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It is true that the two of us sort of think alike. But the other thing is that what I'm fascinated with — and what I've always felt most strongly about with a song — is the way the two work together. 'Cause so often, there are great songs that are made of not the greatest lyrics — and sometimes, not the greatest music and not the greatest lyrics, and the way they come together is powerful. Now, Nick always pushes me to give him an example, because he doubts this. [Laughs] And then I don't really know; I can't give an example. But in theory that rings true to me, that there are songs: This isn't a great melody, this isn't a great lyric. But the way that they work together becomes great.
Actually, I'll give you an example: I always tell people, I think New Order has the worst lyrics. But they work well with the music — which is also kinda good but kinda simplistic and dated.
And the thing is, it's hard to insist that to someone once they become married to the song, and it means something to them. Then the song has the most powerful thing music can ever have, which is context. And you can never take that away, because you can never dissociate the song with the wonderful feeling you got from the song, because it was the song. Say, I don't know, take a brand-new song, something that's on the radio nonstop like "Firework" by Katy Perry. I mean, I don't think we would consider that poetry. And I don't think that the melody would be something [that] if I hummed [it to] you, you would [think] — [Folds hums a snippet of the song] — isn't that great? Uh, no. [Laughs] But they do work together in a way that you have to admit is damn catchy and effective for what it's trying to do. Maybe it's better to look at cheap, disposable songs in that way.
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But it's just the way that it all works together and the way someone feels about it when they hear it. But Nick and I aren't in that business. Nick can't be in that business, because he has a reputation. He can't write a lyric that if you take it out of the music it's going to make someone roll their eyes. He's Nick Hornby. [Laughs] He writes books, and his lyrics needed to have stood up as stand-alone pieces, which they do.
That's a lot of pressure, if you think about it.
He's a good writer; he's used to it. He has to turn over pages and pages to a producer and director for movies, and these things all need to work well, and they hand it back to him, and he changes it. He's just a really professional writer. I've never really worked with a pro like that before. I'd say, "Well, maybe we should have some lyrics pretty soon. I'm going to be home." Boom. Next day, e-mail, three sets of lyrics.
That's awesome.
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That Sonic Youth still sounds like Sonic Youth at all is remarkable, given that all their gear was stolen during the last tour. Just being able to play older songs again meant rebuilding an armada of vintage amplifiers and guitars and then restringing and retuning everything. Ranaldo concurs that the loss of the equipment was a tragedy but notes that some songs would have been lost along the way, regardless of the theft: "Our working method is such that the more new songs we write, the more tunings we inevitably invent, and therefore the more guitars we need to carry on the road to continue doing a wide range of songs. At some point this number reaches critical mass, and some tunes just have to be eliminated for purely space/weight reasons (shipping gear is expensive!).... On our current tour we are making an effort to relearn some songs we haven't played in quite some time. As we don't play in standard tuning, this means having to remember what tunings they were in and what the fingering positions were like, etc. -- which can sometimes be quite daunting. But we're trying. I do wish we had a larger repertoire on any given tour, so we had more 'old' songs to draw from, but partly it's down to matters of space and time."
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Speaking Truth to Power: ŌĆśNigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs'
-Olu Ojedokun, Ph.D-
According to the background of the film which I gathered from Wikepedia, ŌĆśThe Silence of the Lambs' is a 1991 Academy Award-winning psychological thriller/horror film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. It is based on the novel by Thomas Harris, his second to feature Dr. Hannibal Lecter, brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Lecter on catching serial killer Buffalo Bill. The film won the top five Academy Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. It is the only horror movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
I know this could be interpreted as bordering on strangeness or even the bizarre to theme any article under a heading seemingly so innocent by itself but which actually refers to a horror film of the extremely macabre variety. I can assure you that I have not lost my marbles but am attempting to make a discreet yet valid point to the many discerning observers that exist out there in the world.
With the advent of the internet the press is no longer limited or bound to the pages of newsprints and electronic media of the radio and television variety. The internet has given rise to many numerous spaces by which publishers or even anyone can create spaces to speak and articulate various positions. Our silences are now constantly broken by the many mediums by which views of various complexions are aired. With the creation of these spaces comes many benefits to savvy owners, such are the enormous revenues they generate from adverts that many have predicted the demise of the print media in the distant future.
These sites also offer to many of us in the ŌĆśDiaspora' the opportunity to utilise the limited writing we possess to communicate our views, speaking truth to power from across oceans from the comfort of our cafes and boulevards. By and large it has made very vivid the statement that all politics is local. For we now have the ability to lob grenades and bombs from any party of the world to Nigeria and other places without being mindful of the collateral damage it might cause.
Many sites' publishers have now become moguls and at their discretion they decide what to publish and those to delete and discard to waste bins. You may query this right but reasonable people might suggest if you suffer such a rejection and refusal to be heard, then take it on the chin like an adult and find other alternatives or go further and set up your own site or blog. This brings me to my own curious personal story and the inexplicable response of Nigeriaworld to my numerous emails, attempting to speak truth to power.
Nigeriaworld has been of useful benefit to many others and myself, I have in a space of less than a year had over 22 articles published under the heading: ŌĆśSpeaking Truth to Power'. This has afforded me an opportunity to reach thousands of people and also some space to see whether my pretensions to some ability, which consists of stringing along a couple of sentences, bringing coherence to an argument has any validity.
However, over the past few weeks, the august site has been unable to publish any of my articles, entreaties for a simple explanation as to the reason, have met a stone wall of silence. Even the mellowing of my criticisms of Nigerian government officials and my attempts at using alternative emails to subvert the snub has led me to no where. The three articles that went unpublished are:
- ŌĆśMy Dream of the ŌĆśAfrican Majority' Churches' Potential as Agents of Reconciliation and Transformation in Britain';
- ŌĆśConfirmed! The Nigerian Government Is Mesmerised by the Complexities of Power!'; and
- ŌĆśThe Narrative has not Changed, Mesmerisation and Complexities Remain.'
