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New video uploaded on youtube recently. Thought I would share it here.
New video uploaded on youtube recently. Thought I would share it here.
Great video! Peter Schiff also did this a while ago on that issue:
I think the individual that explains minimum wage the best is Milton Friedman. In "Free to Choose," "Capitalism & Freedom" and his "Free to Choose" series he touches upon this policy. Thomas Sowell also talks about it in his many interviews and books.
Also, LearnLiberty published a video on the minimum wage and anyone who wants to learn about it should check the video out on YouTube. I can't post the link for some reason.
Most people are not effected by the national minimum wage- about two percent of hourly workers are paid it (though one reason for this is that there are several states which have higher minimum wage rates than the Federal one).
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For example: if min wage was $5, and in a company you have people paid $5, 6, 10, 20. What if min wage was dropped to $3? Would you expect the wages to drop to $3, 5, 9, 18? Or, if the min wage was raised to $7, wouldn't you expect both $5 and $6 to turn into $7 and over $7 (as the person previously paid $1 more, would deserve slightly more than the min wage person to be fair)
What kind of logic would even produce that possibility, since the wages of those earning more than the minimum (artificial OR natural) were not in any way derived from the minimum.For example: if min wage was $5, and in a company you have people paid $5, 6, 10, 20. What if min wage was dropped to $3? Would you expect the wages to drop to $3, 5, 9, 18?
Or, if the min wage was raised to $7, wouldn't you expect both $5 and $6 to turn into $7 and over $7 (as the person previously paid $1 more, would deserve slightly more than the min wage person to be fair)
There is no "to be fair" about it. If an artificial minimum wage floor was raised to $7, the $5 and $6 would all become $7 (with some percentage laid off if those higher costs cannot be passed on). But who is at or above $7 at the time would not be in a worthless, meaningless "FAIRNESS" paradigm. Everything above $7 would be a free market negotiation between the employee and the firm who is under has no legal "price fixing" obligation with respect to wages.
Unfortunately this is not true. Since the minimum wage pushes many people out of a job, there is A LOT of productivity that is sacrificed. This means that everyone pays highers prices, essentially, across the board.
Less productivity = goods and services are more scarce. Scarcity drives prices up.
"Like an army falling, one by one by one" - Linkin Park
That's the first google search illustrating minimum wage laws (and a really good one, imho):
Second of all, it doesn't matter how many are affected. Those who are affected by it are harmed. The government has no right to interfere with their lives like that.
Im not a libertarian. Im not advocating everyone run around with no clothes on and smoke pot.
Minimum wages are a hurdle you have to jump over. Everyone with the ability to jump higher (those with a marginal productivity higher than the minimum wage, who are employed at a higher wages) is not affected by it all. On the other hand, everyone who can't jump as high (those with a lower wage rate (=marginal productivity) than the newly created minimum wage) are not going to make it over it.
Before the minimum wage, everybody could run to the finish line at his own speed. Now, only those who are more productive than the minimum wage are going to make it at all and won't be bothered by it.
Or, one step further, abolishing minimum wage would only affect those whose productivity is close to, or under the wage limit, and nobody else?
As Hayek pointed out: "The role of the economist is precisely to identify the features of the market process that are 'hidden from the untrained eye'.
It are precisely the people NOT working any longer, because of minimum wage laws, that are affected by it.
It may very well be, that in reality there are some people close to the minimum wage rate who are actually benefitting. And in the long run you would also have to consider that goods and services that cannot any longer be provided at the same price would have a negative impact on real wealth across the board, etc.
But overall and in the long run, minimum wage rates have either no effect, or a negative one on the economy.
Minimum wage is a ridiculous charade that helps no person and inadvertently harming other youth .
Y'all need to stop confusing crony capitalism with Free Markets.
Just because some big corporations get tax deductions or subsidies doesn't mean that suddenly all laws of economics cease to exist. Minimum wage laws are counter-productive and always will be.
Being unemployed... even minimum wage isn't enough to make you bother to work..
You can have a higher slandered of living collecting federal and state subsidizes, than you can have working 28hours a week a week at walmart.
Here in CT, unemployment max benefit is $555 a week. A minimum wage job here pays $330/week ($8.25/hr).
So, would you go work 40 hours a week for $1320 before taxes, when the state is offering you $2200/mo to sit home??
Oh and since your unemployed, you qualify for a bunch of other stuff.
You can get on MLIA, free health, dental, and vision! So that is $300/mo your not spending on healthcare.
You get $200+ a month in SNAP (food stamps).
You get $600 credit for heating towards your electric, oil, or gas.
You get free cell phone with 250 min, 250 texts a month.
You get free housing paid by section 8..
That right there is the problem.
Follow the debased currency from its thin air source. There are two main spigots, public and private sector, for injecting debased currency into the economy, which waters down the exchange value of everyone's currency holdings over time; the largest by far of those crony capital spigots is on the commercial lending side. It doesn't matter either way, as it's all crony capitalism, with massive trafficking in stolen goods and services.
My sister is developmentally disabled and works a few hours a week for minimum wage. She'd love to be able to work more. She's always looking for another job. She lives with our mom and gets social security. She doesn't need the income to live on. She would love to be able to offer her labor for less.
Im not a libertarian. Im not advocating everyone run around with no clothes on and smoke pot.
What is absolutely ludicrous about minimum wage is how it ignores the concept of discounts as a tool for increased revenue. If you offer your services at $10 per hour, I may offer to buy 5-10 hours per week from 20 part time employees. At $7 per hour, however, I might consider it profitable to buy 40 hours per week from 50 full time employees, but only because I can profit from each and every hour worked.
