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| 1900 - 1st class survivor Master William Thornton II Carter was born to William Ernest Carter and Lucile Polk Carter.
1974 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Marie Marthe Jerwan died of natural causes in Queens, New York, USA at the age of 86. 1903 - 3rd class passenger Master William Andrew Johnston was born to Andrew Emslie Johnston and Eliza Watson Johnston in Croydon, England, UK. 1907 - 3rd class passenger Mr Mauritz Nils Martin Ådahl married Emelie, who was not on the Titanic. 1895 - 3rd class survivor Miss Karen Marie Abelseth was born in Norway. 1887 - Fireman / Stoker and survivor Mr John Alexander Podesta was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. 1996 - The cast for James Cameron's movie "Titanic" rehearsed in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. |
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2002: February/March
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In this month's issue: *News *Titanic TV Listings *Double Stuff *Titanic through History *Scene of the Month: Steerage Party *The Flub Report *Game of the Issue: Match the 'Masters NEWS *B2T News Introducing the Back to Titanic Banner Exchange and Bug Exchange. This is a great way to visually advertise your site on other Titanic sites! Create an eye-catching banner and Titanic fans are more likely to visit it than a link on a webring. Also, there's only 3% advertising, rather than 20% on other exchanges like Orbitcycle. The Bug Exchange is just like the banner exchange only the images are 88x31. We added another Countdown/up in the Websites section. The new one counts the number of days since Titanic was released on DVD. Our Image Gallery has new DVD captures, VHS captures, and scans for "Dining in the Snakepit" (Act II), "Ghost Ship" (Act I), and "Reflections of the Past" (Act I). The Titanic Saga has begun. If you have an active imagination and a flair for language, write part of our continuous, interactive story. We are currently expanding our Obsession Circle, which is just for the most obsessed Titanic fans. You can now place a classified ad to find a penpal or chat in a special forum in our messageboard. Back to Titanic is introducing Pixel Dolls! They are like paper dolls only they're on the computer. Go to the Games section and check out our first 3 outfits: The Flying Dress, Tea Dress, and Swim Dress. The Downloads section includes 3 new WinAmp Skins. Enjoy your Titanic obsession on your WinAmp player! *Titanic News Kate Winslet Attends 'Iris' Premier ----------------------------------- LONDON (AP) - Kate Winslet, a Golden Globe nominee for her role in movie "Iris," attended the film's British premier Sunday night, walking into the theater on the arm of her younger brother, Joss. "My brother is my date tonight," said Winslet, 26. Describing her role, Winslet said, "It is hard because Iris was such an intellectual, and I am not. And when you have Dame Judi portraying her in later life it is quite frightening, and you know there is a lot to live up to." Winslet was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the film by the 59th annual Golden Globes in Hollywood. Walken chases 'Catch Me' role as DiCaprio dad --------------------------------------------- By Chris Gardner LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Christopher Walken is negotiating to star in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" for DreamWorks Pictures. Walken will play the father of Leonardo DiCaprio in the cat-and-mouse story based on the true-life memoirs of Frank Abagnale Jr., the youngest man to make the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. From 1964-66, Abagnale Jr., to be played by DiCaprio, successfully impersonated an airline pilot, doctor, assistant attorney general and history professor after getting introduced to the con business by his father (Walken). Tom Hanks stars as the FBI agent on the hunt for Abagnale Jr. 'Shrek' is video monster of '01 ------------------------------- By Brett Sporich "Shrek's" combined VHS and DVD sales surpassed all others last year, making it the best-selling home video since Paramount Home Entertainment's "Titanic," industry sources said. While Paramount officials have never announced combined retail and rental revenues or DVD-unit sales of James Cameron's epic film, the studio did announce that VHS sales of "Titanic" topped 25 million units. Crowe in Fox "Master" plan ----------------------------- By Michael Fleming NEW YORK (Variety) - Russell Crowe is negotiating to star in 20th Century Fox's "Master and Commander," the Peter Weir-directed adaptation of the Patrick O'Brian book series. After months of on-again, off-again discussions, Crowe appears poised to play Royal Navy Capt. Jack