the broken tower is a 2011 american black-and-white student film directed , written , produced , edited by and starring james franco .

the film was made by franco as his masters thesis for his mfa in filmmaking from new york university .

the film is about american poet hart crane .

franco appears in the starring role as crane along with michael shannon as one of crane 's lovers .

the broken tower made its world premiere in april 2011 at boston college .

it was shown at the 2011 los angeles film festival ( laff ) in june and released on dvd in 2012 .

the film includes the recitation by franco of several of crane 's poems both as voice-over additions to the film , as well as actual readings of several poems rendered by franco as portraying crane himself .

the broken tower ( film )

the broken tower ( film ) <EOT> the dark tower is also added in between the central tower and defence against the dark arts tower .

more photos of dave behind the scenes ( just hanging out ) of “the broken tower” with the producer , vince jolivette . movies > the broken tower > behind the scenes x 002 source

the broken tower feels unique as a young man ' s tribute to an adventuresome , doomed soul .

the clock tower , clock tower courtyard , wooden bridge and the sundial garden are added to the back of the school .

now with “the broken tower , ” what were you familiar with first : paul l . mariani’s crane biography which serves as the basis for the film , or crane’s poetry ?

move the sign ; take the bungee cord and broken fork ( v ) .

from writer / director james franco " the broken tower " based on the true life story of poet hart crane . the truth is indecent .

here is the trailer for james franco’s “the broken tower” in which dave stars as young heart crane . the film is now available for download and on demand , but doesn’t come to dvd until march 27th .

a featurette entitled exploring hart crane ( 48 : 20 ) features james franco interviewing three scholars / poets regarding the history of the broken tower ' s subject hart crane . he uses the skype technology to conduct these interviews ( which have been edited together ) . the piece also contains some film clips from the broken tower as edited with dialogue from the three contributing members and franco .

a huge fire has broken out at a tower block in latimer road in west london , with eyewitnesses reporting that they can see residents trapped at the top of the building .

attach the metal logo ; open the tower . take the bronze key ( g ) .

in the book , dumbledore tells harry and hermione that sirius is locked up in professor flitwick ' s office in the west tower , thirteenth window from the right of the tower , but in the film , dumbledore tells harry and hermione that sirius is locked up in the topmost cell of the dark tower .

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place the boy doll , girl doll , and broken heart ( 2 / 2 ) ( h ) .

use the night vision goggles ; take the broken fork and pipe ( 4 / 4 ) ( t ) .

remove the cover ; use the broken fork ( r ) . take the battery and small flashlight ( s ) .

roland and the man in black show down in the dark tower . all images : sony pictures

instead , the film begins at devar - toi , a very important location to the overall mythology of the dark tower series . in both the books as well as the movie , this is the place the armies of the crimson king bring children with strong mental abilities , which they use to try to break the beams that link to the dark tower . if the beams are broken the tower will fall , the gunslinger’s quest will have failed , and darkness will take over the world .

since not every item is alive , all that broken stuff was probably just normal furniture that was already in the castle .

the dark tower film ends with roland destroying devar - toi , which basically means “boom , problem solved . ” the dark tower is no longer under siege , and the danger is over . there almost aren’t words for how much that changes the course of the story’s events .

you’ve since directed “child of god , ” an adaptation of cormac mccarthy’s novel ; a film with no doubt a bigger budget and more riding on it to perform commercial wise . what did you take over from your experience making “the broken tower , ” to “child of god” ?

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hart crane : we all know life is a dance of death , but we can still make something of it . the broken tower had a noble premise surrounding the short life of american poet hart crane , who is played by james franco . not only that , the film was written and directed by franco , and while that may sound worthy on paper , the broken tower fails to work on nearly any level . there are a handful of risqué scenes that furthermore adds to the longstanding rumor of james franco ' s sexual orientation , and he delivers a fifteen minute long poetry monologue . yawn . if that is not terrible enough , the film is shot as a " docudrama " and features some of the most scattershot editing ever to be featured on film ; all presented in black and white . the broken tower is the first 2012 - released film i have seen , and will most likely make it on my worst of the year list . read the whole review at urltoken

there are certainly other ways the film squandered its source material , but the point is very clear : it feels like the people behind the dark tower film did not have any interest in retelling king’s story . the film only uses small facets of the world to tell a different , much briefer story , when the real strength of the dark tower is that it’s an epic . whether you’re a fan of the books or not , this truncated version can’t help but disappoint .

the project he’ll be tackling ? the previously announced adaptation of paul l mariani ‘s “ the broken tower , ” a biography of american poet hart crane , who gained popularity with his brooklyn bridge - inspired “ the bridge . ” his last poem was the eponymous ‘broken tower , ’ inspired by crane’s only heterosexual affair ( with peggy crowley ) that has now been widely interpreted as his death ode . crane controversially ended his life by jumping off the steamship ss orizaba while yelling “goodbye , everyone ! ” at the age of 32 .

the dark tower shows some meager promise , but as the first in a proposed series it leaves much to be desired .

this is the first and only film not to feature the title in clouds .

jody martin said he got to the scene just as the first fire engine was arriving at grenfell tower , in latimer road .

[ the dark tower ] resembles nothing so much as a mashup of the lord of the rings and the matrix reimagined for the young adult crowd .

use the rose key and fleur - de - lys key ; take the note , photo , and broken heart ( 1 / 2 ) ( d ) .

it’s theorized that the broken furniture pieces in the west wing are actually unfortunate servants that beast unknowingly destroyed after being cursed . it turns out that’s probably not the case .

the film does not mention about ron receiving a new wand to replace his old broken one . however , ron actually does have a new wand , since there is no spello - tape on his wand and no malfunctions happen .

this is the second time actors timothy spall and richard griffiths appeared in a film together , their first film together having been vatel , released in 2000 .

play the hop ; receive the film roll ( 2 / 2 ) ( h ) .

james franco’s biopic of gay poet hart crane , playing at the los angeles film festival , may serve better as his thesis film than as a commercial release .

but despite earnest attempts , mr . franco can’t bring the fervency of crane’s poetry to life in the extensive recitations . he was far more convincing in the movie “howl” playing allen ginsberg , whose language wasn’t as high - flown . as a result “the broken tower” feels less a movie than an outline for one .

rules weren’t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples — introduced on the very good tv podcast — are clear exceptions .

this is the only film where dumbledore does not say harry potter ' s name .

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this is the first film to feature specialised closing credits . the ones in this film are made to look like the marauder ' s map with the cast names accompanied by the " footsteps " .

to those unfamiliar the zombie movie genre , it might seem hard to see how a film like night of the living dead could be regarded as a political film . however , the film is one of the most important cultural records of its era . romero himself has explicitly commented that the film is a document of contemporary social changes . we don’t have to take the director’s word for this , since the film’s political themes are hardly hidden from the audience .

" there is a long literary and artistic tradition in which crane figures as a character or muse standing for a certain kind of uncompromising visionary artist ready to sacrifice everything for poetry , " said langdon hammer , a hart crane scholar at yale who also provides commentary on the dvd of " the broken tower . "

while i think the film will be popular among many church - goers as a new arrow in the quiver of apologetics , i doubt many serious biblical scholars will agree with its conclusions . indeed , those conclusions are widely connected to a historical theory which has been carefully negated in scholarship ( even among otherwise orthodox biblical scholars ) . because of this , i fear that the film’s popularity with churches will wind up leaving the church ridiculed for trying to fire another broken arrow at the “white tower establishment” .

marcio and andreia gomes , parents of logan gomes , arrive for a commemoration hearing at the opening of the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster , in london .

which makes “the broken tower” by no means an easy sit . the abstract structure is challenging and fascinating in equal measure . i’m guessing you didn’t make this with the intention of getting it seen by a wide audience ; it’s a thesis project . were you wary of releasing this , in fear of polorazing your loyal fan base ?

the dark tower movie ends in a very perfunctory manner . again , jake and roland have destroyed dever - toi and possibly the man in black , pretty much saving the dark tower and the world . with jake’s parents dead , he decides to stay with roland in mid - world and become a gunslinger .

