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When people are planning conferences and trying to think of a venue hire that's just that little bit different from the run-of-the-mill type of hotels and dedicated conference centres etc., it isn't often that they think of cinemas – or specifically of Cineworld. This is a mistake – and it's a perception Cineworld is trying to put right by making its 79 cinemas across the UK and Ireland some of the most original conference venues out there.
Of course, the very fact that its venues are also cinemas gives the group a huge head start in so many logistical ways – but perhaps most notably in its state-of-the-art digital projection facilities. These make presenting on the big screen very quick and easy with all the impact and production quality you would expect from a big screen blockbuster- except that the subject area is of your own choosing. To say this kind of presentation has a bigger impact than most (or perhaps any…) other conference venues really would be an understatement.
In this way, for example, you get to see your brand and the details of your products or capabilities – and what makes them unique- presented in the highest impact way possible. Imagine saying what you want to say on a screen which is 30 feet high in a cinematic environment.
All Cineworld cinemas have plug and play capabilities so your conference event and presentation from a simple PowerPoint presentation, to a product launch, AGM or a major themed conference, can have the impact of a Hollywood blockbuster with the click of a button.
And all Cineworld's auditoria can be transformed quickly and easily to accommodate individual requirements. Cineworld's experienced conference events team can provide a variety of additional audio, visual and lighting to suit any individual requirements, and with flexible space at the front of our auditoria we can accommodate a variety of different staging setups.
Cineworld can also help with your multi-site video conferencing needs, film the presentations in High Definition and broadcast via satellite instantly onto any one of its screens at our venues located throughout the UK & Ireland.
And if you have a global conferencing need Cineworld can liaise with your international teams to either broadcast to them from one of its venues, or receive their incoming transmission allowing you to link up with your colleagues for important presentations anywhere around the world.
Many Cineworld locations also contain licensed bars, whilst the company's professional caterers can provide anything from pastries on arrival to a full hot buffet.
So if you want your conferences to offer something a little off-beat with a high degree of cinematic impact and technical excellence in the presentational side off things – Cineworld is well worth consideration.


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I have to admit for the most part my experience with Roto-Rooter was not bad. My tub, shower and toilet was backed and I found out that the lift station on my property was full due to a bad pump. In addition to the bad pump, the line that pumps the sewer water to the sewer was cracked. The repairs were costly, however it was done in a timely fashion.
Best Service I ever received. only using these guys going forward
I love calling these guys for repairs in the house! One time the pipe outside the garage got busted and one call to these guys and they sent a man right away!
We came home from vacation to find our basement flooded from a leaking water supply line. The ceiling tiles were so full of water that they had crumbled and fell onto a carpeted floor. Not the way that you want to be welcomed home! Needless to say, the stress level went right back up.
We called Roto-Rooter and they quickly came to our rescue. The customer service agent and the Technician, Tyler Waters, were extremely professional and courteous. Couldn't have asked for more prompt service, especially on a Sunday, as the technician was here within an hour and a half from my phone call. We would like to thank both the customer service agent and the Technician for being so prompt and professional. It speaks very well for Roto-Rooter.
Slow to respond, work satisfactory – Water on a hardwood floor from a leaking toilet. Called at 5pm and still no one arrived by midnight. Had to call in an insurance reclamation company to clean up the mess leak created. Roto Rooter finally showed up the next morning, two hours late. Plumber was a good guy. Problems were not his fault.
Roto Rooter is dispatched from Chicago. Right hand didn]t know what left hand was doing. Could never give me a time tech would arrive. Only, if they can't make it we will call and let you know.
No commitment, even within prescribed timeframes they establish.
Plumbing cost was a lot less than the damage it caused, which to date is $3,252 plus cost for clean up I've not seen yet.
It just felt like they lied to me during the process. If they couldn't come, why not just say so and I could have gotten someone else who could.
Roto-Rooter Plumbers – My water heater was leaking.I called late on Saturday afternoon and they kept me updated on the time they would be there. The technician was very helpful and professional. He arrived Sunday morning on time and completed the work quickly. I would certainly use them for any plumbing work.
Roto-Rooter plumbers – My experience with the plumber that came to my house from the Atlanta location is that he was professional and knowledgeable. He arrived, introduced himself and looked at my problem.
I had an emergency leak at my water main outside. I recently had an irrigation system installed. The PVC pipe had cracked at the start of the pipe coming from the water main. Since the irrigation system is covered I also called the company to inform them of the problem. The independent contractor told me the system is under warranty and I told him I had called a plumber to fix it.
I called Roto-Rooter and they accommodated me by sending someone out as soon as possible. After accessing the problem and providing a free estimate on the price to fix it, I believed it to be too high. $700 was the initial price to repair a cracked pvc pipe. The plumber told me about the coupon on the company's website. Even with the discount and him planning to use some of the parts I bought myself, I determined it was still going to cost too much, $460.
I was also in contact with the irrigation guy that installed my system and knew of the problem. I told him the price since his company will be paying for it, and he told me also he thought the price was way too high, and to have the plumber on site stop working. He then called another plumber to come fix the problem.
Before I knew he planned to call another plumber, I authorized the repair through Roto-Rooter. The plumber dug out about three-four shovels of dirt before I stopped him and explained another plumber is on the way. Keeping with his professionalism he stopped, packed up his things and told me what it would cost since he started. I paid him $125 service fee/partial work. He explained the review process and went on his way.
