Oakie's Outback Adventures. Purchase Oakie's Outback Adventures home movies and books online at www.oakie.com. Oakie's Outback Adventures is an animated Australian feature film written and directed by Troy Dann, the star of the internationally successful television series Outback Adventures with Troy Dann. Troy has long been a champion of outback Australia and its cultural history and heritage. During his career Troy has taken every opportunity to promote the richness of the unique outback landscape. Oakie's Outback Adventures aims to keep the forgotten stories of the outback alive for future generations. Appealing to children from early years to ten, this is the first all-Australian animated feature film produced in high-definition 3D. The film and study guide provide a rich resource for students to explore Australian outback themes. Highlighted are the important roles of Indigenous Australians, early settlers, explorers, bushrangers and those involved in the gold rush. This is an excellent, entertaining way to introduce the poetry of AB 'Banjo' Paterson and the stories of Henry Lawson to primary school children. The film's dialogue, with these poems and stories, is full of humour and Australian archetypes, and celebrates the Australian outback and its unique landscape, animals and plants. Oakie's Outback Adventures could be used in the classroom in the subject areas of: • SOSE • Aboriginal Studies • History • Science • Literacy and English • Visual Art • Media • Music • Drama • Health and Physical Education • National Values Education.
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Available in: DVD. Twentieth Century Fox is to be applauded for its release of this impish Irish flick, as it is an impeccable transfer. The anamorphic. Waking Ned Devine is a 1998 British comedy written and directed by Kirk Jones and set in rural Ireland, but filmed on the Isle of Man. Jackie O'Shea (Ian. Some funny parts, but kids may not be interested. Read Common Sense Media's Waking Ned Devine review, age rating, and parents guide. Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Waking Ned Devine directed by Kirk Jones for $14.99. Waking Ned Devine movie reviews & Metacritic score: From the land where fairy tales were born comes a disarmingly original comic fable about the true meaning. About the Movie In a small town in Ireland named Tulaigh More, one of the 52 inhabitants wins the lotto jackpot of nearly seven million pounds. When nobody claims the loot, the town goes on a search to find the winner. However, all they find is old Ned Devine dead, a smile on his face, clutching the winning ticket. In Ireland, the lottery winnings must be claimed by the purchaser, which puts the town in a spot -- if the lottery officials discover Devine dead, he, and the town of Tulaigh More, forfeit the money. Hilarity ensures when the community embarks on an outrageous scheme to claim the winning lotto ticket! But in the process, the townsfolk learn the importance of friendship and the true value of money. Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) lives in a tiny Irish village called Tulaigh Mhor (pronounced Tully More). Like many of the other residents, he is an enthusiastic buyer of lottery tickets, and when he reads in the paper that one of the other residents has a winning ticket, he and his wife Annie (Fionnula Flanagan) and lifetime best friend Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) do their best to discover the winner. All of their efforts fail until they realize that only one resident of the town failed to attend their dinner party -- Ned Devine. When Jackie and Michael go to his house, they discover that indeed he was the winner, and that the shock of winning caused a fatal heart attack. Reasoning that Ned, who had no relatives, would have wanted them to have his winnings, Jackie and Michael decide to pretend that one of them is Ned Devine, to collect the prize. Ultimately, every resident of Tulaigh Mhor participates in the plot, with one notable exception, the fierce and nasty Lizzy Quinn (Eileen Dromey). Dresses, lipsticks, sex - the 'perversions' (and neuroses) of Eve, a young, very successful lawyer. Her days are a tightrope act between extreme eloquence and frosty toughness on the one side, and scaring vulnerability on the other. The climax of her career shall be the possibly forthcoming appointment as a judge, but this step seems to be interrupted by her kleptomaniac sister Mad who is arrested after one of her raids. Eve travels to Mad's town to stand by her in the jail. Their struggle about Mad's illness evokes suppressed conflicts. Eve stays at her sister's flat where she meets a girl who fights