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A light-hearted, hilarious watch, this is a must-see for any rom com fans.
Starring the gorgeous Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, the film pulls you in from the start with a strong storyline and comical characters struggling to identify emotionally with the opposite sex.
Both the title and the setting appealed to me, as New York is one of my dream travel destinations.
--The Plot--
Jamie head hunts Dylan from LA for a role based in New York for GQ Magazine.
She shows him round the city, and eventually persuades him to move from his home in LA to take up the position.
They become friends from there on and having both recently had their hearts broken, they then try to start a relationship based on pure necessity rather than romance, with hilarious consequences.
I love the strong female character of Jamie as the New York head hunter combined with the career-driven Dylan.
I watched this film after having seen No Strings Attached (which I thought was awful!) and was pleasantly surprised by the fast-paced storyline and questions raised.
Is it possible to have sex without emotion?
Is it possible to have a casual arrangement with a close friend and not become attached?
I would recommend this film was an original option for a girly night in or a light weekend watch.
I thought the actors chosen were perfectly suited to the roles, Mila Kunis is full of attitude and incredibly sexy, yet plays a vulnerable part well.
Justin Timberlake is great as Dylan and fits well into the 'artist type' mould.
Well worth a watch.
The other night the man in my life and I decided to stay in, cuddle up and watch a film whilst munching through a pizza.
Now I had ordered this film from Amazon because I had wanted to see it for ages but in fact I made a slip up and ordered two so I gave him one, went to his and that is why we ended up watching it.
Me, I like a good horror or a really good thriller with twists and turns aplenty and I wouldn't say really I am a rom com sort of girl. I think I wanted to see this because it had a slightly suggestive title more than anything to be honest and of course Justin Timberlake in it who I do usually enjoy goggling at (I am a red blooded female after all!).
Film Only Review:
Jamie (Mila Kunis) is an executive recruiter based in New York out to head hunt Dylan (Justin Timberlake) who is an art director for an up and coming but small internet company in LA. He is wanted for GQ magazine and so he goes to see her to talk about the job. Quickly the two become friends with her convincing him to make the move to New York and to make better of himself.
After taking the job and liking it and becoming successful the two hang out a lot. Both have been hurt by the opposite sex in the past, she is needy, he is emotionally unavailable and after a night drinking they decide on a relationship of friends who have sex.......hence the title!
At first the situation seems to suit both of them. After the first time feeling complicated with rules and regulations and a bit of shyness the following day they simply fall into a routine. However Jamie decides one day to start dating and actually meets someone. To her Dylan seems fine with that however is he? She changed the rules and is it that hes bothered or has a dented ego?
After dating a guy for a while and that going belly up and Jamie feeling hurt and abused Dylan takes her with him to visit his family by the sea. Jamie fits in well, they like her and through it she gets insight into who he is and why he thinks the way he does and after hooking up again and it seeming to be very different from their previous encounters she gets upset when she overhears a conversation with Dylan and his sister and she takes off.
He then realises what he has lost....his friend and he tries to make amends but Jamie isn't about to make that an easy task for him so is to too late for this friendship to be repaired or could there be more for this couple in store?
My Opinion:
Ok my fella had seen this before and I predicted almost everything that happened and this isn't cos I have a crystal ball or a sixth sense! Its just a very easy film to read so to speak but that's not a fault of this film its actually quite a reassuring watch!
The two characters are chalk and cheese. Shes a bit wild and out there and hes more reserved and the combination of the pairing is amusing and very funny. The sex in this film is not erotic and had us giggling like naughty school children!
The characters of the supporting cast in this were as good as the leads too. Woody Harrelson as Tommy is brilliantly cast as a sports guy who works with Dylan who is gay and for me had some real screen presence and killer lines that made me howl!
Along with the comedy that this provided in spades this also was heart warming in places. I felt for the pair at times and really wanted them to open up and work it out but also was touched by the relationship of Dylan and his father who is ill (Richard Jenkins).
For me this film was shot beautifully with some really fabulous scenery, the music was great too and all the acting was great along with a very amusing story that kept me hooked to the end!
I cant rate this less than the whole 5 stars and will definitely watch it time and time again in the future!
This film is rated 15 and has a runtime of 109 minutes and can be bought for about £3.00 new on Amazon.co.uk which includes postage and packaging.
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I surprised myself by watching, and strangely quite enjoying, this film as I'm not much of a rom-com type fan. Nor would I say I'm a fan of Justin Timberlake, but the title resonated with me I guess because of a similar relationship issue I was facing myself at the time. Not really believing it would be an eye-opener or solve my situation, I at least thought it could be amusing to see what the film had to offer and give me something to relate to. I ending up finding it was easy to watch and actually raised a few chuckles, so it was already far better than the run-of-the-mill trash I had anticipated it would be.
This was directed by Will Gluck who has worked on a few things in terms of writing, producing and directing, but Friends With Benefits and Easy A seem to be the most well-known. The film falls within the comedy genre, and I'd say it's along the lines of a rom-com but with added sarcasm. We're introduced to two 20 (I assume) somethings, just out of relationships and obviously a little emotionally damaged by the trauma. Jamie is a head-hunter in New York, and is looking to recruit Dylan from Los-Angeles. Her client would be very happy with Jamie as he's obviously full of energy, ideas and talent, she just needs to get him to agree to the 12 month contract. And he does, thanks to her powers of persuasion to take a gamble and walk on the wild side in to the big lights of the big city.
These two 'platonic' friends then decide to make a pact. Being done with relationships and the inevitable heartache, they agree to start a no-strings-attached physical relationship. This 'just sex' casual approach without the feelings seems simple, and we see them hanging out as if she's 'one of the guys', the two of them having fun rolling around and, well, embarking on their 'no strings' fling. They're such good friends that it becomes a friends with benefits set up, which, having unfortunately ended up in that situation myself, never seems to work. The rest of the film follows their individual paths in their careers, their personal lives, and the friends with benefits relationship they have.
Of course the premise here is nothing particularly original. There aren't any major shocks or twists and turns; from the outset, the questions seems to be if and when they'll fall for each other, and what the no-strings sex will do to their friendship. The film takes a lighter twist on the mushy Hollywood romance, poking fun at the way couples fall in love, stare longingly in to each other's eyes, make huge declarations of love etc. These two are against those notions and the soppy side of love and relationships. Of course, this could always change should they start to fall for each other, which is precisely what they never intend on doing.
The cast includes Justin Timberlake (Dylan) and Mila Kunis (Jamie) as the protagonists, and other characters include Patricia Clarkson (Lorna), Richard Jenkins (Dylan's dad) and Woody Harrelson (Tommy). Harrelson was a gem to watch/ Playing a worker at the firm Dylan's been employed at, Harrelson plays quite a stereotypical gay guy, injecting some humour and sarcasm whilst giving a slightly different take on relationships that parallels the developing friendship/relationship between Dylan and Jamie. As for the protagonists, they seemed well suited to their roles. I'm surprised to admit it, but Timberlake actually did a reasonably good job, even taking the mick out of his own singing and N-Sync days. Kunis was as expected and quite easy to watch, and together they seemed to make a fairly effortless team, with their fresh, youthful and energetic nature enabling them to bounce off each other.
This flick also received 4 award nominations, so it must have done something right. I'd say it was quite easy to watch and it did feel quite light; it entailed a mix of sarcasm, micky taking of the romcom genre, quick wit and more obvious humour, so it didn't feel like dumb, in-your-face trying too hard comedy. If that makes any sense! Having said that, I probably didn't laugh out loud, but some parts brought a smile to my face, which is more than can be said for a lot of these sorts of films lately!
The premise wasn't anything special and didn't add anything new to the genre, but it was solid enough. The casting and overall feel to the film made Friends With Benefits seem to be of quite good quality, where time and effort had gone in to its making. It was kept fresh and had a good pace, so I didn't find myself getting bored. There was an element of being able to empathise with the characters and situation too because of some similarities (ie. In age, things they said/did, my own experiences) so I could relate to some parts. Timberlake and Kunis actually made the flick reasonably down to earth, or as much so as you could expect for a comedy starring those two, so although it had some Hollywood sparkles, they weren't blinding or too distracting from the ability to believe and enjoy the film.
Despite attempting to poke fun at the romcom genres and mushy-ness of people falling in love in the movies, there were still elements of that here. For some, I would imagine this film could be quite sweet and uplifting, so it balanced out the sarcasm along the way. As I've said, I actually found this quite easy to watch because it was fairly light and didn't get bogged down in the issues and difficulties surrounding relationships etc, but it still managed to give us a taste of them so that we could better understand the characters and why they opted for the friends with benefits situation.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this, both in terms of the humour being enjoyable and the casting being easy to watch and engage with. I'm not sure whether it made me feel happy or sad by the end of it, having reflected on my own recent 'FWB' experience, but it left some kind of impact on me and I was able to watch it without feeling too restless from start to finish.
