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For a long time people that know me have been telling me they think I may suffer from depression and/or anxiety. So much so that I began to believe it. I am still somewhat open to the possibility, but my position on the matter is: so what? I'm not hurting anyone. I'm certainly not going to alter my body chemistry just because it doesn't match what is "normal". Where would evolution have gone if all species could change themselves back to "normal"?
Last night I read this article about shyness, introversion, and social anxiety. It confirmed many of my thoughts on the matter, and got me to research introversion more. Before, I had been aware of the general idea of introversion/extroversion (never studied psychology that much), but I did not know that it could be such a specific and pervasive behavioral trait. After much reading I found that on the introvert/extrovert scale, I'm about as introverted as you could possibly get.
Anyway, in the article the author references Winifred Gallagher: "The glory of the disposition that stops to consider stimuli rather than rushing to engage with them is its long association with intellectual and artistic achievement." It got me thinking about religion. Are introverts more likely to analyze the inconsistencies and problems with religion before (or even after) committing to one? How many atheists are introverts?
So, do you consider yourself more introverted than extroverted? A poll would be awesome, but I don't see an option to add one.
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sorry to hear that , my father embarrassed the hell out of me as well. Every time I had to play piano for a school concert , my father would throw a hysterical fit in front of EVERYONE .... about how he can't stand crowds , how terrible I sounded on the piano , how he can't stand these sort of concerts ... he cussed out my long time mentor , a choir director at my high school ... cussed me out a few times in front of crowds that knew me. Oh my god , It was so awful. He would also tease me and make fun of me and ask me really stupid questions like 'are you gay , it's ok ... just never seen you with a girlfriend before'
(Maybe it's because I am too embarrassed to bring a female friend around you , ever think of that? is what I wanted to tell him)
I'm pretty lucky in that regard, though my mother is clearly histrionic.
My father shipped out for whaling when he was 15 and had been drunk in at least a dozen harbor cities in a dozen different countries by the time he was 20 - he never forgot how it was to be young. His harshest critizism of my frequent mistakes growing up were the stinging truisms "Told you so!", "You can believe in Church, in the real world you have to know", and the worst one was whenever I tried to explain my failures with sentences beginning with "I never thought XYZ could happen..." he would respond "You never thought - exactly. You never think."
Anyway, my parents managed to bring me up quite successfully, and the worst type of upbrining I can give my children is the one I received.
I registered as ESTJ on MB twice and I took it 10 years apart. I don't think I'm overwhelmingly extroverted though. At times I'm outgoing and at times I'm introverted.
I don't think that introversion is the same as being depressed, but I do believe that depression is a real illness that is worth treating. Saying "I'm not going to alter my body chemistry because it doesn't match what is normal" could also be applied to: "My cholesterol levels are dangerously high, but I'm not going to take medication to alter them. After all, I'm not hurting anyone by abstaining from statin therapy."
We get one go around at life, so why not be happy if we can, right?
A valid point. But then again, there are natural ways to lower cholesterol, right? Exercise, better diet, etc.
I guess I'm just very weary of taking psychotherapeutic (not sure if that's the right word) drugs.
Psychotropics can save lives, damage people, or be effective to degrees in between. Not everyone's the same, and prescriptions often start with low doses, because being wary is a good thing.
It makes sense to start with a counselor, first, then determine if a psych might enhance the therapy. It's always your choice in how to proceed (or not proceed). I used to hate being an introvert, and thought of it as a handicap. Now I'm a hundred times more okay with myself than I was before, and succeeding at more endeavors.
But that's just Me.
Interesting question, introverts do spend more time with themselves and their minds so it would make sense for them to look deeper into these types of questions.
I am an atheist, a very new one. It took me awhile to be okay with admitting it aloud. And yes I am an introvert. I like to watch documentaries and listen to podcasts in my free time which is one of the reasons why it led to to this new state of mind.
I'm certainly an introvert. I need a lot of alone time and prefer small social gathering in places comfortable to me as opposed to large events full of people and I certainly spend a good deal of time inside my own head analyzing everything. I can on occasion be extroverted when I am in a comfortable situation and I certainly enjoy being around friends and socializing.
As for the MBTI no matter which version of the test I take I always score INTJ. I don't however put much stock into the MBTI since it's scientific backing is scant to none... I treat it similar to a horoscope it's fun and interesting but not worth putting a lot of stock in.
When I was younger, I was definitely an introvert. Very shy, and talked to pretty much no one. But I've certainly gotten better through the years and am much less shy now. I wouldn't go so far as to call me extroverted or a social butterfly, but I no longer have issues talking with new people or holding conversations. Truth be told, I do find large boisterous groups annoying more often than not, and would rather go online or read a good book. Keeping to myself used to be how I spent 100% of my time, but now I can do that or go out and comfortably have a good time amongst the public. But if I had to say I was one or the other, I'd say that I'm still more introverted than extroverted.
So would a shy or timid person necessarily be an introvert? That seems like more than overlap.
I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just trying to clarify in my own mind the differences.
I'm introverted, but I don't think being introverted is a good thing. I think it's a sign of low self-esteem, low self-confidence, or other factors that limit comfortable self-expression.
That's too far reaching. Low-self esteem and self-confidence are fairly common traits that are also commonly found in extraverts, in my experience. Insecurity, in general, seems to be near ubiquitous in humans. Where low self-esteem may drive some to withdraw, it can also lead others to confirmation seeking behaviour, or the need for constant social reaffirmation. A lack of self-confidence may make some avoid groups because they are afraid to view themselves in the eyes of others, but it may also cause others to avoid being alone because they are afraid of being left to only their own thoughts and honest self-reflection.
But those are very generalized statements, none of which are categorically true. Introversion and extraversion may be fair descriptors of behaviour, but that doesn't mean that terms really reveal much about the mechanics that drive that behaviour.
I equate introverted with shy and timid, which means it's the result of feelings of intimidation. You can argue that some introverts aren't shy, but I would question whether, in these cases, their social identities match their true identities.
That equation is incorrect. Introverts can certainly be introverts primarily based on preference. Not everyone is stimulated or fulfilled in the same way. Shyness and timidity may lead to introverted behaviour, but it's not the only way not get there.


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Ontario (Canada)
3.78/5 rDev -12.5%
Enjoyed this one at the bar at Bullfrogs.
A - Poured a medium abmer colour with a creamy white head.
S - The nose was piney hops with a hint of citrus. Not as strong a nose as I expected from a DIPA.
T - Bitter hops - piney and floral with a hint of citrus. The bitterness was balanced off with a good amount of malts.
M - A medium body with an excellent creamy finish. A very smooth overall texture. The nitro tap makes this moutfeel as good as it gets for a DIPA.
D - A very good DIPA. A little too much pine for my liking. I would have like more of the citrus to come through on the palate. But still an excellent DIPA.
03-29-2010 13:34:04 | More by TheSevenDuffs
3.83/5 rDev -11.3%
Got this on Growler at Al's of Hampden. I work with "Deuane" so I had to try this one.
