Andrew Breitbart gets violent with Counterfeiter?
Posted on November 16, 2011 by James RileyCounterfeiter hanged! Burglar spared with a branding! In this sneak preview of Episode 2 Andrew Breitbart makes his big screen debut as the High Sheriff in 1770 Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Continue Reading »
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January 25, 1771
Posted on November 15, 2011 by James RileyA summary of major stories from the New Hampshire Gazette London: A reprint of his majesty’s speech to both houses of parliament dated November 13, 1770. While hoping to avoid war, the action of the governor of “Buenos Ayres” (sic) in seizing English possessions in the Falkland Islands required the King to petition the […]Continue Reading »
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January 18, 1771
Posted on November 14, 2011 by James RileyNew York: Jan 3, 1771 (More rumors of war being inevitable) London: a report from Constantinople regarding the campaign appointments of the Grand Signior, the first Turkish emperor to lead an army since the time of Solyman the Magnificent. The imperial train is meant to match his title, for he considers himself the master of […]Continue Reading »
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January 11, 1771
Posted on November 14, 2011 by James RileyPortsmouth: Governor Wentworth publishes a proclamation of Commadore James Gambier extending amnesty to any of his majesty’s sailors who return to post, having deserted. Gambier also threatens press gangs if his majesty’s sailors do not return to their duty and promises a 40 shilling reward for the return of any seaman. London: the electors of Westminster […]Continue Reading »
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The Winter of 1771
Posted on November 14, 2011 by James RileyJanuary 4, 1771 New Hampshire Gazette As we proceed to the winter of 1771, we’ll be making notes on how the region’s primary newspaper, The New Hampshire Gazette, reported the local and international news. An anonymous writer, who describes himself as “A Member of Dartmouth College” writes a page long poem of praise to Governor […]Continue Reading »
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Please Pardon My Progress
Posted on November 12, 2011 by James RileyThe Wee Little Minds Behind “Hell on Wheels” “..the battle of man scarring nature, verses, this, the beauty of nature..” “..in some ways it’s an anti-western..” “..hell on wheels is dragging the urban blight and the industry of the east across the west and changing it for ever; it’s kinda the beginning of the west […]Continue Reading »
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Star Interviews — Episode 2
Posted on November 2, 2011 by James RileyMore Cast interviews. This time Cornelius speaks to Lorraine Pope, the dazzling, vibrant, irrepressible “Molly Pine.” We had lots of fun at the screening for Courage, New Hampshire episode II, not the least of which was the chance to get to have dinner and share conversation with some wonderful people who brought colonial America to […]Continue Reading »
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Wholesome or Whole?
Posted on November 1, 2011 by James RileyHow ‘wholesome entertainment’ can be wrong-headed I’ve never been a big fan of calling the merely vulgar ‘ground-breaking.’ I can’t sit through more than about four minutes of Glee and I find even 45 seconds of Deadwood painfully trite in its practiced obscenity. The sort of person who writes a script merely to offend […]Continue Reading »
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Margin Call
Posted on October 30, 2011 by James RileyWell, we will be screening the 2nd episode of “Courage, New Hampshire” tonight and I took a little insomnia time last night to watch J.C. Chandor’s financial suspense film, Margin Call. As pure story, it’s very, very tight stuff. A risk analyst at a major investment bank discovers something very scary in the CDOs (Collateralized debt obligations) the firm was […]Continue Reading »
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