#Kate Deering Ridgely

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1896 Jacques de Lalaing - Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely (Kate Deering)

(Chrysler Museum of Art)

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Jacques de Lalaing (Belgian, 1858-1917)

Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely (Kate Deering)

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1890s dress (from top to bottom) -

1890 Chantilly lace jacket (location ?). From tumblr.com/shewhoworshipscarlin 849X700.

1892 bodice (location ?). From tumblr.com/shewhoworshipscarlin 1280X1777.

1893 Seated Lady with a Pearl Necklace and Red Rose by François Flameng (private collection). From tumblr.com/history-of-fashion; fixed spots w Pshop 1562X1920.

1893-1894 Riding dress of Princess Alix of Hesse, future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna by Höhne & Co., London (Hermitage). From history-of-fashion.tumblr.com/image/658937793986379776 1090X1920.

Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely (Kate Deering) by Jacques de Lalaing (location ?). From tumblr.com/costumeloverz71 1201X1400.

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Kate Deering Ridgely (after 1900). Alice Pike Barney (American, 1857-1931). Oil on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Born Kate Deering, Mrs. Ridgely was the wife of the Hon. William Barrett Ridgely of Washington, D.C., who served as U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. Standing regally, Mrs. Ridgely is the essence of elegant self-composure. Her black gown and glistening black hair frame her creamy face and chest.

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Kate Deering Ridgely, after 1900 Alice Pike Barney

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Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931, American) ~ Kate Deering Ridgely, after 1900

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The Apothecary

8x5 episode description: “The task force investigates an organization of bank robbers with a special expertise in stealing from other criminals. An old blacklist case resurfaces.”

My suspect: The Apothecary 

Reasons why:

1. Red’s collapses. 

The timing is perfect because it’s like a reverse of The Apothecary’s episode. Instead of suspecting Dembe of poisoning him, Red’s first collapse came at a time when Dembe’s imam was abducted. Red has no reason to suspect him, which removes their need to do an exact repeat. 

Snakes -

The woman’s snakeskin boots as she entered the room. 

"The lab did find one distinct element in the molecular structure of the drops taken from Robert Dahle’s apartment. A peptide unique to the venom of Bungarus flaviceps, also known as the red-headed krait."

Jennifer's reference in S6 that reminds me of Liz's reference in S4 and ties in Red's reference in S2.

"I'm the snake in the grass."

"I’ll do my job, but I am done cozying up to that snake."

"Our fake father's a criminal, and our real one's a snake."

Orion Relocation Services + Fate - 

There are other seeds, like Dembe standing by the Orion stained glass window. 

The Hunter and his arrows. This made me think of The Deer Hunter and Liz's marionette comment, which she first mentioned to Ressler in The Longevity Initiative (2x17).

This also pulls in Keenler’s Capricorn Killer soundtrack.

♪ What arrow? At what angle? And what angel? ♪

And I already know Agnes is that angel because she was referenced twice, by the woman from Paris and Skip Sutherland.

“She’s an angel.”

“For a surcharge, I’ll even watch the cherub.”

Red’s Stairway To Heaven comment. "Who the hell's Elizabeth Keen?" because Liz was wrong. "I'm expecting a little devil of my own." As Red already warned us she would be. "What makes you so sure you're not wrong this time?"

My question is, what the hell happened? You did. You and Agent Ressler.

All that glitters is gold + Like I said, silver linings

Red’s symptoms, which mirror that of his original poisoning, only it’s more like an ongoing attack rather than a one-shot. I think they’re getting the formula wrong because The Apothecary didn’t have Red’s medical file. Kate only needed so much from him anyway because of her skill set. 

“Well, just that whoever poisoned him knew his medical history - intimately. The toxins were uniquely designed to target his body chemistry.”

She attended medical school and she knew of Red’s medical history.

"Your tremors are gone. But not the underlying condition."

His tremors were gone because he wasn't drinking the wine.

"Fun fact - Li Qing Yuen ate wolfberries every day of his life and was said to have lived to the ripe old age of 256."

The tests -

“We thought, at first, you may have had a series of mini strokes. But the MRIs, the EEGs, they ruled that out.”

“Vitals are - okay. Pulse. You need an MRI as well as a CT-scan.”

The medical file -

“There were no medical records, nothing about Reddington on file.”

“About my chart.”

The wine (with both his collapses) - 

“An old blacklist case” for an “old friend”

“Elizabeth, I found the wine that was used to administer the poison.”

