#Walter Wager

[fitsofgloom]

Following the big '60s Monster Boom, there was a neat little literary micro-trend back in the '70s and '80s that had Famous Monsters either cast in alternative sympathetic lights or posited them as living figures setting the records straight by dictating their own autobiographies à la "Interview With The Vampire."

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[heich0e]

hewwo liv i think you mentioned you read nonfiction so i was wondering if you had any recs? i'm trying to widen my repertoire a bit more and start reading more nonfiction (as much as i love fiction i think my brain has started regressing a little), but the only nonfic ive ever dipped into are my econ textbooks haha

also i hope you're having a good day !!!!!

HI GUY!! i think one of the best parts abt non-fiction is how nondescript that classification is, and consequently how enormous and diverse your options are within it. i think it's easy for people to generalize non-fiction as being boring retellings of fact or history, because most people's first introductions to non-fiction reading are academic. but in reality there are so many different types of nonfiction, and so many different styles of presenting it in writing. (for the sake of simplicity i'm gonna just limit this convo to narrative nonfiction, but if u wanna read something expository like a text book or instruction manual power to ya.)

my recommendation would be to start with something like a biography or memoir. to me, reading a really good biography doesn't feel very different from reading a novel. you're still following someone's story, they're just a real person and not a character. from where i'm sitting right now i can see trevor noah's biography 'born a crime' on my bookshelf, and i remember really loving that one the first time i read it. having been a fan of his comedy, his narrative voice felt authentic and familiar throughout the book. setting aside his demonstrated talent for storytelling, it's also just a very interesting look into life in south africa under apartheid, along with its lasting impact, and as a mixed race child, noah's personal perspective is extremely compelling.

(keep in mind, i read that book as someone who was already a fan of trevor noah's so i immediately had a personal connection/interest to the story. if you have any comedians/musicians/actors/artists you really enjoy, maybe see if they've done any writing—that could help find something you connect with! i also recently read david mitchell's 'unruly' and i really enjoyed that one too—but i find him funny, and like learning about the history of monarchies. 'crying in h mart' by michelle zauner is also great.)

true crime is another popular non-fiction genre that i find people have an easier time getting into. i'm not a huge true-crime reader myself, but i've read a few interesting ones! i tend to go for ones that are more local to me, so i won't necessarily give any recs for this one.

i also had a weird phase where i was reading a lot of books about boats and shipwrecks. not sure what that was about. i read walter lord's 'a night to remember' when i was like 10 and i think that really is what it can all be traced back to. 'the wager' by david grann was fantastic (he also wrote killers of the flower moon which was very good, and not about a boat) but i recognize this is a very niche area of interest that u probably do not care about.

i also really like essay collections!! they tend to sort of cross or blur a lot of lines when it comes to genres, because while some would consider 'essay collection' a genre in and of itself, the essays themselves usually as collected around a particular topic or theme. another added benefit of essay collections are u can kind of leisurely pick away at them, or jump around in the book, since you usually aren't beholden to reading them cover to cover and following a single narrative thread. less pressure!!

a couple other recommendations, though at this point i'm sure you've given up on me (fair):

'the patriarchs' by angela saini

'i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki' baek sahee

'persepolis' by marjane satrapi

ok i'll shut up now!! i don't even think this was helpful!! my advice to you would be to think about something you're already passionate about/interested in, and find a book about it!! or think about something you'd like to know more about or be better educated/informed on. it's out there i promise <3

[gameraboy2]

Blue Leader by Walter Wager Berkley Books, 1981 Cover by Robert McGinnis

[uwmspeccoll]

Milestone Monday

On this day, October 2, 1872, Jules Verne (1828-1905) sent his protagonist Phileas Fogg out on the adventure of a lifetime in his novel Around the World in Eighty Days. On the evening of October 2nd, while at the Club playing cards and debating how the world has grown smaller since a new railway section in India had made it possible to travel around the world, Fogg accepts a wager from his comrades for £20,000 to follow the Daily Telegraph’s itinerary of steamers and rails around the world and make it back to London in eighty days.  

