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Bargaining Update
How long have Portland teachers worked without a contract?
On Wednesday, January 28th, bargaining continued for over eight hours. The entire time was spent by your team's ongoing effort to meet the District's interests regarding Article 20 Workday/Work Year/School Calendar. The discussions in the last three bargaining sessions over this issue have lasted nearly thirty hours!! Superintendent Carole Smith was once again a no-show. Now, we are dealing with another District team member, Hank Harris. Harris, the new HR Director from Canby, is another new voice on the District's team.
Article 20: Workday/Work Year/School Calendar
◠The District's proposal on Article 20 Workday/Work Year/School Calendar would
allow the District to assign duties during one-half of the fifteen minutes before
and after the school day. Their original proposal would have allowed them to
assign duties during the entire time.
◠Their proposal would also allow the District to have a teacher's workday end at
4:30 rather than no later than 4:00 (i.e. 9:00â€â€4:30 as opposed to 8:30â€â€4:00).
Apparently, their intent is to impact teachers at the Middle Schools. We
informed them that such a proposal would have members at work until 6:30 p.m. on staff meeting and professional development days.
â— Also, members on that schedule would be unable to access most district professional development activities and professional meetings with colleagues at other sites. Amazingly, your team only recently heard of this interest. We believe that their real intent is to use the time after school to have teachers attend meetings, such as IEPs, without pay. We believe such actions would violate other sections of our contract.
◠The District also wants to delete the language that would not allow increases in the student day. Although our current language allows the District to increase the student day in order to be in compliance with the State's standard on student contact time, the District insists on deleting this language.
â— We are unable to get the District to clearly communicate their intent. Superintendent Smith and others on
the Board's team said it is only to "maximize individual student opportunities for instruction.†But, when the PAT team offered language that would allow the District to provide such additional opportunities outside of the teacher workday if a teacher volunteered to provide such assistance with pay, the District refused to agree. It seems as though the District wants to increase student contact time. This appears to be a back door attempt to have high school teachers teach an additional period during their workday and to increase a teacher's student contact time. This action would violate the workload provision of our contract. We will not agree to change contract language without knowing the District's intent.
We find their demands for rollbacks and increased workload for our members unacceptable, especially when we have agreed to a joint committee to review all issues relating to Article 20: Workday/Work Year/School Calendar.
â— Our contract calls for 177 student instructional days. This is two more days of student instruction than the Beaverton School District.
◠Beaverton teachers' workday is eight hours a day. Kindergarten teachers receive 700 minutes a week in prep time. Elementary teachers receive 675 minutes per week in prep time.
â— Beaverton Resource Room teachers receive the above, but additionally they receive another 200 minutes per week for case management responsibilities.
â— Portland elementary teachers and elementary special education teachers receive 180 minutes of prep time a week.
â— In Beaverton, employees are not required to attend more than two hours a month of faculty meetings.
â— In Portland, we are required to attend two hours of faculty meetings per week.
We have used Beaverton as a comparison because the District uses Beaverton as a comparison, citing their eight-hour workday. We have told the District that we are happy to accept Beaverton's eight hour workday if we can also have their guaranteed prep time. Of course, PPS won't agree.
Article 11: Reduction in Staff
â— In one of the most ridiculous proposals so far, the District seeks to define "competence" as recent teaching experience in an area of endorsement or grade level. You must have taught in that endorsement or grade level for at least three of the most recent ten years.
For example, if a teacher with six years of experience has a dual endorsement in LA and Social Studies and the teacher taught Social Studies for the first two years and LA for the last four years, the teacher would no longer be "competent†to teach Social Studies. So, this teacher would be laid off before a first year Social Studies teacher even though they are licensed and endorsed to teach Social Studies. We have provided a copy of the District's proposal to each bargaining organizer.
Article 14: Insurance Protection
â— The District is still insisting on deleting the language stating that if we are required to join OEBB, the statewide insurance plan, that any savings to the District would be added to teacher salary increases.
â— Your PAT team offered in a "package†the concept of taking the savings and with Trust reserves, putting it into a pool to offset future increases. Unfortunately, the District accepts what they like in our "packageâ€Â, such as this suggestion. But, they still want no base salary increases for two years. That is unacceptable.
It is important to note that the increase in the District's contribution to PAT health benefits is 84¢ a member per month!! This incredibly low increase is in great part due to the changes in our health benefits made in the 2004-06 contract. We reduced our level of benefits by $100 per member per month and employees began to contribute 7% of the premiums.
â— In spite of the fact that PAT members worked ten days without pay a few years ago in order to keep students in school for a full year and have taken salary freezes in the past, the District continues to proposethe following:
â— 2008-2009â€â€2% on base salary / Step increase
â— 2009-2010â€â€0% on base salary / Step increase
â— 2010-2011â€â€0% on base salary. Step increase and 1% for those employees who did not receive a step.
â— They also have proposed up to two days of unpaid furlough days depending on their March 1, 2010 State School Fund biennial allocation. Over 50% of our members are on the top step of each column.
◠In addition, they propose to allow any new employee to use plus hours earned after a Bachelor's degree, but prior to licensure for salary placement. Current employees hired before 2009-2010 WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE SUCH CREDIT FOR SALARY PURPOSES.
â— They did agree to allow $1500 per year for a doctorate in a field related to their assignment. This represents a $440 a year increase.
â— They also agreed to a $1500 annual stipend for National Board Certification. But, they did not agree to such stipends for Speech Pathologists or School Psychologists who receive their National Board Certification.
â— Nearly all other union employees received a 3% base salary increase for 2008-09. The District budgeted a 3% increase for PAT members.
â— PAT's proposals were all in a "packageâ€Â. The December 10th At The Table explained our "what if†package proposal that would have settled all issues. Our settlement proposal was more than reasonable and within the District's budget.
â— PAT offered to take the budgeted 3% and spread it over two years instead of one year.
â— PAT also proposed a 2% base salary increase for 2010-2011.
Article 16: Professional Improvement
â— The District is proposing to delete the language that allows for advances when members attend professional improvement trainings. Even though the fund is a finite amount, the District proposes to have our members pay for the transportation, lodging and all other expenses for the training up front. Reimbursement would be within fifteen business days from submission of documentation after the completion of the training or conference. Our members would have to carry the amount on their credit cards until that time. This represents further contract rollbacks.
Article 18: Leaves
â— The District proposes to reduce pay, benefits and job rights currently available to a unit member if the member is injured on the job.
â— The District is proposing to add language requiring that anyone requesting an unpaid leave must request it prior to April 1st of each year "except in extenuating circumstancesâ€Â. We're supposed to believe that HR will be fair and equitable in determining how an "extenuating circumstance†is defined.
Article 23: Duration
◠The District initially proposed a two-year agreement. Now, they propose a three-year agreement, except that they may "cancel†the third year of the Contract with written notice by May 31, 2010. If they invoked this proposal, we would need to begin bargaining in just four months!
The next bargaining session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 3rd beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the BESC.
The District's proposal represents significant contract rollbacks. Your team cannot recommend the District's proposal.
The next At The Table will outline the PAT's positions as well as next steps in the bargaining process.

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Cities Aviv ain't about the sucker shit (trust me, I've spent many hours with the god). This is the moment during which all of his past punk rock and Hypnotize Minds mosh pit experiences morph into an unrelenting motivational anthem. Some glitch-boogie-punk-funk fist pump music.
Cities' Come To Life will drop on January 28 on Young One Records. If you're in NYC this Friday, check the guy out at 285 Kent alongside Factory Floor, Yvette, and DJ Kris DFA.
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The Illusionist - Andrés Iniesta Lujánby Portfelio
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Andrés Iniesta Luján is FC Barcelona's number 8 and is widely recognised to be one of the best footballers on the planet. Typically playing in a central/attacking midfield role alongside his partner in crime Xavi Hernandez, he typifies the Catalonian approach to football with laser designated passing ability, supreme confidence on the ball and instinctive spatial awareness. Geometry, and more precisely triangles, are a a key component in the way Barcelona play their football. By constructing them in a fluid way, where the usage of space is a priority, defending or attacking against them becomes a difficult/ neigh on impossible task. I wanted this to shine through on the piece and in the process give it a constructivist feel. The building in the background is the now closed "La Masia" or in english, "The Farmhouse". The famous club youth academy where many of Barcelona's stars learned their trade.


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The 6ft 4in goalkeeper was sent off by referee Kevin Friend in the 56th minute after he brought down Swansea midfielder Jonathan De Guzman in the penalty area.
Duke, 35, who had no complaints with the penalty, felt Leicestershire official Friend could have shown some leniency instead of issuing a straight red card.