with her budding femininity. Female Perversions has 84 ratings and 9 reviews. Alexander said: Penis envy. Anorexia as a form of control and power. Gender role stereotypes. Nov 27, 2001. This fascinating, fragmented and complex drama eschews traditional narrative structure to present an intellectually challenging, feminist-oriented adaptation of Lousie J. Kaplan's book Female Perversions: The Tempations of Emma Bovary. Though the text, written from a Freudian perspective, is a series of. With: Eve - Tilda Swinton Madelyn - Amy Madigan Renee - Karen Sillas Emma - Laila Robins John - Clancy Brown Annuncata - Frances Fisher Langley - Paulina Porizkova Ed - Dale Shuger Margot - Lisa Jane Persky The women in “Female Perversions,” a hard-core feminist meditation about gender and sexuality in modern life, are so stunningly beautiful and intriguingly complex that they almost overcome the trappings of a nonlinear, fractured narrative which is often academic and a bit pretentious. Nonetheless, always challenging, this highly original film should provoke the arthouse crowd and provide extra gratification for feminist and lesbian viewers due to its ideology and steamy sex, hetero and homo. More Reviews Inspired by Louise J. Kaplan’s Freudian text “Female Perversions: The Temptations of Emma Bovary,” co-writers Susan Streitfeld and Julie Hebert have done a remarkable job of adapting to the bigscreen a treatise that is basically a series of case studies. It’s a testament to their writing that a deliberately fragmented narrative still manages to offer quite a coherent and often engaging portrait of an ultra-neurotic modern woman. Fresh from her triumphant turn in “Orlando,” Tilda Swinton is perfectly cast as Eve, a bright lawyer who has just won a major case against a disreputable millionaire. However, anticipating a meeting with the governor regarding her aspirations to become a judge brings to the surface hidden and not-so-hidden insecurities and anxieties. Indeed, despite unquestionable talent and professional stature, self-confidence is not one of Eve’s strengths. She finds herself relying more and more on her captivating look and the props that help to promote that look, like expensive lingerie, striking makeup, elegant suits and a new lipstick called “Red Pussycat.” Like other beautiful and accomplished women, Eve is unable to reconcile what’s expected of her with how others regard her; one of her recurrent nightmares is being called a fraud. On the brink of an identity crisis, Eve can’t seem to control her wild sexual desires, be they real, with her distant lover John, or imagined. Bisexual, she recklessly enters into a relationship with Renee (Karen Sillas), a sensitive psychiatrist who has just moved into her building, though this bond, too, turns out to be problematic. Just as Eve is facing the highest point in her life, Madelyn (Amy Madigan), her unstable sister, is experiencing her lowest when she’s arrested for shoplifting. A number of tense scenes between the two underline sibling rivalry and emotional ambiguity, as Eve goes to the backwater town of Fillmore to rescue Madelyn. Staying in her sister’s room in a rundown boarding house, Eve reads her doctoral thesis about a matriarchal society in Mexico. She also finds a Super 8 film of her childhood that records their mother’s humiliating abuse by their father. Freudian psychiatrists will have a field day observing the sisters’ struggle to gain control and power in their lives as a result of their traumatic family experience. For those interested, pic also offers vivid illustration of such clinical concepts as penis envy. Indeed, in more than a few scenes, the treatment is heavy-handedly academic, making the narrative an overtly agenda film. Some, but not enough, sophisticated humor prevails in the presentation of Eve’s sexual fantasies that try to approximate, though not always successfully, a dark, surrealistic sensibility. Still, despite an overly episodic structure, the film’s dominant theme is clear, dealing with the strategies used by women to fit into the world, subconsciously (and consciously) adjusting themselves to the prevalent stereotypes of what society considers “normal femininity.” For example, when the governor finally interviews Eve for the position, all he talks about is family values, specifically why an alluring woman like Eve has never been married and doesn’t miss having a family of her own. Indeed, after this encounter, Eve loses control and throws a hysterical tantrum in her car. It’s hard to imagine any other actress in the demanding lead but Swinton, who employs a credible American accent and has the kind of chameleon quality that allows her to