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Official US Trailer for Brazilian Drama 'I'm Still Here' About a Family

By www.firstshowing.net
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:50:58 +0000

"It's gotten too dangerous here..." Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the US trailer for acclaimed Brazilian film I'm Still Here, the first feature film from director Walter Salles in 12 years. He's best known for his earlier work - directing the films Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries, Dark Water, On the Road. The film tells a true story about a Brazilian family whose father is taken by the government & never seen again. Set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1971 - a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by a heinous act. The lives of Eunice Paiva and her five children abruptly change after the disappearance of her husband – former Brazilian Labour Party congressman Rubens Paiva. The film stars Fernanda Torres as Eunice, Selton Mello, and Fernanda Montenegro. This first premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and after playing at tons of other festivals, it was selected by Brazil as their entry for Best International Film. It is yet another tale of South America's disappeared, this time focusing on a mother as she tries to figure out what happened to him. Worth […]


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Nanufu Wang's Cuba Activist Doc 'Night is Not Eternal' Official Trailer

By www.firstshowing.net
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:04:00 +0000

Two women, three countries, one relentless pursuit of democracy. HBO has revealed the official trailer for a documentary film titled Night is Not Eternal, the next film by doc filmmaker Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation, In the Same Breath). This recently premiered at a small film festival and is now set for a streaming launching on HBO & Max starting next week. For seven years she has followed Rosa Maria Paya, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace Prize nominated activist, Oswaldo Paya, in Rosa's fight for democracy in Cuba. Interwoven with Rosa's narrative are Nanfu’s poignant reflections on her Chinese upbringing and of eroding democratic norms in the US, revealing unsettling similarities to the authoritarian system she left behind. A powerful meditation on political change and individual action against seemingly insurmountable odds, the doc Night is Not Eternal reflects on the complexities of exile and small acts of defiance to create a narrative that crosses geographical boundaries exploring a universal longing for freedom. If you're curious, get a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Nanfu Wang's doc Night Is Not Eternal, direct from YouTube: Night Is Not Eternal is a deeply personal exploration of political activism through […]


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Watch: Sen. Bernie Sanders declares on CNN: ‘If Trump wins, the struggle—the global struggle—against climate change is over’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:51:44 +0000

Sen. Sanders: “If Trump wins, the struggle—the global struggle—against climate change is over. Because if the largest economy in the world, the United States, pulls back, so will China, so will Europe.”


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‘We paid billions’: Communist China solar CEO admits to buying US politicians & lobbyists

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:41:46 +0000

Communist China solar CEO admits to buying US politicians and lobbyists. Longi’s chairman, Zhong Baoshen: “We paid billions in tuition fees to learn how to navigate U.S. politics.”https://t.co/KoZ96WQJUF pic.twitter.com/4ao1bXkVQI — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) November 5, 2024 https://www.wsj.com/world/china/why-chinas-solar-boom-is-a-bust-for-its-leading-players-a869ccab


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Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies Are Making China Great Again – Using Biden-Harris IRA law to ‘expand their solar dominance’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:44:57 +0000

Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies Are Making China Great Again The left-wing site Politico was surprisingly honest with this headline: Biden is desperately trying to lure solar panel production from China to the United States with lavish subsidies. But the companies that are taking the cash and hanging a shingle are… Chinese: When Biden and congressional Democrats passed the […]


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Biden-Harris Admin Routed ‘Environmental Justice’ Cash To Left-Wing Activists, House Report Details

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:51:00 +0000

https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/04/biden-harris-admin-environmental-justice-cash-left-wing-activists/ By Nick Pope The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a new report Monday detailing how the Biden-Harris administration has given huge amounts of taxpayer cash to left-wing activist groups under the guise of “environmental justice.” The report highlights how the Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used hundreds of millions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]


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UN COP29 climate summit ups ‘climate finance’ target from 2009’s goal of $100 billion a year to ‘a more ambitious goal’ of ‘$1.8 trillion by 2030’ – Seeks ‘a just transition towards sustainability’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:10:44 +0000

Last week, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its report on the quantitative and qualitative elements of the NCQG. It conveys a strong message that global climate finance needs a boost in both quantity and quality to address developing economies’ needs for a just transition towards sustainability and resilience. 

“Ultimately, the goal of the NCQG (New Collective Quantified Goal) on climate finance must be to transform the climate finance landscape and herald a new era of mutual trust, cooperation and climate action,” the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report urges. 


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Ivy League University’s brightest climate bulb, Michael Mann, rips the U.S. for re-electing Trump: ‘America is a failed Democracy…Our people failed us…We now pose a major threat to the planet’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:25:39 +0000

Climate hoaxers are not taking things well. Here is bitter fake Nobelist @michaelemann. pic.twitter.com/iAmVwU3FDk — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) November 6, 2024


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Climate activists spray US embassy in London with orange paint after Trump reelection victory

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:05:57 +0000

# https://www.foxnews.com/world/climate-activists-spray-us-embassy-london-orange-paint-after-trump-reelection-victory By Stephen Sorace Fox News Just Stop Oil members, ages 25 and 72, arrested in London after stunt Climate activists in the United Kingdom wasted no time responding to President-elect Trump’s re-election win on Wednesday, spraying orange paint on a section of the U.S. embassy in London in protest. Two members of the environmental group Just Stop Oil covered the […]


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Mag: ‘Trump Wins, Planet Loses’ – Morano heads to UN’s COP29 in Azerbaijan – Gore depressed – Bernie Sanders: ‘Struggle against climate change is over’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:52:15 +0000

Climate Depot note: I will be on the ground again this year attending the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan. Morano will be there for the week of November 10th through 15 in Baku, following the UN’s every effort to squelch your freedom and continue the dark path of net-zero rationing of energy, food, freedom of […]


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Biden will NOT attend UN climate summit in Azerbaijan: Media reacts: ‘US absence at COP29 signals retreat from climate action, jeopardizing global emission-cutting goals’ – ‘Particularly concerning’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:55:20 +0000

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2508719/shifting-climate-priorities After years of urgent calls for climate action, global leaders from key economies are now opting out of the United Nations COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan – a troubling signal for international climate efforts. The absence of the US in the summit starting today is particularly concerning. President Joe Biden will not attend, citing […]


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Azerbaijani president & UN climate summit host calls oil a ‘gift of God’ in COP29 speech – ‘The people need them’ – Slams Western ‘fake news media’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:14:11 +0000

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has accused Western "fake news media" and environmental organizations of a slander campaign against his country, in his address to fellow leaders...Aliyev repeated his controversial quote that Azerbaijan's oil and gas reserves are a "gift of the God [sic]." "Countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market because the market needs them, the people need them," he said. Oil and gas are natural resources, just like gold, copper, wind or the sun. "To accuse us that we have oil is the same like [sic] to accuse us that we have more than 250 sunny days a year in Baku," he said.


