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WGA Awards Film Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'The Menu', 'Nope' & More
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Amazon stopped by Deadline's Contenders London conference today with not one, but three pics in potential contention: Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War, Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, and Felix Van Groeningen's Beautiful Boy.
Pawel Pawlikowski director of Amazon Studios 'Cold War' Rex/Shutterstock
And if there's a thruline running throughout the trio, it's how human pain becomes poetic, though all through different prisms. Both Cold War and Suspiria share post-War backlashes that in some way work their way into the psyche of their tormented protagonists while Beautiful Boy is about addiction and how it takes its toll on a family.
Pawlikowski won best director at the Cannes film festival for Cold War and the pic is Poland's submission in the foreign film category at the Oscars. The film, shot in black and white, tells the story of a couple from different backgrounds, who are mismatched, their romance set against the backdrop of Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris of the 1950s.
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"I carried this love story with me because it's similar to my parents volatile and hectic marriage, and divorce and marriage, over 40 years," said Pawlikowski at Deadline's The Contenders London, "and then a happy end just before they died."
Despite being mismatched, something holds them. The director showed the following clip illustrating their soulful passion and torment on the screen, what was key he points is how "they respond to different kinds of music".
"In the end what they have together in common is history….they find themselves in a place where nobody else understands them as well as each other. As the world changes, they move countries, time passes and at the end of the story they note they are destined for each other."
Pawlikowski presented the movie in black and white "largely because I couldn't imagine color in Poland during the 1950s, it was grey and murky." Cold War opens in the U.S. on Dec. 21.
Remaking Dario Argento's 1977 Suspiria — which centers around literally one hell of a ballet academy — had been a dream of Guadagnino since he was 14. An American (Dakota Johnson) arrives at a prestige German dance school just outside the Berlin wall. She's innocent, yet amazingly talented. Weird things happen around the school, mainly former students, once great who go missing. As the audience, we see the school is run by a coven of witches, and their dance routines, some kind of spell with a political undertone. Yet Johnson's Susie keeps her wits about her, and no matter the trial, literally looks to have the upper hand. "Dario's film was set in a year in which Europe was going through a second wave of youth revolt, much darker than '68 and more violent and rage. One of the great movements that came out of this was feminism that was storming Europe."
"With screenwriter David Kajganich we went in a little bit of a different direction where it deals with the power of femininity, a reconciled element of a commune of women, who are bound to solidarity, fighting with one another for power," says the best picture Oscar-nominated filmmaker.
Giving props to Amazon, Guadagnino said: "I don't think outside at another studio this would be 152 minutes long."
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Appearing on stage for Beautiful Boy were stars Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet in addition to Van Groeningen and co-screenwriter Luke Davies. The pic is based on two books, one by the son, Nic Sheff entitled Tweak about his addiction, and the second by his father David Sheff, Beautiful Boy, detailing his point of view.
It was Davies who received the emotional applause on Saturday. He had previously written the novel and film Candy back in 2006 about his own struggle with heroin addiction during his 20s. "I said to my agent 'I don't want to write another movie about drugs'." However, the development meeting was with Brad Pitt's esteemed Plan B, and Davies' agent insisted.
Serendipity then kicked in. "Four days before that meeting, Philip Seymour Hoffman died. The night before that meeting, my father wrote me a note randomly saying 'Did you hear about Philip Seymour Hoffman? That's really sad. Luke, sometimes I feel this family is so blessed'; he was talking about his awareness about the tenuous of recovery and addition and my own experience. The email made me cry, and I thought maybe this is a message that I should try and go for this job."
Said Davies, "Candy never dealt with my relationship with my father because it was too emotionally problematic. I thought this was a message of the heavens and I went to the job and I was lucky enough to get it and I'm sitting here now."
Beautiful Boy opens this weekend.
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Once I explained the benefits of Wordpress and how affordable site development and post-launch maintenance can be, it was obviously a better choice for this practice. Monthly fees for the new website are only for hosting and minimal plugin/theme updates. The practice ended up with an updated website that also saves them hundreds of dollars per month!
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Greetings from Wales! The Year 6 team is safe and well in Pembrokeshire after an exciting day exploring Big Pit. Leaving Taunton, we made good time and enjoyed the sights on the journey there.
Earlier than expected, we arrived at Big Pit coal mine where we had lunch and enjoyed the sun and fresh air before beginning the mine experience. Going 90 metres down to the pit in a lift (appropriately called a "cage") would have been a familiar experience for the miners of Wales but was all-new for the Year 6 children. Congratulations especially to Stanley who overcame his initial trepidation at being underground. We saw the drams (minecarts), the horses for the stables, experienced pitch-black darkness when we turned off our headlamps, met canaries and learned about the dangers of carbon monoxide and methane gas as well as the origins of the Davy lamp. One of the guides even commented on how sensible the children were and what super questions they were asking.
After returning the surface, we explored the Big Pit Experience museum which showed some of the enormous machines used to keep the mines operational.
On the journey to Manorbier, some of the children enjoyed practising the lines and songs for the production. We reached Manorbier at 5pm and had time to settle in and let off steam in the fields outside in sight of the brilliantly blue sea. The children have now settled down for the night, preparing for the castle visit and more tomorrow!


