Star gazing

New reports suggest that Tiger Woods’ wife Elin has not yet left him. But speculation is high as to how long the marriage will last.

A source close to Tiger Woods said that the marriage is ‘definitely not over’. His wife had earlier made threats about taking their children and return to Sweden on a permanent basis, but Tiger has realised how much this will cost him and has managed to stop that from happening at least in the short term.

His wife could have signed his for divorce but she has not. There has been no indication from her that she has any plans to stay with Tiger, yet what is going on now is very important. Elin has been snapped a number of times without her wedding ring on.

Tiger is now undergoing rehabilitation for sex addiction in Mississippi, while Elin has halted her divorce proceeding, for now at least. Tiger has reportedly pledged that he is willing to do whatever is necessary to save his marriage and his children.

The thought of losing his two children was enough to convince Tiger to get himself to rehab. His wife could pay him a visit as part of the whole rehabilitation process. Part of the rehabilitation program also requires her to spend a whole week of counselling at the rehabilitation centre.

Tiger has been linked to at least a dozen women after the National Enquirer made revelations of an affair with nightclub hostess Rachel Uchitel. Since then he has taken an indefinite break from his golfing commitments to concentrate on personal issues. He has also been dropped by many of his top sponsors who say he no longer fits their corporate image.

The million dollar question now is will he be able to rebuild his tarnished image and if his wife Elin will forgive him.

Last thing guys, I have just realized that I have been staring at my computer screen for the last couple of hours and am really tired of my House Wallpaper, I think it is time for a revamp, these and more updates coming soon!

Back in the thirties, things were a little different in the world of cinema. Fritz Lang was busy making ‘M’ and he wanted it to be as authentic as possible.

The movie told the story of a child-killer who is cleverly hunted down and Peter Lorre was the film’s unlikable star. After the killer is finally caught by a bunch of criminals, they decide to give him a good beating. Lang was known for being difficult to work with and at this point he was just not happy. The make-up artists could not give him the degree of realism he required, so he pushed Peter Lorre down a flight of stairs.

Of course, if this happened in the film world of today then law suits would be flying around within hours. But German expressionist cinema was all about creating art; and in art anything goes. Fritz Lang allegedly upset a lot of his actors, but this one of his nastiest outbursts.

The thing is that it all worked out very well. ‘M’ was (and still is) hailed as a classic and it jump-started Peter Lorre’s career. If he ever did harbour a grudge against Lang then it was never documented. Perhaps he thought the assault had actually been justified; ‘no pain, no gain’ and all that…

‘M’ is a remarkable piece of cinema and it tackles some very uncomfortable social issues. So many questions are raised in the movie; what we should do with child-killers, if the death penalty is a correct punishment, if the killer himself is a victim. The whole film tackles this horrible topic with a great maturity that was years ahead of its time. And when this was coupled with the artistry and sheer genius of Fritz Lang it resulted in huge success.

‘Talkies’ were only just beginning in cinema and this was Lang’s first work with sound. But even then his mastery kicked in; rather than being daunted by the prospect of an extra dimension to work with, he used it thoroughly to his advantage. The best example of this is the way the killer repeatedly whistles, ‘In the hall of the Mountain King’ from Peer Gynt. This adds some dramatic and disturbing aural imagery to the amazingly powerful visuals.

So, as you are probably aware when I am not actively writing, I am fixing up my house and on that note, I have just gotten hold of the nicest new set of shutters! They were quite a lot of money but totally worth it.