Overtime laws are another market distortion--a minimum wage of a different kind. You don't get the option of offering to sell your overtime labor at $10 to one employer, and no one employer has the option of offering to buy overtime hours for that amount either. The net result, more often than not -- NO OVERTIME. Your overtime labor was artificially priced out of the market. A lot of people end up working the overtime anyway--and at minimum wage only--but only because that overtime is distributed as part time labor in multiple part time jobs.


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Oh, I want it, I want it!!! I love this earthy looking bag, and I also love ANYTHING with ball chain and little "findings" on it!!!!! :)
This bag is beyond cute! Love the keys & pretty trim. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to get to a great flea marker like this someday!!
Love the bag!Thank you so much for dropping my name in the hat for your fun giveaway!
I haven't been to Canton in SOOOOO many years, I probably wouldn't even recognize it. I would love to go again, if just for the nostalgia.
The giveaway is awesome! I could so use a bag like that to take my stuff to and from work in. So functional yet stylish!
Love...love...love it. What a great bag. And I love vintage upcycled aprons. Just perfect.
I have wanted to go to Canton for years! I bet it was so much fun. I love the bag also and all the little trimmings it has on it. I would definitely use that bag! Please enter me into the drawing.
Adorable bag - love it!
I am so glad I found this blog I am enjoying it immensely. I agree, you meet the most wonderful people while junking! It's like an insta-friend, isn't it?
And that bag is fabulous! I love the vintage apron details.
Vintage apron bag, so lovely! :)
Canton sounds like so much fun. I hope to go soon!
Looks like a fun time! Would love to win the wonderful bag!
I live in Texas and go to Canton as often as I can. It's definitely not a one day kind of trip. You need a couple of days to really see everything. We do things bigger in Texas after all.
Love all that you do! This blog is wonderful! Marie Wirth
I want to try the Canton markets someday! I only live a few hours away but with 3 kids that would be a bit much!
That bag is darling! Please do add me to the "wishing and hoping I win it" list!
im so loving following along with you on your blog! and your sister is brilliant too! thank you for all the ideas! keep 'em coming
What a great bag. Would love to win.
Also, sorry if I am the only one who doesn't know this, but may I ask...Is Canton a city or the name of a flea market. I am so curious about a place that sounds so great. Thanks for helping out a curious lady...
I am a Texan recently transplanted to Colorado and Canton is one of the things that I miss most about living in Texas, right after friends, family and TexMex food. Reading your post helped me remember the many wonderful visits I have made to the Largest Flea Market in the World. I even felt the humid heat!!!
Awesome blog you have, love reading it.
Love this bag very impressive
Just received my copy of Flea Market Style from Heather today. What can I say? It's scrumptious!!! So much more than I expected and oh-so lovely! Way to go, guys!!!
Thats for shore...you cant find nicer people then the junk..I am one of those hi hi...
I love to win that bag:)
Have a nice day:)
Hugs from elin anita
I would love to win that cute bag! Thanks for the chance! I can't wait till our weather warms up and flea markets begin again!
That flea market would be a DREAM to visit, but alas :( Live tooooo far away lol (the Netherlands)
Please enter me in this give away what a lovely bag to win ♥♥
The bag is fabulous! And the market only makes me want this MN winter to go away faster!
Oooo!! Another one of the fabulous junk bags up for grabs! Please enter my name on that giveaway...pretty please?? *elaine*
Love this bag!
What a cute bag!! I want it!! I wish we had a local flea market here where I am. I have to settle for garage sales. Not the same. lol!
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I've been going to Canton since I was a young child (back when you could walk the whole thing in a day). My childhood home was furnished with so many things from Canton. Last week I posted about my family of junkin folks.
Love that bag.
Talk about the perfect styling bag to go flea marketing with. I love the vintage flair! Good job to the creative girl that made it! You're very talented!
oh my word - I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win that bag - soooo cool!
I would love to have anyone's job at Flea Market style! Looks like an exciting job & fun people to work with.
Love the bag!! Canton looks like fun!
LOVE it!!
OH MY GOSH!!! I must have that bag. My daughter would just flip. Wish we were closer to Canton.
I love the bag! So cool. I am counting the days til I get to see the magazine! Then I will be incommunicado until I've devoured the whole issue.
Love this blog, and wish I could travel right along with all of you. I'd have to agree, you do meet the most wonderful and interesting peole junking! Love the bag - my daughter would love it as her camera bag!
xo Heidi
Canton sounds amazing. I've always wanted to go...with a very big trailer to fill. And I couldn't agree more about vendors being so friendly at flea markets. I love people who are passionate about what they're selling. It's a lost art.
Ki's cool one of a kind bag made by her sister is so. delicious. I love it!!
How I adore flea markets--and this great bag!
its been great to get everyone's reactions on what was all involved in putting out the magazine - so much more than one would ever imagine. Yes! enter me to win the bag!
Great bag! Count me in!
ooooooo - love to win that funky bag!
I'm so glad you had the opportunity to visit Canton.
We really do it big in Texas!!!!
P.S....that bag is to die for!!
Oh wow I heart that bag!!! Very cool! Oh and yes luurrrve Canton. Don't get to go as much as I would like, but Warrenton twice a year takes care of that for me.
I haven't had the pleasure of visting Canton yet...but it's on my to do list...and as for the canvas bag...I love it...it totally looks like me.
Love the bag (I was surprised there weren't more of these on the shop site but will keep checking)....I am so excited for this magazine. Its great finding out I am not the only "junk recycler" and person who finds "old and battered" an actual decorating style!
I'm impatiently waiting for your magazine,...it'll be fabulous I'm sure. Love the bag, too! Fun and practical,...always a great combination.
wow that is an AWESOME purse! I want it!!!! When do winners get announced? I never win anything, but I am really crossing my fingers for this one!!!!
I'm off to check out the rest of her lust worthy shop!
