This message was originally aimed at the St. Anthony's Class of '55 (dated 13 Dec 2008). But some of it may be of interest to others.
Marty
Hi Folks,
I suspect this is old news to many of you, but in case it slipped by you here's some info for nostalgia buffs.
The movie version of "Doubt" has been released in selected cities and will go into general release next Friday.
What does that have to do with you and I?
Well first of all the author of the book/play/screenplay is a graduate of Sr. Anthony's - albeit a bit later than us. He lived in one of those private houses on Beach Avenue about where Guerlain St T-Boned Beach Ave south of Tremont.
See the graduation pictures section of this board 1964. John Shanley is about half way down on the left.
The second reason is that the exterior shots were taken at St. Anthony's.
Try clicking on the following link
http://www.strattonpark.com/
Next select "Pictures" - Bottom choice on the left
Next select "Doubt Photos"
Click on individual pictures to enlarge. Click the browser back button to return to the small pictures.
In addition to the period nuns' habits and the old cars and trucks (it's set in 1964), you'll probably get a chuckle at the resurrection of "Jake's Candy Store". The one place my memory fails is the Walk/Don't Walk signs. Were they there in our days?
For a bit more info, click the following link for an article in Friday's USA Today.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/new ... nuns_N.htm
I don't normally get USA Today but it was the freebie at the Motel I stayed in at Hershey Pa on Friday night (Yes, chocolate town USA). Still being of unsound mind I wasn't there for the chocolate. Instead I was sitting in Hershey Park Stadium watching the Pennsylvania High School Football Championships. It was cold enough that the Hershey weather service had urged the locals to bring their brass monkeys indoors. So it was a complete accident that I happened upon the article in the link above.
But since I was at that football stadium I missed the Charlie Rose show on Friday night. The first part was supposed to be
A conversation about the film "Doubt"
with Amy Adams, John Patrick Shanley, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep on Dec 12, 2008
I have no idea when Charlie Rose is rebroadcast in your area, a brief trip to the PBS.org web site should tell you.
To see the movie trailer, click on the following link;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpa37qaOp80
The concept of Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman going head to head has my interest even if there was no St. Anthony's connection.
Marty