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COP29 Azerbaijan fossil fuel scandal sums up the crisis of modern climate diplomacy – Host country ‘attempted to use the UN climate summit to broker fossil fuel deals’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:32:10 +0000

https://www.intellinews.com/cop29-azerbaijan-fossil-fuel-scandal-sums-up-the-crisis-of-modern-climate-diplomacy-352396/ By bne IntelliNews November 11, 2024 A damning investigation has revealed that Azerbaijan’s COP29 leadership attempted to use the UN climate summit to broker fossil fuel deals, drawing fierce criticism from former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, who condemned the actions as “a treason” to the climate process. Secret recordings and documents obtained through an undercover […]


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Watch: At COP29, UN speakers declare war on farmers: ‘Producers of meat & dairy should pay for the damage they cause [to climate]’ – Call for ‘Meat Tax’

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:59:27 +0000

At #COP29Azerbaijan, Jeroom Remmers says “Producers of meat & dairy should pay for the damage they cause [to climate]. It’s normal, when I damage the window of my neighbor, I have to repair this damage, but meat & dairy processors also have to repair the damage they cause” pic.twitter.com/91XX5zm6fI — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 12, […]


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LA CUENTA SUIZA, de Leslie Waller (Pomaire, Buenos Aires, 4ª ed.)

By unaplagadeespias.blogspot.com
Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:50:00 +0000

Título: La cuenta suiza
Autor: Leslie Waller (1923-2007)
Título original: The Swiss account (1976)
Traducción: Aníbal Leal
Editor: Editorial Pomaire (Buenos Aires)
Edición: 4ª ed.
Fecha de edición: 1978-03
Descripción física: 542, 2 p.; 13,5x20 cm.: solapas
Estructura: 6 partes, 62 capítulos
Información sobre impresión:
Este libro se terminó de imprimir el día 24 de abril de 1978 en Imprenta de los Buenos Ayres, S.A., Rondeau 3274, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
La edición consta de seis mil ejemplares.
 
Información de contracubierta:
Suiza es un país en el que poquísimas cosas comienzan, pero muchas terminan
 
Información de solapas:
Suiza es un país en el que poquísimas cosas comienzan, pero muchas terminan
F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
A Matt Burris siempre se le encomendaban las misiones más difíciles, y si alguien podía infiltrarse en la organización bancaria suiza ése era él. Sin embargo sólo pudo cumplir su tarea utilizando recursos verdaderamente insospechados.
Margit Staeli era la heredera de una de las fortunas más grandes de Europa, pero su tío Dieter no quería mujeres a la cabeza de la empresa y confiaba en que el día que la muchacha se casara con Erich, su prometido, las cosas se solucionarían solas.
Cuando estos personajes se encuentran, la pacífica Suiza se transforma en el escenario de un juego mortal, en el que no sólo están en juego millones de francos sino también varias vidas humanas.
La novela transcurre en un ambiente de intrigas que se planean en viejas mansiones, dentro de coches de lujo que se persiguen por autopistas interminables, en restaurantes en los que hay que saber por lo menos tres idiomas para poder desayunar, en despachos desde los cuales se gobierna el mundo.
El choque producido entre las aspiraciones personales y los intereses del mundo de los negocios envuelve a los personajes en una maraña de traiciones, sexo y violencia, en medio de la cual hay, de vez en cuando, un gesto tierno, un amor auténtico, un sacrificio desinteresado.
Al atractivo del argumento hay que sumarle el interés de descubrir una imagen de un país y de ciudades que creíamos conocer. Con mucho humor y fina ironía el autor nos va presentando el rostro desconocido de los suizos.
El autor es un verdadero experto en la materia y nos revela los secretos de la evasión de divisas, de los institutos de belleza para mujeres internacionalmente famosas y de la forma cómo operan los Bancos para mantener inviolable el secreto de los depósitos que se hacen desde el extranjero.
 
Leslie Waller comenzó su carrera literaria como periodista, oficio que le permitió adentrarse en ambientes diversos y que le proporcionó un profundo conocimiento del mundo que describe. Entre sus novelas más famosas figuran The Banker, The Family y The Coast of Fear. Pasa parte del año en Nueva York y el resto en Europa.
 
MI COMENTARIO:
De las novelas de décadas pasadas que encontré en mis búsquedas, La cuenta suiza era una de las que más me intrigaba. Evidentemente, trataba sobre el manejo financiero en Suiza, pero quería saber si incluía el espionaje en su historia, y qué estilo tenía, ya que posee una cantidad de páginas importante. Debo decir que me sorprendió: Waller se toma su tiempo para realizar una radiografía no sólo de los negocios que puede tener un gran banco helvético, sino que también desnuda al país mismo. Es una verdadera novela sobre el espíritu suizo. Waller no se enfoca en el folklore o en las bellezas turísticas (aunque también aparecen), sino que nos permite conocer una sociedad cerrada (por lo menos hasta los años ’70), donde las mujeres tienen limitados derechos básicos, con los hombres poderosos decididos a mantenerlas así. Es un país retrógrado con dinero. Sin embargo, la figura de Margit Staeli, heredera de la gran fortuna familiar, educada en Estados Unidos, sexualmente activa, se erige como la posibilidad de un cambio desde adentro. Pero la novela tiene varias líneas de acción más, que van desde un intrigante negocio electrónico con empresas japonesas, hasta el delirio geopolítico de Woods Palmer, ex director ejecutivo de UBCO, uno de los mayores bancos americanos, que vive cerca de Lugano. Palmer fue protagonista de una trilogía bestseller de Waller, compuesta por El banquero (1963), La familia (1968) y El americano (1971). Alguna fuente web que no registré decía que apareció en varios libros más, aunque de forma secundaria; La cuenta suiza lo confirma (curiosamente, los sitios webs más importantes sobre ficción no certifican esta serie). Palmer mueve a Matt Burris, ejecutivo de UBCO, desde su puesto en Japón a Basilea para que contribuya con una misión secreta a tomar el control de las finanzas del país. En una charla con Curtis, encargado de las operaciones secretas de UBCO, el director retirado confiesa sus propósitos megalómanos:

—Hay que aprender a descifrar el lenguaje de los economistas —dijo (Palmer)—. Más de la mitad del mundo se encuentra en vísperas de graves problemas. Pero nosotros no formamos parte de esa mitad.
—Me alegra saberlo. ¿Quién los sufrirá?
—Los pueblos subdesarrollados —Palmer esbozó un gesto—. Yo no inventé el término. La gente marginal está demás. No se trata de los desocupados. Demonios, eso puede ocurrirle a cualquiera. Ocurre que esa gente no sabe hacer nada que le permita ganarse la vida.
—¿Ni siquiera cavar zanjas?
—Ni siquiera eso. Las máquinas lo hacen cien veces mejor y más rápido.
—¿Cultivar alimentos, o algodón?
—Muy pronto no se necesitarán brazos para ejecutar esas tareas —dijo Palmer con una sonrisa seca—. Ahora todo se hace con máquinas. Antiguamente un campesino de los lugares más remotos de África o Vietnam podía cultivar mijo o arroz, o cualquier cosa que le permitía vivir, con un pequeño sobrante que canjeaba por otros artículos necesarios. Pero la sequía está destruyéndolo, y el bajo costo de los granos producidos con máquinas viene a completar la tarea. Está acabado. Se muere ante nuestros propios ojos. Lo único que puede asegurarse con certeza es que el hambre se agravará cada vez más.
—Pero podemos enviarles lo que necesitan.
—¿Beneficencia?
—¿Por qué no? —insistió Curtis—. Lo hemos hecho durante generaciones en beneficio de los habitantes marginales de Estados Unidos.
Palmer meneó la cabeza.
—No hay mucho sentimentalismo en los dirigentes de los países prósperos. Exceso de inflación, que perjudica a demasiada gente. Un político que enviara alimentos a los pueblos hambrientos de la tierra no duraría una semana.
—¿De modo que tienen que morir?
Palmer guardó silencio, los ojos fijos en la palma de la mano, con los dedos extendidos.
—Tienen que morir.
Curtis se puso de pie y caminó hacia el ventanal.
—Y nosotros seremos los dueños de la tierra, ¿verdad?
—Eso mismo —confirmó Palmer—. Hemos infligido algún daño a nuestra ecología. Pero podemos repararlo si queremos. El problema es que nadie demuestra interés en eso. Porque además hemos hecho cosas peores aún con nuestro sistema de distribución. Un daño irreparable e incurable. De modo que esta gente tendrá que morir para que nosotros nos conservemos sanos y comamos más de lo que necesitamos.
—Y estemos ocupados ganando dinero.
Palmer levantó la vista para ver a Curtis que regresaba a su asiento.
—Eso se sobreentiende —dijo secamente.

Las palabras de Palmer suenan tan siniestras como actuales.
Entre Palmer y la familia Staeli se desarrolla una secreta partida de ajedrez, con mucho espionaje cruzado y un renovado romance entre Margit y Burris, que ya se conocían. El desenlace se acelera con la utilización de calculadoras electrónicas que funcionan como aparatos de filtración de conversaciones, manejados desde Japón. Una vez más queda claro que la ambición de poder siempre necesitará obtener, legal o ilegalmente, la información necesaria para tomar decisiones. Lo que uno teme es que la tecnología quizás evolucionó demasiado desde la publicación de esta novela, aumentando su capacidad de ser manipulada. Los Palmer de ahora están más cerca de conseguir sus objetivos.


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Alain Delon (1935-2024)

By unaplagadeespias.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:35:00 +0000

Hoy pasó una de esas cosas que uno sabe que ocurrirá en algún momento, pero igualmente no quiere que pase. La muerte de Alain Delon es el recordatorio que existió algo llamado cine. También convierte en monumento, en escultura, una parte feliz de quienes disfrutamos, aprendimos, “nos dimos cuenta” con sus películas.
Delon dejó una interesante colección de films de espionaje: The Assassination of Trotsky (Joseph Losey, 1972), Scorpio (Michael Winner, 1973), Armaguedon (Alain Jessua, 1977), Mort d’un pourri (Georges Lautner, 1977), The Concorde... Airport ’79 (David Lowell Rich, 1979), 3 hommes à abattre (Jacques Deray, 1980), Tegeran-43 (Aleksandr Alov y Vladimir Naumov, 1981) y Le choc (Robin Davis, 1982). Recomiendo sobre todo Mort d’un pourri (Muerte de un corrupto), una película profética que anticipó el imperio de las finanzas que finalmente se ha impuesto en el mundo.
Como dice el título de la película que hizo con Charles Bronson: ADIEU L’AMI.


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EL RIO DE LA MUERTE, de Alistair MacLean (Bruguera, Cinco estrellas)

By unaplagadeespias.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:57:00 +0000

Título: El río de la muerte
Autor: Alistair MacLean (1922-1987)
Título original: River of death (1981)
Traducción: Raquel Albornoz
Cubierta: Neslé Soulé (diseño)
Editor: Editorial Bruguera (Barcelona)
Edición: 1ª ed.
Fecha de edición: 1984-10
Descripción física: 240 p.; 13x21 cm.: cartoné
Serie: Cinco estrellas #117
ISBN: 978-84-02-09973-0 (84-02-09973-4)
Depósito legal: B. 11.639-1984
Estructura: prólogo, 10 capítulos
Información sobre impresión:
Impreso en los Talleres Gráficos de Editorial Bruguera, S.A.
Carretera Nacional 152, Km 21,650. Parets del Vallès (Barcelona) - 1984
 
Información de contracubierta:
En la selva del Amazonas, cada paso puede conducirlos a una trampa mortal...
Todos los peligros de la selva y todas las riquezas que esconde una de las últimas regiones vírgenes de la tierra aguardan a la expedición que se interna en el corazón del Mato Grosso en busca de una legendaria Ciudad Perdida y de un tesoro nazi. Le llevó treinta años a Spaatz, un antiguo SS que ahora se llama Smith, encontrar la pista del camarada que le traicionó cuando la guerra terminaba y huyó con el oro del Tercer Reich. Y Spaatz está decidido, cueste lo que cueste, a vengar esa traición. Pero los hombres que le acompañan en la expedición no son lo que parecen, y tienen sus propios y secretos motivos para estar allí. Y en medio de la selva amazónica, en una tierra donde sólo rige la ley del más fuerte o del más astuto, las batallas son sin cuartel...
 
MI COMENTARIO:
Más una novela de aventuras que de espías, es al final de la misma que uno se entera que varios de los personajes son agentes secretos de distintas organizaciones.
Ambientada en el Mato Groso brasileño, tiene los condimentos típicos de una novela de aventuras: escenario tropical, peligros provenientes de tribus de indígenas muy primitivos, una ciudad perdida que contiene tesoros antiquísimos, una travesía jalonada por imprevistos, etc. La mejor parte de la novela es la que justamente transcurre durante el viaje de los protagonistas a la ciudad perdida. Un antiguo militar nazi, con su identidad cambiada, busca a un camarada que lo traicionó durante los últimos días de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, al llevarse importantes cuotas de los tesoros saqueados por el Tercer Reich. Acompañado por personajes de distinto origen, llega a la ciudad perdida donde se encuentra con su destino.
El final es despachado por MacLean en pocas páginas, casi a las apuradas, presentando la resolución a multitud de interrogantes. Pareciera que el autor se hubiera cansado de su propia novela y la quisiera clausurar de un tirón. Me parece que el argumento, que había ido ganando en interés (MacLean describe con gran oficio el recorrido por la selva), termina implosionando en un final decepcionante.
 
ADAPTACIÓN CINEMATOGRÁFICA:
En 1989 se realizó una película basada en el libro: River of Death, dirigida por Steve Carver y protagonizada por Michael Dudikoff (John Hamilton), Robert Vaughn (Dr. Wolfgang Manteuffel), Donald Pleasence (Heinrich Spaatz), Herbert Lom (Cor. Ricardo Diaz), L.Q. Jones (Eddie Hiller), Sarah Maur Thorp (Anna Blakesley), Cynthia Erland (Maria) y Foziah Davidson (Dalia). En el ámbito hispanohablante, el film fue titulado El río de muerte, aunque también fue conocido como Río sangriento.


