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The FDA Tuesday approved the Plan B emergency contraception pill to be available for 15-year-olds with identification, and they won't need to ask a pharmacist for it. It is approved for over-the-counter use and could soon be found in the condom aisle.
Previously, you could only get the Plan B pill if you were 17 and older without a prescription.
At a Planned Parenthood office Tuesday night, parents talked about teen pregnancy and other issues. It was a workshop held by the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition.
Parents took part in exercises to learn how to talk with their kids about sexually transmitted infections, teen pregnancy and sex without scaring them off.
"It's better for us to tell them than for them to find it out on the street or from music and TV," parent Malika Gervin-Lawson said.
"We think that if more parents spent more time talking with their children about sex, we could do something to curb the rate of teen pregnancy," coalition chair Sandra Mack said.
The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) said Nevada ranks no. 4 in the nation for teen pregnancy and no. 13 for teen births. The estimated cost to our state is more than $84 million. Numbers like those are why the FDA is making these kind of changes to the accessibility of Plan B.
"As a parent, I would hope my child would come to me first before taking on a big decision," Gervin-Lawson said.
And while some parents may be outraged at the news, those at the coalition said having open communication could prevent families from having to go down that road at all.
"If a teen chooses abstinence, then that's not something they have to worry about. If a teen chooses to have sex and uses a condom, emergency contraception may not be a topic to even discuss," SNHD Health Educator Shawnta Jackson said.
Identification will be required to buy the Plan B pill, just like with other drugs or alcohol.
May 1 is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. SNHD wants parents and teens to take this quiz on prevention. At the end, the teens can enter to win an iTunes gift card.
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With physical therapy billing codes, you will be able to get the kind of help you need for different types of programs. It's not actually a difficult thing to do. All you have to do is to make use of these physical therapy billing codes and the system will do all the required tasks in your physical therapy business. By using these codes, human error will be avoided, thus allowing you to come up with more precision and accuracy in any medical aspect in your physical therapy business. Thus, this will assure you that you are getting your payments at the right place and at the right time.
So what are the important things that you need to consider when using physical therapy billing codes? The following are brief reminders that will allow you to come up with much more effective ways on how to make use of physical therapy billing codes in a physical therapy business:
Compatibility to Programs
The use of physical therapy billing codes should work well with the kind of scheduling you are currently using. As a matter of fact, codes should work with all types of scheduling systems. Take note that there are lots of programs that come with built-in components systems in them. In short, there should be compatibility between your scheduling system and the physical therapy billing codes you are using.
Incorporation of Marketing Components
With the current program you are using, it is best to incorporate marketing components on it. Why? Because this is a way by which you can keep your physical therapy billing codes balanced and streamlined and this is an effective way to get rid or minimize payment denials.
Software Should Be Accredited
Another important thing that you need to consider when using a program or software is to make sure that it should be accredited. An accredited program or software is a way of working in conformity with the professional physical therapy billing codes. This is quite helpful in the act of patients filling out the Medicare or private insurance forms. When a program or software is accredited, you are assured that it can abide with the existing rules and regulations imposed by these medical insurance entities.
As of these days, many physical therapy billing codes are being run in clearinghouses. With these clearinghouses, transmission of codes becomes much easier with electronic procedures. Thus, this will allow your program to be updated to the different requirements imposed by different health insurance providers.

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PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix man accused in the death of his girlfriend's infant daughter has pleaded not guilty.
Larry Works III entered his plea Tuesday. His next scheduled court date is an April 10 initial pretrial conference.
The 20-year-old Works was arrested last month on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder and one count of child abuse.
He and his girlfriend transported the 18-month-old girl to Phoenix Baptist Hospital on Jan. 20.
Medical staff pronounced the child dead during treatment and notified Phoenix police.
Detectives say they examined the baby's body and observed what appeared to be two burn marks on her left leg, a bite mark on her abdomen, and bruising to her chest and abdomen.
Medical examiners say an autopsy determined the infant's injuries were caused by blunt force.
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What's with this hypocrisy concerning guild poaching?
Why would it be a unethical, scummy and low move?
Most of you who join a guild never ever met your guild"mates". In my eyes they ain't even your "friends" as you like to call them.
You don't really know them. All you do know is maybe, at most, their name, age, occupation and relationship status. And maybe where they live.
Does that mean they are your "friends"?
I gotta say, young folks have a very strange definition of what a friend means.
When I join a guild, I don't know anybody, they ain't my friends, they are somebody I just know. Over the years I may know some of them more than the others, but are they my friends? No, I don't think so. As long as I don't go deeper into relationship with them, they can't be considered my friends. Just somebody I know, I play with, I have fun with. An acquaintance would be the best description!
And even IF the poached person is my true friend, what do I care if he/she's been poached? I still see him/her in RL, I still meet with him/her in RL, I still go out with him/her and and have fun in RL. What does it matter?
Seem to me, that a majority of the people just take the game way, way too serious.
Amen brother. Read the customer service forums about the recruit a friend info, people are feeling "betrayed by blizzard" and they lost "faith" in it. Are you kidding me? Over a promotion? I think it boils down to the breed of player that loves to play wow more often than not that WOW is their life.


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Surviving 15 years of Adoption
This blog is the experiences I have encountered over the last Fifteen years bringing up two adopted children.My aim is to inspire and help people to see they can survive whatever Adoption throws at them .I blog on my memories and areas of interest around Adoption.
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"Whilst watching Channel 4's recent documentary
"On Finding Mum and Dad " it would take a very insensitive person not to feel moved by the plight of brothers Connor and Daniel, 5 & 6 who have been in care for nearly two years, and Scott 7.
The programme focuses on a pilot scheme of Activity days to help the most difficult placed children.
My husband and I adopted two little girls about fifteen years ago. The girls were of similar age to the children in the film.
I found watching these children particularly poignant as I thought back to our past.
The complicated family situation and the number of siblings whom we agreed to have contact with had made them difficult to place.
Personally, although these activity days may be the way forward in today's Adoption world. I question whether I would have felt comfortable being involved in what I see as a very sensitive grey area whilst placing children especially with more complex needs.
It would appear that due to our government's urgency to place children in a quicker time period, some of these children wouldonly suffer greater rejection and disappointment the more of these parties they attend.
I am sure the picture we were being painted showing the success of these days, may well encourage this practice to be part of the norm in a few years.
Being matched with children is a very small part of the reality of taking on children who have suffered early life trauma. One thing I can guarantee is that every child in that room will have already suffered their fair share of loss and rejection in their short lives.
