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CATEGORIES Action, Drama, Remakes and Sequels, War, CinematicalFor those dealing with the blizzard today, it might be more appropriate to pitch something inspired by the trendy topic of "Snowmaggedon," which would obviously be a mash-up of a particular disaster movie and Snow Day. But Snowmageddon (or Snowpocalypse) would really just be the same movie as The Day After Tomorrow. I'm far more interested in a true story recently spotlighted on Boing Boing that combines a different Michael Bay movie with a different kids movie starring a former SNL cast member. I'm calling it...
Hide and Go Sweep
A cross between Pearl Harbor and The Master of Disguise (or anything else involving disguise), the World War II-set movie would detail the famous escape of the Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, which survived the devastating Battle of the Java Sea by being mistaken for a small tropical island. The camouflage was intentional, of course, and consisted of a cover of tree branches that allowed the ship to (slowly) sail undetected by the Japanese naval and air commands.
Hide and Go Sweep would open with the large-scale battle, one of the worst defeats for the Allied powers fighting in the Pacific, in which 2300 sailors from the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command lost their lives. During the Allied retreat, a number of ships trying to escape were sunk and/or destroyed, but the disguised Abraham Crijnssensnuck away and made it safely to Australia.
And here's where the real story becomes fictionalized and Hollywoodized, a la Pearl Harbor: following the battle, instead of being turned into a convoy and training vessel, as the real story goes, the crafty minesweeper would be included as a part of the Battle of Midway in an epic, climactic sequence showing the Allies getting their revenge with a monumental victory.
Oh, and instead of being about a Dutch ship, the movie will star a U.S. minesweeper -- let's say the USS Hilarity, because I like the name, though it wasn't actually commissioned for years after this particular battle. Sure, this change will annoy the Dutch, but we got through a similar controversy when U-571 pissed off the British by implying the U.S. were the first to capture a German Enigma machine.
There you have it Jerry Bruckheimer. Now get Michael Bay away from the giant robots and back to WWII movies where he belongs. You could even sell this as a sequel to Pearl Harbor; maybe get Ben Affleck's character to quit flying and become a member of a minesweeper crew, too.


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This was my first time cruising with Carnival...unfortunately, probably my last. I've cruised with RCI and Celebrity before and Carnival can't keep up. This trip included myself, wife, 5 year old son, and 8 other extended family members ranging in ages 12-65.
EMBARKATION: This was my 1st time out of NYC. It was chaotic at best. I'm not sure if it was Carnival's fault, or just the way the cruise terminals are set up in Manhattan. It took me 10 minutes just to get a porter to help us with our bags. Once I did find one, he was very helpful and courteous though. Walked into the terminal and stood in line for 45 minutes to check in. This was the 1st issue. I've cruised out of Bayonne, Port Canaveral, and Ft. Lauderdale and have never waited more than 20 minutes to check in. On a better note, our bags were delivered to our cabin very quickly.
CABIN: Average. A pink/black color scheme all over the ship, including the cabins (a bit dated and strange). Ample room for the 3 of us. Plenty of storage and an average size balcony compared to other cruise lines. Good size refrigerator to keep our own beverages cold. Average cruise-ship bath room/shower. Very comfortable bed. Good cabin service by our steward.
FOOD: My BIGGEST turn off. Every other cruise line I've sailed with has had the main dining room (MDR) open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nope, not on the Splendor. The MDR was open maybe once for breakfast and not at all for lunch. They had a "brunch" with a limited selection in one of the MDRs every morning, or the buffet. For lunch we had a choice of the buffet (which included grill, wok, tandoor, deli, and buffet selection) or room service. No lunch in the MDR. This led to VERY long lines for EVERY food station on the Lido deck. I've NEVER had to wait 15 minutes to get a sandwich on other cruise lines. Even the water/coffee/lemonade stations had lines on them. The crew had many options to alleviate breakfast and lunchtime crowds and they failed to. Maybe Carnival is trying to cut down on costs? The only places that there weren't lines were at the bars. Very quick service at the bars. Also, the little things...like having to go on a hunt for salt and pepper shakers and ketchup. It's the little things like this that separate the cruise lines from each other....and it's the little things that Carnival is lacking. We had open seating in the MDR and ate usually at 6:30 every night. The service in the MDR was great but the food was hit or miss every night. Some nights we had to send dinners back because they were cooked wrong or cold.
PUBLIC AREAS: Plenty of space on board the ship to sit and relax. Lots of great live music throughout the day/night in different lounges and areas of the ship. The pools were pretty small compared to other ships I've been on so needless to say, not much time in the pools. My son and I loved the water slide and splash park. The shows at night in the theater were very entertaining. The casino was nice and open and airy compared to other casinos at sea also.
DEBARKATION: A final bad taste in my mouth. We were told that our level would be let off the boat between 9:45 and 10AM. We didn't get off until 10:30. I'm not sure if that was Carnival's fault or U.S. Customs. Once we got off, not a porter to help us with our luggage around...again.
SUMMARY: We loved the ports of call...San Juan, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk were beautiful....but not so much the Carnival Splendor. I also noticed that Carnival doesn't have a curfew for kids like some other cruise lines. So, we had rude, wild packs of teens running up and down hallways at 2 in the morning. The type of behavior I saw by people on board wasn't very family-friendly....falling down drunk people, people swearing loudly in front of kids.....Carnival wasn't for us. Going back to RCI.

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There were seven regular-season baseball games played on Thursday, on the third of Major League Baseball's four opening days. In one of those baseball games, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-3. There have now been ten regular-season baseball games played. The game with the highest ratio of runs to innings so far was this one, played in Petco Park, featuring Clayton Kershaw. There were more runs scored in Thursday's game between the Blue Jays and Indians, but that game was basically two games, which is why we broke things down all math-like.
Of course, this wasn't just any other game featuring Clayton Kershaw. This was a game featuring Clayton Kershaw with a stomach flu, and Kershaw lasted three innings. They were three shutout innings, because Padres and because Petco, but that was all as I suppose Kershaw simply ran out of gas.
It's interesting to look at Kershaw in the numbers. Not in the box-score numbers, but in the pitch-data numbers. Kershaw's fastball ordinarily sits around 93 miles per hour. Thursday, he struggled to reach 90, averaging 89.8. That's still faster than you or I could throw, unless you are amazing, but that's not quite Kershaw-level. We wouldn't expect him to throw at usual Kershaw-level. He was, again, pitching sick. But it isn't often that you can see an injury or an illness so clearly manifest in the results. Most of the time, we have to guess. Here, we can say, okay, Kershaw was throwing slower than he has in the past, and it's presumably because the contents of his stomach were pining for sunlight.
Opposite Clayton Kershaw was Edinson Volquez, who we always knew had opening-day starter potential. Validation! The thing about Volquez is that he looked very Volquez, and I don't mean that as a compliment like I would've in 2008. At times he looked overpowering, but then in the fourth inning he came apart. Two times he walked in a run, and one of the outs was recorded when Volquez allegedly tagged Andre Ethier at the plate after a wild pitch.
Volquez is a project, and it's not a bad idea for the Padres to try a project like Volquez given his raw ability and given their home ballpark. Petco's a forgiving place. But Petco's more of a forgiving place for guys who allow balls in play, and Volquez's issue is losing his rhythm and losing the zone. If he can't repeat his mechanics, he can't repeat his mechanics, no matter how enormous the dimensions. Maybe pitching in San Diego will give him more confidence and maybe that confidence will allow him to attack, but Volquez is going to take effort. He's got more kinks to work out than The Kinks. The Kinks were scrawny, see. It's an exercise joke.
What I think I'll remember most from Thursday is Dee Gordon. Gordon struck out three times and reached base only after Cameron Maybin lost a drive in the sun, but Gordon also did this in the field.
Acknowledging that the pitcher got a piece and slowed the ball down, that's a hot shot up the middle just to the right of second base. Gordon flies in out of nowhere, dives to stop the ball, and gets up in time to throw the runner out. That's a spectacular defensive play that in time Dodgers fans will begin to take for granted, as we all gradually lose our appreciation of the incredible. Worse for Gordon is that he doesn't even get any credit in the play-by-play:
- Y. Alonso grounded out to pitcher
Beyond Gordon, Volquez, and Kershaw, this game featured a couple dingers. Those runs had to come from somewhere. Both of them were impressive, and not just because all home runs are impressive. In the top of the eighth, Matt Kemp faced Brad Brach and hit a ball here:
It doesn't look like much, because the ball barely left the yard. You could argue that the ball didn't leave the yard at all. It just stood perched there, slightly above the yard. But that's an opposite-field homer for Kemp, to right-center in Petco. Right-center in Petco is absolute death to fly balls, and especially fly balls lifted by right-handed hitters. This is an early nominee for 2012's most impressive home run that almost wasn't.