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because the first match is the one shown in the film , it is unknown if the games against ravenclaw and slytherin still take place ; as harry doesn ' t receive his new broomstick until the end of the film .

in the book , it takes a while for peter to confess to betraying lily and james potter , while in the film , he confesses almost immediately , as the film versions always cut to the chase .

london fire brigade confirmed that more than 200 fire fighters are tackling the blaze at grenfell tower on the lancaster west estate , with 40 fire engines sent to the location .

the release actually has a few interesting inclusions for fans of the film to dig into . perhaps the biggest spotlight is the

instead , scottie tells her he wants to take a drive in the country and begins driving toward san juan bautista . judy becomes increasingly hysterical as she realizes that scottie suspects her secret . in a rage , scottie drags judy up the steps of the tower , confronting her with her deception . she admits her guilt but claims to still love scottie and begs for his forgiveness . they reach the top and embrace , but are interrupted by the shadowy figure of a nun . judy is so startled by the ghostly figure that she screams and falls from the tower to her death . scottie is left alone in the tower , cured of his acrophobia but broken in every other respect .

in the film , harry ' s two visits to hogsmeade are combined into a single trip .

neither hermione or ron attempt to help hagrid prepare for buckbeak ' s trial in the film .

due to quidditch being mostly written out , cho chang does not appear until the next film .

according to its publicity materials , filmmakers james cameron and alfonso cuaron have described broken horses as " an artistic triumph " and " overwhelming " respectively . it only serves to demonstrate that of the many prodigious talents these esteemed directors possess , film criticism isn ' t among them .

shooting on “the broken tower” will take place throughout new york and begin in mid - november . the restless , talented franco is also working with younger brother dave on an adaptation of charles bukowski ‘s “ ham on rye ” and has adaptations of stephen elliott ‘s “ the adderall diaries ” and d . j . walkdie ‘s “ the holy land ” in the works .

the dark tower avoids the lowest rungs of that ladder . taken on its terms it ' s hardly a disaster , delivering moments of fun on a basic level .

due to quidditch mostly being written out in the film , the part of gryffindor winning the quidditch cup was omitted .

robert delaunay was a cubist who steered away from the still life and the figure , embracing the architectural image of the eiffel tower and the plane as the images of modernity . in his paintings , delaunay was interested in capturing the whole dynamics of the new cult of the machine . in his eiffel tower paintings , delaunay portrayed the tower as it loomed over the city during construction , arising out of it like the new phoenix . in homage to bleriot , the artist celebrates the new dynamism of the new industrial age by painting vibrating discs of color that simulate plane propellers in motion .

arcel’s imdb page attributes the following quote to him : “i have this idea that i wanna make a movie within every genre before i die . ” by directing the dark tower , which blends sci - fi , fantasy , horror , westerns , and more , he could have crossed several genres off the list with one film . instead he made something generic—and in doing so , damaged the dark tower worse than walter did .

in six hundred theaters tonight , viewers will come away from the film with no idea that they have just picked up a broken arrow . they won’t know that the revised egyptian chronology is not a new theory and has been shown to create as many problems for biblical chronology as it solves .

revealed he had sent the broom . in the film , harry receives the firebolt at the end of the film , and although there was no note , hermione shows harry that one of buckbeak ' s feathers came with it .

in “the broken tower” ( his thesis project for nyu’s tisch school of the arts , where he went on to get an m . f . a . in filmmaking ) , franco plays crane , a gay poet known for his difficult , highly stylized work , who took his own life at the age of 32 . shot in black - and - white , franco’s film , like crane’s poetry , is challenging , unconventional and clearly a work of passion .

dumbledore does not say harry potter ' s name at all in the film . this is the only film in which this happens , although harry potter and the deathly hallows : part 1 would not count , due to dumbledore having died near the end of the previous film and flashbacks and voices of dumbledore saying hints and the like .

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the broken tower was filmed entirely in a traditional " standard " art - house style : low on production - excellence , and high on experimentation . regardless of the outcome , franco has delivered a curious passion project worth experiencing at least once - if only to see for yourself what happens when an inspired performance becomes undersold by weak filmmaking . james franco might be an awesome workaholic and all around cool guy ( which i ' m positive he is ) , but he could use some fine tuning as a director and screenwriter - and hopefully soon . considering how many films he has now completed broken tower comes across as a decidedly uneven outing that never manages to grasp hart crane as if in full bloom .

“listen , people , my band and i are all crying backstage . we’re too broken up to go on . but i just want to tell you , thank you and good night . ”

[ idris ] elba alone can ' t make the dark tower worth watching . but he can make the case , yet again , that he deserves better material than this .

in the first film , the entrance to gryffindor tower is on one end of a hallway . whereas in the film adaptation of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban and the video game adaptations of harry potter and the order of the phoenix and harry potter and the half - blood prince , it is located on the seventh floor of the grand staircase tower . as the shape of the common room doesn ' t change , one explanation of this change of location may be that these particular stairs were not there in the first movie , and were built to replace the corridor during the summer of 1992 , before harry ' s third year started .

hart crane sure liked to walk around . if there’s an image you’re going to take away from the broken tower , james franco’s take on the modernist poet , it’s crane ( franco ) stalking about new york , or paris , or cuba , or mexico , searching for…something . artistic inspiration ? psychic respite ? a lay from one of the sailors with whom he found fleeting erotic connection ? the camera bobs behind him patiently , recording every step while refusing to speculate on the would - be destination of crane’s multiple , solitary sojourns . franco deserves credit for attempting to understand crane’s interior life by focusing on such interstitial moments . too often , though , the broken tower simply leaves us locked out of crane’s subjective landscape , mistaking furrowed - brow earnestness for insight .

the broken tower is the latest project from james franco ( your highness ) . the film is based upon the autobiography of the poet hart crane as written by paul mariani . crane was considered to be one of america ' s most influential poets following his suicide . the story that is told is one that has revolved around crane ' s struggles to survive as a poet determined to write prose , while also emphasizing his homosexuality and self - destructive behavior . james franco wrote the screenplay , directs , and stars .

with “broken tower , ” crane knew his poetry was difficult . he wrote in a very dense way on purpose , i think because he wanted people to read in a different way . he didn’t want a surface - level reading . i wanted the movie to be loyal to that side of crane , to let the structure and the tone of the movie reflect crane’s work and his personality .

for john irwin , an english professor at johns hopkins , the timing of the movie couldn ' t be better . irwin is the author of " hart crane ' s poetry , " which became the first major study on crane ' s work in a quarter - century when it was released in december . according to johns hopkins press , the imminent release of " the broken tower " has lifted sales of the book .

new images issued by the grenfell tower inquiry of the kitchen in flat 16 where the fire started on june 14 last year . seventy - one people were killed after the fire tore through the housing block in kensington .

yet franco kept thinking about making a crane movie . he ' d encountered crane ' s name soon after dropping out of ucla , while reading one of bloom ' s books . he bought " the complete poems of hart crane , " but couldn ' t make sense of it . then he followed the advice of bloom ' s introduction to the edition and read " the broken tower " to understand the context of the poems .

james franco ' s film is tonally flat and a little too impressed with its own elliptical construction .

i recalled this incident to cohen—it’s captured on a documentary film that floats around the internet—and he remembered it well .

in the book , parvati patil ' s boggart is a mummy ; in the film , it is a giant snake .

we don’t have an answer , but we do know the result was a movie that was a major disappointment . here’s a list of ways the dark tower wastes the best aspects of its source material .

there are other worlds than these . stephen king ' s the dark tower , the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world ' s most celebrated authors , makes its launch to the big screen . the last gunslinger , roland deschain ( idris elba ) , has been locked in an eternal battle with walter o ' dim , also known as the man in black ( matthew mcconaughey ) , determined to prevent him from toppling the dark tower , which holds the universe together . with the fate of the worlds at stake , good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only roland can defend the tower from the man in black .

in the books , hermione was walking behind harry and ron on their way to charms , but when they get to the class she is gone , and they don ' t know where is until later that day when they find her sleeping on the arithmancy book in the gryffindor tower . none of this happens in the film .

in the books , devar - toi’s destruction is practically part of the climax—something that happens in the middle of the seventh and final book , after roland has been on his grueling journey for , well , the first six books . it’s the end of an incredibly long and arduous ordeal , and part of the climax of the entire series . if there is another dark tower movie , roland can literally stroll to the tower at his leisure .

night of the living dead was george romero’s first feature film and its title has become almost inseparable from its director’s name . this in itself is problematic in that it allows the film’s author to overshadow and even determine the film’s interpretation . night of the living dead certainly encourages auteurist interpretation : romero both wrote and directed the film and is therefore , like the cinema “greats” alfred hitchcock , howard hawks , or john ford , an auteur par excellence . but since the film so clearly and insistently engages with its contemporary social and political milieu , we must also try to understand it in its historical context .

in the film , hermione is with harry when he saves himself , and sirius from the dementors , instead of with buckbeak .

whenever a spell is cast in the film , a faint whistling can be heard . this is the only film in which spells make this noise and are mostly used to signal when simple waves of the wand are actually some kind of spell .

in its complete , cobbled - together cut , the dark tower runs 95 minutes . with apologies to my colleague k . austin collins’s shorter - movie movement , that’s not enough time for a film that was intended to turn a sprawling series of books , totaling roughly 4 , 000 pages , into a tentpole franchise for sony . rather than follow the path traced by the first book , which would have yielded a self - contained story that promised much more to come , the movie is both a sequel to the series and a sweeping distillation of some of its events . adapting dark tower at all is a tall order . adapting dark tower in an hour and a half is impossible .