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DATA & COMMERCE LIMITED: PANEL PUBLISHES REASONS
The Takeovers Panel has today published the reasons for the decision of the Panel in the proceedings (Proceedings) relating to Data & Commerce Limited (DCL).
The Proceedings arose from an application made on 30 April 2004 by Radio Australia Pty Ltd and its associate Andros Nominees Pty Ltd, alleging that unacceptable circumstances arose as a result of an underwritten non-renounceable rights offer by DCL.
The Proceedings concluded following the issue of a supplementary rights offer prospectus by DCL. The conclusion of the Proceedings were announced on 19 May 2004 in Panel media release TP04/38, available on the Panel's website at: Media Releases.
The Panel was Andrew Knox, Michael Ashforth and Simon Withers.
The reasons of the Panel in the Proceedings are available on the Panel's website at: Decisions.
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We've received quite a few questions lately as to where to find our games out in the wild. Many of you like supporting your local game shop. Which is excellent! We do, too! The issue is, it can be hard to pin down specific stores because their inventories change frequently. A shop might get in 5 copies of a book, sell out, and not reorder and then we'd have a listing for a store on our site which doesn't actually have any R. Talsorian stock actually in stock.
Still, we want to help you find those books! To that end, we've created a handy list of distributors who carry our our books in North America, Europe, and Australia. There's a good chance your local store orders from at least one of the outfits on this list and can use the information to get the books you're looking for in stock! Retailers are also always welcome to order directly from us and can contact us at r.talsorian@gmail.com.
The distributor list is accessible via this link and as an option in the STORE section of our site menu but we'll also reproduce it as it currently stands below for convenience.


All MS & HS students trying out for cheerleader for the 2019-20 school year must attend this Cheerleader Tryout.
MS students will have their tryouts first, followed by MS Cheerleader Captain tryouts. Then, MS students will be dismissed to go home to rest for STAAR testing on April 11.
HS students will have their cheerleader tryouts, after MS Cheerleader and MS Cheerleader Captain tryouts are completed; then, HS Cheerleader Captain tryouts will be done.
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Why We Should Go Vegan
By: Magnus Vinding
Narrated by: Kevin Theis
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The Why, the How, and Everything You Need to Make Going Vegan Easy
By: Veganuary
Narrated by: Abigail Hardiman
A short guide to going vegan - the why, the what and the how. Ever thought about eating less meat and fewer dairy products? Concerned about animal welfare and the environment? Interested in the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle? This is the book for you. In this fun, easy to follow and informative guide, the team behind the charity Veganuary provide everything you need to make changes towards leading a healthier, more ethical and sustainable lifestyle.
Great introduction to veganism.
By A. Leeson on 10-02-18
Fat Gay Vegan
By: Sean O'Callaghan
Narrated by: Sean O'Callaghan
Fat Gay Vegan is exactly what he says in the name - he's fat, he's gay and he's vegan. But for a word that's grown so popular, what does being vegan actually mean? The vegan community has grown hugely in the last decade but is surrounded by questions of ethics, of community, of celebrity food fads and spurious health claims. For the last seven years, Fat Gay Vegan has been a voice that cuts through the fuss and the fads and calling bullshit wherever he finds it.
Fantastic, educational and fun
By Dan Watford on 19-09-18
Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger?: And Other Questions People Ask Vegans
By: Sherry F. Colb
Narrated by: Rebekah Nemethy
What about plants? Don't animals eat other animals? There are no perfect vegans, so why bother? If you're vegan, how many times have you been asked these, and other similarly challenging, questions from non-vegans? Using humor and reason, Sherry F. Colb takes these questions at face value and also delves deeply into the motivations behind them, coming up with answers that are not only intelligent but insightful about human nature.
Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
By: T. Colin Campbell PhD/PhD, Howard Jacobson
Narrated by: Don Hagen
In The China Study, T. Colin Campbell revolutionized the way we think about our food with the evidence that a whole food, plant-based diet is the healthiest way to eat. Now, in Whole, he explains the science behind that evidence, the ways our current scientific paradigm ignores the fascinating complexity of the human body, and why, if we have such overwhelming evidence that everything we think we know about nutrition is wrong, our eating habits haven't changed.
Amazing and scary at the same time!
By Anthony on 08-05-13
Think and Grow Rich is the number-one inspirational and motivational classic for individuals who are interested in furthering their lives and reaching their goals by learning from important figures in history. The text read in this audiobook is the original 1937 edition written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by Andrew Carnegie - and while it has often been reproduced, no updated version has ever been able to compete with the original.
Very instructive, but there is more!
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Sick to Fit: Three Simple Techniques That Got Me from 420 Pounds to the Cover of Runner's World, Good Morning America, and the Today Show
By: Josh LaJaunie, Howard Jacobson
Narrated by: Josh LaJaunie
When we get away from our natural heritage, we suffer. When we return to it, we thrive. Listen to Sick to Fit to discover how Josh LaJaunie went from a 420-pound food addict to the cover of Runner's World magazine, as well as live appearances on Good Morning America and The Today Show. Discover the simple secrets for a healthy life that have transformed dozens of members of the Missing Chins Run Club and hundreds of clients of WellStart Health from sick and sad to fit and fulfilled.
Should we go vegan?
The unambiguous conclusion of this short AUDIObook is "yes". This conclusion is reached through a broad examination of the consequences of our not being vegan - both in relation to human health, environmental pollution, the risk of the spread of diseases, and in relation to the beings we exploit and kill. On all these levels the conclusion is clear: We have no good reason to not go vegan, while we have many good reasons to stop our practice of raising, killing, and eating non-human animals and things from them. The bottom line: We have a strong ethical obligation to go vegan.
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"Magnus Vinding makes a compelling case for ending the abuse of other sentient beings. What will we tell our grandchildren? ("But I liked the taste?")" (David Pearce, founder of BLTC Research and co-founder of Humanity+, author of The Hedonistic Imperative.)
"An excellent concise statement of the arguments for going vegan." (Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, author of The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty and Animal Liberation.)
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Vote Is a Clear Defeat for Netanyahu
Prime minister lacks a majority to form a government, making another election possible
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 25, 2021 4:22 PM CDT
Workers count votes Thursday in Israel's national elections at the Knesset in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies fell short of winning a parliamentary majority in Israel's latest election, according to a final vote count released Thursday, leaving a political deadlock that put the longtime leader's political future in question. The fourth election in just two years brought a stinging rebuke for Netanyahu, the most dominant figure in Israeli politics in a generation. Adding to the pain, he lost ground to former partners who vowed never to sit in a government with him again. Under Israel's fragmented political system, the AP reports, Netanyahu could still try to reach across the aisle and cobble together a governing coalition. But the makeup of the new parliament will make that extremely difficult, giving his opponents the upper hand in coalition talks. It's also quite possible Israel will go into a fifth election later this year.
"It is clear that Netanyahu does not have a majority to form a government under his leadership," said Gideon Saar, one of the former Netanyahu allies who now oppose him. "Action must now be taken to realize the possibility of forming a government for change." To form a government, a candidate must work with allied partners to secure a 61-seat majority in the Knesset. Netanyahu and his allies captured 52 seats, his opponents 57. In the middle were two undecided parties: Yamina, a seven-seat nationalist party, and Raam, an Arab Islamist party that won four seats. Divisions in the pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs could make it difficult for either side to secure a majority with them. "It's apparent that our political system finds it very difficult to produce a decisive outcome," said Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, who called it Israel's worst political crisis in decades. "This is a result of inherent weaknesses in our electoral system, but it's also because of the Netanyahu factor."
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Die Blechtrommel ist die Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Günter Grass durch Volker Schlöndorff aus dem Jahr 1979. Es ist der erste der mittlerweile vier deutschen Filme, die als Bester fremdsprachiger Film mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet wurden. Neben anderen Filmpreisen erhielt er auch die Goldene Palme in Cannes.