In observance of this fictional anniversary, we’re looking at The Limited Editions Club (LEC) publication of Around the World in Eighty Days written by Jules Verne and illustrated by Edward A. Wilson (1886-1970). It was published in 1962 and printed in an edition of 1500 copies by Saul and Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press in Los Angeles, California. The illustrations consist of sixteen pen-and-wash drawings by Wilson, reproduced in gravure by the Photogravure and Color Company of New York and then colored by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer.  

Wilson, an attendee of the Art Institute of Chicago, illustrated over a dozen books, magazines, and World War II propaganda posters between 1924 and 1950. His vibrant work within LEC’s Around the World in Eighty Days reinforces a sense of wanderlust and adventure throughout the novel. In an eerie coincidence, October 2, 1970 is also the day Wilson passed away after a long struggle with an undisclosed illness.  

The Special Collections holds number 289 of this limited-edition publication, from long-standing LEC member Austin Fredric Lutter of Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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-Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

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Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)

Cast: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barclay, Hanna Ralph, Werner Fuetterer. Screenplay and titles: Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser, based on a play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Cinematography: Carl Hoffmann. Art direction: Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig. Film editing: Effi Bötrich. 

Power corrupts, as we knew long before Lord Acton so nicely formulated it for us. It's the truth underlying so many myths, from the Garden of Eden to the Nibelungenlied to the Faust legend. Goethe's Faust is a philosophical poem, a closet drama not designed for stage or film, but that hasn't prevented playwrights, opera librettists, or screenwriters from making the attempt. F.W. Murnau's version is probably the most distinguished cinematic attempt, but not because of its fidelity to the source. Murnau's version works because it concentrates on the power struggle, initially between Good, as represented by the archangel (Werner Fuetterer), and Evil, as represented by Mephisto (Emil Jannings), and later by the attempt of Faust (Gösta Ekman) to obtain mastery over Time. It begins with a wager, borrowed from the book of Job, between the archangel and Mephisto, over whom Faust's soul will belong to. Then it eventually devolves into what is the core of most dramatic treatments of Goethe's story, the seduction of Gretchen (Camilla Horn), with the aid of Mephisto. In the end, both Gretchen and Faust are redeemed by his willingness to sacrifice himself, an abnegation of power. But that too-familiar story is distinguished by Murnau's staging of it, with the significant help of Carl Hoffmann's cinematography and the art direction of Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. This is one of the most beautiful of silent films because of the interplay between light and dark, a superb evocation of the paintings of Rembrandt in the composition and lighting of scenes. The tone of the film is set near the beginning by the spectacular image of a gigantic Mephisto looming over a German town, which clearly influenced the similar scene in the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence of Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940). Jannings manages to be both sinister and gross as Mephisto -- the latter mode most in evidence in his scenes with Gretchen's lustful Aunt Marthe (Yvette Guilbert). (If Guilbert looks familiar it's because, as a Parisian cabaret singer during the Belle Époque, she was the subject of numerous portraits by Toulouse-Lautrec.) This was the last of Murnau's films in Germany: The following year he moved to Hollywood, where he made probably his greatest film, Sunrise. He was soon followed to America by the actor who played Gretchen's brother, Valentin, William Dieterle, who became a prominent Hollywood director.

Top: Yvette Guilbert and Emil Jannings in Faust. Bottom: Yvette Guilbert by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

[claudia1829things]

Top Favorite Aviation Movies

Below is a list of my favorite movies themed around aviation:

TOP FAVORITE AVIATION MOVIES

1. "Airport" (1970) - Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin starred in this adaptation of Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel about the discovery of a bomber aboard a Chicago-to-Rome flight. George Seaton directed.

2. "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" (1965) - Ken Annakin wrote and directed this all-star comedy about a 1910 air race from London to Paris. Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles and James Fox starred.

3. "Apollo 13 (1995) - Ron Howard directed this adaptation of "Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13", Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger's 1994 book about NASA's ill-fated fifth mission to the moon. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinese and Kathleen Quinlan starred.

4. "The Rocketeer" (1991) - Bill Campbell starred in this adaptation of Dave Steven's comic book about a stunt pilot-turned-costumed hero battling Nazi agents in 1938 Los Angeles. Directed by Joe Johnston, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton and Jennifer Connelly co-starred.

