in all this was a very memorable night and hats off to Juliette and
Clive at Flicker (www.theflickerclub.com) for putting on such a great
"underground" season! The Club will have further events and screenings and we
will keep you posted on where and
when these will happen in the future.
She's at it again. Actress and party-crasher Sean Young, star of such hits as Blade Runner and Stripes, was arrested Sunday night while allegedly attempting to crash a post-Oscars party. Young got into an altercation with a security guard who attempted to bar her entrance to the affair. Young, who was clad in a glamorous gown, denied she assaulted anyone. This is not the first time she has received unwanted attention from her antics. She has unsuccessfully attempted to crash other high profile parties in the past and engaged in bizarre stunts in a failed attempt to win the role of Catwoman (click here for video). Her career was derailed many years ago and she has been treated for substance abuse. Click here for more
Paramount has sued the estate of the late novelist Mario Puzo, claiming copyright infringement for an unauthorized sequel to Puzo's legendary bestseller The Godfather. Paramount did work with the Puzo estate to release an official sequel in novel format, The Godfather Returns in 2004. However, they said a later sequel, The Godfather's Revenge and a future book titled The Family Corleone, are unauthorized. According to Paramount, Puzo, who died in 1999, sold the rights to all future film and literary stories based on The Godfather to Paramount as part of a 1969 deal that encompassed bringing the original book to the screen. The landmark 1972 film version starring Marlon Brando once held the spot as the highest-grossing film of all-time. Paramount says that the only rights Puzo maintained pertained to reprinting his original novel. For more click here
Howard Kissel, the respected chief theater critic for the New York Daily News, has died from complications with a liver transplant at age 69. Kissel did not have the acerbic personality of some other legendary theater critics such as Frank Rich and John Simon but his influence carried considerable weight. He reviewed the Broadway scene for the Daily News for two decades. He also served as Chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle. His books included a scathing biography of the legendary show producer David Merrick, witty titled by Kissel as 'The Abominable Showman'. Kissel also appeared as Woody Allen's manager in the 1980 film Stardust Memories. Click here for more
By Lee Pfeiffer
Some random thoughts on this evening's Academy Awards ceremony: not about the films themselves, but the ceremony.
The legendary Players club for the arts in New York City is the favorite hang out of Cinema Retro scribes. Thus, we were delighted to see Mike Myers and Kevin Kline's very funny promotional short for AMPAS in which Myers creates another memorable character who forces Kline to take a course in Oscar etiquette when it is reported that he is mishandling the Best Supporting Actor award he won in 1989 for A Fish Called Wanda. The lush atmosphere of The Players is given ample display- and we can't wait to get there for the next cocktail party! Click here to view
Movie fans worldwide are mourning the closing of Britain's legendary Twickenham movie studios which has hosted acclaimed film productions that include the original versions of Alfie and The Italian Job, as well as A Hard Day's Night, Blade Runner and the recent War Horse. Tragically, the studio will close just before celebrating its centenary. The administration claims insurmountable debts. The studios are already in bankruptcy protection and will shuttered by June.Twickenham was not able to compete with the state-of-the-art facilities at nearby Pinewood Studios. For more click here
The Academy Awards have often been prominently featured in major movies from A Star is Born to The Bodyguard. Empire magazine takes a look back at films in which the coveted award plays a significant plot point. Most bizarre, however, the writers failed to name one of the most famous films to feature the Oscar....maybe because the title of the movie didn't give enough of a clue as to what it's about. It's called The Oscar (1966)!
The 1980 disappearance of an Australian infant in the rugged outback mesmerized the world at the time. The infant's mother, Lindy Chamberlain, was convicted of murdering the child and sentenced to life imprisonment. Her defense had been considered to be preposterous: the notion that she had seen a wild dingo carrying her child off into the woods. The trial was a media sensation and Chamberlain was deemed guilty in the court of public opinion long before the jury rendered its verdict. However, the discovery of the baby's body resulted in her conviction being overturned. Nevertheless, Chamberlain has battled endlessly to definitively prove she had nothing to do with her child's death. She has now won a fourth court hearing in which she says new evidence will finally exonerate her. Chamberlain's case bares a resemblance to the murder of six-year old American girl Jonbenet Ramsey in 1990. The public jumped to conclusions and determined her parents had murdered her, largely because it was deemed they did not appear to be sufficiently emotional in their media appearances. After an exhaustive investigation, authorities were never able to find the murderer but did exonerate the parents from any responsibility. The Chamberlain case was dramatized in the acclaimed 1988 film A Cry in the Dark in which she was played by Meryl Streep. The phrase "The dingo's got my baby!" has become enshrined in pop culture, having been utilized in many TV shows. For more click here
Director Sam Mendes has launched the first of planned blog updates on the filming of the new James Bond film Skyfall. The first 90 second installment is primarily an interview with Mendes, who says he has been a Bond fan since age ten. He also cites the 2006 Casino Royale and Daniel Craig's performance as motivating factors for wanting to try his hand at directing a 007 flick. There is precious little footage from the new movie, but you do get to see Mendes directing at Pinewood Studios and on a London street. For more click here
Here are two golden oldie lobby cards from the superb 1964 British film Zulu starring Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson. (If you're a Cinema Retro regular, we won't insult you by discussing what the main plot of the film is about!).
We love the 1970 John Wayne flick Chisum in which the Duke goes mano-a-mano with baddie Forrest Tucker. It's an intelligent, engrossing Western, ably directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Among the film's biggest fans was President Nixon, who praised the movie after screening it at the White House. Click here to view original trailer.
Twilight Time has released yet another excellent film as a limited edition (3,000 unit) Blu-ray release. The Roots of Heaven was made in 1958, directed by John Huston and based on a novel by Romain Gary, who co-wrote the screenplay. Like many of the movies the video label makes available to retro film fans, this is a very interesting production that might otherwise have escaped your attention. Such was the case with this writer. I had heard of the movie but knew nothing about it until I popped a review disc in my Blu-ray player. The first impressive aspect is the cast: Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles in one production? Irresistible. What is truly fascinating about The Roots of Heaven is its politically progressive point-of-view, an urgent plea for conservation and care for animals and the environment during an era where this was hardly populist fare. Howard is cast as Morel, a charismatic but eccentric Englishman living in French Equatorial Africa. Morel is on a one-man crusade to stop the wholesale killing of elephants by poachers and thrill seekers. He goes through official channels in an attempt to get influential politicians to join his cause and pass conservation laws, but he is mocked and dismissed as a crazy man. Aghast and disgusted by the colonial European's disregard for the land and its animals, Morel turns up the heat, recruiting a small band of confederates with whom he wreaks havoc on the local hierarchy. As Morel turns to increasingly desperate and violent tactics, he becomes the nation's most wanted man. His motley gang includes Forsythe (Errol Flynn), a courageous but perpetually drunken hotel owner and Minna (Juliette Greco), a glamorous and fiercely independent local hooker who has survived being forced into prostitution in Nazi bordellos. Together, the group begins to gain international fame, especially when their exploits are broadcast worldwide by a famed radio announcer (Orson Welles) who they initially disgrace, but who comes to admire their courage and determination. With fame, however, comes danger, and before long the small band of heroes find themselves under increasingly difficult circumstances as the reward money for their capture grows. Undeterred, they soldier on, continuing to harass poachers and government officials alike until their efforts win them international support. It all comes to a head in a harrowing climax that pits the conservationists against a particularly brutal band of hunters who are intent on slaughtering a large number of elephants in order to get the all-important ivory.
