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Tyler Perry's 'Boo!' Hilariously Spoofs the 'Halloween' Poster!
Like Tyler Perry or not, this poster is awesome.
Lionsgate has spoofed John Carpenter's Halloween poster, creases and all, for Perry's upcoming Boo! A Madea Halloween.
October 21st is the night SHE came home!
"Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens."
Bella Thorne, Jimmy Tatro, Diamond White, Kian Lawley, and Yousef Erakat also star in this "comedy" that at least looks like Perry's in on the joke.
I will reserve judgment until I see the first trailer this week.
"Boo, bitches!"
Sigourney Weaver Says Neill Blomkamp's 'Alien' Gives Ripley "an Ending"
The Alien franchise is my all-time favorite, which places me in a weird spot when it comes to the next installments.
What should I want to see more, Neill Blomkamp's Alien, which would create a new path following the events of James Cameron's Aliens, or Ridley Scott's now-filming Alien: Covenant, the Prometheus sequel that's building a bridge to his 1979 seminal classic, Alien?
I think I'd have to go with the latter, especially since Blomkamp's work has been of constant disappointment (Elysium, Chappie) since his District 9 broke him onto the scene.
But forget what I want for a second. Sigourney Weaver, who played Ellen Ripley in Alien, Aliens, Alien3 and Alien: Resurrection, is all-in on Blomkamp's sequel, which would chart a new course that avoid the events in Alien3 and Resurrection. This isn't too surprising considering she starred in Chappie, which proves that Blomkamp an actor friendly director that warrants repeat collaborations.
Weaver's support of Blomkamp is what lit a fire under FOX's ass to hire the filmmaker to develop the next Alien, although this happened before Chappie's disappointing release. It also caught the attention of Scott, who decided that his Prometheus sequel was more important, and thus moved forward with his newly-titled Alien: Covenant. Having the creator of the franchise back onboard was clearly more important than continuing the story of Ripley with a director whose track record was sinking quicker than the Titanic. That's why FOX put Blomkamp's vision "on hold," although it's likely dead.
Even though FOX has moved on, Weaver has not, and continues to support Blomkamp's defunct project for one major reason: it offers an ending to Ripley's nightmare.
"It's a great story and it's satisfying to me to give this woman an ending," Weaver told EW. "The script itself has so much in it that's so original, but also really satisfies the, I would say, the primal needs of the aliens. It's a tribute to all of the great work that the other directors have done, in a way, but goes in a completely new direction. I hope we'll do it."
Weaver has been clamoring for an Alien 5 for years, which she hoped would take Ripley to the Xenomorph home planet to "destroy them all." Too bad it looks as if scheduling issues will send this project into the depths of space where nobody can hear it scream. James Cameron's Avatar could put the nail in the coffin:
"Fox asked us to delay so Ridley could shoot his [second] 'Prometheus' movie. That was too bad because we would have already done it by now. Now that we're waiting for that, I have a couple of 'Avatars' to do and Neill has 'The Gone World,' so we'll have to see what happens when we get back, when those projects are over."
Blomkamp had been working on the project for a year, which means there is a screenplay ready to go. But at some point Cameron is going to begin filming several Avatar sequels that will kill Weaver's time. I don't think there's any reason to think we'll see this project happen, and need to accept the fact that Ripley's conclusion is that of a clone who mothered a half human, half Xenomorph birthed by the Queen.
Reaffirming multiple reports, Blomkamp's Alien will redirect the story from the third and fourth installments, David Fincher's Alien3 1992) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien: Resurrection (1997).
"It's just as if, you know, the path forks and one direction goes off to three and four and another direction goes off to Neill's movie," Weaver says. "It's just more, I would say, following Jim Cameron's story about these characters, rather than just ending up in this sort of monastery in space, which was [Alien3 screenwriter] Vincent Ward's idea and Fox elected to go in that direction. I think Fincher was fine with that. Each director kind of wanted to create a whole new set of circumstances. In this case, it picks up, it follows directly the circumstances of Jim Cameron's 'Aliens'."