Scott (7) had seen many other foster children in his home placed with new families, never mind the decision to place and separate him from his sister, as she was easier to adopt. We can only wonder at how that will effect him as he grows older.
We adopted two children who suffered that exact trauma .I can foresee only upset for both Scott and his sister for the rest of their lives.
We also witnessed a happy Adoption day for another couple.
My memory of that day was the wettest day you can imagine, being sneaked in through the back door due to the family contesting the Adoption Order. The girl's social worker never turned up which delayed proceedings and Doctor death the court clerk kept us from taking things too lightly!!
I do realise a positive picture has to painted in these films or nobody would come forward to adopt. I also believe that Adoptive parents need to be aware that the in-depth preparation needs to be as thorough as possible. Being placed with your children is only the very beginning of what at times can be the biggest roller coast ride you may ever take in life.
Karen the boys foster carer was wonderful and I am sure without her input we would have seen yet another sibling separation.
Karen described nightmares, and stated the boys very rarely cried when they were first placed.
Those behaviors don't go away.
During times of change, especially when the children are first placed in a new home or when changes of routine occur in their everyday life all of those earlier feelings of insecurity will raise their ugly head. The new Adoptive parents will be left to unravel the maze of these volatile emotions. They will find that dramas follow them everywhere and picking up the pieces becomes their everyday reality.
I may sound very negative but I have been there.
I would like to think with the promise of support from Day one; today's Adoptive parents will have the resources and tools to deal with all eventualities.
My true feelings are very different.
Twenty-four hour support is just not possible.
What is underestimated is the effect these volatile episodes have on your own mental health.
Looking after yourselves in Adoption is vital.
I admit I was my own worst critic and my self- esteem, due to the constant volatile everyday changes often left me feeling pretty worthless and depressed.
Another point to remember is that these children are very clever and will find that very spot of sensitivity you carry and hit the spot with exact precision adding to your feelings of inadequacy every time.
I believe in this promised support package, Adoptive parents also need help. Help to deal with living on a constant knife-edge, never knowing when the next outburst may occur.
Help to recover after long periods of severe behavior problems.
Help also needs to be available to let go of any perceptions that you will ever have a perfect family life.
I talk a lot about rose tinted glasses in my blog posts. I believe as perspective new parents we wore the biggest, pinkest pair available.
There were no activities days when we adopted .I can still hear my husband's very words on how he wanted to adopt girls because they are much easier.
Believe me I have never let him forget those words!
Our social worker almost stopped us looking at pictures of children.
We would easily be put off by bow ties, names or haircuts (Very Shallow!)
What would we have been like at an Activity day, with children ecstatic with excitement and dressed as Spider-Man?
Our girls had white blond hair and blue eyes. At an Activity party they would have been snapped up instantly.
What would have been omitted, was the Rage Reactive Attachment Disorder my oldest daughter was diagnosed shortlywith after placement. The grief they felt from being separated from their three older siblings .The grief that would occur every Christmas around the time they were placed and the heartache we would witness after sibling contacts and cancelled days out.
No we should never underestimate what Conner, Daniel and Scott feel whilst they wait for new parents. Every attempt must be made, no matter how bizarre it may look to us on the outside.
Maybe, just Maybe they will get a new family who will have the resilience, patience, trust and courage to fight those very authorities that placed the children.
Maybe just Maybe they will get every bit of the vital support they all deserve to allow them all a Successful chance of lasting the long haul on the Rocky path of Adoption in 2014."
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AutumnBringer said...
Wow, I never thought of that. That's messed up - female druids should be able to get that sleek lioness look about them as kitties.
jealouspirate said...
Ever consider that female Tauren and female Worgen actually DO have manes in their humanoid form?
Why are their manes feminine when in humoid form and masculine when it cat form? A female tauren has horns and a mane. Her cat form has horns and a mane. Not seeing a problem here.
Night Elf cats have no manes, and Troll cats have just as much crazy hair as an average Troll.
Superthrust said...
i cant wait for a male felhound with a giant fel-penis draggin.
Actually, yes! That being said, we are talking about transformations that match the environment. There are a FEW male-cat models that are mane-less but not many.
If a druid is transforming into a cat that is similar to one of the creatures they bonded to, then a female version shouldn't be too much to ask.
Showing that a female Gilnean... has a "mane" is NOT a good example, given that the canines they are mimicking don't have the same dimorphic "mane."
The precedent lies with their animal friends, in many cases.
j.o.montecarlo said...
i can see why people might think this is a joke, but (and i'm sorry for mentioning this again) what if updating the demon models isn't just for warlocks sake, but work already taking place for future content? makes it feel like less of a stretch for me. i don't know!
jealouspirate said...
I see your point, but then you can get into an argument about which features are from the cat and which features are from the humanoid.
The Druid animal forms are all supposed to have elements of the race that is transforming into them. For example, cats don't have horns or tusks, but the Tauren and Troll cats do. So you could argue that the female Tauren's cat mane is a Tauren feature, not a cat one.
You COULD argue that, except that there is a large difference between "Mane- a ridge of hair running down the dorsal side of the neck" and "Mane- the elongation of all the hair located on the neck and throat.
I fully expect that a female Cat form for tauren would have a mane, just not the one you're thinking of. See http://nookawolf.deviantart.com/art/Female-Tauren-Druid-cat-form-200022227 for an example. :)
Although I love my worgen druid (female), I had a very silly conversation with a male N.Elf druid guildy over our apparent gender swap in cat form. But beyond this, I want a boomkin in a skirt! Or even better, old tree form in a skirt! Anything at all to indicate that my character is female while in form would be awesome.


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RICHMOND (AP) -- A report shows state investigators found no evidence a state mental health official tried to contact two facilities that had room to admit state Sen. Creigh Deeds' son hours before he attacked the senator and then killed himself.
The Office of the Inspector General report released Thursday says investigators couldn't verify a claim by the community service board evaluator who handled Gus Deeds' case.
Gus Deeds was released from an emergency custody order last year after the local community services board said it was unable to locate a psychiatric bed in the area within the six hours allotted by law.
The evaluator said he contacted 10 facilities. But investigators said phone records and interviews only show seven facilities were contacted. Two of the three that say they weren't contacted had open beds.


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Principal is ineffective and lacks an understanding of middle schools and middle school children. Has some excellent teachers who have high standards and provide outstanding educational opportunities. As is the case with many schools there are some teachers who are only interested in being friends with the students rather that actually providing an education, but they are limited. With different leadership this could be an exceptional school.
No technology in the classrooms. Teachers follow cookie cutter lesson plans. Use of 'Everyday Math' causes strain on both students and parents.