A: Pours a smooth dark orange/"burnt Sienna" color, no head.
S: A very stong hop smell like i had just rubbed my hands with hops at a brew tour. :-)
T: VERY VERY strong citurs taste, smacked with a solid bitterness at the end.
M: Smooth with a hoppy bite.
D: Not my favorite style, but a solid beer all the same.
04-21-2010 23:26:44 | More by Irish212
3.88/5 rDev -10.2%
On tap at Capone's the other day.
Deaune pours an orange amber color with fair head retention and OK lacing. The nose wasn't very impressive initially, but improved as the beer warms up. There is some nice light bitterness in the nose, and some earthiness, but not much else. The beer is more impressive on the palate, and the beer has some impressive bitterness, and is on the dry side. The beer is light and fairly well balanced, with the alcohol surprisingly well hidden. It's noticeable, but there's no way I would have guessed this as a 10% abv.
I thought this a very solid effort, and a beer that was increasingly enjoyable the more I consumed. Love the long, dry, bitter finish. Very nice.
04-21-2010 00:16:06 | More by John_M
3.98/5 rDev -7.9%
On-tap at capones
A: Dark orange-amber body. No head. No skim. No lacing.
S: Most dominant element is some bitter grapefruit. A little pine and a noticeably caramel malt base.
T: A near mirror reflection of the nose. Grapefruit, caramel and a little pine. Dank.
M: Oily and resinous. Moderate body with lighter carbonation. Bitter but not particularly tight in the finish.
D: A decently dank brew, but not anything noteworthy (besides the name and the name sake). I've had better from Bullfrog so I was a bit underwhelmed.
04-20-2010 02:04:23 | More by callmemickey
4.05/5 rDev -6.3%
9oz snifter at Capone's on sunday for brunch and than another one two days later. I need to start finding new hobbies. Short bar review.
Deuane looks the part of a DIPA, bright orange with some brightish amber spots as well. Not much of a head just a faint cap of off white head on top of the beer. no lacing. Smells like hop juices just squeezed into it. Smells of citrus and those familiar fruits with a pine backing and some sweet/pale? malts. you know the drill. The taste is in DIPA fashion too with more of the same that I typed above. I guess the citrus is way more pronounced than the pine. I get grapefruit and orange/tangerine, caramel in the back. Feel is above medium and the carb is kind of tamed. The hop juices or oils if you will are really in the feel, I can just feel it oozing down. Very oily. A very good DIPA from a solid company, I just think one snifter at a time will do though, it's a bit high in alcohol, although you would not tell that by tasting Deuane, it's a citrus delight.
04-23-2010 04:12:25 | More by BARFLYB
4.08/5 rDev -5.6%
had the opportunity to kick the keg of 'Deuane' at the Brass Rail on 4/9/10.
pours a beautiful clear copper orange color creating a distinctively superb head that was frothy and off white in color. The head stuck around for quite some time and was followed by some great lacing to further compliment and round out the appearance of this brew. The smell was a bit lacking for a hop bomb of a beer - some hoppy buttery smell - but nothing crazy. The taste of this beer was quite nice. One of the better DIPA's I've had in a while. Very hoppy in taste, buttery and a full mouth coated feel. This sucker is very drinkable and the ABV is hidden and sneaks up on you. A very well made and great tasting DIPA by our friends at BullFrog.
04-19-2010 20:21:19 | More by Hophead101
4.1/5 rDev -5.1%
On tap at my buddy matts joint in norristown in a 9oz snifter.
A- filled to the tippy top so no head to be had. Deer dark orange that glows when lit from behind. Even with a good swirl after a few sips no head at all.
S- rip a ruby red grapefruit in half stuff you craw in it and your not even close. Its like doing a line of grapefruit zest, and I like it. Slight caramel malt hit behind the mountain of hops.
T- well did I mention grapefruit yet. Sweet ruby red grapefruit topped with turbinado sugar set on fire creme brulee style. Sappy conifer hop oil that balances out things with some bitterness. The malts make a bigger show as it warms.
M- full body and lite carb. It leaves the viscous fluid on the palate for a bit before washing it all away with a nice mild finish. A tad oily but good stuff.
D- 10 abv is expertly hidden and it never get cloyingly sweet. Bullfrog did right by this one and that's cool as hell to have a beer named for you, way to go Deuane that's some baller shit.
04-18-2010 21:37:16 | More by oglmcdgl
4.15/5 rDev -3.9%
Thanks to, well, Deuane for sharing this growler of Deuane.
A: The DIPA (in drinking it, it came across as an imperial red, but that's just me), is copper red, translucent, with a head that neared one finger in size.
S: The nose is heavily hopped, brimming with thick citrus bitterness. As the ale warms, flowers begin to come through as well.
T: For as strong as the hops are, the caramel malts refuse to shy away. The result is a chewy ale that isn't afraid of either the hops or malts. Citrus and pine are so concentrated that they are oily in each sip, a boldness that comes through even though the growler is 2 weeks old. Near the finish, a peppery burst cuts into the citrus, heat to see the sip away. As I wrote in my notes, "Formidable."
M: The mouthfeel is oily, resiny from the excess of hops added. The fact that it is so well balanced is amazing.
D: Very drinkable. It comes across as so powerful now that I can't imagine the citrus blast when it was first tapped.
04-04-2010 20:18:00 | More by akorsak
4.18/5 rDev -3.2%
On tap at AuRants in Duryea, PA. Served with it were more Deuane in my mouth, Deuane in you, Deuane this, Deuane that jokes than you could possibly stand. Cream of Deuane soup coming soon.
Served on the nitro-tap it was an orange amber color, taking a few minutes to set up and eventually having a perfect inch of creamy beige head. Kept a beautiful lace and left some very nice clingy stick on the sides of the glass.
Smell was citrusy with some juicy sweetness and more bitter grapefruit pith. Just a bit of sweetness there. Not a super strong nose but nice.
Taste also consisted of grapefruity hops, some sweeter orange. Quite fruity. A bit of caramel sweetness to provide some balance. Good amount of hop bitterness in the finish. Good balance but lots of hop flavor as well. Where's the 10% in this? Don't taste any alcohol at all.
Mouthfeel was very creamy as you would expect from the nitro tap. Just so smooth.
This was a pretty damn nice DIPA from Bullfrog. The nitro gave it an exceptional creaminess as you'd expect, but I also wonder if it didn't quite allow the hops to shine. Lots of flavor in this beer, but almost a bit muted for a DIPA. I'd like to try this same recipe on CO2. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed Deuane and would consume him again. Even Stef, who was 3 Deuane's deep, couldn't get enough and wanted to go back for more. Good stuff.
03-27-2010 03:20:25 | More by number1bum
4.33/5 rDev +0.2%
Thanks to FooFaa for sharing a growler on 3/23/10. Bullfrog tapped a CO2 version the day after "Deuane Day".