DVD released 2012, running time 109 minutes, rated Certificate 15
Selling on Amazon for £3
Last night, my sister and I felt that a girly film night was needed. After collecting the takeaway, we settled down in front of the TV and selected Friends with Benefits from LoveFilm. We chose it as my sister said "ooh that looks funny!" whereas my opinion was "it's got Mila Kunis in it, how wrong could it go?". This film was released in 2011 and I had not actually heard of it!
I had a feeling of what we could expect, purely from the title alone. Friends with benefits referring to friends who share certain benefits of a relationship, in the absence of emotions and commitment. Also, with the genre of film, I expected the plot to be fairly predictable, as you would expect in these circumstances!
The plot revolves around Dylan (played by Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (played by Mila Kunis). Dylan currently lives in Los Angeles and is something of a hit on the internet in his field of work. Jamie is New York based head hunter, who sees the potential for Dylan's future and recruits him for a job at GQ magazine in New York. After hitting it off with Jamie, accepting the job and moving to New York, Dylan and Jamie soon realise that they could be 'friends with benefits' after establishing that they get on really well, but just 'don't like each other like that'. Apparently, the ideal situation in these circumstances is to be friends with benefits, as apparently, sex is like tennis. Dylan is supported by his sister, dad and nephew, to whom he is very close. He has some family difficulties, however, after being introduced to Jamie as a "friend", they seem keen on Jamie and want them to be together. Jamie was most definitely my favourite character throughout the film. She is friendly, hilarious and strong-willed. I think these traits are integral to the person she is, even whilst having deeper issues.
The secondary characters in the film help you to understand why both Dylan and Jamie have the issues they do. Jamie's mum, Lorna, played by Patricia Clarkson, is promiscuous and doesn't know who Jamie's father actually is. In these circumstances, you can imagine how much Jamie wants to find her Prince Charming. One of the characters I really liked in this film was Mr Harper (Dylan's dad), played by Richard Jenkins
The plot is pretty straightforward so I won't give away any more, as it will give you the ending. What I expected to happen, happened! The film is rated as a 15 for some general bedroom naughtiness, but I thought it had somewhat of a comedy aspect. I had my sister at my side shrieking "ohmigod!! He's singing to her! Eeew, who would do that, at that moment?? Grow a pair!" which as you can imagine, added to the comedy aspect somewhat.
I wasn't too sure about watching a film with Justin Timberlake in, as to be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of his. However, the other options were limited as I'd seen much of what was on LoveFilm. I am a fan of Mila Kunis though. I've seen her in a few interviews etc and she seems to be such a personable character and really one of those people who gets on with everybody! I think that trait helped her out somewhat in this film, as Dylan and Jamie have a fabulous chemistry going on together. You can really tell that they must get on well as they had a "best friend/relationship" going on throughout the entire of the film. Although the plot line was predictable, I still had a bit of an "awww *wipe eye*" moment at the end, as Justin and Mila played out the ending in such a sweet way.
One of my favourite scenes involved Dylan and his dad at the airport in New York as for the first time, it made me think that Dylan had managed to throw aside his cares about what people would think about his father. So many people worry about what strangers think that it can hold you back in your life. I thought it was really sweet as his love for his dad shone through so much in this scene. So much so that I was almost in tears!
When we first sat down to watch this film, I wasn't expecting it to be thought-provoking, but it really was! I was mulling over the idea of 'friends with benefits'. Personally, I don't think that the concept works, as invariably, someone is going to be adding emotion to the situation regardless of how 'sure' you may be with your lack of emotional connection! I think this film adds to that as both Dylan and Jamie appeared to be very sure of their standing before getting into this situation.
Overall, this film was great. Although it was predictable, Justin and Mila definitely had a great chemistry going on between them which made the film flow. I was transfixed throughout which definitely means you're onto a winner! Although we watched it on LoveFilm, the DVD is available on Amazon for £3, which is definitely worth it, in my humble opinion.
Recently I was browsing my recommendations on Amazon and I noticed that they were suggesting the DVD 'Friends With Benefits'. When I saw it had Justin Timberlake in, yum, I quickly parted with £5.00 to pick up a copy which arrived just one day later (thanks Amazon Prime!).
Friends with benefits is a film about just that, friends who share certain rather naughty benefits. In recent years this has been a topic of conversation I have heard friends speak about and it has become something of a buzz phrase that people feel they are cool using. I figured that I would give the film a go as I expected it to be a slightly cheeky movie about two friends 'hooking up'. I wasn't disappointed.
The film centres around Jamie (Mila Kunis) and Dylan (Justin Timberlake). Jamie is a head hunter who is given the task of recruiting Dylan on behalf of GQ magazine. Dylan lives in Los Angeles and Jamie in New York City, where the job happens to be, and so the story centres around Jamie trying to get Dylan to accept the job and their friendship that ensues. As time progresses Jamie and Dylan realise that they have the potential to be more than just friends but for various reasons they encounter resistance and the main part of the story centres around this.
In addition to Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake other possible faces you may know include Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman and Patricia Clarkson. These characters are a much smaller part of the story but they really do help to tie everything together.
The film is classified as a 15 because of nakedness, drug references and other general naughtiness that I felt made this film incredibly fun and enjoyable.
Now let me start by saying that I LOVE the main characters in this film. The storyline is funny and witty and I feel that both Mila and Justin do fantastically well in showing those characteristics. I felt that there was real chemistry between the two main characters and the relevant dramatic and emotional moments of the film felt heartfelt and realistic. I can tell that Justin is perfecting his acting skill now and while he may be a tiny bit wooden in places (not those kind of places!) this really doesn't matter much to me as the sexual chemistry between him and Mila is amazingly well acted.
The storyline is one that kept me captivated throughout and I like that there was enough 'fluff' in the background to keep the film flowing and there were several moments where I was either taken by surprise or had my hands covering my face. I loved the cheeky parts of the storyline where they are having sex and while there was a reasonable amount of nudity and lots of sexual references I felt that they were integral to the scenes they were shown in rather than just being thrown in for shock effect. I liked how we learned some of the back story to these two characters and I was pleased with the end result of the film, which I won't spoil of course.
I generally felt like the film flowed very well and that there was always enough to keep my occupied. I did not feel bored at all watching this film and the ending felt perfect and not rushed at all. Some scenes were predictable but such is the nature of this genre of film. I was pleased with the storyline throughout and while there were moments I wanted to look away I didn't as the film had me captivated.
This sort of genre might not be preferred by everyone but I love a romantic comedy film at least once a week! I felt that this film matched the genre perfectly and it is definitely a film that I will watch again. I was pleased to pick this up for only £5 especially as it is less than two years old but that is the beauty of Amazon I guess.
I really enjoyed this film, as you can possibly tell, and I would definitely recommend it to fans of the romantic comedy genre or fans of Mila or Justin.
The film follows two people who have had enough of relationships and have been hurt. They meet when the leading actress Mila Kunis (Jamie) headhunts Justin Timberlake (Dylan) to move new York and work for GQ magazine. She firat has to charm him and convince him that he wants to move to the big apple.
They become friends but are obviously attracted to each other but neither want a relationship so instead they decide to be 'friends with benefits' without the complications.
This was the first film I've seen with Justin Timberlake in and he's a surprisingly good actor - I always think of him as a not very good pop star.
Whilst the story tried to avoid the typical rom com stereotypes, it is definitely still a fairly typical rom com! It is, however, very watchable and amusing and there is good chemistry between Timberlake and the leading actress Mila Kunis.
If you accept it for what it is, that is a Rom Com, then it's makes a couple of hours decent viewing.
I saw this film twice when it first came out in the cinema. At the time I was working for a well known cinema chain and so had unlimited free tickets to all films. This was something I was keen to see anyway as I really like Mila Kunis and the premise for the film seemed good. I have since purchased it on DVD and watched it several more times, having enjoyed it so much the first time I watched it.
The film was released in 2011 and was pretty well received, it was successful in cinemas and has since sold well on DVD too. It has also been nominated for a couple of awards which is pretty impressive for what is essentially just a rom-com. It was pitched at being suitable for both men and women, setting it apart from other chick flicks. I would definitely say both men and women would enjoy this movie, and if your boyfriend/husband/friend refuses to see it tell him that Mila Kunis is partially clothed in much of it (I'm sure he'll change his mind).
