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voted ambiguously on the policy
by scoring 58.7% compared to the votes below
Someone who believes that gays and lesbians should have the same rights as heterosexuals, including an equal age of consent and the right to adopt; that same-sex couples should be provided partnership rights equivalent to those of married heterosexual couples; and that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation should be made illegal would cast votes described by the policy.
|Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduce age of consent for homosexual acts to 16 - 22 Jun 1998 - Division No. 311
The majority of MPs voted to insert a new clause into the Crime and Disorder Bill[1] which read:[2]
The last part was to equalize the age of consent between homosexual and heterosexual acts which at the time was set at 17 in Northern Ireland.
This clause did not survive into the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,[6] and finally appeared in Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000.
|Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - 25 Jan 1999 - Division No. 46
A majority of MPs voted for the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill to be read a second time, thus moving it closer to becoming law.
The bill sought to reduce the age at which buggery was legal from 18 to 16. ("Buggery" is the legal term for anal intercourse either between men or between a man and a woman.) It also sought to reduce the age at which other homosexual acts were permitted from 18 to 16.
The House divided: Ayes 313, Noes 130.
|Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful - 10 Feb 1999 - Division No. 63
The clause under discussion sought to reduce the age at which buggery was legal from 18 to 16. ("Buggery" is the legal term for anal intercourse either between men or between a man and a woman.) It also sought to reduce the age at which other homosexual acts were permitted from 18 to 16.
The Committee divided: Ayes 330, Noes 126.
|Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - 1 Mar 1999 - Division No. 79
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 31, leave out 'two' and insert 'five'.
The amendment would raise the maximum penalty for the new offence of abuse of trust from two to five years. It has been tabled by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, the shadow Secretary of State, the Opposition spokesman, the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison), and the hon. Member who deputises for the Opposition on these matters, the hon. Member for Ryedale (Mr. Greenway), so it enjoys the support of right hon. and hon. Members on both sides of the House. The amendment follows a detailed discussion in Committee on a similar amendment. We undertook to consider the position further in the light of the cogent arguments made then.
Hon. Members will recall that, on Second Reading,my hon. Friend the Member for St. Helens, South(Mr. Bermingham) made two persuasive interventions to raise the issue of penalties. It is right that his name should be mentioned in relation to this amendment.
We have looked at the amendment tabled in Committee and agree with the views that hon. Members expressed then that the amendment should be made. It may be helpful to explain briefly why we feel that that is so. First, we agree that analogy with the penalty for unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between the ages of 13 and 15 is flawed. My view, for what it is worth, is that the penalty for unlawful sexual intercourse is too low. I know that a number of hon. Members on both sides of the House share that view. The Opposition spokesman on these matters certainly does.
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As we said in Committee, we expect the penalty for unlawful sexual intercourse to be sorted out as part of the sexual offences review. However, as we believe that it is too low, we accept that it should not determine the level of penalty for the new offence. Given that we are considering a new offence, it is right to take this opportunity to set that penalty at an appropriate level. We must not be unduly influenced by the inappropriate level of penalty that applies in relation to unlawful sexual intercourse. Thus, we are considering the matter on its merits rather than on the basis of an analogy with what we regard to be a flawed penalty.
There is merit in a maximum penalty of five years for the new offence of abuse of trust. We believe that there could be cases, even of 16 or 17-year-olds with ostensibly consensual sexual relations, where a penalty of five years could be properly justified. For example, if someone in a position of trust in a detention setting had sex with a 16-year-old detainee, that would be a very serious offence, which would merit a maximum penalty of five years.
It is important for hon. Members to remember that we are discussing a maximum penalty, which would be used only rarely. Nevertheless, it is right that the courts should have it at their disposal to deal with the most serious cases of abuse. I hope that that argument will commend itself to right hon. and hon. Members on both sides of the House.
We can envisage those circumstances. The Minister referred to detention centres, but we are also thinking of residential institutions, especially institutions for those with disabilities, in which such a maximum sentence could be justified.
Amendment agreed to.
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 3, line 22, after 'full time', insert 'or part time'.
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 6 to 8.
Amendment, by leave, withdraw.
Amendment made: No. 9, in line 1, after 'which' insert
Order for Third Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read the Third time.-- [Mr. Boateng.]
Question put, That the Bill be now read the Third time:--
The House divided: Ayes 281, Noes 82.
|Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - 10 Feb 2000 - Division No. 71
Order for Second Reading read.
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
The Bill is based on the principle of equality before the law. It also provides added protection for the vulnerable. I am deeply committed to the Bill, although the Government and, I believe, the Opposition regard it entirely as a matter for a free vote according to individual conscience, rather than a matter for the party Whips.
I am saddened that yet another year has passed without this reform on the statute book. The House has endorsed the principle of equality not once but twice. We included child protection measures as part of the Bill last year and asked the other place to agree. Regrettably, it has rejected the Bill. It has opposed equality and failed to support--indeed, even properly to consider--the child protection measures.
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
rose --
and women. As the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow said, the Bill will lead us towards a more tolerant, less bigoted society in which all people, after centuries of struggle, will at last be treated as equals. The measure is a small step in that direction. Please let us not put up barriers of bigotry now; let us move on to a more enabling and refreshing agenda.
The report also stated that, last year, of the 1,070 heterosexual people living in Britain who contracted human immune deficiency virus--many of whom underwent HIV testing because of increased concern among women about the disease--only 62 contracted the disease in this country. When I pointed out to the hon. Member for Rochdale (Lorna Fitzsimons) that the great majority of the women in that group came from the sub-continent, she jumped on the statement and said that it simply showed that heterosexual populations in other countries are severely affected by the disease.
Question put, That the Bill be now read a Second time:--
The House divided: Ayes 263, Noes 102.
|Local Government Bill [Lords] - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying - 5 Jul 2000 - Division No. 253
As amended in the Standing Committee, further considered.
(b) prevent the headteacher or governing body of a maintained school, or a teacher employed by a maintained school, from taking steps to prevent any form of bullying.'.-- [Mr. Waterson.]
Brought up, and read the First time.
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Madam Speaker:
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 7, in page 74, line 2, leave out clause 98.
a proper statement on what should be the role of local authorities.--[ Official Report , 15 December 1987; Vol. 124, c. 990.]
It is not right for pupils to be taught, in any school, that homosexuality is the norm.
I recognise that there may be a need for teachers to touch on the subject of homosexuality in the classroom.