transform completely from scene to scene. The supporting cast, particularly Madigan as the problematic sister and Sillas as the psychiatrist, render equally distinguished performances. In the bit role of a cynical woman utterly disenchanted with men, Frances Fisher has never looked so sexy and appealing. Excepting the overly stylized fantasy sequences, which are not always well-integrated into the main story, pic is an audiovisual treat. Strong contributions are by designer Missy Stewart, who here matches her work on Gus Van Sant’s films (“To Die For”) with a bravura production that constantly stimulates the eyes. Spanish-born lenser Teresa Medina is responsible for erotically charged, hetero and lesbian, imagery, and for variegating the film’s visuals, using a colder, dreamlike look for Eve’s city life and a warmer, brighter palette for the episodes in the countryside. Female Perversions Production: An October Films release of a MAP Films presentation of a Trans Atlantic Entertainment/October production. Produced by Mindy Affrime. Executive producers, Zalman King, Gina Resnick, Rena Ronson. Directed by Susan Streitfeld. Screenplay by Streitfeld and Julie Hebert, based on a novel by Louise J. Kaplan's book 'Female Perversions: The Temptations of Emma Bovary.' Crew: Camera (Foto-Kem, color), Teresa Medina; editors, Curtiss Clayton, Leo Trombetta; music, Debbie Wiseman; production design, Missy Stewart; line producer, Rana Joy Glickman. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival, Jan. Running time: 116 min. With: Eve - Tilda Swinton Madelyn - Amy Madigan Renee - Karen Sillas Emma - Laila Robins John - Clancy Brown Annuncata - Frances Fisher Langley - Paulina Porizkova Ed - Dale Shuger Margot - Lisa Jane Persky. Summary: He called himself Luke the Drifter. He pioneered, and pretty much invented what we know today as country music. At the peak of his career, he was acknowledged to be the greatest singer-songwriter in American history. But after a meteoric rise to record and radio super-stardom in the late 1940's, the man had made a train wreck of his life. He called himself Luke the Drifter. He pioneered, and pretty much invented what we know today as country music. At the peak of his career, he was acknowledged to be the greatest singer-songwriter in American history. But after a meteoric rise to record and radio super-stardom in the late 1940's, the man had made a train wreck of his life. Drugs, alcohol, and a hair-trigger temper had ended two marriages, ruined a host of friendships and made the tortured genius a virtual untouchable in the music business. So at the end of 1952, Hank Williams gathered what was left of his physical strength to make things right, and begin the long road back. He booked New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio, and hired a local kid who didn't even own a radio, much less know who this legend was, to drive him there from Montgomery Alabama. No one else wanted the job. The Last Ride - In the days leading up to his untimely death, singer Hank Williams (Henry Thomas) hires a young man to drive him to West Virginia and. He never got there. Somewhere on that last highway, the country music legend passed away on New Year's Day, 1953, in the back of his powder blue Cadillac, carrying only his guitar and a notebook full of unfinished songs. Inspired by the mysterious final days Hank Williams' mercurial life, The Last Ride is the story of that final drive through the bleak Appalachian countryside of 1950's America. A lonely two-man odyssey; a boy coming of age, and a man leaving this world way before his time, a victim of his own abuses. (Mozark Productions). 's fourth collection of standards in 25 years, digs a little deeper than her previous outings. Perhaps it's the plethora of standards outings by popular artists -- 's done three in a row -- perhaps it's because of her pedigree and background; perhaps it's simply because she thinks she can pull it off; and indeed she can. She delivers these 12 songs with panache, savvy, and just a touch of sass. Produced by, these tracks are not so much elegant as enigmatic. Appreciates the swing inherent in delivering a standard, even if it's a ballad. Her smoky voice lends itself well to 'I've Got You Under My Skin' and 'My One and Only Love,' and her sense of theatrics is drop-dead gorgeous on 'I Only Have Eyes for You,' which is a bit of a radical reworking that actually works. The slippery delivery on these songs -- her read of 'All the Things You Are,' for example, may be considered vulgar by some, but it's utterly lovely and brave -- is what lends them their unique, sexy character. This isn't for everyone, but it's a winner nonetheless. Lyrics to 'Moonlight Serenade' by Frank Sinatra. I stand at your gate, / and the song that I sing is of moonlight. / I stand, and I wait / for the touch of your. Not a valid Check-In Day. If the Check-In Day selected is in the range below, 7 Night Minimum Stay with Saturday Night Check-In Required. Please choose alternate dates or contact us at (844) STAY-30A, option 1 to confirm a reservation. 