The film follows Jamie (Mila Kunis), a recruiter for a job agency in New York, and Dylan (Justin Timberlake), an art director for a company is Los Angeles. After Jamie recruits Dylan to work for GQ they become firm friends as she shows him around his new stomping ground, New York. Though they deny a sexual attraction for each other the topic turns to sex one night as they hang out. Both of them are newly single and missing the adult company you get from a relationship, so they decide to embark on a 'no strings attached' mutually beneficial arrangement. In other words they decide to start having sex but agree to remain friends.
After quite a few raunchy get togethers, Jamie decides she wants to start dating again and asks out a handsome doctor. However, when this turns sour Dylan is there to lend a shoulder to cry on and they head off to his home town together for the Fourth of July Weekend. It is here that it becomes obvious that the two have stronger feelings than just a mutual attraction, though Jamie overhears Dylan playing down his feelings and decides to leave. I'm not going to spoil the ending for you but I'm sure you are smart enough to figure out where it inevitably heads.
I am totally in two minds about this film. On the one hand I love the idea of a rom-com that isn't a rom-com, one in which the couple actually embark on a no strings relationship together. In this way the ending feels completely anti-climactic and far too conventional. However, I definitely know that I, and probably most viewers, are willing the two to get together and if they didn't it would feel all wrong. So, you see my dilemma?
Ultimately though, I think the performances from Kunis and Timberlake are refreshingly modern. They approach it in a very humorous and entertaining way and though the audience knows they have strong feelings for each other it isn't exactly obvious to the two main characters until fairly late on in the film. Overall, I really enjoy watching this film and know that I will definitely watch it again and again now I own it on DVD. It is also something I would happily recommend to know people because I believe it has a wide target audience and is something most people would enjoy watching.
The DVD I bought cost me £8 which isn't bad for a relatively new release. You can probably find it cheaper online but I bought it as a bit of an impulse from HMV and haven't been disappointed. I would definitely recommend watching this if you enjoy a quirky rom-com or like the actors.
I've been wanting to see this movie from the very first time I watched the trailer. I've been keeping tabs on Mila Kunis since her performance in Black Swan and I was curious to see how she would fare in a rom-com. Justin Timberlake was still teetering on the border for me as to whether or not I thought he was actually a good actor so I was also hoping to see him in action. Friends With Benefits is very similar to the film 'No Strings Attached' starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher earlier in 2011, but much, much better.
As you can imagine, Friends With Benefits is about two friends who've just been dumped and miss sex to decide to spice up their relationship by having meaningless sex with strictly physical emotions. Obviously, things don't turn out as they planned as other factors begin to affect both their working and personal lives together. The question is ... what will their relationship be when all this is over?
The plot was brilliant and the balance between 'romance' and comedy was absolute perfection. Although it's pretty obvious how this movie ends, it wasn't one of those annoyingly predictable movies where you spend the entire film wondering when the predictable event would happen. I was perfectly content to wait and see exactly how this movie panned out. There are some down right hilarious moments in this film, but there are also points in which I wanted to cry. Romantic comedies usually come with a lot of stick and rarely are they movies that are actually of a very high standard but this one really was.
2011 seems to have been a good year for Justin Timberlake with the release of three very successful movies: Bad Teacher, Friends With Benefits and In Time. Bad Teacher was a bit of a let down but that was mainly due to a poor plot line so I was a little dubious about how he was going to perform in Friends With Benefits, but he excelled. He was able to display several different emotions and he made the audience laugh, feel sad and take him seriously when necessary - he even got to show off his musical talents with a bit of rapping! I definitely now consider him to be a serious actor and I look forward to all of his future works, be they comedies, romances or action films. Mila Kunis set the bar very high for herself after her role in Black Swan and she too proved that she is not a one trick pony and can also do comedies. She was the same as Justin Timberlake and was able to be sad, happy, funny, serious and sexy all in one movie. She is clearly a very talented actress who will go far, I'm sure. The chemistry between Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis is electric. They work really well together and it's the chemistry between the two that really carried this film forward and made it all the more believable.
This film explores relationship issues between men and women, be it friendship or something more which I feel is an issue that a lot of people confusing and so it is easy to relate to. I'd definitely recommend that you buy Friends With Benefits on DVD so that you can watch it again and again and again. It's an incredibly funny and yet moving film that you will never tire of - so really.. it's an investment!
I only watched Friends With Benefits as I was fairly bored the other evening and just wanted something that wouldn't tax my brain. Romantic comedies generally aren't my thing but I will happily watch one if I think it's going to be sweet and/or funny.
This is a 2011 romcom starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. It's been compared to No Strings Attached, which has a similar theme, but I can't comment as I haven't seen the latter film.
The film begins with both Dylan (Timberlake) in New York and Jamie (Kunis) in Los Angeles being dumped by their respective partners. Jamie is a headhunter and has enticed Jamie to New York to interview for GQ magazine. She shows him the sights of the city, including a flash mob and great views of NYC, and entices him to accept the job offer. Not knowing anyone else in the city, Dylan spends more time with Jamie and they become good friends.
When watching a cheesy romcom one evening, Jamie and Dylan start talking about sex and relationships, and eventually decide that they can be 'friends with benefits'. They start sleeping together. This part of the film was, obviously, very sexual in nature with some graphic language. I was surprised how sexual it was - not something that bothers or offends me but I was slightly shocked at how long this section of the film went on for!
Naturally, emotions start to get in the way of the sex, especially when Jamie decides she wants to stop their agreement so she can start dating again, only to end up being treated badly again. This is where, for me, the film started to get far too predictable. The film's characters are shown mocking typical romantic comedies, yet somewhere after halfway through, this film itself begins to descend into typical romcom territory.
Having said that, the more emotional parts of the film are quite sweet, thanks to the portrayal of Dylan's father by Richard Jenkins (who has been excellent in the admittedly few things I have ever seen him in). I enjoyed the parts showing Dylan's family as it made me more sympathetic towards the characters, when previously they'd come across as somewhat shallow and cocky.
As I mentioned, the latter half of the film is your standard romcom so you don't need to use your imagination much to guess what happens.
I had only ever seen Mila Kunis in Black Swan before watching this film, and she's pretty and likeable. Justin Timberlake didn't annoy me half as much as I thought he would - he's not the world's best actor but he was good in this role... I actually laughed out loud at some of his lines. He actually came across as fairly geeky at times which endeared me to him. There was definitely chemistry between him and Mila Kunis, and I found that the dialogue was very quick, clever and snappy.
Woody Harrelson portrays a gay colleague of Dylan's in this, and he pretty much steals the show. He gets the best lines and is very funny.
As the 'action' changes between New York and LA (and there is a lot of chat about the characters being from those respective cities), this film will give you major lifestyle envy. In New York, we see stylish apartments, great views of the skyscrapers, and cute delis; whereas in LA we see the beautiful ocean, and big beach houses.
Overall I did enjoy this film and I wish you could award half-stars, because if so I would give this 3 and a half stars. I would have awarded it more, but as previously mentioned, the film turns to standard romcom formula towards the end, when I would have preferred perhaps more of a bittersweet ending.
This movie is a straight up romance comedy chickflick but it has certain qualities that make it different from the rest. The acting is brilliant, the dialogue is fast and witty and the relationship between the two main character was great and kept me watching.
This is a film I'd definitely put in the rom-com category, although I will state at the start of this review that it's not one to watch with your parents as there are a lot of explicit scenes in this film which could cause potential embarrassment!
--The Plot--
The two main characters are Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis). Jamie is a high-flying headhunter whose latest mission is to bring Dylan from LA to New York to work for GQ magazine. She is successful in this mission, and Dylan gives up his life to move to New York. As he is new to the city, Jamie invites him to social events to help him meet people, but in reality they end up spending a lot of time on their own together and become good friends.
You can see from the beginning where this story is heading. Dylan and Jamie become friends, and although it's obvious that there is chemistry between them and they clearly like each other, they claim they don't like each other 'in this way'. They have a conversation one night about the complications that come with sex, and decide to try having a platonic relationship with the benefit of uncomplicated, no-strings sex.
As the story unfolds, it becomes obvious that emotions are getting involved and things aren't as simple as they thought. Without spoiling the ending, it's fairly obvious where this plot is heading, but the interesting bit is watching the story unfold.......
--The Characters--
I thought the main characters had a lot of chemistry which was nice to see developing throughout the film. As they get more 'into' one another emotionally, you can really tell the difference in the sex scenes as everything becomes more tender and meaningful.
I did like the main characters, although it took me a while to warm to Justin Timberlake's character, purely because I find him a little boring as an actor and find it difficult to relate to him. This is the best I've seen him act though, and by the end I was really hoping things would work out.