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in the book , sirius ( in animagus form ) had grabbed ron by the arm and that ron ' s leg was broken when he tried to use one of the whomping willow ' s roots to hold them in place to avoid being dragged off only for the pressure to break his leg . this was changed to ron being grabbed by the leg in the film likely for being too graphic .

most wands have taken different shapes . this is marked as the first film to start making the wands for each character uniquely decorated .

as a critic , i know i’m supposed to do my homework . so let me confess right up front that i did not prepare myself to review “the dark tower , ” the droolingly anticipated film version of stephen king’s multiverse novel series , by consuming all eight books in the series . i had a go at “the gunslinger” [ … ]

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still , franco ' s version of " the broken tower " isn ' t necessarily a perfect introduction to crane . it ' s filmed in black and white , its plot can be hard to follow and its pacing is much slower than most hollywood movies . there are many seemingly aimless silent scenes that follow the back of franco ' s head while he stalks around various streetscapes . some film critics have called these qualities flaws . irwin , though , said he sees them as a reflection of franco ' s desire to be faithful to crane .

the redneck hostility of this language here is reflected in later films about racial hatred in america , such as alan parker’s 1988 film mississippi burning . finally , the way in which the zombies are hung from trees in the final scenes of the film inevitably invokes the racist lynchings of america’s past .

from focus features , the premiere global brand in original and daring cinema , comes focus world . charged with finding the most exciting voices in international and independent film , focus world is proud to bring you the broken tower , from writer / director james franco . hart crane was one of the most important voices in american poetry - but lived a life with as much turmoil as passion . from his early life to his journeys from new york , cuba , and paris , crane ' s story and that of the loves that defined him is told with imaginative empathy , and with a no holds barred performance - in a film as introspective , rebellious , heartbreaking , and honest as crane himself .

while waiting in a holding area for james franco to discuss “ the broken tower ” ( currently available on dvd / vod and opening at new york’s ifc center on friday ) , i can make out everything franco’s saying to another journalist in the next room , despite a closed door and office chatter around me . franco’s not in a shouting match ; he’s just passionately discussing the subject of his first feature to get a theatrical release , the poet hart crane .

the whomping willow is in a different location than it was in chamber of secrets ; in the earlier film , the willow was very close to the school and inside the training grounds . in this film , the willow is a considerable distance from the school , on the side of a slope and amidst rocky terrain .

former chancellor and now editor of the evening standard george osborne tweeted : “just seen this awful tower block fire near my home in w london . my prayers with those affected & heroes tackling it . ”

there are no scenes in diagon alley , in the film , resulting in harry reuniting with ron and hermione in the leaky cauldron lounge .

when harry rides on buckbeak in the film , they fly all the way to the hogwarts lake ; in the book , they fly only once around the paddock in the forbidden forest .

there actually is a point to discussing franco ' s workaholic lifestyle while writing about his latest effort , the broken tower . the film feels amateurish despite the fact that franco has so many directing credits under his belt by now . i was disappointed by his style . the camera - work was shoddy ( unsurprising given what must have been low quality handheld cameras ) . i would have hoped for more from a professional actor worthy of miles of admiration . this film is messy : the camera - shots are often chaotic in style with poor visual techniques and the editing is also weak . when one scene feels ready to end it often extends much further than expected and many scenes feel unfinished and end in a somewhat abrupt fashion .

in the book , hermione is with harry and sirius when they are attacked by the dementors . in the film , she attempts to run after him , but is stopped by snape , forcing her to stay behind with ron , who is not unconcious but has a broken leg and would likely be unable to keep up with harry if he , himself , tried to go after him .

also in the book , harry falls off his broom and cedric catches the snitch . in the film , the hufflepuff seeker is struck by lightning and harry falls off his broom , leaving the snitch apparently uncaught . also in the film , angelina johnson crashes after her broom catches fire which never occurred in the book .

the hogwarts choir doesn ' t exist in the book and the director only added it for the film , however , it was later mentioned in the sixth film as well ( in the scene in which professor flitwick uses " emergency choir practice " as an excuse to escape a conversation with professor slughorn ) .

in the book , harry sat at the table with aunt marge and the dursleys , but in the film , he is just busy at the kitchen counter serving the dursleys and aunt marge .

in the film , after buckbeak’s apparent execution , hermione starts crying and hugs ron while harry comforts her . this never happens in the book .

godard , playing lang’s assistant director in the film , has the last word , heard over the final tracking movement across the sea , a final command to the film crew , “silence , ” as the camera starts rolling — a command that’s then translated into italian . godard’s view of serenity and continuity is necessarily splintered , because the modern world is a tower of babel where languages and discourses compete for mastery over a purity that eludes our grasp . not even silence is unmediated . there’s a french silence , an italian silence , a german silence , and an american silence ; maybe even a greek silence , which the film prefers to remain silent about .

in the film , in hagrid ' s hut a jar of yellow powder breaks which appears to have been thrown by a kind of rock fossil and then another one hits harry on the back of the head . this causes harry to turn and show hagrid that dumbledore , fudge and macnair are coming . in the novel , hagrid just sees the party coming through his window and tells the trio to leave and there is no vase broken .

in the film , this conversation is taken to a private room , with only harry , rosmerta , mcgonagall , and fudge present .

in light of the above comments by fiske and clarke , the violence in romero’s film can be viewed as metaphorical — it stands for the interracial violence of 1960s america and for the horrors of the vietnam war that were so shockingly revealed on american television screens in the late 1960s . in a certain sense , then , the violence of the film may be seen as “realistic’ ; that is , it reflects and comments upon the violence of the period in which the film was made . violence is a theme romero has worked with in all of his zombie films in order to highlight current social injustices . indeed there is in the film a sense of documentary - like verisimilitude , especially in the grainy photographic images of the zombie cull at the end of the film , which recall contemporary photographs of the carnage in vietnam .

in the book the rain during the hufflepuff quidditch match makes it difficult for harry to see until hermione casts impervius on his glasses , in the film , the quidditch players wear goggles .

because that’s where this tower crumbles . “the dark tower” is hollow . it is soulless . it is a film that never quite figured out what it wanted to be , and so elected to be nothing much at all . worst of all , it’s clearly been chopped up by those reported reshoots and test screening edits . there’s a scene with a demon in a house that just ends and much of the final act material features a jake who looks a lot closer to puberty than when the movie began . weird humorous bits feel like they have been spliced in , trying to find as big an audience as possible . and while some may criticize stephen king’s more populist works , that’s a charge that could never be lobbied at the dark tower . these books had vision . they created worlds . they used iconic imagery to explore timeless themes . “the dark tower” plays it so safe and takes so few risks that its greatest sin is in being the one thing those formative books never were for so many people : forgettable .

in the first film , tom , the bartender and landlord of the leaky cauldron was portrayed by derek deadman ; but in this film , deadman has been replaced by a different actor , jim tavaré . there is also a sharp difference between these two portrayals : in the first film , tom appeared quite normal with balding brown hair but in this film , he looks like a hunchback , and is bald . the same is true for the console versions of both the lego games . from the in - universe part of it , one can say that tom simply got older and his mind was weakened by the ageing . it ' s also possible that the original tom was simply a bartender who worked at the leaky cauldron , whereas the one in this film is the one from the books .

the part of bem was created solely for the film , he explains to seamus finnigan what the grim is and also expresses his concern over the dementors effectiveness at catching sirius .

the film ' s cocteau - esque concept is harnessed to some x - files - style paranoia , but it is the dazzling martial arts work that gives the film its special lift . the directors , the wachowski brothers , were already having ideas above their station when they came up with the matrix ( their only previous film , after all , was the sweaty , claustrophobic thriller bound ) . it was the martial arts choreographer yuen woo - ping who helped them reach the next level .

harsh . but it gets more confusing when you see the beast destroy a portrait in the beginning of the movie . this picture looks like the prince as he appears at the end of the film .

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this film should have caused interest in the property to skyrocket . instead , it left this reviewer . . . disinterested in learning more .

