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« Thread Started on Jan 5, 2009, 12:28pm »
Last night I ran a session with Module B1, and in the debriefing it was clear that all of us (but most importantly I as DM) had a bit of rust in our old-school gears.
The players got into precise mapping on graph paper. They spent a lot of time going down hallways and looking for secret doors, bypassing obvious doors. In the mere four rooms they entered, they spent a lot of time cautiously investigating locked and (I thought rather obviously) empty containers -- the drawer in Zelligar's room and the two chests in the armory. The torch-extinguishing wind in the latter got tried repeatedly. They didn't get to a room stocked with hefty monsters and treasure (which I make heftier than suggested in the module). Even with extra wandering-monster rolls, they had only one such encounter before lack of caution at just the wrong time dumped them down into a pool on the second level.
They actually spent several minutes trying to pin down how far they had fallen, as if they'd meanwhile been watching chronometers down to a small fraction of a second.
Their torches were soaked, and both the MUs had chosen "Sleep" spells (no "Light"). To give 'em a leg up, I ruled that the elf and halfling (lacking infravision by the rules in play) could barely and uncertainly make out a glow from a distant cave of phosphorescent moss. They set off in the approximate direction through pitch darkness ... not following a wall.
They thereby went past the exit from that cavern. When they got turned around and following the appropriate wall, some troglodytes were following them -- but fortunately not closing to attack. In the event, they (or rather the MUs) made short work both of the trogs and of the orcs in the glowing cavern.
They then proposed to camp out in the cave, in their wet clothing, for twelve hours. They thought they could get a refreshing sleep and then renew spells from their (soggy -- I'll grant waterproof ink) grimoires. Well, not only do I take the "daily" limit to mean just that but they'd risen after sunrise and it was not yet noon ... and of course they had no "Sleep" spell left!
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Re: Rust Busting
« Reply #1 on Jan 5, 2009, 1:40pm »
Put a lightbulb over my head as I realize I've probably just seen a reason wandering monsters were invented. I also realize that an old "rule" in my head (from I don't know where) -- that it's a "bad" DM who throws WMs at a party arbitrarily -- is probably bass-ackward!
I also realize that the homebrew I set aside in favor of fondly remembered B1 might actually have been better for just the reasons I though it needed more work (too many "gauntlets" too close together, and too few "empty" rooms). Part of the problem was that this was my first meeting with two of the three players; more pre-game acquaintance can go a long way toward sorting out expectations.
I'm not sure what these fellows would have expected in a game replacing investigation with "skill rolls." Does a failed "perception check" automatically result in a character's setting off a trap even though the player has not indicated that he is actually (e.g.) grabbing the handle on a drawer?? Not in the RuneQuest, etc., adventures I recall. In my experience, you get only the same answer of, "You don't see anything suspicious."
Perhaps too much disconnection between cause and
in some such games has helped rust the gears involved in describing a character's actions. Players get used to hearing the GM
tell them
what their characters do!
I see a grain of wisdom in WotC's attitude toward "fun." The fact here was that the players, free to choose how they would spend their time in the game, chose to spend most of it on things that were for them sub-optimally fun. I suggested that they should make just a simple route map; that rooms were probably more interesting than corridors; that the containers felt and sounded empty; that they could always come back for more thorough investigation; and so on. If they really wanted a fight, there was nothing to keep them from moving along and finding monsters with which to start one!
Maybe down the line they'll get the knack. In the meantime, the player-DM relationship -- in terms of who is in "active" and who in "reactive" mode -- might helpfully be slightly reversed from what I would expect in D&D. The players seem basically to have come to expect that
happens to be in front of them at any moment is a Significant Encounter. (That is indeed the case in RPGA play, and one can easily expect to spend half an hour or more on each incident -- with the DM
when an "encounter" is over because that's built into the 4E mechanics!)
Adapting a line from a Kinks song, "Give the players what they want; that's what I've got to do!" There's a happy medium somewhere between full-on new-school railroading and scrupulously impartial refereeing. A fun game is a cooperative effort, but the burden rests more on the DM's shoulders.
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« Reply #2 on Jan 12, 2009, 10:36pm »
I have considered "railroading" the players via teleportation out of the dungeon and into a more "action packed" environment ... but now think it wiser to adjust the situation in and around that place.