I was surprised at the mea scores. I would like to see the standard test given to the eighth graders. My daughter is a hihg honors student as well as many of her peers.
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One time I was in an elevator with my friend and my neighbor. Coincidentally, my neighbor was wearing the same day-glo yellow nail color as me, so my friend awkwardly pointed and remarked, "Look! Same polish!" I blushed a little and nodded to acknowledge our mutual good taste and later chided my friend for talking to my neighbor (my visitors should be as unfriendly as I am). Apparently this is the same premise (sort of) of an old Sarah Silverman sketch. Anyway, to me, yellow is unspoken coolness—no need to discuss.


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Automotive industry entrepreneur, collector and historic car driver Michael Stoschek has just joined their ranks after attempting to build a 21st century version of one of rallying's iconic cars: the Lancia Stratos.
Earlier this week, Stoschek announced that he will not be able to fulfill the 50 orders he had already received: "The reason lies in the attitude of Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa, who opposes the production of other vehicles by companies that work with Ferrari," he wrote on his website.
The Dart effectively replaces the Caliber in Dodge's lineup offering the Chrysler Group a direct rival to the Ford Focus and Chevrolet saloons.
It is based on a wider and longer version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta's platform and will offer American buyers an initial choice of three gasoline four-cylinder engines including a pair of natural aspirated units with a displacement of 2.0-liters and 2.4-liters rated at 160 and 184-horses respectively as well as a 1.4-liter turbocharged engine from the Abarth 500 with 160-ponies.
The front-wheel drive Dart will debut with a Fiat Group-sourced 6-speed dual-clutch transmission and a six-speed manual gearbox but in 2013, it will gain a new 9-speed transmission that is currently being developed by the ZF Group.
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The Abarth Punto Scorpione is based on the esseesse model and is powered by the same 180HP 1.4-liter turbocharged MultiAir engine. It accelerates from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 7.5 seconds and its top speed is 216 km/h (134 mph).
However, it comes with several unique cosmetic touches. These include the special exterior paint job with a two-tone Nero Scorpione livery enhanced by special matte black paintwork for the bonnet and roof that encompass glossy black stripes. The Italian hot hatch also gets black alloy wheels and yellow Brembo brake calipers.
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According to Lancia's own words, the new trim level "is designed as an alternative for a younger and male target that prefers contents associated with sporty style and audio technology."
The Ypsilon Black&Red is available with a choice of two engines, a 1.2-liter gasoline unit with 69-horses or a 1.3-liter turbodiesel producing 95-horsepower.
There are only four exterior colors available - Argilla Red, Vulcano Black, three-layer Fiamma Red and two-tone Argilla Red with Vulcano Black roof, and a single interior theme with two-tone black and red upholstery.
The car's standard equipment includes a manual air-conditioning system, a higher-end 360° Hi-Fi Music system, 15-inch alloy wheels, height-adjustable driver seat, electric windows up front, and an array of safety features such as ABS + EBD, ESC (Electronic Stability Control) complete with ASR and Hill Holder, plus front and side airbags.
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Physicians' Concerns About Electronic Health Records: Implications and Steps Towards Solutions http://www.rand.org/commentary/2014/03/11/HA.html 2014-03-11T14:00:00Z 2014-03-11T14:00:00Z If practicing physicians are correct, the current state of EHR technology has introduced several impediments to providing patient care, undermining physician professional satisfaction. Many of these problems also should be of great concern to patients. Association Between Participation in a Multipayer Medical Home Intervention and Changes in Quality, Utilization, and Costs of Care http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50465.html 2014-02-01T09:00:00Z 2014-02-01T09:00:00Z Interventions to transform primary care practices into medical homes are increasingly common, but their effectiveness in improving quality and containing costs is unclear. Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51716.html 2014-01-01T09:00:00Z 2014-01-01T09:00:00Z Displaying poster-sized commitment letters in examination rooms decreased inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for ARIs. The effect of this simple, low-cost intervention is comparable in magnitude to costlier, more intensive quality-improvement efforts. Motivators and Barriers to Using Patient Experience Reports for Performance Improvement http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51680.html 2013-12-01T09:00:00Z 2013-12-01T09:00:00Z Increasingly, patient experience surveys are available to provide performance feedback to physician groups. However, limited published literature addresses factors influencing use of these reports for performance improvement. 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Update! A Spaghetti Western Involving Quentin Tarantino!?
Beaks here with a quick update...
I still don't have all the pieces of the story (my Tarantino sources have been much more tight-lipped regarding this project than they were on INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS), but here are three things I can confirm: 1) Quentin Tarantino's next film is a spaghetti western, 2) Christoph Waltz is "one of the stars", and 3) that title is completely wrong (even if it got completely mangled by Google Translate, it's still not even close). I cannot confirm plot details at present (though I think I've got the premise).
As for Franco Nero, Keith Carradine and Treat Williams, this is the first I've heard of their involvement, but I'm inclined to believe they're in the mix since I've heard the plan is to shoot the film in Italy and Spain later this year. I've been pressing for confirmation since this morning, but have thus far received no responses to my emails.
It's probably too on the nose for Tarantino to cast Waltz as a German quick-draw artist ala Gerard Herter in Sergio Sollima's THE BIG GUNDOWN, right?
More updates as they (hopefully) come in...
2ND UPDATE: Got the word from Team Tarantino this evening that Quentin is "still writing". What's he writing? It's definitely not an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 40 LASHES LESS ONE as some have speculated (one of my sources was convinced this was out to certain actors under the title of LOBO). It's an original. Is it a western? They ain't saying. So until I hear something official, I'll stand by what I've reported above (all of which came from very trustworthy sources) and see what transpires over the next few months. My feeling is that we're a bit early on this one.
Merrick here...
THIS piece at The Playlist offers an intriguing assessment of a piece originating at Movieplayer (HERE).
Seems Franco Nero (CAMELOT, DJANGO, FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE, DIE HARD 2, and he's a voice for the upcoming CARS 2) has apparently revealed to Movieplayer (in Italian) that he's working on some sort "Spaghetti Western" project with Quentin Tarantino.
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"The film will be called 'The Angel, The Bad And The Wise' and is a tribute to Sergio Leone. It's a movie that contains humor, lots of action, but also a great plot," Nero said (via Movieplayer). "We have already been signed by a dozen people who will be part of project. Among the filmmakers involved include Quentin Tarantino , Keith Carradine, Treat Williams, fifteen people in all Americans who want to do this movie and so we are trying to produce it outside of Italy."
