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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Supporters of expanded broadband in rural Minnesota are claiming a victory as the Legislature appears ready to set aside $20 million for their cause.
A supplemental budget bill that includes the money could be voted on as early as Friday. The money is far short of the $100 million requested, but boosters say they'll take it as a down payment on the sustained investment that's needed.
Sen. Matt Schmit, a Red Wing DFLer, says an estimated 500,000 Minnesotans don't have access to high-speed Internet. He calls it essential to economic development, telemedicine, education and more.
Dan Dorman, who lobbied for the bill on behalf of the Greater Minnesota Partnership, says improved broadband came up as the top issue on a statewide listening tour in the past few months.

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LOL I don't even have a 70 let alone an 80. I'm smart enough to figure out when someone (or some company) is trying to milk me for my money with endless Fedex quests and artificial barriers to finishing quickly (being locked to raids etc). I've mostly given up gaming because real life is far more enjoyable when you put forth the effort to be successful.
The only reason I'm commenting is because I know someone in the guild and they have no life because of being totally committed to the stupid raid times.
I'm currently applying to medical school, so I'm not really that worried about "being the best WoW player I can be," but rather, the best student I can be. If only more of you guys focused on school, you'd be successful in life instead of just WoW. For instance, I've heard Amalyth (I may be wrong here, so forgive me if so) calls in sick to work if the PTR comes up unexpectedly.
Anyway, to each his own. I hope you guys get sponsored or something, because if you don't get some compensation, it's definitely not worth the opportunities you lose due to spending so much time playing; unless you're happy with mediocrity, that is. By the way, that is the proper use of a semicolon (yes, I'm being pedantic, thank you).


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Abraham López, who has been accused of fatally stabbing Cindi Santana, 17, his supposed ex-girlfriend, at South East High School in South Gate on September 2011, has been scheduled to appear before another pre-trial hearing in February.
The prosecution and defense have told Patch previously that they expected the trial to start February. While at the same time admitting that the difficult nature of murder cases makes them particularly prone to delays.
The next pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for February 15.
López, 18 at the time of the incident, is facing several charges, which include murder and three counts of assault with a knife, among others.
The prosecution told Patch that there more evidence needs to be analyzed and exchanged with the defense.
"We are exchanging information," said John Pomeroy, the prosecutor in the case in a short interview with Patch at the Norwalk Court House last Monday.
The prosecution said that they are waiting for more reports on the incident from the Homicide Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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According to Entertainment Weekly, Captain Paul Watson and Peter Hammerstedt will star in a new spin-off tentatively titled 'The Faroe Islands Project.'
In the new series, the Sea Shepherds head to the Faroe Islands, halfway between the UK and Iceland. There, they will launch a land, sea and air campaign in an effort to stop "The Grind," an annual hunt for pilot whales that kills about 1,000 whales per year.
Shooting for the new series begins in July. No air date or episode count has been set.
Japan is rumored to be mulling a return to its whaling practices and EW reports Animal Planet is prepared to order a fifth season of 'Whale Wars' in response. Season 4 is currently airing on the network.
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By William M. Esposo (The Philippine Star)
The Catholic Church in our country is so messed up that it cannot...
By Red Tani
May is Masturbation Month. You probably didn't know, but I bet you've been celebrating anyway. As the saying goes, 99% of us are masturbators — the other 1% are liars.
OK, so those stats aren't accurate, but they're close enough: in one survey 89% of women and 95% of men admitted to masturbating at least once.
So it's not a stretch to say that your mother, father, brother, sister, teacher, professor, supervisor, boss — practically everyone you've come into contact with masturbates. So talking about it shouldn't be a big deal. Right?
In 1993, then US President Bill Clinton made Jocelyn Elders the United States Surgeon General, the first African American and the second woman to hold the prestigious position. This was a milestone in both the civil rights and women's rights movement. Unfortunately, Elders would discover that the sexual revolution wasn't quite there yet.
In 1994, she spoke at a UN conference on AIDS. Someone asked whether promoting masturbation could prevent the youth from engaging in riskier sexual activities. "I think that it is part of human sexuality," Elders answered, "and perhaps it should be taught."
This simple statement led to Elders' termination. In fairness to Clinton, Elders' had been rubbing him the wrong way on so many issues for so long…
by Jeiel Aranal
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Yesterday the Department of Health (DOH), the institution that is supposed to be raising the standards of health for Filipinos, caved in to an institution that is very adamant on lowering the standards of health for Filipinos: the CBCP. It seems that when the bishops say "jump," the DOH asks "how high?", instead of doing their job for the Filipino people:
Here's something that some Catholic bishops will be happy about with respect to the DOH on Valentine's Day.
Health Secretary Enrique Ona on Monday said the DOH will not be distributing free condoms on Tuesday as couples nationwide mark Valentine's Day with dinner dates, lavish gifts and other gestures of affection.
While DOH Secretary Ricky Ona pays lip service to Catholics who use contraceptives despite the Church, he seems to miss the point that the DOH is supposed to be concerned about the health of the Filipino people and not their holiness:
"Responsible sex means you engage in sexual practices that are acceptable to you and your religious beliefs," he added. "But still the use of condoms and other artificial contraceptives, which the Catholic Church rejects, was still upon the discretion among couples," said Ona.
"If they want to use it, then they should buy it themselves," he added.
The lack of reproductive health education in the Philippines makes the DOH's condom distribution not just about giving away condoms. The DOH's condom distribution is a way for the DOH to educate couples who might not know about safe sex. The taboo of sex (thanks, Catholic church!) could also make couples less likely to buy contraception out of the needless guilt the Church inspires.
Disclaimer: Apologies to all the women in the world for the potentially misogynistic contexts that may emerge from my usage of the loaded term "warat" in this article.
Warat is a common Filipino expression often interchanged with "wasak." It means "broken" or "destroyed" in English, but is also a slang word for "drunk and high on an assortment of drugs" or a devirginized girl.
"Warat" is also the title of a 90′s bold movie starring Joyce Jimenez.
My years of exposure to the devious underworld of 90′s bold movies — my exposure to videos of naked women — has supposedly corrupted my soul and turned me into a depressed adult who compulsively cries at night when recalling scenes from "Balahibong Pusa" and "Sutla." These transient images carve themselves into memory, haunting men like naked sirens, beckoning them towards madness. 90's soft-porn cinema: a truly great evil.