Now that is a very cool bag!
love the bag! it would be the perfect accessory for flea market shopping!
please enter me...what a cute bag..love the vintage fabrics and rusty ole keys. I would love shopping part for like props..is that a job..if not I could be YOUR woman!!
OMG!!! That bag is amazing. Off to check out her site :)
Oh I can't wait to see the article! I have heard so much about this wonderful event and dreamed of one day going, I will be a arm chair traveler through your article!
I would love to win a bag, they are so beautiful and creative. Thanks so much
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Ki, meeting you in Canton was so much fun and the pic you posted of us all is one of my fav. Hope you make it back to Canton soon, Theresa
Wow, love the bag. Would love to carry it anywhere.
I love thrift shopping, garage sales and Flea markets! I can't wait for our winter to be over here and we can go on our hunts again!
I love the bag!
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great bag! Oh to go to Canton.....sigh
Good to know that even the pros get sidetracked by rusty things and enjoying the people. I thought that it was just me!
Such a great bag to take to Canton! I am a regular Canton-ite! I even went for February this year and it was FREEZING and no one there, but wow, there were DEALS! So bring on the cold if I can get a bargain price! Can't wait for it every month! Suzie purrpage3[at]verizon[dot]net
Love the bag. I have trying to convince my hubby that vacationing in Texas and hitting some of the great fleas would be fun. I think he is just worried about the U-haul truck he would have to drive all the way back to Oregon.
Hi, just wanted to ask if your magazin will also be available here in Germany?
Nice blog and a beautiful Canvas-bag to win, Greetings, Mira!
People who love to go junking are some of the best in the world aren't they? We've made lifelong friends in our shopping and showing!
The bag is cute as can be. I am betting my daughters in law would covet it. :-)
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Oh, I would love to have this bag! My husband carries a khaki canvas "manbag"/messenger bag and ornates it with patches from all the places we travel. I would love to have this more feminine version that seems so "me" with its vintage trinkets on it.
I am in LOVE with the magazine, the blog, your ideas, and the funky bag! Great job on Flea Market Style! Congrats!
Oh, wow, love the bag, especially the "danglies" on it!! And wish I could go to the Canton Flea some day -- but in the meantime, am looking forward to seeing the photos in the magazine! Thanks!!
I got the magazine yesterday. Such lovely photos and ideas. I'm still reading it. Oh I'd love to win this giveaway. Maybe you should giveaway a trip to Canton also. I'd love to go oh and I'll take my new bag with me. Thanks, DE
I would so love the bag! And I'm headed to the store tonight to hopefully pick up my very own copy (plus a couple maybe!) so wish me luck. If my local grocery store doesn't have it, off I'll go to WalMart.
What I great bag! I promise to give it a good and loving home.
That is the cutest thing!!! Love it!
Gorgeous bag! Even more gorgeous is the cover of the magazine. The color on the walls made me just about fall outta my chair...yummy!
Hugs ~ Angie
Love the bag, Oh how I would love to visit Canton..
Karen Sikes
Oh, this is so fun! I hope I win the bag. :)
Love unique creations! Great giveaway!
I've been thinking about a trip to Canton lately. I have driven down I-20 headed to Dallas and not been able to stop. I just need to find a shopping partner.
I love the bag, pick me pretty please!
love it love it love. Can't wait to get the new mag.
man, you guys do have great jobs! and i am a Margo too!!!! its just exciting to see others with that name. I've only met 2. i'm looking fwd to FMS hitting our stores. THANKS GUYS!!
Love the doohickeys on the bag, reminds me of my military map bag.
I LOVE this bag. So original, creative and just plain fun. Fingers crossed...
Oh how cute!! Please enter me for sure:)
Sure cute bag!
Love your blog and I would really love that bag. Can not wait to get the new magazine.
Junk Mammas Jenn
Just relocated across the country and had to sell most of my treasures. Sure could use that bag to hit the flea markets in my "new" area to find "new" treasures. What a great conversation piece it would be! :)
I was at Canton that month and went to your booth ~ it was so fun !
I adore Canton and just have to make the trek every month ~
Looking forward to your magazine! Please enter me in your give-away. Keep up the hard, beautiful work.
Sheila Atchley
Can't wait for the magazine! I love the bag! Thanks for the contest...
Heather Nowak
I would love to go junking around the world-how fun. That bag is way cute.
Lisa in DE
Love the magazine, looking forward to being a part of junk bonanza this year as well. And..........I NEED this bag :)
I love all the cute accessories hanging off the bag. Makes it really fun!
I see myself in one of your Canton pictures. It was great meeting you that day and all of the picture taking was fun, too. I think the bag is just what a girl needs to go "Junkin". Congratulations of the new magazine. I cannot put it down.
I love this! Must learn more about these bags...
What a fantastic bag!! I never win anything, so I won't hold my breath, lol! My husband has banned me from buying any more bags (yup I have bag issues) so winning one (especially one this cute!) would be so fun! Thanks for the opportunity!
The bag is wonderful...looks like it would be great to take on a junking adventure.
I think I need this bag for flea marketing! it is sooooooooooooo cute!
I have always loved Ki's Style!!! Great bag!
I have drooled over these bags for so long! I REALLY want to win one!
how cute is that?
Love this site, I'm putting the button on my blog!
Where can we sign up to be a groupie?? Ahh...to travel around with you all would be the best!
Love the bag!! Perfect for junkin!
Love the bag!I'd be happy to show it off!!!
Is the drawing still open? I want to win!
That bag is just adorable. Adorable.
Oh my! This is one of my favorites!!!!
love the bag; can't wait to see the mag!
I would certainly put the beautiful bag to good use - just my style, it would be a hit at the flea market when I wear my 'Junk Gypsy' necklace!