The production was the brainchild of legednary Fox mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, who had temporarily left the studio to become an independent producer. The Roots of Heaven is such a fine film that it's puzzling why retro film scholars and academics continue to overlook its virtues. The movie's troubled production history may have something to do with it. Huston originally intended to cast William Holden as Morel, but when that fell through, he went with Trevor Howard. Aware that Howard was anything but a matinee idol, Huston reluctantly rewrote the part to make the implied romance between his character and Minna more paternal than sensual. Huston also griped that the film was rushed into production, thus resulting in many artistic compromises being made. The shoot itself was hell, with the cast and crew enduring temperatures that routinely caused people to faint from heat exhaustion. What emerged, however, was a film that remains impressive on many counts. Howard reaffirms his status as one of the best (and most underrated) actors of his generation. He is stern, stubborn, and yet sympathetic in his quixotic quest to bring appreciation of nature to the tone deaf bureaucrats who could end the slaughter of magnificent animals with the stroke of a pen. A weathered, but still dashing Errol Flynn gets top billing, but he's largely relegated to window dressing in what is clearly a supporting role. Still, he exudes plenty of the old charm and charisma in what would be his second-to-last film. The biggest surprise is the performance of Juliette Greco, who was cast primarily because she was Zanuck's mistress du jour. In the informative DVD booklet by Julie Kirgo, she relates that Greco despised Zanuck and routinely mocked him behind his back. Yet, unlike some of Zanuck's arm candy, Greco possessed not only glamor but real acting ability, inveighing the time worn character of the sympathetic hooker with pathos. It's truly a pity that major stardom did not follow. The film benefits greatly from Oswald Morris' magnificent cinematography and the fact that Huston, as he did on The African Queen, eschews studio shots as much as possible to maximize exotic locations. (There is real irony in that Huston's main motive for making Queen was said to be his obsession with hunting and killing an elephant. In The Roots of Heaven, he directs a story that deplores such behavior). There is also a rousing score by Malcolm Arnold that channels some key ingredients from his compositions for The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Kudos to Twilight Time for once again saving a terrific film from cinematic oblivion.
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While at the pinnacle of his success as a leading man, coming off of major starring roles in M*A*S*H, Kelly's Heroes and Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland returned to his native Canada to film Alien Thunder (aka Dan Candy's Law). The story, loosely based on a true historical incident, finds Sutherland as Dan Candy, a stalwart Canadian Mountie, who patrols the wild Saskatchewan wilderness areas in the 1880s. There is a famine plaguing the area and the hardest hit are the local Indian tribes. One brave, Almighty Voice (Gordon Tootoosis) is frustrated at having to wait for meager rations from Canadian authorities while his family starves before his eyes. He slaughters a government-owned cow, an action that sets off a major legal problem. Candy and his partner are assigned to arrest Almighty Voice, who fears he will be hanged. Almighty Voice flees into the wilderness and in a confrontation with Candy's partner, shoots the Mountie dead. Candy becomes obsessed with revenge and the film takes on elements of The Searchers, as he engages in a relentless search for the fugitive. Almighty Voice not only has to avoid capture, but he must deal with the harsh elements and care for his wife and newborn child, who are with him. Almighty Voice and Candy's mano-a-mano grudge match extends over many miles and many months, which each man scoring victories and suffering losses. Almighty Voice turns the tables and attacks Candy's domain, burning his cabin to the ground. As the hunt continues, Candy develops a grudging respect for the man he is determined to bring to justice. He also objects when his strutting, martinet superior officer employs a virtual army, including field artillery, to hunt down Almighty Voice.
The film is directed and photographed by Claude Fournier, and his measured style and leisurely pace may turn off some viewers weaned on contemporary action films. In fact, Alien Thunder is more a character study than an actual adventure, although the final sequence - a battle between the authorities and Almighty Voice and his few allies- is excitingly staged and has moments of grandeur that belie the film's somewhat modest budget. Sutherland gives a fine performance as an everyday man who finds himself on an extraordinary quest for vengeance. He makes for a most vulnerable hero, making misjudgments and mistakes throughout his mission. Most of the supporting cast are little-known actors with the exception of always-watchable old pros Chief Dan George and Kevin McCarthy.
The movie is available on DVD through the Scorpion label. There are no extras except an interesting gallery of other film trailers for the company's releases. Alien Thunder is a consistently engrossing film that one can categorize as an overlooked gem.
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The web site MI6-HQ pays tribute to actor Bernard Lee, who played James Bond's "M" in every 007 film from Dr No through Moonraker. Take a stroll down memory lane and relive the cinematic M's involvement in those early Bond movies, along with fascinating details about Lee's status as a superb British character actor. Click here to read
Classic movie lovers should try to restrain themselves as the remake train keeps rolling along. The latest idea is to have a redo of Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 classic Rebecca, the esteemed director's only film to be awarded a Best Picture Oscar. Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier and Judith Anderson starred in the screen adaptation of Daphne DuMaurier's 1938 gothic mystery novel. We suppose we can look forward to that stalwart cast being replaced by Adam Sandler, Cameron Diaz and Rosie O'Donnell. Click here for more
Cinema Retro's go-to London photographer Mark Mawston gets invited to the A list events. Here is a great on-line scrapbook of his exclusive photos from last week's BAFTA awards, taken on the red carpet.
(All photos copyright Mark Mawston. All rights reserved)
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(This feature originally ran in 2008)
Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer chatted with Robert Osborne, the popular host of TCM's movie broadcasts. Osborne, who is also the official Oscar historian, is well known for his informative introductions and epilogues for the films that TCM broadcasts. Director Sidney Lumet once said that even if he doesn't desire to see certain films, he always tries to tune in for Osborne's introductions. Osborne is as affable offscreen as he is on the air. Witty, knowledgable and conversant in all things Hollywood-related, he has many of the attributes he ascribes to the stars he grew up idolizing. In addition to being a columnist for the Hollywood Reporter, Osborne is by all accounts America's premiere film historian.
CR: You seem to have every movie lover's dream job: to get paid to watch and analyze classic movies. How did this come about and what led to your association with the Academy?
RO: When I was first starting out as an actor, I was under contract to Lucille Ball at Desilu Studios, which was owned by Lucy and Desi Arnaz. Lucy knew I had this passion for movie history which at that time was not a normal thing. Most people weren't interested in movie history. She said, "You know, you would have a happier life as a writer than as an actor. You should be writing about movies, because nobody is." She told me that she thought being an actor would never make me happy, but writing would. She knew I was a journalism major at the University of Washington. She told me that if I took up writing as a profession, the first thing I had to do was write a book because people would look at you differently if I did. She told me it didn't even have to be a good book, but that everyone is impressed with anyone who writes a book because most people lack the discipline to do it. I knew she was telling me this for my own good, not some other agenda, so I quit being an actor and became a writer.
The thing I decided to write about was the Academy Awards because you could always find a list of who won Oscars, but you could never find a list of who was nominated. It was even hard to get one from the Academy because that was a very small organization at the time. So I wrote this book and it hit a chord with people because you couldn't get a book about the Oscars anywhere else. The cult success of that book has followed me around ever since. Years later, when they decided they wanted a history done of the Academy, they asked me to write it. (The latest edition of the book is titled 75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards-Ed.)
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Iconic British actress and Oscar winner Judi Dench says she is battling macular degeneration, which is robbing her of her sight. Dench candidly discusses how the ailment has already impacted her: she cannot read her scripts and can't clearly see the person she is dining with across a table in a restaurant. Dench will be seen later this year in her continuing role as M in the James Bond film Skyfall. For more click here
By Todd Garbarini
The first Disney movie that my family
owned was Dumbo (1941) on the
Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED), RCA's long-defunct pipe dream home video
format that began production in 1981 and ended in 1986 after seventeen years in
development, an also-ran in the kiddie's seat while the recordable VHS sat at
the grown-up's table. The picture
quality of CED was nothing to write home about though it was arguably better
than the aforementioned recordable cassette. CED was a stepping stone, albeit in the analog realm, to a future of
home video viewing in the form of movies on a disc. While Disney offered a considerable number of
their most beloved titles on VHS, the sheer lack of decent picture quality
never sat well with me. I was beside
myself, however, when most of their best known works made their way to the
superior laserdisc (still an analog format), especially Lady and the Tramp (1955), which looked wonderful in the
letterboxed format. This image was
improved upon with the DVD releases in 1999 and 2006, but even they pale in
comparison to the new Diamond Edition Blu-ray, which is jaw-droppingly beautiful
thanks to a frame-by-frame restoration and easily worth the price of the
upgrade. Just about every detail and
every nuance can be seen in this version.
