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The man behind Scream! the breakthrough Hong Kong indie-electro club night and one half of husband and wife DJ tag team boy-v-girl, Asim is a DJ and promoter hailing from Manchester, UK and currently residing in Hong Kong.
Since starting early 2009 Scream! has taken the HK dance scene by storm, the combination of catchy electro basslines with the raw energy of indie-dance all tempered with popy vocals and synth fuelled madness grabbed the attention of weary HK party goers. Crossing the traditional genre barriers Scream! has attracted a diverse fanbase from both the mainstream and underground scenes with equal passion.
With support from the local media in less than a year the club night grew to become a staple in the Hong Kong scene.
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The Contemporary Medical Care and Health Policy Collection Subject Guide is an annotated list of personal papers and organization records in Manuscripts and Archives which document the development, evolution, and politics of health care and health policy in the United States during the twentieth century.
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This guide provides summary information and finding aid links for archival collections on the topic of western medicine in China from the Divinity School Library, Manuscripts and Archives, and the Medical Historical Library, all part of the Yale University Library. The guide was created as part of the collaborative Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950 project.
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An annotated list of personal papers and organization records in Manuscripts and Archives related to gender, sexuality, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives and culture. The guide, though not comprehensive, lists the most substantive sources.
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I've been a customer of Suddenlink now for about five months with nothing but great things to report so far. I was surprised to find a cable company who was so eager to help me setup with them that I thought I may have called the wrong number or perhaps I was just dreaming! I think most Americans at this point are growing used to the abuse that comes from the other big named cable companies that we simply expect it to happen from all of them. It's not like we've had the luxury of experiencing the freedom of choices when it comes to choosing which provider we want.
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Lewis: Even NFL's non-event becomes big news
|Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, right, scores the game-winning goal past St. Louis Blues goalie Ryan Miller during overtime in Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Friday, April 25, 2014, in St. Louis. The Blackhawks one 3-2. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
While we let the fact settle in that former UConn basketball players have made around $1 billion playing in the NBA (no need now to dwell on how much the coaches in Storrs have made), let's take a stroll around a rather busy sports environ:
There is no sports league that does a better job of creating news and buzz when there is none than the NFL.
This week's example was the release of the 2014 schedule. Not a game. Not a player trade. Not a new coach. The schedule.
It was hard to tell what was more amusing, the network specials on the night of the release (although we give a pass here to the NFL Network, which can't start talking NBA playoffs); the tweets the day before barking about "Breaking: NFL will release schedule Wednesday!", or the tweets the night of the big nonevent with "leaked" schedules.
It was almost this bad:
"Sources: The Republican-American has learned that each team will play 16 games!"
So, now we have the schedule, which has been analyzed from top to bottom and left to right. Strongest. Weakest. Oddest. Toughest. Easiest. You name it and someone somewhere has broken it down.
In fact, that might be the only redeeming value of this big announcement: fans going through their team's schedule trying to decide the final record.
Win, loss, win, win, win (but not on the road), loss, win ... and before you know it, your favorite team is either in the playoffs or looking for a new coach. All that, and it's still April.
For yuks and giggles, I did this the other day for the Patriots and the Cowboys, and got results that probably won't be too far off: 13-3 and 9-7.
- At this moment, you can safely say that the American Athletic Conference is the greatest college league ever created. A BCS bowl win and national champions in both men's and women's basketball? Fantastic.
But nearly daily we are reminded of why UConn being left without a chair during conference realignment was (and will be) such a big deal. Two examples from this week:
1. The five power conferences representing 65 schools earned the right to basically create their own NCAA, leaving everyone else aside. UConn is probably No. 66 on that list.
2. The Big Ten projects that each school will earn around $40 million annually from the next TV contract the league signs. The current AAC deal is for less than half of that annually ... for the whole league.
- NHL playoff action is among the best entertainment values on the sporting calendar, but these night games are tricky.
Once you invest in a game late into the third period, you're committed. Overtimes come, overtimes go and you really can't leave the game no matter how tired you might be.
Friday night, I was excited about the Blackhawks and Blues going to OT when my wife reminded me that I never see the end of these games since I fall asleep. At that point, I was forced to admit that my record of witnessing game-winning goals was "mixed" at best.
But it's not for a lack of desire ... it's just late.
- Don't miss the biggest sporting event on the schedule today, when Liverpool hosts Chelsea with a chance to cement (if not quite seal) a Premier League championship. Big.
- After watching some live high school baseball this past week, I wondered how I ever got a hit when I played. They throw that ball fast. And softball? Forget it.
It's a wonder any player can get a hit off a pitcher such as Seymour's Raeanne Geffert or Oxford's Ashley Guillette (both of whom I saw in person).
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I'm sure by now you've heard of the strange splash screen that has appeared on Blizzard's major websites, and seen the progression from day 1 to day 2, and read our report on it here at WoW Insider. As expected, a new splash screen has just appeared on Blizzard's main site.
This time, a large chunk of the ice in the middle of the picture seems to have broken away. Unfortunately, we still can't make out much of anything through the ice, though we've already had a tipster or two comment to say that it may be the night sky. If so, does that mean we're inside some sort of icy tomb or cavern looking out? There's also a new rune located in the bottom left hand corner of the breaking ice. The meaning of the new rune is still up in the air. Diabloii.net points out that it looks a lot like a Protoss symbol found on the official Starcraft 2 site.
You can see the image, as well as the newest piece of that strange purple monster image, in our splash screen gallery below.
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Shark Finning Banned in U.S. Waters
In a culmination of years of work by Oceana and our allies, Congress has ended shark finning in U.S. waters with the passage today of the Shark Conservation Act.
This morning the U.S. House approved the Senate version of the Shark Conservation Act (passed yesterday), which now goes to President Obama to be signed into law.
Shark finning is the brutal practice of slicing off a shark's fins, often for use in shark fin soup, an Asian delicacy. The shark -- sometimes still alive -- is thrown back into the water to bleed to death. In addition, without the fins attached, many sharks can't be identified, which further impedes management.
Sharks have been swimming the world's oceans for more than 400 million years and as apex predators, they play a vital role in maintaining the health of ocean ecosystems. But due to their slow growth rate and low level of reproduction, sharks are especially vulnerable to pressure from human exploitation. Many shark populations have declined to levels where they are unable to perform their roles as top predators in the ecosystem.
This is an enormous victory for sharks and for the oceans. Huge thanks to all of you who have taken action over the years to help make this happen! You can thank your Representatives and Senators for protecting sharks, too.
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Victory! Senate Passes Shark Finning Bill
Yet another victory today, if you can believe it. In a last minute vote, the U.S. Senate passed the Shark Conservation Act, which will end shark finning in U.S. waters.
