flight nurse ( film )
this movie is about the war hero
flight nurse
lillian keil flight nurse army air corps. one of a cadre of first flight nurses in military. lillian is the most decorated woman in military... see full summary »
this movie is about the war hero
flight nurse
lillian keil flight nurse army air corps. one of a cadre of first flight nurses in military. lillian is the most decorated woman in military history. she was one of the first flight attendants for pan am then united. back in those days only nurses were hired by airlines. i' m proud to sy that lillian was one of my dearest friends .
zemeckis has enough control as a filmmaker to overshadow flight' s structural problems, thus making the film both crowd - pleasing and emotionally involving .
flight is a well - made motion picture, but not a fun or entertaining one .
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before her military career, she became one of the first generation of stewardesses for united airlines when many early flight attendants were nurses. after a passenger suggested she become a flight nurse during world war ii, she joined what was then the army air forces .
the best movies concerning addiction are about the characters and not the problem. flight is about the problem .
in 1954, hollywood made a movie ,
flight nurse ,
partly based on keil' s war experiences. it starred joan leslie and forrest tucker, and keil served as technical advisor .
i first saw flight nurse when i was 12 years old and looking for adult women as role models. i grew up in an era when women were supposed to be wives and ...
per clyde phillips, executive producer and “nurse jackie” showrunner, the answer might surprise you .
the resolute humanity of military flight nurses and the courage of the air force personnel, whose job it is to transport the war wounded and injured in defenseless helicopters and planes to medical stations, are deserving of a better tribute than they receive in republic' s
flight nurse ,
which opened at the palace yesterday. view full article in timesmachine »
14. the film enjoyed one of the longest theatrical runs in movie history .
15. kesey refused to see the film (but may have by accident) .
the film that passenger 57 would like to be when it grows up is die hard, not most people' s idea of a grown - up film in the first place .
there were several changes made to the film during script rewrites. some original ideas include :
between washington' s singular performance and zemeckis' extraordinary direction ,
flight
sees one of the more revelatory actor / director combinations in recent memory .
sharon is now rose and chris' s non - biological daughter, like the final film .
in this war drama, set during the korean war, an air force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines .
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a number of different actresses were considered for the role of nurse ratched, the film’s central antagonist, as well: anne bancroft, colleen dewhurst, geraldine page, and angela lansbury were all in the running, before louise fletcher ultimately got the part .
robert zemeckis' flight is worth seeing for denzel washington' s oscar - nominated performance as well as a marvellously tense plane crash - but the rest is disappointingly soap opera - esque .
for a complete list of images from the silent hill film, please visit the silent hill movie images category .
back at the nurse’s station, akilitus summons jackie. so jackie does what jackie does best. sinking deeper and deeper into an ocean of denial, and with a look of piercing pain on her face, she ignores a mom’s pleading cry — “nurse, my son needs you! ” — and flees all saints hospital .
yet for many mental health professionals the book and film also had a negative effect. a 1983 study involving 146 university students found
considerable negative changes in attitude
towards people with mental health problems among those who had seen the film .
warning: spoilers for “nurse jackie” season six finale below the dedicated nurse and hardcore drug addict has hit rock bottom (we can only hope it doesn’t get worse) in tonight’s sixth season finale of “showtime’s” touted series, for which edie falco won the 2010 emmy for best actress in a comedy. with the exception of [ … ]
13. one flew over the cuckoo’s nest was the first film to win all “big five” academy awards in 41 years .
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this film brings back memories. i grew up in fullerton, california, and most of the films i saw in the 1950s played our local fox theater. i suspect that' s where i saw
flight nurse .
haven' t seen it since, but i do remember it. as i recall, it was the second film on a double bill .
flight nurse
was a low budget effort, to be sure. as with many such productions, its low budget did not mean low quality. the cast was certainly competent and the script okay if not exceptional. one scene stands out in my mind, a bit of comic relief. as i recall, several of the film' s characters found themselves next to a base ammo dump. one of them was doing something not considered safe practice, perhaps getting ready to throw away a lighted match. anyway, one of the other characters criticizes the match - thrower and points to a sign posted next to a pile of bombs. the sign says
we want this ammo to explode, just not here !
the setting of this film, korean war medical evacuations, is an interesting one. your time won' t be wasted if you watch this film, especially if you do not expect it to be another
sands of iwo jima
or
sgt. york .