Generally overshadowed by Disney's
other features Snow White and the Seven
Dwarves (1937) and Sleeping Beauty
(1959, in its gorgeous Technirama splendor), Lady and the Tramp, which was released theatrically on June 22,
1955 and was the first animated feature filmed in CinemaScope, is a fun film
for the whole family. Based
upon Happy Dan, the Whistling Dog by
Ward Greene, which Walt Disney read in a 1943 issue of Cosmopolitan, the story concerns Lady, a cocker spaniel who is
given to Darling Dear by her husband, Jim Dear, on Christmas morning in
1909. The center of attention until a
new baby is born, Lady trades in her digs for time with other dogs from the
neighborhood: Jock, a Scottish Terrier; Trusty, a bloodhound, and Tramp, a
mutt. When the couple leaves the baby in
the care of ailurophile Aunt Sarah (a questionable maneuver given the infant's
age) who despises dogs, Lady gets into a tussle with her Siamese cats,
prompting Aunt Sarah to buy a muzzle for Lady. A lot of hijinks ensue: think Tom and Jerry but without the over-the-top
violence as Lady and Tramp make a run from the house to a fancy restaurant in a
scene that earned the film a place at number 95 on the American Film
Institute's list of "100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time."
Lady ends up the in the dog pound and discovers
that having a license is her ticket out while getting an earful about Tramp's status
with other female dogs. Bailed out by
Aunt Sarah, Lady returns home and castigates Tramp for his checkered past. After a rat makes its way into the baby's
crib, Tramp knocks the crib over, setting in motion a series of misinterpretations
by Aunt Sarah who has pegged Tramp as a troublemaker and sends him to the
pound. Jock and Trusty come to the
rescue, but not without Trusty nearly losing his life in attempting to save
Tramp. All's well that ends well when at
the following Christmas Lady and Tramp are the proud parents of four puppies.
There are a good number of musical
numbers in the film, one of the most memorable being "We are Siamese if You
Please" by the titular cats, and all the animals only speak among themselves.
and the Tramp
comes in three flavors:
3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray +
DVD + Digital Copy) = $44.99 U.S./$51.99 Canada
2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
1-Disc DVD = $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada
Here is a listing of the features on the Blu-ray:
Blu-ray Bonus: Disney Second Screen: Inside
Walt's Story Meetings*
Audio Commentary: Inside Walt's Story Meetings
Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad
Three Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
Never Recorded Song: "I'm Free as the Breeze"
Classic DVD Bonus:
- Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
- Finding Lady: The Art of the Storyboard
- Original 1943 Storyboard Version of the Film
- PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs
- "The Siamese Cat Song," Finding a Voice for the
- "Bella Notte" Music Video
- Trailers
- Excerpts from "Disneyland" TV Shows
DVD Bonus: Diane Disney Miller: Remembering
PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs
Digital Bonus: Diane Disney Miller:
Remembering Dad
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Documents pertaining to Charlie Chaplin show that the legendary screen star was the subject of a probe by the FBI and British Intelligence. The basis for the investigation was the fanatical, anti-Communist crusade orchestrated by the infamous Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s that extended for years even after McCarthy had been discredited. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had become convinced that Chapliin's left-wing sympathies may have been an indication he was a communist. The FBI fond that no one has ever been able to verify Chaplin's claim that he was born in London in 1889. Not even MI5 could find a record of his birth, and Chaplin apparently enjoyed keeping his early life a mystery. However, a recently uncovered family letter throws even more intrigue into the mix, with indications Chaplin may have been born of a Gypsy mother! For more click here
Dory Previn, who scored Oscar nominations for writing songs from the motion pictures Pepe and Two for the Seesaw, has died at age 86. She once enjoyed a prolific writing partnership with her husband, Andre Previn, with whom she wrote the hit title song from Valley of the Dolls. However, when she learned of Andre's affair with Mia Farrow, the two divorced. She had other failed marriages and bouts of mental illness but continued to write acclaimed music that included the theme song to the 1973 film Last Tango in Paris. For more click here
The beloved and acclaimed Irish character actor David Kelly has died at age 82. Among his memorable screen roles were appearances in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Waking Ned Devine, in which he rode s9ymdb:5579 through the Irish countryside naked on a motorcycle. He also appeared in countless British TV series beginning in the 1950s. For more click here
MGM's burn-to-order DVD service has released another worthy film, the 1971 comedy Cold Turkey. Written and directed by Norman Lear, the fanciful plot is set in Eagle Rock, Iowa, a struggling small town of 4600 residents in Iowa that has fallen on hard times. The town is on the verge of financial catastrophe with most of the once-thriving businesses having moved away when a local air force base was closed. Potential salvation comes in the form of a contest sponsored by a major tobacco company to award $25 million to any town that can give up smoking for a period of 30 days. In fact, the offer is a mere ploy by a cynical tobacco executive, Merwyn Wren (Bob Newhart), who assures his bosses that the contest will improve the industry's reputation without ever incurring the prospect of having to pay off. That's because every person in the town would have to sign a pledge to not smoke for 30 days. A single offense would result in disqualification for the prize. What Wren doesn't count on is the determination of Eagle Rock minister Clayton Brooks (Dick Van Dyke), a disillusioned and depressed reverend who finds renewed vigor in his determination to see his town win the contest and revitalized itself with the prize money. Brooks goes on a one-man crusade to persuade the town's population to sign the petition- not an easy task because seemingly everyone has turned to smoking in order to cope with the stress of their financial hardships.
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Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's 1970 cult sci-fi series Space: 1999 will be revived and "reimagined" for television as Space: 2099. The original series starred Martin Landau and his wife Barbara Bain. For more click here
For review of the Blu-ray release of the original series click here
If die hard Star Wars fanatics are fed up with George Lucas making changes to the original series, he's fed up with them griping about it. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lucas candidly addresses the fans who have built their lives around his franchise saying, "It's not a religious event. I hate to tell people that. It's a movie, just a movie." Lucas explains and defends some of the changes he's made and makes an analogy to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, using it as an example of a director exercising his right to keep "improving" a film. Lucas also says he's in the early stages of working on a new Indiana Jones adventure. Click here for more
Noel Harrison was already a successful folk singer when he was tapped to sing the Oscar-winning title song from the 1968 crime caper The Thomas Crown Affair. Harrison was also an actor, co-starring in The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. TV series. He still has a loyal following and a cool unofficial fan site, appropriately titled www.thewindmillsofyourmind.com Click here to see a page dedicated to the history of the song as well as a 1969 performance of it by Harrison along with a 2011 reprise, which he performs splendidly. The site also offers rare vintage photo sleeves of the single from around the world. Click here to view
The big winners at this year's BAFTA awards were The Artist, which won seven major honors, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy which was named Best British Film. For full list of winners and nominees, click here
James Bond is back- and so is his legendary Aston Martin DB5, the car introduced way back in 1964 for Goldfinger. A DB5 with Daniel Craig and his stunt driver Ben Collins alternately behind the wheel was photographed in the Scottish countryside while filming the new 007 flick Skyfall. Click here for more
When you first saw the 1976 horror flick Carrie, based on the Stephen King bestseller, you witnessed a teenage girl humiliated at her prom by her cruel classmates. You watched as she unleashed telekinetic powers to wreak bloodshed and mass destruction on her tormentors- and you probably thought to yourself, "Hey, this would make one heck of a Broadway musical!" Incredibly, that's what some investors thought- and they lost $8 million on a legendary Broadway flop. Granted, it was no Moose Murders, the infamous comedy that closed after one performance, but it was a big enough bomb that the backers have never allowed it to be staged anywhere again. Now, some bold, dumb or courageous investors are dredging up the exiled musical and revamping it for a new stage run, albeit it with significant rewrites. Click here to read. - Lee Pfeiffer
Here's a real gem from 1965: Burt Lancaster in John Frankenheimer's The Train. Lancaster is a French Resistance fighter assigned to stopping German officer Paul Scofield from looting the nation's art treasures in the final days of WWII. Click here to order special edition DVD from Amazon
Whitney Houston, who once seemed to have an unstoppable career as a chart-topping singer and popular actress, has died at age 48. Houston's career plummeted after a destructive marriage to singer Bobby Brown characterized by the couple's high profile battles and reports of spousal abuse. Houston also found it impossible to stay away from dangerous drugs that may have contributed to her death. For more click here
Dear Lee, Dave and the Cinema Retro crew,
I have been going through the latest issue of Cinema
Retro (Season 8 / Issue 22) and I'm overwhelmed. Before seeing it, I would have
said it couldn't be done, but you've done it. This is really the best issue of
Cinema Retro yet! All of the coverage on Cinerama is wonderful! Dark of the Sun
is a knockout. You all just keep getting better and better. Keep up the great
work. You now have another milestone issue to improve upon. Thank you!
