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The horror boom in Japan didn't have any one cause, but it did have one big ingredient that made it a success: young girls. Under normal circumstances, saying that young girls were a key to the success of anything horror related would mean that young girls, possibly in wet white shirts, were prominently featured in the film and probably died gruesome deaths. In this case, however, the young girls weren't the ones doing the dying; they were the ones doing the buying. Someone somewhere had the bright idea to start running horror comics as a regular part of some very popular manga magazines (big, thick comic books the size of telephone books) aimed at teenage girls. What they found was that teenage girls love horror stories. It goes against conventional wisdom. In the West, horror has always been marketed to males roughly between the ages of thirteen and thirty. It was never seen as a genre for girls, most likely because the woman-hating misanthropes behind the films delighted in tormenting and degrading women every chance they got as a way of getting some weird little sort of revenge for having been snubbed at some point in their lives. Even when women were featured prominently as a story's protagonist (as was often the case), most films were peppered with plenty of other female characters to shoulder the brunt of the film's viciousness.
Horror in Japan was really no different, unless you see something positive in teenage girls getting raped by demons with forty-foot long multi-headed penises. It wasn't exactly the kind of stuff that had young girls flocking to the theaters going, "Yeah, this really inspires me." But where as the West continued to rake the ladies over the coals in horror, writers in Japan started trying something a little different. Chief among them was Junji Ito, who wrote horror comics in which teenage girls were the central characters but were not treated like or written as idiots and victims. Nor were they unbelievable super-women. They were regular girls, a bit on the smart side, and very believable. He placed these characters in the middle of wonderfully conceived and plotted tales inspired by the likes of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe rather than the RL Stine tripe Americans were getting. In short, he target audience and his main characters were girls, and he didn't treat either one like they were simpletons.
Added to the rise in horror manga popularity was the popularity of X-Files, which at its peak at least attempted to be smart and well-written. It inspired a legion of imitation shows in Japan, and all these ingredients combined in 1999 to form the horror classic Ring. It was a smash hit, and a new Golden Age of horror was born in Japan. Many of the films took their cue from Ito's work (and many were in fact adaptations of his stories), featuring strong and believable female leads that would give girls in the audience someone for whom to root. Titanic proved that young girls are starved for movies that cater to them without belittling them, but that was a lesson completely lost on American movie makers, who went right on ahead making movies as if young, intelligent girls did not exist, or at least did not buy tickets to movies. Well, someone made Titanic one of the most successful films of all time, and it sure wasn't me.
What really sets these Japanese horror films apart from the pack is that, while many are aimed at teenage girls, very few of them suffer as a result. A girl can watch Uzumaki and appreciate the young heroine, but it's just as easy for a guy and for hardened horror veterans to appreciate the movie as well. Why? Because it's simply a good movie, as are many of the films that came out in Ring's wake. Although targeted at girls, that's not their exclusive audience, and there's nothing girlie about the movies. All they did in Japan is learn that if you make a good horror film that doesn't degrade women, then girls will be interested in it, and girls have a lot of money to spend. It's not so difficult a concept to grasp. Boy and girl slumber parties are exactly alike in that they always boil down to two things: talking about which member of the opposite sex you like, and swapping ghost stories or doing those "Bloody Mary" type party games. Boys have had their horrorlust indulged for decades. Now, at least in Japan, girls are finally getting the same chance.
Since Ring really started the boom, it was a given that there would be a sequel, not to mention plenty of rip-offs. Hot on the heels of the original's stellar success, production began on a sequel called Rasen, aka The Spiral (not to be confused with Uzumaki, which is often given the English title Spiral). The film continues the ghost Sadako's story as a friend of Ryuji's (again played by Hiroyuki Sanada. Miki Nakatani reprises her role as his assistant from the first film as well) discovers her attempts to be reborn into the human world. Hideo Nakata, director of the first Ring movie, didn't care for the development of the story in this direction. As a way of protesting this offshoot film, he set about making his own official sequel. Not too long after that, Ring 2 was born and Rasen lapsed into relative obscurity, never enjoying the overseas popularity of the two "official" Ring films, partly because no subtitled DVD, VCD, or VHS has yet to be released.
Ring 2 sustains the same clinical, George Romero style direction, but takes the story into fairly wild new ground as Mai Takano (a role reprised by Miki Nakatani) investigates the bizarre death of her teacher and possible love interest, Ryuji (played again by Hiroyuki Sanada). Aware that Ryuji was working on a strange problem with his ex-wife, and also having seen the expression on his corpse's face, Mai's curiosity is further piqued when Reiko, Ryuji's ex-wife, disappears with their young child. Matters get even stranger when Mai learns that shortly after the disappearance, Reiko's elderly father died under mysterious circumstances similar to those surrounding Ryuji.
An attempt to track down the whereabouts of Reiko leads Mai to the newspaper where Reiko used to work, though Reiko's assistant Okazaki (Masahiko Ono) confesses that they have no idea where's she's gone to, either. Together, Mai and Okazaki follow a trail of clues and psychic visions (like Reiko and Ryuji, Mai seems possessed of some rudimentary form of ESP) that lead them to the sanitarium where one of the only surviving witnesses to one of these strange deaths is currently residing – the girl from the opening sequence of the first film, who saw her best friend attacked and killed by the ghost of Sadako. They also meet a crackpot scientist and friend of Ryuji who shares his former colleague's interest in the supernatural, and using the young girl in his care, he's devised a way to draw the supernatural energy, or curse, of Sadako out and hopefully put an end to the curse that has been propagating itself through a videocassette containing the psychic imagery of Sadako's mind.
The trail also leads Mai and the doctor back to the island where Sadako was born, and finally to the hiding place of Reiko and her young son, Yoichi, who is soon revealed to have psychic potential that dwarfs that of his mother and father. He's also well on the way to becoming a new generation Sadako, as a rage that has been building inside him since the events of the first film threaten to warp his development in the same way the tragic childhood of Sadako was warped by her incredible powers. Mai assumes responsibility for finding a way to save Yoichi from the same fate as befell Sadako, while she, the doctor, and Okazaki, struggle to find a scientific explanation and way of dealing with something that defies science.
