#edward scaife

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Do you have recs for boarding school books? The gayer the better, bonus points for an Edwardian setting.

Yes!!! I love you for this question, anon!

My favorite of all time: The Fifth Form at St. Dominic’s This is just so delightfully slashy between the main leads, Oliver Greenfield and Edward Loman. Oliver is our hero, tempted by anger and competitiveness in his rivalry with Loman, who is a smart but troubled boy. We get to see both of their POVs as they head towards the harrowing end of the school year, and the academic prize that will define their futures. Oliver also has a best friend and a younger brother who play major roles.

If you haven’t read it yet, do: David Blaize This is one of the main starting points for the gay boarding school novel genre, both because it captures all of the tropes of the genre well and because it is textually gay. David Blaize and his friend, Frank Maddox, have an intimate, romantic friendship that Frank explicitly would like to make physical. Frank is a heartthrob and I dare anyone not to love him. There’s two sequel novels, but the only one you might want read is called David of King’s, which is unfortunately not digitized on PG yet.

If you like the above and can handle reading against the text: The Hill: A Romance of Friendship The level of aggressive moralizing in this is so high that it wraps back around and becomes silly. The protagonist, John Verney, is a prig—but read any single one of his descriptions of either his eventual rival, Scaife, or the boy he admires, Desmond, and you’ll find lush depictions of attraction. Verney desires these boys, and watching his denial over it all is compelling in and of itself.

I log all of my reading over here and there’s more boarding school novels in that backlog, if these aren’t enough. But they’re my favorite place to get started, and I hope you have a good time + come back and talk to me about it! :D

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

An Inspector Calls (1954), based on a play by JB Priestly, was photographed by Edward Scaife. This is Ed's third honorable mention, after The Captain's Paradise and Tarzan's Greatest Adventure.

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A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid’s spotlight — and his girl. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: The Kid: Prince Apollonia: Apollonia Kotero Morris: Morris Day Jerome: Jerome Benton Mother: Olga Karlatos Father: Clarence Williams III Billy: Billy Sparks Wendy: Wendy Melvoin Lisa: Lisa Coleman Bobby: Bobby Z Matt: Dr. Fink Mark: Brown Mark Jill: Jill Jones Susan: Susan Moonsie Brenda: Brenda Bennett Beautiful Babe: Sandra Claire Gershman Stage Hand: Alan Leeds “Jellybean” Johnson – The Time: Garry Johnson Jesse Johnson – The Time: Jesse Johnson Mark Cardenas – The Time: Marc Cardenas Jerry Hubbard – The Time: Gerald E. Hubbard Jr. Paul Peterson – The Time: Paul Peterson Taste M.C.: Israel Gordon …: Joel Thingvall Film Crew: Producer: Robert Cavallo First Assistant Director: Anthony Brand Director of Photography: Donald E. Thorin Supervising Sound Editor: Richard C. Franklin Additional Editor: Sonny Baskin Production Design: Ward Preston Set Decoration: Anne D. McCulley Stunt Coordinator: Al Jones Songs: Prince Executive In Charge Of Post Production: Anthony DiMarco Original Music Composer: Michel Colombier Production Manager: Mike Frankovich Jr. Writer: William Blinn Writer: Albert Magnoli Costume Design: Marie France Stunts: Ron Oliney Best Boy Electric: Peter Davidian Key Grip: Daniel R. Jordan Dolly Grip: Donald Schmitz Color Timer: Aubrey Head Makeup Supervisor: Richard Arrington Additional Editor: Mitchell Sinoway Assistant Sound Editor: Noah Blough Sound Editor: James Beshears Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jim Cook Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Robert L. Harman Sound Editor: David Kern First Assistant Director: Britt Lomond Assistant Camera: Chris Squires Electrician: Jeffrey W. Petersen Script Supervisor: Kerry Lyn McKissick Additional Editor: Warren Chadwick Sound Editor: Marshall Winn Boom Operator: Douglas J. Schulman Sound Mixer: Bruce Bisenz Music Editor: Jim Harrison Producer: Steven Fargnoli Producer: Joseph Ruffalo Editor: Ken Robinson Casting: David Graham Best Boy Grip: Bill Fleming Sound Editor: Mike Dobie Stunt Double: Brad Orrison Key Makeup Artist: Lee Romanoff Additional Editor: Allan Schultz Lighting Artist: LeRoy Bennett Electrician: Edward R. Nedin Lighting Technician: Robert W. Peterson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Neil Brody Props: Keane Bonath Construction Coordinator: Robert Scaife Camera Operator: Craig Denault Leadman: Howard McCormick Production Accountant: Jonathan Wolf Assistant Camera: Jack Lee Gary Casting: Peter Golden Location Manager: Kirk Hokanson Second Assistant Director: Don Wilkerson Makeup Artist: Susan Wenzel Stunts: Kathleen O’Haco Lighting Technician: Dean Hassen Lighting Technician: John Huddleston Lighting Technician: Dave Hetschiesch Production Coordinator: Maxine Davis Production Secretary: Jennifer Walton Property Master: Jim Johnson Props: Clare M.S. Fishman Costumer: Jimmell Mardome Costumer: Sonja Berlovitz Key Makeup Artist: Jayson Jeffreys Hairstylist: Earl Jones Hairstylist: Susan Caldwell Hairstylist: Todd Prost Electrician: Dennis A. Frank Electrician: Matt Rice Electrician: Bob Guthier Grip: Steve van Osdale Grip: Gerald Hoy Grip: Neal Dalen Grip: Craig Kinchel Grip: Joe Rice Unit Publicist: Bonnie Metzger Still Photographer: Robert Reiff Production Secretary: Geri Rosenberg Production Secretary: Barbara Sobocinski Production Secretary: Dona Lien Movie Reviews:

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Birthdays 7.3

Beer Birthdays

Tom Kehoe (1964)

Christian Ettinger (1973)

Max Finance (1985)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Dave Barry; writer, humorist (1947)

M.F.K. Fisher; writer (1908)

Mississippi John Hurt; blues singer (1893)

Franz Kafka; Czech writer (1883)

Tom Stoppard; playwright (1937)

Famous Birthdays

Robert Adam; Scottish architect (1728)

Amalia Aguilar; Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (1924)

Rae Allen; actress, singer, and director (1926)

Evelyn Anthony; English author (1928)

Paul Barrere; rock guitarist (1948)

Sándor Bortnyik; Hungarian painter (1893)

Laura Branigan; rock singer (1957)

Betty Buckley; actor (1947)

Vince Clarke; English singer-songwriter, keyboard player (1960)

George M. Cohan; actor, singer, songwriter (1878)

Michael Cole; actor (1945)

Johnny Coles, American trumpeter (1926)

John Singleton Copley; artist (1738)

Richard Cramer; actor (1889)

Tom Cruise; actor (1962)

William Henry Davies; Welsh poet and writer (1871)

Lisa De Leeuw; adult actress (1958)

Jesse Douglas; mathematician (1897)

Pete Fountain; clarinetist (1930)

Andy Fraser; English singer-songwriter and bass player (1952)

Thomas Gibson; actor (1962)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman; sociologist, writer, feminist (1860)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna; Spanish author and playwright (1888)

Albert Gottschalk; Danish painter (1866)

Larry "Bozo the Clown" Harmon; clown (1925)

Charlie Higson; English actor, singer (1958)

Philip Jamison; artist (1925)

Leos Janacek; Czech composer (1854)

Elle King; singer, songwriter, and actress (1989)

Alfred Korzybski; Polish-American mathematician (1879)

Johnny Lee; singer and guitarist (1946)

Doris Lloyd; English actress (1896)

Nicholas Maxwell; English philosopher (1937)

Didier Mouron; Swiss-Canadian painter (1958)

Olivia Munn; actor, comedian (1980)

Connie Nielsen; Danish-American actor (1965)

Tim O'Connor; actor (1927)

Carla Olson; singer-songwriter (1952)

Baard Owe; Norwegian-Danish actor (1936)

Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (1920)

Susan Penhaligon; English actress (1949)

Stephen Pearcy; singer-songwriter, and guitarist (1959)

Ralph Barton Perry; philosopher (1876)

Susan Peters; actress (1921)

Jethro Pugh; Dallas Cowboys DT (1944)

François Reichenbach; French film director (1921)

Ken Russell; English film director (1927)