Each year, commercial fishing gear kills more than 100 million sharks worldwide – including tens of millions for just their fins, for use in shark fin soup. Landing sharks with their fins still attached allows for better enforcement and data collection for stock assessments and quota monitoring.
The Shark Conservation Act improves the existing law originally intended to prevent shark finning, and it also allows the U.S. to take action against countries whose shark finning restrictions are not as strenuous. The passage of this bill signals the U.S.'s ongoing commitment to shark conservation.
Only one step stands in the way of this bill becoming law -- it returns to the House for one final vote to accept the Senate's version of the legislation. We're almost there…
Thanks to all of you who helped us -- and the sharks -- get this far!
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Five Ways to Help Protect Sharks
You know that sharks are in trouble around the world. Their populations are crashing as a result of overfishing, shark finning and bycatch, and the oceans are suffering as a result.
So this shark week, what can you do to help save sharks? Here are five ways. Have other suggestions? Let us know in the comments.
1. Tell Congress to stop shark finning
The Shark Conservation Act would end shark finning in U.S. waters and make us world leaders in shark conservation. Tell your Senators to support shark protections by passing this bill.
Not only is it ecologically irresponsible to serve shark meat, it is also unhealthy. Since they are at the top of the ocean food chain, sharks bioaccumulate high amounts of mercury. For women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, this is especially dangerous. The bottom line? Stay away from shark meat.
Yes, sharks can be soft and cuddly -- when you adopt one from Oceana. When you adopt a hammerhead shark, you'll receive a hammerhead stuffed animal with a personalized adoption certificate, and your donation will help our work to protect them.
4. Educate yourself and others about sharks
There are dozens of species of sharks, from toothy great whites to filter-feeding whale sharks. The more you learn about these creatures, the more you will love them. So educate yourself and your loved ones -- especially the shark-fearing ones.
5. Spread the word: We should be scared for sharks
As our shark spokeswoman, January Jones, said in her PSA, we shouldn't be scared of sharks, we should be scared for them. Spread this message on Facebook and Twitter -- and any other way you know how.
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Jackie Savitz Discusses Dispersants on CNN
Oceana campaign director Jackie Savitz discussed the dangers of dispersants on CNN's "The Situation Room" last night, check it out:
And tomorrow she will testify before the full Senate Environment & Public Works Committee about the known effects of dispersants. Savitz will offer her perspective on use of Corexit, and will argue that dispersant use is "the lesser of two evils."
Ted Danson to Testify on Fishing Subsidies
Actor and Oceana board member Ted Danson will testify before a Congressional subcommittee hearing tomorrow about the negative impact of fishing subsidies on the oceans.
In the hearing, entitled Marine Wealth: Promoting Conservation and Advancing American Exports, Danson will describe how government subsidies negatively affect the oceans and global seafood market, and he'll explain why sustainable fishing is necessary to preserve ocean health and jobs.
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Help Us Hit 100K Signatures!
So far more than 96,000 people have signed our petition to stop offshore drilling. That's nothing to sneeze at by any means, so thanks to everyone who has signed so far!
We still have quite a ways to go to reach our goal of 500,000 signers, though. Let's start by reaching the 100K mark -- add your name to the growing list and then spread the word via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail if you haven't already.
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Join Hands Across the Sand on June 26th
This coming Saturday, June 26th, thousands of people will join hands -- literally -- on beaches around the world in opposition to offshore drilling. Will you be one of them?
Hands Across the Sand isn't about politics. It's about protecting our oceans, coastal economies and marine life from the disastrous effects of offshore drilling.
Participating is easy. Just go to your beach on June 26 at 11 AM in your time zone. Form lines in the sand and at 12:00, join hands. It's a peaceful, simple way to send a message to state legislators, Governors, Congress and President Obama: It's time to end offshore drilling and transition to clean energy.
The movement started in Florida this past February, when thousands of Floridians representing 60 towns and cities and over 90 beaches joined hands to protest the efforts by the Florida Legislature and the US Congress to lift the ban on oil drilling in the near and off shores of Florida.
Check out this video from the event:
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Join hands with us and draw a line in the sand against offshore oil drilling.
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Ted Danson On Offshore Drilling - in 1991
I thought it was prescient when Oceana board member Ted Danson testified before Congress early last year about the dangers of offshore drilling. Now, in the midst of the biggest oil disaster in U.S. history, Ted has become one of the most visible critics of the oil industry and its false promises, most recently with an appearance on Larry King Live last week.
Ted's ocean activism goes farther back than the oil disaster, of course. I dug up a newspaper story about Ted's first appearance before Congress in April 1991. Still at the height of Cheers fame, Ted is introduced thusly:
"Gone was the carefully blown-dried hair, the red Corvette and the babe-seeking wandering eye of the country's most famous bartender: Cheer's [sic] star Ted Danson wanted to be taken seriously when he told Congress that President Bush's Energy Policy basically stinks."
The article, written with some skepticism about a Hollywood star's place in the halls of Congress, quoted Rep. Wayne Allard, who compared the amount of oil spilled into the oceans to "the teaspoon or so of gas that dribbles down the side of cars at the gas pump. 'Is that an unacceptable risk?' Allard asked."
Nearly twenty years later, it's not hard to tell who was vindicated by history, even if it's a bitter victory. As Ted said then about our energy policy: "It ain't working, guys. Something's got to change."
To view a PDF of the entire newspaper page, including a vintage photo of Paul and Linda McCartney debuting her frozen-foods line, click here.
Oceana to Congress: No New Drilling
Yesterday Oceana Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist Mike Hirshfield testified about the costs of offshore drilling before the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Here's an excerpt of his testimony:
"Mr. Chairman, I wish you didn't have to hold this hearing. For years, the oil industry has told us all that offshore drilling was safe. They repeatedly downplayed the risks and oversold the benefits. They tried to convince us that catastrophes like the Deepwater Drilling Disaster could never happen. I could easily fill my time with embarrassing industry quotes (like these.) I will spare you that.
We now hear calls for action to ensure that "this will never happen again." We all wish that could be the case. But let's be honest, we know another offshore oil drilling disaster will happen, caused by another unexpected combination of technological failure and human error. The industry is asking us to play a game of environmental roulette, and they are taking aim at a long list of targets. Will we see oil foul the beaches of the Atlantic seaboard next? The Pacific? The Arctic?
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Oceana Chief Scientist to Testify on Offshore Drilling
Breaking news this morning: A Coast Guard official says the "top kill" maneuver has stopped the oil leak that has been gushing into the gulf for more than a month, though engineers still have to seal the well permanently with cement before they deem it a success.
And more good news -- President Obama will announce today that he is extending the moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells for six more months.
Meanwhile, this morning Oceana Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist Mike Hirshfield will testify about the costs of offshore drilling before the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Arcade emulator iMAME punted out of App Store
Fans of vintage arcade games know that the popular and free emulation tool MAME (stands for "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator") can be used to recreate the experience of classic coin-op and console videogames on PCs, Macs and jailbroken iOS devices. The catch, of course, is that in order to r...