But after two goals apiece from Nathan Dyer and De Guzman and a first-half effort from Spanish striker Michu had reflected the gulf in class between the two sides, Duke vowed to return to the home of English football with the Bantams in the end-of-season play-offs.
"Today's a massive disappointment," said Duke.
"But when we come to reflect on this in a couple of days or at the end of the season, or even in a couple of year's time we'll appreciate what a fantastic achievement it was.
"Hopefully the fans have had a great day and no matter about the result that they've enjoyed it.
"Fingers crossed we'll be coming back in May to give them another great day.
"If we have a good run between now and the end of the season there's no reason why we can't get back in the play-offs."
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'Annabelle' Sequel Begins Filming!
Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema's Annabelle 2, with Lights Out's David F. Sandberg helming the follow up to 2014's hugely successful Annabelle, which scared up nearly $257 million at the worldwide box office during its run in theaters.
In Annabelle 2, "Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle."
[Related] Annabelle Sequel Will Be the Godfather II of Creepy Doll Movies (Exclusive)
The full cast includes Stephanie Sigman (pictured above in Spectre), Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (upcoming Ouija 2, Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (Fox Catcher, The Last Witch Hunter), Tayler Buck in her feature film debut, with Anthony LaPaglia (TV's Without a Trace) and Miranda Otto (Showtime's Homeland, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy).
Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, who also wrote Annabelle.
Filming is taking place in Los Angeles.
The new film is once again being produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, who also partnered so effectively on The Conjuring movies.
Collaborating with Sandberg behind-the-scenes from his Lights Out team are production designer Jennifer Spence and editor Michel Aller, joined by director of photography Maxime Alexandre (The Other Side of the Door) and costume designer Leah Butler (Paranormal Activity 3 & 4).
Annabelle 2 is slated for release on May 19, 2017.
Our Most Anticipated Sci-fi Horror Games!
It's odd that a genre like science fiction would have so much trouble capturing our imaginations, when its imaginative by its nature. It covers some objectively awesome topics, from our always evolving technology to space travel and impossible encounters with extraterrestrial beings. Its fascinating, mind-bending stuff.
Sci-fi has always struggled to deliver hit franchises at the same frantic pace as the competition, with their apocalyptic wastelands populated by hordes of the undead, isolated mansions haunted by restless spirits and elaborate traps built by clever sociopaths. And yet, the genre has only managed to produce a handful of short-lived hits in series like Doom and Dead Space — their relative rarity offset by the disproportionately greater impact these games often have on the rest of the horror genre.
This woefully underappreciated genre has enjoyed a small resurgence in the last few years — particularly among indie developers — led by Alien: Isolation, SOMA, Stasis, Duskers and the ongoing revival of System Shock that have been working to pave the way for a new wave of exceptional-looking sci-fi horror games, starting with…
Phantaruk is likely to be the first game on this list to come out. Or it might not, since none of the following titles have been given firm release dates as I write this. Polish developer Polyslash has spent more than two years building the game and the gargantuan spaceship in which it takes place.
Why We're Excited: There's real potential in its narrative and the themes it boldly tackles, like transhumanism and existentialism.
Release Date: August 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)
NYVYE Studios' beautiful horror game P.A.M.E.L.A. may be the most visually stunning game on this list, in part, because of its bold use of color. The environments remind me of the splashes of color that made the environments in Mirror's Edge so delightful to look at, only the city of Eden appears to take place much further into the future. That name is horribly misleading, by the way, as the word 'Eden' is rarely conjures images of failed dystopian worlds infested by humanoid creatures.
Did I mention the Halo-inspired plasma sword, because P.A.M.E.L.A. has that too.
Why We're Excited: The enemies we've seen (so far) haven't looked particularly original, but the vivid world they inhabit more than makes up for that. Eden is neon nightmare eye candy, and I'm itching to spend some time in it.
Release Date: Fall 2016 (PC)
The Brotherhood is expanding on the frightening world they first realized in the isometric horror game Stasis, which also happens to serve as the foundation for its latest standalone chapter, Cayne. The game revolves around Hadley, a new mother who wakes up in a seemingly abandoned medical facility that's been turned into a crime scene. It'll take about as long as a feature-length film to finish, and it benefits from the Unity 5 engine — Stasis used Unity 4 — so fans can expect an even prettier old-school adventure game when it releases later this year.
Why We're Excited: It's reminiscent of Dead Space, which its developer has confirmed to be a source of inspiration for it, and it's a standalone expansion, so you don't need to own Stasis to play it.
Release Date: Fall 2016 (PC, Mac)
Aliens haven't been very scary for a long time, and that's just wrong. It's also why I'm thrilled that The Hum: Abductions — one of our most anticipated VR horror games — is a game that'll eventually exist, because those wee grey bastards and their goofy jellyfish ships are going DOWN. Start sneezing into loaded squirt guns, just in case movies got something right about their weakness, and keep a close eye on your loved ones. No one is who they seem…
Why We're Excited: It stars classic "grey man" aliens, big heads and all. I can't even remember the last game about the horrors of an extraterrestrial invasion… Prey, maybe?
Release Date: Fall 2016 (PC, Mac, PS4)
A lack of updates on a game that was announced years ago can mean just about anything, but it's rarely a good thing. And yet, just when I'm ready to give up on Lunar Software, they usually resurface with another look at their ridiculously scary-looking first-person horror game Routine. It's been in development for a long time, and though absolutely normal for a team of three to have some difficulties overcoming the myriad obstacles of first-time games development, when it is ready to release, I hope the studio will be able to build up the hype this promising game has lost since its initial unveiling four years ago.
Why We're Excited: Routine is heavily influenced by the roguelike genre, which can be seen in Lunar Software's decision to get rid of the HUD, make death permanent, and offer no way to heal yourself should you happen to encounter of the horrors that lurks in that abandoned moon base.
Release Date: TBA 2016 (PC)
Bloober Team could've pursued an array of projects after the surprise success of their psychedelic horror game Layers of Fear, but they've decided to return to our favorite genre with the cerebral thriller Observer. The game was only revealed at E3 a few weeks ago, so details are scarce, but its first trailer had enough style and unease in its scant 36-second running-time to make a lasting impression.
Why We're Excited: As much as I enjoyed Layers of Fear, it's clear Bloober is a developer that's willing to do something different. They're experimental and different, and we could always use more horror games that favor strong storytelling over buckets of core.
Release Date: TBA 2016 (PC)
I am deeply impressed with how Night Dive Studios has handled the rights to the System Shock franchise. In just three years, the company has been strategic in their efforts to revive the beloved series. They eased into it with the well-made remaster System Shock: Enhanced Edition that renewed interest in the somewhat obscure survival horror series and laid the foundation for a more comprehensive remake of in next year's System Shock reboot.
Night Dive turned to Kickstarter yesterday, seeking $900,000 — a third of which it's managed to raise in its first 24 hours.
Why We're Excited: Horror classics get remastered all the time. Remakes like System Shock are exceedingly rare things that deserve our support. And more importantly, there's an entire generation of gamers who never got to experience this thrilling series, and this remake aims to remedy that.
Release Date: Late 2017 (PC, XBO – Possibly Mac, Linux)
The System Shock reboot is a lot for a relatively modest-sized studio like Night Dive to handle, so it's up to their partners at Underworld Ascendant developer Otherside Entertainment to take the reins on the first real sequel the series has seen in nearly two decades. Voice actress Terri Brosius will return to reprise her role as the rogue AI SHODAN, as will key members of the teams behind the first two games, including concept artist Robb Waters, who's responsible for the villain's new look (in the banner above).
Why We're Excited: It's a sequel to one of gaming's most influential franchises that's been co-developed by several of the developers of the first two System Shock games.
Release Date: TBA (TBA)
We haven't learned much of anything since Death Stranding was unveiled at E3 earlier this month, but we know it originated from Kojima's canned concept for Silent Hills and that it'll star Norman Reedus.
Why We're Excited: It has Hideo Kojima, Norman Reedus, and one of the strangest trailers I've ever seen. Excited doesn't accurately describe how I feel about it — I'm curious more than anything.
Release Date: TBA (PS4, PC)
So, which of these sci-fi horror games are you most looking forward to?
Which Game(s) Are You Anticipating the Most?
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Jon Bernthal Hints That We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet When it Comes to "The Punisher"
Jon Bernthal's portrayal of Frank Castle (aka The Punisher) still has people ranting and raving. He brought emotion, rage, and a ferocity to the role that's never been done in terms of live action adaptations.
In an interview with Awards Daily, Bernthal explains that The Punisher we witnessed in the second season of "Daredevil" isn't even his final form*.
I think when you're talking about characters like these, the way they fight, what's motivating the fight is very important. Beating someone up to drag them into jail is different than someone who is exercising his rage on people. The Frank Castle you find in this story is not The Punisher. He's reeling from the loss of his family. He's driven by rage and is on a singular mission to find these people who took his family from him, and do it as brutally as possible.