George Sanders; Russian-born British actor (1906)

Richard Mellon Scaife; businessman (1932)

Harrison Schmitt; geologist, astronaut (1935)

Ruth Crawford Seeger; composer (1901)

Michael Shea; author (1946)

Kurtwood Smith; actor (1943)

Yeardley Smith; actor (1964)

Jan Smithers; actor (1949)

Poly Styrene; British musician (1957)

Kenzie Taylor; adult actress (1990)

Tommy Tedesco; guitarist (1930)

Norman E. Thagard; astronaut (1943)

Aaron Tippin; singer-songwriter, guitarist (1958)

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo; Belgian artist (1922)

John Verity,; English guitarist (1949)

Johnnie Wilder, Jr.; R&B/funk singer (1949)

Montel Williams; television host (1956)

Patrick Wilson; actor (1973)

Edward Young; English poet, dramatist (1683)

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the kremlin letter (us, huston 70)

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Night of the Demon (1957)

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Movie #3 of 2019: The Dirty Dozen

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You've seen a general inspecting troops before haven't you? Just walk slow, act dumb and look stupid. 

The Dirty Dozen, Robert Aldrich (1967)

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Night of the Demon (1957) (dir. Jacques Tourneur, cin. Edward Scaife)

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Jonathan Ashmore in A Kid for Two Farthings (Carol Reed, 1955) Cast: Celia Johnson, Diana Dors, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson, Jonathan Ashmore, Brenda de Banzie, Primo Carnera, Lou Jacobi, Irene Handl, Sydney Tafler. Screenplay: Wolf Mankowitz, based on his novel. Cinematography: Edward Scaife. Art direction: Wilfred Shingleton. Film editing: Bert Bates. Music: Benjamin Frankel Carol Reed's first color film is a very talky, somewhat claustrophobic one, best remembered today as a portrait of the London Jewish community that inhabited Petticoat Lane (called "Fashion Street" in the film) in the East End. The story centers on young Joe (Jonathan Ashmore), a lover of animals (often to the animals' misfortune, as he can't seem to keep some of them alive) who lives with his mother, Joanna (Celia Johnson), over Mr. Kandinsky's tailoring shop. Kandinsky (David Kossoff) indulges Joe with stories about animals, telling him that if he ever found a unicorn it would bring everyone good luck. So naturally Joe finds one, a feeble little goat with one deformed horn, that a merchant is happy to get rid of. Joe thinks it will bring luck to the pretty Sonia (Diana Dors) and her body-builder boyfriend Sam Heppner (Joe Robinson), who want to get married but don't have the money; to Mr. Kandinsky, who would like to have a better trousers press; and to himself and his mother, who are waiting for his father to return from South Africa, where he has gone to seek his fortune. Things eventually work out for Sonia and Sam and Mr. Kandinsky, but at the film's end Joe and his mother are still waiting for the return of his father. There's a fair amount of whimsy at work, but it's subsumed in much local color and the hard-scrabble realism of the neighborhood. Diana Dors shows considerable depth as an actress, rising above the exploitation that tried to turn her into the British Marilyn Monroe. But the great Celia Johnson is wasted in the thankless role of Joe's mother, with little to do but look worried. The wrestler Primo Carnera appears as Python Macklin, whom Sam must conquer in the ring to make the money he and Sonia want, even though he's reluctant to develop the unphotographic muscles needed by a wrestler.

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Pete Danelski

Hometown?

Philly!

Where are you now?

Washington, DC. 

What's your current project?

My writing partner and I adapted Karel and Josef Čapek’s Adam The Creator. We’ve been developing it for a few years now. It’ll have a staged reading at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in DC this March. It’s a long time coming.

I’ve got a few more projects on the horizon. Doing some preliminary work on Every Hour—a semi-verbatim play/experiment, built around Chekhov’s personal correspondences. It’s being developed through a 2019 Drama League Residency this summer. Plus, I’m always looking for projects which build the theatre community.

Why and how did you get into theatre?

Total fluke. I was always a class clown and creative in some ways. It wasn’t until I stumbled into auditions for the middle school play that I got into theatre. I started as an actor and grew into a writer, director, theatre-maker.

What is your directing dream project?