In the Government's view, objective discussion of homosexuality in the classroom, in the way that I suggested a short time ago, would be perfectly proper, because it is not promotion of homosexuality.--[ Official Report , 15 December 1987; Vol. 124, c. 1019.]
I have a view about young people being able to sort out their own ideas in a supportive environment in which they are not subject or vulnerable to bullying because they are unsure about themselves. That is what the measure is about.
The repeal will remove discriminatory and confusing legislation from the statute book.
I think that I am quoting the right hon. Lady fairly. She also said:
People have suffered far too much fear and intimidation . . .--[ Official Report, Standing Committee A , 20 June 2000; c. 541-2.]
we don't have any concrete evidence . . .
My own experience is that there is no evidence that section 28 has had a negative effect on teachers' ability to deal with bullying. No head teacher has raised it with me in all the school visits I have made.
Jointly, we can say to you that bullying goes on in every school . . . whatever its causes, Eastbourne Schools, in common with other institutions, are not prepared to accept it . . . In our experience, there is no single, major root cause of bullying, however, we do work hard through social and moral education to eradicate prejudice.
Matters of bullying are about demanding dignity and respect for the individual as a human right.
If I deal with a pupil who has bullied a boy because he is wearing a turban, there is no suggestion that in doing so I am promoting Sikhism . . . The claim that Section 28 prevents schools from dealing effectively with bullying arising from homophobia says more about a school's policy on bullying than it does about Section 28.
We believe . . . in getting rid of section 28. That is not because we believe it right to promote homosexuality but because we believe it is right for school teachers and others to be able to explain to children properly the facts of life.--[ Official Report , 19 January 2000; Vol. 342, c. 840.]
there has been enormous confusion about how the section applies in schools.
of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship,
This prohibition applies to the activities of local authorities themselves, as distinct from the activities of governing bodies and staff of schools.
A local authority shall not--
(a) intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality.
Try experimenting with other boys and girls and see who you feel most comfortable with.
Try experimenting--
with other boys and girls and see who you feel most comfortable with.
They are just part of life, as common as colds and flu.
Sexually transmitted infections don't just go away, they are not like colds.
Try experimenting with other boys and girls and see who you feel most comfortable with.
local government that listens to what people really want--how they want to be governed and how they want their services to be delivered.
the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.
learning the value of family life, marriage and stable and loving relationships for the nurture of children.
The second is
learning to make choices based on an understanding of difference and with an absence of prejudice.
learning the reasons for delaying sexual activity, the benefits to be gained from such delay, avoidance of unplanned pregnancy.
no-one shall be enslaved by conformity.
The climate was such that homosexuality was a taboo subject and so there was no support system for me to turn to when I was raped at 13 by a "heterosexual" man of 30. When I confided in another
pupil, I was then repeatedly seriously assaulted by gangs of older pupils and no help, guidance or support was offered by the staff. I also felt unable to involve my family, due to the general hostility and ignorance which prevailed in society at that time.
resources which advocate monogamy or marriage as a solution to HIV.
I can never forget as a Jew that homosexuals were sent to Auschwitz just as Jews were. Therefore if our society has become more tolerant that is a good thing. However, the current proposal is based on a fundamental confusion between tolerance and moral
judgment. There is a real danger that the abolition of section 28 will lead to the promotion of a homosexual lifestyle as morally equivalent to marriage.
Our objection is that a small and unrepresentative pressure group appears to have seized control of the government and is attempting to change the law in order to thrust on our children--and on the children of the rest of society--lifestyles and values which most people reject.
seeks to prevent the promotion of a gay lifestyle as a moral equivalent to heterosexual marriage. It recognises that education is a formative experience and has a unique role in the development of not just individual pupils but of society as a whole.
Governments, both Conservative and New Labour, put the family at the heart of a stable society. Section 28 is the logical out-working of that policy in the education system.
I do have a little knowledge of the subject.
a lifelong supporter of the Labour party . . . a parent, a doctor and a Christian.
I have seen a variety of leaflets and promotional literature originating from gay rights groups, some of which are in receipt of grants from their local authorities, which have already been issued to schools despite the existence of Section 28 as it stands at present. This material not only encourages children very frankly to experiment with a homosexual lifestyle to "determine their sexual orientation" at a time when they are very vulnerable and impressionable.
Repeal would open the door, not just to the very proper factual and unbiased teaching about homosexuality which should form part of a sex education programme, but to this very overt encouragement--
More importantly still, has the likelihood of this access to children being used by covert paedophiles been fully thought through? I ask this as someone who has spent time working in prison with sex offenders. Surely we would all wish to protect our children from this kind of risk?
I doubt very much whether adequate procedures to prevent such exploitation could ever be guaranteed.
We should be very wary of using public funds to promote any kind of ideology, whatever its origin, but especially one where the targeted group is so young and vulnerable.
Motion and clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment proposed: No. 7, in page 74, line 2, leave out clause 98.-- [Mr. Waterson.]
Question put, That the amendment be made:--
The House divided: Ayes 133, Noes 305.
|Relationships (Civil Registration) - 24 Oct 2001 - Division No. 41
I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for civil registration of a relationship between two people who are cohabiting, and for such registration to afford certain legal rights; and for connected purposes.
Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business):-
Those voting Aye in this division were in favour of bringing a bill before parliament that gave additional rights to unmarried, cohabiting couples.
The House divided: Ayes 179, Noes 59.
|Adoption and Children Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading - 29 Oct 2001 - Division No. 45
4.-(1) Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day.
(2) Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.-<[i>Mr. Sutcliffe.]
The House divided: Ayes 317, Noes 70.
|Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption - 16 May 2002 - Division No. 244
This amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill allowed unmarried couples (both heterosexual and homosexual) to adopt children. Those voting aye were for the amendment.
Amendment proposed: No. 148, in page 28, line 41, leave out "married".-[Mr. Hinchliffe.]
Question put, That the amendment be made:-
The House divided: Ayes 288, Noes 133.
|Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. - 20 May 2002 - Division No. 246
This amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill would have allowed unmarried heterosexual couples to adopt children. (Homosexual couples were specifically excluded.) The no-voters defeated this amendment.
The House divided: Ayes 174, Noes 301.
|Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters - 4 Nov 2002 - Division No. 345
Whilst in the commons for the first time, the Adoption and Children bill was amended to allow unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples to adopt children. However, when the bill went to the Lords, they rejected the amendment and reinstated the original "married couples only" rule. Back in the commons, the aye voters in this division sought to reject the modification in the Lords and allow umarried heterosexual and homosexual couples to adopt.