Remember, The Punisher is a vigilante who goes after criminals that somehow evade the justice system. He is ruthless and doesn't give second chances. Considering we only saw him in his character arc's infancy, I'm guessing that Bernthal has a very exciting path set up when it comes to his own show.
Still, that show is itself in infant stages. "We are going to do a show with him next year. I'm really excited about that. We'll have to see," Bernthal explains.
To give you a taste of just how vicious The Punisher is, check out this clip from "Daredevil" which proves that Netflix is doing things right.
*I'm on that dank meme kick today, apparently.
Gotta Admit It, Ice-T's Body Count Nailed Slayer's "Raining Blood"
Gangsta rapper Ice-T has always been one to push boundaries, as evidenced by his band Body Count, which released its first album in 1992 and has since released an additional four. Oh, and that includes a three year hiatus. This year, the group has announced that they signed to Century Media Records and will be releasing their sixth studio album Bloodlust in 2017.
The group has seen its fair share of controversy. Their first album Body Count originally featured a track titled "Cop Killer", which was the subject of so much discussion and criticism that Ice-T took the song off the record, although not before people like Charlton Heston and even President George H.W. Bush chimed in regarding the topic.
Sadly, Body Count has also seen tragedy in the form of the loss of three members over the years. First, was the passing of drummer Beatmaster V in 1996, who died leukemia. Then, bassist Mooseman died in 2001 in a random drive-by shooting. Lastly, guitarist D-Roc died in 2004 from lymphoma.
Through all the tragedy, the band soldiered on and, as mentioned above, signed a worldwide deal with Century Media. The group will be once again working with producer Will Putney (Upon a Burning Body, Miss May I), who worked on their previous album Manslaughter.
Ice-T explains, "With our last album 'Manslaughter', we tested the waters and got a great response from the fans and critics. Now it's time to go kill it and make a more aggressive album and keep the Body Count style intact."
To give fans a taste of what's to come, the band recently hosted a Periscope event where they livestreamed a cover performance of Slayer's infamous track "Raining Blood". And you know what? They fucking killed it! The band sounded tight and crisp while Ice-T nails that signature Tom Araya syncopated vocal style while at the same time introducing some swagger into the mix.
Fast forward to about 4:40-ish to get to the action and see for yourself.
LIVE on #Periscope: Testing this LIVE feature… BC Rehearsal.. https://t.co/5q909k5BAw
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) June 22, 2016
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'Pandorum' Director Boards 'The Fox Mission'
German director Christian Alvart first broke out with the stylish and twisted serial killer procedural Antibodies. The success of that film was enough for America to take note and the filmmaker was quickly attached to a number of Hollywood films, two of which – the deep space horror film Pandorum and supernatural thriller Case 39 – were released the same year, 2009.
Despite both those films being largely great genre pieces (Pandorum particularly), neither were considered hits at the domestic box office and Alvart's American career was suddenly stymied.
Similar to the trajectory of Nicolas Winding Refn following his own disappointing first American film, Fear X, Alvart retreated back to Europe where he kept working in his native Germany directing a number of hit films including the true-crime thriller Bank Lady and the action film Tschiller: Off Duty.
Alvart's production company, Syrreal Entertainment, has also been successfully inking deals with various funding partners to produce genre pictures. The latest of these is with China, considered the most important and fastest growing foreign market in the world at the moment (the last I heard had 15 new movie screens a day being erected there). Jiabo Culture has partnered to produce Alvart's next directorial effort, an ambitious fantasy adventure film, The Fox Mission.
The official synopsis is as follows:
A nine-tailed blue fox is sent from the Spirit Mountain to the human world to kill the evil emperor.
Said to be steeped in Chinese mythology, Alvart will shoot the film in both Beijing and Berlin this autumn.
Besides The Fox Mission, Syrreal Entertainment will release the science fiction thriller SUM1 (directed by Christian Pasquariello) starring Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon later this year.
AMC Says F**K Ratings, Renews "Preacher" For Second Season!
Jesse Custer used the Word of God to command a second season of "Preacher".
Just yesterday I begged you guys to watch this Thursday's "Preacher" marathon in fear of AMC canceling the series after a weak start. It appears they don't even give two shits about the ratings, and thus will move forward with an expanded second season anyways. God bless AMC.
AMC made the announced Wednesday that it has renewed its cinematic and critically acclaimed supernatural series "Preacher" for an expanded 13-episode second season, slated for 2017. For those curious, it is currently averaging 3.3 million viewers per episode, including 1.9 million adults 25-54.
"'Preacher' is a special television program and we're eager to share with fans the rest of this wild first season and, now, an expanded second season," said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. "What Sam, Seth, Evan and the entire creative team have achieved in bringing Garth Ennis' graphic novel to the screen is extraordinary. We look forward to more time with these unforgettable characters be it in Heaven, Hell, Texas or beyond."
This Thursday night, AMC will air a "Preacher" catch-up/DVR marathon of the first five episodes of the current season, starting at 9:00 p.m. and running through 2:35 a.m. Friday morning. The sixth episode appears on AMC this Sunday in the show's regular timeslot at 9:00 p.m.
"Based on the popular cult comic book franchise of the same name, "Preacher" is a supernatural and darkly comedic drama that follows a Texas preacher named Jesse Custer who is inhabited by a mysterious entity called Genesis that gives him the power to make people do whatever he commands. Once this power attracts the attention of two mysterious angels, Fiore and DeBlanc, Jesse, his badass ex-girlfriend Tulip, and an Irish vampire named Cassidy are thrust into a crazy world populated by a cast of characters from Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between."
"Preacher" was developed for television by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg ("This is The End," "Superbad," "Neighbors") and showrunner Sam Catlin ("Breaking Bad").
The series stars Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, Ruth Negga as Tulip, Lucy Griffiths as Emily, W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Root, Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, Tom Brooke as Fiore, Derek Wilson as Donnie Schenck and Ian Colletti as Eugene/Arseface.
Horror Trailers Need to Stop Giving Away Everything
The other day, both John Squires and myself were tweeting about the latest trailer for Luke Scott's Morgan. Admittedly, his tweet became a series of small conversations about the state of trailers but we both had the same feeling: the second trailer gave away far too much. You can see for yourself as I've put both side-by-side below.
It's not a new trend for trailers to give away far more than they should. Just look at the trailer for Friday the 13th, which was a literal count of each death. However, what makes these spoiler-y trailers so much worse is the advent of social media, where the clip can then be circulated and thoughts can be levied to far wider audiences.
For example, when I saw a trailer in my youth (pre-widely available or even usable internet days), I could talk about it with my friends and that's really about it. We're talking a small circle of people (I wasn't the most popular kid in elementary and middle school) and it didn't go much further than that.
However, now I can tweet my thoughts to nearly 2,500 people who can hit 'Retweet' to their followers with a single click of a button. The ease with which spoilers and information can be shared is astonishing. That's why your Facebook feed is inundated with people saying things along the lines of, "I'm going to be missing tonight's episode of 'The Walking Dead', so it looks like I'm not going on Facebook until I watch it." We've created a system where the information that people imbibe is out of their control, which has its positives and negatives.
Coming back to the point, horror trailers are guilty of sharing too much, which ruins the purpose of seeing the movie. When I go, I want to be shocked. I want to be terrified. I want to feel unsafe in what's coming, not certain of impending events.
Last year, Trace wrote about how spoilerific the trailer for The Lazarus Effect was (as well as spoiler-y trailers in general), which gave away a key death. This year, the title for that offender goes to Don't Breathe.
There are four main characters in that movie and the trailer shows one of them being killed. That death should've been a traumatic event to be experienced in the moment. Instead, we got it in a bite-sized trailer, so we experience a bite-size emotion. We will now enter the movie knowing of that character's fate, so why should we allow ourselves to invest any emotion into that person? The fact is we shouldn't and that immediately harms the movie as a whole.
The studio I guess doesn't agree with that concept because they made the death one of the main focuses of their trailer AND they put chunks of the 3rd act sequence (from what I've heard) at the end of the trailer, essentially showing us segments of acts 1, 2, and 3. At that point, why do we care about seeing the movie? We've been shown enough that we can put together the pieces on our own.
Remember the trailer for Quarantine? Or how about Carrie or Last House on the Left? Each of these trailers had a serious problem of giving away the ending. And when I'm talking about the ending, two of the three showed the final sequences of the movie while one revealed multiple points of the climax.
Coming back to Morgan the first teaser was haunting and mysterious. It used audio to create an unsettling clip that showed almost nothing besides empty rooms and stark hallways. The full trailer however gave nearly everything away. It showed what Morgan looks like, what makes her "special", exciting events, and created a narrative from which we can with almost near pinpoint accuracy guess what's going to happen and who's going to die.
