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Shattered Glass Shatters Truth about Rogue Journalist 

“There’s so many show-offs in journalism.” Well, yeah. But there’s also a lot of those in the film. And even though I don’t think Shattered Glass is a show-off of a movie, it does show off the skills of director (and writer) Billy Ray and many other people from both the cast and the production side. 

Shattered Glass tells the true (although somewhat dramatized) story of Stephen Glass, a Journalist from the 1990s who was well respected at The New Republic Magazine, which was known as the “in-flight magazine for Air Force One” until he was caught fabricating stories as well as source material for those stories. The story follows Glass (portrayed by none other than Hayden Christensen) as he shows off his writing and then is ascertained as a fraud and then begins a spiral downward filled with lies, whining, and a lot of the same questions that are repeated way too many times throughout the film “ARE YOU MAD AT ME?” 

The acting and casting of the film were surprisingly great. Christensen, who is widely known for portraying Anikin Skywalker in the Star Wars Franchise Prequels from 1999-2005, was the best candidate for this character. The high-pitched-ness of his voice, the weird thing where he breathes in between words and then almost lightly smacks his lips in between; agghhhh. Christensen is the best actor to play such an annoying and unlikable dude. The idea of Glass was that he was young, cute, and completely lovable. 

Christensen was as young as he was, with his curly hair and glasses, which were just a little too big for his face. mwaa Chef's kiss. He embodies innocentness. There's a more common saying in the U.K. than here in the U.S., but it's too sweet to be savory. This is about those people you know are entirely fake people who are just unnerving to be around because of how outwardly nice their demeanor is, like Delorous Umbridge from the Harry Potter book and movie series. In this case, she and Glass are so lovely and sweet that it's almost suspicious, and I think Christensen just nailed that because of his history playing in Star Wars. Other significant roles, such as Chuck Lane (played by Peter Sarsgaard), were tremendous and demanding but not evil, as a boss should be. The almost father figure-like editor Michael Kelly (portrayed by Hank Azaria) and all of the leading ladies, Catlin Avey (Played by Chloë Sevigny), Andy Fox (portrayed by Rosario Dawson), and Amy Brand (played by Melanie Lynskey), all fit their characters' roles, purposes, and characteristics perfectly. The incredible casting of casting director Cassandra Kulukundis made the feature what it was. The film wouldn't have hit the way it does without each person being appropriately portrayed. The emotions evoked by each are crucial for the plot and for the audience to get the most out of it. 

The physical production, design, art, set direction, and costuming were all on point. I think the most noticeable instance of this is in the 2 newsrooms that are shown; one from The New Republic and the other from Forbes. I have only ever been in two newsrooms at this point (primarily due to the amount of work and writing is online/electronic now), one for NJ.com and another for a media company I was interning at last year. After seeing those and then this in comparison, I have to say job well done to François Sénécal(Set Director), Pierre Perrault (Art Director), and François Séguin (Production Design). In addition to looking like a newsroom, the 90s setting was on point. There were landlines, pagers, and rolodexes. They had those giant PCs with square backs and were as heavy as hippos, even the phones. Hand-held landlines with antennas and the keyboards for the computers were those big old ones where the keys were so deep they made Marianna's Trench look like a pothole. Perfection. There were yellow pages, and the typing done on the computers had that ugly original font and that gross blue background. People were using YAHOO to search for things and AOL to email people. I cannot go on enough about it. Though I'm sure everyone working on the feature was around in the 90s, it may not be that big of a deal for them to remember. Still, for the audience, it really does transport you back to the 90s. 

The music department also did their job well. The music is driving, curious, and just the thing that the film needed, but what really is impressive are the moments without any music. To make tense lines even more potent, Supervising Sound Director David Bach ensured there was nothing but dead silence behind the yelling and crying. “I think I’ll have to kill myself,” ‘What the hell did you do to Steve?” and “Stop fucking apologizing” are lines that are just left to stew in the anger and awkwardness that brought them to where they are. This also applies to more lighthearted moments, though. The amount of narration done by Christensen and the seemingly wise journalist advice he provides, such as “I think it’s the people you find. Their quirks, their flaws. What makes them funny, what makes them human. Journalism is just the art of capturing behavior. You have to know who you’re writing for, and you have to know what you’re good at. I record what people do. I find out what moves them, what scares them. And I write that down. That way, they’re the ones telling the story,” with the uplifting and motivational music behind it, are sheer golden words that stick with you. 

Though biopics and other truer movies often don’t have themes like fictional ones, I think there are important lessons here. Lessons like doing the right thing are hard sometimes, or sometimes you need to look deeper, maybe not trusting everybody who has a smile on their face, are all valid points that are brought up in the film. And though the movie is way more dramatic than the actual life events that inspired it, those lessons that come through are ones that the audience and journalists should be aware of. 

There aren’t a lot of issues I take with the film other than the possible rating issue and the gratingness of the whole thing. There is a lot of cursing, and as the resident pottymouth of my class, home, and friend group, I should know. I do think PG-13 is appropriate overall, but if you’re a parent or an older sibling or just an adult in charge of a youngling, maybe don’t take them to this if you’re not okay with them repeating the F-word all the way home. It’s not a perfect piece, but I think that’s okay. I think it’s a biopic, so the truth of it is supposed to shine through more than the art aspect. The cinematography could have been better, and sometimes I didn’t care about certain things happening at a particular moment, and after a while, the constant whining and repetition of annoying toddler-like quotes from Glass, such as “I didn’t do anything wrong” gets old and a little headache-inducing. But as the movie is only 94 minutes long, it’s not that big of a deal. 

For those who like biopics, or journalistic stories such as Spotlight (2006), All the President’s Men (1975) and/or The Help (2015), this is definitely the movie for you. 

“There’s so many show-offs in journalism.” There are also a lot of show-off movies. Shattered Glass shows off plenty of great aspects that audiences, especially those who were around in the 90s and remember this historical event, should see. 

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CANTLON: HARTFORD WOLF PACK DEFEAT BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS

HARTFORD WOLF PACK DEFEAT BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT - After a rough start, where they showed resiliency, the Hartford Wolf Pack defeated the Bridgeport Islanders in a 5-4 come-from-behind win in a closed-to-the-public opening pre-season game for both teams. The Islanders built a 3-0 lead in the game's first 15 minutes as Jimmy Lambert, the nephew of one-time Bridgeport Sound Tiger and New Haven Nighthawks player Lane Lambert - now the Head Coach of the parent New York Islanders - garnered a goal and two assists. Next, former UCONN star Ruslan Iskhakov popped in a goal and added an assist. Then, top-end prospect William Dufour scored from fellow Memorial Cup-winning teammate Vincent Sevigny, born in Hartford and the son of ex-Wolf Pack Pierre Sevigny. Wolf Pack goalie Olof Lindbom surrendered four goals on 12 shots before being relieved by Dylan Garand as planned halfway through the period. HARTFORD WOLF PACK COMEBACK BEGINS Patrick Khordorenko started the comeback with their first goal on the power play, tallying a rebound of Lauri Pajuniemi's shot that Ken Appleby initially stopped. Then, Tim Theocharidis, skating on a training camp Professional Try-Out (PTO) contract, made it 3-2 off a crazy bounce that came off the backboards. The Pack's Alex Whelan scored an opportunistic goal into an open cage on the side of the net front pass from rookie Ryder Korczak to even then score. The Islanders regained the lead on a game-rare five-on-five tally when Lambert scored off a Hartford miscue. Pajuniemi registered his second contest point on the power play early in the third period. He converted on a pass from another rookie, Louka Henault. Then defenseman Blake Hillman, on a PTO for the second straight year, was the hero scoring with 5:10 left in regulation. He whistled his shot past Henrik Tikkanen to give the Pack the 5-4 lead that would be the final score. The two teams battle Friday night at Trinity College in Hartford at 6 PM. NOTES: The New York Rangers will likely make their final roster moves mid-week, and in turn, the Wolf Pack will send several down to their ECHL affiliates, the Jacksonville Icemen, for their training camp, which starts next week. The Pack received Swedish center Gustav Rydahl yesterday. He played last year for Färjestad BK (Sweden-SHL), where he registered 30 points in 44 games and earned one assist in four pre-season games with New York. Late yesterday, last season's captain, Jonny Brodzinski, was sent to the Wolf Pack, but he must first clear waivers. Other ex-Pack who were late NHL cuts on the waiver wire before heading to their AHL destinations include two to the Providence Bruins, Vinni Lettieri, and Keith Kinkaid. In addition, Jayson Megna was sent from the Colorado Avalanche to the Colorado Eagles, and Lias Andersson headed to the Ontario Reign from the Los Angeles Kings. BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS SIGN FIVE The Bridgeport Islanders have been active this week as the parent club sent them five players - Andy Andreoff, Cole Bardreau, Dennis Cholowski,  Arnaud Durandeau, and Parker Wotherspoon. His brother Tyler was sent down by the New Jersey Devils to the Utica Comets. All cleared waivers and were assigned to Bridgeport. They also signed two more players to one-year contracts, defenseman Mike Cornell and ex-Pack and Springfield, MA, area resident Paul Thompson. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

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CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – As part of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s 50th-anniversary celebrations this season, the league will be honouring its half-century in several ways. Among them will be a list of the Top 50 players in QMJHL history, based solely on their contributions during their junior years. They stand out among 9511 players who played in the QMJHL over the past 50 years. Yours truly was part of the selection committee that deliberated over these tough choices.