Ring 2 does a lot right, but it also has some flaws that keep from ever achieving the overwhelming feeling of creepiness and desperation that made the original movie such a spectacular piece of horror filmmaking. Chief among its flaws is that it throws too much at the wall and fails to develop most of its ideas in a satisfying fashion. With all the pseudo-scientific mumbo jumbo being hurled about, the movie soon starts to feel like an episode of The X-Files, with too many theories being offered and not enough exploration of any single idea. Where as the first film was focused with an intensity rivaling the rage of Sadako, the sequel meanders from one idea to the other with no clear idea of exactly where it's going at any particular moment. While it does help create an air of mystery and urgency, it's not so successful that it makes up for the feeling that too much half-baked hypothesizing is going on. At times, the movie feels as much like a police procedural as it does a horror film, not unlike Exorcist III.
This movie also lacks the nail-biting, increasingly frantic race against time that kept the first film feeling like a thrill-a-minute ride even when it was moving very slowly. The "race against the clock" cliché is one of the most overused plot devices in film history, but the first film really made it work well. With that deadline removed from this film, and with the impetus for action being curiosity and Yoichi's eventual development into a vengeful spirit, the threat is more vague and less pressing. It does share a common thread with the forgotten Rasen in that both movies are, in a way, about Sadako seeking a new physical manifestation. In the case of Ring 2, it's by transferring her hatred to Yoichi. It's just not as compelling an emergency, but I guess if I was Yoichi, I'd probably feel differently about that.
The thing that irked me most, however, was the off-handed way in which Reiko was handled. I like the fact that Ring 2 takes two fairly unimportant supporting characters from the first film (Mai and Okazaki) and turns them into the main figures this time around, but given that Reiko was the central character in the first film, she deserved much more consideration than she was given here. They either should have put more thought into her fate, or they should have left her out entirely. As it is, what eventually happens to her is poorly thought-out and executed in a way that fails to illicit any of the emotion that should have been generated by such a strong character. Again, I like her as a background character while the story moves forward with new characters, but I really just don't like the somewhat feeble stuff they came up with for her.
Foibles aside, there's still enough in this movie to keep it solidly on the "very good" side of the fence. Mai and Okazaki are excellent leads, and they perform superbly in the very difficult position of having to take over for two characters as solid as Reiko and Ryuji. The rest of the cast performs admirably, with little Rikiya Otaka once again proving that not all little kids in movies have to be precocious and annoying brats. He's quiet and surprising subtle for someone his age, and the reason you can tell it's subtlety rather than lack of talent Is because when he's called upon to express rage, he does so in a disturbingly convincing manner that consists of some hate-filled looks and silence rather than the more predictable shouting and screaming.
There are also quite a few genuinely spooky moments even if the film as a whole fails to sustain the feeling for the entire running time. The movie begins with the revelation that Sadako lived for many, many years trapped in her well rather than dying. Anything that plays on our innate fear of being buried alive works well. Other effective moments include Mai finding herself trapped in said well with the ghoulish Sadako ascending the walls after her, and a few great second-long flashes of something appearing, like Sadako's face while a picture is being taken of a clay reconstruction of her head. Probably the most effective scene in the movie besides Mai's ordeal in the well is the scene in which she visits the inn from the first movie that serves as sort of the keystone for solving the tragic mystery of Sadako, and she witnesses the entire "mirror and hair combing" scene that was shown in flashes in Sadako's cursed video. Mai's stunned inability to even scream speaks volumes without saying a word.
It's also impressive that they manage to drum up some new revelations about Sadako to further develop her as something more than just a hateful ghost out for revenge against anyone and everyone who happens to see her videotape. She continues to develop as a tragic main character, not just as a plot device. For the third film in the series, a prequel called Ring 0: Birthday, the series would rely on Sadako entirely, as the film focuses on her childhood and the events that lead to her transformation into a rage-filled spectre. None of the revelations about her are contrived or absurd, either. We're doing much better than all that crap about Michael Meyers being the spawn of a druidic cross-breeding experiment, or Jason Vorhees being a little screaming worm parasite thing.
The revelations continue as supporting characters return for another dose of truth and uncovering of dark secrets. Once again, the old man at the inn plays an important part in the finale of the film, as the doctor attempts to use Yoichi's rage to draw out Sadako (who sort of becomes imprinted on the minds of those so closely affected by her, like Yoichi and the girl from the beginning of the first film). As with Sadako, none of these further revelations are goofy and all make sense within the plot.
Although there is a lot of crackpot science being thrown about in the grand tradition of supernatural films, most of it, underdeveloped though it may be, is fairly believable within the context of the film and the fantastic. There have certainly been worse offenses committed under the banner of scientific explanation in horror films. Some of the ideas are fascinating to consider, chief among them how strong emotion can be transmitted through a variety of means, making even something as coldly technological as a videotape serve as a conduit for supernatural rage. A similar theory was also presented in the Hong Kong Ring rip-off A Wicked Ghost, and it's something worth thinking about. Leave it to Japan to take spiritless technological things like a video cassette or a website (as in the incredible Kiyoshi Kurosawa film Kairo), and turn them into some of the scariest, most effective supernatural tools in film history.
Technically speaking, Ring 2 remains stylistically consistent with the first film. Hideo Nakata prefers to let the story do the work for him, adopting a minimalist style with long, static shots and very little in the way of camera movement and no wild flare. In that sense, I keep comparing him to George Romero. Both directors take a documentary-style approach to their direction, and with a less talented director, that could be mistaken for lack of talent. Nakata, like Romero, knows exactly what he is doing, however, and uses the plainness of his direction to establish a very real and believable world in which the incursion of horrific and fantastic elements becomes all the more disconcerting. Had he filled his film with flashy editing, special effects, and camera tricks, it would have been sapped of all its power. As with the first film, Nakata continues to prove that sometimes, less is more when it comes to allowing direction to intrude on the power of the story.