A - Emerged from the growler with a curious orange glow and half an inch of creamy beige head (I'm surprised the head wasn't bigger... that would have been fitting, eh?) that reduced to a swirly patch, leaving spotty lace around the glass. Not as "lovely" as the nitro version.
S - Pungent fume of citrus and pine, definitely much more than the nitro version, giving this brew a West Coast vibe. Caramel malt adds some sweetness to the aroma. Alcohol presence really opens up as the liquid reached room temperature. Definitely smells better than Deuane on nitro (as well as Deuane, the person, on a hot summer day after taking off his Crocs... "I don't wear them outside, Ffej... only inside!").
T - Very sharp citrus-forward flavor with a smack of grapefruit and pineapple backed by sweet caramel malt. A hint of pine is evident as well. Finishes with a grainy malt presence and alcohol notes with a slight perfumy character.
M - Medium bodied with moderate bristly carbonation and lots of residual hop oils on the palate. Finishes with a sharp hop bite and alcohol warmth on the tongue.
D - Deuane in a bottle? OK, a jug is definitely more fitting. Where the nitro version suffered, the CO2 version prospered, earning extra points in the aroma and flavor categories. However, the appreance wasn't as pleasing, and the mouthfeel was a bit thinner with the nitro version. With that said, I'll take a smellier, tastier Deuane than a Deuane that's prettier and feels better in my mouth.
03-27-2010 22:30:54 | More by ffejherb
4.35/5 rDev +0.7%
On tap at Bullfrog. Served in an upside down pear shaped glass - cool glass. Appears a hazed rich honeyed copper color with a good 2 fingers of creamy off white nitro foam. Aromas and flavors are a plethora of citrus fruits. Orange, tangerine juice, peel, and pith, some tropical fruits. Nice caramel backbone makes its presence know, but there's no doubt the hops are the star here. Ultra smooth and creamy thanks to the nitro pour. Alcohol heat is MIA. Dangerously drinkable.
03-22-2010 03:41:28 | More by ClockworkOrange
New Jersey
4.35/5 rDev +0.7%
Consumed at Capone's in East Norristown, PA on 4/18/10.
From notes....
Appearance: Slightly pale iced tea to copper. No head or lace.
Smell: Loads of juicy simcoe like hops, grapefruit notes, wet grass, and a nice candied orange meets maraschino cherry note.
Taste: Same as nose.
Mouthfeel: Undercarbonated.
Drinkability: Goes down easy.
05-10-2010 15:41:48 | More by koopa
4.38/5 rDev +1.4%
Had on nitro at Bullfrog in Williamsport.
A - Pours a gorgeous orange/amber color, no carbonation, and a one finger, creamy Guiness-like head.
S - Very oily and hoppy smelling with pronounced pineapple, juicy citrus, pine, and a very mild malt background.
T - The flavor hits the tongue with the exact nuances in the aroma. Has a very small malt background which leaves a ton of headroom for the hops to work their magic in this beer...and they deliver the goods! Fabulous amounts of oily hops, some grapefruit bitterness, small amounts of pine goodness, and a whole lot of orange citris throughout the entire sip. The flavor ends with bitter orange rinds and a fair amount of lingering pepper bitterness. The peppery nuances gradually subside and leaves the skeleton of tangy oranges.
M - Very smooth and leaves the mouth coated with a metallic, orange peppery coating. Medium body.
D - Yes- very much so!
Overall, I really enjoyed this beer but considering it's nitro, I would have much more preferred some carbonation. That being said, I actually like the Edgar way better. Put some CO2 in this, Bullfrog!
04-30-2010 04:28:57 | More by jzeilinger
4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
On tap @ Al's of Hampden (Enola, PA) on 4/5/10. Served in a tulip glass.
Pours a clear coppery amber, topped with about a ½ finger of slightly off-white creamy head. This retains with some frothy richness around the edges, leaving a hefty cascade of rich spotty froth and oily residues in its wake. The hops in the aroma are just unbelievable. Just pure hop oils up the nose here, like a glass of grapefruit juice with pine needles and a dash of pepper thrown in. The hops are just so bright, fresh, and strong here, with some sturdy backing notes of sweet biscuits along the back. Going deeper reveals extra tropical fruit character, along with a pang of heat but it just adds some additional zip to the flavors and doesn't' get distracting at any point.
The hop levels are just as ridiculous as the aroma was, with resins, BIGTIME bitter grapefruit, and a heady deep spiciness that pummels the mouth. This is literally just DRIPPING with hops. Despite the huge hop profile though, there is just enough of a sticky backing of tropical fruits, caramel, and bread to keep things in check. I mean there is literally just like a quick blink of balance (yet it still somehow works) before the hops tear through the backend of the profile, that's how strong and bitter this is. Just a continuous hop presence here. The finish is intensely bitter with rinds and spice, contributing to a deep lingering piney dryness that sticks in the mouth. The mouthfeel is medium to fuller bodied, with some sharpness to the carbonation up front that then gets slick and creamy in the back of the throat as you swallow. And that 10% ABV is dangerously hid. There is enough present to give this some beefy warming power and helps add the perfect amount of intensity to the flavors but the alcohol itself never gets stinging at all. Just spot on feel here that really helps make this beer.
I believe I remarked "This tastes like a glass of grapefruit juice set on fire!" upon first sip and I don't think that I was too off the mark. The blast of citrus (and the hops in general) here is just off the charts, yet still somehow remains balanced and this stays remarkably drinkable for the size. This beer is overly assertive, brash, and pretty damn unapologetic about it, yet you still find yourself coming back for glass after glass. Sound familiar....?
04-12-2010 19:51:10 | More by Kegatron
4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
On tap at Capone's...
Appears a copper toned amber with a fluffy white head that slowly fades into a light cap of fluff. Scattered bits of lacing are left around the glass.
Smell is of caramel, heavy citrus, herbs, cut pine, and flowers.
Taste is of the aromas with a heavy blast of caramel backbone standing up to the heavy handed hopping of the brew.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, chewy, resinous, with an oily, hop-filled finish.
04-30-2010 15:20:04 | More by weeare138
4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
11-15-2011 01:16:12 | More by orangesol
4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
Had this one on tap at the brewpub release in the company of Deuane-the person and other friends.
A-Beautiful pour. A crystal clear copper amber with a huge, creamy off white head. Not much lacing but that's ok.
S-Sweet and hoppy. Pineapple and tangerine sweetness, a bit of pine and a blast of grapefruit rind.
T-Again, delicious with an eye opening amount of flavor for a nitro pour. Grapefruit and orange rind dominate with the sweeter tropical fruits taking a bit of a backseat here. A bit of booze as the beer warms but still remarkably well hidden fo a 10% ABV.
M-Medium bodied, very light for the ABV. Creamy and smooth.
D-Sure. Yes please. Smoothness of the nitro enhances the drinkability while not tamping down the flavor.
Nitro has never been my favorite delivery method for IPAs, for DIPAs even less so. This beer has changed my mind, or at least opened it.
