Newsletter Volume 34 Issue 3, Feb – Mar 2022

From The Editor

Home Entertainment

Yes, collectors are still revisiting, and sharing, some of their favourite old films Here are some links to films, from golden oldies to more recent. Some of them are only available for a short time, so get in quick to your favourite category: ROMANCE, KIDS, COMEDY, CRIME, WESTERN, WAR, DRAMA, THRILLER, FANTASY, INSPIRATIONAL, DOCUMENTARY

ROMANCE

State Fair (1945) full movie

“Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.

Director Walter Lang

Writers Oscar Hammerstein II(screenplay) Philip Stong(from a novel by) Sonya Levien(adapted by)

Stars Jeanne Crain Dana Andrews Dick Haymes

Won 1 Oscar 1 win & 3 nominations total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038116/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMtuq3xX6eY

The Forbidden Street Original title: Britannia Mews

“A rich woman in Victorian England marries a poor artist from the wrong side of the track, and finds herself the victim of a blackmailing plot.

Director Jean Negulesco

Writers Ring Lardner Jr.(screenplay) Margery Sharp(based on novel Britannia Mews by)

Stars Dana Andrews Maureen O’Hara Sybil Thorndike

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041382/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLAKiD1F1M

The Bigamist (1953) | Full Movie | Joan Fontaine | Ida Lupino | Edmund Gwenn | Edmond O’Brien

“A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.

Director Ida Lupino

Writers Lawrence B. Marcus(story) Lou Schor(story) Collier Young(screenplay)

Stars Joan Fontaine Ida Lupino Edmund Gwenn

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045557/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb_AusZ5BFc

The Luck Of The Irish (1948)-

“Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman’s servant and conscience.

Director Henry Koster

Writers Philip Dunne Constance Jones(novel) Guy Jones(novel)

Stars Tyrone Power Anne Baxter Cecil Kellaway

Nominated for 1 Oscar 1 nomination total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040553/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHssrqqLaHQ

KIDS

A HORSE CALLED HOPE (Christmas Ranch 2016) – FULL HD INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE IN ENGLISH

“A rebellious girl is sent to stay on her grandmother’s horse ranch for Christmas. She falls into friendship with her grandmother’s pony and becomes determined to help save the ranch from foreclosure.

Director Douglas B. Maddox(attached)

Writers Michelle Norton Simon K. Parker

Stars Francine Locke Ken Arnold Taylor Lyons

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4959876/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqVpIPngBZQ

Stone Fox (1987) (TV Movie) Buddy Ebsen, Joey Cramer

“Little Willy must win a dog sled race in order to save his grandfather’s cattle ranch.

Director Harvey Hart

Writers Walter Halsey DavisJohn Reynolds Gardiner(book)

Stars Buddy Ebsen Joey Cramer Belinda Montgomery

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094043/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTIN26sl1bQ

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

“Rebecca’s Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.

Director Allan Dwan

Writers Karl Tunberg(screen play) Don Ettlinger(screen play) Kate Douglas Wiggin(suggested by a story by)

Stars Shirley Temple Randolph Scott Jack Haley

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030657/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwOw_OzoQ0

‘Superman: Requiem‘ (Full Authorized Fan Film)

“Official uncut theatrical version of Gene Fallaize’s ‘Superman: Requiem’ fan film, starring Martin Richardson, Stacy Sobieski, Paul Khanna, Serena Lorien, and Jack O’Halloran

Superman is the world’s greatest super hero, and law enforcement across the globe has come to rely on him to deal with some of the major tasks that face society. When the Man of Steel loses some of his powers after an evil villain attacks him with Kryptonite though, he must overcome his obstacles and prove he really is a super man.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLB3mK_t9kE

(QESP Editor’s Note: See also DOCUMENTARY section Look Up in the Sky! | The Amazing Story of Superman )

COMEDY

Without a Clue 1988 1080p Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones

“A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective, Dr. Watson.

