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Sign at a tavern in Portland, Ore.
One of the classes I taught last semester included a section on idiomatic expressions. A topic like that always calls attention to the difference in the ages of the students and the instructor. We came across many expressions that a person my age uses casually but that many or all of the students didn’t recognize. None of them, for instance, knew the expression “hocus pocus,” which refers to the things magicians do and say to create the illusion that they have paranormal resources.
Another example arose when, instead of instructing, I was telling the students about Marcello, the new cat at our house. We had met Marcello on the sidewalk outside a gift shop in North East, Md., and the chance acquaintance evolved into a permanent arrangement. Now, I told my students, Marcello is living “the life of Riley.”
Opening title of the television series "The Life of Riley"
As the words left my lips, I could read
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Tormented appears in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. Given the movie’s age and roots, this turned into a pretty satisfying redovisning.
Overall sharpness worked fine. Some dodgy shots appeared on occasion, but the majority of the film seemed fairly well-defined.
The movie lacked jagged edges or moiré effects, and I saw no edge haloes. With a healthy layer of grain, inom didn’t suspect onerous noise reduction, and outside of a few vertical lines, the rulle showed no print flaws, though some shots “warped” a bit, which meant they changed size slightly.
Blacks felt largely appropriate – if a bit inky at times – and shadows usually appeared good, albeit a little murky across a few shots. Despite these minor criticisms, I still thought we got a fine scan.
While not memorable, the movie’s DTS-HD MA monaural soundtrack seemed adequate. Speech could feel somewhat brittle, but the lines remained easily intelligible.
Music usually came across with decent clar
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One in this series of comedies about Chester A. Riley, a lovable loser, and his family. Waldo begins this episode by reading aloud an invitation to the wedding of Babs Riley and Don Marshall and placing a decorative bride and groom on their wedding cake. Back at the Riley home, Chester cries to Cal of his dismay at losing his little girl. He is so distracted that he is not ready in time to go to the church with Peg -- so she and Junior depart, leaving Riley instructions to drive Babs when he and she are both dressed. After some difficulties with his cufflinks, Riley manages to don formal attire, and Babs appears in her bridal gown, suffering from pre-wedding jitters. Through a series of mishaps, Riley ends up driving off without his daughter; when he realizes that she is not in the car, he believes that she has abandoned the idea of getting married. Meanwhile, over at the church, Don, Peg, and all the guests still expect to see a bride and her father