At least, that was what my values teacher told me about bold movies. Thankfully, although many hours of my youth were spent in isolation and many VHS and Betamax devices have malfunctioned after much fast-forwarding and rewinding, I still don't have a corrupted soul.
The absence of the "artistic factor" was a common criticism tossed around by regulatory boards and "purists" alike to condemn the bold cinema trend of the 90's. However, I'm not entirely sure what these people meant by "artistic."
One of the most debated topics in aesthetics and censorship legislation is the nature of art. What is art? While a fair number of people are aware of the principles of art (balance, contrast, proportion), not many are aware of the standard "approaches" used to define what is artistic. Is a 90's bold movie artistic? Is porn artistic?
Why "Warat: Bibigay Ka Ba?" is Art Reason #1: The Plot is Absurd but the Sex Looks Real (and/or Art as Imitation: Plato and Mimesis)
"All artistic creation is a form of imitation." – Plato
One of the earliest approaches to art was by Plato. Plato believed that the primary element in determining artistic quality is mimesis or an artist's ability to mimic or re-produce reality. In other words, an artwork's realism is what defines its artistic quality.
By this standard then, the bold movies of the 90's are definitely inferior to "Jersey Shore," Hayden Kho, and contemporary amateur porn. But via the same standard, in terms of realism, "Warat: Bibigay Ka Ba?" is actually more artistic than any movie that implies that Carla Abellana could actually be attracted to Jorge Estregan Jr.
Why "Warat: Bibigay Ka Ba?" is Art Reason #2: The Audience Gets Aroused (and/or Art as Expression: Tolstoy and Authenticity)
"Works of art so often arise from some deep personal feeling or crisis in the lives of their creators that emotion itself is commonly taken as the defining characteristic of art." – Leo Tolstoy
Art is not art unless it is able to transfer raw emotions. According to Leo Tolstoy, an artist's ability to make the audience feel what he feels should be the standard of art. This premise, however, postulates that artistic intention and audience reaction is the highest standard of artistic quality.
If a poem about something sad was written in a way that makes a reader sad too, then by this standard, it is art. If a scene exhibiting sexually aroused individuals makes the audience aroused too, it is artistic. With regard to "Warat: Bibigay Ka Ba?," when Joyce Jimenez was moaning and writhing to express her sexual arousal while she was having make-believe intercourse with an actor, many viewers were also sexually aroused. Needless to say, the scene was successful because it seemed authentic enough to generate an authentic response.
Read the full article on the Filipino Freethinkers website.
by Joey Ramirez
That's according to Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, who recently chastised the Kapisanan Ng Mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), for not regulating certain radio disc-jockeys on the late night circuit who "are using indecent and vulgar language."
While that is certainly an expected statement from a member of the Catholic hierarchy, it does not mean that is the only viewpoint we should be listening to.
First off, I wished the Inquirer reporter had asked the bishop to give specific names of disc jockeys or radio programs which offended his religious sensibilities; that way, any one would be able to gauge that statement for themselves.
If the disc jockeys/programs in question are indeed guilty of breaking the law, then by all means, the government and the KBP should exert all efforts to ensure that they are punished accordingly. (Offhand, legal provisions on that broad category of "indecency" would probably be enough to charge any offenders.)
What I find disturbing – monumentally – is why Bastes was complaining: his contention that "we are a Christian country" certainly leaves a bad taste in the mouth, particularly for those who have been advocating a more secular space and tone where discussions of laws and government are brought up, in the context of a democratic government and country.
And what bothers me is that his statement is no different from when the Spanish conquerors claimed these islands for their king centuries ago: He makes it seem like the Philippines has been conquered, and is now the property of the Catholic Church, Inc., so much so that the way things happen and are run in this country should be to their specifications.
Here is a small list of what I have observed as things they want to have or happen:
To those who have read my recent piece:
The past few days, I have been accused by a number of people of victim-blaming and slut-shaming. As someone who has undergone much physical and verbal abuse when she was young, and has become the target of sexual harassment more times than she would care to count, it pains me that my point has come across so poorly, and I have become quite sad and confused. Because the fact of the matter is that I was neither blaming nor shaming anyone in my article, and I think I was misconstrued, most especially because of the aggressive, pedestrian tone of the article (which has been my voice as a writer for as long as I can remember). Some may contest to this, and I understand and respect their points, but I suppose I deserve to explain myself once again as best as I can, if only to help me sleep at night.
In an instance of rape or harassment, the fault lies with the doer of the nasty deed, period. Rape and harassment are horrible, despicable acts, and no person deserves to undergo such a terrible experience. If a woman dressed scantily and felt bad about being harassed, they have every right to feel bad. I believe paragraphs 4 and 5 of my article was misread as the said slut-shaming and victim-blaming because of the tone, but that was not what I meant at all. I was simply saying that it would be more practical in the future to wear something less revealing if you've been receiving catcalls and have been feeling bad about it. (In the instance that you do want to provoke — say, at someone's party — and you were harassed on the commute to the venue, then maybe wear a jacket first, before the big reveal at the party? Something like that.)
It was not your fault you received these catcalls, and yes, you should have every right to wear what you like, but at the end of the day, it would probably be best not to wear something provocative if you do not intend to provoke anything. I was just trying to convey that it would be better to be commonsensical in such matters. Not prudish, not prohibitive, not repressive, but commonsensical.
I completely understand the need to express yourself through clothing. I like dressing up. I like short shorts. I like — nay, love — my cleavage. I like looking hot. And I would be upset myself if someone came up to me on the street and told me that I shouldn't be walking around looking like a harlot. I'm just saying that there are consequences to how we present ourselves, and we should just be aware of these consequences and ensure some form of safety. I respect my body, and one way of showing this is to understand the context of the environment and doing what's best for it.
I apologize for not putting the word "heterosexual" prior to "men are predisposed" in the 5th paragraph. It was an honest mistake, and a fellow FF member took it upon himself to fix the error. That particular paragraph has received quite a lot of ire, but I was just trying to put things at a more practical, biological perspective, at least based on what I have read and understood. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, and that's it. I was just trying to focus on the "is's" rather than the "ought's," and it seems that doing so has ruffled quite a few feathers. But I didn't mean to go against what many determined women have been fighting for. I believe very strongly in all people being treated equally. I was just focused on a different perspective, and I wasn't trying to set up some sort of enemy camp.
Read the full article on the Filipino Freethinkers website.
