Movies... For Free! Night Tide (1961)

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Night Tide, 1961.
Directed by Curtis Harrington.
Starring Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir and Luana Anders.

A low budget offering from American International Pictures and writer-director Curtis Harrington, Night Tide stars Dennis Hopper as young sailor Johnny Drake. Enjoying his shore leave in Venice Beach, California, Johnny meets a mysterious 'mermaid' called mora (Linda Lawson) at a marina carnival attraction. Sparking up a relationship, Johnny discovers that all of Mora's previous lovers have died in suspicious circumstances. Mora believes herself to be a descendent of the Sirens, seductresses from Greek mythology who lure sailors to their deaths, and is frequently visited by the sinister Madame Romanovitch (Marjorie Eaton), who calls out for Mora to fulfil her destiny. Will Johnny become the latest victim, or can Mora resist her temptation?

Premiering at the Venice International Film Festival in 1961, it would be a further two years before Night Tide saw general release via Roger Corman's Filmgroup as part of a double-bill with The Raven (1963). It also features Corman regular Luana Anders, who would appear in later Hopper works including The Trip (1967) and Easy Rider (1969), and was selected for preservation by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.


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Not a good day in Yankeeland

Sorry I haven't written much as of late, but I haven't gotten to see more than bits and pieces of the last few Yankee games. No truth to the rumor that I was trying to snag that pork chop on a stick!

Of course, it figures that today's debacle is one I did get to see.

First up, seeing A-Rod hit that line drive that hit David Huff in the head was brutal to watch. Yikes! Poor guy. Fortunately, Huff is already out of the hospital, and appears to be A-OK.

I was pretty peeved to see Joba Chamberlain have yet another bad outing, and for the Yankees to lose this game. Geez, you have a six-run lead, you should win the game.

Squawker Jon was so pleased about what happened, he watched the seventh inning on the replay just to see it all!

And Wally Matthews, of all people, made an interesting observation, noting how Joe Girardi referred to Chamberlain:

Afterward, Girardi could barely conceal his disgust.

"We had the game where we wanted," the manager said, his face tight and the veins in his neck throbbing. "We had our eighth-inning guy in, we needed four outs from him ... and he left pitches in the middle of the plate. He just didn't make the pitches when he had to."

Not once did he refer to his pitcher by name. Chamberlain, the darling of the final days of the old Yankee Stadium, had become "he" and "the eighth-inning guy." No longer to be trusted, neither was he fit to be named.

"Players aren't going to be bulletproof," Girardi conceded. "But he's had some bad outings. He's our eighth-inning guy and he's got to get it done for us."

Yes, that's how strange a day it was - Wally Matthews made some good points!

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper (1936-2010)

Hollywood legend Dennis Hopper has died at his home in California earlier today from complications of prostate cancer, aged 74. Hopper - who had battled the illness for almost a year and had recently received a long-overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - enjoyed a career that spanned over half a century. He achieved critical success as an actor, filmmaker, photographer and artist, as well as cult status for his roles in classic films such as Easy Rider (1969), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Blue Velvet (1986).

Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper made his screen debut in 1955 alongside James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause and featured in Dean's final film Giant the following year. After a host of supporting film and TV roles throughout the 60s Hopper enjoyed a career breakthrough as co-writer, director and star of Easy Rider, receiving the Prix de la premiere oeuvre (First Work Award) along with an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern.

Although his next directorial effort The Last Movie (1971) won the Critic's Prize at the Venice Film Festival, the film's disappointing performance forced Hopper to step back from Hollywood and he spent much of the 70s appearing in low budget affairs while battling drug and alcohol addiction. During this period he starred in Francis Ford Coppolla's epic Vietnam War movie Apocalypse Now and returned to the director's chair for 1980's Out of the Blue.