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the science fiction author joan d. vinge wrote a novelization of the film, also called return to oz (1985) .
passenger 57 is one of those films that might have looked good on paper, but on - screen doesn' t work whatsoever. this film suffers from a poorly written script that even though has an interesting premise for its plot really leaves you wanting more out of the film. the film ends up feeling like a tiresome, mishmash of poorly constructed action scenes that has no real payoff. acting wise, this film suffers majorly and there are no standout performances aside from bruce payne. wesley snipers is a horrible actor and he doesn' t have any screen presence that makes you interested in seeing the film. i hated the film, and it just felt like a cheesy, pointless and awfully stitched together mess of a picture that simply was forgettable. this could have been a great film, unfortunately due to a poor script, and bad directing, not to mention a forgettable cast, it ends up being a bad action film that just tries too hard at ripping off die hard, which was a far superior film. if you want a well executed action film, you won' t find it here. the film had so much potential in being a good flick; you just want to guess what it could have been. director kevin hooks is a poorly skilled director and with this train wreck, you can clearly see why. watch something different, you' ll be glad you did. passenger 57 is one of the worst action films that i had the misfortune to watch. a poorly made film that stalled right from the start. definitely a film not worth seeing, and with that said, i' m not even sure why wesley snipes became a big action star, the guy is plainly horrible and talentless and his only good film was major league .
' flight' is predictable in its plotting and soft in its conclusions. but thanks to that dynamite opening and washington' s effortless performance, it' s also an enjoyable, compelling slice of old - school melodrama .
the film underscores the loss of personal freedom with recurring patterns of barriers, gates, fences, bars, locks, and shackles. we hear the ward door slam ominously behind nurse ratched as the first sound of the movie. we see bancini locked in overnight restraints. mcmurphy first appears in manacles. throughout the film, faces are filmed behind wire mesh and bars to emphasize the hopelessness of captivity. the glass of the nurse’s station represents the barrier between the individual and power—a barrier the patients are forbidden to cross, even though it appears more transparent than bars. mcmurphy first crosses the barrier when he attempts it to turn down the music so he can think, but nurse ratched escorts him out, unwilling to tolerate independent thought. later he shoves his hand through the glass, shattering the boundaries maintained by the authoritative state, with dire consequences .
as head nurse in a mental institution, nurse ratched should be promoting her patients’ sanity, but instead her tyranny directly subverts their mental health. she keeps the patients docile, medicated, dependent, and childlike. mcmurphy tells the patients they are not loonies but men, and he encourages their manhood through fishing and basketball. the men then begin to ask reasonable questions about nurse ratched’s authority. scanlon wants to know why the dormitory is locked during the day. she explains, insidiously, that time spent in the company of others is therapeutic. cheswick demands the cigarettes she has confiscated and informs her that he is not a little child. nurse ratched’s oppression, however, causes cheswick to lose control, and she keeps him in place with electroshock therapy. the men do not improve under her domination but rather disintegrate like billy bibbit. nurse ratched’s reason for keeping mcmurphy on the ward, she tells the doctor, is to help him. instead, she robs him of his vivacity and his sanity .
while there are no real plot holes between this film and 1939' s the wizard of oz beyond dorothy' s knowledge of the deadly desert - - though someone could have easily explained it to her
off - camera
- - a few aspects are slightly changed. she seems younger in this film, and many previous characters look slightly different than before. the cowardly lion does not stand on two legs in this film either .
after world war ii, keil returned to her job as a stewardess but signed up for military flight duty again when war broke out in korea. she was assigned to a squadron nicknamed the angels of mercy and recalled flying the wounded out of chosin .
rose, sharon and cybil died near the beginning of the film in the car / motorcycle crash and are trapped in purgatory in the ending .
most of the monsters featured are taken from silent hill 2: the lying figure (' armless man'), the bubble head nurse (' dark nurse') and pyramid head (' red pyramid'). the mannequin creature is also somewhat referenced, as there are two scenes that prominently feature broken - down mannequins. otherwise, the only monsters adapted from the first game are the mumbler / grey child and the creepers. the only original creature featured in the film is' colin the janitor', who was thought up the day before his scenes were shot .