#30-Patrice Brisebois #29-Jean-François Sauvé #28-Guy Rouleau #27-Luc Robitaille #26-Pierre Turgeon #25-Roberto Luongo #24-Thomas Chabot #23-Stephan Lebeau #22-Pierre Sévigny #21-Normand Dupont

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Perfumes for spring

Baiser volé by Cartier (lily, green notes, citruses)

Carnal flower by Frederic Malle (tuberose, eucalyptus, jasmine, coconut, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, melon, white musk)

Chanel n°19 by Chanel (green notes, iris, oakmoss, vetiver, rose, leather, bergamot, neroli)

Chloë Sevigny little flower by Régime des fleurs (turkish rose, black tea, black currant, pomelo, incense, palo santo, lamprocampnos, honeysuckle)

For her by Narciso Rodriguez (musk, rose, patchouli, peach, sandalwood, amber)

J’adore absolu by Dior (jasmine sambac, indian tuberose, magnolia, orange blossom, may rose)

Néroli orchidée by L’occitane (neroli, orchid, fig nectar, musk, peach, orange, lily of the valley, iris)

Pierre de lune by Armani Privé (violet, iris, wood notes, cassia)

(untitled) by Maison Martin Margiela (galbanum, bitter orange, boxwood, incense, virginia cedar, musk, jasmine)

Valentina by Valentino (vanilla, truffle, jasmine, strawberry, tuberose, african orange flower, amber, bergamot)

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Cartier Unveils Jewels of Great ‘Magnitude’

Soreli watch, Magnitude collection. Photo Cartier.

In an exhibition space at the 180 The Strand building in central London last week, Cartier unveiled Magnitude, its latest high jewelry collection. Rich in color and contrasts, the collection centered around unique pairings of precious and semi-precious gemstones that together assert the force of the storied jeweler’s inventive design and creativity, and the “disruptive” presentation style that Cartier’s audience knows well.

The gloom of the rain-beaten June day failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the small army of red-jacketed Cartier “bellboys,” who, armed with umbrellas, welcomed Cartier’s clients and international media to the exclusive show, held in the city’s Temple district. The imposing concrete edifice is one of the city’s more famous examples of Brutalist architecture and a home to gallery spaces, offices, and studios for London’s creatives. “The venue was chosen to break up with classic and conventional locations,” explained a spokesperson for Cartier.

The collection brings to light the natural beauty of semi-precious stones—which Cartier labels “ornamental”—such as rutilated quartz, opal, and lapis lazuli. As a group, they create a striking, talismanic effect when paired with their precious stone counterparts—like emeralds, colored diamonds, rubies, and sapphires—and punctuated with touches of onyx or encased in rock crystal.  

Aphelie necklace. Photo Cartier.

Though Magnitude opened with 69 pieces in London, the collection will likely extend to 120 pieces when the show travels to Paris during Couture Week in July and to New York in November.

“This collection echoes a collision of materials and is an example of Cartier’s ability to continuously reinvent itself while staying true to its timeless style,” said Pierre Rainero, the jeweler’s director of image, style, and heritage, who was onsite to present the collection. “The term ‘magnitude’ is defined as the great size or extent of something; the degree of brightness of a star; or, in geology, the force of the movement of the earth. Cartier has used ornamental stones since the early 20th century in its decorative objects.”

At the height of the Art Deco period, Cartier created remarkable clocks and bowls using a panoply of precious and semi-precious stones. The latter, which bear traces of the earth in their irregular coloring and natural veins, later provided the French house with a rich palette of inherently unique materials to work with for its jewelry.

“At Cartier, stones are part of a greater vocabulary that is not limited to just ornamental or precious,” Rainero said.  “We transcend that nomenclature by combining them in our designs.”

Equinoxe necklace. Photo Cartier.

As such, Magnitude itself is more about continuity than disruption. Though little is new about conjugating precious and ornamental stones, this collection revives Cartier’s penchant for creating striking color pairings in what is widely known as “the Cartier style”—famously exemplified by the Tutti Frutti collection of the 1930s. At a time when monochromatic Art Deco jewelry was popular, Cartier was setting sapphires against emeralds, then a rarely-seen combination. It successfully translated Indian Maharajahs’ taste for uncommon color combinations into pieces that Western clients wanted to wear.

Still, what is notably new in Magnitude is Cartier’s reference to kinetic art, particularly its emphasis on the play of light against moving objects. This is evidenced, for example, in the unusual carved rock crystal settings used in the Theia necklace, crafted to showcase the brilliance of Colombian emeralds.

“The contrast of colors, the geometry, and the use of transparency in this piece all borrow from the codes of kinetic art, which inspired us to explore new ways of playing with light,” Rainero said.  

Other pieces in the collection, while stunning, are less directly art-inspired, even if their color palette do seem painterly. The Équinoxe necklace sets a yellow Ceylon sapphire against large beads of lapis lazuli on a lacy bed of yellow-hued diamonds. The Aphélie necklace, with its central rutilated quartz, is laden with inclusions, creating a natural, earth-tone landscape that is enhanced by other surrounding stones, from white and colored diamonds to morganite beads, coral, and onyx.  

Claire Foy, Cyrille Vigneron and Lily Collins at dinner for Cartier Magnitude. Photo François Goizé.

Magnitude’s main strengths are its natural beauty and the chromatic range that its natural variants add to Cartier’s designs. Interestingly, that same aesthetic was explored by the French artist Jean-Michel Alberola in a painting titled La Précision des Contraires, which was commissioned in 2018 by the Fondation Cartier art center. This is not entirely a coincidence. “Alberola’s piece brings together the irregular edges and patterns of rough stones with the perfectly polished facets of cut stones in order to question the notion of beauty derived from nature versus culture,” according to a Cartier spokesperson. “[It’s] a question that is also eternally present in the mind of Cartier’s craftsmen.”

As Cartier had done this last April with its show-stopping gala dinner in Paris that followed the launch of its Clash daywear collection, the presentation of Magnitude ended with a festive soirée at the Shoreditch Town Hall. Hosted by Cyrille Vigneron, president and chief executive of Cartier International, the dinner was attended by such celebrity guests as Claire Foy, Lily Collins, and Bianca Brandolini, while DJs Paul Sevigny and Mimi Xu, together with the singer Beth Ditto, handled the musical entertainment.

On loan from the Fondation Cartier, Alberola’s work is currently on display in the Cartier boutique at 175-177 New Bond Street in Mayfair. While high jewelry collections are rarely shown to a wide audience, Magnitude will be open to the public through June 30.

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Almodóvar, Malick, Jarmusch y Loach, pesos pesados del Festival de Cannes