Entering rehab in 1983, Hopper began his comeback that same year with acclaimed performances in Rumble Fish and The Osterman Weekend before his iconic turn as sadistic villain Frank Booth in David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Hoosiers helped to revitalise his fortunes. He would spend much of the remainder of his career in supporting roles in films such as True Romance (1993), along with villainous turns in a host of movies including Red Rock West (1992), Super Mario Bros. (1993), Speed (1994), Waterworld (1995) and Land of the Dead (2005).

Hopper's last feature appearance came in 2008 with Wim Wenders' Palermo Shooting, while his final performance - voice work for the upcoming computer animation Alpha and Omega - is set for release later this year.

Cult Classics: Easy Rider (1969)
Movies... For Free! Night Tide (1961)

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY: MOFFIT CRUISES TO VICTORY; BLEICH, GOULDING, AND PATTON ALSO TAKE WINS

By Tommy Goudge (May 28, 2010) - Kyle Moffit has shown plenty of speed since he began racing weekly at Ohsweken Speedway in August last year. The twenty-two year old from South Dayton, NY translated that speed into a feature win on Friday night, his first at Ohsweken, and first since going to victory lane at what is now Mohawk International Raceway on July 16, 2005. Billy Bleich, Jr. and Trevor Goulding won their second consecutive features in the ESSO Thunder Stocks and ESSO Mini Stocks respectively, while Dave Patton claimed his first ever Bomber division feature win, and Jesse McDonald was chosen by the fans as the winner of the "Gauntlet Race". The large crowd on hand for "Bring Your Neighbour Night" presented by Engine Pro Racing was treated to a fast-paced evening of racing which ended just before 10:30 p.m.

CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
Kyle Patrick and James Evans made up the front row for the second Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car feature of 2010, and when the green flag dropped Patrick took off. Eventual feature winner Kyle Moffit wasted no time getting to the front, and made his way from sixth on the grid to second in the first lap. Jamie Collard - substituting for Mike Ling in the Miles Hill #7x - made his way to the front early as well, taking over third place.

The first fifteen laps ran caution free, with Moffit drawing in on Patrick as the two worked slower traffic at the halfway point. Moffit made his move on lap eleven and began to stretch the lead. The only caution flag of the night flew on lap fifteen when James Evans lost his right rear tire in turn one, but on the restart it was all Moffit, who opened up a large gap and held on for the win despite a bent nose wing. Round one feature winner Dave Dykstra also got by Patrick as the laps waned down, but ran out of time to catch Moffit. Patrick settled for third, followed by Jared Zimbardi, and Collard.

"The bent (nose) wing may have helped us actually," said Moffit in victory lane. "The car was tight before that."

Heat races for the twenty-four car field were claimed by Zimbardi, Dykstra, and John Riegling, while the consolation race went to Jamie Turner. 2009 Corr/Pak champion Tom Huppunen suffered a setback to his hopes of repeating this season for the second week in a row when he tangled with Chris Durand in heat race number three and got upside down. Both drivers scratched for the remainder of the evening.

ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
Jeremy Bean and Chris Dickie started the ESSO Thunder Stock feature from the front row, but the field quickly fanned out two and three wide, with intense racing throughout the top ten until Mike Thorne went for a spin in turn three on lap four. When the race went green again, Lee Winger and Billy Bleich began to separate themselves slightly from the rest of the field until a caution flew again on lap nine for debris.

Back under green flag conditions, Bleich and Winger went at it for the top spot until Winger suffered a flat right rear and went to the pits on lap fourteen. Bleich was never seriously challenged for the rest of the twenty lap distance, despite another caution for debris in turn four on lap nineteen. Bleich took the feature win, while Ryan Dinning, Dave Bailey, Gord Bates, and Mike Thorne rounded out the top five.

Dinning and Jamie Cox took the heat race wins for the nineteen car field. 2009 champion Shayne Pierce looked to be a contender for the feature win until left front suspension problems forced him off the track.

