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Oracle of Delphi
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Recent Posts Some Like it HotJuly 8th 2009 16:03
One of the great screwball comedies, Some Like It Hot answers the burning question: will Jack Lemmons romantic life actually improve if he puts on a dress?
You bet. In fact, just about everybody has a good time in this fun, silly movie, with Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag, hiding out from the mob in an all-girl band, and Marilyn Monroe as the dizzy blonde singer who keeps getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop. The Plot Lemmon plays bass fiddle and Curtis plays sax in a prohibition-era Chicago speakeasy where the 80-proof comes in coffee cups. Theyre counting on payday, but the cops raid the joint and they're out of a job. 
The boys are still wearing pants when they try to borrow a car to get to a new gig -- but the car is in a garage at 2122 North Clark Street, and its February 14, 1929. Our hapless heroes witness the St. Valentines Day massacre, narrowly escaping from Al Capone stand-in George Raft, as mobster Spats Colombo. With every thug in Chicago gunning for them, we next see the boys tottering on heels, primly disguised as sax player Josephine and Daphne," who has a few bullet holes in her bass. The two spot curvy Sugar Kane Kowalczyk (Monroe) on the train platform, and three weeks at a Florida resort even in drag - start looking better. Sugar, trying to curb her weakness for booze and saxophone players, confides to Josephine (the sax player, remember?) that shes hoping to find a millionaire hubby in Florida. Curtis promptly steals some resort clothes, and runs into Sugar on the beach disguised as the heir to Shell Oil, with a dead-on Cary Grant impersonation. (Nobody talks like that, Lemmon sputters as Sugar takes the bait.) Meanwhile, Daphne is pursued by real millionaire Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown) who has a yacht and a penchant for plus-size chorus girls. Unfortunately for everybody, our mobster friends from Chicago have chosen this very hotel for a winter meeting, and it doesnt take them long to recognize the tommy-gun holes in the bass fiddle. Oh-oh. The Cast of 'Some Like it Hot' Lemmon is delicious as Daphne, towering over suitor Brown as they tango. In a scene Lemmon himself thought was among his career best, he daydreams about whether a honeymoon on the French Riviera or the more-traditional Niagara Falls would be best before he has to break the news to Osgood that, well, hes a he. Its harder to like Curtiss character as he deceives poor, dim Sugar - but he turns out to be an all-right guy, more or less, and he and Lemmon are terrific together. Monroe, who was pregnant during filming, is even more voluptuous and ditsy than usual as she tries to cure Curtiss fake millionaire of his faux frigidity. (The actress later miscarried.) George Raft mocks himself as a movie mobster, at one point dissing a young thug for flipping a coin in the air (a bit of business Raft himself made famous in Scarface). Where did you pick up a cheap trick like that? he sneers. Pat OBrien sends up his own Irish-cop movie persona as Detective Mulligan, and the whole cast of cops, wiseguys and mob muscle men is a delight. 'Some Like It Hot' - the Bottom Line Nobody would ever really mistake these two for women, especially playing at close quarters with Marilyn in some of her most risqué film outfits. But thats not the point. Funny is the point, and this is a funny, funny movie. Its all there the convoluted plot, the spang-on timing, the ridiculous situations, the crackling pace and the great dialogue. The American Film Institute put this at the top of its list of great American comedies, and for good reason. Although various decency crusaders at the time wanted the film banned, Some Like it Hot helped bring an end to a Hollywood production code that hamstrung directors who wanted to use themes like cross-dressing - in scenes that today seem as harmless as high school skits. Its sweet-natured movie really, just spun sugar, a bit of classic movie cotton candy that wont even give you a toothache. Dont miss it.
BourkeJuly 8th 2009 15:43
Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located approximately 800 kilometres north-west of Sydney, on the south bank of the Darling River. At the 2006 census, Bourke had a population of 2,145, of whom 815 or 33% identified as Indigenous Australians.
The site of Bourke was first reached by British settlers in the 1820s and the town originally called Prattenville, was later named after Governor Richard Bourke of New South Wales in the 1830s. Bourke was a port, where goods and passengers travelled by paddlesteamer along the Murray-Darling river system. However, the use of river transport declined when the railway reached Bourke in 1885. The railway closed in 1990 after flooding caused significant damage to the line. The railway station is now used as a tourist information centre. 