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christophe gans spent 5 years trying to convince konami to allow him to adapt silent hill, and was only able to do so after filming a short version of it on his own budget. konami was impressed with his film, and agreed to allow him to co - write and direct a feature film version of the game. roger avary was later brought on to write the film' s dialogue, due to the poor english of gans and fellow writer nicolas boukhrief .
although ken kesey was initially involved in the film adaptation of his 1962 novel, he left the production after just two weeks and took a law suit out against the film' s producers. kesey' s grievances were numerous but most notably he wanted gene hackman, not jack nicholson, to play randle mcmurphy. the author was also incensed that chief bromden (played by will sampson) was not the narrator in the film, as he is in the novel. one lovely story goes that kesey mistakenly stumbled across the film on television many years later, and was enjoying what he saw, but hurriedly switched channels when he realised what he was watching .
when she became pregnant with her first child in 1955, she was honorably discharged from the air force. the young family moved to covina in 1958, and she continued to work as a nurse in emergency rooms and hospitals .
some of the incidents in this film were based on the experiences of captain lillian m. kinkela, a highly - decorated member of the flight nurses of the 801st medical evacuation sqaudron sent to korea. captain kinkela, from richmond, california, flew over 175 missions while in korea, taking part in the evacuation of the chosin reservoir, and also in the retreat down the korean peninsula to taegu, flying out casualties from sinanju, inchon and wonson
capt. lillian kinkella keil, a nurse who flew on 425 combat evacuation missions in world war ii and korea and was one of the most decorated women in u. s. military history, has died. she was 88 .
the dedicated nurse and hardcore drug addict has hit rock bottom (we can only hope it doesn’t get worse) in tonight’s sixth season finale of “showtime’s” touted series, for which edie falco won the 2010 emmy for best actress in a comedy. with the exception of maybe “shameless” (another showtime commodity), no show nails down addiction better than “nurse jackie, ” where the ugliness, narcissism and selfishness of the disease is on open — and unapologetic — display .
a later version of the script was released, closer to the final version of the film. [ 4 ] some scenes in this script were filmed and then removed .
in the beginning of the film, after rose saves sharon, sharon is coloring under a tree. the pencil she is holding changes from yellow to red between shots .
when producers were shopping the picture to studios, 20th century fox was interested, but with a catch. fox would distribute the film, but only if the filmmakers would agree to rewrite the ending; the studio wanted mcmurphy to live. producers saul zaentz and michael douglas wisely considered this a deal breaker, and united artists eventually distributed the film .
work for location medial services generally falls into one of two categories: film & tv work and event work. we do not do patient transport or nhs ambulance contract work .
fans of the film' s hero often forget the reason he ended up in prison in the first place was the statutory rape of a 15 - year - old girl .
the film also takes elements from silent hill 2 and silent hill 3, and includes the soundtracks from 1, 2, 3, and silent hill 4: the room .
the film features various references to silent hill 3: sharon' s line
don' t talk to strangers
quotes heather mason' s first encounter with douglas cartland .
hours later nurse wilson finally fetches her. she ties her to a stretcher and she is rolled away down the halls of the hospital to a little room where the electroshock machine is held. just as dr. worley is about to use it on her, a terrible thunderstorm hits which causes the power to go out. dr. worley and nurse wilson leave to check the generator. dorothy is left all alone in the dark again, and the screams and cries in the distance can be heard more clearly now. shortly after the girl dorothy met earlier mysteriously arrives to help her quickly escape, revealing that the screaming she heard wasn' t just her imagination but real. dr. worley' s machines have mentally damaged and driven most of his patients mad and insane. the girl also says that he, along with the help of nurse wilson, has locked them all away in a cellar to keep people from knowing the truth and fighting him and nurse wilson out of their crimes. however, when the girls leave the room and rush towards the exit, they are seen and caught red handed by nurse wilson who glares at them and becomes infuriated. she pursues to chase after them, along with other staff .
when mcmurphy finally gets his hands around nurse ratched’s neck in the film’s explosive climax, she looks understandably terrified — and, more than anything, confused. the world - view by which she has defined her entire life has collided with its exact opposite. what could be scarier than that? it is to the film’s eternal credit, though, that both mcmurphy and ratched can co - exist equally, with their own competing priorities, without the audience being asked to choose between them. in 1975, the movie must have seemed quite the rabble - rouser. the years have had a sobering effect .
many of the film’s scenes reflect upon the sense of hearing as a means of understanding and connection among the characters. the chief pretends to be deaf in order to withdraw from his surroundings, but mcmurphy talks to him anyway as a means of establishing a human connection. his affectionate chatter begins to engage the chief in life once again. on the other hand, the numbing music that nurse ratched plays is so loud that mcmurphy complains he can’t hear himself think. he tells her the men wouldn’t have to shout if she would turn the volume down. nurse ratched, however, opposes thinking, understanding, and any other activity that would lead to healthy human relationships between the patients .