This has left me a bit perplexed and my perplexity led me to ask a fellow colleague and writer for advice, and his response was (Panafism was my political name):
"Panafism, I thought it strange that your articles did not appear on Nigeriaworld, when they appeared on the 'ChatAfrik' website. I honestly thought you had decided not to publish them on Nigeriaworld. I can't think of a reason why they would censor your work given the consistent quality and topicality of your articles.
I'd send them through again and see what happens. I know they seemed to be having some difficulty in publishing the right articles under the right headings so maybe that explains the position."
In response I remained true and took his advice but still I was faced with a wall of silence, no explanation, absolutely nothing to explain why I now appear to have been excluded from the ŌĆśhallowed' space of Nigeriaworld.
My perplexity now bothering on bewilderment led me to send another email to my colleague stating:
"ŌĆ"..Nigeriaworld, it seems have censored my last two articles. I sent them twice including an email querying why I had been censored."
My colleague the reasonable man counseled further patience stating:
"Panafism, I'd keep on trying if I were you, try and find out what their reason(s) are. It may just be a misunderstanding for all you know. Victoria Acerta."
I write today in the midst of the misunderstanding and a few scenarios pass through my mind. Is it possible that in speaking truth to the powers that be in Nigeria I have provoked them to exert some influence and silence any opposing views from being expressed in Nigeriaworld? Is the incompetence in my writing so obvious that it merits editorial discarding, or is it simply a question of teething administrative issues that Nigeriaworld simply needs resolve. It should I suggest not be beyond the realms of obligations to expect the esteemed publisher of the Nigeriaworld to offer the reasons why I have now been exclude from speaking truth to power on his site.
I end by stating, that Nigeriaworld can be courageous and publish the unpalatables, the marginalised, and the odd balls even when it goes against the grains of their beliefs or they can participate in creating decades of silence, leaving it to the next generation to engage with speaking truth to power. Nigeriaworld, you may wish to demonstrate that by publishing this piece, but should I hold my breath and remain silent?
I draw from the words of Zalaquett's introduction toŌé¼ the English edition of the Chilean Commission's Report where he summed it up:1
"Although the truth cannot really in itself dispense justice, it does put an end to many a continued injustice - it does not bring the dead back to life but it brings them out from silence; for the families of the "disappeared" the truth about their fate would mean at last the end to an agonising, endless search."
The writer is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and currently works as a Field Director for Friends International.
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Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Ochi Dabari posted on 03-16-2008, 04:02:27 AM
Hello Olu,
You are probably the second person to have brought a complaint to NVS over the treatment you received at Nigeriaworld. To the best of my knowledge, I was the first. We may have operated under different levels at Nigeriaworld; you being a regular columinst, I was just a forumite. In my time there, many forumites were shut out of Nigeriaworld; they simply vanished, and it was usually after they made a complaint. In my own case, I was shut out when I supported somebody's concern that there were too many pop-ups from Nigeriaworld, some of them of suspicious (virus) nature. My computer has had a lot of peace since I stopped visiting Nigeriaworld. I have written about my feelings before, and they had nothing to do with ego, so I am not going to comment on the behaviour of Nigeriaworld again. It is left for everyone to choose what forum(s) s/he chooses to belong. I know of many Nigerians who have given up on Nigeria and don't care a hoot what happens there, so they will not visit any of the Internet forums on Nigeria. Some of us do, even if anonymously. I salute those who do it on their real names, and feel that they should not be treated badly by site administrators. But I may be ignorant about how some of the sites support their work, so again, choose where you want to be, and let them be.
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Chudi97 posted on 03-16-2008, 04:23:49 AM
I thought I was alone! I have written a total of 25 articles in Nigeriaworld since Dec. 2002. However, to my chagrin, starting from November, 2007, all articles I sent to the Nigeriaworld didn't make it. I have written them 3 times to find out why I am being censored and have never got any reply.
I did not want to complain to anyone but was surprised to see that I was not alone.
I enclose my last letter to them:
Subject: My Articles
From: Chukwudi Nwokoye (email@example.com)
Sent: Fri 2/22/08 8:05 AM
To: Nigeriaworld Nigeria (email@example.com)
I noticed that in recent times, my articles has not been published by your news organization. This is the 3rd time that this is happening. Few days ago, I sent another article titled: "Why I Voted For Senator Hillary Clinton". I want to know why this is so, and if I violated any code of your establishment.
Chukwudi Nwokoye, Esq.
Hope that this is not censorship. I really hope so........
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Fjord posted on 03-16-2008, 06:14:10 AM
Quite a subdued article about that wasteland. Early on, quite early on, years go, it became apparent that the site had at least a number of power-drunk, tyrannical fellows who would go to unspeakable lenghts to silence dissent. Objections to certain articles could be excused for their strong views, certain writers may be considered radioactive, but the obsession of control at that other place extends to the monitoring, summary deletions, and untracked editing of posts. Punishments for having a view opposing those of the sometimes invisible powers there include immediate suspension, loss of posting rights, and account deletions. It was lucky a pass to have been "simply" snubbed.
Ochi wrote: "You are probably the second person to have brought a complaint to NVS over the treatment you received at Nigeriaworld. To the best of my knowledge, I was the first.". "Probably" being the operative word. At NVS, there are quite a handful of refugees from that other place; some of whom contributed to your early post about this treatment. It's been a trickling exodus; it's what is the death of discussion boards. It is the reason NVS must guard against the bone-headedness that overtook that other place.
PAPIG posted on 03-16-2008, 13:34:16 PM
We should not be surprised at the developments in Nigeriaworld. It is only the sign of the times. Look back home, you would notice worrying signs in otherwise reputable papers like the guardian, Vanguard and Thisday- opinions are increasingly watered down and outrightly being muffled to put it lightly. Your Nigeriaworld experience is a reflection of the increasing influence of this medium and is beginning to gall the ruling class in Nigeria. I would not personally use Nigeriaworld to convey an opinion on the Nigerian polity, hence the reliance on NVS.