“What? Everyone knows wine is dehydrating.”

The difference in doctors -

Dr. Clemons: "Not for her."

Dr. Stark: "Someone she cared about."

For the same reason the woman from Paris didn't turn to Norman Devane for herself, Red didn't turn to Spalding Stark for himself. He's trying to donate to someone he's related to, someone he actually cares about. That's why Red isn't collapsing, having tremors, or showing signs of vision and/or hearing impairment when he visits Dr. Stark, only when he visits Dr. Clemons. He's seeing two doctors for two different reasons. That’s why Dr. Stark purposefully stated that he doesn’t test on children. He’d experiment on Red because technically, he’s considered terminally ill. He has a running hit on his head. Dr. Stark would provide Red with hope of saving his future - Agnes, his granddaughter. Agnes runs opposite Ames in The Pharmacist. That’s why Red is financing Stark.

“My - My daughter’s pregnant. I want to see my grandchild. I can get you the money.”

Just as he financed Dr. Shaw to save Liz. 

2. Elodie killing her husband. 

Taking note how Aram's dialogue to Elodie's dead husband mirrors Red's comment to Tom in 5x8.

"I, uh - I know this is super awkward. But I think this might be in your best interest."

"I’ll say this for you - you’ve always believed that you were acting in her best interest."

As well as Red’s comment to Kate.

"And yet, I know you believe what you did was best for Elizabeth, which is why I brought you here."

Aram's comment... lol

"Quick stick. Oh, God. Oh."

This ties in Liz's second memory wipe. “You were drugged. Propofol, Tramadol.”  imo, the reason they've been mentioning Tom so much lately. 

Add in Elodie's comment -

"Who comes up with all the nicknames? General Shiro. The Pharmacist. The Apothecary.”

And Aram’s -

“You used me. You got me to open up to you. That’s why you kept asking about Blacklisters. To seduce me into giving you a murder weapon.”

3. “stealing from other criminals” like Red’s statement to Marvin.  

"I shouldn’t be surprised. We’re criminals, after all. It’s in our nature to betray."

Judas hits back to The Pharmacist (Dr. Stark). 

“I’ve always found stories of betrayal to be so compelling, so tragic for all those involved. Judas, Iago, men who were beloved by those they’d betrayed.” 

♪ There is a judas among us Nobody here we can trust There is a judas among us ♪ 

4. Marvin and Becky.

This is a man who already lost a son to suicide.

"They tracked him down, of course. Returned the child to his mother. Marvin was disbarred, convicted, and incarcerated. A year later, Timothy hung himself. He was 15."

Went to prison for three years because of his work with Red.

"He forced the FBI to release you from prison a week before your parole so that you could become his accomplice and help him escape during a police standoff. You had a new fiancé at the time, a whole life waiting. What do you have now, Marvin? Alone, on the run til you die?"

While incarcerated, lost his chance to have children with Becky.

"Becky hit menopause while I was in that bird cage. We wanted kids, but if you must know, I had performance anxiety during our conjugal visits."

The bird references are everywhere. Atticus at the mental hospital. Red wanting to hear the birds sing in Isabella Stone's episode. Agnes and her cuckoo clock. Mato and his cuckoo clock. Red wanting to hear the bird sing in Miss Rebecca Thrall's episode. 

"Because I am working in a toy store!"

Then Marvin went to work in the toy section, which likely upset him more, but it's as close to kids as he'll get. It’s also likely he did time with The Apothecary (Asa Hightower) because they took the death penalty off the table in exchange for curing Reddington. 

"I’m here because I need information about the prison where you served. Wallens Ridge, something’s happening inside those walls, and I need to..."

"You take the death penalty off the table, and I’ll tell you how to cure Raymond Reddington."

The father Asa became, the father Marvin wishes he could be. Asa raping his wife pushes to Hannah Hayes' episode.

5. My predictions for Ressler.

I already did a full-length post on my predictions for Ressler. Not sure where it is and I don't feel like looking for it, so I’ll keep it basic. Ressler went with Red to Dr. Stark’s lab FOR A REASON. Red’s two-for-one sale will become his two-for-one investment. “This is gonna be a gas.” Damn right, it is. Ressler’s gonna look at Red’s medical file in the hopes of helping Liz, only to find out Red is Katarina Rostova aka N-13. Then Red is gonna threaten Ressler with fire just as he did Minister D because it’s all about those blackmail dialogues - found in Minister D and The Informant, as well as the one Garvey handed to us with the bones. Add in Dom’s warning to Liz in 8x2 because knowing is enough. 