París, 18 abr (EFE).- Pedro Almodóvar, Terrence Malick, Jim Jarmusch o Ken Loach son algunos de los pesos pesados que competirán en la 72 edición del Festival de Cannes, según la programación oficial desvelada este jueves en París por su delegado general, Thierry Frémaux. Una edición en la que 19 películas competirán por la Palma de Oro y en la que "Dolor y Gloria" será la sexta oportunidad para Almodóvar de hacerse con el premio principal del festival. La película de Almodóvar tendrá una fuerte competencia en títulos como el drama histórico "A Hidden Life", situado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de Terrence Malick, que marcará el regreso del director estadounidense ocho años después de haber logrado la Palma de Oro con "The Tree of Life". El trofeo tampoco se le resistió al británico Ken Loach en 2006 con "The wind that strakes the Barley" y en 2016 con "I, Daniel Blake". Ahora competirá con "Sorry, we missed you", la historia de una familia tratando de combatir las deudas que le asedian desde la crisis financiera de 2008. "Muy kenlochiana", en palabras de Frémaux. Entre los francófonos, otros clásicos del festival. Los hermanos belgas Jean-Pierre y Luc Dardenne buscarán su tercera Palma -tras las de "Rosetta" (1999) y "L'enfant" (2005)- con un título social y de actualidad, "Le jeune Ahmed", sobre la radicalización islamista de un joven en la actual Europa. También en este tono "Les Misérables", del maliense Ladj Ly, que pone el foco en la violencia policial y marginación de los jóvenes en la periferia parisina. El canadiense Xavier Dolan, uno de los jóvenes cineastas preferidos por Cannes, participará con una película que dirige y protagoniza, "Matthias et Maxime". El brasileño Kleber Mendonça Filho, autor de "Aquarius", fue seleccionado con "Bacurau", centrada en los oscuros secretos de un grupo de vecinos, que codirige junto a Juliano Dornelles, y que está protagonizada por Sonia Braga y el alemán Udo Kier. A Jarmusch le tocará abrir la competición con "The Dead don't die", una película de zombies protagonizada por un elenco considerable: Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez y Tom Waits. El filme se estrenará al mismo tiempo en las salas europeas, una exigencia que la organización del festival ha establecido para la obra seleccionada para la apertura, según dijo el presidente, Pierre Lescure, que aclaró que ya hay 400 salas dispuestas a acoger la proyección ese día. La presencia de directoras sigue siendo discreta aunque "in crescendo", con cuatro mujeres en la competición oficial: las francesas Mati Diop ("Atlantique"), Justine Triet, ("Sibyl"), y Céline Sciamma, ("Portrait de la jeune fille en feu"), y la austríaca Jessica Hausner ("Little Joe"), "bellos retratos femeninos", según Lescure. En la sección "Una cierta mirada", la segunda en importancia del festival, entran Annie Silverstein ("Bull"), la canadiense Monia Chokri ("La femme de mon frère") o Zabou Breitman y Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec ("Les Hirondelles de Kaboul"), adaptación del libro homónimo de Yasmina Khadra . La presencia española se limita a Almodóvar en la competición principal y a Oliver Laxe ("O que arde", sobre los incendios en Galicia) y Albert Serra ("Liberté", sobre la aristocracia en los años de la Revolución Francesa) en Una cierta mirada. Mientras la latinoamericana se completa con la brasileña "Vida invisivel", de Karim Aïnouz, en Una cierta mirada, y la argentina "Que sea ley", de Juan Solanas, en sesión especial. Además el mexicano Alfonso Cuarón asistirá como presentador de la proyección de una restaurada "The Shining", el clásico de Stanley Kubrick protagonizado por Jack Nicholson, y su amigo y compatriota Alejandro González Iñárritu presidirá el jurado de la competición oficial. Fuera de competición habrá hueco para estrellas ajenas al cine, como Elton John, que acudirá a la ciudad mediterránea para la presentación de una película en su honor, "Rocketman". Y los organizadores no aclararon si el futbolista argentino Diego Maradona presenciará el documental que lleva su nombre, realizado por el británico Asif Kapadia. Cincuenta y tres años después del estreno de "Un hombre y una mujer", dos instituciones del cine, Anouk Aimée y Jean-Louis Trintignant, regresan en una continuación con "Les Plus belles années d'une vie", de Claude Lelouch, también fuera de competición. El danés Nicolas Winding Refn, con una serie televisiva o veteranos como Abel Ferrara y Werner Herzog también se han colado en una programación a la que aún faltan algunos nombres por unirse, pero no será el de Quentin Tarantino, que no ha llegado a tiempo con su "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" para participar en un festival que se celebrará del 14 al 25 de mayo. De nuevo, ninguna creación de Netflix entró en el certamen, que sigue exigiendo el estreno en salas para la clasificación final. Pese a esto, Frémaux indicó que las relaciones con la plataforma son buenas pero que el requisito sigue siendo ineludible. Cannes rendirá homenaje en esta ocasión al actor Alain Delon, que recibirá allí la Palma de Honor por toda su carrera, y a la recién fallecida Agnès Varda, icono de la Nouvelle Vague, que protagoniza este año el cartel, un gesto con el que la organización parece querer sanar también las críticas por la falta de igualdad. María D. Valderrama París, 18 abr (EFE).- El filme sobre Elton John, "Rocketman", atraerá al propio cantante al Festival de Cannes, que en esta 72 edición mostrará también un documental sobre Diego Maradona o una copia restaurada de "El resplandor", presentada por el mexicano Alfonso Cuarón. La organización del certamen anunció este jueves la selección oficial del festival, que se celebra en Cannes del 14 al 25 de mayo, en la que competirán cineastas como Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach o Terrence Mallick, y que cuenta con varias curiosidades dignas de mención: - Quentin Tarantino se ha quedado fuera de la selección, pese a ser uno de los más esperados, pues su última película "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", una comedia sobre un actor de western venido a menos, con Brad Pitt y Leonardo Di Caprio, no está aún terminada, según explicó el delegado general de Cannes, Thierry Frémaux. Frémaux dijo que el deseo de Tarantino es que su película sea presentada en 35 milímetros, lo que está haciendo que el proceso de post producción sea más lento. "Le deseo que haga una buena película, que es lo que cuenta más por un artista como él", apuntó. - Sí estará en Cannes el cantante Elton John, que acudirá en el marco de la proyección de "Rocketman", filme sobre su vida protagonizado por Taron Egerton y Bryce Dallas Howard, dirigido por Dexter Fletcher y presentado fuera de competición. "Esconderemos un piano por si quiere regalarnos con su inmenso talento", dijo Frémaux. - Y estará pero no se le verá, el siempre esquivo Terrence Malick. Ocho años después de ganar la Palma de Oro del festival por "El árbol de la vida", regresa con "A Hidden Life", una historia ambientada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y protagonizada por Matthias Schoenaerts y Michael Nyqvist. "No me pregunten si estará en Cannes", señaló Frémaux, antes de precisar, "estará pero vosotros, los periodistas, no lo veréis". - Fuera de competición llegará "Diego Maradona", un documental sobre el gran futbolista argentino, dirigido por Asif Kapadia, que ya se ha ocupado de otras figuras como Ayrton Senna o Any Winehouse. Será el segundo documental sobre Maradona que se presente en Cannes. En 2008 el astro argentino estuvo presente en el festival con la película que realizó sobre su figura Emir Kusturica. - El director mexicano Alfonso Cuarón no pudo participar el año pasado en Cannes porque "Roma" era una producción de Netflix destinada a las televisiones, lo que no estaba en consonancia con las normas del festival francés. Este año sí viajará a Cannes, para presentar una copia restaurada del clásico de Stanley Kubrick "El resplandor" (1980). - La cuota televisiva la pondrá Nicolas Winding Refren con su serie "Too old to die young - north of hollywood, west of hell", de la que se emitirán los capítulos 4 y 5, fuera de competición. Además el siempre polémico realizador danés participará en una clase magistral en Cannes en la que explicará las diferencias de hacer cine para la gran pantalla o series para la televisión, asunto sobre el que "tiene cosas apasionantes que decir", según Frémaux. - Se podrá ver, en Una cierta mirada, una nueva versión de un gran clásico francés, la vida de Juana de Arco. Bruno Dumont continúa con la historia de la heroína, cuya infancia narró en "Jeannette". De nuevo protagonizada por Lise Leplat Prudhomme. - Y Canarias estará presente en el festival a través de "La Gomera", un proyecto del rumano Corneliu Porumboiu que sigue a un policía que viaja a esa isla para aprender El Silbo (lenguaje silbado que es Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Unesco). París, 18 abr (EFE).- La 72 edición del Festival de Cannes se celebrará entre el 14 y el 25 de mayo y su delegado general, Thierry Frémaux, anunció hoy la programación oficial, a falta de algunos títulos. Estas son las películas que participarán: COMPETICIÓN OFICIAL: "The Dead don't die", de Jim Jarmusch (apertura). "Dolor y Gloria", de Pedro Almodóvar. "Il traditore", de Marco Bellochio. "Nan fang che zhan de ju hui" ("The wild goose lake"), de Diao Yinan. "Gisaengchung" ("Parasite"), de Bong Joon Ho. "Le jeune ahmed" ("Young ahmed"), de Jean-Pierre y Luc Dardenne. "Roubaix, une lumière", de Arnaud Desplechin. "Atlantique", de Mati Diop. "Matthias et maxime", de Xavier Dolan. "Little joe", de Jessica Hausner. "Sorry we missed you", de Ken Loach. "Les misérables", de Ladj Ly. "A hidden life", de Terrence Malick. "Bacurau", de Kleber Mendonça Filho y Juliano Dornelles. "La Gomera", de Corneliu Porumboiu. "Frankie", de Ira Sachs. "Portrait de la jeune fille en feu", de Céline Sciamma. "It must be heaven", de Elia Suleiman. "Sibyl", de Justine Triet. FUERA DE COMPETICIÓN: "Les plus belles années d'une vie", de Claude Lelouch. "Rocketman", de Dexter Fletcher. "Too old to die young - north of hollywood, west of hell", de Nicolas Winding Refn. "Diego Maradona", de Asif Kapadia. "La belle époque", de Nicolas Bedos. SESIONES DE MEDIANOCHE: "The gangster, the cop, the devil", de Lee Won-Tae. SESIONES ESPECIALES: "For sama", de Waad al Kateab y Edward Watts. "Family romance, llc", de Werner Herzog. "Tommaso", de Abel Ferrara. "Share", de Pippa Bianco. "Être vivant et le savoir", de Alain Cavalier. "Que sea ley", de Juan Solanas. UNA CIERTA MIRADA: "Vida invisivel", de Karim Aïnouz. "Dylda" ("Beanpole"), de Kantemir balagov. "Les hirondelles de kaboul", de Zabou Breitman y Eléa Gobé Mévellec. "La femme de mon frère", de Monia Chokri. "The climb", de Michael Covino. "Jeanne", de Bruno Dumont. "O que arde", de Oliver Laxe. "Chambre 212", de Christophe Honoré. "Port authority", de Danielle Lessovitz. "Papicha", de Mounia Meddour. "Adam", de Maryam Touzani. "Zhuo ren mi mi", de Mmidi Z. "Liberté", de Albert Serra. "Bull", de Annie Silverstein. "Liu yu tian" ("Summer of changsha"), de Zu Feng. "Evge", de Nariman Aliev. El director de cine español Pedro Almodóvar acude a la presentación de la película Ash Is Purest White, durante la 71 edición del Festival de Cannes, Francia, en mayo del año pasado. EFE/Archivo El director Pedro Almodóvar (c. de pie), los actores Penélope Cruz (5d. de pie) y Antonio Banderas (4d. de pie), y el resto del equipo, posan a su llegada a la premier de la película "Dolor y Gloria", del cineasta manchego Almodóvar, en el cine Capitol de Madrid. EFE/Archivo

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Closing the Gap

By Vincent J. Curtis

Operation Tractable kinda-sorta ended on Aug 16th, 1944, with the capture of Falaise by 2nd Div. But the gap wasn’t closed.

On the 16th, the 4th Div and the 1st Polish Armoured Division were ordered to take Trun and link up with the American 3rd Army at Chambois. The 1st Polish outflanked the German defenses and, dividing itself into three battle groups, sent one to Chambois, one to Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), and another to the south of Trun, easing the its capture on the 18th by 4th Div.