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AIRE AGITADO, de Irwin Shaw (Peuser)

By unaplagadeespias.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Título: Aire agitado
Autor: Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Título original: The troubled air (1965)
Traducción: Ada Emma Franco
Cubierta: Leonor Vassena (il.)
Editor: Ediciones Peuser (Buenos Aires)
Fecha de edición: 1960-10
Descripción física: 504 p.; 14x19,5 cm.
Estructura: 25 capítulos
Información sobre impresión:
Impreso en Peuser, durante la segunda quincena de octubre de 1960, en sus talleres de Patricios 567, Buenos Aires, República Argentina
 
Información de contracubierta:
AIRE AGITADO es la historia del comunismo internacional. La historia de un hombre, de una ciudad, de una nación en pugna con los engaños de que se valen los jerarcas del “paraíso de los trabajadores” para destruir en los seres humanos todo sentimiento de amistad, sinceridad, amor al prójimo y confianza mutua. El “partido” está por sobre todo y lo único importante es servir eficientemente a sus fines, aunque con ello aniquilemos lo que más queremos e incluso a nosotros mismos.
Irwin Shaw, el escritor norteamericano que iniciara una meteórica carrera con su novela de posguerra The Young Lions (Los Leones Jóvenes), cimentada y fortalecida más tarde con “Lucy Crown”, por cuyos derechos de filmación Hollywood pagó medio millón de dólares, nos deslumbra con este planteo político-social que, por su argumento, estilo, recursos novelísticos y técnica del planteo, desenlace y crisis, puede considerarse una de las mejores obras de la literatura norteamericana de la última década. AIRE AGITADO es ante todo una novela, una novela que se lee con el mismo suspenso de una refinada aventura de espionaje, pero que tiene la ventaja de poseer verdadera calidad interior.


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Hand-painted Dr No Poster from Lebanon

By illustrated007.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:39:00 +0000

A few year ago I painted an homage for "Dr No" (below). Recently I found my artwork used on a 2 x3 meter hand-painted poster attributed to Lebanon. I take it as a compliment.

 


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New Disney+ Trailer Reveals First Footage From Alien: Earth & Andor Season 2

By www.slashfilm.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:34:03 +0000

Disney+ has unveiled a trailer featuring the first footage from Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth series and Tony Gilroy's Andor season 2. Check it out!


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Trailer: Cruising with Bettie Trailer: L.A. to the Bahamas

By feeds.thesailingchannel.tv
Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 19:00:00 -0400

TheSailingChannel presents a slice of the cruising lifestyle. Have you ever dreamt of "sailing off into the sunset?" Then join Bob and Kaye aboard their 36 foot sloop, "Bettie" as they cruise from Los Angeles to the Bahamas via the Panama Canal on the first leg of their sailing adventure. Cruising with Bettie is a 51-minute sailing/travel documentary available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/cwb.
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"Bettie" is based on a Cascade 36 hull. It was custom molded for Bob by Yacht Constructors in Portland Oregon back in 1978. Four years and lots and lots of man hours later Bob splashed her. "Bettie" has a raised freeboard that allows for a flush deck design. This is a fast-paced video, with gorgeous photography, that will give you a first hand look at the cruising lifestyle. Over 10,000 miles have passed under Bettie’s keel since Bob and Kaye left Los Angeles in 2004. They sailed down the west coast to Panama, through the Canal, east to Cartagena, Columbia then north to Honduras and east across the Caribbean to the Bahamas. That's the focus of this video.
Bob Steadman was a highly acclaimed Hollywood cinematographer. Sadly, Bob past away earlier this year. His last Hollywood gig was as technical consultant to the Director of Photography on the feature, Body of Lies directed by Ridley Scott and starring Leonardo de Caprio and Russell Crowe. Check out Bob Steadman's screen credits on the Internet Movie Database. Bob's First Mate, Kaye is a Hollywood costume designer. Read all about them and their adventures in Bettie's Blog.
Cruising with Bettie is available for purchase as a High Quality Windows Media or QuickTime Video Download for just $9.99. Click, pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch. The complete 51-minute video will be saved to your PC or MAC where you can enjoy unlimited full screen plays. It also looks great on your large flatscreen TV and the QuickTime version plays on your iPad, iPod, or Android mobile device.

Cruising with Bettie is also available on DVD for $24.95 (includes U.S. shipping) and $29.95 (includes international shipping).

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The Big Sailboat Project Preview

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Published On :: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0500

Ten years in the making, The BIG Sailboat Project tracks the gritty effort of two gals as they pursue their dream of building and cruising a 43 foot steel sailboat. Located a 1000 miles from the coast in rural Alberta, Canada, the duo decide on steel as their building material, which they shape into a Bruce Roberts designed 43 MKII Long Keel Cutter.
Volume I contains five episodes covering steel construction from keel to fully enclosed vessel. Each episode is approximately 23 minutes long, and includes documentary footage of hull construction artfully edited and interspersed with 3-D animation illustrating steel construction techniques. You can watch previews of each episode at www.thesailingchannel.tv/thebigsailboatproject
The Big Sailboat Project, Volume I is available for purchase as a High Quality QuickTime Download or High Quality Windows Media Download for just $12.99. Click, pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch.
Volume II is currently in production, and will cover finishing and rigging the vessel through launch and sea trials.

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Once Upon an Island in the Atlantic - Trailer

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Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:30:08 -0400

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Sail Atlantic Islands with famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine. A highly entertaining destination video that explores the islands of the Atlantic from the cost of South Africa to Bermuda with stops at St. Helena and several islands in the Caribbean. Available in English, French, and Italian. One of a series of extraordinary documentaries about exotic destinations for cruising sailors hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine.

Enjoy beautiful images, relaxing music, and entertaining narrative as Antoine takes you on his voyages to the islands of the Atlantic. Sail with Antoine aboard his 40 foot catamaran, Banana Split starting in Cape Town, South Africa then across the Atlantic to the Brazilian isle of Fernando de Noronha. Next, sail north to the Caribbean with visits to Barbados and the infamous French penal colony of Devils Island. Then east across the Atlantic to Britain's island jewel, Bermuda. From there, continue sailing east to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde Islands. Complete your voyage with a return sail across the Atlantic to the tropical waters of the West Indies.

On TheSailingChannel.TV, the documentaries are available in English, French, and Italian.

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TheSailingChannel.TV offers several of Antoine's Once Upon an Isle videos through Vimeo On Demand. Titles include: Islands of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.