Director Thom Eberhardt

Writers Gary Murphy Larry Strawther

Stars Michael Caine Ben Kingsley Jeffrey Jones

Awards 1 win & 1 nomination

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096454/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_EgFD-wz-A

WAKE ME UP WHEN THE WAR IS OVER (1969) | Ken Berry | Eva Gabor | Full Length Comedy Movie | English

“During the final months of WW2, a lonely German Baroness hides an attractive American airman in her mansion for long time without telling him the war has been over for almost five years.

Director Gene Nelson

Writers Frank Peppiatt John Aylesworth

Stars Ken Berry Eva Gabor Werner Klemperer

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065194/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPOc_T72uNI

Lay That Rifle Down (1955) | Musical Comedy | Judy Canova, Robert Lowery, Jil Jarmyn

“Judy works for a pittance as a char in her aunt’s hotel. To add spice to her life she enrols on a charm course but it’s a scam. Soon the swindlers show up and plan to use her to con her aunt out of her money.

Director Charles Lamont

Writer Barry Shipman

Stars Judy CanovaRobert LoweryJil Jarmyn

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048290/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEAkuHPFQNE

Rock a Bye Baby 1958 Jerry Lewis Full Length Comedy Movie

“A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.

Director Frank Tashlin

Writers Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay) Preston Sturges(screenplay “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek”)

Stars Jerry Lewis Marilyn Maxwell Connie Stevens

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052141/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHCRY7AS4sY

CRIME

The Naked Edge (1961).avi

“five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.

Director Michael Anderson

Writers Joseph Stefano(screenplay) Max Ehrlich(novel: “First Train to Babylon”)

Stars Gary Cooper Deborah Kerr Eric Portman

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055214/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHIPfVrjlns

DRIVE-IN CLASSIC: ‘THE PRICE OF FEAR‘ (1956) Lex Barker and Merle Oberon

“The co-owner of a dog track is framed for two crimes: the shotgun killing of his ex-partner and the hit-and-run death of an elderly man.

Director Abner Biberman

Writers Dick Irving Hyland(story) Robert Tallman(screenplay)

Stars Merle Oberon Lex Barker Charles Drake

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049636/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hjm8nejhPc

The Unholy Four (1954) Drama, Mystery, Film Noir

“A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.

Director Terence Fisher

Writers Leigh Brackett(novel) Michael Carreras George Sanders(novel)

Stars Paulette Goddard William Sylvester Patrick Holt

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047634/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Q9rJRGLuc

The Big Tip Off (1955) [Film Noir] Richard Conte, Constance Smith, Bruce Bennett

“Richard Conte plays two-bit newspaper columnist Johnny Denton, who gains notoriety by printing tips on upcoming gangland activities.

Director Frank McDonald

Writer Steve Fisher

Stars Richard Conte Constance Smith Bruce Bennett

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047881/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUd9cJ0BAl8

?Drive-In Classic? ‘CRY TOUGH’ (1959) John SAXON, Linda CRISTAL

“Puerto Rican ex-con tries to go straight, but is tempted back to his old life by his former gang.

Director Paul Stanley

Writers Harry Kleiner Irving Shulman(novel)

Stars John Saxon Linda Cristal Joseph Calleia

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052716/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIPwMOdkYo

DRIVE-IN CLASSIC: ‘DOUBLE JEOPARDY’ (1955) Rod CAMERON, Allison HAYES

“Lawyer Marc Hill helps clear the name of his girlfriend’s father who is accused of murdering a man that was blackmailing him.

Director R.G. Springsteen

Writer Don Martin(original screenplay)

Stars Rod Cameron Gale Robbins Allison Hayes

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046927/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6JfrFwkumU

TRUST NO ONE – FULL ACTION MOVIE IN ENGLISH

“Officer Bradley (Douglas Rouillard) investigates murders believed to be part of a serial killing and quickly learns it’s much bigger. With the body count rising, and nothing adding up, he turns to his last resort for help, his brother.

