Five stars for this film noir. The action takes place in one room, a bar. It is not a propaganda film but sabotages #38 of Communist Goals 1963, posted 9/21/2023.
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Is the atomic explosion in Nolan’s film Oppenheimer computer-generated?
Following is verbatim answer given by David Fiore, Quora, Sept. 9, 2023: For the scene depicting the atomic detonation during the famous Trinity test in the New Mexico desert in July 1945, Christopher Nolan and his creative team did not rely on CGI [computer generated imagery]. Instead, they recreated a real explosion using gasoline, propane, magnesium, and aluminum powder to enhance the blinding light and initial flash of the explosion. The explosion was filmed at 48 frames per second using 65mm IMAX cameras and Panavision Panaflex System 65 Studio cameras. Additional detailed shots were captured using 35mm cameras at 50 FPS [frames per second]. All elements were shot in a way that made them appear much larger than they were and then composited together in post-production to create ‘a colossal event made up of many small pieces.’ The final product was assembled by overlaying 100 shots and over 400 practical elements, all crafted by a team of more than 150 artists. This is one of the reasons why I absolutely admire Nolan and his films ❤️. The 2023 film is rated 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. I recommend Rory, a movie reviewer/features writer on movieweb.com. He is 20 years old and has written 167 articles on current fare. I believe he publishes once a week. https://movieweb.com/author/rory-pineda/ Rory writes poetry, too.
5 stars, one hour north of Paris, Jeanne Moreau and Alida Valli confront revolution These are real events and real women religious who had not one moment of respite, which is a metaphor for the inner turmoil of all believing Catholics in every place and every time. This way of life for women, too, must be restored everywhere. The priest speaks for me and tradition-adhering Catholics: I look forward to becoming what God prepared me to be, a fugitive. Veils are meant to hide. A veil hides the tabernacle, and a “glass darkly” hides our Lord’s face until we meet in eternity.
Based on the novel A Tale of the Wars of the Roses, by Charlotte M. Yonge (1823-1901), a film was made by former parishioners of St. Stephen Sacramento, which is where I attend Mass. The title is Grisly Grisell: A Film. The score is by Music Forge, a composer of original hybrid orchestral music and cinematic-sounding songs, including a surprise “pop” song in the credits. To link, view the trailer, and purchase, go here https://www.industriousfamily.com/grisly-grisell.html
Update: Industrial Family Films let me know that a new short film, Pelayo, was released this year, and the company is populating the Industrious Family Films app with Catholic films. In the works is a full length movie called Fabiola. The setting is ancient Rome. The family is currently working on funding this project and will open a new round of funding in October.  map courtesy of Zazzle The Irish have a unique ancestry:
When looking at ancestry in this way, I can say mine is 100% Irish because all the component parts are present. The Gaels/Celts, Norwegian, French, and English are in 23andMe, and the Roman component makes sense in the light of history.  Handsome half Irish, half French actor Tyrone Power was born in 1914 and died at age 44. He was buried in LA. Good looks are not a guarantee of anything or a happy love life. I counted 50 movies. His highest box office ranking: 2nd in 1939. Check out three Irish stories in film: https://www.facebook.com/LimerickCityCitizens/videos/1495090544327360/?idorvanity=1698355633787270 Ireland produced many good actors and tenors, but I am not a sympathizer. I will drift away from the complainer. Probably the most amazing priest that ever lived, he knew your sins before you spoke them in the confessional and told a few to go home and come back when they were ready to confess. By 1853, Fr. Vianney had attempted to run away from Ars four times, each attempt with the intention of becoming a monk but decided after the final time that it was not to be. Click on CC for the French, which is not difficult. You will see and hear some of the arguments the devil had with Vianney. He was 5'9 and weighed 161 lbs., proving one does not need to be a big man to be a big man. A saint just needs big men to protect him. Has the devil never told you in your soul that you are nothing? If you deny this, we have nothing further to say. AI affects not only writers, but also Academy of Art University alumni. Kamala Harris says it. Globalists want it. China imposes it. The UN demands it. Abortion—Contraception—Sterilization.
1984 by George Orwell (1903-1950) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) “In 1984, the party oppresses and controls their population so that they can fuel a never-ending war and use distractions such as alcoholism and patriotism to suppress rebellion. In Brave New World, however, the government controls their population by means of over-indulgence, overwhelming happiness and pleasure implanted into the minds of the masses. This causes the everyday citizen to feel like nothing.” https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Overpopulation-In-1984-FJNXLBE6Z8T Did I read these novels? A long time ago. Did they shape my worldview? Yes. A 1976 film, Logan’s Run, had similar themes, such as the dangers of hedonism and government-sponsored euthanasia. Genre: futuristic dystopian ★★★★★ The Tutor, 2023 release, psychopathic stalker thriller, rated R.