It changes. And often isn’t focused on a traditional production process. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about directing an open-source theatre project. Transparency is interesting. I want to do some long term development on a new work while creating a theatre lab. In addition to traditional rehearsals, there would be periods of open rehearsals in the daytime, which would inform performances in the evening, in turn, informing the next day’s open rehearsal and on and on.

I’d love to direct a tight-knit ensemble through that process. Ideally, it would involve some devising processes and use of classic texts. We’d go longer than the standard three or so weeks. I want to make space for actors to create roles and grow them into something more than a typical process affords them. And let’s live stream some of the rehearsals. I believe there’s an audience for it and major potential in practice-based research methodologies. It’d be a dream to create new, exciting work while simultaneously challenging systems of theatre production through an innovative process.

What kind of theatre excites you?

Theatre that challenges me, my expectations and understanding of the event as a whole. Theatre that unsettles me. I’m excited when I walk out of a play unsure whether I absolutely loved it or absolutely hated it. That usually means it took some real risks.

I’m excited by theatre that embraces the uniquely theatrical. We’re never going to do naturalism as good as film. I’ve no interest in trying. I want to see theatre that embraces the magic, theatricality and strangeness of the live theatre event.

What do you want to change about theatre today?

Great theatre comes from risk. Yet, our craft—like most everything—has been crammed into some pretty capitalist-centric systems. These, by definition, are risk-adverse. It effects how we produce, rehearse and develop shows, resulting in some really less-than-exciting work. We’re working against ourselves in this way. I’d like to see more theatre making space for challenging, risky work. That’s the kind of work which will push us all forward.

I also believe, to my core, that if theatre is going to survive, we have to stop preaching to ourselves. Theatre made solely for theatre people and others who share our social, cultural, political views, will be the death of us all. There’s plenty of work, especially in major cities, shouting one perspective, excluding or dismissing everything else—gutting any chance of real conflict. It’s preachy and self-congratulatory. Safe and boring.

If we want American theatre to grow and effect real social change we need to make space for people beyond ourselves. We shouldn’t be making theatre solely for our friends. Ideally, we’re making theatre with our friends, for people within and beyond our circles. Inviting people in is more important than ever.

What is your opinion on getting a directing MFA?

Plenty of pros. Plenty of cons. I’m wary of systems which claim to have all the answers. And it often feels like grad programs are just selling a network. Which is not for nothing. I believe the best education is experience; sinking or swimming out in the world. However, having a concerted period of time to focus on craft is so valuable.

I went for an M.Phil which stimulated me in different ways. Sometimes I think I’ll go back for the MFA. We’ll see.

Who are your theatrical heroes?

Okay. Julie Taymor, Peter Brook, Cornel West and Samuel Beckett are my Mount Rushmore. Artist and non-artist, they teach me who I am as a theatre-maker.

In addition (and in no order) are Tina Landau, Anton Chekhov, Anna Deavere Smith, Sam Mendes, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Aaron Posner, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Howard Schalwitz, Sarah-Jane Scaife, Edward Albee, Jean Anouilh, Joseph Papp. Gavin Quinn. Many more.

Any advice for directors just starting out?

Do work. Make work. If you’re not making your own work, you’ll have a career of waiting for the phone to ring.

See, read, think about everything.

Find your community. Embrace it, engage it, challenge it, do what you can to help build it. The best work comes from community and collaboration.

Plugs!

Adam The Creator by Karel and Josef Čapek has been criminally ignored in the US for virtually the entire 20th century. I’ve been working with Meghan Diehl to give this play the life it deserves. Here’s the blurb:

Adam, out of frustration with the state of humanity, negates all of existence in an effort to end rampant tyranny, violence, and prejudice. Left alone in the universe, he is then charged with its re-creation. Adam ventures to make a new, better world, all the while grappling with the inherent struggles of creation, as he tries to implement his ideals in reality. Throughout his attempts to create the ideal man, woman, companion and a perfect society, Adam glimpses the inherent value of life and the beauty of humanity. This "translaptation" from the Čapek brothers' original 1929 play, newly instilled with the spirit of ensemble-based storytelling, comes with a unique sense of humor and an optimistic look at the potential for good in all humans.