Director Daron Niemerow

Writer Douglas Rouillard

Stars  Douglas Rouillard Britton Purvis Charles Justo

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6990224/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSH1Y8qeqw4

NARCO SOLDIERS – EXCLUSIVE FULL ACTION MOVIE IN ENGLISH

“Narco Soldiers is a timely, action-packed crime thriller that explores the resurgence of the Caribbean drug routes and one couple’s violent, Bonnie and Clyde-style rise to power.

Director Felix Limardo

Stars Rafael Amaya Carolina Guerra Octavio Pisano

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10525174/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFl2aFPrsT8

Rumpole of the Bailey s02e02 Rumpole and the Case of Identity

“One instance of marital infidelity is at the root of Rumpole’s current case involving a liquor store robbery while another threatens the stability of his chambers.

Director Derek Bennett

Writer John Mortimer

Stars Leo McKern Peggy Thorpe-Bates Peter Bowles

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0691360/?ref_=tt_ep_nx”

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5v2nt6

FUEGO (HD, Full Action Movie, Gangster Mafia Film, English, 2007) *full free films*

“The daughter of the American Ambassador to Spain has been kidnapped. There is only one man who can save her.

Director Damian Chapa

Writers Damian Chapa Carlton Holder

Stars Damian Chapa David Carradine Louise Prieto

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152823/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inRLqSoLc1U

Murder on Approval (Barbados Quest) | Full HD Movies For Free | Flick Vault

“J. D. Everleigh, a wealthy American, purchases a rare stamp in London from Geoffrey Blake, who says he represents Robert Coburn, a stamp agent. Everleigh begins to suspect the stamp is a counterfeit and hires private-detective Tom Martin to investigate. In London, Martin, assisted by Barney Wilson, a reformed crook, learns that the real stamp is still in the hands of … Read all

Director Bernard Knowles

Writer Kenneth R. Hayles(screenplay)

Stars Tom Conway Delphi Lawrence Brian Worth

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049525/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ayPp8cAQHY

WESTERN

JAMES STEWART: Broken Arrow 1950 (Western Movie, Full Length, Classic Film, English) watchfree cowboyfilm

“Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.

Director Delmer Daves

Writers Elliott Arnold(novel “Blood Brother”) Albert Maltz(screenplay) Michael Blankfort(front for Albert Maltz)

Stars James Stewart Jeff Chandler Debra Paget

Nominated for 3 Oscars 2 wins & 6 nominations total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042286/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtXiAKmDp0E

One-Eyed Jacks | MARLON BRANDO | Best Western Movie | Classic Cowboy Film | Full Length

“After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured, but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.

Director Marlon Brando

Writers Guy Trosper(screenplay) Calder Willingham(screenplay) Charles Neider(novel “The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones”)

Stars Marlon Brando Karl Malden Pina Pellicer

Nominated for 1 Oscar 3 wins & 4 nominations total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055257/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7umrbSD4BVs

Custer Of The West | FULL WESTERN MOVIE | English | HD | Free Movie

“George Armstrong Custer’s love of the heroic traditions of the Calvary and his distaste with the coming of industrialization leads him to his destiny at the Little Big Horn.

Director Robert Siodmak

Writers Bernard Gordon Julian Zimet(originally as Julian Halevy)

Stars Robert Shaw Mary Ure Ty Hardin

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062844/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXfT0N6m2XE

Ride in the Whirlwind | JACK NICHOLSON | Cowboys | Free Western Movie | English

“Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.

Director Monte Hellman

Writer Jack Nicholson

Stars Jack Nicholson Cameron Mitchell Millie Perkins

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059653/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7kcog5woGg

Bullwhip (1958)| American Western | Romance | Guy Madison | Classic Movie | Cowboys

“In order to avoid the hangman’s noose, a cowboy agrees to marry a beautiful but fiery redhead.

Director Harmon Jones

Writer Adele Buffington

Stars Guy Madison Rhonda Fleming James Griffith

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051438/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzgcsj_mge4

Big Kill | Full Action Western Movie | Western Central

“A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.

Director Scott Martin

Writer Scott Martin

Stars Jason Patric Lou Diamond Phillips Christoph Sanders

Awards 1 win

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7730102/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHhSYPQSA8

Gunsight Ridge | JOEL MCCREA | Action Western | Classic Cowboy Movie | English

“Stage line agent investigates a series of robberies by taking the job of a deputy sheriff in a border Arizona town.