. . . an entertaining film that manages to adapt well something that simply seemed unadaptable to the cinema . [ full review in spanish ]

and no wonder : crane ' s life , as it ' s depicted in paul mariani ' s 1999 biography " the broken tower , " upon which franco ' s movie is based , isn ' t exactly as hollywood - friendly as " the avengers . " harold bloom , perhaps the most famous literary critic alive , has called crane one of the three or four best poets of the 20th century . but crane ' s work is less well - known than that of his contemporaries like william carlos williams and robert frost .

some comments i’ve heard or read online…”it’s a mix between art film and student film . ” to me , that’s just a really easy way to try and describe what it is . i’m an older student for film school . i didn’t need to go to film school to get movies made . i went because it put me in touch with younger filmmakers . it gave me permission to just experiment and try things . you don’t need to be guided by the commercial theatrical marketplace that i’ve been working in as an actor .

however , eyewitnesses have reported that people are still trapped at the top of the building which is believed to have broken out on the second floor and engulfed up to 24 floors above it . small lights that look like torches have been seen by those on the ground , with individuals claiming the building is “close to burning through” .

the film makers included a highland cow during the christmas scenes , likely as a reference to the remote areas of scotland where the castle is supposed to be situated . it may also be as a reference to dufftown , which is mentioned by hermione at one point in the film , for which highlands are known to exist .

i mean for a lot of those films , i worked for a day really as favors . like for “cherry , ” i worked a day because stephen elliott directed it and i optioned two of his books . michael shannon did “the iceman , ” and he was in “the broken tower” and had done one of my student short films , so he basically said to me , “it’s time to do one of my things ! ” so there’s a few things like that , that are kind of misleading .

i shall discuss night of the living dead in relation to the formal categories of genre , structure , and theme , with particular reference to the film’s engagement with the politics of race , gender , and violence . while these time - honoured categories are hardly exhaustive of the film’s meaning , i hope that exploring them will take us some way towards understanding the film’s central concerns and its wider cinematic importance and influence . some of my wider claims about romero’s ideological vision are unoriginal — the exposition of romero as a social critic , for example , has been magnificently achieved by robin wood ( 2003 ) , amongst others . moreover , close readings of the film already exist , most notably the analysis of the film’s “textual and structural” aspects first published in the early 1970s by r . h . w . dillard ( 1987 ) nonetheless , my discussion ( i might almost say disinterment and dissection ) of the film offers some original contributions to the film’s generic , stylistic , and structural analysis and explores some of the reasons for its continuing popularity at a time of renewed cultural and cinematic fascination with zombies .

in the book , aunt marge stays for a couple of nights before she gets blown up . the film makes it seem she blows up the same day she visits .

prisoner of azkaban has the dubious distinction of being , as of 2018 , the lowest - grossing film in the series . it was far from a failure by any means : it generated worldwide box office of us $ 797 million and is currently ranked the 41st highest grossing film of all time . [ 5 ]

by the end , the dark tower can’t seem to decide whether it’s positioning itself for a sequel or content to conclude here . if the movie’s ticket sales match its review scores , a sequel may not be an option . hope for the dark tower faithful ( whose broken hearts will mend ) lies in hollywood’s endless , rolandesque capacity to remake the same stories . this version reportedly cost only $ 66 million , which means that even in the worst case , it won’t bomb badly enough to preclude the possibility of another adaptation attempt . and even if another dark tower movie never gets made , the tv series—which will be written and run by former walking dead showrunner glen mazzara , and in which elba is also supposed to appear—could be better than its big - screen cousin . early indications are that the show , unlike the movie , will wisely pick up at the start of the saga , and a 10 - to 13 - episode order will allow mazzara more time to linger on the rooms of ruin , stairways standing in darkness , and spinning spiders that make mid - world what it is .

in the books , this is very explicitly laid out ; in the movie , it isn’t , but that’s a whole other issue . the issue here is this location is so close , figuratively and literally , to the dark tower itself that putting it in the film at all removes hundreds of pages of potential storylines . the books probably cover years of travel , and now it’s a journey of a couple of weeks at most .

unfortunately , those alternative positions are never fully articulated in the film , nor , for that matter , are any specific problems with the revised chronology . by short handing particular perspectives , the film becomes biased towards rohl’s revised chronological solution , when other solutions could have been discussed . when i asked mahoney media why that was the case , steve law , the film’s co - writer , indicated that test audiences wound up becoming fatigued by “to much information . ” ultimately he indicated that “to us , the emphasis given in the film to the general idea of chronological revision not only was more cinematically engaging , but also has the most explanatory potency . ”

also in the book , marge only floats up to the ceiling , while in the film she uncontrollably floats out of the house , later to be found circling a chimney in sheffield .

hermione is also watching this with ron in the film . in the book harry and ron had not reconciled their problems with hermione yet so she was elsewhere .

james franco ' s arty piece about maverick poet hart crane may serve better as his thesis film than as a commercial release . twitter

james franco ' s " sal , " a film about the last day in the life of 1950s teen heartthrob sal mineo , was made in 2011 , and it is only now getting a token release . this is franco ' s fifth feature as a director , and in the two years since he shot it in nine days he has made four other features , two documentaries , and two shorts while continuing to act in movies and write short stories and put together art shows . in the fourth feature he directed , " the broken tower , " franco cast himself as the great american poet hart crane and made a dreamy black - and - white hash of crane ' s life , filled with student film visuals and dorm - room philosophizing . it was a disgraceful movie , disconnected from any but the most superficial understanding of crane ' s work and life , and franco has only somewhat better luck with " sal , " a film about a likable but minor actor and icon .

by opening night , that string of postponements and portents had left series loyalists screaming , “face me , ” too ; however ugly the finished film , at least the wait would be over . unfortunately , their fears weren’t unfounded . while it’s not quite as terrible as the prerelease timeline indicated it could be , the dark tower adaptation doesn’t stand on its own or face its source material in a satisfying way .

the dark tower movie , like the dark tower books , is packed with connections to king’s other works : the script goes so far as to rename the series’ psychic ability , “ the touch , ” to “the shine , ” even though there’s already a reference to the shining in an earlier scene . over the course of thousands of book pages , a sprinkling of self - references help impart an impression of interlocking worlds , all joined to the tower and serving the beam . in a 95 - minute movie , it plays as frantic fan service , a distracting scavenger hunt for king creations ; ooh , i spy a low man in a yellow coat . to make those moments more pointless , the viewers who are likeliest to catch all of those easter eggs are also the ones who’ll be most upset by the corners—hell , whole books—cut along the way .

when the gryffindors and slytherins go to their first care of magical creatures lesson in the book they visit the hogwarts hippogriff herd , but in the film buckbeak appears to be the sole hippogriff at hogwarts .

when james franco first came up with the idea to make a movie about the life of american poet hart crane , he had no idea he would wind up writing , directing , producing and starring in it , as he eventually did in " the broken tower , " which is getting a theatrical release friday . he thought he ' d just want to act . he was fascinated by crane ' s legendarily difficult , brilliant poetry , as well as his personal demons , which led him to alcohol and eventually suicide at age 32 .

in “the broken tower , ” a fragmentary screen biography of crane , written and directed by james franco , who plays the poet , mr . franco speaks those words accompanied by images of the brooklyn bridge . that is the central symbol in crane’s epic poem “the bridge . ” there follows an ungainly simulated sex scene between crane and emile ( michael shannon ) , in which amid much grunting the camera studies the pimples on mr . shannon’s back . the prosaic encounter is so completely antithetical to the rhapsodic mysticism of crane’s love poetry that you wish another director , say kenneth anger , had taken on crane as a subject .

this isn’t all to say future dark tower movies are unsalvageable . . . not that it matters , considering this film’s dire opening weekend box office . but either way , the movie failed to bring stephen king’s masterful storytelling to the screen , which is what fans have loved about this series since the gunslinger was first published in 1982 . and it was a change that benefitted no one and nothing .


the gypsy moths is a 1969 american drama film , based on the novel of the same name by james drought and directed by john frankenheimer .

the film tells the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a midwestern american town , focusing on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard-living skydivers .

the gypsy moths starred burt lancaster and deborah kerr .

the film also features gene hackman , ( fresh from his role in bonnie and clyde ) ( 1967 ) .

kerr had worked previously with lancaster in from here to eternity ( 1953 ) and separate tables ( 1958 ) .

the film had the only nude love scene in her movie career .

elmer bernstein composed the score .

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the gypsy moths <EOT> gypsy moths , the ( 1969 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .

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check out my post in the sugarbush management section on our gypsy moth problem with a photo . yes , they are definitely gypsy moths .