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Once Upon an Island: the Mediterranean - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:30:08 -0400


This is a destination video for cruisers interested in exploring the islands of the Mediterranean. In this 54 minute wide screen film, your voyage starts in the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of Spain. Next visit the Italian islands of Sardinia, Corsica, and Elba. Then sail down the west coast of Italy to Capri. Continue south to the Aeolian Islands off the northeastern tip of Sicily and the port of Messina. Next visit Venice, the most romantic city-island in the world. Then stop off at Malta before sailing to the Greek Islands. Visit the Cyclades in the southern Aegean, stopping at Mykonos, known for its beaches and nightlife. Then tour Crete and its ancient Minoan ruins. End your Med island tour on the picturesque island of Santorini with its colorful cliff villages overlooking the Aegean.

On TheSailingChannel.TV, the documentaries are available in English, French, and Italian.
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TheSailingChannel.TV offers several of Antoine's Once Upon an Isle videos through Vimeo On Demand. Titles include: Islands of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.

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Cast Off for Catalina Video Cruising Guide - Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:30:00 -0400

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TheSailingChannel.TV presents Cast Off for Catalina, the indispensable Video Cruising Guide to Catalina Island for boaters (and landlubbers too!) This video is a must-see before you sail and while you're there. It includes everything you need to know about cruising to tranquil Catalina island, just 20 miles from busy Los Angeles across the Santa Barbara Channel. The video covers mooring technique, anchoring, and a complete circumnavigation of the island describing the most popular harbors and anchorages. During the video, you'll visit Avalon Harbor, the Isthmus, Cherry and Fourth of July Coves, Howland's Landing, Emerald Bay, Catalina Harbor, Little Harbor, and many others. The video also takes you onshore to visit the quaint town of Avalon, the isthmus outpost of Two Harbors, and the picturesque interior where buffalo roam--decedents of a herd imported for a 1930's Western Movie. Cast Off for Catalina is produced by Mark Ritts and Ted Field, longtime creators, writers and producers of award-winning national television series and documentaries.
Check out our Cast Off Cruising Guide for Southern California on Vimeo on Demand. Includes both Cast Off for Catalina and Cast Off for Mexico.


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Once Upon an Isle: Secret Caribbean - Trailer

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Published On :: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:30:08 -0500


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TheSailingChannel.TV presents Secret Caribbean, an extraordinary 1 hour, 44 minute documentary about exotic island destinations for cruising sailors hosted by famous French sailor and filmmaker, Antoine. The documentary is available in English, French, and Italian..

Sail with Antoine on his catamaran, Banana Split, from Guadeloupe’s outer islands, north through the southern French Antilles, then on to Roatan, the Bay Islands of Honduras, the secluded atolls of Belize concluding with a dramatic fly-over outer atolls of extensive reefs where lies the Blue Hole, a major geological wonder of the Caribbean.

Continue your voyage off the coast of Venezuela visiting the archipelago of Los Roques, consisting of over 300 small islands. Then its onto Bonaire, part of the Dutch Antilles, and reminiscent of the Caribbean before mass tourism. Next visit Williamstadt, the brightly colored Dutch capital on the isle of Curacao. Then make an off-shore passage north towards Panama with a stop at the small, out of the way, English speaking isle of Providencia.

Arriving in Panama waters, pay an extensive visit to an island group out of the past: the San Blas, home to the Kuna Indians. Continuing north towards the Panama Canal, stop along the coast to visit a small colony of beach side bungalows. Here, passing sailors often spend some months of land time before continuing on their voyages.
Finally, make the passage through the Panama Canal to the busy Panama City, a jumping off port for voyages across the Pacific.

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Cruising on the Mary T: Newfoundland's Southwest Coast - Trailer

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Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:08 -0500

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23 minute documentary. Voyage with Amy and Kenny aboard their 1984 Morgan 384 sloop as they explore Newfoundland's Southwest Coast. Sail past grand vistas of rock bound shores into stunning fjords. Visit remote outports frozen in time and learn the sad story of their slow decline. Meet the locals who tell of vanishing fisheries and a government that's eliminating their support including mail, mainland ferries and electricity. Witness a homecoming celebration in the small island village of Ramea where a traditional way of life is quickly disappearing. Then sail east to the small island of St. Pierre & Miquelon, the last remaining French position in North America.

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The Big Sailboat Project - Trailers

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Published On :: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0500

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The BIG Sailboat Project is an 11-episode series (22-26 minutes each) that tracks the gritty effort of two gals as they pursue their dream of building and cruising a 43 foot steel sailboat. Located a 1000 miles from the coast in rural Alberta, Canada, the duo decide on steel as their building material, which they shape into a Bruce Roberts designed 43 MKII Long Keel Cutter. Each episode is approximately 23 minutes long, and includes documentary footage of hull construction artfully edited and interspersed with 3-D animation illustrating steel construction techniques.

Volume I, Episodes 1-5 (110 minutes) covers vessel research, buying tools, and construction from laying the keel to fully enclosed hull.
Volume II, Episodes 6-11 (158 minutes) is now available. Episodes cover finishing the interior, electrics and wiring, mechanics, plumbing, painting, launch day, sea trials, and project epilogue.

You can watch previews of each episode at http://feeds.thesailingchannel.tv/~/557876302/0/thesailingchannel
Both volumes are available as high quality mp4 files at Vimeo On Demand.
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Sail Repair with Wally Moran - Pt. 5

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Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:30:08 -0400


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In this 5-part, 56 minute series, sailing writer, Contributing Editor to SAIL Magazine and charter skipper, Wally Moran tackles his first sail repair project using Sailrite's powerful yet easy to use Ultrafeed LSZ-1 sewing machine. In Part 5, Wally bends on the mainsail, reviews his repairs, and takes his boat out on the creek where he hoists the repaired main for inspection.

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The series begins in the Sailrite booth at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. There, with the help of Sailrite's Matt Grant, Wally assess the repairs to a torn batten pocket and leechline on his mainsail. In realtime, we watch Matt make the batten pocket repair with the LSZ-1 sewing machine. In the next 3 episodes, Wally takes on the leechline repair, working outdoors at a local Annapolis marina. He uses the LSZ-1 and Sailrite's proven techniques to repair the leechline.

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RawFaith - Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:30:08 -0400

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RawFaith is a documentary about a man driven by a mission to build and sail a 100 foot handicapped accessible galleon to distant shores. Our own notions of personal priorities and obligations to others will be prompted by the experiences of the McKay family, RawFaith and its mission.

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Looking to take on a new challenge, family patriarch George McKay coalesces his family around the idea of building a three masted galleon that would accommodate the family and the needs of their daughter Elizabeth with Marfans Syndrome as a floating family compound. The ship evolves into a broader mission to take other handicapped families on accessible adventures but its evolution saw the dissolution of a marriage and the departure of Elizabeth and his three sons from the project after its launch. George McKay continued to pursue the mission with a solitary focus until the ship’s tragic sinking in a December storm off Nantucket, MA.

