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I've been considering a rhinoplasty to reduce the large appearance of my nose. I'm happy with the profile, but not with the width. A couple doctors suggested weir reduction only, but I'm actually more concerned with the width right above the tip. I'd prefer definition here as opposed to only reducing the weirs. I DON'T WANT a dramatic change at all, I prefer not to have co-workers notice right off the bat. I'm worried a "weir reduction" only will look distorted and squished. Is it possible to create a slightly smaller refined version of my current nose, or is weir the best procedure?
Weir Reduction or Another Procedure for Large Nose?
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Rhinoplasty for Large Nose Without Weir Excision
Hi Pink,
Your nasal width fullness just above your nasal tip can be narrowed and refined giving your nose more definition.
By narrowing that area, your lower nasal width will be proportionally larger. Rhinoplasty is sculpting. Changing one area often requires a small change in the adjacent area to maintain a natural and smooth transition. Additionally, narrowing and defining the supra-tip area will likely exaggerate the wideness of the upper 1/3 of your nose, necessitating narrowing of your nasal bones.
That having been said, depending upon your specific anatomy, it may be possible to accomplish what you desire without Weirs. If your nose appears to be too wide after you have healed from surgery, the ala may be narrowed under local anesthesia in your rhinoplasty surgeon's office.
Your question can accurately be answered only at a consultation with examination of your nose and full discussion of your goals. Choose your rhinoplasty surgeon carefully.
Good luck and be well.
Dr. P
Rhinoplasty to reduce large appearance of nose
There are multiple procedures in the field of rhinoplasty that address wide mid third, upper third, and lower third of the nose or tip. All of which can be done through a closed or endonasal approach and give more or less of a dramatic change. The Weir reductions are only to reduce the size of the nostrils and will not affect the rest of the nose. It is best to consult with a surgeon who has done thousands of rhinoplasties prior to embarking on this and make sure there is good communication between you and the surgeon about your expected results.
Learn more: http://www.seattlefacial.com
Weir Reductions
Weir reductions will not narrow your nose above the tip. Well-performed Weirs will not give you a distorted look. Without pictures it is difficult to make specific recommendations. It is important for you to change your nose to meet your expectations,regardless of what technique is used.
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Dear Pink
I think it would be important to define what you are not happy with and what type of procedures you would benefit from. As mentioned here this is very difficult to address with a visual aid to comment on. If your tip is too wide there are many maneuvers to narrow it, if your supratip is too wide, that can also be addressed. A weir excision could address a wide alar base, but can leave symmetric scar at the alar base. If not too much alar base reduction is necessary a sill reduction procedure can be performed by operating on the floor of the nose. These procedures would not narrow your tip, so a proper evaluation is of necessity.
Rhinoplasty and Weir excisions
It's hard to give accurate advice without an examination, but based upon your complaints you will require more than Weir excisions alone to reduce the width of your nose. If the area in the region of the tip itself is wide, the cartilage can be reduced and sutures placed to narrow this region. If the area above that is wide, you may need bony or septal reduction. Your colleagues will not necessarily notice a change if you have a natural result. I recommend seeing a board-certified plastic surgeon or ENT who has significant experience with rhinoplasty, and who can address your specific concerns. Good luck, /nsn.
Procedure for large nose
It is possible to refine the width right above the tip without doing weir incisions. You may perform osteotomies and narrow the bones slightly. Slight narrowing of the tip may help as well. I would really need to see photos to determine the best options for you. Thank you and best of luck.
Dr. Nassif
Learn more: http://www.rhinoplastyspecialist.com/
Wide nose and Weir excisions
I think you can only get a useful response if you submit photos of the front, bottom ,and side of the nose with your questions. It is rare that an alar base narrowing procedure alone would benefit the patient , but I have done a few cases with only that maneuver.
Options for rhinoplasty and wide nose.
These are two completely different options and will result in two different appearances. The area to which you refer is called the supratip break. IF this is thinned it give the appearance of rotating the tip slightly upwards but will do little to decrease the width of the nose and definitely not the nostrils. A weir prcedure WILL decrease the width of the nose and nostrils
Rhinoplasty Surgery may change the width of your nose.
If you're unhappy with the wide appearance of your nose, this can be narrowed with Rhinoplasty Surgery. A Weir-procedure is resection of the nostril where it attaches to your cheek. I'm not a big fan of this procedure since you may have visible scarring. I like to narrow nostrils by excising a portion of the nasal-sill which results in inconspicuous scarring.
Feel free to email a full face frontal and profile photo, and I'll be happy to share my thoughts with you.
I've attached a link to my Rhinoplasty gallery for your perusal.
I hope this is helpful for you.
Learn more: http://ericmjoseph.com/index.cfm/ProcedureNameID/90/PageID/4141
Weirs excisions might not be what you need/want
It is very difficult to advise you without a photo, but what you describe does not sound like something that is improved by Weir's excisions. Weirs excisions, also known as alar base reductions, make the width of the nose smaller at the nostrils, or make the nostrils smaller (depending on how the excision is preformed).
To see if it is really your nostrils that contribute to the width of your nose, draw a line straight down from the corner of your eye (by your nose). If the nostrils lie outside that line, they are too wide and an alar reduction will help.
The width you describe "above the tip", sounds like it is actually from prominence of the lower lateral cartilages. Reduction in this area is performed by a rhinoplasty procedure.
Make sure you are clear describing to the surgeon exactly where you see the problem with the width so they can advise you appropriately.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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In Reply to: Draw the long straw posted by ShihuaCao on December 17, 2005
: Draw the long straw
: What does it mean? Thanks in advance.
Unles they've changed the rules, one usually hears "drew the short straw." When it comes to choosing which of us few guys is going to, say, beard the lion, one way to choose is to go around the group saying "Eenie meenie miney moe," etc., and another way to to hold up a group of straws, hidden behind the hand of one invidual. These are not soda straws, but straws found in a horse barn or in a harvested field, such as straws of wheat. They are broken off to various lengths, one being shorter than the others. They are held up, with their lengths concealed by the hand, and the members of the group choose a straw. He who gets the short straw does the undesirable task. (Obviously this is one of very many ways to choose.)
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I feel it is fitting to share this recipe with you on this very happy Friday. It's Healthy Dark Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookie Bars (Idiot Proof), so you have to try them!!
Because yesterday we fried lobster and cheese all at the same time.
But is summer and it was lobster, and blue cheese, and so worth it.
Oh and yes, these are idiot proof, and filled to the max (and I mean MAX) with dark chocolate. Oh and yes, I am so calling them healthy.
Because it's Friday.
No, but honestly these are completely idiot proof.
Okay, but wait. I have to tell you the the words "idiot proof" are not mine. I was texting with my cousin, Maggie last night and she was telling me she needed and" idiot proof" chicken recipe.
Idiot proof?
Oddly, I really liked those words. Idiot proof, it just kind of makes me laugh. I know, so lame.
Really, someone leave me some funny comments. Obviously, I need some better stuff.
These are not chicken.
But really, cookies or chicken?
Yeah, Cookies.
They win every time.
Plus, these are easier than most chicken recipes.
One bowl, one mixer, one pan. Done.
Not even five minutes to throw the cookie dough together.
Then maybe twenty to twenty-five minutes in the oven. Done.
Only one bowl to clean and hot loaded chocolate cookies in twenty-five minutes. Ah…heck yes!
But I promise chicken next week. K?
These cookies, or bars or whatever?
They are totally everyone's favorite. My mom has made them for probably her entire life. I have been surely eating them my entire life and pretty much every single person who walk through our door asks if we have any of these cookies lying around.
Which we usually do. They are kind of a staple around here.
The original recipe may not have had any whole wheat flour, but is has never had ANY butter.
Always oil.
Normally I am pretty dedicated to my butter. I mean, I really do think butter can make just about anything better. That is of course, with the exception of these.
These are somehow perfectly moist, perfectly crumbly and completely fool-proof. The only way you can screw them up is if you burn them, but even then they are still pretty darn good.
But don't burn them, they are the best just a tad doughy.
So good.
How do you guys feel about dark chocolate?
Honestly, I will always prefer milk to dark. I grew up having milk chocolate Malley's bars and Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate chips. So I think those flavors will always be ingrained into me.
But I am most definitely not saying I do not like dark. Because I do.
A lot.
Especially with these bars.
Oatmeal and dark chocolate just work. Really well!