The gap, about four miles wide and through which the German 7th Army had to pass, was spanned by the Dives River. The Dives formed an impassable barrier to vehicular traffic except at two points, Moissy and St. Lambert-sur-Dives. The hamlet of Moissy had a ford, led to by a single lane dirt track; next to it was a narrow foot bridge.

St. Lambert, a village of 150 souls, had a two-lane bridge that was strong enough to support a Panther tank. The gap area was flat, wide-open, and easily observed from the heights around Trun, ideal killing ground for artillery and Typhoons.

Capturing Trun, the 4th Div was nearly spent, but did send a battle group forward to seize St. Lambert. The battle group comprised B and C Coys of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, about fifty men each, and C Squadron of the South Alberta Regiment, the armoured recce unit of 4th Div. In overall command was Major David Currie of the SAR. The task of Currie Force was to stop the passage of 100,000 Germans.

Backstopping the Dives position, three miles to the east were two Polish battlegroups on Hill 262. They had with them Capt Pierre Sevigny an artillery FOO for the 58th Bty, 4th Medium Regiment. After crossing the Dives, escaping Germans had to pass around Hill 262, and the Poles scourged them with tank and small arms fire as well as Sevigny’s artillery fire. Over the 36 hours from the 20th to 21st August, Capt Sevigny was to win Poland’s highest military decoration, the Virtuti Militari. His work inflicted thousands of casualties on the Germans and enabled the Poles to hold out against German attacks trying to re-open the gap. Four depleted SS Panzer divisions east of the Dives repeatedly attacked the Poles, who fought them until they ran out of ammunition – and then fought them hand-to-hand. 

Currie Force approached St. Lambert at dusk on the 19th - and was repulsed with the loss of two of its fifteen Shermans. Pulling back 1,000 yards, Currie used the night to personally recce the defenses. Attacking again at dawn, Currie Force gained half the village by noon, forming another gauntlet escaping Germans had to pass. Currie Force repulsed repeated counterattacks, and near dusk surged ahead to capture the rest of the village.

As the battle progressed, columns of death began to sprout from the choke points. The corpses of men, horses (Wehrmacht transport was still largely horse-drawn) wrecked vehicles, artillery pieces, trucks and tanks were piling up along the roads, choking passage even more.

Discipline in the Wehrmacht began to crack. Prisoners were being taken first by the dozen, then fifty and then a hundred at a time. Pte E.H. McAllister of the Argylls was credited with capturing 160 men. The famous picture of David Currie winning his VC shows a German officer surrendering to Argyll George Mitchell, CSM of C Coy, with Pte John Evans off to the right. (A moment after the picture was taken, Mitchell buttstroked the Officer for looking arrogant.)

Before noon on the 21st, 4th Div pushed ahead from Trun, with the Canadian Grenadier Guards relieving the Poles. Over 50,000 were trapped, and the German 7th Army surrendered, Paris was liberated three days later.

For several feats of personal military prowess, his skillful and determined attacks and defense, and for demonstrating an epic coolness under fire for 36 hours, Major David Vivian Currie was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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Videosalas del 25 al 31 de enero de 2019

VIDEOSALA DEL EX CONVENTO DEL CARMEN

Avenida Juárez 638, entre Pavo y 8 de Julio. T/3030-1350

Boletos: $25 general; $15 estudiantes y maestros con credencial.

COMEDIA

MELINDA Y MELINDA

D: Woody Allen

Con Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Chloë Sevigny

Estados Unidos, 2004. d: 100 min.

Melinda sufre dos crisis completamente diferentes que dan lugar a situaciones cómicas y dramáticas, que sirven para abordar las cuestiones recurrentes del cine de Allen: la fragilidad del amor, la infidelidad dentro del matrimonio, el romance sofisticado, la incomunicación.

Viernes 25, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

ACCION

DESDE RUSIA CON AMOR

D: Terence Young

Con Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Daniela Bianchi

Reino Unido, 1963. d: 118 min.

El robo de un dispositivo capaz de descifrar complicadas comunicaciones está poniendo en peligro importantes investigaciones con respecto al gobierno ruso. James Bond, el agente 007 de los Servicios Secretos Británicos al servicio de Su Majestad, viajará hasta la Unión Soviética con el fin de encontrar a su objetivo.

Sábado 26 y domingo 27, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

 FANTASIA

EL MAGO DE OZ

D: Victor Fleming

Con: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger

Estados Unidos, 1939. d: 98 min.

Dorothy, que sueña con viajar “más allá del arco iris”, ve su deseo hecho realidad cuando un tornado se la lleva con su perrito al mundo de Oz. Pero, tras ofender a la Malvada Bruja del Oeste, aconsejada por la Bruja Buena del Norte, la niña se dirige por el Camino Amarillo hacia la Ciudad Esmeralda, donde vive el todopoderoso Mago de Oz, que puede ayudarla a regresar a Kansas.

Martes 29, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

 DRAMA

LA EVASIÓN

D: Jacques Becker

Con Philippe Leroy, Marc Michel, Michel Constantin

Francia, 1960. d: 113 min.

Manu, Roland, Jo y Vosselin comparten celda en la prisión francesa de La Santé. Los cuatro han pensado un elaborado método para escapar de la prisión, pero cuando están a punto de ejecutarlo, les asignan un nuevo compañero de celda, al que no saben si comunicar o no sus planes.

Miércoles 30, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

 DRAMA

MEDIA LUNA

D: Bahman Ghobadi

Con Ismail Ghaffari, Allah Morad Rashtiani, Hediyeh Tehrani

Irán, 2006. d: 107 min.

A Mamo, un músico mayor y de renombre, le han dado permiso para llevar a cabo un concierto en el Kurdistán iraquí. Su fiel amigo Kako conducirá un autobús escolar que irá recogiendo a los diez hijos músicos de Mamo, repartidos por todo el Kurdistán iraní. El viejo músico kurdo ha esperado 35 años para poder actuar de nuevo en el Kurdistán iraquí.

Jueves 31, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

VIDEOSALA CAAV

Lerdo de Tejada 2071, entre Marsella y Chapultepec. T/3615-8470. Entrada libre.

 DRAMA

CRÓNICA NEGRA

D: Jean-Pierre Melville

Con Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve

Francia, 1972. d: 96 min.

Un grupo de ladrones roba los fondos que una rica heredera tiene depositados en un banco. Pero, durante el atraco, uno de ellos resulta herido. El cabecilla de la banda debe enfrentarse al comisario Colemane, que es uno de sus mejores amigos.

Viernes 25, 16:00 y 18:00 h

 DRAMA

LAZZARO FELICE

D: Alice Rohrwacher

Con Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani

Italia,         2018 . d: 130 min.

Esta es la historia del encuentro entre Lazzaro, un joven campesino tan bueno que para algunos es un tanto soso, y Tancredi, un joven noble arrogante que se aburre en la Inviolata, una aldea que ha permanecido lejos del mundo, controlada por la Marquesa Alfonsina de Luna. Sellan su amistad cuando Tancredi organiza su propio secuestro y pide ayuda a Lazzaro.

Sábado 26 y domingo 27, 16:00 y 18:15 h

 DRAMA

TAURUS

D: Aleksandr Sokurov

Con Leonid Mozgovoi, Mariya Kuznetsova, Serguei Razhouk

Rusia, 2001. d: 104 min.

Segunda película de la trilogía dedicada al crepúsculo de los grandes líderes mundiales del siglo XX. Después de abordar la figura de Hitler en “Moloch” (1999), el cineasta ruso se concentra en los últimos días de Vladimir Ilich Ulianov, Lenin. Confinado en una casa expropiada por el estado, convaleciente y preocupado por el desmedido afán de poder de Stalin.

Lunes 28, 16:00 y 18:00 h

 DRAMA

HOMBRE EN EL BAÑO

D: Christophe Honoré

Con François Sagat, Chiara Mastroianni, Rabah Zahi

Francia, 2010. d: 72 min.

Tras su ruptura con Emmanuel, Omar le pide que abandone su apartamento antes de que regrese de Nueva York, a donde va a promocionar una película. Omar viaja con la actriz principal, Emmanuel, que lleva una vida muy promiscua, reflexiona sobre su relación con Omar y vuelve a sentirse atraído por él. Mientras, Omar conoce a un guapo canadiense que le ofrece alternativas distintas a la de Emmanuel.

Martes 29 y domingo 30, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

 OPERA

L´ELISIR D´AMORE

Con Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Leo Nucci

Conductor: Alfred Eschwé

Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, 2006. d: 130 min.

Fue estrenada en el año 1,832 en el teatro Canobbiana de Milán con un gran éxito de público (el compositor fue aclamado en cada uno de los actos) y de crítica (varios medios que no estaban conformes con el compositor de Bérgamo aceptaron esta nueva ópera). La ópera está basada en un libreto de Eugene Scribe llamado Le Philtre. Felice Romani fue el libretista de esta ópera.

Jueves 31, 16:00 h

MUSEO DE ARTE DE ZAPOPAN (MAZ). Andador 20 de Noviembre 166, Centro. Entrada gratis.

 CIENCIA FICCION

1984

D: Michael Radford

Con John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack

Reino Unido, 1984. d: 113 min.