“I don’t bite. Unless you ever utter my name. In which case, I’ll gut you like a fish and feed you to the lobsters.”

While Red is threatening him, Ressler’s gonna talk his way onto Dr. Stark’s table like Norman Devane was, only it’ll be for a DNA test to see if he's the father of Agnes. “Because I honestly don’t want her to worry. Whether she does or not is ENTIRELY up to you.” This will be what saves his pretty face from fire, and follow through with Tom’s 4x8 iou. Because Agnes is a Ressler, not a Keen. imo, Ressler’s gonna save two people - Red and Agnes. Red’s two-for-one investment simply by bringing Ressler to Stark’s lab. Because Red knows Agnes is in need of a donation, but he has no idea he’s being poisoned. Ressler’s gonna realize Red is being poisoned, while Red is gonna realize Ressler is the father of Agnes. The not-so- cliché future in-laws. 

The Apothecary hits in so many directions.

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I was on a solo trip through Australia and decided to visit Lightning Ridge. It's an opal mining town that requires (at least 10+ years ago) a bit of maneuvering to get to, but the experience was incredible. The locals took me under their wing, and someone drove me around the area (our deer in rural areas here have nothing on the massive amount of kangaroos that randomly hop around near the road at night there). Someone else gave me a tour of a private underground art gallery with beautiful carvings on the walls. Every time I travel, whether alone or with someone else, I make a point to leave myself open to local experiences and refuse to eat at or stay in US chains. Most people most of the time in most places are good humans who are happy to share the beauty of their town (even in Paris! Just don't be demanding and shout at them :) )." —Meg Zampino

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Look Ahead: October 2017

Blade Runner 2049

The long-awaited sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049 brings back Harrison Ford in his role as Rick Deckard, a police officer tasked with hunting down replicants. Now an aging veteran, Ford’s Deckard is joined by the younger Officer K portrayed by Ryan Gosling. For director Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049 represents his most mainstream production to date with prior films Prisoners, Sicario, and Arrival, all receiving acclaim and strong casts but hardly entering into the public consciousness in a way similar to this forthcoming remake. Following up his Best Actor nomination for La La Land with this film, Gosling seems primed to continue his recent hot streak of positively reviewed films with a role that is right in his wheelhouse. Through roles in films such as Lars and the Real Girl and Drive, Gosling has proven himself to be rather adept with roles as underspoken yet somehow emotive characters, which is exactly what he will be tasked with in Blade Runner 2049. With a budget of $185 million (which Villeneuve has stated is the largest for an independently-funded R-rated film), Warner Bros. has spared no expense for this film and while it is hard to imagine it being a smash box office success (the original is renowned for being a box office failure yet cult hit in the years following its release), it is no surprise that Blade Runner 2049 is a critical success. Given Villeneuve’s considerable talent and demonstrated ability to grow from independent auteur to auteurist Hollywood director, Blade Runner 2049 is a must-watch.

Alongside Ford and Gosling, Blade Runner 2049 stars Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, Jared Leto, and Barkhad Abdi. The film will be released on October 6 in theaters nationwide.

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Through his recent role in HBO’s True Detective, Vince Vaughn signaled his new career direction of dramatic roles. After cutting his teeth in comedies such as Swingers or more modern and popular works such as Wedding Crashers, Vaughn’s recent dramatic direction saw him find a place in last year’s Hacksaw Ridge. Now, he stars in S. Craig Zahler’s Brawl in Cell Block 99. Zahler’s follow-up to the gritty and hyper-violent western Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99 promises to be similarly intense with Vaughn portraying a man who gets sent to prison and winds up in a prison battleground. Critically acclaimed upon its debut last month at the Venice International Film Festival, Brawl in Cell Block 99 appears to be the film that will finally begin to shift Vaughn’s career in the dramatic direction he clearly desires. Though it may not be high profile enough to earn him any Academy Award nominations, the acclaim for both the film and Vaughn is in stark contrast to his positively received turn in the critically mixed season of True Detective and the mixed reception to his turn in the acclaimed Hacksaw Ridge (namely due to one particular scene).

Brawl in Cell Block 99 also stars Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, and Udo Kier. It will be released in Los Angeles and New York City on October 6 before a video-on-demand release on October 13.