Healthy Dark Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookie Bars (Idiot Proof)
- 2 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup melted coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chopped into chunks (about 1 1/2 cups)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish or line with foil or parchment papper.
In a large mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, add the oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, melted coconut oil, eggs and vanilla and beat until combined and the dough holds together (the dough will seem oily, this is good). Mix in about 1 cup of the dark chocolate chunks.
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Bake for about 20-25 minutes, just do not over bake. Underdone is always better in my opinion. Allow bars to cool in pan for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. The bars are crumbly so you may want to us a fork... My dad does.
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Hate to admit this, because I'm not crazy about the people who own the place, but Ravinia BBQ in Highland Park makes some great, albeit, expensive, chicken dinners. Had one last night. For $13.95, you get two large chicken breasts, which first are deep fried and then drenched in BBQ sauce (you could also have plain fried chicken or hickory). Your dinner comes with a generous helping of some of the best cottage fries around - really crisp and delicious. The dinner also comes with a very nice salad and some fresh bread. Actually, for all you get, and considering the quality, it's a pretty good deal. The chicken is the kind you end up chewing the bones of to get all the fried bits you can.
Filet Mignon
RE: Ravinia BBQ on Chicago's North Shore
2005/09/16 10:20:49
Sound good.
Doesn't sound like BBQ.
Double Chili Cheeseburger
RE: Ravinia BBQ on Chicago's North Shore
2005/09/16 15:08:19
I agree. BBQ it's not. It's just a North Shore variation on BBQ.
For real BBQ, there's not much choice in the north suburbs. Carson's Ribs is OK, though.
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NAGOYA – Bulgarian komusubi Kotooshu dismantled crowd pleaser Takamisakari to up the stakes against joint leader yokozuna Asashoryu on Saturday, winning his 12th bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
With just one day remaining, the pair is heading for their second clash of the 15-day meet in a possible playoff for winner takes all on Sunday.
Kotooshu, who stands over 2 meters and is being dubbed sumo's David Beckham, absorbed a fierce attack from Takamisakari before adroitly spinning on his heels and wrenching down his opponent with his trademark overarm throw at Aichi Prefectural Gym. Takamisakari dropped to 10-4 and fell out of the running for the title.
Kotooshu stunned the yokozuna earlier in the week and will have a second chance at glory, if both wrestlers beat their opponents, Wakanosato and Tochiazuma, respectively, in their final bouts of regulation on the final day.
A victory over the yokozuna would make the Bulgarian the first European wrestler to claim the Emperor's Cup hardware, but Asashoryu is still the favorite to win his fifth straight title.
In the day's finale, Asashoryu, who won the spring meet with a flawless 15-0 record to take home his 12th career crown, wasted little time disposing of ozeki Kaio with a quick frontal force out to stay in a share of the lead.
Kaio came into Nagoya having to save his ozeki status and more lucky, including a win by default over Hakuho, than convincing to make it this far before falling out of contention at 10-4.
In another key bout, Wakanosato (10-4) saw his title hopes dashed after he inadvertently stepped over the rope while trying to deflect a turbo charge from Futeno, who improved to 9-5.
Tochiazuma (9-5) bumped heads with Georgian wrestler Kokkai, who did his best to tug the ozeki off-balance before he was upended over the ring to a sixth defeat.
Aichi native Kotomitsuki, who came into the meet with hopes of promotion to ozeki from sekiwake but has had a disappointing outing here, flipped down Kyokutenho (7-7) to improve to 6-8.
Earlier, Hakurozan, the younger brother of Roho who pulled out of the meet with an ankle injury, moved one victory of notching a winning record in his makuuchi debut after blasting out juryo-wrestler Tokitsuumi.


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This topic contains 45 replies, has 44 voices, and was last updated by Browny 6 years, 8 months ago.
I've thought about it long and hard but I think I have to go for: Tom Pryce, Felipe Massa and Ayrton Senna.
I can't really expand on the title to be honest, but there is just one rule: they can be ex- or current drivers, but they must be alive (so no Senna, Villeneuve, etc).
My three are:
1. Schumacher
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
Alain Prost
Gerhard Berger
Johnny Herbert
Jackie Stewart
Gerhard Berger
Sebastian Vettel
Thanks David A – I should pay more attention
Mine were Hamilton, Coulthard and Button, But I was lucky enough to meet the first two, and just get an autograph from Jenson all at the 2009 Festival of Speed. But then I got autographs from a lot of drivers from Thursday pit walks on race weekends. At the moment mine are Massa, Kobayashi and Vettel (Living drivers anyway)
1. Kubica
2. Barrichello
3. Alonso
For current drivers I'd say Schumacher, Vettel, and Kobayashi. For former drivers I'd say Stewart, Prost, and Lauda. For non-drivers I'd say Will Buxton, Adrian Newey, and Bernie Ecclestone. I'd also throw Chandhok in there somewhere… not sure if he's a current or former driver at this point.
1.Adrian Sutil
2.Fernando Alonso
3.Martin Brundle
Meet for what? To say that I'd met them? Then it's Prost, Stewart, Schumacher (but I've already met him).
But for conversation and stories, it's Berger, Moss, Alan Jones — assuming I could get the last to talk.
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non drivers
the rottweiller
ross brawn
A good question
I wouldn't meet Mansell despite him being a hero. Apparently he's notoriously boring. I wouldn't be able to meet those with the philosophical ideals that would make them perfect as a dinner guest – i.e. Senna, as he's dead.
I'd chose
Gerhard Berger
Niki Lauda
Jackie Stewart
3 interesting, opinionated drivers from the 3 traditionally 'great' eras – the 70's, 80's and 90's.
I find the drivers of the modern era fairly sterile and uninteresting to be honest. Montoya would have been interesting though.
The days of media training have ruined a lot of the charm of being an F1 driver I think.
1) Sebastian Vettel (for longer)
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Jaime Alguersuari (for longer)
Current Drivers:
Past Drivers:
Would love to meet:
1. Schumi – he's a legend!
2. Jenson – seems like a really nice guy
3. Alonso – just because.
BTW – Vettel is a really funny down to earth guy and DC is such a gent!
Cuurrent drivers:
1. Schumacher (i've grown up watching him, i can remember 1999 onwards )
2. Button
3. Hamilton
My F1 drivers of the past:
1. Stirling Moss (have actually seen him)
2. Mansell (ha, interchangable eyebrows and moustache)
3. James Hunt (i know he's dead but my name is Jamie Hunt so would be quite funny)
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LONG, Janie, 15 Nov 1866 - 16 Apr 1947. "Wife of S. J. Long.", "Having finished Life's Duty She now Sweetly rests." (Giles Co. native; Nee: Martha Jane "Janie" Jones; d/o Andrew Jackson & Martha M. Hanna Jones; w/o 1st) Will A. McGill, mar. 12 Jan 1896 in Giles Co. & 2) Samuel Jarrett Long, Mar. 16 May 1909 in Giles Co., Tn. Ref: e-mail David Norwood.
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Funeral services for Mrs. S. J. Long, 80, who died April 26 at her home in the Stella community, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church, conducting the services. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones, pioneer family of that community, Mrs. Long lived a Christian life, having joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in early childhood. She was a good wife, a good mother, and a good neighbor. She was a native of Giles County having been born and reared in the Stella community. Surviving are two children, Mrs. Judson McCree of Shawnee, Okla., and Elbert C. Long of Nashville; six grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Burial was in the church cemetery.)
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André-Michael Beer, a holder of the M.D. degree, was born in 1958 in Munich, Germany. Following medical studies in Aachen, Germany, he undertook further training to become a Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics. He acquired further qualifications in naturopathic treatments and in medical hydrology. Additionally, he is certified to practice acupuncture and psychosomatic medicine. After heading a specialist clinic for gynecology and oncology for many years, he has held the position of Chief Physician of the North Rhine-Westphalian Naturopathic Department at Blankenstein Hospital in Hattingen in western Germany for the last 14 years. His main area of treatment focuses on therapy for chronically ill in- and outpatients. To this end, he uses classical naturopathic treatments and complementary medicine. Furthermore, he has conducted many trials in this field and chairs several societies which devote themselves to classical naturopathy. His publications have appeared in many renowned journals. He currently heads the Department of Naturopathy at the Ruhr University Bochum. He also lectures medical students regularly at the Rheinisch Westfälische University (RWTH), Aachen, Germany.