Director Francis D. Lyon

Writers Talbot Jennings(written for the screen by) Elisabeth Jennings(written for the screen by)

Stars Joel McCrea Mark Stevens Joan Weldon

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050471/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4C0JvAQ6A

WESTERN Movie: Burt Lancaster in VENGEANCE VALLEY [English] [Full Western Movie] [Free Classic Film]

“The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father’s cattle empire.

Director Richard Thorpe

Writers Irving Ravetch(screenplay) Luke Short(based on a novel by)

Stars Burt Lancaster Robert Walker Joanne  Dru

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044186/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltfy-jLaV44

Gunfighters – Western Movie, starring Randolph Scott, Full Length Classic Feature Film, English

“Gunfighter Brazos Kane takes a job on a ranch but he is unjustly accused of killing fellow cowhand Bob Tyrell and must clear himself by finding the real killer.

Director George Waggner

Writers Alan Le May(screenplay) Zane Grey(adapted from Zane Grey’s novel “Twin Sombreros”)

Stars Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Dorothy Hart

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039441/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLf7Z3SCy8A

WAR

“The Last Days of Patton” – Complete 1986 George C. Scott TV-Movie

“Following the close of World War II, General George S. Patton is seriously injured in a car accident and not expected to survive. “The Last Days of Patton” tells the story of these last few months of the General’s life and the Army Medical Corps efforts to save him. Intermixed with flashbacks, the film also shows Patton’s earlier career as a fledging tank commander du… Read all

Director Delbert Mann

Writers Ladislas Farago William Luce

Stars George C. Scott Richard Dysart Murray Hamilton

Won 1 Primetime Emmy

1 win & 1 nomination total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091383/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsJn4CRgne4

QESP Editor’s Note,  see DOCUMENTARY  “Countdown To War” )

ALEXANDER THE GREAT | William Shatner | Adam West | Full Length Adventure Movie | English

“As Alexander the Great prepares for his battle against his great rival, King Darius III, he must also face down his own war weary army and internal rivals.

Director Phil Karlson

Writers Robert Pirosh(screenplay) William Robert Yates

Stars William Shatner Adam West John Cassavetes

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326725/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVd3_KF00c

GAME OF ACES (2016) Full Movie | Action, Adventure, War Movie R

“A rescue attempt of a German traitor during World War I has unexpected consequences and sets off an adventure across the Arabian desert.

Director Damien Lay

Writer Damien Lay

Stars  Chris Klein Victoria Summer Werner Daehn

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3687118/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl8KIVghpZw

Submarine Command 1951 War William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson

“Submarine commander Ken White reminisces about his wartime years aboard submarine USS Tiger Shark and struggles with feelings of personal guilt.

Director John Farrow

Writer Jonathan Latimer(story and screenplay)

Stars William Holden Nancy Olson William Bendix

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044085/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0PCuSqxASI

DRAMA

Death of a Salesman(1966) Lee J Cobb

“An abridged award-winning television adaptation of a famous play about an aging travelling salesman who’s on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His job is gone, and his family hates him for never being there. He tries mending things with them.

Director Alex Segal

Writer Arthur Miller(play)

Stars Stanley Adams Edward Andrews Lee J. Cobb

Won 3 Primetime Emmys 5 wins & 8 nominations total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187806/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7lGIUzUKOE

The Caretaker (1963)

“While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston’s brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.

Director Clive Donner

Writer Harold Pinter(play)

Stars Alan Bates Donald Pleasence Robert Shaw

Awards 1 win & 1 nomination

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058164/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e6x5j_JKWA

The Second Greatest Sex (1955)

“In 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat, keeping the town’s men away from home most of the time. The last straw is when Matt Davis feels compelled to go on a new foray on his wedding night; his bride Liza (just call her Lysistrata) takes teacher Cassie’s advice and organizes a marital strike to make the men-folk sto… Read all

Director George Marshall

Writers Charles Hoffman(written for the screen by) Aristophanes(play “Lysistrata”)

Stars Jeanne Crain George Nader Kitty Kallen

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048594/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wOxOQ5xW8o

DRIVE-IN CLASSIC: ‘THE MIAMI STORY’ (1954) Barry Sullivan, Beverly Garland

“Fed up with the rising crime rate in Miami, the police chief and leading members of the city council hire a former gangster who’s gone straight to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.