Jailbreak app iMAME4All adds iCade support
The latest version of iMAME4All, a jailbreak app that lets you play retro arcade games on your iOS device, added support for the iCade desktop arcade cabinet for the iPad. It lets you play any MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) compatible ROM on your iCade and opens it up to a variety of p...
iPhone MAME project launched
I'm pretty sure that, with this link, we've hit all the basic retrogaming points for the iPhone (wait-- can I play Nethack on it yet?). Yes, iphone-sdl-mame aims to bring all of your MAME favorites to Apple's latest endeavor. Like all of the other projects we've covered, it's open source, unofficial...
NES emulator for the iPod
First it was Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man, and now the enterprising geeks at the iPod Linux project have written a NES emulator for the iPod. So far, Megaman, Spiderman, Skate Or Die and Guerilla War work fine, while Tetris, Super Mario Brothers and a few others are still a bit crash-tastic. If you've g...
Pac Mac/Ms. Pac Man on your iPod
Forget Breakout. Those industrious folks at the iPodLinux Project have gotten Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man to run on their 5G iPods, as well as their nanos. It's actually an iPod port of the MAME project, and it just looks fantastic. I may have to install Linux on my 'Pod just so I can check this out. [V...
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2013 Merlot, Montagne Noire, Vin de Pays d'Oc, Foncalieu(6x75cl)
Deep in colour with intense aromas of ripe berries and pepper. Welcoming red fruits are detected on the palate accompanied by silky tannins: immensely quaffable and very versatile.
2011 Meres Pinot Noir, Kooyong(6x75cl)
Bright blood-maroon colour. Possibly a little more masculine than other recent releases of this wine, this has the pretty, aromatic red fruits of Meres but with an unusual depth and meaty complexity. Dusty herbs and focussed red fruits frame the palate and are carried by the site's classic silkiness to length.
2013 Carignan Vin de France, La Cadence(6x75cl)
A bright cherry red colour packed with red berry aromas and hint of nutmeg. The palate is full-bodied and fruity.
2013 Estate Pinot Noir, Humberto Canale Patagonia(6x75cl)
This wine has an attractive garnet colour. On the nose there are notes of spice and candied fruit with nuances of fresh red berries such as strawberries and cherries. Its ageing in oak is emphasised with a smoky vanilla aroma. In the mouth, it is delicate in body, with soft tannins and ripe red fruit flavour and a long persistent finish.
2012 Ariel Cabernet Sauvignon, J. Lohr(12x75cl)
ARIEL oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon offers aromas of black currants, cherry, blueberries and chocolate, with soft tannins and a dry finish.
2012 Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Evocelles, Domaine Lucien Boillot(6x75cl)
The bouquet exudes oak and charm. Rich and mouthfilling with great persistence. The fullness hides the steely core at first. Approachable young but worth keeping.
2012 Red Angel IGT, Pinot Nero, Vinnaioli Jermann(6x75cl)
Fragrant, with rich blueberries and fruits of the forest on the nose, this is an elegant, round and velvety Pinot Noir with loganberry-fruit character and cherryish undertones filling out the medium bodied, succulent palate.
2010 Haven Pinot Noir, Kooyong(6x75cl)
Spicy, smokey, gamey aromas, leavened in the mouth with hints of anise and heather over succulent black cherry fruit. Well-structured, with richness and a warm, enveloping texture.
2011 Pinot Noir, Madfish(6x75cl)
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HELP!We have had our Samsung DLP TV for 2yrs 11months when all of a sudden white dots started to appear on the screen.
Does anyone know of a recall or a lawsuit that is going on so we can join. We Called Samsung and they just basically blew us off and told us our warranty was up and there is nothing they could do. I even spoke to the manager at Samsung. We still have a copy of the reciept and a transaction record.
I have a photo and a transaction # that shows I contacted Samsung.
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anon Jan 15
I have the HL61A750 I purchased in 2008. I did not get any offer for a new chip. I called Samsung and they stated that this model is not under recall and would not be repaired. I would be liable for an "out of warranty service call" if I wanted it fixed. They would not acknowledge that this TV had a chip problem and stated there are no issues with this model. You only need to put the model in google to find a plethora of people with white dot issues. I am now awaiting a supervisor to call me back within two days.
Nick Sep 22, 2013 Miami, Florida
Samsung is aware of bad DMD chips being sold as part of defective nature over a couple of years. They only fix certain models free of charge because they sold many of them and have HAD a certain quantity of these chips on hand (spare parts). They no longer offer free replacement on HL61A750 models. So next time you buy Samsung HD TV make sure you purchase a DMD chip that you will have to replace a few years later.0 0 Reply
Bub Sep 17, 2013 Fairmont, West Virginia
I have 61 inch Samsung bought in March 2010,called Samsung last Thursday Sept. 12 2013 and Service Tech came Sept? 17 2013 one time fix ...FREE!!!!!! Had about 10 dots got home just as he finished and works great no dots! Also i had no warranty! My bad.... it was purched in 2008 March years old!0 0 Reply
Bub Sep 17, 2013 Fairmont, West Virginia
Mine is model HL_T6176S Fixed it one time fix free,today Sept 17 2013. it was bought in March 2010 and had no warranty!Replaced chip.0 0 Reply
JReese Sep 12, 2013
I have white dots all over my television.... I've also contacted Samsung.... Mine of course is not one of the models that they are fixing for free. A CRS made the mistake of telling me that if I was firm enough with the escalated customer service rep, that, in the past people have gotten their televisions repaired, free of charge. I commented without cursing, on their Samsung TV USA.... even responded to other posts, my experience. They banned me from posting or commenting on their page. Nothing says, You're right... wer're wrong... and we don't care.... like banning a customer who has lined their pockets. My new television is on order.... It's NOT a Samsung... nor will I ever purchase anything from them again.0 0 Reply
angie Jul 24, 2013 Katy, Texas
I was having the same problem in the beginning of the year and I called 1-800-SAMSUNG and the representative said that it was covered under the white dot issue and that a technician would be sent to my house in a couple of days. The technician came and replaced the DLP chip at no cost to me and I was happy about that, but now here it is 3 months later and the dots are back!I just got off the phone with Samsung rep again and she said same thing, "technician will be there in a couple of days at no cost" Wondering if this is gonna be a routine...0 0 Reply
TVLESS Jul 14, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
I just spoked to 2 people regarding my problem. They refused to give me their Emp ID. Their names were Kenya A. & Gervarya. " Oh your particular model was not recalled ". But yet I am having the same problems with the white multiplying dots as everyone else. I would never buy a Samsung product again!!!!