Bill Shaffer
Tecumseh, Kansas
Retro responds: Bill, thanks so much. We take pride in the fact that we're probably the only film magazine in the world to devote so much time and attention to an otherwise neglected gem like Dark of the Sun. It's proven to be one of our most popular articles ever, an indication that the general public knows a lot more about the real value of certain films than some of those "historians" who think a movie only matters if it has sub-titles. We believe we've fulfilled our initial goal of providing in-depth coverage of movies that are often neglected by the traditional critical establishment, though I have to say any number of prominent critics do contact us to tell us they agree with our sentiments about some of these titles. Returning to Dark of the Sun specifically, kudos are in order for writer Howard Hughes for providing such fascinating insights into the movie. I should mention that Dave Worrall's painstakingly-researched sidebar addressing rumors of "uncut prints" of the film has elicited numerous responses from readers. Some claim they recall seeing specific scenes in British prints in remote cinemas back in 1968. However, we have not been able to verify any of this. In England, the board of censors must give approval for any final cut to be released. The notion that a film company would risk severe financial and legal penalties to smuggle a "rogue print" of a movie to a rural cinema defies credulity. We believe that many people read the source novel decades ago and believe they saw some additional graphic sequences from the book in the film, as well. Worrall's research proved that there were sequences shot for the movie and excised before it was released. However, we still have no conclusive proof that any print other than that shown in the majority of cinemas ever existed. Sometimes movie fan's minds play tricks on them and they believe they saw sequences that never existed. I will point out an analogy. Back in the 1950s, Groucho Marx hosted the TV game show You Bet Your Life. In one famous instance, Groucho interviewed a man who said he had a very large family. Groucho asked him why he had so many children. "I like kids", the man said. To which, Groucho replied, "I like a good cigar, but even I take it out once in a while!" Countless people believe to this day that they saw that broadcast and embellish their tales with recollections of how shocked everyone was that such a sexually provocative remark could be telecast during that era. In fact, it wasn't. Groucho did indeed make that wisecrack, but the only people who actually heard it were those in the studio audience. It was never broadcast, yet it became such an urban legend that people to this day can specifically remember seeing it on TV. Such may be the case with the much-rumored, never-proven "uncut" prints of Dark of the Sun.
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Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are teaming once again for an action thriller titled The Tomb. The 1980s film icons recently completed starring together in a sequel to The Expendables. For more click here
In a continuing series of articles about working with Stanley Kubrick, Mike Kaplan, who was in charge of publicizing A Clockwork Orange, uses this segment to recall how Kubrick landed a much-valued commitment from Newsweek for a cover story. Kubrick, who was notorious for adopting a "my way or the highway" attitude in terms of his quest for perfectionism, threw a monkey wrench into the process by insisting that he shoot the cover photograph of himself. This lead to a showdown with Newsweek brass, who insisted that this unprecedented demand could not be met. Click here to read the story and gain some fascinating insights into Kubrick's uncompromising nature.
The web is ablaze with rumors that producers of Ridley Scott's "re-imagining" of his 1980s sci-fi classic Blade Runner are in talks with Harrison Ford to reprise his role as Deckard. The fact that the rumors aren't true apparently doesn't seem to matter. Now the film's producers have issued a strong denial that they are in discussions with Ford or anyone else, stating that they are so engrossed in forming the storyline with Scott that casting is the last thing on their minds. It would be doubtful that Ford would return to the Blade Runner universe: he loathed the experience of making the first film. For more click here
Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney has won a court order of protection from his stepson, who he has accused of manipulating him and holding him a virtual hostage to his demands. The 90 year-old actor says his life has been destroyed by stepson Chris Aber and Aber's sister Christina. In a long-simmering court dispute, Rooney's attorneys allege that the actor's finances were controlled by the Abers and that he was forced to do personal appearances, despite failing health. Rooney alleges that the Abers denied him vital medicine and verbally abused him. A court sided with Rooney and granted an order of protection, which temporarily prevents the Abers from being in the presence of Rooney, his wife and another stepson who lives with them. The court has appointed an attorney to look after Rooney's affairs while the legal matters are pursued.
Walt Disney's daughter Diane remembers what it was like growing up with a genius for a father. She recalls the family's "secret" apartment in Disneyland, her father's favorite rides and how he managed to be a regular dad despite his international fame. Click here to read and to enjoy a Disney family slideshow.
Robert Vaughn is acting royalty in England, as evidenced by his nine years on Hustle and his appearances on the legendary Coronation Street. In a wide-ranging interview, he discusses this new venture as well as his friendship with Steve McQueen and his enthusiasm to do a cameo in a Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature film- if it ever gets off the ground!
Zalman King, who left a successful acting career to become a triple threat director, producer and writer, has died from cancer at age 70. King is best known for specializing in high end soft-core erotica. He produced the successful 1990s cable TV series Red Shoe Diaries and also wrote and produced the kinky theatrical hit film 9 1/2 Weeks in 1986 starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. Other controversial hit films include Wild Orchid and New Moon Junction. For more click here
A powerful, slickly-produced Chrysler Super Bowl ad that ran during half time is stirring political controversy from unlikely sources: the Republican party, which usually embrace's the ad's star, Clint Eastwood. The two minute-spot has a gravelly voiced Eastwood walking out of the shadows to extoll the fact that the American auto industry is in the midst of making an enormously successful comeback. That might sound like something all Americans would be happy about, but in an election year, pundits on both sides see subliminal messages everywhere. GOP supporters don't deny the TV spot was highly effective, but they have a gripe with Eastwood's assurance that the auto industry's comeback was only at half-time" and the best was yet to come. Republican critics say the term half-time is a coded endorsement for a second term for President Obama. Others mock that assessment, pointing out that the "half-time" reference pertained to the fact that the spot ran during the game's half-time slot and that Eastwood has never indicated he was supporting Obama's re-election.
Republicans generally criticized President Obama's decision to make massive loans to the failing American auto industry. The presumed GOP presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, called for the government to let the free market take its course, even if it meant the complete bankruptcy of the car industry. Romney has been modifying those remarks in the wake of the industry's success, implying that the plan proved to be successful because Obama adopted certain financial policies that Romney had long endorsed. However, GOP advisers had been concerned from the moment Romney stated his position, pointing out his words could come back to haunt him because, while Americans would detest another bailout of banks, they would probably empathize with loans to the auto industry that would save the jobs of hundreds of thousands of workers.
Some Democratic pundits are saying that the ad is completely apolitical and that GOP critics are overly-sensitive. They point out that, while Eastwood has traditionally stayed clear of commenting on national politics, the few comments he has made in the past make it clear he favored Republicans and conservatives. In fact, it was recently revealed that the first President Bush considered asking Eastwood to run with him as Vice-President in 1988. In 2008, he made a rare endorsement for a presidential candidate, backing John McCain, thus making him an unlikely supporter of Obama's campaign for re-election. That hasn't stopped high profile GOP advisers like Karl Rove from complaining that, while he is a fan of Eastwood's, the super star is willingly being used as a political tool by Democratic operatives, a notion that Eastwood dismisses. In a statement, Eastwood said he is not endorsing anyone at this time in the presidential race and that the ad was non-political. He said, "I am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama. It was meant
to be a message about, just about job growth and the spirit of America. I
think all politicians will agree with it. I thought the spirit was OK."