The Florida Project

In the world of independent cinema, few directors hold such clout as Sean Baker. Though a relative newcomer with his 2015 film Tangerine marking his break-through even in that small collection of filmgoers, Baker’s inventive camera work on that film was more than enough to solidify his place as the new King of Independent Filmmaking. With filmmaking becoming far more accessible due to the proliferation of quality cameras on phones, becoming a director has never been easier. Though he did not start off through this method, his usage of just an iPhone to shoot Tangerine pushed him to the forefront of the “everybody can be a filmmaker” movement that has given so many newcomers a voice. With The Florida Project, Baker will work with his most high-profile actor date, Willem Dafoe, as he tells the story of a little girl, her mother, and the other guests of a motel in Kissimmee, Florida. An against type role for Dafoe who is largely known for his villainous turns in blockbusters and arthouse films alike, The Florida Project is already being championed as a possible Best Picture nominee following its debut in May at the Cannes Film Festival. Recent appearances on the film festival circuit have only solidified this opinion.

Set for a limited release on October 6, The Florida Project should expand over the weeks to follow. Given A24’s slow roll-out of last year’s Best Picture winner Moonlight (limited on October 21 before a wide release on November 18), it would not be a shock to see the indie distributor play The Florida Project in a similar fashion. However, with a crowded slate of contenders to come (namely The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Lady Bird), it would not be a surprise to see a more conventional roll-out for The Florida Project (typically, limited releases receive a wide release approximately a week or two after their set release, depending on where you live).

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Pairing together Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie in this story of A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, Goodbye Christopher Robin should be a strong crowd pleasing film amidst the sea of heavy Awards contenders to come out in the next few months. Detailing Milne’s inspiration from his own son’s, Christopher Robin Milne, relationship with his stuffed bear, Goodbye Christopher Robin is also receiving strong reviews ahead of its October release and could be played in a similar fashion to 2004’s Finding Neverland. Though the landscape of cinema and what receives Awards is vastly different than it was then, Finding Neverland’s story about the man who created Peter Pan and from where he drew inspiration is certainly rather similar to Goodbye Christopher Robin. Given that Finding Neverland received seven nominations at the Academy Award (of which it won one, Original Score), Goodbye Christopher Robin could be seen by Fox Searchlight as a good choice to push for consideration, particularly for Gleeson. Director Simon Curtis previously helmed My Week with Marilyn in 2011, which received critical acclaim and saw both Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh receive Academy Award nominations, so his films are no stranger to Oscar attention. However, the Awards season this year may be too crowded for Goodbye Christopher Robin to receive the same volume of attention as Finding Neverland. Fortunately, the largely positive, unassuming, and satisfactory nature of Goodbye Christopher Robin should allow it to find a strong niche amongst adult audiences seeking escapism.

Beyond Gleeson and Robbie, Goodbye Christopher Robin also stars Kelly Macdonald and Alex Lawther. Fox Searchlight will give the film a limited release on October 13 before expanding shortly thereafter.

Marshall

Open Road Films, co-owned by Regal Cinemas and AMC Theatres, needs a win and it is hoping that Reginald Hublin’s Marshall is the answer. Ever since winning Best Picture in 2015 for Spotlight, Open Road has released one film (Gleason) with positive reviews. Given that they have released 14 films since 2015, this is certainly alarming. Starring Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall, this biopic about the legendary African-American lawyer and Supreme Court justice seems primed to make noise upon its release. However, given that director Hublin’s most recent effort was 2002’s Serving Sara, a romantic comedy that starred Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley, those expectations may need to be tempered. Nonetheless, it will give Boseman a fourth opportunity to play an icon of black success in America (Boseman previously portrayed Ernie Davis in The Express, Jackie Robinson in 42, and James Brown in Get on Up) and should be worth watching solely for his typically immersive performances in biopics. With timely themes of injustice and solidarity between races, Marshall is a film that, if it receives strong reviews, could take off and be what Open Road needs it to become. However, it could equally suffer the same fate as Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, which was perhaps too timely.

Alongside Boseman, Marshall stars Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell, and Sterling K. Brown. The film will be released nationwide on October 13.