While Ring 2 fails to attain the level of the first film, which was a true classic, it's still a damn good film, and once again it's just refreshing to sit down and watch a movie that treats the subject matter and the viewer with intelligence. It gives us believable characters, normal people in extraordinary circumstance, who actually behave similar to how real people might actually behave. It's mercifully free of any moment where the character does something so stupid it causes you clutch your head and groan in pain. It also doesn't rely on cheap tricks, special effects, or gore, opting instead for that old school sense of dread achieved through the strength of the script and characters. You can't watch this film without having seen the first one, but after you have seen the first one, Ring 2 exists as a worthy but not equal follow-up to one of the greatest films in horror history.


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CLARKDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - Jan 2, 2013) - Bald eagles aren't the only creatures who love the Verde Canyon in February! Fans of chocolate and live music find plenty to love during this romantic month. Eagle Watch is in full swing and Rhythm on the Rails and the Chocolates Lovers' Festival highlight February with sweet tunes and tasty treats.
On Sunday, February 10, the train will be rocking and rolling with Rhythm on the Rails. This one-day-only musical event features country, jazz, rock, and rhythm and blues entertainers, putting on a private concert in each car as they travel through the train. The bands rotate into each car, providing every passenger an intimate musical sound bite. The inaugural 2012 Rhythm on the Rails generated so much energy that the locomotives were practically unnecessary. 2013 Rhythm on the Rails promises to deliver the same. Mix this lyrical extravaganza with the awe-inspiring views of Verde Canyon and you will have a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Valentine's celebrations are that much sweeter during our Chocolate Lovers' Festival from February 12 through 17. During the train ride, in addition to our regular Champagne toast and appetizer buffet, our annual salute to romance features a platter of decadent desserts including hand-dipped candies, cakes and specialty-flavored coffees. There's even a flowing chocolate fountain with lots of goodies for dipping!
Any event inside the plush train cars faces stiff competition from Mother Nature. Panoramic windows frame the blossoming Canyon as spring returns, carpeting the landscape in a riotous display of fresh foliage and early wildflowers.
Eagles are the most majestic of birds and among the shyest. The American bald eagle is extremely sensitive to human activity and chooses nesting sites where it cannot be easily observed by people ... with one notable exception. They get along just fine with the passengers and crew of Verde Canyon Railroad. During Eagle Watch train passengers have the rare opportunity to watch these majestic raptors nest and raise the next generation of soaring royalty.
Verde Canyon Railroad runs all year with a schedule that varies seasonally. The depot is located in Clarkdale, 25 minutes from Sedona and two hours north of Phoenix, making Verde Canyon Railroad the perfect Arizona day trip. For an overnight stay, check out our Room, Ride and Meal packages at verdecanyonrr.com. Call 800-293-7245 or book online now.
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So, how would one get them to change the factoring company listing? What are the legal remifications of doing so?
I find no reason they can't refer to themselves as a factoring company. They buy non-recourse receivables that are past due. There is no law that I'm aware of that requires a factoring company only engage in buying current receivables. Unless there is a security interest involved, I don't see that portion of the UCC applicable.
Have you ever researched into how factors work? They never buy accounts sight unseen
Quote from: Rottweiler on July 07, 2006 01:26:42 PMHave you ever researched into how factors work? They never buy accounts sight unseenAsset does Actually, if you read their most recent 10Q filing you'll gleen an insight into the fact they can easily be considered a factor.http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/fetchFilingFrameset.aspx?dcn=0000950124-06-002630&Type=HTMLAnd spare me the lesson on how factors work.
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Queen Anne Side Table
Part 2: Building the base. My detailed finishing techniques will allow you to complete this beautiful period piece.
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In the October 2004 issue I showed you the steps to create the cabriole legs for this classic Massachusetts Queen Anne side table. In this article I'll walk you through the steps to attach the aprons, build the drawer and apply a beautiful finish to complete the project.
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It would be great if thus forum was compatible with the iPhone "taptalk" application. Is there any plans to enable this?
It would be great if thus forum was compatible with the iPhone "taptalk" application. Is there any plans to enable this?
We generally don't make custom modifications to the core vBulletin code, so as not to conflict with upgrades from the software distributor.
I believe it's "Tapatalk" which explains why I didn't find this thread when I did a search on it. I was about to post a request for Tapatalk support myself.
I understand not wanting to mod vBulletin, but I do use Tapatalk extensively for reading another board I participate in (the Purple Board for Pilots) and really like the functionality on my iPhone. Just my $0.02.
APUG also is tapatalk compatible. Might be useful for those of us with portable devices.
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I would also love to have Tapatalk compatibility.
Same here. Just thought I'd mention it....
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I just signed up for the Film and Darkoom User Forum specifically because I was looking for a photography forum (traditional, not digital) I could read using Tapatalk and it was all I found. I'm not going to stop posting here, don't get me wrong, but I do use Tapatalk a lot when I find myself waiting somewhere and have my phone with me.


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In 1911, young Forrest Mars Sr. watched with rapt attention as his mother, Ethel, crafted gourmet chocolates in their kitchen. He would grow up to help build the Mars candy empire which is known for modern confections like Snickers and M&M's. 70 years later, he honored her memory by making chocolates of his own in Henderson, Nevada, where today a small factory still whips up his mother's recipes. Traditional candies mingle nuts, crème liqueurs, and caramels with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and truffles. Handpicked pecans float amid chocolate and butter in Ethel M's signature brittles, and milk, dark, and sugar-free chocolate envelops bite-sized treats such as espresso beans, nuts, and fruit. Ethel M Chocolates invites guests to tour the chocolate factory in Henderson, NV, where chocolatiers prove sweets can be made without preservatives.


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Not often do teenagers -- especially 16-year-olds -- pitch in the Midwest League. All signs had him pitching in the Dominican Summer League or, at best, the Arizona Rookie League. Alas, here he is pitching in full-season ball at the age of 16.
Well, perhaps the Dodgers know something we don't. Urias struck out the side in his first professional inning of work against the Dayton Dragons (Reds' affiliate).