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The Gift of a Torch...The Flashlight. The flashlight is perhaps the greatest nighttime deterrence a farmer can have against an elephant. SavingGanesh has manufactured a wind activated flashlight which, when hung from a branch or other support, mimics a farmer's actions and deters elephants from crop raiding.Posted by SavingGanesh - The Sacred Wild Elephant of Asia on Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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The Blockading Elephant of Bandipur charges the jeep up to 6 times - in a seemingly playful game of "pay me in bananas - toll." Our group spent 3 nights just south of here in a jungle lodge within the super rich habitat of Mudumalai National Park. Elephants, spotted deer, wild boar, peacock, and sambar are often spotted right outside our door. Tiger tracks are prevalent, and the resident naturalist, Arun, says black panther are often seen.Posted by SavingGanesh - The Sacred Wild Elephant of Asia on Friday, January 8, 2016
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can any one tell me what the best router is right now for comcast internet. i run 4 wireless laptops plus a printer and dont want to sacrifice speed.
Netgear wndr3700 was my choice. Two radios to handle N and G simultaneously. Guest Account setups so that guests can get to the internet without access to your local net. USB port for Online Storae and streaming video. Gigabit four port switch. Built in Data usage monitor.
Works for me
You haven't specified what speeds your laptops and printer are capable of supporting, wireless standard-wise.
And generally, "best" is a relative term. (Not to discount JamesR's feedback.) But everyone who posts here could probably make a different suggestion, all of which might easily meet your needs for a solid performer with high network throughput speeds.
If cost is no problem, that's one thing. But if "bang for your buck" is a consideration, that might lead to different responses.
This site may help;
Those with the highest WAN to LAN throughput will perform best for CC's highest speedtiers.
That site's chock full of good stuff. Thanks, EG!
Why not get the Free Comcast Wireless Router for subscribers?
A couple of reasons: crippled firmware limits the number of units you can have on the network simultaneously (usually 5). The OP is obviously looking to incorporate a wireless printing solution into the network, and Comcast's offerings will not accomplish this. There are many other reasons as well, but the crippled firmware alone removes most of the functionality and features you find in even the most basic wireless routers available on the market today.
I setup a network for my brother, he has 2 wired computers 3 wireless laptops and two wireless printers all on the same network using the free Comcast provided Netgear WNR1000 N150 v2 router without any problems. The two wired computers are using windows 7 home premium. One laptop windows 7 home premium, one laptop windows vista, and one laptop windows xp. One printer is an HP wireless laser and the other printer is an HP wireless inkjet.
I have been using a Netgear "RangeMax" WNR 3500 Wireless N Gigabit Router provided by Comcast since April and it has worked very well. This wireless router is my first experience with the convenience of wireless and I am quite satisfied with its performance. I upgraded from a 7 year old wired Netgear RP 614 router that still worked perfectly fine. The WNR 3500 has a very strong wireless signal and I have had 0 drops since the April install for any of my computers in my 1500 sq foot one story ranch home. I have a desktop and 3 laptops connected to it and and it works very well.
Currently trying to connect the new 4G Ipod Touch to it also. I asked Comcast specifically for this router after researching it and the Comcast guy got one from their warehouse prior to our service call to install my home network. Took advantage of a $50 Home Network installation special Comcast was running last Spring to set up my wireless network.
Only trouble I have had with it is the power supply went out on it 2 months ago and Comcast replaced it.
The power supply Comcast replaced it with seemed to heat up quite a bit so I called Netgear and bought one from them.
Good Luck.........James
I'm using the free wireless router mentioned earlier. It seems to work fine. I have 3 wired devices attached and use wireless for a laptop, an iPhone and my new Kindle (Christmas came early). On the plus side, it has a usage meter onboard, and a wireless on-off switch if you are worried about leeches. On the negative side is the firmware. There is a small bug that nobody (Comcast or Netgear) wants to man up to. The bug does not impact functionality or performance.
Ok, I swallowed the Steve Jobs koolaid.. but after owning Linksys and Netgrear, all of which died due some electrical glitch, I bought the Apple Airport Extreme... but it is a really cool g/n dual band router which has survived severe thunderstorms, streams video and music seamlessly and without glitches through the house. Really I just can't make this thing choke.....except when making popcorn in the nuker. What is it with Microwaves and wireless networks? Yeah, its expensive, but its solid and never misses a beat. Yes, it works with Windows. It just works .. and notifies me when it needs a firmware upgrade.
Sounds like you have anwered most of your questions. Yes Microwave ovens nterfere with wireless routers as do Cordless phone bases if located in close proximity.
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Ok, I swallowed the Steve Jobs koolaid.. but after owning Linksys and Netgrear, all of which died due some electrical glitch, I bought the Apple Airport Extreme...
Was that Strawberry or grape flavor LOLLL !!
But yeah, The Airport is up there in the top five as far as WAN to LAN throughput goes on that site that I posted.
Based on the resposes here I am led to believe there is no need to select a router from the "Comcast supported" list? I'm getting ready to buy one but I'm a noob to networking. Also, would there be any benefit to buying a gateway? When I signed up for Comcast I bought the modem, and RCA Model DCM425.
I believe the "comcast supported" list is modems, not routers.
We pretty much unanimously recommend AGAINST combo modem/router gateways. We recommend buying your own router, because Comcast puts crippled firmware on the gateways they supply. I don't think there's any particular concensus about buying vs. renting the cable modem.
Thanks Barmar. The 'Comcast supported' routers list I was referring to can be found by going to Customer Central, clicking on the GO button under Help with High-Speed Internet, then Home Networking - Wireless Routers, then scroll down the page and select Basic Information about Comcast Supported Routers, Gateways, and Adapters.
I've come to the conclusion that these are the routers that Comcast offers tech support for, not a list of routers that will work on their network.
Regarding the gateway question I was thinking I might purchase my own from someplace like Newegg if there were a benefit to getting a new modem as well as router. The RCA modem has served me well but I was thinking maybe newer is better.
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I got that beat. I used this for a scene where a man in a thong is trying to find his pot of Vagisil so he can 'pop the right one back in!'
using this for a scene where a guy goes rummaging through his underwear to find a box of sugarfilled cereal! hehe
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It's usually right about this time of year that film critics, especially those of advancing years, begin to feel a slow chill of dread creep up their spines. Suppressing that reaction, they find it quickly replaced by a sudden rush of sneering condescension and smug mock martyrdom. "Oh, no!" they cry. "This is summer, the season of dumb! How can I possibly suffer so ignominious a fate as to be forced to watch big-budget movies aimed at those less intelligent than myself?" Meanwhile, the movies themselves break all records, and if they don't do so legitimately, then a watermark is invented, such as: "This movie had the fourth-largest opening of any movie to ever come out on the third Tuesday in August starring Dustin Hoffman and containing the syllable 'ish' in the title!"
But the "dumb" blockbuster might just be passé this year. Arguably, the biggest film of the summer will be The Matrix Reloaded, and the few negative reviews that have surfaced so far tend to complain that the plot is too complicated. The comic-book adaptation Hulk would seem on the surface to be dumb -- a big green guy who smashes stuff isn't exactly the picture of subtlety -- yet it was directed by the acclaimed Ang Lee, who claims to be making a tragic film in the Hamlet mold (given his track record, that may not be an idle boast). The summer's other high-profile, big-budget comic-book movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, boasts characters from classic literature, among them Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dorian Gray, Mina Harker, the Invisible Man and Dr. Jekyll. And Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines may not have James Cameron on board anymore, but substitute director Jonathan Mostow is known for thrillers of above-average intelligence like Breakdown and U-571.
Further taxing the minds of the dull is a series of unnecessarily wordy movie titles, most with colons in the middle. In addition to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (cleverly shortened to LXG by the marketing department), there's Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde; Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd; Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas; Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary; And Now...Ladies and Gentlemen; the unwieldy Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life; and the grand champion of them all, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. To quote Butt-head: "If I wanted to read, I'd go to school."
Not that stupidity is entirely absent -- one could go broke overestimating the public's intelligence. Still, we should make a distinction between big, glorious, goofy dumb (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Boys 2) and abrasively awful dumb (Pokémon Heroes, Jeepers Creepers 2).