This problem doesn't just fall in the horror world. Batman v Superman was built up to be a battle between two superhero icons. Then they released a trailer that showed them team up to battle Doomsday. The whole title is now defunct because we know that they're not against each other. Instead, we're waiting for them to stop bickering and get to the part where things get interesting.
In closing, let me show you the trailer for Insidious, which I feel is an example of a great trailer from recent years. It barely shows any of the scares and when it does it's in sharp and fast flashes, too quick for us to fully absorb what we're seeing. Additionally, the line "It's not the house that's haunted…it's your son," is fantastic. It takes the haunted house theory and upends it, making the movie far more interesting because this is a concept that hasn't really been done before. It intrigues and excites without revealing much of what makes the movie so damn fascinating and eerie.
Hollywood, there's a serious problem with giving away too much in trailers. Instead, we need more teasers. If a trailer is two and a half minutes and a movie has a 90-minute runtime, then the trailer accounts for showing us nearly 3% of the film. That is too much. We need 1% but that amount should hook us and make us drool for more, not giving us enough of the meal that we pass on dessert.
'Carrie' Getting a Deluxe Scream! Factory 40th Anniversary Edition
Brian De Palma's 1976 film adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie is hailed as one of the great horror films of its era, one that stunned critics and has since become one of the household names of the genre. Sissy Spacek's portrayal of the titular character earned her an Academy Award nod for Best Actress, an award she won from the National Society of Film Critics.
Now, that horror is coming to home video in a deluxe 40th anniversary edition from Scream! Factory and it's a doozy! Including a 4k scan from the original negative, three hours of interviews and featurettes, and a ton of additional features, this is the definitive edition of King's masterpiece.
At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a high school loner with no confidence, no friends… and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her "special gift," causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone!
Carrie will be released on October 11th.
NEW 4K Scan Of The Original Negative
NEW Interviews With Writer Lawrence D. Cohen, Editor Paul Hirsch, Actors Piper Laurie, P.J. Soles, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, William Katt, Edie McClurg, Casting Director Harriet B. Helberg And Director Of Photography Mario Tosi
NEW Horror's Hallowed Grounds – Revisiting The Film's Original Locations
Acting Carrie – Interviews With Actors Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Priscilla Pointer and P.J. Soles And Art Director Jack Fisk And Director Brian De Palma
Visualizing Carrie – Interviews With Brian De Palma, Jack Fisk, Lawrence D. Cohen, Paul Hirsch
A Look At "Carrie: The Musical"
Original Theatrical Trailer
Carrie Franchise Trailer Gallery
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Still Gallery – Rare Behind-The-Scenes Photos
Stephen King And The Evolution Of Carrie Text Gallery
The collector's edition Blu-Ray with slipcover
A limited edition 18″ x 24″ poster of the newly-designed art from artist Nat Marsh
A second slipcover — made exclusively for this promotion — featuring newly-designed art from artist Joel Robinson
A limited edition 18″ x 24″ poster of the newly-designed art from artist Joel Robinson
Early shipping to arrive three weeks before the national street date
13 Horror Movies That Need the Scream Factory Treatment!
If you didn't snatch up the Deluxe Edition of John Carpenter's The Thing, which is being released by Shout! Factory subsidiary Scream Factory in September, you really missed out! You can still pre-order the Collector's Edition though, so never fear! Scream Factory gives loving Blu-Ray released to horror films of all types (both mainstream and cult) and usually loads them with special features. While their cause is a noble one, there are still a bunch of horror films we would love to see get the Scream Factory treatment (including quite a few that haven't even seen a Blu-Ray release yet). Here are 13 of those films!Foreign Horror Martyrs
Pascal Laugier's controversial film Martyrs hasn't even seen a Blu-Ray release in America yet. You can buy the Region B/2 Blu-Ray on Amazon, but if you live in North America it won't play unless you have a Region Free Blu-Ray player. And even then, the special features amount to a making of documentary and interviews with Laugier and the special effects artist. This fantastic film deserves a better Blu-Ray treatment and certainly deserves an American release.Inside
Arguably the best film to come out of the New French Extremity movement, it's perplexing that Inside has yet to see a Blu-Ray release in the states yet. Honestly, it would be great to get a box set of all of the films from the movement, but obtaining all of the rights might prove to be a bit of a chore. Still, the lack of a proper Blu-Ray release for the film that is essentially every pregnant woman's worst nightmare is puzzling. Let's get it done Scream Factory![REC] Franchise
Let's just pretend [REC] 4: Apocalypse never happened, alright? I mean, they don't have to put it in a [REC] box set. Oh fine, they can leave it in. As long as [REC] and [REC] 2 get a release I'll be happy. They are two of the best found footage films ever created (and definitely two of the best zombie films ever made) and deserve some Blu-Ray love.80s Horror Critters
Does anyone else own that DVD with all four Critters films on one disc? It's awesome, right? Seriously though, why aren't these films on Blu-Ray yet? Sure, Critters 3 and Critters 4: In Space are subpar sequels, but those first two are on point.Hellraiser
Hellraiser had a pretty good release from Anchor Bay in 2009 that is now out of print. The Midnight Madness edition from Image Entertainment, which was released two years later, removed all of the special features. Now is the perfect time for Scream Factory to snatch up the film and give its Blu-Ray release a makeover. It would also be nice if they released a Hellraiser box set similar to the one Anchor Bay and Scream Factory did for the Halloween franchise two years ago, but maybe that's asking for too much.Demons
C'mon! It's Lamberto Bava, and you're going to give it a barebones Blu-Ray release (albeit with perfect audio and video transfers)? Demons deserves better than that. Scream Factory, if you released it as a double feature with Demons 2 (and get some new special features for each one) I'll love you forever.90s Horror Candyman
How has Bernard Rose's seminal horror film (which I am admittedly not crazy about, but I do see the appeal) not made it to Blu-Ray yet? After Hellraiser, it's the most famous film adaptation of Clive Barker's work. Scream Factory already released the sequel, but they haven't been able to snag the licensing rights for the original yet. It's such a shame.Dead Alive
Fun fact: the VHS cover for this movie used to scare the crap out of me when I roamed Blockbuster as a kid. Anyway, Peter Jackson's gory comedy was released on Blu-Ray back in 2011 with so-so video and audio and just a theatrical trailer in the special features. Where is the Peter Jackson commentary? I want an answer! If anyone can make that happen, it's Scream Factory.Event Horizon
Event Horizon already saw a pretty decent Blu-Ray release, but there was apparently a lot of footage left on the cutting room floor with tons of horrifying imagery. Methinks Scream Factory and Paul W.S. Anderson need to meet up and put together a Director's Cut…The Faculty
Honestly, I just want a cast commentary on this. You'll laugh, but one of my favorite commentaries is the cast commentary of the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie. They're just so fun to listen to! I feel like the cast of The Faculty would have the same chemistry. Just imagine feeling like you're sitting in a room with Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Clea DuVall, Jordana Brewster, Usher and Laura Harris. Better yet, have one Student Commentary with those actors and one Faculty Commentary with Salma Hayek, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Patrick and Jon Stewart. You can't tell me that wouldn't be awesome. The current Blu-Ray release of the film doesn't have any extras so there's nowhere to go but up!Recent Horror Slither
Why in the Hell is James Gunn's masterful creature feature Slither not out on Blu-Ray yet (at least, once again, not in America)? You would think that after Gunn's rise to fame after Guardians of the Galaxy some studio would have rushed to get this Blu-Ray released. Maybe the awful box office numbers are giving them pause. Either way, it deserves to see a proper Blu-Ray release.Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
One of the most meta horror movies of all time saw a disappointing Blu-Ray release in 2009, when the format was still relatively new. Eight years later and a re-issue seems to be in order, especially considering the fact that there were no extra features included on that release. A sequel to the cult favorite has been talked about for some time. A new Blu-Ray loaded with special features courtesy of Scream Factory could certainly reignite talk of a much-needed sequel.The Poughkeepsie Tapes
For God's sake will someone release this movie already? If you were able to catch it when it received an extremely brief release on DirecTV in 2014 and felt disappointed, it's understandable. The film was completed in 2007 (I still remember seeing the posters in the AMC Theaters I was working at at the time) and almost no film will live up to expectations that were in place that long. It's by no means a terrible film, though. While some of the interview sequences come off as incredibly cheesy, the tapes themselves are terrifying. Could Scream Factory be the one to finally let The Poughkeepsie Tapes see the light of day? I certainly hope so.
Many of these films are relatively mainstream, and Scream Factory has an affinity for releasing lesser-known horror films with cult followings as well. Which horror films, mainstream or otherwise, do you want to see get the Scream Factory treatment? Let us know in the comments below!