What can I say about the magazine other than.....FABULOUS! Found it yesterday at Borders - bought two copies, one for me of course, the other for my very dearest local antiques/vintage shop owner here in Raleigh, NC. She is hospitalized for a back injury. We almost lost her yesterday due to a dreadful medication mistake at the hospital! She is OK now thankfully, and I thought the best thing I could send to her, besides chocolate, was a copy of your magazine.......I believe it will help the healing process.
My favorite article has to be Jocie's farmhouse. I shopped her Red Chair Antiques last Summer and am hoping to return again in July - I absolutely love her stuff, French, Swedish, Belgian......what more can a transplanted Englishwoman (me!) want!!!!
Thank you all so much for the hard work you've each put into this wonderful publication - when can we expect the next issue????
Mary - ACROSS THE POND
I shop Canton regularly and am so sorry that I missed seeing you there! I'm hoping to go again next weekend!
So wonderful--thanks for the chance!
Oh my goodness!!!! This bag is FABULOUS!!!!!!! I'm SO keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks so much for a chance to win such a fantastic giveaway!!
That bag is awesome. I would love to have that on my shoulder.
Wow, this is so funky!! Love it!!!
Love that bag!
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How wonderful this bag is! Thanks for telling us about this artist.
I found you via the magazine ad on The Daisy Cottage.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Nightmare Alley (2010)
Fear 0/5
Gore 3/5
Entertainment 1/5
Creepiness 0/5
For the most part, I enjoy horror anthologies. If you don't like a particular story, one is sure to come along and make your movie watching experience somewhat pleasurable (insert middle school sexual joke here___). And with a direct quote on the cover of the DVD of 'Now this is my kind of grossout' from schlock meister extraordinaire Herschell Gordon Lewis, you'd have to think that what you've found in your mailbox is something completely off the wall and entertaining.
The film starts off with a duo of heshers, recounting their concert going experience from the night before. A bum comes along and offers them the latest issue of the comic book Nightmare Alley in exchange for a smoke. When the bum gets too feisty with one of the friends and attacks him, the other takes off running (what a fantastic friend!). Our chicken shit friend soon stops and pulls up in front of a dumpster and starts thumbing through the newly acquired comic book. He sees whats about to transpire with his own person on the pages of the book and a pair of hands reach out of the top of the bin and rip off his head. Cue metal soundtrack and the beginning of our set of tales. Not a bad way to kick things off.
We are then introduced to a cloaked figure who looks like a cross between Svengoolie and The Cryptkeeper. He madly chuckles throughout the film and delivers such cheesy one liners as 'Now that's certainly not the way to get a head in life' after every segment. Instead of giving you a blow by blow recount of each one (because there are far too many here, in my opinion, for an anthology), I'll give you a CliffsNotes version of each:
- A group of thieving cowboys come across a meteor that's landed (the effects are silly here as it looks like a Super Mario Bros. pluck pluck fireball sailing through the air) that appears to be made of gold, one decides to take it for himself, shoots the others and they come back under the power of the meteor as zombies to exact revenge.
- A man buys a plastic rat despite warnings from the shop clerk of its satanic history, takes it home and months later we see him picking up women and using them as the possessed rat's source of soul sucking meals.
- A man who cheated on his wife, meets up with a woman that he met online at her home. A ghoulishly looking woman with an axe strikes him down and we come to find out about a 'tragedy' which occurred in the particular house not too long ago.
- A woman meets a man at her apartment complex pool, invites him in for some adult fun but it's not long before her boyfriend comes home. They argue and she knocks him out with a frying pan and doubles the cooking utensil as a means to bake the severed head of her boyfriend. And she calls the man she met and invites him over for dinner.
- A man dressed as Jack the Ripper pretty much just runs around, in broad daylight, killing people at will. And thats about it.
There are three more stories but honestly, I can't recall them as they weren't the least bit memorable. I'm surprised I recall as much as I did because after the 2nd story, this film got really really boring. There are one too many stories going on and as result, none of them have the effect that they are supposed to. Everything feels rushed through (with each story topping out at a max of about 10 min. each). And without any attention to characters or story, the overall film fails as a result. Nevermind the fact that there were continuity gaps that were much too hard to ignore.
The best part of the film was the appearance of one Danny Marianino. For those of you who may not know, the infamous Mr. Marianino served the legendary Danzig a beat down.
In the end, I just can't bring myself to recommend this. Even to the most diehard of horror fans. There just isn't enough here to make for a quality film and the lack of attention to detail (spelling errors in a story's epilogue, the continuity gaps, and more importantly, the telling of a quality story) is just too much to ignore. A shame, because with a quote from HGL (who I'm a huge fan of) and with a tagline of 'Terror Begins Where The Sidewalk Ends' (evoking images of Shel Silverstein and his creepy art), I really thought this film was going to deliver. If there had been a greater focus on tightening up the stories (or getting rid of some altogether), ensuring each one were of better quality, then I think the filmmakers would've had a hit on their hands.
No trailer for this one. Just take my word for it and stay away.
Cortez the Killer
24 comments:
- Atroxion said...
I can tell, without having even watched this movie, that the last picture pretty much sums the whole film up.
- June 18, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- Strange Kid said...
Its hard to trust indie labels nowadays... there are so many unforgivably bad titles out there that its hard to find the gems.
Thanks for saving me some time on this one, J.
- June 18, 2010 at 8:23 PM
The person who wrote this review, has no sense of humour, nightmare alley is very entertaining, this is why is has 3 awards and herschell gordon lewis liked it, i as a horror fan would take herschells word over some wanna be critic who doesnt have the patience to give respectable reviews and they say the support indie horror give me a break buy nightmare alley you wont be dissapointed.
- June 18, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Cortez The Killer said...
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- June 18, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- Cortez The Killer said...
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- June 18, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- Cortez The Killer said...
