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"THE BUCCANEERS" (1995) Review

"THE BUCCANEERS" (1995) Review

Years ago, I had anticipating watching for the first time, "THE BUCCANEERS", the 1995 television adaptation of Edith Wharton’s last novel. After all, I have been a major fan of "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE", Martin Scorcese’s 1993 adaptation of Wharton’s award-winning 1920 novel for years. But my eager anticipating nearly ebbed away, when I discovered that "THE BUCCANEERS" only managed to rouse a lukewarm reception from many television critics.

The five-part miniseries turned out to be an unusual production from the BBC. One, it was based upon a novel written by an American author – namely Edith Wharton. There have been other British television productions based upon the literary works of an American, but they are very rare. Another interesting aspect of Wharton’s "The Age of Innocence" is that the author did not finish it, due to her death at the age of 75. Fifty-six years later, Wharton scholar Marion Mainwaring finished the novel, which was published by Viking. Around the same time, the BBC hired screenwriter Maggie Wadey to adapt and finish the novel for the television adaptation. As a result the novel has two slightly different endings. Another aspect of this miniseries that struck me as unusual was that instead of hiring British actresses to portray four of the five leads, the BBC hired four Amercian actresses – Carla Gugino, Mira Sorvino, Alison Elliott and Rya Kihlstedt.

The plotline for "THE BUCCANEERS" is very simple. The story begins in 1873 Newport, Rhode Island; in which two sisters of a noveau riche businessman and their two friends are introduced – Virginia "Ginny" and Annabel "Nan" St. George, Conchita "Connie" Closson and Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elmsworth. Whereas the Brazilian born Conchita manages to snare Lord Richard Marabel, the dissolute second son of the Marquess of Brightlingsea, the other three girls struggle to find a place amongst the members of old New York society. When a prank committed by Ginny and Lizzy backfires, Nan’s English governess Laura Testvalley proposes to Mrs. St. George that Ginny and Nan have a London season amongst the upper-class British. She argues that their acceptance by the British high society would assure them a place amongst the upper-class New Yorkers. Due to their friendship with the vibrant Conchita, Virginia and Annabel are introduced to Lord Richard’s family – the impoverished Brightlingseas and their neighbors, the equally impoverished Sir Helmsey Thwaite and his son Guy. As they get settled to conquer British society, Ginny and Nan are surprised by the arrival of Lizzy, who has arrived in Britain for her own season.

Although the girls’ original purpose for visiting Britain was to enjoy a London season, a friend of Laura Testvalley has other plans for them. Thirty years earlier, the American born Jackie March had been engaged to a British aristocrat – namely the very young Lord Brightlingsea, who abandoned her at the altar. Miss March remained in Britain and became something of a sponsor/matchmaker for young society girls. It was Miss March who recommended that the visiting Americans rent a villa owned by one of her former sponsors, Lady Idina Hutton. She also recommended that the girls do more than just enjoy a London season in order to impress old New York society. She recommended that they consider marrying into upper-class British society. Miss March’s plans eventually come to fruition:

*Virginia or namely her father’s wealth attracted the attention of Lady Idina Hutton’s lover and Lord Richard’s older brother, Lord Seadown.

*Lizzy ended up marrying a self-made aspiring politician named Hector Robinson

*Annabel fell in love with Guy Thwaite, but ended up marrying the very wealthy Julian Folyat, Duke of Trevennick; when Guy left Britain to find his fortune in South America.

As I had stated earlier, most critics were not initially kind to "THE BUCCANEERS". Most British critics dismissed it as a costumed soap opera of the second-rate kind, with an ending that had been "Hollywoodized" (happy ending). These same critics also accused the miniseries of mocking the British aristocracy. The American critics, at least those who considered themselves Wharton purists, accused the miniseries’ screenwriter, Maggie Waddey, of changing the elements of the author’s story by including topics such as marital rape and homosexuality. Personally, I found all of these arguments irrelevant. Most dramas about personal lives – whether first-rate or not – tend to possess soap-operish elements. This hostility toward soap operas has always struck me as infantile and irrelevant. And why are all Hollywood productions guilty of having a happy ending, when that has not been the case? Other literary works and their adaptations have mocked the British aristocracy. Why was there such a big hullabaloo over how the aristocracy was portrayed in this particular story? As for the additions of marital rape and homosexuality, these elements did no harm to the story, as far as I am concerned. And I must admit that I have become increasingly weary of demands that all movie or television adaptations should be completely faithful to their literary source. Such demands strike me as impractical.

