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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 03:20 am |
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booklover Member
I've been going through my books putting them onto my computer and figuring replacement costs should I lose them. A while back, on another board where I post, I asked people what they planned to do with their Civil War books once they pass on. While I don't have a massive library, I do probably have about 250 books or so (and am aquiring more every week). What I lack in quantity, however, I believe I make up for in quality. So have any of you given much thought as to what you plan to do with your collection when you can no longer read them? I can't find anyone in my family who wants them, and I doubt my alma mater would either. I had thought about my local library, but I doubt they have the staff that would allow them to take care of them. Plus, I wouldn't want them to loan them out, rather requiring users (which I would suspect would be high school students, etc.). I don't want them to end up in a garage sale somewhere either, because some of them hold a strong sentimental attachment. My research papers on Everton Conger will go to the local historical society, as I think they would take care of them and make them available to researchers. But they aren't equipped to handle the number of books I imagine I will have when my time comes (unless that time is after I write this). So, have any of you given this any thought? Best Rob |
Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 03:49 am |
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I have a set of print Official Records and quite a collection of books, mainly on the Eastern theater, but covering nearly all aspects of the War. Some are fairly rare. I recently wrote my will. I don't have much. My books are one of my major possessions. My best friend is a Civil War student too, so I am offering him first crack at the books. Then I will offer my family the next crack at them. I imagine the ones I consider special, they (both my friend and family) would too. The rest, I am leaving to the local library to do as they wish with them. If they choose not to loan them out or they are duplicates, I assume they will sell them which raises money for the library system -- which in my opinon is a good cause. It doesn't really bother me as to what precisely happens to them ... I would just like them to hopefully be of benefit to someone, somehow, but the exact way they benefit isn't really that important to me personally. And after all, it's not like I can take them all with me. - Jenny |
Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 04:11 am |
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It is good that you are thinking of this, Booklover. I have thought of this, myself. The best thing that I've been able to come up with is to explain to my teenage daughter about my collection, and how the valuable ones are marked as valuable, and simply to do her best, if she doesn't share my interest, to see that they are maintained until they get someplace where they are appreciated. If she can auction them to pay for something that interests her the way that they interested me, all the more power to her! As Jenny/aphill said, you can't take them with you. Also, ultimately, they ARE meant to be read (or collected, either way is fine, I'm sure). I think that if the ones of a lessor value went to the local (very rural, under-stocked) library, that would be delightful! I LOVE the idea of them randomly fueling someone else's interest. JoanieReb |
Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 05:17 am |
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Eventually my books will be donated to the Drum Barracks Civil War Museuem here in Wilmington California . You all have heard me talking about the Drum all the time. We have received several libraries already from other people. I have helped sort them and place them on the shelf. The books we have that are duplicate copies we decide which is the best copy and keep the others are sold to buy more books for the library. Susan |
Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 09:43 pm |
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ole Member
Have been nudging Dear One closer to the idea that my library is not merely there to annoy her. As the children could care less, it remains an asset that she might exploit to, at least, pay for the funeral. (I've said that the cheapest possible planting or incineration would be preferable to a traditional planting, but she is Italian -- no, make that Sicilian -- and must have a stone that can be visited, and decorated, and eventually forgotten.) Have a local guy who's interested in the entire collection of 700 CW books. But he's likely to expire before I do. And, when the time comes for me to assume room temperature, I have only one friend who might help her dispose of them advantageously, and I might outlast him, as well. Does anyone know a source who will bid (if necessary, sight unseen) on a passel of books? And be fair about it? In other words, someone to liquidate an asset that won't be cashed in before the end of my lifetime, and won't be consigned to Amvets? ole (anyone want to buy a first edition of Grant's Memoirs in almost good condition? Or Lee's Lieutenants, or Gideon Welles' Diary, or Freeman's bio of Lee?) |
Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 02:49 am |
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booklover Member
Just got to looking at my post and I realize I didn't finish one thought. I had meant to say that I would want them to stay in the library because I could imagine that high school students would use them for papers or class assignments, etc., and I don't want to take the chance that they could be lost or damaged. Some of these books (including the complete set of Lincoln's collected works) were bought with money left to me by my mother, so they hold extra-special value. My goal in collecting these types of books is to first supplement the projects I'm working on, then to get books I'm interested in reading and then representative books for just about every aspect of the war. I only look for two or three on a particular battle just because the military aspects don't interest me as much as the social and the political. An exception to this is Gettysburg, where I have probably about 10 or 12 (not because of it's alleged importance but because it was the first CW battlefield I ever visited). Books on Lincoln, which I separate out of the books on the war per se, are a little different. Not only do I buy books that are current but I am also trying to get the titles I've read and used when I was in college and since then. Alibris is a wonderful way to accomplish that. I also collect books on Civil War historians and historiography. I have a biography of Douglas Southall Freeman, one on Allan Nevins, one on Jim Bishop, two on Shelby Foote and one on Bruce Catton. I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I do try to collect some general titles, most fit into a narrow path that I wonder if it would be of interest to the "average" reader. Will there be anyone out there interested in "The Civil War as a Theological Crisis" or "A Manual of Military Surgery" as opposed to "Battle Cry of Freedom" or Foote's trilogy? By the way, Ole, how much do you want for the Gideon Welles diary? Best Rob |
Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 04:22 pm |
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David White Member
My boys are interested in history so hopefully they will want my books but good grief I have a lot and the rib is threatening to buy another dog if I don't stop buying books. Looks like I'll be getting a second pooch. Just like Ole I have a first edition of Grant's memoirs that were actually once owned by a veteran of the war. I bought them from a woman who became a widow too early and her husband had about 50 books she sold to me for $1 a book in the early 70s. I told her that was much too little for what she was selling me but she said she had no use for them and was just glad someone who would be happy to have them was buying them. It was kind of sad. |
Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 05:33 pm |
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ole Member
That must be a classical definition of "mixed emotions" David. "Golly, ma'am, you're giving them away (snicker, giggle). Thank you." But she had the right attitude about books: they're only useful if someone is going to read them. Recently gave a teen-aged niece (who does read history) my precious complete set of Will and Ariel Durant's ponderous tomes. As well as another box of assorted, nonCW, history books. Although it was like giving away a much adored molar, I wasn't reading them and would likely never get around to reading them; they now have a home wherein someone might get some use from them. Booklover: I'll get back to you on Welles' Diaries. ole |
Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 05:39 pm |
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ole Member
Ever notice that most people who read treat books like their children? Do not abuse. Enjoy. Send them off when they're finished. ole |
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For Midwest retailers wanting shoppers in a Christmas mood, the weather outside is frightful."When it's really warm like this, some people can't get in the mood for shopping for Christmas presents," said Cindy Claycomb, a professor of marketing at Wichita State University. "If it's a little cooler, that helps with the mood."