We must however be very tactical in our approach even though i am convinced the NVS would not go as far as censoring so called 'dissenting articles'. I mean we must have a plan B, C and D in case i am proved wrong. The reach, intellectual content and can do attitude of the NVS as exemplified by the recent campaign on the young Nigerian lad killed by the Spanish authorities in their bid to deport him and fund raising for baby Andrew, are qualities that have attracted me to the NVS. You can be sure these same qualities would attract the attention of the discredited ruling class in Nigeria.
The long and short is, there are alternatives to Nigeriaworld and water would always find its level. Welcome.
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Employlawone posted on 03-16-2008, 14:45:59 PM
Thank you sir,
I feel at home already and reassured that we can and will continue to speak truth to power, wherever we find a space.
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Dem posted on 03-16-2008, 17:24:18 PM
Ah; welcome to the club: former Nigeriaworlders.
Believe me, there is nothing wrong with your articles or their standard. If anything, you should see your exclusion as a sign of independent and clear mindness. Quite a few of us here on NVS got the treatment long before you begining sometimes in the early summer of 07. Overtime here, you will begin to recognise former authors at Nigeriaworld.
The "rumour" I heard was that the publisher of that site was given some kind of govt appointment at Daily Times of Nigeria. And before you could say "settlement" writers and forumites that were deemed troublesome were being barred. The worse aspect you've already highlighted: enquires as to why were uncouthly ingnored.
So welcome to a better place. You will find that your ideas (and writing style) would improve here. Beleieve me, the Villagers would do that to you. The only thing you have to worry about here are the super sensitive ethnic hall monitors.
So come all the way in, take a load off, and hit that keyboard mate!
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Omaks posted on 03-16-2008, 17:33:28 PM
As far back as three(3) years ago i discovered this very same trend on Nigeriaworld.com when i used to provide articles for the site. Suddenly they stopped publishing my articles, and i just decided it 'WAS THEIR LOSS'. If i can sacrifice a few minutes of my time to pencil down my opinions and they could not be bothered to publish it, or in the least provide an editorial review as to why, then i was not going to waste my time. For those who have recently been dealt the same treatment all i can advise is that seek alternative form to publish your thoughts. It's Nigeriaworld's loss anyway. There are many more platforms you can present your articles for publication.
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Emj posted on 03-16-2008, 17:44:44 PM
Hmmmm....feel at home how?Hmmm....make u neva pack o....ehen....who are u re?
Oya clear comot for one side........hmmm.....wat are u yarning?Sepe u bin pick race comot from yonder come enter our village of no regret dey complain...chei...men of nowadaz....u no fit face dem for yonda settle da matter outta da space
Hmmm.....wia was i, ....ur article...wat wia u really trying to tell us about Nigeriaworld...and why tie in da Silence of the Lambs?
Ogbeni, gba brake small and te slow fun emi ara e....take am easy....and tell us da real story.....hmmm, anywaz, i look forward to the real article ..........remember to tell us da truth, da whole truth and nothing but the truth always. Just put to print ur thought, and leave us to dissect it.......VQAS
PS.>>>>>>>BTW...there seems to be an invasion of Nigeriaworld oldtimers hia ...we have to begin to monitor dia activities....lest they take over o(they are too many....emj complaining anyho)
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
Lionking posted on 03-16-2008, 18:43:30 PM
NVS was ACTUALLY founded by refugees from these obnoxious practices at nigeriaworld. All the more reason why we must guard against any of such tendencies re-surfacing here.
Re: Nigeriaworld and the Silence of the Lambs
SOC Okenwa posted on 03-16-2008, 19:04:26 PM
My brother,
As an author who had contributed articles to "Nigeriaworld" I have come to discover that the website is run by partisan elements who give no damn about authors' complaints or interests. Many of us quit because of this irresponsible behaviour by the impervious 'ghosts' that run the site.
But as the saying goes "when one door closes another opens forth"; NVS is much better and believe me one feels at 'home' here.
I join other Villagers in welcoming you here; enjoy what we have been enjoying for years!


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David And Victoria Beckham: Best Looking British Couple Ever? (Photos)
If you ask me, David and Victoria Beckham have got to be the best looking couple to come out of the Great British Isles. That, or they are just so photogenic it's hard not to stare at them, right? LOL. The British power couple were on hand for the world premiere of "The Class of 92″ at The Odeon West End in London, England on Sunday evening looking as perfect as they can be.
Seriously, I think this is the best I've seen Victoria look like in a very long time (I so love her clean cut style) and David is looking as yummy as ever. The couple also brought along their boys Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz for the red carpet event too, as little sister Harper stayed home instead.
Check out our photos below and let us know what you think! What do you think of their red carpet style here?
Victoria Beckham 1 of 5
David Beckham attends The World Premiere of 'The Class of 92' at The Odeon West End in London.
Boys 2 of 5
The Beckhams brought along their family for the red carpet event, too.
Her Pride and Joy 3 of 5
You can tell Victoria is so proud of her boys!
Victoria 4 of 5
I think this is the best I've seen Victoria look in a very long time.
What Do You Think? 5 of 5
Do you think the Beckhams are the best looking couple... ever?
Photos via PacificCoastNews.com
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A dark, hilarious and touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family will be featured in the upcoming film – August: Osage County. This movie stars Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ewan McGregor. August: Osage County revolves around the lives of the women of the Weston family whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back into one roof, the Midwest house and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. This film will surely bring a new taste of comedy this Christmas. Check out the latest news for August: Osage County below:
"Meryl Streep in August: Osage County
More than any performer of her era, Meryl Streep, 64, has reflected the hopes and fears of her moviegoing contemporaries, who have aged with her and seen their lives reflected in the roles she played, decade by decade.
They might be stunned by what they see in her latest portrayal, that of Violet Weston, the diseased harridan of "August: Osage County," the movie version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts, directed by John Wells. The movie is already appearing at film festivals around the country, as the producers seek to build momentum for an awards race that will soon hit full stride. If the character doesn't scare off Ms. Streep's admirers at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she may be in line for her 18th Oscar nomination (she already holds the record in the acting category) and a fourth win.