The Meyerowitz Stories

Though never nominated for an Academy Award, Adam Sandler was previously nominated for a Golden Globe for 2002’s Punch-Drunk Love. Now, Sandler is back in Awards season. While known for his low-brow comedy, Sandler’s acting chops have oddly never been in denial with strong dramatic turns in Punch-Drunk Love, Reign Over Me, and Funny People, under his belt. Now, he teams up with acclaimed director Noah Baumbach for The Meyerowitz Stories. Possibly better known for his work as a co-writer with Wes Anderson on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Fantastic Mr. Fox than his own directorial credits, Baumbach is nonetheless an acclaimed director in his own right. With successes such as Kicking and Screaming, The Squid and the Whale, and Frances Ha, in his past, Baumbach is a director who could certainly be classified as a must-watch. However, none of it has seen much attention on the awards circuit. However, with The Meyerowitz Stories and its star-studded cast, it appears on-the-surface as though he may have his first mainstream breakout. The only hurdle to climb over is the industry acceptance of Netflix and its strategy of by-passing theaters in favor of a same-day streaming release. Though the film will receive a limited theatrical release, Netflix’s previous failure with Beasts of No Nation and with Cannes banning future Netflix releases from playing at the festival, it is clear that the film industry may be less accepting of a new release method than television has been with Netflix. For The Meyerowitz Stories and director Noah Baumbach, Netflix will guarantee eyes to this critically acclaimed comedy-drama about a Jewish family in New York, but will it keep it out of Awards contention?

Set for an October 13 release through Netflix, The Meyerowitz Stories stars Sandler, Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, Rebecca Miller, Adam Driver, and Sigourney Weaver.

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

Undeniably hoping to capitalize on the run-away success of Wonder Woman, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women marks the second theatrical release of Annapurna Pictures. Known for being the production company for many auteurs, Annapurna began to dabble in the distribution world with the aforementioned Detroit, which bombed at the box office in spite of critical acclaim. Now, they hope to achieve greater success with the similarly critically acclaimed Professor Marston & the Wonder Women. Telling the story of the man who created the Wonder Woman comics, this sexed up journey through the life and experiences of a man who used a pseudonym to release the comics stars Luke Evans as the titular Professor Marston with Rebecca Hall and Bella Heathcote being the wonder women. Exploring his experiences that led to him creating the comics, his relationship with his wife (portrayed by Hall), and their mutual relationship with another woman (Heathcote), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women is a far edgier tale than many may expect and that could certainly harm its financial potential. Nonetheless, as a timely exploration of gender roles and the man behind such a lighting rod for societal discussion, the film is one that is nearly impossible to ignore. The critical acclaim the film is receiving only serves to further increase anticipation for its release.

With Evans, Hall, and Heathcote, leading the way, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women also stars JJ Feild, Oliver Platt, and Connie Britton. Annapurna Pictures will release the film nationwide on October 13.

The Snowman

Since his solo directing debut in 2008 with Let the Right One In, Swedish director Tomas Alfredson has firmly cemented himself as one of the best working directors. Somehow, he has done this with just that film as Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy back in 2011. Aside from signing onto direct his latest film, The Snowman, and acquiring the rights of a children’s fantasy novel, Alfredson has been largely quiet in the years since. Given his extraordinary talent, this has been greatly unfortunate and is why The Snowman is so hotly anticipated. Once envisioned as a Martin Scorsese project, The Snowman is based on a Norwegian novel and is a crime thriller about a sadistic serial killer who is nicknamed “The Snowman”. Focusing on the detective, portrayed by Michael Fassbender, tracking the man down, the film’s marketing seems to play up the gruesome details of the crimes in an effort to play it as more of a horror film. For those expecting horror, however, it would be wise to look elsewhere as Alfredson somehow managed to turn a vampire film, Let the Right One In, into a brilliant look at a childhood relationship between two kids from very different worlds. If there is violence and horror in The Snowman, it is more likely to be akin to the bathroom scene in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, i.e. brief, graphic, and incredibly jarring.

Universal Pictures has set the film for an October 20 release date. The Snowman not only stars Fassbender, but has a stellar cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rebecca Ferguson, J.K. Simmons, Toby Jones, Chloe Sevigny, James d’Arcy, and Val Kilmer.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Yorgos Lanthimos returns after 2015’s critically acclaimed The Lobster with The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Known for deeply horrifying black comedies, Lanthimos’ latest effort appears to be his first true foray into the horror genre, even though his films have a knack for finding a way to be truly scary or terrifying without being horror films. Telling the story of a doctor who begins a sinister familial relationship with a teenage boy, the film is one that pairs Lanthimos back up with Colin Farrell who starred in The Lobster. Known for truly visceral scenes of gore, tense atmospheres, and great terror, Lanthimos is a man who seemed destined to make a horror film with that opportunity finally available to him now. The film, interestingly, also marks Lanthimos’ first time receiving funding from an American company as The Killing of a Sacred Deer is co-produced by Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Alongside Farrell, The Killing of a Sacred Deer stars Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, and Alicia Silverstone. The film will receive a limited release on October 20.