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Pardey Cost Control While You Cruise - Trailer

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Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:30:08 -0400


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Cost Control While You Cruise.
What does it actually cost to cruise? How do you keep from blowing the budget you set? Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share the financial lessons they have learned during 45 years of voyaging and from countless interviews with cruising sailors from dozens of different countries and walks of life. Based on the Pardey's popular boat show seminar of the same name, this new video includes footage shot by the Pardey's over 25 years of cruising the world's oceans. Divided into 22 chapters, the main 64-minute movie provides a wealth of information about cruising costs and ways to control your budget once you're out there. The DVD is fully interactive so you can easily reference different chapters. The Video Download MP4 file is also "chapterized" so you can jump between topics.

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Sailing Adventures of the Irish Rose - Trailer

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Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:30:08 -0400


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Sail with skipper/filmmaker/explorer, Dave Perdew, on Irish Rose as novice and experienced sailors join him on different legs as they cruise from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska along the famed Inside Passage. Irish Rose is a 40 foot Bob Perry Design 1979 cutter completely refurbished for adventure sailing in the high latitudes. She tows a 15 foot RIB with 50hp outboard for exploring narrow channels where a larger boat can't go. The MP4 Video Download is "Chapterized" so you can easily explore different legs of the voyage.

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Bears, eagles, whales, seals, salmon, and icebergs. There is still a place in America where nature rules. Where glaciers gleam like jewels set into majestic mountains. Where ice-fed waterfalls plummet from tidewater glaciers. Where the spirits of ancient ancestors linger in the mist. Where their signs can be seen on rock cliffs near the bones of their great wooden lodges, their weather-worn totems still standing guard in virgin forests. The inside passage, from Seattle, Washington up the coast of Canada, to Juneau, Alaska is a waterway window into the past with majestic scenery and hidden anchorages where time stands still.


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A Red Dot on the Ocean - Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:00:08 -0400


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This is the initial trailer for the Public Television documentary produced by Amy Flannery and TheSailingChannel about Matt Rutherford and his record setting, solo non-stop sailing odyssey around the Americas on a 27-foot sailboat in support of Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB). For more information about the documentary, visit reddotontheocean.com.

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Sail Vicarious - Series Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:00:08 -0500


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The Sail Vicarious series brings you over eight hours of how-to and cruising information in 7 Video Download volumes or 6 DVDs. Join Spencer and Kathleen as they locate the right cruising sailboat, undertake a major multi-year refit, outfit their craft for long-range cruising, gain experience during a cruise up and down the U.S. east coast, then head offshore from Miami to the Bahamas, and continue south, cruising the BVIs and the islands of the eastern Caribbean. You'll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising to paradise. Each MP4 Video Download is "Chapterized" so you can easily reference different sections, just like a DVD.

Purchase the entire series or individual episodes as Downloads or Streaming RentalsVimeo On Demand
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Singlehanded Docking & Sail Trim - Preview

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Published On :: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:15:00 -0500


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Preview for 52-minute how-to sailing video. U.S. Coast Guard certified skipper, Capt. Jack Klang, combines innovative classroom models with real world sailing situations to explain the skills and techniques required for singlehanders to dock with confidence in any wind or current, trim cruising sails for power and speed, and retrieve a mooring alone. In a bonus segment, Capt. Jack demonstrates how a crew of two can fly, trim, and retrieve an asymmetrical spinnaker, making light air cruising faster and more fun. The QuickTime Video Download is "Chapterized" so you can easily reference different sections, just like a DVD.

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Purchase the 2-video set: Sailing Instruction with Capt. Jack that includes Cruising tips and Singlehanded Docking. Download for just $15.99.

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600 Days to Cocos & the Galapagos Islands - Trailer Pt. 1

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Published On :: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 11:00:00 -0400


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Preview of Part 1.
Originally shot in 16 mm color, the film has been restored and converted to HD video.

Completed in 1976, this is a two part sailing documentary by skipper and noted Hollywood cinematographer, Gene Evens (Roots, Jeremiah Johnson, Lady Sings the Blues, Batman and many more movie and television productions) and his wife Josie aboard their 32 foot sloop, "Discubridor" ("Discoverer"). Their two-year sailing adventure takes them over 10,000 miles from southern California south to Costa Rica, offshore to Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands, then home to San Diego. Along the way they explore remote locales, fish, struggle against storms, and on a few occasions fight for survival.
In Part 1, Gene and his wife Josie, sail "Discubridor" ("Discoverer") south from San Diego down the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica where they are joined by their son Ron and a couple of friends for a 300 mile off shore sail to the mysterious Cocos Island. In Part 2, the crew explore Cocos Island, sail onto the legendary Galapagos Islands for more exploration, then Gene and Josie sail back across the Pacific alone and home to San Diego.
Available at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/600days
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Pt. 1: To Cocos & the Galapagos Islands
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Pt. 2: Cocos & the Galapagos Islands
Running time: 65 Minutes

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Beyond the West Horizon - Trailer

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Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:45:00 -0500



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Preview of 91-minute classic sailing documentary.
Beyond the West Horizon - A film by Eric and Susan Hiscock.
In the late 1950's, very few "middle class" sailors had taken small sailing craft on long voyages. British Sailors, Eric and Susan Hiscock became pioneers in making long trans-oceanic passages in a small sailboat to what was then quite remote destinations. Their sailing adventures paved the way for future generations of cruising sailors who would follow in their wake, making blue water passage-making the more common experience it has become today.

The Hiscocks shared their sailing adventures in several books and made a 16mm color documentary about their second circumnavigation aboard their 30 foot sloop, Wanderer III. The couple departed from Yarmouth Isle of Wight on the 19th of July 1959 and returned on August 8th, 1962. Prior to their departure, the BBC provided some camera training, a 16mm windup camera, and 4000 feet of color film stock. During their 30,189 mile circumnavigation, Eric and Susan meticulously filmed their voyage and their many land falls. On their return, the BBC edited a 91-minute documentary based on a script and narration written by Eric. The finished film aired on BBC television in January 1963.

Working with the Beaulieu Film and Video Library at the UK National Motor Museum Trust, TheSailingChannel.TV has restored "Beyond the West Horizon" and digitally remastered it to HD.
Watch free interviews with Lin and Larry Pardey about the Hiscocks, and Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson - current owners of Wanderer III.
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Don Street Sailors' Knots - Trailer

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Published On :: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:30:00 -0500



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Don Street Sailors' Knots
From Don Street Sailors' Knots. Filmed in Martinique aboard Iolaire, his 46 ft engineless wooden yawl, master sailor Don Street teaches you and your crew everything you need to know about sailors' knots and more in just 50 minutes. Don starts by covering 8 basic knots then adds more advanced knots like the rolling hitch, fisherman's bend, and tow boat hitch. With a down to earth style, he teaches you how to tie each knot and most importantly, when to use it, making a sometimes difficult subject easy and pleasurable. First Don demonstrates at normal speed then he shows you a slow motion close up that makes the knot's path easy to follow and learn. Don also covers proper line handling, dock line throwing, sail stops, halyards, and how to repair a chafed rope. Don gives you the critical knot and line handling skills every skipper should know.
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Suliere - Cruising the Exumas & Jumentos - Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:30:00 -0400



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Suliere - Cruising the Exhumas & Jumentos