Scary or not, Violet Weston — she is the one being smashed to the floor by Julia Roberts on the movie poster — will again show Ms. Streep pointing the way for a graying generation. She is a mother from hell — she drinks, she pops pills, she's dying too slowly for some — who is carrying out late-life reckonings with her children, a situation that may be familiar to her baby boomer peers.
"I've often thought of it as I watched her," said Gail Sheehy, referring to the close congruence between Ms. Streep's film roles and the generational crises Ms. Sheehy has described in her pop psychology hit "Passages" and later books.
Mr. Wells, in a phone interview, said Ms. Streep was understandably cautious about taking a role that has much to say, and not in a pleasant way, about aging parents and their relationships with children.
"I'm going to have to live in this character for a significant period of time; is that a place I really want to go?" Mr. Wells said, describing Ms. Streep's initial concerns.
Mr. Streep's roles have captured the personal and family dramas of many people who came of age in the late '60s and early '70s. When Ms. Streep was 30, the Vietnam-era ingénue she played in "The Deer Hunter" gave way to the troubled feminist, Joanna Kramer, in "Kramer vs. Kramer." In that role, from 1979, Ms. Streep left her family in search of fulfillment, then returned to fight for custody of her son.
"It was exactly what so many women fired up by the women's movement were feeling," Ms. Sheehy noted of Ms. Streep's performance, which also matched what her much-read book had labeled "Catch-30," a predictable collision with the complications of adulthood. The film earned Ms. Streep a second Oscar nomination, and her first win, as best actress in a supporting role. (Three years later, she won her first best actress award for "Sophie's Choice.")"
Click here to read the rest of the article at NYTimes.
August: Osage County is directed by John Wells and is scheduled for a wide release on December 25th 2013.
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Twice Born is a new movie starring Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch and Mira Furlan. This compelling and gripping story revolves around a mother who reminisce the memories of her tragic romance when she and her teenage son go on a trip to Saravejo. It was the year 1984 when Gemma (Cruz) was in Bosnia and fell in love with an American photographer, Diego (Emile Hirsch). Their passion and romance burned for a brief time until the civil war erupted and plunged the country and their love into chaos. After long years Gemma will once again step into a time of her life that shaped her into the person she is today. Twice Born is directed by Sergio Castellitto and will be an interesting story that will grip at the hearts of audiences. Know more about this film below:
"The Story of Castellitto's Twice Born
"The weirdest love stories are always the best ones," says Emile Hirsch's character, Diego in Twice Born. Weird may not be the best way to describe this sweeping romance, set in the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. Rather, it's an intriguing tale, driven by the desire to have a child, that takes place between flashback scenes of war-torn Sarajevo, and the present day. Middle-aged Gemma (Penelope Cruz) has returned to the city with her ambivalent teenaged son, Pietro at the invitation of an old friend, Gojko (Adnan Askovic).
Italian director Sergio Castellitto worked with his novelist wife Margaret Mazzantini to turn her book into the film. Like many adaptations, it struggles to condense the sprawling story. The set-up, though long, feels patchy; the friendship between the academic Gemma and her literary friend Gojko rushed; and her passionate love affair with her American lover, Diego underdeveloped. Why Emile Hirsch was cast as the effervescent photographer makes as little sense as their supposedly all-consuming relationship. Despite a magnetic performance from Cruz, she has little chemistry with Hirsch, whose portrayal of the boyish Diego feels like an imitation of Jack Black, a glaring distraction in a film that aims for dramatic resonance.
But as the pieces of this meticulously-plotted puzzle start slotting into place, Twice Born regains itself as a compelling and gripping story, several poignant surprises leading to a stunning resolution. Setting it in Sarajevo gives it a gravity it might lack otherwise, but the social and political drama of war mostly plays a back seat to the tragic romance.
Yes, there are weird touches. Jane Birkin appears as an inexplicably emotional adoption agent. And Gojko has an irritating way of speaking in a flowery poet's dialect that might have worked in the book but onscreen feels artificial. Meanwhile, exotic Turkish actress Saadet Aksoy plays a young, Nirvana-obsessed musician who becomes involved with the ill-fated pair, almost eclipsing Cruz's beauty in the process. But for the most part, this is Cruz's film, one that rides on her physical allure and ability to transform from fragile to fierce."
The original article can be read at Flicks.co.nz.
Twice Born is scheduled to have a limited screening on December 6th 2013.
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Get ready for a whole new brand of laughter and antics in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. This new film stars noted actors in Hollywood namely: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Jim Carrey, Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson, Steve Carell and so much more. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues follows the story of Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) who left the 70's behind him and he now returns to the news desk to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm. Check out the latest news for this new comedy below:
"First Look – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Last month, IGN and several other outlets were invited to the editing bay of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues to screen two extended scenes from the film along with director Adam McKay. [Warning: Some minor SPOILERS to follow, but nothing that hasn't been seen in the latest trailer below.]
The first scene we screened was of Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) and Champ Kind (David Koechner) reunited and en route to New York City, where they've been recruited to join the Global News Network. Traveling in an old Winnebago, the guys reminisce over old times — a concept which Brick fails to grasp. As seen in the trailer, the guys eventually realize that no one is at the wheel, and the Winnie spirals out of control… in super slow motion.
For McKay, this was one of the most challenging and VFX-heavy sequences to film and involved a huge gimbal on set and a ton of extra work in post — an impressive feat for a comedy. "It turned out to be a giant pain in the ass," McKay said with a chuckle. "We wrote it just at two in the morning, laughing like idiots. Suddenly, the reality of it was like, 'Oh God, we've gotta do all this.' So it was a huge gimbal with the Winnebago, it was them hanging in front of green screen, it was stunt doubles inside the Winnebago, it was then the plates we had to get from the inside, then it was all the objects we had to get, then we had to have fake bowling balls and real bowling balls… I mean, it was probably a total of three days of shooting to get that silly little sequence."