In the bottom of the eighth, Cameron Maybin homered off Kenley Jansen. It was too little too late with regard to the Padres' comeback effort, but, a telling screenshot:
This is Petco Park. I've mentioned that once or twice. Cameron Maybin didn't just hit a baseball hard enough to escape Petco's field of play. He hit a baseball hard enough to watch it escape Petco's field of play. Not a whole lot of hitters walk out of Petco's batter's box, confident that they've slugged themselves a dinger. Maybin knew immediately, and didn't miss a rare chance to savor the feeling. Sometimes pitchers get annoyed by behavior like this but in Petco they're probably like, yeah, you earned it.
Magic Johnson was there, sitting next to Frank McCourt. I don't know how to wrap this up, so here's a picture of Magic Johnson looking suspicious.
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Many people across our nation are dealing with the high cost of being poor. But there are also many of you with good jobs, bringing in regular income, but also stowing in credit card debt. One family wants you to know there is a clear way out. "I thought I was actually doing okay. But it came to a point where after you've applied for so many credit cards, you're drowning in debt. You're looking at a short sale on your home. You're looking at life-changing events," Lester Sconyers said.
Lester Sconyers told Fox 13 News he struggled with debt for years. "I thought that if I had, literally--this is going to sound embarrassing to some--but I thought literally, if I had a little bit of money in my pocket after I paid the bills, I'm doing okay. Found out that is absolutely not the right mindset to take," Sconyers said.
At one point, he said, he was living paycheck to paycheck, owed thousands to creditors and still couldn't stop spending. "In retrospect I think the limit was a $300 Gold Card. Gold Visa is what it was. I think the interest was like a 28% and I'm thinking that I'm really doing something because I can plop this card out when everybody else plops their card out so that was a bill. But that was a card that was brought about after I couldn't pay a $10,000 card and then you couldn't pay the $15,000 card and the whole reason you have this card is because no one else trusts you with their business," he said.
He said he was hopeless for years until help came along. It came in the form of his future wife, Jackie. "I knew how he felt," Jackie Sconyers said. Years ago, says Jackie, she was thousands of dollars in debt herself. "It felt like free money. I'm like, 'ooh, I got free money. I can just go somewhere and give them this card and buy something and that got me.' I think when it was all said and done at one point, I had about $10,000 worth of credit card debt, if not more from that mindset. So I had to change that. It's not free money, in fact, it's just the opposite really," she said.
The Sconyers said these days it's easy to go underwater with debt. Seemingly "free" money is everywhere. It's stuffed in your mailbox in the form of pre-approved credit applications. It's at the mall where it's almost impossible to turn down a card at your favorite store. And then there's simply overspending and under saving. Jackie said she learned the hard way and Garry Patterson, a credit counselor, said she's by far not the only one. "Because it looks like a good idea-- it might not," Patterson said.
Patterson is part of Clearpoint Credit Counseling and said some businesses actually search for people drowning in debt like the Sconyer's were. "Often times when they notice that credit report may not be as good as it should be, that will solicit certain types of lenders that say we're here to help and that's the last thing they're there to do. They're there to get your money."
Lester was struggling and Jackie had been right where he was before. But unlike him, she knew what debt free felt like too. "Like a weight had literally been lifted off my shoulders and all of a sudden I had all this extra money. It was unreal. It was almost like getting a big raise at work," Jackie said. That feeling wasn't easy to come by. She said it took hard work and will power. "I took every raise increase, went towards the credit cards. Every bonus at work went towards the credit cards, every income tax refund went towards the credit cards because I said I don't deserve any money until everybody gets paid."
Lester said he asked her for help. She said yes and put him on the same plan. After all bills and household necessities were taken care of, he had $150 a week for spending money. That may seem like a lot, but old habits die hard. "But in this particular weekend I splurged a little too much. When it came to Sunday morning, you know, I had a little bit of fun with my guys and it came out that I was broke. I was broke again and it wasn't a good feeling," Lester said. Fifty-six cents is all he had to his name after that weekend. Not even a whole dollar. He said he called Jackie, hoping for some extra cash and a little relief. "You know what I told him? He needed to take a nap. He needed to look at TV and take a nap and get up and go to work the next morning. That's what needs to be doing because we don't have anymore money for you because everything else is allotted," Jackie said.
"The fact of the matter is when it boils down to it, what I had in my pocket was all I had and that was 56 cents," Lester said. That 56 cents grew and after years of hard work, the two are happily married and both debt free. Jackie said she pays cash for everything and doesn't even touch any form of credit. "It don't matter if you're running to the mall and the stuff is on sale. If you don't have the money, its not on sale for you. Because once you put it on that card, whatever you've saved, you've spent that and then some, just because you used the card," Jackie said.
They say it's something they'll live by for good because they never want to see those days of broke again. "It is worth it to do it and just start with little things and it will create big things and the satisfaction you get from it is phenomenal."
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10Caption This: Last Week's Photo and This Week's Winner!
It's time for another round of weekly winnings for the Evil Beet Caption This contests! Check it out, and if you're the winner, I'll be sending you an email to collect your mailing information in order to send your prize. Sure hope you registered with a valid email address!
We'll be choosing the winner of the above photo next Tuesday, so tune in to find out who it is!
The winner on last week's Joe Simpson photo: Trisssh
"I've captured a glimpse of this rare, illusive, yellow ape in its natural habitat downtown with its hot beverage and creepy stareeee."
First runner-up: Phreddy
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Go behind the scenes at BBVA Compass for the Houston Dynamo's match vs. Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 9, 2013 in TunnelVision, presented by Houston Community College.
Relive the scenes from the Dynamo's match vs. Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 9, 2013 one frame at a time through the eyes of our team photographer.
Eddie Robinson and Dynamo TV prepare you for tonight's match against Sporting Kansas City (7:30 p.m. CT; TICKETS).
Full highlights from the Houston Dynamo's 1-1 draw against Sporting KC at Sporting Park on May 26, 2013.
Just two weeks after ending the Houston Dynamo's long home undefeated run, Sporting Kansas City now play host when the Eastern Conference clubs face off Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park before an NBC Sports Network audience. Sporting return home off a two-game road trip that ended with a 1-1 draw at D.C. United last weekend. The Dynamo are coming off a second consecutive home loss, this time a 2-0 reverse by the New England Revolution.
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TV: NBC Sports Network
Radio: 1560 AM / 850 AM
Starting Lineups
Dynamo: Hall; Sarkodie, Clark, Brunner, Ashe; Davis, Moffat, Barnes; Boniek, Bruin, Driver
Subs: Deric, Arena, Chabala, Creavalle, Camargo, Ching, Johnson
Sporting KC: Nielsen; Jerome, Opara, Besler, Sinovic; Nagamura, Rosell, Joseph; Peterson, Bieler, Zusi
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Beautiful private home by the sea in Scarborough
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 4
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community
rates (USD)
/ week
$ 20,000 - $ 20,000 / month
vacation rental description
This exquisite home has elegance, beauty and is very luxurious,
complete with a maid...It is not for everyone, and it is
not just your average home, only for those
who want to be spoiled...a mini mansion!
Modern 3200 square foot home in a lovely residential neighborhood
with all the extras; beautiful
library with large screen surround sound TV,
full library wall with library ladder and two feather stuffed love
seat lounges, 5 decks, 2 baths
(one large bath suite includes a rain shower
and an English soaking tub overlooking the sunset), plus a gang
shower on the first floor for sandy
feet coming back from the beach, two back
decks overlook the exterior jacuzzi and in-ground swimming pool with
beautiful garden surroundings, 3
charming bedrooms,master bedroom has
king sized bed, flat screen TV and terrace doors opening onto a large
deck with full ocean views,
cozy living room with breathtaking views,
large TV, built in desk with Internet access and printer, two gas log
fireplaces, one in the living
room and one in the family room, beautiful
kitchen with gas grill embedded in the fireplace, casual dining
inside and out, beautiful ocean
views, seven miles of sandy beach across the
street. Just 30 minutes north of Kennebunkport, 15 minutes south of
Portland International Jetport
and historic waterfront shops and
restaurants,just 25 minutes south of Freeport famous outlet shops and
LL Bean. Three miles north of
historic Old Orchard Beach pier and
amusement park.
No pets please.
This home does not include the attached caretaker's quarters.
Caretakers may or may not be in
residence during your stay.