On the other hand, Claycomb noted, it's also a lot nicer to go out on such an expedition, without rain or snow or cold. And once shoppers get into a store, Christmas music, decorations and seasonal scents and bargains can help bring those shoppers around.
"Holiday shopping has been good," said William Long, owner of Long's of Hutchinson. "But I have to believe if it was a little colder and there was a little snow - or any moisture - business would be better. When it's 70 degrees in December in Kansas, people just don't feel like it's Christmas and don't get in the spirit."
Gary Dispensa, a senior economist with ShopperTrak, a retail technology company that anonymously counts people in stores around the nation, says his data agrees.
"I would say, looking at traffic over the last few days, it has been off a bit, and think it's due to the weather," Dispensa said. "We've had warm weather all across the Midwest, from the Rockies to the East, so traffic has been off at malls 4 to 5 percent."
The length of this year's holiday shopping season may also be playing a role, however, he said, with an extra weekend to shop allowing people to procrastinate on their buying.
"People, especially males, like to wait until the end," he said.
At least a temporary change in the weather is coming this weekend, with high temperatures forecast to dip into the upper 30s, and with a 30 to 40 percent chance of rain and snow, according to the National Weather Service.
But a real winter cool-down, with freezing daytime temperatures, is still a couple of weeks away.
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Since Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the Christmas buying season, temperatures in Hutchinson have been closer to springtime averages than winter, with daily highs in the upper 50s and 60s, though nighttime lows have mostly been below freezing.
Lawnmowers were still buzzing around town over the weekend and homeowners hanging Christmas lights were able to work in light jackets or shirtsleeves.
For November, daily highs usually average around 54 degrees. This year the month saw an average daily high of 63.4 degrees instead - more than 9 degrees warmer than normal.
Nighttime lows, on the other hand, thanks to the continuing drought, are exhibiting a phenomenon more typical for desert climes than south central Kansas, with temperatures plummeting after the unusually warm days.
November's nighttime lows averaged right at freezing - or about 2.5 degrees below normal.
The daily swing in temperature from the day's high to low averaged more than 30 degrees for the month, compared to a normal swing of about 20 degrees during November.
"Whenever you have a dry air mass in place, it's easy for daylight heating to bring the temperature up, but conversely, as soon as the sun is down, temperatures drop," said state climatologist Mary Knapp. "You get really high variations between the highs and lows."
One benefit, Knapp noted, is that though the lack of moisture continues to be hard on winter wheat, freezing temperatures at night have helped push and keep the wheat in dormancy despite the warm days.
The drought, meanwhile, continues to deepen its grip on the region. Hutchinson recorded only 0.34 of an inch of rain for November, a month that historically sees 1.11 inches.
That helped the city's rainfall deficit surpass the actual amount of rain for the year. Hutchinson has received 14.34 inches of rain for 2012 - 14.65 inches below normal.
The cumulative rainfall deficit for the past two years has now topped 28 inches at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport - the city's average annual rainfall is 30 inches - and the shortfall is more than 23 inches at the research station south of town.
The warm daytime temperatures and persistent Kansas winds are also allowing for greater evaporation of moisture in the region than typical for winter.
"In November and December we don't see a lot of moisture in the best of years," said Knapp, of Kansas State University. "Usually, just as plants go dormant the soil freezes and ponds freeze over, so it slows the evaporation loss. Right now, we're not getting that."
In fact, 2012 is shaping up to be among the warmest years on record. According to data from the National Weather Service, a running average of Wichita's five warmest January-November periods since 1889 shows 2012 is well above the second warmest years of 1954 and 1934, with an average temperature of 63.8 degrees.
Comparative data was not available for Hutchinson, but its average temperature for this year, based on records kept by The News, is 62.1 degrees.
'Tis the season
It's not all bad news, though.
Despite the unseasonably warm weather, merchants in Hutchinson and the region indicate they are faring well.
"We've had an increase in the number of Christmas trees we've sold," said Gary Bornholdt, president of Bornholdt Plantland. "Thanksgiving was a week earlier than it normally is, and many people use the gauge of Thanksgiving to get a tree. But we are ahead of where we were last year.
He's also still getting calls for landscape work, such as installing sprinklers, Bornholdt said.
They're not selling many coats at JC Penney, but people are Christmas shopping, said manager Melanie Block.
She didn't have comparative numbers from last year, Block said, since the national retailer is working to transform its image and shopping experience, but there are lots of customers in the local store.
"It's hard to gauge" how sales are going, Block said, "but we're getting lots of positive feedback from customers."
The weather has had no negative impact on her Christmas, said Anne Dowell, owner of the Apron Strings store.
"Actually, it's helped older people get out and around better," Dowell said. "Sales are up. We're doing great. We had our door propped open, which is unheard of in the first week of December, but we've been busy. Things started with a bang and we've been going great guns since."
With 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, giving buyers a longer time to shop, there may be a lull in store traffic nationally before Christmas, according to ShopperTrak.
Shoppers still have two full weeks and three weekends to get to stores, and some may wait for retailers to reduce prices prior to Christmas for last-minute deals. As a result, ShopperTrak predicted the week before Christmas will be the largest retail sales week of the year.