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Amazon.com: Song of the Sea [Blu-ray]: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Liam Hourican, Colm O'Snodaigh, Lucy O'Connell, Kevin Swierszcz, Tomm Moore, Ross Murray, Paul Young, Stephan Roelants, Serge Ume, Marc Ume, Isabelle Truc, Clement Calvet,. In this enchanting new story from the Academy Award-nominated director of The Secret of Kells, Ben and his little sister Saoirsethe last Seal-child. After receiving an Oscar nomination for his exquisitely animated film The Secret of Kells in 2009, director Tomm Moore achieved the same again with his unique style of animation for his follow-up, Song of the Sea. In the first instance, he lost the Oscar to Disney's Up and the second time around Disney prevailed again with Big Hero 6. However, it's still good to see Moore's films challenge such big hitters. After the death of their mother, Ben and his little sister Saoirse are sent to live with their grandmother as their father is still in grieving. They take it upon themselves to find their own way back home by embarking on a fantastical journey across the sea where they are tasked with freeing faeries and saving the spirit world while discovering the magic and ancient legend of the Selkies - mythical seals who can change into human form when on land. As he did in The Secret of Kells, Moore again focuses on Irish folklore and imbues the whole tale with the same ethereal beauty that he employed so stunningly in his debut. His traditional, hand-drawn animation is a joy to behold and so refreshing in an age of overproduced, computer generated material. Despite having made only two films (and a forthcoming contribution to a segment of Khalil Gibran's The Prophet), Moore has been mentioned in a similar light to the great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki in his ability to create his own magical and enchanting stories. Personally speaking, I think the comparison to Miyazaki is far too premature but Moore is certainly an undoubted talent, regardless. His worlds and imagination can, at times, be breathtaking and Song of the Sea is a wonderful piece of storytelling. Like The Secret of Kells, however, he has slight pacing issues and younger viewers may find their concentration tested. That being said, he's refined a lot the faults that befell that film. His story is stronger and more involving and his decision to stick with composer Bruno Coulais and Irish folk band Kila results in a perfectly fitting score that captures and compliments the essence of Celtic mythology. A rich and beautifully crafted rights-of-passage fable where the story and imagery interweave with near perfection. Thoroughly deserving of it's Oscar nomination last year and very unlucky to lose out to Big Hero 6. The Academy are well known for making wrong decisions but it's hugely disappointing that they'd overlook this in favour of something that just happened to make more money. This is a genuine gem of animation. ½ This mythic tale stars two kids and is pitched at a young audience. However this unfolds at a much slower pace than the cartoons of today. The narrative is more of an experience. It's quiet and gradually takes its time to unfold. That's fitting given the bewitching atmosphere of the production. It's a gorgeous, hand drawn delight that is rich in color. The minimalist design is made up of visually bold shapes. Their simplicity is extremely pleasing to the eye. The soundtrack is haunting which evokes an ethereal mood. Irish singer Lisa Hannigan contributes several exquisite melodies including the title tune. She also happens to be the voice of the mother. With Hollywood studios dominating at the multiplexes these days, Song of the Sea is a beautiful anomaly amongst the current computer graphics landscape. Young children and animation fans will be enchanted alike. The songs and the music is so magical it takes you so deep in the ocean and so high up the Irish highlands traditional stories. The Oscar nomination was no foul, for me it is as good as Big Hero 6 but maybe the latter has more Action,, yet the storyline and plot here is tighter and more intriguing. There were some Irish sentences where i'm lost. Couldn't get few words;):D but i lived for a while up in