Trailer for 83-minute cruising video. Sail with Paul and Lesley aboard their 50 foot catamaran, "Suliere," as they cruise the Bahamas exploring the Exhumas and sparsely populated Jumentos cays.
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Voyage of Entr`acte: The Partnership - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0400



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Voyage of Entr`acte: The Partnership

Trailer for 103-minute cruising video. The Partnership is a story of love and friendship, discovery and improbability. Ellen and Ed Zacko met while playing in the orchestra of a Broadway musical and hatched a scheme to take a temporary brake from the hectic New York scene and explore the world together. Their adventure aboard a Nor Sea 27 foot sloop led them to discover a different side of life that would change their lives forever.
Entr'acte - The musical interlude performed between two acts of a play. Join Ellen and Ed on a seven year saga: three years to build Entr'acte and four years to sail her - from a stormy Atlantic crossing to the tranquil French canals. Sail with them as they explore the Mediterranean then follow the trade winds on their return to the Caribbean and sail up the U.S. east coast to home. The Zackos draw upon their musical and show business background to combine over 800 slides with original music and snappy narrative, creating a highly entertaining multimedia experience.
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Voyage of Entr`acte: The San Blas Islands and The Panama Canal - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0400



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Voyage of Entr`acte: The San Blas Islands and The Panama Canal - Trailer

Trailer for 71-minute cruising video. A Film by Ellen & Ed Zacko. Join the crew of Entr'acte for a journey between two oceans. "The San Blas and Panama Canal" begins in Grenada and crosses the Caribbean Sea to the enchanting San Blas Islands. There Ellen and Ed Zacko re-unite with old friends Paula and John on Mr. John VI to explore the jungle of Panama and transit the Panama Canal together. Travel with them to this un-spoiled, primordial area inhabited by the Kuna Indians. Experience the magnificence of the Panama Canal from the deck of a small sailing vessel.
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Sail Trim & Performance Sailing with Gary Jobson - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:30:00 -0400



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Sail Trim & Performance Sailing with Gary Jobson

From the popular Sailing Quarterly Series, this 66 minute how-to sailing video, features America's Cup champion Gary Jobson covering all aspects of sail trim that will help you improve the performance of your boat whether you race or cruise.
Gary takes you aboard a variety of sailboats from Solings to Maxis, demonstrating how to use your sails to get the most out of your boat's performance. Detailed graphics show the finer points of adjustments. Watch now and get your boat out in front. Topics include Mainsail trim, Headsail trim, Spinnaker trim, Spinnaker sets and takedowns, Downwind mainsail trim, Light air racing upwind and downwind, and Trimming for performance.
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Sailvation: Charter Boat Hand-Over Trailer

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Published On :: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:00:00 -0400



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Sailvation: Charter Boat Hand-Over

This 39 minute how-to video provides background on all technical aspects of a typical charter boat hand-over. The video is not designed to replace your live hand-over, but with the information it provides, you'll be better equipped to understand the hand-over process and ask more detailed questions about your charter yacht when you arrive.

Sailvation was formed by a team of dedicated sailors with years of experience, not only in cruising but also in chartering and managing boats from popular base stations. They know what sailing is about, what life aboard entails, and what you will experience while chartering. They are the people that you meet on the first day at your charter briefing.

About the Founder
Sailvation was founded in 2008 by Incila Oezmert. Following a circumnavigation in 1999, Incila has been involved in the charter business as operation manger and base manager with several charter companies in Turkey. She consults in setting up the operations department of charter companies, and has extensive experience with technical problem solving for charter sailors. Incila has been a professional charter skipper since 2002.

Introductory special for the first 100 buyers through our Vimeo On Demand store. http://feeds.thesailingchannel.tv/~/74988843/0/thesailingchannel
One week only: Sept. 20 − 27, 2014.
Download-to-Own (mp4) 20% off (normally $18.99 USD). Click BUY. Sign into Vimeo.com or join if you don't have an account. It's free.
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Around Santa Cruz Island - Trailer

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Published On :: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:30:00 -0500



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Around Santa Cruz Island

A film by Marc Hersch.
This 68 minute production is THE video cruising guide to southern California's Santa Cruz Island. Positioned in the middle of the Channel Islands National Park just 25 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, Santa Cruz Island is often referred to as "the Galapagos of North America". The Island is home to twelve species found no where else on earth and more than a thousand species of other plants and animals.
Sail along with Captain Marc Hersh and his crew as they cross the Santa Barbara Channel aboard Songline, a beautiful J42 fitted out with all the cruising amenities. Over the next 5 days, they circumnavigate Santa Cruz Island, explore some 15 pristine anchorages, and take day-hikes ashore. Santa Cruz Island offers its visitors 96 square miles of natural wonder. The largest of the eight Channel Islands, Santa Cruz is administered by the National Park Service and the Nature Conservancy. It's surrounding waters are part of the Channel Islands NOAA Marine Sanctuary. FREE EXTRAS include interviews with island officials. DVD available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store2 under Cruising & Visitor Guides. http://feeds.thesailingchannel.tv/~/79426718/0/thesailingchannel
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Racing Tactics with Gary Jobson - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:15:00 -0500



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Racing Tactics with Gary Jobson

A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson.
From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this 59 minute how-to sailing video, America's Cup champion Gary Jobson covers the racing tactics and technical skills you and your crew need to improve the performance of your boat in both fleet and match races.
Gary takes you aboard a variety of sailboats to provide hands-on lessons. He uses animation and graphics to visualize concepts like wind shear and starting techniques that will help you get your boat out in front. Topics include the Role of the Tactician... Tools and Tactics for Reading the Wind... Tuning up your boat and crew... Starting tactics... Mark Roundings... Match Racing... Instruments & Polars... Target boat speed... and Tactics for Offshore Racing.
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Boat Maintenance DYI Video with Gary Jobson - Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2015 16:00:00 -0400

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Boat Maintenance DIY with Gary Jobson

A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson.
From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. Hosted by America's Cup Champion, this 76 minute how-to sailing video contains a wealth of expert information about boat maintenance for the do-it-yourselfer. Topics include:
DIESEL ENGINE MAINTENANCE & TROUBLE-SHOOTING
including periodic checks and how to troubleshoot common problems. Taught by engine experts from Mastery Engine Center, Florida, using floor model engines and graphics for hard to see details.
HOW TO CLEAN A WINCH
What products to gather before you start, how to disassemble, clean and reassemble to keep your boat's winches working smoothly.
RIGGING CHECKS FROM MASTHEAD TO DECK
Find trouble spots before fittings and shrouds break.
FIBERGLASS REPAIRS
Step-by-step instructions from filling the holes to polishing the gelcoat.
HOW TO FIX A MARINE HEAD
Step-by-step instructions on assembly, on repairs and maintenance so fixing the head is no longer such a dreaded task.
VARNISHING
Step-by-step instructions on varnishing to keep your boat's brightwork shining.
All practical and well explained procedures that you and your crew can use to keep your boat in tip top shape. Download to your computer, tablet, and phone for onboard use. See how to do it yourself. Learn about your boat and save money.
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With Jean-du-Sud Around the World Film in HD - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:00:00 -0400