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TVLESS Jul 14, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
I am having the same problem with my 60in Samsung. How can people pay this much for a TV and have these problems less than 2 yrs after purchasing it? THe TV I grew up with in my family's home is still working. I purchared it at Conn's in Baton Rouge. Can someone PLEASE send or leave the number to the right people to talk to about this problem?0 0 Reply
RobthraX May 28, 2013 Tucker, Georgia
Just called Samsung - no push back at all - technician coming in 2 days to fix for free - DMD chip problem.
Samsung HL-T45675S
Bob Feb 14, 2013
My 50 inch DLP began getting the infamous white dots. I called support and was told my model HL50a650C was not part of the recall. I complained to higher ups and they told me they never received this complaint with my model, but agreed to send a new chip if I would pay to have it installed. The repairman showed up and installed the new chip. This replacement chip had more white dots then my original. This apparently is not as rare as I was told. The repairman put my original defective chip back in my tv.0 0 Reply
Silicon Valley Don to Bob Feb 15, 2013 San Jose, California
Like I said before, this design was a prototype at best.0 0 Reply
FRAD ALERT to Glenn Jan 25, 2013 Santa Clara, California
What size? What model? What age?
Samsung was fixing some LED Engines on some later models with the same bad design but not others.
This post smells like a Samsung Shill Review.
I wouldn't recommend or buy any Samsung product ever again.
Samsung has the worst customer service.
Kiki to Glenn Aug 07, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana
I'm going to call tomorrow. I hope I will be as pleased with results as you are. Keeping my fingers crossed.0 0 Reply
Happy but more aware now. Nov 23, 2012 Richmond, Virginia
My mom's TV is experiencing the same problems. White dots on a 50'' TV that seems to multiply daily. Thought about calling Samsung parts (3rd party provider) because I was sure the warranty was up and the TV need a new lamp. I decided to try calling 1-800-SAMSUNG and was quickly helped. They told me its a common problem and Samsung would offer a one-time fix free of charge. Set up an appointment with repairman with 24-48 hrs to replace chip. if chip is not problem we would be charged for visit. I guess i'll be happy when we find out if its the chip or not. Good luck ot everyone.1 0 Reply
china to Happy but more aware now. Dec 30, 2012 Dallas, Texas
I had the same problem didn't know wat was wrong with it,,till I read ur comment and finally decided to call Samsung after several months that my TV was just sitten in my room,,so thanks to Samsung my TV will be getting fixed free of charge,,,cause it was a chip that these older TVs r having these problems so thanks Samsung0 0 Reply
china to Happy but more aware now. Dec 30, 2012 Dallas, Texas
I had the same problem didn't know wat was wrong with it,,till I read ur comment and finally decided to call Samsung after several months that my TV was just sitten in my room,,so thanks to Samsung my TV will be getting fixed free of charge,,,cause it was a chip that these older TVs r having these problems so thanks Samsung0 0 Reply
FLBIRD Oct 03, 2012 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Same problem, white dots on DLP just started and seem to be spreading. Called Samsung and they quickly acknowledged the issue and admitted it was a common problem, but said that they would do nothing about it since out of warranty. They referred me to a local repair company.. couldn't hardly get Samsung DLP w/ white dots out of my mouth before they jumped in and said I had a bad chip and quoted a price ($450). Obviously a widespread issue.. easy google search produces plenty of results... but nothing you can do. Amazing how you cannot even get 4-5 years out of a TV these days. Typical garbage service these big companies offer. New TV in my future, wont be Samsung.0 0 Reply
Mr. Pissed off Oct 02, 2012 Germantown, Maryland
HL61A750 Models also 61" seem to be in their no-cover list!
If you have a 2008 model or later, you won't have coverage. Not to mention that the 4 year warranty purchased at Best Buy kicks on and parallel to manufacturer's warranty. We are making these guys rich with all the piece meal robery approach!
Cannot recommend Samsung, but cannot recommend Best Buy either, one with a law-suit and the other one about to go out of business.
Pleases with Samsung to Mr. Pissed off Feb 13, 2013 Dallas, Texas
I chatted with a Samsung rep online yesterday about the same problem. I have a 2007 HL-T6176S DLP tv and they are replacing the DMD/DLP chip at no cost. You might want to check back with them as they might have updated the coverage list.0 0 Reply
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Well after a few months of rumours its finally been announced that the in-production The Hobbit movies will now be a trilogy rather than 'just' two films. I was already bewildered at how The Hobbit was going to be two films- the 'why' was simple enough, it was an obvious ploy to double the box-office takings/DVD sales/Cable TV sales. Turning it into three films just makes it all patently obvious. It's just an excuse for everybody involved -Studio, cast, crew, director, EVERYBODY- to milk the last possible dregs out of the Tolkien cashcow.
If they were to have stated that they were keeping The Hobbit to two films but adding another Tolkien-based film for release a year later, and calling it something else, then fair enough I'd give them the benefit of the doubt but this is just ridiculous. It smacks of a Studio that made a fortune off the LOTR trilogy trying to maximise the profit haul. The Hobbit a trilogy? Who are they trying to fool? The book is a simple children's fairytale and vastly different in tone, scope and length to The Lord Of The Rings. It would have made a nice little fun movie to accompany the rather darker and epic LOTR trilogy. But Peter Jackson, who managed to inflate King Kong from a simple and short 'thirties b&w adventure flick into a huge action/romance/monster epic just doesn't seem to know when to stop. My worry is that his King Kong, which was an 'okay' movie when all is said and done, had little in common with the original film other than the fact it starred a giant ape, and The Hobbit may well suffer the same fate: that the final bloated trilogy of original tale and Tolkien appendices etc will have little in common with the simple charm of the original Tolkien book.
Commerce versus art. To think each of the three Hobbit movies will no doubt get multiple (theatrical and later extended) DVD/Blu-ray releases just makes the stink even worse.
Makes George Luca$ seem something of an amateur, and didn't think I'd ever be saying that about the milking of a franchise!