The House divided: Ayes 344, Noes 145.
|Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 - 10 Mar 2003 - Division No. 108
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:-
The House divided: Ayes 127, Noes 356.
|Local Government Bill — Maintain prohibition on promotion of homosexuality (Section 28) - 10 Mar 2003 - Division No. 109
The Majority of MPs voted to keep a clause in the Local Government Bill[1] designed to repeal the section in the Local Government Act 1986 that says:[2]
A local authority shall not
The insertion of this section into the law had been as a result of the controversial Section 28 which was part of the Local Government Act 1988.[3]
|Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] - 12 Oct 2004 - Division No. 256
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
The Bill represents a historic step on what has been a long journey to respect and dignity for lesbians and gay men in Britain. It is a natural progression in our vision to build an inclusive society. As such, it builds on reforms that began back in 1967 with Leo Abse's private Member's Bill, backed by the then Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins. The Government's commitment to equality has been strong and unequivocal. We have equalised the age of consent, outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of sexual orientation, secured protection from homophobic hate crimes and supported the abolition of section 28.
In creating a new legal relationship for same-sex couples, this Bill is a sign of the Government's commitment to social justice and equality. It is also a recognition of the realities of modern Britain. Across this country today thousands of same-sex couples have made the decision to share their lives, their home, their finances and the care of their children or of older relatives. They may have loved and cared for each other for many years, yet their relationship is invisible in the eyes of the law. The Bill sends a clear message about the importance of stable and committed same-sex relationships.
Question put, That the Bill be now read a Second time:-
Those voting Aye in this division voted to move to Bill for recognising same-sex partnerships to the next stage.
The House divided: Ayes 426, Noes 49.
|Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples - 9 Nov 2004 - Division No. 314
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
The clause in question is as follows.
'(1) Two siblings, both of whom are aged over thirty years, shall be eligible to register as civil partners provided that they have lived together for a continuous period of twelve years immediately prior to the date of registration.
(2) In this section "sibling" means a brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister.
(3) Chapter 2 of Part 2, Chapter 5 of Part 3 and Chapter 2 of Part 4 shall not apply to civil partnerships formed by virtue of this section.
(4) Section [Termination of civil partnerships other than same sex couples] shall apply to civil partnerships formed by virtue of this section.'.—[Mr. Leigh.]
Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:-
The Civil Partnership Bill sought to give homosexual couples the equivalent rights to those of married couples. This clause sought to additionally give those rights to brothers and sisters who were living together. Those voting Aye in this division were voting for the clause.
The House divided: Ayes 74, Noes 381.
|Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading - 9 Nov 2004 - Division No. 315
The majority voted to pass the Civil Partnerships Bill, completing its stages in the Commons.
|Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations - 19 Mar 2007 - Division No. 79
The majority of MPs voted to approve a set of regulations[1] that were made under the Equality Act 2006.[2]
This Act allows the Secretary of State to make regulations defining discrimination and harassment on grounds of sexual orientation, create criminal offences, and provide for exceptions.[2]
The Regulations define discrimination by a person A against a person B, on grounds of the sexual orientation of B or any other person except A, A treats B less favourably than he treats or would treat others (in cases where there is no material difference in the relevant circumstances).
According to the Regulations it is unlawful for a person A concerned with the provision of goods and services to the public to discriminate against a person B who seeks to obtain goods and services by refusing to provide B with goods and services of a quality which is similar to the quality of goods, facilities or services that A normally provides to the public.
The exceptions include matters concerning a person's home and family relations,[3] insurance,[4] blood donation,[5] Parliament and anything to do with GCHQ.[6]
As stipulated in the Act, the House of Lords also had to debate and pass the Regulations before they could come into force.[7]
|Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected - 20 May 2008 - Division No. 197
The majority of MPs voted against requiring the need for both a father and a mother to be considered when taking account of the welfare of a child who may be born as a result of fertility treatment. Instead, the law will stipulate the need for "supportive parenting".
The current text in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 says:[1]
The new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill under discussion will substitute "a father" for "supportive parenting".[2]
The vote, which was lost, would have instead changed "a father" to "a father and a mother" as it was written in the 1990 law.[3]
|Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected - 20 May 2008 - Division No. 198
The majority of MPs voted against requiring a father or male role model to be part of what the law interprets as "supporting parenting" for a child who is born as a result of fertility treatment.
The current text in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 says:[1]
The new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill under discussion will substitute "a father" for "supportive parenting".[2]
The vote, which was lost, would have instead changed "a father" to "supportive parenting and a father or male role model".[3]
A previous vote to change "a father" to "a father and a mother" instead of "supportive parenting" was also lost.[4]
|Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading - 5 Feb 2013 - Division No. 151
The majority of MPs voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
Under the law as it was at the time of this vote marriage could only be between a man and a woman. Same sex couples (and only same sex couples) could register a civil partnership under the Civil Partnership Act 2004[1]
MPs were voting on if the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill[2] ought be given its second reading; i.e.. if they approved the core principle of the Bill and wished to see it proceed towards becoming law.
Key elements of the Bill (from the explanatory notes[1]):
Religious organisations and their representatives who do not wish to marry same sex couples are protected from being compelled to do so through a series of religious protections.
|Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money) - 5 Feb 2013 - Division No. 153
The majority of MPs voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
MPs were technically voting to approve spending arising as a result of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill[1].
The text of the approved motion was:
|Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — (Carry-over) - 5 Feb 2013 - Division No. 154
The majority of MPs voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
MPs were voting on if the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill ought continue in the next Session of Parliament if its consideration was not concluded.
The text of the motion approved by the majority of MPs was:
|Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading - 21 May 2013 - Division No. 11
The majority of MPs voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
Under the law as it was at the time of this vote marriage could only be between a man and a woman. Same sex couples (and only same sex couples) could register a civil partnership under the Civil Partnership Act 2004[1]
MPs were voting on if the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill[2] ought be given its third reading; i.e.. to approve the Bill as it stood and support it becoming law.
Key elements of the Bill (from the explanatory notes[1]):
Religious organisations and their representatives who do not wish to marry same sex couples are protected from being compelled to do so through a series of religious protections.
|Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings - 5 Mar 2014 - Division No. 216
The majority of MPs voted to enable the courts to deal with proceedings for the divorce of, or annulment of the marriage of, a same sex couple. The majority of MPs also voted to allow the courts to make decisions in relation to the recognition of judgements in respect of a marriage made in other European Union states.