"People keep shopping every weekend, but there is a build," Dispensa said. "This weekend will be higher than last weekend, then there's the 15th and 23rd. The 23rd is going to be another big day. We call that 'Super Saturday.' It will be the second highest traffic day and the second highest sales of the holiday season. The week of the 16th to 22nd is the biggest shopping week of the whole year."
And expect some big markdowns on those coats, sweaters and gloves.


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Ebtihal Al-Alwi is pursuing a master's degree in public policy.
November 12, 2013
Dr. Saliba Sarsar received the Award for Academic Excellence
Fifteen students joined President Brown for the simulcast performance of Tosca
October 29, 2013
Provost Pearson and Professor Wang attend 60th year celebration at Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST).
October 21, 2013
Life Through Hope
October 18, 2013
The internship positions ranged from a business applications developer in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at Oregon State University.
October 10, 2013
Preserving Pets "FUREVER
October 07, 2013
The purpose of the class is to stimulate students' academic curiosity about world hunger and overall issues related to the world, and to help them as they transition into academic university life.
September 26, 2013
During her visit, the First Lady received a donation of over 13,000 books for the people of Tanzania from the Monmouth University Library.
September 25, 2013
Event set for Sept. 27
September 18, 2013
Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" lights up the stage at Monmouth U
September 11, 2013
A Reading by Katie Ford
September 05, 2013
Shored Up
August 28, 2013
Professor of History Julius Adekunle was featured in the Asbury Park Press on August 23.
August 23, 2013
President Brown was featured in the Star Ledger on August 23.


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You might not have heard, but sharks are in trouble from an unlikely source—our own federal government. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the government agency tasked with managing our nation's fisheries, is taking steps to undermine state laws that protect sharks.
We have some encouraging news for you out of Hong Kong – the government of Hong Kong announced that it will no longer serve shark fin soup at government functions, and that it will encourage government-funded bodies to do the same.
"This news is big, and we are absolutely thrilled to share it with you – India has moved to outlaw shark finning! India ranks second only to Indonesia in terms of the number of sharks caught each year, so this ban is a major victory for ever-dwindling shark populations.
The brutal practice of shark finning involves slicing off a shark's fins, often while the shark is still alive, then tossing the shark back into the water to drown or bleed to death. Shark meat is far less valuable than their fins, which means that their bodies take up precious cargo space, creating an incentive to only keep the most valuable parts and allowing more sharks to be caught on each trip. The United States and European Union have already banned the practice of shark finning in their respective waters
Let's start with the good news: As of yesterday, July 1, California's shark fin ban (passed in 2011) officially came into effect! California grocers that stocked shark fins and restaurants that offered shark fin soup on the menu had 18 months to move their product. During the 18 month interim, the Los Angeles Times reports that one San Gabriel Valley restaurant specializing in the delicacy shut down, while several retailers in Chinatown bemoaned the large stock of shark fins still at hand.
We have some big news for you –Brunei has become the first Asian country to adopt a nationwide shark fin ban! With his June 7 announcement, Sultan Hossanal Bolkiah's decree officially banned the catch and landing of all shark species from the waters of Brunei Darussalam, as well as shark fin sales in the domestic market, and the importation and trade of shark products.
Less than one week after passing the state Assembly, the Delaware state Senate has signed on to a bill banning the trade of shark fins within the state's borders.
The states spanning the entire West Coast, plus Hawaii and Illinois, already have shark fin bans in place. In Maryland, a similar bill was just signed into law today by Governor Martin O'Malley, and the New York Legislature is considering a ban as well.
The gruesome practice of shark finning—slicing off a shark's fins and throwing the body overboard, often while still alive—is illegal in the United States. But shark fin soup remains a pricey Asian delicacy, often selling for up to $100 a bowl, and fins can be imported from other countries where the practice is legal.
With the session ending in just three days, Delaware may become the first East Coast state to ban the shark fin trade. HB 324, the bill banning the sale, trade, possession and distribution of shark fins throughout the state, has already passed the Delaware State Assembly and it's now up to the Senate to finish the job.
Shark fins are primarily used for shark fin soup, a delicacy in many Asian communities. This demand for shark fins, however, drives the cruel practice of shark finning, slicing a shark's fins off and throwing the body overboard. This bill would decrease the demand for fins, and prevent Delaware from becoming a state used to transport fins to larger markets in other East Coast states, like New York.
Some species of sharks have declined by as much as 99 percent, mainly from the demand for shark fins. As the top predators in the ocean food chain, sharks help keep our oceans in balance.
The importance of passing a shark fin ban bill in Delaware is a small step in a bigger picture. Other states that have enacted laws banning shark fin sales include California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, and similar legislation is awaiting Governor Pat Quinn's signature in Illinois.
Oceana commends the Delaware State Assembly on their important action to save sharks, and calls upon the Delaware Senate to do the same!
New York state is the largest importer of shark fins on the East Coast, but if a new bill passes, this fact could be history.
This trade is driven by a demand for shark fin soup, which can sell for hundreds of dollars. Sadly, shark numbers are dropping worldwide due to relentless fishing for fins, and in many places sharks have their fins cut off while still alive (a cruel practice called "finning"). Finning is illegal in the United States, but the demand for fins in New York and elsewhere in the US add to the pressure. Imported fins can come from countries with less regulations, and many shark populations in the US are dropping dangerously low, with some hammerhead populations falling as much as 98%.
But New York is considering a bill that would ban the trade of shark fins within the state, and we're so excited to announce that it's moving forward! After a huge push by Oceana and other shark supporters, which included thousands of your signatures and personal pleas from Leonardo DiCaprio and January Jones, both the Senate and Assembly committees passed the bill. Now it's up for a vote in the Assembly and Senate. But the New York legislation session ends this week, which means they have to act soon.
We're still gathering signatures to send to New York legislatures. Please sign today and pass the petition along to your friends. The world's sharks need you.
Andy Sharpless is the CEO of Oceana.
Calling all Californians: Right now your Governor, Jerry Brown, is considering legislation that would effectively end the trade of shark fins. As you're probably aware, trade in shark fins facilitates the practice of shark finning, which is one of the single biggest contributors to the collapse of shark populations around the globe.