5. "The Right Stuff" (1983) - Philip Kaufman directed this adaptation of Tom Wolfe's 1979 book about Project Mercury, NASA's first program of test pilots-turned-astronauts. Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward and Scott Glenn starred.

6. "The Aviator" (2004) - Martin Scorsese directed this adaptation of "Howard Hughes: The Secret Life", the 1993 book about Howard Hughes' life as an aviator and film producer between 1927 and 1947. Leonardo DiCaprio starred.

7. "Death in the Clouds" (1992) - David Suchet starred as Hercule Poirot in this television adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1935 novel. Stephen Whittaker directed.

8. "Pearl Harbor" (2001) - Michael Bay directed this fictionalized account of the December 1941 attack upon the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. The movie starred Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale and Josh Harnett.

9. "Flight" (2012) - Denzel Washington starred in this movie about an alcoholic airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mechanical failure. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Don Cheadle and Kelly Reilly co-starred.

10. "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (1990) - Bruce Willis starred as John McClane in this adaptation of Walter Wager's 1987 novel and sequel to the 1988 movie, "Die Hard". Renny Harlin directed.

[fujoshiwarrior]

dont get me wrong the ai art thing is just as bad and stupid and i feel for artists everywhere who are dealing with con men who think that ai is as good as the real thing, though the ai voice acting thing REALLY gets me because that is literally asking a robot to act. voice acting is literally just another form of acting, which is probably one of the oldest professions in recorded human history and requires a considerable amount of skill and even more important an understanding of the character that is being portrayed. if you said that a robot could replace bryan cranston's portrayal of walter white in breaking bad, or any live action acting no matter how good or bad, people would rightfully think you are a complete and total idiot.

i use bryan cranston in breaking bad as a specific example in part because thats what tumblr is currently obsessed with so it illustrates the point better but also because he goes above and beyond to portray just what kind of person walter really is, beyond what most actors would do id even say. theres a video on youtube by the channel just an observation called how bryan cranston perfected walter white and id recommend you watch that. but anyway back to the point. everyone or at least most people would agree that you would be out of your damn MIND if you thought an ai could replicate his performance, id wager that even the most annoying and out of touch of tech bros would agree with that. but they think they can do that with voice acting, which is the exact same thing, except the actor themselves isnt on screen. the thing is, these people (and honestly, most people, especially businesses COUGH COUGH CRUNCHYROLL) think that voice acting is just saying lines into a microphone. which like, if you have ever watched a cartoon, anime, or played a video game or any other medium with voice acting in any language, one would think that you would immediately see that isnt true at all but it just doesnt register for these people i guess.

anyway, support voice actors, support artists, support voice actor unions, and feel free to talk about your favorite performances in the notes if you feel like it because id love to hear about them, fuck ai "art" fuck elon musk and fuck everyone who devalues the work that creatives do

[winslete]

Friendly Wager.

Cheyenne: *stares at the sign in disbelief* " Do you see this, Bonnie? It's a bus stop...in town!"

Cheyenne: *In a baby voice* "Did you know your dad was full of shit?" Bonnie: *barks* Cheyenne: "I know. It's hard to accept these things." Bonnie: *bark bark* Cheyenne: *smiles* "You make a good point. The car rides are pretty relaxing, but it would've been nice to know I had other options." Bonnie: *bark* Cheyenne: "You're right! We should confront him! You always know what to do, Bon. Great chat!" Bonnie: *tilts head*

5 minutes later...

Cheyenne: "Leopold Aloysius Kramer!" Leo: "Aloysius?" Walter: *shakes head* "Just start apologizing, son. It's not worth it."

Cheyenne: "You lied to me." Leo: "I did?" Cheyenne: "Maple Street. There's a bus stop on that corner." Leo: *sheepish* "You didn't know that?" Cheyenne: "The cute act isn't going to work on me." Leo: *laughs* "I deeply apologize for misleading you." Cheyenne: *perky* "Apology accepted!"

