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No recovery for the middle class
Crunched by the housing crunch
While home prices are recovering and are back to early 2004 levels -- up nearly 14% nationally from their lows, but still down around 27% from their 2006 highs -- many Americans aren't participating in the rebound. Foreclosures, short sales, negative home equity and other maladies have prevented many from tapping into this wealth recovery.
Consider the chart above.
It shows that even as home prices stabilized from 2009 to 2011 before pushing higher, the homeownership rate collapsed as one-time owners became newfound renters. As a result, millions missed the bounce; those who lost homes as well as wealth in the housing collapse won't benefit from the rebound.
Now, they are suffering another negative consequence as rental rates push higher and new cash-investor landlords enjoy the rise in home values. Right now, rent inflation is running at nearly 3% -- up from 1% in early 2011 and more than double the overall inflation rate.
So much for the wealth effect from homeownership. But at least the stock market is up, right?
You control our world. You've poisoned the air we breathe, contaminated the water we drink, and copyrighted the food we eat. We fight in your wars, die for your causes, and sacrifice our freedoms to protect you. You've liquidated our savings, destroyed our middle class, and used our tax dollars to bailout your unending greed. We are slaves to your corporations, zombies to your airwaves, servants to your decadence. You've stolen our elections, assassinated our leaders, and abolished our basic rights as human beings. You own our property, shipped away our jobs, and shredded our unions. You've profited off of disaster, destabilized our currencies, and raised our cost of living. You've monopolized our freedom, stripped away our education, and have almost extinguished our flame. We are hit… we are bleeding… but we ain't got time to bleed. We will bring the giants to their knees and you will witness our revolution!
The middle class that built this country
You ain't kidding.
After being laid off in 2010, I am now working and making the same wage today that I made in 1989 when gas prices were less than $1.00 per gallon. We all know that every other consumable product is based on the price of gas, so in sum, I am making 1/4 of my1989 wage.
No Mr Obama, the private sector is NOT doing fine. Instead of playing the race card in Florida and pandering with Russia to get Snowden knocked off, work on the economy.
By the way, did Beth A Wood (NC state auditor ) and Tim Geithner (US Secretary of the Treasury), to name a few political sleezes, ever pay their taxes? Maybe if the politicians on both sides of the isle paid their taxes, stopped taking long weekend breaks, and voting themselves pay raises and better benefits, the middle class would have a chance of survival.
On a good note, I found a job in three weeks and can now pay taxes to help pay for the welfare of this state. The state that wouldn't give me a dime of assistance has no problem taking my tax money and then some.
I am proud to be middle class and able to support myself.
When I was a kid where I use to live was one of the best places in this country to be. Seven major corporations had plants in the town next to where I lived. Everyone had a good job. No one became millionaires but, they made excellent incomes and was able to save for a retirement. We had nice homes, a couple of good cars, groceries on the table and our bills were paid. Seven of best high schools in the state where almost 99% of the students graduated and a most of us went on to college. Crime was a bare minimum. You could leave your house and car unlocked and my mom didn't have to worry about us playing outside and some pedophile kidnapping us. We knew all our neighbors and they all looked out for us kids. We could stay out all day until the sun went down. Drugs dealers and gangs didn't exist. I know that some people would do or sell some drugs. But, it was such a minimum that it never crossed over into our lives. It was a great place.
But, fast forward 30 years. All but one of those companies has left. Every one of them were manufacturing jobs. But we make nothing here anymore so, those jobs are gone to China. The population is about 1/3 of what it was when I was young. Two high schools now! And even though most of the kids still graduate, when they do they leave because finding a decent job there is almost impossible. Crime well it's still low as compared to average for this country but it's almost double from when I was a kid. And drugs/alcohol abuse is the newest thing on the rise. Young people believe that it is only thing to make real cash. And they have nothing to do now but smoke, drink and do drugs.
But, my mom refuses to leave. And when I go home I go to the spot where my old high school use to be and see how high the grass has grown around the building that now has been vacant for years. And just sit up on the old football field and remember what it once was. I remember over 4000 people coming to these games every Friday night. It's sad. It's sad, how just a few hundred people of the course of three decades can destroy a town, a city, a county, a state and our country. Just think about that, just a small percentage of population work as government personel, people who we have put in charge of doing what is right for all of us and our nation, have destroyed it. Destroyed it with their greed and their lawlessness.
For example the city unions will receive at 3% pay raise. Oh but then they will all receive a 5% pay BONUS calculated on the wages with the new 3% already baked into the wages.
Meanwhile the city council on a 6-2 vote each time added NEW TAXES:
7% charge on electricity kilowatt hours each month billed by the Lee County Electric Cooperative as a Utility Tax.