Addressing first the matter of getting them out of the dungeon to dry out and consider options: Perhaps an NPC delver who knows a way out runs into them with monsters hot on his heels? I'm picturing a Dwarf, maybe because there's no PC representative. The fight should showcase a bit how tactics can come into OD&D play (something I think still puzzles the "4E" crew).
One option I'm kicking around is to have a whole gang of nasties -- too much altogether for the PCs to handle -- arriving to make their base of operations of what was Rogahn's and Zelligar's.
Hasty relocation is likely therefor to be prudent, and there should a good selection of "hooks" tempting the players to bite. For expedience, given the surprising (to me, anyhow) amount of time spent on generating and equipping characters in the first session, there was but little weighing of alternatives before the party set out for the dungeon.
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« Reply #3 on Jan 13, 2009, 10:06am »
One thing I've learned from my wife's solo game is the judicious use of NPC suggestions.
Example, the last game we played - my wife and an NPC just opened a door and are facing a giant snake right in front of them. No real way to squeeze past. Plenty of MaA behind her to help with the hacking, but no long spears to poke through.
So the NPC suggested they back up to the previous room, a defensive withdrawal. If the snake follows, then they can encircle and whack away. She thought about it, and agreed.
I didn't demand, I didn't railroad, I gave her some suggestions via a reasonable NPC reaction and it planted the clue. Sometimes she's had to learn the hard way (traipsing down a corridor previously unexplored without a 10' pole... oops) but I've taken 'teaching moments' to give her suggestions. I've asked her after the game if she's felt railroaded, and she's not expressed that feeling, so I may be getting it right.
Their hirelings don't have to do what they say... my wife's hirelings formed a defensive circle and she went running up to the skeletons. When she asked/demanded why they weren't following, they told her she was crazy to jump in and there was safety in numbers. Something for her to think about.
I like your NPC/hot on the heels idea. He can play along, certainly suggest some things to some players and even offer some advice after the fact if they make mistakes. If the players are taking too long mapping, you might want to show them the page from Swords&Wizardry about mapping. Have the Dwarf tapping his foot or worse, telling them about the fact that his mining party had been dwadling a few hours earlier and now they're all dead...
Personally, I wouldn't transport them. Go with the dungeon you have and make it teaching moments. If they're used to 4E, it'll take awhile to "learn" the new rules, just like it took them awhile to learn 4E rules.
Just my 2 coppers...
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« Reply #4 on Jan 14, 2009, 2:59am »
The teleport idea (already discarded) stemmed from wanting very quickly to change the situation, because of how slow the party's progress was. Based on the first session, it could easily take all of the next for them to get back to camp and prepare for another foray.
Your suggestion of using the NPC to suggest sound strategies is excellent. I could actually make a simple point-to-point map of the sort experienced dungeon delvers tend to use, and let the players discover how useful it is. There's a time to spend a lot of time on precise mapping and looking for secret doors, but initial reconnaissance is usually not it!
The idea of monsters "moving in" was partly to create a situation requiring a quick response. I think you're right, though, that I should go with the dungeon I've got.
The NPC can be a good source of "hooks," concerning other campaign sites as well as the dungeon. Introducing elements that flesh out the characters' backgrounds (as well as that of the setting) is probably a priority. One thing I pick up is that the players want more of an apparent "story line" than the traditional dungeon provides. The idea that whatever you do
the story, one about the characters, may catch on in time.
However, I really want to give them more clear leads to different kinds of adventure. What I have worked up so far are all really just variations on the "dungeon" theme -- although there's a different character to a smaller site, especially one with more organized inhabitants.
More NPCs with whom to interact would be good; the monsters I've placed in this dungeon don't offer much in that regard. Its location off the beaten path makes the question of who might happen by (if the players don't return to town or go to some other place with a society) an interesting one. There could be trappers, maybe prospectors. A party of travelers could conceivably have wandered (or been forced) off the road -- perhaps seeking to avoid tolls or bandits -- and got lost.
The dungeon may fit too much stereotypes both old and more recent, not showing to best effect the versatility of OD&D. I hope to see players undertaking a variety of adventures evocative of the game's fictional inspirations.
The big rough spot to get over now is the players' being accustomed to DM-driven scenarios. It's hard to resist the temptation to give in to and reinforce that for the sake of a more exciting game!