03-22-2010 19:07:22 | More by sholland119
4.6/5 rDev +6.5%
I had this on tap at Brass Rail Deli in Campbelltown - served chilled 10oz pour in a snifter -taken from notes:
A - A dark amber that borders on copper w/ thin quick settling head w/ tiny bead and gentle haziness - lace is sporadic
S - The smell - whoah! This is a totally different beer fresh and on tap! I am so glad I got out to Brass Rail before it kicked. The hop notes are huge, dank and run from citrus to rind and bitter grapefruit smell w/ mild pine and spice. The IIPA has a light ester of alcohol and bitter berry
M - The feel is substantial and emits a texture which has some chutzpah and is more juicy than bitter- the hoppiness has a gentle yeast twang guiding it along w/ carbonation in the moderate range and acidity is moderate too - the finish is dry with lingering hoppy goodness on the palate
T - A lovely fresh flavor of juicy hops like a flavor crystal expands across the palate with flavors that are orangy and tangerine with rind notes adding that mild tart not quite sour edge to the citrus w/ ruby red acidic flavor and light pepper w/ slightly grassy Imagine Nugget Nectar but more alcoholic - like 10% vs 7.5% w/ the same mild caramel note w/ toasted edge of malt in the peripheral flavor w/ mild alcohol under all the full hop flavor which stays fresh til the end
D - I found myself drawn to the fresh pour of this like an Imperial Red, but the amped up super hoppy kind - very very tasty on tap I had to grab a growler to share with my bandmates from the homebrew club it is that good - someone who is not a hophead in the group remarked " I don't normally like really hopped up beers, but this is very good!" I think you will agree this is a testament of Bullfrog's skill with west coast style hoppy ales
04-23-2010 23:59:29 | More by Slatetank
4.63/5 rDev +7.2%
On tap at the brewpub. Reviewed from notes.
Pours a nice caramel color with an off white head. even just looking on for the appearance, I can smell the massive dose of hops coming forward. Loads and loads of citrus hops with a good deal of pine. Hints of caramel malt in the background. Taste is all hops with the citrus nearly entirely taking over. Dry and resinous on a medium body, this was absolutely delicious and if I weren't driving, probably would have stayed all day to continue drinking this.
10-20-2010 10:28:05 | More by Thorpe429
4.63/5 rDev +7.2%
A - Served in a a 14-oz tulip-shaped goblet, this beer is golden copper with a thick,foamy white head.
S - Slight malt aroma, and heavily scented with sweet citrus from the dry hopping.
T - Sweet on the tongue; slightly bitter, Dry hopped with Chinook, Centennial and Amarillo in three different additions, this is a real hop bomb!
M - I'll agree with Deuane on Deuane being medium bodied and extremely smooth. The nitrogen really does it justice - the smooth nature balances the flavor out quite a bit. It is certainly dry in the finish!
D - I'll disagree with Deuane on Deuane on the "poundable". It's extremely drinkable in a sipping sort of way. It's so citrusy and smooth.
03-19-2010 22:52:46 | More by SierraGS
4.75/5 rDev +10%
A special sixtol put on CO2 so friends and I couldget some growlers filled. Had to enjoy a pint of it though to get a fresh glass and document the difference side by side with a nitro poured glass.
A-Bright, clear golden kissed with a medium off white head that reduces to a thin cap and leaves nice lacing.
S-An orange hop attack up front with lighter notes of pineapple, tangerine, mango, grapefruit and pine. Touch of light caramel sweetness in the background. A more pronounced aroma profile than on nitro, not surprising.
T-Much of the same with a HUGE amount of orange and grapefruit rind up front with sweeter tropical fruits supporting in the background. Light touch of balancing caramel malt sweetness comes in late
M-Medium bodied, quite sharp and crisp with LONG lingering hop bitterness.
D-Like I have to comment! This is great via the nitro delivery and well, for a hop freak like me even BETTER via CO2. The hops absolutely EXPLODE out of the brew on your palate and immerses you in a tidal wave of citrus and tropical fruit hops!
03-23-2010 13:08:50 | More by Deuane
5/5 rDev +15.7%
11-14-2011 11:45:19 | More by CaptinRedBeard
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Reviews by Burkbom23:
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
02-10-2014 16:54:11 | More by Burkbom23
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North Carolina
3.25/5 rDev -11%
Poured into an imperial nnic a clear rich burnt orage color with a large blooming white head that left alot of scum behind as it settled slowly into a frothy mass.The label was spot in its description of the aromas,apricot and grapefruit really stand out over top of biscuit malt.The beer really went downhill from there in my opinion first with an almost watery feel in the mouth and then its lack of hop punch on the palate.Grapefruit is there but subdued with caramel malt flavors coming thru,I think the lack of body keeps the flavors silenced a little.It started out good but again it downhill after the aromas.
09-25-2011 22:45:50 | More by oberon
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
08-02-2013 13:31:55 | More by Tiernan
4/5 rDev +9.6%
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #42 (Jul 2010):
This hazy amber brew has a mountain of a head, rocky and dense. It has a fruity, hoppy, malty, yeasty nose, though hops do rise above. Big on smoothness. Citric rind and mint from the hops, peaches and pears from the yeast and a bit of sweetness and toasted bread from the malt are a lot to take in, but it breaks down easier as the beer warms. Its bitterness is a little prickly and the hop flavor lingers in a semi-pungent manner. The word "rustic" comes to mind when drinking this beer. It's drinkable for sure and certainly a versatile pairing beer if needed.
01-11-2011 03:25:03 | More by BeerAdvocate
4.25/5 rDev +16.4%
06-24-2014 04:32:18 | More by BrockBill4
4.1/5 rDev +12.3%
So Im having this pint at Boston Logan Airport Cisco Brew Pub.
Cloudy light copper. Rather cloudy for the style. Solid head, lots of rentention and ample lacing.
Light malt, extensively hoppy. Im excited. Lots of bitter, citrus, some pine.
Intense grapefruit, wow. Bitter, more bitter, and some aromatic hops. Barely any malt, this is for the hop heads.
Sits well for the bitterness level. I cant believe the grapefruit i taste, maybe a bit over the top.
Not sure its the most balanced IPA. Lots of hops, but I think the grapefruit is a bit too much.
08-11-2010 17:42:30 | More by JasonA
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
02-05-2014 23:13:32 | More by Joebraggot
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
08-15-2012 04:37:42 | More by danthehopslamman
4.03/5 rDev +10.4%
In a pint glass this beer was a dark amber, with a bit of red. A thick, off-white head resembled whipped cream. Some lacing. Mostly a citrus aroma, some sweet malt also. Grapefruit taste, with a little bit of caramel malt. Well-balanced and enjoyable.
02-17-2010 21:15:25 | More by lordofthewiens
2.28/5 rDev -37.5%
12oz bottle. Pours a hazy light tea color with a small off white head that quickly diminishes to a thin film that leaves a little lacing.
The aroma is subdued - some sweet (almost nutty) caramel malt with a little melon and some grassy hops.
The flavor is off to me - a little sweet caramel malt and a lot of metallic hops that leave a tarry aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and kind of watery.