Guillermo del Toro Praises Jan Švankmajer: Support the Czech Filmmaker's Final Film
Jan Švankmajer is a filmmaker that many of us either know of or have seen movies that were influenced by his works. A master of surrealism and stop motion, movies like Little Otik and Alice have astounded and bedazzled audiences while his shorts have influenced household names like Terry Gilliam and the Quay Brothers.
Right now, the Czech filmmaker is raising funds for what will be his final movie, Insects. The film will be made with his longtime producing partner Jaromír Kallista.
"A local pub in a small town. It's Monday and the bar is closed, chairs are turned up on the tables. The pub is empty except for six amateur actors sitting in a corner. They've met to rehearse "The Insect Play" by the Čapek brothers. On a raised platform across the room we see a stage, set for Act II of the play. As the rehearsal progresses, the characters of the play are born and die with no regard to time. The actors slowly become one with them and some of them experience frightening transformations…"
Below is a video of esteemed director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Blade II, Pacific Rim) talking about the importance of Švankmajer and of helping fund this film.
You can support Švankmajer's campaign via Indiegogo.
'In the Deep' Ups the Ante With TWO Sharks! (Poster)
We announced last week that Dimension Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Digital will be releasing In The Deep on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand August 2.
Originally titled 47 Meters Down, the new shark thriller is directed by Johannes Roberts hot off his The Other Side of The Door.
The shark thriller ups the ante on The Shallows by adding an additional shark – and Mandy Moore ("This Is Us," A Walk To Remember), with Claire Holt ("The Vampire Diaries," "The Originals"), Yani Gellman ("Pretty Little Liars," "The Young And The Restless"), and Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, The Dark Knight Rises).
"In The Deep dives into a world of two sisters (Mandy Moore and Claire Holt) who become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the observation cage to the boat breaks and the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and, worst of all, blood thirsty, great white sharks."
The Sky is Bleeding in This Poster For 'The Woods'
A movie that we're extremely excited for is Adam Wingard's The Woods, which Brad called "A new beginning for horror films." Written by Simon Barrett, the duo who brought us segments in BD's own V/H/S and its sequel are back with a movie that looks like it will usher in terror like we haven't felt or seen in a long time.
The movie will, "…involve a group of college students on a camping trip who discover they are not alone," and will star James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid, and Wes Robinson.
Earlier today, EW revealed a new poster for the film, which you can see below. Using only red, white, and black, the image shows leafless trees puncturing the sky, which is bright blood red. The tagline promises that, "There is something evil hiding in The Woods."
The site also revealed that the film will make its first public screening at the San Diego Comic Con on July 22nd. The film opens wide on September 16th.
The Woods is produced by Roy Lee (The Ring, The Grudge, The Strangers, It), Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious), Keith Calder and Jessica Wu (You're Next, The Guest).
[Blu-ray Review] Demi Moore Fights for Her Unborn Baby in 'The Seventh Sign'
The Seventh Sign from director Carl Schultz is a very interesting movie. There are some gorgeous shots, some great acting – especially from a young Demi Moore in one of her earlier starring roles and it's fairly suspenseful. Unfortunately the ending is a bit of a bummer and the movie kind of jumps all over the place.
Moore stars as Abby Quinn, a young woman who along with her lawyer husband Russell (Michael Biehn), is expecting her first child. We don't get all the details, but we find out pretty quickly that she's been pregnant before but something happened that resulted in her losing the baby. Given her past experiences she's understandably concerned for her child and is trying to do all she can to make sure she protects the baby until she gives birth. Unfortunately for Moore there is a lot she has to protect her baby from. As Abby reaches the later stages of her pregnancy signs of the apocalypse begin appearing and along with them come Father Lucci (Peter Friedman) and a mysterious figure (Jürgen Prochnow) who seems to be the cause. Lucci has plans to save the day and stop this figure (I think) while Abby ends up stuck in the middle of sorts.
Lucci's whole deal is kind of weird. The movie starts with a town freezing in the Middle East and people seem to think this means certain doom is on the way. Lucci though, he's like "Nah, technology, probably." That's a little weird, right? He's a man of the church, shouldn't he be all about spotting the doom?
I am not a religious person and I've never pretended to be. I don't know much about the Bible and what it says. If you were to quiz me on it I would surely fail. What that means is there are probably lots of references and imagery that relates directly to the Bible within The Seventh Sign that meant nothing to me and just went over my head. Either that or I made my own meaning with what I saw. My point is that despite there being a heavy religious context within The Seventh Sign you don't actually need to be religious to enjoy the movie, but maybe it's easier to understand if you are? Because I enjoyed it for the most part, but there were a lot of parts that didn't make sense.
There's all these things going on around the world – multiple earthquakes, rivers of blood and so on – and yet not one seems to be talking about any of it. I understand this isn't a disaster movie but the world seems to be coming to an end so I kind of expect people to be doing whatever they can to survive. Instead everyone is acting pretty normal. I'm not sure there should be mass panic exactly, at least not from the jump, but these crazy events happening so close together should be acknowledged, right? I would think some red flags are being raised.
A lot of what happens doesn't particularly make a lot of sense. Like there are Hebrew code letters that seem to pop up just before something terrible happens and we get the idea that they factor into it all, but never the details. There are lots of little things like this throughout the film. Different things are hinted at but never fully explained or explored. Maybe that's the idea and it's supposed to be left for you to figure out and draw your own conclusions.
So while the movie isn't the clearest linear story, it is enjoyable in large part due to the performance from Moore. She has a ton of energy and natural charm. There's no question when watching this movie that she's a star. Even when the movie is moving through it's weird, confusing moments you're hooked because Moore is pulling you in. She'll do anything to protect her baby and you want to watch her do so.
The Seventh Sign is a gorgeous looking movie. Juan Ruiz Anchía serves as the DP and just like he did a number of times before this film and a number of times since, he provides some wonderful photography. There's one scene in particular that stands out to me. Abby is in a church after following the mysterious Prochnow and she begins to experience some pain in her stomach. She tries to leave the church and stumbles down and as she does so she looks up and there's this bright blue light shining down at her. This is fairly brief but it's an excellent shot.
The Seventh Sign is now out on Blu-ray from Australia's Via Vision Entertainment. You have to import (JB Hi-Fi has it available) this but it's the only Blu-ray currently available for the film and it is REGION FREE. And it's a nice looking Blu-ray. It hasn't been overly touched up digitally or anything like that, so you do have a few scenes where you can see the spots of imperfection from the film but with that you also retain the detail. As I've said before, I'm no expert when it comes to breaking down picture quality, but I know when something looks good to me and this looks good. The downside is this is a bare bones release, so if you were looking for some special features regarding The Seventh Sign you're not going to find those here. Still this is the only Blu-ray release available in the world and it looks good and that's what really counts.
There are better biblical thrillers than The Seventh Sign – Rosemary's Baby and The Omen quickly jump to mind as less clunky, more coherent stories. With that said I think there's enough to enjoy that makes The Seventh Sign worth a watch. Yeah it's kind of all over the place and then quickly tries to tie everything together at the end, but you've got Moore leading the way and she's worth the price of admission.
The Seventh Sign is now available on Blu-ray from Via Vision Entertainment.
[TV Review] "Scream" Episode 2.05: 'Dawn of the Dead'
For an episode titled "Dawn of the Dead," there sure wasn't a lot of death. I said in my review last week that I would riot if an episode titled "Dawn of the Dead" didn't feature a high body count, and here I am rioting. It's a cool idea to name episodes of Scream after famous horror movies (in case you hadn't caught on to season 2's gimmick by now), but at least make them thematically relevant to the plot of the episode. All of the other episode titles made sense, but unless the title is referring to people finally realizing that Jake is dead, the title "Dawn of the Dead" doesn't apply here. That being said, it was actually a pretty fun bottle episode of the series that essentially served as a place-setting episode for the rest of the season. That bottle episode I was jonesing for last week was delivered this week, and the results were mostly great.
After last week's Carrie-esque finale, Sheriff Acosta decides to lock down the school and puts all of the students in the library. Shockingly, his deputies aren't very good at ensuring no one leaves said library (seriously, kids were just strolling in and out of there) and Acosta is proving to be the worst sheriff Lakewood has probably ever had. After letting Kieran off the hook for bringing a gun to school(!) he then takes Maggie off the case for revealing privileged information to Brooke before using Jake's lifeless hand to unlock his phone. Isn't that considered tampering with the body or something? Get it together Acosta! Miguel did get in some good zingers on Brooke's dad this week though, which nearly made up for his ineptness.