The time-honored summer counter-programming tradition is to offer romantic comedies, and despite a copious lack of both Julia Roberts and Freddie Prinze Jr., 2003 doesn't disappoint. We've got retro love (Down With Love), fanciful love (Alex and Emma), French love (Jet Lag, The Housekeeper), gay love (Boys Life 4: Four Play), parental love (Freaky Friday), surrogate-sibling love (Uptown Girls) and, of course, the unnatural love of baked goods and wind instruments (American Wedding).
As always, though, there are a significant number of entries that defy categorization. We've got the Maori movie Whale Rider, the experimental art piece Cremaster 3 (which is actually part five in a series), a non-reality spinoff of a reality show (From Justin to Kelly), a John Sayles movie (Casa de los Babys), the return of the 3-D movie (Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over), and a comic-book adaptation that's part documentary (American Splendor).
Then there are some interesting mini-trends. Thai cinema may prove to be the next big thing, if the horror flick The Eye (soon to be remade on these shores) and the historical epic The Legend of Suriyothai catch on. Juvenile delinquency seems to be enjoying an art-house resurgence (Ken Park, Thirteen, Sweet Sixteen). And superstar crossovers look to rake in the dough: Nightmare on Elm Street bogeyman Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) finally takes on Friday the 13th killer Jason Voorhees (some new guy in place of Kane Hodder, who previously owned the role) in Freddy vs. Jason, while two sets of deformed-looking cartoon children get together in the Nickelodeon crossover Rugrats Go Wild. If Hollywood's listening, I'd like to see a Mandy Moore vs. Britney Spears flick next, but it had better be R-rated and feature mud pits.
Finally, two items that warm this critic's heart: Scott Hamilton Kennedy's excellent documentary OT: Our Town, about an inner-city school putting on a play, has at last received distribution and might just hit cinemas near you this season. And MGM is re-releasing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the big screen, where it belongs. It may not be the best date movie, but males across America who have not yet experienced the glorious union of Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone owe it to themselves to go, possibly more than once.
What follows is a comprehensive listing of every film that we know of that's scheduled to open during the summer months. Right as we finished the list, at least one movie probably shifted its release date. By the time you're done reading, more will have done so. Some will be postponed to another season, while others may never open at all -- but if you love cinema, we know you won't care. Memorize all the synopses anyway, and you can pretend to be knowledgeable about every film of the season, and many beyond. If nothing else, you'll be well armed for your next game of charades.
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The Matrix Reloaded. Silly humans, Matrix is for kids! Or perhaps not, given the R rating of this summer's hugely anticipated (and hyped!) sequel. Once again, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne don sexy sunglasses and adopt that weird, monotone cadence as they battle the Machine Army -- you know, in that other reality. They're assisted by the likes of Jada Pinkett Smith and Monica Bellucci against freaky nemeses Hugo Weaving, Lambert Wilson and a bunch of new characters who shoot at them a whole lot. Meanwhile, writers-directors Andy and Larry Wachowski plunder random mythology all the way to the bank. Let's just hope it doesn't inspire another Columbine. (Warner Bros.)
Down With Love. In what will likely be either a massive counter-programming hit or a total flop, the director of Bring It On and the forthcoming Fantastic Four brings us Ewan McGregor and Renee Zellweger in a pastel-colored period homage to '60s romantic comedies. We're supposed to recall Rock Hudson and Doris Day, but will contemporary audiences have memories that go that far back? (Fox)
L'Auberge Espagnole. Loosely defined as "Euro pudding," and indeed some comparisons to American Pie leap to mind as a young dork (Romain Duris) explores his sexual impulses amid a wild crowd. Set mostly in Barcelona, this boy-abroad movie garnered six Cesars, the French equivalent of the Oscar. If that means to you that a movie is good, perhaps you'll dig it. With Amélie's marketable Audrey Tautou in one of her four new features this year. (Fox Searchlight)
Pokémon Heroes. You may exhale: The fifth Pokémon feature film has arrived. This time things get wet, as familiar characters like Ash and beloved Pikachu infiltrate an aquatic city to protect something called the Droplet of the Heart. See it quickly before Finding Nemo blows it out of the water. (Miramax)
Spellbound. Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman have absolutely nothing to do with this feisty documentary about the American National Spelling Bee. Dewy director Jeff Blitz gets to the heart of childhood's most vital quest as eight youngsters and their hopeful parents and teachers seek The One who can save humanity from bad spelling. (ThinkFilm)
Bruce Almighty. Bruce (Jim Carrey) has a decent apartment, a job in TV news and a girlfriend who looks like Jennifer Aniston. By movie standards, this means he's suffering, and when he blames God for it, the Supreme Being (Morgan Freeman, born to play God) gives Bruce the reins of power so he can see that it ain't easy being Lord. Carrey's Ace Ventura pal Tom Shadyac directs, so here's hoping the rubber man's back in form. (Universal)
The In-Laws. "Inspired by" the 1979 Alan Arkin-Peter Falk comedy, this version stars Michael Douglas as a CIA spy and Albert Brooks as -- this is a stretch -- a whiny neurotic. When the former's son marries the latter's daughter, both fathers-in-law somehow end up as mismatched partners in an international smuggling scheme. Director Andy Fleming is responsible for underrated pleasures The Craft and Dick, so maybe it'll actually be good. (Warner Bros.)
Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters. A potential martial-arts-horror classic from the director of Time and Tide. Possibly envious that John Carpenter gets a vampire movie with his name in the title, Hark similarly delivers...well...hunters who hunt vampires. This time, however, we join four students with elemental superpowers in nineteenth-century China. (Destination Films)
Finding Nemo. Pixar's latest computer-animated opus goes underwater in this tale of a young clown fish who gets kidnapped by a diver and winds up in a tank in a dentist's waiting room. Fortunately, the fish's dad (Albert Brooks) is on the case, with the help of a CIA father-in-law...wait, wrong movie. The sidekick in this one is another fish, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. Advance word has it that the script isn't quite up to Pixar's usual high standards, but the deep-sea visuals look breathtaking. (Disney)
The Italian Job. He tried stepping into Cary Grant's shoes in The Truth About Charlie; now Mark Wahlberg tries on Michael Caine's footwear for size. The man's not a bad actor, but he doesn't help himself by forcing comparisons to the greats like this. Italy, meanwhile, barely registers any screen time in this heist remake directed by F. Gary Gray (A Man Apart), and Edward Norton only appears as the villain because he was contractually forced by Paramount. Mos Def, Seth Green, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland also show up in what looks to be at least a strong ensemble piece. (Paramount)
Wrong Turn. Director Rob Schmidt of the iffy, pretentious Crime and Punishment in Suburbia has somehow managed to keep working. His latest concerns teens chased through the mountains of West Virginia by -- what else? -- hideously deformed, inbred, cannibalistic mutants. In case you don't get enough of this in real life, you may consider joining Eliza Dushku and Jeremy Sisto for their little adventure. Or you may not. With effects by Stan Winston. (Fox)
Together. Chinese auteur Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, The Emperor and the Assassin) returns with He ni zai yi qi, the tale of a young, aspiring violinist who travels with his father to the bright lights of Beijing. Another "boy's journey" sort of movie, and an obvious bid by Kaige to bridge the gap between his Chinese roots and Hollywood paychecks, but indeed it looks -- and sounds -- charming. (United Artists)
2 Fast 2 Furious. Star Vin Diesel and director Rob Cohen may have bailed on this particular franchise, but Paul Walker's still around, now directed by John Singleton and hanging with a new bald-headed ethnic sidekick in the form of Tyrese Gibson. Multiculturalism was cited as a major part of the last film's success, so the cast also includes Ludacris, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser and the simply monikered Jin. We figure it's the fast cars people like, though, and there are plenty -- as long as they crash into stuff, it's all good. (Universal)
The Eye. From Thai directors the Pang Brothers comes this tale of terror about a blind woman who receives a cornea transplant, then starts seeing things the deceased donor saw, including ghosts, visions of gore and a reflection in the mirror that is not her own. Tom Cruise owns the U.S. remake rights; see this one now so you can sneer at your friends later about how much better the original was. (Palm)
Hollywood Homicide. Ron Shelton follows his serious cop movie (Dark Blue) with a not-so-serious one that teams up yesterday's heartthrob, Harrison Ford, with current It-Boy Josh Hartnett. Ford, of course, is the hard-bitten veteran cop saddled with rookie partner Hartnett, who has a thing for yoga and New Agey beliefs. Presumably, they learn something from one another while attempting to solve a case, the nature and location of which are described in the film's cleverly alliterative title. (Sony)