From there, McKay showed us the guys' first meeting with the manager of GNN, Linda Jackson (played by Meagan Good). "She's an ass-kicker, she's brilliant, she went to Columbia School of Journalism — typical kind of thing in the sense that she's overqualified for the job," McKay said of Good's character. "But of course because she's a woman, because she's a minority, these idiots can't get around that at first… Seeing Burgundy struggle with the issue of race was just really fun."
When asked how much the film dives into the race issue, McKay added, "We were aware there was a fine line. I mean, these guys are so dopey that the subject of race isn't like we experience it in the news now. They're so innocent and stupid about it that it's never really mean or pointed. You'll see in the whole movie that they really just don't get it. They never fully get anything, but they a-little-bit get it by the end of the movie."
Click here to read the rest of the article at IGN.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues opens in theatres on December 20th 2013 and is directed by Adam McKay.
Check out the latest news on "Grudge Match Starring De Niro and Stallone" right in this blog.
Some Velvet Morning is a new movie that stars Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve. This drama tells the story of Fred (Tucci) who arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress, Velvet (played by Alice Eve) after being apart for four years. His attempts to rekindle their romance are rejected by Velvet and his persistence grows stronger until it evolves into obsession. This modern romance will bring about a dark history between the former lovers. Check out what else you can expect from Some Velvet Morning below:
"Some Velvet Morning is An Intriguing Film by LaBute
If the mark of a film's success is to invoke empathy with the characters, then Neil LaBute's "Some Velvet Morning" is wildly and unorthodoxly successful. The empathy in this case isn't a mere "oh, how I feel for that person on the screen," but a visceral connection, a chemical reaction beyond storytelling that, since Neil LaBute's work has long had a proclivity toward sadism, left me feeling flushed, a little dizzy and even a tad nauseous.
"Some Velvet Morning" is a horror film with no blood, with words the only weapon for 98% of the picture. Alice Eve, shattering any perception of being a mere Kidman 2.0, and Stanley Tucci, strikingly toxic and repulsive, spend 90 minutes on an emotional see-saw, weaving back and forth through a protracted argument in an uncluttered brownstone. It is very much a "filmed play," a subgenre of cinema that frequently seems difficult to justify.
A good deal of the film's triumph comes from the total lack of context. All character understanding comes from scrutinizing the dialogue. It takes a good while to understand the dynamic of Eve & Tucci's relationship, and just when you think you've put the puzzle together a new piece of backstory arrives to mess it up.
We open with Eve relaxed and listening to classical music, interrupted by the doorbell. There is Tucci, loaded with baggage (physical, but hell yes on the mental, too) making a surprise visit.
He's up and left his wife. Is Eve his lover? Not quite. They had a relationship, years ago, and they haven't kept in touch. They met through his son which, it turns out, Eve was seeing and … to Tucci's surprise, still is, despite the son being recently married.
Eve's sparsely furnished brownstone (looks like Brooklyn, but never stated) is a tidy bore of off-whites and beiges, rendering her simple red dress all the more seductive. Alice Eve is, by all conventional standards of beauty, something of a template. Tucci, a financially secure and seemingly professional individual, is reduced to a knot of short circuiting wires in her presence. He professes great love and, while that may be what he thinks it is, her boundless sexuality can change him with a snap into a brutal beast, barking profanities and making vicious accusations.
Eve, while definitively the more sympathetic character, is no saint. She has more than a few opportunities to end the encounter, but is driven, either by some sort of affection or a masochistic need, to prolong Tucci's stay."
The rest of the article can be read at Film.com.
Some Velvet Morning is written and directed by Neil LaBute and is scheduled for release on December 13th 2013.
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Oldboy is a new provocative thriller following the story of Joe Doucette. A man kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. After two decades of imprisonment, he finds himself let out to the world again. The only question is: Why he was set free? Oldboy stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson and Sharlto Copley. Check out the latest review for this new film below:
"Spike Lee's Version of Oldboy
A Hollywood remake of "Oldboy" sounds daunting, improbable and guaranteed to fail. Originally made in 2003 by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, the movie, which was inspired by a popular manga, delved into thematic territory American movies rarely tread, had an unconventional plot structure and style, and included instances of violence and other things (such as the eating of a live octopus on camera, its tentacles wriggling out of a man's mouth) that would never pass muster with the ratings board _ or, for that matter, the mainstream U.S. moviegoing public.
One of the surprises of Spike Lee's "Oldboy" is just how dark the film dares to get. Based on a sly script by Mark Protosevich ("Thor," "I Am Legend"), the story differs just enough from the original to give the new film its own identity. The set-up is identical: In 1993, a loutish, alcoholic businessman named Joe (Josh Brolin) passes out and wakes inside a windowless hotel room, with only a television set, a Bible and an Encyclopedia Britannica for entertainment. Three times a day, a plate of food is slid under his door. Breakfast and lunch vary, but dinner is always the same: Dumplings. No one speaks to him, no one interacts with him. We see time go by via images on the TV _ 9/11, Obama's election and, most troubling of all, a news report that reveals his estranged wife was murdered and all evidence points to him.
Over the span of 20 years, Joe goes from disbelief to anger to despair to resignment. On an "Unsolved Mysteries"-style show revisiting his wife's murder, he learns his daughter, now 23, has been adopted by loving parents and is a talented musician. He writes letters to her constantly, begging her not to believe what she's been told about him, but they remain unsent.
And then one day, Joe suddenly wakes up inside a trunk in an open field, dressed in a sharp suit with a cell phone, a wad of $100 bills and the rest of his belongings. Park's "Oldboy" was the middle film in a trilogy of pictures about revenge: The bulk of his movie followed the protagonist, who was rendered nearly insane and bestial by his imprisonment, as he set out to dole out payback to whoever kidnapped him without motivation and held him captive.