Glasgow, Scotland so i kinda got used to these mysteriously 'charming' accents;) Don't keep your emotions sealed in jars:) It's been really so long since i'v watched an Animated movie with so much heightened emotions:) In the final scene i really felt like crying. Overall it's recommended, hope you enjoy it guys;). Contents • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] The film begins with Buddha () and his owner Sam () star-gazing, when Sam makes a wish to touch the moon. The next day is his school field trip to Vision Enterprises, in which students participate in a special viewing of a test launch of the Vision One spacecraft. However, Sam has to leave Buddha at home to attend, so Buddha secretly escapes to meet up with the other buddies; Rosebud (), Budderball (), B-Dawg (), and Mudbud (), and invites them to join his own spectatorship of the test launch. In a quick effort, they hide in the back of the school bus as it drives to the launch site of Vision Enterprises. On a tour with Dr. Finkel (), students see an automatic outfitter that Sam uses. The dogs, not far behind, come across the machine themselves and use it to equip suits before deciding to view the interior of the Vision 1 outside. At the Vision Enterprises' control center, 'Mission Control', Pi () confirms the ship is now prepared to launch. The Buddies conveniently place themselves in the seats when they become sealed in. Astro (), the remote pilot, activates the shuttle, and the Vision 1 propels into the outer atmosphere with the Buddies. At Mission Control the operators, unaware of the buddies, discover an incompletely filled third tank. Given ten hours until the ship's supply runs out, they scramble to navigate the Vision 1 to the R.R.S.S. (Russian Research Space Station), an old. They contact the living there, Yuri (), instructing him to refuel the Vision 1. Upon its docking, the dogs decide to explore, and meet a dog called Spudnick () under Yuri's care. Yuri is quite content to stay in space, however Spudnick disagrees and explains he wishes to go home. Yuri finds the dogs in amazement, so he traps them in the kitchen, leaving them to wait. Spudnick returns to rescue them, but a connected fuel pipe has already started leaking. The puppies rush back to Vision 1 to escape as Yuri tries to block them. As he bangs on the control switches, however, electricity triggers the leak to combust, and everyone on-board escapes one way or another; Yuri barely manages using an escape vessel. With dire timing, the Vision 1's course proceeds to travel to the moon, leaving the puppies in awe. The ship touches down, and they explore the area of landing. Operators at Mission Control find the helmets of spacesuits sending back soft barking, giving awareness that these puppies are roaming around. The revelation is announced on news networks, which concerns the buddies' owners as they notice their absence. Meanwhile, a named Gravity () contacts the buddies on the moon through audio at Mission Control (with no indication of her species), and instructs their return to the spacecraft. As it returns to, Dr. Finkel changes the path to divert the ship into a, which prompts the ships built-in dodging system to quickly maneuver its way out of the situation, with a slight error that busts the data antenna to the right by a passing meteor. Budderball is sent outside the Vision 1 to repair the antenna, space walking to recalibrate it. At Mission Control, the adults remain puzzled about the change when Sam accuses Dr. Finkel as the perpetrator. However, much to Dr. Finkel's denial, Mission Control's security footage justifies that the desk had Dr. Finkel's presence at the time of change, causing him to be quickly removed from the premises. Mission Control receives Yuri's distress signal in his escape pod, unable to form a response, and the Vision 1 enters the atmosphere. Having good condition, it makes contact with the take-off strip safely, and the buddies exit. Space Buddies Trailer Space Buddies. Moving at warp speed and dodging asteroids, the Buddies must land on the moon and return home in an out-of-this-world adventure. Adventure Disney's pups are back and take one small step for dog and one giant leap for dogkind. They meet Gravity in-person, learning she is a ferret. In a field, Yuri crashes and is rescued by a military group. Pi awards the Buddies titles of 'Space Buddies', wings of heroism, and the Buddies reflect on the lessons they learned. Once at home, Buddha gives Sam a taken from his journey, which fulfills Sam's wish. The film ends as Spudnick returns to his old owner, Sasha. Cast [ ] • as Pi • as Yuri • as Dr. A pack of inquisitive golden retrievers take