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Here's some bang up to date box office figures for the curious; all figures are worldwide gross. Doesn't really mean anything, as I'm loathe to equate a film's quality with its box office returns, but there's a few interesting tidbits-
Prometheus has grossed $300,258,261 on a budget of $130 million. So it likely broke even and slipped into minor profit, depending on what the marketing costs were, and no doubt cable/DVD/Blu-ray will add to the coffers in the Autumn. Enough to greenlight a sequel? Hard to say, but in truth the film did rather well for an 'R'-rated picture; had it been a PG-13 or something it likely would have earned much more (and to be honest I can't recall much intense horror in the film anyway other than the last third of the script). The studio may well be wondering what might have been, had they released a pg-13 version at cinemas and let Ridley produce the 'R version for home video. I guess if Ridley could agree to a lower-cert sequel it'd be a safer bet. I just hope its done enough to warrant investing in a Directors Cut for 2013 that may fix issues with the film. And yes, I'd like to see a sequel, see where Ridley goes with it. Another scriptwriter though, please…
John Carter has grossed $282,778,100… a tidy sum that's surprisingly not far shy of Prometheus' gross. And yet John Carter is perceived as a monster failure? Well, the film's budget of $250 million has much to do with that, as it would have likely needed to take in something above $500 million to clear its costs. But it clearly found an audience, just a pity the film-makers couldn't have reined in the films budget- I've said it before and I'll say it again; Hollywood needs to come back down to Earth as regards the budgets of its big movies. Surely a John Carter movie costing $130 million like Prometheus wouldn't have looked all that different from how it turned out? A little less cgi wouldn't have been such a bad thing. Shame really, as I really liked the film anyway and would have loved to have seen it launch a franchise. John Carter was the nearest thing to a Star Wars movie for many years (it was everything the prequels weren't) and I'd have loved to have seen those characters in further adventures. Well, there's obviously no way a sequel will appear, and indeed its one film I can confidently predict will never get the remake treatment (at least until James Cameron makes another Avatar movie). Still, Disney's post-John Carter bank balance woes was no doubt somewhat saved by….
The Avengers (or Avengers Assemble for us here in old Blighty), which all on its own rescued Disney's bacon, grossing a mind-boggling $1,459,756,789. That's a lot of digits to type in and just crazy money when you really think about it, I mean it was a good movie, but that good? Well, it clicked with everyone, it seems, and no doubt partly had both the 3D ticket prices and ample return viewings to thank for its success (I really can't see many people returning to see Prometheus, for instance, but a film like The Avengers clearly had fans revisiting its pleasures). On a budget of $220 million I guess Disney execs were rather worried following John Carter's numbers, and clearly indicates the kind of success that John Carter was aspiring to.
The Amazing Spider-man (the one film here I haven't seen yet) has so far grossed $616, 161,774 with plenty of wind in its sails just yet. On a budget around $230 million its slipped well into profit and no doubt further adventures are on the way.
Is it just me though that thinks these budgets are getting somewhat crazy? It makes Ridley's comparatively pedestrian-looking budget for Prometheus something to consider, as it was an impressive-looking movie. Is it all the cg fx spectacle that makes the films so expensive? I guess all the other films were very cg-intensive.
BLADE RUNNER titles music at last…. July 21, 2012Posted by ghostof82 in : Film General , add a comment
Very surprising news has arisen this week concerning the new Vangelis compilation, The Collection, that is released on CD next Monday (already the mp3 edition is out in some territories, but as an official Old Bugger I'll wait for the physical disc, thankyou). The track Blade Runner Main Titles that was assumed to be the same track previously released on both versions of the official soundtrack album has turned out to be somewhat different. Extended by a few minutes, it features the music from the film's 'proper' main title (heavy drum/bass reverbs with the main theme layered over)- this is music never released before, other than on bootlegs. I was always annoyed that the previous official releases of the soundtrack never featured this music, despite both having a track entitled Main Title- it has always been one of my favourite moments from the score. I will never forget sitting in the darkened cinema back in 1982, not having a clue what I was in for, and being instantly thrown into this darker than expected, dystopian vision by the foreboding Vangelis music that accompanied the films opening titles. Having it available officially at last is wonderful news, and the definitive Blade Runner music compilation just one more step closer. There's just one more piece that I really long for- the percusion/synth underscore when Deckard and Rachel talk in his kitchen (music triggered by Rachel saying "I'm not in the business, I am the business"; its a very moody and tense, fragile piece of music. Well. Maybe one day. We keep on getting closer to a 'proper' Blade Runner soundtrack release.
I well remember back in 1989 walking into a record store in Birmingham and seeing the Vangelis-Themes compilation up in the new releases display. Well, a new Vangelis release was always a pleasant and unusual surprise, especially back in those pre-internet days when news was scarce regards Vangelis so you never got any warning. But I cannot describe my mixture of shock and joy when I looked at the tracklist on the back of the CD case and noticed it included the End Titles and Love Theme from Blade Runner- the first time any of the Blade Runner soundtrack had been released. Well I think I had what is commonly referred to these days as a nerdgasm; really I was utterly floored by it.
Ever since the film was released with the 'available on polydor records & tapes' on the end credit crawl I had searched endlessly for the soundtrack album to no avail. It was only sometime later that I noticed in a short news item published in Fantastic Films the official confirmation that there would be no soundtrack album released after all. No-one really knows why the release was pulled, only that it was pretty much at the last minute and at Vangelis' behest. Various theories range from money wrangles, bitterness about how the editing of the film ended, industry politics…. the official word was that Vangelis was concerned at flooding the market with too many albums and becoming known more for soundtracks than his own studio work. I never bought that; this coming from the guy who, prior to Chariots Of Fire, would release two or even three albums in a year. There was always, I thought, something more to it. For myself I have always felt that, had Chariots of Fire not won him an Oscar or sold such huge numbers, we would have seen both a Blade Runner album and more studio work in the years since. Indeed, a cassette bootleg was doing the rounds at conventions following the films release that would likely indicate how the soundtrack would have turned out- possibly it was sourced from a promo copy of the actual album. Having never heard it I can't say, but the tracklist would seem to be a better album than any of those eventually released officially, and more of a 'traditional' soundtrack that fans were expecting and never got.
I was commuting to work back in 1994, passing time in a newsagents whilst waiting for my connecting train when I noticed a music trade newspaper/magazine with a headline about Vangelis releasing the Blade Runner soundtrack at last. Well that blew me away just as much as the Themes album had some five years before. By now it was twelve years following the films release and its box-office/critical failure, and thanks to VHS , network showings and discovery of the workprint version, the film was getting a new lease of life, culminating in the Directors Cut version of the film (as it turned out, it wasn't really a Directors Cut at all, but I digress). It was the period when the film changed from being a genuine cult, unloved and forgotten by everyone, into an established classic that was suddenly championed by all- it was like losing something somehow, something personal- suddenly the film had become everybody's.
Well, the film lost its annoying voiceover but in an annoying twist of fate the soundtrack gained the voiceover - Vangelis choosing to drop some music, add 'new' music and layer dialogue and fx over it all. Very irritating at the time, I can understand to an extent Vangelis' logic regards it being an album and a listening experience, but really, it was not the soundtrack I was looking for. Beyond the choice to hide music behind dialogue and fx, the choice of music was eccentric to say the least. The Main Title wasn't anything of the sort (rather it was the music that tracked the flight to the Pyramid) and how one earth Vangelis could leave out The Prodigal Son Brings Death, one of the highlights of the score, bafflled me completely. However it has to be said its a great album, with fantastic music that we thought would never be officially released at all; Blade Runner Blues, Tales Of The Future… painfully it seemed it was the best we would likely ever get. Interestingly, we never actually got the complete End Titles, as both the Themes version and the 1994 album version were edited versions, each also mixed differently (the Vangelis film original being a 7-minute track bafflingly shortened for both releases).