The plumber was knowledgeable and professional and that's how I was able to get to at least two stars. I wish I had not allowed him to put shovel to dirt as I think $125 is too much for shoveling four piles of dirt
Great Service! – Awesome service by Roto Rooter in Atlanta--We contacted Roto Roter because we were having a backup problem on the main level of our home. The plumber came out to clean out the line only to find that we had a collasped pipe under our front lawn--MAJOR PROBLEM! The technician setup everything that needed to be done, and explained it in detail and in writing--PERFECTLY. All participating professionals were set in place-the digging (6ft down), locating the problem and fixing it. I watched the entire job and were extremely satisfied with the outcome. They finished in a timely manner and cleaned up the entire area. I highly recommend Roto-Rooter in Atlanta GA for any plumbing problems. The Edwards, Covington GA
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My name is Kelly and I was raised in the Lutheran church until I was 13 years old. That's when, after 3 years of confirmation classes, the church refused to confirm me a member because I had missed taking a test and completing a homework assignment.
I wasn't the only kid they refused to confirm. There was a boy who hadn't been able to be in Sunday school every week because his parents got divorced and he spent every other weekend in another town. They refused to confirm him too.
They didn't just refuse to confirm us. They told us, two 13 year old kids, that we were no longer welcome there if we weren't confirmed. I was kicked out of the youth group as well…told if I wasn't being confirmed, that I couldn't be there any more.
Only 2 out of 12 kids were confirmed that year because every other child and their parents left the church because of the way they treated us.
I'd been going to that church since i was 5 years old. My mom, of course, didn't have to go through three years of confirmation classes to join, she only had to take a one hour class.
So anyways, I was 13 and my mom decided that I was old enough to decide if I wanted to go to church or not. She said we could find a new one or we could stop going all together. My dad never had any interest in going at all. He was raised by a crazy fundamentalist Christian mother and wanted nothing to do with religion.
When I told my mom that I didn't want to go any more she said that was fine. And so, for the next 5 years, I never went to church, never really thought much about what I believed when it came to God.
Then when I was 18, I lost 22 people in less than 6 months. My boyfriend killed himself, 18 friends were killed in a plane crash, one friend was killed in a car accident, and 2 aunts died from a heart condition and cancer.
I had also been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about 6 months before my boyfriend killed himself.
They put me on meds but no amount of medication would help with that kind of grief. I would have killed myself, but I couldn't do that to my parents.
For the first time, I started thinking about where we go when we die and questioning what I believed in. I knew that I couldn't believe that my boyfriend was in hell, and I had a problem with the fact that God stopped talking to his people so long ago. I couldn't understand why he would prove himself and his power to so many people so long ago but remain totally silent today. Didn't people today deserve to hear from him just as much as those thousands of years ago?
So I knew what I believed and what I didn't. I wanted a church that believed that people who killed themselves didn't go straight to hell. That they were given the help and compassion that they needed and were judged on the good of their hearts and not some crazy 'you're going straight to hell if you weren't "saved" during your lifetime.' judgement.
I didn't find that in any church but the LDS church.
I was introduced to the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints though two missionaries who knocked on my door.
The more I heard about the LDS church, and what they believed, the more interested I was.
They believe in a three-tiered heaven. They compare it to the sun, the moon, and the stars. All bright, but each slightly less than the other. Only those who are members of the church, who have kept all the Lord's covenants, got to go to the highest level of heaven. The heaven where Jesus and God lived. The members of the church who didn't keep all the Lord's covenants, got to go to the middle level. Still a paradise, but slightly less so than the highest level. People who weren't members of the church, but who were good people, with good hearts, got to go to the lowest level, which is still a paradise, but slightly less than the middle level.
Only those who still reject God and Jesus after death go to outer darkness, until the time of the second coming, when they get a second chance. They can choose to follow God and be saved, or they can follow the devil and go to hell for eternity.
They do not believe that suicides go straight to hell. And everyone good, whether they are members of the church or not, get a chance to go to heaven. I really liked this.
I also liked that they believe that God still speaks to his prophets today. I liked that they believe that the LDS church is the same church that Jesus built when he was on earth. I thought that this meant that the church wasn't built by man, and that it wasn't run by man, that it was run by God. This appealed to me because I already believed that the churches today have been so corrupted by man, that I couldn't trust that their doctrine was what God really wanted, and not just what man wanted.
Those are the two biggest reasons I decided to join the church.
Joining the LDS church and the friends I made there, along with the love and support of my parents, was what got me through that terrible year.
I was happy, for a while. I learned everything I could about the church, it's history, how it was formed, and what it believed in. To me, as someone who didn't question the validity of the Bible, and the existence of God, it made sense. I wanted it to be true. I NEEDED it to be true. So I threw myself into this new life of mine and my new faith in God.
Then, when I was 25, my parents moved across the country and I decided to follow them. I moved to Arizona and tried going to church here, but after so many years of stuggling with mental illness, I was 150 pounds overweight and on Social Security Disability. I was extremely embarrassed to meet new people so I decided to hold off going to my new church until I lost some weight. Then I got sick. I found out that I had Endometriosis and a cyst on my ovary the size of a grapefruit. They had to remove one of my ovaries, and I spent the next few years in and out of surgery and in incredible pain.