a trip to the moon, only to realize that there's truly no place like home in this installment of Disney's popular talking dog series. The Buddies are back, and this time they're joined by four-legged friends Spudnick and Gravity. Their mission: Launch plans for a moon landing, then make their way back to planet Earth. Blasting through space and dodging asteroids left and right, this furry team of astronauts realize that the only way to accomplish their mission is through friendship and teamwork. Full Movie Disclaimer: You can watch Dark Honeymoon online for free in by streaming in our video player after pressing the play button. The film, Dark Honeymoon, is hosted on various sites and the video is not uploaded by any person affiliated with us nor is it available for HD stream or download. All movies are not actually on Cartoon HD and are indexed from other sources like,, and Putlockers. We suggest contacting them directly to have any files removed and to block anyone from being able to watch Dark Honeymoon. Watch Dark Honeymoon (2008) Full Movie Online, A man marries a seductive woman after a brief but intense relationship. During their honeymoon on the Oregon coast. Online shopping from a great selection at Movies & TV Store. Watch Dark Honeymoon (2008) Full Movie Online, A man marries a seductive woman after a brief but intense relationship. During their honeymoon on the Oregon coast. Having grown up under the controlling grip of her fame-hungry mother (Rebecca De Mornay), Janet Slate (Julianne Michelle) jumps at the opportunity to move into what looks to be a great high-rise apartment in downtown Detroit. Yet some deals are too good to be true as one night her boyfriend Mark (Corey Sevier) finds her in the middle of the street - having fallen from the balcony thirteen stories above. When her sister Lara (Mischa Barton) tries to investigate the mystery of what happened, she moves into the same apartment and encounters the odd neighbors in the building, including an eerie nine-year old girl who seems to somehow know the real reason for Janet's fall. Lara soon realizes that her sister's death might spell the same fate for her unless she can overcome the strange events that are terrorizing the inhabitants in Apartment 1303. (c) Gravitas Ventures •. Contents • • • • • • Plot [ ] Following a family dispute, Janet moves out of the home she shares with her older sister, Lara and their single mother, Maddie. She moves into apartment 1303 on the thirteenth floor of a downtown apartment building. A 9-year-old neighbor, Emily, explains to Janet that a previous occupant of her new apartment killed herself. Strange things begin to occur in the apartment and when Janet appears bruised at work, she rebuffs concerns that her boyfriend, Mark, is abusing her and blames the marks on sleepwalking. Having grown up under the controlling grip of her fame-hungry mother (Rebecca De Mornay), Janet Slate (Julianne Michelle) jumps at the opportunity to move into what. Sep 23, 2013. Having grown up under the controlling grip of her fame-hungry mother (Rebecca De Mornay), Janet Slate (Julianne Michelle) jumps at the opportunity to move into what looks to be a great high-rise apartment in downtown Detroit. Yet some deals are too good to be true as one night her boyfriend Mark. Janet is shaken by the strange events that are happening preferring to stay late at the office rather than return to apartment 1303. She calls her sister, Lara, to ask if she can return home but Lara informs her this would be a bad idea as their mother is having another 'drunk psycho rant'. Janet suggests going to a hotel but this is quickly dismissed as Lara is not able to pay for it. Janet then calls Mark who is back in town and he agrees to call round. Later that night, Janet is awoken by strange supernatural elements in the apartment but unfortunately Mark is no longer around. An invisible possesses Janet leading to her own depression and suicide. Her sister, Lara, later arrives to gather the possessed Janet's belongings and begins to experience the same terrors. A detective that was on the case talks to Lara and she believes Janet was murdered. He agrees since he's been investigating unknown suicides with other tenants. Lara discovers the name of the first tenant from 20 years back, Jennifer Logan. The detective tells Lara the sad story of what happened to Jennifer. At the age of 12, she moved into apartment 1303 with her mother, Mary, a respectable school teacher and recently divorced. For the first few years in the apartment, they lived in peace and Mary was a loving mother to Jennifer. However, the peace was shattered when Mary lost her job as a teacher during a