#margret robinson

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Now onto the citizens of Elmore!

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Currently Watching [Tuesday in May Edition]

THE CINCINNATI KID Norman Jewison USA, 1965

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WELCOME TO ELMORE JUNIOR HIGH!!!

Run by @b4nd4g3-d0ct0r

Elmore Junior High is a major location in The Amazing World of Gumball, first shown in the episode, "The Responsible." It is the city of Elmore's local public junior high school, in which Gumball, Anais, and Darwin attend.

Surprising for a public Junior High school, it has its own cheerleading squad, marching band, indoor swimming pool, and track and field facility.

MEET THE STAFFS!!!

NIGEL BROWN

He's the Principle of Elmore Junior High

MISS LUCY SIMIAN

She's the Teacher in her Class

ROCKY ROBINSON

He's the Janitor, Bus Driver and a Lunch Person in School, He's also Gaylord and Margret's Son

MR. STEVE SMALL

He's the Counceler but also a Vegeterian Hippie

NURSE JOAN MARKHAM

She's the School Nurse in Elmore Junior High, She also works in the Hospital, She's also Romantic Partners with Cornielle

COACH R. RUSSO

She's a Very Inactive Sports Coach

MOONCHILD CORNIELLE

He is the Geography Teacher in Elmore Junior High, He's also Romantic Partners with Joan

TREE LIBRARIAN

The New Librarian in School

ASK RULES

No Weird Asks

If you know where the Other Librarian is, She got retired from her job

There is some OOC stuffs if I didn't act them very well

REMEMBER TO NOT ASK THE OTHER CHARACTERS WHO ISN'T IN THE LIST

You could also put fanart of them on the asks

THAT'S ALL

If you want to ask the chanax workers: @ask-chanax-inc

If you want to see random painted posts of elmore: @the-gumball-painter

[hoodienanami]

on March 25th 1978, British music magazine Sounds released an issue that highlighted the anti-National Front (England's fascist party that was gaining a scary amount of influence back in the late 70s) stances of several musicians who were popular with teenagers and young adults at the time. this was part of an organized effort to steer young people away from the increasingly popular far right

the infamous cover shows several musicians with a deported stamp over their faces as a reference to the National Front's desire to deport any 'non-English' people back to their 'homelands'. as you can see, most of the rockers on the cover are black or otherwise non-white but JJ Burnel (who's parents are French), Paul Simonon (who's father is Belgian), and Ari Up (who's a German immigrant) are also on the list. it's a clear warning to white readers that the National Front is everyone's problem

'The fundamental difference is that the Left are attacking a system, whereas the National Front are attacking people.' - Tom Robinson 'It's rubbish to say you can't do anything. Punk proved that. You have the power, so take it [...] You can't stand back apathetically.' - Johnny Rotten 'If they come with fire, we'll have hotter fire. If they come with water, we'll drown them [...] but the real threat comes from Margret Thatcher and the Tory party.' - Linton Kwesi Johnson

on April 30th 1978, Rock Against Racism organized a large festival to promote racial solidarity. 100,000 people joined the event and several musicians interviewed for this Sounds issue played concerts

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NOTE! If I miss any songs that you thought should be added to the movie songs polls, please make a note of it in the comments or in a reblog and at the end I will make another poll for them! Thank you for your patience!

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The Cincinnati Kid (1965), poster, British

Unframed: 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm). This British poster is the most desirable piece from any country on this outstanding film.

The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 American drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It tells the story of Eric "The Kid" Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player, as he seeks to establish his reputation as the best. This quest leads him to challenge Lancey "The Man" Howard, an older player widely considered to be the best, culminating in a climactic final poker hand between the two.

The film stars Steve McQueen in the title role and Edward G. Robinson as Howard.supporting actors Robinson and Joan Blondell earned award nominations for their performances.

[jerrykilbourne]

It´s not the odds I told you. It´s the wait. The Cincinnatti Kid ( 1965) Dir. Norman Jewison.

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The CINCINNATI KID (1965) - STEVE McQUEEN MOVIE POSTERS (Part 2/10)

The fantastic card shark drama is not only my favorite STEVE McQUEEN’s non action movie but is, I believe, his best as far as acting thanks to Norman Jewison (see Part 1) incredible direction and a fabulous cast including Ann-Marget at her ‘vixenest’ and Edward G. Robinson effortlessly towering above all.

A masterpiece which must be seen over and over a sit hasn’t aged in 55 years.