Sharon: *warm smile* "Nothing sweeter than a playful lover's quarrel." Leo: "Mom." Cheyenne: *bashful* "It's only friendly banter, Mrs. Kramer. We joke around a lot."

Sharon: "Most long-lasting relationships start off that way. It happened with Walt and I"

Leo: *awkwardly shifts* "I'm going to take a break. Chy, you coming?" Cheyenne: "Sure." *waves* "It was nice seeing you two. I hope we can talk more later." Sharon: "You should stop by for Sunday dinner. Fallon and Stevie are excited to meet the new woman in their brother's life." Walter: "Honey, stop teasing.

Sharon: "I'm not. I'm... what does Fallon call it? *thinks* Mainfesting?"

Leo: "I'm sorry for my mom making things uncomfortable." Cheyenne: "I don't mind. I would've loved to have silly and supportive parents like yours." Leo: "Got the short end of the stick?" Cheyenne: "You could say that..." *trails off* "Why didn't you tell me about the bus stop? Aren't you tired of being my chauffeur?" Leo: "I don't mind." Cheyenne: "You don't mind a lot." Leo: "What is that supposed to mean?" Cheyenne: "You're too nice to me. Are you expecting something in return?" Leo: "No." Cheyenne: "Then what is it? I'm not used to this level of kindness without an ulterior motive." Leo: *takes a long drag of his cigarette* "It was the kindness of strangers that saved my life. Now, I have a hard time being selfish." Cheyenne: "Care to elaborate?" Leo: "I hung out with the wrong crowd in my teens. I'll tell you the story another day." Cheyenne: "You don't have to if it's traumatic. But at least I understand why you smoke so much."

Leo: *chuckles* "I knew were going to say something. You always make a face when I go to smoke." Cheyenne: "It's a nasty habit." Leo: "I agree. I hate it." Cheyenne: *pouts* "I'm serious. I can't imagine how much secondhand smoke I inhaled while talking to you." Leo: "I'm a work in progress, Chy." *stares at his cigarette before finally putting it out* "Do you like the car in there?"

Cheyenne: "The truck without doors?" Leo: *grins* "If it had doors, would you want it?" Cheyenne: *eyes him* "Are you sure you're not trying to get me in bed?" Leo: *laughs and pinches her nose* "You're such a brat." Cheyenne: "You smell like an ashtray. Such a turn-off." Leo: "If I didn't smell like this, what would you say then?" Cheyenne: "First, I'd tell you that the car is too big and not cute. Then I would tell you that I don't know how to drive." Leo: "Really?" Cheyenne: "Don't look at me like that. I'm from San My and there are plenty of adults who don't drive." Leo: "In B-wood, you're trapped without a car. You need to learn." Cheyenne: "I have you and the bus." Leo: "You need to learn how to drive, Chy." Cheyenne: " I will when I'm ready... My learner's permit is good for another year." Leo: "Do you want me to teach you?" Cheyenne: "No... yes... maybe."

Leo: "I'll take you out on the road tonight." Cheyenne: "WHOA! Hold on! I said that I'll learn when I'm ready!" Leo: "I think you're ready now. You can drive my truck on the backroads." Cheyenne: "I can't! It's too big! What if I crash it!? I'm not on your insurance!" Leo: *pats her head* "You'll be fine. And if something happens, I'll fix it." *gestures to the garage* Cheyenne: "This is a bad idea." Leo: "Come on, it'll be fun. Think of it as a date." Cheyenne: "I don't date smokers." Leo: "Let's make a deal. If you go out driving with me tonight, I'll get rid of all of my cigarettes."

Cheyenne: "I'll... consider it." Leo: *smiles* "I'll see you tonight at seven."

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Movie Review | The Couch Trip (Ritchie, 1988)

This review contains mild spoilers.

