Early Hitchcock Film Found In New Zealand
Film preservationists say they’ve found the first half of The White Shadow, the earliest known surviving feature film on which Hitchcock has a credit.
The first three reels of the six-reel film made in 1923 were discovered by the National Film Preservation Foundation at the New Zealand Film Archive.
Thanks Mom for the link!
Kathy Pagapular, a teacher on Saipan, first saw the film Sharkwater at American Memorial National Park, which hosts a free public showing of an environmental movie on the first Friday of each month. She liked the film so much, she purchased it offAmazon.com and showed it to her sixth grade class. The students loved the movie, too, and decided to write to Sharkwater’s director and editor, Rob Stewart, to ask him to come to Saipan to help them protect sharks. -Source
The first Vigilante Parade, held in 1924, was the brainchild of Principal A. J. Roberts in an attempt to divert students from traditional “subversive” spring traditions. These included an annual “senior-junior fight,” which often resulted in serious injuries. With the help of both students and faculty, the historical parade has enjoyed decades of success, creating its own history. For instance, in 1939, the Parade served as primary entertainment for visiting Prince Olaf and Princess Martha of Norway. -Source
NO GUNS, STARTER PISTOLS, OR BB GUNS WILL BE ALLOWED. ONLY REPLICA FIREARMS (WOODEN OR PLASTIC ARE ALLOWED). NO EXPLOSIVES WILL BE ALLOWED ON FLOATS. NO HAY RIDE, HOT TUB, MUD FIGHT, BARBQ ENTRIES OR FIRES WILL BE ALLOWED.
This photo was taken during the King of the Bubble contest in Brussles.
‘The divers compete to form the best bubbles – it is judged on things like the size, the shape, how perfect the ring is, and how many bubbles they can do in one breathe.
‘You have to blow to expel the air and it will form a bubble in a ring.
‘There’s no perfect technique for it though, you just have to find your own tricks and see what works.’ -The Guardian
Peter showed me how to do this while skin diving at the Grotto. (Pretty much look up and say, “too.”) You don’t even have to be very deep for it to work. You certainly don’t need to be submerged in the deepest indoor pool in the world, but it wouldn’t hurt.
Most people have probably seen footage like this by now, but I can’t post this unless I acknowledge the superiority of dolphins in this field.