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"The Reach" di Luca Caserta, anche conosciuto come "Il film italiano che ha reso possibile l'impossibile" è il titolo di questa bellissima recensione del nostro nuovo mediometraggio "The Reach", scritto e diretto da Luca Caserta, firmata da Leonardo Granado per il sito internazionale Stephen King Short Movies, che ringrazio. Buona lettura!
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www.stephenkingshortmovies.com/reviews/the-reach-by-luca-...
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“The Reach” by Luca Caserta. A.K.A "The Italian movie that made the impossible" is the title of this amazing review by Leonardo Granado of our new short film "The Reach", written and directed by Luca Caserta, for the international website Stephen King Short Movies, to whom I extend my thanks. Enjoy the read!
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www.stephenkingshortmovies.com/reviews/the-reach-by-luca-...
Sorry I can't remember whether this is the actual necklace worn in the film or not. It was displayed as part of a Titanic exhibition at the Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth.
The story behind Roses necklace from Titanic -
In Titanic, the Heart of the Ocean necklace is not merely an accessory; it is a powerful symbol that underscores wealth, romance, and emotional freedom. Imagined as a 56-carat heart-shaped blue diamond set in white gold and enveloped by smaller sparkling diamonds, it mirrors opulence akin to royal jewels. The narrative tells us that it could have been part of King Louis XVI’s fabled crown jewels, weaving a tale as rich and intricate as the gems themselves.
Rose, played by the enchanting Kate Winslet, receives the necklace from her wealthy fiancé, Cal, as a symbol of his control over her. However, it is Jack, the free-spirited artist portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who offers her the freedom and love she truly seeks. A defining moment comes when Rose poses for Jack wearing only the necklace, signifying her break from societal expectations and her journey toward true passion and self-discovery.
Beyond its romantic meaning, the necklace plays a crucial role in the story. It becomes the focal point for modern-day explorers searching for it within the Titanic's wreckage. In the film’s emotional finale, an elderly Rose reveals she has secretly kept the necklace all these years. In an ultimate act of closure, she returns it to the ocean’s depths, bringing the story full circle.
From -
www.baunat.com/en/heart-of-the-ocean
In ABCs and 123s: J is for jewel
The New Empire Cinema in Sandwich opened in June 1937, and replaced the older Empire Electric Theatre. It was designed in the ever-popular Art Deco style by architects Alfred and Vincent Burr.
By the 1960s, bingo was gaining a foothold and films were shown the rest of the time, but showing of films ended in 1971 and it was a bingo hall until 1982. After then, the ground floor was used for snooker, with the upper circle later extended for more snooker tables. In 1993 the upper circle was partitioned off to create new cinema auditorium, and the ground floor stalls area was converted to a dance floor and lounge.
By all accounts, the place is still going strong as an independent.
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Odeon Luxe, Holloway Road. Opened 1938 as the Gaumont, designed by C Howard Crane, bombed in WW2 and reconstructed by T P Bennett & Son, reopened 1958. Renamed Odeon 1962. Now split into 7 screens seating: 107, 99, 69, 56, 80, 41 & 33. An 8th screen located in the upper foyer was removed 2019/20 and the foyer restored to its 1938 grandeur. Listed Grade 2.
London Borough of Islington, North London, England - Odeon Theatre, Holloway Road / Tufnell Park Road
May 2025
Savoy / ABC / Coronet Cinema, Holloway, London. Opened as the Savoy in 1940, designed by W R Glen. Renamed ABC 1962, taken over and renamed Coronet 1979. Closed 1983. Became a snooker hall and from 1996 a Wetherspoon pub - called the Coronet - with the splendid interior largely restored. Unusually, the Coronet was locally listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) in 2016.
London Borough of Islington, North London, England - Savoy / ABC / Coronet Cinema (Pub), Holloway Road / Loraine Road
May 2025
Austrian postcard by Austriapost, Wien, no. 219. Photo: Columbia. George Montgomery in Fort Ti (William Castle, 1953).
George Montgomery (1916-2000) was an American actor who starred in over eighty films throughout his sixty-year career. He starred in many low-budget Westerns and War films.