Fast-forward to 2007 and the film's 25th Anniversary. With Warner sorting out a new rights deal with the owners of the film, Ridley Scott managed to correct the erroneous belief that the Directors Cut was anything of the sort by creating The Final Cut, releasing it to much fanfare and even further reappraisal by the critical community. As part of the merchandising tie-ins on DVD and Blu-ray, another edition of the soundtrack was released, this time a 3-disc set. Trumpeted as the definitive release, there would be again a sting in the tail when it eventually saw the light of day. I'll be honest, back when news filtered on the 'net that Vangelis had created a 3-disc edition, I thought it was too good to be true, and I would be proved right. The first disc would be the 1994 album, dialogue and all, with a second disc of extra tracks (with some music not used in the final film) and a third disc of all-new music 'inspired' by the movie/original score. Truth be told, the second disc proved to be an excellent album of music familiar from the movie and other music that was sort-of 'prototype' score, which was a fascinating glimpse of how Vangelis worked out ideas and approached the soundtrack back in 1981. I'd have been happier had the first disc ditched the dialogue and fx and presented the music 'proper' but nevermind. As for the third disc, it was fine for a Vangelis album, but it was hardly a Blade Runner soundtrack. But of course, even across these three discs of material, some music remained unreleased, and in particular Vangelis chose not to release the 'proper' film's main titles music. After so many years and so many attempts at releasing the score, I decided that was that, and that the remaining material would never see the light of day beyond the bootlegs.
And yet here we are with the main titles at last being released on a new compilation. How strange is this odyssey of the Blade Runner score being released? Back when I was searching the albums in HMV in 1982 I would never have believed that some thirty years later some of it would still have yet to see the light of day,much of the music released only in piecemeal fashion over several releases. Maybe within ten more years the rest will see the light of day. Time will tell.
Where's the love for BRAINSTORM? July 14, 2012Posted by ghostof82 in : Film General , 2 comments
Where's the love for Brainstorm?
Brainstorm must have the most beautiful, visually arresting title sequence of any film I've seen. Over a screen of darkness pierced by glistening shards of static, a choir sings accompanied by rising strings, breaking into an orchestral climax as, in a burst of shimmering lights and spinning geometric shapes, the title 'BRAINSTORM' breaks onscreen, curving and expanding outwards as if in 3D. The image is simply breathtaking, always has been. Its beautiful work.
Mostly remembered for being Natalie Wood's last film (she died during its production), Brainstorm was a commercial and critical failure on its release and has been largely forgotten in the years since. Released now on Blu-ray, the disc is non-surprisingly barebones, just dumped on disc without hardly any consideration. But here is a film that deserves so much more; no matter how deeply flawed the film is, its one with great ideas, considerable ambition, and one hell of a story behind its making, seeing as it was Wood's last film and that it ended Douglas Trumbull's directorial career.
Two brilliant research scientists, Michael Brace (Christopher Walken) and Lillian Reynold s (Louise Fletcher), have developed a revolutionary device to record and share other people's experiences; sights, sounds, even feelings. The technology will revolutionise communications and has seemingly endless possibilities both good and bad. Michael's marriage to Karen (Natalie Wood), a product designer,has broken up, and they are in the process of selling their family home and parting forever when a breakthrough with the invention leads to Michael and Karen working together on developing a working prototype of the device. Demonstrations of the tech are given to the board and financers with great success but it comes under the scrutiny of military paymasters who decide to take over the project for military applications. Lillian Reynolds, already suffering ill health, is stressed by the developments and one night suffers a fatal heart attack in the laboratory- realising she is dying she puts on the device and records her final moments, the device still recording data after she has died. Michael decides he must play the tape Lillian left him, but his boss (Cliff Robertson) shuts him out of the project and outlaws the tape, the military taking over completely. Michael and Karen, reunited by a shared empathy gained through the tech prior to Lillians death, have to work together to thwart the military's schemes, and get access to the tape and play Lillians' post-death experience.
It's such an intriguing storyline, asking such amazing questions about identity, emotion, empathy and, yes, death. To its credit the film actually attempts to answer many of those questions and while it may fall short it should be championed for at least trying. In today's cgi-dominated fx era, the visual effects may have lost some of their impact but that shouldn't detract from the achievement back in the optical-fx days of bringing to the screen the post death experience of reliving ones life, experiencing a representation of hell, and a celestial rise towards a visualization of Heaven- in a mainstream Hollywood movie no less. But beyond the flashy visual fx spectacle there is a real drama here, albeit hampered by a flawed script and the production problems that would hinder the films completion for two years.
Brainstorm was also an attempt to actually advance motion picture technology, in both the filming and projection of the medium, in a similar way to how James Cameron did with Avatar in 3D many years later. Trumbull had developed a new filming technology named Showscan, which basically involved filming and projecting film at 60 frames per second. Trumbull had questioned why films continued after several decades to persist with the 24 fps standard, and found through experimentation that 60 fps was an optimum frame rate for fooling the human brain and creating images of astounding clarity. I remember back in the late 'seventies an interview with him in Starburst magazine that described the process and its advantages. Images were claimed to have an incredibly fluid, three-dimensional quality; imagery of the projection screen being pushed from behind actually looked like the screen was physically being pushed by someone behind the screen, rather than being a projected image of it. The costs however of completely revamping cameras and lenses and also cinema projection systems was highly prohibitive however, particularly back in a time when cinema attendances were struggling.
Trumbull intended Brainstorm to be a vehicle for the technology, filming ordinary scenes in 35mm at 24 fps as usual but then switching to 65mm Showscan at 60 fps for scenes of the Brainstorm device scenes, so that audiences would have suddenly heightened experiences intensifying the sequences. But the costs were simply too prohibitive, the technology perhaps just too far ahead of its time (now, some four decades later, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit is being filmed at higher fps with technology similar to Trumbull's original Showscan). Trumbull had to resort to a cut-down version of his original approach; he shot the objective "real world" sequences in 35mm with a 1.66:1 aspect ratio; the subjective "brainstorm" sequences were originated in 65mm and with a 2.20:1 ratio. Cinema presentations, particularly with 70mm prints, must have been quite impressive (albeit not as mindblowing as Trumbull originally intended); the 70mm and 35mm scope release prints had the 1.66:1 footage pillarboxed within the wide frame, the image suddenly opening up into full widescreen for the subjective shots .
The new Blu-ray attempts to recreate that cinema experience by showing the 35mm sequences pillarboxed (black borders above, below and either side) and only going 'proper' widescreen for the subjective shots. I also believe that the 35mm material was recorded/played in mono, with the audiofield widening into an exaggerated stereo surround effect for the 70mm shots to further heighten the impact.