Top trending film, streaming on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video. I like Miles. Um, deal with the rest. Alexander, nine, rates the movie five out of five. Christopher Columbus Born 1451 Genoa; died 1506 Valladolid, Castile, age 54; travelled as far north as the British Isles and as far south as Ghana; appointed by Isabella I of Castile; fathered one son by his wife and one son by a mistress. He landed in the Bahamas, visited Cuba and Hispaniola, now Haiti, and made three more voyages to the Americas: Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and the northern coast of South America and east coast of Central America. Wikipedia – “Columbus learned Latin, Portuguese, and Castilian. He read widely about astronomy, geography, and history, including the works of Ptolemy, Pierre d'Ailly's Imago Mundi, the travels of Marco Polo and Sir John Mandeville, Pliny's Natural History, and Pope Pius II's Historia rerum ubique gestarum. “According to historian Edmund Morgan, ‘Columbus was not a scholarly man. Yet he studied these books, made hundreds of marginal notations in them, and came out with ideas about the world that were characteristically simple and strong and sometimes wrong….’” The movie clip – Vangelis Papathanasiou, “Conquest of Paradise”, from the soundtrack of the film: 1492 Conquest of Paradise, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Gérard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus, released 1992. The song is pseudo-Latin. See the entry of 11/25/2021 for the lyrics. Columbus is an inspiration to young people for daring. crew of ninety men on the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria
little girl, painted lady, and Saint Mary George Soros
Emperor Palpatine, Darth Sidious Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order. Living a double life, he was also Palpatine, a Naboo Senator and phantom menace. He manipulated the political system of the Galactic Republic until he was named Supreme Chancellor -- and eventually Emperor – and ruled the galaxy through fear and tyranny. The galaxy rejoiced when he died at the Battle of Endor, but Sidious had cheated death and patiently plotted a return to power. description of Palpatine provided by starwars.com/databank final lyrics Sanctus dominus Halleluja Christus animus Halleluja Et sanctus spiritus Call me in the night The producer is Michael, Czech Republic. I don’t play games. I view his work as art film. One Youtuber commented, “Me: Latin is a dead language.
Powerwolf: Hold my beer.” Michael has 70,000 subscribers. As a child of the 50s and even the 60s, I can attest to this: a society strictly bound by rules of etiquette and behavior produces children who are free. Outside of home and school we were free to do what we wanted, unsupervised, and ran until dinner tolled and order was restored, until the next day at about 3, and all day on weekends, outside of team sports, but I think my sisters felt the way his cousin did. To give some typical example, we lived about 10 blocks from Willie Mays in San Francisco. Hoping to see him outside, I rode my bicycle by his house frequently, and one day I was riding with my sister and another boy and said, “Why don’t we ring his doorbell and see if he is home?”
I rang the doorbell, and his maid answered. I asked, “Can we see Willie Mays?” She said, “I’m so sorry. He’s not home.” I knew she was telling the truth because I could see the entire foyer and the stairs leading to the second floor. He could hear us and would have come to the door and greeted three little kids. My mother’s response to the untold escapade would have been, “That’s nice. If you’re hungry, you can have a piece of bread. Dinner’s at 6.” YouTube Commenter 1 "Let me say at once that owing to the casualties in the war and various other things, there were very few people to elect. It's a pity you couldn't be here in the springtime when that tree there wouldn't look sad, but it'd be covered with leaves, you see. It would look old but not sad. And these, with all the limes obviously, however old they are, they're a lovely green in spring. I suppose. I have actually, in some simple-minded form of longing, actually would like to. I should've liked to be be able to make contact with a tree and find out what it feels about things. I first began to seriously invent languages about when I was 13 or 14. I've never stopped really." YouTube Commenter 2 He is speaking perfect English. When Tolkien mutters something, it automatically becomes an official part of the Oxford Dictionary. T0lkien initially read classics but changed his course in 1913 to English language and literature and graduated Oxford in 1915 with first-class honors.
Nevertheless, he refused vernacular at Mass and loudly responded in Latin. We know the English recusants. Looking back, we can say Tolkien is the Latin recusant. Father B. showed me some clips from the mocumentary, Cunk on Earth, he watches on Netflix. Father and I like sarcasm, not that we ourselves are remotely sarcastic. Jacob, Viking visitor, got to see the clips, and then we went out to dinner after Mass. Headline: Film Academy Sets Inclusion Requirements for Oscars, Will Take Full Effect in 2024. There are four standards - two must be met. Standard A. One leading or significant supporting actor must be non-white. It goes on and on and on, very detailed. Listen to the recording. Infringement on film schools and art students.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/film-academy-sets-inclusion-requirements-for-oscars-will-take-full-effect-in-2024-4056888/ Trivia
How does James Bond like his martini? With extra vodka, with no olives, shaken, or stirred? I got it wrong. The correct answer is shaken. I like a martini any old way. Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit. Bangkok. The capital of Thailand holds the world record for the longest name of a place. The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed there, and Bangkok stood in for Vietnam in the film, Tomorrow Never Dies. Tough luck for communist Vietnam. Year 1964, budget $3 million, box office $125 million, theme song by John Barry, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. What I read is that Shirley Bassey almost collapsed as she finished recording the song, it required so much physical effort. I’m pretty sure it took several takes to get it exactly right.
The word, “Midas,” is an example of a literary device in prose, poetry, and song lyrics: allusion, alluding to Midas, who ruled the country of Phrygia, Asia Minor, a portion of modern Turkey. He was a wealthy king in Greek mythology because he could turn everything he touched into gold. Deadline reports that Disney lost over $250 million on two films in 2022: Strange World and Lightyear, films in which Disney decided to ‘go woke.’
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