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Zusammenfassung
Danzig, 1924: In der Familie Matzerath kommt ein Kind zur Welt. Vom Augenblick seiner Geburt an ist der kleine Oskar ein überaus frühreifes, hellhöriges Bürschchen. Schon in den Armen seiner Mutter beginnt der Säugling, seine Umwelt mit großer Skepsis zu betrachten. Zu seinem dritten Geburtstag bekommt Oskar eine Blechtrommel geschenkt. An diesem Tag beschließt er aus einer grundsätzlichen Verweigerungshaltung heraus, sein Wachstum einzustellen, indem er sich die Kellertreppe hinunterstürzt. Geistig und männlich entwickelt er sich sehr wohl weiter, doch seine körperliche Erscheinung schafft von diesem Tag an automatisch eine gewisse Distanz zwischen Oskar und der Welt der "Erwachsenen". Auf seiner hämmernden Blechtrommel und mit seiner Fähigkeit, Glas zu zersingen, artikuliert er seinen Protest gegen die verlogene, intrigante Welt der Erwachsenen, die sich ihm einerseits im Terror der Nazis, andererseits in diversen Sex-Affären seiner Familienmitglieder offenbart. 1945, nach Kriegsende, beschließt Oskar, dass er wieder wachsen will.

Handlung
Im Oktober des Jahres 1899 sitzt Anna Bronski am Rand eines Kartoffelackers. Unter ihrem Rock versteckt sie den Brandstifter Joseph Koljaiczek vor den Feldgendarmen, die ihn verfolgen. Neun Monate später bringt sie eine Tochter zur Welt, die sie Agnes tauft. Später verliebt sich Agnes in ihren Cousin Jan Bronski. Dennoch heiratet sie Alfred Matzerath ohne allerdings ihr Verhältnis mit Bronski zu beenden. Im September 1927 bekommt ihr Sohn Oskar zu seinem dritten Geburtstag eine Blechtrommel geschenkt. Er beschließt, nicht mehr wachsen zu wollen, und besiegelt dies durch einen Sturz in den Keller. Versuche, ihm die Trommel abzunehmen, beantwortet Oskar mit lautem Schreien, das Glas zerbersten lässt.

