#muriel donnelly

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Dame Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

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Dame Maggie Smith, R.I.P.

Never again will we get to see the greatest withering look in screen history ... it's a great loss and another heartbreaking sad day.

Rest well, Professor McGonagall, Dowager Countess Cora Crawley, Reverand Mother, Miss Jean Brodie, Aunt Augusta, Wendy Darling, Muriel Donnelly and Miss Mary Shepard. You will be missed.

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, 28th September 1934 - 27th December 2024. Rest in peace.

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Which 2011 film follows seven British retirees who travel to Jaipur in India?

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' is a 2011 British comedy-drama movie starring an ensemble cast consisting of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson and Penelope Wilton. It is based on the novel 'These Foolish Things' (2004) by Deborah Moggach.

Seven elderly Brits travel to Jaipur, India, after reading about a newly restored hotel. When they arrive, they find a run-down hotel instead, headed by a young, optimistic host (Patel). Each character has different reasons for travelling to Jaipur. Evelyn Greenslade (Dench) is newly widowed and hopes for a low-cost experience, Graham Dashwood (Wilkinson) seeks a lost love, Douglas Ainslie (Nighy) and Jean Ainslie (Wilton) both lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel Donnelly (Smith) needs cheap hip surgery, Madge Hardcastle (Imrie) seeks a rich husband, and Norman Cousins (Pickup) wants a woman. Whilst India may not be what they expected, each character is affected in different ways, and their individual stories frequently cross.

The film received 22 award nominations, with Smith winning 'Best Comedic Actress' at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards. At the same ceremony, Smith, Dench, Wilton and Imrie won for 'Women's Work: Best Ensemble'.

A sequel to the film, 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', was released in 2015. It saw the return of most of the original cast, plus the addition of American actor Richard Gere.

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Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly is a whole ass mood

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Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly - The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

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National team matches - results

Germany - Spain 1:1 (Muller 35′ - Rodrigo 6′)

Toni Kroos - played the whole match.

Sergio Ramos - played the whole match.

Daniel Carvajal - played the whole match.

Isco - played 59 minutes.

Nacho Fernandez - played 39 minutes.

Marco Asensio - played 31 minutes.

Lucas Vazquez - played 18 minutes.

Spain - Argentine 6:1 (Costa 12′, Isco 27′, 52′, 74′, Thiago 55′, Aspas 73′ - Otamendi 39′)

Sergio Ramos - played the whole match.

Daniel Carvajal - played the whole match. 

Isco - played 76 minutes and scored a hattrick.

Marco Asensio - played the whole match and assisted Costa’s and Isco’s 1st goal.

Lucas Vazquez - played 14 minutes.

Nacho Fernandez - didn’t play.

Northern Ireland U21 - Spain U21 3:5 (Donnelly (p) 30′, 47′, Lavery 68′ - Oyarzabal 15′, 44′, Mayoral 47′, 75′, 84′)

Daniel Ceballos - played the whole match and assisted Oyarzabal’s 1st goal.

Borja Mayoral - played 87 minutes and scored a hattrick.

Jesus Vallejo - didn’t play.

Spain U21 - Estonia U21 3:1 (Fabian Ruiz 8′, Mayoral 37′, 51′ - Sinyavskiy 59′)

Jesus Vallejo - played the whole match.

Daniel Ceballos - played the whole match.

Borja Mayoral - played the whole match and scored 2 goals.

Peru - Croatia 2:0 (Carillo 12′, Flores 48′)

Luka Modric - played the whole match.

Mateo Kovacic - played 34 minutes.

Mexico - Croatia 0:1 (Rakitic (p) 62′)

Mateo Kovacic - played the whole match.

Luka Modric - got released from the match and came back to Madrid.

Russia - Brazil 0:3 (Miranda 53′, Coutinho (p) 62′, Paulinho 66′)

Marcelo - played the whole match.

Casemiro - played the whole match.

Germany - Brazil 0:1 (Gabriel Jesus 37′)

Toni Kroos - played the whole match.

Marcelo - played the whole match.

Casemiro - played the whole match.

Portugal - Egipt 2:1 (Cristiano Ronaldo 92′, 94′ - Salah 56′)

Cristiano Ronaldo - played the whole match and scored 2 goals.

Portugal - Netherlands 0:3 (Depay 11′, Babel 32′, van Dijk 47′)

Cristiano Ronaldo - played 68 minutes.

France - Colombia 2:3 (Giroud 11′, Lemar 26′ - Muriel 28′, Falcao 62′, Quintero (p) 85′)

Raphael Varane - played the whole match.

Russia - France 1:3 (Smolov 76′ - Mbappe 40′, 83′, Pogba 49′)

Raphael Varane - didn’t play.

