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Allison Anders On Why Remaking 'beaches' Made Sense, And What She's Learned From Directing Tv

... all of that in mind. From post all the way down. Like, “If I do this, I’m gonna have a problem in post later. This is gonna bite me in the ass.” Or, “This will work. This will fly,” or, “I know how I’m gonna do this later and how I’m gonna cut this and how this is all gonna work.” You’re actually thinking long-term at all times. I’m not consciously doing that, by the way, because it’s just so automatic now. Believe it or not, I think that’s from all these years of TV, because I cut more in my head. Everything that I do, I’m already thinking, “Well, I’m not gonna use that, but I’m gonna go straight here.”. As a TV director, especially when you’re coming in and doing a bunch of different shows, it must be like physical training in a way. Absolutely. Of course, I wouldn’t have had a job then as a woman director, but it feels like the old studio system where you’d just be working all the time — you do a western and then you do a film noir and then you do a comedy and you do a musical… You get handed these things that you’re supposed to do and you just go out and do it. Let’s say you happened to see “Beaches” in 1988 and ...

Russian River Flooding Heaps Trash Onto Sonoma County Beaches

... take to streets in cities across U. S. and world. (1 of ) Sonoma Coast Surfriders Richard James, of Inverness carries pieces of a wrecked fiberglass boat from the North Jenner Beach at the mouth of the Russian River on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat). (2 of ) Sonoma Coast Surfriders Richard James and Cea Higgins haul out trash swept downriver during recent storms on North Jenner Beach at the mouth of the Russian River. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat). (3 of ) Cea Higgins, right, and Richard James, with the Sonoma Coast Surfriders, stage piles of trash swept downriver during recent storms on North Jenner Beach at the mouth of the Russian River. The pair hopes to hike out four piles before the predicted high surf hits the beach on Wednesday. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat). (4 of ) Cea Higgins, right, and Richard James, with the Sonoma Coast Surfriders, ...

Thousands Of Man-of-wars Wash Up On Florida Beaches

... on __link__: __link__/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/17/man-of-wars-wash-up-florida-beaches/96676226/. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Thousands of man-of-wars wash up on Florida beaches. USA Today Network J. D. Gallop, Florida Today Published 2:53 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2017 | Updated 7:26 a.m. ET Jan. 18, 2017. Beachgoers should be careful after thousands of man-of-wars washed up on Cocoa Beach on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Wochit. A toruist stops to examine a Portuguese man-of-war on Cocoa Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Man-of-wars are known for their painful stings and venomous tentacles. (Photo: Malcolm Denemark, Florida Today). COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Thousands of Portuguese man-of-wars — those neon blue alien blobs with long, stringy tentacles  — have washed up along the Florida Space Coast's most populated beaches in recent days, prompting a warning from a state agency that monitors ...

South West England’s Beaches Have Yet To Recover From Destructive Winter Of 2013-2014

... at the University of Plymouth, the winter season left many beaches in the U. K. in their most eroded state since records began in 1948. “South West England was hit hard during the winter of 2013-2014 by numerous windstorms,” Accu Weather Meteorologist Tyler Roys said. “The season started early and continued throughout.”. In this photo taken Sunday Feb. 2, 2014, cattle try to graze amidst the floodwater of the River Parrett near Langport, Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of this corner of southwest England have been under water for weeks, some villages have been cut off for more than a month, and local people forced to take boats to get to school, work and shops are frustrated and angry. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant). The strongest storm was St. Jude during 26 October to 31 October, with gusts over 100 mph in coastal regions. “But, the peak of the stormy winter was in December. Over a course of a 10-day stretch from Christmas to New Year’s, a cluster of windstorms pounded the British Isles,” Roys said. Much ...