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Disclaimer: The asterisk in the title was used in order for this post to come out on our Facebook pages. Just to make it clear, I'm as much of a pottymouth as the next person. Kepyas kepyas kepyas.
"Slut" is a derogatory term, and it should stay that way. This is coming from someone who dry heaves at the term "making love," and made casual sex her sport of choice when she was single. No matter how comfortable I am with the idea of mindless sex and its pursuit, I believe that there is a difference between being in full control of one's sexuality, and just being plain promiscuous.
Walk like a slut
A group of female activists inToronto, however, have started a pride march of sorts dubbed the "SlutWalk" last June. It was sparked when a local police officer suggested that "women should avoid dressing like sluts" to avoid sexual harassment. In protest, these women have taken to the streets in an effort to redefine slut-dom, with many of them donning tacky, skimpy clothing and daring men not to ogle or wolf-whistle. The movement has become so popular that SlutWalks have been held across the world ever since, including in uber-traditional, harassment-heavy New Delhi.
I am totally for women speaking out not only against harassment, but also in support of their right to be open about their love for sex, whether mindless or meaningful. What I find very weak about these women's concept, however, is their dependence on the image of a scantily-clad slut to further such a well-intentioned cause.
Who you callin' hot mama?
If you go out on the street in a low-cut blouse, hot pants, and heels, and then feel bad that people are staring at you, you should probably reassess your situation. What other reason is there for women to wear revealing clothing other than to attract attention? "To make me feel good about myself and/or my body" may be a valid sentiment, but the fact remains that at the very root of your feeling good about yourself and/or your body via clothing is your being found sexually attractive by others.
Why bother wearing something revealing if sexual attractiveness is not the message you're willing to convey?
Read the full article at the Filipino Freethinkers website.
(Images from IBTimes, TnT Magazine, Lisa VanDyke, and The Guardian)
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The meeting of the council has just been adjourned. The adventure will unravel soon enough. The 9th month is the finish line but the winds might blow it to as far as the 10th.
Let's walk through this story together, like this journey we are taking, 3 months in the making.
The princess will continue her journey, will bring her to places she knew only in her dreams, and will meet people whom she met in the destined life she was forced to leave.
Chess, the game of royalty, and where the pawn is the strongest piece. A pawn could take down a Queen. A pawn could become a high-ranking piece, something much more than what he is, once he reaches the other end. It is ordinary at first glance, but strong at heart.
Castling is a famous move in chess. When the crowned is helpless, another piece (other than the pawn) does something extraordinary. Castling. For the love of the kingdom, nothing more, nothing less.
We're halfway there, and it's still a long way. Like climbing the majestic mountains of Yangdon, the journey will be rough and hard, but it will be beautiful. Three flowers have now become two, and in the end only one shall remain. Sure enough, the princess will follow her heart. So will the prince. So will the knight.
Everyone will finally find a place in this world, a home, a purpose —- something they have been searching for all their lives.
In a fairy tale, no matter how great the hardships and trials, everybody deserves a happy ending.
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VirtualWire is excellent and I have got the example transmit tx / Receive rx circuit working well, but I have tried to adapt the code to transmit a temperature reading from a Dallas 18B20. If I comment out the dallas code the Virtual wire works fine (Transmitting OK to the receiver), and if I comment out the VirtualWire the Dallas code works fine (reading Temperatures), but together I get wrong readings from the Dallas (E.g. 58C or -212C etc), which is connected to Pin 6.
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Indian Rockstars @ MoteraAfter the end of the first two innings, here are the five men who ensured India's dominance and England's follow-on in the first Test at Motera in Ahmedabad.
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Comet-bomb interceptor makes low pass above Atlantic
A NASA space probe famous for bombing a comet five years ago made a final "flyby" past Earth last night, changing its orbit around the Sun with the aid of the planet's gravity. The renamed "EPOXI" craft (formerly "Deep Impact") swooped low just 19,000 miles above the South Atlantic at 11pm UK time last night. Orbits of EPOXI, …
Well, yeah, but..
"Earth is a great place to pick up orbital velocity," said Tim Larson, the EPOXI project manager from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "This flyby will [get us] up close and personal with comet Hartley 2."
Oh, sure, really handy for you space-boffins and your probes! Send the Earth spiraling into the Sun just to visit a comet. The nerve!
No-one from NASA ever mentions that they've just shaved a centimetre off the earth's orbit. And made the year a fraction of a second shorter. Swines!
Usually NASA have a handy back-of-the-envelope comparison to hand on to tell us just how insanely difficult this is - you know, 'scoring a hole-in-one after a three mile shot' or 'getting five bars while making a call with an iPhone 4' (okay this wasn't that difficult, but you get the idea).
It's Web2.0 now, baby
You're supposed to fill in your own analogy these days:
"Throwing an envelope through a letterbox from a mile away" sounds pretty hard.
A flyby itself is pretty easy - getting exactly the right delta-v from the encounter is the tricky part.
Aborted fail
Very disappointing. Unlike the politically savvy architects of the Phoenix Mars Lander project, the designers of the "Deep Impact" ignored obsolescence.
Sorry but
what is TCM-9 on the second chart?
TCM = Trajectory Correction Maneuver
TCMs are usually done using the engines on the spacecraft. TCM 9 basically setup the spacecraft to do a flyby of Earth to start the spacecraft's new mission to visit another comet.
ETA November 4th
Damm one day too soon should be on the 5th Guy Fawkes night hope it can be seen.
Well, let's be honest
It's not rocket science now, is it.
Oh, hold on....
Venus has a day longer than its year, and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. A clear warning of the dangers of too many flybys.
No wonder the Venusians are extinct, and their planet uninhabitable.
Whats the new mission?
Maybe i missed something in the article but what is the actual point of this new mission? Is it just a close up flyby of the new comet? The original deep impact was all about launching a washing machine (alright something the size of a washing machine, but not necessarily a washing machine if you want to be pedantic) at a comet and watching the debris to learn about the structure and other interesting things that emerged from the impact.
Will EPOXI do anything more then take close up pics of this new passing comet?
Still good of them to make use of the satellite. If you going to go to the effort of putting a satellite up there you may as well get your full moneys worth!
I can see their point...
After all the trouble I had I wanted to launch my washing machine at Comet. With hindsight I should have gone to the Planet Zanussi...