Is the Eastwood spot a subliminal Obama endorsement or is it truly an apolitical, patriotic statement? Click here to view and make up your own mind?
For more on the fall-out click here
It isn't often you see extensive interviews with the legendary actor Max Von Sydow. Click here to watch the great actor discuss his long career with journalist Charlie Rose.
With the success of the big screen adaptation of John Le Carre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, it's ironic that the DVD of the 1970 film version of The Looking Glass War has been allowed to go out of print. Granted, the film was not well-received at the time, but writer Kimberly Lindbergs posts a defense of the production on the Movie Morlocks web site. The movie starred Christopher Jones, Susan George and young Anthony Hopkins. Click here to read
Trolling through Joe Dante's Trailers From Hell site, we came across this: the original trailer for the marvelous 1964 sci-fi flick First Men in the Moon starring Edward Judd and Lionel Jeffries as Victorian era astronauts, with effects by Ray Harryhausen. John Landis provides the suitably enthusiastic commentary on the trailer. Click here to view
Click here to order special edition DVD from Amazon for less than $5!
This almost escaped us but reader Bill Parisho alerted us that Emmy winning director John Rich died on January 30 at age 86. Rich was lauded for his work on The Dick Van Dyke Show, All in the Family, Gunsmoke, Gilligan's Island, Barney Miller and other beloved programs. Rich also directed Elvis Presley in the feature films Easy Come, Easy Go. For more click here
The latest issue (#13) of the UK-based James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential is now shipping and, as usual, there's plenty of great articles and eye candy for fans. What I admire most about this slick publication is their dedication to covering all possible aspects of the Bond phenomenon. Consider the contents of this issue, which concentrates on the artistry of all things 007:
In short, there's something for everyone. I admire the fact that, although the magazine has been around for years, they always present 100% new, original material and actual photos, not those DVD screen grabs that anyone can easily create on their own computer. (I also can never get enough of artist Robert McGinnis' eye-popping poster art for Diamonds Are Forever that illustrates the front cover.)- Lee Pfeiffer
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The Star Party That Wasn't, Yet Was
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A star party for children can be a magical occurrence as the imagination of a child, and often parents, becomes awakened to a part of the universe foreign to their usual experience. Many years ago I was getting kind of bored with astronomy alone, in the dark, feeling like something was missing. After I joined the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association 15 years ago, many opportunities came along to open the sky for others, but at first couldn't understand the point of looking at the sky under the bright city lights. But I tried a few, and my whole attitude changed. Showing the sky to others opened it up for me, and I've been hooked on public outreach ever since. The night of September 7 was a great example of how imagination in the night can be brought to visitors even without a sky, at a star party that didn't happen in the usual sense, but was a magical occurrence in its own right.
To make sense of it all, one must be familiar with a Tucson tribute to human imagination, The Valley Of The Moon. It is the vision of George Phar Legler, who began its construction in the 1920s, to quote from the web site
Valley Of The Moon
"as a unique area to appealing to the magical imagination of children and of bringing mental and spiritual relaxation for visitors to the site. Mineralized rock cliffs, caves, pools, and garden miniatures have blended with tropic and desert flora to create what Mr. Legler called the "Fantasy Touch of Three" (Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allen Poe, and Robert Louis Stevenson)". This is a location not to be missed, and only reading the web site will unveil the magic along the walking trails that took George over forty years to build, generally by hand, living on the site in a tiny cave. So many enchanting stops along the walking paths make this a wonderland to visit. Prior to his passing away, George had picked up the label as Tucson's J.R.R. Tolkien. As you wander the trails of this fantasy land near the corner of Prince and Speedway, you just might run into the signs pointing to Rivendell, or Narnia, or other places of fantasy and imagination.
TAAA was asked to help with one of the special event nights that occur frequently at Valley of the Moon. Saturday September 7th, the theme was Magic of Science at the Valley of the Moon. The Physics Factory attended, as did jugglers and fire dancers, and story tellers around the area. During the day I was in contact with Zack Jarrett, President of the Board of Directors, regarding the weather. Around 4 PM the skies look almost clearing, but IR satellite and ground radar data showed the sky was about to slam shut. So I emailed the other volunteers and we cancelled the scopes. There was so much other entertainment planned, telescopes would not be missed.
But, knowing as I did about the point of Valley of the Moon being to foster imagination in children (and adults) with a point of view of growth and kindness, I volunteered to add to the science night as a story teller of human imagination and the night sky over the past 7000 years, and how to make the sky their own. What a tremendous experience! I hung out at the cave of the Mountain Gnome, and as folks came through I'd start stories about imagination among cultures and the sky, especially some of the Native American imagination and comparisons of the thoughts of the Chaco culture and the Equinoxes being so important because of the harmony with nature, compared to the Stonehenge and other examples of the European focus on the Solstice, or maxima in their lives. People's faces would light up as they got the point of using their own imagination as George Legler would have encouraged rather than relying on some narrow book learning; the sky is theirs to enjoy. Three and a half hours of enlightenment flew by. We did not need to see The Big Dipper (Revolving Male), Cassiopeia (Revolving Female), and Polaris (the Home Fire/Hogan and repository of the goodness of the human spirit) making a single Navajo constellation to grasp the nomadic Navajo imagination of this representing the family, with the circumpolar movement of the structure symbolizing that wherever one wanders, the center of life is the family, the home, and the goodness of the human spirit.
The Physics Factory demonstrations were very exciting - after the main body of the crowd had departed around 9 PM, the physicists built a fire tornado in a tall screen cylinder. With some of the children who knew the ropes of Valley of the Moon and were dressed as fairies and other magical characters, this is one magical place to visit. Please check out the web site; learn why it is a special place in Tucson to bring children and visitors. And don't forget to look for the lucky pennies.
I later heard from Zack that visitors were hunting him down and very excited about the different point of view of looking at the night sky with imagination, even though we were totally overcast. We who are familiar with the night sky always have an opportunity to open children's minds to the night sky with imagination. You never know what one life you'll touch.
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NORMAN — I hate romantic comedies. Everything from 'Sweet Home Alabama' to anything with Kate Hudson in it, I have wanted to walk out of the theater halfway through. Some I have.
However, I may have found one of the few exceptions to the rule in "Think Like a Man," which is out in theaters today. Even though it was the same formula of smart, beautiful women try to get commitment shy men to fall in line, director Tim Story found a way to make it funny and updated.
Based off comedian Steve Harvey's best-selling book, "Think Like a Man, Act Like a Woman," the movie follows four friends who are comfortable with the lives they are leading and are not looking to settle down. But after the women in their lives start taking dating advice from Harvey's book, they find themselves slowly being changed from playboys to serious boyfriends.
When the men find out where the women are getting help from, they decide to turn the tables on them and teach the women a lesson of their own.
The story directs an ensemble cast of diverse and talented actors in the PG-13 flick. They include Taraji P. Henson ("Baby Boy"), Michael Ealy ("Barbershop, Takers"), Meagan Good ("Jumping The Broom"), Terrence J ("106 & Park"), Romany Malco ("The 40 Year Old Virgin"), Regina Hall ("Scary Movie"), Gabrielle Union ("Bad Boys II") and Jerry Ferrara ("Entourage").
Despite a filmography that includes a variety of cameo appearances, Hart had yet to carry a movie as the headliner. Even though he was a scene stealer in such projects as "40 Year old Virgin", "Death at a Funeral" and "Little Fockers," he wasn't a main character in a main stream movie.
But In "Think Like a Man," Hart changed all of that. He stole the entire film with his comedy stylings and outrageous behavior. I left the theater with tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. He plays Cedric, who is recently divorced and heading back onto the dating scene without a clue on how to survive. Besides making daily trips to the strip clubs, he dispenses advice to his friends that some times get them in trouble.