Overall, it's got a good amount of bitterness, but the flavors taste very off to me.
07-14-2011 04:42:09 | More by Beaver13
3.05/5 rDev -16.4%
Shared a bottle with my wife. The beer pours amber into my Allagash tulip. As the head forms it expands and stays. A I drink the lace sticks to the glasses edge.
The aroma is a mix of pine and citrus hops the citrus stays in the nose longer but the pine is definitely apparent in the beginning.
This is an interesting taste not what I expected. The carbonation fills the mouth and tickles the edge the gums. The taste of pine hops is the most prevalent taste a slight sweetness from the malt come through and as the carbonation subsides a lingering hop bitter remains. This is a fresh brew with a lot going on but not my favorite taste in an IPA.
06-27-2011 00:12:15 | More by bishopdc0
New Hampshire
3.69/5 rDev +1.1%
A = A burnt orange/amber. with a lingering small soapy head and some lacing on the glass.
S = Wow! Lots of hops and a strong orange oil wafting up from the glass.
T = An intriguing burnt bitterness, I think from a citrus oiliness imparted into the ale.
M = What one would expect from an IPA, leaves a bitterness on the roof of my mouth.
O = What an intriguing IPA! I like the burnt/citrus quality of it. Don't see it as particularly drinkable, but would enjoy a pint of it on occasion. I think it might even pair well with the right strong-flavored cold meats and cheese board in a pub. Nicely done!!
04-17-2014 21:08:26 | More by ThisLadyLovesBeer
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +9.6%
01-30-2014 01:01:22 | More by JakerLou
4/5 rDev +9.6%
08-15-2014 03:38:50 | More by petewheeler
New York
3.38/5 rDev -7.4%
12 ounce can
Pours murky darker amber with a dark copper hue. Large tan head, stays and stays, and leaves some thick sheeting and webs of thick lace.
Malty nose, noticeably lacking in hops.
On the palate, hops are present but mostly with a resinous quality. Lacking in aromatic interest. Seems at the same time to be lacking in body, stale and over carbonated. Diactyle comes to mind. Not my favorite take on the style Just seems to be off and not all that enjoyable.
08-29-2012 03:26:06 | More by Billolick
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
05-12-2012 02:45:11 | More by mctizzz
3.25/5 rDev -11%
05-12-2012 19:59:09 | More by Skye1024
3.53/5 rDev -3.3%
Has a nose that seems typical of many microbrewery IPAs, being medium-heavy on hops, with a strong malt background that adds a nice balancing round of darker sugars.
On the tongue, however, the hops come out in forces far stronger than the nose would imply, literally engulfing the tongue and nasal cavities with grapefruity bitterness. The label notes that the ale was brewed with "mounds of dank Summit hops...and dry-hop additions," and while I couldn't find an IBU listing anywhere, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that it's not far off from three digits. So strong are these hops that, literally a full two minutes after swallowing the first mouthful, I can still taste them. In many brews this bitterness is slightly tempered by the rosewater quality that hops can also provide, but here it's just bitterness. There is a fairly strong sugary backbone to the beer (it has to be strong for me to taste it through the hops), but it doesn't come anywhere near quelling the IBUs.
Overall, I can't honestly recommend this brew to anyone who is not a serious hop-lover. Personally, I think it's good, but I also recognize that it's seriously out of balance, and would prove an instant turnoff for most.
08-08-2011 03:39:26 | More by jondeelee
New York
4/5 rDev +9.6%
11-16-2011 03:26:39 | More by virinow
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
11-14-2011 19:03:10 | More by bpfrush
3.45/5 rDev -5.5%
Bottle (2011)
Acquired via online
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Hazy, unfiltered, cloudy auburn and dark gold with a moderately sized light khaki colored head that doesn't leave much stick to the glass, surprisingly.
Sweet aroma, with a substantial amount of caramel and toffee malt character, a bit of citrus (apricot) essence, and a bit of a floral character as well.
Fairly high bitterness throughout from start to finish, along with a bit of citrus and floral hop presence, and lots of overall sweetness. Balanced, though bitter.
Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Slightly better than average IPA.
02-24-2012 17:21:42 | More by ehammond1
3.73/5 rDev +2.2%
Slightly hazed deep honey amber with an inch-high head that lingers very long and leaves dimples and oily rings around the insides of the glass.
Aroma of brown sugar, ripe fruit, cinnamon and grapefruit.
Flavor initially of honey malt, some alcohol vapor, grapefruit pith, some grassiness, touch of mint, and some woody notes, almost a hint of smoke. Not much hop brightness. ABV seems to detract from the flavor a bit.
Full and rich mouthfeel, some carbonation tingle, and some warming of the cheek and tongue. Decent beer, but alcohol could be toned down and hops turned up for my tastes.
08-15-2010 20:47:31 | More by far333
South Carolina
4/5 rDev +9.6%
Pours a honey hue, with some bottle funk in the mix. Not an impressive head, but some strings of lacing stick around. Says its "bottle-conditioned". Interesting. Smell is fairly weak - but then that could be my nose. I detect citrus (of course), orange blossoms, fuji apples, and some pine notes. Taste is definitely domintated by orange citrus, with flowery elements and a unique sour finish. I feel that characteristic bite on the tongue from the IPA's hop profile. It's good, but somehow falls flat a bit. I would venture to guess that it may have some age on it, and the hops have calmed down quite a bit. Good mouthfeel, but the drinkability is slightly off as the beer isn't very satisfying as an IPA.
01-01-2009 02:45:21 | More by kingjames1
3.25/5 rDev -11%
07-12-2013 18:10:09 | More by doremite
West Virginia
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
Pours a deep dark crimson color darker than most barleywines these days. Thick light beige head stands up tall and rises thick above the rim of the chalice. As it dwindles down it leaves behind fine speckled lacing, and I guess it's time to describe the hop nose. Bright fruity notes I'm getting apricot with herbal/earthy/floral citrus there's some definite hops in here, especially some well blended Summits because I'm not getting any vegetable/garlic/or onion thank God. As I say that about the aroma I'm getting exactly that a bunch of Summit hops provided some spicy onion/garlic like notes but it blends well with these dark fruitier malts. Without this yeast and malt combo this would be completely one sided in the worst way with Summit. Mouthfeel is slightly slick with hop oils, but carbonation works well with the spicy hops and residual hop resins sticking around. Overall experience comes off a bit too spicy for me, but I'm still liking the East Coast to West Coast tribute IPA we got going on. Just not my favorite brew ever, but solid stand up be ready for something different than the mainstream.
04-25-2011 09:22:26 | More by WVbeergeek
Indie Pale Ale from Cisco Brewers Inc.
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Tickets will be distributed by local officials in the neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday.
Transportation to and from the parade will be provided by Macy's.
"Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy friends and family and reflect on life's blessings, but this will be a particularly difficult holiday for many New Yorkers who suffered terrible losses as a result of Hurricane Sandy," said Mayor Bloomberg.
