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It Came From Beneath The Sea
It Came from Beneath the Sea (Columbia, 1955).
Starring Faith Domergue, Kenneth Tobey, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Dean Maddox Jr., Chuck Griffiths, Harry Lauter, and Richard W. Peterson. Directed by Robert Gordon.
A massive six-tentacle creature attacks San Francisco, demolishing Market Street, the Ferry Building, and the Golden Gate Bridge in this sci-fi classic. The film marks the first of many collaborations between special effects legend Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles H. Schneer, who would later work together on 20 Million Miles to Earth, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans, and many more. Offered here is a fantastic lobby card set, in which Harryhausen's colossal beast is on full display.
synopsis
It Came From Beneath the Sea was the first of several fruitful collaborations between producer Charles H. Schneer and special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen. "It" is a giant, six-tentacled octopus, which is galvanized into action by an H-bomb test. Worse still, the monster is highly radioactive, rendering useless the normal means of defense against it. Scientists Donald Curtis and Faith Domergue team with atomic-submarine commander Kenneth Tobey to halt the creature's progress before it begins to attack major coastal cities. Alas, the monster manages to reach San Francisco, wreaking havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge, the Ferry Building, and Market Street before Tobey figures out a way to destroy it. The stop-motion animation utilized by Harryhausen in It Came From Beneath Sea is convincingly frightening, but before long he'd top this achievement with such superb projects as Earth vs. Flying Saucers and Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.
review
It's easy to underestimate It Came From Beneath The Sea 50 years after its release. Not only have there been lots of monster-on-the-loose thrillers since, butits own creators, special effects designer Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles H. Schneer, have done much more obivously impressive work together during the ensuing 25 years. What's more, Harryhausen's earlier Beast From 20,000 Fathoms had a more haunting set of images scattered throughout its length. It Came From Beneath The Sea, however, had its own virtues that aren't entirely lost today, if you take the trouble to spot them. As a sci-fi film, it also utilized elements of the documentary, with a narration that makes the first half of the movie seem almost like a newsreel, which gives the action a greater immediacy than could be communicated by any plot summary. The script, by George Worthing Yates and Hal Smith, also drew from the best available model of its era, following the lead of Gordon Douglas's Them! (1954) by interweaving elements of mystery in the movie's first half-hour. And the film contained an extremely potent topical element -- the first 12 minutes of the movie are a realistic depiction of an atomic submarine on maneuvers, in a time when nuclear submarines were the scientific marvel of the moment. This is all presented in a cool, clipped realistic manner, with a strong but convincingly stated macho tone (which will figure prominently in the interaction of two of the key characters later in the movie); indeed, It Came From Beneath The Sea may well have been the earliest screen depiction of a nuclear sub in action, at a time when ships like the submarine Nautilus were making headlines and history around the world. It all served to make the first quarter hour of the film almost irresistably suspenseful, and gave Harryhausen one of the best lead-ins that one could ask for, for his effects -- luckily, the latter lived up to the anticipation and the movie ended up packing a powerful visual punch in its time, especially the scenes of the destruction of well known pieces of San Francisco real estate. What's more, the screenplay engaged in some interesting (though partly unfulfilled) sex-role by-play between the Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, and Donald Curtis characters, and also included an interesting subtext about the nature of bureaucracy -- the manner in which the survivors of the first shipwreck are treated nearly short-circuits the investigation before it begins, and the depiction of the inability of bureaucrats to deal with answers they don't expect or want are all strangely honest and disquieting, almost subversive elements to turn up in a mid-1950's mainstream movie.
Taken at the Duxford Flying Legends air show 2015
The B-25 Mitchell was named in honor of General William Mitchell. Between 1941 and 1945, North American Aviation produced about 10,000 B-25 aircraft, characterized by their distinctive twin tail. The aircraft’s trademark features are its glass nose and tail guns. Some versions, like the one used in the Doolittle Raid in the Pacific came equipped with a turret on the upper and lower side of the fuselage instead of a rear gunner station.
"Lilium 'Legend', 2016, Oriental hybrid Lily (O-Wh), LIL-ee-um, 3-4 ft #Bulb, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, White with yellow central bars, Bloom Month 7b, In Garden Bed V2 for 1.8 years
Grows well in medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Rich, organic soils a plus. Like Clematis, prefers cool feet. Mulch can help keep the roots cool. Oriental Lilies bloom late July (MI) and are usually fragrant. Showey, large flowers average 7 inches in diameter with recurved petals. Planted in 2014.
#Lilium"
Mais um lindo da coleção Saara da Dance Legend, é um verde escuro, profundo e maravilhoso, cheio dos microbrilhos num verde mais claro.
Usei:
Dance Legend - Malachite - Saara
Carimbada: (na sequência)
Essence - XXL Shine - 2x
Placa BM 316
La Femme para carimbo Cobre
Vefic
Tiled on the wall at Afflecks Palace in the Northern Quarter, taken yesterday morning (Monday 6th January)
The second generation Legend debuted for 1991, with sedans and short wheelbase coupes. The 3.2 liter V6 (200 HP) was standard, while 1993-1995 coupes had 230 HP. Sedans and coupes were available as L and LS series, a lower end base sedan was also available.