My complaints about "THE BUCCANEERS" are very few. In fact, I only have two. The first time I ever saw actress Gwen Humble on the television screen was in a miniseries called "THE REBELS", an adaptation of a John Jakes novel. Although I had no problems with her performance in that particular production, I must admit that I had a problem with her performance as Virginia and Annabel’s mother, Mrs. St. George. I understand that Mrs. St. George was supposed to be a shallow and somewhat silly woman. But I feel that Humble went a little too far in conveying those certain traits. Her performance struck me as exaggerated and a little amateurish. Another problem I had with "THE BUCCANEERS" is a rather minor one. It has to do with Virginia’s husband, Lord Seadown. His father is a marquess – which is ranked somewhere between a duke and an earl (count). As the eldest son, he is entitled to a courtesy title. But what was Seadown’s courtesy title? His younger brother was called Lord Richard Marable, which is correct for the younger son of a marquess. The courtesy title for the eldest son of a marquess is usually an earldom – namely Earl of Something. Was Seadown’s name a courtesy title - Earl of Seadown? Or was he supposed to be regarded as Lord Seadown Marable? If the latter, what was the courtesy title he used? I found it all slightly confusing.

However, "THE BUCCANEERS" has been one of my all time favorite miniseries, ever since I first saw it. And there is so much about it that has made it such a favorite of mine. One, producer-director Philip hired a production crew that did justice to Wharton’s story. The miniseries featured some elegant locations that served as the story’s various settings. Some of these locations included Castle Howard, Burghley House and Newport, Rhode Island. I also enjoyed Remi Adefarasin’s photography. It had a deep and rich color that did justice to a story filled with emotions and passion. Colin Towns provided an elegant and entertaining score that remained memorable for me, since the first time I heard it years ago. But it was Rosalind Ebbutt’s costumes that really blew my mind. She provided exquisitely outfits that were beautiful and elegant – especially those for the lead actresses. More importantly, her costumes not only reflected the fashions wore by the American and British upper-classes during the 1870s, they also reflected the change in the main characters’ status and in women’s fashion throughout the decade, as the following photographs show:

Another one of the major virtues of "THE BUCCANEERS" turned out to be its cast. Wharton’s novel is filled with interesting characters. And Saville and his casting director did an excellent job in finding the right actor/actress for the right role. Aside from Gwen Humble’s portrayal of Mrs. St. George, there were so many first-rate performances in the miniseries that it would take me another article just to describe them. But the supporting performances that stood out for me came from the likes of Sheila Hancock, whose portrayal of the Dowager Duchess of Trevenick struck me as an expert mixture of cool haughtiness, sharp wisdom and long suffering; Michael Kitchen, who skillfully conveyed both the charming and shallow nature of Sir Helmsley Thwaite; Jenny Agutter, who was excellent as Lady Idina Hatton, Lord Seadown’s insecure and tragic mistress; Dinsdale Landen and Rosemary Leach, who both portrayed the Marquess and Marchioness of Brightlingsea with a mixture of class haughtiness, charm and great humor; Peter M. Goetz, who seemed to personify the self-made 19th century American businessman; and Connie Booth, who gave one of her best performances as the ambitious and sharp-minded Jackie March.

Richard Huw gave a humorous, yet intelligent performance as Hector Robinson, the ambitious young Member of Parliament who ends up winning Lizzy Elmsworth’s hand. And Mark Tandy was pretty solid as Lord Brightlingsea’s heir, the mercenary Lord Seadown who marries Virginia for Colonel St. George’s money. I was very impressed by Ronan Vibert’s portrayal of the dissolute Lord Richard Marabel, Conchita’s husband and Lord Brightlingsea’s younger son. But the two male performances that really impressed me came from Greg Wise and James Frain. The latter portrayed the haughty Julian Duke of Trevenick, who manages to win the hand Annabel St. George (much to the surprise of her governess), before alienating her with his lack of skills as a husband. Frain could have easily portrayed Julian as a one-note villain, especially when one considers the act of marital rape that his character committed against his wife in Episode Three. Being the skillful actor that he is, Frain conveyed all facets of Julian’s personality – both the good and the bad. And his assertion near the end of Episode Four that he is "not a monster" may have been one of Frain’s finest moments on screen. Greg Wise probably gave one of what I consider to be three of his best career performances in his portrayal of Guy Thwaite, Sir Helmsley’s only son. His Guy could have been one of your typical handsome, romantic heroes. But Wise did an excellent job in revealing how Guy’s insecurities regarding his lack of funds led him to lose Annabel to Julian. And he also conveyed how in the throes of love, Guy could be a slightly selfish man with no thought to how his "friendship" with Annabel might affect her social standing. Thanks to Wise’s performance, his Guy Thwaite proved to be equally complex.