Sounds like the project is still coming together, but it's a highly intriguing notion and I hope this works out. Note that Nero does not specifically say that Tarantino would be directing the picture - only that he's "involved." This would seem, however, to be a rather excellent fit for Tarantino, so we'll see...
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Feb. 28, 2011, 12:24 p.m. CST
by CrazySlasher
that is all
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:25 p.m. CST
by DavidDunn
sounds promising.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:26 p.m. CST
Right up Tarantino's alley
by WickedChicken37
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:26 p.m. CST
by KHjLL
Awesome... I wrote DJANGO into one of my screenplays... Wrote NERO that I had him in mind.... We can never have enough Spagetti in Hollywood.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:28 p.m. CST
Why Bash Quentin for Music?
by ColeTrickle
He readily admits that he uses old scores and is not ashamed of it. He says (and i think correctly) why would he pay someone to score his movie when he can do it himself with old music? It's not like he claims the music as his own. Morricone should thank Quentin for making his scores famous for the new generation.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:30 p.m. CST
Would it be shot in Italy?
by D.Vader
And later dubbed?
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:30 p.m. CST
by musically_endowed
Too right. More westerns please. Just make this Django 2.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:32 p.m. CST
I'd prefer "The Angel, the Devil, and The Wise"
by D.Vader
Let's scrap "The Bad". Its been used too often before.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:34 p.m. CST
Liars, Guns, and Money
by Swoomustdie
The best TGB&U homage used yet. I'm not sure what I think of The Angel, The Bad, and The Wise, but it's Tarintino, I'll see it. Even when he's not on the top of his game it's still better than most of the stuff in the theater.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:45 p.m. CST
",,,fifteen people in all Americans who want to do this movie..."
by slone13
I think something wasn't translated correctly.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:47 p.m. CST
by rahtard
Music and stories have been around for about 50,000 years. There hasn't been a lot of originality ever. This will be good because the dialogue and the story telling will be original.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:49 p.m. CST
My gut feeling
by hallmitchell
Says he is producing and will make an acting cameo.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:51 p.m. CST
15 Americans?
by WarrenSmooth
That's about all the people who are actually interested in this.
Feb. 28, 2011, 12:57 p.m. CST
if you knock Tarantino for using non-original scores....
by archer1949
are you going to rake Stanley Kubrick over the coals for doing the same thing?
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:02 p.m. CST
Leones Westerns were shot in Spain...
by Righteous Brother
Not Italy. How awesome would it be if he got Ennio to write a new spaghetti western score? Not that Tarrantino ever uses original music.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:04 p.m. CST
It would be amazing in Nero starred as Django!
by Righteous Brother
Or if it was a remake of The Big Silence.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:04 p.m. CST
Taratino directed movie = my ass in a movie seat.
by Judge Briggs
Though Inglorious needed way more (yes, this sounds stupid) action scenes to really convey why the Basterds are total badasses, Tarantino usually doesn't not make bad movies ... We will excuse his Grunge House movies.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:05 p.m. CST
"A Tribute to Sergio Leone"
by clupula
Wow, imagine that, Tarantino aping somebody else's style in a movie.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:06 p.m. CST
Regarding Kubrick and RZA and ripping off
by citizenchris099
The Kubrick comparison is a good one to point out though I wonder...did Quintin and RZA credit all the myriad pieces of music sourced in the Kill Bill score? RZA is certainly talented to be sure though I've often wondered why he received that particular credit in KB. Why not a music supervisor credit or something to the effect "Music chosen and mashed up by: RZA" lol Its kind of silly and short sited to be mad at Quintin for wanting to pay homage to a man who is only known to U.S. audience because he himself chose to rip someone else off.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:18 p.m. CST
After Inglorious Basterds, I'm ready to sit through anything this guy is involved with.
by WriteForTheEdit
And it seems hard to believe he HASN'T made some kind of spaghetti western already. Right up that mofo's alley.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:19 p.m. CST
Franco Nero owns your ass!
by The Reluctant Austinite
I don't know what they put in the water in Italy, but Franco Nero still looks great. He's aging like a fine wine and Westerns are in his blood. This could be really cool. (And thanks for the "cool news".)
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:31 p.m. CST
Big Fight in Space...
by BoggyCreekBeast
Yeah, that's the title to movie 23 Americans wanna do, too! Sheesh.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:42 p.m. CST
When and where?
by shutupfanboy
Thats all I need to know. I don't think he has done a bad film, Grindhouse included.
Feb. 28, 2011, 1:49 p.m. CST
More derivative bullshit from Hollywood's most squandered talent...
by BurnHollywood
Jeezus Khrist, Quentin, we fucking get it...YOU LIKE OLD MOVIES. Move the fuck on.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:07 p.m. CST
Quentin Tarantino should direct "Dark Tower."
by Christopher3
He's better suited for that type of genre mashup than Ron Howard.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:10 p.m. CST
by pw
The Rza is credited for the original score work he did for Kill Bill. Not for the songs used in the film he had nothing to do with. Granted there is not much of it in the film. But it's standard for the film's original score artist to be credited in the opening credits and the bands, songs and writers of anything else used in the end credits. I don't believe for one second you didn't already know this though.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:12 p.m. CST
The RZA's credit
by SSquirrel
According to imdb The RZA is credited with "Original Music by:" and looking at the soundtrack disc, there is one piece by The RZA and one where there is a nearly undetectable, but still acknowledged sample. The soundtrack page on wikipedia has a bit of an interview w/him about it. He and Quentin worked together to put the score together and he created a few pieces as well. Some people really need to unbunch their panties.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:21 p.m. CST
Great thing about Tarantino homage pics is...
by Lukes Lost Hand
they not only remind us when cinema was fun and exciting; but he also puts his own spin on it from the dialogue, music, and actors he uses to fill that story. Let's face it...Quentin knows how to use violence to tell a story.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:28 p.m. CST
Why the hell not?
by ChickenStu
Sure, I'll check this out.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:30 p.m. CST
Tarantino Music
by thommcg
I've no problem with Tarantino not using an original score. In fact, he usually is quite good when it comes to selecting music. Not everything needs a Hans Zimmer score...
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:45 p.m. CST
Booze talkin'!
by BradZuhl
Sounds like a drunken "wouldn't it be cool if we did a spaghetti western together..." kind of conversation that this dude had with Tarantino, more than a real project.
Feb. 28, 2011, 2:48 p.m. CST
"A Spaghetti Western Involving Quentin Tarantino!?"
by BiggusDickus
Well, which is it? The exclamation mark makes it a statement, the question mark elicits a query. Is he making a Western or not? Frankly, after the last decade of bollocks from old banana-chin, I couldn't give a monkey's either way...