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homeowners can find answers to any further questions on gypsy moths through the uconn home and garden center .

the gypsy moth trap is used to monitor the moth population and may also prevent male moths from homing in on females .

looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the gypsy moths near you .

tent caterpillars look similar to gypsy moths and also feed in the spring . see the caterpillar comparison chart to determine which type you have .

during the parachute jump that opens the film , the gypsy moths jump from the exact same plane flown by the same pilot they meet and hire - supposedly for the first time - in another town several days later .

they typically form a cocoon and begin to turn into moths by the end of june . the adult moths begin to emerge from the cocoons in early july , she said .

the gypsy moths fall fast . they can ' t stop risking their lives - not even for their down - to - earth women .

in southern new england , the gypsy moths can cause major problems because forests in the area are mostly comprised of oak trees , which the insects especially like to prey on .

the gypsy moths is a 1969 american drama film directed by john frankenheimer and starring burt lancaster and deborah kerr , based on the novel of the same name by james drought .

are perhaps the most important gypsy moth predator , especially at low population densities . birds are also known to prey on gypsy moths but at least in north america this does not substantially affect populations . a nucleopolyhedrosis

sorry to hear about your tress . not that it matters . . . but for clarification do you have tent caterpillars or gypsy moths . around here gypsy moths prefer oak trees and in fact will eat pine and fir , hemlock before maple . my highest sugar percentage year ever was the year after gypsy moths attacked our oaks , , presumably because the forest canopy opened up and maples got a lot more sun that summer .

gypsy moth images were obtained from the pamphlet " don ' t move gypsy moth " from usda / aphis ( program aid # 1329 ) .

bell jl , whitmore rc ( 1997 ) eastern towhee numbers increase following defoliation by gypsy moths . auk 114 : 708–716 . doi :

the extended drought in recent years contributed to the infestation of the gypsy moth caterpillars that occurred in 2016 because the dry conditions “knocked back” the fungus . without it , gypsy moths , which lay between 100 and 300 eggs in an egg mass , were able to build up their population and expand quickly .

despite the havoc that thousands of gypsy moths are wreaking on the new england landscape this year , many of the affected trees will grow new leaves , says extension expert thomas worthley . ( getty images )

if a large population of gypsy moths is found , an insecticidal treatment may be needed . several insecticides are labeled for use against gypsy moth . these include the bt products of dipel and thuricide , and the following chemicals : orthene , and sevin .

are known to kill gypsy moths in nature . these agents include over 20 insect parasitoids and predators that were introduced over the last 100 years from asia and europe .

" the gypsy moths " has great skydiving stunts that were actually performed by a real skydiving stunt team ; and the movie is so much more than just an action film . ” amazon

the gypsy moth is known to feed on on the foliage of hundreds of species of plants in north america but its most common hosts are oaks and aspen . gypsy moth hosts are

while many a tree can survive a year of its leaves being picked clean by gypsy moths , the concern is that repeated defoliation over several years might start killing trees .

the videotapes showed that the male moths flew directly upwind along the plume . but when shifting winds veered the odor plume to one side or the other , the moths did not veer with it . they continued their upwind course , zigzagging or tacking only enough to re - enter the plume further upwind .

adult male gypsy moths are brown with black markings and have highly feathered antennae ( figure 5 ) . female moths are white with black markings and have straight , threadlike black antennae ; female gypsy moths do not fl y ( figure 1 ) . gypsy moth caterpillars have numerous hairs on their bodies , as do the adults . many people experience allergy - type reactions to these hairs . symptoms range from itchy skin irritation to sinus allergies with itchy eyes and a runny nose .

in 1992 , the usda forest service began a pilot program to test the feasibility of slowing the spread ( sts ) of the gypsy moth in north america .

“in massachusetts , when we’re not in drought conditions , gypsy moths go through this natural fluctuation in the population where it does get reduced because of these pathogens , ” simisky said .

groot at ( 2014 ) circadian rhythms of sexual activities in moths : a review .

john frankenheimer’s “the gypsy moths” is like a missing link between old hollywood and new hollywood . it has all the trappings of a new hollywood movie , but with the guts of a 1950’s melodrama . it can be a strange viewing .

the making of the 1969 classic skydiving movie " the gypsy moths " . timeless footage from skydiving great , carl boenish . it was the first time the still relatively new sport of parachuting had been projected on the big screen . excerpts were screened repeatedly by the south australian sport parachute club in the 1970s , using an old 16 mm film projector .

until 1989 , new england would typically get a “population explosion” of gypsy moths , followed by a collapse . but at the end of the 1980s , a japanese fungus introduced to north america in the early 1900s called entomophaga maimaiga started killing the caterpillars . since then , the fungus has played a large role in keeping the gypsy moth population low , along with other diseases and natural predators .

gypsy moth caterpillars on an infested oak tree at nickerson state park in 2016 .

it’s a matter of location and of preference . the first favorite food source for the moths is the white oak , followed by the red oak . trees lower in the canopies will be more susceptible because the caterpillars will eat whatever they come to first . about the only species they won’t attack is the tulip or yellow poplar trees . in heavy infestations those tend to be the only green you will see left . pines are more at risk because if the gypsy moths eat the needles , the trees will die . deciduous trees should refoliate for the most part .

gypsy moths were accidentally introduced in 1869 when they were brought to the u . s . in the hope that they could breed with silkworms to create a hardier variety of silkworm and develop a silk industry in the us . even though they failed as a textile producer , some of the gypsy moths escaped and established their first u . s . population in medford , massachusetts . populations vary over the years from very few and not noticeable to many and tree defoliation is very noticeable .

. about 10 years after this introduction , the first outbreaks began in trouvelot ' s neighborhood and in 1890 the state and federal government began their attempts to eradicate the gypsy moth . these attempts ultimately failed and since that time , the range of gypsy moth has continued to

natural enemies of gypsy moth caterpillars include various insects and mammals , and some birds . certain ants , ground beetles , and parasitoid wasps and flies will attack gypsy moths in different life stages ( caterpillars or pupae ) . mice will also feed on caterpillars and pupae .

because of this year’s cool , wet weather , the state is a couple weeks behind where it was last year , with the gypsy moths slow to start feeding due to the weather conditions , said ken gooch , forest health program director at the massachusetts department of conservation and recreation .

gypsy moths are known for the male ' s ability to identify and follow , for a mile or more , the trail of the chemical pheromone the female moth emits . although relatively little has been known about how the insects follow the airborne plume of scent , researchers have assumed that the males simply traveled wherever the odor led them , even though wind currents bending the plume made their path long and winding .

two oaks on the same property in somers . . . thousands of gypsy months munching away . # wfsb urltoken

in the mid 1800s , gypsy moth larvae ( lymantria dispar ) that were being evaluated for silk production were blown from a window sill in medford , massachusetts . the first outbreak of gypsy moth occurred in 1889 . by 1987 , the gypsy moth had established itself throughout the northeast and is now found throughout much of the eastern united states . it is one of the most damaging pests of hardwood forests and urban landscapes , defoliating a million or more forested acres annually . gypsy moths are spread over large areas primarily by shipment of infested nursery stock or any object on which eggs may be deposited .

the little caterpillars then start a process called “ballooning , ” in which the tiny insects crawl to the highest point of the surface the egg mass was laid on and spin a silken thread to catch the wind . then the moths float to a new location . according to simisky , this is the main way the insects spread .

the moths have a distinctive inverted v - shape that points to a dot marking on their wings . the dark brown males are smaller than the females , and have feathery antennae . female moths have creamy white wings with a tan body . although the female possesses wings , she is unable to fly .

the moths ' flight took them back into the plume closer to the source than they had been when they left it - plainly a more efficient tactic than following the drifting pheromone plume wherever it might go . the scientists reason that their finding rules out any need for continuous reception of the pheromone signal for male moths to steer their way to its source .

koyama r ( 1954 ) two epizootic diseases of gypsy moth . for pests 3 : 296–298

the gypsy moth has been intensively studied over the last 100 years in north america . currently there are numerous groups around the country investigating various aspects of the biology , ecology , and management of the gypsy moth . this work is funded by the usda forest service , the usda agricultural research service , the usda cooperative state research service , the usda animal and plant health and inspection service , and numerous state and private universities .

gypsy moths are spread one of two different ways . natural spread over short distances occurs as newly hatched larvae spin short lengths of silken thread which allow them to be blown by the wind . over the last 10 to 15 years , gypsy moths have moved long distances on outdoor household articles such as cars and recreational vehicles , firewood , household goods , and other personal possessions . an estimated 85 percent of new infestations have been through the movement of outdoor household articles .