China - Wales 0:6 (Bale 2′, 21′, 62′, Vokes 38′, 58′, Wilson 45′)

Gareth Bale - played 63 minutes, scored a hattrick and assisted Wilson’s goal.

Wales - Uruguay 0:1 (Cavani 49′)

Gareth Bale - played the whole match.

Scotland - Costa Rica 0:1 (Urena 14′)

Keylor Navas - played the whole match.

Tunisia - Costa Rica 1:0 (Khazri 36′)

Keylor Navas - played the whole match.

Serbia - Morocco 1:2 (Tadic 37′ - Ziyech (p) 29′, Boutaib 40′)

Achraf Hakimi - didn’t play. He got injured in the training.

Morocco - Uzbekistan 2:0 (El Kaabi 4′, da Costa 43′)

Achraf Hakimi - played the whole match.

France U20 - USA U20 2:0 (Tell 35′, 50′)

Luca Zidane - didn’t play.

France U20 - USA U20 0:1 (Amaya 89′)

Luca Zidane - played the whole match.

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A souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the Eighth Annual Edition of the musical revue "GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS" at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. (The Eighth Edition opened June 14th, 1926 at the Apollo Theatre and ran for 432 performances.) This series of revues, produced by White from 1919 through 1939, were given to elaborate show numbers much like the "Ziegfeld Follies", but were less ornate and cumbersome. Their comedy tended to be far more topical and, because White had been a dancer, the productions were fast paced and featured better choreography and music than similar revues. The scenery and curtains for this, the eighth edition of the "Scandals" were designed by ERTE and the musical score included GEORGE GERSHWIN's "Rhapsody in Blue". The All-Star Cast included ANN PENNINGTON, WILLIE and EUGENE HOWARD, TOM PATRICOLA, HARRY RICHMAN, BUSTER WEST, FRANCES WILLIAMS, the McCARTHY SISTERS, the FAIRBANKS TWINS, FOWLER & TAMARA, LLOYD GARRETT, ROSE PERFECT, JOHN WELLS, JANE SELS, JAMES CARTY, PEGGY GALLIMORE, JEAN KENIN, the SCOTT SISTERS, the HASTINGS SISTERS, FLO BROOKS, MURIEL LeCOUNT, LAVERTA McCORMACK, FRED LYON, MARGARET MANNERS, HARRY MORRISSEY, CATHERINE CHAPMAN, PATRICIA PURSLEY, ARTHUR CARDINAL, PEGGY MOSELY, NORMA CLOOS, JAMES MILLER, PEGGY PENN, MAY SLATTERY, CLAIRE DOUGLASS, DOLLY DONNELLY, JANET FLYNN, GEORGIA LERCH, ALICE WILKIE, ALICE WHITE and GEORGE WHITE'S BALLET CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM K. WELLS and GEORGE WHITE; Music by RAY HENDERSON; Lyrics by B. G. DeSYLVA and LEW BROWN; "Rhapsody in Blue" composed by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Costumes and Curtains designed by ERTE; Conceived, Produced and Directed by GEORGE WHITE .....

#GeorgeWhiteScandals1926 #GeorgeGershwin #FricPic

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november reading

so with lockdown #2, my master’s thesis done & handed in etc, i just had absolutely nothing going on so this month so... lots of books. featuring Houses full of statues and birds, an AU of weimar berlin, and... the plague?

someone who will love you in all your damaged glory, raphael bob-waksberg (audio) actually listened to this last month! anyway even tho i forgot about it, i actually really liked it! it’s a collection of short stories, all about love in some way, most with a strange twist - a couple wants a small wedding but the MIL insists they have to at least sacrifice 5 goats to the stone god and have a shrieking chorus, or it’s hardly a real wedding, right? that kind of thing. i really liked these stories; they were fun, hopeful without being cheesy (mostly), and the audio production, with lots of actors reading the different stories was fun. 4/5

the driver’s seat, muriel spark man this novella is nasty, but in a good way - sharp, vicious, mean but so well executed. it’s also pretty hard to discuss without spoiling it & i do think one should go into this unspoiled. but it’s certainly a classic of the unhinged women genre, showing lise seemingly making herself as noticeable, irritating and off-putting as she can on a trip to an unnamed (probably italian) city. 3.5/5

the empress of salt and fortune, nghi vo (singing hills cycle #1) a lovely novella set in an asian-inspired fantasy empire, which shows young cleric chih and their speaking hoopoe almost brilliant learn the story of a previous empress, a northerner who rose from exile as an cast-aside wife to power and of her servant, a peasant girl called rabbit. enjoyed the setting and the way this story unfolded through objects and rabbit’s retelling, and will definitely read the sequel novella which comes out in december. 3.5/5