One thing I think I'll do is set aside some time for us to talk about what the players would like to see in the game, what they find frustrating, and how it is simply different from what they're used to. Having copies of Mythmere's "Old School Primer" might be handy. Unfortunately, I get to meet with only one of the players between sessions. Part of the challenge is simply us getting to know one another.
If the next session is more productive, and leaves them anticipating action to their liking, then the players may be ready to come back for more. Even one dropout at this point would leave the group uncomfortably small, but at least one other potential player has expressed interest.
I know I would feel bad about it, and largely responsible, if this opportunity to get an OD&D campaign going turned out to be stillborn. I think it would still be possible to start again with other players down the line, but it takes a bit of regular play for the full potential to become evident; starting anew is always rough.
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« Reply #5 on Jan 14, 2009, 10:26am »
I was just told a few days ago by someone wiser than I to "relax, it'll be fine - you're sweating the small stuff."
This seems like a good dungeon and fine adventure. If the players are used to 3E/4E conventions, you might have to hand-hold them outside the game a bit. I've done that with my wife - after the session, I talk to her about what worked, what didn't work and ideas for future play. That's not railroading, that's just an honest back and forth - ask them to give you feedback as well!
I think you'll be fine - these things take time, like anything else. If it's boring to you, then inject something out of the blue - give them a reason to explore the misty depths - it doesn't have to be anything than a nice little hook.
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« Reply #6 on Jan 14, 2009, 6:51pm »
One of my best traps was a room that had a stone block in the middle with no treasure. No spells could detect any goodies either, It was well trapped and the traps could be detected as well. In fact there was NOTHING there. I finally had to betray the room because wit was killing far too many adventurers and too much game time too.
The worst was at a convention where one guy went in twice during the con.
I had even explained it all too an earlier group!
"Such a well protected room had to have something in it!".
Never underestimate the little things! (Me) or the players ability to mess up!
My other referee 'Happy moment' was when the mapper was killed and the map lost.
"OK guys now where are you going?"
What followed was 15 minutes of hilarious, to me, fun, That, as proper the use of referees. An NPC gave them a general direction. Another was when the mapper died and the players couldn't figure out how to read the map. Again an NPC saved them.
Usually if they stay in one spot five minutes screaming at each other a (not too powerful) wandering monster shows up to remind then where they are!
REFEREE RULE: Keep the game moving along along.
REFEREE RULE: subsection A: Sitting on their butts is not fun,
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« Reply #7 on Jan 19, 2009, 4:59am »
I feel better now.
Two prospective new players turned out to be last-minute no-shows, which was okay. The original group got a
more done -- enough indeed to equip two fighters with plate armor (running 10x the old price)! The original Quasqueton levels are still remarkably short on treasure, but there's a way or two to richer plunder and they've mapped about half the first level.
The infrequency of sessions -- looking at just one in February because of schedules -- affects what feels right in terms of experience awards. I think I'll shift to awards for defeated monsters somewhere between the original and later schemes.
I started the characters with maximum HP, and already my rule (a la an AD&D option) of letting characters go as low as -2 in one hit without necessarily dying has come into play. Even with the recovery rate doubled to 1 HP per day, players grouse about having to take a game-week or so for almost-killed party members to recover between expeditions into the depths. The funny thing is that there really is no particular time pressure!
The players rejected a couple of "plot hooks," but at least now I'm sure they're not getting "railroaded" into the dungeon. Talking over some of their tastes, it seems they're interested in a more "sword & sorcery" than "epic" feel. However, the Orientalism of so much classic S&S is out and a Northern European motif is in. Also
out is any hint of "science-fantasy" -- robots, ray guns and whatnot. *sigh*
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« Reply #8 on Jan 19, 2009, 10:25am »
I got a good chuckle out of your teleport idea back there.
Several years ago I had a group of players who totally 100% did not give a hoot about B6, but it's the only thing I really had prepared, so I was tempted to defenestrate the blasted module and gank them into a random dungeon.
They exterminated the Veiled Society and I haven't run a pre-made "city adventure" since.
It's too bad your players don't like science fantasy. Boo, I say!
And that's a hilarious trap setup, Dave.
Sometimes a huge trap like that serves the purpose of getting characters dead and out of the dungeon (indirectly protecting all treasures in the dungeon) rather than protecting a specific treasure.