" i haven ' t really seen any gypsy moth caterpillars this year , " said healy .

the opening of director john frankenheimer ' s action - thriller - melodrama , his last film with star burt lancaster , who ' s hot - dogging the parachute jump , worrying partners gene hackman and scott wilson , from the gypsy moths , 1969 . co - starring deborah kerr . >

its populations rise and fall in cycles . gypsy moths have " naturalized " in our forest communities . these caterpillars will always be around , sometimes in small , unnoticeable numbers . when populations are high , thousands of acres can be damaged . although gypsy moths do not pose a major threat to new york ' s forests , they are not native and their populations can reach high , destructive ( outbreak ) levels .

campbell rw , sloan rj ( 1977 ) forest stand responses to defoliation by the gypsy moth . for sci monogr 19 : 1–34

in 1869 , gypsy moth larvae that were being evaluated for silk production , were blown from a window sill in medford , massachusetts . the first outbreak of european gypsy moth ( lymantria dispar l . ) occurred in 1889 . by 1987 , the gypsy moth had established itself throughout the northeast . it is one of the most damaging pests of hardwood forests and urban landscapes , defoliating a million or more forested acres annually . this insect has spread into parts of virginia , west virginia , ohio and michigan . the gypsy moth has not yet become established in kentucky . however , male moths are caught each year in survey traps that the us department of agriculture uses to monitor the movement of this important pest .

frankenheimer when he was still at the top of his game . he made " the gypsy moths " in 1969 and if it isn ' t quite in the same class of his earlier sixties work it is still a very fine and underrated film . the gypsy moths of the title are three daredevil skydivers , ( burt lancaster , gene hackman and scott wilson ) , who land , literally , in a small midwestern town one 4th of july weekend where their presence disrupts the lives of a few of its female citizens , chief of whom is deborah kerr as the unhappily married aunt of the wilson character and who has a brief tryst with lancaster .

the sky - dive barnstormers are stuck in the rain at the home of elizabeth ( deborah kerr ) , whos having a fling with mike ( burt lancaster ) , and who is the until - recently estranged aunt of malcolm ( scott wilson ) , who gets into a scrape with browdy ( gene hackman ) , in the gypsy moths , 1969 . >

grace jr ( 1986 ) the influence of gypsy moth on the composition and nutrient content of litter fall in a pennsylvania oak forest . for sci 32 : 855–870

akasofu y ( 1973 ) extraordinary outbreak of gypsy moth in takaoka city . for pests 22 : 214–217

gypsy moth caterpillars continue to hit oak trees hard in eastern and central connecticut . ( deep photo )

update , june 26 , 2017 : this week , dead gypsy moth caterpillars have begun appearing at the base of trees , killed by the naturally - occurring fungus entomophaga maimaiga . the rainy weather in may and june helped the fungus to develop . as the caterpillars decompose , the fungus reproduces inside the cadavers and on the ground around the trees . it will spread farther in the area and can persist in the soil for many years .

the female gypsy moth lays an egg mass , covering it with body hairs to act as insulation and to help protect the eggs from predators . shortly after the female gypsy moth lays the egg mass , she dies , and the eggs wait out the winter until temperatures rise in the spring and a hatch begins . upon hatching , small black headed gypsy moth caterpillars , climb to the tops of the trees where they may begin to feed on foliage or they may dangle from silk strands and drift in the wind to colonize other trees . gypsy moth caterpillars go through five or six instars and feed from late april to mid june . most of the feeding occurs at night to protect caterpillars from extreme heat and predation by birds during the day . when fully mature , caterpillars stop feeding , and change into pupae . adult moths emerge 7 - 10 days later . there is one generation per year .

baker wl ( 1941 ) effect of gypsy moth defoliation on certain forest trees . j forestry 39 : 1017–1022

gypsy moth caterpillars clinging to the sides of homes or hanging on your backyard patio can be sprayed away with a strong jet of water .

and has existed there for thousands of years . in either 1868 or 1869 , the gypsy moth was accidentally introduced near boston , ma by

synthetic sex lures for the male gypsy moth porthetria dispar ( 10 - acetoxy - cis - 7 - hexadecen - 1 - ol and 12 - acetoxy - cis - 9 - octadecen - 1 - ol ) were assayed electrophysiologically and behaviourally , and their effectiveness was compared with that of a natural sex pheromone extract derived from female gypsy moths , and with sexually neutral compounds .

despite over 100 years of presence in north america , researchers are still at a loss to explain and predict the extent of the changes in forest vegetation likely to take place through gypsy moth disturbance . a major concern is the potential loss of economically critical and ecologically dominant oak species ( quercus , spp . ) . most studies of forest compositional changes with gypsy moth defoliation indicate that less susceptible species will dominate the forest , so in effect , forests may have fewer gypsy moth problems in the future .

watching john frankenheimer ' s " the gypsy moths , " which opened yesterday at the radio city music hall , i had lots of time to remember with fondness all of those low budget , pecking - order , action dramas i saw as a child on saturday afternoons . view full article in timesmachine »

john frankenheimer ' s " the gypsy moths " is not a successful movie but is neither a bad one . he goes about telling his story in the right way , but all the same he doesn ' t pull it off . i found the same difficulty with his last film , " the fixer , " which plied all the right emotions and was directed and acted with intelligence - - but which never really made us care .

alalouni u , schädler m , brandl r ( 2013 ) natural enemies and environmental factors affecting the population dynamics of the gypsy moth . j appl entomol 137 : 721–738 . doi :

the challenge in " the gypsy moths " is to imply ( without ever being so crass as to say aloud ) what a skydiver ' s reasons might be for jumping out of an airplane and letting himself fall right into the ground . he isn ' t necessarily committing suicide ; he may be in the grip of some kind of self - hypnosis , a fascination with the ground rushing up toward him .

“during the filming of gypsy moths at the airfield in benton , kansas , the director , john frankenheimer , wanted to get a real , horrified reaction from the extras playing the audience , so he had a mannequin dressed like a skydiver and tied it under a helicopter which ascended a couple of hundred feet , then released the dummy . most of the people hadn ' t noticed what had been rigged up , so when it fell , they thought it was a real person hitting the ground and he got the reaction he was looking for . one minor problem was that the pilot didn ' t gauge the wind accurately and the " skydiver " fell into the parked cars , narrowly missing some people and caving in the roof of an extra ' s ride . the studio bought the car for several times what it was worth and the damaged vehicle spent the rest of the shooting behind one of the hangers . ”

de beurs km , townsend pa ( 2008 ) estimating the effect of gypsy moth defoliation using modis . remote sens environ 112 : 3983–3990 . doi :

once they’ve found a new host , the caterpillars start feeding on newly - opened spring foliage during the month of may . as the moths grow , they eat more . the effects of their feasting become visible with the defoliation of trees by mid - to - late june , according to simisky .

deep said the cool spring looks to have slowed the growth rate of the caterpillars and delayed their moving down to the soil , where they will meet the fungal spores .

gypsy moth pupae are about two inches long , dark brown and are lightly covered with hairs . pupation usually occurs in protected areas of the tree and are often accompanied by the molted skin of the last caterpillar instar .

as is the case with other tree pests , the gypsy moth will defoliate a stressed tree first . stressed trees often provide wounds or deep bark crevices that provide the larvae with shelter that will aid in their survival .

neither apparently remembering having played in the hawaiian surf , deborah kerr ( as kansas housewife elizabeth ) and burt lancaster ( as her guest , touring sky - diver mike , a colleague of her long lost nephew ) find themselves drawn to each other , in john frankenheimer ' s the gypsy moths , 1969 . >

over the past five decades , factors such as age and mating status have been shown to affect daily rhythms in female calling and male response in moths as well .

for all that , " the gypsy moths " has its moments . the aerial photography , apparently done by other skydivers , is as good as the racing footage in frankenheimer ' s " grand prix . " he has a knack for getting the feel of a sport . there are aerial shots in this one that may even give you vertigo , as the camera plunges toward earth at 100 miles an hour . if only the movie itself would move a little faster .

but the highest concentrations of host trees are in the southern appalachian mtns . , the ozark mtns . , and in the northern lake states .

only the caterpillar stage of the gypsy moth feeds . when fully grown the caterpillar will be approximately 2 inches long , very hairy and have five pairs of blue dots followed by six pairs of red dots along its back . the larval stage lasts about seven weeks .

a major pest of hardwood trees , gypsy moth control is often necessary to prevent damage in backyards and many urban areas .

collins s ( 1961 ) benefits to understory from canopy defoliation by gypsy moth larvae . ecology 42 : 836–838 . doi :

fajvan ma , wood jm ( 1996 ) stand structure and development after gypsy moth defoliation in the appalachian plateau . for ecol manage 89 : 79–88 . doi :

gypsy moths eat young , tender leaves in the spring . deciduous trees ( trees that lose their leaves each fall ) can regrow a new set of leaves by july and can usually withstand 2 - 3 successive years of defoliation ( removal of leaves ) without being killed . however , defoliation does reduce the vigor and resistance of the tree ; it becomes more susceptible to pests and diseases . mortality can occur when other stresses such as disease or other insect outbreaks attack trees in the same year . evergreens are eaten when populations of gypsy moths are very high . evergreens do not regrow leaves as easily as deciduous trees and can die as a result of complete defoliation .

