22 • September 2015 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC. September Salutations!


the widow of controversial fi lm critic Andrew Sarris who cham- pioned the “auteur” theory.


In-


spired by “New Wave” French cinema, it elevated the director of a fi lm as an “auteur” in his or her own right, considering the making of a fi lm an art form. If a fi lm is only a “transpo- sition” of someone’s book or play then a direc- tor would only be a


“metteur en scene,” or a “stager.” In 1954, Francois Truffaut wrote “there are no good or bad mov- ies, only good or bad directors.” But, “New Criticism” writers de- cades later challenged the “diva” aspect of singling out directors. Today, the hard work of every-


one involved in creating fi lm is recognized. A great expert, knowledgeable American fi lm editor Thelma


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ing!” Happy 206th Sept. 21, 1809 Birthday to Sophia Amelia Peabody Hawthorne of Salem, Massachusetts. An extremely talented


painter


and illustrator, Sophia, at 32, fi nally married the


inscrutable, often


American author Nathaniel


Hawthorne, who seemed a con- fi rmed bach- elor at age 38. They


remained


Colbert Schoonmaker, is direc- tor Michael Powell’s widow. Schoonmaker has worked with director Martin Scorcese for forty years, winning seven Acad- emy Award nominations, taking Oscar home three times. Another vote for “I Know Where I’m Go-


deeply in love, devoted to one another. sheer


For pleasure


and a surprisingly sweet side of Hawthorne,


his (age extremely


funny diary of “Twenty Days with Julian


5) & Little


Bunny” by Papa (age 47), with an introduction by Paul Auster, is much easier to fi nd now than all the rare book searches I had to study long ago. Sophia took their two daughters for a 20 day visit leaving bold, fearless Julian with Hawthorne for what today some call “bonding time.” Haw- thorne, always attentive listener to Julian, delightfully wrote down whole chunks of their outrageous “conversations.” Solvent fi nally in July 1851, a relaxed Hawthorne and Julian indulge in “just chillin,’” feeling that universal joy of parents and kids making memories. ~Happy Harvest! ~Ellie


Healing Readings & Astrology


remarkably too


neglected,


WORDPLAY: EPIPHANY


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and the net will appear.” Epiphanies: they’re sudden insights, soulful gifts whether big or smaller, mystical or more mundane. They can happen anytime, especially when we most need them. And if we un- expectedly expect them to hap- pen (-expect a miracle?) My hawk story shares an epiphany about the subject of surrender. Soaring hawks now remind, re- lax, encourage, strengthen and inspire me. BTW: Sept 23rd can be a portal for positive change. It marks our seasonal shift into Fall, offering us to harvest both outer and inner blessings. It’s also the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur, returning to a sense of wholeness, at-one- ment. May we each experience invisible support for Being Well today and every day. Shining deLight, Marcia


Blazing Credit! ... continued from page 18


port and have less of an impact on your fi nal score.


report with good news.


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JOKES & Humor # 6 A guy had an awful day


fi shing on the lake, sitting in the blazing sun all day without catching a single one. On his way home, he stopped at the supermarket and ordered four catfi sh. He told the fi sh salesman, “Pick four large ones out and throw them at me, will you?” “Why do you want me to throw them at you?” “Because I want to tell my wife that I caught them.”


“Okay, but I suggest that you take the orange roughy.” “But why?”


“Because your wife came in earlier today and said that if you came by, I should tell you to take orange roughy - She would prefer that for supper tonight.”


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momentum in adverse condi- tions. All-wheel drive (a $1,400 option on all trim levels) is a system that constantly monitors driver actions and transfers the power to the tires with the best traction.


Pricing for the 2015 Toyota


RAV4 starts at $24,565, includ- ing the destination charge, for the front-drive LE and goes as high as $32,245 for the AWD Limited with the optional Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Traffi c Alert ($725) and Entune™ Premium JBL Audio with Navigation ($785) . The RAV4 looks great and


shows a high level of sophisti- cation. The only criticism we would have is -- it could use a little more power. For the aver- age owner it will be perfect, but for a more aggressive driver, or someone who lives at higher el- evations, or carries a lot of pas- sengers or cargo, it might feel a bit underpowered.


If I had my life to live over, I’d have fewer meetings and more rendezvous. ~Robert Brault


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