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« Reply #9 on Jan 19, 2009, 3:48pm »
I can take the bias against "high tech" in stride ... and if it's along A. Merritt lines then they can just think whatever they will.
It was startling how they didn't get at all what I was getting at with the association of S&S with warmer climes, metropolises with bazaars of gems and ivory, spices and slaves, temples of weird idols, lost cities in desert and jungle, and so on. I made reference to Conan's career as an example of what I meant, but they
knew nothing of that
... and even said it was "not D&D!"
Whatever Tolkien's influence on the game's design, Middle-Earth (perhaps mainly via imitators) has heavily shaped interpretation in some quarters.
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I believe a lot of credit goes to a very supportive, understanding, charming, beautiful and intelligent Mrs Dave.
Also remember what the Internet was 8 years ago. Makes it even more impressive.
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So the first blog post was a warm up, and I hope this one isn't nearly as cheeky as the last one, although if it's cheesy I apologize and again reiterate that I'm being sincere.
I've always dreamed of being a writer. I didn't know what kind of publication or what type of writing, but I liked the idea of sitting at a desk, looking out onto the ocean and writing all day. And at times I scribble, but I never took the initiative to get it off paper and into print, let alone someone else's hands. One day my grandpa asked me to share with him what I've written. I refused and then took a second to laugh at myself. How can I claim to be a future writer when I've never shared anything I've written?
Which brings me to my internship. People have dreams, and they have talents that complement those dreams, but too many times fear and perhaps even laziness tends to hinder their ability to create. Dave shared with me his story of how he created Sheldon; of his move from a safe corporate job toward trying to make a living off of what he really loved to do. Eventually, he had to take that leap. Although Dave has been teaching me the ways of his business, I can't imagine what it was like eight years ago for him. Starting a self-owned publishing company that is now on its 7th book; attempting to master Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quickbooks; and 10,000 other programs; learning to deal with quirks of day-to-day business…and all because he just wanted to draw some comics! I asked Dave how he figured it all out, how he had the drive to continue trying to create what is now a smooth business process, and he responded, "…I guess I just did. When you really, really want something, you figure out a way".
With that in mind, whatever your dream is, just start doing it, even in its simplest form. And then when you feel more confident, share. The artist always just wants to create art, but sometimes they have to power through the kinks behind the business to make it successful. If we quit trying to share our art because of technological difficulties, or shyness, or business difficulties, or because we couldn't find the email address to our local newspaper, or because we didn't know what to say to that band manager or gallery owner… then we'll never show our art to the world. To create art is great, to take the time and energy to share it, despite how hard that may be, is even more "awesome sauce".
I believe a lot of credit goes to a very supportive, understanding, charming, beautiful and intelligent Mrs Dave.
Also remember what the Internet was 8 years ago. Makes it even more impressive.
Good post.
I was talking to a very talented artist friend of mine that I admired for all the stuff she was doing all at once and at such a great quality.
Her thoughts when I was sharing my own endeavors with her where right along the same line as your post, that if you really want to do this and be an artist you just have to keep doing it.
She's a very successful independent musician, song writer, costume designer, painter, and theatre makeup teacher (see what I mean by impressive?) and she chocks all her success up to her just having the guts to go out and do what she loves doing.
Also she said something I found to be a real jewel of wisdom that if you are an artist because you have a passion for it then you can be an artist even if you're not successful and have to work a regular job to support yourself.
And she's right you don't have to be paid or famous to be an artist and if you're in it for the art and the enjoyment of creating then that's all you need and the fame and money will follow in its own time.
Sry for taking up so much posting space this is just a very meaningful subject to me.
Great post and I'm glad to hear the internships is going good. :)
You wrote: We quit trying to share our art because of
a. technological difficulties, or b. shyness, or
c. business difficulties, or
d. because we couldn't find the email address to our local newspaper, or
e. because we didn't know what to say to that band manager or gallery owner… then we'll never show our art to the world, or
f. because we didn't think our stuff was worth it, or
g. because we were insecure... or
h. a million other reasons...
Thanks for that post INTERN... You've got a writing career in front of you. Does Dave pay you enough?? or is it payment enough that you get to see him draw that duck...
Nice job you guys. Keep up the good work Dave. New fan but love the work and love the "RANDOM CARTOON" button.