Then I found out that I would likely never have children. This was my worst nightmare come true. All I've ever wanted was to be a mother. When I was little, when other kids wanted to be a doctor, or a policeman, I wanted to be a mom.
I started to wonder how God could do this to me. I'd been so good. Done everything he wanted. Why would he take away the one thing I wanted most out of life? I'd already been suffering from Bipolar Disorder and major depression for so many years. Hadn't I suffered enough?
For several years I was just angry. I refused to go to church because I couldn't bring myself to worship a God who could be so cruel.
Then one day I was browsing Reddit, and I noticed that atheism was a big topic there. Out of curiosity I clicked on a few links and saw images like this….
Suddenly, my eyes were open and I started thinking about things I had never allowed myself to think about before.
That was a couple of weeks ago and since then I've become obsessed. And the more I read, and the more I think, the more sure I am that there is no God.
I believed in God because I was told to when I was 5 years old. I believed in the truth of the LDS church because I needed to believe. My eyes are open now and my whole viewpoint on life has changed. I'm no longer simply trying to get through the day, wishing that this life would just hurry up and end because I want to move on to paradise. Now I see my life for what it really is. I only have this one chance at experiencing happiness, and I've already wasted so much of that chance. I refuse to waste it any more.
Welcome Kelly and congratulations; you arrived at a really good place a lot sooner in your life than many of us. Enjoy your new lease on life as a free thinking person!
Welcome Kelly, I hope you feel at home here:)
Welcome, Kelly. Ten thousand times; welcome. Many atheists have experiences similar to yours; being raised with religion and then overcoming adversity and resistance to leave it behind.
...I started thinking about things I had never allowed myself to think about before.
It takes a thinking mind and genuine courage to reject a comforting lie for a more difficult truth. May you ever have both, discover new dreams to pursue, and have a long life to do it in.
Welcome Kelly paradise is here so live it here and am glad you have made that choice now. Living in a way that you are preparing for a nether world we have no evidence for is a bit crazy don't you think?
Welcome home. Not to TA in particular but to atheism. You now have heard the real Good News.
I'm not sure how this site works yet, but I don't see a way I can reply directly to each of you individually, so I will add my replies here. Hopefully you will see them.
RobertPiano Thank you, and I guess I did. LOL It looks to me that more and more teenagers are realizing the truth thanks to the attention given to New Atheism and the internet (which gives them the safe place to explore their beliefs...or lack of.)
Strega Thank you very much! I already do thanks to you,
Ray R. Every religion could be called a cult, not just the LDS and Scientology. But I do think that Scientology fits the definition of a cult better than most nowadays. For one...they keep members away from their families if their families won't join. LDS church doesn't do that.
x Thank you. People buy into it for the same reasons anyone buys into religion. And I went over the two biggest reasons I wanted to believe in my post.
jared manley Thank you. The LDS church wasn't any different than other Christian churches. There were good people and bad people. The problem is it's all built on a lie.
Gallup's Mirror Thank you so much!
Chrissy Thank you!
onyango makagutu Thank you and yes, it is definitely crazy!
SteveInCO Thank you so much!
Yahweh is here on ThinkAtheist don't worry!
Thank you for sharing your story with us and welcome to our community at TA.
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Welcome to the Eastlake Inn Bed and Breakfast. This 1920 colonial inn is conveniently located in St. Louis county, just minutes from all Saint Louis attractions. Now with free wireless internet access!
Historic Kirkwood Missouri is located in west St. Louis County just minutes from the Gateway Arch, world renowned Missouri Botanical Gardens, Saint Louis Science Center, The Butterfly House, Six Flags, fabulous antique shopping and restaurants to please every palate. Guests of the inn have the best of both worlds. . . peace and quiet and lots of fun things to do. The inn is perfect for business travelers, vacationers, and those seeking a romantic getaway. We have a two person jacuzzi, warm inviting fireplace, and a gourmet breakfast in the morning. For your comfort, we do not allow smoking anywhere on our property.
In the morning you will awake to the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. A gourmet breakfast awaits you. The menu varies everyday but you can expect to leave the table content and ready for the day. The specialty of the inn is peach french toast. Other menu items are blueberry pancakes, baked eggs or breakfast burrito casserole just to name a few. Coffee and a variety of teas and juices complete the menu. Enjoy the company of other guests in the dining room enhanced by a 1,130 piece chandelier from Portugal. If you would like to "sleep in" you may request a breakfast basket of muffins and fruit to be placed outside your bedroom door. As soon as the weather cooperates, guests can enjoy breakfast on the outdoor patio surrounded by Lori's perennial gardens.
The main parlor with a wood burning fireplace is home to family heirlooms. The desk, used by Dean's great grandfather at Yale is next to a primitive reading lamp from a Cape Cod summer house. A tilt top table displays composition dolls which were Lori's mother's. A sunroom, located just beyond the living room is also for your enjoyment. You can watch a little television, or rent a movie to watch on the VCR.


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It's pretty much the same philosophy that drives David and me putting our comics up on this here internet for free.