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. It's possibly the worst prequel idea since The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas: a Dumb and Dumber movie without Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels or the Farrelly brothers (or even Trey Parker and Matt Stone, long ago attached). Nonetheless, based on the trailer, Eric Christian Olsen's Jim Carrey impersonation looks impressively dead-on. Maybe there's hope. (New Line)
Rugrats Go Wild. Those really grotesque-looking kids meet up with the globe-trotting Thornberrys in what promises to be an exotic adventure. Where else -- apart from maybe Spago -- are you going to get Tim Curry and LL Cool J in the same place? With music by Devo's zany frontman, Mark Mothersbaugh. (Paramount)
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Sweet Sixteen. English workingman's filmmaker Ken Loach (Poor Cow, Bread and Roses) delivers the story of a Scottish lad (Martin Compston) struggling to make a new home for his mother, who's newly sprung from prison. Naturally, more hard knocks await. (Lions Gate)
From Justin to Kelly. Correct us if we're wrong here, but wasn't American Idol a test of singing ability? When did the judges stop to analyze the acting talent of the contestants? Regardless, we'll all be able to judge for ourselves as winner Kelly Clarkson and finalist Justin Guarini star in this fiction film that reportedly involves a beach party. This might just put Mariah Carey's Glitter to shame -- not that it needed the help. On the other hand, screenwriter Kim Fuller did co-write the amusing Spice World. (Fox)
The Heart of Me. Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Williams star in this 1930s-era British romance, based on the 1953 Rosamond Lehmann novel The Echoing Grove (a better title, all things considered). Russell Crowe's imaginary friend Paul Bettany is the unfortunate fellow forced to choose between the lovely ladies. (ThinkFilm)
Whale Rider. Not actually a documentary about Lara Flynn Boyle visiting her boyfriend Jack Nicholson. Rather, based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera, it's about a young Maori girl of the Whangara tribe who must struggle against both her beloved grandfather and a millennium of patriarchal rule to prove herself as a leader. The beach-dwelling tribe learns much from the girl when she demonstrates her spiritual connection to whales. (Newmarket Films)
Respiro. Those who found themselves briefly envying Dustin Hoffman when Valeria Golino kissed him in Rain Man may take heart as the saucy Italian cuts loose here. She plays a young mother of three on a tiny fishing island whose antics lead local villagers to think her insane. Well, duh -- she's an actress. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Alex & Emma. A Rob Reiner romantic comedy allegedly based on the Dostoevsky short story "The Gambler" (more seriously adapted with Michael Gambon a few years back). Luke Wilson plays a novelist on deadline, while Kate Hudson is the stenographer who inspires him. As Wilson enacts scenes from the book in his head, Hudson morphs into multiple characters, thereby allowing the actress to try several different hairstyles and accents on for size. If she pulls it off, people may stop comparing Hudson to her mom, Goldie Hawn. (Warner Bros.)
Hulk. Hey, brother! What'cha gonna do when the largest arms in the world run wild on you? Wait, wrong Hulk. No middle-aged wrestler's biceps can measure up to those of the fifteen-foot CGI creation who runs roughshod over San Francisco in this comic-book adaptation. Audiences will be lured in by lovely Jennifer Connelly and the promise of "Hulk smash!" but director Ang Lee hopes they'll stay for a storyline he likens more to classic tragedy. Wait'll you see the mutated "Hulk dogs." Eric Bana, who did mood swings to perfection in Chopper, stars as alter-ego Bruce Banner. (Universal)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. The genius of director McG's first Charlie's Angels was that it had something for almost everyone: girls kicking ass for the ladies, fetishistic costume changes for the guys, self-satire for the hip ironists, Tom Green for those who prefer less subtle humor, Crispin Glover for the weirdos, and so on. It was a movie that made no apologies for its junk-food consistency, and neither does the new one, by the looks of things. Green and Bill Murray are gone, but instead we get Bernie Mac and, uh, Demi Moore. (Sony)
The Hard Word. Australian crossover stars Guy Pearce and Rachel Griffiths star in this heist movie from Down Under, which looks not unlike something Guy Ritchie might make (and remember, prior to Swept Away, that wasn't perceived as such a bad thing). There's a plan; a gang is assembled, and something goes wrong -- but the cast have funny accents, which makes it different. So funny, in fact, that the movie's trailer actually spells out key lines of dialogue on screen. (Lions Gate)
Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde. Everybody's...um...favorite frilly Harvard Law School grad is back. Reese Witherspoon dons the pink and heads to Washington to fight for animal rights. Obviously, she begins by removing all animal products from the craft-service tables and catering trucks, and serving her Chihuahua vegan dog food. (MGM)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Everybody's favorite public-domain Iraqi hero returns as a two-dimensional caricature voiced, natch, by Brad Pitt. Catherine Zeta-Jones lends her pipes to the feisty sidekick chick, and Michelle Pfeiffer is the incongruous Greek goddess Eris. This is Dreamworks' only contribution to the summer screen. (Dreamworks)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Arnie's back, or something like that. Probably doesn't do the "nude Terminator" thing anymore though. Anyway, as the T-850 Terminator, he once again helps save humankind from those awful machines taking over the planet. Begging help are eighteen-year-old John Connor (Nick Stahl) and his girlfriend (Claire Danes), who are being hunted by femme fatale "Terminatrix" Kristanna Loken. Franchise creator James Cameron didn't need the money, so Jonathan Mostow (U-571) directs. One question: Why don't the humans send back Robert Patrick to save everyone this time? Just curious. (Warner Bros.)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Sometimes a sure thing at the box office isn't necessarily nauseatingly trite. This romp from director Gore Verbinski (The Ring) looks adventurous, atmospheric and -- Geoffrey Rush excluded -- generally sex-ay. For sale is one Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings) as a lad who must team up with thickly eyelinered pirate Johnny Depp to save Keira Knightley (Bend It Like Beckham) from bad pirate Rush. Based on the Disney ride, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and certain to earn a doubloon or two. (Disney)
Capture the Castle. Based on the debut novel by One Hundred and One Dalmations author Dodie Smith, this romantic comedy sticks a couple of wealthy Americans alongside an eccentric English family living in a crumbling castle, sits back, and lets humorous situations ensue. (Samuel Goldwyn)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Apparently, Sean Connery plays fictional adventurer Allan Quatermain here, and apparently he absolutely hated working with director Steven Norrington (Blade). Nonetheless, the movie got made, based on Alan Moore's zesty graphic novel, based in turn on classic characters such as Dr. Jekyll (Jason Flemyng), Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah) and Dracula's Mina Harker (Peta Wilson). Takes place in Victorian England, thus -- like Fox's other Moore adaptation, From Hell -- shot in Prague. (Fox)
Bad Boys II. At long last, Michael Bay has come to his senses and quit with the Ben Affleck PG-13 crap. The original Bad Boys didn't get much love from critics, but it didn't need it -- this one doesn't look like it could use the help either. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back as mismatched cops, with Gabrielle Union replacing Tea Leoni as the potential love interest (good call!), and a supporting cast that includes Joe Pantoliano, Henry Rollins and Peter Stormare. (Sony)
Exorcist: The Beginning. In what may just be the casting coup of the year, Stellan Skarsgård steps in as the younger version of Max von Sydow's Father Merrin, battling demons in deepest, darkest Africa. This would have been director John Frankenheimer's final film, but the old master bowed out due to ill health early in the process, to be replaced by Paul Schrader. Thankfully, actor Liam Neeson bowed out, too; for all his strengths, he's no Swede. (WB)
Johnny English. Mr. Bean seems like an unlikely James Bond type; then again, so did Mike Myers at one time. This spy spoof starring Rowan Atkinson has already been a monster hit in England, but by the looks of things, that isn't because of any kind of sophistication on the movie's part. John Malkovich plays the villain, and heck, he'd be a worthy adversary for Bond. The film's writers are similarly worthy; they actually did write the last two Bond films. (Universal)
The Magdalene Sisters. You know those "fallen women" forced into servitude by the Irish Catholic Church in the 1960s? Here's a movie about them. Written and directed by Peter Mullan. (Miramax)
Mission Without Permission. Last year, director Bart Freundlich got Julianne Moore's best performance out of her in the otherwise spotty World Traveler. This year he enlists Panic Room's Kristen Stewart to play a young girl concocting a heist to afford her father a costly operation. Probably, like, fun and meaningful. (Fox)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Robert Rodriguez returns to his beloved adventure franchise for the third time in as many years. Young spy Alexa Vega gets caught in a virtual-reality video game designed by the evil Sylvester Stallone and must be saved by her brother Daryl Sabara and probably their parents, Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino. With Salma Hayek and Ricardo Montalban, thank goodness. (Dimension)