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Not to mention that it keeps them employed for a while longer.
recycled spacecraft
Actually, the original Deep Impact mission launched 2 spacecrafts: a washing machine sized flyby spacecraft and a smaller impactor which was released into the path of Tempel 1. The impactor actually hit the comet while the large spacecraft flew by taking pics. The flyby spacecraft still exists and works. So, NASA decided to repurpose the spacecraft. It has just enough fuel, along with some clever trajectory maneuvers to fly past another comet. Meanwhile, it also made observations of transiting exoplanets.
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This mix is especially created to celebrate the 25th release on Michel Banabila's Tapu Records (which will be released later this year).
In this mix (in fact a follow up of "Streets, Dreams and Memories"), all tracks & samples are chosen from the Tapu Records catalogue and so it displays the versatility of Banabila's work - as solo artist as well as in collaboration with others.
A limited edition (100) physical Audio CD with this mix will be included with every physical release order from Banabila's Bandcamp.
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Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High-Priced Funerals in South Africa
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AbstractWe examine the costs associated with funerals and the effects of funeral spending on household functioning, using data collected in the Agincourt Demographic Surveillance Site in South Africa. We find that large outlays of money at the time of the funeral leave households vulnerable to future hardship. Households that buried a member report lower spending per person, poorer adult affect, and lower rates of school enrollment for children than do other households. We present evidence consistent with the financial burden associated with a funeral having direct, adverse effects on households.
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Horrible experience! Service and management are very arrogant, incompetent and rude. Completely messed up a birthday dinner celebration of a special friend. Made us wait for Peking Duck forever and completely messed up birthday desert (after I specifically asked for it several times). And after we spent almost $500 for dinner for 2 people, they offered no resolution/compensation whatsoever. Never going back there again! I hate to complain, but this is totally unacceptable even for NYC. Money goes where it's appreciated best!
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By Youchka on 9/30/2012
We were told that this is the best place to have Chinese food. We went with friends, I was disappointed that we invited them to this restaurant. The food is tasteless, the beef oyster sauce tastes like nothing, the chicken garlic sauce has no garlic (they put few thin slices of garlic, but the sauce has none), the crispy duck was less than average, the dumplings were BAD, no taste... and of course the price was tooooo expensive given that all dishes were left half full. The only good thing was the sorbet at the end which the waiter offered us as a courtesy. I will definitely never go back, in my own kitchen I can make better Chinese food.
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By Coleen_Nicole on 1/27/2012
Food was terrible velvet chicken was the nastiest thing ever. Service was ok, no where near worth the price of the food. Decor was mediocre felt like I was in a NY basement with slippery concrete floors. Bathroom extremely dark and cold with no hot water. Seattle has some of the best Asian food and that place could'nt stand up to our neighborhood fast food place I order from on friday nights. Oh my bill was 716 for 6 people OUTRAGEOUS!!
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By raequell on 1/27/2012
The food was not good at all. $716 for about 5-6 plates no one in my party touched thier food. Staff was ok, but the food was awful. This place is overrated.
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By marla26 on 6/1/2010
I have been to Philippe many times and each time is an exciting & unique experience. The Chilean sea bass is my favorite as well as the delicious spicy shrimp ~ the waiters are extremely attentive and the noodle show is always fun to watch! I love the main dining room where you can see all the action but the upstairs dining room is quaint and very romantic. I would highly recommend it for any occasion or just a great dinner out with friends.
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By babyhappyapple on 5/14/2009
Our reservation was not honored on time. In fact we waited more than 30 minutes for our table. The food left a lot to be desired. The scallion pancakes arrived cold and looked and tasted quite a bit like stale crackers. The spring rolls were greasy and unremarkable and main courses were gloppy and laden with cornstarch. All in all, the food was crappy and inauthentic and the staff curt and poorly informed.
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Beth Burke-O'Brien relished being pregnant, not only because she and her husband Bill eagerly anticipated having a baby, but because she'd never felt better healthwise. "I loved being pregnant. It was the best time of my life," says the 30-year-old new mom, who has psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Burke-O'Brien, who lives in Boston, gave birth to daughter Cate in October. She says her disease improved during her pregnancy. "It was such a blessing to be pain free."
Lauren Kirkbride, 33, of Arlington, Texas, is expecting her third child this summer. Her psoriasis, which she has had since early childhood, has improved somewhat. She's curious to see whether it will disappear, as it did during her two previous pregnancies.
About 50 percent of women experience improvement in their psoriatic disease during pregnancy, according to Dr. Abby Van Voorhees, associate professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania and National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) Medical Board member. Twenty-five percent of women see no change in their disease and another 25 percent feel worse.
Doctors aren't sure what exactly triggers disease changes, but believe it may be partly hormone-related, Van Voorhees says. A 2006 study suggests that improvement in psoriasis during pregnancy may be genetic. The study showed that women who carry the main gene that is a risk factor for psoriasis were more likely to improve during pregnancy.
Whether a woman's psoriasis improves, worsens or stays the same, managing psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis while starting a family isn't simple.
"Treating psoriasis in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding presents special challenges due the side effects of certain medications and the ethical concerns of placing them in clinical trials," says Dr. Mark Lebwohl, chairman of the Foundation's medical board. "It's important for women to work with their doctors to determine which treatment is appropriate for them during pregnancy and to consider the precautions for each."
To help pregnant women and their doctors determine the best course of treatment, the NPF Medical Board recently released new guidelines for treating psoriasis in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. The guidelines Beth Burke-O'Brien, who has psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and husband Bill O'Brien welcomed daughter Cate last October. Photo by Gordon Nelson Winter 2012 29 recommend first-, second- and third-line treatments.
Van Voorhees and Dr. Alexa Kimball, vice chair of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital and a former member of the NPF Medical Board, helped write the guidelines. Pregnant women with psoriasis need to consider several factors, they say, among them:
In weighing her treatment options during her pregnancy, Beth Burke-O'Brien stopped taking methotrexate—a potent drug that pregnant women must avoid—about four months before she became pregnant. She continued to take the biologic drug Humira, which she believes contributed to the improvement in her psoriatic arthritis.
She made the tough decision to stop nursing when her daughter was 1 month old because she wanted to resume taking methotrexate to manage her disease.