We finally come to our five leads in the story – the four American heiresses and Annabel St. George’s English governess, Laura Testvalley. I have noticed that whenever someone brings up Cheri Lunghi, he or she inevitable brings up her role in "THE BUCCANEERS", the Anglo-Italian governess Miss Testvalley. I certainly cannot blame them. Lunghi proved to be the glue that held the story together, skillfully serving as its eyes and narrator at the beginning of each episode. Rya Kihlstedt gave a charming and solid performance as the blunt and level-headed Lizzy Elmsworth, who seemed more impressed by Hector Robinson’s ambitions than any aristocrat. She and Richard Huw managed to create a very credible screen presence. Alison Elliott’s Virginia St. George proved to be one of the most complicated characters in the story. Thanks to the actress’ excellent performance, she conveyed Virginia’s haughtiness and obsession with being connected to an aristocratic family; and at the same time, garnered sympathy by expressing the character’s love for her husband and disappointment upon discovering that he had only married her for money. And less than a year before she won her Academy Award, Mira Sorvino proved just how first-rate she could be as an actress in her portrayal of the Brazilian-born Conchita Closson. Her Conchita was a delicious and complicated minx torn by her desire for the luxurious and glamorous lifestyle of the British aristocracy and her contempt for what she deemed as their cold personalities. If Cheri Lunghi’s Laura Testvalley was the story’s eyes and narrator, Carla Gugino’s Annabel St. George aka the Duchess of Trevenick proved to be the heart and soul of "THE BUCCANEERS". Thanks to Gugino’s superb performance, the actress literally transformed Nan from the childish and naïve sixteen year-old girl, to the bewildered nineteen year-old bride and finally to the weary twenty-one year-old wife, disappointed by a failed marriage and in love with another man. There are times that I wondered if any other actress could have accomplished what she did. It seemed a pity that none of the major television and critics awards organizations never acknowledged her performance with a nomination.

Many critics have heaped a great deal of scorn upon Maggie Wadey’s adaptation of Wharton’s novel. Frankly, I believe this scorn was undeserved. I may not have been that impressed by her other works, but I honestly believe that "THE BUCCANEERS" was her masterpiece by far. Many accused her of failing to adapt Wharton’s "spirit" or "style" by including marital rape and homosexuality into the story. Since both topics where added without any tasteless sensationalism, I had no problems with these additions. And Wadey also made sure to give the story’s happy ending something of a bittersweet edge. Despite leaving Julian for the man she loved, Guy Thwaite, Annabel found herself ostracized by society and especially by her sister Virginia – as was proven at the Marquess of Brightlingsea’s funeral. Annabel and Guy’s elopement also left the latter disinherited by his father, Sir Helmsley. And her assistance in the elopement left Laura Testvalley rejected by Sir Helmsley and unemployed. So much for the "happy ending". Because the story revolved around four American heiresses marrying into the British upper-classes, "THE BUCCANEERS" also proved to be an interesting study in culture clash between two Western nations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. But in all of the articles I have read about the miniseries, I find it surprising that no one has bothered to noticed that the topic of the continuing decline of the British aristocracy was also mentioned . . . more than once. It almost became a secondary theme. The Brightlingseas’ interest in the St. George family certainly seemed an indication that they were more willing to marry money – regardless from where it came – rather than find a way to earn it. This seemed like a far cry from Guy Thwaite, who preferred to create his own wealth with two years in South America, rather than marry it. And the character of the Marquess of Brightlingsea literally became a symbol of the aristocracy’s decline in scenes like a heated conversation between him and Hector Robinson; and a speech by Guy Thwaite to the House of Commons during a montage that featured of his death.

Now that I think about it, why should I care what others feel about "THE BUCCANEERS"? Every time I watch it, I always fall in love with the miniseries over and over again. Maggie Wadey wrote an excellent adaptation of Wharton’s novel – probably her best work or masterpiece, as far as I am concerned. Led by the likes of Carla Gugino, Cheri Lunghi, Greg Wise and James Frain, the cast proved to be first-rate. And Philip Saville did justice to both the cast and Wadey’s screenplay in his direction of the miniseries.

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Richard Gilmore or Straub Hayden (Christopher’s father)?

Oof… Richard Gilmore, hands down lol

I know Richard has an incredible advantage, because he had way more screen time and that gave us a chance to see all of his different layers, while Straub only had one scene where tensions were high and old wounds were being opened. But even so - there was not even a single second where I found Straub to be the least bit entertaining or likable. I’m sure he has some redeeming qualities somewhere (maybe), but just based on that one scene and how others felt about him (Chris hated both of his parents and even Emily called Straub an ass) - I’d say that Richard, even at his worst - takes the win without question.