Hello 'Anonymous'. I do support indie horror, GOOD indie horror. There are plenty of instances on this blog where we've ripped something to shreds but equally, there are times where we've sung the highest praises for a particular film. If you had taken the time to check out our 'interviews' or 'support indie horror' page, you might have learned that instead of reading one particular review and spouting off. That's great that it's won awards and received recognition by the legendary Herschell Gordon Lewis. Those are amazing accomplishments in and of themselves.
And at the end of the day, its an OPINION. The production company reached out to me and I told them I would be honest in my review and I was. Good day.
- June 18, 2010 at 10:38 PM
your probably one of those guys who doesnt like anything unless it has a huge budget , i bet you couldnt even sit thru a black and white movie, if it doesnt have in your face f/x (god forbid you use your imagination) its crap right, i dont see how your supporting indie horror especialy if the producer reached out to you and sent you his film, you are telling people not to buy it , you should let us fans for our own opinion, theres nothing worse then when i read a review and am told not to buy it, i think for myself just cause you dont like something doesnt mean somebody else wont you dont know how to write reviews dude, and to answer comments on your own reviews is arrogant obviously you cant take what you dish out
- June 19, 2010 at 12:39 AM
heres the trailer it looks awesome?
- June 19, 2010 at 1:14 AM
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- June 19, 2010 at 5:42 AM
- Cortez The Killer said...
That's laughable. Again, look at the pages on the site. I'm actually in Seattle right now, on my OWN dime, screening two indie films with probably similar budgets as Nightmare Alley and production values. In the end, its all about making a quality film. Which in my OPINION it was not.
I thought that's what reviews are supposed to do, tell you whether or not to see a film or buy a film? Since this doesn't appear to be on Netflix, how else are people going to see it? You're darn right I'm going to tell someone to not waste their hard earned dime on something that's not worthwhile. Again, its an OPINION. And I think its more insulting for you to assume that our readers can't make up their own mind. PLENTY of times people have vehemently opposed what we've written on this blog. Horror, afterall, is very subjective.
Thank you for posting a trailer though. I couldn't find one after multiple searches.
- June 19, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- Strange Kid said...
As a potential viewer, I took the time to watch the trailer and I must admit that it still did little to sway my "opinion" either.
I'm sure that whoever made it worked hard on this production with the resources available to them, but the result (at least according to the trailer) is just as awkwardly exploitative as Troll 2. There's no apparent coherency to the trailer that would make me even modestly interested as a viewer... as much I could tell it has something to do with cowboys, zombies and a large pervert rubbing his man nipples!
Perhaps if the film had taken a more tongue-in-cheek approach like Troma, then I could see watching it for a few laughs and gore. However, as is, it just looks cheap and confusing.
- June 19, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- The Mike said...
Excellent review, good sir. Don't let the dissenters bring you down, us readers want the truth.
- June 19, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- The Movie Morgue said...
Horror is subjective, on that point I will agree. I too have seen NIGHTMARE ALLEY and have reviewed at my blog THE MOVIE MORGUE. With all due respect I must say that the exact reasons that you stated in your review as reasons for not liking it were the reasons I reccommend the film. As a reader of your blog I do appreciate your support of the "indie" genre of horror because frankly the best horror films have always come out of the independent market. The reason for my positive review of "Nightmare Alley" is because, though the film is trashy, (and lets be honest here), quite silly, I felt that a love of horror films, flim-making, and an attempt at genuine creativity shined through. I didn't take your review as all bad however becasue we both feel that the film could have benefited from a higher budget and tighter construction. I do however give the film-makers credit for getting out there and trying.
-Morbid Marc at THE MOVIE MORGUE
- June 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM
The bottom line is if a film entertains its a good film, and nightmare alley does just that. i find it funny that a website moderator argues with his readers how funny.
- June 19, 2010 at 12:13 PM
you said it since it doesnt appear to be on netflix, i thought this was indie horror whay should it be on netflix, my point exactly , this movie will be on netflix when its released! but since in your opinion it isnt means what??? im done with this blog.
- June 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- The Mike said...
Anonymous dude, what do you expect? Come to a blog and leave a comment, it's possible that the blog's owner will respond to you. Just because someone doesn't give a movie you liked a favorable review, you have to be a dink about it. And your last comment clearly states you lack an ability to comprehend the English language, considering PoT never said his opinion was that the film wasn't on Netflix.
Welcome to your first day on the internet, where stuff like this happens. Chill out, dude.
- June 19, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Damn that other "annonymous" poster is acting like he was the director or involved with the production and th bad write up was the same as if you butt raped his brainchild.
- June 19, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Cortez The Killer said...
Morbid Marc, thank you for respectfully stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I appreciate an opposing viewpoint.
- June 19, 2010 at 9:52 PM
- Mike N said...
Wow. Just wanted to shout out that Mr. Cortez here is doing a hell of a job. I am an indie filmmaker and my work has been reviewed on several blogs including this one. I have gotten good reviews, bad reviews, and even terrible reviews for our film Summer School, but the way I saw it was that any publicity was good publicity. If you can't stand to see your film getting ripped apart by someone and their opinion, you shouldn't be making movies. And if it isn't your film and you are seriously that passionate about it, explain why you disagree. Don't act like a child and say bad things about the reviewer. Grow up and explain why you disagree with the review. In the words of the great Richard Roma, "...you fuckin child." James took our film out to Seattle this weekend, a Very VERY low low no budget movie that we pulled together out of nothing and screened it and promoted it for us. And for what? We didn't pay him. We didn't even ask the guy to go out there! He wanted to! And the only reason I can imagine that he would do that is because he supports indie horror.
"Fuckin child..." (:
- June 20, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Dear anonymous guy - I see your points. You are right. Very interesting. Hmm. Yes. I apologize. You are very smart. I hope all is going well for you in the UK. Sorry your football team is so awful. You are handsome.