I like Dan Aykroyd. By definition, you can’t hate someone who is simultaneously a Blues Brother, a Ghostbuster, and a Doctor (Detroit). But with the exception of The Blues Brothers, literally the one time he has ever been close to cool, he’s hopelessly lame, and those other movies understand that. Aykroyd has a tendency to make a certain face, a smile with his eyebrows raised but without any wryness, that’s usually a signal that you’re in trouble, that the movie will present his lameness but not grasp the implications of said lameness. He makes that face on the poster of The Couch Trip, and it’s no surprise that he’s the movie’s biggest weakness. The plot is about an escaped mental patient who’s mistakenly hired to fill in for a psychiatrist’s radio show when the host decides to go on a much needed sabbatical and insists the hire the head of the institution where Aykroyd is being held. This scenario presents a double switcharoo, in that Aykroyd is believed to be the stern but ineffectual head of the institution played by David Clennan, and also becomes better received than the show’s original host Charles Grodin. Aykroyd does plenty of unconventional things like swear on air, hold a free therapy day for his listeners, takes a bunch of them to a baseball game, and generally takes the air out of the stuffed shirts around him with his wisecracking and unusual methods. (I should note that like Grodin’s later switcharoo comedy Taking Care of Business, this too makes reference to the the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series. But that is a more central element to the latter movie’s narrative, and what is suggested as an impossibility here becomes reality in the latter movie.)

If you replace psychiatry with the army, this might seem a little bit like Bill Murray in Stripes, and Aykroyd seems to be hitting a lot of the same notes, even with his vocal delivery. The difference is that Murray is cool and Aykroyd very much is not, and that Murray is able to imbue the material with a genuine irreverence while Aykroyd seems to be going through the motions. This is directed by Michael Ritchie, who is unable to use Aykroyd as astutely as he used Chevy Chase in Fletch, where the star’s laconic presence mixes interestingly with the energy of the noirish plot. (Chase makes a brief appearance here in a commercial as a dad proud of his son’s choice of condoms. I laughed.) The movie also gives Aykroyd a potential love interest in Donna Dixon, who must be channeling feelings from their real life marriage as she regales him with longing gazes, because there’s little onscreen to explain the attraction. Yet at the same time, this material can inspire a Pavlovian response in the viewer. You get Aykroyd on the air, dropping words like “balls”, “son of a bitch”, “asshole” and “fuck” (all of which send his producers into a panic over possible FCC fines), and I can’t help but hoot and holler at least a little bit on the inside. Take that, psychiatric profession! It goes without saying that the movie’s view of mental illness is not terribly nuanced, and it tries to insert some sentiment with the inclusion of a street preacher type played by Walter Matthau. I don’t think the attempt is successful, but Matthau is still funny in the role.

I watched this movie to chase Last Resort, the dirt cheap Roger-Corman-produced vacation comedy starring Charles Grodin, and my primary motivation in watching this was more Grodin. That other movie is not well made by traditional standards, but it understands that the more Grodin you have, the better your movie is. The whole thing is an extremely contrived, poorly-thought-out series of scenes designed to grind Grodin’s gears, and becomes an almost free-associative string of the kind of facial expressions and line readings that only Grodin could deliver. If one could step into the dreams of the real Charles Grodin, Inception-style, I’d wager it would look like this. This is a lesson that The Couch Trip does not grasp at first but tries to atone for in the third act. The fact is, aside from the initial setup, Grodin disappears for much of the movie, but when he returns, he overcompensates, going on a rampage as he seeks revenge on Aykroyd for upstaging him and taking his money and his lawyer and friend Richard Romanus for sleeping with his wife Mary Gross. In Grodin’s absence, the movie is relatively middling, but it’s worth checking out just to see him approach the maniacal and unhinged heights of his work in Clifford.

[vtgbooks]

WALTER WAGER My Side by King Kong 1976 First Edition Vintage KING KONG Book

[ulkaralakbarova]