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A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: T.S. Garp: Robin Williams Helen Holm: Mary Beth Hurt Jenny Fields: Glenn Close Roberta Muldoon: John Lithgow Mr. Fields: Hume Cronyn Mrs. Fields: Jessica Tandy The Hooker: Swoosie Kurtz Pooh: Brenda Currin John Wolfe: Peter Michael Goetz Cushie: Jenny Wright Referee: John Irving Ellen James: Amanda Plummer Woman Candidate: Bette Henritze Rachel: Katherine Borowitz Real Estate Lady: Kate McGregor-Stewart Michael Milton: Mark Soper Stew Percy: Warren Berlinger Ernie Holm: Brandon Maggart First Coach: Victor Magnotta Helicopter Pilot: Al Cerullo Stephen: Ron Frazier Marge Tallworth: Eve Gordon Pilot (uncredited): George Roy Hill Film Crew: Producer: George Roy Hill Screenplay: Steve Tesich Novel: John Irving Editor: Stephen A. Rotter Director of Photography: Miroslav Ondříček Producer: Robert Crawford Jr. Executive Producer: Patrick Kelley Casting: Marion Dougherty Production Design: Henry Bumstead Art Direction: Woods Mackintosh Set Decoration: Robert Drumheller Set Decoration: Justin Scoppa Jr. Costume Design: Ann Roth Hairstylist: Bob Grimaldi Makeup Artist: Robert Laden Movie Reviews:

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C.H.U.D. (1984) – Episode 229 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“Are you kidding? Your guy’s got a camera. Mine’s got a flamethrower.” A flamethrower’s good. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they hit the radioactive underground in C.H.U.D. (1987). Be sure to bring your flamethrower!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 228 – C.H.U.D. (1987)

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A bizarre series of sudden disappearances on the streets of New York City seems to point toward something unsavory living in the sewers.

  Director: Douglas Cheek

Writers: Parnell Hall (screenplay); Shepard Abbott (story); Christopher Curry (uncredited), Daniel Stern (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

John Caglione Jr. (special makeup creator: CHUD)

Kevin Haney (makeup animatronics)

Selected Cast:

John Heard as George Cooper

Daniel Stern as A.J. ‘The Reverend’ Shepherd

Christopher Curry as Captain Bosch

Kim Greist as Lauren Daniels

Laure Mattos as Flora Bosch

Brenda Currin as Francine the Landlady

Justin Hall as Justin

Michael O’Hare as Fuller

Cordis Heard as Officer Sanderson

Vic Polizos as Hays

Eddie Jones as Chief O’Brien

Sam McMurray as Officer Crespi

Frank Adu as Interrogation Cop

Ruth Maleczech as Mrs. Monroe

J.C. Quinn as Murphy

Patricia Richardson as Ad Woman

Ray Baker as Ad Man (as Raymond Baker)

Beverly Bentley as Doris

Graham Beckel as Val

Gene O’Neill as Jackson

Rocco Siclari as Hugo

Bill Raymond as Victor (as William Joseph Raymond)

Peter Michael Goetz as Gramps

Shana Lee Farrell as Cindy

John Ramsey as Commissioner

George Martin as Wilson

John Bedford Lloyd as Shadow Man (as John Bedford-Lloyd)

Henry Yuk as Coroner

Robert Toupin as Benson

Frankie Faison as Sgt. Parker (as Frankie R. Faison)

Ivar Brogger as Gooney NRC Man

Parnell Hall as Judson

John Goodman as Cop in Diner

Jay Thomas as Cop in Diner

Hallie Foote as Waitress

Jon Polito as Newscaster

Mark Mikulski as Cop at Wrecked Diner

Lou Leccese as CHUD

Sanford Clark as CHUD

James Dudley as CHUD

Carey Eidel as CHUD

Cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers. Or in Spain, Caníbales Humanoides Ululantes Demoníacos. Either way, it’s  C.H.U.D., some serious campy 80s gold! The Grue-Crew revisits this fun monster movie from 1984 for this episode of Decades of Horror 1980s. John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry lead the cast in Douglas Cheek’s feature film debut. But the movie is about the creatures and maybe a small cameo from John Goodman… kidding. Check out what the Grue-Crew thinks of this sci-fi/horror classic.

At the time of this writing, C.H.U.D. is available to stream from these free-with-ads sites: Roku, Tubi, PlutoTV, Hoopla, Plex; and from these subscription sites: Amazon Prime, Arrow; and of course, there are PPV options. The film is also available as a Blu-ray disc from Arrow Video.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Wicked City (1987). Why does Bill keep warning the 80s Grue-Crew about the content of this film? Hmmm . . .

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

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Father of the Bride 2 is twice as funny!