Above are original movie posters from Belgium, Italy including the 2 very rare sets of Italian fotobusta and several Japanese posters (click on each image for details).

Director: Norman Jewison Actors: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Edward G. Robinson, Tuesday Weld

All our STEVE McQUEEN movie posters are here

If you like this entry, check the other 9 parts of this week’s Blog as well as our Blog Archives

All our NEW POSTERS are here

All our ON SALE posters are here

The posters above courtesy of ILLUSTRACTION GALLERY 

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this blogs tbr

as mentioned in the description, i will be reading and reviewing the entire literary canon, plus some others i think should be there, and others i just want to read. i will be marking each read book with a line through it as it has been read

the list is as follows. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë 1984 - George Orwell Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë The Catcher in the Rye - J.D Salinger Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare Animal Farm - George Orwell Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Lord of the Flies - William Golding The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Of Mice and Men - John Steinback Hamlet - William Shakespeare The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen Great Expectations - Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens Brave New World - Aldous Huxley The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka The Canterbury Tales - Geoffery Chaucer Emma - Jane Austen Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez Dracula - Bram Stoker Macbeth - William Shakespeare The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinback A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare Little Women - Louisa May Alcott The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemmingway Persuasion - Jane Austen Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut Jr The Crucible - Authur Miller The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath A Christman Carol - Charles Dickens The Odessey - Homer The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolken To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe Othello - William Shakespeare Beowulf - Unknown Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston The War of the World - H.G. Wells A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess The Aeneid - Virgil The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Authur Conan Dayle Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne Metamorphoses - Ovid The Illiad - Homer Moby-Dick - Herman Melville The Jungle Books - Rudyard Kipling The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas Mansfield Park - Jane Austen Les Miserables - Victor Hugo Hard Times - Charles Dickens Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint - William Shakespeare The Divine Comedy - Dante Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Alice Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll The Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense - Lewis Carroll A Handmaids Tale - Margret Atwood The Poems of John Keats The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett This Perfect Day - Ira Levin One Flew Over to Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kessey The Art of War - Sun Tzu The Time Machine - H.G. Wells Orlando - Virginia Woolf The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupéry Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaw

annnnddd thats the list for now ! feel free to recommend books that you think id like !

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Chris: This film is set in New Orleans and has an interesting cast including Edward G. Robinson with a modern 60’s cast in a color film, but it is a bit boring, way too many scenes with floozies in bed, Avoid.

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Which Banned Books Have I Read In My Lifetime?

This week is Banned Books Week here in the US and I thought I would share which banned books I have read from my childhood all the way up to college.

For those of you who don't know according to bannedbooksweek.com:

"Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular."

Many of these books have been banned due to odd reasons but the more common that I have seen are religion, race, gender, LGBTQ+, and the depiction of police. The last one is has been more common in recent years.

This is going to be a list in no particular order. Some of you may even recognize many of these titles. From children's books to adult books.

Here we go!

Childen's Books

Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach

Hanford, Martin. Where’s Waldo?

Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones

Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials series

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Egypt Game

Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Blume, Judy. Deenie

Blume, Judy. Forever

Blume, Judy. Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson

Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes

Young Adult Books, books that are read in grades 5-12, or books that I have read in college

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games Trilogy

Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man

Green, John. Looking for Alaska

Green, John. Paper Towns

Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird

Meyer, Michael, ed. Bedford Introduction to Literature

Rowell, Rainbow. Eleanor & Park

Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye

Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare)

Shusterman, Neal. Unwind

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

Animal Farm, by George Orwell

As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner

A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway

The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Diary of a Girl by Anne Frank

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Handmaid's Tale by Margret Atwood

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Canterberry Tales by Chaucer

Fairy Tail (Series) by Hiro Mashima

Now, are there probably more books? Yes, but these are the ones on the website and their lists are based on data they collect throughout the year from school districts and public libraries.

But these are the ones I've read and my ultimate goal is to read 90% of the books that have been banned.

So my question to you is: How many banned books have you read?