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house rental amenities
Includes two maid services for weekly rentals
Outside jacuzzi and pool (June-September)
Beautifully appointed library
English soaking tub overlooking sunset
King bedroom, queen bedroom, double bedroom.
activities and attractions in Scarborough Maine
Restaurants (seasonal) and lobster pounds (year round), .5 miles.
Old Orchard Beach and amusement park (seasonal), 3 miles.
Water slide (seasonal), 4 miles.
Kennebunkport, 30 minutes ride, shops, restaurants, port.
Freeport, 25 minutes ride, LL Bean's and more.
Portland, 15 minutes ride, famous Old port Shops, museums and
Ogunquit, 40 minutes ride, famous Perkin's Cove shops and restaurants.
Seven miles of sandy beach, right across street from this lovely
Bath, 1 hour's ride, scenic train foliage tour along the coast leaves
from there.
Boothbay Harbor, 1 hour, 15 minutes ride.
vacation rental rates
$5500.00 per week plus tax (8%)
$1000.00 Security deposit
$125.00 cleaning fee
$1000.00 security/damage deposit due at lease signing...
(50%) refundable upon cancellation more than 60 days prior.
Full payment due (no refunds) 60 days prior.
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Fantôme Saison D'Erezée - Printemps - Brasserie Fantôme
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Ratings: 507 | Reviews: 316 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by bucko:
4.22/5 rDev +4.7%
This beer pours a nice copper/orange color with a dense off-white head. The aroma is earthy, slightly musty and spicy. Citrus notes come through as well. The flavor... wow... grapefruit, pepper, earth... Damn, I'm really enjoying this. Everything melds together nicely... a great blend of flavors. I can't say enough good things about this beer. Overall very drinkable... hard to believe it's 8% alcohol. The only thing keeping me from drinking this every few days is the price. Other than that, though, I have no complaints. Great beer.
07-25-2006 06:11:20 | More by bucko
More User Reviews:
4.33/5 rDev +7.4%
Appearance The liquid hit my glass in a fog. It is light brown in color and produced a massive, retentive head. The carbonation is noticeable but very easy.
Smell This nose opened up quietly but expanded as it warmed. My favorite part of the Saison aroma, the horsey notes, were subtle but very clean. The leafy, herbish smells dominated I think and offered a promise of some light bitterness to this brew. The base was made up of a strong, heavy yeast and there was a light sourness that prevailed throughout.
Taste This is a gigantic, hard core Saison that caught me by surprise by hiding behind a relatively mild nose. The malts clearly form the base here, but the strong leafy hops offer an effective counter attack. The horse is still light as it was at the nose. Overall, a very balanced and tasty brew.
Mouthfeel This is a solid medium body for sure. There arent any giant carbs or sourness here, but there is a big herb-like bitterness sort of like endive or maybe even field greens.
Drinkability This is very smooth for a Saison with an interesting dryness at the finish.
Comments I opened this as the last home-drank bottle prior to my departure for the Belgian Beer Fest in Boston. Yee-haw!
11-12-2004 03:07:29 | More by RoyalT
4.06/5 rDev +0.7%
Thanks to Mike for popping this one open - I'm always excited to try something from Fantome that I've never had before. Pours a bright orange-tinted yellow color; cloudy and musky with a few pieces of sediment floating around. The foamy white head is a few sparks of carbonation short of being fizzy; it lasts for only a few moments before it's gone.
Lots of lemon and lemon zest in the first whiff I take. Almost borderline Lemon Pledge, without the heavy amounts of "cleaner" in it, although it does have a very crisp and clean smell. I can definitely say that I haven't smelled anything else like this; other bits of fruit dangle around the edges - pear, light citrus, and maybe even banana? Spices seem heavy as well; clove, white pepper, and maybe even ginger.
Printemps, like many Fantome brews, is so hard to figure out. It's so enigmatic, strange, different, and just completely unlike anything else. I have nothing else to compare to. I finally pick up a familiar smell - some wet hay and light funky barnyard, very characteristic of the yeast used in many Fantome beers. I can't even imagine how this one will taste.
As expected, I take a sip and the first thing I think is, "what the hell am I tasting?" So different and unique and strange and tasty, all at once. Lemon hits first up front - not tart, however, rather it's sweet and actually quite spiced. Bits of cardamom, white pepper, clove, ginger, and a clusterfuck of other unidentifiable things rush into the scene. Light rotten banana and sweet pear accompany the lemon zest in the fruit department as well.
Malts lend a big helping hand; some caramel and sufficient breadiness give a nice backbone to the beer. This beer is sweet without being sickeningly so, and so goddamn discernible that it's crazy. I'm getting some notes very reminiscent of Pez candy and light strawberry fruits near the end, too - something that I was picking up on much heavier in the regular Fantome saison. Must be something unique to the brewery. Whatever it is, I love it. Medium bodied with a crisp mouth feel and a dry finish, lots of carbonation.
Holy smokes, I don't even know where to begin with this one. It's so extremely different than anything else out there that it's quite hard to gauge relative to anything else. So tasty and unique, refreshing and drinkable for being 8% ABV. Fantome never disappoints (not me, anyway) and Printemps is no exception.
04-01-2013 14:10:30 | More by tectactoe
4.38/5 rDev +8.7%
By God, Fantome! You've done it again! The fresh lemon and lime zest that comes through in this beer, both in the aroma and flavor, are simply a delights to my senses. Slight notions of grains of paradise and asprin about mid-palate. Lest we forget the belgian yeast with the slightest hints of funk to come in and out and make us even happier. The 8% goes away after the first couple of sips, leaving you the most powerful human on earth. Printemps is a beer that makes me grateful to have found beer, and ecstatic that I learned to enjoy it so much.
08-13-2010 02:15:28 | More by brownbeer
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
Yellow-golden hue that seems to glow. Smells strange for a saison. The yeasts are present initially in the nose, but exit quickly and are replaced by an earthy almost smokiness. Wow, this is quite interesting. Some high tart / acidity / carbonation to start. This is muted halfway by another layer of intruding funk, that rounds down all the corners and lays fat on the tongue. The lingering aftertaste is a mixture of bitterness and sour smokiness. Very strange, but yet very drinkable.
Like It? Intrigued and Pleased, So Yes
11-08-2011 01:50:30 | More by wrycon
3.63/5 rDev -9.9%
750ml bottle, probably '06 or '07 vintage. Pours into my Fantome tulip glass a deep, rustic hazy red/orange with a billowing four finger head of creamy eggshell foam. Tons of patchy lacing on the glass. Aromas start out with some fruit, lemon zest, caramel and a big dose of floral / earthy scents. Yeasty spiciness with some musty accents. Quite nice and intriguing.
Fist sip brings a crisp fruity, mildly caramel enhanced grainy flavor upfront that slides into citrus zest and fruit accents along with big flowery and earthy characteristics. Spices blend in with Belgian yeast as it flows down with a hint of musty, rustic accents. The brew finishes crisp and dry with a slight bitterness and lingering earthy, floral aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is on the lighter side with lots of carbonation giving the brew an arid, grainy sort of flavor. Goes down fairly easily as a saison should. Overall another interesting Fantome brew as they all usually are. This one doesn't rank as my favorite, but I'm glad I gave it a try as you never know quite what to expect when you pull the cork on a bottle.
10-19-2008 22:50:09 | More by orbitalr0x
4.38/5 rDev +8.7%
Presentation: 750 ml green champagne magnum with no freshness date.
Appearance: Thin Brussels lacing on top of a hazy orangey hue. A bit of lace sticks to the glass.
Smell: Musty yeast with a cellar, ripe fruit and expressive herbal aroma.
Taste & Mouth Feel: Musty barn yard, mildly tart, earthy with a wood and hay flavor. Raw grain and ripe fruit lemony with more earthened tones. Minty with more thrashings of herbal and medicinal phenols. Bitter and sweet very raw. Finishes with a barrage of phenols and lands semi-dry on the palate. Warming alcoholic esters in the end.
Drinkability & Notes: A killer brew, you taste bud will never be the same beer has never tasted like this before. Past heavenly and only the most pungent of cheese will make a dent in it character. I went with an aged blue cheese between the two it was like cutting teeth, lovely.
06-22-2004 02:32:16 | More by Jason
4.58/5 rDev +13.6%
750 ml, corked and capped. Slightly hazed, golden body pours into the Duvel goblet. Tall almond head retains well and sheds some spiderweb and sheet lace.
Pastoral aroma has white grapes, lemon Pez, spice shop ginger, spiderwebs, black pepper, and rain washed sheep.