The motion approved by the majority of MPs was:
|Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK - 5 Mar 2014 - Division No. 220
The majority of MPs voted in favour of various amendments to acts of Parliament in light of the introduction of same sex marriage.
The motion approved by the majority of MPs was:
Key elements include:
|Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom - 5 Mar 2014 - Division No. 221
The majority of MPs voted to make same sex marriage available to armed forces personnel outside the UK.
The motion approved in the vote was:
Key elements of the proposed law[1]:
How the number is calculated
The MP's votes count towards a weighted average where the most important votes get 50 points, less important votes get 10 points, and less important votes for which the MP was absent get 2 points. In important votes the MP gets awarded the full 50 points for voting the same as the policy, no points for voting against the policy, and 25 points for not voting. In less important votes, the MP gets 10 points for voting with the policy, no points for voting against, and 1 (out of 2) if absent.
Questions about this formula can be discussed on the forum.
|No of votes
|Out of
|Most important votes (50 points)
|MP voted with policy
|MP voted against policy
|MP absent
|Less important votes (10 points)
|MP voted with policy
|MP voted against policy
|Less important absentees (2 points)
|MP absent*
*Pressure of other work means MPs or Lords are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained. Therefore, being absent on a less important vote makes a disproportionatly small difference.
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Today Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a feast with profound lessons for our struggle against abortion. Mary was assumed into heaven not only in spirit, but in her body, because the body is just as much a part of any person as the soul. Mary's Assumption is a sign that God ultimately saves us — and will raise us — in body and in soul.
Some who justify abortion say they don't know if the child has a soul. But that's beside the point. What matters is that the child has a body, and when we know that abortion destroys the body, we have all the information we need to know it's wrong.

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Will I buy something from Mr. Armin Hofmann?
Or from Wolfgang Weingart?
Or Rosemarie Tissi?
Or I could invest and pay homage to the ever great Skolos-Wedell?
Or should I just go with the aforementioned Wim Wenders?
My buddy, and fellow Hugger, Swinehart, yes, THE elusive Swinehart, has recently informed me of the existence of a fantastic poster shop not too far from my place. It is called Posteritati and yes, it is fantastic. Was very tempted to purchase any one of these Japanese versions of the Paris, Texas movie poster. Which reminded me to visit another fantastic poster store, and that is the one in Boston, known simply asInternational Poster Gallery. There you may find any number of prints to drool over. I have been scratching my head and still contemplating how I will invest my next bit of extra cash. Tough choices. Tough choices indeed…..


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Nearly two months ago, we talked about the progress being made by AMD to bring its highly acclaimed HD 4xxx series on to a mobile level.
A highlight of AMD's presence at the CEATEC 2008 event in Japan has most likely been the showing of a demo system, powered by an AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4xxx offering. The cooling solution, in itself, is quite a sight and leads to supposition that the part on display is a Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Featuring a 55nm GPU, codenamed either M96 (HD 46xx) or M98 (HD 48xx), it is unknown as to when the company will offer a launch date or availability information, yet there is clearly anticipation and demand from end-users for the HD 4xxx family to reach into the mobile world.


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Jake Gyllenhaal fans recently got a tantalizing look at his upcoming film, "Enemy". According to a Feb 3 story by E! Online, the star recently appeared in a trailer promoting his latest movie. However, Jake's fans will have twice the reason to watch his latest movie.
The film's plot centers around a professor that realizes he has a twin while watching a movie. Not surprisingly, he decides to hunt down his twin and figure out what is happening. The trailer culminates in a scene where the professor is confronting his twin, and Jake Gyllenhaal's fans will be treated to seeing two of him on the screen at the same time.
The director of the film, Denis Villeneuve revealed that Jake played both roles, and that he used a body double for certain scenes. Playing two characters on the same set is a remarkably difficult challenge for an actor, and not surprisingly, this was something that presented a challenge for Jake.


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IRS and Gold IRA Regulations
Original post by Melanie J. Martin of Demand Media
Investing in gold through your individual retirement account can help to ensure you'll live comfortably in your golden years. Gold has remained a stable commodity for many years, with a low level of volatility. However, the Internal Revenue Service has stringent regulations regarding how to invest in gold for an IRA.
You may need a new IRA plan that accepts gold, because not all IRA plans accept precious metals. Talk with your IRA custodian to select a gold-silver plan, filing the appropriate paperwork, or find a new IRA custodian (or IRA trustee, who has a very similar role) if your current custodian doesn't handle gold IRA plans. Then transfer your funds to the new plan.
The IRS forbids placing gold collectors' coins in an IRA. This rule holds true for collectibles in general. Furthermore, purchasing gold collectible coins can be risky, as only qualified dealers can determine their value. Thus, most investors should purchase gold bullion instead, which the IRS does not consider a collectible. However, the IRS does allow gold coins that are classified as legal tender rather than collectibles to be placed in an IRA. These coins derive their value from their legal face value rather than speculated worth. Your gold must have at least 99.5 percent purity as well.
Your gold bullion must be stored in an approved depository facility, according to IRS regulations. This facility must be owned by a third party, not by you or your IRA custodian. Your IRA custodian facilitates the storage of your gold with the third party. You must pay for the storage of the gold, in addition to other gold IRA fees. Storage costs typically range from $125 to $250 annually, according to the Smart Money website. Other typical gold IRA costs include a one-time set-up fee and an annual management fee of $75 to $250.
Other Methods
In addition to purchasing physical gold for your IRA, you can also purchase stock in gold. Purchasing gold exchange-traded funds gives you another way of investing in gold without taking possession of it. The IRS allows exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, to be part of an IRA account. These funds are essentially pools of assets, the shares of which can be traded like stocks. Before investing in an ETF, however, check with your IRA custodian to make sure you're investing in an ETF permitted by your account.
- Bloomberg: About Exchange-Traded Funds
- IRS: Retirement Plan FAQs Regarding IRAs
- Gold Gazette: How to Invest in Gold Using an IRA
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In 2004, Colorado Republicans held every major political seat in the state, including both senate seats, five of the seven congressional seats, the governorship, both state houses, and the offices of secretary of state and state treasurer. By the next presidential election in 2008, the complete opposite was true. This did not happen by chance. It was a highly calculated plan devised by four wealthy individuals. Rob Witwer, a former Colorado representative, and Adam Schrager, political reporter for KUSA, document how four multimillionaires, dubbed the "Gang of Four," plotted out this dramatic political reversal in their newly released book, "The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and why Republicans Everywhere Should Care)."