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Kashyyyk, the home of the Wookiees and some of the most deadly animals of the Galaxy. There was little about this tree covered planet that wasn't tough and intimidating, and less that wasn't dangerous. Few travelled here, however throughout the years the Wookiees have found themselves instrumental in history. They are a strong people, tough as rock, and wild looking. A people of many traditions and secrecy. The Wookiees however have had a struggled history, they have often been targets of war and slavery causing them to be extremely mistrusting and trying to stay out of Galactic politics.
Two Jedi a Master and an Apprentice have been sent by the Council to investigate rumors that the Sith have been sighted on the Planet. Unknown to the Jedi, the rumors are true and worse yet the Sith have begun construction of a School in a underground cavern in the Mountains of Kashyyyk. The Jedi Master Hue Ran and his young Padawan Joris Gaian have begun their descent unto the planet below. Unknown to the pair that they are walking right into a trap set by the Sith themselves.
The Sith Master Nazyl Mariq and his Apprentice Jayda Enor have already heard about the inevitable arrival of the Jedi, and so they lay in wait in the forests of Kashyyyk low on the ground level. It is here on Kashyyyk that the great duel between Master's and Apprentice's shall take place. Here that the battle shall begin.
Hue remained perfectly still the vibrations of the ship rattling through him. He could smell blood, sweat and death that settled on the planet below. He could feel the sorrow and pain of the hearts and minds of the people that lived on this proud planet. He knew as the investigative Jedi assigned to the mission he would remain on the planet for a good time, searching every mountain top, every valley, and every single tree until he found what the Council has sent him here to find.
Softly he swallowed, letting his saliva dribble down his throat; he could feel the sweat cover his palms as he looked down at the surface of the planet. The tree's seemed to swallow the ship as it descended down towards the Shadowlands. It was unnerving to say the least. This was no regular planet, the animals are vicious, and the terrain made anything and everything a simple place to set up a ambush making this planet the best place to lure a Jedi.
Even so Hue was no ordinary Jedi and no ordinary person. As the ship crunched together with the soil and the door opening before Hue he could already see multiple places to put a ambush and was already considering other possibilities. He laughed at himself as he descended the ramp down unto the soil of the planet. He looked around taking in the towering trees and the dark path before him.
"Be careful my young Padawan this place would be an easy place to set up an ambush."


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Legal Cheek tech columnist i@n davison reviews Friday's LawTechCampLondon.
Do you want to be Kodak or Instagram? I have my wife ask me this question first thing every morning. No prizes for guessing which way I respond. But it is helpful to receive regular updates of key paradigms – and remind myself of where I want to be in relation to them.
With a view to not becoming a legal Kodak, I listened intently to the new ideas that were discussed at Friday's fantastic LawTechCampLondon, attended by leading figures including futurologist Richard Susskind and The Kernel's Milo Yiannopoulos. Below I have listed the five observations which made the most impression on me.


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Director John Carpenter returns to the suburban landscape he explored so chillingly in Halloween (1978) with this lean, stripped-down adaptation of the Stephen King best-seller about a haunted car with a devilishly bad attitude and the teen underdog who falls head-over-heels for her chrome-accented charms. Shortly after geeky, horn-rim-sporting Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) narrowly escapes a beating at the hands of shop-class bully Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander) on the first day of his senior year, he soon falls prey to a far more duplicitous villain in the form of a rusted-out 1958 Plymouth Fury nicknamed "Christine" by its crusty owner George LeBay (Roberts Blossom) -- who sells wide-eyed Arnie the old hulk despite the protests of best friend Dennis (John Stockwell) and the admonition of his domineering parents. As Arnie sets to the task of restoring Christine, his hobby grows into an obsession -- and the real power that hums beneath her hood begins to emerge, seemingly granting newfound coolness and sex appeal to the once-nerdy outcast, while simultaneously drawing away his very soul. A vengeful spirit, Christine lashes out violently at those who dare to stand between her and Arnie -- starting with Repperton and his gang, who completely trash the car, but are soon hunted down one by one and pulverized beneath the whitewalls of the miraculously-restored Fury. When Arnie's pretty, popular girlfriend Leigh (Alexandra Paul) begins to suspect she may soon be on the receiving end of automotive vengeance, she calls on Dennis for help... but a frightening midnight ride in Christine convinces Dennis that Arnie's only hope lies in destroying the demonic vehicle. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
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After winning the heavyweight boxing championship and single-handedly winning the war in Vietnam for America, Sylvester Stallone moves on to a real challenge -- arm wrestling -- in this action drama with a family undercurrent. Lincoln Hawk (Stallone) is a long-haul truck driver who years ago abandoned his wife Christina (Susan Blakely) and their son Michael (David Mendenhall). Hawk comes to see the error of his ways and wants to reconcile with his loved ones, only to discover that Christina is in the hospital suffering through the last stages of a terminal illness. Her wealthy and powerful father, Jason Cutler (Robert Loggia), has come to hate Hawk for the way he left his daughter to fend for herself, and he wants full custody of the boy upon her death. But Hawk is desperate to mend his relationship with Michael. He kidnaps the boy, and as Jason's hired goons give chase, Hawk points his truck toward the one place where he can win the money and recognition that will earn his son's respect -- a wrist-wrestling championship in Las Vegas. Actor Sylvester Stallone also co-wrote the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is a modern-day bounty hunter who goes after notorious terrorist Malak Al Rahim (Gene Simmons) in this action feature. Nick is called on after Malak disrupts Los Angeles with a series of fatal bombings. William Russ plays Nick's friend and retired LAPD lieutenant Danny Quintz, with Robert Guillaume as CIA agent and former partner Philmore Walker. Nick tries to avoid being one of many caught in Malak's murderous bloodbath. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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They Live