Have implemented a Fire Assessment Tax as a separate Tax 2 tiered. Small home $97, large home $230 as a base. square footage of home such as tier 1 could be as much as $229 and the tier 2 home a minimum of $230 plus whatever the square footage would calculate out to.
They sold the program to themselves citing a 2 point cut in millage. One week later reduced the BAIT to 1 point and the final products NO REDUCTION ON MILLAGE RATE.
All this budgeted prior to the county establishing . an increase or decrease in property valuation which is the key figure to establish REAL ESTATE TAX. The final figure was an increase in propery and home valuation of 7.13%. Almost 5% higher than last year.
This is what happens when a city union loads up a city council with retired police, fire and city workers who look to SUSTAIN government in a TANKED ECONOMY that can not GROW to support it local government.
They also overspent last year by $20 million, the year prior by they also over spent. It took the police dept 3 years to reduce OVERTIME and that was 80%. There is still 20% Overtime.
The Governor in Florida calls it local politics the MIDDLE CLASS that is still shrinking calls it FRAUD and RACKETEERING!!!!
'no recovery for the mid class' duh!! ya think?? you're kiddin??? why everything is just super!! isn't it? huh? no? oh! obama fall down and go boom?? well, he can always go back to africa for another 100million dollar vacation package right? anyway....
except for the Detroit bankruptcy thing,
and the Fast n' Furious thing
and the 2 border patrol agents killed from the guns from Fast n' Furious debacle
and the no drilling for our own oil thing,
and the giving the muslim brotherhood in Egypt fighter jets thing!!!
and the Egypt coup thing!! (failed obama/hillary backing of muslim brotherhood, Morsi that just got thrown out of power thing)
the funding Syrian muslim brotherhood anti-American rebels with weapons thing
and the IRS scandal thing,
and the NSA scandal thing,
and the Benghazi thing,
and the blame everyone but himself thing for everything, THING!
and the Ben Snowden thing, (a liberal no less smackin' obama in the head, now that's funny!)
and the eternal vacationing thing, costing hundreds of millions of dollars from John Q. Public!!!
and the unaffordable care act thing,
and the stratospheric gas price thing,
and the disrespecting our allies thing
whew!! takes deep breath....ok..
and the eternal campaigning mode that pig obama is in,
and the blame Bush for everything thing,
and the Chinook disaster thing where all those Seal Team SIX men that died!! remember that thing!!
and the raising taxes thing on the MIDDLE CLASS!!!,
and the bail out the GM thing, (meanwhile its' in the red with that disaster chevy volt that's not selling)
and the 8TRILLION more in debt thing!!!
and the 4TRILLION more the unaffordable care thing is gonna cost, how 'bout that thing!!!
and the 4 AMERICANS KILLED in Benhazi thing, THAT's still not solved THING!!!
and this just in: almost forgot the Solyndra failed 'green energy bankruptcy company thing!!
aka the 800BILLON taxpayer wasted money failed liberal junk science THING!!
do you downright idiotic media shills for the worst president EVER to disgrace the white house know how stupid you sound when you print the 'obvious' NOW?, when the rest of us knew this 4.5yrs ago?
your pathetic divisive black muslim messiah is destroying the mid class on purpose, and you mention it in passing like it's just another 'thing' that just, sorta, kinda, happened!! ARE U INSANE!!! how much longer are you gonna cover for that pig?? seriously, the more you do, the less credibility you have, which was actually NOTHING anyway...
gee thanx for printin' this 'new' info, now here's another little secret, they just invented this new 'thing' I think it's called the internal combustion engine, and I think it's gonna be a BOOM for mankind!! yes!! yes!! yeeeeees!!! I know it'll be!!
I know that in 1979 I was working in a tool and die shop making $13.67 an hour and was able to buy a house, a new car and have a stay at home wife.
You can't even keep an apartment and a new car with that wage now.
Today, I pay almost as much for a month for my cell phone bill as I did for my house payment back then.
The middle class has been suckered by big Corporations and our political system has been their main tool in doing it.
For the last 14 years I have been a manager of between 40 and 180 people. Here are my observations of the working middle class. They are great people. Many are close friends and some as close as family. They most always make all the wrong choices. At bônus time new cars always show up in the parking lot which leads to even more being bought. Bonus time is also known for providing very nice vacations, new motorcycles, guns, etc, etc, etc. Paying off debt is never considered. Debt is a way of life. All homes have all the latest things, TV´s, Iphones, etc, etc, etc. When the stock market fell in 2008 and into 2009 many sold off their 401k´s at or near the bottom and have yet to put that money back in. They have no clue what they are doing finacially and don´t want to know. One couple who works for us combined make $140k... they are the pôster children for what not to do. Their income isn´t enough and the credit cards are maxed out. They have little savings....They are always broke.