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With less than a day to go before the US Presidential election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney needs a miracle.
If polls are correct, he faces almost certain defeat - thanks to Barak Obama's advantage in the so-called swing states.
In nationwide polls, the race remains a statistical dead heat, and Mr Romney has an even chance at gaining a majority of the popular vote.
Given Obama's lock on East and West Coast states, and Romney's lead in most of the South, the race comes down to a handful of battleground states - most of them in the Mid West.
There are paths for Mr Romney to reach the magical 270 mark without winning the largest Mid West battleground, Ohio (see the New York Time's Paths to Victory graphic), but they all require an upset win in several states where Obama is regarded as safely ahead
No Republican has ever won the White House without carrying Ohio, but Politico's latest poll-of-polls has Mr Obama ahead by 50% to 47.1%.
Another factor: although polls show a neck-and-neck nationwide race, they also show that a clear majority of Americans now think Mr Obama will win - and for better-or-worse, last-minute undecided voters often break for he candidate they think will win in their desire not to have backed a loser.
The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight Forecast gives Obama a 92% chance of winning (again assuming swing state polls are accurate). Nate Silver, who writes the blog, says some polls could be rogue, but with 22 out of 23 in close states favouring the incumbent, "it's beyond a coin toss."
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Worse, for Mr Romney, time is running out faster than you might think. Under Ohio's liberal early voting laws, more than 29% of registered voters have already cast their ballot.
Romney has been behind in the Electoral College count all through the race - even after his first debate bounce.
Since Hurricane, Sandy, with the chance it afforded Mr Obama to show leadership, and garner glowing comments from New Jersey's popular Republican Governor Chris Christie, Mr Obama has moved further ahead in the Electoral College tally.
One poll-of-polls has him moving ahead in Virginia since Sandy (the state is often cited as the third most crucial battleground), while a Walls Street Journal/NBC/Marist poll has the president moving ahead in Florida.
If Mr Obama does take Florida, it won't just be a comfortable win - it will be verging on a landslide.
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The better news for Republicans: all polls point to the party holding the House of Representatives, and having a shot at taking control of the Senate from the Democrats.
The election takes place November 6 (Wednesday November 7 NZ time; the Ohio poll will close 2.30pm NZT).
In the event of a 269-269 Electoral College tie, the House of Representatives will decide the President (presumably picking Mr Romney if it the Republicans maintain control) while the Senate will decide the Vice President (if the Democrats manage to maintain their majority, they will pick Mr Obama's running mate Joe Biden).
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As opposed to Obama who is the archetype of the communitarian cultural marxist thug Chicago community organizer...who signed the NDAA into law by executive fiat giving him the power to use the US military to intern US citizens without charge for an indefinite period.
But I guess it ain't fascism when a nice fluffy freedom hating Dem does it...duh!
You realize Obama is fiscally centrist in American politics and right of Conservative world leaders like Cameron and Harper. He's not even a leftist let alone a "Marxist." Seriously, criticizing his aggressive authoritarian military policy is sort of valid, but calling him a Marxist or socialist is completely absurd.
You are right Romney will win a surprise 300 -312 electrol votes.
Either way the United States is bankrupt, the path may be slightly different under Obama or Romney but it ends the same no matter what.
The U.S. has 46+ million people on food assistance, it has nearly $200 trillion in obligations and is bleeding $1+ trillion a year in additional debt.
It's a train of 300 million people heading towards giant black hole.
You're right. When people talk about the "fiscal cliff" what they don't realize is the cliff they are talking about is really an arbitrary limit that is self imposed which of course won't be held to.
The REAL fiscal cliff will be when the creditors turn off the tap.
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France-based energy major Total named
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Anvil International promoted Brandon
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Los Angeles-based Origin Oil announced the
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Germany-based adhesives firm Henkel says that
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Six months ago, if someone had said the word cupcake, it probably wouldn't have even registered. I mean, sure, who doesn't like them? But a whole bakery devoted just to cupcakes? I asked my mother that when she told me. "Nothing else?" She just laughed like it was the funniest thing I'd said all day. I didn't quite believe it until I saw the man putting the final touches on the lettering on the window: The Cupcake Queen.
When she said, "I'm going to open a bakery," dumb me, I thought she meant in New York. And while it was surprising, I wasn't really surprised. My mom has always been what she calls "vaguely artistic". I started to get excited as she talked about the bakery idea. I pictured a tiny shop in Soho that made specialty cakes and got featured in the Food Section of The New York Times. Then she told me the bakery wasn't going to be in the City at all, but out here. Here, in Hog's Hollow, where they actually crown a Hog Queen every fall.
(c) Back cover, The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler, http://www.heatherhepler.com/books/bk_cupcake_s.html
"Readers will root for Penny, a talented artist, as she develops her gifts and adapts to small-town life." —Kirkus Reviews
Scholastic Book Club and Fair Selection 2009
Fall 2009 Indie Pick
Young adult fiction, ages 10-15; hardcover, 240 pages.
(c) heatherhepler.com, http://www.heatherhepler.com/books/bk_cupcake_w.html and Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com/Cupcake-Queen-Heather-Hepler/dp/0525421572
Fourteen-year-old high school freshman, Penny Lane, cleverly named after the Beatles' hit song, has been forced to leave her life in New York City for a boring little beach town called Hog's Hollow. Her artistic mother has abandoned her art gallery in the city for a cupcake bakery in a small town--and she's left Penny's father behind. Her parents tend to leave Penny out of everything that's going on in their lives, and all the poor girl wants to do is go home, back to her old life in the city. Slowly, Penny finds herself coming out of her shell as she starts working at the cupcakery, designing cupcakes, and making herself part of her mother's life once again, even gaining enough courage to ask what's really happening between her parents.
After a tumbling display of cupcakes land's on her high school's most popular queen bee, Charity, Penny knew she would be in for it. Luckily for her, early on in her stay, she meets her best-friend-to-be, Tally, her friend Blake, and the RPS. (You'll have to read to figure out that one!) They, together, plot revenge for Charity and her gang of followers, who make Penny's life miserable, from putting seventy-five dollars of pennies in her locker, to making it incredibly hard for her to get close to the cute, mysterious boy, Marcus, who likes to walk his dog down the beach.