Von anderen Kindern hält sich Oskar fern. Als einige Nachbarskinder im Hinterhof lebende Frösche in kochendes Wasser werfen, steht er abseits und wird gezwungen, ein paar Löffel des Gebräus zu essen. Jeden Donnerstag macht Agnes Matzerath Einkäufe in der Stadt und trifft sich dabei stets mit Bronski in einer Pension. Oskar wird währenddessen beim jüdischen Spielwarenhändler Sigismund Markus abgegeben, bei dem er regelmäßig eine neue Trommel bekommt. Oskar macht seinem Unmut Luft und steigt auf den Stockturm, von wo aus er die Fenster des Stadttheaters bersten lässt.

Bei einem Zirkusbesuch im Jahr 1936 freundet sich der zwölf Jahre alte und noch immer 94 Zentimeter große Oskar mit dem 40 Jahre älteren Kleinwüchsigen Bebra an. Er lädt Oskar ein, mit ihnen zu ziehen, doch Oskar zieht es vor, in Danzig zu bleiben.

Als Oskars Vater Alfred in die NSDAP eintritt, versteckt sich Oskar bei einer Massenveranstaltung unter dem Rednerpult. Er beginnt einen Walzertakt zu trommeln, auf den schließlich auch die Musikkapelle einstimmt, woraufhin das Volk zu tanzen beginnt. Am Karfreitag 1939 fahren Alfred, Agnes, Bronski und Oskar mit der Straßenbahn nach Brösen. Dort beobachten sie, wie ein Stauer einen Pferdekopf aus dem Wasser zieht, in dem sich einige Aale gesammelt haben. Voller Abscheu und Ekel wendet sich Agnes ab und erbricht sich mehrmals, wobei sie von Bronski gestützt wird. Alfred jedoch scheint völlig unbeeindruckt; er kauft ein Bündel Aale und bereitet zu Hause Aal grün daraus zu. Beim Anblick des Gerichts rennt Agnes ins Schlafzimmer und wirft sich schluchzend auf das Ehebett. Bronski geht zu ihr, um sie zu trösten, greift der weinenden Agnes währenddessen aber unter den Rock, woraufhin sie zu stöhnen beginnt. Die ganze Szene wird von Oskar heimlich beobachtet, der sich im Kleiderschrank des Schlafzimmers versteckt hatte.
Nachdem Bronski und Agnes wieder ins Esszimmer kommen, setzt sie sich stillschweigend zu ihrem Mann Alfred an den Tisch und verschlingt mit trotzigem Gesichtsausdruck das vorher noch so verschmähte Aalgericht. Im Hintergrund wischt sich Bronski die Hand sauber, mit der er vorher unter Agnes' Rock war.

Sigismund Markus bittet Agnes bei einem ihrer Besuche im Spielzeugwarengeschäft, mit ihm nach London zu gehen, doch diese geht darauf nicht ein.
Später beichtet sie Hochwürden ihre Sünden im Beichtstuhl.

Agnes beginnt jedweden Fisch zu verschlingen. Ihre Mutter Anna vermutet eine Schwangerschaft, was Agnes nicht wahrhaben will. Wenige Wochen später stirbt sie an einer Fischvergiftung. Als Sigismund Markus auf ihrer Beerdigung auftaucht, wird er von nazitreuen Trauergästen vom Friedhof verjagt.

Ende August 1939 verwüsten SA-Männer das Spielzeugwarengeschäft von Sigismund Markus. Markus sitzt tot an seinem Schreibtisch. Oskar kann nunmehr schwer einen Ersatz für seine demolierte Trommel bekommen und fährt mit Bronski mit der Straßenbahn zu Kobyella. Der Hausmeister der Polnischen Post könnte die Trommel reparieren, doch als Bronski und Oskar das Gebäude betreten, wird Bronski zur Verteidigung des Postamts eingezogen. Oskar findet eine neue Blechtrommel, die auf dem obersten Brett eines Regales liegt. Als Kobyella ihn daran hindern will, die Blechtrommel herunterzuholen, wird er von Granatsplittern getroffen. Durch die Erschütterung fällt die Trommel vom einstürzenden Regal und rollt direkt vor Oskars Füße. Das Gebäude wird später eingenommen, Bronski und 31 weitere Männer werden erschossen.

Weil Oskar die Kundschaft in Alfreds Kolonialwarenladen nicht bedienen kann, stellt Alfred die Nachbarstochter Maria Truczinski ein. Sie fährt mit Oskar im Sommer 1940 mehrere Male zum Baden an die Ostsee. Dort schüttet Maria etwas Brausepulver in ihre Hand und vermischt es mit Oskars Speichel. Anschließend leckt sie die aufschäumende Mischung auf. Da Alfred regelmäßig zum Skatspielen geht, nimmt Maria Oskar ab und an mit nach Hause. Die beiden schlafen im selben Bett und wiederholen den Vorgang mit dem Brausepulver, woraufhin es zum Sex zwischen den beiden kommt.

Eines Tages überrascht Oskar Maria in flagranti mit seinem Vater. Er springt auf ihn und verhindert somit den beabsichtigten Coitus interruptus. Als Maria daraufhin schwanger wird, ist Oskar trotzdem überzeugt, der Vater des Kindes zu sein. Alfred heiratet Maria, die im Jahr 1941 ihren Sohn Kurt zur Welt bringt. Oskar tröstet sich sexuell mit der Frau des Gemüsehändlers Greff, eine Affäre, die ihr Mann bis zu seinem Selbstmord stillschweigend billigt.

