Wordless Wednesday (Sort Of): What's the difference between false advertising and hyperbole?

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, how many rants are 4 worth.  I'll just put one short one at the end,  

 The Rant:  I have worked a myriad of jobs and at none of them have I always felt valued.  It is a promise that no employer can keep especially one like McDonalds with a long history of exploiting their workers.  

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Breakfast Serials: Marty Television Presentation 1953 Part 1

On April 11th 1955, The Film Marty premiered. It would go on to be nominated for 8 Academy Awards and win 4 Best Film. Best Director: Delbert Mann, Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine and Best Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky.  

Chayefsky's screenplay was adapted from a television play  he wrote which was performed live in The Philco Television Hour in 1953.  Each Tuesday in May at 6:30 A.M. central I will be posting a section from the television program with some fun facts at the end.  Since I am showing these in serialized fashion, and showing them in the a.m., I am calling them Breakfast Serials.

Marty 1953 Part I

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Fun Fact:  Esther Minciotti, Joe Mantell, and Augusta Ciolli  who played The respective parts of Marty's Mom ,best friend, and Aunt  all reprised these roles in the 1955 film.  Mantell was nominated for best supporting actor Oscar but did not win.   

Join us next week for another installment of Marty.  

12 New Movies: The Train (1964)

By trailer screenshot (United Artists) - DVD bonus - The Train - US trailer, Public Domain, Link

  As with all the 12 New Movie reviews , I will attempt to do the following: 

1. Rate each movie on a 1 (worst movie ever) to 5 (best movie I have seen) scale.
2.  Provide a 2-3 sentence summary of the movie. 
3.  I will share 1 theme from the movie.  
4. Write one thing I liked about the movie and 1 thing I disliked about the movie. 
5. State who I think would make the best audience for this movie. 

The Train (1964) Rating 3 stars out of 5 

 Summary: At the end of World War II, A Nazi officer (Paul Scofield) attempts to bring a train filled with French art masterpieces to Germany.  The station master (Burt Lancaster) who is also part of the French resistance is tasked to stop the train from getting to Germany. 

Theme: Is art worth dying for?

 Likes: When I heard Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons, Quiz Show) was in this film I jumped at the chance to see it.  Scofield does not disappoint. His performances are known for being multilayered and this is no exception.  I also like the fact that this is filmed in black & white.  

Dislikes: This movie did not live up to the expectations I was given on line.  It would have worked as a straight action movie and it would have worked as a straight character study.  It almost works as both and almost is where the disappointment comes from.  

 A Good Audience for this Film:3 audiences come to mind: People who like WW II films, admirers of the films directed by John Frankenheimer, and  people like myself who come running when they hear the name Paul Scofield.  

2025 New To Me Film Update

 I have watched and reviewed 3 films:

Films released from 2009 to 2024                      Watched 0 Remaining 2 

Films released from 1994 to 2008                      Watched 1 Remaining 1 

Films released from 1979 to 1993                      Watched 0 Remaining 2 

Films released from 1964 to 1978                      Watched 1 Remaining 1 

Films released from 1949 to 1963                      Watched 0 Remaining 2 

Films released before 1934 and up to 1948       Watched 1 Remaining 1 

When Corona Is Gone (Original Song)

Around 5 years ago Allen Levi shared this song on you tube. It was April 27th 2020.  We were about  6 weeks into Co-vid lockdown and Allen shared this song from his porch.  I meant to share it last Sunday which was the 5 year anniversary of it's release.  I was just at the end of catching up in the A to Z challenge and finishing the last week up.  Now that the song is 5 years and a week old I'm sure it will resonate just a little differently than it would have last week at 5 ...