Hey guys! I’m here to do a review on the movie “Father of the Bride 2!” I love this movie because it’s hilarious! The movie is about George Banks dealing with not only his daughter being pregnant but also his wife being pregnant. With the cast of Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern, Kieran Culkin, BD Wong, Peter Michael Goetz, Kate…

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6.5 / 10

Título Original: Scenic Route

Año: 2013

Duración: 82 min

País: Estados Unidos

Dirección: Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz

Guion: Kyle Killen

Música: Michael Einziger

Fotografía: Sean O'Dea

Reparto: Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Miracle Laurie, Christie Burson, Peter Michael Goetz, Jamie Donovan, Ethan Maher

Productora: Anonymous Content, Best Medicine Productions

Género: Drama, Thriller

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2012011/

TRAILER:

[esperwatchesfilms]

My Girl (1991)

This movie takes place the same year the plane went down in the Andes with the Uruguayan rugby team on it. Having watched Alive earlier this morning, I find this tidbit interesting.

It also features Macaulay Culkin’s first on-screen kiss.

Vada Sultenfuss: I was born jaundiced. Once I sat on a toilet seat at a truck stop and caught hemorrhoids. And I've learned to live with this chicken bone that's been lodged in my throat for the past three years. So I knew Dad would be devastated when he learned of my latest affliction. [to Harry] Vada Sultenfuss: Dad, I don't want to upset you, but my left breast is developing at a significantly faster rate than my right. It can only mean one thing: cancer. I'm dying. Harry: [making a sandwich] Okay, sweetie, hand me the mayonnaise out of the fridge.

“They're dead. All they’ve got left are their looks.”

Anna Chlumsky’s acting at that age is unbelievably good. I love her.

Thomas J.: So, what'd he say was wrong with you? Vada: The whole medical profession is a crock.

Poor little hypochondriac.

Vada Sultenfuss: My fears and secrets: I'm afraid I killed my mother.

Vada Sultenfuss: I think... everybody gets their own white horse and all they do is ride them and eat marshmallows all day. And everybody's best friends with everybody else. When you play sports, there's no teams, so nobody gets picked last. Thomas J.: But what if you're afraid to ride horses? Vada Sultenfuss: Doesn't matter 'cause they're not regular horses. They've got wings. And it's no big deal if you fall 'cause you'll just land in a cloud.

Oooh, I forgot her uncle is played by Richard Masur, who played grown-up Stanley Uris in the 1990 IT.

Justin: Feel my aura. Vada Sultenfuss: I don't think I'm allowed to.

Vada: I used to like to play with my Ken and Barbie dolls. Ken was my favorite. Then one Christmas I got them a camper and all they wanted to do was hang out in it by themselves. So I wasn't too upset when they took that wrong turn and went over the cliff.

Vada Sultenfuss: [to Thomas J, shoving him, after getting her first period] Get outta here! And don't come back for five to seven days!

Thomas J.: Vada? Vada Sultenfuss: Yeah? Thomas J.: Would you think of me? Vada Sultenfuss: For what? Thomas J.: Well, if you don't get to marry Mr. Bixler. Vada Sultenfuss: I guess.

I know I’ve seen this movie probably a million times, but I just cannot imagine... how do you tell your child that her best friend in the whole world died so young...

Also, if I had a child die and some pastor at his funeral said, “God had a special purpose” for taking my child? I’d murder that pastor in front of everyone and say, “OH, NO, NO, GUYS. IT’S OKAY. GOD HAD A SPECIAL FUCKING PURPOSE FOR HIM.” This is -- I’m sorry. This is why I can’t stand religious bullshit. This doesn’t comfort me. This makes me furious.

Vada: Weeping willow with your tears running down, why do you always weep and frown? Is it because he left you one day? Is it because he could not stay? On your branches he would swing. Do you long for the happiness that day would bring? He found shelter in your shade. You thought his laughter would never fade. Weeping willow, stop your tears. There is something to calm you fears. You think death has ripped you forever apart, but I know he'll always be in your heart.

ESE: 122/100

50 +10 for originality +5 for thee best opening lines +5 for Anna Chlumsky +5 for spooking the boys +2 for dining room linoleum being the same as my kitchen growing up +3 for Gramoo singing at the table -5 for little bullies +5 for nice invitation -5 for stealing from Shelly +7 for Justin and Ronda +5 for Jamie Lee Curtis +10 for Vada’s idea of heaven -10 for Shelly’s ex +5 for Harry punching Danny -5 for knocking down the beehive +5 for jumping in the pond +2 for the bumper car battle +5 for Vada and Thomas J’s first kiss +10 for finding Vada’s ring -20 for death by bees +2 for Judy coming to check on Vada +5 for Shelly telling Harry hard truths -6 for “God had a special purpose for taking Thomas J.” +10 for the glasses scene +5 for telling Shelly about the money +5 for the much-needed talk between Harry and Vada +2 for Vada’s mood ring +10 for Vada’s poem