Oskar trifft wieder auf Bebra, der inzwischen mit seiner Artistentruppe im Dienst des Reichspropagandaministeriums steht. Dieser stellt ihm seine ebenfalls kleinwüchsige Begleiterin Roswitha Raguna vor. Dieses Mal schließt er sich den beiden an und fährt mit dem Zirkus nach Frankreich. Bei einem Angriff der Alliierten wird Roswitha von einer Granate getroffen und stirbt. Oskar trennt sich von Bebra und reist zurück nach Danzig. Dort bereitet man sich gerade auf die Ankunft der Russen vor. Alfred, Maria, Oskar, Kurt und Lina Greff verschanzen sich im Keller. Dort werden sie von den Russen aufgespürt.

Lina Greff wird dabei von drei Russen vergewaltigt. Währenddessen hält ein anderer Soldat Oskar auf dem Arm, während er Alfred überprüft. Dabei übergibt Oskar das ergatterte Parteiabzeichen an seinen Vater zurück. Alfred reagiert daraufhin panisch und versucht das Abzeichen zu verschlucken, da die Russen nicht erfahren dürfen, dass er zur NSDAP gehört. Doch die offene Sicherheitsnadel bleibt ihm im Hals stecken, und als er im Schmerz panisch herumzufuchteln beginnt, wird Alfred von den Russen erschossen.

Traumatisiert vom Tod ihres Mannes will Maria den Laden der Matzeraths an einen Polen abgeben. Bei der Begehung des Ladens "stolpert" der Interessent im Keller über den abgedeckten Leichnam von Alfred. Er bietet Maria an ihn zu beerdigen.

Während dieses Begräbnisses beschließt der 20-jährige Oskar, wieder zu wachsen und wirft seine Trommel in das offene Grab. In diesem Moment wird er von einem Stein am Hinterkopf getroffen, den sein jüngerer Bruder Kurt geworfen hatte, und stürzt selbst in das Grab. Er wird aber nur ohnmächtig und kann lebendig wieder herausgeholt werden. Im selben Augenblick beginnt Oskar wieder zu wachsen.

Mit ihrem letzten Hab und Gut will Maria mit den Kindern das Land verlassen. In der Schlussszene fährt Oskar in einem Zug in eine ungewisse Zukunft. Dabei ist neben den Bahngleisen wieder eine Frau auf einem Kartoffelacker zu sehen.

Hintergrund

Vergleich mit der Romanvorlage
Schlöndorff nahm nur das erste und zweite von drei Büchern des Romans in den Film auf, außerdem fehlen die Rahmenerzählungen von Oskar aus der Heilanstalt. Dadurch ersparte er sich viele Rückblenden und Sprünge in der Handlungsebene, wodurch der Erzählfluss im Film gelitten hätte. Jedoch verliert Film-Oskar dadurch im Vergleich zum Oskar aus dem Buch einiges an Charaktervielfalt. Außerdem wurden im Film zahlreiche Szenen weggelassen. Schlöndorff entschied sich für oft ans Groteske reichende Szenen. Bildhafte Szenen, für die der Roman bekannt ist, werden im Film entsprechend dargestellt: wie mit einem Pferdekopf Aale gefangen werden, bei deren Anblick Agnes erbrechen muss, wie Oskar mit einer Christusfigur in der Kirche spricht oder wie Alfred Matzerath das NS-Parteiabzeichen verschluckt und indirekt daran stirbt. David Bennent lehnte es ab, an einem zweiten Teil des Films mitzuwirken.

Kontroverse
1997 war der Film Gegenstand in einem Gerichtsprozess in Oklahoma in den Vereinigten Staaten. Ein Richter, dessen Tochter die Videokassette aus der Schule mitbrachte, sah sich den Film an und machte ihm den Vorwurf der "Kinderpornographie". Der klagende Richter nahm Anstoß an der Szene, in der sich Katharina Thalbach und David Bennent in einer Umkleidekabine am Strand zum Schwimmen umziehen. Angeblich habe an dieser Stelle ein "11-Jähriger Oralsex mit einer erwachsenen Schauspielerin". In der letzten Instanz wurde das Verbot des Films aufgehoben mit der Begründung, die Gesetze würden zwar Material verbieten, in dem sich Minderjährige sexuell betätigten, davon aber jene Materialien ausnehmen, die zum einen "nicht vorwiegend auf Erregung sexueller Gelüste ausgerichtet" und zum anderen "echte Kunstwerke" seien. In Ontario in Kanada dagegen wurde der Film verboten mit der Begründung der "Darstellung minderjähriger Sexualität".

Kritik

Rezeption/Aufführungsverbot in China 2013
2013 konnte Die Blechtrommel auf dem ersten Festival des deutschen Films in Peking ohne Angabe von Gründen nicht in den öffentlichen Kinos gezeigt werden, lief aber in einer deutschen Schule. Seit Anfang der 1980er Jahre ist der Film in China verboten.