The California State Senate passed a bill to end the trade in California, A.B. 376, earlier this month and we expect the governor to sign or veto the bill this week, so your rapid input is critical.


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One of the first ladies of contemporary British stage and cinema,
Emma Thompson
has won equal acclaim for her work as an actress and a screenwriter. For a long time known as
Kenneth Branagh
's other half, Thompson was able to demonstrate her considerable talent to an international audience with Oscar-winning mid-1990s work in such films as
Howards End
Sense and Sensibility
Born April 15, 1959 in Paddington, West London, Thompson grew up in a household well-suited for creative expression. Both of her parents were actors, her father,
Eric Thompson
, the creator of the popular TV series The Magic Roundabout, and her actress mother,
Phyllida Law
, a cast member of This Poisoned Earth (1961), Otley (1968) and several other films. Thompson and her sister, Sophie (who also became an actress), enjoyed a fairly colorful upbringing; as Emma later said, "I was brought up by people who tended to giggle at funerals." She excelled at school, was well liked, and went on to enroll at Cambridge University in 1978. It was at Cambridge that Thompson started performing as part of the legendary Footlights Group, once home to various members of Monty Python, who provided a huge inspiration to the fledgling comedienne. Unfortunately, Thompson's studies and her work with fellow Footlights members
Hugh Laurie
Stephen Fry
were interrupted when her father had a debilitating stroke. Thompson went home for a few months, where she taught him how to speak again. After her return to Cambridge, she graduated in 1980 with a degree in English, and she got her first break working for a short-lived BBC radio show.
Personal tragedy struck for Thompson in 1982 when her father died of a heart attack. Ironically, it was in the wake of this turmoil that her professional life began to move forward: she got a job touring with the popular satire Not the Nine O'Clock News and worked with co-conspirators Fry and Laurie on the popular BBC comedy sketch show Alfresco. This led to Thompson's biggest break to date when she was picked for the lead in a revised version of the musical Me and My Girl. Coincidentally featuring a script by Fry, the show proved popular and established Thompson as a respected performer. She stayed with the show for over a year, after which she got her next big break when she was cast as one of the leads in the miniseries
Fortunes of War
(1988). The other lead happened to be
Kenneth Branagh
, and the two were soon collaborating off-screen as well as on. Following Thompson's BAFTA Award for her work on the series (as well as a BAFTA for her role on the TV series Tutti Frutti), she helped Branagh form his own production company, Renaissance Films. In 1989, the same year that she starred in the nutty satire
The Tall Guy
(which teamed her with Black Adder stalwarts Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis and Mel Smith)
and in a televised version of
Look Back in Anger
with Branagh, she appeared as the French queen in Branagh's acclaimed adaptation of
Henry V
Following the success of
Henry V
, Thompson had a droll turn as a frivolous aristocrat in
(1990) and then collaborated with Branagh on the noirish suspense thriller
Dead Again
in 1991. The film proved a relative hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and it further established the now-married Branagh and Thompson as the First Darlings of contemporary British theatre. The following year, Thompson came into her own with her starring role in Merchant Ivory's
Howards End
. She won a number of awards, including an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for her portrayal of Margaret Schlegel, and she found herself an international success almost overnight.
After a turn in the ensemble comedy
Peter's Friends
that same year, Thompson starred as Beatrice opposite Branagh's Benedict in his adaptation of William Shakespeare's
Much Ado About Nothing
in 1993. That year proved an unqualified success for the actress, who was nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars, the former for her portrayal of a repressed housekeeper in Merchant Ivory's
The Remains of the Day
and the latter for her role as
Daniel Day-Lewis
's lawyer in
In the Name of the Father
. Although she didn't win either award, Thompson continued her triumphant streak when -- after starring in
in 1994 -- she adapted and starred in Jane Austen's
Sense and Sensibility
in 1995. Directed by
Ang Lee
, the film proved popular with critics and audiences alike, and it won Thompson a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. She also earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination, a BAFTA Best Actress Award, and a Golden Globe for Best Adapted Screenplay.
1995 also proved to be a turning point in Thompson's personal life, as, after a much-publicized separation, she and Branagh divorced. Just as well publicized was Thompson's subsequent relationship with
Sense and Sensibility
Greg Wise
. The somewhat tumultuous quality of her love life mirrored that of Dora Carrington, the character she played that year in
. This story of the famed Bloomsbury painter was not nearly as successful as
, and Thompson was not seen again on the screen until 1997, when she starred in
Alan Rickman
The Winter Guest
. The film -- which featured the actress and her mother, Law, playing an estranged daughter and mother -- received fairly positive reviews. The following year, Thompson continued to win praise for her work with a starring role in
Primary Colors
and a guest spot on the sitcom Ellen, for which she won an Emmy. In 1999, Thompson announced her plans for semi-retirement: pregnant with Wise's child, she turned down a number of roles -- including that of God in
-- in order to concentrate on her family. The two married in July 2003.
In the years that followed Thompson would still remain fairly active onscreen, with roles as a frustrated wife in Love Actually (which found her BAFTA nominated for Best Supporting Actress) and a missing journalist whose husband (played by Antonio Bandaras) is looking for answers in Missing Argentina (which marked the second collaboration, after
, between Thompson and director Christopher Hampton) serving to whet the appetites of longtime fans. For her role as a respected English professor who is forced to re-evaluate her life in Mike Nichols' made-for-television drama Wit (2001), the renowned veteran actress and screenwriter would earn Emmy nominations for both duties. Following an angelic turn in the HBO mini-series Angels in America, Thompson essayed a pair of magical roles in both Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Nanny McPhee - in which she potrayed a governess who utilizes supernatural powers to reign in her unruly young charges.
Thompson then joined the cast of Marc Forster's fantasy comedy Stranger than Fiction, which Columbia slated for U.S. release in November of 2006. She plays Kay Eiffel, an author of thriller and espionage novels suffering from a massive writer's block. The central character in Eiffel's book (an IRS agent played by Will Ferrell) hears Kay's audible narration and - realizing that she's planning to kill him off - tries to find a way to stop her, with the help of Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman).