Urias, my No. 26 prospect coming into the season, has a fastball that sits in the upper-80s and already touches 92 MPH. He has a changeup that has a chance to be a plus pitch. He also has a curveball that acts a lot like a slider. It's sharp and has good bite to it. It isn't as loopy as a curveball. He struck out Zach Vincej on the pitch to begin his career.
Clearly on a pitch count, Urias threw 52 pitches in his debut and posted the following line:
Urias was a high-profile signing for the Dodgers last summer. He was considered to be one of the top international arms available.
True Blue LA's Craig Minami caught up with Baseball Prospectus' prospect guru Jason Parks in spring training, and the two talked a bit about Urias.
"'There is some projection, it is more pitching ability thing. (Urias has a) 85-90 MPH fastball right now that a lot observers think it can fall into that more of that 89-90 maybe 92-93 plus, from the left side, (has good) movement, you know that's a plus pitch. (Urias) already has a feel for curve ball and change up.'"Loons' play-by-play announcer Jared Sandler said Urias was working at 88-94 MPH with the fastball in his first start. A 16-year-old throwing 94 MPH is crazy.
A potential plus fastball, plus changeup and maybe a plus breaking pitch -- sign me up.
It's a bit early to call this kid the next Johan Santana or Tom Glavine, but with all the scouting reports and talk, it's hard not to get excited.
The Dodgers could use a top-flight pitching prospect -- a guy destined for the top of the rotation. I'm not saying Urias is an ace or No. 2, but he might have the best chance to be that guy of anyone in the farm system.
It's weird to be gushing about a teenager, but baseball leads us to do strange, if not creepy things sometimes.
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On the eve of his 5th NFL draft, I wanted to ask for your thoughts on the job GM Ted Thompson has done. I don't think it's a stretch to say that few figures in Packers history have been as divisive as Ted Thompson. Fans seem to love the guy or hate the guy. So now, as blogs are rife with arguments between TT detractors and TT apologists, I thought I'd ask you: how would you rate TT on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the best, 1 the worst)?
For what it's worth, I would give him a 6.
- I think Ted Thompson is a very dedicated and hard-working GM.
- He takes lots of pride in being the GM for the Packers.
- TT takes pride in sticking to a longer-term philosophy of building a football team (through the draft).
- From most accounts, TT values those who work for him including staff, coaches and players.
- TT is a well-intentioned individual who has integrity and tries hard to do what he thinks he right.
- TT fired Mike Sherman. The moment TT did this, I admired him. It was a difficult decision because Mike Sherman was a nice, neat man. He also had a winning record as a coach. But knowing football, TT knew that Sherman actually wasn't a great coach.
- TT hired Mike McCarthy. I think McCarthy's 2008 was an aberration. He was off and he coached poorly. He didn't seem to be in the moment like he was the previous year. But McCarthy is a good coach and it was a good hire.
- He picked Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings, Mason Crosby, Will Blackmon and Nick Collins. Rodgers and Jennings were great picks, and the other 3 I think still have great potential. I also think James Jones, Jason Spitz and Desmond Bishop could still be quite good.
- He acquired Ryan Grant, Atari Bigby , Ryan Pickett, Tramon Williams and Charles Woodson. Wooson, Grant, Pickett and Williams were great acquisitions and relatively inexpensive acquisitions – all took a certain level of football intelligence to execute. Bigby could end up good enough to say the same thing, but right now, it's hard to say.
- He likely had quite a bit to do with the hiring of Capers and the firing of Bob Sanders. This was a good move.
- He takes his job seriously – and being Packers' GM is a serious job.
- He has a losing record as a GM – 1 winning season in 4 tries. That's not good regardless of how anyone tries to rearrange the stats.
- His teams are too young – they are often penalized and while lots of people look at coaches when that happens, I look at the lack of veterans. I don't think it's a stretch to say veterans likely commit fewer penalties.
- TT does not value veterans like he should. TT has had a number of opportunities to add older players to the team through free agency. And some of them wouldn't have been too expensive. Veterans not only help with intangibles like leadership, but veterans importantly carry with them precedent (if that can be carried) – they have been in a variety of NFL situations before – and this is something young players simply don't have. It's a bit surprising he hasn't learned this lesson from the veteran players he has brought in like Woodson and Pickett.
- TT relies too heavily on the draft. If his draft picks ended up contributing more (and yes, some still may), his reliance on the draft would be more justified. After 4.5 years and 43 draft picks, I am disappointed in the small number of players he's drafted whom I'd say contribute significantly. Rodgers, Jennings, Crosby, Collins, Blackmon have all contributed well. Beyond these guys though, there seem to be a number of average players who haven't contributed much.
- Whatever his real role was in the Favre thing, it was a situation that could have and should have been handled better by the GM. Yes, Favre was being a moron and yes it was a tough overall situation, but I still believe TT could have handled it better.
- TT needs a better overall balance w/re to how he acquires players and he needs to take more occasional risks by picking up a few higher profile guys (like he did with Woodson).
- TT is in his 5th year as GM – those making the "it takes time" argument need to realize that in modern sports, 5 years is considered a good chunk of time to get the ship headed in the right direction.
- I have an ongoing concern that TT may take too much pride in making the great call – finding that totally unknown guy in the draft or from another team's practice squad. He's had a couple gems, no doubt (Jennings, Tramon, possibly Bigby). But sometimes, not always, but sometimes, some players are hyped because they are just that good.
- He is not good at communicating and struggles in his role as the (or a) face of the organization.
Why do I give him a score of 6? I figure that right now, he is a bit better than average with the potential to be a top flight GM. Other GMs have done more for their teams in shorter amounts of time – so I don't necessarily buy the argument that TT should get much more time. But I do think that he's put the team in a place where with a few more key moves (some quality draft picks, picking up a free agent or two, maybe trading players outright), the team at least may have a chance to surprise critics in the next 2 years. My measure for TT going forward will be simple: whether or not he and the team can put together 2 strong, winning seasons in a row. One thing that would be very interesting to see would be if the Pack struggles again this year and TT is not fired – does TT modify his approach at all?