Auszeichnungen
 1979
 Goldene Palme der Filmfestspiele von Cannes 1979 für den besten Film
 Deutscher Filmpreis: Bester Spielfilm (Goldene Schale)
 Jupiter (Kategorie: Bester Film)
 1980
 Oscar in der Kategorie Bester fremdsprachiger Film
 Bodil Award in der Kategorie Bester europäischer Film
 Goldene Leinwand
 Preis des National Board of Review in der Kategorie Bester fremdsprachiger Film
 Nominiert für den César in der Kategorie Bester fremdsprachiger Film
 1982
 Japanese Academy Award: Bester ausländischer Film

Fassungen
 Die Kinofassung (24 fps) aus dem Jahr 1979 hatte eine Laufzeit von ca. 142 Minuten.
 Die aus dem Jahr 2001 stammende Kinowelt-DVD (25 fps) hat ohne Abspann eine Laufzeit von 133 Minuten 44 Sekunden (135 Min. 47  Sek. mit Abspann), Bei der DVD handelt es sich wahrscheinlich um die Kinofassung. Für das Master der DVD wurde unter Aufsicht von Volker Schlöndorff direkt vom Originalnegativ abgetastet. Eine Umrechnung der DVD-Laufzeit (mit Abspann) von 25 fps auf die 24 fps der Kinoauswertung ergibt eine Laufzeit von ca. 142 Minuten.
 Die ARD-Ausstrahlung (25 fps) vom 2. April 2006 hatte eine andere Schnittfassung und ohne Abspann eine Laufzeit von 137 Minuten 5 Sekunden (139 Minuten 4 Sekunden mit Abspann). Woher die ARD-Fassung stammt, ist bisher unbekannt.
 Am 15. Juli 2010 veröffentlichte Kinowelt einen neuen, ca. 20 Minuten längeren "Director's Cut". Die DVD (25 fps) hat eine Laufzeit von 156 Minuten,  die Blu-ray (24 fps) von ca. 163 Minuten. Das zusätzliche Material wurde nachsynchronisiert.
 1998 erstellte Arte eine Fernsehfassung mit akustischer Bildbeschreibung, gesprochen von Christel Körner.
 Zum 40-jährigen Oscar-Jubiläum wurde der Film in 4K restauriert.

Sonstiges
Der Kinostart der Blechtrommel in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland war am 3. Mai 1979. Im Fernsehen der Bundesrepublik war der Film erstmals am 1. Mai 1984 im Ersten Deutschen Fernsehen zu sehen.

Literatur
 Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel. Roman. Ungekürzte Ausgabe. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag (dtv), München 1996, 706 S., ISBN 3-423-11821-0.
 Volker Schlöndorff, Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel als Film. Zweitausendeins, Frankfurt am Main 1979, ISBN 978-0-00-003397-0.
 Hans-Edwin Friedrich: Die Blechtrommel (Günter Grass – Volker Schlöndorff). In: Interpretationen: Literaturverfilmungen. Hrsg. von Anne Bohnenkamp in Verb. mit Tilman Lang. Reclam, Stuttgart 2005 (=RUB 17527). S. 255–263, ISBN 3-15-017527-5.

Weblinks

 Filmkritik in der www.filmzentrale.com

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 1979
Deutscher Film
Französischer Film
Filmdrama
Günter-Grass-Verfilmung
Volker Schlöndorff
Zweiter Weltkrieg im Film