- Complaint Dept.
- June 21, 2010 at 6:41 AM
everybody chill annonymous guy isnt the person who made this film, the person who made this film, he laughs at these reviews of course he gets the joke and he know his movies suck, he doesnt care...
- June 21, 2010 at 1:11 PM
right any publicity is good publicity and somebody stirred up a bunch of shit over this movie? to cortez after reading about your efforts in seattle , i think your a swell guy and its proof you do infact support indie horror no problem here! also summer school was cool i saw it. being a freind of the filmaker of this movie i know he doesnt let bad reviews bother him, its probably the pr people, who will most likely be fired after this fiasco. we support indie horror and planetofterror. and on behalf of the filmakers we apologize, thanks for reviewing our film.
- June 21, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Cortez The Killer said...
Jesus Christ, post a fake name or something. But presumably its anonymous #3: no one said the first ass clown was the director or anyone involved with the making of the film. I was responding to him simply as a dimwitted person who had no idea what the hell he was talking about.
@Dutch, thank you for stopping by. If its truly the PR people, yeah, talk about money NOT well spent.
Anyways, thanks for the apology. I really do wish you all the best of luck in the future.
- June 21, 2010 at 7:16 PM
- Rev. Phantom said...
I just watched this one myself and it is every bit a awful as you claim. Way to stick to your guns.
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- Run Time: 529 Minutes
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- Language: English
- Studio: BBC Warner
- DVD Release Date: October 6, 2009
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When young Laura Timmins leaves Lark Rise for a job at the local post office in Candleford, it feels as if she is departing to a different country. Her new life under the wing of the independent and effervescent post-mistress, Dorcas Lane, is eye-opening and exciting, but as Laura witnesses the scandals, feuds and struggles of the villagers and townsfolk, she realizes that she too has to face the future. Having turned her back on her childhood hamlet, she must find her own path to womanhood.


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The Most: Incredible Disasters DVD
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- Number of Discs: 1
- Run Time: 50 Minutes
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- Language: English
- Studio: History Channel
- DVD Release Date: March 15, 2000
Around 1348 in a Mediterranean port, a trading ship arrived with a cargo of goods and a stowaway of death. In the next few years, nearly a third of the population of Europe were destroyed by the plague.
The saga of the Black Death is just one of several tales told in this riveting look at the nature's power to destroy. From the insidious spread of disease to the dramatic devastation of tidal waves, volcanic eruptions and flash floods, INCREDIBLE DISASTERS features remarkable footage, period accounts of legendary tragedies propelled by nature's wrath.
We'll shake things up with the worst earthquakes, and be buried under the deadliest avalanche. And, if you think that's bad, we'll look to the skies for the worst disasters that haven't happened yet...or have they?
A worldwide tour of calamity, THE MOST proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that mankind survives through the grace of nature, and her blessing can be retracted in any number of ways!


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SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Two women say they were groped in Springfield within a half hour of each other this week, and police are investigating whether the incidents are tied to past groping incidents.
The attacks on Wednesday would be the 16th and 17th victims of a serial groper in the Springfield area.
In the first case Wednesday, a 30-year-old woman was walking on Dinwiddie Street near Dana Avenue when she was grabbed from behind and groped. About 25 minutes later, a 25-year-old woman was walking on Backlick Road near Cabin John Road when she felt someone grope her.
The first similar groping attack occurred in early September. Most have happened in the Springfield area. Each has produced the same general description of a suspect.
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A stroll through Northern Virginia's Old Town Alexandria often entails a walk along the waterfront, a historic tour along the uneven brick sidewalks or a visit to a nearby cafe.
And if you're lucky, a run-in with Miss United States.
National winner and 23-year-old Whitney Miller is a 5-foot-4-inch blonde Texan. She recently visited Deja Vu, a specialty dress store in the middle of the town's gridded streets.
From the front, the store is small and unassuming. But inside the 1,300-square- foot space at 1314 King St., the walls are filled with shoes, accessories and dresses in every color, shape and style.
"I would love to have a store like this near me," says Miller, who lives in Austin.
Deja Vu isn't just for pageant contestants looking for an outfit. The store is also frequented by local news anchors and students looking for the perfect prom or formal dress, says Joanne Sapp, owner and company president of Deja Vu.
"We have celebrities coming in all the time because we have such a high caliber kind of dress," Sapp says. "These are different; these are specific companies that make just specific types of dresses."
Deja Vu is the sponsor for Miss Virginia USA, Miss Maryland USA, Miss D.C. USA, Miss Universe Norway and Sweden, and the national sponsor for Miss United States and National American Teenager, among others. In local pageants, the business sponsors Miss Alexandria and Miss Arlington.
"We've had girls all over the country and internationally come to us," Sapp says, adding that Miss Sweden and Miss Nebraska recently purchased complete pageant wardrobes from Deja Vu. "It's pretty cool that it's going global," Sapp says. "We're getting known internationally."
The store has a parent store -- Deja Vu Boutique -- in Mount Airy, Md., which is three times the size of the Alexandria store. Dresses at both locations start at about $250 and go up to $5,000. However, the store also has a sale section.
"We have a huge selection of discounted dresses," Sapp says. "Not everybody can afford a $600 dress."
For its clientele, the store sponsors the "Prom Promise." It keeps a registry of the dresses customers purchase and the event they are attending.
"We promise not to sell your dress to anyone else going to your event," Sapp explains.
Deja Vu makes custom dresses and carries a variety of styles, from the mermaid cut to '60s designs.
"They have everything there," says Angeli Gabriel, an American University student who recently purchased a dress from Deja Vu for the school's ball. "From evening gowns to formal dresses to fully decked-out and sequenced pageant dresses -- they're about as heavy as fat cats cause they're dripping in jewels."