Wonderstruck

Following up the masterpiece that is Carol will be no easy task, but if anybody can do it, it is director Todd Haynes. Though perhaps an unexpected follow-up, Wonderstruck finds Haynes exploring the world of children in a pseudo-fairy tale about a young boy in 1977 and his journey to find his father following his mother’s death. Paralleling that journey with that of a young girl in 1927 and her journey to find her idol, the film appears to be a magical and wonder-filled romp through New York City through the eyes of children in very different time periods. Likely an exploration of the city as much as it about these children, this grown-up and deeply sympathetic take on the lives, adventures, and minds, of children appears greatly inspired by the work of Guillermo del Toro and Pan’s Labyrinth in both content and aesthetics. While a great depature from the 1950s-set lesbian romance that was Carol, Haynes nonetheless finds himself at home with a deeply green color pallette and a period setting in Wonderstruck. Relying upon two child actors to anchor the film in Oakes Fegley and Rose Simmonds, Wonderstruck will rely equally on Haynes’ shoulders and the ability of these two young actors to carry the film. Whether or not they can may determine whether or not Wonderstruck is another win for Haynes.

Besides the youngsters, Wonderstruck also stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, and Tom Noonan. The film will be released in a limited selection of theaters on October 20.

Others of Note:

As expected, October will be a busy month for releases with Awards season kicking off. The above ten films are just a limited selection of releases to keep an eye on, however, there are plenty of other strong releases coming up this month. The release of American Made (starring Tom Cruise and directed by Doug Liman) on September 29 will see the film play for much of October and, while perhaps not an Awards player, it is an entertaining look at the crazy life led by Barry Seal. The wide releases of both Battle of the Sexes (directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris with Emma Stone and Steve Carell starring) and Stronger (directed by David Gordon Green with Jake Gyllenhaal starring) are also worth keeping an eye on with both receiving considerable praise, especially the latter with Gyllenhaal eyeing possible Oscar gold for his portrayal of a Boston Marathon bombing victim in the inspirational biopic. With regard to wide expansions, Lucky may not receive an exceptionally wide one, but with both the praise it has received and the recent passing of star Harry Dean Stanton, it is a must-watch. Directed by first-time director and noted character actor John Carroll Lynch, Lucky is a film you may have to track down, but will be more than worth a watch once it becomes available.

For films coming out in October, the limited release of films such as Una (directed by Benedict Andrews, starring Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn), Breathe (directed by Andy Serkis, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy), and The Square (directed by Ruben Ostlund, starring Claes Bang, Dominic West, and Elisabeth Moss), are all worth keeping an eye on. For wide releases, Suburbicon may have received mixed reviews in both Venice and Toronto last month, but the fact that the Coen brothers wrote this film make it one that is worth tracking all the same. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, and Oscar Isaac, Suburbicon was directed by hit-and-miss director George Clooney. While it appears this one may be more of a miss, it is impossible to entirely ignore Suburbicon. Finally, look for Thank You for Your Service to make some noise amidst the political controversy of recent times and the heightened support of veterans and patriotism. Directed and written by Jason Hall (writer of American Sniper), the film seems likely to hit the same market as American Sniper if given the correct push by Universal Pictures. Starring Miles Teller as a veteran who must readjust to life at home and cope with what he saw in war with Haley Bennett appearing as his wife, Thank You for Your Service may not be the most high-profile release of the month, but could become one of the more unexpected successes in October.

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The Mothership April 2017 Kate Walters

 A green mouth, woody fingers, bowls of deer dust and wire pulled hair (in my pocket on Shetland, even in Italy: it sticks)

Walking in Sun along leafy lanes, red carcass beside the road, enormous, stenchy, a story about a farmer who beheaded a cow, left her here, ignominiously, to rot red to black in the early summer heat

Memories of a farm and badgers, and another farmer who didn’t believe me when I said that I’d shared a bed with badgers when young, one had swung on my nightdress in play and I had darted about the house in fear…

The farm with perfect meadows and flowers, and everything has changed in thirty years….     Kingcombe

 And of railway cuttings dark and forgotten with broken bridges and shadowy pathways

Meeting old friend up on sandy ridges in cold wind speaking of teaching and people I know no more, and of views across Dorset barrows I rode on when young with my childhood friend now dead. Mary.