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So I'm making my Top Ten, after the year is over, because I'm late and lazy, not because I had to see a bunch of things that I'm sure would make this Top Ten, and I'm sure there are many (Great Beauty, Gloria, In A World, maybe Wolf of Wall Street? etc), anyway I've decided that this Top Ten wouldn't be what I thought THE BEST films of 2013 were, but instead the ten films I liked the best, that I saw in 2013, I've been a bit lax with release dates as I go to film festivals and for me films that haven't "come out" count, and also for me Spring Breakers and Frances Ha count as 2012, and thats just how it is. So in no particular order, here they are .
The Lifeguard - Liz W. Garcia
Probably one of the titles on this list, that is unlikely to make anyone else's Top 10 or Top 100 even. Perhaps here is where I re-enforce my caveat, that these are my favourite films of 2013, both out of the films that I saw, because I most definitely didn't see everything. Also films that I connected with, and stayed with me for whatever reason. We all bring our own baggage to a film screening, mine currently seems to be a weakness for flicks centred on a second coming-of-age for the 30+. Ponderings on the seemingly arbitrary nature of "direction", the empty grind of working, dating, eating, sleeping, drinking, worrying, investing, ad infintum. Feeling trapped by expectations, your friends, your parents, your own - so instead saying "Fuck it" and moving back home to try and be a teenager again, oh yes I love it all. Theres something more taboo than drugs, promiscuity et al at least for me, and thats bad choices. Kristen Bell makes a lot of them in this film, not huge ones, like kidnapping/robbery etc a la Pain and Gain, but enough that she hurts some people, enough to be a old-enough-to-know-better fuck up. She carries the film by playing her pitch perfectly, without taking it into schlocky territory. A supporting turn by perennial fave Martin Starr, who I never fail to cheer when he comes into a film. This is not a film about incredible people, this is a film about very ordinary people, doing very ordinary things, and I loved every minute of it.
Her - Spike Jonze
One of the more divisive films on the list, at least among my circles. There is a lot of bad words I've heard this film called - "masturbatory" and "uncinematic" being the most abrasive, and which I can actually understand. There are films when you can understand its weaknesses, see other peoples negative perceptions, understand their criticisms, but love it all the same - Her is one of those films. I'm not just saying it cause the female lead had my name too - I swear. Her is a film for anyone who's been in love, who've struggled with love, who've been through a break up, who have dated people who've been through break ups - its a film for people who feel things acutely, its a film for people who think too much, who feel alone, who struggle to connect. It feels like a film for anyone in the 21st century really. Also the rude little game character is hilarious, Amy Adams is just a big cream puff in it, Joaquin Phoenix's moustache is super distracting, and I don't know what else to say, except Her made me feel all the feelings. C'est Tout.
Blue is the Warmest Colour - Abdellatif Kechiche
I wasn't sure I even like Blue when I walked out of it. I saw it in a highly agitated state the first day of TIFF, it was 3 hours, which is a lot of time during Festival to demand attention, also I needed to pee for the last hour, TMI probably, but those things do affect your feelings about a film. However were that not the case, I don't believe I would have felt the length as arduous, as I found the love story so engrossing. I understand the voyeurism of the shooting style, and I did feel like a bit of a peeping perv during the sex scenes, but it also resulted in one of my favourite shots of the two girls in the park together, I described it to a friend of mine as an affectionate camera, and I'll stand by that phrase. That scene flits into my mind all the time, the light, the shadow the pan, the closeness, all of it. It was one of my favourite shots of the year, and it still gives me tingles when I think about it. Also I find the whole aftermath of a break up and the process of moving on, fascinating, so Blue, scored big points for me there as well
Inside Llewyn Davis - Joel and Ethan Coen
I amazingly saw this film in Basel, Switzerland on Christmas day, where I played 17 Swiss Francs for the privilege and to a fairly full cinema considering the day. I loved the look of the film first off, the muted, washed out effect made the whole thing quite magical. Its been said a million times, but that cat, man, he was amazing, theres nothing really else to add but my own echo-ed endorsement, that cat can act! Carey Mulligan also had some killer withering lines that I'd like to imitate at one point in my life.
Overall though for me, what I'm grateful to the Coen brothers for with this film, is celebrating or at least taking a look at all the musicians (and all creative professions by extension) who try and fail. How many of them there, more now than ever I believe. The pressure to be "creative" specifically draw, paint, play music, design, act, make films, write etc, feels overwhelming sometimes. Of course not everybody can be a photographer, a singer, a playwright or whatever, theres just no way. Someone has to take out the garbage and "just exist" as Davis says in the film. Is it better to try and fail or just keep trying? I have no idea, but its an interesting question nonetheless.
We Are the Best - Lukas Moodyson
Lukas Moodyson's return to the light, after the extreme darkness and suffering of his last few films, We Are The Best is a Moodyson film of Together era. He is a director with a real insight into the personality of girls, women, ladies whatever. His girl characters feel authentically real, as does his experience of youth. I could watch this film a hundred times, if I ever wanted one, this would be my feel-good-hit of 2013.
The Punk Singer - Sini Anderson
As much as she doesn't seem to want it, and definitely doesn't need it, its hard not to love Kathleen Hanna, this film is everything I wanted, and more. If you don't already love Kathleen Hanna, this film will probably make it so.
12 O'Clock Boys - Lotfy Nathan
I saw this randomly at this year's Hot Docs Film Festival, when a friend had a spare ticket. An observational documentary about bike gangs in Baltimore. The films central characters are engrossing, as it focuses on a young boy, desperate to join the cities motorcycle gang the 12'Oclock Boys (because wheelies) and his family. It was such an engrossing and beautiful film, that celebrates the majesty in riding motorcycles very fast - honestly some of the most stunning shots of the year. Hidden gem for me in 2013 if ever there was one.
Only Lovers Left Alive - Jim Jarmusch
There is nothing that I don't love about this film. Sometimes you see a film that feels like a missing part of your DNA, this for me was that film. Ostensibly its about Vampires, but that hardly seems like a real factor in the film. Everything in the production design was completely perfect, the film was also filled with a million magic moments, like a visit to Jack White's house in Detroit, a quiet little dance scene between to long time lovers and a lot of great guitars. The only thing I would change would be Mia Wasikowska's character, but its almost like she amplified the perfection of the rest of the film with her wrongness, perhaps harsh, but feels very true.
Ida - Paweł Pawlikowski
Sometimes great filmmaking is about restraint, and there seems no better example of this than Ida. Sparse, controlled, black and white and square format, everything about it felt absolutely essential, there is not fat on this film, its as tight as a drum, with a simple but achingly felt story that I'd rather not spoil here. Definitely worth tracking down and seeing in a quiet, dark room, preferably a cinema, duh.