The middle class will never be rich but if they would just understand that $2k - $5k per year is all they need to save and invest and everything will be fine in the end. Instead all the wrong thigs are the priority. In the last five years interest rates have fallen to nothing. If they would have taken care of their credit their homes could have been refinanced for a huge savings. The Market has more then doubled and they have not only not invested but many have sold their 401k´s at near half price.
God Bess them and I love them but they, IN GENERAL, have made things more difficult on themselves..
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This week's Hump Day hill story is not about the setting of the infamous battle in the Vietnam War.
This was the name given to a rutted, steep hill that sat right behind the local McDonalds in the town where I grew up.
Hence the name.
There it is, up there in the shot taken from Google Maps Street View.
There was one, well-worn path that led down the face that dumped out right into the vacant lot next to the Mickey D's.
One of those vacant lots full of old shopping carts and tires.
My town was, and still is, quite unglamorous.
I never understood why there was such a well-worn path because we never saw anyone actually take it on.
It couldn't have been more than 50 feet high but the thought of coming down that steep hill on our cobbled-together BMX bikes struck terror in our tiny hearts.
We'd tackled far steeper hills, even back then when we were 8 and 9, but this hill came with its own legend.
Rumor was that one kid tried it, crashed and crushed his trachea on the little cross-bar on his BMX handlebars.
He made it all the way home but his Mom, not knowing how to perform a tracheotomy, watched him die right there.
Probably just urban legend, but it freaked us out. And gave us all an excuse to get bitchin', checkerboard cross-bar pads.
I remember years back when I stopped into town to visit my parents.
As I cruised by this hill I remembered that my bike was on the roof.
I slowed down and started to consider conquering this thing, once-and-for-all.
Then my wife and kids asked why I was slowing down (it's not the best neighborhood, I'll tell you. Never has been).
I gave them the short version of the story and, well, let's just say that I shall not be conquering this hill.
And if that poor kid actually existed, I guess I owe him thanks.
Or it's quite likely that the hill would have a new legend. And local kids would point to that filthy hill and say "…heard about that old dude who tried to ride down Hamburger Hill and died?…"
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Can you give birth like royalty?
Without health insurance, a pregnancy could cost a king's ransom. Are you covered?
This post comes from Barbara Marquand at partner site Insurance.com.
When the Duchess of Cambridge checked into the King Edward VII Hospital in London with a nasty bout of morning sickness, she didn't have to worry about such common matters as health insurance deductibles, emergency room co-payments, or whether a claims examiner might balk at the three-night stay.
When one is carrying a British heir to the throne, after all, one is entitled to health care fit for a king.
For you, though, the royal treatment isn't likely, even if you have good health insurance. Here are some of the things Her Royal Highness, the former Kate Middleton, doesn't have to ponder in pregnancy -- but you should:
Does your policy cover maternity care?
Most individual health insurance plans -- the kind you buy yourself, rather than get through an employer -- do not cover pregnancy and maternity care. Nationwide, just 13% of individual health plans available to a 30-year-old woman provided maternity benefits in 2009, according to the most recent figures from the National Women's Law Center.
That will change in 2014 when individual and small-group health plans will have to provide maternity coverage, along with other so-called "essential health benefits." Moreover, insurers in 2014 won't be allowed to deny coverage or charge higher premiums for people with illnesses or existing health conditions, including pregnancy.
Until then, if you don't have access to employer-sponsored coverage, either through your job or a spouse's employment, check whether you qualify for Medicaid, the national and state health insurance program for low-income individuals, or a Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (learn ore at HealthCare.gov), established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. To qualify for the PCIP, you have to have been uninsured for at least six months, and you have to pay the premiums yourself.
Covered under a parent's plan? Watch out for a pregnancy loophole.
Most job-based health plans cover pregnancy and maternity care. That's because the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, which applies to employers with at least 15 workers, requires these plans to cover pregnancy just like they cover other medical conditions.
However, the law doesn't require those plans to extend maternity benefits to dependent children. Under the Affordable Care Act, young adults now can stay on their parents' job-based health plans up to age 26, even if they live away from home or are married. An estimated 1.1 million young women have health insurance coverage as a result of the provision, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services research brief.
If you're among them, check to see if your parent's plan extends maternity benefits to you.
Does your employer-sponsored plan fully cover preventive care?
New health plans or ones that have been changed substantially since the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010 must cover preventive care, including a list of services geared to women, without charging a deductible, co-pay or coinsurance.
Among the "free" services for pregnant or nursing women:
- Anemia screening.
- Bacteriuria urinary tract or other infection screening.
- Breastfeeding supplies and support.
- Folic acid supplements.
- Gestational diabetes screening.
- Hepatitis B screening.
- Rh incompatibility screening.
You also can go to an obstetrician or gynecologist without a referral.