El futuro, año 1984. Winston Smith (John Hurt) soporta una abyecta existencia bajo la continua vigilancia de las autoridades de la Oceanía totalitaria. Pero su vida se convertirá en una pesadilla cuando pruebe el amor prohibido y cometa el crimen de pensar libremente. Enviado al siniestro “Ministerio del Amor”, se encuentra a merced de O’Brien, un cruel oficial decidido a destruir su libertad de pensamiento y a quebrantar su voluntad.

Jueves 31, 20:00 h

CINEFORO UDEG. Av. Juárez esq. Enrique Díaz de León, piso -1. T/3826-7297. Boleto: $45 general; $30 miércoles general y universitarios con credencial. www.cineforo.udg.mx

 DRAMA

EL PERAL SILVESTRE

D: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Turquía, 2018. d: 120 min.

Un joven aspirante a escritor llamado Sinan regresa a la casa familiar mientras trata de reunir el dinero necesario para poder publicar su primera novela. Sin embargo, las deudas de su padre por su afición a las apuestas serán un obstáculo que, además, pone en peligro la cohesión de la familia.

Viernes 25 y sábado 26, 16:30 y 20:00 h

 DRAMA

LOS ANGELES VISTEN DE BLANCO

D: Vivian Qu

China, 2017. d: 120 min.

En un motel de un pequeño pueblo costero al sur de China, dos estudiantes son agredidas sexualmente por un hombre. La única testigo es Mia, una adolescente que estaba trabajando en la recepción esa noche. Por miedo a perder su trabajo, no revelará nada de lo visto, ni siquiera a una abogada desesperada por hacer justicia a las niñas.

Domingo 27 y lunes 28, 16:00, 18:00 y 20:00 h

 DRAMA

ALANIS

D: Anahí Berneri

Argentina, 2017. d: 120 min.

Alanis, una prostituta y madre de un pequeño niño, comparte con una compañera un apartamento en el que atiende a sus clientes. Después de que los inspectores municipales irrumpen en su hogar, Alanis comienza un peregrinaje por camas prestadas, trabajos precarios y conflictos con las autoridades, clientes perversos y amigas que no lo son tanto.

No.1115. 250119

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Do you know the Top 10 Times Actors Actually “Did It” On Screen? Sex scenes can be really awkward for actors. There is one school of thought that actors simply can’t authentically simulate a sex scene. But what’s the alternative? If the script calls for a sex scene and you can’t fake it, what should you do? Well, here are the Top 10 Times Actors Actually “Did It” On Screen. We're pretty sure it's not acting if you actually do it. These actors in this list video literally went all the way when filming their sex scenes. We count down another top 10 actors who actually did it on screen. These actors legitimately performed sexual acts on screen for the sake of cinema! Who will take the top spot on our list? An actor’s primary job is to convince audiences that everything they see on screen is authentic and real. A good actor does not pretend to be a character going through scripted actions, they become the person and exist naturally. When it comes to steamy scenes the question of reality and simulation may cause the viewer to ask, “Are they really doing it?” Please comment #Actors #ActorsDidIt #DidIt if you seen any of these movies. Timestamps: 0:26 Kieran O’Brien and Margo Stilley in 9 Songs 1:46 Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris 2:50 Angeliki Papoulia and Anna Kalaitzidou in Dogtooth 4:04 Karl Glusman, Klara Kristin, and Aomi Muyock in Love 5:20 Robert Pattinson in Little Ashes 6:32 Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas in Original Sin 7:47 Divine in Pink Flamingos 8:58 Chloe Sevigny in Brown Bunny 10:35 The Penthouse Pets in Caligula 12:00 Everyone in Nymphomaniac SUMMARY: - The lead actors Kieran O’Brien and Margo Stilley engage in many sexual acts in the movie, unsimulated, doing it for real, and that’s what made the film so talked about and controversial. - Bertolucci later explained said that it wasn’t until Brando saw the movie that he realized what had been done, and goes on to blame Brando by saying ‘Didn’t you realize what you were doing?’ - There is one scene in the movie that utilizes a real sex act between the characters. - Noe promised that this film would “give guys a hard on and make girls cry,” which is certainly a haunting way to begin the press tour for your movie. - They shot him from the waist up while he masturbated, in order to get a genuine shot of his orgasm face. - Jolie and Banderas had both approached Cristofer and told him that they would only agree to do the scene if they were fully nude (which is an odd request for an actor to make, that they can be more naked than they are required). - The movie ended up getting banned in a bunch of countries, including in Switzerland and Australia. - But then she did Brown Bunny, in which she was required to perform unsimulated oral sex on the film's director, Vincent Gallo, who was also her co-star. - The Penthouse guys weren’t interested in making what society deems high art and made a porno instead. - The 325-minute arthouse epic stars some big names, like Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stacy Martin, Stellan Skarsgard, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe and Connie Nielsen. Make Sure To SUBSCRIBE To Our Channel! https://goo.gl/Grh1Wg TOP 10 UNTOLD TRUTHS ABOUT JIM CARREY!!! https://youtu.be/Rv-OCzSescI TOP 10 UNTOLD TRUTHS ABOUT JOE ROGAN!!! https://youtu.be/0TmzjY0fNhc DANA WHITE: 15 CRAZY FACTS ABOUT THE UFC PRESIDENT https://youtu.be/ZLKjpwD8KMw 15 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE UFC https://youtu.be/9Pob1xSz-Y8 Top 10 Ronda Rousey Facts You Should Know! https://youtu.be/ALdOInZwhtE Top 10 Georges St-Pierre Most DOMINANT Finishes! https://youtu.be/PurT2NHu3vY Want to see our Most Popular Videos? Check them out here: https://goo.gl/tz6DA4

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CANTLON'S CORNER: (FRI) PACK PACKING TWO INTO WEEKEND

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Another weekend of hockey is set to begin and the last of the two-pack of games in the dreaded three-in-three starts next weekend. For Pack Head Coach, Kris Knoblauch, everyone is itching to have some game time after a week of practice. “It has been a good week of practice, but we're ready for game action. Its been a jump coming over from the NHL where you don’t get as much practice time as we do here, and we don’t get bored at practice. Being in the American (Hockey) League you can have a long week like this. It's more of a weekend league so guys are ready to get back at it. Guys were left with a sour taste in their mouths in how last weekend ended.” Knoblauch has had to dust off some old prep books for this type of schedule. “I was just an assistant in the NHL, so I have had to go back to my junior books where the schedule is very similar to this and getting myself prepared." On Friday against Springfield (7:15 pm) expect to see some changing of line combinations and defensive pairings. “We’ve made some changes and who knows, by the end of the first period if it doesn’t work, we'll change them back again,” remarked Knoblauch. "It's so early in the season, from me getting used to them, and the players getting used to me. They have to get used to each other and our systems. We're trying to figure who works well with who, and that becomes beneficial for everybody and we'll see how these switches work.” Clearly down the middle is going to change. “We're switching (Danny) O’Regan to center, from wing and away from the wall. That's one of the changes.” Boo Nieves and Matt Beleskey might have new skating partners based on Thursday’s practice, but nothing as far as who they will be is set in stone. “We're still working all of that out this afternoon. We're still working on minutes and everybody wants 20 minutes, but we don’t play 120 or 190-minute games, just 60 minutes. We haven’t quite yet decided on our combos (defense or offense). On defense with (Nick) Ebert here, we have an extra right-handed shooting defenseman. It’s a luxury yes, but by the same token, you're gonna have to scratch one right-handed guy. If your three best defensemen are right-handed, then someone has to play on their off-side, so that can take away from a players' game and can make other (game) situations more difficult. That right-handed defenseman has to be playing much better than the left-handed defenseman you're taking out of the lineup. So we have some decisions to make." Sending Jeff Taylor, a left-hander, to Maine was in his best interest. “You have so many slots and everybody needs to play, so he will get a lot of minutes there. It's not easy. We have sent a lot of quality players there and we have had to scratch guys here who don’t deserve to come out (of the lineup), and its because they didn’t do enough to stay in and we have several high-quality guys here.” One change that looks likely is Ryan Lindgren will be skating with another right-handed shot, Darren Raddysh, rather than Jeff LoVerde. One thing that will stay the same is the goalie rotation. Igor Shesterkin will lead off in goal with Adam Huska likely to play Saturday in Binghamton in their first road game of the regular season. Down the line,1 as the schedule picks up, that will likely change as it will for forwards and defensemen. “As the season goes on, inevitably one will be playing better than the other and will play more. However, we are so pleased with both of them they have played very well for us, Callups, injuries and play will see that change as we head to December." The schedule, heavy on home games, is something the players want to take advantage of now. “It’s nice to have these first five games at home and not to have to travel as much and we're getting a lot of practice time as well," Wolf Pack assistant captain, Ryan Lindgren, said. “We have to play well at home when we're here. Binghamton, as our first road game, is a good test. That's a tough barn to play in. We had a tough time last year winning at home, so far we are off to a good start this year. We want to keep that going and look forward to playing (tonight).” NOTES: There is one roster change that will be permanent as LW Ryan Gropp has been suspended by the New York Rangers for failing to report to Maine along with Jeff Taylor. He scored just 26 goals in 121 career games. His last game was on Sunday, his only game this season. In it, he had no shots on goal and took a bad cross-checking penalty. Gropp was sent down early in training camp, a clear sign he was not on the A-List for Ranger prospects entering the last year of his entry-level deal. Now, Gropp is likely to be put on unconditional waivers for the purpose of ending his contract, as has been done in the past. That will make him a free agent eligible to sign anywhere in the AHL, ECHL or Europe. Defenseman Yegor Rykov (Ree-kov) is still at least another week away from being activated for play. Ex-Pack, Ryan Sproul, signed with Kunlun (China-KHL). Alexandre Grenier has gone from Laval to Iserlohn (Germany-DEL). That makes 75 AHL’ers from last season to sign in Europe or Asia and 28 of 31 AHL teams to have lost at least one player. Ex-Pack, Brian Gibbons (Salisbury Prep), was returned to Charlotte by Carolina. Ex-Sound Tiger, Steve Olesky, who was released from a try-out by Wilkes Barre/Scranton, signs with Toledo (ECHL). Ex-Pack/CT Whale, Kris Newbury, is playing Canadian senior league hockey this year with the Hamilton Steelhawks in the Allan Cup Hockey-Ontario (ACHO). Sons of Wolf Pack players who are competing in many different levels of hockey have some new playing addresses as the new hockey season has gotten underway. Their father is listed in parentheses. Dawson Armstrong (Derek) is with the Utah Outliers (WSHL). Tyler Savard (Marc) is with Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds (NOJHL). Anton Sundin (Ronnie) inks with Vastervas IK (Sweden-Allsvenskan) while Zachary Karpa (David) in the USNDTP (USHL). His brother, Jakob, puts a name on a contract with Victory (MI) Honda U-18 (TIEHL). Jack Finley (Jeff) goes to the Spokane Chiefs (WHL) and brother Mason with Okanagan (BCMML). Mathieu Sevigny (Pierre) goes to the Gatineau Olympics (QMJHL) and is playing with another son of Wolf Pack Braedan Virtue (Terry). Jaxson Stauber (Robb) goes to Minnesota State-Mankato (NCHC) while Kirill Ulyanov (Igor) signs with the Shreveport (LA) Mudbugs (NAHL) and Chippewa (WI) Steel (NAHL). Brock Beukeboom (Jeff) is playing with the Odense Bulldogs (Denmark-DHL) and his second cousin, Adam, is with HK Vojvodina (Serbia). Ex-Pack Donald Brashear has fallen on hard times. He was spotted working at a Tim Horton’s in Quebec City. While he was born in Indiana, he grew up in Val-Belair, a suburb of Quebec City. It was another ex-Pack who has lent him a hand. Pierre Sevigny, who played in Hartford in Year One of the Wolf Pack, he had his eldest son born in Hartford. Sevigny is presently not involved in hockey, he was an assistant for Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) a few years ago. and owns the franchise. Sevigny’s two boys are playing hockey. His younger son, the aforementioned Vincent, and his oldest son Mathieu is with HC Cholet (France Division-2). Read about it HERE The UCONN Huskies (0-2-1 overall) look to get into the win column Friday on the road at RPI (ECACHL) in Troy, NY, their only game of the weekend before they start to play some Hockey East opponents (Merrimack) next weekend at the XL Center. Read the full article