dispute with a parent in a parent-teacher conference. She found work as a prostitute to pay for the apartment, became an alcoholic and brutally abused Jennifer. This leads to Jennifer murdering Mary and burying her in a built in closet. Soon neighbors complained about the smell of the apartment, causing the police and the health department to investigate. By the time they got to the apartment to confront Jennifer, she had already committed suicide by jumping out the window and the police found the decomposed body of Mary. In the years that followed, more tenants were thought to have committed suicide with Janet being the recent one. While taking a bath, Lara gets a cryptic warning from Janet to leave the apartment and never come back. However, another dispute with Maddie has Lara moving into the same apartment and unintentionally ignoring Janet's warning. Jennifer soon arrives and kills Mark by throwing him out the window. Horrified, Lara tries to escape the apartment complex to avoid Jennifer trying to kill her and permanently stay away from the complex for good. However, she catches Emily and the landlord, O'Neill in front of her. He finally reveals the truth to Lara about his and his daughter, Emily's fate. A year after apartment 1303 was cleaned, they moved in and became Jennifer's first victims. Lara learns that O'Neill, Emily along with Janet and the previous victims had been trying to warn others to never move into apartment 1303 to no avail. When Jennifer starts to close in on her, Lara grabs a knife to try to defend herself. As Maddie tries to talk some sense to Lara, Jennifer pushes her towards the knife and kills her. Just before she can finish the job to kill Lara, the police arrive and Jennifer disappears. Lara is arrested for both Maddie and Mark's murder and is taken away to be booked. As the sun rises, Jennifer is last seen sitting on the same spot where she committed suicide: an unseen warning of what happens when anyone moves into apartment 1303. Cast [ ] • as Lara Slate • as Maddie Slate • as Janet Slate • as Mark Taylor • as Detective • Gordon Masten as O'Neil • Madison McAleer as Emily • Kathleen Mackey as Jennifer Logan Production [ ] The Swedish director had originally been set to direct the project but was later replaced by Michael Taverna. A specialised crew of 3D experts from Hong Kong were hired for the film. Reception [ ] Justin Chang of called it an 'inept and derivative tale' that is not unintentionally funny enough to be 'so bad it's good'. Frank Scheck of wrote, 'This non-starter horror film, inexplicably released in 3D, won't haunt theaters for very long.' Shawn Macomber of rated it 1/4 stars and wrote, 'The movie exhibits the germ of something that could potentially be a lot of fun on Saturday night basic cable. Problem is, its higher aspirations are a gauntlet thrown in the way of a deviously barmy romp.' Gareth Jones of rated it 0.5/5 stars and wrote, 'Bereft of interesting characters, dialogue, acting ability, scares, visual aplomb or much of anything else, Apartment 1303 is occasionally good for a derogatory laugh, or simply to witness what must be the middle of one serious mire in Rebecca de Mornay's career.' Andrew Pollard of rated it 3/10 stars and wrote that there is 'no emotion, no care, no feeling and no reason to watch.' References [ ]. • Upcoming Horror Movies. 8 August 2011 • • Barton, Steve (8 November 2011)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. • Standal, Jeanne (4 December 2012).. Retrieved 18 May 2014. • Gonzalez, Cristina (18 April 2013)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. The Business of Film Daily. Retrieved 19 October 2011. • Chang, Justin (25 June 2013)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. • Scheck, Frank (27 July 2013)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. • Macomber, Shawn (8 August 2013)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. • Jones, Gareth (17 June 2013)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. • Pollard, Andrew (31 May 2013)... Retrieved 18 May 2014. External links [ ] • on. Contents • • • • • Plot [ ] Nicolo Polo shows treasures from China and sends his son () there with his assistant (and comic relief) Binguccio (). They sail from, are shipwrecked, and cross the desert of and the mountains of Tibet to China, to seek out and the palace of China's ruler, (). The philosopher/fireworks-maker Chen Tsu () is the first friend they make in the city, and invites them into his home for a meal of. Children explode a fire-cracker, and Marco thinks it could be a weapon. Meanwhile, at the Palace, Ahmed (), the Emperor's adviser, harboring dubious ambitions of his own, convinces Emperor Kublai Khan that his army of a million men can conquer. Kublai Khan promises () to the King of Persia. The Adventures of Marco Polo Classic biography of the. Gary Cooper Marco Polo. Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Binnie Barnes, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale. The Adventures of Marco Polo [Russell Freedman, Linas Alsenas, Bagram Ibatoulline] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Was Marco Polo the world's. Marco Polo was the first European to document travel to China in his Description of the World. Whether or not he actually visited China himself is a subject of. Adventurer Marco Polo travels to China, where he finds the Emperor Kublai Khan, court intrigue, danger, and unexpected love. Marco, arriving at the palace, sees Kukachin praying for a handsome husband. Marco is granted an audience with the emperor at the same time as a group of arrive; Kublai Khan lets Marco test the maidens to find out which are the most worthy. Marco tests them all with a question ('How many teeth does a snapping turtle have?' ), and he sends off the ones who had incorrectly guessed the answer, as well as those who had told him the correct answer (none), retaining those saying they did not know. His reasoning behind this is that they are the perfect ladies-in-waiting, not overly intelligent, and honest. Kublai agrees and Marco immediately becomes a favored guest. Ahmed shows Marco his private tower with vultures and executes a spy via a trapdoor into a lion pit. Kukachin tells Marco that she is going to marry the King of Persia, but, having fallen in love with her, he shows her what a kiss is. A guard tells Ahmed, who vows to keep Marco out of the way. Ahmed then advises Kublai Khan to send Marco into the desert to spy on suspected rebels. Kukachin warns Marco of the deceiving Ahmed. Cast [ ] • as Marco Polo • as Princess Kukachin • as Ahmed • as Kublai Khan • as Nazama • as Binguccio • as Kaidu • as Chen Tsu • as Chamberlain • as Persian Ambassador • as Nicolo Polo • Lotus Liu as Visakha • as Bayan • as Toctai • as Nazama's Maid Reception [ ] Contemporary reviews were mixed. Of wrote that 'we could never forget for a moment that it was all make-believe,' referring to the actors' accents which were clearly inaccurate for the film's time and place. However, he went on, 'it is amiable make-believe, rich in the outlandish pageantry Hollywood loves to manufacture, facilely narrated and enjoyably played.' Called the film 'a spectacular melodrama' and 'an excellent vehicle for Cooper' and inaccurately predicted that it would be a box office hit. Called the film a 'thrilling, romantic offering' and called Cooper an 'excellent' choice for the role. Found 'Expert performances' and a romance 'handled in good taste,' but found that its appeal would be limited to 'sophisticated audiences' because it was lacking in action. Of called the film 'a big disappointment' and described the dialogue as having 'the swing of a bad.' Praised the 'lavish' production but said the title role would have been much better suited to than Gary Cooper. The wrote, 'In spite of its elaborate settings and the presence of Gary Cooper, The Adventures of Marco Polo never quite lives up to its promises.' In Italy, the fascist censors considered the film disrespectful to the eponymous hero and insisted on re-dubbing it to make the protagonist a Scotsman and releasing it under the title Uno Scozzese alla corte del gran Khan. The film was a box office flop, losing an estimated $700,000. References [ ]. • Hanson, Patricia King, ed. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931-1940. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. • Stephens, E.J.; Christaldi, Michael; Wanamaker, Marc (2013). Early Paramount Studios. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. • • The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 2: 1932-1938. New York: The New York Times & Arno Press. • 'Film Reviews'.. New York: Variety, Inc. February 16, 1938. • 'Reviews of the New Films'.. New York: Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc.: 8 February 15, 1938. • 'The Adventures of Marco Polo'.. New York: Harrison's Reports, Inc.: 47 March 19, 1938. • (April 9, 1938). 'The Current Cinema'.. New York: F-R Publishing Corp. • 'Hollywood Preview'. Motion Picture Daily. New York: Quigley Publishing Co.: 4 February 15, 1938. • Marill, Alvin H. Samuel Goldwyn Presents. • Abend-David, Dror (2014).. New York: Bloomsbury. Retrieved 28 August 2015. • Miller, John M... Turner Entertainment Networks. Retrieved September 14, 2015. External links [ ] • on •. |
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