The characters are both likeable and there's no 'bad guy' here. As the film progresses you start to understand a bit more about why the characters are trying to be emotionally detached, with the appearance of Jamie's promiscuous mum, and Dylan has a family situation which is very touching and makes you warm to him even more.
There are a few extra characters who bring something to this film - one is Dylan's gay colleague who pops up now and then and at the end plays an important part to the outcome of the film. And the other is Jamie's mum who is slightly extravagant but turns out to be big hearted.
Although this film was highly predictable, I did enjoy the journey and it was a heartwarming film. At first I thought the number of sex scenes was a little over the top, but as the film went on and the pair start developing feelings for one another, I realised that this was an important aspect of their relationship as it helped to show the difference in their feelings depending on how affectionate and clinical they were in the bedroom.
I found the basis of the film was one I couldn't really relate to in all honesty, as for me sex is something which comes with emotional attachment, and I really couldn't imagine being 'just good friends' with someone you've been that intimate with. But luckily the way the film progresses shows us that for most people this is also the case, and I was relieved that I don't live in a soulless empty pleasure-seeking world!
There are some slightly tear-jerking scenes in this film, and the ending is really enjoyable without being too unbelievable. It's almost like a bit of a mickey-take on Hollywood endings. There's also a lovely scene involving Dylan's dad which nearly had me in tears - I won't give too much away but there's other storylines running alongside the main storyline which make this film very enjoyable.
--Would I recommend?--
Absolutely, if you're looking for something easy to watch that doesn't require too much attention, this is one to add to your watchlist. As stated earlier though, be careful who you choose to watch this with as there are some potentially embarrassing scenes.
This film is based on two characters, played by Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, who become as the title suggests, friends with benefits. Justin's character plays a managerial role in a small company while Mila is a job recruiter for a larger company and is sent to get him for a role at the company she works for. In the time she spends trying to get him to join the company the two start to become good friends and from here it happens. They joke about how sex always comes with repercussions and how they wished it was something that could happen then Justin's character Dylan propositions his friend and after a few minutes of joking around they decide to attempt it.
After a while of the continuous sexual friendship the inevitable starts to happen and the pair form a bond together and slowly fall in love without it being to their own knowledge. As they realise what has happened they start to distance themselves and stop their sexual favors to try and kill the feeling for each other. From here it is obvious that both want each other but neither will make a move and Dylan upsets Mila's character Jamie and they start to become not friends but in the end the obvious happens and they fall in love and get together.
The film is quite an entertaining Rom Com and as a male these aren't usually my type of film however i will admit that i did enjoy this film and it was quite funny, lots of little snide comments and remarks to each other from members of the cast and a few other funny actors feature in it such as Woody Harrelson and the guy from the lonely island although i cannot recall his name. If you like light hearted romances then this is definitely one to watch and i think it is enjoyable for most.
About the film
Friends with Benefits is a 2011 romantic comedy film. Although it was released at the cinema in September, the DVD isn't being released until February 2012. Friends with Benefits has a classification of 15 due to scenes with a nude/ sexual nature, uses of bad language and references to drug use. The film has a run time of 109 minutes.
Jamie is a leading Executive Recruiter in New York and her current job is to hire Dylan for GQ magazine. The problem is, Dylan lives in L.A and the job is in New York City so it is Jamie's job to somehow convince him to pack up his life and move. As soon as Dylan lands in New York, he and Jamie instantly hit it off and the two become friends. Dylan has just broken up with girlfriend Kayla and with the help of Jamie, he decides that he is ready for a fresh start in a new city and this is the perfect opportunity.
Not knowing anyone else in the city means that Dylan and Jamie quickly become really good friends, always hanging out and going to parties together. One night though, the two are chilling out, watching a romantic film and talking about the aspects of sex in a relationship. Both Jamie and Dylan agree that sex should not come with all of the complications that it normally brings and agree on a relationship only based around sex. They become Friends with Benefits.
As the weeks go on and they get to know each other better and become closer, both begin to realise that this situation might not be best any more. Can two people really just have sex and stay friends without complicating things?
Mila Kunis as Jamie
Justin Timberlake as Dylan
Nolan Gould as Sammy
Woody Harrelson as Tommy
Patricia Clarkson as Lorna
Richard Jenkins as Mr. Harper
Emma Stone as Kayla
Jenna Elfman as Annie
Andy Samberg as Quincy
Bryan Greenberg as Parker
Masi Oka as Darin Arturo Morena
What I thought
I'm currently in a bit of a Justin Timberlake phase when it comes to picking what to see at the cinema. First it started with Bad Teacher then this film and I already know I want to see Life when that comes out next month. Even though I mainly went to see this film for JT, I already knew Mila Kunis from That 70s Show and liked her in that so she was a bit of a bonus.
When JT took a back seat in the recording studio and decided he wanted to act, I wasn't so sure about this decision. I had seen a few of his earlier films and wasn't completely impressed but I am so happy to say that he has gotten a million times better. In a complete contrast to his character in Bad Teacher, JT plays a likeable and cool leading man. As the beginning of the film starts with Dylan getting dumped, I felt quite sorry for him and wanted him to be happy... and quickly. He seemed to be sweet and caring (and he's hot) so I didn't understand why anyone would want to dump him in the first place. Throughout the film, I got to like Dylan more and more and not just because of who was playing the character. Sometimes in these kinds of films, characters can be portrayed as not having much intelligence e.g. The Break Up but this definitely wasn't the case here. I liked the fact that Dylan had a really good job and had worked hard to do something he obviously loved doing.
Mila Kunis was equally as good as JT, if not a bit better. She hasn't had many big roles in films since That 70s Show and is probably best known for being the voice of Meg in Family Guy. Again, Kunis plays a character who is extremely clever and does well in life being on her own. She knows she has problems in the relationship department, especially after the last break up she went through. As a character, Jamie is sassy, witty and isn't afraid to try new things and I loved the braveness she showed at particular times. I normally don't like female characters in some films because honestly, they annoy the hell out of me but I didn't feel that way at all during this film.
Putting the two together, JT and Kunis are fantastic. The energy between them bounces well off of each other and they have a lot of on screen (and off if you have seen them in interviews) chemistry. Again, going back to other rom-coms, the leads can sometimes not have much chemistry at all but this pair had so much off it. You can feel the tension between them are certain points in the film and I loved this. Also, the comedic timing with them both was spot on. The funny lines flowed freely and often and I wasn't expecting this film to be half as funny as it actually was. JT was not even close to funny in Bad Teacher so I was surprised with his ability to pull off these lines in the way that he did.
In regards to pacing, the film is pretty predictable but you can't get everything you want in one film. That being said, there were a number of parts of the plot that I wasn't expecting at all so this was a very welcome change. Also, the secondary characters like one of Dylan's work colleagues and Jamie's mum are great additions to the cast as well as some minor cameos from others. As well as being a romantic comedy, Friends with Benefits is a feel good film that you can't help but smile at pretty much the whole way through.
Something that I don't normally care about in films is the soundtrack but this one has a fantastic set of songs. Music actually plays quite an important role in the film as a whole as Dylan and Jamie talk about its use in romantic films. From this, we get some classier songs that you would probably expect to be in a film of this nature like Hey, Soul Sister and New York, New York. On top of these great songs though are some more urban sounds like Jump by Kris Kross which used to be a massive favourite of mine. I don't want to give away where this song is used but it does provide one of my favourite parts of the whole film.
As you can probably tell, I loved this film so much. I haven't laughed so much during a film at the cinema in such a long time and I wasn't expecting to at all. Highly recommended from me!
The other night I went to my local Cineworld to see a movie I had been wanting to see as soon as I heard about it.
The movie in question was 'Friends With Benefits', an American Romantic Comedy movie starring Justin Timerlake and Mila Kunis. The movie was released in the United Kingdom in 2011 and so is very recent. The movie is currently showing in cinemas now.
~ * Plot * ~
Meet Jamie and Dylan, two colleauges who end up being friends. When both are dumped they form an agreement - they will become friends with benefits - but no strings attached. However, as time goes on, will they be able to keep it 'no strings?' Watch Friends with Benefits to find out.
Aww! I loved this movie! It's such a cute movie. I loved everything about it; the plot, the script, the acting and the jokes.
I really liked the characters - I liked how clever and sassy they were, but they were also really fun characters with great sense of humours. I couldn't pick a favourite as just when one would make me laugh the other would make me laugh. They really complimented eachother as characters.
I thought that the acting in this movie was exceptional especially from the two main actors. I was really impressed with Justin Timberlake in this movie. It's funny, because whilst I have always liked his music, I have never liked him, although after seeing him in the film Bad Teacher and now this, he has really proven himself and I think that he is a fantastic actor. I actually prefer him as an actor to a singer.