Great post. I'm working on my photography/digital manipulation career, and working full time as a graphic designer to support myself and my new wife. Someday, I have dreams of being behind the camera and putzing with photoshop and just living off of that, but I realize it's a long way off. But this post is getting printed and hung on the wall over my computer at home as inspiration.
Thank-you for this post. We have a calligraphic society which comprises people with skill/knowledge all the way from fully trained professionals making their living in the art/craft down to the rawest newbie with no background and one ten week course under their belt. Most people will allow - after several years of courses and workshops - that they are experienced beginners, but they will never admit to much more than that. Instructors are astounded at the skill levels of people who list themselves as "beginner". They cannot hear your post too often.
I would like your permission to pass this post on to our members - it expresses the need to move on, take the chance and perhaps succeed.
Dear Intern,
Your assignment for this week is to draft a will for a fictional character. He has no name, no real history and we only vaguely understand what it is he did for a living up to retirement. Hope that's not too much trouble. I want to see it on my desk for the end of the week.
One of my few rules on the forum is that folks be kind to one another.
Sorry, I thought I was being funny here.
Although I do think that Gramps has little need for a will. Somehow I doubt you'll ever kill him off from the storyline.


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Day 1: | Arrive in Ushuaia, Argentina, commonly known as the southernmost city in the world and meet safari leaders and participants. |
Days 2-3: | Depart by boat from Ushuala.* |
Days 4-5: | Explore the Falkland Islands, home to 227 species of birds, five penguin species and 60% of the world's black-browed albatross population and one of the most popular breeding areas for the elephant seal, fur seal, sea lion and black-browed albatross! |
Days 6-7: | At sea.* |
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Days 12-13: | At sea.* |
Days 14-17: | Take in the vast colonies of penguins and some of the most visually spectacular landscapes on earth while visiting Antarctica. The stunning glaciers alone allow you to capture images seen nowhere else on the planet. |
Days 18-19: | Traverse the Drake Passage.* |
Day 20: | Arrive back to Ushuaia. |
* While at sea, interact with expert photographers, ornithologists (bird experts), marine biologists, historians and geologists one-on-one, during educational presentations that prepare you for the adventures to come, and/or in sessions that critique your photographs and help you improve them through post-processing techniques. This is also a great time to show off the amazing photos you've captured with other participants!
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The 10th Victim (La decima vittima) [Blu-Ray]
Director : Elio Petri
Screenplay : Tonino Guerra and Giorgio Salvioni and Ennio Flajano) and Elio Petri (based on the story "The Seventh Victim" by Robert Sheckley)
MPAA Rating : NR
Year of Release : 1965
Stars : Marcello Mastroianni (Marcello Polletti), Ursula Andress (Caroline Meredith), Elsa Martinelli (Olga), Salvo Randone (Professor), Massimo Serato (Lawyer), Milo Quesada (Rudi), Luce Bonifassy (Lidia), George Wang (Chinese Attacker), Evi Rigano (Victim), Walter Williams (Martin), Richard Armstrong (Cole)
The Tenth Victim is one of the great, bizarre curiosity pieces of '60s international cinema at its most flamboyantly groovy and ridiculously satirical. One would be hard-pressed to describe a film as fundamentally absurd and utterly mired in the most blatant cinematic, stylistic, and political trends of its era, and yet here it is in all its glory: a pop-art time capsule of silly pleasures that predates in various ways films as diverse as Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 (1975), and the Austin Powers series.
The story takes place in a not-too-distant future in which war and crime have been eradicated by centralizing and controlling violence via an international game known as "The Big Hunt," which is advertised with catchy, politically attuned slogans like "Why control births when you can increase death?" A significant portion of the human population takes part in the game, in which names are randomly drawn by a supercomputer in Geneva and matched up: one victim, one hunter. The hunter is given all of the information about his or her target, who has absolutely no idea who the hunter is. The catch is that, if the hunter is successful, he or she becomes a victim in the next round. Those who manage to kill 10 people and survive 10 assassination attempts win $1 million and live the rest of their lives in the lap of luxury. As is the case with all sanctioned violence--from Roman gladiatorial games to NFL football--the Big Hunt has a huge fan base, and the best hunters become international celebrities hounded by paparazzi and courted by big companies.