Body has a silky carbonation and medium texture with some dusty chalkiness.
Taste is intriguing. A white pepper dryness and lemon Pez fruitiness is present throughout. Floral and herbal hops add a greenhouse effect of blooming wildflowers. Lime zest, newly shorn wool, and a pinch of nutmeg add complexity. Finishes clean and herbal.
Helluva bargain for sixteen dollars. A good Fantome like this transports me to springtime pastures, replete with gamboling cloven beasts, blooming clover, and juvenal thoughts. Hurrah!
01-17-2009 01:21:50 | More by merlin48
4.18/5 rDev +3.7%
Fantome Printemps 1 PT 9/\.4 FL OZ bottle purchased at Downtown Wine and Spirits in Somerville, MA's historic Davis Square.
Man, this head has character. That's my first thought as I look down into my Trois PIstoles chalice. Every head is unique, but this one steals the show for having it's own personality. I have never delayed taking my first sip of a brew while admiring the head as long as I did for this beer. The smell is near overwhelming for an amatuer such as myself. So many earthy aromas hit you at once they took me by surprise.
Tastes lemony and reminds me of Bear Spot Farm in Acton, Massachusetts where I supported a Deaf Developmentally Delayed man with his employment duties. The hay, fresh air, even the horses all jump back into my mind after taking a few sips of this offering from Fantome. This beer re-aligns your bearings with nature and the world around you even while one reviews it from the comfort of his home office in front of his modern day computer.
More than a mere beer, this was an emotional journey, one that I'll hopefully experience again. One that has inspired me to go out and find others by Fantome.
06-01-2005 23:35:31 | More by fdrich29
4.43/5 rDev +9.9%
The beer pours a hazy golden color with a white head. The aroma is very complex with notes of apricots, lemons, yeast and some light funk. The flavor is lemons with some tartness. I also get citrus - apricots and oranges - as well as some yeast. The beer is very juicy tasting. The beer is extremely drinkable. Medium mouthfeel and medium to high carbonation. An excellent saison.
07-11-2010 03:50:47 | More by Mora2000
5/5 rDev +24.1%
12-15-2011 00:28:56 | More by GreenMountainBoy
4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
12-27-2011 22:33:46 | More by rob133
4.43/5 rDev +9.9%
If there is a more consistent brewer than Fantome, I have not found it. Pours hazy orange-gold, bright, with a huge rocky white head. Fresh apricot can citrus with a funky yeast sweetness. Mouthfeel is light and clean, and a little more astringent than expected. Lovely fresh taste of fruit; more apricots, lemon, and oranges. Accompanied by coriander and citrus zest with a little bit of peppery hops. Earthy yeast background balances out the sweetness. I know "Printemps" is French for "spring" and when it comes to beer, this really feels like a springtime brew.
08-13-2009 16:42:28 | More by magictrokini
4.08/5 rDev +1.2%
Bottle (2011)
Holiday Wine Cellar
Escondido, CA
(Aged for 1 year)
Glowing golden and yellow at the edges with significant hazing and floating sediment. Moderately sized, near-white head that leaves webs of lace on the way down. Pretty.
Floral yeast, apple, earth, and some funk combine very nicely in the aroma. There's also some white grape notes as well, especially as the beer warms. There's a tiny bit of a mustard aroma as well, especially on longer, bigger whiffs.
The flavor is more concentrated on the pear, green apple, white grape elements found in the aroma, with the earthy funk and mild bitterness only playing a small role. Somewhat grassy and mild yeast complement this nicely.
Medium bodied with low carbonation. I suppose it could use more bubbly.
I'm enjoying this quite a bit, as I do most Fantome offerings.
08-24-2012 01:27:04 | More by ehammond1
4/5 rDev -0.7%
07-01-2013 21:28:08 | More by doremite
4.2/5 rDev +4.2%
Slightly translucent pale yellow appearance with lots of interior bubbles. Head is pale and fluffy, rises to almost 3/4 of an inch. Laces in delicate patches all over the glass. Good aroma, definite and distinct yeastiness with elements of fresh-cut grass, lemon, and teaberry. Light mouthfeel and active carbonation. Palate cleansing flavors, dry with apple and citric tartness but with a decent malt lying underneath. Flavor mixes well with the aroma for a well-rounded package. A little fuzzy and fizzy but one of those beers that stimulates the mouth and works the salivary glands. Very nice drinkability.
06-19-2006 01:40:22 | More by ADR
District of Columbia
2/5 rDev -50.4%
12-26-2013 03:22:17 | More by jtladner
4.3/5 rDev +6.7%
Picked this up at Green's on Ponce in Atlanta.
Pours a hazy lemon-yellow color with a one-finger white head. The head recedes fairly quickly into a wispy layer on top leaving light lacing.
Smells of earthy hops, mild funk, apricots, and citrus fruits, in that order. As it warms the funk gains some steam and the fruit aromas diminish.
Tastes very good. The funky, somewhat tart fruit flavors are the first thing to hit the palate, and are soon eased by sweeter fruit and a light spiciness. Equal amounts of the aforementioned flavors carry through to the very lightly bitter ending.
Mouthfeel is good. It's got a slick thickness with solid carbonation.
Drinkability is very good. I had no problem polishing off the 750 and could have another.
Overall this is a complex saison, with more funk and tart fruit characteristics than I'm used to seeing in this style. Definitely worth a shot.
05-12-2009 21:54:54 | More by glid02
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
08-20-2013 02:41:29 | More by deuce9259
4.75/5 rDev +17.9%
03-15-2013 18:04:53 | More by slainte35
3.08/5 rDev -23.6%
(Served in a tulip)
086/477044 on cork
A- This beer pours a slightly hazy lemon yellow body with a thick sticky snow white head that produces nice broken lace and some long strands of tiny bubbles trail to the surface.
S- The nice saison yeast character leads to a full wet stale wood ash aroma in the finish that grows as the beer opens. Some green grass notes and dry bubblegum esters come through as it opens aswell.
T- The bright saison yeast esters are soon over powered by a big harsh bitterness and some smoky stale wood ash aromas in the finish lead to a slight band-aid hint as it warms.
M- The medium-light mouthfeel has a gentle fizz to the finish and no astringency.
O- The nice saison is hidden away under the smoky bitter wood ash off flavors that go from balanced to dominating as the beer opens. It was hard to get through the full bottle.
07-04-2013 04:05:52 | More by rhoadsrage
4.2/5 rDev +4.2%
I was very happy when my local goods store started carrying Fantome products (albeit only 2). So it's needless to say I picked this up immediately. My experience with Saisons isn't broad by any means so I didn't really know what to anticipate. The brew poured an orangish/golden color with a large frothy white head. Smell had a fruity tartness to it with notes of spice and a slight must. First sip, hmm... I get a lot of really dry spiciness. Notes of cinnamon, hay, and something floral. I was actually expecting something a little more tart after the sniffing the beer for awhile. As it warms, a lot of the dry spiciness seems to clean up and balance out. It ends up being pretty refreshing and it's hard to keep yourself from taking long swigs from the glass. Excellent drinkability despite the high ABV. This was definately an excellent pickup for me.
09-11-2004 22:11:41 | More by soper2000
5/5 rDev +24.1%
11-17-2011 07:03:28 | More by seanthornton152
North Carolina
4.47/5 rDev +10.9%
Pours a thick creamy head, built of impossibly small bubbles, very typically Belgian in appearance. Color is a glowing burnt orange/amber with serious bubble activity and just hazy enough to call beautiful. The abundant lace puts it over the top. This achieves that perfect look...according to my definition of what constitutes a perfect-looking beer.
The aroma features rough lemon and musty earth, backed up by flowery spices and something vaguely mineral. Sour cherry emerges after a bit. Delightful.
Flavor is definitely unusual. Probably the most intriguing and, as the label boasts, "adventurous" of the Fantomes to cross this tongue. There's a flash of crushed grain and rust (if I could imagine the flavor of rust) and then a sour fruitiness, but without the band-aid funk or yeasty slap many in this or the Biere de Garde style achieve. Sour cherry and grapefruit rind, and eventually, as it warms, less aggressive fruits, like banana and pear. An almost peat-like earthiness comes forth, the kind you might recognize from a Scotch Ale, but that's where the comparison ends; the malts here are light and bright while also possessing a raw, grainy feel. Sourness comes back to visit in the finish, puckering the insides of the cheeks, while a yeasty nuttiness tries pushing its way in. Very good, with remarkable complexity.
Not exactly sure how to rate the mouthfeel...it's an afterthought in the wake of each extremely interesting sip. Airy and springy, nice and dry, holding its own, but maybe on the too-thin side...or maybe not. It's fine.