Great play and it just keeps getting more relevant. Anyone out there with an interest in early 20th Century Czechoslovakian theatre or the Čapek brothers, send me an email!

Website: www.petedanelski.com — Check out Adam The Creator, Every Hour and other projects on there. Shoot me an email and let’s collaborate!

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

Gordon Scott as Tarzan in Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959), photographed by Edward Scaife. Ed was born in London and had 65 cinematography credits, from 1948 to a 1979 movie on the telly.

His other notable credits include Outcast of the Islands, The Captain's Paradise, Curse of the Demon, Tarzan the Magnificent, The Truth About Spring, and The Dirty Dozen.

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In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Edward Pierce: Sean Connery Robert Agar: Donald Sutherland Miriam: Lesley-Anne Down Edgar Trent: Alan Webb Fowler: Malcolm Terris Sharp: Robert Lang Clean Willy: Wayne Sleep Burgess: Michael Elphick Elizabeth Trent: Gabrielle Lloyd Emily Trent: Pamela Salem Barlow: George Downing Harranby: James Cossins McPherson: John Bett Station Despatcher: Peter Benson Maggie: Janine Duvitski Trent’s Butler: Brian de Salvo Judge: André Morell Prosecutor: Donald Churchill Captain Jimmy: Brian Glover Connaught: Noel Johnson Putnam: Peter Butterworth Burke: Patrick Barr Lewis: Hubert Rees Woman on Platform: Agnes Bernelle Rail Guard: Joe Cahill Chaplain: Cecil Nash Emma Barnes: Susan Hallinan Ratting Assistant: Oliver Smith First Pickpocket: John Altman Second Pickpocket: Paul Kember Third Pickpocket: Geoff Ferris Woman on Strand: Jenny Till Urchin on Strand: Craig Stokes Policjant na stacji przy moście londyńskim: Frank McDonald Film Crew: Novel: Michael Crichton Original Music Composer: Jerry Goldsmith Editor: David Bretherton Producer: John Foreman In Memory Of: Geoffrey Unsworth Camera Operator: Gordon Hayman Production Design: Maurice Carter Art Direction: Bert Davey Costume Design: Anthony Mendleson Makeup Artist: Basil Newall Music Editor: Michael Clifford Assistant Director: Anthony Waye Casting: Mary Selway Hairstylist: Elaine Bowerbank Set Dresser: Hugh Scaife Wardrobe Master: Rebecca Breed Executive Producer: Dino De Laurentiis Still Photographer: Laurie Ridley Action Director: Dick Ziker Draughtsman: Jim Morahan Movie Reviews: Wuchak: _**Robbing a train of a shipment of gold in Victorian England**_ Written/directed by Michael Crichton and released in 1978/79, “The Great Train Robbery” was loosely based on the real-life Great Gold Robbery of 1855 that took place in England. Sean Connery plays the mastermind, Lesley-Anne Down his girlfriend and Donald Sutherland a safecracker with whom they team-up. I generally don’t like caper films because the protagonists are criminals, but Crichton wisely makes the characters played by Connery and Sutherland likable rapscallions; meanwhile Down is babelicious, in particular in her jaw-dropping first scene. Crichton intentionally made the movie more farcical compared to his novel and I appreciated the wit and low-key humor. I didn’t expect to like this movie, but it won me over. The film runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot primarily in Ireland (Dublin, Bray, Cork & Moate), but also Pinewood Studios, England. GRADE: B-/B JPV852: Seen this once before many years ago but decided to check out the new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. A solid heist-thriller though what struck me was these thieves were stealing gold meant for British soldiers, so not exactly stealing from some corporation, and our lead played by Sean Connery had no issue murdering a guy. Even so, still found it entertaining and some suspense-filled scenes, among them a great sequence with Connery on top of a moving train. **3.75/5**

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 7.3

Beer Birthdays

Tom Kehoe (1964)

Christian Ettinger (1973)

Max Finance (1985)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Dave Barry; writer, humorist (1947)

M.F.K. Fisher; writer (1908)

Mississippi John Hurt; blues singer (1893)

Franz Kafka; Czech writer (1883)

Tom Stoppard; playwright (1937)

Famous Birthdays

Robert Adam; Scottish architect (1728)

Amalia Aguilar; Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (1924)

