電影《羅密歐與茱麗葉》是於1968年英意合製,由法蘭高·齊費里尼執導及改編,李安納·韋定(Leonard Whiting)、奧莉花·荷茜(Olivia Hussey)及米高·約克(Michael York)主演影。 Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
A Dear John Letter
“A Dear John Letter”, or “Dear John” is the name of a popular country music song. It was popularized by Ferlin Husky and Jean Shepard, and was a crossover country-pop hit in 1953. Continue reading
史堅如影集
史堅如是我的堂叔公,父親和母親生前常帶著三個小孫兒前往圓山國軍忠烈祠瞻仰史堅如的銅像,但對史堅如事蹟也不是那麼清楚,鳳凰衛視於民國一百年為紀念辛亥革命百周年製作系列特別節目,詳細的介紹了史堅如、史憬然、史古愚三位叔公和姑婆的生平事蹟,因此將它摘錄下來~~~
父親帶著三個孫在台北園山忠烈祠鼓樓史堅如塑像前留影
A Certain Smile
“A Certain Smile” is a popular song. It was written for the 1958 film of the same name based on the novel A Certain Smile by Francoise Sagan. The song was nominated for the 1958 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The music was written by Sammy Fain with the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song has been covered by artists such as Johnny Mathis, who appeared in the 1958 film as a bar singer who sang the title song, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #14 on The Billboard Hot 100. Astrud Gilberto recorded it for her 1966 album, A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness.
Jay and the Americans released a version of the song on their 1963 album, At the Cafe Wha?
The song was featured in the 2010 BBC production of “A Passionate Woman.”
55 days at Peking 北京55日
55 Days at Peking is a 1963 historical epic film starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, and David Niven, made by Samuel Bronston Productions, and released by Allied Artists. The movie was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton (credited as the second unit director), and Guy Green (uncredited). The screenplay was written by Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, Ben Barzman, and Robert Hamer, the music score was written by Dimitri Tiomkin, and the cinematographer was Jack Hildyard.
In addition to directing, Nicholas Ray plays the minor role of the head of the American diplomatic mission in China. This film is also the first known appearance of future martial arts film star Yuen Siu Tien. The Japanese film director Juzo Itami, credited in the film as “Ichizo Itami”, appears as Colonel Goro Shiba.