This story is expertly told, through the eyes of Penny Lane, a coming-of-age story to fit today's generation. Typical teenage issues, like divorce, bullying, and a first love fill the novel, leaving the reader guessing with every chapter's end, wanting to continue. As this book is read, you won't want to put it down--it only took a couple of days to finish, among the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Penny's journey through hating her life in Hog's Hollow, to deciding that when she was invited, she wouldn't go back to New York to stay with her father, keeps readers hooked the entire time. Throughout the entire novel, one will feel themself right next to Penny, in the scenes that are so expertly described.
Heather Hepler's first solo novel is a hit with many different crowds, and is highly recommended.
Overall Rating; A.
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Brandon and Byshottles, Durham
Historical Description
Brandon and Byshottles, a township in the ancient or civil parish of Brancepeth, Durham, comprising the colliery villages of Brandon, Littlebum, Browney, Sleetburn, and Waterhouses; there are several smaller hamlets and Old Brandon. There are stations of the N.E.R. at Brandon and Waterhouses, and post and money order offices at Brandon, Langley Moor, Sleetbnm, and Waterhouses, with telegraph office at Langley Moor. Acreage, 6683 ; population of township, 14,239, which is divided into three wards under the authority of a local board, which has assumed the duty of school attendance in preference to a school board. The east and centre wards together form the ecclesiastical parish of Brandon, with three fine churches, and a population of 11,349; value of the living, £350 with residence. The west ward forms the parish of Waterhouses, with a population of 2890; value, £200 with residence. There are several dissenting chapels, and a Roman Catholic school chapel. There are also three literary institutes, two mission halls, and several reading-rooms. Viscount Boyne of Brancepeth is lord of the manor. Brandon Hill has an altitude of 880 feet, and commands a view not only of the whole country, but also of portions of Yorkshire, Westmoreland, and Northumberland.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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I cannot hold back the tears of joy just thinking about the video treasure trove served up by Warner Bros. (in conjunction with Paramount Pictures) – a major coup for comedy fans – the much-deserved Blu-Ray release of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
Confidentially, you don't have to be a math major to conclude it's really the 51st
anniversary of this 1963 Jerry Lewis laff classic. But who's counting, and who cares? It's so great to see ya, Professor Kelp – and what a way to see ya!
Don't have to reveal the plot of this bizarre slapstick masterpiece either, save, of course, that it's loosely based on the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and one filmed umpteenth times (due to its salacious scenario, but more likely to the fact that it's been in the public domain for over 100 years).
In an awesome nod to his cinematic predecessors, including John Barrymore, Fredric March and Spencer Tracy, Jerry's rendition remains in many ways the most poignant, focusing primarily on himself rather than his situation and/or victims. It's a stroke of genius, perfectly suited to the star and his protagonist(s).
The unbelievable psychological threads that sew up this tapestry (and ultimately keep the viewer in stitches) stunned the American press in 1963. It was, they admitted, surprisingly deep. Suffice to say, audiences got that (and Jerry) way before this movie was lensed – they saw in the love/hate relationship between Lewis and former teammate Dean Martin (check out That's My Boy, The Stooge and Artists and Models, if ya think I'm joking).
There are a lot of Freudian bridges burned and mended in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR – and they handily serve to underline its status as a work of art. After all, when friends discuss the modus operandi of a particular movie's roots, what happens to the characters, etc. – it's a testament to the picture's success and staying power. That these discussions have been now going on for more than a half century is almost unheard of. I vividly recall hosting a 20th anniversary screening, after which a pleasantly stunned writer/actress pal drolly commented, "So the French were right." And how often do you hear that?!
Basically, the update has the socially inept (but brainy) college prof, Julius Kelp, yearning for acceptance in an ever-increasing world populated by jocks, cool entertainers and the materialistic demands their universe demands. Trumping it is Kelp's suppressed desire for sex – often unhealthily and inappropriately (but secretly) pointed toward his classes, filled with luscious coeds (personified by the likes of Francine York and Julie Parrish). The key intended female conquest, however, is Stella Purdy (musically punctuated on the soundtrack by Stella by Starlight, one of the many themes snatched from the Paramount songbook, which also includes the apropos That Old Black Magic). Stella is played with volcanic pulchritude by the gorgeous Stella Stevens, who never looked better than she does in this movie (and think about what I just wrote!); ironically, the only other movie that comes close in capturing her peak physical charms is 1966's The Silencers, the first Matt Helm spy pic, featuring Martin.
Kelp's passion sends him to the college psych department where's he's told inanely to build up his body. After disastrous sessions at Vic Tanny's (the 1960s go-to joint for muscle-hustle), Kelp buries himself in Jungian tomes that jarringly recall his awful childhood (flashbacks to Baby Kelp reveal little Jerry in an oversized crib watching his monstrous mother verbally castrate his ineffectual father – two bravura performances by Elvia Allman and Howard Morris).
Julius' late night experiments result in a drug that turns him into campus heartthrob Buddy Love – and that's where the movie blasts off from psychological to psychopathic delirium.
Buddy Love could be possibly one of the most brilliant creations in all of cinema. He is a 100% fabricated version of horrific media-fueled social engineering. Men worship him, women pant for him. He's acclaimed for his looks, singing abilities, fashion sense: the absolute human evocation of cool. And, yet, he's none of these things; rather, a chain-smoking, hard-drinking GMO-post-war Madison Avenue end product of hype. His oily slicked-back hair, heavy facial makeup and pimp attire suggest a demonic hybrid of Russell Crowe and Boy George. His singing is of the novelty variety, along the lines of Dave Seville's Chipmunks; even his signature song is an atrocity, equating relationships with rhyming lyrics such as "atom bombs" and "false alarms." Most shocking is that every woman continuously fantasizes jumping his bones despite the appalling truism that Love is an obnoxious, rude, discourteous, violent, misogynist bully. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR's rationale for all this is that it's Kelp's inner self getting revenge on everyone who's ever dished him dirt. And here's where all the after-screening talk began.