George Montgomery Letz was born in Brady, Montana, in 1916. George was the youngest of 15 children of German immigrants from Ukraine and was raised on a Montana homestead. He was a boxing champion at the University of Montana, where he majored in architecture and interior design. Dropping out a year later, he decided to take up boxing more seriously. He moved to California, where he was coached by ex-heavyweight world champion James J. Jeffries. While in Hollywood, he came to the attention of the studios. Montgomery was an expert rider and was hired as a stuntman in 1935. After doing this for four years, George was offered a contract at 20th Century Fox in 1939, but found himself largely confined to leads in B-Westerns. He did not secure a part in anything even remotely like a prestige picture until his co-starring role in Roxie Hart (William A. Wellman, 1942), opposite Ginger Rogers. Next, in Orchestra Wives (Archie Mayo, 1942), he played the love interest for Ann Rutherford, but the biggest stars were Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. George attracted as much publicity for his acting as for his liaisons with glamorous stars, like Ginger Rogers, Hedy Lamarr (to whom he was briefly engaged) and singer Dinah Shore, whom he married in 1943. He left Hollywood in 1943 to enlist in the US Army Air Corps. After his discharge in 1946, he went back to Hollywood and resumed his career.
In 1947, George Montgomery got his first serious break when he was cast as Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe in The Brasher Doubloon (John Brahm, 1947). I.S. Mowis at IMDb: "Reviewers, however, compared his performance unfavorably with that of Humphrey Bogart and found the film 'pallid' overall. So it was back in the saddle for George. Unable to shake his image as a cowboy actor, he starred in scores of films with titles like Belle Starr's Daughter (1948), Dakota Lil (1950), Jack McCall, Desperado (1953), and Masterson of Kansas (1954) at Columbia, and for producer Edward Small at United Artists. When not cleaning up the Wild West with his six-shooter, he branched out into adventure films set in exotic locales." For two years, he starred in the TV series Cimarron City (1958-1959). He was also notable as Harry Quartermain in Watusi (Kurt Neumann, 1959). During the 1960s, he appeared in the War film Battle of the Bulge (Ken Annakin, 1965) starring Henry Fonda. He also wrote, directed and starred in several long-forgotten, low-budget War films made in the Philippines. After he retired from the film business, he devoted himself to his love of painting, furniture-making and sculpting bronze busts, including one of his close friend Ronald Reagan. George Montgomery died in Rancho Mirage, California, in 2000. He had two children with Dinah Shore, daughter Melissa Montgomery and adopted son John 'Jody' David Montgomery.
Sources: I.S. Mowis (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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French postcard by French Collection, Paris, no. FC 93. Photo: Collection Magyar Nemzeti Museum Fényképtár, Budapest. Caption: Louis Armstrong at the Customs, 1955.
American trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was one of the most important creative forces in the early development and perpetuation of Jazz. Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, is renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing. He recorded hit songs for five decades and composed dozens of songs that have become jazz standards. With his superb comic timing and unabashed joy of life, Louis Armstrong also appeared in over thirty films.
Louis Daniel Armstrong was born in New Orleans in the Storyville District, known as 'the Battlefield', in 1901. He left school in the 5th grade to help support his family. He sang on street corners, sold newspapers and delivered coal. He was sent to the Colored Waif's Home for shooting a gun to celebrate New Year's Eve on 31 December 1912. At the Waif's Home, Peter Davis taught him to play the bugle, cornet and to read music. After 18 months, he left the Waif's Home to become a musician. Armstrong first married Daisy Parker as his career as a musician developed. He followed his mentor, Joe 'King' Oliver, to Chicago to play in the Creole Jazz Band. While in Chicago, Armstrong networked with other jazz musicians, reconnecting with his friend, Bix Beiderbecke, and made new contacts, which included Hoagy Carmichael and Lil Hardin. Lil was a graduate of Fisk University and an excellent pianist who could read, write and arrange music. She encouraged and enhanced Louis's career, and they married in 1924. Armstrong became very popular and one of the genre's most sought-after trumpeters. He travelled a great deal and spent considerable time in Chicago and New York. He first moved to the Big Apple in 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra. Armstrong stayed in New York but moved back to Chicago in October of 1925. He later went back to New York in 1929. During that time, some of the Jazz icon's most important and successful work was accomplished with his Hot Fives and Hot Sevens Bands. He and Lil Hardin separated in 1931 and later divorced in 1938. After his divorce, Louis married Alpha Smith in 1938. While maintaining a vigorous work schedule, as well as living and travelling back and forth to Chicago and California, Armstrong moved back to New York in the late 1930s and later married Lucille Wilson in 1942.