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Stephanie Speck: Ally Sheedy Newton Crosby: Steve Guttenberg Ben Jabituya: Fisher Stevens Howard Marner: Austin Pendleton Skroeder: G.W. Bailey Frank: Brian McNamara Number 5 (voice): Tim Blaney Duke: Marvin J. McIntyre Otis: John Garber Mrs. Cepeda: Penny Santon General Washburne: Vernon Weddle Senator Mills: Barbara Tarbuck Howard Marner’s Aide: Tom Lawrence Norman: Fred Slyter Zack: Billy Ray Sharkey Reporter: Robert Krantz Reporter: Jan Speck Barmaid: Marguerite Happy Farmer: Howard Krick Farmer’s Wife: Marjorie Card Hughes Gate Guard: Herb Smith Party Guest: Jack Thompson Party Guest: William Striglos Party Guest: Mary Reckley Party Guest: Shay McLean Party Guest: Eleanor C. Heutschy Frank: Sergio Kato Film Crew: Producer: David Foster Producer: Lawrence Turman Director: John Badham Editor: Frank Morriss Art Direction: Dianne Wager Original Music Composer: David Shire Director of Photography: Nick McLean Second Unit Director: Gregg Champion Scenario Writer: S.S. Wilson Writer: Brent Maddock Location Manager: Mark Indig Casting: Jane Feinberg Script Supervisor: H. Bud Otto Co-Producer: Dennis E. Jones Title Designer: David Oliver Pfeil Casting: Mike Fenton Executive Producer: Mark Damon Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis Associate Producer: Dana Satler Hankins Associate Producer: Gary Foster Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald Executive Producer: John W. Hyde Casting: Judy Taylor Production Coordinator: Mary Cay Hollander Unit Production Manager: Steve Perry First Assistant Director: Jerry Ziesmer Second Assistant Director: Bryan Denegal Assistant Art Director: Donald B. Woodruff Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea Camera Operator: Steve Bridge First Assistant Camera: Michael A. Chavez Still Photographer: Bruce McBroom Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton Boom Operator: Marvin E. Lewis Utility Sound: Robert W. Harris Supervising Sound Editor: William L. Manger Supervising Sound Editor: Milton C. Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Burrow Sound Editor: Scott Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Oswald Music Editor: Stan Witt Assistant Sound Editor: Kelly L. Manger Construction Coordinator: Michael Muscarella Construction Foreman: Joseph C. Fama Property Master: Gregg H. Bilson Assistant Property Master: Stan Cockerell Standby Painter: Jerry Gadette Greensman: Philip C. Hurst Makeup Artist: Tom Lucas Hairstylist: Damon Grill Gaffer: Colin J. Campbell Key Grip: Bill Young Dolly Grip: Donald L. Hartley Grip: Johnny London Jr. Leadman: Mark Woods Video Assist Operator: Richmond G. Cogswell Production Illustrator: Martin A. Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Artman Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Beckert Unit Publicist: Vic Heutschy Production Accountant: Jan Garner Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Special Effects Coordinator: Chuck Gaspar Stunts: Freddie Hice Stunts: Christine Anne Baur Stunts: Brad Bovee Stunts: Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts: Marguerite Happy Stunts: Clifford Happy Stunts: Danny Costa Stunts: Bob Harris Stunts: Loren Janes Stunts: Robert Jauregui Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: John-Clay Scott Stunts: Sasha Jenson Stunts: Ted White Stunts: R.L. Tolbert Second Assistant Camera: Robert Samuels Movie Reviews:

[mondoradiowmse]

05/15/24 Mondo Radio Playlist

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "The Exception and the Rule", featuring classic Brechtian theater and more. If you enjoy it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

Dane Clark/Anne Jackson/Lotte Lenya/Viveca Lindfors/George Voskovec/Michael Wager - Of Poor B.B. - Brecht On Brecht

Dane Clark/Anne Jackson/Lotte Lenya/Viveca Lindfors/George Voskovec/Michael Wager - The Eternal Student - Brecht On Brecht

Members Of The Original Cast With The Lewis Ruth Band Conducted By Theo Mackeben - Overture; Moritat; Ballade Vom Angenehmen Leben; Liebeslied; Kanonensong; Die Seeräuberjenny; First Act Finale - Kurt Weills Die Dreigroschenoper (The Three-Penny Opera)

Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg With Lotte Lenya - Surabaya-Johnny - Happy End

Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg With Lotte Lenya - Matrosen-Tango - Happy End

The Selves - This Bar (Is Always Open) - Cocktails … And Plenty Of 'Em!