"It's a one-stop shop," Miller says. "You can get shoes, jewelry, your dress and then you're ready to go for whatever it is."
Deja Vu's spring photo shoot with Miss United States
Miller is the reigning 2012 Miss United States and was also awarded Miss Texas United States, winning the award for Miss Swimsuit. She was on the East Coast for 23 days this spring and during that tour, on April 6, she visited Deja Vu.
During a "vintage" photo shoot, Miller tried on a number of dresses, ranging from cocktail-style dresses to designs by Mac Duggal and Jovani.
"It was perfect," says Miller, describing the photo shoot. "I felt like I was playing dress up."
One of the dresses she picked out was a turquoise Jovani dress that she wore the next day to the Miss Virginia United States pageant on April 7.
"The No. 1 thing is that you have to feel comfortable in it," she says.
Miller says the customer service also makes shopping at Deja Vu rewarding.
"I'll get my national dress when I hand over the crown in July from them," she says, referring to the national pageant July 2-8.
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Comic Book Legends Revealed: Claremont's Secret X-Men Return
Did Chris Claremont secretly return to the X-Men books in 1999? Did Steve Ditko seriously turn down a chance to adapt Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" as a comic book? Plus, a strange Peanuts rumor!
Line It Is Drawn: Rock and Roll Superheroes!
This week, our artists drew your suggestions for superheroes joining famous rock and roll groups! Wonder Woman in the Eurythmics, Batman in Black Sabbath, Rage Against the Machine Man and much more!
How Did DC Comics Exit the Mod Wonder Woman Era?
In CSBG's latest spotlight on how comics drop unwanted plotlines, Abandoned Love, Brian Cronin looks at how DC Comics handled the end of the short-lived "Mod" era of Wonder Woman.
Comic Book Easter Eggs: G.I. Joe Easter Eggs
In their latest spotlight on comic book easter eggs, CSBG takes a look at a series of G.I. Joe in-jokes, including guest appearances by Spider-Man, Astro Boy, Flaming Carrot and more!
Abandoned & Forsaked: Betty Banner's Death - Fastest Retcon Ever?
In his latest spotlight on abandoned and retconned plot lines, CSBG's Brian Cronin takes a look at the death and cremation of Betty Banner, possibly the quickest retcon in comics history!
"Are You Man -- Or Fiend From Hell?" & More Cool Comic Book Moments
CSBG's collection of cool comic book moments includes the resolution of the first dramatic confrontation between Batman and the grandfather of Damian Wayne, Ra's Al Ghul!
A Collection of Interconnected Comic Book Covers!
CSBG's newest feature collects interconnected comic book covers, like the recent three-part Marvel NOW! "Avengers" cover from Dustin Weaver and Ed Benes' two-part cover for "Justice League of America #1."
The Line It Is Drawn - A Pun-derful Tribute to Peter David
In honor of the great Peter David, the Line this week features pun-themed superheroes and villains, from Abra Kadaver to Snowclone to the battle between Rick O'Shae and the replicating More Man.
COMMITTED: Lemire Discusses Keeping John Constantine "Real"
CSBG's resident concerned John Constantine fan Sonia Harris spoke with incoming "Constantine" writer Jeff Lemire about his take on the character in the DCU and taking on the legacy of the Vertigo staple.
Why "Young Avengers" Is the Future of Superhero Comics
After giving the first issue of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's "Young Avengers" five-stars, Kelly Tompson further explains why she feels the Marvel NOW! series represents the future of superhero comics.
When Silver Age Lois Lane Met Someone With More Issues Than Her
Silver Age Lois Lane is well known for her strange behavior (typically in an attempt to prove Clark Kent is Superman). Today, meet a man from the Silver Age who makes Lois Lane seem completely normal in comparison.
Is "Europe" Just A Codename for Green Goblins' Deaths?
In the latest installment of ABANDONED AN' FORSAKED, CSBG explores the death and "resurrection" of Harry Osborn, including the strange way that both Harry and Norman Osborn spent their supposed "deaths" in Europe.
"Spider-Man Unmasked!" & More Comic Book Patterns
CSBG's collection of recurring comic book patterns includes Hulk complaining about puny humans, other characters picking up Thor's hammer and the latest edition -- Spider-Man's secret identity seemingly being revealed.
Brian Wood's "X-Men" Gives Promise to Female Leads Everywhere
In her latest segment of SHE HAS NO HEAD, Kelly Thompson explores the announcement of Brian Wood & Olivier Coipel's new "X-Men" title, comparing how far mainstream comics have come in handling female-driven superhero comics.
Comic Book Legends Revealed: Fellini's "Flash Gordon," Allred's "X-Force"
Did famed filmmaker Federico Fellini really write an Italian bootleg Flash Gordon comic in the late '30s? Did Charlton Comics get its start in a PRISON? And where's Mike Allred's "X-Force" character The Horn?
That Time the Metal Men Responded to Reader Complaints
CSBG examines the bizarre Silver Age story where the Metal Men sought out new foes in response to actual letters from readers complaining that their enemies were getting too repetitive.
Comic Book Easter Eggs: Leinil Francis Yu & Hidden Howard the Ducks
In CSBG's latest Easter egg spotlight, check out superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu's devotion to getting Howard the Duck some attention, even if it is just from Yu sneaking him into the backgrounds of comics.
"Even X-Men Can't Survive Cremation, Right?" & More Abandoned Stories
CSBG examines abandoned comic book stories & ideas that were explained away by later writers, including this week's edition, the revelation that although he died and was cremated, Colossus is still among the living.
Comics Book Legends Revealed - Lois Lane, Shade the Changing Man
This week, was Lois Lane based on Jerry Siegel's wife? Plus, who was the original killer in "Countdown to Infinite Crisis" and did Peter Milligan plan to end "Shade, the Changing Man" earlier than DC wanted?