pine, francine toon (audio) this is a crime/thriller type book with some horror elements about a young girl whose mother has disappeared mysteriously when she was very small. she lives with her dad in the scottish highlands close to a giant forest. the beginning is pretty cool & creepy, but then like 80% of it is just the girl being sad & wanting to know what happened to her mother & the dad being an alcoholic mess. and then most of the plot happens in the last 10% & isn’t great. disappointing. 2/5

where the wild ladies are, aoko matsuda (tr. from japanese by polly barton) a collection of short stories retelling japanese folklore stories about female ghosts/monsters with a feminist twist. on the whole, i liked these stories, but also found them a lot more light in tone than i expected; i guess i thought this would be more on the wild & raw side, so i ended up finding them a bit underwhelming. might also be a problem with lacking cultural context. will say tho that tilted axis press is great & i will seek out more of their books. 2.5/5

piranesi, susanna clarke (audio) god this was so good! so delightful! the House with its many rooms full of tides and clouds and birds and statues is a wonderful, magical yet melancholy setting, the narrator is kind & gentle & earnest, full of wonder and curiosity at the House and its mysteries (the contrast between the narrator’s and the Other’s attitude to the House... yes), the slow building up to the numerous reveals are just. very well done. the writing is lovely (did i almost cry about the albatross? yes) and chiwetel ejiofor is a great audio narrator. just all around lovely & the ending hits just right. 4.5/5

doomsday book, connie willis reading this book during lockdown #2.... a galaxy brain move i wouldn’t necessarily recommend. anyway this is set in a near future where time travel is used for historical research; oxford university is sending the young historian kivrin on the first mission to the middle ages (1320, which is perfectly safe, as far as medieval years go), but things go wrong and soon modern day oxford is under quarantine (ha. how wild. can you imagine.) and kivrin notices that some things are a bit off about where she is (spoiler it’s actually 1348 and y’all know what that means right... PLAGUE TIME). lots of people on goodreads found this slow and boring and while it is pretty damn slow (and for a world with time travel way too many plot points hinge on being unable to contact people by telephone), i found it riveting and uh dread-inducing throughout, but also really warm and immersive. adored this, was devastated at the end. even almost a month later i’m still in my feelings about it. 4.5/5

too loud a solitude, bohumil hrabal (tr. from czech by michael henry heim) a novella i intellectually appreciated but didn’t really love - the narrator works as a paper compactor in a nightmarish basement full of mice (that also get crushed by the hundreds) from where he imagines rat wars in the sewers but from where he also saves hundreds of books. it’s fascinating & well-written but as soon as it gets away from the nightmare paper-crushing basement, it just loses its appeal, especially when the narrator reminisces about his relationships to women (how to simultaneously put women on a pedestal and smear shit on them!!!). 3/5

i’m thinking of ending things, iain reid literary horror/thriller type book with a really intriguing first half, as a young woman is visiting her boyfriend’s parents for the first time while thinking of ending the relationship and things increasingly feel off (the parents are weird, there’s a picture on the wall that the boyfriend claims is him as a child, but is actually her, she gets weird voicemails from her own number). great sense of vague unease, very scary. then the second half kind of blows up the whole story in a way that i should theoretically find interesting but just found kind of underwhelming and not scary, especially since the ending then feels the need to spell it all out for you. 2/5

passing, nella larsen (reread) ugh this is brilliant and i almost don’t have anything to say about it so i’ll just summarise it i guess. it’s a novella about two black women in 1920s america, who knew each other as teenagers and who run into each other in a rooftop bar, where both of them are passing as white. irene finds out that clare is passing full-time, married to a white man who does not know that she is black, and although she strongly disapproves, she can’t help but be seduced (the queer subtext is strong here) into renewing their friendship, which begins to threaten her sense of stability and control. this book is pretty much pitch-perfect, has a lot of things to say about race, loyalty, what happens when categories we live by are threatened or destabilised, and is also just tight and elegantly written and. ugh. brilliant. 5/5

ring shout, p. djèlí clark an alternative history/fantasy book where the ku klux klan gets possessed by demons from another dimension and a group of black (and other marginalised) women (some men too) who are able to see these demons have to fight them from gaining more power through a showing of birth of a nation. note: the klan is still already evil without the demons, but their evil makes it easier for the demons to possess them. very cool concept, very cool setting, but i found the main character and some of the plot progression a little boring. 3/5