Feb. 28, 2011, 3 p.m. CST
by SSquirrel
Or there is the fact that !? is considered to be "questioning surprise". The sentence is fine, stop being pedantic.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:11 p.m. CST
Anyone see Sukiyaki Western Django?
by Clarence_Boddickers_Optometrist
Strange film, a western homage by way of Japan, with Tarantino in a bit part. Has references to Django and Fistful of $/Yojimbo. Saw it only once, couldn't quite decide if it was a bizarre success or surreal failure. Surprised he hasn't made an outright Western yet given his love of the genre/Leone even if IB and Kill Bill had those overtones. Do think his dialogue (especially in Pulp Fiction, in some scenes I can visualize the script and lines when Travolta/Jackson are speaking) is heavy handed and a bit to cool/knowing for it's own good at times, but did enjoy Jackie Brown and Inglorious, and he definitely has talent.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:24 p.m. CST
Treat motherfuckin' Williams.
by AzulTool
Holy shit, I almost forgot he exsisted. He sounds like the perfect OT reclamation project.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:25 p.m. CST
err, I mean 'QT reclamation...'
by AzulTool
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:29 p.m. CST
My other problem with Tarantino
by clupula
Well, ONE Of my other problems with him, is that he's only ever written one character, ever. Take any piece of dialogue from any Tarantino character and give it any other Tarantino character and it'll work just as well. Imagine Sam L. Jackson's character giving the "Superman/Clark Kent" speech from Kill Bill, or imagine the opening scene from "Inglorious Bastards" done by Harvey Keitel's character from "Pulp Fiction." There wouldn't be any change in the characters. He has no idea how to create characterization or variety.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:31 p.m. CST
by mrbeaks
It's fucking complicated oral surgery getting *any* kind of confirmation out of Tarantino's "camp", but I now know Christoph Waltz is involved. Hope to have more for you guys soon.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:37 p.m. CST
by ObiBen
...we never saw THAT coming are way...
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:40 p.m. CST
Awesome! QT is stealing another genre...
by Jaka
....meh. I much prefer his more original stuff like Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds. Any time he lives too fully within a particular style I've been really let down.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:43 p.m. CST
Squandered talent
by BradZuhl
I think the problem is assuming that Tarantino had or has anything more to offer than derivative bullshit. He's obviously found his comfort zone and he ain't about to change!
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:51 p.m. CST
by mrbeaks
IB started off as a "men on a mission" movie, and became something else. If the premise is what I'm *almost sure* it is, it's not your typical spaghetti western movie.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:52 p.m. CST
Got Keith confused with David for a moment...
by UltimaRex
That would have been embarrassing...
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:53 p.m. CST
by BuffyFaithtribyeah
Has surely developed an affinity for the Western motif of late. I would like to see where this project goes.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:55 p.m. CST
Tarantino is the Ebola in cinema's body.
by JackPumpkinhead
And he's infecting it with even worse mutated strains of himself. Eli Roth, for instance.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:55 p.m. CST
This guy wants to relive his childhood days
by BuffyFaithtribyeah
When he was watching Z channel and shit. Fine by me.
Feb. 28, 2011, 3:57 p.m. CST
Is this Tarantino's "southerner" ?
by BarryConvex
I remember Tarantino talking about doing a western that took place in the deep south, which he dubbed a "southerner". Is this that same film or something entirely different?
Feb. 28, 2011, 4 p.m. CST
I'm with Kermode:
by King_Knut
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:01 p.m. CST
Tarantino can do no wrong at this point
by Matthew Hencke
Inglorious Basterds was a masterpiece. A Spaghetti Western w/ Franco Nero? :) Fucking awesome!
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:01 p.m. CST
Treat Williams is ripe for a comeback. Or at the very least a Forster-ish career boost.
by Mitch
Anyone who's ever seen The Phantom, Deep Rising or Substitute 2, 3, or 4 will tell you he's The Man.
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:03 p.m. CST
by Mullah Omar
I love Spaghetti Westerns, and I generally like QT films, but I think his films have gotten a little too slick and clean for this genre. This film will only succeed if common houseflies get so much screentime in actors' closeups that they earn SAG credit. The guy I'd like to see make a Spaghetti Western these days is Werner Herzog. Let him take a cast and crew into ghost town territory, strand them, and just run everybody until they break.
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:25 p.m. CST
by awardgiver
bring it! and fuck that guy for bitching about RZA. He knows nothing about what he did. I look forward to this, like I look forward to watching my Man With No Name Blu rays!
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:35 p.m. CST
Quentin should remake John Wayne's "Big Jake"
by Flip63Hole
Awesome flick. Nice and violent, many great characters. QT could turn it into one of his own with ease...
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:38 p.m. CST
Jake: how does somebody "steal a genre"?
by Flip63Hole
Never heard of that before. Considering his body of work, that makes Kubrick quite the thief, eh?
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:42 p.m. CST
I agree, QT can do no wrong.
by Stifler's Mom
3 bonafide masterpieces in the past 20 years, Dogs, Pulp, and Basterds. Even when he's coasting (Jackie Brown, Kill Bill) he's pretty fucking great.
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:47 p.m. CST
You call Jackie coasting?
by AshokForgiven
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:48 p.m. CST
The Good the Bad and the UGLY
by KHjLL
I have a title of the same sort but I can't tell might get used. The ____, The ____, and The ____... If I told yeah I'd have to kill yeah.. Great title thou...
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:49 p.m. CST
Qt hasn't...
by KHjLL
Made a bad film nuff said...
Feb. 28, 2011, 4:59 p.m. CST
by David
That's all Im asking..Please?!!!
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:10 p.m. CST
mrbeaks and flip63hole
by Jaka
Beaks, I hope so, because that could be fun. <p> flip63hole, I should have said stealing FROM another genre, because that's what he does. When he takes and makes it his own I find his films utterly brilliant. When he takes and ends up re-hashing, sticking too closely to whats been done 1000 times before, or just makes a muddled mess (which, for me, he's done more than once), I have no interest. <p> Not sure I understand the Kubrick comment or how it relates to QT openly jumping from genre to genre doing "homages".
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:13 p.m. CST
I agree that Death Proof was coasting...
by Jaka
...not to mention utterly pointless (which is a conversation for another time, maybe), but Jackie Brown is my least favorite QT movie by an immeasurable amount. THAT is one boring let down of a movie. Took me quite a while to forgive dude for that one. <p> However, that's just my opinion. I'm well aware that many people love that movie. Thankfully I also know that a lot of people hate it. Probably wouldn't be such a divisive film if it didn't follow Pulp Fiction, which is always the film he be most known for no matter what he does with the rest of his career.