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The Faculty  -  ABC  -  March 13, 1996 - June 26, 1996

Sitcom (13 episodes)

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars:

Meredith Baxter as Flynn Sullivan

Jenica Bergere as Amanda Duvall

Peter Michael Goetz as Herb Adams

Nancy Lenehan as Daisy Skelnick

Peter MacKenzie as Clark Edwards

Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.. as Luis Jackson

Constance Shulman as Shelly Ray

[retropunch]

The Cavanaughs (1986) - intro

Showgirl Kit Cavanaugh moves back to Boston after her brother Chuck is widowed. Clashing with her estranged dad Francis, she focuses on her nephews--priest Chuck Jr. and twins Kevin and John--plus shy niece Mary Margaret.

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Gilmore Girls reference #413

Season 1 Episode 15: Christopher Returns

President George W. Bush served as president of the United States from 2001-2009, making him the 43rd president. 

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Horror Movie Review: Wolfen (1981)

Horror Movie Review: Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen is a 1981 American crime horror film directed by Michael Wadleigh, based on Whitley Strieber’s 1978 novel The Wolfen. It stars Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos. The film follows a city cop who has been assigned to uncover what is behind a series of vicious murders. Former NYPD Captain Dewey Wilson is brought back to the force and assigned to solve a…

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The Golden Girls - Favourite Moments

Season 5, Episode 17 - “Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom”

[bluecollarfilm]

A Violent Separation (2019)

In a quiet Midwestern town, a deputy named Norman Young is faced with an impossible decision; arrest his older brother Ray for murder or help him cover it up.

Norman chooses family. As the ensuing investigation withers, neither of the brothers are prepared for the weight of their guilt or how that guilt will strain their loyalty to each other when a passionate romance blossoms between Norman and the victim's younger sister, Frances.

Family bonds are tested as impossible choices must be made to protect the ones they love.

Directed by:   Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz

Starring:   Brenton Thwaites, Ben Robson, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Claire Holt, Ted Levine, Francesca Eastwood, Gerald McRaney, Peter Michael Goetz, Michael Malarkey

Release date:   May 17, 2019

[traumacatholic]

BA (Hons) Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition at Maryvale Institute Reading List

This list is very long, so I am putting it under a read more.  There was a pdf, but a lot of that contains information like exam dates, module guides, assessment details etc that aren’t relevant. I’ve put all the module titles, and the information they gave for their reading list.

Hopefully this is of use to anyone that’s interested in looking into Catholicism, Philosophy, Theology, or is looking to do a degree in philosophy and/or religion. Please do excuse any typos, I did have to type up a lot of this myself. 

Introduction to Philosophy:

Pope John Paul II 1998 Fides et Ratio CTS London

John-Terry, Chris 1994 For the Love of Wisdom Alba House New York

Beards, Andrew 2003 ‘Philosophy and Evangelization: The Vision of Fides et Ratio’, in the John Redford (editor), Hear O Islands. Veritas Dublin

Peter M Collins Logos Summer 2013 Vol 16:3 Philosophy in Blessed John PaulII’s Catholic University. An Antidote to Relativistic Secularism

Heather Erb Logos Summer 2012 Vol 15:3 The Varieties of Wisdom and the Consolation of Philosophy

Richard A Spinello Logos Summer 2013 Vol 17:3 The Enduring Relevance of Karol Wojtyla’s Philosophy

Mary Midgley 2018 What is Philosophy For? Bloomsbury Michael Dummett 2010 The Nature and Future of Philosophy Columbia University Press

History of Philosophy:

Johansen, Karsten, f 1999 A History of Ancient Philosophy: From the Beginnings to St. Augustine Routledge

Marenbon, John 1983 Early Medieval Philosophy, 480-1150: An Introduction Routledge

French, P., and Wettstein, H., (Editors) 2003 Renaissance and Early - Modern Philosophy

Wiley-Blackwell Kearnery, Richard (editor) 2003 Continental Philosophy in the 20th Century Routledge

Bell, D. and Cooper, N. (editors) 1990 The Analytic Traditioini: Meaning, Thought and Knowledge

Strathern, Paul 2002 The Essential Wittgenstein Virgin Books Paperback

Anthony Kenny 2012 A New History of Western Philosophy OUP Oxford

Peter Adamson 2014- 2019 A History of Philosophy without Gaps Vol 1 Classical Philosophy; Vol 2 Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds, Vol 3 Philosophy in the Islamic World, Vol 4 Medieval Philosophy OUP Oxford

Anthony Gottlieb 2016 The Dream of Reason. A History of Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance Penguin Books

Anthony Gottlieb 2016 The Dream of Enlightenment. The Rise of Modern Philosophy Penguin Books