I've heard 'em all – every treatise on the Kelp/Love/Lewis personae, how and why they tick, click, clunk and sunk (umm, sink). The most repeated one is the also the most false: it's the movie where Jerry Lewis turns into Dean Martin. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Even Dino's few detractors never pegged him as an evil, manipulative force – unkind and cruel; in fact, his easy-going nature made him one of the most-beloved entertainers in all of show business. When cut-rate movie studio Jack Broder Productions concocted a 1952 Martin & Lewis rip-off (the notorious, but frequently amusing Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla), featuring M & L lookalikes Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo, it was Lewis who had his high-priced lawyers on the phone, ready to stomp them to death like bugs. Dean interceded with a jokey competition-is-the-highest-form-of-praise rebuttal, insisting his partner cool it ("Let the kids make a few bucks," he replied). The would-be case was dropped and Petrillo even made appearances as Lil' Jerry on The Colgate Comedy Hour. A more accurate version of the above NP theme was that Lewis turned into Dean's fellow Rat Packer Frank Sinatra, another giant of that era whom the comedian idolized.
Easier to accept is the hypothesis that in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, on-screen Jerry Lewis becomes off-screen Jerry Lewis (The French title translates to Dr. Jerry and Mr. Love). My take, for all it's worth, is way less complex. In my myopic eyes, the movie chronicles Newark, NJ's Joey Levitch transformed into Sy Devore-Hollywooded Jerry Lewis. As evidence, look at all the 1940s/1960s examples of anachronistic pubescent culture shock. I mean, what major Ivy League college in the mid-1960s would consider Les Brown and his Band of Renown (excellent as they are) as the epitome of trendy modernity? Yet, in LewisWorld, when he was of college age in the mid-1940s, you couldn't have signed a better bunch of hep cats. It's all part of the weird quantum effect that permeates throughout THE NUTTY PROFESSOR's impossible galaxy.
While it's (natch) Lewis' show, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, more than in any other Jerry romp, allows and encourages the human backbone of the picture – the high-octane character actor-guffaw-getters – to push the comedian to the forefront via their outstanding participation. We've already mentioned Allman and Morris, but only briefly touched upon Stevens. Unlike the females in other Lewis movies, Stevens is a prime narrative mover (and movingly so). Typical of Lewis is that even as Kelp, Stevens/Purdy admires and lusts the bungling teacher. Still, she's also an all-night clubber and sexually experienced woman with a mild bad girl side that surfaces in the off-limits nitery christened The Purple Pit. That said, we must wonder what exactly Stevens' college major is, since her demeanor clearly suggests it's Stripping and Lap Dancing with a minor in Cigarette Girl (nevertheless THE NUTTY PROFESSOR offers the best role any woman ever had in a Jerry Lewis movie – and, it must be said, Stella Stevens milks it for all it's worth). In perfect unison with my '40s/'60s am-I-reading-too-much-into-this theory are the depictions of other classmates, notably Henry Gibson, Marvin Kaplan, Norman Alden and Skip Ward, since average age of Kelp's students appears to be approximately 35 (Lewis was 37 when production began). The remaining adult populace is dotted by terrific bits from Buddy Lester (as a tough guy bartender), Gavin Gordon, Doodles Weaver, Milton Frome, Dave Willock and Richard Kiel.
Two plum supporting players in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR rate special praise. As the Dean's office manager, Millie Lemmon, the great Kathleen Freeman gives perhaps her supreme Lewis turn. Her reactions, especially after she retrieves him from a laboratory that he has just obliterated, are priceless.
The main supporting actor kudos is reserved for the hysterical Del Moore as Dean Warfield. His terse-taskmaster-to-Kelp/stooge-to-Love is spectacularly realized, easily the actor/announcer's finest celluloid moment (check out the Shakespeare scene; Lewis can't hold back his own laughter, turning from the camera, biting his lip).
In 1971, Lewis authored a motion picture how-to book entitled The Total Filmmaker. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR proves him worthy of that moniker. Jerry is always in complete control and knows WTF he's doing from fade-in to fade-out. The framing, the cutting, anatomical visual time-and-space impossibilities (okay, sight gags), the lighting, the color, the use of sound effects (squeaky shoes, a pocket watch) all play a vital part in making every laugh count. One specific moment has had me chuckling since the movie's original release. It's an edit in the Dean's office, where Kelp is being reprimanded for blowing up the students. It starts as a genial but curt response from Moore, then abrasively jump-cuts to a low-angle, finger-pointing, jarring, berating rant. There's no reason on Earth why this cut should work; it goes against every rule of film editing. And, yet, it's one of the funniest uses of juxtaposition I've ever seen. To this day (this day, being last week), it still bowls me over.
The clever, wry script by Lewis and trusted cowriter Bill Richmond is nothing short of inspired. The infamous preachy stuff that Lewis has a deadly penchant to spew out in most of his self-directed pics for once genuinely works when coming from the snarly lips of Buddy Love. "Man needs you the most," he tells Stevens after forcing himself upon her. "If ya want more, call for refills." Astonishingly (remember, this is LewisWorld), Stella (both reel, and, likely in Jerry's dreams, real) does, responding that she's never heard a "more honest approach to two people being together." Ouch.
Perfectly balancing this GOP Guide to Women's Studies is the sad, apologetic sincerity of Kelp: "You might as well like yourself. Just think about all the time you'll have to spend with you." Lewis' dual role represents the pinnacle and victory of his seven-decades-long Chaplinesque pursuit. He's unabashedly fantastic as Kelp and Love, most prominently when the drug begins to wear off, segueing uncomfortably between the swinger and the schlemiel, in both vocal and body language terms. His inept attempt as a dancing chaperone at the college prom is one of the funniest scenes in the flick, while an ominous post-climactic capper (the big money marketing of Kelp's Kool Tonic) is as frightening a warning as anything in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Technical credits in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR are on par with all the director/writer/producer/star's Paramount pics. In other words, top-notch. The beautiful Technicolor photography of W. Wallace Kelley never looked better than in this flawless Blu-Ray. It's like owning a pristine 35MM print. Production values, including the amazing Purple Pit set and Kelp's laboratory (percolating with rainbow-hued chemicals), are awesome. The audio is accessible in two versions: a re-mixed 5.1 stereo track or the original mono; purist that I am, I prefer the 1963 latter (both are neat sounding boards for Walter Scharf's peppy score). And we can't resist bringing up Stevens' wardrobe, which can only be described as Victoria's Secret Back-to-School ensemble.
Extras in this box set are lavish. They not only encompass the plethora of supplements from Lewis' personal archive (that were featured in the last Paramount DVD release), but contain a newly created documentary (Jerry Lewis: No Apologies) and paper materials (comprising 48 pages of storyboards, a 44-page collection of script notes, and Jerry's Being a Person book, which he originally penned for the movie's crew...oy, yeah, I know) that any Lewis fan will go ga-ga over.