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John Carpenter wrote and directed this science fiction thriller about a group of aliens who try to take over the world by disguising themselves as Young Republicans. Wrestler Roddy Piper stars as John Nada, a drifted who makes his way into an immense encampment for the homeless. There he stumbles upon a conspiracy concerning aliens who have hypnotized the populace through subliminal messages transmitted through television, magazines, posters, and movies. When Nada looks through special Ray-Bans developed by the resistance leaders, the aliens lose their clean-cut "Dan Quayle" looks and resemble crusty-looking reptiles. Nada joins the underground, teaming up with rebel-leader Frank (Keith David) to eradicate the lizard-like aliens from the body politic. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Lethal Weapon 2 re-teams Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as, respectively, "loose cannon" L.A. detective Martin Riggs and his partner, the cautious family man Roger Murtaugh. The villain this time is a South African diplomat (Joss Ackland) who doubles as a drug dealer. Though Riggs knows what's going on thanks to characterless character witness Joe Pesci, he can't touch the villain because of "diplomatic immunity." After perils too numerous to mention, Riggs and Murtaugh shoot it out with the heavies on the deck of a South African cargo ship. Lethal Weapon 2, of course, contains as one of its comic high-points a now famous suspense scene: Mel Gibson agonizingly attempting to extricate a terrified Danny Glover from a booby-trapped toilet seat. Director Richard Donner, Gibson, Glover, and Joe Pesci would be reunited three years later for Lethal Weapon 3 and in 1998 for Lethal Weapon 4. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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A self-centered womanizer makes a wager that he will be able to propose to three women in a three month time and have each one accept in this romantic Philadelphia-set comedy. His three victims are an icy concert pianist, an innocent blonde receptionist for the Philadelphia Eagles, and a rich, horny hausfrau. The fellow plans to prove his success by videotaping each proposal. Sure enough he succeeds, but things quickly sour when the ladies find out that he's duped them. They then team up to get revenge and teach him a thing or two about real love. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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A historical drama about the relationship between a Civil War soldier and a band of Sioux Indians, Kevin Costner's directorial debut was also a surprisingly popular hit, considering its length, period setting, and often somber tone. The film opens on a particularly dark note, as melancholy Union lieutenant John W. Dunbar attempts to kill himself on a suicide mission, but instead becomes an unintentional hero. His actions lead to his reassignment to a remote post in remote South Dakota, where he encounters the Sioux. Attracted by the natural simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his former life behind to join them, taking on the name Dances with Wolves. Soon, Dances with Wolves has become a welcome member of the tribe and fallen in love with a white woman who has been raised amongst the tribe. His peaceful existence is threatened, however, when Union soldiers arrive with designs on the Sioux land. Some detractors have criticized the film's depiction of the tribes as simplistic; such objections did not dissuade audiences or the Hollywood establishment, however, which awarded the film seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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Steven Spielberg's phenomenally successful sci-fi adventure thriller is graced by state-of-the-art special effects from the team of Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. The film follows two dinosaur experts -- Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Ellie Sattler Laura Dern) -- as they are invited by eccentric millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) to preview his new amusement park on an island off Costa Rica. By cloning DNA harvested from pre-historic insects, Hammond has been able to create living dinosaurs for his new Jurassic Park, an immense animal preserve housing real brachiosaurs, dilophosaurs, triceratops, velociraptors, and a Tyrannosaur Rex. Accompanied by cynical scientist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), who is obsessed with chaos theory, and Hammond's two grandchildren (Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello), they are sent on a tour through Hammond's new resort in computer controlled touring cars. But as a tropical storm hits the island, knocking out the power supply, and an unscrupulous employee (Wayne Knight) sabotages the system so that he can smuggle dinosaur embryos out of the park, the dinosaurs start to rage out of control. Grant then has to bring Hammond's grandchildren back to safety as the group is pursued by the gigantic man-eating beasts. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels play the title roles (though viewers may find themselves debating which is which) in this genially low-brow comedy. Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) are two intellectually-challenged best friends who share an apartment so messy that gangsters aren't sure how to trash the place; the guys also have a certain problem (not difficult to understand) holding on to jobs. Lloyd is working as a limo driver in Rhode Island when he picks up a beautiful and wealthy woman named Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly) who is being taken to the airport. Lloyd immediately falls head over heels in love with Mary, and when she leaves a briefcase at the airport, he's determined to return it in hopes of impressing her. Lloyd isn't able to get aboard Mary's flight (though not for lack of trying). Harry has a van decorated to look like a dog (to promote his failing dog-grooming business), and the pair hop in the Poochmobile to find Mary in Aspen. What Lloyd and Harry don't know is that the briefcase is full of money, which Mary deliberately left at the airport as a ransom payment to save the life of her kidnapped husband. Incidentally, Lloyd's chipped front tooth happens to be real; while Jim Carrey had the injured tooth capped many years ago, he thought a broken smile would suit Lloyd's character and had the cap removed for the duration of filming. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs, such as banks and armored cars. He's very good at what he does; he's bright, methodical, and has honed his skills as a thief at the expense of his personal life, vowing never to get involved in a relationship from which he couldn't walk away in 30 seconds. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) is an L.A.P.D. detective determined to catch McCauley, but while McCauley's personal code has forced him to do without a wife and children, Hanna's dedication has made a wreck of the home he's tried to have; he's been divorced twice, he's all but a stranger to his third wife, and he has no idea how to reach out to his troubled step-daughter. While McCauley has enough money to retire and is planning to move to New Zealand, he loves the thrill of robbery as much as the profit, and is blocking out plans for one more job; meanwhile, he's met a woman, Eady (Amy Brenneman), whom he's not so sure he can walk away from. The supporting cast includes Val Kilmer as Chris, one of McCauley's partners; Ashley Judd as his wife Charlene; Jon Voight as Nate; Hank Azaria as Alan Marciano; and Henry Rollins as Hugh, who is beaten up by Hanna. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Kevin Costner directed and stars in this adaptation of David Brin's science fiction novel The Postman (1985), first published in 1982 issues of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Costner's return to directing after his Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves(1990) is a futuristic epic depicting the aftermath of a destructive war. Some 16 years from the present day, America has been turned into a wasteland of separated communities minus a national government. A vagabond (Costner) who travels through these little villages performing Shakespeare is captured by marauders known as the Holnists, and thrown into a totalitarian labor camp run by a Hitler-like dictator, General Bethlehem (Will Patton).