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November 16. 2017 3:03AM
DERRY — Londonderry High School varsity cheerleaders won their first state title during the NHIAA fall spirit championship earlier this month, defeating longtime titleholder Pinkerton Academy on their own campus.
Londonderry finished with a total score of 103.0, edging out Pinkerton's 102.6 for the Division I title. Dover High School finished third with a score of 99.8.
"We are so proud of our athletes for their performance this season," said Chelsea Dennis, head coach of the LHS cheerleading team. "The passion within each of them, paired with their hard work and perseverance, brought us to the top today."
Pinkerton Academy, which hosted the Nov. 5 championship, has dominated the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association's cheerleading this decade, taking home first place each year since 2010.
Led by captains Meghan Evangelista, Kaylie Longua, Hannah Martin and Cassandra Stuart, the Londonderry Lancers overcame their longtime rivals and helped make "our dream to become state champions a reality," Dennis said.
The championship LHS roster also includes Sara Berte, Jessica Brien, Emma Gehris, Ashley Greenwood, Kathryn Hempfield, Katie Host, Kathryn Hughes, Erin Kelly, Victoria Kelly, Katie Leger, Nikki Longua, Samantha McCarthy, Taylor Mellinger, Alana Mobbs, Alexandria Nadeau, Alyssa Pitarys, Ally Rose, and Lilly Tharrington.
The team proudly displayed its new award in front of the school the following Monday after the championship, posting a 5-second video of the cheerleaders celebrating in style.
Londonderry's junior varsity squad also took home some hardware, finishing runner-up in the JV states.
— Chris Garofolo,Union Leader Correspondent


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Employing the spread offense or the triple-option aren't under consideration, but William and Mary's Jimmye Laycock said that just about every other aspect of the offense is under review, after an uncharacteristically poor season.
"One of the things we're looking at is kind of a re-evaluation of everything we're doing offensively," Laycock said Friday. "We might make some changes there, some different things. That's the biggest thing we're doing right now."
Six weeks of review confirmed what Laycock believed during and immediately after the season, that the offense wasn't productive enough. But it's difficult to make major changes in the middle of a season.
Laycock wouldn't elaborate on possible changes, explaining that he and the staff are in the midst of the eval process. The pro-style scheme that he's employed since he arrived 33 years ago remains the foundation, but improvement is clearly needed after a 2-9 season, the program's worst record since Laycock's first season at his alma mater (1980).
The Tribe has been near the bottom of the Colonial Athletic Association in most major offensive categories for the past two seasons. Last season, W&M was ninth in scoring (21.2), eighth in pass offense (188.7) and total offense (342.2) and ninth in pass efficiency.
In 2010, when the Tribe finished 5-6, it was 10th in scoring (18.4), ninth in pass offense (168.5) and total offense (334.8), and 10th in pass efficiency.
"When you don't do as well as you'd like," Laycock said, "there are a lot of reasons that sound like excuses, but that's not what we're into. We're just trying to look for ways to improve and make ourselves better."
Inconsistency at quarterback is a primary reason. The Tribe started three different quarterbacks each of the past two seasons, due to injury and spotty play. Last season, all three quarterbacks — Raphael Ortiz, Brent Caprio and Michael Graham — were injured at various times.
Ortiz and Caprio had season-ending injuries. Ortiz is not expected to be available for spring practice after undergoing shoulder surgery, but Caprio and Graham should be full go.
Laycock joked that keeping quarterbacks healthy would be beneficial. There's been no common thread to their injuries, nor some practice or routine that might keep them upright.
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Laycock said that the coaching staff is undergoing evaluations, as well.
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One of the things we love to talk about most is the act of bringing the outdoors in. It's amazing how much warmth a simple plant can bring to a space — wait, what's that? You don't have a green thumb? Well it's a good thing you don't need one to be a terrarium owner then! Here's 25 ways to try out your gardening skills with the least amount of maintenance and lots of tips and inspiration along the way.
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Manchester CrimeWatch: City woman arrested on warrant facing additional drug charges
February 26. 2014 9:02PM
MANCHESTER — Police said a city woman they arrested on a warrant out of Concord had heroin in her possession at the time of her arrest.
Carrie Collins, 28, of 167 Merrimack St., was arraigned Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division on a Manchester felony charge of possession of a narcotic.
No plea can be entered to a felony in Circuit Court, so a probable cause hearing was set for March 13. A police prosecutor requested $5,000 cash/surety bail on the Manchester charge, noting Collins has prior drug convictions.
Judge William Lyons told Collins she would be transported to Concord for arraignment Thursday on that city's drug sale warrant.
Probation hold trumps bail
Bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division for Aaron Roux, 25, of 188 Bell St., but it won't be operative unless a 72-hour probation hold is lifted. Police prosecutors said Roux's criminal history includes convictions for resisting arrest and theft by unauthorized taking.
Roux was in Circuit Court on charges of simple assault and criminal mischief. He is accused of spitting on his ex-girlfriend and pushing her and throwing sand in her face and kicking the door of her mother's vehicle, damaging it.
Bail conditions bar contact with the alleged victim and her mother and bar Roux from their residences. Trial was set for March 26.
Multiple code violations
Jean Mars, 39, of 89 Pennacook St., was in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Wednesday after being arrested on drug sale warrants.
But a clerk informed Mars that he also has 15 housing code violations on a Valley Street apartment building. Mars protested he no longer owns the building, that it was foreclosed on, but the clerk said these are violations he ignored during his ownership of the property.
Mars could enter no plea to four felony counts of sale of cocaine, so a probable cause hearing was set for March 13, when the violations will also be addressed.
Mars objected to the prosecutors' request for $20,000 cash/surety bail, with conditions including a waiver of extradition and a hearing on the source of any funds offered for bail.
"I have a clean record," Mars told Judge William Lyons. The judge responded that Mars ignored 15 housing code violations and set bail at the requested amount, with the requested conditions.


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We believe South Shore Hospital would be better positioned to serve a broader segment of the population if it were to merge with Partners.
The proposed merger of South Shore Hospital and Harbor Medical Associates with Partners HealthCare has received much attention, largely due to a recently created state agency that issued an unfavorable report on the merger.
