On A Pale Horse

In 1985 I was banished once again to summer camp. I wasn't really thrilled about the whole camp experience until 1987 when I lost my virginity... then it wasn't so bad. But before then I wasn't really all that into it; a lot of the girls didn't like me so I spent a lot of time by myself or reading or with my friend, A. (I found out in during my last summer there that the reason why no one wanted to hang out with me was because of A - whatever). But the point is that I read a lot. I would sit in my cabin and read everything I could get my hands on. The camp had it's own little library one of the books was "The Amityville Horror". Not really a good choice when you're in the middle of the forest in a creaky cabin with no electricity. After finishing the book the slightest sound would creep me out. For awhile there I laid awake most of the nights listening to the wind, woodland creatures and A snoring. But slowly I got over and by the time I made it home in August I begged my dad to rent the movie. That wasn't such a good idea either, just because it kinda sucked, well at least for me it did. The 2005 version wasn't much better but at least it had Ryan Reynolds shirtless, mmmm.

The 1979 file was directed by Stuart Rosenberg who in 1967 directed the classic "Cool Hand Luke" (audio). His directing career was pretty prolific with directing over 300 television shows as well as "The Drowning Pool", "Brubaker" and "The Pope of Greenwich Village". He won an Emmy for directing an episode of "The Defenders" and won a couple awards at the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival for "Question 7". He directed his last film, "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys", in 1991.

He passed away from a heart attack.

August 11, 1927 - March 15, 2007

Sources

image - I think that's him, page is in French

Canada.com

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I had this teacher in high school, Miss Cardamone, she was awesome. She was really great to all of our students and made them feel special. She, like many others, assigned "To Kill A Mockingbird" for reading assignment. I didn't really care for the book, I was pretty happy when we were finished. The one shining point of it was that we got to watch the film. The film was incredible. The acting was suburb, Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall and Brock Peters who played Tom Robinson the man wrongly accused of raping a white girl. Mr. Peters won the part over James Earl Jones. He acted steadily up to a few years before his death doing a lot of voice over work and starring in two Star Trek movies as Admiral Cartwright in 'The Undiscovered Country' and 'The Voyage Home'

Mr. Peters passed away from pancreatic cancer.

July 2, 1927 - August 23, 2005

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