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2018-19 Victoriaville Tigres Roster

Wingers

#8 Jeremy Cote (St-Felix-De-Kingsey, Quebec)

#14 Edouard Ouellet (La Pocatiere, Quebec)

#18 Yegor Serdyuk (Novosibirsk, Russia)

#20 Mathieu Sevigny (Hartford, Connecticut)

#41 Feliks Morozov (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

#61 Conor Frenette (Gatineau, Quebec)

#89 Felix Pare (Levis, Quebec)

Centers

#7 Jordan Briere (Amos, Quebec)

#9 Mikhail Abramov (Moscow, Russia)

#13 Simon Lafrance (St-Eustache, Quebec)

#24 Enrico Di Cesare (St-Eustache, Quebec)

#74 Tyler Boivin (Orleans, Ontario)

Defensemen

#4 Jerome Gravel (Chambord, Quebec)

#5 Mathieu Charlebois (Blainville, Quebec)

#12 Sean Larochelle (Varennes, Quebec)

#22 Nicolas St. Pierre (Chateauguay, Quebec)

#28 Adam Gaudreau (Sherbrooke, Quebec)

#46 Vincent Sevigny (Quebec City, Quebec)

#58 Dominic Cormier (Moncton, New Brunswick)

Goalies

#33 Tristan Cote-Cazenave (Longueuil, Quebec)

#64 Fabio Iacobo (St-Leonard, Quebec)

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Some of my top fave stories

The Courtesan of Lucknow

Novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa, 1905.

Life Story of a Woman who gets abducted a child as an act of revenge, and sold to a brothel, where she moves on to become a famous courtesan, due to her outstanding intellect, personality and taste.

Time of the Gypsies

Film by Emir Kusturica, 1988.

Le Dernier Chant des Malaterre

Graphic Novel by Francois Bourgeon.

The Pillow Boy of the Lady Onogoro

Novel by Alice Fell.

Quote from Goodreads:

“This “exquisite, exuberant, X-rated” novel (Mirabella), set in feudal Japan, tells the story of a concubine who hires a stable boy to whisper erotic stories from behind a screen while she entertains her master, a samurai general.”

Even if the basic premise of this book doesn’t really work, I still love it so much that I had to include it here.

Definitely in the soulfood department.

Dangerous Liaisons

Les Liaisons dangereuses is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782.

It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals (and ex-lovers) who use seduction as a weapon to socially control and exploit others, all the while enjoying their cruel games and boasting about their manipulative talents. It has been claimed to depict the decadence of the French aristocracy shortly before the French Revolution, thereby exposing the perversions of the so-called Ancien Régime. However, it has also been described as an amoral story.

As an epistolary novel, the book is composed entirely of letters written by the various characters to each other. In particular, the letters between Valmont and the Marquise drive the plot, with those of their victims and other characters serving as contrasting figures to give the story its depth.

The Wire

TV series, 2002 - 2008, on black street gangs in Baltimore, cross cut with some police procedural of the cops pursuing them.

May be about to reach its shelf life for being too famous to need introduction.

Les Valseuses

Quoted from Wikipedia, since I am too lazy to write up my own description:

Going Places is a 1974 French erotic comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Bertrand Blier, and based on his own novel. Its original title is Les Valseuses, which translates into English as "the waltzers"[citation needed], a vulgar French slang term for "the testicles".[2] It stars Miou-Miou, Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere.

It is widely considered one of the most controversial movies in French cinema history due to its vulgarity, depiction of sexual acts, nudity, and moral ambiguity; however, Blier's later acclaim for the rest of his filmography made it a cult film for modern critics.

Jean-Claude and Pierrot are young men who travel around France, committing petty crimes and running from the law. After they get in trouble with a hairdresser in Valence for stealing his car, they grab his pistol and kidnap his assistant Marie-Ange, an apathetic girl. When they are bored with unorgasmic Marie-Ange, they decide to find a passionate woman and meet Jeanne Pirolle, a woman in her forties who is just released from prison and had spent ten years in a cell. After a threesome, Jeanne commits suicide and the men return to Marie-Ange. They find Jeanne's son Jacques who had been incarcerated as well. Then, the four consider founding a crime family but at their first crime, an attempted robbery, Jacques commits a revenge killing and the others flee. While on the run, they meet a family having a picnic near Col d'Izoard and the delinquent teenage daughter Jacqueline wants to join them. They take Jacqueline and on learning that she is still a virgin, they decide to deflower her. After dropping Jacqueline, the three ride away aimlessly.

Breaking Bad

Too famous to need introduction for the next 10 years or so.

Der Seewolf

One of the classic 4 part adventure series, that would traditionally be broadcast in Germany around Christmas time. First broadcast in 1971, and then literally for decades after that.

Based on a number of different Jack London novels and short stories, that originally had no connection with each other.

Story of a young man from a well off family, who gets shiprecked, and then taken on board by a whaler ship, ruled by a ruthless, self made captain, who refuses to get him to land, and kind of treats him at his whim, sometimes tormenting him, sometimes using him to have conversations with.

Spirited Away

Too famous to need introduction for the next 10 years or so.

Lolita

Too famous to need introduction for the next 100 years or so, but, just in case:

1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov

Quoted from Wikipedia:

The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert is obsessed with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, with whom he becomes sexually involved after he becomes her stepfather.

Bad Company

Quoted from Wikipedia, since I am too lazy to write up my own description:

″1972 American Western film directed by Robert Benton, who also co-wrote the film with David Newman. It stars Barry Brown and Jeff Bridges as two of a group of young men who flee the draft during the American Civil War to seek their fortune and freedom on the unforgiving American frontier.[1]

This acid western attempts in many ways to demythologize the American West in its portrayal of young men forced by circumstance and drawn by romanticized accounts to forge new lives for themselves on the wrong side of the law. Their initial eagerness to be outlaws soon abates, however, when the boys are confronted with the realities of preying on others in a nation ravaged by war and exploitation.”

Pinocchio

German language children’s tv series, animated in Japan, first broadcast in 1976, and then contiuously broadcast for many years after, due to its huge popularity.

Based on the original Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, while introducing considerable changes.

For some reason or other, I only ever watched this when I was already in my 20s. Still loved it.

Riget

TV series by Lars von Trier.

Kind of his version of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks”, if you will.

Set in a hospital, and combining elements of atmospheric eerie / spooky story, comedy, and soap opera.

The Kingdom (Danish title: Riget) is an eight-episode Danish television mini-series, created by Lars von Trier in 1994, and co-directed by Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred.

The series is set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget". "Riget" means "the realm" or "the kingdom", and leads one to think of "dødsriget", the realm of the dead. The show follows a number of characters, both staff and patients, as they encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural. The show is notable for its wry humor, its muted sepia colour scheme, and the appearance of a chorus of dishwashers with Down Syndrome who discuss in intimate detail the strange occurrences in the hospital.