However, "grandfathered" health plans don't have to fully cover preventive care. Grandfathered plans are those that were launched before the health care reform law was passed and have stayed essentially the same. Almost half, 48%, of people with job-based health insurance are in grandfathered plans this year, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Some grandfathered plans still provide fully covered preventive care even though they're not required to, but some don't.
Want a luxurious stay? Don't bet on it.
State or federal law could guarantee you only a couple of days in the hospital after giving birth. Under the federal Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996, self-insured group plans can't restrict hospital stays for childbirth to less than 48 hours after a vaginal delivery or 96 hours after delivery by cesarean section. Most very large employers are self-insured -- they bear the risk and pay claims directly.
Many states have enacted similar laws that apply to health plans under which insurance companies pay the claims. Unless you have royal connections, check your health plan to see what coverage you have for pregnancy and maternity care -- preferably before you get pregnant.
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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Welcome Baby Girl!
March 28, 2013 Baby News
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Just yesterday, Bell tweeted a pic of her dog Lola resting its head on her belly, with the caption, "Eavesdropping."
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TITANS `05: Played in 29 games for the Titans in 2005, primarily coming off the bench as the team's best pinch-hitter The third baseman got only seven starts, one of which was at third, with teammate Ronnie Prettyman getting the majority of the time Started at first base twice and the designated hitter spot four times, hitting .250 (12-for-48) Picked up a season-high two hits on two occasions, going 2-for-3 on Apr. 9 at Cal State Northridge and 2-for-3 on May 3 vs. San Diego State Picked up a career-high four RBI on Apr. 9 at CSUN Hit his first collegiate home run on Feb. 13 vs. Fresno State, a pinch-hit two-run blast in the 9-0 win Posted two short three-game hitting streaks from Feb. 6 to Feb 13 and from Apr. 5 to Apr. 10.
TITANS `04: Was granted a medical redshirt season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE: Played one year for Coach Jim Bagnall as a shortstop and closer Earned many awards including all-conference, all-region, and Rawlings NJCAA Big Stick Award Named National Junior College Association All-American Led league and broke school record for batting average at .407 Also led league in hits and finished second in triples.
NORTH MEDFORD HS: Earned three letters for Coach Brett Wolfe in Medford, Oregon Hit .370 with four home runs as a senior and .322 with 13 doubles as a junior Also compiled a 9-2 record with a 0.99 ERA and two saves as a senior pitcher Held team captain position for both his junior and senior seasons Earned all-conference and all-state honors Awarded conference player of the year honors as a senior and elected to the State/Metro All-Star Series Also lettered once in soccer.
PERSONAL: Born on June 29, 1984, in Harbor City, Calif. Parents are Evan and Teresa McArthur Full name is Evan Burns McArthur Has three older sisters (Renee, Marianne and Shirlianne) Lists his father as the greatest influence in his life Majoring in business Was briefly a bat boy for the Titans in 1994 Enjoys playing cards in his spare time Would like to see Miami, LSU, and Arizona State added to the Titans' schedule Favorites include: Los Angeles Dodgers (team), Alex Rodriguez (player), Val Kilmer (actor), Jessica Alba (actress), Boondock Saints (movie) and pasta (food).


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What would happen to an economy if physical precious metals were legal tender currency?
Imagine money that had intrinsic value. How would this affect banking, government spending, saving, and consumer spending?
Better or worse than fiat money?
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Mar 17 2013: To Brian:
Yes, it is possible to have recessions and bank runs similar to our current situation with a physically backed or a commodity currency, especially following an era of easy credit. There were many recessions and bank runs before the US went off of the gold standard, as well as before the existence of the Federal Reserve System. When people do not believe that a bank can meet demand for withdrawals, there will be a bank run, which may lead to a bank panic (systemic).
In this recession, the packaging/ sale of mortgage backed securities and under the table derivatives trading, combined with Fed policy & regulations incentivizing banks to make poor loans. The market for mortgage backed securities collapsed (people realized borrowers were not creditworthy) and the market for them dried up, leading to a liquidity spiral (banks dump securities at the same time, leading to lower prices and more dumping -> need for a lender of last resort). It would still be possible for banks to package and sell loans if there was only a commodity currency, and a commodity currency would not prevent derivatives trading.
Any time there is a fractional reserve system (+ mix: poor national bank policy, perverse incentives & non-disclosure) this can happen.
Also, there can be problems with the purity of the commodity (i.e. gold) as it can be diluted which can increase transaction costs relative to a fiat currency.
To Alan:
Yes, I agree, if there were a transition back to a physical currency standard, it would be very difficult and likely cause a collapse. In my response I was focused more on the long term consequences on funding liquidity, abstracting from the transition. You bring up a good point; I don't know if there would be a satisfactory and orderly way to go back without bank runs & panics to redeem the currency for the commodity. It would probably require a complete financial collapse beforehand or a temporary, complete government control of the financial system. Bad.