scott wilson ( as " malcolm " ) brings his barnstroming sky - diver buddies mike and joe ( burt lancaster , gene hackman ) to the kansas home of his long - estranged aunt and uncle ( deborah kerr , william windom ) , offering only tentative hospitality , early in john frankenheimer ' s the gypsy moths , 1969 . >

hi folks ! just new here . i do usually 200 gallons with 10 taps in the neighbors trees . in the last year , all maples have taken a decent hit by the gypsy moths , refoliated with the second push last summer . as i would hate to contribute to having the neighbors tree die on me , i was hoping for some input . i am not too much worried about a lower sugar content , but would be more worried about the tree dying . assuming that the gypsy moth problem is likely to be the same as last year , would tapping the trees put too much strain on them ? the question is tap them or not ? my kids would hate to go without syrup for a year . any input is greatly appreciated . mike

the gypsy moth accidentally escaped the home of e . leopold trouvelot and was introduced into the us in medford , mass . in the late 1860’s . he had intentionally brought it to his home in massachusetts , from france , to study the insect with an interest in silk production . since then , gypsy moth has spread throughout the northeast and well beyond . it can be a serious pest of trees and a nuisance due to the irritating hairs on its body and the copious amount of excrement ( frass ) that it produces in high population years .

during wet springs , an entomopathogenic ( i . e . insect killing ) fungus known as entomophaga maimaiga , works extremely well in keeping this pest in low numbers . this fungus is now “naturally” common in massachusetts . it may have been introduced into the united states from japan in 1910 for gypsy moth management , but the actual fungus we have today seems to be from a later introduction . observing dead gypsy moth caterpillars hanging head - down on the trunks of host trees is a good indicator that this fungus has been effective ( figure 6 ) . the nucleopolyhedrosis ( npv ) virus is also a common cause for the collapse of gypsy moth populations . both the fungus and virus overwinter in the soil in massachusetts and require ample amounts of moisture in the spring to build up in gypsy moth caterpillar populations .

first instar larvae begin feeding in the top branches and chew small holes in the leaves . the second and third instars feed from the outer edge of the leaf toward the center . when population numbers are low , the young larvae prefer to feed during the daytime while the older larvae feed at night . during the day , these older larvae hide in protected areas at the base of the tree . however , when populations are high , the larvae will feed day and night until the tree is stripped of its foliage .

“it remains to be seen how successful the fungus will be in reducing future gypsy moth populations , ” she adds , “but hopefully it will have an impact . ”

naidoo r , lechowicz mj ( 2001 ) effects of gypsy moth on radial growth of deciduous trees . for sci 47 : 338–348

the gypsy moths have been getting worse for a couple of years now . they are cyclical and come in waves , every 7 to 10 years or so . the last bad wave was in the early 1980s and after that infestation , a fungus came onto the scene that helps keep the population in check by causing a fungal disease in the caterpillar . however , this fungus requires a lot of moisture , and the last couple of growing seasons have been very dry in may and june so the fungus wasn’t particularly effective . rather than the typical small infestations we usually see , we had a tremendous number of moths that laid eggs last year , and this year we have millions and millions of caterpillars hatching this spring . although we have had a wet spring , the fungus hasn’t kicked in yet .

onodera k , hara h ( 2011 ) suitability of plant species as food for asian gypsy moth larvae of the hokkaido population . bull hokkaido for res inst 48 : 47–54

by establishing a system of grids over a large grass area in berkshire , england , and by releasing synthetic moth pheromones into the air along with a stream of detergent bubbles , the researchers were able to videotape the trail of the odor plume downwind . they then released male moths into the plume at relatively long distances downwind from its origin .

collected posts from urltoken “the gypsy months is a movie about skydivers who travel around the country jumping out of old airplanes at country fairs , etc . the jumping stuff at the beginning and end is neat , but there is a long , love story in between . the plot hinges on jumping " the cape , " a batwing suit which seems to impair the ability to pull and therefore creates thrills .

gypsy moth eggs live through the winter in clusters of hundreds of eggs called egg masses , which usually hatch in the spring around the first week of may . the egg masses can be found on tree trunks and branches , and can also be laid on other surfaces , such as the sides of homes and even lawn furniture .

fig . 1 . interactions in eastern deciduous forests influencing forest dynamics , lyme - disease risk ( " pathogens " ) , nesting success of some ground - nesting songbirds , and gypsy moth dynamics . arrows indicate the direction of the effect of one taxon on another . solid lines indicate positive effects ( e . g . , mast production on mice ) , and dashed arrows indicate negative effects ( e . g . , gypsy moths on oak trees ) . from ostfeld & jones , in press .

fajvan ma , rentch j , gottschalk k ( 2008 ) the effects of thinning and gypsy moth defoliation on wood volume growth in oaks . trees 22 : 257–268 . doi :

liebhold a , elkinton j , williams d , muzika rm ( 2000 ) what causes outbreaks of the gypsy moth in north america ? popul ecol 42 : 257–266 . doi :

this is how they did it , the transition in which the . . .

in the town for which the movie is named , sheriff shaw . . .

the movie debut of albert finney , at work in the raleigh . . .

it wasn’t easy to read “summer of the gypsy moths” while living with an 11 - year - old whose first literary love was the “clementine” series , also written by sara pennypacker . the third time i retrieved my copy from my daughter’s bedroom — a tween lair crammed with bobblehead turtles , tootsie roll - scented lip balms and shells from every beach she’s ever visited — i realized this book was the first of my literary possessions she’s ever truly coveted .

" the gypsy moth caterpillars continue to hit oaks hard in parts of eastern and central connecticut , " deep said . " as the larvae deplete the oaks , they are moving on to feed on other tree species , such as maples and witch hazel . "

yes . if you are interested in sampling your woodlot or forest to determine the likelihood of defoliation by gypsy moths for the following growing season , sampling protocol is provided . ( see important links . ) if you do sample your woodlot or forest , your data is valuable to us for tracking annual populations . we would appreciate if you mailed or emailed you sampling data to :

gypsy moth caterpillars feed on approximately 500 different plants . older larvae will sometimes eat several species of hardwood that the younger larvae will avoid . however , when food is scarce , the larvae will feed on almost any vegetation .

gottschalk kw ( 1990 ) gypsy moth effects on mast production . in : mcgee ce ( ed ) proceedings of the workshop : southern appalachian mast management . knoxville , tennessee , pp 42–50

only the caterpillar stage of the gypsy moth feeds . when fully grown , they will be approximately 2 inches long , very hairy and have five pairs of blue dots followed by six pairs of red dots along its back . adults are gray ( male ) or white ( female ) colored hairy moths with a 1 - 1 / 2 – 2 inch wingspan . although both sexes are winged , the female moth does not fly .

while in the larval stage , the gypsy moth might be confused with fall webworms or eastern tent caterpillars . however , both of these insects form webs ; the gypsy moth does not . the eastern tent caterpillar appears in early spring and makes its tents in the crotches of tree branches . the fall webworm appears in mid to late summer and builds its tents on the ends of branches . eastern tent caterpillars are generally black with a white stripe down the back . they also will have blue spots on their sides that are located between two yellow lines . the fall webworm will be yellow to green in color and will have ten pairs of black dots along its back .

from the caterpillars in 2016 , compared to about 38 , 175 the previous year .

just the top of the " yankee doodle boy " number from george . . .

we ' re happy to share the uplifting work of the connecticut burns care foundation .

gooch said the caterpillars have been spotted in generally the same areas as last year — in the western part of the state , on the rhode island and connecticut borders , and stretching south of boston through the south shore to plymouth and parts of cape cod .

maybe . if dense concentrations of tent or gypsy moth caterpillars cause a decline in the trees ' health or threaten an economic resource such as a sugar bush , spraying may be an option .

the gypsy moth has four different life stages : egg , larva or caterpillar , pupa and adult moth . female moths lay eggs in sheltered areas . each egg mass will contain between 500 and 1 , 000 eggs and will have a tan , fuzzy appearance . this comes from the body and wing scales that the female uses to cover the eggs to provide some additional protection during the winter . the egg masses can be found all winter long however , they will not hatch until spring . larvae emerge from egg masses from early spring until mid - may . hatching usually coincides with the budding of most hardwood trees .

schultz jc , baldwin it ( 1982 ) oak leaf quality declines in response to defoliation by gypsy moth larvae . science 217 : 149–151 . doi :

acorns initiate other chain reactions among species ( e . g . , mice , chipmunks , and songbirds ; see r . ostfeld and k . schmidt ) , and gypsy moth defoliation has many effects on the forest , including influences on nutrient cycling ( see g . lovett ) . because moth defoliation reduces acorn production , understanding how moths are able to persist in the forest amidst intense predation pressure by mice has also been a recent focus of our work . this has led us to study the roles of local dispersal of moths relative to local spatial variation in mouse predation as the primary determinants of moth persistence ( see b . goodwin , e . schauber ) . recent research has shown that there are mouse hot and cold spots in the forest of varying persistence . we are now investigating how these hot and cold spots affect moths , lyme risk and songbird nesting success .