On a big cinema screen it must have worked, but on a home television screen it doesn't fare so well, even though its an admirable attempt and quite enlightening. I first saw the film on VHS back in1984 so have never really been able to experience it that way until now. Unfortunately the majority of the film being so pillarboxed leaves the impression of watching something on youtube, betraying the HD advantages of the format and the mono sound and deliberately 'flat' photography only enforce it. Perhaps a dedicated new HD remaster would have solved such issues but of course, no-ones going to go to such trouble for Brainstorm. It's a wonder it has gotten any HD release at all, and I'm grateful for what we've got.
Brainstorm commenced principal photography in September 1981, but there was quickly tension on set, Christopher Walken somewhat at odds with his director regards the approach to filming. There were reports of Douglas Trumbull losing control of the actors. As the production fell behind schedule, many felt that Trumbull was far more focused on the film's technical challenges rather than the performances of the cast. Personally I find that odd, as one thing the film does have to its credit is fine performances from its main cast, particularly leads Louise Fletcher, Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood. However, writer Robert Stitzel claimed that "…it was chaotic because of Trumbull's complete lack of control over what was going on, and Walken was pretty much directing his own scenes and doing his own thing." MGM studio chiefs were understandably rattled and started to have serious concerns about the film.
Further complicating matters were reports concerning the chemistry between Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood; not that there wasn't any, but rather that there was perhaps too much chemistry. Rumours soon surfaced of an affair, and even reached the ears of Wood's husband Robert Wagner causing him to break filming of tv show Hart to Hart in order to fly to the Brainstorm filming locations. There was scandal in the air.
By November, the cast and crew returned to Hollywood to complete filming at the MGM studios. After Thanksgiving, Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner decided to spend the holiday weekend aboard their yacht, the Splendour. On the night of November 28 Natalie Wood went missing, and the following morning her body was found floating in the water nearby. It was later decided that under the influence of alcohol Wood had gone on deck in the night and fallen overboard, hitting her head in the process, likely knocking herself unconscious and drowning in the water. Wood's death was a shocking event that rocked the entertainment industry, and as Christopher Walken was also onboard the yacht that weekend, rumours of the onset affair circulated, setting speculation and tabloid stories wild. To this day, speculation and rumour continues, with the accident being re-examined by authorities only last year.
Naturally Wood's death left the film with an uncertain future. Already nervous about the film's problems, MGM siezed the opportunity to simply write the film off, shutting down the production and claiming on the completion insurance with Lloyd's of London to recoup all incurred costs. Trumbull however claimed that the film only had three weeks of shooting left, with the majority of Wood's scenes in the can, and fought against the studio for the opportunity to finish the film. Somewhat bitter negotiations then followed, as Lloyd's investigated as to whether or not the film could indeed be completed; it was, but it took some two years. MGM refused to finance completion of the film, but a deal was settled in which Lloyd's paid around $7 million for the film to be completed.
Brainstorm was finally released at the end of 1983, some two years after Natalie Wood's death, with a title card dedicated to her memory at the end of the credit crawl. Reviews were mixed at best, the film flopped. It is said that Christopher Walken has never seen the finished film.
Douglas Trumbull may have won the battle to get the film finished, but it left him bitter about the whole experience and he would never direct a movie again. "I have no interest…in doing another Hollywood feature film," said Trumbull at the time. "Absolutely none. The movie business is so totally screwed-up that I just don't have the energy to invest three or four years in a feature film. Moviemaking is like waging war.."
Back in 1984 when I first saw the film on a VHS rental, I was totally blown away by it. I was utterly swept up in the grand ideas, the emotion; I recall completely believing it, convinced at films end that there was life after death and that our striving to get to the stars was simply an unconscious drive to get to Paradise. So it was somewhat a bewildering crash back to reality when the tape ended and the tv switched to the BBC and a Paul Daniels magic show. Talk about coming back to Earth with a bump. But still, I was so enthused about the movie. The cast was great (it was the first time I had ever seen Walken or Fletcher in a movie, and both are outstanding), and the James Horner score just totally blew my mind. I spent all the money I then had on buying the soundtrack album on vinyl, a TER release that I still have today. To this day I still think it is Horner's best score and champion the need for the original soundtrack to be released in complete form (the soundtrack album is a re-recording). The visuals and the music have great power; indeed some of the best moments of the film are pure cinema- particularly the Michaels Gift To Karen sequence, in which Horner's score takes centre stage and the film becomes a Terrence Malick movie, as Michael & Karen achieve an empathic understanding by sharing each others memories of their courtship and marriage. It's simply magnificent cinema, powerful stuff.
Of course the film isn't perfect; it is clunky in places. The script is predictable, even formulaic at times, some of the characters don't ring true. But if it ultimately fails then at least it tries and fails. Over the many years I have watched the film many times, and in truth sometimes it seems not to have aged well. But then I watch it again and it feels like a breath of fresh air. A middle-aged cast, a stirring score, grand ideas; there's much to be said for the film, and it has to be said some of the most interesting films are the failures, the films that don't succeed, films like this years Prometheus. The Brainstorm Blu-ray release just out in the States is region free but as already noted is a mixed affair. It is indeed very enlightening to view it (via the changing aspect ratios/pillarboxing) per it's cinema presentation (VHS was a horrible pan and scan travesty the likes we have thankfully forgotten since DVD brought widescreen to the masses), but it really needed a proper new remaster I think. A Trumbull commentary would have been wonderful but considering his views on the industry that's perhaps not surprising, likewise the lack of any featurettes.
Where's the love for Brainstorm?
One For The Money July 7, 2012Posted by ghostof82 in : Film General , 1 comment so far
Never was there a more apt title, particularly as I've read that Katherine Heigl was paid something in the region of $15 million to star in it (and took a producer credit too). One For The Money is a bloated mess of a movie that somehow cost something like $40 million to make and yet looks and feels like a tv-movie of the week. Indeed there's nothing here that the average cop tv show of the 'seventies couldn't have done much better. Lightweight to the point of floating off into the stratosphere, this was a pretty dire romantic/comedy/thriller with a plot so aimless I lost track by the mid-way point.
Based on a popular series of books (eighteen of them, I'm told, which would infer great popularity but I've never heard of them, guess I'm out of the cultural zeitgeist for sure), featuring a sassy, badass rookie bounty hunter by the name of Stephanie Plum, One For The Money was evidently an attempt to launch a series of movies aimed squarely at a female demographic- it's a typical 'chick-flick' movie. But why a major Hollywood movie? Why not a tv show? I can see how the format would have well-suited a tv series (something as light-hearted as Chuck, for instance) and the way it sets everything up it just feels like a pilot for a tv-show. Up on the big screen it seems rather vacuous and pointless. There's no attempt at art here, or any pathos, it's just very dumb fun, and you get the feeling its everything the film-makers wanted it to be, a movie made with expectations as much toward video sales as cinema tickets, as much towards Sunday afternoon Network tv showings as an audience in front of the silver screen. I've hardly seen a film more 'straight to video' than this one.