Buffalo Soldiers. Hmm, this seems a bit familiar -- didn't we write about this one in last year's summer preview? Poor Miramax just can't find a good date to release a movie that's less than flattering toward the U.S. military (though they did okay with The Quiet American). That the movie's set in 1989 seems to be of no consequence. Anyway, to recap: Soldiers (Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris and others) stationed in Berlin shortly before the fall of the wall get involved in some shady business involving drugs. (Miramax)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. Now that she's gotten over the loss of Daddy dearest, maybe Ms. Croft (Angelina Jolie) can get back to shooting stuff, jumping off things and running afoul of armored primates made of stone. Jan DeBont takes over the directorial reins of this latest adventure, which sees Lara in Africa, looking for Pandora's Box (wait, wasn't Pandora Greek? Does it matter?). (Paramount)
Seabiscuit. Tobey Maguire takes time out from slinging webs and wooing the daughter of a high-ranking Universal executive to pretend he's short enough to jockey a horse. Gary Ross (Pleasantville) takes on the novel by Laura Hillenbrand about the titular racehorse and the joy it brought to the country during the Great Depression. (Universal)
Gigli. At last you get to see it, folks: the movie that brought Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez together. What's the plot? Glad you asked: "B. Af" is Gigli, a hitman assigned to kidnap a retarded kid (Justin Bartha) and hold him for ransom. "J. Lo" is the lesbian hitwoman assigned to babysit Gigli when it seems he won't be up to the job. Both become better (heterosexual) people, thanks to the innocence and purity of their mentally challenged prisoner. Sounds like a blast, right? (Sony)
28 Days Later. A deadly biological agent breaks loose in the UK; in 28 days (the usual length of time for a mail-order package to arrive over there, sorta like "six to eight weeks" here) the entire nation has been quarantined, as the infected have become hideously unpleasant zombies who move in fast motion. Should mark something of a comeback for director Danny Boyle, who's foundered lately with the disappointing A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach. (Fox Searchlight)
American Wedding. For all the so-called immorality that goes on in the American Pie movies, it now seems that in this third one, long-suffering protagonist Jim (Jason Biggs) will end up marrying the first and only girl he's ever had sex with (Alyson Hannigan). Cast members who've gotten progressively more expensive (Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne) have been jettisoned, but Fred Willard (yes!) joins the series as Hannigan's dad. Bob Dylan's less-famous son Jesse (How High) directs. (Universal)
And Now...Ladies and Gentleman. A jewel thief (Jeremy Irons) and a jazz singer (Patricia Kaas) encounter one another in Morocco as they both try to forget their pasts. Rumor had it earlier this year that Irons's wife was a little upset with all the steamy nudity that ensues, but that shouldn't affect your enjoyment one iota. (Paramount Classics)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Just in case you missed George Clooney's impressive directorial debut last December, Miramax is re-releasing it, thereby delaying the DVD even further. Sam Rockwell stars as Chuck Barris, the Gong Show host who later claimed to be a CIA assassin. Clooney has a way with the camera; he's evidently been taking lessons in directing from his pal Steven Soderbergh. (Miramax)
Dirty Pretty Things. Audrey Tautou (Amélie) makes her English-language debut in this crime thriller from stylish Brit director Stephen Frears. In it, she teams up with an illegal Nigerian immigrant (Chjwetel Ejiofor; great name, now how the hell do you pronounce it?) to solve a mysterious murder in a fancy London hotel. (Miramax)
Freaky Friday. Now in its umpteenth remake, the old "parent trades bodies with child" routine gets handed off to Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan (who also starred in the remake of The Parent Trap). Curiously, director Mark S. Waters made his debut with the perversely incestuous Parker Posey flick The House of Yes, so it'll be interesting to see if he can sneak any twisted subtext past the Disney folk. (Disney)
The Fighting Temptations. Call it "Sweet Homeboy Alabama." Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a hip-hop producer who goes home to the South after his aunt dies, only to find that in order to receive his inheritance, he has to form a successful gospel choir. Irritating Next Friday co-star Mike Epps plays Cuba's country cousin, but with Beyoncé Knowles and Faith Evans lending their pipes, the gospel numbers should at least sound good. (Paramount)
Le Divorce. Now that Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts are brand names, James Ivory carts them to Paris to play around at being young zany women having weird romantic issues. (Fox Searchlight)
Matchstick Men. Not exactly known for his comedies, Ridley Scott dares to deliver Nicholas Cage as a con artist whose teenage daughter (Alison Lohman) shows up at the wrong time. Song by Status Quo (and/or Camper Van Beethoven) not confirmed at presstime. (Warner Bros.)
Marci X. Lisa Kudrow's a white Jewish girl put in charge of her father's gangsta-rap record label! Will hanging out with black people teach her how to loosen up? Our money's on "yes." Damon Wayans co-stars as rapper "Dr. Snatchcatcher," and Christine Baranski appears as the token evil Republican. (Paramount)
Shaolin Soccer. If the Bears were bad news and the Ducks sucked, perhaps there's an antidote in these wacky footballers from China. Their martial-arts training allows them to do supernatural moves, but they face equally formidable opponents. Stephen Chow acts, writes, directs and cashes the checks. (Miramax)
The Battle of Shaker Heights. The second film to come out of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's HBO-funded Project Greenlight, this one features a pair of directors who have actually made a film before, and a screenplay that won a separate contest. The plot involves a teenager who's obsessed with World War II, to the point of re-creating some of its battles. Well, what teen isn't? (Miramax)
Freddy vs. Jason. The walking corpse of a drowned redneck with Down's syndrome heads to Elm Street to take on a Kentucky Fried child-murderer who only exists in dreams. Fans of '80s slashers have awaited this showdown for over a decade; given that most of the Freddy movies are pretty good and the Jason ones shoddy, there's a 50-50 chance of suckitude, especially since the producers totally dissed Kane Hodder by recasting Jason (with another stunt guy, no less). However, Hong Kong director Ronny Yu does have a track record of stylishly resurrecting '80s horror icons -- Bride of Chucky rocked. (New Line)
The Medallion. Jackie Chan plays a Hong Kong detective with a medallion that gives him super powers. Julian Sands plays a character called "Snakehead," so what more do you need to know? (Screen Gems)
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands. Cinema critic Gregory Weinkauf's official favorite actress Shirley Henderson shows up to play a struggling mom living with Rhys Ifans (sounds like a disease documentary). When her old boyfriend Robert Carlyle shows up to play, things get pretty saucy! (Sony Pictures Classics)
Thirteen. Evan Rachel Wood stars in this shocking tale of juvenile delinquency in Los Angeles. Shocking, that is, if it never occurred to you that teenagers do drugs, have sex and use profanity. Co-screenwriter Nikki Reed is only fourteen, which puts her mental age a good two years higher than that of the average studio scribe. (Fox Searchlight)
Civil Brand. Perhaps, if we're lucky, this film could spark a revival of the "bimbos in cages" genre popularized by Jonathan Demme back when he worked for Roger Corman. It's set in a women's prison, where conditions are hard, the protagonist is unjustly accused and the inmates rise up. Mos Def plays a sympathetic law student. (Lion's Gate)
Grind. Skateboarding's the cool thing right now, so they say, and to cash in on this hot new trend that all the kids are into, here comes a movie about it. Four young would-be Tony Hawks follow the summer tour of their favorite skateboard star, hoping to learn some new tricks and get noticed by the pros. The cast and crew are all pretty much unknown, so the skating action and cinematography had better be good. (WB)
My Boss's Daughter. You know you've been waiting for Ashton Kutcher and Tara Reid to finally do a movie together. She plays the daughter of his unpleasant boss; he winds up housesitting for said employer and uses the opportunity to hit on the young lady. Meanwhile, Andy Richter, Terence Stamp, Michael Madsen and Carmen Electra show up. Points for creative ensemble casting, anyway. (Miramax)
Highwaymen. Jim Caviezel and Rhona Mitra are pursued by a serial killer... who likes to run people over with his car! Undoubtedly inspired by the sole occasion on which a studio executive had to drive himself on the L.A. freeways. (New Line)
Jeepers Creepers 2. Ya know, at least Roman Polanski doesn't make movies about raping little girls (not anymore, anyway). If writer-director Victor Salva really wanted to put his pedophiliac past behind him, he'd stop making films about a pants-sniffing ancient demon that pursues a high school boys' basketball team. The creature's costume, incidentally, is the worst rubber suit to come along since Joel Schumacher said, "Batman's armor isn't gay enough." The concept and the goofy title may have suckered you into the first film, but there's no excuse this time. (MGM)