Jodorosky's Dune - Frank Pavich
I hadn't read Dune when I first saw this film, and I'm afraid I still haven't, and that has had very little impact on my enjoyment of this film. A brilliantly executed documentary about the making of a film that was never made, is so much more entertaining than I could ever describe here. I can quite honestly say I feel that I've seen Jodorsky's Dune or as close as anyone has come. What a film it would have been. This film oozes personality and ideas, and was legitimately inspiring. An ode to grand ideas and imagination.
Honourable mentions -Kings of Summer, Blue Jasmine, The Grandmaster, Dallas Buyers Club, The To Do List, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Computer Chess, Like Someone in Love, Young and Beautiful and Side Effects.
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Excerpt from the The Playlist feature: The Essentials: Douglas Sirk
"Magnificent Obsession" (1954)
Based on the Lloyd C. Douglas novel of the same name, Sirk's "Magnificent Obsession," is one of the great tearjerkers of the 1950s. In his third film with Sirk, Rock Hudson, plays Bob Merrick, a rich caddish, playboy type, who in a reckless accident crashes his speedboat, and is resuscitated with equipment borrowed from the town saint Dr. Phillips. Phillips then suffers an attack of his own and dies while his equipment is being rushed back too late to save him. Changed by the unfortunate ramifications of his accident and resuscitation, Merrick is guided by an older intellectual and artist, Edward Randolph (Otto Kruger), who helps him in his mission to make things up to Dr. Phillips widow, Helen (played by Jane Wyman). On his quest for contrition there are many twists and turns, which are a touch soap opera-y (he accidentally blinds her, he then pretends to be someone else, then they fall in love and so on.) However Sirk's aptitude for melodrama makes it all work and gives the high-stakes emotions a deeply accessible poignancy that will have the harshest cynic reaching for the tissues. The crisply-hued Technicolor only serves to make the mix of spirituality and sentimentality feel more heightened, while fantastic performances from both Hudson and Wyman also go a long way, and Wyman was rightfully nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. "Magnificent Obsession" was a box office hit for Sirk and Universal, and though it has been criticized for its hokeyness, there is no denying its importance and worth in Sirk's canon.
Excerpt from the The Playlist feature: 20 Wedding Movies To Say "I Do" To
"Ceremony" (2011)
"Ceremony," Max Winkler's debut film, is a fast talking, slightly neurotic take on the wedding crasher sub-genre. With stylized and effective nods to both Whit Stillman and Wes Anderson, "Ceremony" has a lot going for it. Michael Angarano plays Sam, a wannabe children's book author, who takes the anxious Marshall (Reece Thompson) on a weekend away on the pretense of rekindling their lapsed friendship. This turns out to be a ruse, as Sam quickly convinces his naive friend to crash the nearby wedding, which turns out to be that of his former lover Zoe (played by Uma Thurman), who he is determined to win back. Angarano and Thurman both put in strong performances, and as sort-of romantic leads, despite their height and age disparities, and pull off some convincing chemistry. "The New Girl" star Jake Johnson is effective as Zoe's alcohol-soaked brother, who despite the somewhat one-note role, pulls the biggest laughs. The film also looks fantastic, from the crispy cinematography, to the perfectly covetable set dressing. The classic rock soundtrack never misses, with one of the standouts being Ezra Koenig's cover of Paul Simon's "Papa Hobo". Winkler has created a group of characters that, while being flawed, are also quite sweet in their own way, which can also be said for the film itself, it doesn't always hit its marks, but it manages to charm nonetheless.
Oddly, "Carnal Knowledge" was marketed as a comedy upon release, but to this writer it's more of an incisive drama of modern day struggles with sex, relationships and coming of age from resident romantic cynic and directorMike Nichols. The film follows a couple of college roommates, Jonathan and Sandy (Jack Nicholson andArt Garfunkel), who together obsess over their various sexual misadventures and eventual conquests. Sandy pursues the seemingly pure Susan (Candice Bergman) – who Jonathan secretly and simultaneously dates and beds (first no less). After college they go their separate ways, but while Sandy marries Susan, Jonathan pursues everything in a skirt, bedding a dozen odd girls a year – yet is still unable to find his physical ideal (break out the tiny violins) until he meets Bobbie (Ann-Margaret) who's all T-and-A all the time. Their passion fizzles to dramatic blow-outs (he yells, she cries) that end in an overdose and divorce. As they grow older, Sandy and Jonathan grow more and more disillusioned by the opposite sex – but while Jonathan is angry, Sandy simply falls into complacency and nonchalance. Though the film's frank discussions about, and depictions of, sex (a condom on screen, quelle horreur), are hardly as shocking now as they were in the 1970s, the characters' detestability and blatant misogyny are still as unsettling as ever. Jack Nicholson is the stand-out star and Nichols, to his credit, reigns the nastiness in (somewhat) and keeps the performance from being a caricature. "Carnal Knowledge" remains a timeless and emotionally resonant portrayal of the uglier side of the male sexual psyche.
Excerpt from the The Playlist feature: Retrospective: The Films of Alfred Hitchcock Pt. 2 (1940-1976)
"Shadow of a Doubt" (1943)
Inspired by Thornton Wilder's famous Rockwellian vision of small town America in "Our Town," Hitchcock turns the fantasy inside out with "Shadow of a Doubt." The story follows young teenager Charlotte "Charlie" Newton (Teresa Wright), who longs for excitement, which arrives in the form of her namesake, her cultured Uncle Charlie Oakley (Joseph Cotten). When two undercover cops show up working on a "survey" of the average American family, they reveal to her that her beloved uncle may in fact be the serial killer known as the "Merry Widow Murderer," and Charlie is forced to question her own blind loyalty to her favourite Uncle (a relationshiop that is already dripping with incestuous overtones). Cotten puts in a great show as the charming and debonair Uncle Charlie, making it as hard for audiences as it is for his niece, at first, to believe he may be a serial killer underneath it all. Hitchcock, ever a master of setting and place, creates the perfect average American family in an average American small town, complete with a chatty neighbourhood policeman to Emma Newton's insistence that a cake cannot be made just for pictures. Park Chan-wook's upcoming "Stoker" seems to be a homage to this one, but the Korean director will have a tough task living up to its inspiration. [A-]
Hitchcock Cameo: Playing cards with his back to the camera on the train, seventeen minutes in.