When did Hollywood start aiming its aspirations so low? I remember back in the 'seventies when Star Trek:The Motion Picture was being advertised- the words 'The Motion Picture' really meant something back then. Regardless of how the actual film turned out, when it was being made there was a chasm of difference between a tv series/tv movie and a Hollywood Motion Picture (well, there at least seemed to be). But things have changed so much since then. There doesn't seem so much of a gap between television and movies anymore (indeed, Cable Television in particular can be argued to surpass in quality what is seen in a cinema these days).
That One For The Money could be so lightweight and yet somehow cost $40 milion and still feel like a tv-movie, well, there's clearly something wrong. I'm not suggesting it had to have a $100 million budget and loads of bang and fx and stunts etc, but really, I'm suggesting it shouldn't have been a movie at all. It should have been a tv pilot. If I'd paid £16 to watch this at the cinema with my wife I'd have felt I'd been robbed; even for a Blu-ray rental it felt like a wasted hour or so, but I can hardly imagine how I would have felt departing a cinema having paid to watch this. There was just the impression that no-one was really trying, as if it were just about the pay-packet for the cast and crew, and perhaps an easy buck for the studio jumping on a popular book series.
Most distressing of all though- Katherine Heigl isn't a bad actress, and she's certainly easy on the eye, but really, $15 million? Is the world mad? The more I read about the inflated salaries of Hollywood's supposedly A-list talent the more I shake my head at the insanity. I don't blame Heigl particularly; God knows so many others are getting paid similar amounts, the numbers they are paying the likes of Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler are just shocking, frankly, considering their 'talent' and the horrible films they are in. Is Hollywood so awash with cash that it can waste dollars like that on a generation of actors that are, frankly, utterly inferior to those of past generations? I'm sure some directors could make an entire movie for $15 million, and a better movie than One For the Money at that.
Prometheus On Blu… July 6, 2012Posted by ghostof82 in : Film General , 3 comments
Reports are coming in regards the Blu-ray release of Prometheus due early October. The French Amazon site reveals something of a mixed bag really- some three hours of documentary material/featurettes are possibly more than the film actually deserves, and fifteen minutes of deleted scenes are a tease, frankly, as there is tellingly no word of any Directors Cut. The film is being released, by the looks of it, in original theatrical 2D/3D versions only. This pretty much nails my hope that we would see an extended cut that might fix the issues I had with the theatrical release ( a double-dip in 2013? Well, they just love to milk us for more dough, eh?).
It'd be annoying buying the current version which is, in my mind, a broken movie, as there is still likely every chance of the DC being released at a later date (Fox may be replicating the Avatar release strategy), but it'd be fascinating to see all those docs- Amazon France is reporting that there will be screen tests, the viral promos, a two-hour making-of and all sorts of stuff. Plenty to keep fans happy no doubt. Certainly the Ridley Scott commentary might be interesting; I don't know how candid he might be about the film or his thoughts regards any missing footage destined for a later edition, or indeed an eventual sequel. Perhaps we'll know by October how likely that sequel might be when the dust has settled on worldwide box office returns . Maybe the plan is to release the theatrical cut in October and if worldwide box office is good enough by then, announce a sequel and come up with a DC to tie in with that sequel in three/four years time.
That's a lot of ifs and maybes, but darn it, I was sure a DC might fix the film like Ridley did with Kingdom of Heaven. I'm annoyed that we're not getting it, but hardly surprised; such things take time after all. Wishful thinking eh?


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Continued from yesterday & the day before, you may want to read the beginnings here and here, before moving on….
I was in a dreamy haze, my body tingled everywhere and I wanted him more and more. I wanted to please him and to return the amazing feelings I was having. He lied down on the bed and had me suck him. As I was on all fours to the side and sucking away, he began to fuck my ass in and out with the black plug. I felt myself move with it, even though it hurt.
Daddy: "Do You know why I had you fuck yourself with the anal plug in?"
Me: "Yes Daddy."
Daddy: "Then tell me."
Me: "Because I need to be ready for when you have me service someone else. I will need to be able to take him in my pussy and you in my ass if that is what you want."
Daddy: "Very good girl. And this? Why am I fucking your ass with the plug while you suck me?"
Me: "Because I need to be able to suck another man while you fuck my ass if that is what you want."
Daddy: "Good girl again. And who does your ass belong to?"
Me: "Only you Daddy."
As I kept sucking him more and more and he fucked my ass with the plug, I could feel myself getting wetter and wetter. My head was already so fuzzy and I just wanted more. He had me stop and told me it was time for my last ten lashes. My bottom was already so sore, I was worried I wouldn't be able to take them. It was at that time, he told me I had been so good that he would take it easier on me and he would use my belt for the last ten. Even though I usually love my belt, I was still not sure I could make it through. He began furiously and quickly. I counted them out and thanked him for each one,although he did not take the time to ask me questions. Each strike was hard and full and toward the end I could feel myself whimpering and not sure if I could continue. But I did.
He was so pleased with all that I had taken up to this point, he quickly rewarded me by moving swiftly behind me and almost immediately thrust his cock deep into my asshole and began fucking me, furiously. No matter how much it hurts when he enters my ass, it still feels so good knowing that I am able to make him feel so good. I moved with him and back on to his cock begging him to take me. I wanted to make him cum so badly I could taste it – and I wanted to. I wanted to feel his cum drip all over my face and have him look down at me and admire the mess he made of me. However, we were fucking so furiously I could feel him come close and he thrust his cock deeper than it had been and he came hard all inside my asshole. We collapsed down on the bed together and snuggled up to recover.
As I rested my head thankfully on his naked, strong shoulder and kissed him thankfully, he continued to tell me how much I had progressed and he was pleased at how much I had taken that day. It was only then that he actually informed me that the cane had actually broken, not once, but twice, against my ass. I was surprised. Although it had hurt so much, and I was definitely feeling it afterward, there was a major point during our play where my mind was not concentrating as much on the pain, but more on the pleasure. And even then, my focus was not on me, but rather on him and how much I wanted to do to please my Daddy. He asked if I was a little relieved that the cane had broken. I told him honestly, as I am always completely honest with him, that I was. He smiled slyly and said, "I figured you would be. But, you also know that this means I just need to replace it." I smiled and simply stated, "Yes Daddy, of course" knowing better now that I can handle it. We continued to talk and share and cuddle more as it was truly a beautiful day together. I didn't want him to leave, but I knew he would have to. But that just leaves me wanting him that much more until the next time.