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What can governments do to end poverty in their countries? Is a solution possible under capitalism?
Hello, I come from Argentina, and in my country, poverty is an issue we still can't eradicate, even though extreme poverty has been around for many decades now.
What still baffles me is the fact that although the Government gives away money to those with reduced incomes, poverty is as bad as always. Poor people can now (at least) fulfill their basic needs, but they have now become dependant on the Govt to give them the necessary resources for life (and politicians do not care about this, since this way they can keep on "buying" their votes with cash). They don't have jobs (and some do not even bother to find one) and most still live in slums under really poor conditions. So, it's obvious this solution is only benefitial in the short run... eventually the Government is going to run out of money and we'll still have the same number of people in the streets.
Moreover, I read yesterday how India is going to start doing the same thing, but I guess that probably won't go anywhere either.
Now, what do you think is the solution to stop this vicious circle of poverty? What is your Government doing about it?
Bear in mind that Latin America has just extreme poverty levels (not as much as Africa), but still much more than the First World countries. At least in my country there is a surprisingly high number of slums (check some photos in wikipedia: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_miseria )
In my opinion, emphasis should be made on giving labour to these people outside-the-system. But for that, we need to offer public AND quality education. Yet I'm conscious that a malnourished child is not going to be able to be properly educated, is he?. So what can we do to ensure that child will have a better future? It's difficult to come up with a solution, but we're in the 21st Century now, it's about time we stopped poverty.
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Maaher Sayeed 10+Jan 2 2013: A solution to Corruption would enable the revenue needed to fund solutions for poverty. If all governments take a serious stance against the earnings genererated while in office by the politicians, leaders and their respective famalies they would realize enormous amount of wealth being stolen off government contracts and by offering political favors.
India, Pakistan, Latin Americas, USA and several countires have the same going on all the time. Each politician should have a set income and all wealth assimilated by them and thier families should be accounted for while they are in office. All income and wealth that cannot be accounted for shoudl be seized and invested in programs to provide support, education, and industires that help the poor. The amount of politicians with millions, fi nto billions stashed away is a blatant indication of corruption in these countires. These are the moneis that are not being spent to develop the country, economy and poverty.
Even the wealthy individuals and corporations need to contribute to the country and solutions for poverty. Many do today but we need more participation. After all 100 million or 1 billion gets them enough for a generation or two. What about the other excesses and where does it sit locked up?
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[edit] Emerging Leaders 2009: Group I
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Create a series of videos promoting the value of using ALA Connect for numerous purposes
ITTS asked that Team I review the Project Roadmap for ALA Connect and determine how the group could make a substantial and useful contribution to the launch of the site. The group decided to create a series of screencasts intended to highlight key features and how users might take advantage of them. The screencasts will be posted on ALA Connect, AL Focus, Blip.tv, YouTube, and Vimeo.
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The Awakening is a 2011 ghost story/suspense feature. It is set in England, post World War I , in a manor house converted to a school. Naturally, there are unexplained deaths and an extra student body who appears blurrily in the yearly group portait.
Enter Florence Cathcart, played by hot ticket actress Rebecca Hall (The Prestige) a non-believing ghosthunter hired to expose fakes and chicanery. Lucky for her, and us, one of the teachers is played by Dominic West (The Wire, The Hour) and romance ensues! Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake, Cranford) plays the over-friendly schoolmistress.
There's plenty of make-you-jump-scenes, but be forewarned, this is a psychological thriller for those who enjoyed The Woman in Black, and The Village and movies of that ilk, not horror movies like Saw. The "awakening" in the movie is downright psychiatric, but I'll leave it at that. Fans of Midsomer Murders and period British fare such as Downtown Abbey might enjoy this one, too.
I do love anything to do with the bending of the space time continuum- even if it doesn't always make sense and often leaves me scratching my head. And the really bad ones have been known to leave me yelling at my tv that just wouldn't work!!! In fact I enjoy them so much I've devoted entire posts to just such movies.
Now fellow movie maniac Mat introduced me to this little gem from Spain---Los cronocrimenes---Timecrimes, and I must say it lived up to everything he said about it. Done without a bunch of CGI that leaves you looking for a quiet place to rest your eyes, this movie is lean, even sparse. No fancy sets, no high profile actors, just a nice tight sci-fi thriller. You aren't here to watch the special effects, you are here to try to figure out what happened and more importantly, could it work.
It won't be everyone's cup of tea but it sure worked for me. Even with English sub-titles.