A hot room with sunny windows and huge trees old friends watching me as I wondered, felt inadequate, sad even thinking of Rilke and the strings of running deer, my son came and we sat beside other trees in the woods, the sun bathed us and the tracks of deer narrow and plaited I came to know as my hand.

In the garden with seedlings and soil and geese bathing joyfully opening wings white- wide, I took my son to visit an old lady who had held him as a babe, and loved him as her own, knowing he would not see her again; and of being recognised in Powerstock from living here twenty years and more before;

Of trees spreading crowns sun swollen, gorgeous.

I drew in my books and felt lost.

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Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931), Kate Deering Ridgely, after 1900. Oil on canvas.

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Kate Deering Ridgely Alice Pike Barney - 1900

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Wild turkeys are in trouble

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Wild turkeys are in trouble

Wild turkeys are in a bit of a bind.

The birds were nearly wiped out by hunters and habitat destruction by the early 1900s, but made a comeback thanks to conservation efforts in the 20th century. Yet for the past 15 years or so, turkey populations have again started to fall across much of the United States.

These turkeys are the same species as the birds that might grace your Thanksgiving table, although they’re much tougher. Wild turkeys can sprint as fast as a galloping horse and fly even faster. But it seems that they might need a little human help once more.

“The population was on such a rise, it had such momentum for a long period of time that as managers we didn’t see it coming,” says Mary Jo Casalena, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “We didn’t see that we were peaking on the rollercoaster, and now we’re starting to come down.”

Now, biologists are investigating how habitat loss, climate change, and other woes are driving this newest decline, and how to replenish the wild turkey’s numbers.

The first comeback

The 19th and early-20th centuries were a rough time for wild turkeys. No game laws existed to prevent overhunting. “There was nothing against taking out an entire flock,” Casalena says. Meanwhile, vast swaths of the landscape were cleared to make way for agriculture, and to provide timber and wood to feed iron furnaces.

By the turn of the century, the population plummeted to less than 1 million birds nationwide. In many states, wild turkeys vanished entirely. Only a few remnant populations remained in remote areas, like central Pennsylvania’s Ridge and Valley Province. “Once you get up on those forested ridges it’s pretty darn rocky and rugged,” Casalena says. “Those were the last stronghold of the wild turkeys, simply because those ridges were too rugged for us to timber and obviously too rugged for us to farm.”

Around the 1940s, the turkeys’ luck started to turn. Wildlife agencies began to set hunting seasons and bag limits to protect the birds. The forests that had been chopped down began to grow back, and many farms abandoned during the Great Depression reverted to shrubland, making ideal territory for turkeys.

“We used to think that turkeys were birds of the big woods,” says Michael Schiavone, head of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Game Management Section. But actually, turkeys do best with a mix of mature trees to roost in at night, overgrown fields, and young forests. “The stuff that you probably don’t want to walk through is what turkeys want to nest in,” he says. “That tangle of greenbrier and other young saplings is really good nesting and brood-rearing cover.”

Turkeys slowly began to return to the increasingly wild lands. Starting in the 1950s, conservationists helped the birds along by capturing turkeys from areas where the population was starting to recover and relocating them to unoccupied territory.

“After restoration was done, turkey populations really exploded through the 1990s,” Schiavone says. “The wild turkey restoration is really one of the success stories in wildlife conservation.”

The wild turkey population peaked around 2001 at around 6.7 million birds in North America. But in the years since, it has dropped by about 15 percent. The eastern wild turkey—the most abundant subspecies, which reigns east of the Mississippi River—appears to be declining across parts of the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.

In New York, hunters in the western part of the state were the first to notice the difference. “They were saying, there’s just not as many turkeys around as there used to be,” Schiavone says.

Under the right circumstances, turkeys can lay plenty of eggs and see many of their progeny survive to adulthood. But wildlife biologists in Pennsylvania are often counting only two young turkeys per hen making it to the fall, Casalena says. “They’re barely replacing themselves.”