rose originally was supposed to have black hair. this description of rose lasted until radha mitchell was hired to portray her, and was even drawn into the film' s storyboard artwork .
flight nurse / herbert j yates; alan le may; allan dwan; joan leslie; forrest tucker; arthur franz; jeff donnell; ben cooper; maria palmer; richard simmons; james brown; hal baylor; victor young; reggie lanning; ellis f thackery; james w sullivan; earl crain, sr. ; howard wilson; adele palmer; john mccarthy, jr. ; charles thompson; howard lydecker; theodore lydecker; fred allen; bob mark; peggy gray; republic pictures corporation. ;; united states: republic pictures corp. , ©1953 .
her life story also was told on the small screen in a 1961 episode of ralph edwards'
this is your life .
her appearance generated a record amount of mail, much of it from wounded veterans who remembered the tiny black - haired nurse .
the film is a loose adaptation of the first silent hill video game, which was developed by team silent and published by konami. however, while there are strong similarities to the video games, there are many key differences to the point where the film is its own thing as it was never intended to be a fully faithful live - action recreation of the video game. it should not be considered a replacement for the video game. the film is also set in a separate continuity from the video games so it is non - canonical to the video games .
yes, the film includes the deaths of both professor x / charles xavier as well as wolverine / logan. they’re not pretend dead, or kinda dead, they’re just dead. there’s always the possibility that logan will somehow spark his regeneration (either internally or from some external influence), however if they just turn around and bring him back that would cheapen this film immeasurably .
the final scene with the children, leaving for canada (presumably to meet up with a kinder - gentler government, possibly to form a new version of alpha flight), opens with them standing around logan’s grave. laura recites the scene from the film she watched with xavier earlier in the casino hotel room. it’s from the ’53 western, shane, and it speaks of the main character’s inability to escape what he’s done, so he has to find a way to live with it, and accept it .
ryan gilbey is the new statesman' s film critic. he is also the author of it don' t worry me (faber), about 1970s us cinema, and a study of groundhog day in the
modern classics
series (bfi publishing). he was named reviewer of the year in the 2007 press gazette awards and is film critic in residence at falmouth university .
in the film, birds appear to signal the upcoming otherworld shift. when rose first enters the alley, disturbed ravens take flight just before the sirens begin to blare, similar to the scene just outside the church. as well, when the brethren endeavor to break through the door rose was behind, a bird within a cage becomes frantic and they cease their assault, carrying the bird with them. this was not originally a part of the script; writer roger avary had to talk christophe gans into the idea .
, a little more than 30 years later. in that film, he seems to have no idea how he affects everything else in the movie: how it capsizes it. whereas his work in
as well as being regarded as a classic novel and film,' one flew over the cuckoo' s nest' is generally considered to have left a lasting impact on the field of psychiatry .
it’s not quite the ensemble piece that it might sound like, the focus landing principally on the nurse (aggeliki papoulia, the only cast member to recur from “dogtooth”). as the group’s newest member, and its most independent, the majority of scenes are spent with her, while the leader mont blanc by necessity remains an enigma. the gymnast (“attenberg” star ariane labed, who’s superb here) and coach (johnny vekris) have a fruitful, fascinating relationship, with major scenes bookending the film, but they’re generally in support to papoulia, whose part has similar dna to her role of the older daughter in the earlier film, while also proving distinct .
director christophe gans has stated they are two separate cults and that the order is not the cult in the film. he implies that jennifer carroll was burned alive by the movie' s cult, tying the order to the film cult and says they have
opposite
beliefs. the brethren are witch hunters who kill convicted witches to prevent the apocalypse. this is something which revelation apparently retconned .
while laura turns out to be the biological equivalent of logan, x - 24, when he appears in the second half of the film, is an outright clone. he’s wolverine in his classic prime with all of the anger and violence, but none of the humanity. logan in the condition he is in the film would never have been able to beat a younger version of himself alone. i
for the lowly protagonist, david mann, spielberg hand - picked character actor dennis weaver because he loved his performance as the jittery and feeble hotel night manager in orson welles’s 1958 film touch of evil .
that brief synopsis, from the press kit, for the uninitiated: “a nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach have formed a service for hire. they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by the relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased. the company is called alps. the leader, the paramedic, calls himself mont blanc. although alps members operate under a discipline regime demanded by their leader, the nurse does not. ” there we go. there’s your premise. we’ll try to stay within it, but no promises .
silent hill is a 2006 horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary in conjunction with christophe gans and nicolas boukhrief. it was released in theaters on april 21, 2006 by tristar pictures .