The best of the best are Marcello Polletti (Marcello Mastroianni), a suave Italian with both money and female problems, and Caroline Meredith (Ursula Andress), a droll, beautiful American. Near the beginning of the film we witness Caroline taking down her latest victim with a pair of machine guns hidden in her go-go top, which immediately establishes the heights to which the film's absurdist satire will climb. When she is assigned Marcello's name, they are both at the cusp of winning the game: If she kills him, she wins; if he survives, he wins. Of course, since this is satire, simple assassination will not do, and each of them flirts with various commercial entities who want to include their product in the live broadcast of the killing: Product placement as the ultimate form of media violence.
Being a veteran of the hunt, Marcello knows to be on the lookout, and he immediately suspects that Caroline, who is masquerading as a sex researcher, might be his hunter, but he has to be absolutely sure because if he kills her and she turns out to be an ordinary citizen, he will face 30 years in jail. Thus, the majority of the film follows their complicated tango, as she tries to lure him to the Temple of Venus in Rome where TV cameras await his death and he tries to figure out if she wants him dead or alive. Naturally this leads to romance, although it is never entirely clear if they are truly falling in love or just playing each other for the best possible advantage, a back-and-forth that takes us right through multiple false endings before we find out who will actually emerge victorious.
Both Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress were at the height of their stardom in the mid-1960s. Mastroianni had cemented his reputation as a cornerstone of European art cinema with his roles in Federico Fellini's groundbreaking La dolce vita (1960) and 8 1/2 (1963) and Michelangelo Antonioni's La notte (1962). By this time he was happily toying with that image, appearing in such films as the amorous comedy Casanova 70 (1965), in which he plays an army officer who can't have sex unless his life is literally in danger. Starring as the bored-eyed, platinum-haired Marcello in The 10th Victim allowed Mastroianni to further parody his international image, playing the arrogant alpha male to its logical end. Ursula Andress, who had gained instant immortality when she walked out of the ocean in a white bikini in Dr. No (1963), is nowhere close to Mastroianni's equal in the acting department, but she holds her own as the devious and clever Caroline, who knows better than anyone how to manipulate male egotism to her own ends.
The film was based on "The Seventh Victim," a 1953 short story first published in Galaxy magazine by prolific sci-fi writer Robert Shakley, whose futuristic tales tended to bleed over into outrageous social satire. Director Elio Petri, a committed leftist who had begun his film career working under Giuseppe De Santis (Bitter Rice), clearly picked up on the satirical possibilities and ran with them, perhaps too far. Most of Petri's films are inflected with his deep political convictions, and the same is true of The 10th Victim, with its trenchant satire of commercialism, violence, and dehumanization. The problem for modern audiences, though, is that the film is so fundamentally mired in the swinging silliness of mid-'60s Euro culture that the message gets lost amid all the gaudy colors, insipid pop music, and generally deranged production design. It is at times laugh-out-loud hilarious, particularly when Marcello finds himself pinned down by gunfire from both his ex-wife and his current lover, which forces him to turn to Caroline, his hunter, for help. The film's gender politics are all over the map, as it blatantly fetishizes Ursula Andress's body while simultaneously mocking masculine pretensions and essentially leveling the playing field by doling violence out to everyone. But, even if The 10th Victim doesn't quite hold together or make a coherent statement, it is certainly a memorable ride down campy lane.