Maybe we'll learn more at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con panel that reunites the Aliens crew for the 30th anniversary.
'Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made' Hits Blu-ray/DVD!
Drafthouse Films and MVD Entertainment have announced the upcoming home video release of Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on August 16th.
After Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film, which the New York Times calls "a testament to the transporting power of movie love." They finished every scene…except one; the film's explosive airplane set piece.
Over two decades later, the trio reunited with the original cast members from their childhood in order to complete their masterpiece in what IGN has dubbed "the Boyhood of fan movies." Featuring interviews with John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth and more, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made is just that: the story of this long-gestating project's culmination, chronicling the friends' dedication to their artistic vision-mixed in with some movie magic-to create a personal, epic love letter to a true modern classic, in "a triumphant, feel-good documentary of the highest caliber that dares you to dream" (Cut Print Film).
Tim Skousen & Jeremy Coon's critically-acclaimed documentary (Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes with a 93% rating and an Audience Score of 92%) premiered at SXSW in 2015 and enjoyed a healthy festival campaign before it's debut in theaters and On Demand. At the same time, film subjects Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala embarked on the multi-city Follow Your Dreams Tour (co-sponsored by Drafthouse Films, Fatboy, Roadtrippers and Last Exit to Nowhere), presenting Skousen and Coon's film alongside their rarely-screened Adaptation, which will continue into September.
Special features include more than four hours on bonus content such as dual audio commentary tracks (with Skousen & Coon as well as Strompolos & Zala), deleted scenes from the documentary, outtakes from the Adaptation, Q&A footage from the Adaptation's 2003 premiere at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, a photo booklet featuring storyboard art from the Adaptation and a free HD digital copy of the film.
'Chernobyl VR Project' Out Now On Oculus Rift, HTC Vive in August
Most of us aren't properly equipped to wander about post-apocalyptic Pripyat. You could risk a visit, but I'd recommend you bring Radscorpion repellent and something to protect your fragile DNA from being devastated by the invisible pockets of radiation that have taken up residence in Ukraine's most infamous ghost town three decades after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster forced the sudden evacuation of its original inhabitants.
Your other option is to give the Chernobyl VR Project a try. Developed by The Farm 51, this virtual reality title combines gaming with educational and movie narrative software to give players the unique opportunity to go on a virtual tour of both Chernobyl and Pripyat without the risk of being eaten alive by Ghouls.
Better yet, a portion of the sales will be donated to various charities that support victims of the Chernobyl disaster, including 10% of Bronze edition sales, 30% of the Silver edition, and 60% of the Hall of Fame edition. The Chernobyl VR Project released earlier this month on the Oculus Rift, followed by the HTC Vive in August.
[TV Review] "Scream" Episode 2.07: 'Let the Right One In'
This week's episode of Scream delivered an actual chase scene! Sure, it was only about 30 seconds, but I'll take it! It was actually cleverly done and there was actual suspense. Who would have thought they would have almost killed Ms. Lang right when they revealed her true motive for being so inappropriately chummy with her students (she's writing a book…might it be called The Lakewood Murders?)? If she does die then the reveal is essentially meaningless (unless she wakes up at a very inopportune time in a couple of episodes), but we did get a fun school hallway chase scene out of it. And hey, at least Branson's dead, right? Everything else in the episode was kind of a snooze, but that's the name of the game in a table-setting episode.
The cold open showcased Eli just walking around someone's house and eating breakfast. Turns out, that's how he likes to get away from the real world (They're called video games, Eli. Buy some). While this cements Eli's status as a very bad dating prospect for Emma, it also keeps him interesting, which is more than can be said about Kieran, who is unfortunately relegated to first the concerned and then the jealous boyfriend in his limited screen time. We did get to learn why he was so protective of Emma (his stepdad died right after they got into a huge fight). Still (and this will make me sound like an asshole), that's nowhere near as compelling as whatever is going on inside Eli's head.