Louis Armstrong was also an influential singer, with his instantly recognisable gravelly voice. Armstrong had nineteen Top Ten hits, including Stardust, What a Wonderful World, When The Saints Go Marching In, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Ain't Misbehavin', You Rascal You, and Stompin' at the Savoy. He demonstrated great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also very skilled at scat singing. Armstrong appeared in more than a dozen Hollywood films, usually playing a bandleader or musician. In 1947, he played himself opposite Billie Holiday in the film New Orleans (Arthur Lubin, 1947), which chronicled the demise of the Storyville district and the ensuing exodus of musicians from New Orleans to Chicago. Armstrong also had a part in The Glenn Miller Story (Anthony Mann, 1954) in which Glenn (James Stewart) jammed with Armstrong and a few other noted musicians of the time. His most familiar role was as the bandleader cum narrator in the musical High Society (Charles Walters, 1956), in which he sang the title song and performed a duet with Bing Crosby. In The Five Pennies (Melville Shavelson, 1959), the story of the cornetist Red Nichols, Armstrong played himself as well as singing and playing several classic numbers. With leading actor Danny Kaye, Armstrong performed a duet of When the Saints Go Marching In, during which Kaye impersonated Armstrong. He also appeared in several European films, including the Italian-French musical Saluti e baci/The Road to Happiness (Maurice Labro, Giorgio Simonelli, 1953) with Georges Guétary, the German musical Die Nacht vor der Premiere/The Night before the Premiere (Georg Jacoby, 1959) with Marika Rökk, and the Danish musical Kærlighedens melodi/The melody of love (Bent Christensen, 1959) with Nina and Frederik. Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. In 1964, Armstrong knocked The Beatles off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Hello, Dolly!, which gave the 63-year-old performer a U.S. record as the oldest artist to have a number one song. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to 'cross over', whose skin colour was secondary to his music in an America that was extremely racially divided at the time. He rarely publicly politicised his race, often to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but Armstrong was the only Black Jazz musician to publicly speak out against school segregation in 1957 during the Little Rock crisis. His artistry and personality allowed him access to the upper echelons of American society, then highly restricted for black men. Despite his fame, he remained a humble man and lived a simple life in a working-class neighbourhood. He remained married to Lucille Wilson until he died in 1971. He left his entire estate to his beloved wife. Louis Armstrong wrote two autobiographies.
Sources: Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 1977. Photo: Columbia International.
American film and television actress Kim Novak (1933) starred in such popular successes as Picnic (1955), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Pal Joey (1957). However, she is perhaps best known today for her ‘dual role’ as both Judy Barton and Madeleine Elster in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo (1958). She withdrew from acting in 1966 and has only sporadically returned since.
Kim Novak was born Marilyn Pauline Novak, professionally in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. She is the daughter of history teacher Joseph Novak and factory worker Blanche (née Kral) Novak. She won two scholarships to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and during the summer break in her last semester of junior college, Novak went on a cross-country tour modelling for a refrigerator company at trade shows. While stopping by Los Angeles, Novak was crowned Miss Deepfreeze by the refrigerator company. While there, she and two other models stood in line to be extras in The French Line (Lloyd Bacon, 1954), a film starring Jane Russell. It was here that she was discovered by an agent, who signed her to a long-term contract with Columbia Pictures. Columbia intended for Novak to be their successor to Rita Hayworth, their biggest star of the 1940s, whose career had declined. The studio also hoped that Novak would bring them the same success 20th Century-Fox was having with Marilyn Monroe. Her first role for the studio was in the film noir Pushover (Richard Quine, 1954). She then co-starred in the romantic comedy Phffft! (Mark Robson, 1954) as Janis, a Monroe-type character who finds Jack Lemmon's character, Robert Tracey, "real cute". Both films were reasonably successful at the box office, and Novak received favourable reviews for her performances. The film version of Picnic (Joshua Logan, 1955), co-starring William Holden, was a resounding critical and box office triumph. Novak won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She was also nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actress but did not win. Director Otto Preminger then cast her in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), in which she played Frank Sinatra's sultry ex-girlfriend. The film was a box office triumph. After appearing in a series of successful movies, Novak became one of the biggest box-office draws. Columbia placed her in a film adaptation of Pal Joey (George Sidney, 1957). She played Linda English, a naive showgirl, opposite Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. The movie was a box office hit and has been considered one of Novak's better performances.