In 2012, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Health Policy Commission with the goal of reducing health care costs – Massachusetts has the highest rates in the nation – and creating wider access to quality health care. In its report, the commission was highly critical of the merger between South Shore and Partners, mostly because its study concluded that the deal would drive up costs and inhibit competition.
It cited as an example an immediate 28.3 percent jump in physician reimbursement rates in the contract between Harbor Medical Associates (which has offices in Braintree, Pembroke, Scituate and Weymouth) and Partners that would take effect upon completion of the merger.
This was a primarily data-driven report. To the best of our knowledge, it was was free of subjectivity or politics – a true feat in Massachusetts. Everyone associated with the Health Policy Commission impressed us with their professionalism, enthusiasm and desire for fact-based conclusions. Still in its infancy, this state agency should be a model for all others.
However, this is the only report the commission has released. Also, this is the first agency of its kind in the nation, and, as a result, it doesn't yet have a model for vetting such complex health care partnerships.
Members of the Health Policy Commission said they do not have historical data from comparable mergers, such as that of Partners and Newton-Wellesley Hospital, a community hospital comparable in size and population to South Shore Hospital. Partners says it is building a model that will lead to lower overall costs, and that must be everyone's goal. We would hold them to that pledge.
Across the nation, hospitals and health care in general are operating in a dynamic system in which there are mergers between larger systems and community hospitals and physician groups. South Shore Hospital has an admirable history of identifying and meeting community health needs through innovative programs and pursuit of quality services. Through clinical affiliations and development partnerships, it has brought the best of the best in health care – Dana-Farber, Brigham and Women's and Boston Children's Hospitals among them – to the South Shore. Its stated mission is to provide quality health services to our community, and it has done that.
Certainly part of its financial and service success can be attributed to a healthy and wealthy population and market sector. Yet the volatility of the regional health care provider network – in the short and long terms – may soon require a shift in that patient profile.
Quincy Medical Center, owned by Steward Health Care, is struggling and, according to its union, has seen a decline in patient referrals. And other local hospitals have altered their service options to better serve more targeted client markets.
We believe South Shore Hospital would be better positioned to serve a broader segment of the population if it were to merge with Partners.
As Attorney General Martha Coakley and the U.S. Department of Justice weigh the possibility of leveling anti-trust charges against the proposed merger, we hope that all of the parties will take a deep breath and pursue a different course of action.
The Health Policy Commission has said there are many aspects of the Partners-South Shore plan that have merit and deserve favorable consideration. With a focus on those, we urge the parties involved to negotiate revised terms and compromise in areas of disagreement in order to better support the needs and interests of the larger community.
We fully expect that going forward, South Shore Hospital will continue to build on its history of serving the region's diversifying population with the health and welfare of its current and future patients in mind.
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The annual Niagara County Walk to End Alzheimer's, which supports the local Alzheimer's Association Chapter, is set for Saturday, Sept. 28, at Artpark in Lewiston.
Across Western New York, more than 160,000 people are dealing with the devastation of Alzheimer's. It's estimated that 53,000 local people have the always-fatal disease, and it's believed that another 107,000 people provide some kind of care for those with the disease. The Alzheimer's Association, WNY Chapter, provides classes, outreach, respite and support across eight counties, including Niagara. Additionally, a phone support system staffed by trained professionals is available 24/7.
Walk registration is online 24/7 at www.alz.org/wny. Information is also available by calling 1-800-272-3900.


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Round about now I go on a mad search in my wardrobe for my collection of Fred Perry's. When that search proves fruitless I normally treat myself to a polo shirt or two, one from here or here and another cheapo from a High Street store. If that's you cunning plan too, here is a round up of some of …
Style Safari: Polka Dot Shirts – Peter Werth, Guide London, ASOS and more
Polka Dot shirts never really seem to go and in out of style. However at the moment there does appear to be a bit of mini renaissance with a number of High Street stores offering them alongside specialist labels and heritage brands. Maybe it is because, as we have been told, 60s Op Art looks will be big this year. …
Let The Right One In: Teenage vampires inspire 'vintage' looks
Whilst a pre-pubescent teen may not be the obvious inspiration for a menswear blog, the styling details in Swedish art-house vampire stunner Let the Right One In are so, well, stunning that they couldn't go unmentioned. Lead character Oskar, works the tucked in boots look so well it makes a grown man feel inadequate. Such insouciance! The padded jackets, tone-matched sweater and scarf combos, not to mention the awesome blonde, feather cut-hair are enough to make me want to venture into the smelly world of vintage clothing. Well, almost.
Duffle coats pick from Schott, Topman and Peter Werth
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Family Circle no. 44 coat
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I made this coat out of necessity, and am quite pleased with myself. Using a pattern given to me (Family Circle no.44), I adjusted it for my long waist and longer arms and went for it. The only changes I made were to add belt loops and to make the collar a little bit smaller. I added button popper fasteners after wearing it a few times, as the belt alone wasn't brilliant at keeping the coat where it should be.
I had a panic mid-coat about interlining, and then about pre-shrinking, which was something I had never heard about. Lovely Burdastyle members set me straight, and I was pleased to find out ways of interlining, and also that my wool had been pre-shrunk.
It's made from 100% wool, with a cotton velvet collar and polyester lining, thick cotton interlining. It's surprisingly warm, and it's brilliant having coat arms long enough to keep my wrists warm.
Overall I am pleased with it, although I feel a bit like a 70s detective when wearing it.
(p.s. I took the pictures after wearing it for a month, so it's a bit creasy… bad presentation I know)
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5/12/17: INDONESIA: USCIRF Denounces the Recent Conviction and Sentencing of Jakarta's Governor for Blasphemy
USCIRF calls for the release of those accused of or convicted of blasphemy stating that blasphemy "laws are used to intimidate and harass individuals, including religious dissenters and minorities and violate their freedom of religion and belief."
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch)—The euro closed down at $1.3666, compared with $1.3682 late Tuesday, ahead of what analysts expect will be an uneventful European Central Bank policy meeting Thursday.