“alps” is, principally, a film about grief, about how you deal with a parent, or a spouse, or a child, or a friend, who’s suddenly no longer around. it’s also, to some extent, about acting and actors — the nurse is almost always playing a role, becoming something of a blank slate when she’s not. not that the members of alps are chameleons; the blank readings they give when inhabiting the deceased gives the scenes a deeply unnerving quality .
one flew over the cuckoo’s nest is a film with distinct political undercurrents, which are forcefully presented. when men conform to authoritarian rule, the film argues, they jeopardize not only their physical but also their mental freedom. mcmurphy learns that the prison where he was held previously offered greater personal freedom than nurse ratched ’s ward. in prison, he could have watched the world series, served out his sixty - eight days, and then been free to go. nurse ratched’s authority, however, extends from the television to the term of mcmurphy’s commitment, and her authority will not bear rebellion. under her totalitarian control, mcmurphy cannot even be sure what the rules are, for she rigs them to achieve the results she wants. when the men side unanimously with mcmurphy the second time they vote on watching the world series, nurse ratched announces calmly that the nine men with their hands up represent only half the ward and therefore are not a majority. the unresponsive patients, the “chronics, ” do not threaten her control. when the chief surprises everyone by raising his hand, she tells the jubilant mcmurphy that his vote does not count, because the meeting is adjourned. under authoritarian rule, even the appearance of democracy is subverted to maintain the status quo .
i thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title: flight nurse author: herbert j yates; alan le may; allan dwan; joan leslie; forrest tucker; arthur franz; jeff donnell; ben cooper; maria palmer; richard simmons; james brown; hal baylor; victor young; reggie lanning; ellis f thackery; james w sullivan; earl crain, sr; howard wilson; adele palmer; john mccarthy, jr; charles thompson; howard lydecker; theodore lydecker; fred allen; bob mark; peggy gray; republic pictures corporation publisher: united states: republic pictures corp. , ©1953. oclc: 422901005
one flew over the cuckoo’s nest was revered worldwide, but swedish viewers developed an especially soft spot for the film. cuckoo’s nest remained a regular option for swedish moviegoers through 1987— 11 years after its initial release .
some of the vocal tracks are present, with mary elizabeth mcglynn' s
you' re not here
playing through part of the credits, set to a 3d animation of various environments from the film .
the original climax of the film was very different from the one that was shot. originally, six red pyramids were supposed to rise into the church and slaughter the cultists with various weapons, while one held dark alessa and let her dance in the blood of the dying fanatics. the ending was changed due to time constraints caused by the film already having taken too long to shoot by the time the scene was reached .
but the shock, for me, was seeing how one particular element of the film now appears fortified. fletcher, as nurse ratched, has often been regarded as the villain of the piece but in fact her steady - eyed, level - headed performance produces an effect far more complicated and real than this might suggest. ratched is steadfast in her belief that what she is doing is right — that in denying the men their freedoms, and curbing their independence, even in reducing billy to a gibbering mess just as he seems at his most lucid, she is absolutely doing the best she can for her patients’ welfare. it’s a fantastic idea, faultlessly executed, which makes the film knottier and also more enduring. how hokey
ken kesey' s 1962 book, and the film version released 13 years later, are both credited with irreparably tarnishing the image of electroconvulsive therapy, or ect, and quickening its departure from mainstream mental health care .
together, they worked on secret plans for earhart to become the first woman and the second person to fly solo the atlantic. on may 20th, 1932, five years to the day after lindbergh, she took off from harbor grace, newfoundland, to paris. strong north winds, icy conditions, and mechanical problems plagued the flight and forced her to land in a pasture near londonderry, ireland. “after scaring most of the cows in the neighborhood, ” she said, “i pulled up in a farmer’s back yard. ” as word of her flight spread, the media surrounded her, both overseas and in the united states. president herbert hoover presented earhart with a gold medal from the national geographic society. congress awarded her the distinguished flying cross - the first ever given to a woman. at the ceremony, vice president charles curtis praised her courage, saying she displayed “heroic courage and skill as a navigator at the risk of her life. ” earhart felt the flight proved that men and women were equal in “jobs requiring intelligence, coordination, speed, coolness, and willpower. ”
the film was shot on location at oregon state mental hospital and dozens of the patients at the hospital were drafted in as extras. somewhat predictably, this didn' t always run smoothly and on one infamous occasion a patient jumped out of a third - floor window which had been left open by the film crew. the following day, a waggish newspaper ran the headline :
one flew out of the cuckoo' s nest
.