Kim Novak is perhaps best known today for the classic thriller Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958), opposite James Stewart. During the production, Novak was striking for more money from Columbia and refused to show up for work on the Vertigo set to protest her salary of $1,250 a week. Novak hired new agents to represent her and demanded an adjustment in her contract. Harry Cohn of Columbia suspended her, but after a few weeks of negotiations, he relented and offered her a new contract worthy of a major star. Vertigo was poorly received at the time of its release in 1958 and failed at the box office, but has since been re-evaluated and is widely considered one of the director's best works. Sandra Brennan at AllMovie: "In 1958, Novak appeared in her most famous role, that of enigmatic Madeleine in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo. It was a difficult role, but one she rose to admirably. She did have one conflict with Hitchcock on the set concerning the stiff grey suit and black shoes she would be required to wear for most of the picture. When she saw costume designer Edith Head's original plans for the suit, Novak, fearing the suit would be distracting and uncomfortable and believing that grey is seldom a blonde's best colour, voiced her concerns directly to Hitchcock, who listened patiently and then insisted she wear the prescribed garb. Novak obeyed and, to her surprise, discovered that the starchy outfit enhanced rather than hindered her ability to play Madeleine." In 1958, Novak again worked with Stewart in Richard Quine's Bell, Book and Candle, a comedy tale of modern-day witchcraft, which proved to be a box office success. The following year, she starred opposite Fredric March in the acclaimed drama Middle of the Night (Delbert Mann, 1959), and opposite Kirk Douglas in Strangers When We Meet (Richard Quine, 1960). Although still young, her career declined in the early 1960s, and after several years in a series of lacklustre films, she withdrew from acting in 1966. She has only sporadically returned since. She returned to the screen in the West-German film Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo/Just a Gigolo (David Hemmings, 1978), starring David Bowie, and the British mystery The Mirror Crack'd (Guy Hamilton, 1980), based on the story by Agatha Christie. She also had a regular role on the prime-time TV series Falcon Crest (1986–1987). After a disappointing experience during the filming of the mystery Liebestraum (Mike Figgis, 1991), Kim Novak has permanently retired from acting, citing that she has no desire to return. In 2013, she attended the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where she introduced a newly restored version of Vertigo. Audiences gave Novak a standing ovation.
Sources: Sandra Brennan (AllMovie), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
more pictures of the concert are in the UT account: www.flickr.com/photos/utconnewitz/albums/72177720326699048/
I've found some history on the large building that now houses the ARC Cinema -
This imposing building was errected in 1875 and at first was used as an aquarium and later in the main hall for summer shows, pantomimes and roller skating. It underwent a re-build by local architects Bottle & Olley in 1882 and re-opened in 1883.
This brought about use as a theatre and many famous artistes appeared here; Lily Langtree, Helen Terry and Oscar Wilde. By 1914 it was screening films as part of the Variety programmes. In the 1920’s it had converted fully into a cinema and was still known as the Royal Aquarium with a seating capacity of 1,500.
A dining room at the rear of the building was converted into a live theatre known as the Little Theatre and this added to the amenities of the building. In January 1970 the Little Theatre was converted into the Little Cinema and a disco opened in another space - the building became known for a while as the 3 in 1.
In July 1982 the main hall was re-named Royalty Cinema and seating was now provided for 1,180 with the Little Cinema seating 264.
In recent years the building has been re-named again and is now known as the Hollywood Cinema, first with 4 screens which seat 500, 250, 200 and 200 and a fifth screen was added, giving a total capacity of 1,150-seats.
Sadly, it was reported on 7th February 2019 that the Hollywood Cinemas circuit had been put into administration. Two of the cinemas in the circuit - this one closed on 7th February 2019 and the former Odeon at Norwich- closed on 9th February 2019 (although the administrators are looking for buyers). The third cinema in the circuit at Dereham, was quickly acquired by a new operator. Hollywood Cinemas owner Trevor Wicks said the reasons for the demise included “a very poor 2018 with the ‘Beast From the East’ (extremely bad weather in February/March 2018), the Football World Cup and the long, hot summer, plus high levels of competition in the local area and a number of poor-performing films in recent months”. This closure is especially unfortunate as it follows a revamp in late-2017, involving new seats and screens, which was hailed as a vote of confidence in the resort, with Mr Wicks saying “that things were looking up in the town. But now a major seaside resort has lost its only cinema. Let’s hope a new operator will soon take this on”.
Happily, a new operator did step forward. In June 2019 it was announced that Irish-based Arc Cinema group would be taking over the cinema and undertaking a multi-million Pound luxury refurbishment which would include recliner seating, a new state-of-the-art sound system and 4K digital projection.
Peter Jay, the buildings' owner, said he was “delighted this rapidly expanding chain had put faith in our seaside resort to invest several millions of pounds. They have realised Great Yarmouth is on the up and will become one of Britain’s premier resorts once again”
The cinema, now re-name Arc Cinema, reopened in December 2019. Screenings of children’s favourite “Frozen II” took place on 6th December 2019, and by 13th December 2019 four of the five screens were operational showing, alongside “Frozen II”, horror remake “Black Christmas”, children’s adventure “Jumanji:The Next Level” and the relationship drama “Ordinary Love”.
This was the Arc Group’s first UK opening, with other sites (Daventry, Northamptonshire & Peterhead, Aberdeenshire) already announced as part of their expansion into this (for them) a new market.
From -
cinematreasures.org/theaters/17924