Harvey also appears in the film as a sort of narrator, who gives advice the women in the film and to the women watching it in the audience. That includes such pearls of wisdom like "Men are like dogs. You pet us, we will be loyal forever."
Harvey dispenses advice to each of the women who are having trouble taming their men. And the friends do everything possible to keep their single lives just the way they are.
One of the shorelines involves 'The 90 Day Rule' in which Harvey's book encourages women to wait 90 days before they have sex with a potential boyfriend. The fun ensues as Good and Falco attempt to break the other's will and see who gives in first to the other.
While the movie is filled with hilarious moments, it also teaches a lesson about relationships and the different ways men and women approach them. It's not a new story, but told with a cast that brings out the funny side of men and women just trying to figure out how to live with one another.
Even though the film does throw men under the bus in making us look like all we want is one thing from women, both males and females will each find the film hilarious and at times insightful.


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You know that encounter Jesus had with the woman who asked him to heal her daughter, and he basically calls her a dog? Our pastor preached on that yesterday. It's in Mark 7.
When asked if we thought Jesus was just being rude, most of us raised our hand. But then John (our pastor) said that Jesus was simply being the master teacher. Already, the disciples had asked Jesus to send her away, not understanding that Jesus came for everyone. So Jesus masterfully used the moment to create cognitive dissonance in his followers to make the point.
And I sat there thinking–that's exactly what we do in Grapple for Preteens curriculum. In the large group setting, we create dissonance or "ask the question" so kids get in touch with what they're wondering about: What if Jesus is a liar? How can I know the Bible is true? Why can't I go to PG-13 movies? Do I really have to love everyone?
Then after that, they're challenged to dig into the Word and find God's answers.
I love Grapple for this very reason! I was talking to Deb Helmers, one of our assistant editors, just last week and she said she loves Grapple because that's what we all need to do in our faith journey. When we have questions, grapple with them and go to the Word of God for answers.
Kids LOVE these Sunday School resources!
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Bench night
Just got my shirt back from getting adjusted and holy fuck is it tight!
warm ups
425*1> 1board
add shirt
515*2 4 board, this was hard to get to the board
605*2>1 to a 3 brd, 1 to a 2 board
655*.999 to a 1 board, it took forever to touch the board and I kind of passed out on the way up
715* abort twice
3 boards raw because I was steaming mad
495*2, couldnt lock out the third
machine inclines
triceps burnout push downs
1 giant set 40*20,60*20,80*10,60*10,40*20
green band push downs
100 reps total
I was dumb and tried to go to low in my shirt tonight, I need to break it in a little more, Ill get in it a few more times before the meet. It wouldve been good to go off a 2 but it took forever to get the last 1.5" to get to a 1 board. The raw boards were the first time Ive gotten my head out of my ass in a few weeks
Couple of good days
Sat. Squat day
squat to chains set at 2" high
add briefs
add belt
645*1> first one I got to the chains without taking forever
add knee wraps
825*1>pr, fast
tried to suit up but the bar rolled on my back and it hit the spot where Ive been having a ton of pain so no go there
prowler pulls
2 trips with legs out wide, one forward and one backwards.
leg curls 3 sets
glute hams
3 sets
hip work on hyper 3 sets
over head lockouts
standing strict over heads
Machine shoulder press
face pulls working on squeezing my rear delts real tight
3 sets
curl bar curls
2 sets
machine curls
3 sets
good weekend. Girlfriend massaged my back and I felt I nice big pop where the pain was, Im hoping that whatever is out is back in. Ive got two weeks of cambered bar work in briefs then its full gear until the meet. Im strong I just need to be able to get the bar out of the rack.
pull night
warm up to 405 sumo raw
add suit for my 3 sets
545*3> terrible
get mad cuss throw suit off and put on my 7 year old prototype preds
585*3> smooth as butter
my wieght gain has made my suit not so good for pulling. That and my form was shit as well, Ill dial it in next week on the me pulls
cambered bar deadlifts conventional (65lb bar)
reverse hypers 3 sets
done. Shitty day in the suit, just couldnt get right. Ill figure it out, just stiff leg sumoing in the suit. Breif set was nice and crisp. Goal for the cycle is a big tripple in full gear on 8-13
Me Bench night
floor press (this is a tester as my arms are so long its only about a 3 board at the most)
warm ups
bar*5*2(55lb bar)
add 60 in chains
add 60 more in chains
add ram
505+120*1> cut this one a little bit
close grip bench
add reactive slang shot
triceps extensions
grenn band press downs
100 reps
good night, back in the shirt next week. Got the official news Im going to be able to lift at worls, pretty jacked about it.
Congrats on the Worlds!!
Train Hardcore
Best Lifts(SQ/BP/DL)
625/450/500 multi-ply
520/405/500 single-ply
405/315/475 raw
Training log
thanks man, when is your next one?
squat day. I had a rough week last week so I decided Im going heavy this week
GCB reverse band box squats
warm ups
got a little confusing from here. We had both monos going and I had to drop a plate and add a 100, so we had enough plates for everyone with Cody suiting up
715*1> smoked raw dog. I had at least another plate in me
add briefs
805*1/2> this didnt even move, damn my briefs are tight.
add knee wraps
895*1> felt a little twinge in my back here but I said fuck it put 1005 on the bar
1005*1> I got a little amped for this one and didnt really sit on the box like normal but its a 40lb pr over the last time I did these. i wanted another set but my back was jacked up and I had no more room (seems like I got stuck with the wider 45s and a couple of the rubber coated plates).
leg extensions 3 sets
leg curls 3 sets
GHR 3 sets
reverse hypers 2 sets
Upper accesory day
decided not to push the over head work to hard this week since I was in the shirt so I did speed bench
135+60lbs of chains*3*8 sets
185+60lbs of chains*3*4 sets
rear delt d-bell flys
3 sets
face pulls
cable curls
3 sets
d-bell hammer curls
3 sets
decent little workout with my back being jacked up and no one else showing up to train. Really worked hard on my bench set up and felt like I had a little bit of an arch. Now I need to work on expanding my belly more
What do think your carry over is on those Giant Camber bar squats to a straight bar with the same setup? My best is 810 in bar weight and 120# in chain, which is about my opener for the pro/am of 930. Maybe is it just my style or body type but I don't seem to be able to squat any where close to my straight bar numbers on the GC.
Owner Khaos Barbell in Auburn, Ga
SPF Ga State Chairman
Elite total at 198, 220 and 242
Pro total at 242
Honeslty I dont think there is an exact science or correlation. But if I can do 1005 in briefs with reverse purples I should be able to do the same with full gear. I squatted a straight weight squat aorund 8 with this bar and to chains set at 2" high I did 825 with a straight bar. I think I loose about 35-50lbs with this bar but the gap has came down allot since Ive used this bar more. Its taught me to keep my back much tighter. Im going for 1005 at the meet, Ive been chasing it a year and havent tried it in a meet yet so its time to load it up and go.
I have gotten much better with bar and I guess if I went rev bands on it in full gear I would be close to the same. But The 810 w/ chain felt heavier than the 1100# rev band I took the week before. I know I get stronger and better with the GC but I can't seem to get an idea of what I am at on it. I guess we will find out in Aug! I took 1000 at Nationals in '10 and lost my air in the bottom, then I proceed to go back words but I seem to be coming back up now. I would love to squat a grand but for me its really all about the total.
Owner Khaos Barbell in Auburn, Ga
SPF Ga State Chairman
Elite total at 198, 220 and 242
Pro total at 242
Agreed man. Ive gotten my pull up allot and I just need to get a good squat and bench to go with it. I had some shirt issues at APF Seniors that killed my total. If I make anything other than my opener and wait until I hear squat and not an arm drop I leave with a 2300 total.