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Couples: Films/ Movies

I do not support

Paranorman:

Courtney-Mitch

Mitch-Courtney

Nanny MacPhee:

Jeffery-Velma

Wild Child

Poppy-Harriet, Freddy-Harriet Harriet-Freddy, Poppy,

A Cinderella Story:

Austin- Shelby Shelby- Austin, Carter,

A Little Princess:

Sarah-Lavina Lavina-Sarah

Hocus Pocus:

Billy-Winfred, Sarah, Winifred-Billy

Goosebumps:

Zack-Hannah Hannah-Zack

Love and Basketball:

Quincey - Monica Monica-Quincey

Enchanted:

Giselle-Edward Edward-Giselle Coming to America:

Lisa-Darrel Darrel-Lisa

James Bond:

James-Pussy Galore Pussy Galore-James

500 days of Summer Tom-Summer Summer-Tom James Bond: Pussy Galora- James James- Pussy Galore Halloween Town: Gwen-Kalibar Marnie- Kal What's love got to do with it Ike and Anna May/Tina Casper Kat- Casper Casper-Kat Frozen Hans-Anna.Elsa. Elsa-Jack Frost, Anna, Iduna Anna= Elsa, Iduna, Hans, Coraline:

The Beldam/Other Mother-the other father, Coraline, Jennifer's body: Chip- Jennifer, Anita/Neddy Low Shoulder /The Band -Jennifer. Anita/Needy The Room: Lisa-Mark, Johnny, Denny Johnny-Lisa,Mark, Denny-Lisa Mark-Lisa, Johnny,Peter Peter-Mark,Lisa Descendants Mal-Ben Ben-Mal Beaches CC- John Hilary-Michael Michael-Hilary John-CC My Best Friend Weeding: Julieanne- Michael Michael-Julieanne Cheaper by the Dozen: Nora-Hank Hank-Nora The Snapper, The Commitments, The Van: Sharon-George George- Sharon John Tucker Must Die: Heather-John

Carrie-John Beth-John

John-Heather, Carrie, Beth Dirty Dancing: Robbie-Penny, Lisa, Baby/Francis

Baby/Francis-Robbie, Neil A series of Unfortunate events: Violet-Olaf, Olaf-Violet.

Dream Girls: Deena-Curtis Lorette-Jimmy The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Esmerelda- Frollo, Frollo- Esmerelda Shark Tale: Oscar- Angie, Lola The Flowers in the Attic: Chris-Cathy Cathy-Chris

Christopher-Corrine

Corrine-Christopher Rent: Roger- April, Mimi

Mimi-Benny, Roger,

Maureen-Mark,

Angel-Benny,Collins,

Mark-Maureen,

Collins-Angel Sing: Ashley -Lance Lance-Ashley Titanic: Cal - Rose, Jack

Jack- Cal The Adams Family: Fester-Debbie

Debbie-Fester

Margret- Tully

Tully- Margret Bring it on: Brittany-Brad, Winnie,

Amber- Winnie, Brad,

Winnie-Brad, Brittany,Amber,

Brad- Brittany, Winnie, Amber The Phantom of The Opera Christine-Phantom

Phantom- Christine

Twilight:

Bella-Edward, Jacob, Mike, Tyler Leah-Sam, Emily-Sam, Sam- Leah, Emily, Jacob-Renesmee, Edward-Bella, Jacob-Bella,

50 shades of Grey:

Anastasia - Christian,José Christian- Anastasia Pretty Woman:

Edward-Vivian

Vivian-Edward

After:

Hardin-Tessa

Tessa-Hardin

Love Actually:

Mark -Juliet, Peter

Peter-Mark

Juilet- Mark

Jamie- Aurelia

Aurelia- Jamie

Sam -Joanna

Joanna- Sam

Colin-Girls

Harry-Mia, Karen,

Karen-Harry,Mia

Mia-Harry, Karen

Colin - girls

David-Natalie

Carl- Sarah

Honey:

Honey-Michael

Michael-Honey

Batman/Sucide Squad/Birds of Prey

Harley - the Joker Bruce/Batman -The Joker

The Joker- Harley, Bruce/Batman,

Wuthering Heights:

Heathcliff - Cathy

Cathy-Heathcliff She's the man Justin - Viola Duke-Olivia Shrek: Fiona-Farquuad,Charming Bridget Jones:

Bridget- Daniel, Jack Mark-Daniel,Jack School of Rock: Ned-Patty Rosalie-Spider The Avengers: Bruce/Hulk- Black Widow Black Widow- Bruce/Hulk The Graduate: Benjamin- Elaine, Mrs. Robinson The Devil wears Prada: Andrea-Nate, Christian The Ugly Truth: Abigale-Mike Mike-Abigale The Breakfeast Club

John Bender- Clare Clare-John Bender

Pretty Woman:

Vivian-Phillip S , Edward

Edward- Vivian, Phillip S

Phillip Stucky-Vivian, Edward,

Gone with the Wind Scarlet-Ashley,Rhett Rhett- Scarlet,Belle Ashley- Scarlet Belle-Rhett Heathers:

JD - Veronica Veronica - JD Indiana Jones : Indiana - Marian,Winnie Marian- Indiana Winnie-Indiana Grease Danny-Sandy, Betty Rizzo,Cha Cha Sandy-Danny, Betty Rizzo-Danny The Great Gatsby Jay- Daisy Daisy-Jay Star Wars: Rey- Kylo Ren/Ben Padme-Anakin/Darth Vader Anakin/Darth Vader- Padme Kylo Ren/Ben- Rey Beauty and The Beast Belle-Beast/Adam,Gaston Lafou-Gaston Gaston-Belle,Lafou Aladdin Jasmine-Aladdin,Jafar Aladin-Jasmine Jafar-Jasmine Sex in the city Carrie- John James/Mr Big John James/Br Big- Carrie Gone with the wind: Scarlet-Ashley,Rhett Rhett- Scarlet,Belle Ashley- Scarlet Belle-Rhett

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Environmental Portrait Evaluation

9th December 2020

What was the project theme and what did you think of it?

The theme for our second brief for folio one was Environmental Portarit and i was looking forward to start working on the project because i already had a clear idea about who i wanted to shoot and the environment in which he often surrounds himself in. 

I chose to shoot my stepdad in his newly build Motorbike Shed working on maintaining his black coloured Triumph Streetfighter Motorcycle, I wanted to include close ups of him working on the bike along with a portrait of my stepdad within the shed. 

The environment itself also has a strong source of artifical lighting which i tought would be ideal for my final images.

What part of the project did you enjoy the most/found most interesting? (making the photographs, Optimising images? Printing?)

What i enjoyed the most was the Shooting process with my stepdad in the shed, i originally planned to shoot him working on his motorbike but he plans to remove the alloy wheels from his Ford Fiesta and spray paint them so i made alternitaves to shoot the spray paint process step by step. 

What new techniques have you experienced?

throughout the project i experienced new ways of composing my shots within my chosen environment. 

i also experiemented with different ways of optimising my final photographs using both Adobe Lightroom and Bridge.

I was also introduced to Flipsnack which is a free editorial site used to create layouts for brocures, catalogs and magazines, this is what was used to create the Zine layout of our final four images.

What technique would you like to develop further?

I have noticed that other students have chosen to present their four final images onto an A3 or A4 canvas so in i would like to develop my techniques in placing my images onto a canvas as part of my image presentation and in preperation for my final print outs.

I created canvas layouts quite a lot for NQ folio 1 last year but due to the Covid 19 situation and our first national lockdown took place back in march this year i was unable to print anything so i have became a bit rusty on the process of making one.

What photographers did you reaserch throughout the project?

As part of my reaserch on historical photographers i looked at Oscar Mazorallis photographs of Glasgow and the people who worked within the heavy industry of the City during the 20th Century. 

I also discovered a new historical documentary photographer called Margaret Bourne White she was an american photographer who became known as the first to depict the sovet industry during the union’s five year plan. 

The work that i was particularly drawn to was Margret’s 1950s portraits of Black miners within the Robinson deep Gold Mine in south africa. 

For my contempoary reaserch i looked at industrial based photography and automotive photography on pintrest but i could not find the names of any photgraphers who shot the images that i was inspired by. 

How have they influenced your photographs?

I feel like a lot of the stuff i looked at on pintrest as part of my contempoary reasech has influenced my final images the most in terms of the enviroment itself. 

I also feel that the subjects that were in the photographs i looked at for my reaserch are also very similar to the person i chose to shoot for my final environmental images which was my Stepdad, they all work within very industrial based environments. 

My stepdad is an experienced lorry driver of large storage containers so he operates heavy machines on a daily bases. 

What do you feel is the most sucessful part of your project and why?

The most sucsessful part was the shoot itself i had to wait quite a bit before i could get round to making my final images due to my stepdad working full time.

i felt that the shoot was very structured in terms of my idea and the process itself, i shot a step by step process of spray painting an alloy wheel with acrylic spray paint. 

I photographed my stepdad cleaning and sanding down the unimproved alloy wheel and then applying up to three coating of silver acrylic spary paint. 

Because the spray paint had a strong odor the shoot took quite a while to complete because myself and my stepdad had to leave the shed everytime he applied another coat of paint onto the wheel rim.