Because this is such an interesting experience, something that makes you go "huh?" and has you contemplating rather than gulping to get drunk (respect beer!), and because this is pretty much the last thing you'd sit around downing with buddies while watching the game or whatever...and because it's a bit rare, maybe you wouldn't rate the drinkability through the roof. But then again, you might. One thing's for sure, it's an untamed, uncompromising, unusual Belgian ale...absolutely worth seeking out.
11-14-2007 00:24:17 | More by Metalmonk
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
Pours a nice hazy orange with good white head. Nose saisonish as hell with good spice and funk. Taste follows with good farmhouse flavor and alot! of spice. spice driven flavor with some apple pear and black pepper. maybe coriander? Mouthfeel is good, but missing the refonkulous carbonation of the original. Drinkability is solid. Overall a very nice and pleasant saison, but doesnt come close to the original IMO. Stilll a very pleasing drink, and a nice saison to say the least. Good brew.
09-10-2008 03:56:42 | More by AKBelgianBeast
Fantôme Saison D'Erezée - Printemps from Brasserie Fantôme
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Participation in U.S. Islamic Games Continues to Grow
Regional event in New Jersey draws largest number of athletes to date
Washington — The Islamic Games are on a mission to "create a body that is strong on the inside and strong on the outside."
If turnout at the latest Islamic Games is any indication, this mission is resonating with a growing number of Muslim Americans.
Muslim athletes gathered May 29–31 to compete in the fourth annual regional Islamic Games. Held in South Brunswick, New Jersey, this year's Islamic Games in the Northeast attracted 1,700 competitors, making it the largest yet.
Salaudeen Nausrudeen, president and co-founder of the Islamic Games of North America, said this year's regional games grew by 20 percent more than 2009.
"I think the Islamic Games have gone beyond just a weekend thing; it has become something the Muslim community looks forward to, and not only looks forward to, but they plan for it," Nausrudeen told America.gov.
Nausrudeen said expanding interest in the games reflects the growth of America's Muslim community, and not only in terms of population.
"The infrastructure within the Muslim community has grown," Nausrudeen said. For example, about 20 Islamic schools from the Northeast sent athletes to this year's games. "There is a lot more money that is available, and there is a lot more opportunity to do things because Muslim communities are much more organized than they were 20 years ago or 15 years ago," he said.
Held at a secondary school, competitions included team events like basketball and soccer as well as individual events, track and field, arm wrestling and martial arts. Many athletes are teenagers, and organizers held women's basketball and martial arts indoors — out of view from men — in response to concerns expressed by parents. Area vendors supplied halal food, and action halted for prayer breaks.
The games in New Jersey are part of regional Islamic competitions held around the country. Islamic Games encompassing the American Midwest and Southeast are held at different times of the year. The Midwest games this year will be held in Dearborn, Michigan, from July 31 to August 1.
Athletes at the New Jersey event represented 32 national backgrounds from countries in the Arab world, Africa, South Asia and Bosnia. Open to people of all faiths, the games also featured religious diversity in individual and team sports.
"We have non-Muslim athletes in just about every event," Nausrudeen said. "We've had full teams of non-Muslims in the games."
Americans of other faiths played on Lubna Qazi-Chowdhry's husband's basketball team. Qazi-Chowdhry, a New Jersey-based attorney, said Muslim Americans today participate in society differently than did her parents' generation.
"We look to be more active in the community and socialize," Qazi-Chowdhry said. She said the games lift the spirits of young Muslims whose religion is sometimes negatively stereotyped. "Events like this also help build self-esteem and spirit for everyone involved."
New Jersey high school senior Mona Mostafa is a four-year veteran of the games. Mostafa plays volleyball, basketball and soccer for her team, Egy Fresh. This year, her team of mostly Egyptian Americans placed second in volleyball. For her, the games are more about friendship than competition.
"I don't usually see my team all the time so it is kind of like really a get-together for my whole team," Mostafa said. "We work hard, but if we lose we are like, 'It's OK, we are just here to have fun together, all as one.'"
Qazi-Chowdhry, who said she proudly sponsored her husband's basketball team, is one of many local sponsors. Small business involvement in the games is part of a rising trend.
"We've also noticed that a lot of businesses are beginning to sponsor teams, which is good for us," Nausrudeen said. "Because it motivates teams and because it shows that there is integration in what we are doing with the rest of the community."
The Islamic Games originated as a sports gathering among friends, which included Nausrudeen, in the 1980s. Seeing value in organizing the community around sports, the friends held the first Islamic Games in 1987 and continued it until 1991, when they moved on to other projects.
"Everyone grew up and they thought that sport was just for playing, and it was put aside for a while," Nausrudeen said.
But in 2007, Nausrudeen brought the event back with a re-energized team and a stronger commitment. As a sign of the Muslim-American community's demand for the Islamic Games, Nausrudeen and his team are looking to add another region. Negotiations are under way for a Southwest region Islamic Games that would be held in Houston this November.
Nausrudeen said that someday nationwide Islamic Games will be held in America, but not yet.
"Our timeline right now is that we are just at the point where we are trying to stimulate and motivate the community, build an interest, build an appetite, within the Muslim community for sports and athletics for healthy lifestyles," he said. "Once that has adequately seeped into the communities, the next stage will automatically come where we will be able to compete on a national level."
(This is a product of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://www.america.gov)


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We haven't done a Position Paper in a long time, but the idea of these is to lay out our blog's stance on major topics that affect USF athletics. In this case, though, it's my opinion and mine only.
I don't remember exactly when it was for me, but growing up in Tampa in the 1980s, at some point in elementary school, they made you choose. Are you a Gator or a Seminole? What's it going to be?
Those were the only two choices back then. (If you picked Miami, everyone assumed there was something deeply wrong with you.) Most of my classmates picked the Gators, and a lot of them ended up in school there, probably like their parents before them. As always, I was the contrarian, because I picked Florida State. There was something about them that seemed more compelling and fun to watch. Maybe it was Bobby Bowden and his willingness to take on challenges and roll the dice. (The "puntrooskie" against Clemson in 1988 was one of the first really crazy FSU plays I remember.) Maybe it was the uniforms, or Chief Osceola and Renegade, or all those great Marching Chiefs songs and chants, or maybe there was some kind of underdog factor. But I spent most of my childhood quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, rooting for the Seminoles.
I guess I was channeling my inner 10-year-old hipster by being a Seminoles fan back in the day. They were actually better than the Gators for a few years in the late 80s and early 90s, but before they won their first national title, FSU football was still a bit like an underground movement. They were independent for a long time, it could be hard to find their games on TV, and they didn't feel like "the institution" the way UF football did. Plus they were one of the few teams that could stick it to the Gators on a regular basis. As a college football fan, I eventually grew to appreciate the Steve Spurrier era in Gainesville. At the time, though, I just thought he was an ass, and I enjoyed Charlie Ward and "the Choke at Doak" and that defense pounding Danny Wuerffel until the echo of the whistle.
(By the way, as a Bucs fan, I'd like to offer my gratitude for Warrick Dunn and Derrick Brooks. They worked out a lot better than Reidel Anthony and Jacquez Green did.)
Despite all that, I never seriously considered attending FSU. I knew a number of people who were going there from my high school, and my goal after graduating was to never see anyone I went to high school with ever again. (So far, so good.) And my fandom disappeared the minute my acceptance letter to USF arrived in the mail. Now, like the fight song says, for USF I'll always be. But even now, as the Bulls and Seminoles get ready to face off on the football field again, I can't muster up any real hatred for Florida State.
A couple of years ago Collin explained why he has such dislike for the Florida Gators. It wasn't the losing to them that bothered him, or their money, or their academic prestige. It was mostly the Jorts Nation contingent -- the arrogant, front-running, didn't-finish-high-school, WOOOOO YER GATOR BAIT fans.
Florida State doesn't have nearly as big of a problem with the Daywalkers, at least not where I lived. Most of their fans are connected to the school in some way. They're students, they're alums, they're parents, they're donors... they have some reason for rooting for the Seminoles other than "hey, they win a lot." I will never have any problem with those kinds of fans. There isn't anything even approaching the UF levels of arrogance among the Seminole fan base.
Yes, FSU generally has the advantage over USF in academics (depending on what you measure). However, it's not a sneering, looking-down-your-nose kind of advantage the way it is with UF and their AAU membership and their prestige and their bajillion-dollar endowment. Every spring, USF and FSU are fighting the same battle in front of the Legislature, trying to keep Gainesville from sucking up all the academic oxygen. If FSU is the big brother here, it's not the one who holds you down and gives you noogies.