Deadlift day
I had a big goal on reverse band pulls today. We only have 1 deadlift bar and its also the only bar with any good knurling that isnt our bench bar our a squat bar. The othe rguys were already started so I waited on them to get done before I got started. By the time they got done I was tired my pre workout had worn off and I had dropped a lb from just sitting in the gym and sweatting.
reverse band pulls
add suit bottoms
straps up
the 715 was solid and fast, if I wouldve started on time I wouldve went 765 or so but I knew I only had one set left because getting set right was nearly impossible, I just couldnt find my placement in the rack, and I was running on fumes from the heat in the gym.
805*.95> I had this up over my knees and shoulders locked, I just couldnt get my hips through to finish the lift.
Rack pulls against doubled looped purple
3 sets of hypers
Had to stop there no time, it was 9:30 and I had to eat plus I had nothing left and was starting to cramp.
Me bench night
reverse band press, pretty pissed about this, I fudged up during warm ups took one that was way to heavy and missed didnt get as much work in my shirt as I needed, just a bad day
warm up to 545 raw (took 635, for a close miss, I just wasnt paying attention to what i put on the bar)
shirt on
725*1> 3 board
815*1>2 board, I realized right here my new shirt sucks and it just isnt right
storm around, cuss and pull out my red shirt I had outgrown, that I magically was able to get on now since Im staying at 308 for a little while longer
865*1>2.5 board, I didnt quite get to a 2 board with it, its the first time Ive had this one on since April and its hella tight and the groove is a bit different but I get pop out of it.
ram press
tricep burnout (straight bar extensions)
40 to failure
Not a very happy camper with that workout, Ill be back in the shirt week after next and figure out an opener
Train Hardcore
Best Lifts(SQ/BP/DL)
625/450/500 multi-ply
520/405/500 single-ply
405/315/475 raw
Training log
Weekend training ( God Ive got to fix my connection at the house)
squat day
Im working on something for my next cycle and today wasnt really planned for anythign since the last 4 weeks will be full gear work
GCB box squat straight weight
warm ups
add briefs, work sets
515*3>high box because briefs are super tight
605*3> high box again
655*3> legal depth box, add wraps
really happy with 765 for 3 in just briefs. Everything is really strong right now, Ive got to get my damn bench shirt firgured out
leg ext
3 sets
leg curls
3 sets
3 sets
reverse hypers
2 sets
Shoulder day
d bell military
machine shoulder press
blast strap rear delt fly*10*3
face pulls
3 sets
machine curls
3 sets
dbell curl medly
3 sets
Good weekend training. Im ready to see what happens with the full gear work this coming weekend. i feel very strong at the moment and I just hope the squats continue to be this strong with a straight bar and full gear. Pull has been a little off but thats a form issue, the only lift bugging me is the bench. Ill see where Im at with it next week and hopefully get my shirt dialed in for the meet.
Good stuff! Going to stick with the Jack Suit for awhile? Training partner squatted in a set of Jack Briefs this week and loved them.
best single ply meet lifts 850-670-685 best total 2170
Multiply meet lifts 1003-700-677-2380
Im planning to. Im going to get some Ace briefs to try under them and see how that goes. I love the suit, first day back in it in a while will be Friday, Im hoping it goes well and Im back on track from my lat injury
pull night
Not a good day today. Lost one of dogs and had to bury him before I trained. Really hated it as he was a rescue and had been abused, Atleast he knew what it was like to be loved for a month before he passed on.
warm ups
135*5*2 with hook
225*1*2 with hook
315*1 with hook
405*1> standard grip
work sets in briefs
635*3 (pr)> plan was to work up in triples, I wanted to do 5 sets but the ordeal with the pup had taken it out on me so I skipped 545 and 605
GCB deadlifts
reverse hypers
3 sets
crunches at home. Needed to do more work but this was a solid workout. We were late getting started and I didnt have much in the tank to start with.
Sorry to hear about your dog Dave! Ours are part of the family always hard to see one go.
Owner Khaos Barbell in Auburn, Ga
SPF Ga State Chairman
Elite total at 198, 220 and 242
Pro total at 242
Thanks man!
Me bench night
manpon press
add man pon
455*1> Moved as fast as 135
495*miss> My wrist wrap came loose and I didnt squeeze my upper back tight, I lost it at the turning point
495*miss> had it moving good but got it caught under the lip of the rack, I was way to slow on this one trying to stay tight
by now Im super duper pissed!
495*2> I killed the first one then banged out a second one to show 495 who the boss was
everyone had a good night here
Harry the old man who just showed back up out of nowhere hit a clean 430
Blake hit a 50lb pr of 435
Cody hit 475 and looked good for at least 10 more lbs
Jamison hit an easy 275, he couldve done 315 but he is a lawyer and was 2 hrs late due to a meeting with a clien so he rushed his workout.
floor press+60 in chains
machine chest press
tricep burnout
40 to failure, stopped just enough to add the plates
Good day!
Friday night squats (Had a meet to judge Saturday)
squats to chains set at depth
add briefs
add suit
it moved so fast I took my third, was supposed to use reverse purples but I was a little amped and forgot them
Bad pick up and lost my arch, If I wouldve kept my arch it wouldve went
power squats
leg extensions
3 set
leg curls
3 sets
reverse hypers
2 sets
Sunday Shouldes
Zavickis presses, I read about these on outlaws, they blow!
rear delt fly
3 sets
face pulls with rope
3 sets
machine hammer curls
3 sets
machine curls
3 sets
Just a good quickie, shirting up this week.
Pull night
3" block pulls. Just wanted to hit my opener and a possible second
warm up to 405*1 raw dog
add suit straps down
straps up
655*1> opener
715*1> planned second
Stopped there I was good for more but why bother this close
rack pulls
we lowered the pulls one hole(pin 1, about 6" off the ground/mid shin) and added quaded up monsters instead of the usual doubled up purples
495*1> this was fucking brutal
I ran out of time so I did some reverse hypers and shot the gap.
Harry who lives out of twon and trains with us twice a week took his squat and pull openers, Im looking for him to have a good meet and maybe have a pr total.
Bench night
warm ups
425*1> fastest 425 has ever moved raw
add shirt
515*1 3 board
605*1 2 board, I tried the newest of my phenoms and it just isnt the same. No pop I had it worked on to make it more like my old one as far as cut and grid stitching and still nothing. Inzer just cant seem to get the SDP's right. I did manage to buy a used Jack but it wont be here until this weekend sometime.
put on old faithful
655* miss to half board, dumb! no heat in the shirt. It took forever to touch and I nearly dumped it and lost just off the board. Ive been working on benching off my toes to arch better and it just isnt working
655*1 half board, still a little out of groove and fighting the shirt all the way down but it went up easy. I also changed back over to my regular foot position.
D Bell press
triceps burnout
40*failure, stopping just long enough to change the weight
Out of time, had 4 of us in shirts and with my issues it took us 2 hrs just for shirt work.
shouldve stayed home squats
My gf got into an accident Friday before the gym, fender bender so no big deal. I went to the scene to check it out and the other party was acting like idiots, running around screaming and showing out instead of just being thankful no one was hurt. Next day the lie to the claims officer. Just BS! So I get to the gym and notice after being in the sun for over an hour for that my weight is down 5 lbs (a total of 15 since my last good squat day).
warm ups to chains set 3" high
add briefs
add suit
Full gear
875*1> projected opener
955*1> between second and third attempt
to depth
875* miss
I stopped there. As mentioned my weight is way down (mainly due to needing to cram in my old pehnom bench shirt), down so much while spotting one of our other guys and walking around the gym my squat suit fell off. NOT GOOD! Ill be putting my weight back on this week. I thought about bowing out of the pro am but that would be a bitch move. Im going to change a few supplements around and get back to gaining weight and go in as a super heavy, also picked up a used jack shirt that will allow me to gain a little weight as well.
No training on Sunday, I was gone judging the raw pro am. People botch about the SPF for being to loose with judging we tighten things up some and now we get bitched at about that. All the lifter complimented us at the meet so Ill take their word for it.