Overall i think that the shoot was very sucsessful.

Did you encounter any problems in your project?

while i was carriying out the risk assesment and the location i encountered a lot of risks within my chosen environment, there was a lack of space for my to set up my photography equipment for the day of shooting so i came to a decision that i may have to remove alot of the stuff from the shed. However on the day of the shoot the motorbike that i originally planned to shoot my stepdad working on was moved to the back of the shed to make room for the wheel to be painted. 

I was having trouble deciding which lens to use shoot. I originally borrowed a set of 55 - 250mm zoom lens from the college but realised that if i went ahead with the shoot using this set of lens then the shots would be far too tight into the subject and i would have to shoot from outside in order to get more of the environment in frame.

I swapped the 55 - 250mm lens for a set of Sigma 17 - 50mm lens which turned out to be a much better choice of lens for the final shoot.

How did you learn from them and how did you effect your final images?

Using the Sigma lens for my final shots made a huge difference in how much i was able to get in frame. 

I was able to shoot my subject in full length and create a much greater sense of the environment itself. 

What would you do differently given the chance to complete the project again?

A couple of days after my final shoot for the brief i was given feedback by my tutor and he suggested that it may have been worth including shots of my stepdad working with in the shed but shot form the outside showing the exterior of the shed so that there is a more of a sense of the Environment.

I think would also borrow a camera from the college as well as a set of lens, i currently own a Canon EOS 30D semi professional camera and i find that when i take images using this type of camera it does not give you the best image quality so i would consider borrowing a newer camera such as an EOS 6D.

Discuss any technical issues with your final images? (focus, sharpness, detail, exposure, highlight/shadow)

Due to the lighting in the environment i had to constantly adjust my ISO settings which resulted in a series of noisy images.

Some of my images where my stepdad is seen applying the paint ended up being out of focus. 

Going Deeper; if you were asked to complete a project using this technique what would you do? What new ideas would you have? This may be explained as a visual, a drawing, sketch, photograph ... you decide how you present this section

I would like to shoot someone within an industrial based working Environment it would be a family member who runs a soft furnishings factory in the Parkhead district of Glasgow i already know a lot about the factory and its surroundings because i used to work in it during my school holidays. 

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The Robinson's Legacy

This is Margret and Jack! they are the starters of this legacy i started earlier this year. 

Margret and jack were neighbors before they were lovers, Margret saw Jack on a walk with his dog Charlie and his toddler Kori and decided to say hi! Fast forward a few years they’re married they have 4 wonderful children and are happy in their family home. 

Rules:

Master Business Career

Have a big family

Move at least once

Have Two Grandchildren

Re-New vows as elders

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The Cincinnati Kid - Best Poker Movie

There have been several movies where poker has been a central part of the plot of the movie, but I don't think any one of them better captures the feel of a good poker game than this one. Steve McQueen plays the 'kid' in the title, an up and coming young poker star in New Orleans, and excitement is brewing about a big backroom game between him and the reigning 'grand old man' of the game (Edward G Robinson, excellent as always). There are the inevitable side wagers going on, and a rich slimeball (Rip Torn) wants to see the kid win it all, and will do anything to make sure that happens, including paying one of the dealers (Karl Malden) to deal the kid a little 'help' on crucial hands. Mix in some romantic entanglements (two great 'eye candy' actresses, Ann-Margaret and Tuesday Weld) and you've got a nice entertaining movie with some colorful characters to keep the claustrophobic setting (most of it takes place in a hotel room) from becoming too tiresome.

some other good 'poker' movies: "House of Games", "The Odd Couple", "Kaleidescope", "Rounders"

3.5 stars out of 5

Released 1965, First Viewing April 1986 with a few revisits

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A Letter Home (story i wrote for creative writing class)

   In a simple suburb in New York state, a single house shakes and thunders,disrupting its neighbors and causing distress throughout. Mothers warn their children of the pests that live there, and fathers encourage their sons to deface the house. The father of the house has cycled through twelve jobs, and the mother of the house has been abandoned by her friends. They’ve had enough- they’re going to deal with their problem child.

    The father’s voice booms through the house, “Sophie! Get down here!”

    Sophie, the eldest child in the house, races to the sitting room where her father waits.

    “Yes, father?” She asks, ever polite.

   

    “Your mother and I love you dearly, I give you a place to place to live, your mother cooks you meals and buys you clothes, and how do you repay us? By sneaking off and kissing girls!”