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:14 p.m. CST
OK, FUCK! I finally figure out the paragraph break.
by Jaka
Thank <p> fucking <p> Satan!
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:24 p.m. CST
All westerns are terrible
by Tristan
Like musicals, they are the pits. Doesn't matter who directs it.
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:31 p.m. CST
It'll be a spaghetti wester on its surface.
by D Ropaela
But underneath it'll be a German expressionist horror film with some overt references to Godard, Welles, Russ Meyer, Joe Dante, Satyajit Ray by way of Nicholas Ray, F.W. Murnau and Savage Steve Holland.
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:31 p.m. CST
by D Ropaela
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:32 p.m. CST
neuromantik is a close-minded shitheel.
by D Ropaela
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:35 p.m. CST
The Kubrick/Tarantino comparison
by DrGonzo
It doesn't exactly work when you omit the fact that Kubrick has never chosen famous pieces from previous film scores. He used pre-existing classical music that he fit into his films. That's different than taking one of Ennio's famous pieces from the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and putting it over his film. They're not the same thing. People can take Tarantino to town for using music from Leone's films or anybody elses film without any sense of hypocrisy. I don't really mind it as I think Tarantino has always been a playful filmmaker who never takes things too seriously... Even in the middle of Landa's opening scene, he pulls a Looney Tunes gag with his grand pipe.
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:40 p.m. CST
by D Ropaela
Aye, Scorsese would be a more apt comparison. Look at his use of the music from Godard's "Contempt" in "Casino," for instance. Although I must admit I can't think of any other examples of Scorsese using other film scores (beyond "Cape Fear," of course) in his movies. Anybody got any?
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:43 p.m. CST
Keith Carradine + Waltz = instant watch
by Marat
I'd actually look forward to this film. Sounds AWESOMEEEE beyond belief and already better than Basterds which had some great elements, but just didn't do it for me. Waltz should stick with films like this, if he goes into too much American cinema he'll be doing roles like the one in Green Hornet constantly, which was a shame. That movie blew, save for him and Franco. I was a huge fan of QTs work with Kill Bill though, so I'm definitely stoked for this.
Feb. 28, 2011, 5:50 p.m. CST
by donkingkong
Feb. 28, 2011, 6:12 p.m. CST
Tarantino already uses Leone-esque close-ups, showdowns, and music... all to death.
by Tigger Tales
That said, I am still excited about this after seeing the potential cast.
Feb. 28, 2011, 6:14 p.m. CST
Quentin hailed TGTBTU as the best directed film of all time...
by Tigger Tales
Yes, it's a brilliant movie... but forgive me for asking, what did it have that the previous two Dollars movies were lacking? All three (add Once Upon a Time in the West, too) were masterpieces, "More" being my favorite of the bunch.
Feb. 28, 2011, 6:39 p.m. CST
Very relieved that the Franco in the article . . .
by Man in Suit
. . . isn't James Franco.
Feb. 28, 2011, 6:45 p.m. CST
I bet that it won't be a WESTern but a SOUTHern! BASTARDS with an Antebellum or Postbellum twist
by sneakypeete
...where the bastards save slaves 'n that...
Feb. 28, 2011, 6:47 p.m. CST
I'm in.
by Stuntcock Mike
Opening day.
Feb. 28, 2011, 7:46 p.m. CST
The Wise is an Old Man or an Indian. The angel is teenaged girl or a woman. The bad
by TheJudger
Is the villain. If so.... Somehow I am guessing the plot might be a little like the 1976 flick "The Last Hard Men" with James Cogburn and Charlton Heston. Which is not a bad thing. Or maybe it's a movie about a big fucking Indian (wise) a beautiful girl (angel) and a Han Solo/Eastwood/Jame Dean type (bad) who work as team to rob trains and crap like that and or avenge some bad shit that happened to a native settlement. God only know with QT.
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:01 p.m. CST
Another fake B-movie from Tarantino? Yawn.
by jrb
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:15 p.m. CST
hated Jackie Brown at first, but
by crazybubba
after rewatching it I love it. Great movie in subtle way especially for a Tarintino flick. The scene where SJ's character talks Chris Tucker's character into climbing in the trunk of his car so he could drive around the corner and shoot him is a classic. Great music as well. Across a 110th street--love it.
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:34 p.m. CST
by Bloo
YOU IGNORANT SLUTS! Jackie Brown is EASILY Quentin's best work. HANDS DOWN motherfuckers, no question. A film about maturity, and choices, and consequences. Can't...see...fucking...straight...BLOO HULK....BLOO SMASH!<P>In all seriousness though, Jackie Brown really is Quentin's best work. It's just so fucking different and mature then Pulp Fiction that I think it's hard for people to realize what a masterpiece it is.
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:34 p.m. CST
pixiedick wrong about Kubrick
by bottombrick
Kubrick took those songs from operas, Movies are our generations operas. The songs exist entangled with a previous story or convention and both directors were using those pre-existing cues when they used those songs. That said, Kubrick was always innovative and daring and had a fierce vision. I'm hoping Quentin delivers us some badass cinema this go around, but it's been diminishing returns on each and every single film since Reservoir Dogs. And please if there are prominent female characters let them be mysterious, give me a fucking break with the Quentin leading females he can't write them for shit.
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:40 p.m. CST
Oh great, another snooze-fest............
by CANT_WAIT_TO_HATE
......filled with references to classic cinema. Not excited.
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:48 p.m. CST
If Treat isn't in this movie, you're dead Beaks...
by natecore
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:53 p.m. CST
I'd like to see Tarantino make a sci-fi film
by lv_426
I could see him doing a fun but dark cyberpunk type of film, or maybe a sci-fi heist film (think Cowboy Bebop). If neither of those, how about a Tarantino take on the post apocalyptic Mad Max subgenre? He'll, why not Johnny Mnemonic? The film that was made from Gibsons short story was pretty bad. I could see Tarantino doing an interesting take on it.
Feb. 28, 2011, 8:53 p.m. CST
is it still a spaghetti western...
by tsfogg
...if it's made by an American?
Feb. 28, 2011, 9:06 p.m. CST
by blunted666
Is Duck, You Sucker! like the bastard child of his westerns? It's the only one you didn't just shout out.