The Line It Is Drawn: Memorable Moments in Marvel History
In honor of Stan Lee's recent 90th birthday, the Line this week depicts memorable moments from Marvel's Silver Age, like the first Hulk/Thing fight, the arrival of the Silver Surfer and "Spider-Man: No More!"
The Strange Tale of Superboy's Robot Pimp
CSBGs latest strange comic book story spotlights the time Superboy's robot teacher worked as his robo-pimp to teach the young hero some sort of strange lesson. This needs to be seen to be believed!
"Cyclops, Magneto Foreshadow Bendis' 'Uncanny X-Men'" & More Blasts From the Past
CSBG's new recurring feature spotlights moments from past comics that read differently today than they did back then. The latest is a conversation between Cyclops & Magneto that takes on a new meaning considering recent Marvel events.
"Green Goblin's Glider Impaling Himself Has to Kill Him, Right?" & More Abandoned Stories
CSBG examines comic book stories & ideas that were abandoned and then explained away by later writers, including the latest addition, the revelation Green Goblin did not actually die the same time Gwen Stacy did.
Comic Book Legends Revealed: "Peanuts," "Cable" & Hurricane Sandy
Did Supergirl creator Al Plastino draw months worth of "Peanuts" strips in case Charles Schulz got ill, or were the motivations behind the strips more sinister? And did an issue of "Cable" correctly predict Hurricane Sandy?
The Line It Is Drawn: Lesser-Known Marvel NOW! Titles
The Line it is Drawn returns for the New Year with a collection of lesser-known Marvel NOW! first issues like Batroc, Beta Ray Bill, Squadron Supreme, Planet Terry and more!
Comic Book Easter Eggs: Ripley Killed by an Alien in "Spider-Woman?"
In CSBG's latest comic book Easter eggs, Chris Claremont pays homage to "Alien" in an issue of "Spider-Woman," a familiar prison number is used in "Robin" and popular British comic characters appear in "Batman!"
"So When Exactly Did Lex Luthor & Clark Kent Meet?" & More Abandoned Comic Book Stories
CSBG examines comic book stories & ideas that were abandoned and explained away by later writers, including the latest addition, the return of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor's Smallville connection after "Crisis" erased it.
Comic Book Legends Revealed: Jackie O, Comic Book Editor?
In the final installment of CSBG's three-part 400th edition celebration, learn how Jackie Onassis was once the world's most famous comic book editor! Plus, the strange story of how Adam Strange first met the Justice League!
"People Other Than Thor Lifting Mjolnir" & More Comic Book Patterns
CSBG's collection of recurring comic book events includes the most recent addition, all the times when Marvel characters other than Thor lifted his enchanted hammer, Mjolnir.
Comic Book Legends Revealed: Was Alan Moore Going to Write Superman?
In the second installment of CSBG's three-part 400th edition celebration, discover if Alan Moore was originally going to continue writing Superman after "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"
Comic Book Legends Revealed: Ditko, Osborn and the Green Goblin
In the first of CSBG's three-part 400th edition celebration, learn whether Steve Ditko really disagreed with Norman Osborn being the Green Goblin! Plus, how did the Son of Sam investigation lead to DC Comics' offices?
Remember When the Punisher Was A Supernatural Avenging Angel?
In the debut of their new feature spotlighting notable dropped storylines, CSBG takes a look at the short-lived stint in the 1990s when the Punisher died and was resurrected as a supernatural avenging angel.
Comic Book Easter Eggs: Alfred Hitchcock Meets the New Mutants
In an all-New Mutants edition of Comic Book Easter Eggs, we spotlight cameos by Bill Sienkiewicz and Jackson Guice of famous people in the pages of "New Mutants," from Alfred Hitchcock to Nexus and more!
When We First Met: The Cast of "Sandman"
Before we begin the New Year, CSBG looks back at the debuts of the cast of "Sandman," from Dream to Cain to Abel to Lucien to Death, they're all here!
"Spider-Man... No More!" & More Comic Book Patterns
The latest addition to CSBG's collection of comic book patterns is in honor of Peter Parker's tenure as Spider-Man ending in "Amazing" #700, and focuses on additional instances of Peter being Spider-Man... no more!
"So Where Was Superman Born?" & Other Abandoned Comic Book Stories
Every week, CSBG examines comic book stories & ideas that were abandoned and explained away by later writers, including the latest addition, the depiction of Superman's birth after DC's "Crisis on Infinite Earths!"
Comic Book Legends Revealed - Comic Creators Vs. The Government
This week, did Charles Schulz really write a famous "Peanuts" strip criticizing the IRS? Did the FBI really investigate Walt Kelly's "Pogo" for hidden subversive messages? Find out the answers and more!
"Chuck Norris" #1: The Greatest Steve Ditko Comic?
With "Amazing Spider-Man" ending, the book Steve Ditko launched fifty years ago, CSBG takes a look at another comic book Ditko launched, celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of "Chuck Norris and the Karate Commandos" #1!
When We First Met: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
With their key role in the Avengers and their upcoming television series, CSBG spotlights the first appearances of the various notable members of S.H.I.E.L.D., from Nick Fury to Maria Hill to Phil Coulson.
CSBG's 2012 Golden Age Advent Calendar Comes to an End
It's Christmas Eve, which means CSBG's Advent Calendar is done! Check out the completed calendar for loads of Golden Age Christmas comic fun!
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Certification regulations effective January 2012, establish a requirement that educators who receive ratings of 'Developing' or 'Ineffective' must participate in professional development for the renewal of their certificates. The Certification Renewal Audit System is the system that RIDE uses to monitor the completion of required professional development hours based on educator evaluation ratings for certification renewal. An educator who is selected for a Certification Renewal Audit is required to submit evidence of professional development.
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