Philosophy of the Human Person and Ethics:

Second Vatican Council 1965 Guadium et Spes

Crosby, John F 1993 The Selfhood of the Human Person Catholic University of America Press Washington

Vitz, Paul 1998 Psychology as Religion Erdmans Gomez-Lobo, Alfonso 2001 Morality and the Human Goods Georgetown University Press

MacIntyre, Alasdair 1967 Short History of Ethics Routledge

May, William E 2003 Introduction to Moral Theology Huntingdon

Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro 2011 A Brief History of the Soul Wiley-Blackwell

Epistemology:

Tekippe, Terry 1994 What is Lonergan up to in Insight Liturgical Press Collegeville

Dancy, Jonathan 1985 An Induction to Contemporary Epistemology Blackwell Oxford

Flanagan, Joseph 1996 Towards Self-Knowledge University of Toronto Press Toronto

Metaphysics:

Sullivan, Daniel 1992 An Introduction to Philosophy Tan Books and Publishers Illinois

Connell, Desmond 1996 Essays in Metaphysics Four Courts Press Dublin

Jonathan Tallant 2018 Metaphysics An Introduction Bloomsbury London

William Charlton 2016 Metaphysics and Grammar Bloomsbury London

Logic:

Hacck, Susan 1978 Philosophy of Logics Cambridge University Press Cambridge

Walton, Douglas N 1989 Informal Logic; A handbook for Critical Argumentation Cambridge University Press Cambridge

Geach, P.T 1972 Logic Matters Blackwell Oxford

Philosophy of Science:

Alan Chalmers 1999 What is this thing called Science? 3rd Edition Open University Press Buckingham

Peter Godfrey-Smith 2003 Theory and Reality University of Chicago Press Chicago

Alex Rosenbery 2005 Philosophy of Science: a contemporary introduction 2nd Edition Routledge London

Barnes, Barry and David Bloor 1982 Relativism, rationalism, and the sociology of knowledge Hollis and Lukes

Grene, Marjoris and David Depew 2004 The Philosophy of Biology Cambridge, University Press Cambridge

Hollis, Martin and Steven Lukes, eds. 1982 Rationality and Relativism MIT Cambridge

Issues in Current Philosophy:

2007 ‘Dummett’: Philosophy and Religion in Randall Auxier (ed), The Library of Living Philosophers Michael Dummett, Vol XXXI Open Court Publishing Company Chicago/La Salle Illinois

Kerr, Fergus 2002 After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism Blackwell Oxford

MaCarthy, Michael 1990 The Crisis in Philosophy SUNY New York

Benso, Silvia Spring ‘Of Things Face-to-Face 1996 with Levinas Face-to-Face with Heidegger,’ Philosophy Today, 40, 1.

Moran, Dermot 2000 An Introduction to Phenomenology Routledge

Fillingham, Lydia 1994 Foucault for Beginners Writers and Readers Books 62

Social and Political Philosophy:

2004 Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction Oxford University Press Oxford

White, Michael 2003 Political Philosophy: An Historical Introduction Oneworld Publications London

Maritain, Jacques 1998 Man and the State Catholic University of America Press Washington DC

Philosophy of Culture and Evangelization:

Redemptor Hominis, Redemptoris Mission, Fides er Ratio Pontifical Council for inter-religious dialogue, Dialogue and Proclamation

Gallaher, SJ, Michael Paul 1997 Clashing Symbols: An Introduction to Faith & Culture

Hemming, Laurence Paul and Frank Parsons, Susan 1998 Restoring Faith in Reason: A new Translation of Faith and Reason with Commentary and Discussion SCM 2002

https://www.secondspring.co.uk/2017/09/22/evangelizing-anti-intellectual-culture/

Philosophy of God and Cosmology:

Varghese, Roy (ed) 2000 Theos, Anthropos, Christos: A Compendium of Modern Philosophical Theology Peter Lang New York

Swinburne, Richard 1997 The Coherence of Theism Oxford

Davies, Brian 1985 Thinking about God Chapman London

Polkinghorne, John 2007 Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship Yale University Press Yale

Hodgson, Peter 2005 Theology and Modern Physics Ashgate Publishing Co Aldershot

Wallace William A 2002 The Modelling of Nature: Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Nature in Synthesis. Scholarly Book Services Inc

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Philosophy of History and of the Arts:

Bann, Stephen 1981 ‘Towards a Critical Historiography: Recent Work in Philosophy of History,’ Philosophy 56

Dray, William 1989 On History and Philosophers of History Leiden and New York

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Hans Urs von Balthasar The Glory of the Lord, Vols, 1 & 4N.