Under fire

Some dip in the birds’ numbers isn’t surprising, Schiavone says. During their heyday, the turkey population likely boomed beyond what the landscape could support long-term. But the birds face a number of new threats that have wildlife biologists worried.

The landscape is changing, and the birds are struggling to find the right kinds of shelter and food. Many of the young forests where turkeys like to nest and raise broods are now maturing into open woodlands. For young birds and their mothers, that means less cover from predators and the elements. When Department of Environmental Conservation researchers tracked radio-tagged hens, they found they were most likely to die during the warm months. “What’s driving population changes, we think, is that high mortality during that summer nesting and brood-rearing season,” Schiavone says.

Another problem for turkeys is that the woods don’t look like they once did. In the wintertime, turkeys are used to relying on hard nuts like acorns and beechnuts. But the trees that produce this vital food source are becoming less common, partly because of ailments like beech bark disease and grazing from pests such as invasive gypsy moths and rampant white-tailed deer.

Turkeys are also bedeviled by predators like bobcats, coyotes, fishers, and raccoons, which have become more abundant and widespread in recent years, Casalena says. An epidemic of rabies that tamped down predator populations in the 1990s has also eased.

Climate change is also causing turkeys trouble. “We’ve already seen the effects that it’s had on our wild turkey populations,” Casalena says. As severe storms become more frequent during springtime, hens and their offspring are more likely to perish.

Foul weather can destroy a nest or wipe out vulnerable young turkeys. Torrential downpours also make a nesting hen more obvious to predators. “When a hen gets absolutely soaked from the rain, then she becomes more smelly and it’s easier for a predator to find her,” Casalena says. Young turkeys, or poults, also become an easy snack. “If you’re a cold, wet poult, you’re going to be miserable, and you’re going to be making a lot of noise.”

Scientists recently discovered another potential stressor: Lymphoproliferative disease virus. The tumor-causing condition is found in around 55 percent of wild turkeys in New York State. However, many infected adults seem to display no symptoms. “It seems like healthy birds can carry the virus and be fine,” Schiavone says. This indicates that the disease may not be having much of an impact on the population.

It’s less clear if the virus is a problem for younger turkeys. That’s because when a poult does succumb to illness, researchers are unlikely to know about it. “It’s kind of hard to find a dead poult on the landscape, because something’s probably going to eat it,” Casalena says.

A new era

Wildlife agencies are determined to give the wild turkey a second revival. They’re restoring turkey habitat by clearing spaces for young forests to grow anew and helping private landowners to make their territory more hospitable to turkeys.

Turkeys aren’t the only birds to be suffering from the lack of young forests, Casalena says. Other game birds like ruffed grouse and songbirds like the golden-winged warbler are declining as well. Refurbishing the turkeys’ homelands would help these other species.

This time around, overhunting is not to blame for the wild turkey’s dwindling numbers. But hunting can still put pressure on a vulnerable population, so researchers have also been investigating how best to adapt the spring and fall seasons. “We had to figure out what the new normal is in New York and have a season that reflected that,” Schiavone says. In 2015, the state restricted its fall season to two weeks and introduced a one-bird bag limit.

Schiavone and his colleagues surveyed hunters to find out what they hoped to get out of the season, and found that they share wildlife biologists’ worries. “Hunters value seeing and hearing birds more than anything els. Their major concern is turkey abundance,” Schiavone says. “Secondarily, they want a chance to go afield and be in the woods, and the third thing they want is to actually kill a bird.”

Still, making sure that hunting seasons are sustainable has been a challenge, Casalena says. “When the turkey population was rising so rapidly, it really didn’t matter what our seasons were,” she says. “Now we’re realizing that we have to be a lot stricter.”

This could mean pushing back the start date for spring hunting. Only males, or gobblers, can be taken during this season, but hunters sometimes shoot females accidentally. Waiting a little longer gives females more time to settle down and incubate their eggs, leaving them less likely to flee the nest or come to a hunter’s call. In Pennsylvania, the spring season doesn’t open until midway through the period when hens are likely to be incubating their eggs, Casalena says.

Even with human assistance, it’s unlikely that wild turkeys will ever return to their peak numbers. “I don’t know that we’re going to get back to those 2001 population levels, but I definitely think we can improve,” Schiavone says.

Casalena hopes to see the wild turkey population stabilize and increase again over the next 20 years. “Luckily we’re not talking an endangered species,” she says. “We have plenty of time.”

Written By Kate Baggaley

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