She appeared opposite Dustin Hoffman in Last Chance Harvey, and in 2009 had a memorable turn as the head of the school in An Education. In 2010 she wrote and starred in the sequel Nanny McPhee Returns. In 2012 she had a hand in tow big hits, playing Agent O in the third Men In Black film, and voicing the mother in Pixar's Brave. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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1981's beloved musical gets rebooted with this Overbrook Entertainment/Sony Pictures production surrounding a rags-to-riches orphan played by Beasts of the Southern Wild's Quvenzhane Wallis. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, produce alongside Jay-Z, with Easy A's Will Gluck directing. Jamie Foxx co-stars. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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The Men in Black are back, and this time Agent J (Will Smith) must take a trip into the past in order to save both the future and his taciturn partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) in the third installment of the hit sci-fi comedy series. After 15 years of working with aliens from all across the cosmos, Agent J is sure he's seen it all. But just when he's getting the hang of the game, he learns that history has inexplicably been rewritten. In this new timeline of events, Agent K has been dead for 40 years, and Earth will soon come under attack from an extraterrestrial force with the power to claim the entire planet. Now, in order to set the past straight and head off an invasion of epic proportions, Agent J must travel back to the year 1969, when Young Agent K (Josh Brolin) was just a fresh new face on the force. But Agent J only has 24 hours to find the source of the coming catastrophe and discern how his longtime partner ties into the situation -- should he fail he'll be stuck in the past forever. Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve, and Emma Thompson co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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An impetuous princess discovers that her reckless choice has put both her family and her father's kingdom in peril in this animated adventure from Pixar films. As a toddler, Merida (voice of Kelly MacDonald) saw her father, King Fergus (Billy Connolly), do battle with one of the fiercest animals in the kingdom -- a horribly scarred hulk of a bear named Mordu. Though Fergus lost his leg defending his family, Merida and her mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), managed to escape the beast before it vanished back into the forest. Years later, Merida has grown up to become not just a skilled archer, but also a beautiful princess who inspires a competition among the eligible bachelors in the land. But Merida has little interest in getting married, and the harder her mother pushes the issue, the more fiercely she resists it. When the tournament for her hand gets under way and a deep divide opens between mother and daughter, Merida makes a wish that threatens the future of both her family and the entire kingdom. Now, with only a brief window of time to set things right, Merida must summon the courage to atone for her mistake and prevent a past tragedy from destroying any hope for a peaceful future. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The final adventure in the Harry Potter film series follows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) as they prepare for a final battle with Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), who is determined to destroy Harry once and for all. In order to defeat the powerful wizard, they must find and destroy Voldemort's last and most elusive Horcrux -- that is, the enchanted piece of soul allowing him to remain immortal -- before his nefarious plans come to fruition. David Yates directs. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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A struggling mother receives some much-needed assistance tending to the family farm and raising a group of spirited children while her military husband is fighting overseas in this sequel to the whimsical 2005 fantasy comedy Nanny McPhee. Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal) lives in a scenic valley with her two sons and one daughter. They each understand the importance of working together as a family, and things are going remarkably smoothly for the rural quartet until a pair of spoiled cousins arrives for an extended stay, effectively turning the quaint little farm into a virtual zoo. As the situation quickly gets out of hand, Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) suddenly appears on Isabel's doorstep claiming that she can bring a much-needed sense of order to the out-of-control household. In time the mysterious helper does just that, using powerful magic to teach her young charges the importance of getting along, and gradually winning their trust in the process. But when the piglets escape from their sty, the contentious kids must work together to recover the family farm's most valued assets, or risk losing everything their father worked so hard to build before he went off to fight in the war. Rhys Ifans and Maggie Smith co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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In mid- to late-'60s Britain, an unusual yet colorful subculture sprang up and thrived as a product of the upswing in British pop music, only to meet its doom within a few short years. Though the BBC functioned as the country's main source of news and music, its programmers offered very little airtime to rock & roll -- which left an overwhelming need unfulfilled. In response, small bands of "pirate" radio enthusiasts set up broadcasting towers on boats just outside of English boundary waters, and transmitted signals to an estimated 25 million listeners, 24 hours a day and seven days per week. Unsurprisingly, the DJs who took charge of these broadcasts could rival just about anyone in terms of flamboyance and outsized personalities. With Pirate Radio (released as The Boat That Rocked in the U.K.), writer-director Richard Curtis (Love Actually) travels back to the Swinging Sixties and takes a headfirst plunge into this colorful realm.