Lee's version, too, is about revenge, although this "Oldboy" is shaped more like a detective story, with bursts of astonishing, brutal action. The movie throws in small but effective wrinkles and twists to throw off even those who know where the story is headed: It's a neat bit of sleight-of-hand filmmaking."
Click here to read the rest of the review at Hispanic Business.
Oldboy is directed by Spike Lee and opens today in theaters.
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Homefront starring Jason Statham, Winona Ryder, James Franco, Frank Grillo and Kate Bosworth opens in theaters today Wednesday, November 27th 2013. This film revolves around an ex-DEA agent who wants to start a new life for his daughter until he picks the wrong town and is in the line of fire with the meth kingpin. Check out the latest review for Homefront below:
"Jason Statham in a New Action Film – Homefront
There's something tantalizingly gratifying about watching Jason Statham beat thugs senseless. I can't put my finger on it, but he brings a certain level of badassery that other genre actors can't reach – a certain violent spark if you will. Sure, we've seen Jason time and time again in films like The Transporter, Crank, The Expendables, and Death Race, sporting one of the most robust henchman bodycounts in Hollywood – but I just can't get enough of it.
Homefront is the latest movie to launch Statham into action, and while this bayou brawler doesn't do anything astonishingly new, the simple pleasures of explosions, fist-fights, and bad accents make the watch an endurable one. I mean, how many times are you going to see Jason Statham fight James Franco?
DEA Agent Phil Broker (Jason Statham) is a top-notch asset to his team, but being so good at busting criminals also builds a negative rap in the underworld. After being involved in a major drug-bust where the gang's hardened leader watched his son die, Phil starts to think about the safety of his own family, and decides to move into a sleepy Southern town to lay low. We catch up with Phil after his wife passes away, leaving just him and his daughter (Izabela Vidovic). As he soon realizes though, he can't escape his drug-busting past. Local dealer Gator (James Franco) dose a little digging, discovers Phil's previous profession, and decides that he can't have a DEA agent around. Can Phil protect his daughter from the small-town "justice" that Gator intends to set in motion?
Homefront dances a dangerous line between overwhelmingly serious and hackily goofy, and I completely agree with fellow scribe Eric Walkuski who joked during a post movie conversation about how he wished this Statham adventure was made in the 80s. Between all the conflicting accents jumping around (British Statham, super-Southern Franco, all-American girl Vidovic), the film feels inherently comical, almost along the lines of something like Commando. The difference here is that the 80s knew how to make a cheesy action movie loads of fun, while today's mainstream action blockbusters don't have that same gleeful tone. Remember, Sylvester Stallone adapted Chuck Logan's novel for this screenplay, so you've got one of the biggest 80s action stars telling the story, but director Gary Fleder appears to be on a different, more straight-laced page.
Tonal miscommunications aside, Jason Statham is still in top form. While I prefer him in more quick-witted, explosive roles like in Crank or Snatch, his stone cold intensity actually lets you believe he's the unstoppable ass-kicker that's portrayed on screen. It also helps that Izabela Vidovic turns in a solid performance as Phil Broker's daughter, showing a ton of fire and spunk in the pint-sized counterpart to Statham's protective fatherly instincts. Meanwhile, James Franco does his best to exploit small-town corruption by getting rid of Statham's DEA character, playing yet another ridiculously left-field role. He does so with a spark of life though, offering a strangely unmatched yet satisfying adversary."
Check out this link to read the rest of the review at We Got This Covered.
Homefront is directed by Gary Fleder.
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Frozen starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad opens in theaters this Wednesday, November 27th 2013. A beautiful and funny animation that tells the story of the fearless Anna (Bell) who teams up with Kristoff (Groff) to travel an ice world and Everest-like conditions to find her sister, Elsa (Menzel) whose powers trapped the entire kingdom in an eternal winter. The story of adventure and funny mishaps will surely tickle the hearts of audiences and family. Check out the latest review for Frozen below:
"Review for Disney's Frozen
What's at stake is what's been at stake for the last decade's worth of Disney animated features: An affirmation of whether or not Disney can play in the same box office playground as Pixar, Dreamworks, and upstarts like Illumination and Blue Sky. They've frankly struggled in the wake of Dreamworks' global dominance and Pixar's critical achievements, with pure Walt Disney DIS +0.37% Animation struggling to find its place in the sandbox that it created. Is Disney the classic western hero, the rugged pioneer who tamed the west but is now no longer fit to live in it?
But in terms of pure numbers, Disney is hoping for something along the lines of Wreck It Ralph, which earned a strong $471 million worldwide last November. That's about the high average for Disney Animation films (Aladdin -$504m, Beauty and the Beast – $424m, Tarzan – $448m, etc.), although obviously many of their old-school classics were released either decades ago (inflation!) or during a period just before overseas box office skyrocketed. The plausible high-water mark is of course Tangled, which became the first non-Pixar Disney toon to cross $200m since The Lion King and grossed $591m worldwide, second only to the $987m-grossing Lion King.
The best case scenario is that Frozen becomes the first Disney Animation film to debut with over $50 million over the Fri-Sun portion of its opening and eventually grosses close to Tangled's numbers, while also snagging an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and the Best Original Song Oscar for "Let It Go". Bonus points if it gets the Best Animated Short Oscar for the terrific old-school Mickey Mouse cartoon "Get A Horse".
But as with all Disney animated films, especially the female-centric ones, the real profit will come in the various princess merchandise that will be sold for years to come, along with the integration of this film and its characters in the Disney parks. Oh, and don't forget the Broadway musical that the film seemed somewhat tailored to quickly become. There is plenty of money to be made from a Disney animated film like this even if it doesn't set the box office on fire. But since the film is pretty great, I'm hoping it does.
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I'm not one to explicitly rank each Disney animated feature in order of qualitative superiority. I don't look at the Katzenberg era as an unimpeachable pinnacle of greatness nor do I turn my nose at the late-90′s output. But if I were to rank the films, Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck's Frozen would be frighteningly close to the top of the list. Gloriously animated, wonderfully acted, and refreshingly feminist, it also contains some of the best "Disney songs" ever, standing tall with, well, whatever your favorites are (I adore the Hunchback of Notre Dame soundtrack, you might prefer something else). It is a glorious entertainment that basically perfects the Disney princess story while using the template to explore all manner of relevant subtext, not the least of which is an affirmation of Disney's own cultural legacy."