Bourke Court House
In 1895 a heatwave killed 47 people in Bourke over a 13 day period. In that time the daily maximum temperature averaged 47°C (116.6°F). Bourke can be reached by the Mitchell Highway, with additional sealed roads from town to the north (Cunnamulla), east (towards Brewarrina, Moree and Goondiwindi) and south (Cobar). The town is also served by Bourke Airport and has Countrylink bus service to other regional centres, like Dubbo. It was also formerly the largest inland port in the world for exporting wool on the Darling River. The countryside around Bourke is used mainly for sheep farming with some irrigated fruit and cotton crops near the river. Bourke is the original end of the Main Western railway line, before the last section from Dubbo was closed to passengers. Bourke is considered to represent the edge of the settled agricultural districts and the gateway to the Outback which lies north and west of Bourke. This is reflected in a traditional east coast Australian expression "back o' Bourke", referring to the Outback. Bourke was mentioned in the trial of Bradley John Murdoch on November 24, 2005, as the place where murder victim Peter Falconio was allegedly seen, 8 days after his disappearance from near Barrow Creek, Northern Territory. Fred Hollows, the famous eye surgeon, was buried in Bourke after his death in 1993. Fred Hollows had worked in Bourke in the early 1970s and had asked to be buried there. The Telegraph Hotel, established in 1888 beside the Darling River, has been restored and now operates as the Riverside Motel In 2008, persisent high levels of crime in Bourke led to bans on the sale of alcohol. Additionally, the town is served by 7 FM and 2 AM stations, and 5 TV stations. There are two regional radio stations based in Bourke. 2 WEB broadcasts on 585 AM. 2CUZ FM is the regional Indigenous radio station in Bourke. It broadcasts locally on 106.5 FM. Both station broadcast to a myriad of communities in the region. The local paper, The Western Herald, is also published on a weekly basis (every Thursday) year-round, except during a short break at Christmas.
Aerosmith Rocks SummerSlamJuly 8th 2009 15:27
WWE would like to thank Aerosmith for the official theme song for SummerSlam You Gotta Move. The song can be found on the album Honkin On Bobo, which is in stores now on Columbia Records.
Aerosmith is joined by ZZ Top on a tour of the United States and Canada this summer. (WATCH) Want in on all the action? Visit Aerosmiths official fan club site at AeroForceOne.com for exclusive ticket packages and VIP fan experiences with incredible options like premier seating, pre-show parties, great killer merchandise and even an opportunity to meet Steven Tyler and Joe Perry!
Aerosmith Rocks SummerSlamJuly 8th 2009 15:25
WWE would like to thank Aerosmith for the official theme song for SummerSlam You Gotta Move. The song can be found on the album Honkin On Bobo, which is in stores now on Columbia Records.
Aerosmith is joined by ZZ Top on a tour of the United States and Canada this summer. (WATCH) Want in on all the action? Visit Aerosmiths official fan club site at AeroForceOne.com for exclusive ticket packages and VIP fan experiences with incredible options like premier seating, pre-show parties, great killer merchandise and even an opportunity to meet Steven Tyler and Joe Perry!
Australian Schools Championship : Day 1July 8th 2009 15:15
TheAustralian Schools Championship kicked off today in Sydney
A visit by the Qantas Wallabies highlighted an entertaining first days competition at the Australian Schoolboys Championship at Knox College in Sydney
Eels Appoint Osbourne As New CEOJuly 8th 2009 15:07
Parramatta have confirmed the appointment of Paul Osborne as the NRL club's new chief executive.
The former St George Illawarra and Canberra front rower will officially take over from acting chief executive Andrew Hill on Monday
Tennis Betting: Santoro To Beat Curse With Final Fling?July 8th 2009 14:47
The grass court season hasn't quite run its course and there is a great deal of value to be found at the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, says Sean Calvert.
Wimbledon is over for another year, but it's not quite the end of the grass court swing, as the tour heads to Newport, Rhode Island for the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships
Fremantle To Play Debutant Number 10July 8th 2009 14:32
Tim Ruffles will become Fremantle's 10th debutant of the season and its ninth first-year player to be unveiled when the club meets Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
Ruffles, 18, will be joined by Dean Solomon, who has served a club-imposed one-match ban, while injured captain Matthew Pavlich (calf) won't be risked but will still travel with the side for a match-day role
Manchester United Complete Obertan DealJuly 8th 2009 14:17
Manchester United have continued their rebuilding with the signing of winger Gabriel Obertan from Bordeaux.
The 20-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Barclays Premier League champions
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