P. Lanarque & S. Olsen Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: The Analytic Tradition

Matthew Muller Logos Fall 2017 Vol 20:4 pp54-65 The False Idol of Beauty. Bl John Henry Newman’s Critique of Aesthetics and the Challenge of Evangelisation

Dante, The Divine Comedy

The Thoughts of St. Thomas Aquinas:

Davies, Brian (editor) 2002 Thomas Aquinas: Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives Oxford University Press Inc, USA

Torrell, Jean-Pierre 2005 Aquinas’s ‘Summa’: Background, Structure and Reception CUP Press Washington, D.C.

Kerr, Fergus 2003 After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism Blackwell Oxford

Denys Turner 2013 Thomas Aquinas. A Portrait Yale University Press Yale

Philosophy of Religion:

Haldane, John 2005 An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Religion Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd

Cottingham, John 2005 The Spiritual Dimension: Religion, Philosophy and Human Value Cambridge University Press Cambridge

Plantinga, Alvin 2000 Warranted Christian Belief Oxford University Press Oxford

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Philosophy and Contemporary Catholic Theology:

2003 Reinterpreting Rahner: A Critical Study of His Major Themes Fordham University Press

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Meynell, Hugo 1986 Introduction to the Theology of Bernard Lonergan Scholars Press Atlanta

Reading Texts: Augustine’s Confessions:

Augustine (trans. R.S. PineCoffin) 1961 Confessions Penguin Books London

Brown, Peter 2000 Augustine of Hippo: A Biography UCP Berkeley, Los Angeles

Burton, Phillip 2007 Language in the Confessions of Augustine Oxford University Press Oxford

Cameron, Michael 2012 God Meets Me Everywhere: Augustine’s Early Figurative Exegesis Oxford University Press Oxford

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Carey, Phillip 2000 Augustine’s Invention of the Inner Self: The Legacy of a Christian Platonist Oxford University Press Oxford

Chadwick, Henry 2009 Augustine of Hippo: A Life Oxford University Press Oxford

Dobell, Brian 2009 Augustine’s Intellectual Conversion: The Journey from Platonism to Christianity Cambridge University Press Cambridge

Dodaro, Robert 1999 ‘Loose Cannons: Augustine and Derrida on their Selves’ in Caputo, John, D., and Scanlon, Michael, J., (eds.) God, the Gift, and Postmodernism

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Mann, William 2014 Augustine’s Confessions: Philosophy in Autobiography Oxford University Press Oxford

Stock, Brian 1996 Augustine the Reader: Meditation, SelfKnowledge and the Ethics of Interpretation The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Cambridge Massachusetts

Thomas More and Renaissance Philosophy:

Wegemer, Gerard 2004 Thomas More Source Book Catholic University of America Washington, D.C.

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Hankins, James (editor) 2007 The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy Cambridge University Press Cambridge

Husserl and Phenomenology:

Hadn, E., (editor) 1997 The Philosophy of Hans Georg Gadamer Open Court Library of Living Philosophers

Sokolowski, Robert 1999 Introduction to Phenomenology Cambridge University Press Cambridge

Russell, Mathewson 2006 Husserl: A Guide for the Perplexed Continuum

The Philosophy of Meister Eckhart:

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Eckhart, Meister (trans. McGinn, Bernard) 1986 Meister Eckhart: Teacher and Preacher Paulist Books New York, NY

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Turner, Denys 2004 Faith, Reason, and the Existence of God Cambridge University Press New York, NY

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Aquinas and Newman in Modernity:

Newman, John Henry 1906 An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent Longmans London (230.2 NEW)

Crosby, John F. 2014 The Personalism of John Henry Newman Catholic University of America Washington DC (230.2 NEW)

McAleer, Graham J. 2005 Ecstatic Morality and Sexual Politics Fordham University Press New York, NY

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McCool, Gerald A. 1996 The Neo-Thomists Marquette University Press Milwaukee

Przywara, Erich 2014 Analogia Entis Wm. B. Eerdmans Grand Rapids, MI (110 PRZ)

Turner, Denys 2004 Faith, Reason, and the Existence of God Cambridge University Press Cambridge, UK (200.1 TUR)

Hudson, Deal W. and Moran, Dennis (eds.) 1992 The Future of Thomism University of Notre Dame Press South Bend, IN

Knasas, John F. X. 2003 Being and Some Twentieth-Century Thomists Fordham University Press New York, NY

Sillem, Edward 1969-70 The Philosophical Notebook of John Henry Newman, vols. 1&2 Nauwelaerts Leuven (230.2 NEW)

Richardson, Lawrence 2004 Newman's Approach to Knowledge Gracewing London

Collins, James 1961 Philosophical Readings in Cardinal Newman Henry Regnery Chicago, IL

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