Cowboy Bebop

Probably too famous to need introduction for the next 10 years or so; but just in case:

1998 Japanese anime television series featuring a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno. The twenty-six episodes ("sessions") of the series are set in the year 2071, and follow the lives of a bounty hunter crew traveling on their spaceship called Bebop.

Histoire de ma vie

Giacomo Casnova’s Memoirs

Too famous to need introduction for the next 100 years or so.

One of my go to books, when I am seeking distraction. Just arbitrarily opening any of the volumes on any page will almost certainly lead to someting entertaining. Well, most of the time.

Tendres Cousins

Film by David Hamilton

Atmospheric film about those long summer days. The one example that I can think of, where I find the portrait of family life --- well actually more mother and her sister, with the father only visiting once --- enjoyable to watch.

Sort of a “The perfect bourgois childhood” soulfood kind film. (With a fair bit of erotic slapstic thrown in, but oh well.)

Kids

Quoted from Wikipedia:

Kids is a 1995 American independent coming-of-age film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark.[4] It stars Chloë Sevigny, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Rosario Dawson, and Jon Abrahams, all in their film debuts. Kids is centered on a day in the life of a group of teenagers in New York City and their hedonistic behavior towards sex and substance abuse (alcohol and other street drugs) during the height of the AIDS epidemic in the mid-1990s. The film generated a massive controversy upon its release in 1995, and caused much public debate over its artistic merit, even receiving an NC-17 rating from the MPAA

  Some of the comic stories by Hagra, here on tumblr;

“dirty little stories”, betwen gopniki, part time petty criminals and rent boys.

especially this one, this one, this one, this one, this one and this one.

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RUNNERS UP

(= just faves, rather than Topfaves)

Shameless (UK), the first 5 seasons

Vikings (2013 tv series)

Rome

2005 tv series

The series primarily chronicles the lives and deeds of the rich, powerful, and historically significant, but also focuses on the lives, fortunes, families, and acquaintances of two common men: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, fictionalized versions of a pair of Roman soldiers mentioned in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.[1] The fictional Vorenus and Pullo manage to witness and often influence many of the historical events presented in the series, although some license is taken.

The first season depicts Julius Caesar's civil war of 49 BC against the traditionalist conservative faction in the Roman Senate (the Optimates), his rise to dictatorship over Rome, and his fall, spanning the time from the end of his Gallic Wars (52 BC or 701 ab urbe condita) until his assassination on 15 March 44 BC (the infamous Ides of March). Against the backdrop of these cataclysmic events, we also see the early years of the young Octavian, who is destined to become Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome. The second season chronicles the power struggle between Octavian and Mark Antony following Caesar's assassination, spanning the period from Caesar's death in 44 BC to the suicide of Antony and Cleopatra in 30 B.C. after their defeat at the Battle of Actium.

Les Innommables

5 volume graphic novel series by Conrad and Yann

Les Innommables ("The Unnameables") is a Franco-Belgian comic series written by Yann le Pennetier and drawn by Didier Conrad. It began publication in serialized form in 1980 in Spirou magazine and was eventually published in album form by Dargaud.[1]

The series recounts the adventures of three U.S. Army deserters – Mac, Tony and Tim – in 1949, as they trek across Asia and search for Alix, who is Mac's lover and a Chinese communist spy. Les Innommables is characterized by its black humor as well as frequent displays of nudity and violence – which eventually ended the series' run in Spirou.

Les passagers du vent

7 book graphic novel series by Francois Bourgeon

Some of the short stories by Charles Bukowsky

Johnny Mad Dog

2008 French/Liberian war film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and based on the novel Johnny Chien Méchant (2002) by the Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala.

The teenage rebel Johnny Mad Dog leads the small group of younger boys commanded by the older General Never Die, who feeds them cocaine.[1] The film follows the group's march towards the capital Monrovia, and follows them in a gritty realistic manner as they move through a series of towns and villages, where they terrify and often execute the population. The soldiers are depicted as almost feral, committing acts of pillage and rape, with scant regard for even their own lives. They wear a variety of outlandish outfits – including butterfly wings and a wedding dress – and have nicknames such as No Good Advice, Captain Dust to Dust, and Chicken Hair.

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There are almost certainly quite a few more, that I can’t think of right now. I might update the list, if I should remember a super important one.

(Although there is a limit for how long such a list can be, and still be of use.)

I left out most of the light stuff that I love to watch, and tried to only include stuff that kind of works as inspiration for what I would write about myself.

I enjoy rewatching scenes from The Wire, Rome, The Soparnos and Game of Thrones on youtube, typically many many times over. In the very unlikely case I should ever take part of creating a tv series, it would definitely have to be one that produces scenes that people get addicted to rewatching.

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Priyanka Chopra Makes Barney Purple Look Chic and More Best Dressed Stars

Felipe Ramales / Splash Information Let’s take a pause from Met Gala glamour to speak about vogue we are able to really relate to.  This week, celebrities put their finest spring step ahead in daring minis, denim cutoffs and pastel jumpsuits. Priyanka Chopra has been a vogue tour de drive whereas on the promo circuit, however the ensemble that actually caught our eye was this purple Vivienne Westwood gown, which she paired with an identical bag and angular white sun shades. Type of ’70s retro. Type of futuristic. All very attention-grabbing.  Laverne Cox, Gabrielle Union and Tracee Ellis Ross additionally walked on the far facet of the colour spectrum, carrying daring colours worthy of many margaritas and al fresco eating.  Should you desire extra impartial colours, this week’s finest dressed stars supplied inspiration for you, too. Maintain scrolling to seek out your favourite look.  Amanda Edwards/WireImage Tracee Ellis Ross That is an American Barbie second! The Blackish star paired a hot-pink Esteban Cortazar gown with matching pumps and assertion hoops, and we’re right here for it.  Raymond Corridor/GC Photos Lucy Liu Trying good, Lucy! The Elementary actress regarded prim and correct in a stark white-and-black ensemble with matching equipment.  Katie Jones/Selection/REX/Shutterstock Jessica Biel The Sinner star attended day 1 of Selection’s Actors on Actors Collection in a lilac off-the-shoulder jumpsuit.  Article continues under Rachel Murray/Getty Photos Tiffany Haddish There’s nothing humorous about this ensemble. The comic was all glamour at this week’s TBS occasion.  Getty Photos/Vivien Best Jamie Chung The Christmas Workplace Celebration actress was summer time targets in a voluminous high, denim cutoffs and equipment to die for.  JB Lacroix/WireImage Gabrielle Union The Breaking In actress embraced the colour on this Marc Jacobs fall 2018 take a look at the movie’s premiere.  Article continues under Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Photos Chloe Sevigny The actress was outfitted in Prada for Deliberate Parenthood’s 2018 Spring Into Motion Gala.  Pierre Suu/GC Photos Bella Hadid The Chanel-clad supermodel was noticed leaving the Dior showroom this week. Maybe she’ll be carrying Dior come the Met Gala? Robert Kamau/GC Photos Laverne Cox The Orange Is the New Black actress proved that orange-red would be the It colour this spring.  Article continues under Felipe Ramales / Splash Information Priyanka Chopra The Quantico star has been making appearances on the promo circuit this week, however no look was extra excessive voltage than this amethyst Vivienne Westwood quantity.  RELATED ARTICLE: Sarah Jessica Parker’s Pink Pumps Would Make Carrie Bradshaw Proud RELATED ARTICLE: Miley Cyrus’ New Converse Assortment Is Very Miley Cyrus http://www.eonline.com/news/932201/priyanka-chopra-makes-barney-purple-look-chic-and-more-best-dressed-stars?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-lifestyle&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_lifestyle The post Priyanka Chopra Makes Barney Purple Look Chic and More Best Dressed Stars appeared first on My style by Kartia. http://www.kartiavelino.com/2018/05/priyanka-chopra-makes-barney-purple-look-chic-and-more-best-dressed-stars.html

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Seit der Jahrtausendwende findet man den Begriff “Vintage in den internationalen Modezeitschriften. Hier handelt es sich nicht bloß um Alt-Textilien, sondern um sogenannte VINTAGE-MODE – und damit um wertvolle Sammler- bzw. Einzelstücke.

Vintage hat sehr viel mit dem Wunsch nach Individualität zu tun. In den 70erJahren, als das Wort VINTAGE nur bei edlen Weinen ein Begriff war, streiften wir über die Flohmärkte auf der Suche nach Kleidern aus den 40ern und Hüten aus der Jahrhundertwende. Heute stehen eher die Designer-Kleider und Krokotaschen aus den 60ern auf unserer Wunschliste.

OSCAR Verleihung – Wiege desVintage Booms

http://gty.im/820896

Nach Julia Roberts 2001 in VALENTINO-VINTAGE von 1982, nahmen Reese Witherspoon (2006 / “Walk the Line””) in einer VINTAGE-Traumrobe von DIOR aus den 50er Jahren und Penelope Cruz (2008) in BALMAIN, ebenfalls von 1950, ihren OSCAR entgegen.

http://gty.im/107166720

Seitdem überschlägt sich der Vintage-Modemarkt. Andere Stars teilten bald diese Leidenschaft: Kate Moss, Siena Miller oder Chloe Sevigny. Letztere setzt nicht nur auf altes Top-Design, sondern schreitet sogar in Klamotten von der Heilsarmee selbstbewusst über den roten Teppich. Und Kate Moss sammelt Vintage-Mode von YSL, DIOR und HERMES. Kein Wunder also, dass der Begriff VINTAGE sich mittlerweile erweitert hat.