Aubrey, who is given his first command of a British sailing vessel sent to battle. Fox is aiming to shoot the film at Fox Studios Baja, the Mexico studio with the gigantic water tank built to house James Cameron's "Titanic." TITANIC TV LISTINGS Appraise It! - "Titanic Punch Bowl" HGTV, Fri Jan 25 12:30pm EST HGTV, Fri Jan 25 09:30am PST NewsRadio - "Sinking Ship" ARTS, Mon Jan 28 12:30pm EST ARTS, Mon Jan 28 09:30am PST ARTS, Mon Jan 28 06:30pm EST ARTS, Mon Jan 28 03:30pm PST (eastern time zones) *Kate Winslet on TV Hamlet: Sun Feb 3 02:30A SDC- The Sundance Channel Thu Feb 7 03:25P SDC- The Sundance Channel Fri Feb 8 05:35A SDC- The Sundance Channel Fri Feb 15 02:00P SDC- The Sundance Channel Wed Feb 20 04:45P SDC- The Sundance Channel Sun Feb 24 06:00A SDC- The Sundance Channel Heavenly Creatures: Wed Feb 27 12:00A MAXE2- Cinemax # 2 *Leonardo DiCaprio on TV The Making of The Beach: HBOPL, Mon Feb 04 06:15pm EST HBOPL, Mon Feb 04 03:15pm PST HBOPLP, Mon Feb 04 09:15pm EST HBOPLP, Mon Feb 04 06:15pm PST The Beach: Mon Feb 4 03:55A HBOE2- HBO Plus Wed Feb 13 02:25A HBOE2- HBO Plus Fri Feb 22 08:00P HBOE2- HBO Plus The Quick and the Dead: Sat Feb 2 10:00P TNT- Turner Television Sun Feb 3 06:00A TNT- Turner Television This Boy's Life: Fri Feb 8 12:30A TRUE- Encore's True Channel Sat Feb 16 12:00A TRUE- Encore's True Channel Wed Feb 20 09:45P TRUE- Encore's True Channel Mon Feb 25 11:15P TRUE- Encore's True Channel *James Cameron on TV The Abyss: Sat Feb 2 08:00P ACT- Encore's Action Channel Sun Feb 3 04:20A ACT- Encore's Action Channel Sun Feb 3 01:05P ACT- Encore's Action Channel Fri Feb 8 09:35P ACT- Encore's Action Channel Sat Feb 9 01:45P ACT- Encore's Action Channel Sun Feb 17 08:00P ACT- Encore's Action Channel Mon Feb 18 05:20A ACT- Encore's Action Channel Mon Feb 18 01:00P ACT- Encore's Action Channel The Terminator: Fri Feb 22 08:00P TNT- Turner Television Sat Feb 23 06:00P TNT- Turner Television Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Sun Feb 10 05:00P WGN- WGN Chicago Sun Feb 24 04:30P PIX- New York DOUBLE STUFF *Wallpaper by Corey Quote: "I'm flying, Jack!" URL of this issue's wallpaper: http://www.back-to-titanic.com/dl/wall/waves/feb-mar02_flying.jpg Why Corey chose this quote: "I chose this quote because this is "THE LINE" from the movie. Out of all the quotes this is the line that is remembered most of all. For me, these three small words somehow capture that magic that I felt when seeing Titanic. The wonder, the amazement and the pure beauty that was discovered during that first viewing." *Fact If placed upright, the Titanic would have being taller than any of the buildings of her day. At 885 feet, she would have towered over the Washington Monument (555 ft), the Woolworth Building in New York (750 ft), and even the Grand Pyramid in Egypt (451 ft). To give an idea of how long 885 feet is you can line up 22 motor homes (40 ft long) or four 747 airplanes (231 ft long) to equal Titanic. Her height from the keel to the top of the funnels was 175 feet. Compare that to the Statue of Liberty at 151 ft from base to torch. TITANIC THROUGH HISTORY February / March - Feb 7, 1873: Master Shipbuilder Thomas Andrews, Jr. was born in Belfast, Ireland - Feb 14, 1998: The highest grossing day for Titanic - Feb 17, 1914: President Wilson authorize U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol - Feb 24, 1966: William "Billy" George Zane Jr. was born - Feb 26, 1914: Launch of Titanic's sister ship Britannic, though it was not finished in time for passenger service - Feb 28, 1873: First Officer William McMaster Murdoch was born in Dumfries, Scotland to Samual Murdoch and Jane 'Jeannie' Muirhead. - Mar 2, 1871: First White Star Line ship, Oceanic sails from Liverpool to New York. - Mar 7, 1997: The sinking scenes were filmed and were the most expensive filming days in motion picture history - Mar 7, 1998: Survivor Eleanor Shuman died at age 87 - Mar 5-13, 1997: The sinking scenes were filmed and were the most expensive filming days in motion picture history. - Mar 16, 1949: Victor Garber was born in London, Ontario, Canada - Mar 19-23, 1997: Most of the "flying" scene was shot between the 20th and 22nd, the last day of principal filming - Mar 23, 1998: Titanic awarded 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, at 70th Academy Awards ceremony. - Mar 23, 1884: Fourth Officer Joseph Groves Boxhall was born - Mar 27, 1935: Last voyage of sister ship Olympic, Southampton to New York - Mar 29, 1912: Trials begin in Belfast, these will continue daily until April 3rd - Mar 30, 1998: Titanic ended its last week as the #1 movie in America - Mar 31, 1909: Titanic keel laid at Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland SCENE OF THE MONTH: Steerage Party *Scene facts 1. The band is portrayed by Gaelic Storm of Santa Monica, California. 