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Angela. A Mafia movie that's actually from Italy, this one might break down a few stereotypes. Or not. It's apparently based on the true-life story of a trophy wife who becomes involved with both the family business and one of her husband's underlings. (First Look)
Blossoms of Fire. Documentary about the apparently matriarchal society of Juchitan in Oaxaca, Mexico. Homosexuals and transgenders are also treated as equals in this society, so does that mean it's the way to go? Might the world be better if women ran it? See the movie, and perhaps those answers will be revealed. (New Yorker)
Cabin Fever. Director Eli Roth's big-screen debut has a buzz surrounding it similar to that of Sam Raimi's original Evil Dead. The plot sounds similar, too, with a bunch of unsuspecting friends trapped in a cabin by a mysterious threat. The danger in this one, though, comes from a flesh-eating virus. As Joe Bob Briggs might say, "Anyone can die at any time." (Lions Gate)
Capturing the Friedmans. This documentary follows the dissolution of a seemingly typical family, following the arrest of father and son, and the subsequent ostracism of the clan by the local community. But all was not as it seemed, and as the filmmakers took a closer look, disturbing questions were raised. (Magnolia)
Casa de los Babys. Who cares what this one's about? Any movie with that title has to be worth a look. Okay, turns out it's directed by John Sayles, which makes it even more of a must-see. And check out the cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daryl Hannah, Mary Steenburgen and Rita Moreno. The story involves six women who go to South America to adopt babies, then find out that the law requires them to live there. (IFC)
Don't Tempt Me. An angel from heaven (Victoria Abril) and a demon from hell (Penélope Cruz) come to Earth to try to win over the soul of a boxer with a potentially fatal brain injury. Sounds totally insane, and an absolute must-see. (Fine Line)
Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary. In the beginning, there was Bram Stoker's vampire novel. Then the Royal Winnipeg Ballet turned it into a dance, scored with selections by Gustav Mahler. Canadian public television filmed this, and now it's coming to big screens here in the U.S. Mostly black and white, and entirely dialogue-free, this ain't your father's Dracula -- it's more like your great-grandfather's Dracula. After Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000, though, anything's an improvement. (Zeitgeist)
Ken Park. Self-appointed chronicler of juvenile delinquency Larry Clark teams up once again with his Kids screenwriter Harmony Korine (himself a former juvenile delinquent, currently minus only the "juvenile" part except perhaps in sensibility). The story involves skaters, but this is no Grind -- expect Clark's usual heavy doses of underage sex, violence and profanity designed to titilla...er, shock you out of your suburban naiveté. (Monograph Films)
Madison. Not the sequel to Splash, alas, but it does involve water. Christ-to-be Jim (James?) Caviezel plays an Indiana air-conditioner repairman who pilots a boat in the 1971 APBA Gold Cup Championship race. Based on a true story. (Artisan)
May. Angela Bettis, star of NBC's Carrie remake, once again plays a misfit girl who lashes out in gruesome fashion when it becomes clear that the outside world wants nothing to do with her. This black comedy-cum-slasher blew 'em away at Harry Knowles's Butt-Numb-a-Thon; Lions Gate is hoping it'll do the same for folks with more alert glutes. (Lions Gate)
The Princess Blade. Donnie Yen (Iron Monkey, Blade II) choreographed the fight scenes in this adaptation of the Japanese comic book about samurai wars in the near future. A sequel's already in the works, so presumably international audiences have grooved to the ass-kicking. (ADV Films)
Ripley's Game. Matt Damon, it seems, will grow up to be John Malkovich in this adaptation of one of author Patricia Highsmith's sequels to The Talented Mr. Ripley. Tom Ripley is older, and married, but he's still a psychopath, and given that there were two subsequent Ripley books, he presumably still gets away with it. (Fine Line)
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The Secret Lives of Dentists. Alan Rudolph's latest film centers on a married pair of dentists (Campbell Scott and Judy Davis), who may not quite be telling each other the whole truth. Denis Leary gets to play angry again in his own unique fashion, as a patient who lashes out at Scott in ways the rest of us terrified dental subjects can only fantasize about. (Manhattan)
Sex Is Comedy. Of course, it is. French director Catherine Breillat, who likes to shock and arouse audiences with sex and cruelty, delivers a self-reflexive parody of her own work in this film about a female director (Anne Parillaud) determined to get her lead actors to have real sex on camera. (IFC)
The Three Marias. So, these three girls named Maria walk into a bar.... Actually, it's no joke. In this Brazilian crime drama, the three Marias are sisters out to avenge the murder of their father and brothers at the hands of one of their mom's spurned ex-boyfriends. You'll feel better about your own family reunions afterward. (Empire)


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On July 15, 2011 one of the funniest most exciting animated movie of the year, Rango, comes out on Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack with Digital Copy and on standard DVD!
The RANGO Blu-ray/DVD Combo with Digital Copy features both the theatrical version of the film and an extended cut including a never-before-seen alternate ending, a two-part, in-depth exploration of the filmmaking process, several deleted scenes, a look at the real creatures of Dirt, an interactive field trip to Dirt and much more. Retail Value ($39.99), but you can pre-order your copy now from Amazon for $24.99.
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Turning it around
After a troubled adolescence, Saskia Epstein embarked on a new path, helping children and families in need
As a teenager growing up in Brookline, Saskia Epstein began "experimenting with things much too young,'' as she put it. After her parents divorced, a close friend was killed in a tragic car accident, and she chose to drop out of high school, Epstein risked not having much of a future at all.
That she was chosen last month to run a national organization helping low-income families, one with a $3 million annual budget, 17 full-time employees, thousands of volunteers, and ambitious growth plans, shows how far Epstein has come. Not just in turning her own life around but using it to improve the lives of society's most vulnerable.
At the annual Boston fund-raiser for her organization, Room to Grow, a beaming Epstein, 38, mingled with some of the city's most prominent donors. The event raised $450,000 and put Epstein squarely in the spotlight as she prepares to soon assume the title of chief executive.
"Luckily, I found something I was good at — working with children — and a sense of purpose, which was a great gift,'' said Epstein, in an interview at her Back Bay offices. "It connected me to something larger than myself.''
Hers has been an unusual career trajectory, one as inspirational as it has been unconventional, according to many who know her.
"She's a treasure, and I'm someone who naturally gravitates toward a more traditional resume,'' said Room to Grow founder Julie Burns, who is stepping down as chief executive. "But it was very clear from the outset that Saskia was exceptional.''
At Brookline High School, her husband, Paul, a staff social worker (and former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein's twin), uses his wife's example to help students make hard decisions about staying in school. "I bring up Saskia to show how dropping out is not the end of the world,'' he said. "On the other hand, she's probably one in a million, achieving what she has with her educational background. So I remind them of that, too.''
Saskia Epstein does not hide the fact that for years she made poor choices in her life, partying much more than studying.
"My litmus test as a manager now,'' she said, "is to think about potential over experience. Early on, I learned the traditional boundaries of what one should be capable of doing don't necessarily apply.''
As Epstein prepares for her new role, Room to Grow is implementing a five-year strategic plan that will expand its services to three more US cities, in addition to existing offices in Boston and New York.
In Boston, the agency provides clothing, equipment, books, toys, and other necessities, plus a range of counseling services, to 350 young children and their families. Families are referred through hospitals and community health clinics and visit the organization's offices every three months, from the last trimester of pregnancy through the child's third birthday.
The Boston office has eight full-time staffers, more than 2,000 volunteers, and a $1.2 million operating budget. The Epsteins and their two children, ages 6 and 4, live in Brookline; she will remain here while running the national organization.
She will also continue working closely with the Foundation to Be Named Later, created by the Epstein family in 2005, early in Theo's tenure with the Red Sox. The foundation supports numerous social service agencies, many of which family members have either worked for or benefited from over the years.
"It's safe to say the foundation's work owes as much to Saskia's vision as anyone's,'' said Allyce Najimy, the foundation's executive director, who has known Epstein for 20 years and seen her grow from troubled teen to self-assured executive.