Director Fred F. Sears

Writer Robert E. Kent(story)

Stars Barry Sullivan Luther Adler John Baer

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047232/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xBu2AzV5BU

Drive-In Classic? ‘CRIME AGAINST JOE’ (1956) John BROMFIELD, Julie LONDON

“A disreputable Korean War veteran is suspected of murder.

Director Lee Sholem

Writers Robert C. Dennis(screenplay) Decla Dunning(story)

Stars John Bromfield Julie London Henry Calvin

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049105/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEjB0oPP1Bg

?Drive-In Classic? ‘MIAMI EXPOSÉ’ (1956) Lee J. COBB, Patricia MEDINA, Edward ARNOLD

“Miami cop Bart Scott tracks down, in Cuba, a fugitive witness who can shed light in a double homicide and about the activities of a Miami mob lawyer who uses murder and blackmail in order to force the legalization of gambling in Florida.

Director Fred F. Sears

Writer Robert E. Kent(story and screen play)

Stars Lee J. Cobb Patricia Medina Edward Arnold

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049500/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLANuvCumtw

The Outlaw (1943) Jane Russell – Western old movie

“Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald.

Directors Howard Hughes Howard Hawks(uncredited)

Writers Jules Furthman(screenplay) Howard Hawks(uncredited) Ben Hecht(uncredited)

Stars Jack Buetel Thomas Mitchell Jane Russell

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036241/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HKToQNP660

RAGE – NEW 2021 – EXCLUSIVE FULL HD ACTION MOVIE IN ENGLISH

“After a violent home invasion leaves him in a coma and his wife deeply traumatized, a mild-mannered husband awakens to find out that one of the attackers is still on the loose. As they try to move on with their lives, one day his nearly-despondent wife spots the attacker, opening up a twisted tale of brutal revenge where all isn’t as it seems.

Director John Balazs

Writer Michael J. Kospiah

Stars Matt Theo Hayley Beveridge Richard Norton

Awards 12 wins & 1 nomination

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8874764/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLcsIFlUemI

THRILLER

WITHOUT EVIDENCE  1995 – ANGELINA JOLIE – FULL THRILLER MOVIE IN ENGLISH

“The story revolves around a possible conspiracy behind the real life murder of the Oregon’s Head of Corrections Michael Francke.

Director Gill Dennis

Writers Phil Stanford Gill Dennis

Stars Scott Plank Anna Gunn Andrew Prine

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176326/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW6dJMk3_po

Force of Impact (Deadly Skies) 2006| Full Action Movie

“The sky is literally falling in this thriller as one of the nation’s leading astronomers, Madison Kelsey believes she is tracking a huge rogue asteroid rocketing toward earth.

Director Sam Irvin

Writer Keith Shaw

Stars Antonio Sabato Jr. Rae Dawn Chong Michael Boisvert

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433363/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfX5ldmjRA

Thriller Movies in English 2021 Full Length Crime film

A Perfect Enemy 2020

“A successful architect is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl. Although the meeting seems fortuitous, soon there will be a turn that will transform the encounter into something much more sinister and criminal.

Director Kike Maíllo

Writers Cristina Clemente Kike Maíllo Fernando Navarro

Stars Dominique Pinon Tomasz Kot Marta Nieto

Awards 1 nomination

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9421200/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbz86W1HzD8

INSPIRATIONAL

The Whisperers 1967

“Elderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necessary to find her support in her declining years.