amberlough, lara elena donnelly (amberlough dossier #1) this is really just the nazi takeover of weimar berlin in an alternate world (literally... the denizens of the city of amberlough are amberlinians... the two epigraphs are from le carre and cabaret...), told thru an amberlinian spy (cyril) forced to work for the nazi-equivalent (the ospies), his secret cabaret mc/smuggling kingpin boyfriend (aristide), and rough-and-tumble sally bowles (cordelia). as such, it’s extremely my shit, although i will say that donnelly makes it a bit easy on herself by making the nazi parallel so very overt; the ospies’ ideology is not particularly detailed beyond ‘real fashy’ and wanting to unite four loosely federated states. it’s just.... a bit weaksauce, and while she does include an ethnic minority for the ospies to hate, this also doesn’t feel as fundamental to their ideology as it should. also cyril sucks. but these issues may be solved in the sequels & it was a lot of fun. also.... amazing cover. 3/5

the vanishing half, brit bennett very much in conversation with larsen’s passing, this is a 2020 historical novel about passing, colorism, and identity, in which desiree and stella, very light-skinned african american twins who grow up in a black town that values lightness very much, become separated when stella chooses to pass for white and marry a white man. the book is very immersive and engaging, and stella and desiree are interesting characters, but (i felt unfortunately) much of the book is focused on their daughters, whose chance meeting might expose stella/reunite the sisters/etc etc, but who weren’t as interesting. the plot also relies on coincidences a lot which is a bit annoying. still an interesting and entertaining read. 3/5

die stadt der anderen, anthology printed version of an art project where three pairs of authors were sent on trips through berlin, which each person writing about what the other person showed them and how they experienced the city through the other. there was nothing earth-shaking in this, but reading it during lockdown was lovely. in conclusion i love berlin... would love to experience it again some time. 3/5

the fire this time, edited by jesmyn ward collection of essays on anti-black racism in america, many in response to the beginning of the black lives matter movement. i don’t have much to say about it, but it is very good and i would recommend. as is often the case with essay anthologies about serious topics i don’t really think i can rate it.

intimations, zadie smith a very short collection of essays written during early lockdown. smith is always smart and fun but i wish these had been a little more focused on politics and less on personal experience, but like, you can’t really criticise a book for not being what you wanted it to be. ‘contempt as a virus’ was very good. 

superior: the return of race science, angela saini really solid, engaging and accessible discussion of race science and why... it’s bad & dangerous, both looking at race science in the past and the invention of race, and how it is returning and regaining influence (not to say that race science ever completely disappeared, but as saini explains, it moved into a more marginal space in the sciences after ww2). 3.5/5

the hive, camilo josé cela (tr. from spanish by j.m. cohen & arturo barea) spanish modern classic set in madrid during the last few years of ww2. told thru short fragmentary snippets with a huge rotating cast of characters, mostly lower and middle class, going about their days, with the theme tying them together being “the city, that tomb, that greased pole, that hive”, which is a very sexy line, but unfortunately it didn’t work for me. the tone is v dispassionate and in combination with the huge cast it just made me profoundly unengaged. it also has the weird habit of changing scene in the middle of a paragraph, which i found rather confusing. 2.5/5 slave old man, patrick chamoiseau (tr. from french by linda coverdale) absolutely amazing short novel from the creolité movement aabout an old slave, seemingly resigned to his position, suddenly escaping and being pursued by the slavemaster’s terrifying monstrous mastiff through the forests of martinique, but really also about selfhood, relearning humanity, trauma and nature. the language is at turns sparse and lush and always gorgeous and the translation from french/creole uses endnotes (we love an endnote) and a strategy of doubling to retain some of the original language, which was really cool to read. so yeah this is brilliant. 4/5

mexican gothic, silvia moreno-garcia gothic horror novel about young mexican socialite noemí visiting her recently-married cousin in her new (english) family’s isolated, creepy and dilapidated mansion after said cousin sent a disturbing and strange letter calling for help. gothic horror shenanigans involving vivid dreams, family secrets and eugenics ensue. after a slow start, i absolutely devoured the second half in one afternoon bc once it gets going it REALLY gets going. not super-scary, but a nice creepy atmosphere & reveal. also loved how it combines the clear yellow wallpaper inspo (the cousin’s letter involves people in the wallpaper) and the focus on the english family’s eugenic ideology (not a fun fact but charlotte perkins gilman was a eugenicist), and the vain & flighty but also smart & stubborn protagonist. had a lot of fun with this. 3.5/5

i’m also still reading a tale of love and darkness by amos oz which is really good but which is taking me forfuckingever. 

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Tag Game!

I was tagged by @some-thrilling-heroics to list my favourite female characters in any fandom whatsoever and tag some people in no particular order.

Thank you, love!