The rest of the review can be read at Forbes.com.
Don't miss Frozen directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee this Wednesday in theaters near you!
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Hours is a new film starring Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, TJ Hassan and Judd Lormand. This new movie is set during the ravages of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Paul Walker plays Nolan, a father of a newborn baby and what should be one of Nolan's happiest days in his life quickly takes a turn for the worst when Hurricane Katrina floods the hospital and causes failures in the power supply. Nolan must face life-and death situation when no one returns to help him and his infant daughter. Stuck inside a neonatal ventilator must find a way to keep his daughter alive when the ventilator runs out of power. Hours will surely bring a new kind of suspense for audiences. Check out the latest buzz on this new film below:
"First Look: Hours Starring Paul Walker
"Based on a true story."
Those five words, or others that convey the same meaning, can have a strange effect on our expectations for a film. Suspension of disbelief isn't necessary since the story, minus vague parts of it that may been changed for dramatic effect, actually happened. That idea seems to stick in the back of our minds as an audience, informing our constant judgements on the film's qualities.
But what if a film doesn't start with those oft-maligned words? Well, then that film should have to operate in some realm of believability wherein it establishes rules by which it then plays. Unfortunately, Hours feels like a 'based on a true story' film that gets bogged down by reality and Paul Walker's acting.
Walker plays Nolan, a supposed everyman, whose wife, Abigail, goes into labor hours before Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans. The labor is 5 weeks premature, and the baby is placed on a ventilator to help her breathe until her lungs can sustain themselves. But there were complications during the birth and Abigail passed away. Wrecked and left with nothing but his newborn, Nolan tries to make sense of things as the rain and wind start to batter the hospital. When the evacuation is called for, Nolan stays with his daughter who can't survive outside the ventilation chamber. The doctors and nurses that promise to come back never do and the power goes out, leaving Nolan alone and his daughter's life in the hands of an aging battery backup system. While Nolan does discover a hand-crank generator that can charge the battery, it can only a hold a charge for a few minutes at a time.
And then the movie proceeds to go pretty much where you know it's going the whole time. While they do several flashbacks to establish the relationship between Nolan and his wife, the vast majority of the run-time is Walker and the baby. Unsurprisingly, the newborn doesn't talk much leaving the film solely on Walker's back. Sadly, he's just not up to the task.
He does get some credit here though, mainly because you can see the effort in his face in every scene. This is a guy who's busting his ass, trying his very hardest to carry this film, but his performance just doesn't cut it."
You can read the rest of the article at Film School Rejects by clicking here.
Eric is directed by Eric Heisserer and is scheduled for released on December 13th 2013.
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Lone Survivor is a new action film starring Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Eric Bana. This new movie is based on the failed mission, Operation Red Wings in June 28th 2005. Lone Survivor tells the story of four SEAL members of Team 10 who were tasked with the mission to capture or kill the notorious Taliban leader, Ahmad Shahd. The covert mission ends up in an ill-fated op when the team are ambushed by the enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region. Lone Survivor will feature the courage and the survival of these heroes under difficult times. Check out the latest news below:
"The Making of Lone Survivor
Universal Pictures acquired the rights to former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's 2005 best-selling memoir for more than $2 million in 2007, winning a bidding war between several major studios. But it wasn't until director Peter Berg spent two days in 2012 at the Cannes International Film Festival independently securing international buyers and pre-sales that the $20 million in capital needed to begin principal photography on "Lone Survivor" arrived.
"We put this movie on our backs and carried it up the hill," said Sarah Aubrey, Mr. Berg's producing partner at their production company, Film 44.
Based on the book "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10," the film follows Mr. Luttrell (played by Mark Wahlberg) and his Navy SEAL team (portrayed by actors Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch and Emile Hirsch ) on a covert mission to kill an alleged terrorist leader in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The men are ambushed by Taliban forces and must fight their way down the mountain in an effort to survive.
As part of an effort to diversify their offerings, Comcast Corp.'s CMCSA +4.36% Universal acquired the book's rights outright, rather than option them for a set amount of time. Although Mr. Berg wanted to make "Lone Survivor" immediately after the rights were secured, the studio, which agreed to distribute the film domestically, wanted Mr. Berg to first direct the $200 million "Battleship," which grossed a mere $65 million domestically.
Shot over 42 days in the mountains of New Mexico, "Lone Survivor" had a production budget of roughly $30 million and lists 26 producers.
"There were no chairs, just rocks to sit on," said Ms. Aubrey. "This was a no-frills production."
Mr. Luttrell and several former SEALs appear in the film, and Mr. Berg said he received "tremendous cooperation" from the military. Prior to filming, Mr. Berg visited Iraq and lived with 15 SEALs on a small base in the desert for a month. "I admire our military and their character and their code of honor. I lived with SEALs and I've been to their funerals. This is a story the military wants told and supports," said Mr. Berg.
Because the movie "doesn't fill the typical mode of an action movie," according to Randall Emmett, a "Lone Survivor" producer, he looked to five separate financiers to secure the remainder of the film's financing."
Click here to read the rest of the article at Wall Street Journal.
Lone Survivor is written and directed by Peter Berg and is scheduled for release on January 10th 2014.
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Jason Clarke, Emma Booth and David Lyons star in a new suspense this December with Swerve. This film revolves around Colin (David Lyons), a man who happens to chance upon a road accident on his way to a job interview. He then finds one of the drivers, Jina (played by Emma Booth) who was pretty shaken. He also finds the other driver who is dead and a briefcase of money beside him. Colin resists the temptation and decides to do the right thing by turning it over to the local cop. But little did he know that his good deed will be the start of chains of events that'll lead him to a dangerous scheme. Swerve premiered in Australia in 2011 at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Check out other news about this movie below:
"Swerve: A Well-Crafted Film
VETERAN filmmaker Craig Lahiff returns with this lively, noir-flavoured thriller – his first feature in a decade – with classic narrative ingredients and an A-grade Aussie cast in tow.