And yes, FSU has the advantage in athletics, too. Especially in football and baseball. But at least USF can beat them in most sports and it's not considered some huge upset, like it is with Florida. It's a shame the two schools haven't played more basketball against each other recently, because that's been a very competitive series even when the Bulls have been down. Since the Sun Dome opened in 1980, the Bulls are actually 10-9 against the Seminoles. They've only played once since 2002, though, and that was in an invitational tournament on a neutral court. Let's get this going again, what do you say? USF and FSU, home-and-home, first team to 40 points wins. How about it?
Bottom line: Do I want to beat Florida State on Saturday? Of course I do. It would be fantastic and unexpected and the butthurt would be unbelievable. But even if it doesn't happen, after the final whistle, I'll wish them good luck and we'll go our own ways until next time, whenever that is. No hard feelings here.


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It would have taken a tremendous effort to outshine the constant whistles, fouls and shouts of displeasure from the stands Friday night at St. Elmo, as the Eagles shot 27 free throws in the fourth quarter alone.
Yet that's exactly what junior guard Levi Maxey did, scoring 27 of his 36 points in the second half to lift St. Elmo to a 58-49 victory over Altamont.
"They really played tenacious defense," Maxey said. "I was just trying to take every open shot I could."
Even when he wasn't open, it seemed, Maxey would connect on about everything he tossed at the rim. The 5-11 guard buried six three-pointers in the contest, including three in a five minute stretch in the second half that turned the tide for St. Elmo.
Trailing 33-28 with two minutes to play in the third, Maxey connected on a step-back three to bring the Eagles within two. After forcing a turnover, Maxey would travel the length of the court for a tough runner to knot the game at 33.
Perhaps his biggest moment came at the start of the fourth quarter, after Altamont slipped ahead 36-35. Maxey, from the right wing, stepped into his shot on a deep three-ball that touched nothing but the bottom of the net to pull St. Elmo ahead by two. One trip later, Maxey delivered yet another three-pointer from almost the exact same spot, and the St. Elmo stands were rocking.
"We ran some sets for him," Eagles' coach Greg Feezel said. "But it's not just that. He was ready to shoot when he was open."
With a 41-36 lead and four minutes to play, it was the officials that stole the show during the game's home stretch. Altamont coach John Niebrugge was given a technical for arguing a call, and an unidentified Indians player received his own technical two possessions later for challenging the call on a foul. Suddenly, the game came down to the free-throw line.
"I told our guys to adjust to how the game is being called," Feezel said. "No matter what, don't worry about all the other stuff."
Garrett Bartels hit three of his four attempts at the line following one of the technical fouls and accompanying personal, and Maxey was fouled immediately after when St. Elmo was awarded possession leading 52-45.
Like he had been all game, Maxey was clutch down the stretch, hitting the first two from the line to make it a 54-45 game. St. Elmo connected on seventeen shots from the charity stripe to put the game on ice.
Bartels and Connor Beasley each scored eight points for St. Elmo to add to Maxey's big night, and Reece Wells rounded our the Eagles' scoring with his six-point effort.
For Altamont, it was a story of turnovers and the tough defense of St. Elmo's Ben Davis. With Davis face-guarding Altamont's Garrett Ziegler all over the court, the Indians struggled to run their offensive sets. Altamont turned the ball over 12 times in the second half, a testament to the intensity of Feezel's defense.
"Ziegler is a very fine player," Feezel said. "I thought Ben did a good job on him, it takes a lot of effort to control him."
Ziegler finished with a team-high 16 points on the night, six of which came in the final minutes as Altamont attempted a late rally. Ryan Mayhaus added eight points for the Indians, who fall to 17-7 after the defeat. Altamont returns to action on Tuesday when they travel to St. Anthony.
The win improves St. Elmo's record to 15-10, including a 2-0 record over the Indians. St. Elmo also bested Altamont on Dec. 15 in the St. Elmo Holiday Tournament, when Maxey again went off for 33 points. The Eagles play Tuesday at Noble.
Altamont 12 13 8 16 - 49
St. Elmo 14 4 15 25 - 58
Altamont-Ziegler 16, Mayhaus 8, Kuhns 7, Hill 6, Borders 5, Goeckner 4, Jahraus 2, McGinnis 1.
St. Elmo-Maxey 36, Bartels 8, Beasley 8, Wells 6.


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Every week, the Film Connection Film School receives dozens of honest reviews from our current film students and graduates. Regardless of location, one thing is consistent: our Film Students are getting what they paid for.
We understand that many of you want to be the next big shot film director or screenwriter. Make no mistake, that comes with time. The Film Connection is the perfect launching pad to help you realize your bigger dreams for filmmaking. You have to start somewhere. Why not start working where you live in a film company as a film apprentice today.
Our student success stories are indicative of the primary goal of the Film Connection Film Institute- The success of our students. Here's to your success!
Gordon Maniskas, Manchester, MA
When aspiring screenwriter and Film Connection apprentice Gordon Maniskas made the move from Massachusetts to Los Angeles to try and break into the film industry, he had no idea how quickly things would begin to happen for him. Within the first two weeks, he'd gotten a car, rented an apartment and landed an entry-level film industry job—not to mention making dozens of important film industry connections along the way. Read More
Gordon Maniskas, Manchester, MA
Youp Zondag, Austin, TX
Film Connection apprentice Youp Zondag first came in contact with the Film Connection in Austin, Texas, by way of Holland: his family moved to the U.S. so Youp could pursue his dreams of a film career. After starting classes at The Art Institute of Houston, Youp soon left disillusioned because of the cost and the overall lack of direction he felt. Read More
Youp Zondag, Austin, TX
Aaron Patrick Lenyear, Atlanta, GA
The next day at Los Angeles Center Studios, Lenyear met with producer Evan Astrowsky (Cabin Fever, Fanboys), script in hand, to talk about his film. During the meeting, Astrowsky gave Lenyear helpful advice and opinions about the tone of the script and possible markets where it might play well. They agreed together that "Sideline" would work well as a dark indie drama. Read More
Aaron Patrick Lenyear, Atlanta, GA
Fabrice Murgia, San Diego, CA
"At the studio, Horacio (my mentor) is now assigning me the entire raw footage and trusting me with full content editing, selecting and adding soundtrack, and video editing (of course). I edit, generate, export, and send to clients (after he's approved it). I have also put together some promotional videos for his company to market services like aerial videography and corporate videos… good stuff!" Read More
Fabrice Murgia, San Diego, CA
Shameka Cole, Atlanta, GA
Dreams are quickly becoming a reality just a few months into the film program for Atlanta based film student Shameka Cole. During the month of June, Cole was able to direct her first music video in the great Atlanta area for local artist Tracy T of Maybach Music Group. Read More
Shameka Cole, Atlanta, GA
Grant Gilbert, Raleigh, NC
Since he started his apprentice program with Uptone Pictures in Raleigh, NC, Grant Gilbert has been taking charge running cameras and helping out where ever needed on the television lifestyle show "Loving Life." Grant is already taking on the next big steps of his career after visiting LA by tightening up his scripts and looking for the right investors for his show. Way to go Grant! Read More
Grant Gilbert, Raleigh, NC
Ian McCamant, Los Angeles, CA
This year has been an exciting one for Film Connection alumnus Ian McCamant. Not only did Ian relocate from the east coast early in the year, but in his first week he was able to find a manager and score a sweet apartment in West Hollywood! For those unfamiliar with LA, that's where Quentin Tarantino got his start. Since February, Ian has been working with his new manager on preparing his scripts to pitch (and hopefully sell!) to Hollywood. Read More
Ian McCamant, Los Angeles, CA
Mike Dusenka, Los Angeles, CA
After taking on multiple positions for Dolce Film's latest music video "Take Me There" by Olivia Ooms, Film Connection apprentice Mike Dusenka had yet another great opportunity to assist on a behind-the-scenes documentary for mentors Daniel Lir and Bayou Bennett. He was even hired on as a lead editor! Mike moved to Los Angeles all the way from Minneapolis, MN in 2013! Since settling in, Mike has been offered a surplus of opportunities through both his mentors and through career services at Film Connection. Learn More
Mike Dusenka, Los Angeles, CA
Madi Erion, Washougal, WA
Film Connection grad Madi Erion got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the world of set-design here in Los Angeles – headquarter of the Film Connection. Madi is an aspiring designer with a special concentration in the art of building sets. With the guiding hand of Mr. Jeff Kushon (set designer for Dexter, Showtime) Madi was granted an awesome behind the scenes tour of some of Hollywood's most famous prop houses as well as the Warner Bros. back lot. Read More
Madi Erion, Washougal, WA
Dominic Matich, Rochester Hills, MI
As always, Film Connection delivers on it's promise to give the student an experience they won't forget. I wanted to let you know about Britney Tobin because I have written you emails praising other employees and she definitely deserves one. Because of her, I was able to travel to New York, work with top filmmakers on three movies, gain editing experience along with promotional, production, finance, and basically any other experience you can have working with the director of the films. Read More
Dominic Matich, Rochester Hills, MI
Amie Austin, Dallas, TX