In random order, I’ve written the first 10 that came to mind:

1.  Donna Noble - Doctor Who

2. DCI Cassie Stuart - Unforgotten

3. DS Ellie Miller - Broadchurch

4. DCI Vera Stanhope - Vera

5. M -  Casino royale/Quantum of Solace/Skyfall

6. Maggie Jacobs - Extras

7. Jackie – Friday Night Dinner

8. Sue White – Green Wing

9. Muriel Donnelly – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

10. Lady Catherine de Bourgh – Pride & Prejudice

I tag: @sapphic-princess-xena, @allons-y--spaceman, @runningtogalaxies, @joi-in-the-tardis, and @i-hoped-there-d-be-stars

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"There's no such thing as an ending, just a place where you leave the story." - Muriel Donnelly

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What did I read during the Spring of 2018? Well, funny you should ask...

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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

Muriel Donnelly: There is no such thing as an ending, just a place where you leave the story. And it is your story now.

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Muriel Donnelly: You have no idea now what you will become, don't try and control it. Let go. That's when the fun starts. Because as I once heard someone say "There's no present like the time".

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Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) 

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New Post has been published on https://shovelnews.com/election-2018-live-updates-projections-are-in-from-first-wave-of-states/

Election 2018 LIVE UPDATES: Projections are in from first wave of states

After spending all day at the polls, voters are starting to see midterm election results.

Preliminary results from the national exit poll are out, and polls are closed in half of the country.

This year’s midterms are the first nationwide contests since 2016, when President Donald Trump was elected. Many, including the president himself, see this election as a referendum on his presidency.

With Republicans currently in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, 35 Senate seats, all 435 seats in the House and 36 governorships are on the ballot. The Election Day 2018 Live Map shows when polls close around the country and, as votes get counted, will give hourly state-by-state results for the Senate, House and governorships.

Here’s the latest:

8:26 p.m. ET — NJ-SEN: Bob Menendez is on track to win re-election in New Jersey’s US Senate race, ABC News projects, based on exit polling and analysis of voting data.

8:22 p.m. ET — Health care is the top issue for voters, preliminary exit poll numbers show. 42 percent say health care is the top issue of four facing the country. Trump’s pushed immigration hard – but it’s the top issue to just 26 percent, far trailing health care. The economy comes in at 21 percent.

-Gary Langer

8:22 p.m. ET — Wondering who the president is watching the election results come in with?

-Katherine Faulders

8:19 p.m. ET — Preliminary exit poll numbers show nonwhites account for 41 percent of Texas voters, including 24 percent Latinos. These are highs in Texas midterms in available exit polls back to 1984.

Texas Republicans outnumbered Democrats by 9 points in the 2016 presidential election and 12 points in the 2014 midterms. Today it’s a 5-point gap, 33-38 percent, Democrats-Republicans.

-Gary Langer

8:10 p.m. ET — Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren is on track to win the race for senator in Massachusetts, ABC News projects, based on exit polls.

8:08 p.m. ET — Democrat Tim Kaine is on track to win Virginia’s Senate race, ABC News projects, based on exit polls. Kaine is the incumbent. Kaine, who ran for vice president on the ticket with Hillary Clinton, ran against Republican challenger Corey A. Stewart

8:07 p.m. ET — Incumbent Bernie Sanders is on track to win in Vermont’s Senate race, ABC News projects, based on exit polls.

8:00 p.m. ET Polls are now closed in roughly half the country including these notable states: the rest of Florida, most of Kansas, most of Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, the rest of New Hampshire, New Jersey, some counties in North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. As noted, some states have extended polling hours.

7:53 p.m. ET — Democrat Jennifer Wexton wins Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, per ABC News projections. Wexton flipped the seat against Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock. Hillary Clinton carried the area by six points in 2016.

First Dem flip of the night, this one in the D.C. suburbs

John Verhovek

7:51 p.m. ET — Voting hours have been extended in some precincts in at least five states: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas. High-profile figures and candidates continue to tweet, asking voters to stay in line.

Adding to the voices of Clinton and Gillum are Stacey Abrams, Lady Gaga and Beto O’Rourke.

If you are reading this and you are still in line to vote, STAY IN LINE until your ballot is cast. https://t.co/ibvTOolZIJ #TeamAbrams #gapol pic.twitter.com/vEotslBS2R

-Pete Madden and James Hill

7:39 p.m. ET — Greg Pence, the older brother of Vice President Mike Pence, has been elected to Indiana’s 6th Congressional District, per ABC News projections.

The seat was represented by the vice president for more than 10 years before he became governor of the state. Pence is taking over the seat from Rep. Luke Messer, who sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate but lost the primary to Mike Braun.

John Verhovek

7:35 p.m. ET — The polls are now closed in 9 states. At 7:30, polls closed in the closely watched states of Ohio, West Virginia and North Carolina.