The movie is quite rude and does have quite a bit of bad language and so I was suprised that the movie was rated as a 12 - I would have put it as a 15 myself. It is very rude with lots of you-know-what, so if it's not your thing then this movie isn't for you.
The movie is very funny, whether it is a funny scene, a funny line or a funny conversation. There was lots in this movie which made me laugh. I was actually suprised at how great of a comedy actor Justin Timberlake is.
The movie is a bit predictable at times - yet strangely it was unpredictable at times too. I knew straight away what the ending would be, but it was the little bits in between that I didn't predict and that is what made the movie so interesting.
The movie runs for 109 minutes (just under 2 hours). Usually I get quite restless watching a movie this long, although I didn't want this movie to end - I loved it!
I would definetely recommend this movie.
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I'm not a fan of chick flicks but I decided to give this movie a chance because I needed a breezy cliché-ridden movie. And that's exactly what I got - a typicall love story with a few pretty funny one-liners.
"Friends with benefits" (2011.)
director: Will Gluck
duration: 109 min
rate: R
Mila Kunis................ Jamie
Justin Timberlake.....Dylan
Patricia Clarkson..... Lorna
Jenna Elfman...........Annie
Richard Jenkins.......Dylan's father
Woody Harrelson....Tommy
Meet Jamie (Mila Kunis), an emotionally damaged New York headhunter. Even though she seems to be enjoying life she has rejection issues and her bubbly no-strings-attached personality is just a mask. Her mother Lorna (Patricia Clarkson) is still lost in the flower power era and shows up only occasionally in her life, usually in the most unconvenient time. Not having a father is another hole in Jamie's love craving heart.
Meet Dylan (Justin Timberlake), an emotionally unavailable blogger/art director. Dylan's way of dealing with family issues, father (Richard Jenkins) suffering Alzeheimer's and mother leaving the family, is avoiding them. That's why he lets his sister Annie (Jenna Elfman) take care of their Dad and doesn't visit them much.
After signing Dylan for at job at GQ Jamie and he become good friends, sharing a beer over a football match, breakfasts and stories about their miserable love lives. But what else could two friends such good friends do? Have no emotions allowed friendly sex. And it works, until they both realize that it doesn't. And that no matter how much you try not having them, or at least not showing them, you need those things called emotions.
The first half of the movie, where everything between Jamie and Dylan is still physical and mainly friendly is surprisingly good and Kunis and Timberlake did a good job portraying two wacky friends having a good time. Patricia Clarkson is also good as a cool hippie Mom. The most pleasant surprise is Woody Harrelson as Tommy, Dylan's sports writer gay friend. He pretty much stole the show with his one-liners.
The movie suddenly slips into an almost drama when, during a visit to his family, Dylan and Jamie realize they want more then body contact. As his sister Annie, Jenna Elfman plays a matchmaker and Richard Jenkins as a sick father plays the role of the obvious evidence why Dylan is so emotionally elusive. The almost drama part of the movie is a dissapointing because it challenges the attempt of the movie trying not to be "just another romantic comedy".
Seems like having a romantic comedy without a bit of overacted drama is almost impossible, like having friendly emotions free sex.
If you're into chick flick or just want a light movie, "Friends with benefits" will do. If you expect a full blooded comedy, skip this one.


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The thing is, that this perspective only really looks good in a 45 degree view. That's probably because in that case you have "fake" 3 dimensional pictures of everything (left, right, top). If you make it a 90 degree perspective you would shrink that to top and front view. It also loses any sense of depth, which is a strange thing to say about an isometric view I guess. Even the 26.565 degrees I mentioned before as the vertical rotation aren't something I chose by random. I found this odd number on wikipedia as this is the one number which looks "right" as it gives a 2 to 1 perspective ratio. Well, probably also because we are so used to it - compared to the weird look of ultima7 which was mentioned before.
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Well, I got the game. I'm trying to install it now, but it won't cooperate. While installing, it errors out and says, "Error 1310, error writing to file C:\Program Files (x86)\Atari\BOILING POINT\newgrp.grp. Verify that you have access to that directory." I should have access to everything.. never had this problem with anything else. I can't find anything online related to this that'll help out. Anyone know what's up? Thanks for any info.
e: Weird, it unpacks the full game into AppData then tries to install, and when it installs it hangs up at that part. If I move the extracted game to where it's supposed to be, in Program Files, I can get the game to start but when I click "New Game" it crashes while loading. I also can't get any patches to apply to it properly. Man this is a nightmare
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She talked about Christian community and asked us to consider ourselves a sacred community where none of us is perfect. We should not give up on people who have stepped away, we should not give up on ourselves. We should not "natter", which is that speech which does not uplift. Nattering kills a church. We will be best served when we talk about things openly, when we hold each other up, and when we don't take it personally when someone else doesn't agree with us.
First, Diane's departure. Sue asks us to talk with each other about whatever lingers, whatever hurts, whatever still makes us angry, whatever needs to be finished, so we can then move on with health. It does no good to bury those feelings, as they will come back in harmful ways. Don't let the bad feelings fester. Sue repeated the idea that Diane may have been called by God to only serve us for a short time, to do whatever it was that God called her to do. Maybe the parting is harder than we would have liked, but it may turn out to be exactly what we needed. God's will will come forth in its time.
Second, Interim Minister – we must begin writing up a "small" or "mini" interim profile. This is the work for the coming days. Don't leave out the negative things we may be doing or feeling or going through. The clearer we are on who we are, the better chance that we will get the right person for us. We will be an appealing church because of our location, but the clearer we are about us, the better off we will be.
Some of the finest pastors Sue has known have been LGBT, and she would ask us not to close off that opportunity without at least considering it very carefully. Our #1 job right now is to pull together as a community and to listen to one another. If that listening says, "This is not the right time," that's okay, but maybe the listening says, "Maybe it is the right time," and we need to be open to that. This should be a consensus decision – "Through a voice of discerning and listening to one another, are we ready for this?" Votes with winners and losers divide us. Sue encourages us to continue conversations about who we are. We want to try to shape a sacred community.
Sue will be on the lookout for good candidates for our interim. We should not consider this a search process, but rather we should carefully consider whether the candidate meets our needs at this time. Our interim may be with us for a year or even two. We need to focus on building our sacred community, need to reflect on what has not worked well in our past so we can learn from it.
Steve asked about an "intentional interim" who has extra training. These are "professional interims". They can sometimes be "awfully direct", will tell us exactly how they see us, understand the process of "unpacking" the past. Sue does not know if she can even find us an intentional interim, and even if she can, not all pastors are alike, so a pastor with the "IIM" designation may still not be the right fit for us. But she will look for one. Sue recommends that we put our search committee conversation on hold until at least 2017 to give us time to do our internal work. God's time is always a slower pace than our own. So we should not think about assembling a search committee until early 2017.
Sue understands that we have a lot of interest in building an inclusive church. In the UCC, we call that ONA – Open and Affirming. We would write our own definition of what that would look like for us. But the shorthand ONA means we are open to all people because we believe radically that God created people in all sorts of diversity. And we honor every aspect of God's diversity. All of it. We not only honor it, but we affirm it. Here's the distinction – Some churches say they are "Open and Welcoming". It's not the same. If you cannot affirm that a gay couple is gay by birth and not by choice, you're not affirming who they are. When Sue was growing up, there were not many, if any, gay or lesbian people in her community, that she knew of. It wasn't until she was in seminary that she came to know gay and lesbian people, and heard some of their horror stories. Sue says, if we are not including those people exactly where they are, then we are not affirming. ONA means we love them exactly where they are.
The process of being an ONA church is like this – we change the world by changing one heart at a time, and the task before us is of sacred community. We need to start understanding each other unconditionally. It takes not weeks, not months, but years. Talk first about sacred community, and recognize that we need to love all. All of God's children are welcome. One fact we don't want to get lost is that this is not just about LGBT – but it needs to be about everyone – race, sexual orientation, sex offenders, etc. So as we go into this process of talking about how we can be more welcoming and inclusive, we need to hold ourselves together, and engage in that sacred conversation together. If we encounter people who aren't there yet, love them anyway, and tell them we love them, and stay in community. Love each other, stick together, be an inquisitive community. Take it slow. If we try to run before we can crawl, we will fall. Don't fracture this church by trying to run too fast.