Director Bryan Forbes

Writers Robert Nicolson(novel) Bryan Forbes(written for the screen by)

Stars Edith Evans Nanette Newman Harry Baird

Nominated for 1 Oscar 9 wins & 4 nominations total

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061180/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z8QuOAjocY

DOCUMENTARY

Captain James Cook: The incredible true story of the World’s Greatest Navigator (QESP Editor’s Note, Highly Recommended! See also EYE OPENERS (GOOD & BAD).

“Captain James Cook, a British Navigator, Cartographer and explorer was one of the pre-eminent sailors and innovators of his age. Now a controversial figure for indigenous cultures who see him as the instigator and symbol of European colonial expansion and genocide; the real James Cook was actually quite a different man to what has been imagined.

Coming from abject poverty in rural Yorkshire England; raised among the pacifist and hard working Quakers, he dreamed of sailing to far off lands in the pacific since he was a boy. Working as an apprentice aboard a grubby Whitby Cat collier, he soon proved himself a hard working and competent sailor. He was later to join the Royal Navy and sail to Canada, taking part in the siege of Louisburg and Quebec, while learning the cartography and surveying skills that were to revolutionise the Navy from that time on.

James Cook circumnavigated the globe three times, charted approximately a third of the unknown coastlines of the globe; beginning with his first voyage aboard the Endeavour, with Naturalists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. He was the first man to sail below, and above the 70th parallel, and his regime of hygiene and fresh food revolutionised the management of scurvy while at sea. For this, he was admitted as a fellow to the Royal Society, as well as raised from the rank of Master, to Lieutenant and then Post Captain -something that would otherwise have caused a scandal among the high society gentry, if it were not for his incredible reputation. In all three of his major voyages, spanning twenty years, he never lost one crew member to the disease, which was an astonishing achievement when compared to a 40% plus death rate that was typical of long range voyages in the time preceding his.

His untimely murder in Hawaii robbed the world of a humble, humane and dedicated leader, whose legacy now risks being tarnished by historical revisionists more focused on political activism than historical reality.

#captaincook, #jamescook, #realhero, #aussiehero, #endeavour, #Australia, #navigator, #cartographer, #circumnavigation

Erratum: Linnaeus was incorrectly labelled as Swiss rather than Swedish. Sincere apologies to my Swedish viewers! Long nights working solitary on this long documentary were bound to cause a slip of the tongue somewhere! Also, the opening sequences show Lenin’s bust rather than Stalin- for which I had no acceptable statue image- apologies for any confusion. Elizabeth Batts Cook lived to be 93 and not 85 years old as was incorrectly stated in the film.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Fz88l2vlo

“Countdown To War” 1989 WW2 British TV-Movie

“Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between the UK, France, Poland, Nazi Germany, and the U.S.S.R. from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, caused by Hitler’s invasion of Poland.

Director Patrick Lau

Writer Ronald Harwood(play)

Stars Ian McKellen Michael Aldridge Tony Britton

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204980/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QdVLKrs7A4

QESP Editor’s Note,  see WAR “The Last Days of Patton”)

Look Up in the Sky! | The Amazing Story of Superman

“The history of the comic book superhero, Superman in his various media incarnations.

Director Kevin Burns

Writers James Grant Goldin Steven C. Smith

Stars Kevin Spacey(voice) Gerard Jones  Forrest J. Ackerman

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499516/”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6fhyw4alrw

QESP Editor’s Note,  see KIDS ‘Superman: Requiem‘

– (QESP Editor’s Note: If anyone has a favourite old film to share, send the link to me at tedsmillie@yahoo.com . Thanks, Ted )

JOKES

Funniest Joke I Ever Heard 1984 Jimmy Stewart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IiICcSH8iY

Programmer Jokes

A programmer puts two glasses on his bedside table before going to sleep. A full one, in case he gets thirsty, and an empty one, in case he doesn’t.

https://www.dcsl.com/20-one-liners-only-software-developers-understand/

classic software JOKES

Programmer’s spouse: Could you go to the store and buy a gallon of milk? If there are eggs get a dozen.

…Programmer returns some while later with a dozen gallons of milk…

Programmer’s spouse: Why on Earth did you buy twelve gallons of milk?