Perhaps seeing open wounds isn't commonplace for the average American, but for Amie Austin, that experience has followed her as she traversed career paths. A former nurse, Austin often found herself dealing with traumatic injuries; but now she finds herself creating them – for the silver screen. Read More
Amie Austin, Dallas, TX
Brian Kemppainen, Atlanta, GA
Screenwriting is the first step to bringing any story to the film screen. Oftentimes the task of writing your first feature length screenplay can appear daunting! Film Connection student Brian Kemppainen had the opportunity to study under Ron Osborn, a professional Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include the Brad Pitt film Meet Joe Black and television credits such as The West Wing. Read More
Brian Kemppainen, Atlanta, GA
Peter Chapman, Atlanta, GA
What does it take to become a working industry director? Film Connection student Peter Chapman knows if you can envision a story, then you hold the power to manifest it on the screen. However, there is one attribute that all films share and that's the passion of their creator to bring a dream into a reality. Peter was about to find out nothing worth accomplishing is ever easy… Read More
Tyler Sloan, Dallas, TX
A few months ago, Tyler Sloan was watching Youtube videos, using PVC piping to build homemade film equipment and shooting homemade music videos. Fast-forward a couple months and he is directing music videos for local rap artists and rock bands. Tyler has combined his own hard work and creative ability with the connections and one on one education the Film Connection… Read More
Ian McCamant, Elkton, MD
In his overall experience working his mentors, Ian has learned everything about film theory tempered with the tangible, hands-on aspects and technical camera work. Together, they have taken on all of the business aspects of putting together a feature film down to the budgeting of his zombie film. Check out a scene from Ian's movie, "The End of History." Read More
Ian McCamant, Elkton, MD
Sarah Birk, Nashville, TN
Sarah is a newer student to the Film Connection but she is making tremendous strides towards her goals. So we decided it was time to have a chat with her to discuss what she has been working on and what she is planning next. Read More
Chelsy Jensen, New York, NY
"The first couple weeks he (my mentor) had me right away building my website, getting business cards, connecting me with some people through email so that was a great opportunity and then he had me reading scripts and then once I really found the script that I felt really strongly about I contacted Tom, my mentor, we wrote up an auction, we had a couple of writers sign up and then from there I was posting jobs on Craigslist, on any website that I could find and he actually had another director that he had worked with so we interviewed with a couple directors… Read More
Korey Hehn, Princeville, OR
Right after I graduated from the Film Connection I went to Colorado to work on a series a web series, I was the script supervisor for that and I did hair and makeup as well. It was a pretty small crew and small cast but it was super fun and I got a feel for what it was like to be on a film or on a TV series but it was a tiny, tiny one. Read More
Stephen Blanquie, Portland, OR
We asked Stephen Blanquie, a recent graduate of the Film Connection in Portland, OR to share what he is doing now that his lessons in the studio are over. Read More
Celisa Meals, Denton, TX
Congratulations to Celisa Meals! After completing her apprenticeship with the Film Connection her mentor hired her to join a project with his production company! Read in her own words about her experience and the steps she took to secure this opportunity. Read More
Korey Hehn, Princeville, Oregon
As a young girl I have also always wanted to be a writer. So as I worked my way through High School I really tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life, coming to the realization that I really wanted to be a part of making movies. You see, films have such a profound impact on the people who watch them: Even if a person does not like the movie they happen to watch, they will always remember at least little pieces of it because of the undeniable ability of moving pictures to permeate thoughts. Read More
Janna Russell, Atlanta, Georgia
Once I joined the Film Connection program everything for me really took off. Before I knew it, and was even a graduate of the program, I had already begun building my resume filled with production experience for several music videos, as well as actually have been paid for my work as a production coordinator! The exposure during the Film Connection course of the apprenticeship and the knowledge I acquired is invaluable. I would not have had the same experience in the classroom alone.Read More
Austin Willard, Brooklyn, New York
The studio hired me after I graduated The Film Connection. I was hired on as Production Manager/Studio Manager. I work every day and was fortunate enough to work many more shoots. I am booking Green Screen rentals and showing our facilities to clients. I also work as a Producer on two commercial short films, along with Production Manager for many others. I am still with the studio, and also doing freelance work as a Production Manager and as a Grip. Read More
Charla Mascagni, New Orleans, LA
The Film Connection provides me an affordable opportunity to work in a hands-on environment with my very own MENTOR, while offering me the flexibility to work around my job schedule! I have to admit at first, I was a little skeptical because I didn't know what to expect. However, after meeting my mentor and going to my first television series film shoot, I knew I was on the right track and had made the right decision for my career.Read More
Derek Sorenson, Albuquerque, New Mexico
I have learned a multitude of skills while under my mentor's tutelage. It started with how to utilize lighting and work a studio camera. I moved on to understanding how to set up and take the correct shots. I have also been honing my editing skills with Final Cut Pro under a professional whose expertise is editing. My mentor and I have developed a positive relationship in and outside of work. Not only have I gone on several shoots with my mentor, but he also has me actively working in his video business. Read More
Gerald Vogt, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Once I made the decision to the join the Film Connection I jumped right on in. The first course I took within the Film Connection was specifically to focus on editing. My training really developed my skills in both sides of the production by tying both pre-production and post-production together. As the course continued I began to see my skills really start to take shape, with my mentor pushing me in directions that made me stronger. Also, on the places where I was weaker, they really helped me out. Anytime I had questions, I would go back to my curriculum assigned through the program and there the answer was. Read More
Trent Jones, Austin, Texas
While in the Film Connection program I have had some great help from my mentor to get me through all of the assignments, and being able to work in a real studio has been amazing. Each lesson was easy to understand and I was also given many different books so if I couldn't figure out the answer in my workbook I had a variety of resources to help me study. One of my favorite books that I was given was a Brief History Of Film. I was fascinated by how far the world of filming has progressed over the years and it really has opened my eyes to all of the different genres I had been missing out on for so very long. I began to learn the inner workings of an office and also started to get hands on experience with many different kinds of editing software. Read More
More Student Success Stories
"For roughly two hours today, Steve Carmichael and I discussed the foundations of a camera. We talked about how lenses work on a fundamental level, as well as what kind changes can be observed when "playing" around with the settings. We discussed the terminology (F-STOP, ISO,POV,FOV,ETC.) and how they all work together towards getting the shots desired."-- Alexander Kahn, Atlanta, GA
"It's been a few weeks since I last did this. Joey was on VaCa this last week so I had some chilling time while also doing some fun homework things. But first what happened in my last lesson; got to see the video footage that I did a couple of weeks ago and started editing some of it with him, and went over the book lesson. After, I got to sit in with a Recording Masters graduate lesson, really interesting on the audio level, Antonio was his name I believe. But anyway, not seeing Joey again till Wednesday so hopefully I can get this side project that I'm doing done before I see him. Home movies into a 15 minute short, five day countdown has started."-- Daryn Davidson, Philadelphia, PA
"Never in my life had seen a real shooting camera with so many different lenses. It was a job to assemble the equipment as well as disassemble them and carry them back and forth between the trunk of a vehicle and the set. The focus of the lens was able to be controlled with a remote, and the camera was connected to the monitor wirelessly. In the first half of the shoot, the duty of the slate management was my responsibility but then I was given the job to handle the remote control to move the focus of the camera between actors and objects."-- Meiluo Li, Dallas, TX
"My first week in the program and I'm already working on a big short-film/music video for one of the biggest hip-hop artist around. Thankfully everyone especially my mentor has been very helpful and answering any questions I have. It's a lot of work and long hours but so far I haven't minded it. The one downside I have to say about my first week is getting back in the routine of waking up early and sitting in traffic but other than those factors I've really been enjoying myself."-- Noah Dekel, Los Angeles, CA
"I'm really looking forward to getting started at the Film Connection and getting some hands on learning going! I'm really looking forward to visiting all the sets and seeing how the magic is done."-- Noah Dekel, Los Angeles, CA