The parade now in its 86th year will feature 8,000 marchers including bands, performers and handlers holding down giant balloons from 77th St. and Central Park West, down to Macy's Herald Square.
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THE Ministry of Youth and Culture plans to spend over $1.5 billion dollars on interventions for the well-being of the nation's children.
Speaking this morning at the Jamaica House Press Briefing, Youth and Culture Minister Lisa Hanna, said that her ministry will be working with The Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) to improve the living conditions of children in state care.
"When we first got in I realised there was a significant problem with the children's homes, there wasn't enough space," she said.
A total of $658 million will be spent on public and private children homes, $292 million is to go to places of safety and $75.3 million for maintenance grants to children in foster care.
Hanna said the Government has approved an increased stipend of $60 million to be granted to private children's homes.
Also two salaried workers from the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse (CISOCA) have been hired to assist the police with counselling abused children. These workers will also have the responsibility of finding suitable families for the children while their cases are before the Court.
"This has kept over 1,116 children out of the state residential facilities and has saved the state $201 million. We spend an average of $12,000 per child per week in state care," Hanna said.
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- The Cottage Market {Andrea} ♥ said...
love it all my friend! trying to catch up here :) in love with the blue chair!!! i will be mailing on tuesday : ) (hugs)
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Thanks so much for including me in your "wow's", Laura! I spy some things I've missed this week and heading over to check them out! ;)
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How the HECK did I miss The DIY Show Off sharing that!?! Better hustle over ;) That home tour looks divine too...
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What would become Canon Business Solutions began as four independently operating organizations marketing the Canon brand of office and production equipment in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Canon continued to set new industry standards for black-and-white, color and fax technology. By the end of the 1990s, all four independent sales companies had been purchased by Canon U.S.A. and comprised the foundation of the Canon subsidiary sales and service network.
Under the direction of Canon U.S.A., the four foundational offices changed their marketing to come under the banner Canon Business Solutions as a means to differentiate and showcase their offerings in the Canon family. Coinciding with the name change was a national expansion to many of the top metropolitan regions within the United States.
In 2003, the New York and Philadelphia subsidiary companies merged to combine their strengths and grow throughout the East Coast, while the Chicago office would serve as the foundation for the new Central region and Los Angeles the same for the new Western region.
By 2008, the three regions officially merged to form Canon Business Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. The combined strength and shared vision of the Canon Business Solutions company would better position Canon to meet the growing demands of customers locally, regionally and nationally with a streamlined organization of enhanced systems and processes to benefit all customers.
Canon Business Solutions opened more than 50 offices across the U.S., dedicated to the business customer and designed around a mindset of superior sales and service solutions.
In 2010, a Canon U.S.A. subsidiary acquired assets of North Carolina-based Tereck Office Solutions, Inc. as a means to continue to grow Canon Business Solutions offerings specifically in North and South Carolina and the surrounding areas. The subsidiary, Canon Business Solutions-Tereck, merged into Canon Business Solutions in 2011.
In 2008, assets of San Francisco-based Newcal Industries were acquired by a Canon U.S.A. subsidiary to grow the Western footprint of Canon Business Solutions, continuing Canon's vision to be the leading document and imaging sales and services organization in the United States. The subsidiary, Canon Business Solutions-Newcal was merged into Canon Business Solutions in 2012.
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Saturday, February 18, 2006
Pretty Paper
Poster art is on my mind today. Let me explain why.
To backtrack... As I mentioned yesterday, we're presently working on standarizing what we call the "credits blocks" of the Bava book's main chapters -- you can see what I mean by this by visiting the Bava book site and checking out the second spread of the DANGER: DIABOLIK spread we have posted there as a sample. I originally compiled all the credits off the screen, and added other credits when and if I could find them, so we have decided to standardize the order of the credits to make them easier to read for reference. In doing this, I noticed that I had the distributors listed for some foreign release titles, but not all.
So it fell to me late yesterday afternoon to pull out all of my Bava poster/pressbooks/lobby cards, items hailing from around the world, and open them, one by one, making a record of the full name of each distributor (when possible -- would you believe that some Italian posters list NO distributor?); the correct foreign release title (thus ensuring the title was, say, 5 DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON rather than FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON in, say, the UK or Australia); cast anomalies (did you know that the star of HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON is credited as "Steve Forsyth" on the Italian posters, but as "Stephen Forsyth" on the posters from every other country?); the brand of color and scope ratio specified (these actually differ on the same titles from country to country, a tip-off to some countries that cheaped out on the color processing); and, when possible, the name of the poster artist for specifying in the captions.
And people ask, "Why is the book taking so long?"
To Donna's surprise, and my own, I finished this task around 4:00 a.m. She expected it would take me at least a couple of days, but I threw my back into it and was determined to put the task behind me, stopping only briefly to have some soup. It was equal parts pleasure and pain to open each of the posters (some of them quite large) on the dining room table; pleasure because it was nice to see them again, and because there is a definite tactile satisfaction that comes from handling and smelling old posters, especially old French stone lithographs; and pain because I was reminded or made aware of little tears in some of them -- a stunning Italian due-foglia (two-sheet) poster for Gli invasori [US: ERIK THE CONQUEROR, or THE INVADERS] actually separated and fell into pieces as it was being photographed for the book, and I handled its tattered pieces especially lovingly. There is also the pain of regret where these posters are concerned; I'd need a whole second houseful of wall space to show off even a portion of them properly. But all I can offer most of them is a protective sleeve and repose in a Tupperware coffin. Donna asked if I'll be selling the posters once the book is published, and I really don't know; I'd like to use the collection, which encompasses all of popular Italian horror and fantasy cinema, to create or illustrate more books... but this one has been such a killer, neither of us is feeling too eager to rush into another project like this.
My job today is to organize the seven pages of legal pad scribblings that resulted from yesterday's labors on my computer, and then drop the information into the layout for Donna to insert. So I'd better get to it.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Bulletin from the Bava Trenches
One last thing: Don't forget to vote in the Rondo awards! I believe today is "Rondo Eve," so time is running out. Don't worry about voting in every category, and if your favorites aren't on the ballot, write 'em in! Pop on over to www.rondoaward.com and cast your ballot now!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Happy 92nd to Kevin McCarthy!
This shot was taken at a dinner that Donna and I were pleased to share with Kevin, Joe Dante, Tom Weaver, Frank Dietz, and others at Wonderfest a few years ago. I hope you're having a great one, Kevin, and may the Grey Goose smile generously on your olives!
I Dream of Harvey
T: I dreamed we had to go to the dentist. We couldn't go at the same time for some reason, so they had to send a driver for me. When the driver came, it turned out to be Harvey Keitel.
D: I see. It's what he does during the off-season.
T: Right. Anyway, he turns out to be a quiet guy, not a chatterbox like he is in the movies. Stoic. We get to the dentist and it turns out to be a new location. The parking lot looks like the one between Sebastian's and Blockbuster, but the stores are all different. Harvey and I stay in the parking lot, like that's the waiting area... and you know how dreams are, the waiting area is in the parking lot and inside the dentist's office at the same time. I'm sitting there, and suddenly I can hear our car. I look out the window, which is the window of the office and the window of the car, and I can see you outside at the traffic light.