The 10th Victim Blu-Ray | |
Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 |
Audio | |
Subtitles | English, French, Spanish |
Supplements | |
Distributor | Blue Underground |
Release Date | September 13, 2011 |
Blue Underground's new 1080p high-definition transfer of The 10th Victim offers a substantial improvement over their 2009 DVD (which was simply a repackaging of Anchor Bay's 2001 disc) in just about every department. The image is notably brighter (making the two transfers literally like night and day when comparing them side by side), which allows for better contrast, richer detail, and, most importantly, more vibrant and intense color saturation. You will genuinely feel the heat as Ursula Andress struts across the screen in some kind of hot pink futuristic pantsuit that clashes ever so beautifully with Marcello Mastroianni's lemon yellow sunglasses. There is enough grain presence to give the image a distinctly filmlike appearance, and it appears to have gone through some digital restoration since there is little in the way of blemishes or age artifacts. Viewers have the option of watching the film in either Italian or English monaural. There is not a great deal of difference between the soundtracks, and both have their limitations given the postproduction nature of most of the dialogue and sounds. The incessant pop music sounds crisp and clear, even if limited by the single-channel mix. | |
The supplements are pretty much all Mastroianni all the time. The big inclusion is Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri's 2006 documentary Marcello: A Sweet Life, which runs 98 minutes and covers the entirety of the great actor's life and career. In addition, there is a stills gallery featuring images of Mastroianni, a poster and production stills gallery, and both U.S. and Italian theatrical trailers. |
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New Liberal Cabinet
The Liberals have a serious credibility issue on who they can pick for cabinet that relates to rural Ontario. Where for instance do you get a Minister of Agriculture that even has a clue about the issues. Jeff Leal from Peterborough is about the only choice and it is a pretty poor one given he really doesn't have the background. This is going to mean a lock out for the Liberals in the next election and if the NDP is paying attention and opportunity for them to grow their base and start a march towards potential government.
It seems like too much of the brain trust and remaining cabinet ministers are from the GTA. Someone is bound to be disappointed. Eric Hoskins? Glen Murray?
Why would McGuinty be looking to reduce the number of GTA ministers from before the election? If anything, he will end up appointing more ministers from the GTA since it now accounts for 60% of the Liberal caucus.
The more interesting question is whether he will reduce the size of Cabinet. Before the election there were 28 ministers. Assuming that McGuinty appoints the same number of ministers, more than half the caucus will be in Cabinet.
Now this is a serious problem for the Liberals. McGuinty has up to seven vacancies to fill. In parts of the province they have no choice:
A short list of newcomers around the cabinet table is expected to include:
• MPP Jeff Leal (Peterborough), one of the few surviving Liberals with a partially rural constituency as the Liberals were decimated outside urban centres.
• MPP David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie), an up-and-comer from the north where the Liberals also suffered losses.
• MPP Liz Sandals (Guelph), a former president of the Ontario Public School Boards Association.
Sandals is overdue to be in cabinet. Leal, on the other hand, had not previously been considered a cabinet prospect, although he is Chief Government Whip.
The outgoing cabinet had 28 members, including McGuinty. Of these, 11 were from the GTA, 39%, about right. Three were from the Ottawa area, no problem. But four were from the Southwest's 11 ridings (London-Windsor), three from the North's 10 ridings, three from Central West's 9 ridings (Kitchener - Guelph - Perth- Huron-Bruce), two from Hamilton-Niagara's 10 ridings, and two from Central East (the seven ridings between the GTA and Ottawa). So is Dave Levac from Brantford (along with Liz Sandals) going to be in cabinet? Kim Craitor from Niagara Falls, along with Ted McMeekin from Hamilton? Jeff Leal along with John Gerretsen? Is Teresa Piruzza from Windsor in cabinet already? David Orazietti from the Sault or Bill Mauro from Thunder Bay?
In other words: is every single Liberal MPP outside the GTA, Ottawa region and the North going to be in cabinet?
An excellent reason why the Liberals should see that they need regional proportional representation as much as the NDP does.
Not directly related, but Rick Bartolucci will turn 70 in this Legislative term. Unless he's going to pull a Kwinter (or a Diefenbaker, who died in harness), he's got to be thinking about retirement, or at least had it mentioned to him. Plus, the narrow margin of victory over the NDP suggests that he may retire in 2015 (if over 1,000 majority for Marchese is a call for him to retire, then barely 500 votes for Bartolucci is the voters practically booking the moving truck). Also, is Kwinter going to retire and force a byelection? Given the numbers in play, these small housekeeping matters assume a relevance they normally wouldn't.
Not directly related, but Rick Bartolucci will turn 70 in this Legislative term. Unless he's going to pull a Kwinter (or a Diefenbaker, who died in harness), he's got to be thinking about retirement, or at least had it mentioned to him. Plus, the narrow margin of victory over the NDP suggests that he may retire in 2015 (if over 1,000 majority for Marchese is a call for him to retire, then barely 500 votes for Bartolucci is the voters practically booking the moving truck). Also, is Kwinter going to retire and force a byelection? Given the numbers in play, these small housekeeping matters assume a relevance they normally wouldn't.