There are also two other Lewis movies, regrettably on DVD only. At first glance their inclusion may seem curious choices, as they are 1961's THE ERRAND BOY (okay) and 1960's CINDERFELLA (not so much). In the complete context of the package, they work quite well, as all three Lewis movies are about personal change and transformation.
A fourth platter justifies singular reference.
In the 1960s, one of my most prized possessions was an LP (possibly a bootleg) of Jerry Lewis: Phoney Phone Calls. The record was distributed in 1959 when Lewis was about to hit his professional zenith; the fact that it also overlapped the then-incredible golden age of comedy record albums (spearheaded by the million-plus sales of discs by Shelley Berman and Bob Newhart, and paving the way for later triumphs by Vaughn Meader and, most notably, Bill Cosby) made it a win/win acquisition. Jerry's vinyl exploits are important in this collection, since his merciless treatment of receiving end innocents are ferociously reminiscent of his Buddy Love side in action. The CD in this set (I haven't listened to it yet) spans 1959-1972 (Lewis' official 2001 expanded re-release), so there's stuff I've never heard. Another perk/incentive!
Finally, there's a sinister little-told sidebar to THE NUTTY PROFESSOR that involves the famed Hammer Films studio.
While the idea of a reverse effect on the Jekyll story was an innovative carrot for Jerry, it wasn't the first – or even second attempt to revise the Stevenson tale. 1960's Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, directed by Terence Fisher, featured a boring nerd Dr. Jekyll whose downing the dreaded drug makes him over as a suave, dandy and evil Victorian Mr. Hyde. That was the straight horror edition. More telling was the studio's earlier diddling with the story, 1959's The Ugly Duckling. What makes this Hammer Jekyll so intriguing was that it was an out-and-out comedy version, updated to modern London and starring comedian Bernard Bresslaw (best-known for his work as one of the Carry On crew). The aforementioned sinister element revolves around the disappearance of all 35MM prints and negatives of The Ugly Duckling – making it a "lost" Hammer Film, almost inconceivable since it's a movie from the late 1950s (a Hammer prime period). Rumors have run rampant as to Lewis becoming livid that his concept wasn't as original as he thought – that he somehow had all prints and negatives destroyed to squelch comparison. Perhaps outlandish, certainly crazy (actually, a complete 16MM print exists in the U.S. Library of Congress archive), but undeniably a Buddy Love moment.
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Color. Letterboxed [1.78:1; 1080p High Definition]; 5.1 HD-DTS MA (stereo remix); also original 2.0 HD-DTS MA mono. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jerry Lewis Productions. CAT # 1000477604. SRP: $49.99.


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He holds doctorates from the universities of Madrid and Oxford, as well as a D.Litt (Hons.) from the University of Warwick. He has been a Research Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick, and has taught as Juan Carlos I Visiting Professor in the Department of Politics at New York University, Tinker Visiting Professor at the University of Columbia, Jean Monnet Visiting Professor at the European University Institute (Florence), and Visiting Professor at the Minda de Gunzburg Center of European Studies at Harvard University.
He was the Spanish Minister of Education and
Science between 1982 and 1988, and a member of Parliament.His major works include Dictatorship and
Political Dissent, 1978; The Transition to Democracy in Spain, 1982;
Economic Reforms in New Democracies (with L. C. Bresser and A.
Przeworski), 1993; Regimes, Politics and Markets, 1997; Democracy and
the Rule of Law (co-editor with A. Przeworski), 2003; El Control de los
Políticos, 2003; Controlling Governments. Voters, Institutions, and
Accountability (co-editor with I. Sánchez-Cuenca), 2008; La
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In Marvel's latest movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy" Chris Pratt stars as Peter Quill, aka Star Lord. Peter was abducted by an alien ship after the death of his mother and taken to another world; fast forward to a harsh alien world where Peter is now a scavenger, collecting booty for money when he comes across the orb, a small silver ball. The orb is a mysterious object which has powers that are as yet not understood.
Peter is set on selling the orb, and goes to Nova Prime to do so. While he is there he meets Gamora, Zoe Saldana, who is the adopted daughter of Thanos, Josh Brolin, who is also on a mission to get the orb. Later, he meets Rocket, (voiced by Bradley Cooper, Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) and Drax, Dave Bautista. They are an odd group, yet they share commonalities.
When they discover that the orb is a source of great destructive power, they decide to band together in the hopes that they will save the galaxy from a variety of villains including Ronan, Lee Pace and Thanos, and those who work for him.
Peter carries around with him a mix tape that his mother made for him, which contains music from the seventies and eighties. The music which he listens to is a link to his mother and provides light humor throughout the film. Similarly, at the end of the film, music is used as diversion since by its very nature, it is a foreign concept. Both Gamora and Ronan, have no idea what music or even dancing are, and this provides ample opportunities for light hearted banter.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" is a delightful romp in which furry creatures such as Rocket become super heroes (rocket launcher ready and fully loaded) and trees are big teddy bears whose limbs are used as artillery and then as shelter for those they love.
While the roles of Peter, Gamora, Rocket and Groot are all well done, Drax is the one weak link in the chain. His lines often seem labored in their delivery as if he is reading from a script. This lends a bit of artifice to a film, which otherwise, is fluid in its presentation. Yes, this is fantasy and so we are expected to suspend belief, yet it should not feel as if the actors themselves have not done the same.
This is one minor flaw though, and considering that Drax is not the lead, but secondary character, it can be forgiven. On the whole, if taken as a singular unit "Guardians of the Galaxy" incorporates good campy fun, with elements of Star Wars (the reluctant hero who finds his purpose and saves the day). The question is not will they save the galaxy, but how will they do it? That they do it with a wink and a nod adds spice and flavor to a genre (super heroes) which some maybe tiring of.
For parents, this film is extremely kid friendly. Yes, there are moments of tension; however it is devoid of salaciousness, foul language or even extreme violence. That does not mean it is not fun. It is, yet, the writers seemed to understand that you can incorporate action, without having to appeal to these baser elements.
That this film does not take everything so seriously gives the audience moments of respite within the film, in which we can laugh with the heroes, which allows us to be a part of their gags, instead of feeling like we are mere spectators to a stationary art.
It is clear from the ending that there will be a sequel, make sure to stay to the end of the credits for a small homage to another zany comic character. Small bits such as this, let us know that not only were the film makers having fun, but they were using every moment within the film to make the most of what they had, and to give the audience as much as they could. This one is well worth the time and money.


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