#Marguerite Young

[ravenkings]

– Marguerite Young

[biblioklept]

(Some) books acquired, April 2024

April is always a weird month for me, the last few weeks of the spring semester when I try to corral my students (and myself) toward our Grand Project of Just Damn Finishing (while also Learning and Growing as Humans), when the magic of spring break has burned off to memories, scents, traces, when the Florida weather is glorious and perfect, but for only just long enough to get out in the garden…

[theglasschild]

I am in love with whatever is eccentric, devious, strange, singular, unique, out of this world-and with life as an incalculable, a chaotic thing, meaningful above and beyond the necessary and elemental data of my subject.

Marguerite Young

[violettesiren]

And the raven takes but a single wife for life, A wild lady is yokemate to his flight,

Imperishable lady! in time his greying wife, They are yoked as oxen in that day's hard light

So late, late is she his soul's greying bride, For wedded was he to one in a gold epithalamium And faithful spouse is he to that singular one When stars like leaves autumnal sigh in time

And if he be widowed, then loneliest will he go As any cynic bird, who views the viewless waste And all that emptiness of night and death, For he is then dour mourner of all moons deceased

And extra-terrestial raven then is he Who sees from his vast crags no city of pearl Where she may dwell, no dove of love to lead Home, home to him, the raven's transient girl

But the frost-wreathed heath he sees; and it is high funeral He holds for the empty house of hair and straw And dirge for fleshly populaces in the wind, and all, And earth, and a gaping scarecrow vain now.

The Raven by Marguerite Young

[wehavewords]

“She would cure herself of greed, of selfishness. Her mind would also change its character. It would become filled with cold starlight. It would want for nothing. There was nothing to fear. Where nothing was known, there was nothing unknown. Where all was mystery, there were no mysteries.”

Marguerite Young, Miss Macintosh, My Darling

[boricuacherry-blog]

[rakkikuroba]

Women who don’t conform to the "society norms for women"??? Chief kiss best women. I DON’T WANT HER YOUNG AND SUBMISSIVE. I WANT HER TO PUT ME IN A BOX???

Minthara with her pretty older woman face and her deep deep voice????

Cait with her rudeness and her thick Irish accent???

Marguerit Maida???? JILL FUCKING VALENTINE??? AMANDA YOUNG!

[beforethepoison]

the lover - 1992

[random-poetry-account]

[citizenscreen]

Marguerite Chapman and Robert Young in George Sherman’s RELENTLESS (1948)

[violettesiren]

I am April laughing Up and down a hill. I am April wearing Beauty like a frill. Oh, for all your sighing, You must only say, "She was April passing, She could never stay."

A Girl's Song by Marguerite Young

[gatutor]

Marguerite Chapman-Robert Young "Sangre en la sierra" (Relentless) 1948, de George Sherman.

[moviesandfood]

Dr. No

[ljones41]

"DR. NO" (1962) 60th Anniversary Review

Last month, October 2022, marked the 60th anniversary of "DR. NO", the first James Bond movie produced by EON Productions. Here is my review of the movie:

"DR. NO" (1962) 60th Anniversary Review This 1962 movie marked the cinematic debut of EON Production's James Bond franchise, created by Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Sean Connery also made his debut in this film as the MI-6 agent, James Bond. Although many critics and fans consider film as one of the more impressive in the franchise, I honestly cannot say that I share their opinion. Based on Ian Fleming's 1958 novel, "DR. NO" begins with the murder of MI-6 agent Strangeways and his secretary by a trio of assassins in Jamaica. Fellow MI-6 agent James Bond is ordered by his superior, "M", to investigate the agent’s death and eventually stumbles upon a plot by Dr. Julius No, an agent of the criminal organization SPECTRE, to disrupt the U.S. space program for the Chinese Republic. As I had stated earlier, I have never considered "DR. NO" as one of the more impressive entries of the Bond franchise. In fact, it is one of my least favorite Bond movies of all time. The main problem I had with "DR. NO" was the schizophrenic script written by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather that featured an unbalanced mixture of genres. I suppose they had no choice. After all, they simply wrote a close adaptation of Fleming's novel. And Fleming never struck me as the world's greatest novelist. The story began as a mystery thriller, as Bond tried to figure out who was behind Strangeways' death. Unfortunately, the movie transformed into a fantasy-style adventure when Bond and one of his CIA contacts, Quarrel made their way to Dr. No's Crab Key Island in order to disrupt the villain's plot. A part of me wishes that Young and the screenwriters had made changes in Fleming's story. The stilted dialogue peppered throughout the movie only made matters even worse for me. The worst line came out of the mouth of former beauty pageant winner, Marguerite LeWars, who portrayed a photographer working for SPECTRE.  I take that back.  Miss LeWars never spoke that line.  It came from the mouth of the actress hired to dub her voice.  Although Miss LeWars never spoke the line, it struck me as so bad that I will not even repeat it. Even Connery was guilty of spewing some wooden dialogue. In fact, his performance seemed as uneven as the movie’s story and production style. In many scenes, he seemed to be the epitome of the smooth British agent. And in other scenes – especially with Jack Lord, who was the first actor to portray CIA agent Felix Leiter – he came off as gauche and wooden. Mr. Lord, on the other hand, gave a consistently polished and performance as the sardonic Agent Leiter. Much has been made of Ursula Andress’ performance as "Bond Girl No.1" Honey Ryder – especially her famous first appearance when her character emerges upon a beach. Frankly, I have never been able to sense the magic of that moment. Nor did I find Andress' presence in the movie particularly impressive. Not only was her character irrelevant to the story, but she failed to aid Bond’s attempts to defeat Dr. No. I first became a fan of Joseph Wiseman ever since I noticed his sly and subtle performance as a 1960s gangster in the Michael Mann TV series, "CRIME STORY". But I was not that impressed by his Dr. Julius No, a character that simply bored me to tears. I might as well say the same about Anthony Dawson’s performance as SPECTRE agent, Professor Dent. Many fans have been waxing lyrical over a scene featuring his death at Bond's hand. Personally, I found Bond's actions unprofessional. The MI-6 agent could have easily drugged the SPECTRE operative, removed any inconvenient cyanide pills and had MI-6 "question" him.  Instead, Bond killed him in cold blood . . . and lost any chance to get more information from Dent.  Moron.  "DR. NO" can boast first-class performances by American-born John Kitzmiller as the exuberant Jamaican CIA contact, Quarrel. And Zena Marshall gave a solid, yet subtle performance as Professor Dent’s Eurasian secretary and SPECTRE agent, Miss Taro. It is only too bad that the producers and Terence Young could not find genuine Eurasians for both the Dr. No and Miss Taro roles. But I guess that would not have been possible in 1962. "DR. NO" featured some beautiful photography of Jamaica from cinematographer Ted Moore. Monty Norman not only provided a first-rate musical score, but he also delivered the original "James Bond" theme. However, some of the movie's flaws – namely the uneven script and direction by Terence Young, along with the wooden dialogue, makes "DR. NO" vastly overrated in my eyes. But what can I expect from a movie that consistently threatens to put me to sleep two-thirds into the story?