the score to silent hill is completely comprised of various themes from the game series (silent hill 1 - 3, with a few from silent hill 4) except for johnny cash' s ring of fire. the score has been re - recorded and remixed for film by jeff danna. for example ,
promise (reprise )
is a prominent score throughout the film, and is often used to accompany alessa and her past .
in a book adaptation of the film, instead of trying to eat the gump first, the nome king eats mombi and her cage, and dorothy' s wish to restore the emerald city brings her back to life .
this as level film studies is a one - year course that should be taken alongside two or three other subjects and the welsh baccalaureate. it may also be possible to take this course as a part - time student .
return to oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film by walt disney pictures. it was produced by paul maslansky, directed by walter murch from a screenplay by murch and gill dennis. star wars veteran gary kurtz was executive producer .
screenwriter roger avery based the film' s silent hill on the town of centralia, pennsylvania, which also has a coal fire that still burns today. while the script was being developed, it was codenamed
centralia
.
the actress was selected for the role of the ice - cold nurse ahead of a number of higher profile competitors, including jane fonda, angela lansbury and geraldine page. it was her first major role and she won an oscar for it but... she was last seen as a guest star in shameless .
roland leighton, the fiance of vera brittain, a nurse in the british red cross who will become a famous author and feminist after the war, dies of wounds sustained in battle at the western front in france. brittain, born in 1893, grew up as part of a prosperous family in the ...
. it isn’t quite the film i remembered it to be. of course, the plot is intact: adapted by bo goldman and laurence hauben from ken kesey’s novel, it shows the liberating chaos visited on one ward in a mental institution by randall p. mcmurphy (jack nicholson), who is transferred there from prison for psychiatric evaluation. the ward is in the grip of the genteel, quietly tyrannical nurse ratched (louise fletcher), and the anti - establishment mcmurphy loosens that grip—or tries to—by nudging his timid fellow patients toward outright rebellion .
as the truck rams the car over the cliff and falls off in the final film, there is a low roar sound effect that the filmmaker included to emphasize the death of the truck. spielberg, who wanted the truck to seem
in the famous words of nurse ratched, the treatment
might be said to do the work of the sleeping pill, the electric chair and the torture rack. it' s a clever little procedure, simple, quick, nearly painless it happens so fast, but no one ever wants another one. ever .
the film bears some slight similarities to prince caspian: beyond taking place in a magical world with talking animals and unique ways to get there, the main villain is a king (whereas the main villain of the first film is a witch) who conquers the land while the main character (s) is gone, and unsure as to whether they will return. also, princess ozma and prince caspian are both the rightful rulers who must be restored to the throne .
' bad films': one - and - a - half - star (out of five) film ratings by' the motion picture guide' (jay robert nash and stanley ralph ross, cinebooks, inc. ; 1927 - 1983 )
this misconception probably occurs because christabella quotes a part of revelation 20 from the bible, their symbol looks like a crucifix, and their history of witch hunting is reminiscent of the salem witch trials. in addition, in the game canon, order member jennifer carroll was burned by christians, and she was also burned by the cultists in the film canon. however, the film' s original script suggests the cult is a religion known as manichaeism, and christabella openly insults christian beliefs .
the character of
dark alessa
is never credited in the movie' s cast list, however, she is named as one of jodelle' s characters on the official site, in interviews, and in the film' s presskit .
zoey approaches eddie for help. “you need to do something, ” she urges him. but when she discovers jackie’s dog in the back room of the dispensary, she knows the jig is up. “where did jackie go? ” she asks. eddie shrugs, “where she had to. ” she cries, they embrace, and zoey, crestfallen, asks akilitus for a letter of recommendation for her nurse practitioner application. rosa, a peppy new temp nurse arrives, and the timing could not be worse. in a scene that harkens back to zoey’s first day on the job, she curtly instructs rosa, “sit there. don’t talk too much. watch what i do. ”
several elements of the second oz book, the marvelous land of oz were worked into the film' s plot. jack pumpkinhead, the gump, the powder of life, and the scarecrow being king are from land. mombi is also from it. she was reassigned to princess langwidere' s roles, but retained some of her land ones as well. for instance, she keeps ozma captive. in the original book, she is tip' s (ozma transformed into a boy) evil witch guardian. and she also owns powder of life which is later stolen by the protagonist. also in the film, the people in the emerald city are turned to stone. though the nome king does this in the film, it could be a reference to how old mombi planned to do so to tip .