7:19 p.m. ET — Hillary Clinton and Democrat Andrew Gillum, who could become Florida’s first African American governor, both tweeted to urge voters to stay in line because if they’re still waiting after the polls close, they can still cast a ballot.

7:31 p.m. ET —

In Georgia, preliminary exit polls show turnout among nonwhites is a record 40 percent, including 30 percent black voters, in preliminary exit poll results. The previous high among nonwhites was 36 percent in 2014 – compared with just 18 percent in 1994.

If elected, Stacey Abrams, the Democrat running for governor in the state, would be the first-ever African American woman to serve as governor in the U.S.

-Gary Langer

7:17 p.m. ET — Sources tell ABC News the president and first lady are joined tonight by his three eldest children along with son-in-law Jared Kushner, Kimberly Guilfoyle and daughter-in-law Lara Trump.

The president’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, his first 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and deputy campaign manager Dave Bossie are there and also joining, longtime friends Tom Barrack and Richard LeFrak along with several mega donors close to the President.

The president’s top White House advisors are also in attendance.

John Santucci

7:00 p.m. ET — Polls have closed in the first wave of closely watched states with competitive races: Indiana, Vermont, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky.

In Indiana, Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly faces Republican challenger Mike Braun in a tight senate race, while in Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams faces Republican Brian Kemp for the governor’s seat.

5:59 p.m. ET — President Donald Trump and which party controls Congress are front and center for voters this election year, according to preliminary results from the national exit poll.

In results so far, 44 percent of voters approve of Trump’s job performance, while 55 percent disapprove.

And while the House races will be fought district by district, voters by 53-43 percent say they’d rather see the Democrats than the Republicans in control of the House after this election.

Read more here about why Trump has embraced the election as a referendum, and more here about the preliminary results from the national exit poll.

-Gary Langer

4:34 p.m. ET — Dozens of young Native Americans marched to their local polling place on a reservation near Belcourt, North Dakota.

The group of young men and women, members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, carried signs that read, “Don’t disenfranchise us,” as they chanted in unison, “North Dakota, you can’t do that!”

By the time they reached the polls, more than a thousand people had already cast ballots hours before the polls were to close. In comparison, just 950 people voted at the same polling site in 2016, according to an election official there.

Tribal leaders have scrambled to print at least 3,500 new tribal IDs for Native Americans on reservations in North Dakota in response to the state’s new voter ID law, which requires North Dakotans to provide a state or tribal ID with a residential address in order to vote. Many Native Americans living in rural communities on or near reservations don’t have residential addresses.

-Janice McDonald

4:21 p.m. ET — The issues with electronic poll books in Indiana’s Johnson County have been “resolved,” election officials said.

The midsize county, which is located south of Indianapolis, will not be extending voting hours but officials will add more voting machines if need be, according to Johnson County election board chairman Phil Barrow.

Election Systems & Software, the electronic voting vendor the county employs, also confirmed in a statement that the issues were fixed.

“The issue in Johnson County, Indiana has been resolved, resulting in faster check-in times for voters,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Earlier in the day, the poll book, which is used to check in voters but is not related to voting machines themselves, was running slowly. The poll book operation is now significantly improved. We apologize to voters and to elections officials in Johnson County, Indiana for longer wait times than expected, and we thank everyone for their patience.”

Johnson County is in a congressional district considered safe for Republicans, but the Senate race in Indiana is considered competitive, with Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly trying to beat back a challenge by Republican Mike Braun.

3:41 p.m. ET — A 104-year-old woman cast her vote Tuesday.

Margaret Norwood was alive at the time when women did not have the right to vote, according to a tweet from Muriel Bowser, who is running for re-election as mayor of Washington, D.C.

Ms Norwood was alive at a time when women did not have the right to vote so please take the time to vote today!

Polls are open until 8 pm https://t.co/v8ToxJYSfm #TogetherWeWill vote ?? ? pic.twitter.com/meH7CtdCz5

3:19 p.m. ET — Multiple high-ranking sources in the White House and outside advisers close to President Trump say they are bracing for an interesting evening – all the sources believe it is most likely the House will be in the hands of Democrats after tonight’s results.

One source said the reality is if there is good news tonight for Republicans, the president will take all the credit; however, he already knows he will get blamed if it’s not a great night.

2:27 p.m. ET — Outgoing Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California, who did not run for re-election, predicted a Democrat would win his seat.

“Quite frankly, we know the results already,” Issa told Fox News in an interview. “It will be a Democrat representing La Jolla to Solana Beach for the first time in a number of years.”