On October 25, 2011, The Vegas Tourist attended the Heroes and Legends Reunion. Also included was a PBR Meet and Greet with over one hundred bull riders - past and present, bull fighters, and PBR Founders.
It was a great way to start the PBR World Finals, and if you missed it… well you missed history in the making. An event that may never be repeated…
If you wanted to know the stories, see the friendship, and glimpse into the beginnings of the Professional Bull Riders, you would have heard it at the Founder’s Forum. Founder’s in attendance included Ty Murray, Michael Gaffney, Jerome Davis, Cody Custer, Cody Lambert, and Clint Branger. Justin McKee was the announcer for the event.
After the Founder’s Forum, bull riding fans had a chance to meet with past, present, and future bull riders as young bull riding son’s were also in attendance. Retired Bull Fighter Rob Smets was also on hand to sign autographs. It was a special, historical moment for anyone who was a fan of the ‘toughest sport on dirt.’
Thank you to the MGM for hosting the event, for the bull riders who returned to the spot light to share a few stories, and to the PBR for inviting us to attend the event.
Taken at the Duxford Flying Legends air show 2015
Supermarine Spitfire MkIa G-CFGJ
Built at the Supermarine factory at Southampton, Supermarine Spitfire VIIIc N3200 made its first flight on 29th November 1939 and after storage, was delivered to 19 Squadron at Duxford on 19th April 1940. When flying from RAF Hornchurch in the hands of Sqn. Ldr. G D Stephenson, it was shot down and made a wheels up landing on the beach near Sangatte, France on 25th May 1940. Covered by the sea and sand, the wreck was forgotten until discovered and recovered in 1986. Acquired by the current owner in 2000 the Spitfire was brought to Duxford and rebuilt by Historic Flying Ltd. It made its first flight on 26th March 2014 in the hands of John Romain.
The Hurricane was the RAF’s first monoplane fighter, going into service before its famous partner in RAF service the Spitfire. The Hurricane was available in greater numbers for its finest hour in the Battle of Britain, where it played a crucial role in the defense of this country, shooting down more enemy aircraft than the Spitfire.
Hurricane Mk XIIa 5711 (G-HURI) was rebuilt in the 1980’s from the best original Hurricane parts sourced, in the previous 10 years, from all over Canada. It was given the identity of aircraft CCF c/n 72036 as that aircraft was the source of the airframe used in the rebuild. RCAF 5711 had been built in 1942 by the Canadian Car Foundry as part of their sixth production batch and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. It is believed to have served with 123 Squadron at Debert before going to 127 and 129 Squadrons at Dartmouth and onto 1 Operational Training Unit at
Bagotville.
Here is the final result of 9 hours of tattooing on my arm. It took Colin more than one day to finish this tattoo. I wanted this Viking dot style tattoo from the moment I saw this on a beer selling guy in Copenhagen in May 2009.
The dragon is a Viking symbol. Dragons are depicted as powerful and free. Their legend is always cloaked in magic and mystery. Dragons are usually portrayed as highly intelligent and evolved creatures.
Viking vessels were called “Dragon Ships” because a ceremonial decoration in the shape of a dragon's head was placed on the bow of the ship. They symbolized the Viking force and power.
The Runes on the dragon stands for the 3 important people in my life. They are the names of my son, my daughter and of course Monica (Mo).
On my shoulder there's a Viking compass so I'll never get lost in life. On the back of my arm there's a petroglyph of a man and woman. This symbolises my life with Mo.
The original Petroglyph is found in Tanum in Sweden and is dated in the Bronze Age.
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Bouchon scamble.
The desert schemed Bouchon owned by Richard Lake and the Aircraft Restoration Company's example take off on the grass at Duxford.
On Saturday, April 30th 2011, I had the priviledge of shooting the "Legends of Baseball Vintage Showdown" in Frisco, Texas at Dr. Pepper Park where the Frisco RoughRiders play. Major League Baseball legends came together to play baseball according to the rules as they were set in 1886. The rules, gloves, uniforms, bats, and even hand-stitched balls were all recreated as they had existed in the 1880's.
Legends such as Bert "Campy" Camaneris, Steve "Simpson" Sax, Dickie "Mechanic" Thon, Dante "Ace" Bichette, Rollie "Rolaids" Fingers, Cliff "The Horn" Floyd, Vernon "Rembrandt" Wells, Mark "Hard Hittin" Whiten, and Bill "Spaceman" Lee were on hand for some fun and excitement but, utimately, were there to raise money for the Get In The Box Foundation. The GITB Foundation is a coalition of professional athletes, college professors, and executives who are taking a stand to improve the physical and mental well-being of our youth.
The program for the event can be downloaded here:
www.WilBloodworth.com/Storage/Docs/48882_PROGRAM.pdf
This image was processed to show how I "felt" an iconic photo of the 1880's might look. I hope you enjoy!