Once again, Brooke is seeing the most evolution as a character this week (though Emma nearly gave her a run for her money). Though she has limited screen time, she makes the most of her scenes, effectively moving through the five stages of grief in just a few hours. It's a little silly but what about Scream isn't silly? Young sells it and her final moment in the pool (see below) was heartbreaking to watch. We'll have to wait and see the long-term effects Jake's death has on her, but one would hope it steels her instead of breaks her.
Someone who refuses to be broken is Emma. I've come down on Willa Fitzgerald a lot in the past but she is really making a strong impression this season. After a few episodes of PTSD Emma, we are finally starting to see glimpses of a smart, strong Emma who is on a mission. Dare I say that she is starting to remind me of Sidney Prescott? Emma lying to Acosta about her encounter with the killer was the first time she had truly made anything resembling an intelligent decision, and it was a triumph for the show. Better late than never, right? She was even bold enough to break things off with Kieran, which everyone should back her on. Kieran still fails to make any sort of an impression on the show. Eli, who has been around for two or three episodes, feels like more of a character than Kieran at this point. So we can thank the killer for putting Jake's phone in Emma's purse.
Emma's altercation with Haley, while amusing, came a little out of the blue. Other than the opening scene of the season and one other stairwell run-in with Audrey, Scream hasn't exactly done much to show us why she is so antagonistic towards Emma. This lack of development on the show's part made her bitchery towards Emma feel out of place. Who is this girl? Why should we care? It's the same problem the show has had with Zoe and establishing her as a character. After the catfight, Ms. Lang locks Emma in her office, so that she can come out of her panic attack. She is all about breaking teacher-student boundaries, isn't she? Oh well, at least Emma knows there's a new killer now.
Audrey's adventures through the school led straight to an encounter with Gustavo (I still refuse to call him 'Stavo) after she saw him once again drawing bloody pictures of the Lakewood Six Five. Why was Gustavo working on his pictures in the middle of a murder investigation where all of the other students could see what he was doing? Because plot, I guess. The kid isn't very smart, and watching Audrey call him out on his bullshit was a real treat. Unfortunately for Audrey, Noah finally (finally!) caught on to her bullshit and pickpocketed her phone only to look through it and see all of her texts with the killer, including that GIF of her in the storage unit. This terrible subplot will hopefully be coming to an end in the next one or two episodes, as Noah is going to have to confront her about the whole "pulling pins off of Jake's corpse" thing.
Despite there being no body count whatsoever this week, "Dawn of the Dead" was a strong bottle episode of the series that closed out the first act of the season. Now let's kill someone next week, okay?
Random Notes
- In case you didn't notice, Scream was moved from it's 11/10c Monday night time slot to Tuesdays at 10/9c. If ratings don't improve I'm 99% positive we won't get a third season. Tell your friends to watch the show you guys!
- Just an FYI: five days have passed in the Scream season 2 timeline.
- Zoe who?
- Upcoming titles include: "Jeepers Creepers," "Let the Right One In," "Village of the Damned," "The Orphanage," "The Vanishing" (I'm stoked to see how this one ends. If you've seen the movie you'll know why), and "Heavenly Creatures."
- "One man's creep is another man's-" "Creep."
- "So, I found Jake Fitzgerald just like you asked." -This line almost won me over on Acosta.
- "No. You'd never drop a body in front of your daughter. A freezer in the garage? Now that's more your style." -This line did win me over on Acosta.
- Once again, all Gustavo did this week was deliver creepy stares before getting beat up. I'm sure Santiago Segura is a fine actor, but Scream is doing him no favors. Give him something to work with show.
- If you listen to podcasts and enjoy Scream, check out the Los Angeles-based "Do You Like Scary Podcasts?" podcast, hosted by Kaitlin Reilly and John Padden. The episodes run longer than a single episode of Scream, but it's a pretty great listen. They like the show but also understand how silly the whole thing is. Thumbs up!
- Alas, there was no Brooke bitch face this week, so here is a GIF for you all to use when you're upset (like perhaps when Scream inevitably gets cancelled):
New Features Are Coming to 'Doom' This Week
An update will bring a new photo mode for taking in-game screenshots and the option to center the weapon placement for those looking for a more traditional Doom experience when Bethesda starts rolling it out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One on June 30. The features will be joined in the coming months by a series of content updates the publisher first announced at E3 earlier this month.
This should give you an idea of what the classic weapon placement will look like. A complete rundown of what's coming later this week can be found over here.
Between this nifty homage to the classics and the upcoming 'Doom 4 Doom' PC mod that'll bring the reboot's arsenal to the first two Doom games on July 18, it's sort of fascinating how this series has handled its identity crisis. That's no easy feat, as we've seen time and time again in Resident Evil and Silent Hill, among others.
Much of the content the company has detailed has focused on the multiplayer half of id Software's acclaimed reboot of the decades-old series, some of it free, some of it paid. In July, a handful of game modes will be made available free-of-charge, followed by the arrival of the Unto the Evil DLC that'll bring three maps, equipment and personalization options.
This Proves 'The Ring' Would Make a Great VR Game
Virtual reality is looking to change video games in some profound ways over the next few years, and it's the horror genre that's positioned to benefit the most as the tech gradually finds mainstream acceptance. The immersion and atmosphere these games require is made considerably more effective when experienced in VR, and a growing number of developers are taking notice.
This VR game based on the Japanese horror film Ringu (The Ring) isn't official, it's more of a fan-made proof of concept that also makes a fantastic argument for a developer to make a more "official" stab at adapting the dormant franchise. Created by Japanese designer Tatsunori Ishibashi, this game isn't at all interested in having us flee from an angry Sadako.
No, that's too obvious. In this game, you are Sadako.
映画「貞子vs伽椰子」が面白かったので、つい「貞子VR」を試作してしました。貞子側の苦労体験ゲームです。長い髪をかき分け、呪いのビデオを見た人が現れたら電話をかけて、テレビから飛び出して呪い殺します。 pic.twitter.com/qVoycSsJvN
— たつのる (@tatsunoru) June 21, 2016
I'm sure we can all agree that this obviously needs to happen.
While I have you, you might want to have a look at another video we covered recently that further proves how The Ring and virtual reality were meant for each other. And don't forget, Rings hits theaters on October 28.
The Apocalypse is Nigh in the '7 Days to Die' Launch Trailer
The first game to come out of Telltale's new publishing label has finally arrived. It's been nearly three years since 7 Days to Die released on Steam — where it's currently $9.99 (60% off) thanks to the ongoing Summer Sale — and now the open-world zombie survival game has joined the PS4 and Xbox One. Its $29.99 price tag comes with some neat benefits, like split-screen co-op and the new "Blood Moon" community events, as well as the promise of more to come in the near future, starting with additional multiplayer modes.
The game hasn't had a perfect launch, with multiple reports of various technical issues that are being squashed right now. One of the more common problems has to do with the local co-op feature, that might be easy to fix:
A number of people have been having problems with split screen, mostly because there doesn't seem to be a direct prompt for it. Please try the following steps:
Start Singleplayer
Plug in / connect second controller
Sign in as guest or second player on second controller
Hit start.
This should have the game pop up in split screen for you.
If you have issues, you should report them here.
A Survival Horror Classic Returns in 'System Shock'
Make yourself comfortable, hacker. Stay a while.
SHODAN has returned, and she's brought us gifts. The System Shock remake has finally arrived on Kickstarter where Night Dive Studios hopes to raise $900,000 by July 28. The studio has even released a pre-alpha demo on the game's crowdfunding page that you can play right away.
If its crowdfunding efforts pan out, System Shock will release in late 2017 for PC and Xbox One. Whether or not it will come to other platforms will depend on how successful it is. The first stretch goal ($1.1M) will add support for Mac and Linux, but there aren't currently any plans to bring it to the PlayStation 4.
This reboot has been a long time coming. System Shock is a true survival horror classic with a legacy that's lasted more than two decades and spawned the acclaimed BioShock series, a spiritual successor created by Irrational Games, the developer of System Shock 2. Irrational even paid tribute to their very first game in BioShock Infinite, which featured a '1999 Mode' inspired by the year the game released.
The timing couldn't be better, as we've seen a growing number of horror games that have eschewed the genre's heavy reliance on unnecessarily cheap scares, excessive gore, harmful stereotypes, and recycled enemies in favor of more thoughtful storytelling, complex characters and deeply personal and even taboo themes.
System Shock laid the ground work for the horror genre as we know it today. It really couldn't have found a better home then Night Dive Studios, which promises to "keep the new game true to the classic experience, keeping all the things you loved while giving today's gamers the modern look and feel expected from a great game."
Below you'll find a sample of the game's original soundtrack. Night Dive has been working with the Videri String Quartet, with the ultimate goal of enlisting Prague's FILMharmonic Orchestra to record the score.