    “Father, it was one time! At a church barbecue! Alexander and James had already snuck off to harass old lady Margret like they always do!”

    “That’s what boys do! AS for you, Sophie, you can either get yourself a boyfriend, or get out of this house.”

    A veil of silence fell, with only breaths and the incessant ticking of a grandfather clock piercing it.

    “I guess I’m leaving then.”

    “I guess you are,” the father replies as he sighs. “You have half an hour to grab and pack your things. Go,” he says. “Go!”

    Sophie scurries back up to her room. Sorting through mismatched clothes and trinkets, seeing what does and doesn’t fit in her tote bag and handbag, thoughts race through he4r mind. She only ever got average grades in school, and she isn’t exactly the prettiest girl. Who would hire a women like that in 1962?

    “Your half an hour is up!” 

    Sophie takes a deep breath, and makes her way to the foyer, where her father waits. He shoves a 100 dollar bill into her bag, and says nothing. She looks at him, and misses he looks at the wall.

    “Goodbye,” she says.

    Sophie walks to the train station, buying a ticket to New York City, and sets off to the unknown. Her arrival is met with looks from strangers, wary of a woman travelling on her own. She keeps her eyes on job opportunities, while she receives inappropriate compliments. Finding an apartment in a less than fortunate neighbourhood that she can easily afford, and soon finding a job as a secretary for a brand new newspaper office. The other secretaries happy to include her any post-work get-togethers.

“Hey, Sophie,” One of the other secretaries says one day, “I think you’d get along really well with my cousin, Donna, Donna Lockhart.”

 

“Oh, cool,” Sophie replies.

“Yeah, by the time you get off work she should also be getting off work at the barber shop on 5th avenue.”

Sohie writes home about the meeting.

“Dear father,

I know it’s been a while since we last spoke, and I know you told me to never speak to you again, but I had to say something to someone, and you used to be my best friend. 

On August 17th, 1962, I met an angel while walking on 5th avenue.. She lit up the world around us, like how Alexander, James, and I used to spend hours watching the tv while mother screamed at us to eat dinner and you only shook your head disapprovingly. I felt like a dumbbell was pressing down on my lungs, like the air had turned to molasses, like she was the only thing that existed. Father, is this how you felt when you met mother? Like she was the treasure you had been searching for your whole life? Like everything in you life had come to this moment? Is mother your everything, father? I hope so. I hope Alexander and James feel this way about someone, someday.

Dearest father, I hope this letter finds you well, and I hope you are comforted to know that I have found all the light in this world I needed to find.

Sincerely, Sophie Robinson.

P.S. I do hope you are happy and healthy, father.”

There is no reply.

Sophie and Donna meet up almost every day from then on, often going out for coffee or tea, or going to see movies at the local theatre. Unfortunately, Donna’s boss fires her for seemingly no reason, and the newspaper Sophie works for goes bankrupt. As rent prices rise, and no one’s hiring, Sophie finds herself homeless with only one door she can knock on. 

“Hey, Donna,” she says sheepishly when the door opens.

“What’s up? What do you need?” Donna answers.

Sophie sighs awkwardly. “I got evicted for not paying rent on time, and now I’ve got nowhere to go, I don’t know if you know of anyone I can stay with or-”

“Oh my god, you can stay with me!" Donna interrupts. "I got a job as a switchboard operator, so I've got money to spare."

Sophie smiles. "Thank you."

Finally with a stable house situation again, Sophie finds another job, this time as a secretary for an accounting firm. Life with Donna is far better than life alone, and eventually the two decide to buy a home together. It's a beautiful little bungalow just outside New York City, and while it might not have a white picket fence, Sophie does give it a flower bed, growing roses and tulips and hydrangeas. The final addition to their home is a German shepherd.

It's a cold November morning, all three household members curl up by the fireplace, when Sophie picks up a pen again.

"Dear Father,

You never answered my last letter, and I don't know if you're going to answer this one either, but I figured I ought to write you anyway. I do hope you're doing well father, just as well as I am. Remember that angel I spoke of in my previous letter? We live together now. I do miss you father, perhaps one day we can meet up again. I think you'd like my dog, her name is Sappho. Donna, my angel, named her. I think it's a beautiful name. How are Alexander and James? And how is mother?

Sincerely, Sophie Lockhart."

Two months later, there's a reply.

"Dear Sophie,

I am so, so sorry."