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Man Mistakenly Released From Custody in 2018 Now Facing Life In Federal Prison In Death Of Newark Woman
David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Defendant Dion Oliver was convicted of Stalking, Kidnapping Resulting in Death, and Conspiracy after a 7-day federal trial. As a result of the conviction, Defendant Oliver is facing a sentence of mandatory life in prison.
According to evidence and witness testimony, the Defendant worked with at least five coconspirators, including Ryan Bacon and Michael Pritchett, to search for a man, listed in the Indictment as M.S., in an attempt to kill him. On June 6, 2017, in furtherance of their continuing pursuit of M.S., Oliver and his confederates s kidnapped M.S.'s girlfriend, Keyonna Perkins, and used her to find M.S. Perkins was held at gunpoint by Oliver. She was then forced into the trunk of her car. After locating M.S., Oliver and his coconspirators fired multiple shots at M.S., but failed to hit him. Following that shooting, Perkins was forced into the trunk of a second car and driven by co-conspirators to Elkton, Maryland where she was murdered.
Oliver continued his pursuit of M.S. after the first failed shooting. He located M.S. at Probation & Parole Offices in New Castle. Oliver, working with Pritchett, waited for M.S. to leave Probation & Parole. They followed M.S. into Wilmington until M.S. got out of his car. Pritchett then drove alongside M.S., while Oliver reached out the front passenger window of Pritchett's truck and fired multiple shots at M.S. The gunfire missed M.S., but one of the bullets ripped through a passing SUV and struck a six-year-old boy in the head, causing the child severe and permanent injuries.
"The defendants' June 6 crime spree unfolded across multiple police jurisdictions and two separate states. Driven by the singular purpose of killing M.S., defendants displayed utter disregard for the lives of innocents who crossed their paths. As a result, Keyonna Perkins lost her life, a six-year-old boy was permanently injured, and their families will never be the same. The investigation required careful and ongoing collaboration between numerous law enforcement agencies, and we thank all federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who came together to help hold the defendants accountable for their crimes," said U.S. Attorney Weiss.
"These men displayed a total disregard for human life," said Thomas J. Sobocinski, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office. "In an act of retribution, they not only kidnapped and killed a woman, they opened fire in the middle of a busy street, when kids were getting out of school; forever changing the life of one six-year-old boy as he was shot while riding in the backseat of his mom's car. Rest assured, the FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to pursue those who seek to terrorize our communities and hurt innocent people."
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe, Eli H. Klein, and Jesse S. Wenger and prosecuted the case. This case was investigated by FBI's Delaware Violent Crime and Safe Streets Taskforce, with assistance from the Wilmington Police Department, New Castle County Police Department, Delaware State Police, and the Elkton Police Department.
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In addition to founding the Sudanese Foundation of Vermont, Chol Dhoor started a program to help Sudanese children attend summer camp.
Chol Dhoor was only 10-years-old when he left his home in Sudan. He spent 12 years in a refugee camp in Kenya, reaching the United States at the age of 26 and becoming a citizen in 2015. One year later, he founded the Sudanese Foundation of Vermont to help fellow immigrants and refugees. The mission of the organization is to "invest and support new american families to raise kids to succeed academically and athletically in Vermont" and to promote social events to bring people together.
Dhoor, now 38, explained that the history of Sudanese immigration to Vermont started with the group known as the Lost Boys of Sudan.
The foundation started with a mentoring program. They matched college students to community children and brought those students to the children's homes to read to them. Saint Michael's College, the University of Vermont and Champlain College have all taken part in that program.
With the cost of living rising and many parents having to take second or even third jobs, Dhoor then began a program to help Sudanese children attend summer camp. Last year, with assistance from the Church of St. Paul in Burlington, the foundation was able to send 15 kids to a one-week camp. This year, 14 students will be able to attend summer camp at Rock Point at no cost to their parents, and a fundraiser scheduled to take place at the Church of St. Paul on April 27 will raise money for more students to attend Rock Point Camp. The Vermont Folklife Center also sponsored nine children for one of their week-long camps.
Dhoor is always on the lookout for partnerships, as well as a grant-writer to help the foundation apply for more funding.
For almost eight years, Dhoor has worked as a patient services representative for the Community Health Centers of Burlington, attending to the Sudanese Foundation of Vermont in his spare time. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of Spectrum Youth Services and on Burlington's Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board.
Dhoor has lived in Charlotte since 2011.
In 2017, Dhoor returned to South Sudan for the first time.
In January, Dhoor received the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center.


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Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . Disney's Animal Kingdom celebrated their 20th Anniversary on Sunday, April 22. In attendance for the celebration were Animal Kingdom's Vice President Djuan Rivers and Imagineer Joe Rhode. Video courtesy of WDWMagic.com. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here to watch on YouTube. In celebration for Animal Kingdom's 20th Anniversary, Disney announced a once in a lifetime Adventures by Disney experience. This new one time only, adult only tour is a Safari in South Africa with Imagineer Joe Rhode and Dr. Mark Penning. Pricing is around $11,500 excluding flights. Video courtesy of Disney Parks. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here to watch on YouTube. The annual refurbishment of Disney's Blizzard Beach water park is currently scheduled for fall 2018. It will begin on October 28 2018 and the park is scheduled to reopen to guest
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . Pixar Play Zone, a new kids club, is now open at Disney's Contemporary Resort. The new Walt Disney World entertainment experience, which features favorite characters from Disney•Pixar animated films "Toy Story" and "The Incredibles!" takes place nightly from 6pm to 10:30pm. Pixar Play Zone encompasses several elaborately themed spaces. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com In The Living Room, there's Space Ranger Training where kids learn what it takes to become a Jr. Space Ranger of Star Command, including how to master the call of the Space Ranger, "To infinity and beyond!" Then, Woody and Jessie will show them the ropes of the Wild West during Woody's Roundup – complete with a sing along. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Around the corner, toys of all kinds are waiting to play in Bonnie's Play Room. Radiator Springs Racetrack is where youngsters can build th
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But in reality, the only way to really know whether or not this annuity is right for you is to have it tested. We can do this for you providing you with an in-depth and personalized spreadsheet showing how the annuity may perform given your specific parameters.
Likewise, if you have any additional questions that were not answered in this review, and/or if you would like some additional assistance in determining whether or not this is the right annuity product for you, then please feel free to reach out to us directly via our secure contact form here.
We understand that this review was a bit on the lengthy side. However, when offering our annuity reviews, we would much rather "err" on providing "too much" information rather than not enough. That way, you will be in a better position to make a truly informed decision as to whether or not a particular annuity product is right for you.
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The Security Operations Center (SOC) is the backbone of an effective cyber strategy. With the ever expanding digital footprint and heavy investment in detection, effective response to today's cyber challenges run through Security Operations. Though building a modern SOC is not as simple as buying a SIEM or hiring more analysts. The building blocks of a SOC require thoughtful convergence of people, process, and technology.
Executed effectively, a SOC brings visibility, confidence and efficiency throughout security operations and incident response. A properly implemented SOC can enable analysts to triage the tsunami of alerts flooding the organization, provide contextual data which allows analysts to appropriately prioritize incidents based on the severity of the threat, and ultimately greatly reduce time to remediate security issues. In this webcast, Siemplify's Miguel Carrero (EVP Strategy) & Meny Har (VP Product), discuss the decision-making process you'll need to go through in building your SOC and done right the impact it will have on your organization.