Go Behind-the-Scenes of Carpenter Brut's "Turbo Killer"
In February of this year, synthwave artist Carpenter Brut released a music video for the track "Turbo Killer". Directed by Seth Ickerman, I hailed it as, "…quite possibly one of the coolest music videos ever", having been blown away by the grindhouse sci-fi/horror car chase that took place on screen. But how was that video made? What kind of work went into creating something so visually arresting and engaging?
Well, a behind-the-scenes clip has just been released and shows a great deal of the work that went into creating just such a video. To say that there's a lot going on is an understatement, to put it mildly. There's a lot of wizardry going on to create the fantastic illusion we're presented with and it's fascinating to see everyone come together to create "Turbo Killer".


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Dog-feeding burglary suspect arraigned
Man distracted dog with chicken salad, police say
Published 12:34 PM EST Feb 06, 2013
A man police accused of breaking into several homes in Norwood was in court Wednesday morning.
Police say Christopher Worley burglarized three homes within a two-week period last month.
In each case, police say Worley entered the home through a back door or window while the residents were not home.
At one of the homes, police say Worley distracted the homeowner's dog with a bowl of chicken salad from the owner's fridge.
He was ordered held on $225,000 bond.
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Troublesome tagging bad for businessApril 29, 2013 Updated: April 30, 2013 3:01am
Sasha Besse and her husband, Jeremiah Almond, are living the San Francisco urban life that you don't read about in tourist brochures. They have two businesses near Sixth and Howard streets.
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Seniors asked to carefully review 2014 Medicare policies
BY PALLAVI AGARWAL Highlands Today SEBRING - Hugh Catlett is expecting to pay at least $500 more next year for the four medications he takes, as his Medicare Advantage plan has announced a copay for all drugs ordered through the company's mail order pharmacy for 2014. Linda Bell and Karen Cayo have found out that their Medicare Advantage plans have dropped the health and wellness program, Silver Sneakers, as a free add-on benefit for next year.Cayo "loves" her health coverage, she said, but her four-times-a-week exercise routines at the Highlands County YMCA are too important to her, and she's switching plans so she can still attend her Silver Sneakers classes without having to pay out of her own pocket. Bell feels the same way. "I am 66 years old and feel it is important to stay active to stay healthy," she said in an email. "I will be shopping for another plan with Silver Sneakers." Medicare open enrollment for next year ends Dec. 7 and industry experts are asking Medicare recipients to carefully review their plan options to ensure they have no surprises come 2014. "...Seniors shouldn't simply renew their policies and assume the current coverage will stay the same. There's a likely payoff for those who pay close attention to the details," advises the Kaiser Family Foundation's Kaiser Health News. Like any other health insurance, Medicare sees changes every year, although insurance companies might be doing more belt-tightening next year as Medicare cuts reimbursement rates across-the-board, especially affecting Medicare Advantage plans, some say. That might mean changes in the drugs covered, the members' share of costs, the number of in-network providers for PPO plans and the cutting of add-on benefits such as Silver Sneakers. According to an analysis by Washington-based Avalere Health, Medicare Advantage HMO offerings will grow while PPO offerings will drop. The analysis also shows a "significant variation" in premiums of prescription drug plans in 2014, Avalere adds. "Five out of top 10 prescription drug plans have a double digit increase," the company stated in a report. Matt Eyles, executive vice president of Avalere Health, said payment changes for Medicare Advantage plans under the Affordable Care Act "are taking root and starting to broadly impact the number and types of plans available in the market." A new health insurer fee, among other factors, is also driving the changes, Avalere adds. If coverage is changing, an insurance company has to provide a notice of changes. "Look at the notice of changes and make sure there are no surprises come Jan. 20," said SHINE volunteer and Highlands County volunteer coordinator Jim Tolbert. The Serving Health Insurance Needs of the Elderly program is an arm of the Department of Elder Affairs and provides health insurance advice to seniors. Highlands County is serviced by the West Central Florida Area Agency for Aging's SHINE office. Tolbert said those who have original Medicare and a supplemental plan, which covers what original Medicare doesn't, should probably stick with the supplemental plan since there is no guarantee they will be able to get into one later, when they are older and maybe sicker. The premium for a supplemental plan is also based on the age when a subscriber first purchased the plan, he added. While they may want to retain their supplemental plan, Tolbert said subscribers should review their drug coverage every year, make sure their medications are being covered and any pricing changes that may take place. "You might change your prescription plan from year to year," he said. A good place to start the review process is at medicare.gov, which provides a plan finder for people and allows them to compare different plans offered in their zip code, giving them a choice to include the medications they take. Enter the drug list and choose a plan that would be most cost-effective, Tolbert said, taking into account all the out-of-pocket costs. While people can shop and compare plans on the Medicare site on their own, SHINE volunteers also help people who want help, either in person or over the phone. Tolbert is available for counseling from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Fridays at the Avon Park Public Library and the first and third Fridays mornings at the Lake Placid Memorial Library. While he will service walk-ins, he strongly advises people to set up an appointment if they don't want to wait during enrollment season. He and other SHINE volunteers also will help enroll people at two sessions each in November at the Lake Placid and Avon Park libraries. Appointments are required for these two meetings, set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 1 (Lake Placid) and Nov. 22 (Avon Park). Call 1-800-963-5337 or 1-800-96ELDER to make an appointment. While Medicare supplemental plans have a monthly premium, some Medicare Advantage plans have no premiums but subscribers pay a co-pay and co-insurance when they get service. According to Kaiser Health News, roughly one in four Medicare beneficiaries has coverage in Medicare Advantage plans, which are run by private companies that get a stipend from Medicare. Lately, at least one company has cut the number of network providers in its regional zero-premium Medicare Advantage PPO in Highlands County and other parts in Florida. Independent insurance agent Matthew Richardson said that alone should not be the only reason to switch plans and that subscribers should compare the totality of services offered - from free over-the-counter drug benefits to co-pay amounts to see specialists - before making changes. "Look at all your plan highlights," he advised. "Do the math." The first question he asks his clients to see is if their primary care physician is in-network and whether they are happy with their doctor. Also, a physician may not be in-network but subscribers may still be able to see them if they are willing to pay a little bit more in out-of-network charges, he pointed out. However, "It's still up to that provider whether they will take that insurance," he said. He also advised people to seek out an independent agent who can help compare plans and give them an unbiased opinion. For local Medicare recipients, what may be frustrating are the relatively fewer plan choices offered in Highlands County compared to say, coastal counties in Florida or more metropolitan areas in other parts of the country. "That's been like that for many years," Tolbert said. That means there is competition among insurance companies, Catlett said, forcing residents here to make do with what they have, unlike friends of his in Melbourne who have a better choice of offerings because they live in a bigger place. Either way, not having the required medical insurance coverage is not an option for him, Catlett said. Lately, he spent several hours comparing two Medicare Advantage plans and the annual notice of changes he got from his insurance company was 14 pages long with a "lot of little tables." Even though he is looking at paying at least $500 more a year on the medicines he is taking, along with his other health-care related costs, Catlett has to have the insurance he needs, he said. "I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place," he said.


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Aztecs Defeat No. 24 University of San Diego 8-5
March 4, 2014
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - San Diego State put six runs on the board in the bottom of the third inning and went on to defeat 24th-ranked University of San Diego, 8-5, Tuesday evening at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The win improved SDSU to 9-3 as it continued its best start to a season since the 1997 campaign. USD, meanwhile, saw its record fall to 8-3.
The Aztecs got on the board quickly with a run in the opening frame as Greg Allen led off with a single, stole second and scored on an RBI single by Tim Zier.
Two innings later SDSU used five hits, a hit batter, walk and a passed ball to score six times and take a 7-0 lead. Ty France and Andrew Brown both contributed two-run singles to the rally while Tyler Adkison drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk.
The hits for France and Brown were the first of three for each player during the contest. For Brown, the hits were the first of the freshman's collegiate career and included a solo home run. He also registered three RBI and scored once. France tallied three singles on the night along with two RBI and a run scored.
San Diego State starter Brett Seeburger made it through the first three innings unscathed although the Toreros put two runners on in both the second and third. The fourth inning, however, saw him surrender two runs (one earned) on two hits without recording an out before he was lifted in favor of senior TJ Kendzora.
Kendzora proceeded to get the next three outs to end the rally and he would go on to toss 4.2 innings of relief and claim the victory to improve to 1-0. Along the way he allowed three runs (one earned) on three this with two walks and three strikeouts.
After seeing their seven-run lead reduce to two at 7-5 in the top of the eighth, San Diego State added a run of its own in the bottom of that inning on Brown's leadoff solo home run to left.
Closer Michael Cederoth, who had come on to record the final out in the top of the eighth, tossed a perfect ninth that included a pair of strikeouts as he recorded his fourth save since moving to the bullpen two weeks ago.