Whenever I think 'quirky', two actors come to mind. One is Johnny Depp and the other is John Cusack. Both have been around for a lot of years, both are highly versatile and both can be counted on to give solid performances---especially in very offbeat films. It's interesting to see that both also have new releases in the theatres at the moment. The Raven is loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem of the same name and features Cusask. Dark Shadows is a re-imagining of the 1966 TV cult classic and features Depp as an imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins. Truth be told, I will give both of these a pass until they come out on DVD, but we have lots of other Depp and Cusack titles that showcase their talents.
Forget the mainstream Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, we've all seen and enjoyed them, and try these from Depp: Edward Scissorhands, Rango, Don Juan DeMarco, Benny and Joon and the wonderful and truly strange Ed Wood. We also have the original tv series that launched his career and made him the heartthrob of most North American teens---21 Jump Street. I recently watched The Rum Diary and although not a great film it did qualify as mildly quirky, is well acted, and had more than enough to keep me with it.
Cusack has never really been main stream, or at least not since his days as a member of the brat pack in the 80's. Try him out in what is likely one of the most bizarre movies ever---Being John Malcovich. Also Grosse Pointe Blank and the same roll reprised in War Inc ---written by Cusack---and yes that is him doing his own stunts-he has a black belt in kick boxing.
Now to end this post, let me say that the two Johns have in their filmography to my mind several VERY scary movies. 1408 with Cusack just scares the milk and cookies out of me every time I watch it- and I can't stop watching it. And Depp is often at his best when he plays the 'in over his head' protagonist like in Sleepy Hollow. Also, From Hell (a Jack the Ripper retelling-very bloody and dark) and Secret Window.
Sign out this 1974 Francis Ford Coppola gem if you stumble across it, or place a hold on The Conversation, by clicking on the title. The Conversation stars Gene Hackman as a private surveillance expert with a haunted past. He's hired by a corporate executive, or probably the exec's sinister administrative assistant played by a young Harrison Ford (!), to wire tap his wife (Cindy Williams of Laverne and Shirley!) and her lover in a public plaza. Hackman's hypervigilant Harry Caul starts to unravel as the assignment progresses. There's a great long opening shot and other great film techniques as well as strong acting from the leads and excellent Scott Joplin-esque piano solos by David Shire in the background. Requisite 70s funkiness includes wide ties, the rapid bongo music during the fight scene and the first words heard in the film referring to "getting it on." Be sure to watch the original trailer (love the hammy voice-over) and the short documentary about Coppola's process of filming. For more Gene-Hackmania, check out our earlier blog post "Whose Afraid of Gene Hackman?"
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One of our first posts way back in 2008 was the American Film Industries 10 top 10. Check it out because there are 100 great movies listed here and believe it or not, CPL has all of them. Wow! All of the courtroom dramas contained in that list are superior movies and if you haven't seen them all, make sure to try and do so.
Here are a few more to consider.
The Rainmaker with a young Matt Damon and John Voight and based on John Grisham's best seller.
Place in the Sun with two of Hollywood's most beautiful people---Liz Taylor and Montgomery Cliff---I go out of my way to watch this one. Really, only the last 20 minutes is courtroom, but the movie is just so darn good.
Hart's War---no running across broken glass in bare feet (Die Hard), no airport teminals blowing up (Die Hard 2), no car chases (Die Hard 3)---just a surprisingly good dramatic performance from Bruce Willis. A trial takes place for a murder committed in a WW 2 German prisoner of war camp.
The Crucible---lots of recognizable faces in this 96 adaptation of the Arthur Miller story of the same name. With Joan Allen, Winona Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Scofield---a spurned lover and accusations of witchcraft.
Caine Mutiny---one of my two favourite Bogart movie (the other being Casablanca)---a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability which jeopardizes his ship and crew.
Philadelphia---mega-hit from 1993 that won Tom Hanks his first of two consequtive Oscars (followed the next year with Forest Gump). Grab the hankies for this one-you will barely recognize Hanks by the end of the film.
Amistada lesser known Steven Spielberg from 1997---with Matthew McConaughy (one of his rare performances where he manages to go through an entire movie without taking his shirt off) and Anthony Hopkins. Based on real life events surrounding the only known case of slaves on a transport ship attempting a takeover.
Two more from Grisham The Firm---with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman and Runaway Jury with John Cusack, Hackman and Rachel Wiesz.
And because all of these are just so darn serious (as befits courtrooms dramas) why not lighten up with My Cousin Vinny?
There's nothing like watching a movie and thinking that you know what's going on and then being hit with a whammo! Or the wonderful anticipation of suspecting that something is about to happen, but unsure of what it might be ! Especially when they are really cunning twists. Now in some of these recommendations you may have previously heard things, or you may figure it out for yourself just before the denoument, but I guarantee there are a couple here you won't see coming. And even if you are clever and 'expect the unexpected', it wont detract one iota from these excellent movies. And I am very happy to say that not a single one of these films features 'I was only dreaming' as the plot twist!