Making an escape, the drifter, known to some as "Shakespeare," stumbles across an abandoned U.S. Postal Service jeep and dons the dead postal-worker's uniform. With a scheme simply to get food, he sets out to deliver 15-year-old mail, proclaiming himself The Postman, and discovers that residents accept his lies about a restored United States government because they desperately need something to believe in. This hope leads to the thought that perhaps the United States of America could indeed be restored, so an unusually inspired young man, Ford (Laren Tate) is deputized with the "Neither snow, nor rain..." oath to become the country's second Postman. At the town of Pineview, the attractive Abby (Olivia Williams), who has an impotent husband, asks The Postman to impregnate her. After Abby's husband is killed during a raid by Bethlehem, she is taken prisoner but injures Bethlehem and makes an escape. Pregnant, she spends the winter nursing the wounded Postman in a snowbound cabin. When spring comes, they emerge to discover that Ford has organized an entire squad of mail deliverers who regard The Postman as a mythical hero. The Postman reluctantly accepts his messianic role in the rebirth of the country, even as it becomes clear that the rebel force must ultimately battle and defeat the Holnist army in order to regain the American Dream. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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The true story of the formation of the Texas Rangers provides the backdrop for this youth-oriented Western. In 1875, after the Civil War, Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott) organizes the Texas Rangers to battle the outlaws terrorizing Texas, notably crime kingpin John King Fisher (Alfred Molina). With a team of experienced gunmen (Robert Patrick and Randy Travis) and enthusiastic but green recruits (James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, and Ashton Kutcher), McNelly and his Rangers bring law and order to the wild Texas plains; McNelly must also keep order among his charges when two rangers fall in love with the same woman, Caroline Dukes (Rachael Leigh Cook). Tom Skerritt and Vincent Spano are also featured in the supporting cast; the screenplay, adapted from a script by John Milius, was at one time set to be filmed by Sam Peckinpah, shortly before the legendary Western director's death in 1984. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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This teen psychological thriller marks the feature film debut of respected television producer and director Daniel Sackheim. Leelee Sobieski stars as Ruby Baker, a high school student who is devastated when her parents Grace and Dave (Rita Wilson and Michael O'Keefe) are killed in a tragic car accident. With her younger brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan), Ruby is sent to live with the legal guardians chosen by her parents, their best friends Terry (Stellan Skarsgård) and Erin Glass (Diane Lane). The Glasses live in an opulent Malibu mansion where Ruby and Rhett are promised all of the finest luxuries money can buy and a lavish new rich-kid lifestyle. Before long, however, Ruby begins to suspect that her new caretakers are not what they appear on the surface and that the couple's financial woes may force them to harm her or Rhett in order to cash in on their sizable life insurance policies. The Glass House was written by Wesley Strick, screenwriter of Cape Fear (1991), Wolf (1994), and The Saint (1997). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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3000 Miles to Graceland
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After squaring off in 1995 with competing movie biographies of frontier lawman Wyatt Earp, actors Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner co-star in this action crime caper as former cronies engaged in a series of double-crosses over some stolen loot. Michael Zane (Russell) and Thomas Murphy (Costner) are the leaders of a gang of ex-convict thieves using an Elvis Presley impersonator convention to pull off a daring heist in a Las Vegas casino. The gang also includes Gus (David Arquette), Hanson (Bokeem Woodbine), and Franklin (Christian Slater). Although they manage to retrieve the money, the crooks turn on each other in bloody fashion and Murphy (who believes he's actually the illegitimate son of Elvis) makes off with the illegal funds. In hot pursuit are the police and Michael, who's encumbered by his girlfriend Cybil (Courtney Cox-Arquette) and her young son Jesse James. Written and directed by music video creator Demian Lichtenstein, 3000 Miles to Graceland also stars Kevin Pollak, Ice-T, and Howie Long. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Robert DeNiro continues to lampoon his tough-guy persona with this spoof of buddy cop movies that teams him with comic co-star Eddie Murphy. DeNiro is L.A.P.D. detective Mitch Preston, a gruff, no-nonsense 28-year veteran whose bust of a drug gang is botched one night by Trey Sellars (Murphy), a bumbling patrolman who's really a frustrated actor at heart. When Mitch's aggravation is captured by a television news crew, he fires his gun in their direction and becomes an instant media celebrity, while earning himself a temporary suspension at work. After his fame draws the attention of network TV producer Chase Renzi (Rene Russo), Mitch is soon informed that the only way he can get back to work is to allow a production crew to trail him on the job for a new cop reality series called "Showtime". In order to make the taciturn lawman more palatable to the viewing public, he's paired with the camera-friendly, fast-talking Trey. The new partners drive each other crazy, but their mismatched sensibilities make for great TV, while their newfound fame has its advantages in getting them back on the trail of those escaped drug dealers, who possess a powerful new weapon. Showtime co-stars Frankie Faison and William Shatner, who sends up his own TV cop role in T.J. Hooker. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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When a pair of bright-but sociopathic teens conspires to commit the perfect murder, a troubled cop teams with her eager new partner to solve the case that left the community in fear and the police without a clue. High school ladies' man Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling) and outcast Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt) have no motive to commit murder, but they soon conspire to choose a random victim and pin the crime on local pot dealer Ray (Chris Penn), under the guise that the police will never suspect them of such a brutal act. Determined Det. Cassie Merriweather (Sandra Bullock) is assigned to the case, and quickly becomes suspicious of the elusive teens despite the doubts expressed by her superiors and her lack of solid evidence. Soon entering into a dangerous test of wills with the increasingly desperate and dangerous teens, her investigation leads her down a disturbing path that will test her skills as a detective and her will to survive. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Rundown
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Beck (The Rock) is a "retrieval specialist" in hock to a powerful and not particularly nice gentleman named Walker (William Lucking). Beck is anxious to retire from his dangerous work and open a small restaurant. Walker tells Beck he'll be free and clear with enough cash to fulfill his dream if he does one more job. He sends Beck into the Brazilian rainforest to bring back his wayward son, Travis (Seann William Scott). Travis is down there looking for a legendary idol,
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, which he could sell for millions if he found it. A pretty local, Mariana (Rosario Dawson), offers Travis the use of her boat in exchange for a cut of the take on the statue. But the powerful Hatcher (Christopher Walken) owns the area's huge mine, where locals work for slave wages, and feels that anything found in the area is his property. He refuses to let Beck take Travis back to the U.S. until the statue is in his hands. Using his estimable fighting prowess (he doesn't like guns), Beck manages to get Travis out of town, but Travis doesn't want to go home, and he ends up getting them stranded in the jungle, where they're confronted with horny monkeys and angry guerrillas. To make matters worse, Hatcher and his thugs are hot on their trail, and Mariana turns out to have her own motives for getting involved. The Rundown, the second film directed by actor Peter Berg (Very Bad Things), features a brief, uncredited cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
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Kevin Costner stars in and directs the Western Open Range. Robert Duvall stars as Boss Spearman, a rugged old-timer who free-grazes cattle. He and Charley Waite (Costner) have been partners for ten years. As the film opens in the 1880s, the pair and their employees -- the beefy, rugged, likable Mose (Abraham Benrubi) and the impetuous Mexican teenager Buttons (Diego Luna) -- are driving cattle across the West. Mose is attacked and thrown in jail during a visit to a town. The local cattle rancher Baxter (Michael Gambon) wants the free grazers off his land and warns Charley and Boss when they retrieve Mose that they have until the next day to be out of the area. Boss decides to fight back, especially after Baxter's men do harm to the foursome. Charley confesses his past as a killer during the Civil War and strikes up a tentative romance with Sue Barlow -- the sister of the town doctor. The film's centerpiece is an extended gunfight between the duo (with some assistance from sympathetic townsfolk) and Baxter's hired gunmen. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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A very special student deals with exams, first love, and national security issues in this teen-oriented romantic comedy-drama. Samantha MacKenzie (Katie Holmes) is a seemingly ordinary college freshman with one important exception -- her father happens to be the President of the United States (Michael Keaton). Samantha, however, would prefer to be as inconspicuous as possible as she begins her studies at Redmond University, so she asks a favor of her father -- remove the two Secret Service agents who follow her everywhere, and allow her to fend for herself at school. The president agrees, but out of concern for her safety, he sends in a young undercover agent, James (Marc Blucas), who will pose as the Resident Advisor at her dorm to keep an eye on her. Samantha and James strike up a fast friendship that grows into a romance, but when Samantha discovers the truth about James, she wonders if his love for her is real or just part of his cover. First Daughter was directed by actor-turned-director Forest Whitaker. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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David Mamet writes and directs the political thriller Spartan. Respected Secret Service agent Robert Scott (Val Kilmer) is assigned to the kidnapping case of Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), the missing daughter of a high-ranking political figure. Scott is teamed up with rookie Curtis (Derek Luke). Aided by the FBI and the CIA, the team discovers a human trafficking operation that may lead to Laura's kidnappers. Meanwhile, political operative Stoddard (William H. Macy) refuses to cooperate with the rescue mission. Scott and Curtis are forced to quit the investigation when the media reports Laura's death. Believing her to be alive, Curtis is motivated to start up a dangerous unofficial investigation of his own. Spartan premiered at the Bangkok International Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Comedian Cedric the Entertainer serves as both producer and star of this comedy about a family who discovers just how much can go wrong en route to a family