Yes, Bartolucci is low hanging fruit. But Marchese did not get a "majority." It's too bad Paul Loewenberg didn't make it through - rather have him than Marchese.
I agree that we're likely to see Bernie Farber as the Liberal candidate when Kwinter steps down.
Hey Debator - you used to love to quote Chantal Hebert - let us know what you think of her column today!
This is a new cabinet? No new ministers???
It looks like an interim cabinet.
I wonder what's up.
She might be right. The irony, of course, is that the way the NDP will succeed (and has improved up until now), is the extent to which it can mimic the Liberal party. i.e. be a centrist party making incremental policy change (without the arrogance).
One of the many key differences between the NDP and the Liberals is that the NDP is all about populism while the Liberals always reek of arrogance and elitism and an attitude of entitlement.
This is a new cabinet? No new ministers???
It looks like an interim cabinet.
I wonder what's up.
A pretty light bench?
Surprised not to see Mauro or Orazietti on the bench.
Also, Bartolucci at Northern Development and Mine scares me as he is more of a Sudbury man than a Northern man. The Ring Of Fire Chromite processing should not be done in Sudbury as it is much further away than Thunder Bay or Timmins. Hope this doesn't have any impact on that
well maybe McGuinty bypassed Liz Sandals because Liz doesn't represent "new direction" and "energy".
The people of Guelph should take note. This is a put down.
Also, Yasir Naqvi...what a tool! He's what Ryan Cleary would call a "pancake politician."
As I said, this looks like an interim cabinet.
In the 35 southern Ontario ridings outside the GTA, Ottawa and Hamilton-Niagara, which provided nine ministers in the last cabinet, we find John Gerretsen, Dwight Duncan, Chris Bentley, Deb Matthews and John Milloy. No replacements for Sandra Pupatello, Leona Dombrowsky, Carol Mitchell, and John Wilkinson. Nor for two other positions.
Who are these six cabinet seats being held open for? A light in the window for possible floor-crossers? Or is something else in the works?
Those 35 ridings had 22 Liberal MPPs in the last House. Now they have only nine. John Gerretsen, new Attorney-General, has ample evidence of the need for proportional representation.
First Nations and Aboriginal groups express frustration over cabinet:
At the conclusion of the recent provincial election, Regional Chief Toulouse sent correspondence to Premier McGuinty expressing the need and expectation for the appointment of a full time Minister of Aboriginal Affairs in view of the many priority issues and challenges facing Ontario and First Nations relations. "The Minister of Aboriginal Affairs has to be an advocate in Cabinet for First Nations rights and interests and that's a full time job. Furthermore, we couldn't be any clearer about our expectations and this dismissive response is equally clear" stated Regional Chief Toulouse.Regional Chief Toulouse noted the appointment of Minister Wynne to lead both the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and stated his expectation that this cannot be an indication from the Ontario government that First Nations governments are seen as anything other than governments deriving their power and jurisdiction from their peoples. "First Nations will not tolerate being treated as municipalities under the jurisdiction of the provincial government."


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BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling communists opened a pivotal congress to initiate a power handover by giving a nod to their revolutionary past and broadly promising cleaner government while keeping off-stage the main event — the bargaining over seats in the new leadership. |


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Gary gives Poh some trouble for leaving her beautiful chocolate tart pastry hanging over the edge.
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Montgomery, Ala. — A group of K-12 educators, administrators and support personnel are among the finalists for the 2013 Marbury Technology Innovation Award.
The award, sponsored by the Alabama State Department of Education, honors Chiquita Marbury's invaluable years of service as a technology innovator in Alabama by recognizing educators who are exemplary models of technology teachers and leaders.
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Kalen, Need to notify people in St. Charles about Tinder Box of St. Charles opening the Bocce Ball Courts for league play on April 2, 2012. Six teams will play 6 games for 12 weeks on their scheduled day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and possible Thursday night leagues). Open courts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tinder Box has a full bar, heated outside patio area (that can be rented out), fine cigars, pipes and tobacco and is looking forward to having fun with the people of the community. Team Roster must be sign before play starts and all monies must be paid upfront.
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what are you guys planning to do about this athlete of the week situation with the voting sooooooo may times?
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thanks, that's the way to do. just record it on your iphone and email the video to yourself. Next time you in my Patch call me.


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