ESSO MINI STOCKS
Mike Taylor and Ethan Martin paced the field to the start of the ESSO Mini Stock feature, but a lap was not completed before Paul Goodale made heavy contact with the backstretch wall after tangling with another car. Goodale narrowly avoided getting upside down, and suffered enough damage to end his race. When the green flag flew again Taylor moved into the lead, but a swarm of fast cars were close behind. Kevin Hilborn took over the lead from Taylor and for awhile looked like he could hold on for the win, but got too sideways on a few occasions, allowing Goulding to catch up. Goulding made his move for the win with just two laps to go, while Hilborn settled for second, followed by Craig Erskine, Mike Evers, and Steve Hess.

Heat races for the twenty car field were claimed by Goulding and Abel Castelein. Former two time champ Castelein suffered another blow to his 2010 championship chances when he was forced to the pit area midway through the feature with his #28 heavily smoking.

BOMBERS
Dave Patton and Matt Jensen started on the front row for the Bomber feature, and Patton took over a lead he would never relinquish at the drop of the green flag. The race was not easy for Patton however, as slower traffic presented a challenge. Twelfth starter and round one feature winner Karl Sault made his way through the pack to finish second, while Jeremy Hughes, Trevor Roszell, and John Cote rounded out the top five.

Heat races for the nineteen car field went to Hughes and Shawn Ireland.

NEXT WEEK AT OHSWEKEN
The first round of the "Battle on the Grand" takes the green flag at Ohsweken next Friday night when the ASCS Patriots take on Ohsweken's Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints! The ESSO Thunder Stocks, ESSO Mini Stocks, and Bombers, are also part of Friday Night Thunder round three, next Friday, June 4. Gates open at 6:00 with racing starting at 7:45!

FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER 2010
ROUND 2 RACE REPORT - MAY 28, 2010
OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY
OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO
EVENT SPONSOR - ENGINE PRO RACING

CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each - Top 4 redraw for feature starting spots, top 5 transfer to A-Feature):

BS&B RADIATOR HEAT RACE #1
1. 35 Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY), 2. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 3. 7x Jamie Collard (Burford), 4. 7m Justin Martin (Shedden), 5. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken), 6. 81 Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY), 7. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams), 8. 10 Mitchell Brown (Brantford). Time - 1:50.504

BEST WESTERN CAIRN CROFT HOTEL HEAT RACE #2
1. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne), 2. 33k Kyle Patrick (Tilbury), 3. 01 Mikey Kruchka (Hamilton), 4. 80 Chris Steele (Fenwick), 5. 21x Kevin Job (Campbellville), 6. 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 7. 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 8. 3 Wayne Ashton (Kitchener). Time - 1:52.607

GRISDALE RACING PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #3
1. 1a John Riegling (Chatham), 2. 7 Kyle Moffit (South Dayton, NY), 3. 90 James Evans (Beamsville), 4. 14h Jim Huppunen (Welland), 5. 23 Steve Garry (Dundas), 6. 30g Stevin Goldner (Aylmer) DNF, 7. 67 Chris Durand (Port Stanley) DNF, 8. 12c Tom Huppunen (Fenwick) DNF. No Time

CONSI (10 laps - Top 5 transfer to A-Feature)
1. 11 Jamie Turner, 2. 81 Derek Jonathan, 3. 49 Todd Hoddick, 4. 31 John Burbridge, Jr., 5. 3 Wayne Ashton, 6. 30g Stevin Goldner, 7. 10 Mitchell Brown DNF, 8. 67 Chris Durand DNS, 9. 12c Tom Huppunen DNS. No Time

CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING
SPRINT CAR FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 7 Kyle Moffit (6)
2. 5d Dave Dykstra (10)
3. 33k Kyle Patrick (2)
4. 35 Jared Zimbardi (3)
5. 7x Jamie Collard (4)
6. 01 Mikey Kruchka (7)
7. 5 Keith Dempster (9)
8. 7m Justin Martin (11)
9. 0 Glenn Styres (13)
10. 14h Jim Huppunen (5)
11. 81 Derek Jonathan (17)
12. 80 Chris Steele (8)
13. 23 Steve Garry (15)
14. 49 Todd Hoddick (18)
15. 1a John Riegling (12) DNF
16. 90 James Evans (1) DNF
17. 21x Kevin Job (14) DNF
18. 3 Wayne Ashton (20) DNF
19. 31 John Burbridge, Jr. (19) DNF
20. 11 Jamie Turner (16) DNF
Time

ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 8 Ryan Dinning (Caledonia), 2. 55 Mike Thorne (Caledonia), 3. 88 Shayne Pierce (Welland), 4. 83 Lee Winger (Caledonia), 5. 1 Chris Dickie (Brantford), 6. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (Cambridge), 7. 191 Gord Bates (Selkirk), 8. 51 Phil Nyssen (Brantford) DNF, 9. 38 Terry Martin (Ohsweken) DNF.

HEAT RACE #2
1. 44 Jamie Cox (Cambridge), 2. 37 Jeremy Bean (Stoney Creek), 3. k51 Ed McNamara (Sherkston), 4. 108 Billy Bleich (Port Robinson), 5. 17 Rob Disher (Grimsby), 6. 33 Colin Court (Jerseyville), 7. 31 Dave Bailey (Hagersville), 8. 08 Derek Martin (Hamilton), 9. 00 Robbie General (Six Nations).

ESSO THUNDER STOCKS
FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 108 Billy Bleich (10)
2. 8 Ryan Dinning (9)
3. 31 Dave Bailey (14)
4. 191 Gord Bates (13)
5. 55 Mike Thorne (4)
6. 1 Chris Dickie (2)
7. 17 Rob Disher (5)
8. k51 Ed McNamara (3)
9. 33 Colin Court (12) DNF
10. 83 Lee Winger (7)
11. 37 Jeremy Bean (1)
12. 08 Derek Martin (15) DNF
13. 88 Shayne Pierce (6) DNF
14. 04 Wyatt Van Wart (11) DNF
15. 51 Phil Nyssen (16) DNF
16. 44 Jamie Cox (8) DNF
17. 00 Robbie General (17) DNS
18. 38 Terry Martin (18) DNS
19. 24k Kyle Magrin (19) DNS

ESSO MINI STOCKS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 6 Trevor Goulding (Welland), 2. 113 Mark Thorne (Waterford), 3. 777x Steve Hess (Ohsweken), 4. 02 Mike Taylor (Burlington), 5. 05 Dave Goodacre (Brantford), 6. 48 Craig Erskine (Brantford), 7. 265 Mike Evers (Caledonia), 8. 58 Baden Curtis (Fenwick), 9. 55 Rob Slater (Dundas), 10. 22 Brittani Myers (Hamilton) DNS.

HEAT RACE #2
1. 28 Abel Castelein (Cayuga), 2. 14 Paul Goodale, 3. 72 Kevin Hilborn (Brantford), 4. 77x Ethan Martin (Ohsweken), 5. 79 Steve Miller (Paris), 6. 11 Mike Giberson (Caledonia), 7. 110 Drew Spencer (Oakville), 8. 99 Robin Elliott (Woodstock), 9. 76 Jamie Goudge (London), 10. 10 Jacob Brown (Brantford) DNF.

ESSO MINI STOCKS
FEATURE (15 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 6 Trevor Goulding (10)
2. 72 Kevin Hilborn (9)
3. 48 Craig Erskine (12)
4. 265 Mike Evers (13)
5. 777x Steve Hess (8)
7. 02 Mike Taylor (1)
6. 113 Mark Thorne (3)
8. 11 Mike Giberson (5)
9. 79 Steve Miller (4)
10. 58 Baden Curtis (15)
11. 77x Ethan Martin (2)
12. 10 Jacob Brown (19)
13. 22 Brittani Myers (20)
14. 99 Robin Elliott (16)
15. 76 Jamie Goudge (18)
16. 55 Rob Slater (17) DNF
17. 28 Abel Castelein (11) DNF
18. 110 Drew Spencer (14) DNF
19. 05 Dave Goodacre (6) DNF
20. 14 Paul Goodale (7) DNF