The story opens in 1966, aboard a rusty fishing trawler christened
Radio Rock
and equipped with pirate broadcasting equipment. Here, the slightly daft elitist Quentin (Bill Nighy) presides over a motley crew of joint-toking, sex-hungry disc jockeys including Dave (Nick Frost), a heavyset boob who nevertheless considers himself a hot property with women and loves to chase skirts; "The Count" (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an American DJ who aspires to be the first person to drop an F-bomb over the British airwaves; the gloom-laden Irishman Simon (Chris O'Dowd); bonked-out hipster Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke); womanizer Mark (Tom Wisdom); Angus (Rhys Darby), a New Zealander whom nobody likes; and the only female member of the group, lesbian cook Felicity (Katherine Parkinson). These misfits pull off quite a show -- enough of one that they attain the status of national idols for the youth culture -- but the super-conservative government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh) detests the whole business and will do almost anything in his power to shut them down. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. London, 1961: 16-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is smart, attractive, and eager to start her adult life. She's grown tired of the familiar adolescent routine, so when urbane newcomer David (Peter Sarsgaard) appears in town, Jenny senses a rare opportunity to shake things up a bit. Quickly falling under David's spell, the impressionable Jenny begins accompanying her newfound beau to classical concerts, art auctions, crowded pubs, and dinners that stretch into the small hours of the night. But Jenny is brighter than most kids her age, and her parents always dreamt of getting their exceptional daughter into Oxford. These days it seems like she's headed in a different direction -- will David ultimately be her undoing, or the person who helps her finally realize her true potential? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Last Chance Harvey
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A disastrous trip to London proves to have a silver lining for a middle-aged American jingle writer in this romantic slice-of-life drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Harvey (Hoffman) is about to lose his unfulfilling dead-end job writing jingles when he boards a plane to attend his daughter's wedding in London. He hasn't turned out a memorable tune in some time, and should Harvey fail to come up with something catchy during his trip overseas, he knows that his boss (Richard Schiff) is ready and willing to let him go. Upon arriving in London, Harvey is devastated to learn that his daughter (Liane Balaban) has opted to have her stepfather (James Brolin) walk her down the aisle instead of him. And things are about to get worse, too. Harvey realizes that he won't be able to suppress his sadness through the whole reception, and makes a quick getaway in hopes of catching a plane back home. Perhaps if he can attend an important meeting on Monday morning, his boss will have some sympathy and grant him a momentary reprieve. No such luck, however, because when Harvey misses the flight and calls his boss to explain, he is fired over the phone. Later, at the airport bar, Harvey is drowning his sorrows when he strikes up a conversation with no-nonsense Office of National Statistics employee Kate (Thompson). Kate doesn't have much of a social life; most of her time outside of work is spent suffocating under the love of her smothering mother (Eileen Atkins). She's just gotten through a humiliating string of blind dates, and something about Harvey's situation and demeanor strikes a sympathetic chord in the lonely civil servant. Likewise, Kate's intelligence and compassion prove unexpectedly invigorating to Harvey. Both Harvey and Kate had always assumed that love had passed them by -- could this middle-aged romance be the glimmer of a new beginning? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Evelyn Waugh's classic novel of love and the British class system has been given a polished screen adaptation in this film version from director Julian Jarrold. The tale opens during WWII, when Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), an English military officer, is stationed at a country estate that has been converted into a military base. Jarrold uses this time-frame and setting as a framing device, and then flashes back in time to Charles' days as a scholar in the 1920s. It becomes clear that he was raised in a middle-class household; though he was fortunate enough to have been accepted into Oxford, he doesn't belong to the British upper crust. At Oxford, Charles strikes up a friendship with twentysomething Lord Sebastian (Ben Whishaw). Charles is captivated by the splendor of Sebastian's life at his family's Brideshead Castle, and he finds himself drawn into a web of decadent comfort. For Sebastian, though, the familial estate represents a prison from which he longs to escape, and in desperation, he hits the bottle. Charles develops an infatuation with Sebastian's sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell), but also senses that his bond with Sebastian may be something far deeper than simple friendship. Also present at Brideshead is Sebastian and Julia's mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), an ice water-veined woman still reeling from her abandonment some time prior at the hands of her husband. Though bitter, the matriarch perceives Charles as an emotional anchor for the increasingly unstable Sebastian, and therefore suggests that Charles join Sebastian and Julia on a trip to see their father (Michael Gambon) and his mistress (Greta Scacchi) in Venice. Unfortunately, the romantic bond between Charles and Julia deepens, which threatens to destroy Sebastian. This feature constitutes the second major version of Brideshead Revisited to reach viewers; an earlier, 11-hour miniseries adaptation ran on television in 1981. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Young wizard-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year of studies, only to find that the magical community seems to be in a curious state of denial about his recent encounter with the sinister Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) in the fifth installment of the popular fantasy film series based on the best-selling books by author J.K. Rowling. Rumor has it that the dreaded Lord Voldemort has returned, but Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy) isn't so sure what to make of all the hearsay currently floating around the campus of Hogwarts. Suspecting that Headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) may be fueling the rumors regarding Voldemort's return in order to undermine his authority and lay claim to his job, Fudge entrusts newly arrived Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) with the task of tracking Dumbledore and keeping a protective watch over the nervous student body. The young wizards of Hogwarts will need something much more effective than Umbridge's Ministry-approved course in defensive magic if they are to truly succeed in the extraordinary battle that lies ahead, however, and when the administration fails to provide the students with the tools that they will need to defend Hogwarts against the fearsome powers of the Dark Arts, Hermione (Emma Watson), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Harry take it upon themselves to recruit a small group of students to form "Dumbledore's Army" in preparation for the ultimate supernatural showdown. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A socially isolated IRS agent whose every move is documented by a disembodied female voice discovers that his life is the subject of a book currently being written by a best-selling author, whose creative block has stunted her repeated efforts to kill him off, in a quirky fantasy comedy written by Hollywood hot property Zach Helm and directed by Finding Neverland's Marc Forester. Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) lives a life of solitude. Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) can't seem to find a way to finish her latest book. Though Harold and Kay have never actually met, their fates are about to become intertwined in a most unusual manner. With her publishers growing increasingly impatient with her apparent inability to put the finishing touches on her latest novel, Kay is assigned a new assistant whose task it is to help provide the creative push needed to get her book finished and into the hands of her many eager fans. The subject of Kay's novel is a lonely and despairing IRS agent named Harold Crick, who believes that his life has lost any real meaning. As Kay continues to weave Harold's woeful tale without realizing that her protagonist is actually a living human being unable to concentrate on his life and career due to the constant interference of the narrator who inexplicably seems to anticipate his every move and read his every thought, her continued efforts to kill her perplexed subject finally provide him with the incentive needed to fully experience life by seeking out the source of the voice that plagues him. Penned by the screenwriter named by Variety magazine as one of the "Top Ten Writers to Watch" and who was also included in Esquire magazine's "Best and Brightest" list of 2004, Stranger Than Fiction features supporting performances by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, and Queen Latifah. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A nanny reveals ways of making children behave that are much more effective than a time-out in this fantasy comedy based on the "Nurse Matilda" books for children by Christianna Brand. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) is a widower who must tend to his business as an undertaker while looking after his brood of seven children. Brown's offspring are a singularly ill-mannered lot who have managed to drive away 17 different nannies when their father arranges for one Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) to help out with the children. McPhee is an strange looking woman with a large nose, protruding teeth, and pock-marked skin, but it isn't long before the kids realize she has magical powers and isn't afraid to use them to help keep them in line. While the children aren't taken with McPhee's insistence on such things as saying "please" and listening to their elders, it becomes clear everyone has bigger things to worry about. Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) has insisted that if Mr. Brown cannot find a new wife within a month, she'll take custody of one of the children and cut off Brown's inheritance, and while Brown and the widow Mrs. Quickly (Celia Imrie) seem fond of one another, his ineptitude in courtship seems to insure he'll never get her to the altar. But while the Brown Children realize Nanny McPhee is a formidable opponent, she can also be a valuable ally as they learn to make use of her talents by being better children; they also discover that as they behave better, she begins to look less frightening. Emma Thompson, who played the title role in Nanny McPhee, also wrote the film's screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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After directing the first two movies in the Harry Potter franchise, Chris Columbus opted to serve as producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and passed the baton to Y Tu Mamá También director Alfonso Cuarón. Though "immensely popular" is an understatement when it comes to Harry Potter, Azkaban is somewhat of a departure from its predecessors, and particularly beloved among fans for its surprise ending. Prisoner of Azkaban also marks the introduction of Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who has escaped from the title prison after 12 years of incarceration. Believed to have been the right-hand-man of the dark wizard Voldemort, whom Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) mysteriously rendered powerless during his infancy, some of those closest to Harry suspect Black has returned to exact revenge on the boy who defeated his master. Upon his return to school, however, Harry is relatively unconcerned with Black. Run by Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) -- who is widely regarded as the most powerful wizard of the age -- Hogwarts is renowned for its safety. Harry's nonchalance eventually turns to blind rage after accidentally learning the first of Black's many secrets during a field trip to a neighboring village. Of course, a loose serial killer is only one of the problems plaguing the bespectacled wizard's third year back at school -- the soul-sucking guards of Azkaban prison have been employed at Hogwarts to protect the students, but their mere presence sends Harry into crippling fainting spells. With the help of his friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), and Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Remus Lupin (David Thewlis), Harry struggles to thwart the Dementors, find Sirius Black, and uncover the mysteries of the night that left him orphaned. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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Accomplished British screenwriter Christopher Hampton directs the political drama Imagining Argentina, based on the novel by Lawrence Thornton. Set during the unsettling disappearances in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship of the 1970s, the film involves theater director Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) and his wife Cecilia (Emma Thompson). Shortly after Cecilia writes an editorial commentary questioning the mysterious abductions, she is herself abducted and taken into police custody. Soon Carlos develops the supernatural ability to see into the future and he imagines his wife meeting an awful fate during an escape attempt. To make matters worse, their teenage daughter Teresa (Leticia Dolera) is also kidnapped. Imagining Argentina was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2003 Venice Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of adventure Treasure Island gets a science fiction update in this animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures. Jim (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a young man who grew up reading tales of pirates and adventures on the high seas, and longs for similar excitement in his own life. One day, Jim happens upon a dying man who hands him a map and warns him to "Beware the cyborg" shortly before he passes on. Upon careful examination, Jim realizes the map charts the course to Treasure Planet, a distant world where hundreds of space pirates have stashed their loot. Jim is certain this is the adventure he's been dreaming of, and joins the crew of the spaceship
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Mike Nichols directs Emma Thompson in this made-for-cable adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Margaret Edson. Thompson plays Vivian Bearing, a college professor who teaches a course on English poetry. Vivian learns that she has advanced ovarian cancer and only a short time to live, which gives her a sudden and dramatic insight into the importance of kindness and compassion. Wit also features Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, and Jonathan Woodward as Dr. Jason Posner, a former student of Vivian's who helps treat her. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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In this light comedy directed by British writer-comedian Ben Elton, Sam and Lucy Bell (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) are an upwardly mobile London couple who are trying desperately to conceive a baby. Along for the ride, which is laden with sperm-count and hormone-injection jokes, is a cast that reads like a Who's Who in British comedy. Rowan Atkinson makes an appearance as an obstetrician, Dawn French and Joanna Lumley show up as an Australian nurse and Lucy's snooty boss, and Emma Thompson has a stint as a New Age health freak. Adrian Lester and Tom Hollander also co-star, the latter as a Brit-loathing Scottish director. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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The Broadmoor is a fun route that climbs the buttress above Dynamite. Its first four pitches are all similarly graded; the 2nd pitch will put a smile on your face (superb climbing along a wide dike of perfect rock). P1. Do the first pitch of Dynamite (5.10b). Or, do the first pitch of Maternal Damnation (5.10b), moving left past an additional bolt to the anchors on Dynamite (semi-hanging belay). 