That outcome was not always certain, however.
Born in the Netherlands, Epstein grew up in a politically progressive family. Her mother is a visual artist, her father an architect. At Brookline High, one of four high schools she would attend, an academically disengaged Epstein was experiencing "a lot of freedom and not much guidance,'' as she described her checkered academic career.
Paul Epstein was also at the school then, but the two did not know each other. "We were in completely different crowds,'' Saskia Epstein recalled with a smile. "He was profiled in the student paper as a honest student. And I was likely not in class a lot.''
Later enrolled at Lincoln-Sudbury High, Epstein joined a community service program, where she befriended a classmate who was applying to City Year. Epstein had never heard of the Boston-based youth corps program, then only two years old. That spring, her friend died in a car crash. Epstein elected not to finish high school, but she did apply to City Year in her friend's memory — and was accepted for the 1991-92 corps year, a decision that proved life-changing.
"I felt like I could find a different path, which may actually have been the best decision I've ever made,'' she said. Part of the year was spent teaching third grade at Boston's Blackstone Elementary School. She also earned her GED. Classroom teaching, Epstein discovered, was something she loved and was gifted at.
City Year hired Epstein, where she worked as a team leader and on new-site development. She spent two more years there, then moved on to Citizen Schools, a national educational initiative promoting after-school learning, as a teacher, team leader, and director.
What she missed was the interaction she had experienced in the classroom at Blackstone. On nights and weekends, she worked for the Home for Little Wanderers, a family and child service agency. That work appealed to her even more, and she spent the next 10 years with the Home as a counselor and residential program director, working with emotionally and behaviorally disturbed kids.
"It was the most challenging work I'd ever done, which says a lot, considering what I'd already been doing,'' Epstein recalled. While running a group home in Jamaica Plain, she hired Paul Epstein, who had recently graduated from Boston University with a degree in social work. The two worked together closely for two years. In 2000, they began dating and married a year later.
In 2006 the Epsteins welcomed their first child, then another 16 months later. Meanwhile, they collaborated on another labor of love, the Brookline Teen Center, whose program development phase launched in 2006. The facility is scheduled to open in 2012.
Motherhood prompted Epstein to reevaluate her professional priorities once more. She was concerned about vulnerable youth after they aged out of state care, usually at 18. In many cases, their futures were not promising.
"That raised a lot of philosophical questions about my work at the Home,'' she said. "It felt like, as a society, we were standing around waiting for problems to happen, then assembling teams to try to fix them.''
Coincidentally, in 2008 Room to Grow was looking for a new Boston director. Epstein blew everyone away, according to Julie Burns, who is married to filmmaker Ken Burns.
Asked if her family connections have overshadowed her own work, Epstein frowned. "I haven't directly experienced that,'' she said slowly. "But I wouldn't be surprised if there are people who don't know me and might view me in that light.''
If there's any shadow cast, she continued, "It's over the seriousness of the work we do. We live in a society that gets really excited about celebrity, and in this town that's not just Hollywood stars, it's sports stars, too.''
Strip away their public celebrity, and the Epsteins are "extraordinary human beings,'' she said. Theo's tenure with the Red Sox and philanthropic partnership with Paul "ultimately allows us to do things we never would have been able to on a human services salary. That's quite meaningful.''
As the organization looks to expand to other cities, it's logical that Chicago would be a strong candidate. "I knew that question would come up,'' Paul Epstein said with a laugh. Saskia Epstein grinned at that scenario, too. "I like Chicago very much,'' she said diplomatically. "And it was on our list long before Theo went there.''
Joseph P. Kahn can be reached at email@example.com.


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continued "It's not just San Diego police," he says. "This probably would have happened in Portland, in Seattle too. How many crimes are really getting solved, based on good old shoe leather? I bet if you do a statistical trace on it, the majority of crimes are being solved by 'tipsters.' Somebody calls and says, 'The guy you're looking for is in room 32, Motel 6, on La Mesa Boulevard.' And that's why the police are so interested in working with shows like America's Most Wanted, because it looks like they're really doing something, but really, they're just waiting for someone to call. I don't know what you call that. I guess it's the way they gotta do their business. Me, I'd want to get out and do something."
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"Okay. Here's another problem," John Stevens says after we've crossed the road. We're at the entrance to La Jolla Pacific Apartments. "One of the anomalies of this investigation was that the police released the crime scene so early. They overlooked [David's] telephone caller-ID box."
Apparently, while examining David's room later on the day he was murdered, the police failed to identify the caller-ID apparatus. It was two more months before his family noticed the box. They found it while going through the personal effects from David's apartment that the police had released to them. They played it and discovered that someone had called David an hour before he died.
A telephone number is posted on a sign at the doorway. We're looking at the entrance phone. Trigon Model 100. "When you use this intercom, it shows up on the caller-ID box as belonging to the La Jolla Pacific Apartments," says Stevens. "[On David's caller- ID records] we saw an incoming call recorded at 3:05 a.m. We backtracked it through the apartment manager to this phone here. So we know someone dialed this phone at 3:05 a.m. They would have had to call Dave. Dialed his three digits...'Hey, Dave, I'm here, open up!' He'd have buzzed and let them in. To have had that information up front and not two months down the line could have been crucial."
David's LeBaron would have been parked in the number 12 space in the ground-level garage. Even that, Stevens says, is significant. "Twelve is against the wall back there. The [day after David's murder], the family was here. They discovered an approximately one-gallon gas can empty in a brown bag in space number 11. They brought it to the police's attention, but to this day we don't know really what happened. Is it connected? I don't know."
And this is the other main beef Stevens has with the SDPD, and specifically Homicide Team 3, with Sgt. Martin in charge of the case Stevens claims the police leave the victim's family in the dark.
"They don't call Gerald. Period. This is a big thing missing from San Diego Homicide. Call it the 'bedside manner.' I think you can do wonders with a little PR. Just be nice, even if you don't want to be nice. I don't want to tell you anything, so I just have a junior detective call you up and say, 'Everything's going okay, don't worry...' A little of the public relations stuff makes us all feel good. And that gets back to why I'm so damned angry wherever I go with law enforcement -- and I know it gets me in trouble -- they don't have to be nice if they don't want to. Who's going to do anything? Everyone's always apprehensive about speaking against the police, about doing anything because 'Oh, my God, we might be obstructing justice, or interfering with an investigation.' So they've got you every way you go! And guess what? Nothing gets done.
"Gerald spoke with Sergeant Martin about taking a look at the burned-out car. We wanted to see it so we could photograph it.... Just look it over. Gerald was told in no uncertain terms, 'No. You can't see it.'"
Gerald Stevens, who John Stevens says is paying his expenses for this trip, held out high hopes for a Crime-Stoppers segment on David's murder to be played on local television. It never happened, despite Gerald's $10,000 reward for information on his son's murder. When AmericaUs Most Wanted did a segment on David's case, John Stevens says Gerald waited in vain to hear from Sgt. Martin about the response from tip-giving viewers.
"Here is the problem that we have with Mr. [Gerald] Stevens," says Sgt. Martin. "I shared information with him, and asked him not to share it with the press, and then he did share it with the press. [He and John Stevens] got on [KOGO talk] radio and said that I hadn't told them anything, which wasn't true. I pretty much kept him up to date on everything. And then he wanted to know every little detail, and I told him I wasn't going to tell every little detail. Because it would compromise the investigation. Because every time he gets a little bit of information, he puts it out to the public. And that's going to impact our ability to -- if and when we get a suspect -- complete the investigation and go forward with a prosecution."
Martin says he never had committed to staging a reenactment for a local Crime-Stoppers show. "We did not do a reenactment and we never said we were going to do a reenactment, particularly in light of the fact we had the AmericaUs Most Wanted thing. We don't do a reenactment of every murder. And the reality is, what are you going to reenact? A burning car? We have footage of a burning car, and that's already been shown on television, several times. There have been several press releases. It's been publicized rather well."
He says AmericaUs Most Wanted generated about 30 telephone responses. "But there wasn't anything to tell the family. One or two tips appeared to have something to them, but we didn't come up with anything. A lot of people called up and said, 'Why don't you look at the bar next door [Dancers, near Perfect Match]? Why don't you look in the gay community?' 'Talk to his boss.' All were things that we had pretty much done. But there really wasn't anything of real substance.