BOMBERS
HEAT RACES (8 laps each)
HEAT RACE #1
1. 10 Jeremy Hughes (Burlington), 2. 81 Karl Sault (Dundas), 3. 83 Matt Jensen, 4. 13 Kacey Huffman (Hamilton), 5. 17 Brittany Gyokery (Jarvis), 6. 38 John Cote, 7. 99cc Chris Cowell (Caledonia), 8. 14 Gord Hardy (Cambridge), 9. 777 Rob Twitchett (Hamilton), 10. 88j Jesse McDonald (Caledonia).

HEAT RACE #2
1. 113 Shawn Ireland (Burlington), 2. 26 Dave Patton (Rockton), 3. 10-4 Trevor Roszell (Waterdown), 4. 474 Ken Sibbich (Brantford), 5. 97 Derek Chechalk (Hamilton), 6. 420 Kyle Andress (Hamilton), 7. 03 Sarah Rutherford (Dundas), 8. 53 Chris Rivers (Cambridge), 9. 13c Corrie Cowell (Delhi).

BOMBERS
FEATURE (20 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 26 Dave Patton (1)
2. 81 Karl Sault (12)
3. 10 Jeremy Hughes (8)
4. 10-4 Trevor Roszell (6)
5. 38 John Cote (6)
6. 97 Derek Chechalk (9)
7. 83 Matt Jensen (2)
8. 53 Chris Rivers (16)
9. 113 Shawn Ireland (7)
10. 99cc Chris Cowell (13)
11. 13 Kacey Huffman (10) DNF
12. 17 Brittany Gyokery (5)
13. 474 Ken Sibbich (3) DNF
14. 13c Corrie Cowell (18)
15. 420 Kyle Andress (4)
16. 03 Sarah Rutherford (14) DNF
17. 88j Jesse McDonald (19) DNF
18. 777 Rob Twitchett (17) DNF
19. 14 Gord Hardy (15) DNF

UP NEXT @ OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY:
FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010
BEST WESTERN CAIRN CROFT HOTEL PRESENTS:
"BATTLE ON THE GRAND" ROUND #1
FEATURING ASCS PATRIOTS VS. CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING SPRINT CARS,
PLUS ESSO THUNDER STOCKS, ESSO MINI-STOCKS, AND BOMBERS
ADULTS $15, SENIORS AND STUDENTS $10, KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE!
SPECTATOR GATES OPEN @ 6:00 P.M., RACING @ 7:45 P.M.

Track and Field: Valley Girls Place 2nd in Northwest Regional; Viking Privette and Pride's Finney Take Individual Titles

(May 29, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School girls track and field team finished second at the Northwest Regional meet held at the University of Virginia.

Osbourn Park won the meet with 101 points while the Vikes score 57. Lauren Privette finished first in the long jump with a 18-04.75 effort. Meghan Sullivan scored in both hurdle races with a third in the 100 (15.27) and fifth in the 300 (

Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley Girls Capture Third Straight Regional Title, Valley Boys Stung by Yellowjackets

Purcellville (May 29, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School girls lacrosse team claimed its third consecutive AAA Northwest Region title on Friday with a 16-12 victory over Cedar Run District rival Battlefield.

The Vikings senior tri-captains -- Shannon Harkey, Morgan Becker and Sophie Swan -- led Valley (16-2) to the win by combining for 12 goals and six assists. Sophomore Maggie Beglau made

Northern Region Playoffs: Stone Bridge Softball Advances to Quarterfinals, SB Baseball Ends Season

(May 29, 2010) - The Stone Bridge High School softball team advanced to the AAA Northern Region quarterfinals on Memorial Day with a 4-0 win Friday at Yorktown.

The Bulldogs will face South County at 4 p.m. at Falls Church High School. Stone Bridge (14-8 overall) pounded out eight hits against the Patirots and Allie Brill went the distance picking up the win on a 2-hitter.

Sydney Broderick led