outbreak gypsy moth populations . though some areas are treated by private companies under contract with land owners , most areas are sprayed under joint programs of state governments and the usda forest service . your local

good flick by frankenheimer . the acting is also excellent . do not have the film .

come to think of it , the oaks are a lot more shredded than the maples .

the department of energy and environmental protection released an update on the situation late tuesday night .

while gypsy moth caterpillars are only 1 / 16 of an inch in length when they hatch , they may exceed 3 inches in length by the time they pupate , usually about six weeks later . the caterpillars have hairy bodies ; along the length of their backs , they have five pairs of blue dots followed by six pairs of red dots ( figure 3 ) . the caterpillar stage typically lasts until about the third week in june in massachusetts , whereupon they pupate ( figure 4 ) . adults start to appear by late june / early july . neither the male nor female adult moths feed .

kasbohm jw , vaughan mr , kraus jg ( 1998 ) black bear home range dynamics and movement patterns during a gypsy moth infestation . ursus 10 : 259–267

liebhold am , turcáni m , kamata n ( 2008 ) inference of adult female dispersal from the distribution of gypsy moth egg masses in a japanese city . agric for entomol 10 : 69–73 . doi :

riemann , j . g . , and giebultowicz , j . m . ( 1991 ) . secretion in the upper vas deferens of the gypsy moth correlated with the circadian rhythm of sperm release from the testes . j . insect physiol . 37 , 53–62 . doi : 10 . 1016 / 0022 - 1910 ( 91 ) 90019 - v

the larval stage of the gypsy moth is a caterpillar that hatches in the spring from eggs laid the summer before . it hatches about the time oak buds start to open . the younger caterpillars need to eat tender new leaves . as it grows , it can eat older , tougher leaves . it grows to about 2 1 / 5 inches in length . gypsy moth caterpillars have five pairs of raised blue spots followed by six pairs of raised red spots along its back . female moths are white with brown markings . males are brownish . females do not fly . egg masses are buff colored , fuzzy patches on tree trunks , branches , firewood , or in a sheltered spot , even on lawn furniture . there are 600 - 700 eggs in each egg mass .

as you step outside , pause for a moment to take in your surroundings . if you happen to be under a tree and hear what sound like rain drops , what you are hearing may be caterpillar droppings . more precisely , gypsy moth excrement . the gypsy moth population has soared this year , and it isn’t hard to spot these voracious pests crawling or dangling from trees , or the carpet of little brown pellets and shredded leaves that litter the ground after they have feasted in the dwindling treetops .

there are several ways to control gypsy moth . in small populations , it may be easiest to destroy egg masses that are found on buildings , trees , etc . to destroy the egg mass , either crush the eggs or place them in a bucket of kerosene or soapy water . burning the egg mass will also kill them . simply picking the egg masses off and dropping them on the ground will not kill them . be careful when handling the egg masses because the hairs that cover the egg masses may cause an allergic reaction .

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speciation through temporal isolation between drosophila species has been linked to circadian clock genes ( kyriacou et al . , 2008 ) , but there is no known naturally occurring dimorphism in temporal timing of mating activity in fruitflies . the ideal species to investigate the importance of timing in speciation are the larger moths and butterflies ( lepidoptera , apoditrysia ) , because natural variation in timing of sexual activity has been found within and between species ( see table 1 ) . the apoditrysia consist of ~ 145 . 000 species , the majority of which ( ~ 120 . 000 ) are moths ( bazinet et al . , 2013 ) , and thus the second most diverse group of insects after the coleoptera .

acorns are a key food for white - footed mice . the mice are key predators on gypsy moth pupae . when there are many acorns the mouse population increases , which keeps the moth population low . however if there are no acorns , the mouse population collapses allowing the moth population to increase . acorns also attract white - tailed deer into oak forests to feed on acorns . the deer carry adult ticks that drop off and spend the winter in the oak forests . the next year the female ticks lay eggs that hatch into larval ticks . the larval ticks are not infected with the bacteria that cause lyme disease , but become infected when they feed on the mice that have increased because of acorns . this means that the risk of lyme disease can be higher in oak forests two years after a large acorn crop .

on the night before the big show , lancaster has a brief affair with the kid ' s aunt ( deborah kerr ) . hackman employs the town prostitute ( sheree north ) . and wilson and a young girl listen to the radio news . the relationships sketched here are supposed to explain what happens the next day . and they do , more or less . the problem is that frankenheimer then includes so much stunt footage that by the time the moment of crisis arrives , we ' ve forgotten about the night before .

we have a bad infestation this year of gypsy moths in eastern connecticut that ' s going from bad to worse . not sure if other parts of the us or canada are seeing the same problem . but it ' s the worst i ' ve seen in the 23 years we ' ve lived here . i drive down many local roads and along interstates and see entire trees nearly completely defoliated . i ' m planning on tapping about 50 - 60 reds on vacuum for the first time this coming season . i was just out walking my property to mark the reds for tapping and noticed many reds with shredded leaves from gypsy moth caterpillars . anyone know what effect this kind of defoliation of maple trees might have on sap production in the winter ? i ' m thinking it can ' t be good . . . mark s .

once established in an area , gypsy moth numbers can fluctuate widely from year to year . seasons with severe damage can be followed by seasons with relatively few caterpillars and light damage . in periods of heavy outbreaks , gypsy moth caterpillars crawl on walls , across roads , over outdoor furniture , and sometimes will come inside homes .

class conflict - - the sedate whuffos dying inside their boring lives while the skydivers are careless with theirs , yet living it to the fullest .

charlton , r . e . , and cardé , r . t . ( 1982 ) . rate and diel periodicity of pheromone emission from female gypsy moths ( lymantria dispar ) determined with a glass adsorption collection system . j . insect physiol . 28 , 423–430 . doi : 10 . 1016 / 0022 - 1910 ( 82 ) 90069 - 5

gottschalk kw , colbert jj , feicht dl ( 1998 ) tree mortality risk of oak due to gypsy moth . eur j for path 28 : 121–132 . doi :

wanted to get a real , horrified reaction from the extras playing the audience , so he had a mannequin dressed like a skydiver and tied it under a helicopter , which ascended several hundred feet , then released the dummy . most of the people hadn ' t noticed what had been rigged up , so when it fell they thought it was a real person hitting the ground and he got the reaction he was looking for . one minor problem was that the pilot didn ' t gauge the wind accurately and the " skydiver " fell into some parked cars , narrowly missing some people and caving in the roof of an extra ' s car . the studio bought the car for several times what it was worth and the damaged vehicle spent the rest of the shooting behind one of the hangers .

ledyard , conn . ( wtnh ) - - it ' s a scene repeated throughout eastern connecticut . several gypsy moth caterpillars can be seen crawling on a long cove road home in the gales ferry section of town .

" you step on them every single step and everything you touch will have a caterpillar on it , " said april flemming . her family didn ' t spray for the gypsy moth caterpillars which now cover her property .

“gypsy moths is a benchmark movie for the sport of skydiving . the casting , storyline , and stunts were first rate . the jump footage was good , and it recorded the equipment used back in the 60s . there is lots of footage which shows the old gear . . . 4 pin main containers… with ripcords and spring loaded pilot chutes , , , chest mount reserves , bell helmets . . . . . . " instrument panels " on the reserve container , with altimeters and stopwatches . there are a lot of air to air shots taken by chase planes etc and we get to see a fair amount of climb out footage , exit footage , freefall , cutaway , landing… and wingsuit flying !

if enough of the caterpillars are killed by the fungus this year , she added , it might lead to a drop in the population next year .

basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …

the author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest .

you should wait until 2 seasons after the infestation is over . the trees will try to refoliate this year , but the new leaves will not attain full size . the trees are weakened and even if you tapped the sugar would be very low .

higashiura y ( 1980 ) analysis of factors affecting bird predation on gypsy moth egg masses by using holling’s disc - quation . res popul ecol 22 : 147–162 . doi :

the gypsy moth overwinters as an egg in a cluster of 500 or more eggs ( figures 1 and 2 ) . eggs typically hatch in the spring during the first week in may in massachusetts , but variations in climate and spring weather can either accelerate or delay egg hatching . once hatched , the tiny , hairy caterpillars may remain in the lower forest canopy or , when in high populations , migrate upwards to the tree tops , where each one then spins down on a long silken thread . the tiny caterpillars hang in the air waiting for a strong wind to break the thread and carry them to a new location . this process of dispersal is known as “ballooning” and is somewhat common in caterpillar species where the adult females do not fly . it is the only silk that this species produces . gypsy moth caterpillars do not make silken webs or tents . this type of dispersal helps young larvae relocate to more favorable hosts , such as oaks , while factors such as food quality ( species composition ) and the availability of suitable areas to hide during the day ( such as in rough oak bark ) may affect gypsy moth dispersal patterns . population sizes of this pest can change dramatically from one year to the next .