get-together. When Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer) is invited to a big family reunion in Missouri, he sees it as an opportunity to reconnect with his estranged wife and growing children, as well as a chance to show up his wealthier know-it-all brother, Mack (Steve Harvey). Nate takes delivery on an expensive new SUV, persuades his recently separated wife, Dorothy (Vanessa L. Williams), to tag along, and packs up his three kids -- nubile teenager Nikki (Solange Knowles), under-age wannabe rapper D.J. (Bow Wow), and precocious seven-year-old Destiny (Gabby Soleil) -- for what he imagines will be a leisurely drive from Los Angeles to St. Louis. However, between his wary wife, arguing kids, angry police officers, bizarre hitchhikers, bad diner food, and an unfortunate run-in with a cement mixer, getting from point A to point B proves to be just short of a nightmare. Johnson Family Vacation was the first feature film for director Christopher Erskin, who previously distinguished himself directing music videos for the likes of Missy Elliot, TLC, and Boyz II Men. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A hardened detective enters into a tenuous symbiotic relationship with the vicious serial killer she is tracking after earning the respect of the murderous madman in this vicious psychological thriller starring Demi Moore, Kevin Costner, and William Hurt. Earl Brooks (Costner) is a successful businessman, noted philanthropist, and loving father. He's the kind of man whom no one would ever suspect of being a notorious serial killer, but then again history's most dubious psychopaths are often the quiet neighbor whom no one would ever suspect was capable of committing such unspeakable atrocities. Until now, no one has had any reason to link Earl Brooks with the heinous crimes of the dreaded Thumbprint Killer. Even his beautiful wife (Marg Helgenbeger) and teenage daughter (Danielle Panabaker) could never conceive of such an awful truth. But when Mr. Brooks's dark side begins to outshine his sane exterior, an amateur photographer (Dane Cook) captures the killer succumbing to his murderous instinct on film. Now, as Mr. Brooks is pursued by tenacious detective Tracy Atwood (Moore) and forced to bend to the will of an opportunistic bystander, the killer who was once able to keep his murderous alter ego (Hurt) in check finds his control steadily slipping. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Election Day not only did 54% of Californians vote to increase taxes on the rich they also approved a sales tax increases well.
The only place in America -- state actually said let's raise our taxes for our kids for our schools park California.
Yeah yeah AA but critics say the new taxes are gonna hurt the already broke state and the question remains will the rest of the country follow suit.
Trees right now is John -- -- He is the president of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association the largest taxpayers group in California John thanks for joining us -- -- A it was a -- Steve how are you I'm doing OK but if I were -- high income -- net -- person out in California looking at that now where your income taxes at 13% and your sales taxes at seven and a half percent.
I'm thinking.
Hello fla.
Yeah hello Florida hello Nevada about Texas Florida Nevada are all states.
That have zero income tax and we've now moved our top marginal rate to thirteen point 3%.
I mean this is a huge invitation for.
-- people to move out of state and we've already seen it.
We've already seen in terms of businesses huge.
Capital dislocation is what they call it what it really means is businesses -- leaving shall we saw accelerated business flight out of California and 2011.
-- twelve was going to be worse of course we thirteenth gonna be even worse -- that now I just looked like it explain if you would -- how they use education as a bribe to get people of Alfredsson.
Wells both abroad and extortion you know the bribe was Jerry Brown waving to order from -- dollars in front of college students saying.
This will be your rebate if you help me pass prop thirty.
The -- the extortion was your tuition will increase.
If if prop thirty fails so.
Look this is not this is right this is a page out of the playbook in California and that is using.
Students both K through twelve and college students as human shields to get tax increases what we need to do on our side for those of those were fiscal conservatives is really.
Convince voters connect the dots that the higher taxes are gonna result in much higher unemployment.
Sure we saw even a modest decrease in my unemployment we're that we're now down to.
Ten point one but that's still way above the national every amid word the big story.
California is a part time and -- exactly and I get why the students paid voted for 'cause they got some stuff and and we all love free stuff for John you say yeah I California really a ticking time bomb -- -- were short on time.
You still have 200 billion dollars with a pension unfunded liabilities out there.
Yes 200 billion and the unfunded.
Pension liabilities and total debt.
Including general obligation bonds revenue bonds about a trillion dollars I mean that's like a federal number that's a lot of zeroes so -- California is is still.
In a world of hurt economically.
And we're hopeful that people will wake up if -- if not.
We will see significant loss of business.
And high income individuals and -- our best educated students moving elsewhere well congratulations you got the highest taxes statewide in sales was in the country job out of college -- curious from the Golden State that it's there.
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For my Christmas present the year, my husband bought me tickets to the game against the Dophins on the 21st. I hate it that this year sucks so bad, but I'm gonna have a blast at this game.
Anyways, my question is........our tickets came with bracelets, and I have no idea what these will do for us. My hubby is hoping for free beer. LOL! Does anybody know??