The first 4 have all previously been recommended under other categories, but they are certainly worth revisiting.
Shutter Island- this is the latest collaboration between DiCaprio and Scorcese and I expect it will do very well at the 2010 Oscars next year. It is an excellent story from writer Dennis Lehane. DiCaprio is sent to ominous Shutter Island to search for a woman who has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.
The Sting-- an oldie but a goodie. Lots of fun with Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Witness for the Prosecution- From the fertile mind of Agatha Christie and directed by Billy Wilder. This classic from 1957 stars Marlene Deitrich, Tyrone Power and Charles Laughton.
Sixth Sense--- even if you've seen it and know the ending, it's fun to revisit and catch all the clues you missed in the first viewing. With Bruce Willis, Toni Colette and Haley Joel Osment--who steals every scene he is in.
These next 6 are all brand new recommendations.
Body Heat- back in the 80's Kathleen Turner and William Hurt were everywhere on the screen. Individually they did some really excellent films. Together, they sizzle in this stylish murder mystery. Also features Mickey Rourke in his first incarnation as an actor. Don't pass on this one (currently on order)---very film noir.
Solyent Green---this ending is so well known, it's now part of the cultural zeitgeist, but this 1973 offering from Charlton Heston deserves its cult status. And although we don't currently have it, look for the other Heston classic with a 'gotcha' ending- Planet of the Apes.
The Usual Suspects---an above average heist/thriller, this won Kevin Spacey an Oscar for best supporting actor. Lots of other big names de jour.
Wait Until Dark--- now this one might not be a gotcha in the same sense as some of the others I've featured, but this is an excellent thriller and waiting for the outcome of the movie will keep you on the edge of your seat. I remember being in my late teens the first time I saw this and just about swallowing my head I screamed so loud. What fun!!
And if you read my recent Christopher Nolan post I promised to tell you about a movie of his that I absolutely love. Drama, fantasy, mystery, thriller--- this just works on every level. Starring two actors that turn up frequently in our posts---Michael Caine and Christian Bale---with the added bonus of sultry Scarlett Johansson and hunky Hugh Jackman. Once friends, now bitter rivals, two magicians seek to create the ultimate on-stage illusion---The Prestige.
And thanks to co-worker Leslie for suggesting I do a post on surprise endings.
Gene Hackman's entire career is made of tough-as-nails types, but he does it so well, I can't stop watching. According to Internet Movie Database imdb.com, Hackman was a marine, which explains why he's convincing as the military figure or patriarch.
Hackman's also one of those actors who has been "in every movie ever made," I commented to blogger Moe recently, who found that he has been in over 99 productions... To see the starring roles he's allegedly turned down (the lead in Indiana Jones (!), for one), see imdb.com. Because he's "been in every movie ever made," I can't review them all here. Lean way back in your seat, grit your teeth and be prepared to watch these features from CPL's collection of Gene Hackman movies:
Hackman plays Little Bill in Unforgiven (see the Best Westerns post on this blog for a review). According to IMDB, he scared himself into avoiding violent films after this edgy role.
In another pairing with Clint Eastwood, Absolute Power, Hackman plays the president of the U.S., who is connected to a woman's murder. This movie is based on David Baldacci's novel, also in the collection.
In John Grisham's Runaway Jury, the tension is in the courtroom battle between a manufacturer and litigant. Hackman is the scary expert who attempts to discredit witnesses.
I haven't yet watched Twilight starring Hackman and Susan Sarandon as husband and wife, but I just get the feeling Hackman will be scary. The plot has Paul Newman's character investigating the mysterious disappearance of a woman's first husband. Guess who plays the sinister second husband? Don't confuse this with the teen vampire movie blockbuster of the same name.
Hackman is less scary as a conservative father meeting his future son-in-law's same-sex parents in the charming comedy The Birdcage (a remake of La Cage aux folles) starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Don't miss him in The Royal Tenenbaums as the misguided patriarch of a kooky family. A kinder, gentler Hackman in the end but he's still pretty grumpy...
To find many more Gene Hackman roles on dvd at CPL enter "Gene Hackman" in the search field. You will notice that he is now a novelist.
No, this isn't a post of movies about THE Mob (which I think there are far too many of anyway). This is a post about what happens when mob mentality takes over and people allow themselves for whatever reason to be subsumed by a group. Now this was harder to put together than I first thought when I came up with the idea. There are plenty of Westerns with this theme- lynch mobs abound in the old west. And certainly many war movies are prime examples of 'group think'. So after racking my brain, here is what I finally came up with.