Typically Sue would want to see a pastor here before we did the ONA process. Moving too fast on the ONA process will put us in peril of losing people along the way. Sue usually suggests a church wait until it has a settled pastor to start the process. We have already started, but we need to go slow and be careful and be ready to back off if we start losing people or seeing "cracks". We don't get the harvest the first day. It takes months and months of work to create something that can be harvested. Some of us are ready to do this now, but it's not our time that matters. We are already starting on a conversation. Sue would not have wanted us to start the conversation without an installed pastor. Go slow, is the message Sue keeps repeating. Typically Sue tells churches that in the period of time we are in now, holding the community together is the most important thing. God will create a time later to go into a faster pace. We need to love one another for who we are – even when we disagree. Go slow now so we can go fast later.
Perhaps after our lay sermons, have one or two people get up and speak about the sermon, particularly if they have a different view. We need to learn to talk about what is real. Don't push so hard that we break our community. Helping people feel safe with what is real. Recognize that there are generational differences in how open people are willing or able to be. Different people have different barriers, born of different sources. Try to help people get past their barriers.
The Welcoming Committee has met twice, and the biggest thing they have talked about is bringing everybody together, getting to know people better. They have talked about getting to know people more before they get too far into the process, to help them see where to go. Sue felt that if you spent a year on that, you would well serve the process you are trying to put forward. If you spent a year doing that, and you got an interim on board who says "I think you can do this," – and I will try to find you the best set of skills that I can, and if they tell you, "It's too fast to do this this way," I ask you to honor that. If you invest the time right now to do this well, you will have a vibrant church in ten years. If you run ahead and you end up fracturing the church, in ten years this will be a Walmart. We need to be thinking beyond our own scope of "what matters to me" but rather be looking ahead to generations ahead. In the tyranny of haste, we can lose what we are trying to build. Quality of community is what we need to build.
If we can create that spirit and energy of sacred community, we will have a vibrant church in ten years. God's time, not our time.
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Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross believes Nigel de Jong and Karl Henry have been unfairly criticised for their robust style.
Shawcross, who has been attacked by Arsene Wenger on numerous occasions, and whose tackle broke the leg of Aaron Ramsey, says injuries are simply part of the game.
It was a tackle from Henry which broke Bobby Zamora's leg and De Jong's latest wild challenge caused a double leg break for Hatem Ben Arfa, but Shawcross refuses to blame his fellow professionals.
Shawcross said: "As a player, the likes of Henry and De Jong I'm sure didn't go out to injure another player on purpose. It's part and parcel of football - they are tough-tackling central midfielders whose games are based on making tackles, winning the ball and then giving it to the ball-players. Sometimes injuries are caused.
"You have just got to accept in these times, with the ball moving so fast and the player moving so fast, sometimes you are going to mis-time tackles and that is when injuries can happen.''
Meanwhile, FIFA's medical chief, Dr Michel D'Hooghe, has attacked Netherlands for their rough approach in the World Cup final and called for action over ''criminal'' acts on the pitch.
D'Hooghe, chairman of the FIFA's medical committee, has compiled a video of around 30 tackles that he believes will help push for tougher sanctions on offenders, as the issue has been pushed further into the spotlight since the World Cup final - a game that saw a record 14 yellow cards dished.
''I have made a compilation of brutality and criminality over the last two or three years in the main competitions in the world and it is amazing,'' he said.
Asked about de Jong being dropped by Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk, D'Hooghe said: ''On the one hand I am happy that some leaders take responsibility - on the other hand I am very sad that he did not do the same at the final of the World Cup.
''All the sympathy that I had for the Dutch football family and still have was a little bit demolished in 90 minutes. The final was a lost chance if you want to show that match to the youth of the world as the best football in the world.
''That's why I was very sad on the evening of the final. I would like football without brutality and we are asking the referees to be very strict - they have the regulations on their side and they have a very important role on prevention.
''Things sometime go close to criminality on the field and if it's a criminal act on the field it should be sanctioned.''
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On an overcast day when rain intermingled with tears, Oregon National Guard Capt. Bruno de Solenni was laid to rest in his hometown of Crescent City.
More than three hundred people, including family, friends and fellow soldiers, were on hand Saturday morning to say their good-byes to de Solenni, 32, who died while on duty in Afghanistan last month.
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski came to Crescent City for the ceremonies and spoke at de Solenni's burial mass inside a packed St. Joseph Catholic Church where many observers were left standing outside in the rain.
andquot;He was from a very small community on the edge of our country. But he defended our entire nation,andquot; Kulongoski said. andquot;He was truly the best our country had to give.andquot;
The Oregon Military Funeral Honors Team considered one of the best honor guards in the nation gave a 21 gun salute and a played andquot;Tapsandquot; on a bugle at the Crescent City cemetery where de Solenni's body was buried.
Bruno de Solenni graduated from Del Norte High School in 1994. Two years later he joined the Oregon National Guard.
He was on his third tour of duty when he was killed by an improvised explosive device that struck his vehicle on Sept. 20. Two Afghan interpreters were also killed in the blast, and another U.S. soldier was injured.
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Tracey Emin studied at Maidstone College of Art (1986-8) and the Royal College of Art (1987-9). Her work discloses the intimate details of her life across a range of media and notable works include Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995 (1995), shown at Charles Saatchi's Sensation exhibition (Royal Academy, 1997), and My Bed (1998), exhibited at the Tate Gallery for the Turner Prize shortlist in 1999. Emin represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2007 and was elected a Royal Academician in the same year.
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i got some more nice reviews: The Independent, The Observer and the FT. and also one in the Daily Mail that tells me to 'cheer up'.
i did a v small interview thing w/ the FT too: http://www.ft.com/life-arts/books/small-talk
i made this series of stupid/informative Q&A's:
and also, it turns out there is going to be a Manchester launch event after all. here's a flyer with all the details on it:
i am doing a small reading at an event called Books in the Attic (Hackney) on the 23rd of Feb w/ Jonathan Trigell, Zarqa Nawaz and Clayton Littlewood. more info here.
and also/finally, Hot Shorts are playing at Party Hard (Star & Garter, Manchester) w/ O Captain on Friday the 20th.
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Thursday, 15 January 2015
book launch, reviews, videos, etc.
In Real Life comes out today - Jan 15th, which is when the last chapter of the book is set.
it's had a few reviews now, too: a really nice one in the Guardian, a quite nice one on Bookmunch, and a not-so-nice one in last week's Sunday times (which is behind a paywall, thankfully).
if you are in London on the 22nd of Jan, or you just live in London all the time, etc, please come to my book launch:
also, you can now read the first 20 pages or so of the book here.
and finally i made a series of short/stupid instructional videos:
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Tuesday, 6 January 2015
excerpts from my novel, london, bristol, hot shorts, etc.
there's a few small excerpts from my novel, In Real Life, online now: 3 x small depressing job centre experpts at MuuMuu House, and ? x medium-sized depressing excerpts at The Manchester Review.
doing a few events too. there's a London launch thing, on the 22nd of Jan at [i don't know the name of the place yet; will post more info soon], w/ nice people Nikesh Shukla, Emma Jane Unsworth and David Whitehouse, and then the next day, i'm doing a free lunchtime/afternoon thing in Bristol (with Nikesh) that sounds fun and kind of intense.
also, my band Hot Shorts are playing a free gig @ Fuel in Manchester (Withington) on Friday Jan 16th w/ some other bands (Cop Graveyard, Groves & The Collected Fictions). here is the Facebook event for it. pls come and throw rotten fruit at us.
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Sunday, 14 December 2014
website, novel publication, etc.
i finally updated my website.
i'm going to be reading a bit from my novel, In Real Life, at Literary Death Match on Monday the 15th of December in London, and at Zach Roddis' launch for Tourism on Thursday the 18th of December in Salford.
my novel is being published on Jan 15th, 2015. here's the Canongate page for it.
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Thursday, 19 December 2013
Friday, 13 December 2013
I think my favourite part in The Anthologist is either the part where Paul Chowder writes about how great and talented and unsung the writers of Friends are, or the bit when he talks about cutting off an imaginary ponytail and burying it in his garden. I feel like those bits are pretty close together in the book, maybe in the same chapter. I don't know where my copy of The Anthologist is. (I suspect it is most probably on the bookcase in the hall nearest to the door to this room which is, at most, five metres away from where I'm sitting now.)
I think I read somewhere that Nicholson Baker (see picture above) wrote The Anthologist by dressing up as Paul Chowder and filming himself doing improvised monologues to video camera. I hope I haven't imagined that.
Also: Hey, look, I finally went uppercase.
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Thursday, 12 December 2013
i still can't remember what it was.
oh well.
here is a picture of what i look like right now, not remembering what it was:
serious question: do i look like i'm going bald in the picture?