Rae Allen; actress, singer, and director (1926)

Evelyn Anthony; English author (1928)

Paul Barrere; rock guitarist (1948)

Sándor Bortnyik; Hungarian painter (1893)

Laura Branigan; rock singer (1957)

Betty Buckley; actor (1947) Vince Clarke; English singer-songwriter, keyboard player (1960)

George M. Cohan; actor, singer, songwriter (1878)

Michael Cole; actor (1945)

Johnny Coles, American trumpeter (1926)

John Singleton Copley; artist (1738)

Richard Cramer; actor (1889)

Tom Cruise; actor (1962)

William Henry Davies; Welsh poet and writer (1871)

Lisa De Leeuw; porn actor (1958)

Jesse Douglas; mathematician (1897)

Pete Fountain; clarinetist (1930)

Andy Fraser; English singer-songwriter and bass player (1952)

Thomas Gibson; actor (1962)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman; sociologist, writer, feminist (1860)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna; Spanish author and playwright (1888)

Albert Gottschalk; Danish painter (1866)

Larry "Bozo the Clown" Harmon; clown (1925)

Charlie Higson; English actor, singer (1958)

Philip Jamison; artist (1925)

Leos Janacek; Czech composer (1854)

Elle King; singer, songwriter, and actress (1989)

Alfred Korzybski; Polish-American mathematician (1879)

Johnny Lee; singer and guitarist (1946)

Doris Lloyd; English actress (1896)

Nicholas Maxwell; English philosopher (1937)

Didier Mouron; Swiss-Canadian painter (1958)

Olivia Munn; actor, comedian (1980)

Connie Nielsen; Danish-American actor (1965)

Tim O'Connor; actor (1927)

Carla Olson; singer-songwriter (1952)

Baard Owe; Norwegian-Danish actor (1936)

Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (1920)

Susan Penhaligon; English actress (1949)

Stephen Pearcy; singer-songwriter, and guitarist (1959)

Ralph Barton Perry; philosopher (1876)

Susan Peters; actress (1921)

Jethro Pugh; Dallas Cowboys DT (1944)

François Reichenbach; French film director (1921)

Ken Russell; English film director (1927)

George Sanders; Russian-born British actor (1906)

Richard Mellon Scaife; businessman (1932)

Harrison Schmitt; geologist, astronaut (1935)

Ruth Crawford Seeger; composer (1901)

Michael Shea; author (1946)

Kurtwood Smith; actor (1943)

Yeardley Smith; actor (1964)

Jan Smithers; actor (1949)

Poly Styrene; British musician (1957)

Tommy Tedesco; guitarist (1930)

Norman E. Thagard; astronaut (1943)

Aaron Tippin; singer-songwriter, guitarist (1958)

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo; Belgian artist (1922)

John Verity,; English guitarist (1949)

Johnnie Wilder, Jr.; R&B/funk singer (1949)

Montel Williams; television host (1956)

Patrick Wilson; actor (1973)

Edward Young; English poet, dramatist (1683)

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Brief Review: Khartoum (1966)

Rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5. The last movie to be shot in Ultra Panavision 70 until Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight (2015), main director Basil Dearden and cinematographer Edward Scaife fully utilized the style for the major set pieces yet the overall product has not aged well over time. At the forefront of its issues are Laurence Olivier wearing heavy makeup and using an unrealistic accent to play a different ethnicity while Charlton Heston’s character has an inappropriate nickname. Neither of these components aid the somewhat lengthy story (134-minute runtime) that sadly also suggests a less civilized culture in the Arabic world as compared to Western civilization. This makes the film’s solitary Oscar nomination even more curious, earning one for Original Screenplay. Fortunately, several better options such as The Fortune Cookie, Blow-Up, and winner Un Homme et une Femme were available, but since Ingmar Bergman’s Persona and Sergio Leone’s Il Bruno, il Brutto, il Cattivo also released in the same year, it’s very arguable that either of these two films (or others) could have taken up the nomination spot instead. Nevertheless, the film manages to earn a passable rating for the sake of its wide-shot camerawork and the realization of the aforementioned set pieces, including an impressive attack on (and the defence of) a boat, but for many viewers, this artistry may not be enough to overwhelm the film’s glaring issues. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060588/