Rising star Jason Clarke – who joined his fellow cast members at Cannes last week for the world premiere of John Hillcoat's Prohibition-era drama, Lawless – gets to flex his acting chops playing a war-damaged bent cop, Frank, leaving his femme fatale-type wife, Jina (Booth), to stay home alone. Or so he thinks.
The film kicks off with a spectacular car crash. Swerving to avoid Jina on the road is an unidentified drug dealer who has just blown up his contact's car. Coming to the shaken damsel's rescue is an out-of-towner hunk named Colin (Lyons). He's got pressing business in nearby Broken Hill but is soon distracted by the woman. A briefcase full of cash and hardware also proves dangerously attractive.
Lahiff ratchets up the tension nicely and his nose for a good shot (David Foreman's widescreen shots are sensational) works a treat. Swerve is the kind of genre film long thought lost from our shores.
Some may have issues with the editing – although it's pretty taut stuff – and it's by no means a genre-defying piece. Yet compared with the standard fare from Hollywood that it will ultimately have to face off with, it's a very respectable and entertaining slice of cinema.
Aside from Clarke and the well-known Booth, Lyons scores significant impact as the man inherently trying to do the right thing, regardless of the consequences. The small-town sabotage of by-the-book justice proves he's in way over his head. A more-than-passing resemblance to that forgotten 1990s neo noir The Hot Spot proves to be a significant asset in its line-up of aces.
Hot and dusty – and brimming with lusty overtones – it's won plaudits at festivals at home and overseas, and warrants exposure to a large audience. Now that it's finally secured that troublesome theatrical release – a common issue for local genre films – there's no excuse for ignoring it."
The rest of the article can be read at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Swerve is written and directed by Craig Lahiff and is set to have a limited screening on December 6th 2013.
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This is a warning to always be careful about the source of a jailbreak. There are scammers out there who pretend to be legitimate developers, who will attempt to infect your computer, trick you out of your money, or funnel ad revenue to their sites without delivering the goods. If you see an ad or a comment claiming to jailbreak iOS 6 or the iPhone 5, make sure it's real.
On our own site, we've seen and deleted anonymous comments that claim "pod2g posted on his blog, that the new untethered jailbreak is out! It is Absinthe version 3.0.0! Finally we got an untethered jailbreak…" The attached link leads to a close duplicate of Pod2g's blog , complete with the developer's real previous posts, and a fake download link for "Absinthe 3.0", a supposed untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.0 and 6.0.1.
Needless to say, the download link labelled "actual download website" isn't real. If you hover your mouse over the URL, you'll notice there's a hidden hypertext link that will take you to another fake page.
So we've established that the bad guys are out there and they're trying to fool you. What can you do to avoid being duped? Here are a few simple precautions that can prevent damage to your computer or bank account:
1. Check out twitter to see what the trusted developers are already saying. Active developers who will most likely tweet about a public release of an iOS 6 jailbreak include @pod2g, @planetbeing, @posixninja, @Chpwn, and @Musclenerd. These are their real public twitter addresses; accept no imitations.
2. Check trustworthy jailbreak news sites like iJailbreak. When there's a public jailbreak for iOS 6, we'll release full articles to walk you through it.
3. Make sure to check links before you click on them. Scammers can hide other hypertext links in what seem to be normal URLs. Example: https://www.google.com — Don't be fooled.
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Retired Master Sgt. Tracy Laughery (Photo by Bob Seyller/Missouri National Guard)
By Jennifer Archdekin
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - Nearly a quarter of a century of military service goes to the credit of one Blue Springs man, but the tradition of service doesn't begin or end there.
Tracy Laughery recently retired as a master sergeant from the Missouri National Guard with 24 years under his belt. Leading the way of his military career was his father who served in the Arkansas National Guard and grandfather who was in the Kansas National Guard.
Laughery chose to continue his Family's military tradition when he first enlisted with Company C, 110th Engineer Company in Lexington as a personnel administrative specialist in 1988 when he was 17 years old.
"I'm a third generation National Guard Soldier, so my Dad really had an impact on me very early on," said Laughery. "While I have known so many influential people in my career, I will say though that many of the people that started me out on a positive note, each time in my career, were all recruiters."
Laughery applauds his own recruiter, Staff Sgt. Larry Simpson, who helped him join the Guard 24 years ago.
"I thought he did a fine job, as I was a little unsure at first about enlisting," said Laughery. "He taught me my most important lesson at successful recruiting -- patience and understanding."
That lesson stayed with Laughery as he began his own career as a recruiter in 1992 working out of St. Joseph. In 1993 he was named Recruiter Rookie of the Year in Missouri. With his retirement, Laughery also steps down as the Area 2 Recruiting and Retention noncommissioned officer in charge based in Kansas City.
Aside from the uniform, Laughery said he will miss those he worked with most.
"I will miss working side by side with my recruiting team in Kansas City," said Laughery. "I was so fortunate to have a great crew of recruiters. I think we really did some great things here together."
Laughery's advice for those Soldiers just starting out in the military career field is pretty simple, but he's quite emphatic about it.
"Go to college," said Laughery. "It is absolutely imperative that troops make the time to go to school while they have the opportunity. I know that it can be taxing and it can be challenging. I struggled to put myself through six years of college while working fulltime and it was very difficult at times, but so well worth it."
Laughery is less than a year away from completing his master's in finance, which he said was almost completely paid for by the National Guard's federal tuition assistance program.
It's evident the National Guard has made a great impact on Laughery's life. As a fourth generation Citizen-Soldier, his son, Jordan, is currently training to be a military police officer at Fort Leonard Wood.
"I look forward to watching my son as he begins his military career," said Laughery. "I was very proud to see him join the Missouri Army National Guard."
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