Democrat Mike Levin and Republican Diane Harkey are vying to replace Issa, who has held the seat for eight terms.

1:56 p.m. ET — Los Angeles voters waiting in line at one polling station at least got serenaded by a mariachi band.

1:49 p.m. ET — Federal authorities aren’t seeing anything out of the ordinary on election a Department of Homeland Security official said.

There has been a typical scanning and probing of some election systems, but authorities haven’t seen an “uptick” in cyberactivity, the official told reporters Tuesday afternoon.

1:00 p.m. ET — Polls are now open across all states, including Hawaii.

12:27 p.m. ET — Some Arizona voters will be treated to a cute, cuddly surprise at the polls.

The Arizona Humane Society is bringing puppies to some polling sites around the Phoenix area to help lower blood pressure among voters and ease the strain of waiting in long lines.

“It’s funny, you see people see the puppies, and they just melt,” Bretta Nelson of the Arizona Humane Society told ABC News in Phoenix, adding that it’s also a “unique way to get our puppies adopted.

11:59 a.m. ET — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is confident Democrats will win control of that chamber of Congress in Tuesday’s election.

When asked at a press conference if she is 100 percent certain her party will become the majority in the House of Representatives, the California Democrat said, “Yes, I am.”

11:32 a.m. ET — Trump retweeted a tweet he had initially posted Monday morning that warned about “illegal voting.”

The tweet reads, “Law Enforcement has been strongly notified to watch closely for any ILLEGAL VOTING which may take place in Tuesday’s Election (or Early Voting). Anyone caught will be subject to the Maximum Criminal Penalties allowed by law. Thank you!”

10:20 a.m. ET — Democrats in Florida voted prior to Election Day in slightly higher numbers than the state’s Republicans.

More than 5.2 million Floridians in total cast ballots either by mail or early voting. Of that number, 2,110,782 were Democrats and 2,088,429 Republicans, according to newly-released data from the Florida Division of Elections.

10:03 a.m. ET — Newspapers across the U.S. splashed headlines conveying some of the emotion and tension around this election.

Here are a few of them.

– The Columbus Dispatch: “It’s up to you now” – Connecticut Post: “Midterm mania grips nation” – Chicago Tribune: “A fight for control” – The Des Moines Register: “IT’S DECISION DAY” – The Detroit News: “Battle for Congress spirited until the end” – Houston Chronicle: “DAY OF RECKONING IS HERE” – Los Angeles Times: “Trump’s reputation is on the line” – New York Daily News: “YOUR CALL, AMERICA – The Oregonian: “Ready or not, it’s finally Election day” – Orlando Sentinel: “FIERCE RACES AWAIT DECISIONS” – The Washington Post: “Uncertainty rules as the midterms reach the wire”

9:46 a.m. ET — Mark Salter, longtime aide and speechwriter for the late Sen. John McCain, a Republican, urged his Twitter followers to “vote for the Democrat (in most cases).

“That feels weird to write,” Salter tweeted. “But the bigger the rebuke of Trump the better for the country. Resist.”

McCain was one of Trump’s most outspoken Republican critics. The Arizona senator died in August at age 85 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.

9:17 a.m. ET — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate who ran against Trump in the 2016 presidential election, made a final appeal to voters.

“For the past two years, we’ve watched this administration attack and undermine our democratic institutions and values. Today, we say enough,” Clinton wrote in a series of tweets.

“But we won’t just vote against radicalism, bigotry, and corruption today. We’ll vote for fantastic candidates all over the country—including a historic number of women—who want to raise wages, fight for justice, and help more people get health care,” she tweeted.

“If they win, they’ll do great things for America. Let’s exercise our birthright as Americans today, put those people in office, and continue the hard work of saving our democracy. It’ll take all of us. Happy Election Day.”

7:43 a.m. ET — Authorities in some states are warning voters to be vigilant about possible election problems.

The New Jersey Department of State urged residents via Twitter to beware of “false information regarding your polling locations.”

Coverage of the 2018 midterms on ABC News Live:

Get full election coverage on ABC News Live beginning today at 4:30 p.m. EST at ABCNews.com/Live, on the ABC News app and on Roku, Hulu and Facebook.