Feb. 28, 2011, 9:07 p.m. CST
by blunted666
My fault, slaughtered your handle typing off pothead memory
Feb. 28, 2011, 9:40 p.m. CST
The Tarantino situation...
by Billy_D_Williams
I agree with Mark Kermode...QT squanders his considerable talent with these fan-wank movies. He should carefully study his pal PT anderson, who's career has evolved to the point of There Will Be Blood, one of the best films of the past 25 years.
Feb. 28, 2011, 9:53 p.m. CST
Drat, I was hoping we'd see QT go all pulp with "the Shadow"
by MrEkoLetMeLive
He was gonna do that for a while, right? Oh well. Tarantino plus a straight up spaghetti western? Yes please. And then Kill Bill Vol. 3.
Feb. 28, 2011, 9:55 p.m. CST
by blackwood
Hooray, because details, and spaghetti western is a-okay. Boo, because sci fi, and this not being it. Someday, QT. Make a monster movie.
Feb. 28, 2011, 10:17 p.m. CST
The man with no name...
by KHjLL
Started with DEATH RIDES A HORSE in my eye...
Feb. 28, 2011, 10:27 p.m. CST
Kill Bill and Inglorious Bastards Had Spaghetti Western Elements
by NeonFrisbee
It's only fitting he'd go the whole way and do a bona fide western. I'm in. I wanna see it. You know what, though? I wasn't thrilled with IG. It had cool moments (the rathskeller + card game + shoot out being my favorite), but it didn't completely come together for me. I dunno. Something felt flat about it... I friggin' LOVED Kill Bill, though, though I know people felt that was a let down, it's my fave QT flick. It hit all my geek buttons.
Feb. 28, 2011, 10:44 p.m. CST
I agree on the "Tarantino doing a sci-fi" sentiment...
by Sardonic
I mean don't get me wrong, the guy could film two pieces of shit with voice overs and I'd still watch it for the dialogue, and I'm sure a western by him will by awesome, but he has sort of done westerny stuff already (mainly KBV.2, but also IB to an extent). Either way, this should get the rest of it out of his system. And am I the only one that would like to see him to do classic gangster/crime movie? It's been awhile since he's done a straight crime movie, without any other hoopla (even if it is all very interesting and awesome hoopla).
March 1, 2011, 12:05 a.m. CST
Hell yeah
by capt.haddock
This sounds amazing. I'm in.
March 1, 2011, 12:15 a.m. CST
Tarantino will Dona western where you never see the shootout
by Tikidonkeypunch
March 1, 2011, 12:27 a.m. CST
One good thing about a QT western...
by jrb
is that we won't have to sit through several God awful, boring, fifteen minute scenes of his characters talking about their favorite scenes from other movies. Gotta love the 19th century. Movies weren't invented yet! I suppose he could have characters talk about books they've read but that would require QT to actually be able to read a book first in order to reference it. I doubt he's done that in a while (if ever).
March 1, 2011, 12:46 a.m. CST
I can wait.
by Queefer Sutherland
Really, Quentin, take your time, man. No hurry. Take a few more years. Hell, take a decade or two. Better yet, just die before you finish this and save us the agony of having to watch more of your shit.
March 1, 2011, 1:16 a.m. CST
by gingerbiscuit
also from Casino - "Moonglow" from Picnic "Walk On The Wild Side" from Walk On The Wild Side "EO Eleven" from Ocean's Eleven
March 1, 2011, 2:28 a.m. CST
HE needs to redeem himself for death proof and unglorious crapterds
by HeisenbergsBlueSky
FUCK THAT MOVIE SUCKED.This is coming from a die hard tarantino fan i kept waiting and waiting for it pay off nearly walked out before it was over something i never do at the theater.and eli roth just made me sick it was like him and qt were sitting around doing a pile of blow one night congratulating each other on how great they are and he was able to convince quinten to let me live out the ultimate jew fantasy and kill hitler and his fellow nazis.i liked hostel alot and thought cabin fever was decent aside from the ending put found it completely laughable when i read excerpts from his book about struggling so hard to write cabin fever. i recall thinking really?that movie. death proof had some ok things but god damn did that diner scene go on n on n on not quite as bad as that fucking stupid card game scene in ib.after kill bill i'd go see anything he did but after these last 2 i'm sceptical of giving up my money to see anything he does
March 1, 2011, 3:22 a.m. CST
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March 1, 2011, 3:54 a.m. CST
by Sanyi
To be honest I love every movie Tarantino directed and yes, including Death Proof! Very excited about this one. I'm a fanboy, so what? I grew up on Kill Bill, one of my best cinematic experience
March 1, 2011, 3:56 a.m. CST
Yippee! I've wanted to see Tarantino do a spaghetti western for a while...
by Hat Man
... but as chickentalks predicts, it will not be what we expect. Wonder if he will shoot it all in Italian? Or half in Italian and then dub it into English? Redub the pistol shots with that special Leone treatment?
March 1, 2011, 5:35 a.m. CST
Translation must be off...he said there would be a "great plot."
by Executor
Tarantino hasn't had a plot, let alone a great one, since his Jackie/Pulp/Reservoir glory years. If he said there will be a lot of rambling conversations followed by a brief gunfight, then I'd believe him.
March 1, 2011, 10:39 a.m. CST
Yay for hard ons.
by Kyle
I get a hard on every time I hear about Tarantino doing a movie. I get an even bigger hard on when I hear that the movie is actually really happening and being made. I get an even bigger hard on than the allready bigger one I had when the movie comes out and I get to go see it. That being said, he is as slow as a frozen snail dipped in glue...So I guess we'll see what happens in 3 to 5 years?
March 1, 2011, 10:54 a.m. CST
This new talk-back formatting...
by ScriptCunt
... blows zombie balls. Having to click on every fucking subject line to expand this shit is tedious as all get out. For fuck's sake, does fatass get paid by google for each mouse click? Anyway... QT... looking forward to a cool movie that includes at least 20 unnecessary minutes of hip dialog that does absolutely nothing to move the plot or develop the characters. Sucks when a talent becomes too big to accept an editor touching their masterworks.
March 1, 2011, 11:26 a.m. CST
Mark Kermode
by TheComedian77
Why would I give a shit what that pretensious prick thinks? I'll be there day one. This is the guy who gave us Inglorious Basterds. How can anyone not love that movie.....?
March 1, 2011, 11:32 a.m. CST
The Last Word on Tarantino
by Iahael
Essentially, all of his films are comedies. T.'.