94% of the time - walking around, going in supermarkets, using the internet, etc - i feel like i'm going bald, very, very slowly.
the other 6% of the time - walking around, standing at the self checkout, plugging my laptop into the wall, etc - i'm just not thinking about it i guess.
my lip looks pretty dry in the picture. (don't worry. i've since moistened it.)
i didn't get up at 4:30am this morning.
i've not shaved in about a week.
i am wearing a fleece made out of recycled plastic bottles + no slippers.
Nicholson Baker.
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Bow Season, A Short Story
Troyer smiled, remembering the newspapers with headlines from 1967 about the race riots in Detroit.
"Yes. I just told you that. So you don't … " Troyer's voice trailed off. "I knew it," the farmer snorted.
"What's funny?" Aldo asked.
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Money well spent, Aldo. Solved all my problems."
He looked at Aldo for a long moment, his heart suddenly torn at what he pieced together—had literally uncovered. He waited for a sign; directions on what to say next.
And a voice whispered into his ears.
Aldo stared at Troyer, the effects of shock clinging to his expression now.
"Can I tell you something?" Troyer asked. "This is heavy on my heart. Will you promise you'll do me a favor? You know my religion abhors a lie."
"Sure, Ed," Aldo replied. "Name it."
"Your nephew got me thinking. I believe I know who really shot Light-ning. I feel bad about the way things played out. I want to make sure your nephews know I'm serious about this. So I'm asking for a favor, I guess. Will you give them a message for me?" Troyer asked, casually covering the box with his coat. Aldo looked humbled.
"Anything, Ed. Thank you. Sure, you name it. What do you got in mind?"
"Let's get you tended to first," Troyer said. "I want Esther to hear this."


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As the protest movement in defence of the 'Urewera 17' snowballs, a lot of material about Tuhoe history and politics is circulating on the internet. On youtube you can even see out a Spanish-language mini-doc about the Tuhoe people. You can also check this remarkable clip, which puts a reggae beat behind a montage of photographs of the prophet Rua Kenana and the utopian community he founded under the sacred Tuhoe mountain of Maungapohatu, deep in the Ureweras. Many observers have compared the massive police raid on Tuhoe Country two weeks ago to the attack the Crown made on Rua's settlement in 1916.
Monday, October 29, 2007
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- Richard Taylor said...
I had a book about Rua called "Rua and the Maori Millenium", by Peter Webster. At the time I was selling a lot of books (via abebooks.com and Ebay etc) and I sold that - I needed cash at the time to pay for groceries. I regret selling it -it will be hard to get again. But I hope the (new) owner studied it well and enjoyed it.
Tama Iti looks great on U-Tube.
I also have his picture on my Blog (EYELIGHT) now with his letter.
As he says to see the real stuff "you have to come and see me".


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LONDON, May 31 (UPI) -- The London house where singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning last summer is being sold for $4.2 million, the New York Post reported.
The listing for the property Winehouse bought in 2010 describes it as a "substantial and impressive three double bedroom, three reception room semi-detached period villa with well-proportioned private gardens."
"The Winehouses have decided to put the house on the market, with great regret," a family spokesman told the Post. "Amy loved that house but none of the family felt it appropriate that they should live in it. It was not practical to keep it empty while paying for its upkeep. It is a wonderful place and will be a happy family home for someone."
Winehouse was a Grammy Award-winning artist who died at the age of 27 after years of drug and alcohol addiction.


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by Jeff Reeves | September 22, 2012 7:00 am
There are very few things that are certain in life. Growing old is one of them.
So investors would be foolish to ignore the massive demographic shift and growth potential that is boosting health care stocks right now. From large-cap insurers and Big Pharma to beginning-stage biotech stocks and medical-waste small caps, there is tremendous opportunity out there in the health care sector.
Consider that Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY[1]) might have developed an Alzheimer's treatment[2] to keep dementia in its early stages from worsening. Consider that Merck (NYSE:MRK[3]) might have a home run in its new brittle-bone drug[4] that will prevent fractures in the elderly.
These are not only great developments for the health of Americans — they also are going to be big moneymakers going forward.
And beyond the growth in health care as baby boomers age and need more care, there's also the recession-proof nature of the sector. After all, people don't stop going to the hospital or cancel their prescriptions just because of a downturn in the stock market or the broader economy.
I have written many articles on this topic, and will write many more in the months and years to come. But always keep this in mind generally: There is no industry as low-risk and as high-reward as health care.
I'll leave you with this quick list of health care players hitting 52-week highs right now as proof of the breadth and power of the sector:
Get the idea?
Good. Now go buy at least two health care stocks and call me in the morning.
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of "The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks."[16] Write him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter via@JeffReevesIP. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.
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text: I've just done my first smoked fish (Mackerel) using (Aussie) Hardwood pellets. Now, as always, I do things first and then read the manual so I'm hoping you all are my manual. My procedure was thus, I brined the fish in a brine of 11/3 cups of salt and 2/3 cup of brown sugar in 4.55ltrs (1 gal) of water, refrigerated over night, approx. 10 hours. Removed fish from brine and washed in cold water then patted dry. Returned fish to refrigerator and started smoker (cabinet style). Place fish on top shelf of smoker approx. 1 hour later and set temp to 60 deg. Celsius, (140F). I removed fish 7.5 hours later after the amazing smoker ran out of puff. The result was that I had a somewhat semi dry smoked product that was more than eatable. As I have eaten far better smoked fish I would like to produce such myself so in saying that can you come to my rescue and tell me where I went wrong and point me in the right direction. Cheers and thanks from down under.


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Hint: the ticking time-bomb exception, and the need for better intelligence about an insurgency - the same defense as the GOP establishment has used for exactly the same techniques - hypothermia, stress positions, sensory deprivation, etc. - in the US and Iraq. The terms and specific methods used are the same for the Gestapo's "Verschaerfte Vernehmung," "Third Degree," and Bush's "enhanced interrogation." Of course, we also learn from the documents that
The GESTAPO in general believed that other methods of interrogation, such as playing off political factions against each other, were much more effective than third degree methods.
So Bush has more faith in torture than the Gestapo did. A reader writes:
I read with great interest your 19 May post about the Gestapo directive concerning "enhanced interrogation techniques". I gather that you found the document through a 1948 Norway trial. However, the same directive seems to have also been in evidence at Nuremberg (though there the Tribunal apparently translated the term as "the Third Degree"). At Nuremberg it was used as part of the case against the Gestapo in seeking to have the Gestapo declared to be a criminal organization by the Tribunal.
Interestingly, a report was filed in the Nuremberg proceedings in which a Colonel Neave, acting under Commission from the Tribunal, reported the evidence of witnesses for the defense of the organizations. It is this report that draws the direct line back to the "ticking bomb exception".
The passage that sets out the Gestapo's defense of the "Third Degree" measures and authorization is as follows (pp. 55-56):
BEST said that he preferred to describe the so-called "third degree interrogations" as "severe interrogations". He did not hear of the decree which authorized this type of interrogation until sometime after it had been issued and he had once told HEYDRICH his scruples concerning it. HEYDRICH informed him that the measure had been approved by very high authority and similar methods were used in other countries.
HEYDRICH told him that he reserved for himself the final approval of such measures in Germany and he would see to it that they were applied only in the most urgent cases. BEST was shown Document PS-1531, US-248 which enumerated the severities of third degree interrogations. He remarked that the specified punishments in this document went further than the measures permitted by the German police. His office took disciplinary action against members of the GESTAPO and criminal police who committed excesses. He was, therefore, able to check whether the methods of interrogation employed were kept within reasonable limits. Offenses were punished by normal disciplinary measures and through the ordinary courts.
In cross-examination BEST was shown a document which stated that the commander of the security police and SD was authorized to use third degree in Kracow. He said it was his impression that this type of interrogation was adopted in order to discover the underground movements in Poland, which had come into being at that time.
Describing the use of third degree methods in Denmark, the witness HOFFMANN reiterated that third degree methods were based on a legal decree which authorized them. Disciplinary action was always taken against those concerned with excesses. In general, third degree was applied only when the saving of German lives required it. In this connection he instanced the use of such methods in order to find the whereabouts of arms and explosives belonging to the underground movement. The GESTAPO in general believed that other methods of interrogation, such as playing off political factions against each other, were much more effective than third degree methods. Third degree methods had to be approved by his head office and approximately 20 were allowed for Copenhagen (see reference to the case of Colonel TIMROTH).
The Nazis failed in their defense. Bush has so far succeeded in exactly the same argument. But in the past, America was a bulwark against torture, rather than its enabler and defender.