Idina Menzel Talks ‘daunting’ ‘beaches’ Remake, Bette Midler And Wedding Planning

... The song became a smash after Midler’s character, CC Bloom, belted out the track in Gary Marshall’s 1988 classic. Menzel, 45, steps into Midler’s shoes, playing CC Bloom in the TV remake. However, don’t expect to hear the chart-topping track at the Frozen star’s upcoming wedding to actor Aaron Lohr. “Never! Are you kidding me?” laughed the bride-to-be when asked if the track could be her wedding song. As for planning the big day, Menzel admits, “It’s not really going well.”. “I mean, I love my man, everything’s going well," she clarified. "[But] I don’t know when, I don’t know what.”. NEWS: Idina Menzel to Take On Bette Midler’s Role in TV Remake of Gary Marshall’s ‘Beaches’. In the meantime, Menzel has Beaches to keep her busy. With the original film now seen as a cult classic, both Menzel and her co-star, Nia Long, confessed they’re anxious about living up to audiences’ expectations of the remake. “I’m a little nervous,” Long, 46, told ET. “I want it to be successful, I want people to feel inspired and happy about it. It's a big risk to remake a ...

Mercy Street’ Returns; ‘new Edition Story,’ ‘beaches’ Premiere

... turned activist (2006 Carnegie Mellon University grad Patina Miller, “Madame Secretary”). “Mercy Street” remains strictly middlebrow fare, but it’s well-done for what it is and better than in its first season. Producers pair up the characters differently in upcoming episodes, which allows for fresh interactions and the opportunity for character back stories to emerge from the unexpected pairings. Move over, Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey: Idina Menzel and Nia Long take over their roles in Lifetime’s “Beaches” remake (8 p.m. Saturday) with Ms. Menzel belting out new versions of “Wind Beneath My Wings” and “Glory of Love.”. Producers didn’t change much for the reboot. “There is one other thread with Nia’s storyline that makes it different from the original, which is that she is a woman that has a career and finds her true joy and passion in being a mother, and that debate of career versus motherhood is something that will touch a lot of women,” said executive producer Alison Greenspan. “It’s a new angle ...

Some Kohala Beaches Remain Closed

... 3. HAWAII ISLAND – Three Kohala beach parks remain closed today as a High Surf Advisory is in effect for west facing shores of the Big Island until 6 a.m. Saturday. Mau’umae Beach, Kauna’oa Bay and Mahukona Wharf are shut down due to the high surf, emergency officials report. The list of beach closures was longer the day before, as a High Surf Warning was in effect for Kona, Kohala and Ka’u. The National Weather Service downgraded the warning to an advisory this morning. Surf heights of 8 to 10 feet are forecast. “A High Surf Advisory means there is a moderate threat to life and property from the surf,” Hawaii County Civil Defense officials say. “Oceanfront residents, all ocean activities, and beachgoers along the affected shores are advised to be on the alert for possible strong currents and breaking waves. You are advised to exercise caution due to the unpredictability of dangerous surf.”. UPDATE (10:39 a.m.) – The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources reports the Division of State Parks this morning reopened the beach area at Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, and Kekaha ...

19 Changes Made In Lifetime’s Small Screen Remake Of The 1988 Classic Tearjerker

... of entertainer C. C. Bloom and her aristocratic BFF Hillary Whitney — made famous on screen by  Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. The made-for-TV movie did an excellent job of capturing the ups and downs of a 30-year friendship, staying true to most of plot points in the Garry Marshall feature and Iris Rainer Dart’s original book. (Spoiler alert: that death is still there, and it’s just as devastating). But there were some things that were left on the cutting room floor. Here are 19 of the biggest changes. Fair warning: Spoilers ahead. 1. Same flashbacks, different beginnings. Both stories begin before Hillary’s death, and flashback to their first meeting and ear. The 1988 film opens with C. C. at the Hollywood Bowl, rehearsing her Lite FM-cover of  The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk.” She then gets a note about Hillary’s hospitalization — prompting her to run out of her gig and, when her flight is cancelled, drive to San Francisco to be with her friend. (Don’t worry, it was raining so the outdoor concert was likely ...