The 43 for today was a sit-up but it was also a great move for my shoulders and a nice hamstring stretch!!!
Slowly lower down and repeat x 43. Then, of course, you have to switch sides and repeat the whole process!!!
I love moves that target a specific area but also work bonus areas!!! BTW – I did this move with a 5 pound dumbbell and that was plenty for me!!
I pulled out a DVD that I haven't done in awhile – Gaiam Cross Training for Fitness. This is a fun workout with 5 – 15 minutes sections: Cardio Kickbox, Strength & Flexibility, Lower Body Balance, Core Power & Flow, Relax & Restore. I did the first 4 (I know I should take the time for the Relax & Restore but I've got other things to do!!). The hour went very quickly and I loved the intensity of each of the segments. I feel like I got a great whole body workout with this DVD!
I find it very ironic that people have to work on Labor Day – a holiday that was created to honor the laborers. I realize that there is never a day when everyone can be off but just in my lifetime things have changed a great deal! When I was a kid, holidays and Sundays meant that there was no shopping (not even at the grocery store!!) and very few (if any) restaurants were open.
When I was growing up, Labor Day meant that school started the next day!!!
Now, my boys have been in school for 3 weeks already!!!
One of my favorite things to do from 6:00pm on the Sunday before Labor Day till about 6:00pm on Labor Day was to watch as much of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon as possible.
I remember being amazed that Jerry Lewis could stay up the entire time!!! Watching him decline over the years was sad for me.
One thing that really hasn't changed much – Labor Day has always been a big day for family & friends to get together and have a cook-out!!
And, growing up we didn't enjoy time at the lake or the pool (my mom thinks swimsuits in mixed company are inappropriate – oops, I guess I'm inappropriate a lot these day!!!), but now Labor Day always includes some time at the swim beach and on the boat!!
I hope that even if you have to work today you are able to celebrate with friends/family and enjoy the day!!
Happy Monday!! Happy Labor Day!


Reparation is an imagining of what a future government of South Africa may require as reparation for past ills and evil. The Supreme Cadre works with her adviser on planning the three-pronged approach to reparation: economic, land and sacrifice. A young white Afrikaans-speaking woman is selected as the sacrifice.
The play is No. 1 in The Time Sequence of playscripts.
It daringly posits the reparation demands required at some future date in the country's history.
Cleverly, the author manages to make the play funny as well as unnerving.
The play has had a successful season at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective in Observatory, Cape Town, before going to the 2017 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown as part of the Arena Programme.
Ameera Conrad was born in Cape Town, and graduated with distinction from UCT's Drama Department in 2015 as a Theatre Maker (Honours). She has received acclaim as a writer, director, and performer on stage and screen. Ameera has performed in Dr Godenstein's Man, performed in What Remains, performed at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in People Beneath Our Feet. She was one of the recipients of the 2016 Theatre Arts Admin Collective's Emerging Theatre Director's Bursary, under whose auspices she directed her self-written piece, Reparation ¬– which has subsequently been performed at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Ameera is also an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors' Lab in New York. She is a co-curator, co-writer and performer in The Fall. She is a twice-published playwright, and is taking the South African theatre scene by storm.


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89th Oscars Nominations Announcement
Tuesday, January 24th, 2017, 5:18 a.m. PST
LIVESTREAM INFORMATION
The 89th Oscars Nominations Announcement will be streamed live on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/Oscars and on http://www.oscar.com.
The Academy and the ABC Television Network today announced key dates for the 89th Oscars®. The Academy Awards® presentation will air live on ABC on Oscar® Sunday, February 26, 2017.
Academy key dates for the 2016 Awards season are:
Saturday, November 12, 2016 Governors Awards
Thursday, January 5, 2017 Nominations voting opens
Friday, January 13, 2017 Nominations voting closes
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Oscar Nominations Announcement
Monday, February 6, 2017 Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Saturday, February 11, 2017 Scientific and Technical Awards
Monday, February 13, 2017 Finals voting opens
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Finals voting closesThe 89th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 7,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is under construction in Los Angeles.
FOLLOW THE ACADEMY
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Famous birthdays for Jan. 29: Charlie Wilson, Tom Selleck
Singer Charlie Wilson turns 70 and actor Tom Selleck turns 78, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 29.
Sundance movie review: 'Rye Lane' is a hilarious, romantic day trip
"Rye Lane" portrays a day in the life of two single Londoners who connect over helping each other through their respective breakups.
Sundance movie review: 'My Animal' is a sexy, sensual werewolf saga
"My Animal" is a lesbian werewolf tale that delivers on both genres, though clearly emphasizes the LGBTQ romance.
'SNL': Watch Lil Baby Perform 'California Breeze,' 'Forever'
The singles are off of the Atlanta-based rapper's third studio album, It's Only Me
Television singer and guitarist died following a "brief illness" at age 73