March 1, 2011, 7:25 p.m. CST
Tarantino western. Opening scene: Man on a horse contemplating crossing a creek -35 minutes
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Man ( Played by Christopher Walken): Yes, your fetlocks will get wet as you cross this creek, but the current has low turbidity, which should in no way cause you distress. I will provide you with plenty of crunchy granola once we reach the other side. (Long 20 minute pause as the camera does a 360 degree pan to reveal that now the horse is on top of the man). Man: - continued - This feels right, the bridle is mine - I think I would like some milk fade out
March 2, 2011, 9:44 a.m. CST
The correct translation is...
by Suskis
I am 100% italian so I can tell you that, in facts, the translation is wrong: "L'angelo, il bruto e il saggio" is translated into: the Angel, the Brute and the Wise (wise intended more like a philosopher)
March 2, 2011, 12:14 p.m. CST
Tarantino has a Wheel of Fortune type thingy in his production office
by Bobo_Vision
On the wheel, different genres are listed. When deciding what film to make next he spins the wheel to figure out which genre to rip-off, then he constructs a Frankenstein monster type script made from bits and pieces of the best films in that genre, casts it with his favorite actors, and then goes to work. It's paint by number at this point.
March 2, 2011, 7:23 p.m. CST
by SmokieGeezer
make that instead QT
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Hipstamatic war photographs ran on the front page of the New York Times [the full set] last November, and, of course, fake-vintage photos of everyday life are filling our Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter streams. I recently analyzed this trend ina long essay called The Faux-Vintage Photo, which is generating a terrific response. I argue that we like faux-vintage photographs because they provide a "nostalgia for the present"; our lives in the present can be seen as like the past: more important and real in a grasp for authenticity.
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Last year I cooked the perfect turkey- and I did it with the method called Sous Vide. Not only was the turkey moist and flavorful, but since it was vacuum packed, and I didn't eat all the breast, I froze a part of it. Two months later I re-thermed it (warmed it in the Sous Vide) and we had the most moist turkey breast two months later.
This is the method we will use this year to make the turkey — oh, last year we made two turkeys. Since my parents came down we fixed the traditional turkey- but when my parents tasted this one- they liked it much better.
The traditional bird is often overcooked in some parts- maybe undercooked in others. But that isn't surprising when you consider this: most people put the entire bird in the oven, and to make sure the turkey is cooked all the way through, some parts of the turkey will end up being dried out and overdone.
Why cook your holiday turkey with this traditional and outdated method, anyway? When was the last time you took a cow, shoved it into an oven, and hoped the ribs, steaks, and rump roast came out perfectly cooked? Never – exactly! We butcher the cow into different parts - and all of the parts are cooked differently. Not to mention the obvious problem – to get the temperature we want in the very middle of the animal means the temperature on the outside of the animal will be overdone for our tastes. Use the Sous Vide method instead.
First Step:
Get a fresh, not frozen turkey. Then brine the turkey. Putting the turkey into a salt/sugar water bath will allow it to remain moist. The brine changes the nature of the proteins in the turkey, allowing them to retain moisture. With the turkey broken down it will be a lot easier to make up the brine, and you will navigate turkey parts better than a whole bird.
There are a lot of recipes for brines—I made mine this way:
bought it from Williams-Sonoma and followed directions. Brine the turkey parts the day before you cook it.
TIP – You can make your own brine – one cup salt and one cup brown sugar for a gallon of water. Add quart of apple cider to it—and if you need more brine – add more cold salt water to it. IMPORTANT: the brine is done in a cold refrigerator, not on a counter top. Put the turkey parts in the brine, then them in the refrigerator.
NEW TIP – Since last year I have been salting chickens instead of brining them. This saves all that room in the refrigerator and chemically does the same thing to the turkey – allows the skin to dry a bit. So break down the turkey- butcher it, and then use Kosher salt to salt the turkey. Once turkey is salted, use your finger to dissect the skin away from the breast and the thigh and place a sprig of rosemary or thyme in that space. Then place the turkey, salted and uncovered, in the refrigerator for anywhere from 12-72 hours. This does mean you will need to have a non-frozen turkey!
Second Step:
Break it down. Cut the turkey into parts. Your butcher will be happy to do this for you. Separate the thighs-drumsticks from the breast – separate out the wings. Cut out the breast. Now if you like the gizzard, neck, ribs, and wings—make some soup or stock out of them. – I now do this as a first step.
Third Step:
Vacuum seal the turkey parts. When you do this you want to put salt and pepper on the turkey – and you also want to put some savory herb spices. Get some fresh Thyme, Sage, and garlic.
First salt and pepper the turkey – on all sides. Next roll the sage, thyme, and garlic into plastic wrap, like rolling a cigarette. Cut off the ends of this roll and put this in the bag. Put some butter in the bag (if you prefer you could use some duck fat). Put the turkey into the bag and seal the bag.
TIP: If you use duck fat put it at the back of the bag – not the front of the bag so the grease allows you to seal the bag. You can get duck fat from most fine food stores or kitchen stores. IMPORTANT: once you are done, put the bags in the refrigerator or an ice bath -especially if you are taking a bit of time.
Fourth Step:
Drop the bags into a water bath with a temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit. The thighs will be done in about two hours—the others in about two and a half hours.
No basting, no checking the internal temperature of the turkey. You want to go watch a football game, go do it. If you take an hour too long—it won't matter. The temperature of the water oven is 150 degrees, and you won't overdo your turkey!
Step Five:
Do you want a nice roasted finish to the bird when it is done? Then quick fry them on a medium to high heat. I have a fryer at home and I just dip them in at 375 degrees until the skin is crisp.
TIP: When making a turkey sandwich – just slice some off the breast. You will have moister turkey than you have ever had. It won't be dry, so you won't need a lot of extra gravy, or mayo, or butter – or any of those condiments you used to slather on just to choke the turkey down.
What about the dressing? Oh yes, the stuffing. You can put your favorite stuffing recipe into a bag and vacuum seal it and it will cook just fine. Or you can bake it—to make your home smell like a delicious Thanksgiving morning.
Dr. Terry Simpson
Dr. Terry Simpson is a Phoenix & Scottsdale based weight loss surgeon. He encourages his lap-band surgery patients to learn to cook and adopt healthier lifestyles. His goal is to use culinary medicine to keep patients out of his operating room. www.drterrysimpson.com


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Health Perks
While grilling and sautťing require little to no added fat, cooking at high temps produces compounds called heterocyclic amines, which are harmful free radicals that may cause cancer, explains Hannah El-Amin, RD, a dietitian at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Luckily, marinating meat in a mixture made with rosemary before firing it up prevents the formation of heterocyclic amines by as much as 84 percent, a study at Kansas State University found.
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