2. This scene was choreographed by Lynne Hockney, who was also the film's etiquette coach. Other than the principle actors, the scene boasts mostly professional dancers. 3. Rose pulls off her high heeled shoes to dance with Jack (note, the second in Rose's symbolic stripping of clothing). 4. This is another "foot shot" - a Cameron trademark. 5. Winslet, a trained dancer, required the least work with the choreographer; DiCaprio, the most. 6. Rose goes en pointe, and fascinates the crowd. This scene took a few days to accomplish, and a lot of work. Originally Cameron decided to hook Winslet into a harness and hoist her into the air. Unsatisfied with the way this appeared on film, Cameron tried everything in the book to accomplish this scene. Eventually a dancer was called upon to perform this scene, and she was spliced into Kate's body. 7. Winslet has stated that this scene was her favorite to film because it reminded her of her childhood. DiCaprio has stated that this was one of the worst. 8. There was a scene cut after this one where Jack walks Rose back to her cabin. On the way they see a shooting star and Jack remarks that his father believed that was a soul on its way to heaven. Because this scene was cut you miss the symbolism later in the movie when Rose is on the debris, she is looking at the stars and a shooting star can be spotted. *Quotes "I don't know what she say, she don't know what I say, so we get along fine." -- Fabrizio DeRossi [cut] "So, you think you're big, tough men?" -- Rose DeWitt Bukater "We're gonna have to get a little closer... like this." -- Jack Dawson "You're still my best girl, Cora." -- Jack Dawson "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph." -- steerage woman "I haven't done that in years!" -- Rose DeWitt Bukater *Wallpapers http://back-to-titanic.com/dl/wall/waves/feb-mar02_scene-party.jpg http://back-to-titanic.com/dl/wall/waves/feb-mar02_scene-party-2.jpg *Hotbars http://back-to-titanic.com/dl/hotbars/waves/feb-mar02_party-spin.bmp http://back-to-titanic.com/dl/hotbars/waves/feb-mar02_party-beer.bmp *Graphics http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/scene/party/banner.jpg *Puzzles http://back-to-titanic.com/games/puz/jigzone/waves/party/ THE FLUB REPORT: Revealing What's Hidden by Copal Claim: "Near the beginning of the film when Cal gets out of the car at Southampton dock, the scaffolding that is supporting the "Titanic" is clearly visible in the distance behind him." I thought I had watched Titanic closely, but I hadn't realized this before. And now that I know this flub is there, it seems very blatant. I flopped a picture from behind the scenes so it would show Titanic just like it is on screen for Exhibit A: http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/flub/feb-mar02_scaffold_a.jpg When you look past Cal as he steps out of the car, you can see it matches the scaffolding in Exhibit A. http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/flub/feb-mar02_scaffold_b.jpg http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/flub/feb-mar02_scaffold_c.jpg This one is true. Claim: "When Rose is about to jump off the ship, you can see Kate Winslet has a tattoo on her arm." In a cut scene just before Rose's suicide attempt she rips off her necklace, takes down her hair, breaks her handmirror, and rips part of her dress. There is, indeed, a moon-like shape on her arm, but this is simply not a tattoo. Later in the movie we see this same arm when she disrobes for Jack and when they are in the Renault. See the "tattoo" in Exhibit D: http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/flub/feb-mar02_tattoo_d-suicide.jpg See the lack of a "tattoo" in Exhibit E: http://back-to-titanic.com/waves/flub/feb-mar02_tattoo_e-car.jpg While commonly cited, this is not a true flub. GAME OF THE ISSUE: Match the 'Masters The first list are Titanic website titles and the second list is of webmasters. Do you know which webmasters run each site? The answers will appear in the next issue. A. Titanic Rekindled B. Collide with Destiny C. Titanic Domain D. Rose's Eyes E. A Shore Never Reached 1. Lisa 2. Marc 3. Stefanie 4. Kate 5. Corey Ann Answers to last issue's game: 1. What was the name of the CNN reporter who interviewed Brock? C. Tracy 2. As she unpacked her paintings, what did Rose say the room needed? A. a little color 3. Who does Jack greet on his way to the church service? C. Thomas Andrews 4. How much was the going rate for saving the woman Cal loved? B. 20 US dollars Thank you for reading the February/March issue of Making Waves. Please send any comments, questions or concerns to admin@back-to-titanic ! Please visit www.back-to-titanic.com for a total Titanic experience! |
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