the disney studio regime changed twice during the making of the film. by the time it was ready for audiences, michael eisner and jeffrey katzenberg were in charge of the company. kurtz later complained that their new regime abandoned the film, neglecting to promote it effectively, since it was not one of their projects. (still, kurtz recognized that the main problem with it was its grim and
morose
tone .) it cost $ 24, 000, 000 to make, but earned only half that sum at the box office .
whatever the film’s reception, it will stand as a testament to sheer cinematic doggedness, as well as the public’s perpetual fascination with earth’s nearest planetary neighbour. edgar rice burroughs’ john carter holds the record for the longest time languishing in what’s known in the movie business as “development hell” — more than 80 years. he may not be as familiar as tarzan, but from print to comics to film, john carter of mars has withstood decades of rejection and false starts before, finally, he gets his chance to stand among the screen’s popular heroes .
the majority of the film' s plot comes from ozma of oz. dorothy washing ashore in a chicken coop, the wheelers, a head - swapping princess, tik - tok, the nome king, the ornament room, and ozma are all culled from the book .
the book' s publication contributed to a backlash against the entire psychiatric treatment system in the us in the 1960s. huge, spirit - crushing state institutions – like the oregon facility later depicted in the film – began reducing their excessive resident numbers and granting patients more rights .
in the story, r. p. mcmurphy – played by jack nicholson in the film – is a misbehaved convict who ends up in an asylum after faking insanity to escape hard labour while in prison. like other patients in the facility, he finds himself subjected to ect .
normally long days on film or tv sets either on location or in studios (including, but not restricted, to shepperton studios, where we are based). the film unit medic' s role is obviously to ensure that professional help is always on hand without delay in the event of accidents and emergencies om set (particularly with stunts, visual effects or other high risk filming
moments
) however we also provide day to day primary care for cast & crew members to ensure that they can receive assistance with minor illnesses or ailments or injuries on set .
eagle - eyed viewers will catch the word “flammable” scrawled across the back of the truck, yet when it careens off the cliff at the end of the movie it doesn’t go boom. the studio wanted a big explosion, but the director wanted a slower demise for his film’s villain .
a maudlin tale of nurse joan leslie who' s frantically in love with helicopter pilot arthur franz. romance has its ups and downs before she finally forgets her infatuation in favor of loyalty to her service career... . of questionable taste are several sequences where atrocities of chinese and north korean communists against united nations troops are unreeled
- - variety review, november 4, 1953 .
bracketed cast credits were supplied from: variety review, november 4, 1953. playing time on release was 90 min. , according to: film daily yearbook, 1954 .
approved, mpaa, certificate no. 16603 .
copyright: republic pictures corp. ; 23sep53; lp3271 .
indeed, the film is in many ways a piece with its predecessor. they share a similar approach, a similar frank, uncomfortable sexuality, a similar matter - of - fact violence. there are certain thematic concerns in common too, although we’ll leave you to figure those out for yourself. it’s probably a more accessible film than its predecessor, accessible being a very relative term here. it plays up the jet - black comedy, while retaining the humanism — as strange a world as lanthimos creates, he genuinely cares for his characters, even as they do incomprehensible things .
mcmurphy’s deck of dirty playing cards appears at critical moments of the film to signify his rebellion against authority. he makes martini his first disciple when he flashes the pictures of naked women in his face, leading him away from the sedate game of pinochle. in his first group therapy session, he shuffles the cards defiantly while nurse ratched is speaking. mcmurphy uses the cards most effectively during his evaluation by the doctors. as they conclude, dr. spivey asks him if he has any questions, and he flashes a card at the doctors, thus undermining their authority over him, openly demonstrating his contempt, and privileging raw, sensual experience over the regular, ordered life in the hospital .
the two lines at the hospital, in which dorothy asks ozma about the screaming she was hearing, and her saying that dr. worley' s patients were damaged and locked in the cellar. this could cause some confusion among those who only saw it on tv as to why they were trying to escape from there in the first place, and as to why nurse wilson was arrested at the end .
very typical of the 90' s action films, way over the top with lots of expensive things being blown up and everybody getting an ass - kicking. corny, predictable and a disappointing re - visit to a film that was better off having just been watched at it' s release .
the snakerama gas station seen in the film also appears in spielberg' s 1979 world war ii comedy, 1941, with actress lucille benson again appearing as the proprietor. the two elderly people weaver tries to flag down in a car also appear as helpless motorists in close encounters of the third kind .