This ECB meeting "could be rather subdued" as economic data hasn't changed significantly during the past month, said Mads Koefoed, head of macro strategy at Saxo Bank, in a note.
The last two ECB policy meetings were eventful, with ECB President Mario Draghi promising action in May and then delivering with announcements of rate cuts in June. Most notably, the central bank cut its deposit rate to -0.10%.
The Australian dollar fell against the U.S. dollar on a sharper-than-expected drop in the country's exports, one day after reaching an eight-month high.
The Aussie AUDUSD, -0.3921% closed at 94.41 cents, down from a closing price of 94.91 cents Tuesday evening as May exports fell a seasonally adjusted 5% from a year earlier, while imports slipped 1%.
Falling Chinese demand for iron ore is the primary driver behind the export drop, said Win Thin, global head of emerging-market currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman.
The U.S. dollar also was boosted by a strong jobs report from Automatic Data Processing, Thin said. The ICE U.S. Dollar index, which pits the greenback against six other currencies, rose to 79.9580 from its previous close of 79.815.
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Tim Burton in 1988. (Larry Davis/Los Angeles Times)Link
Tim Burton on the set of "Batman" in 1989. (DC Comics)Link
Tim Burton with Vincent Price on the set of "Edward Scissorhands" in 1990. As a child, Burton worshiped veteran character actor Price, whom he directed decades later in "Scissorhands." (Zade Rosenthal/Los Angeles Times)Link
Tim Burton with Johnny Depp, who played the title character in "Edward Scissorhands." (Zade Rosenthal/Los Angeles Times)Link
Tim Burton with Winona Ryder, who played Kim in "Edward Scissorhands." (Zade Rosenthal/Los Angeles Times)Link
Tim Burton on the set of "Beetlejuice," which he directed in 1988. (The Geffen Film Company)Link
Tim Borton, photographed in his Warner Studios office in 1990. (Jim Hudelson/Los Angeles Times)Link
Tim Burton on the set of "Sleepy Hollow" in 1999. (Clive Coote/Paramount Pictures)Link
Tim Burton turns 53 today and this year also marks the 40th anniversary of his creepy film "The Island of Doctor Agor" — yes, Burton made the H.G. Wells-inspired short at the tender age of 13.
The past is moving front and center for Burton these days. A few weeks before Halloween 2012 he'll be in theaters with "Frankenweenie," a stop-motion, black-and-white, feature-length movie based on his breakthrough 1984 short film of the same title. The story is about a boy and his dog — the boy has considerable mad-science savvy and the dog happens to be dead, at least until his grieving owner hatches a plan to revive his beloved pet. Footage from the film, aired at Disney's D23 Expo this month, showed Burton's trademark blend of the whimsical and grotesque.
Right now Burton is at Pinewood Studios outside London working on "Dark Shadows," a Warner Bros. film that reunites the director with his pal Johnny Depp (as well as Helena Bonham-Carter and Michelle Pfeiffer) and pays tribute to the vintage, gothic soap opera that Burton has called a key influence on his forming sensibilities back in the 1970s.
Burton's got plenty more on his plate. He watched a museum exhibit collecting up his art create a sensation in New York and in Los Angeles and he's also producing "Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter" (based on the namesake novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, who also wrote "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"). In June, he told Hero Complex about his interest in the latter: "Something hit me inside that said, I just wanted to see that movie. I don't know why. I grew up on weird perverse movies and it just seemed like one of those kind of movies that just tapped into my subconscious. I remember going to the Cornell Theater in Burbank where they'd do like three movies for 50 cents and that would have been the kind of movie I would have seen there."
To celebrate the filmmaker's birthday, we pulled a few photos from our archives; you'll find them above and be sure to turn the CAPTIONS ON. Burton is in good company on the calendar, by the way, he shares his birthday with "James Bond" icon Sean Connery and Alexander Skarsgard, star of "True Blood" and one of the alien-fighting sailors in the upcoming "Battleship."
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Tim Burton: Nine monster movies that inspired him
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I'm a bi male who mostly has experience dating women, but after my last breakup am into exploring my options more with men. I've been on a few OkCupid dates with guys but don't have a ton of experience. How much do I need to disclose to potential guy dates about my sexuality?--Can't Bi Me Love
There are a few hard and fast dating disclosure rules: STD status, marital status, if you have children, if you've served time in prison, and if you own any Nickelback albums. But most of what we disclose about ourselves on dates falls into a murkier grey area.
The best advice I can give is unfortunately vague: Disclose what feels comfortable, when it feels comfortable. If you're not feeling the chemistry with someone, then there's no need to get personal and, like, detail your food allergies or recount the one time you tried butt-chugging. If, however, the subject comes up and you're feeling the vibes, then you're welcome to throw it out there that you're relatively new to the dude-dating game.
While some guys might balk at your low blow job quota, others might find it enticing--after all, schooling the inexperienced is something that really gets some people off. Treat it like it's no big deal and it'll be received that way. It's not like you're admitting you have leprosy or that you own the entire discography of William Shatner.
You might run into some biphobia on your dates, especially since male bisexuality is the misunderstood goth teen of the sex world. "It's a phase! We're all bisexual! Wait, no one's bisexual! Bisexuals are sluts!" And on and on. On the off-chance that your lack of experience is seen as a deal-breaker, then at least you'll know right away that that guy wasn't right for you and you can move on.
If you're approaching OkCupid for more casual encounters, you probably won't need to delve into your dating history at all. "You have a functioning penis? Great!" might be all the conversation you need to have. Though if there's one thing I learned on my many, many OkCupid dates, it's that OkCupiders love to talk about OkCupid. Rehashing OkCupid dates and experiences and horror stories is difficult to impossible to avoid; it's like conversational herpes. So be prepared to derail that particular topic if you don't want to discuss your past.
Remember also that you've got a disclosure platform at your disposal in the form of your OkCupid profile itself. If dudes can be all, "I'm the type to tell you my favorite candy is Skittles because I would love it if you brought me candy all the time," and "I take life with a grain of salt … plus a slice of lemon … and a shot of tequila!" (true stories) then you have every right to be all, "Yo, new to this game, but not to analingus" or whatever. No big swig.