ABC News’ Luke Barr, Chris Donovan, Katherine Faulders, James Hill, Jonathan Karl, Adam Kelsey, Meghan Keneally, Janice McDonald, Meridith McGraw, Victor Ordonez, Steve Osunsami, John Santucci and Scott Withers contributed to this report.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-day-2018-americans-set-vote-historic-contest/story?id=58907692

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The Complete Detail Of  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Name The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Storyline The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy (Richard Gere) and Lavinia (Tamsin Greig). Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) have now joined the Jaipur workforce, and are wondering where their regular dates for Chilla pancakes will lead, while Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel (Maggie Smith), the keeper of everyone's secrets. Detail Of  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Director John Madden Writer

Ol Parker -- (screenplay)

Ol Parker -- (screen story by)

John Madden -- (screen story by)

Produced by

Graham Broadbent -- producer

Peter Czernin -- producer (as Pete Czernin)

Michael Dreyer -- executive producer

Jonathan King -- executive producer

John Madden -- executive producer

Tabrez Noorani -- associate producer

Denis Pedregosa -- line producer: Spain

Pravesh Sahni -- co-producer

Jeff Skoll -- executive producer

Stars & Cast

Dev Patel -- Sonny Kapoor

Maggie Smith -- Muriel Donnelly

Danny Mahoney -- Car Valet

David Strathairn -- Ty Burley

Judi Dench -- Evelyn Greenslade

Bill Nighy -- Douglas Ainslie

Celia Imrie -- Madge Hardcastle

Ronald Pickup -- Norman Cousins

Diana Hardcastle -- Carol Parr

Subhrajyoti Barat -- Hari (as Shubhrajyoti Barat)

Fiona Mollison -- Susan

Music by Thomas Newman Genres Comedy | Drama Country UK | USA Language English Release Date

USA -- 6 March 2015

Australia -- 26 February 2015

UK -- 26 February 2015

Ireland -- 26 February 2015

New Zealand -- 26 February 2015

Filming Locations London,England,UK Certificate N/A Box Office Of  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Budget $10,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend $8,540,370 (USA) (6 March 2015) Gross $33,071,558 (USA) (19 June 2015) Technical Specs of  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Runtime 122 min Sound Mix Dolby Digital Company Credits of  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Production Company Blueprint Pictures This Movie Detail Written By  www.moviemorning.com

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365 Day Movie Challenge (2017) - #228: Heat Lightning (1934) - dir. Mervyn LeRoy

Out of the depths of a sea of subpar Warner Brothers pre-Code films viewed by me this summer, Heat Lightning is an electric flash of brilliance. Contrary to the usual snappy tempo of stories made by the studio during this period, Mervyn LeRoy’s crime melodrama draws its narrative out slowly enough to match the oppressive weather of the setting, a gas station/diner in the middle of a scorching California desert. The business is run by sisters Olga (Aline MacMahon in a rare leading role) and Myra (Ann Dvorak), a pair that immediately establishes Olga as the older, levelheaded one - she’s a better mechanic than anyone else living in the area, a fact that all of the film’s male characters acknowledge - and Myra as the romantic who has just reached adulthood and wants nothing more than to escape and find some excitement with a man.

On a boiling hot afternoon, the sisters service a number of vehicles: first, an automobile belonging to a married couple, Gladys (Jane Darwell) and Herbert (Edgar Kennedy); next, a businessman (Harry C. Bradley) giving a lift to two would-be actresses (Muriel Evans and Jill Dennett); thirdly, Mrs. Tifton (Glenda Farrell) and Mrs. Ashton-Ashley (Ruth Donnelly), a couple of gals headed to Reno for divorces from absent husbands. Olga and Myra offer a night’s lodging to the two married women and their chauffeur, Frank (Frank McHugh), but the action really starts when the gas station is visited by two bank robbers on the run, George (Preston Foster, convincing as a sociopathic) and Jeff (Lyle Talbot). As luck would have it, George and Olga used to be an item back when they both lived in Oklahoma. All of a sudden, we realize that tough, seemingly sexless Olga is a woman with a past and feelings that go far deeper than what Myra has been led to believe.

Aline MacMahon carries the role of Olga beautifully, portraying each complicated facet of the character with masterful skill. Ann Dvorak also does excellent work as Myra, proof that she was another of Hollywood’s most underrated talents. In the supporting cast, I especially enjoyed Willard Robertson as Everett Marshall, a local law enforcer who is friends with Olga and whose affection for her may also be romantic (although that is just speculation on my part). Besides the tensions present in Heat Lightning’s various relationships, the story also serves as an intriguing precursor to the film noir genre, utilizing the desert climate, the isolated environment of the gas station and the sexual tension/longing/desperation felt by the film’s female characters to create a mood similar to another pre-noir, Archie Mayo’s The Petrified Forest (1936), as well as one of the later classics of the true noir era, Tay Garnett’s The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). (Bonus: Heat Lightning’s cinematographer, Sidney Hickox, also shot such notable noirs and noir-adjacent dramas as To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, The Man I Love, Dark Passage and White Heat.) For fans of pre-Code cinema, and particularly for fans of Aline MacMahon, Heat Lightning is a gem that deserves reappraisal.