Pull day, just 3 somewhat heavy days left after today. Im going to work in the shirt one last time on Wednesday, do 1 more week of circa max Friday and pull my opener again on Monday in my suit for 2 singles just to make sure Ive got the gear dialed in.
sumo pulls
add briefs and belts
work sets
655*3>so so lockout on the third, but this is a pr. If, its a big if, I can get in a good starting position in my suit I should pull something big at the meet
cambered bar pulls with the same hell bar
these are hard as hell, you have to stay extremely tight because it swings on you the entire time while its 1-3/8" thick and no knurling just a small amt of athletic tape to keep your hands from sliding.
prowler drags
3 trips
face pulls
done, good one today
Nice looking pulls!
best single ply meet lifts 850-670-685 best total 2170
Multiply meet lifts 1003-700-677-2380
Trying, lol. Im just going to get my weight back up and cut for worlds if I can round up the money to get out there after this recent run of bad luck.


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While most people think they're good at spotting liars, the truth may come as a surprise. The vast majority can detect a lie only 54 percent of the time (barely better than flipping a coin). A tiny percentage, maybe one in 1,000 people, can discern a lie more than 80 percent of the time. These "truth wizards" are exceptionally keen at reading a person's facial expressions and body language, among other clues.
Hertenstein, a psychologist, chronicles research into what such nonverbal cues can reveal about a person. The book's title alludes to a poker player's term for a mannerism that can provide clues about an opponent's cards (SN: 10/19/13, p. 8). Research suggests that even brief observations of another person's "tells" can offer keen insights into their personality, on-the-job success and even whether their marriage is likely to survive a rough spot.
Hertenstein makes the case that tells are revealing at all ages and in many spheres of life. Want to know whether a child is at risk of developing autism? After decades of study, he writes, researchers have identified several tells — behaviors seen briefly but intermittently throughout the first 18 months of life —that can help predict autism. In another example, behavioral scientists observing children in a lab setting for a mere 45 minutes can predict who will grow up to be cautious and anxious rather than outgoing and confident.
Anyone can use tells, not just experts. By watching as little as six seconds of video of a college instructor, students can accurately predict how highly the instructor will be rated at the end of the semester. Even 5-year-old kids can do it: Youngsters in distant lands can typically look at photos of candidates in U.S. elections and pick who the winners will be.
Hertenstein reminds readers that tells — whether used to judge a job applicant, a criminal suspect or a potential mate — are merely clues about a person's personality, not hard evidence. Nevertheless, he argues, awareness of such cues can help people hone powers of observation and assess interactions with others in a more sophisticated and nuanced way.
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The Other Big Problem Caused by China's Pollution
China is hazardous to your health, so experts and diplomats are hesitant to go there.
The People's Republic of China's environmental meltdown continues to degrade the country's air, soil and water – and may now be corroding the West's understanding of China itself. Despite a recent HSBC's survey that ranked China as a top place for expatriates to work, the country's environmental woes may now be driving sympathetic, sophisticated foreigners to reconsider actually living there.
If these individuals – factory managers, businessmen, teachers, academics, consultants, midlevel diplomats – indeed vote with their feet, this will fundamentally degrade our long-term understanding about China, causing all sorts of cultural and political problems.
I write from personal experience. As a former U.S. government analyst, but now one with a young family, I could not in good conscience relocate to a country where the air is frequently "very unhealthy" or "hazardous." Deliberately exposing my infant daughter's little lungs to the soot, grit and sulfur dioxide present in the air would make me a negligent parent. In my conversations with present and former China watchers, this same reluctance to engage too deeply in China because of health hazards sadly animates our discussions.
[See a collection of political cartoons on energy policy.]
Nonetheless, it's difficult to maintain a level of expertise in a language or culture if you never visit there; this is the dilemma many "China hands" in the prime of their working years face. And these are exactly the foreign "thinkers" and "doers" China needs in order to grow into a global player and avoid international misunderstandings.
The pollution impacts China's relations with the diplomats stationed in the country. Diplomats with children will no longer view Beijing (and other Chinese cities like Guangdong or Chengdu) as desirable places to work, which means the global diplomatic corps will attempt to be posted elsewhere for their careers. After all, most embassy and consular personnel still want to breathe or go jogging or play with their kids outdoors. While the die-hard China experts in the diplomatic corps will still serve in the People's Republic, the various posts may not receive the best overall international diplomats, further imperiling sophisticated government-to-government relationships.
The U.S. Embassy is trying to offset this by offering a 15 percent increase in income for its diplomats to live in Beijing for "hardship" reasons; in other cities, the pay is even higher. And perhaps it should be, since living in northern China will lop off over half a decade of your life because of the pollution.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
China's – especially Beijing's – terrible environmental problems are now also impacting the country's relationship across business and media spaces. For example, German car manufacturer BMW is having trouble finding qualified mid-level employees to work in China because news about the pollution caused families to no longer support the move. The New York Times' Beijing correspondent openly mused whether living in China is risking his nine-month old daughter's health – and whether his prestigious job is worth the damage. And a global human resources firm's principal consultant noted in April "air quality is one of the most negative things about living in Beijing, especially for families with children … It's all you hear about every day."
Obviously, expatriate organizations that cater to families are doing their best to live with the present environmental reality: it's commonplace to purchase expensive air filtration systems just to live in China. Some schools are taking drastic steps: the International School of Beijing and the Dulwich College Beijing have both built large, pressurized air-filtrating dome-systems over their athletic fields. Even the International School's stairwells are pressurized to fight pollution.
[Read the U.S. News Debate: Should China Be Considered America's Number One Adversary?]
In the end, however, the corruption in the air, water, and land will reduce the overall number of competent Westerners willing to invest years of patience and in-country experience required to "know" China. Driving away these future mid-level scholars, workers, businessmen, diplomats, and academics – people with children – will only exacerbate the West's misperceptions of China, and vice versa.
Thus, China might be inadvertently creating its own "expertise" gap in the West. And this would be a pity, since those ignorant of China will then control the West's discourse, resorting to caricature and crude stereotype to explain why China acts and behaves the way it does. This long-term dynamic will not be good for our country – or for theirs. It will only make the world more politically toxic, much like the grey sludge that Beijingers call "the air."
Aki Peritz is the senior policy adviser for national security at Third Way and author of "Find, Fix, Finish: Inside the Counterterrorism Campaigns that Killed bin Laden and Devastated Al Qaeda."


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Aaron Franklin from Franklin's BBQ-Austin Tx
Had the pleasure to visit with Aaron Franklin yesterday and begged him, absolutely begged him to open a 2nd location in H-town! The good news,, he will be expanding his current location and adding a "take-out" counter. I stood in line yesterday, from 1015a until 1230p to be served and I brought back a sampling of meats that i feasted on last night.. Aaron mentioned that they go thru 1000lbs of meat daily,, 1400lbs on saturdays.. He starts the grilling at 2am,, opens at 11am and typically is sold out by 130p. He and staff put in a 22hr work day. Great guy, great BBQ that is consistently good on each visit and great folks working for him.
That's great. Looking forward to Bourdain's show on Austin and hope it includes his trip to Franklin's. I can't stand the thought of waiting 2+ hours in line, though so will wait for the expansion. You look awful familiar there, bornie of many commas.
re: Lambowner
No doubt we've seen ea other whilst dining out. I've entered a comma 12 step program and admit,,,, I am powerless.,,, over the comma key!
Btw, I stopped in Lulling on the swing thru san antonio and Austin this week. Visited City Market for a sliced brisket sandwich. Quantity and quality far below Franklin's and the BBQ sauce is very weak should u be inclined for a touch of wetness!
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At Mueller's this weekend, we got there about 10:45 for an 11am opening, but there were already people eating. We got ours by about 11:10.
Last summer at Franklin, we arrived about 9:30 and were eating about 12:30. It was great and I am glad I did it once, but I wouldn't do it again.
P.S. We also went to Uchiko Saturday night after the game.
P.P.S. ...and stopped at Snow's on the way up Saturday morning.
re: Lambowner
When you say he and his staff work 22 hours a day it kinda destroys your credibility. I'll believe 12 hours and even up to 16 for the owner but . . .


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