the following year the rights reverted to disney, which decided to take the plunge. academy award - winning animation director andrew stanton of finding nemo fame was assigned to helm his first live - action film. pulitzer prize - winning author michael chabon was hired to revise the script, with lead roles going to canada’s taylor kitsch as john carter, lynn collins as dejah thoris and willem dafoe as alien warrior tars tarkas. shooting commenced in january, 2010, in london and utah, ending in july of that year. by the film’s release date, post - production will have taken more than 18 months .
amid a minor revival in ect in the early 1990s, the new york times noted that thanks to the film' s memorable images ,
in the public mind' shock therapy' has retained the tarnished image given it by ken kesey' s novel: dangerous, inhumane and over - used
.
in the hospital dispensary, jackie has a heart - to - heart with eddie. “if i’m not a nurse, i’m no one, ” she woefully tells him. but, in her mind, diversion is just not an option: “and all the shame that goes with it? and the pay cut? ” her only solution, she believes, is to “go back in time. ” she asks eddie for help .
music, victor young. director of photography, reggie lanning; special photography, ellis f. thackery; art director, james sullivan; assistant director, herb mendelson; sound, earl crain, sr. , howard wilson; costume supervision, adele palmer; set decorations, john mccarthy, jr. , charles thompson; special effects, howard and theodore lydecker; film editor, fred allen; makeup supervision, bob mark; hair stylist, peggy gray; technical advisors, phil b. cage, col. usaf and lillian m. kinkela, capt. usaf (afnc); optical effects, consolidated film industries .
opens on screens across north america. however the actual film is received, it’s a safe bet that few know about captain carter’s long, sometimes - torturous route to the multiplex — an odyssey itself close to a century old, and as full of as many twists and turns as one of burroughs’ barsoomian adventures .
throughout the film ,
brahms
is spelled
brahams
. it is unknown if this is an intentional artistic choice or an error. ironically, cybil bennett is the only one to actually say the word
brahams
in the whole movie while her last name is misspelled in the promotional newspaper for the movie .
on this day in 1993, philadelphia, starring the actor tom hanks in the first major hollywood movie to focus on the subject of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids), opens in theaters. in the film, hanks played andrew beckett, a gay attorney who is unjustly fired from his job because he ...
alessa was shown to be in possession of vast paranormal powers, including an inhuman scream she would emit when in pain. while she still has unnatural powers in the final version of the film, it is severely downplayed, and the first time she is shown exhibiting her powers is when she breaks the chain while being burned .
film unit work offers a lot of variety and takes you to some interesting places not normally accessible to the public. it has its exciting moments - but there is a lot of
standing by
and filming is generally a slow process with lots of repetition. its certainly not all mingling with the stars (who generally keep themselves to themselves) or especially glamorous. photos & autographs are a big
no - no
that will end your film unit career very abruptly, even social media
commenting
on productions being filmed is normally prohibited - so even if you do work with your favourite artistes, you wont have anything to show for it!
flight nurse ( aka angels take over and angels over korea ) is a 1953 american drama war film directed by allan dwan and stars joan leslie and forrest tucker . the film is largely based on the life of lillian kinkella keil , one of the most decorated women in american military history . flight nurse begins with the dedication : " this picture is respectfully dedicated to that brave legion of military nurses who are serving with the armed forces of free nationas all over the world . these angels of mercy – shoulder to shoulder , share the danger and hardships of free fighting men everywhere , with devotion above and beyond the call of duty . " 
flight nurse (aka angels take over and angels over korea) is a 1953 american drama war film directed by allan dwan and stars joan leslie and forrest tucker. the film is largely based on the life of lillian kinkella keil, one of the most decorated women in american military history. flight nurse begins with the dedication: " this picture is respectfully dedicated to that brave legion of military nurses who are serving with the armed forces of free nationas all over the world. these angels of mercy – shoulder to shoulder, share the danger and hardships of free fighting men everywhere, with devotion above and beyond the call of duty. "
flight nurse (aka angels take over and angels over korea) is a 1953 american drama war film directed by allan dwan and stars joan leslie and forrest tucker. the film is largely based on the life of lillian kinkella keil, one of the most decorated women in american military history. flight nurse begins with the dedication: " this picture is respectfully dedicated to that brave legion of military nurses who are serving with the armed forces of free nationas all over the world. these angels of mercy – shoulder to shoulder, share the danger and hardships of free fighting men everywhere, with devotion above and beyond the call of duty. "