"Strangers on a Train" (1951)
"Wanna hear one of my ideas for a perfect murder?" Guy Haines (Farley Granger), a famous tennis player, is recognized on a train by Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). Guy wants to divorce his cheating wife Miriam in order to marry Anne Morton, the daughter of a U.S. senator, and advance his career in politics. Over lamb chops on the train, Bruno also reveals he'd like his interfering father dead, and so suggests the perfect crime — an exchange of murders by perfect strangers. The conversation ends somewhat up in the air, with Guy placating the seemingly eccentric Bruno, who is satisfied a deal has been struck. Guy and Bruno's relationship dynamic is set from the start, the seductive Bruno and the elusive Guy. Bruno ends up killing Guy's wife, in one of the most elegantly shot strangulations scenes in cinema history, shown in reflection of Miriam's thick glasses. Then Bruno demands that Guy keeps his end of the bargain, and Guy, with motive aplenty, is put in a tricky spot. The final confrontational climax between the men resulted in a magnificently shot action scene in which Guy and Bruno fight on a merry-go-round spun out of control, resulting in a fantastic trick shot of an explosion. "Strangers on a Train" is perfectly taut thriller, in which the two male leads shine as, respectively, the ostensibly good but pretty unlikeable guy at the wrong place at the wrong time and the creepily seductive and occasionally frenzied villain who embodies Guy's darkest desires. Adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novel of the same name, Hitchcock endured a grueling adaption process with endless rewrites, but his passion for the story never waned, and is clear in the final product, filling it with double-entendres and masterful film noirish use of black and white and shadow — and a number of shots still obsessing film students today. Despite its shocking-by-1950s-standards themes, with homosexual overtones galore, "Strangers on a Train" did gangbusters at the box office and critical esteem for the film has only grown with time. [A]
Hitchcock Cameo: Continuing the ever-growing string-instrument theme from "Spellbound" and "The Paradine Case," getting on train with a double bass ten minutes into the film. All he needed was a viola and he would have had a quartet.
Excerpt from the The Playlist feature: Retrospective: The Films of Alfred Hitchcock Pt. 1 (1925 - 1939)
"The 39 Steps" (1935)
Probably the first truly great Hitchcock picture, this is the one where everything that he'd been working toward coalesces into a gripping, enormously entertaining chase thriller that feels like it could have been made yesterday. Adapted by "Blackmail" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much" scribe Charles Bennett (really finding a groove with the director), from the seminal 1915 spy novel by John Buchan, it sees the perfectly ordinary Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) finding himself embroiled in an espionage ring after watching a performance at a music hall in London, England. Wrongly identified as a spy and a murderer, he flees London for Scotland, pursued by various agents of the law and the underworld. Enter the soon to be tried-and-true, Hitchcock Icy Blonde, played by Madeleine Carroll, who becomes entangled in the chase. Slightly more screwball and playful than some of the director's other films of the period, it's filled with sight-gags (including poor Carrol being handcuffed to Donat and dragged every-which-way, much to Hitchcock's delight) that mix nicely with the more classically Hitchcockian spy-chase-suspense-thriller narrative, establishing a formula that would serve him well over the decades to come. Donat makes a perfectly dapper and surprisingly physically impressive lead, who meets mortal peril with debonair quips and self-deprecating charm — it's a shame it's his only work with Hitchcock — while Carroll is the template for the Hitchcock female lead, sexy, smart and strong-willed. It's been remade three times since, but this stands head and shoulders above all the others, and really sees the director come of age, truly bringing him to the attention of world audiences (thanks to its stars, it was a huge hit both home and abroad). [A]
Hitchcock Cameo: Throwing away a cigarette box outside the theatre at the 06:56 mark.
Excerpt from the The Playlist feature:Overrated and Underrated Films of 2012
Underrated: "Bachelorette"
Theres been a lot of talk of late about women in comedy, which felt like a pretty redundant conversation when it began: is the question "Are women funny?" really something we're asking in the 21st century After all the success of "Bridesmaids" last year, it seems, unfortunately, that the pendulum swung back the other way, with a backlash against women doing "gross-out humour." Unfortunately this kind of sentiment seemed to wash over into the reviews of Leslye Headland's first film "Bachelorette" — which definitely features its fair share of gross-out moments, pavement licking and wedding dresses being used as toilet paper, but also goes beyond that. "Bachelorette" isn't funny like Judd Apatow films are funny, instead it's full of biting one-liners and black humour, it's a bit nasty and as smart as heck. You probably don't want to hang out with all the characters at a bar after the movie like I did after seeing "Bridesmaids," but the leads in "Bachelorette" ring truer than most female characters do in film these days, for better or worse. Headland has created the kind of female characters that are severely underrepresented, ones with actual problems, who aren't always nice but also have shades of grey, are at least semi-functional and maybe talk to each other about something other than a dude once in a while. She also casts it brilliantly, with leads Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan, all committing to their roles as the "bitchelorettes" with gusto and putting in charismatic performances. The supporting guys aren't half bad either with both James Marsdenand Adam Scott filling their roles with perfect panache. "Bachelorette" may not be a comforting feel good comedy, but that doesn't make it any less insightful, witty or entertaining.
Overrated: "Holy Motors"
Perhaps "Holy Motors" is only overrated in certain circles of cinephilia — its not likely to win any major awards nor make millions at the box office, but critical reception has been overwhelmingly glowing, with the film making decent showings in both the Sight and Sound andCahiers du Cinema best of 2012 list. Yes, Denis Levant,the star, the lead, the one with the most screen time, is great, but a film this well reviewed should be more than just an actor's vehicle. Instead, Leos Carax's picture feels repetitive, pushing the same points about reality, fantasy, representation and viewership over and over — and to tell the truth they weren't that insightful the first time 'round. Sometimes Carax makes his point in visually arresting ways, and in other scenes he comes close to being emotionally touching, but this is a film that feels all too pleased with its own cleverness, quietly laughing at the viewer for taking any of it seriously. "Holy Motors" ticks a lot of boxes in terms of intertextual references, which will surely make it great fodder for a Film Studies course, but grows tiresome over the course of the film. Its also full of obvious and unaffecting scenes that seem to appear purely for "shock value" — Levant's green-suited, flower-eating devil, from his naked erection to bloody finger biting, feels tired and even dated, as do the out of place co-stars like Eva Mendes and Kylie Minogue, who both felt useless in this film, whether purposefully or not. To wrap the film up, Carax's final scenes only further trivialise the last 100 odd minutes that the audience has endured. Its hard not to feel that one of these vignettes could have been an entertaining short, but as a feature, and a lauded one no less, it is simply tiresome.