D: Oh, my.
T: And I think, "Boy, I hope she doesn't get lost trying to find this new place and drives right past it!" The light changes and off you go. Maybe it was my anxiety about you getting lost, but I turn to Harvey, who's still behind his steering wheel with his back turned to me, there in the waiting room, and I say, "You know, I'd kind of like to find a restroom before I have to go in to my appointment. Where's the restroom in this place?" Harvey says to me, irritably, that there isn't one.
D: Uh-oh.
T: "What?" I say. "My dentist moves from his perfectly okay former office to a new place and he didn't even check out beforehand if it had a restroom for his patients?" Harvey shrugs. He's reading a paper now. "If you gotta go," he says, "take your problem across the street over there to the orphanage." I look across the street and, sure enough, there's an orphanage over there. But I tell Harvey, "Look, I'm not 'taking my problem' over there. Hey, I like my dentist and everything, but I'm sorry -- this is a deal-breaker!" Harvey shrugs.
D: He's stoic.
T: Right, not like he is in the movies. Anyway, then suddenly you were there, you found it to the new office allright, and... and that's all I can remember. I can't remember where the dream went from there. I forgot while I was telling it. Hell... (buries head in pillow)
D: So, are you gonna get up and make me some coffee before I have to go to the store?
T: (groans, not ready to get up)
D: Okie-doke, I'll make some instant.
T: (emerging) No no no. I can't have you drinking instant. I'll get up! (I get up and throw on a robe. Donna is already in her shoes and skipping downstairs. I call after her.) I know how much you like the gourmet, expensive stuff. When you drink your coffee, you like to taste it. No instant for you! I'll make you coffee that's so good, even Harvey would taste it and do a double-take!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Criterion Sunday, Anyone?
My wish is to serve. Unfortunately, most of what we are sent for review is contradictory to my Wife's pleasure, so it usually takes me a minimum of thirty minutes of humorous offstage crashes as I rifle through bankers' boxes before I can find some oddball release that at least halfway meets her criteria... and then she watches my prize catch while sewing, scrabbling noisily through a nearby drawer in search of a lost thimble, looking at a quilting magazine, or delighting at the antics of our cats as they tussle in front of the TV screen. In the meantime, I'm watching whatever it is 100 per cent. But I am, as they say, a man in love.
We recently had one of these "entertain me" evenings, my Spouse and I, and the luck of the draw -- something acceptably recent (1990), a "relationship movie," in color, no subtitles -- turned out to be a recent offering from Criterion, Whit Stillman's METROPOLITAN. I'd never heard of the film and didn't know what to expect from it, but, as I should have expected from the Criterion endorsement, it turned out to be a sheer, unalloyed delight. An independent, low-budget film shot in New York City, METROPOLITAN was a "first film" for nearly everyone involved, but through some curious means, the end result is remarkably close to perfection. It might best be compared to a Woody Allen movie without Woody Allen's grandstanding neuroses being channeled by the entire cast list, or an Eric Rohmer movie set outside France, or an F. Scott Fitzgerald story set in a Manhattan he never lived to see.
The story, in short, is about a middle-class leftist named Tom Townsend (Edward Clements) who is serendipitously falls into the company of a group of upper class while exiting New York's Plaza Hotel at the height of Christmas debutante season. Tom doesn't approve of debutante parties, or the class snobbery they encourage, but he finds his conversation with these people invigorating and is persuaded to invest in a used tuxedo and tail coat to continue as an escort to Audrey Rouget (Carolyn Farina). Audrey, who finds Tom more substantial than other guys she's met, finds herself falling for Tom -- but Tom's heart is still tied to the girl who broke it -- Serena Slocomb (Elizabeth Thompson), who re-emerges at one of these gatherings in the company of Rick Von Sloneker (Will Kempe), a young baron whose selfish, womanizing ways are rumored to have driven at least one lovesick admirer to suicide.
Cast entirely with talented unknowns, including some who had never considered acting before, METROPOLITAN is one of the most sublimely written, dryly humorous, and engagingly well-cast American movies I've seen in a long time. (Stillman's original screenplay was recognized with an Academy Award nomination.) It's easy to see how Tom is drawn to these people and "the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie" (the subject of a hilarious sidebar), against his own ideals, and comes to relax some of his personal, social, and even literary biases. Another of the film's engaging qualities is that it never reveals its time frame -- it takes place "not so long ago" -- so that, even if we can't personally relate to the characters' way of socializing, we can accept that these events took place in another recent era. Indeed, some young people watching the film might roll their eyes at the notion that anyone could call sitting around and debating politics, philosophy or books "a party," but these parties are like some great ones I can remember attending in the 1970s. Today's parties (at least the ones in the movies I see) are all about getting wasted; yesterday's parties were about stimulation -- the stimulation of new ideas and new friendships, possibly new romances. I presume the film's time frame is sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s, as Stillman brought a few of the actors and their characters back for fleeting glimpses in his late '70s-situated THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (1998) -- a film I now need to see again.
Criterion's high-definition transfer of the film is splendid, needless to say. The extras include an interesting an informative audio commentary by Stillman, editor Christopher Tellefsen, and actors Chris Eigeman (who plays Nick, the "abrasive" one) and Taylor Nichols (who plays Charlie, the bespectacled and anxious one -- my favorite of the film's characters); an outtakes montage; a memorial to a key crew member; and an illustrated booklet built around an essay by Luc Sante.
Discovering METROPOLITAN reminded me of one of home video's most enduring rules of thumb: When all else fails, trust Criterion. In fact, with their backlog of DVD titles now topping 300, one could easily devote oneself entirely to Criterion for the better part of a year and come out the other end a more experienced, more fully rounded connoisseur of film. In my line of work, it's all too easy to get side-tracked and bogged-down by other, frankly lesser movies and lose track of some of the things that are truly important. There are nights when I, too, tell myself I'm not "feeling up to subtitles" or coming to grips with unfamiliar world cultures -- but what I'm failing to remember when I think these things is how invigorating the discovery of a real masterpiece can be.
With this in mind, I'm entertaining the idea of setting aside one day per week to catch up with my Criterion viewing -- "a Criterion Sunday," perhaps. I usually have things to watch on Sunday evening (new SOPRANOS and HUFF episodes are just around the corner), but a Sunday afternoon... Now that might be perfect -- kind of like playing hooky and going to church at the same time!
If my "Criterion Sunday" idea sounds good to you, be sure to include METROPOLITAN as one of the titles you should visit along the way.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Bad Times for Korean Cinema
South Korean government drops screentime quota for domestic films
"Oldboy" director and star return Cultural Merit medals to Korean government in protest
LOS ANGELES — Feb. 1, 2006 — The Korean government is betting that homegrown cinema will continue to flourish without the safety of a screen quota system that has protected the Korean domestic film industry since 1966. Local actors, directors and moviegoers aren't quite so optimistic and are protesting their displeasure with significant public gestures.