"My mentor was filming a short series of commercials for credit report, and it was great to see how the actor and crew members worked together so efficiently and organized, and for me to see the process and workflow in the environment was enticing and exciting. My mentor and I talked with one of the people who worked at the studio and there's a possibility of me earning an internship there. I'm quite excited if that is the case!"-- Tony Wroblewski, Phoenix, AZ
"I started my first day as a student of Film Connection yesterday morning. I have been extremely anxious since March when I first found out about the opportunity. I am happy to say it did not disappoint. Everything went well, but I learned very quickly how much room there is to learn. Today was just the beginning and I couldn't be more excited about the future."-- Patrick Lincoln, Raleigh, NC
"At this point I am starting to get confident in my ability to edit. While the work I do on my own is still nowhere near a professional editors is, I am at least feeling competent in making changes to video clips pretty quickly and efficiently, in both FCP 7 and Premier Pro."-- Victoria Bever, Los Angeles, CA
"The Carolyn Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch/Raasch Farms was a shoot that I went solo on, it was the last minute and my name was mentioned. I jumped at the opportunity to do something on my own. The video was also edited by me. I'm living the dream baby"-- Joseph Woods, Kansas City, MO
"Today I worked a lot with Erik and setup a multitude of different shots as he incorporated different teachings about Iris, shutter, and filters, and so on and so on. Today was a fun and educational day!"-- Alexander Nickolas, Portland, OR
"Everything is going awesome. Get to take pictures tomorrow at the set."-- Nathan Nix, Shreveport, Louisiana
"After cutting a few minutes of footage without pausing, I went back to the beginning and used the extend function to move my edit points around. I was afraid if I didn't get the camera switch close enough to the edit point I wanted, it would be difficult to get it where I wanted it. This was not the case, it was extremely easy to go back and polish up the sequence and I think multi-cam editing could actually be a really good exercise to train myself to edit more quickly and to recognize appropriate edit points faster. Whenever the gallery hosts an event, they tend to have at least one camera recording it. I think I am going to start setting up my own camera as well just so I can practice this style of editing on a regular basis."-- Victoria Bever, Los Angeles, CA
"I've had an incredible apprenticeship at the studio where I've done a bit of everything. It's been intense but insanely cool. I'm getting really close on my script and am very pleased with how it's turning out. My writing mentor has been extremely helpful in getting me to where I need to be, and I am confident in my abilities. I will try to post more updates as we go along here, and can't wait to get to LA!"-- Bethani Mosher-Borey, Framingham, MA
"Still coming down from last Thursday's video shoot! It was amazing to finally get my hands dirty and actually be in a production. It was scary and exciting and all kinds of feelings. Got to help set up with my mentor and scope out where I wouldn't get in the way of the other cameras and the band. And when the time came to record… WOW! I was in the moment and loving every minute of it. I'm looking forward to doing more of that for the rest of forever and a day, if I'm so lucky"-- Daryn Davidson, Philadelphia, PA
"Tonight, I met with my actors and Dan. Dan got there early so we could look at the space for my scene and figure out some shots. When my actors arrived, we made introductions and started reading. I read for my lead actor since he told me at the last minute he couldn't make it. We hammered out a schedule for rehearsing and shooting. Unfortunately, our timetable didn't work for my lead. So, he's out. And I'm in. Me. I am the lead. It has come to this. I literally have no other option. I need to get this done. We rehearse this Sunday and shoot next Sunday. Ideally, I'd have more time for editing and post, but I'm honestly just happy to get this thing moving!"-- Jarrod Vanzo, Detroit, MI
"My mentor and I went over and reviewed the previous Chapter of Intro to Genre and went over the aspects of Auteur, Francois Truffant, what makes a good director, and how Sam Raimi and Quentin Tarantino managed to receive the connections and funding to support their feature films. We then went onto learning the history of Film, how Eadweard Muybridge created "motion studies" of animals in 1872, how Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope, and the History of the American Film Industry. Overall it was yet another pleasant learning experience"-- Tony Wroblewski, Phoenix, AZ
"My mentor helped get the set ready for the shoot. Helping again tomorrow. Awesome SAUCE. Learning loads of stuff."-- Nathan Nix, Shreveport, Louisiana
"My mentor and I starting discussing more about directors with their groundbreaking movies, such as Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Speilberg, and Alfred Hitchcock, along with the recommendations to what films to watch when I have the time during the course of the program. Marcelo and I had a pleasant and talkative first day, and I have quite high hopes for learning more from him and Film Connection in the coming months."-- Tony Wroblewski, Phoenix, AZ
"My mentor and I held a mini preproduction meeting. We discussed what I wanted from my shots. We looked at some scenes from the greats (Spielberg, Scorsese, etc.) and not so greats (Bay) and thought about what would work for my scene. It's mostly back and forth dialogue, but I want there to be some interesting camera movement. Not so much that it's distracting, but just enough to make my scene dynamic."-- Jarrod Vanzo, Detroit, MI
"It has been a terrific learning experience thus far! Into my second week and I learn just how important it is to sharpen an idea to a specific goal, forging the tip of a spear from a chunk of metal."-- Cameron Martin, Shreveport, LA
"The pre-production team spent some time in the editing bay talking to a new intern about a project they are creating and I was able to listen in and learn a lot about what the pre-production team here does. I was not aware of how much of the creative concept they are responsible for before they even go out and shoot anything on many of the projects. One of the girls that works at MIHP also went into a detailed explanation of what makes good reality tv and the difference between a documentary and an documentary. We have a bunch of new interns since I was last here a week and a half ago, one of which is a post-production intern. Listening to my mentor go over some of the stuff with her is really helpful because she asks questions that I may not even think to ask."-- Victoria Bever, Santa Barbara, CA
"I finally got a new project coming to town. Meeting with production crew Thursday and filming is supposed to start at the end of the month. I'll get to see the process from start to finish! Awesome! I might even get paid a bit which adds to the awesome."-- Nathan Nix, Shreveport, LA
"I've been choosing a scene from "GRAZ" to shoot and reaching out to actors. I've got two out three roles cast, but I'm still in the process of filling that last role. I had the perfect actor in mind, but he's so busy right now, he couldn't make it work. I've got a wide variety of actors to choose from, most of whom are willing to act for free. I also submitted "GRAZ" to the BlueCat Screenplay Contest!"-- Jarrod Vanzo, Auburn Hills, MI
"Today was our cooking segment shoot. I met my mentor at his place, and we tested all the gear. Once we got to the set, we set up the lights. We seized another chance to use a massive ring-light. It filled Marie's kitchen with this soft, beautiful light. I got some good camera time in today, too. I worked on panning and focus-pulls. I worked with XH-A1 and the DSLR. The DSLR footage looked gorgeous. It was crisp and bright with dark blacks. Spectacular. When it came to the shoot itself, everyone had a great time."-- Jarrod Vanzo, Auburn Hills, MI
"This past week has been hectic. I am in the process of transferring to a new job that will give me a chance to edit some video. I am really looking forward to getting to watch two editors working today and see how they differ in the work methods."-- Victoria Bever, Santa Barbara, CA
Finding Success With The Film Connection
The Film Connection was constructed for one purpose in mind. We want you to succeed. We want you to become a massive superstar. We want you to be able to be one of our mentors one day. We want you to enter our program as a nobody and then work you way to the top. We want you to be the next Kevin Smith or David Fincher or Charlie Kaufman.
The search for success is something that has been the undoing of many a great individual. Well, thankfully, due to the Film Connection, it doesn't have to be that way anymore. You can enroll in the Film Connection's film school where ever you are and you'll be able to access the entertainment industry instantly. We have film schools all over the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
The end goal of our film school is to fly you out to Hollywood and have you pitch your movie to a real Hollywood agent. We help you develop whatever ideas you may have into a screenplay, we help you shoot some proof-of-concept films, and we introduce you to the agent. All you have to do is show up and be brilliant!
The Film Connection's purpose is to connect you with people in the industry. That's why you'll be working in a real production company while you're writing your script. You'll be making connections with people from all areas of the industry. You'll be meeting other writers, producers, grips, P.A.s and directors. You'll be really sinking your teeth into the world of film while you're in our school. You'll be able to really immerse yourself in the industry.
The Film Connection is your best bet for getting your foot in the door. You'll be working towards making your dreams come true with people who've already done exactly what you're trying to do. You'll be gaining traction in all areas of your career. Interpersonally, externally, and professionally. You'll be making the connections you'll need, you'll be making the work that you'll need show people, and you'll be gaining the experience that will get you hired.
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