George “Pops” Chambers, singer and bassist for the influential Sixties psych-soul outfit the Chambers Brothers, died Friday, October 12th. He was 88.
The musician’s death was announced on the Chambers Brothers’ Facebook page with a short note that read, “To all our fans, friends and loved ones, I was informed this morning at about 5:00 am, that my brother George, known as ‘Pops’ Chambers has passed. We thank you for all your years of Love Peace and Happiness.”
No details on the cause of death were given. George’s brother and bandmate,...
The musician’s death was announced on the Chambers Brothers’ Facebook page with a short note that read, “To all our fans, friends and loved ones, I was informed this morning at about 5:00 am, that my brother George, known as ‘Pops’ Chambers has passed. We thank you for all your years of Love Peace and Happiness.”
No details on the cause of death were given. George’s brother and bandmate,...
- 10/14/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Parallax Entertainment
LONDON -- Directed and co-written by John Furse and produced by Sally Hibbin for her new Parallax Entertainment company, "Blind Faith" is a wholly believable and deeply moving story of two men who help each other survive in the direst circumstances. It's hard to imagine it will reach a wide audience, but those who seek it out will be rewarded with a film of great resonance.
Based on a true story and the recollections of the two men concerned, it tells of Irish teacher Brian Keenan and English journalist John McCarthy, who were held hostage in Lebanon for more than four years in the 1980s. Each has written about his experiences and their recollections in the script by Furse and Keenan. It is brilliantly unsentimental and succeeds in not only eschewing politics but also in not demonizing the pair's captors.
The film focuses tightly on the two men. Keenan is simply bundled into the trunk of a big car one night and thrown into a room. Fed minimally, interrogated and made to wear a blindfold whenever his jailers enter his space, Keenan hears nothing except the screams of those being beaten and shot down the corridor.
Months later, McCarthy is thrown into his cell and then begins an extraordinary story of human strength and solidarity as they are moved from one place to another and suffer beatings and deprivation. Among the cruelest things is a kindness from the guards in showing McCarthy a videotape of his mother sending a greeting, not knowing where he is or if he's alive.
Ian Hart as Keenan and Linus Roache as McCarthy give memorably unadorned performances as the incarcerated pair, and the supporting cast matches them.
LONDON -- Directed and co-written by John Furse and produced by Sally Hibbin for her new Parallax Entertainment company, "Blind Faith" is a wholly believable and deeply moving story of two men who help each other survive in the direst circumstances. It's hard to imagine it will reach a wide audience, but those who seek it out will be rewarded with a film of great resonance.
Based on a true story and the recollections of the two men concerned, it tells of Irish teacher Brian Keenan and English journalist John McCarthy, who were held hostage in Lebanon for more than four years in the 1980s. Each has written about his experiences and their recollections in the script by Furse and Keenan. It is brilliantly unsentimental and succeeds in not only eschewing politics but also in not demonizing the pair's captors.
The film focuses tightly on the two men. Keenan is simply bundled into the trunk of a big car one night and thrown into a room. Fed minimally, interrogated and made to wear a blindfold whenever his jailers enter his space, Keenan hears nothing except the screams of those being beaten and shot down the corridor.
Months later, McCarthy is thrown into his cell and then begins an extraordinary story of human strength and solidarity as they are moved from one place to another and suffer beatings and deprivation. Among the cruelest things is a kindness from the guards in showing McCarthy a videotape of his mother sending a greeting, not knowing where he is or if he's alive.
Ian Hart as Keenan and Linus Roache as McCarthy give memorably unadorned performances as the incarcerated pair, and the supporting cast matches them.
Parallax Entertainment
LONDON -- Directed and co-written by John Furse and produced by Sally Hibbin for her new Parallax Entertainment company, Blind Flight is a wholly believable and deeply moving story of two men who help each other survive in the direst circumstances. It's hard to imagine it will reach a wide audience, but those who seek it out will be rewarded with a film of great resonance.
Based on a true story and the recollections of the two men concerned, it tells of Irish teacher Brian Keenan and English journalist John McCarthy, who were held hostage in Lebanon for more than four years in the 1980s. Each has written about his experiences and their recollections in the script by Furse and Keenan. It is brilliantly unsentimental and succeeds in not only eschewing politics but also in not demonizing the pair's captors.
The film focuses tightly on the two men. Keenan is simply bundled into the trunk of a big car one night and thrown into a room. Fed minimally, interrogated and made to wear a blindfold whenever his jailers enter his space, Keenan hears nothing except the screams of those being beaten and shot down the corridor.
Months later, McCarthy is thrown into his cell and then begins an extraordinary story of human strength and solidarity as they are moved from one place to another and suffer beatings and deprivation. Among the cruelest things is a kindness from the guards in showing McCarthy a videotape of his mother sending a greeting, not knowing where he is or if he's alive.
Ian Hart as Keenan and Linus Roache as McCarthy give memorably unadorned performances as the incarcerated pair, and the supporting cast matches them.
LONDON -- Directed and co-written by John Furse and produced by Sally Hibbin for her new Parallax Entertainment company, Blind Flight is a wholly believable and deeply moving story of two men who help each other survive in the direst circumstances. It's hard to imagine it will reach a wide audience, but those who seek it out will be rewarded with a film of great resonance.
Based on a true story and the recollections of the two men concerned, it tells of Irish teacher Brian Keenan and English journalist John McCarthy, who were held hostage in Lebanon for more than four years in the 1980s. Each has written about his experiences and their recollections in the script by Furse and Keenan. It is brilliantly unsentimental and succeeds in not only eschewing politics but also in not demonizing the pair's captors.
The film focuses tightly on the two men. Keenan is simply bundled into the trunk of a big car one night and thrown into a room. Fed minimally, interrogated and made to wear a blindfold whenever his jailers enter his space, Keenan hears nothing except the screams of those being beaten and shot down the corridor.
Months later, McCarthy is thrown into his cell and then begins an extraordinary story of human strength and solidarity as they are moved from one place to another and suffer beatings and deprivation. Among the cruelest things is a kindness from the guards in showing McCarthy a videotape of his mother sending a greeting, not knowing where he is or if he's alive.
Ian Hart as Keenan and Linus Roache as McCarthy give memorably unadorned performances as the incarcerated pair, and the supporting cast matches them.
- 4/20/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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