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Jean-du-Sud in HD Trailer

A film by Yves Gélinas
NOW IN HD. 100 Minutes. Professionally scanned from a pristine 16mm print to 1920x1080 full HD.
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TheSailingChannel is honored to offer what many consider to be the finest sailing film ever made. Jean-du-Sud is a two-time winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Larochelle Sailing Film Festival as well as eight other international film awards. Both English and French versions included. This 16mm feature-length documentary celebrates the filmmaker's 28,000 mile single-handed circumnavigation through the roaring forties and around Cape Horn aboard his Alberg 30 sloop. Shot in 16mm color film with sync sound, Jean-du-Sud puts you in the cockpit: Yves speaks as he would to a fellow crew member. Unless you do it yourself, this is as close as you'll ever get to a solo circumnavigation.
Jean-du-Sud in HD is also available as a HD Download, Blu-Ray disc and DVD at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv

OTHER CLASSIC 16 MM DOCUMENTARIES IN HD…
Beyond the West Horizon - Eric & Susan Hiscock's 1959-61 circumnavigation.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/beyondthewesthorizon
600 Days to Cocos & the Galapagos Islands - Gene & Josie Evan's 1973-75 voyage to remote islands.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/600days

The Sailing Podcast speaks with Yves Gelinas about the re-release of his classic sailing movie 'With Jean-du-Sud around the world' in High Definition (HD). Yves also discusses the Cape Horn windvane, a self-steering device he first designed to meet his needs while sailing solo around the world and has since sold to thousands of ocean sailors.

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Suliere: Cuba and the Ragged Islands Video - Trailer

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Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:12:39 -0400



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Suliere: Cuba and the Ragged Islands


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A film by Paul Burgess
In this 2.5 hour cruising guide series, Sail with Paul and Leslie Burgess aboard Suliere, their 50 foot ocean-going catamaran as they voyage to Cuba's Hemingway Marina, tour old Havana and the Cuban countryside, then sail on to the remote Ragged Islands of the Bahamas.
Part 1 provides comprehensive information about entering Cuban waters, navigating the tricky entrance to Havana's Hemingway Marina, and yacht provisioning and maintenance facilities within the marina complex. From the marina, travel with Paul and Leslie as they tour old Havana. Learn about shopping in local markets, finding good restaurants, and living cheaply on the CUC, Cuba'a local currency.
In Part 2, go inside Cuba with Paul and Leslie as they drive a rental car deep into the interior, staying with local Cuban families in particulares, the Cuban version of a bed & breakfast. Tour the countryside by horseback, visiting farms and a local cigar factory. Then it's on to Trinidad, the Salsa music capital of Cuba. Traveling back along the coast, learn that most harbors are closed to foreign sailors. Finally, explore the charming town of Sancti Spiritus before returning to Hemingway Marina.
In Part 3, sail with Paul and Leslie aboard Suliere from Havana, south along the Cuban coast, then offshore to the Bahama's sparsely populated Ragged Islands in search of paradise.
FAMILY EDITION
Included is a 2-hour, two-part version of Paul and Leslie's visit to Cuba and the Ragged Islands of the Bahamas for non-sailors, which excludes some 40 minutes of detailed sailing and navigation information.


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U.S.- Canada Lakes Cruising Video - Trailer

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Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:00:00 -0400

A film by Rob & Dee Dubin


U.S. - Canada lakes cruising with Gary Jobson as your host. Cruise from the Great Lakes to Utah including Canada's Georgian Bay, Lake Superior's Apostle Islands, Lake Michigan's Traverse Bay, and Utah's Lake Powell. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine series.
Your cruise starts in the North Channel of Canada's Georgian Bay. Located on the north coast of Lake Huron, this rugged cruising ground features forested shorelines and scattered islands. Onboard an ODay 35 sloop, we take brisk daysails to picturesque anchorages. Next we're off to Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands National Lake Shore, a collection of 22 pine-covered islands, mostly undeveloped. We provision in Bayfield, a quaint town that is the gateway to cruising the Apostles. Using mostly line of sight navigation, we island hop through this remote archipelago featuring dramatic north woods scenery.
Our next stop is Traverse Bay in northern Lake Michigan. In Traverse City, we meet expert sailing instructor and charter skipper, Captain Jack Klang, who acts as our guide on a chartered Morgan 38. The area features two bays with numerous islands, inlets, harbors and small towns to explore. Clear waters, and a northern landscape of alternating rolling fields and forests greet the cruising sailor.
Our final segment is a family cruise on southwest Utah's Lake Powell. This man-made lake offers a desert landscape with 1900 miles of meandering shoreline for trailer boaters. Lake Powell features warm waters, sandy beaches and dozens of canyons for both water and onshore exploration. (D6Z)
ABOUT SAILING QUARTERLY
Produced in the late 1980's, Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine's 24 one-hour programs set the standard for sailing television. It's content represents over 200 years of sailing knowledge from its hosts and presenters such as Gary Jobson, Don Street, Tristan Jones and John Rousmaniere. We've taken individual stories, and grouped them under instructional categories and cruising destinations. The complete series includes nine instructional volumes, eight destination volumes, and the 24 original SQ one-hour programs. This is timeless content that will benefit every sailor, racer or cruiser.
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The Northwest Passage - Greenland to the Bering Sea - Extended Trailer

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Published On :: Wed, 03 May 2017 12:15:00 -0400

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A film by Claire Roberge and Guy Lavoie.A human adventure meeting the indigenous people of the North. Join Claire and Guy aboard their steel-hulled sailboat, BALTHAZAR as they sail 7000 nautical miles from Gaspé, Quebec Canada to Alaska's Bering Sea via Greenland and the legendary Northwest Passage.

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Un film documentaire de Claire Roberge et Guy Lavoie.
Une aventure humaine qui rencontre les peuples indigènes du Nord. Rejoignez Claire et Guy à bord de leur voilier à coque d'acier, BALTHAZAR alors qu'ils naviguent à 7000 milles marins de Gaspé, au Québec, en passant par la mer de Béring en Alaska par le Groenland et le légendaire passage du Nord-Ouest.
TESTIMONIALS:
"Brilliant, your movie, impeccable, intelligent and very relevant story. I learn a lot, thank you"
-- F. Rousseau
“A movie to be seen! Thank you, it is really a great privilege to witness this great adventure. You shared it with a big generosity."
-- M.R. Lepage

ABOUT CLAIR, GUY, & BALTHAZAR
After spending 7 years building their 10.5 meter sailing vessel, Claire Roberge, Guy Lavoie and their 2 daughters, Joelle and Chloe set off in September 1999 on a 5 year circumnavigation. Crossing 3 oceans the family sailed to 34 countries. Ten years after their return, Claire and Guy set off once more, this time to take on the mystical Northwest Passage - Canada's Arctic archipelago linking the North Atlantic with the Pacific.

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