Gisela May - Das Lied Vom Achten Elefanten - Gisela May Singt Brecht-Eisler-Dessau

Gisela May - Vier Wiegenlieder Einer Proletarischen Mutter - Gisela May Singt Brecht-Eisler-Dessau

Joseph Protschka/Lys Bert/Willibald Vohla/Walter Jenckel/Hans Markus/Alfons Holte/Dusseldorf Children's Chorus And Chamber Orchestra - Act One - Der Jasager: An Opera In Two Acts

Folkways Records - Prologue; One: The Race Through The Desert; Two: The End Of A Much-Travelled Road - Bertolt Brecht's The Exception And The Rule

Folkways Records - Three: The Dismissal Of The Guide At Station Han - Bertolt Brecht's The Exception And The Rule

Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife (Live) - The Complete Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife

Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife - The Wonderful World Of Louis Armstrong

Ella Fitzgerald - Applause And Closing Fanfare (Live) - The Complete Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife

Eric Bentley/Folkways Records - October 30th 1947 Pt. 1 - Bertolt Brecht Before The Committee On Un-American Activities

London Records - Overture - The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) (Original Soundtrack)

London Records - Song About The Inadequacy Of Human Ambition - The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) (Original Soundtrack)

[elelandia]

Il Dottor Morte e l’elogio della vendetta.

Omonimo del molto più famoso libro dedicato al medico di Matahusen, questo “Dottor Morte” è scritto da Walter Wager, colui che scrisse il libro da cui è stato tratto Die Hard 2. Premessa: parliamo di sopravvissuti ai campi di concentramento e di seconda guerra mondiale, quindi se non gradisci ti consiglio di non proseguire con la lettura. Il libro segue due punti di vista: un bambino…

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"WHERE CITY POLICE GATHERED IN ALLEGED HAND-BOOK OPERATORS," Toronto Star. November 6, 1913. Page 1. ----

Top right: 371 DANFORTH AVE. WHERE ARTHUR BOOTH WAS ARRESTED IN HIS STORE

Middle left: EMMA GUINANE ARRESTED AT HER HOME 79 HAMILTON ST.

Bottom left: BARBER SHOP AT 811 QUEEN ST. E, WHERE ORIE SEBASTIN, W.TAYLOR, THOS., LAWRENCE AND ARTHUR BLACKMAN WERE ARRESTED

Middle right: APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF FACTORY ON CARLAW ST. WHERE H. MEAD WAS ARRESTED

Bottom right: RICHARD MASKILL ARRESTED CORNER OF CARLAW AND QUEEN STS.

The police raid resulted in the arrest of Richard Washkill, Orie Sebestin, Walter Taylor, Thomas Lawrence, Arthur Blackman, Albert Booth, Emmie Guinane, and Henry Mead in various parts of the city. ///

"GAMBLING PENALTY WAS FINES OF $1,135," Toronto Star. November 6, 1913. Page 1. ---

Albert Booth, Keeper of Danforth Avenue House. Pays $600. ---- MEN IN POLICE COURT ---- Had Taken Wagers With Employes of Phillips Manufacturing Company. ---- Albert Booth, guilty of keeping betting house at 371 Danforth avenue, fined 3600 or one year in prison.

Harry Meade, guilty of taking bets and engaging in the business among his fellow-workers at the Phillips Manufacturing Company, fined $250 or one year.

Richard Maskell, guilty of engaging in the business of betting among the Phillips Company employes, fined $150 or 6 months.

Orie Sebastien, guilty of keeping a betting house at 811 Queen street east, fined $50 or 90 days.

Fined $50 for Betting. Walter Taylor, for engaging in the business of betting, fined $50 or 90 days.

Thomas Lawrence, for engaging in the business, fined $25 or 90 days.

Arthur Blackburne, for being caught in the disorderly house, fined $10 or 10 days.

Above were the fines recorded in the morning Police Court on the evidence of the other prisoners, who constituted a "gang," and who said Booth was the leading spirit of men, all.

Booth Swears Off. "I take a solemn oath never to bet again" said Booth dramatically .

"That's what they all say," retorted Mr. Corley

Harry Meade, as the big bettor in the Phillips factory, came in for hot censure.

"He exerted an influence in the Phillips factory such as brought ruin to a Massey-Harris employe lately," said Mr. Corley.

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