Established to help the Korean film market grow from its humble beginnings into the worldwide cinematic hotbed it is today, the quota requires Korean cinemas to show Korean films for 146 days of the year. Starting July 1st, that number will be reduced to 73. The reduction had been demanded for years by the US government as a key condition for free trade negotiations, but its implementation has not been well received by many, including some of the biggest filmmaking names in Korean cinema.
"The government's decision to cut the quotas is equivalent to giving up our culture,'' said Choi Min Sik, star of Crying Fist, Lady Vengeance and the immensely popular Korean film Oldboy.
Choi recently returned his Cultural Merit medal, a prestigious award which honors Korean artists, to protest the quota system. "The medal was personally my pride and honor,'' Choi told reporters in Seoul. "Now it is a symbol of the government's betrayal. I don't need a medal from a country that chooses to stamp on our own cultural rights.''
In addition to Choi, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance director Park Chanwook, currently preparing to promote his latest film Lady Vengeance at the Berlin Film Festival, also returned his medal and commented that he will voice his concerns further at the festival. Tae Guk Gi and The Coast Guard star Jang Dong-gun has also come forward to voice his opposition.
Korean Filmmakers and artists are not the only ones expressing their displeasure. A group of South Korean lawmakers are currently seeking legislation to maintain the country's current quota for the screening of domestic movies, claiming the government's compromise deal with the United States is humiliating.
Korean cinema has witnessed unheralded success the world over in recent years. A Tale of Two Sisters was one of the ten highest-grossing horror films worldwide in 2004. Oldboy received the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Korean cinema has made giant crossroads into America on the success of the Asian horror genre as well as the unique style of its filmmakers.
"This is not a fight only for ourselves," Choi told reporters. "We are fighting for living between the Korean and American movies and cultures. Oldboy would not have existed without the screening quota."
Oldboy, A Tale of Two Sisters, The Coast Guard are available now on DVD from Tartan Asia Extreme. Tae Guk Gi is available now on DVD from Sony Home Entertainment.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Revel in Evelyn
There is no denying that both films looked better than ever, even better than on DVD, as HD decompresses the visual information. But SON looked better than BRIDE... possibly because it was a richer-looking production, and possibly because the art of cinematography had advanced in that four-year difference. I could even see, for the first time in SON, the slender black wires supporting the weight of Bela Lugosi's Ygor as Boris Karloff's Monster carried him to the family crypt, but I can't say that I noticed anything new in terms of nuances of performance. As wonderful as these films are, they are played pretty broadly; you can "get" all their performances have to offer in low-def. BRIDE and SON were fun to watch in HD, but when all is said and done, neither presentation really knocked me out.
The K.O. came last night, when Monsters HD celebrated the 100th birthday of Lon Chaney, Jr. by premiering Universal's THE WOLF MAN (1941) and FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1942). I found the further advance represented by the look of these two films almost startling. They shared with the two Frankenstein films a heightened sense of detail, which brought all of the grace notes buried in the art direction and set decoration to the forefront, but what I found most impressive was their heightened sense of depth, emotion, and temperature.
I never realized it until now, but much of THE WOLF MAN is filmed on studio sets with vast floors, both interior and exterior; the whole look of the film is a celebration of image in depth. A shot of Evelyn Ankers running through the woods, which in a duller presentation one's senses easily reduce to the essential information of her action, is now like watching a beautiful woman who once lived and breathed running through the cinematic equivalent of a magnificent painting. We sense that it must have been a delightful moment for her to perform, as a professional. The fogbound studio sets are a marvel of depth with their receding trees, shafts of light, and rolling fog.
As one might expect, one does tend to see better all the individual yak hairs on Chaney's face, but also hidden recesses of performance. To watch Chaney's performance as Lawrence Talbot in HD is to see much of its seeming bluntness smoothed away. True, he wasn't the actor whom screenwriter Curt Siodmak envisioned when he wrote Talbot as the prodigal son of an old English family and had him using expressions like "chap," but Chaney had an expressive face, the necessary inner turmoil, and the talent needed to convey all the tragic dimensions of the character and story. And then there's the diminutive Maria Ouspenskaya as the gypsy woman Maleva. In my earliest acquaintence with these movies, I can remember thinking that Madame Ouspenskaya was not the most expressive actress in the world. No, she doesn't make a meal of the scenery like some of her co-stars, but seeing her performances in high-def, one can better understand her mastery of film acting technique. She was calibrating her performance to the sensitivity of the camera lens and trusting it to deliver the emotions she was projecting on a more intimate keel. Seen in HD, closer to the readability of a 35mm big screen viewing, Ouspenskaya's Maleva is pitch-perfect: tremulous, fearful, brave, and wearily wise to the mysteries of the world. Even the sound quality is improved, making her muttered dialogue more easily understood.
Another of the uncanny things one can pick up from THE WOLF MAN in HD is a hint of body heat. For example, the scene in THE WOLF MAN where Lawrence Talbot (Chaney), under the boughs of a tree, gifts Gwen Conliffe (Ankers) with the medallion given to him by Maleva; Gwen says she was taught never to accept presents without giving one in return and offers him a penny for it, and Larry says it's not enough -- moving in for a kiss. Their kiss is interrupted before it gets started, but the blossoming of detail in this scene awakens its intended, long-dormant sense of intimacy and makes it surprisingly hot to watch.
Monsters HD general manager David Sehring knows and loves these movies, and one can see his awareness of their chronology and content in the fact that THE WOLF MAN was booked to be shown in tandem with its direct sequel, FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. The opening graveyard scene where Chaney is revived in his tomb by a couple of unsuspecting graverobbers, long a top favorite among Universal buffs, is beautifully revitalized in HD. The exterior crane shots come alive in vivid detail -- blowing leaves, twitching trees and a lone crow; when the wind picks up, as one of the graverobbers runs away, the shot conveys a similar thrill to the coming of the tornado in THE WIZARD OF OZ. Inside the Talbot family crypt, one can more clearly read the names on the surrounding name plates inside the Talbot crypt, including one for Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains' character from the earlier film) and another for Lawrence and Anne Talbot, presumably the Wolf Man's grandparents. Seeing the two films en suite like this, one can also better appreciate the ironic arc they represent, as Chaney's character is initially infected with lycanthropy by Bela Lugosi, then seeks the answer to deliverance from this curse from the Frankenstein Monster, whose makeup is worn in the second picture by none other than Lugosi.
In short, Monsters HD gave Lon Chaney, Jr. the best possible present for his centenary. They gave his body of work a new lease on life. And so let it be said:
"Even someone so impure in heart as to shun films in black-and-white may become a fan if they watch Monsters on VOOM, where the picture's so sharp and bright."
PS: Since we last remarked on Monsters HD's introduction of the onscreen station bug, they have further reduced its frequency to only once per hour, so it now appears only once in any film they are presently broadcasting. We thank them for being so responsive to the wishes of their viewers!