Der Vintage Trend

Für Fans dieser Trendwelle ist es jedes einzelne Kleidungsstück, das eine eigene Geschichte hat. Dieser Trend schwappt – langsam – auch auf Europa über. Nach Wien noch langsamer!

Klicke für größere Auflösung auf die Bilder:

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Wobei das auch wieder zu Missbrauch führt, denn um lukrative Geschäfte zu machen, wird alles Alte als “Vintage” verkauft.

Vintage Stücke als Wertanlage

http://gty.im/583889936

Eine Vintage-Expertin von CHRISTIE’S in London bestätigt diese Entwicklung und geht noch darüber hinaus. Vintage als Wertanlage. Heute würde bei den Auktionen zehnmal so viel erzielt als noch vor 10 Jahren.

So kam im Dezember 2007 bei SOTHEBY’S ein Minikleid der Afrika-Kollektion von YSL aus dem Jahr 1967 für 18.000 Pfund unter den Hammer. Frage nicht, was man heute dafür hinblättern müßte.

Oder etwa ein DIOR-Abendkleid von Elizabeth Taylor aus den 50er Jahren, das im Dezember 2011 bei einem Rufpreis von 6.000 US$ für 362.500 US$ versteigert wurde !

Aber da kommen mehrere Komponenten zusammen: einwandfreie Originalfassung, eine gute Geschichte sowie eine prominente Trägerin.

Vintage sammeln – doch was ist wirklich kostbar?

Für Sammler interessant ist DIOR von 1947 bis 1957, als Christian Dior noch selbst schneiderte. Bei internationalen Bietern ist auch Pierre BALMAIN aus den 50erJahren sehr gefragt. Die Sechziger sind ebenfalls eine große Dekade, YSL ist zweifelsfrei ihr König. In der Oberliga spielen außerdem Pierre CARDIN, Andre COURREGES, Paco RABANNE und VALENTINO mit.

Die Kreationen von Vivienne WESTWOOD sind von ihren Anfängen in den Siebzigerjahren bis 1982 für Anleger interessant. Wobei sie sich damals von der Punk-Mode inspirieren ließ. Danach verlor sie sich etwas in historischen Details.

Vintage Accessoires

Vintage Accessoires Schuhe Taschen Tücher

Blickfang Accessoires

Auch Schuhe und Taschen sind als Sammler- und Anlageobjekt interessant. Derzeit sind bei Sammlern Schuhe aus den Seventies und Vivienne Westwoods extreme Plateausohlen aus den Achtzigern und frühen Neunzigern gefragt.

Aber auch No-Names boomen, die kann man noch günstig erstehen. Selbst die Achtziger sind wieder in – vor allem Claude MONTANA , der König der Schulterpolster! Auch Thierry MUGLER, Louis FERRAUD und Gianni VERSACE entwickeln sich prächtig. In Amerika werden Accessoires von Karl LAGERFELD für CHANEL aus 80er- und frühen 90er Jahren stark nachgefragt. Für die Wienerin allerdings noch kein Thema ! Fragt sich , warum?

Mein persönlicher Vintage Favorit

Rudi GERNREICH – mein persönlicher Favorit – Erfinder des Monokini und der Unisex-Mode, gilt unbestritten als einer der einflussreichsten Modedesigner des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der Österreicher emigrierte 1938 im Alter von 16 Jahren in die USA und machte in Los Angeles Karriere. In London kam zuletzt ein “Kabuki-Kleid”, ein japanisch inspiriertes Modell des Designers aus den 60er Jahren, für 1.500 Pfund zur Versteigerung.

Revival der Vintage Mode

Zahlreiche Modeschöpfer von Marc JACOBS über Stella McCARTNEY bis Karl LAGERFELD greifen diesen Trend auf und lassen sich von der Mode aus früheren Epochen inspirieren. So ist eine Zweitlinie bei Marc Jacobs im Grunde eine Art Remix aus Pseudo-Vintage, er interpretiert damit vergangene Zeiten. Und RYKIEL lancierte eine “Modern-Vintage” Kollektion. Vom Nobelkaufhaus BON MARCHE in Paris bis hin zur Billigkette H&M werden Vintage-Ecken installiert.

Und somit schließt sich der Kreis: aus Alt mach Neu – zurück in die Zukunft !

www.flovintage.com

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Kaufhausmode

Was du schon immer über Vintage Mode wissen wolltest: Seit der Jahrtausendwende findet man den Begriff "Vintage in den internationalen Modezeitschriften. Hier handelt es sich nicht bloß um Alt-Textilien, sondern um sogenannte VINTAGE-MODE - und damit um wertvolle Sammler- bzw.

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Relembre os filmes polêmicos que marcaram os 70 anos

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Relembre os filmes polêmicos que marcaram os 70 anos

Em mais de 70 anos de história, o Festival de Cinema de Cannes revelou para o mundo alguns dos maiores talentos da Sétima Arte. Mas o evento também ficou conhecido por suas polêmicas, dentro e fora das salas de projeção.

Desde sua primeira edição, em 1946, o Festival de Cannes foi marcado por muita confusão. Já na inauguração – adiada durante sete anos por causa da Segunda Guerra Mundial – o filme “Interlúdio”, de Alfred Hitchcock, teve suas bobinas misturadas e foi projetado com cenas na ordem errada. Essa primeira edição também foi perturbada por uma greve dos comerciantes de Cannes, que temiam que o evento, com suas projeções gratuitas, pudesse prejudicar os negócios da cidade, pois atrairia gente demais para a sofisticada estância balneária.

O tempo foi passando e não apenas os comerciantes entenderam que o festival seria o momento mais importante do ano em Cannes, como os filmes nunca mais foram misturados na hora da projeção. Mas isso não impediu o evento de ter suas tensões, geralmente geradas pela seleção dos filmes em competição, que nem sempre agrada a todos.

Como em 1973, quando “A mãe e a puta”, de Jean Eustache, dividiu a crítica e os presentes no Festival. Os diálogos do triângulo amoroso formado por Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun e Bernadette Lafont foram vistos por alguns como escandalosos, mas foram interpretados por outros como uma obra-prima. Ou ainda “Irreversível”, de Gaspar Noé, que se tornou um filme cult, apesar de uma cena de estupro que causou furor em Cannes em 2002.

Escândalo pode ajudar na carreira de um filme

Mas isso não quer dizer que a polêmica seja um obstáculo para a carreira de sucesso de uma produção. Basta lembrar dos protestos após a sessão de apresentação em Cannes, em 1960, de “A Doce Vida”, de Federico Fellini. Ao mostrar uma imagem da Itália vista como negativa, a produção foi condenada pelo Vaticano, que a considerou decadente. Mesmo assim, a trama, que virou um clássico para qualquer cinéfilo que se preze, conquistou a Palma de Ouro. No mesmo ano, “A Aventura”, de Michelangelo Antonioni, foi alvo de críticas e alguns diziam não entender o filme, chamado por muitos de entediante, mas que terminou como o Prêmio do júri.

Já em 2011, Lars Von Trier, que participava com “Melancolia”, provocou polêmica com comentários ambíguos sobre o nazismo. Na coletiva de imprensa, o diretor expressou sua “simpatia” por Hitler e declarou que Israel era “um pé no saco”. Apesar de seu pedido de desculpas, a direção do festival declarou o diretor dinamarquês persona non grata, uma sanção inédita.

Porém, “Melancolia” seguiu em competição e a atriz americana Kirsten Dunst recebeu o prêmio de melhor interpretação feminina por seu papel no filme. Mas o diretor dinamarquês, premiado em 2000 com a Palma de Ouro por “Dançando no escuro”, não foi convidado ao Festival desde então.

Mas essa regra dos “rebeldes sem causa” nem sempre funciona. Como mostrou o estardalhaço de “The Brown Bunny”, de Vincent Gallo, que chegou a ser qualificado pelos críticos de “o pior filme da história de Cannes”, após sua projeção em 2003. Boa parte da polêmica veio da cena de sexo oral praticado por Chloë Sevigny, considerada vulgar para alguns e simplesmente vaiada por outros. Mesmo após uma nova edição, com 25 minutos a menos, a produção, que custou dezenas de milhões de dólares, foi boicotada por muitos cinemas e faturou apenas US$ 400 mil quando estreou para o grande público

Exposição homenageia filmes “malditos”

Alguns desses momentos, aliás, são tema de uma exposição em cartaz em Paris até 28 de maio, na Cinemateca da capital. Intitulada “Festival de Cannes, escândalos e controvérsias”, a mostra aproveita essa 70ª edição do evento para projetar 26 filmes que marcaram a história da Croisette, como é chamada a avenida beira-mar onde se situa o Palácio do Festival.

Mas o diretor da programação do Cinemateca relativiza: “Claro que alguns filmes podem chocar a moral dos espectadores, por várias razões, sejam elas políticas, estéticas e de representação. Mas o escândalo está sempre nos olhos daquele que o assiste”.

http://br.rfi.fr/

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Bob Bissonnette - Mettre du tape su' ma palette (vidéoclip officiel)

Avec la participation de Patrice Bergeron, Antoine Vermette, David Desharnais, Alexandre Giroux et Pierre Sévigny. Réalisation/montage : Bruno Lachance

For the giggles.  It's worth it.