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Paris: Six different champions in the last six years suggests that tipping a French Open women`s champion is something of a lottery, but those backing world No.1 Serena Williams are surely investing wisely.
The American powerhouse claimed a second Roland Garros crown last year - 11 years after her first - and warmed up for the defence of her crown by winning the Rome title on Sunday, dropping just one set and 22 games all week.
It was a return to the form that helped Williams win 11 titles in 2013 and proof, if any were needed, that the fire within burns as ferociously as ever as she returns to the city she calls her second home chasing an 18th major singles that would tie her with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
The former French Open champion Li Na is probably her main rival as the Chinese attempts to become the first player since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to win the year`s first two slams.
Maria Sharapova, winner in 2012 and runner-up last year, will also be confident of a strong run after beating Li on the way to claiming the Madrid title earlier this month.
Poland`s gritty world No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska, and Serbian duo Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic, the champion in 2008, will also be strong contenders while Simona Halep, the aggressive Romanian baseliner who has blasted into the top four, is more than capable of causing an upset.
Whoever Williams faces, however, she will not be feeling any extra pressure just because she is defending champion.
"Usually I`m like, `Oh my God, I have to defend`. This time I`m going to be cool with it," Williams, who has bought a second Paris apartment near the Eiffel Tower, said recently when looking ahead to the French Open.
"I`ve been feeling that way for a while now. I think that`s a good way to feel, since I won so many titles last year."
Ominously for her rivals, Williams`s previous two French Open triumphs came following a title run in Rome.
Former semi-finalist and reigning Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, now retired, said Williams`s match temperament was her biggest asset and the reason that she still sets the standard.
"I`m so impressed with how focussed she is going into every grand slam," Bartoli, who will work as a pundit for ITV and Eurosport this year, told Reuters.
"She doesn`t act like she`s a favourite. She is just focussed on winning every single match which is why she is a champion. She goes into every match thinking she needs to play her best tennis, not that she`s the favourite."
Gone are the days, it seems, when a teenager would jump out of the pack to capture a grand slam.
World number two Li is also 32 and, like Williams, appears to be still improving. She showed with her magnificent 2011 run in Paris when becoming the first player from an Asian country to win a grand slam singles title that she has the tools and the temperament to survive two weeks of claycourt battles.
A second-round defeat last year to American Bethanie Mattek-Sands left her at a low ebb but she rebounded impressively, reaching at least the quarter-finals in 13 of her next 14 tournaments and winning this year`s Australian Open.
"I`m feeling pretty good," Li said during her run to the quarter-finals of Rome last week. "I`m playing some high-quality matches. And I`m feeling pretty loose - I`m just going to do my best out there."
Sharapova, now comfortable sliding around on clay after looking clumsy on it earlier in her career, will benefit from being slightly under the radar this year after a shoulder injury meant a slow start to the year.
The former world No.1, now down at eighth in the WTA rankings, returned to her best form once the claycourt season started, winning back-to-back titles in Stuttgart and Madrid.
"I`ve done a really good job of transitioning from the hard to the clay and really improving physically and recovering well from match to match," the Russian told the WTA`s website.
"I`ve benefited from that in the last couple of years. I enjoy playing on all surfaces. But I`m really happy about changing my results on clay the last few years."
A dark horse for the title could be Romanian Halep - the most improved player on the Tour in the last couple of years.
Wins against Ivanovic and Petra Kvitova on the way to the final in Madrid would have given her plenty of confidence as she bids to avoid a hat-trick of first-round exits at Roland Garros.
"Last year I was top 20, now I`m top five so its a big difference," she said. "I`m enjoying this time because it`s the best in my career."


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Dave's Rating:
Meaningful anti-entertainment
Who's In It: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker
The Basics: Post-End of the World--cause unknown, but all the trees are dead and the only food left is rotting in ransacked homes--a man and his son wander the destroyed landscape of the United States scavenging for something to eat, trying not to freeze and, most importantly, desperately trying to keep away from the gangs of roving cannibal rapists who were most likely million-dollar-bonus-receiving bank executives before the world melted down into a blizzard of smoke and ash. So yeah, happy holidays everybody, here's a big helping of despair.
What's The Deal: Okay, it's only about 99.9% despair-filled. There's a sliver of hope and humanity that runs through the blasted-out shell of this dark and brutally sad film, as the man tries to impart a sense of right, wrong, dignity ("We don't eat people, right Papa?") and common decency to his son, a kid who's never known anything except the world that came after the collapse. But just a sliver, obviously, or the end of the world wouldn't feel like much of big a deal, would it? You'd just be watching 2012 and cheering the deaths of billions. This is the opposite of that. It's the kind of movie that makes you stop whining about your little First World parking problems, romance anxieties and Facebooking woes.
What You Get In Exchange For Enduring All That Grim: A movie that offers a warm, heartbreaking vision of the possible bonds between fathers and sons, a pervasive mood of tension almost as frightening as in No Country for Old Men and, in some moments, true horror you won't even find in most "thrillers."
Finally A Movie Worthy Of Charlize Theron's Enthusiasm For Being Depressed And Makeupless On Screen: She's really getting good at making you forget that she's a total glamazon in real life. It's like after Aeon Flux she just decided that the whole planet knew she was hot and that she had nothing left to prove on that front. Then she stripped off everything and started taking any bummer script that crossed her desk. I like her for that on principle. And I'm glad that here, unlike in the other super-serious movie she appeared in this year, the not-good-at-all disgruntled desert drama The Burning Plain, that the pain her character endures is about something other than self-pitying melodrama.
What It Has To Teach You About Living After The Apocalypse: First of all there's no cool Thunderdome stuff anywhere, so you can forget that right now. Also, sleep in your shoes or otherwise they're going to be stolen. It appears that if you're a woman or child you're pretty much doomed, and if you're a guy you'd better be big and strong, have ammo and know how to aim. A can opener will help a lot too.
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