Excerpt from the The Playlist feature: 15 of the Best Baseball Movies
"A League Of Their Own" (1992)
The story of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), which started in 1942 with all the male ballplayers fighting in WWII, "A League of Their Own" is something of a touchstone for any female athletes of a certain age told they simply weren't good enough. With a snappy script of quotable one-liners, thePenny Marshall-directed comedy also manages to tug its share of heartstrings. "A League of Their Own" managed to not only make baseball accessible and riveting to non-fans as well as fanatics, it showed that the sport was grueling and the girls (and guys) who played it played hard and suffered for the game they loved. It features a great ensemble cast, including alpha female Geena Davis fresh off "Thelma And Louise," Madonna in one of her better acting turns, Tom Hanks, playing against type as the blotto Jimmy Dugan and a scene-stealing Rosie O'Donnell as Madonna's loudmouth BFF. The narrative unspools in extended flashback, illustrating the conflict between Dottie Hinson (Davis) and plucky younger sister Kit Keller (Lori Petty), as two sides of a coin: one who is settled in the traditional values of marriage and family, and the other who yearns for the new freedom the AAGPL offers. Their reluctant alcoholic and antagonistic manager Dugan (Hanks) doesn't take it seriously and instead Hinson steps up as manager, fueling an inevitable separation, creating a rift both personal and professional. Though at moments "A League of Their Own" can veer into sappy cliché territory, Marshall's ability to keep baseball at the cinematic center, as well as effectively combine laughs, gasps and tears (even though "there's no crying in baseball!"), make this film a heartfelt favorite, baseball fans or no.
"Harold and Maude" (1971)
As far as loveable rom-com couples go, it's hard to look past Hal Ashby's "Harold and Maude." It's the kind of film I can't really imagine being made today, with the story centering on the innocent romance between the young death-obsessed Harold (played byBud Cort) and the 79-year-old and carefree Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardin (Ruth Gordon). The film's setupof Cat Stevens singing "Don't Be Shy," as Harold methodically goes through the motions of faking his own death, to the complete lack of amusement or shock of his mother who walks in on him, sets the tone beautifully for this romantic comedy, that balances its blackish heart with a sweet first love/coming of age story. Harold and Maude meet at a mutual stranger's funeral, and Harold falls hard for Maude, who shows him there is more to life than death e.g. flowers, dancing and playing the banjo, which in the hands of a lesser actress would be insufferably twee. Though Cort was in his early 20s when the film was made, his wide-eyed stare and floppy hair make him appear eternally boyish, in contrast with Gordon's Maude, who is in no way the graceful ageing lady – but as a couple they are incredibly endearing, and the film's effective statement of a deep connection winning over superficiality in the game of love should not be overlooked. Laughs come courtesy of Harold's idiot mother who tries to set him up with various prospective wives, who he frightens off with more phony, gore-filled suicide attempts so he can instead go on adventures with Maude and her petty-crime sprees. Ashby made the inspired choice of having Cat Stevens soundtrack the film, perfectly underscoring some of the sadder moments, to the point of tears on more than one occasion for this writer. In fact, it's the film's mix of deadpan humour and heartfelt emotions that make it so adorable and continuously watchable. — Sam Chater
Continuing the theme of shooting what he knew, Linklater turned one of his own personal love stories into one of the great indie romances of the '90s. "Before Sunrise" centres on two characters, the slightly cynical but moreover dreamy romantic American Jesse (Ethan Hawke), and the idealistic but grounded French Celine (Julie Delpy). The two meet by chance and begin talking on a train from Budapest, Celine on her way back to Paris, Jesse on his way to Vienna for 24 hours before he flies back to America. He convinces her to alight in Vienna with him to continue their conversation, and so it begins, a 14-hour marathon conversation (not in real time, fortunately…) which must end, as the title implies, at sunrise. It sounds banal, but much of what they say about life, love, politics et al. is interesting and insightful, and reveals hidden depths of the two young characters still trying to "figure it out". As their time together runs out, the two decide instead of risking their spark fizzling long distance, to instead meet up in six months in Vienna, leaving a tantalising will they/won't they to the ending. Linklater took great care with his casting, and he chose well, Hawke and Delpy not only put in fantastic performances, but their natural romantic tension is intoxicating; both actors are also said to have contributed uncredited work to the script, which is not hard to believe, considering the naturalism in their delivery. Between that and Linklater's unobtrusive shooting style, full of tracking shots and extended takes, its hard to remember what you're watching isn't actually two people really having the most important night of their lives. [A-]
"Tape" (2001)
This drama, made simultaneously with "Waking Life," reads like a filmmaking exercise — made in real time, with the then-new digital camera, with limited sets (a small motel room with an adjoining bathroom) and only three actors, even if those actors are Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard. Based on a one-act play of the same name written by Stephen Belber and set in Lansing, Michigan, the motel room is rented by drug dealer and volunteer firefighter Vince (Hawke), who may also have a hot temper and semi-violent tendencies. He's there in theory to support his high school friend Jon (Leonard), a documentary filmmaker who has a film in a local festival. While the two are reminiscing, an argument about the circumstances under which Jon slept with Vince's high school girlfriend Amy (Thurman) years ago comes up. Vince coerces an incriminating confession out of Jon, which he catches on tape. Of course Vince has also invited Amy to the party, and the conversation just gets more bizarre and heated from there, ending with a neat little plot twist. This is where Linklater is most at home directing realistic dialogue that is both interesting and insightful to the human condition. He uses the digital camera to great effect, swiftly moving it from person to person, amplifying the emotions as they grow increasingly heated. Adapting theatre plays to film is not the obvious slam dunk you'd think, but "Tape" manages to capture the live feel, while also making the rapid-fire dialogue and limited setting work to the film's advantage. Linklater also gives the cast room to stretch beyond traditional "movie star" acting with Hawke in particular shining, proving once again that both he and Linklater consistently bring out the best in each other. It's not surprising that it was Hawke who approached Linklater with "Tape," and asked long-time friend Leonard and then-wife Thurman to co-star. Intended for TV, it was decided to release the film theatrically based on the final cut of the film, and it joined "Waking Life" at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. [B-]


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