Lord of the Flies---perhaps the quintessential story of what happens when mob mentality takes over. All the more frightening as the perpetrators and victims are a group of priveleged, well raised children.
12 Angry Men---a Henry Fonda classic about the jury in a murder case trying to reach a decision.
The Ox-bow Incident---again with Henry, this movie easily makes it onto my top 10 favorite Westerns. This works well on so many levels but it works best as a study of men being led by blind conviction to an idea
Hotel Rwanda---take generations of tribal hatred, a government openly soliciting murder, Peace Keeping forces hamstrung by their own mandate. Just in case this isnt enough, add a world community not particularly paying attention and you have the story of the horror that was Rwanda. Don Cheadle stars as one man who tries to take a stand against the genocide. We also have the excellent non-fiction Shake Hands With The Devil---the story of Canadian Lt. Gen.Romeo Dallaire and his command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.
Rod Serling often chose to examine what happens to people when put under pressure in a group. Check out any of The Twilight Zone--- we have lots!
If you ever come across the movies Rosewood, Fury (Spencer Tracy), 1984, or M, make sure you take the time to watch them. All are excellent examples of this theme.
Of course you can not do any such list without having the quintessential Great Escape from 1963. It is the incredible true story of the mass escape of 76 Allied POWs from Stalag Luft III in March of 1944. This has a huge all-star cast, featuring many of the heavy hitters of the day--- Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn (incidentially McQueen, Bronson and Coburn appeared together in the Magnificent Seven, one of my favorite westerns). This movie appears fairly regularly on television (actually they both do), but if you missed it, or just want to revisit it, now is the time. It is a great story.
Rescue Dawn from 2006. This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. He was the only known POW to escape from a Laos prison. It features Christian Bale (Batman Begins) as Dengler. Bale looks rail thin here, but not as bad as in The Machinist, a role for which he lost an astonishing 63 pounds. Bale, an actor known for fully embracing his characters (as witnessed by what he regularly puts his body through) does in fact, eat those maggots.
Papillon from 1973 again with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman as inmates of the notorious Devil's Island in French Guiana circa 1930's. This movie was incredibly popular at the time of its release, and being a period piece actually stands up well. Ocassionally a little campy, it still tells a remarkable tale of hardship, endurance and ultimate triumph.
The Killing Fields--- Covering the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1975, this is the story of two men---a New York Times correspondent and his Cambodian friend and translator Dith Pran. The reporter coerces his friend to remain behind in order to keep filing news reports. As Saigon falls the correspondent is released, but Pran is captured by the dreaded Khmer Rouge. The rest of the film details Pran's harrowing experiences at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, and his attempt to escape. This is an excellent movie but has very graphic scenes of violence.
These first four are all movies based on real life events. For some good fictional 'triumph over adversity' stories, try Cast Away with Tom Hanks from 2000---the plane crash is amazing, as is the self dentistry!
Or how about the popular television series Prison Break from 2005.
Want to get your head bent? Try any or all of the 17 near psychedelic episodes of The Prisoner from 1967. Not into the 60's groove? How about Alexander Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo--- we have two versions---French with Gerard Depardieu and the quite stylish 2003 with Guy Pearce and Jim Caviezel---who is currently starring on tv in a remake of----The Prisoner.
As this is my first post, not only as a 'Movie Maniac' but also in the history of all time, I will keep it short. Moe wrote about El Orfanato-The Orphanageback in October, and as this film came highly recommended from others I put it on hold... and waited.
But wait. There's more.
I soon forgot that I had requested the movie and picked up a few others to watch. Among them was Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) directed by Otto Preminger and adapted from the novel of the same name byEveyln Piperwho is also known as Marryam Modell.
As an aside, my youngest sister respectfully declined my invitation to watch the movie after realizing that it was in black and white and had 'funny' music.
I encourage you to look past all this and borrow Bunny Lake Is Missing as well as El Orphanato and The Children of Men(starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen). In addition to a very 'deja vu' connection between Bunny Lake Is Missing and El Orphanato these three films share an interesting theme involving children with questionable existences. As in... do they exist? will they exist? have they ever existed?
Julianne Moore's other film The Forgotten also follows this formula and coincidently enough has a trailer in the Bunny Lake Is Missing previews. Unfortunately the Calgary Public Library currently does not have any copies of this one, but rest assured there are more in our collection to choose from. The Changelingfrom 2008 comes to mind as does other variations of the questionable existence theme such as The Sixth Sense. As a further aside, Bunny Lake Is Missing is supposedly up for a remake. See IMDB for more information about the new production.
So just to recap Bunny Lake Is Missing shares an interesting connection to El Orphanato, see if you can find out what I am refering to, the previews of which feature The Forgotten starring Julianne Moore who also appears in The Children of Men.
If you're in the mood for some existential suspense give these a try.