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Very pricey
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My Burton Vapor is a piece of art, it glides across snow effortlessly. If you've got the cash to spare (and believe my, you'll need a lot) then it's amazing. Otherwise, I'd recommend going for a Burton Fish which is a great snowboard, especially for the money.


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We ask Kerry McLean about the special relationships in her life
The 39-year-old from Ballymoney presents BBC Radio Ulster each weekday from 3pm. She is married to fellow BBC broadcaster Ralph McLean and they have two children, Tara (7) and Dan (6).
My husband, Ralph
I first saw Ralph when I was 14 and snuck into Kelly's in Portrush. He was standing against a wall and I spent the whole night walking past him, but he never noticed me. I have since found out that he's really short-sighted, so he just didn't see me!
As it turned out, Ralph and me started at the BBC in the same week and we became friends – that was 20 years ago. I then went off and travelled, lived in Scotland and London. When I came back to Belfast he walked into the office on my first day back and I thought, 'Wow, I forgot about him'.
We laugh all the time – he's definitely my best friend as well as my husband. He's never shouted at me and every single argument we've ever had has always ended up in giggles – I don't even know how that works!
My children, Tara and Dan
Being a mum is crazy, it's the best and hardest job in the world. Just before I had my first baby my granny told me that once you have a child, your head and heart will never be your own again. It's so true, because you spend your whole life worrying about them and thinking about them.
At the same time, they're the sweetest things. I discovered this morning my son had grafittied the walls in the bathroom but it read, 'I love Mum, from Dan' with lots of kisses. I had to tell him off, then give him a hug.
Tara is such a little princess and is disgusted with half of the things Dan gets up to. He's half-monkey and is always climbing things, so we can spend a lot of time with him in A&E.
My sister Seanagh
Seanagh is two years older and lives in Ballymoney too. We never got on when we were younger, we physically battered each other.
When I came back to Northern Ireland, Seanagh was living in Belfast and I ended up renting a room from her. We started to get to know each other as adults and she's the person I'm closest to, after Ralph. Particularly since we've both had kids we have more in common.
My parents, Fern and Sean
My parents live in Ballymoney – that's why we moved up there when the kids were born. They've been together since they were teenagers. My dad worked in South Africa as a game warden, met my mum on a visit home and never left. He's a retired civil servant and mum is a trade unionist, although she was a teacher. I have never won an argument with my mother. It's why I was such a well-behaved teenager because I was so scared of what she would put me through! With my dad, though, I could always get what I wanted.
I'm from a big, close family and every year about 20 or 30 of us will go to a hotel and take it over for a mini-break. Ralph holds his own with us very well and his family are lovely, too.
My secret crush is ... George Clooney
It's not so secret, as I talk about it on the radio all the time. I've told Ralph before if George came knocking I would have to lift my suitcase and wave goodbye!
Who I go to for advice
I go to my mum most of the time – she's had many panicky phonecalls in the wee hours when I'm worried about the kids. If not her, then I go to my granny, mum's mum. Everyone calls her Mummy Mary and she's very much the matriarch of the family. She raised four children and has seen it all and has a lot of good advice to give.
There's nothing you could go through that she hasn't been through herself.
My mentor
I was fortunate to work with Sue McGregor on the Today Programme in my early 20s. She was such a lady and so polite to everyone. Watching her, I realised that to get ahead you need to be nice and do the graft.
My fantasy dinner party
George Clooney, of course. He doesn't even have to speak as long as he sits opposite from me and I can look at him all night. Then I would ask Rob Brydon as he absolutely cracks me up, he's just such a funny guy. Next I would ask Bruce Springsteen. I get teased at the office as I try to sneak him on to the playlist every day, as I'm such a big fan. Finally, I would ask Harlan Coben the crime writer. I'm reading his books at a rate of knots and he's the first person whose books I've read where I haven't been able to guess the plot.
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Intracervical Block Versus Placebo to Assess Pain Control During Hysterosalpingogram
This study has been completed.
Wilford Hall Medical Center
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First Posted: September 7, 2006
Last Update Posted: September 7, 2006
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of 1% lidocaine intracervical block to placebo for pain control during the performance of a hysterosalpingogram (HSG). We hypothesized that an intracervical block would decrease pain during a hysterosalpingogram.
|Drug: 1% Lidocaine intracervical injection
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Intracervical Block and Pain Perception During the Performance of a Hysterosalpingogram: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Drug Information available for: LidocaineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Wilford Hall Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Visual analogue and qualitative scales to assess study participants pain at 6 different time points during the hysterosalpingogram.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Anatomical result of the hysterosalpingogram were also collected for a sub-group analysis to evaluate if particular pathology had an effect on pain scores.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2002
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2004
The hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an integral part of the evaluation for anatomic etiologies of female infertility. The majority of women regard a hysterosalpingogram as acutely painful since it involves placement of a cervical tenaculum, traction on the cervix, and instillation of dye through a cervical cannula. Different techniques have been employed to attempt to make the procedure less painful, including use of balloon catheters rather than cannulas; however, this has not been shown to be uniformly effective. Previous studies have shown a reduction in overall pain during HSG after pre-medication with oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Benzocaine gel (20%) applied to the cervix has also been shown to reduce pain. Conversely, a study of pre-medication with paracetamol (acetaminophen) showed no statistical improvement in pain perception. Additionally, transcervical intrauterine instillation of lidocaine has been shown in randomized studies to not improve pain scores and may actually increase pain after the procedure is complete A MEDLINE literature search of papers written in English from January 1966 to August 2005, using the keywords "hysterosalpingogram," "analgesia", "paracervical," and "intracervical" did not reveal any prior studies on the use of an intracervical block prior to hysterosalpingography. A paracervical block has been shown to decrease pain with therapeutic abortions, endometrial biopsy, and office hysteroscopy (7, 8). We hypothesized that an intracervical block would also decrease pain during a hysterosalpingogram. A three armed, randomized controlled trial comparing pain control after a 1% lidocaine intracervical block, saline injection or no injection in patients undergoing hysterosalpingogram was performed.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients without a known cause for their infertility who were undergoing a hysterosalpingogram were eligible for enrollment.
- All subjects were 18 to 40 years of age and married.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Included a history of any allergies to local anesthetics, radio-opaque dye or to anti-inflammatory medications.
Contacts and Locations
Information from the National Library of Medicine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00372658
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00372658
|United States, Texas
|Wiford Hall Medical Center
|Lackland AFB, Texas, United States, 78236
Sponsors and Collaborators
Wilford Hall Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Randal D Robinson, MD
|Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center
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|First Submitted:
|September 5, 2006
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|September 7, 2006
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|September 7, 2006
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|December 2005
Keywords provided by Wilford Hall Medical Center:
intracervical local anesthesia
pain perception
visual analogue scale
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Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Anesthetics, Local
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Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
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Bozeman Winter Weather Advisory Until 10pm 1/21/2012
I've heard this story before but it IS actually snowing as I type this. That's a plus. Here's what's in store for us tonight:
A Winter Weather Advisory for elevations above 6000 feet remains
in effect until 10 PM MST this evening.
* Timing and main impact: snow will continue into the evening
hours for elevations above 6000 feet.
* Snow accumulations: snow accumulations will range from 2 to 5
* Winds and visibility: southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
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to less than one mile at times.
* Elevations: for elevations above 6000 feet.
* Other impacts: expect roads to be snow covered and slippery.
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Chief Joseph Pass… Monida Pass.
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A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow
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TORONTO - The last Blue Jay traded doesn't think his former team is done.
Not quite yet.
"They're going to get Jose Reyes back soon, they're going to get Josh Johnson back, they're going to get J.A. Happ back, R.A. Dickey will get on a roll and they could go on a run," said New York Mets catcher John Buck this week at Citi Field.
Along with catcher Travis d'Arnaud, right-hander Noah Syndergaard and outfielder Wuilmer Becerra, Buck was dealt to the Mets for catchers Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas, plus Dickey, in December.
The deal enabled the Jays to win the second straight month of the off-season, after winning November with a 12-player deal with the Miami Marlins.
That deal brought Buck to Toronto and 28 days later Buck was off to New York. His second tour with the Jays lasted 25 days longer than the Mike Napoli era — with the same amount of at-bats.
Then came April and May and the Jays are still looking to win a month.


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Kyle Martin Chandler is an American film and television actor best known for television roles on Early Edition and notably as Coach Eric Taylor in the television series Friday Night Lights, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. He has also appeared in supporting roles in films like King Kong, Super 8, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Carol.
In April 2016, Chandler was reported to have joined the principal cast of Shawn Christensen's independent feature film Sidney Hall, which began filming later that month.
He will also be in the film Manchester by the Sea (2016).