Programmer: Well, there were eggs.

http://www.asiteaboutnothing.net/c_programming-jokes.html

A computer science student is studying under a tree and another pulls up on a flashy new bike.  The first student asks, “Where’d you get that?”

The student on the bike replies, “While I was studying outside, a beautiful girl pulled up on her bike.  She took off all her clothes and said, ‘You can have anything you want’.”

The first student responds, “Good choice!  Her clothes probably wouldn’t have fit you.”

https://www.devtopics.com/best-programming-jokes/

New computer JOKES

Window Problems A blonde texts her husband on a cold winter’s morning: “Windows frozen, won’t open.” Husband texts back: “Gently pour some lukewarm water over it and gently tap edges with hammer.” Wife texts back 5 minutes later: “Computer really messed up now.”

A wife and husband was setting up their computer and the husband makes the password my dick, but the wife fell on the floor laughing because the computer said the password was too short.

https://worstjokesever.com/computer

EYE OPENERS (GOOD & BAD)

By Ted Smillie 26/8/2021

“What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer.

The above quote is from Francis Bacon’s 1625 essay, Of Truth, in which he suggests “it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it that doth the hurt.”

In EYE OPENERS (GOOD & BAD), we allow our readers to form their own opinions, and to share them via feedback, which can be sent to me at tedsmillie@yahoo.com.

QESP Editor’s Note,  see DOCUMENTARY Captain James Cook: The incredible true story of the World’s Greatest Navigator )

Tech you need to know: homomorphic encryption

As part of its 2021 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, analysts at Gartner recently called out homomorphic encryption as an emerging technology organisations should explore to help secure competitive advantage. This article provides an introduction to this transformational technology and the significant impact it will have for business users across a number of data-driven use cases.

Havana syndrome

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Havana syndrome is a set of medical symptoms with unknown causes experienced mostly abroad by U.S. government officials and military personnel. The symptoms range in severity from pain and ringing in the ears to cognitive difficulties^[2][4] and were first reported in 2016 by U.S. and Canadian embassy staff in Havana, Cuba. Beginning in 2017, more people, including U.S. intelligence and military personnel and their families, reported having these symptoms in other places, such as China, Europe, and Washington, D.C.^[10]

The U.S. Department of State has referred to the events as “unexplained health incidents”,^[11][12] while Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns has publicly called them attacks.^[13] A 2019 retrospective neuroimaging study of 40 affected diplomats in Cuba published in the medical journal JAMA found evidence that the diplomats had significant brain neuroimaging differences compared to healthy control group members, but it was not able to determine the cause of the observed differences and states that “the clinical importance of these differences is uncertain and may require further study”.^[14]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome

Chart and table of Cuba life expectancy from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

• The current life expectancy for Cuba in 2022 is 79.08 years, a 0.12% increase from 2021.
• The life expectancy for Cuba in 2021 was 78.98 years, a 0.12% increase from 2020.
• The life expectancy for Cuba in 2020 was 78.89 years, a 0.12% increase from 2019.
• The life expectancy for Cuba in 2019 was 78.79 years, a 0.12% increase from 2018.

NOTE: All 2020 and later data are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/CUB/cuba/life-expectancy

QESP Blog

The Marginalian by Maria Popova

A 400-year-old remedy for melancholy, how Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh found himself and lost his self in a library epiphany, and old French fairy tales

How the Great Zen Master and Peace Activist Thich Nhat Hanh Found Himself and Lost His Self in a Library Epiphany

“To live, we must die every instant. We must perish again and again in the storms that make life possible.”

https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/23/thich-nhat-hanh-fragrant-palm-leaves/?mc_cid=1691282a0a&mc_eid=cc44891005

Events

ACOSM 2022: Responsible Business Conduct

ACOSM 2022 has been postponed due to COVID-19. A new date will be advised when the restrictions have been lifted.

Quotes

Quote of the Day

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. – Bill Gates

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/bill_gates_104353

Quote from Yesteryear

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six. Yogi Berra

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/yogi_berra_141844

Ted Smillie

QESP Chair