Up next for San Diego State is a return to Mountain West action as it hosts Nevada for a three-game series this weekend that begins with a contest on Friday, March 7, at 6:00 p.m.


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Remembrance of Things Past
Ahh, Memories
maddog reflects on events from the early days of Linux and why you can't always trust your memory.
Birthdays and anniversaries invite reflection. Birthdays (and, in particular, significant birthdays such as my own recent 60th) often invite introspection and a look back at what one has done with one's life. For couples who have been married for a long time, anniversaries can be a time for them to reflect back on their partnership of many years.The creation of Linux Pro Magazine/Linux Magazine was both a birth and the beginning of a marriage. Ten years ago, Linux was emerging asa commercial-grade operating system. In 1998, some of thecommercial databases had ported to Linux, and Linux wasbeing used as a server system for web servers, firewalls, andother "server-grade" systems by that time.
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LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from a "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
Mirantis Joins Hands with SUSE To Offer RHEL Support; Red Hat Not Happy
Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
Linux on Windows 10 Poses a Security Risk
Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package
SUSE Joins the Microsoft Test Drive Program
Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
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San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
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The whole distro gets rebuilt on glibc 2.3
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William H. Carney
James E. Reed, William H. Carney, c. 1901–1908, gelatin silver print, 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (13.8 × 9.3 cm). Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
William Harvey Carney (1840–1908) was born a slave in Norfolk, Virginia. As a youth he escaped to freedom in Massachusetts, where his father was living. On February 17, 1863, at age twenty-three, Carney responded to the call for black soldiers and joined a local militia along with forty-five others from New Bedford, Massachusetts. This unit would soon become Company C of the now-famous 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
Private Carney emerged from the assault on Fort Wagner as a symbol of the determination, discipline, and courage of the newly formed black troops. When the regimental flag bearer was killed, Carney seized the flag and carried it to the front lines up a steep embankment, where he planted it for all to see. Union troops, however, were soon forced to retreat under heavy attack. Carney reclaimed the flag and brought it safely back to camp, suffering multiple wounds in the process. He is reported to have told his fellow soldiers: "Boys, I did but my duty; the dear old flag never touched the ground." Carney's actions contributed to the regiment's reputation for bravery against all odds, and helped dispel racist accusations that blacks would prove unwilling or unable to fight. He was soon promoted to the rank of sergeant and later, in 1900, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor—the nation's highest military decoration. There was no ceremonial presentation of the medal when it was finally given to Carney nearly thirty-seven years after his heroic actions. Carney commemorated the occasion by commissioning his photographic portrait.
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Currently, fewer than 50% of Alaska high school graduates promptly pursue education beyond high school. Whether this is due to a: belief it is unnecessary, perception it is out of reach, or lack of encouragement and assistance, many young Alaskans never pursue the many high skilled careers which require postsecondary education and training.
The Alaska College & Career Advising Corps (ACAC) can bridge these gaps. ACAC places committed recent college graduates in high schools as near-peer mentors. ACAC guides work with counselors and school staff to get students on track for entry into college and career training pathways. In classroom presentations, group workshops, and one-on-one, guides engage students in candid conversations about their future. They help them:
Fresh from their own college experiences, Alaska's College & Career Guides can easily connect with students interested in skilled careers but who otherwise might fall through the cracks. The guides' intensive training and orientation program focuses on college access, admissions, financial aid, student services, diversity, community service, and professionalism.
ACAC, an initiative of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education funded by a federal College Access Challenge Grant, is one of 19 state-based programs of the National College Advising Corps. The program began in the spring of 2009 when ACPE placed the first College & Career Guides in Anchorage's Robert Service High School. The program expanded to Bartlett High School in 2010 and Bethel Regional High School in 2011. In 2012 the program expanded to five new schools including; Kodiak High School, Lathrop High School, Nikiski High School, North Pole High School, and Skyview High School. The Kodiak guide also works students in the seven village schools around Kodiak Island.
In 2013, in addition to adding East High School (Anchorage), Kenai Central High School, and Soldotna High School, the "Distance College & Career Guide" was piloted with Seward High School. The distance program leverages limited in person time with students at their school with ongoing web based support through Skype, Google Hangouts and social media platforms. In 2014, Delta Junction High School joined the distance pilot, and a partnership with the STEM of VTE Consortium, an Alaska Native Education Equity Grant program lead by the Chugach School District brought distance based services to students in the 25 schools from five School Districts that are members of the consortium (Chugach, Iditarod Area School District, Kenai Peninsula School Districts's Project Grad, Kuspuck School District, and Yupiit School District).
In 2015 through a partnership with local funders, an ACAC College & Career Guide was placed at Nome-Beltz High School. Most recently, a partnership with a second Alaska Native Education Equity Grant will bring a College & Career Guide to work with students in the North West Arctic Borough School District (based in Kotzebue) in Spring 2016 and the Bering Strait School District (based in Nome) in Fall 2016.
For more information on the Alaska College & Career Advising Corps contact Greg Monrad, ACAC Program Manager at (907) 269-7971 or email@example.com.
Hometown/High school:
My College/Degree:
Phone/Email: 907-543-3957 x2613 / @alaska.gov
Why I went to college:
Why I chose to be a College & Career Guide:
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My College/Degree: Vacant
Why I chose to go to college:
Phone/Email: 907-486-7551 / @alaska.gov
Hometown/High school: Overland Park, Kansas / Blue Valley High School
My College/Degree: Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, Indiana) / Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and History
Phone/Email: 907-488-3761 x19407 / email@example.com
I always knew I wanted to continue my education after high school. I wanted to study topics in more depth and make my own choices about what subjects I studied. I didn't know what I wanted to do after college, but I knew a bachelor's degree would give me the knowledge and experience I needed to pursue a variety of careers.
I also wanted to prove to myself that I could be independent and live hundreds of miles away from my parents. College was an incredible time of personal growth for me as I learned important life skills like organization, time management, making new friends, learning to stand up for myself, and being able to bounce back from my mistakes. Most importantly, it gave me the self-confidence to move to Alaska after graduating. This beautiful state has been my home for the last two and a half years, and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
My college search was a stressful, confusing experience. I couldn't have navigated the process without the help of my parents, older brothers, and teachers. I want to give back and be one of the guiding people in lives of my students. I believe everyone can be successful in college if given the right tools. I believe every student should feel like they have options for pursuing education after high school. I want to make sure lack of knowledge about resources or fear of high costs are not keeping our young people from achieving their potential.
Hometown/High School: Kalihi, Hawai'i/Farrington High School
My College/Degree: Alaska Pacific University/Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies, concentration in Marine Biology; Honolulu Community College/Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, minor in Marine Biology
Phone/Email: 907-269-7995 / email@example.com
Growing up my parents told my sisters, and I that we had 3 options: 1. Get a job and pay rent, 2. Join the Military, or 3. Go to college. So I always knew I would go to college, I just didn't know how I would get there. Of course when it all happened I ended up working and attending college at the same time. At the age of 16, I was obsessed with the ocean. I was at the beach 6 out of 7 days of the week. I knew I wanted to study Marine Biology, and I knew I had to go to school for it. School in general didn't come as easy to me as some of my friends, however Marine Biology was my passion, and I was going to work as hard as I had to until I got that degree.
Leaving home (Hawai'i) was not an option for me (at first) as my first priority before school, or work, or anything else, was my family. I have 4 sisters, and I am the 2nd oldest so I had to help out at home. It wasn't until I was 24 that I actually left Hawai'i. I had been going to college fulltime since 2007, and after getting my AA degree at a community college, I moved onto a university that was huge. It had classrooms with 200 seats in them, and it was hard. I discovered I needed a smaller community, and teachers that knew me by name who helped guide me to succeed. That's what I got when I moved to Alaska. I enrolled at Alaska Pacific University, and left home. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I left my family; my community, my friends, my home, and at times I almost gave up, but then stuck with it and graduated two years later. Even though it was the hardest thing I could do, to leave my home, it was one of the best decisions I have ever made because along with the education, I also gained something that I can take back home, and help my family, and community in a way I couldn't before.
College was hard. It's supposed to be challenging. However, it is also super rewarding. When you finish, get your degree, and gain skills to contribute to your community and family, it's a pretty powerful thing. You now hold the potential to change many people's lives, and that is ultimately what pushed me to keep working, and to get my degree. I found something I was passionate about.
I chose to be a College and Career Guide because I didn't have someone like that for me. I was a first generation student from a low-income community, with a graduating class of around 850 people. The college prep classes were reserved for students who showed higher potential. I had to figure everything out on my own; even up until the day I was turning in my graduation application (which I didn't know I had to do). So I want to change that. I really believe anyone who wants to attend any kind of postsecondary education, should be allowed to, but should also get the same type of support as the "students who excel academically".
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