8-10 bolts, depending on which pitch you choose. P2. Stem up into a steep pod, and pull left near its top (committing 5.9+) to gain access to a fine stretch of climbing with excellent stone. A #5 Hex or big wire can be placed 2/3 of the way up the pitch, though it's reasonable without it. The pitch ends at a good stance with chains (8 bolts). P3. Move left onto a broad rib (5.10a early on), and follow 8 bolts through an easy overhang at the end of the pitch. Belay on a great ledge at chains. P4. Go straight up a steep headwall (5.10a), weave through an overlap, and continue up to a good stance with chains (I think there are 9 bolts on this pitch). A #0.75 Camalot in a horizontal is a good idea; expect a runout if you don't bring one. EDIT: A #1 Camalot actually fits better; you may be able to cram both of them in there. This is the end of the route as originally conceived. All pitches are about 85-95 feet. Rappel the route (4 rappels, 60 meter rope). One may also continue onward.... P5. Head straight left from the belay, and then up and left to the bolts at the base of the last pitch on The Brown Palace (also the last pitch of There's Something About Mary), 50 feet. Bring a #2 and #0.75 Camalot on this easy though runout pitch (5.3? R) -- a tipped-out #1 Camalot also works in the #2 slot. At the end of the lead, you can clip the final bolt on pitch 5 of Brown Palace, though it'll cause some rope drag. There's some loose rock up there, though if you climb smart, it is all easily avoided. P6. Do the last pitch of Brown Palace, 9 bolts, 5.10d. Those completing the optional finish should rappel Brown Palace (6 raps, 60 m rope), or climb over the top and traverse to the rappels on Devil's Backbone. See The Brown Palace for more descent info. 9-18-10 EDIT: Yet another optional finish (FA: Gillett, with Chris Hill, 2010). THE STANLEY HOTEL If after finishing The Broadmoor proper (its first 4 pitches) you want more, continue up and right to The Stanley Hotel finish, which leads to the summit. It's not easy to rappel off of this finish: plan on going to the top. P5. Traverse right on a ledge from the belay and waltz up a delightful ladder of buckets (3 bolts, 5.3) to a good ledge, clip a directional bolt, and walk right on the ledge for 20 feet. A bolted overhang lies overhead, and you'll find belay bolts (no chains) 10 feet below on the top of a ramp. P6. Boulder over the lip of the overhang (5.11 for tall people), and continue up a short 5.10 wall to a double bolt belay (no chains) on the right, a great ledge at the base of a water tube (4 bolts). You'll want to pick a spot for the belayer that keeps the rope out of the way of the leader -- I suggest dropping down the ramp about 15 feet from the belay bolts. Short folks may want to bring a long sling or two and be prepared to aid over the roof (5 feet of aid on bolts). P7. Go straight up the water tube to the top, and belay at a tree (5.6, 80 feet). I used a #1 Camalot, 2 wires (one big and one small), slings around two horns on the right, and two bolts at the top for protection. Descent for The Stanley Hotel: scramble off the back side of Mary's Bust to the rappels on Devil's Backbone. If you can't surmount the 5.11 overhang, and don't want to aid it, down climb the 5.3 5th pitch and then rappel the original route. Extra Credit: if you stop after 4 pitches and rappel the route, you'll have a top rope set up on the face between Dynamite and Maternal Damnation. There are a number of ways one could choose to go here: I began about half way between the two, and didn't stray over to Dynamite (which is the more obvious choice about midway up the wall), finding 5.11- face climbing.
The Broadmoor lies above and a little left of the first pitch of Dynamite, which begins about 30 feet left of the mine hole at the base of the wall, left center. One can also start with Maternal Damnation; it begins on a ledge immediately left of the mine hole. See topo.
Bring 14 QDs, a #5 Hex or large wire, and a #0.75 and/or #1 Camalot. #0.75 and #1/#2 Camalots are suggested for the continuation to The Brown Palace. For The Stanley Hotel, you'll want a #1 Camalot, a few wires, and a couple slings. Long slings and extra QDs are useful for pitch linkage. We linked #1 and 2 (beginning with MD) to avoid the hanging belay on Dynamite, and then linked #3 and 4 to move fast (be mindful of rope stretch leading to a potential ledge fall if you do it this way).
Bernard, looking forward to this, Allen.
I self-belayed this yesterday via P1 of Maternal Damnation. Had a hard time and hung at bolts 5 and 6 of Maternal Damnation, but otherwise it went well and clean. I was pretty beat by the end, and my feet hurt from all the knobs. P2 (P1 of Broadmoor proper) was the most fun with a wild swing left (on a slab!) and the smooth out of character brown rock above. P4 is steep at first and crumbly, but not bad. The missing bolt/0.75 cam placement is a little odd. The cam isn't great, and the moves there are fairly hard at maybe 5.9. Both P3 and P4 have the cruxes right off the belay. It would be wise for the leader of the previous pitch to continue 1 or 2 bolts higher and get lowered back to the belay to avoid factor 2'ing onto the anchor (or ledge fall on P4).
Awesome route, thanks for putting in the work to bolt this beauty. I had a blast on the second pitch.
This route was a hoot! For us locals, it was darn good fun for an after-work jaunt. Thanks for the effort to build it. It'll get even better after a bit of the grit wears off on P3 & 4.
Great route! Very continuous, one of the most continous climbs I have ever done. Every move is 5.8 - 5.9 or harder, except for the top of P3.
Wow, this is really a terrific route. Thanks, Bernard and Roger.
A new three-pitch finish was added to this route on 9-18-10 (The Stanley Hotel finish, 5.11), resulting in a 7-pitch route to the summit. See revised description above.
A very well put together route! Dynamite is the more direct start, although very slightly spicy. I found this route to be significantly more fun than its harder neighbor, the Brown Palace, a fine route in its own right.
Why call this one a 6-pitch 5.10b when the "final pitch" goes at 5.10d? Can this route be edited to count as 5 pitches at 5.10b and a variation to finish? Otherwise, fun route. B.G. did a good job on this one. Adventuresome with the loose Formica, etc. and the spacing of the bolts!
We found that the #5 hex on P2 was completely unnecessary. The bolts there are normally spaced, and there are great handholds all over the place. However, the #1 Camalot on P4 was definitely needed. We decided to do the Maternal Damnation start, which was the hardest pitch of the day. All in all, super fun route. Definitely comparable to The Brown Palace in terms of quality, with the exception of the rock on P4.
Great route! P2 is the standout, you won't stop smiling. A #1 was the only gear we used and that was on p4. Well worth getting up there just for p2. I agree with Jake, no hex needed on p2.
Great route, did this on our second trip to The Bust. We did the Brown Palace last time, one of my favorite climbs of the summer for sure. Started with Maternal Damnation, and boy was it thin. I thought 5.10b was a little sandbagged, maybe 5.10 b/c. Awesome route, thanks to those who put all this (and the other fun routes) up. I'm glad everyone overlooks this place, what a fun rock!
Did this route Saturday the 1st. It was a beautiful day. We did the traverse fifth pitch and last pitch up the headwall (which is easily my favorite pitch for this route as well as the Brown Palace). On the pitch 5 traverse, about 15 feet left of the belay ledge, there is a block that looks like a great hand hold, though it's pretty loose. It has some chalk on it, so I don't know if it being loose is new or not. It's easily avoided, but if you're not thinking, you might naturally be drawn to it.
Have done this route several times now and think that combining P1 of Maternal Damnation with the first pitch proper of Broadmoor gives one of the best pitches in the area. Have also combined pitches 3, 4, and 5 with a 70m rope (using every foot of rope). Great route!


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