Eli's little addiction brings him and Emma to a model home where the killer has just so happened to stash the bodies of Branson and (I think) the motel concierge. It did seem like too big of a coincidence since there is no way the killer would know that Eli was planning on taking Emma there, but suspension of disbelief is pretty much required in a show like Scream. Plus, if it weren't for that and the fire that the killer started around the house, their entire arc this episode would have been a dud.
Another budding relationship is the one between Noah and Zoe. After their pseudo break-up two episodes ago, Zoe makes another move and it leads to the most uncomfortable first date ever. While watching Noah get condom assistance from the world's most straightforward saleswoman only to have his first sexual experience interrupted by Audrey (who refused to leave the room even after realizing what she had done) was humorous, his relationship with Zoe just isn't that riveting. We haven't spent enough time with Zoe to really care about her. All she really has going for her is her involvement with Noah, and even that is a stretch. She dropped a tidbit of information about why she wasn't around last season, but the show didn't give it enough mystery to make you want to find out what happened. That's not a good thing.
Brooke was sidelined a bit this week, leaving Audrey to do all the heavy-lifting with their scenes. It was nice to see Brooke freaking out a little bit after her kidnapping of Branson last week and also to see her go to Audrey of all people for help, but it put her in a damsel in distress role that is disheartening to see after she rose to the occasion last week. Speaking of Audrey, she's still focused on hiding her not-malicious-at-all secret (I thought we were making progress after last week, show), which is becoming a real chore to sit through. Seeing her grow closer to Brooke is a good use of the show's time though, so their scenes were a delight to watch.
"Let the Right One In" was one of Scream's weaker episodes of the season, but that is typical for episodes that fall in the middle of the season (it's not an excuse, but it's expected). None of the Zoe/Noah scenes were particularly captivating and we are still suffering through Audrey keeping her secret from everyone but Noah. It was great that we added to the body count (3rd death in 7 episodes, in case you were wondering), it wasn't enough to save the episode from mediocrity.
Random Notes
- We're in the last half of the season, so it's time to start predicting the killer. My money is on Gustavo, who was mysteriously absent this week. Maybe his graphic novel is just a cover because the killer wouldn't be drawing bloody pictures of the Lakewood Six, or would he?
- I've given Scream a lot of shit recently for using horror movies as episode titles that don't fit into the theme of the episode, and sometimes I'm just wrong. The good people at What the Flick?! have discovered why last week's episode was called "Jeepers Creepers." I can't believe I didn't put that together! Thanks to Frank Fox for sending that my way.
- Acosta finds a picture in the barn of Emma with a stranger whose face has been scratched out. Who is this stranger? Maggie doesn't explicitly say it's her dad so maybe it's someone else?
- "You went full Hard Candy on Branson and left him chained to a bed?" -Usually the pop culture references on this show feel shoehorned in, but this one felt natural.
- "I feel like a pretty big fan of the bodies near me right now." -NOAH. Stop. Just, stop.
- "Let's at least narrow down the size. Now, are you a big boy?" -I guffawed when the pharmacy clerk said this. GUFFAWED.
- "Don't worry, he's not handsy anymore."
- "Are ya here, ya dick????"
- "One of the teachers fell. It's awful!"
- "Someone better be dead. Wait, is someone dead?"
- We're returning to the carnival in next week's episode (titled "Village of the Damned"). Let's hope we get a great set piece out of it after last week's episode botched the setting.
- Brooke didn't really give us any good face this week, but Kieran gave us this priceless gem:
'Five Nights at Freddy's Franchise is Super Cheap On Steam This Week
Midweek M-M-M-Madness is back on Steam and it's brought with it a hefty discount on the entire Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. All four entries in Scott Cawthon's wildly popular series of indie horror games can be purchased together for just $8.49, or individually for less than $3 each.
If you'd rather get your jump scare fix on consoles, Cawthon confirmed back in May that the series is being remade by a third party developer, though no release date has been given.
We also have the Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location spin-off to look forward to (or not) when it startles PC and mobile this fall.
"Vikings" Royalty Joins Spike's "The Mist"
Alyssa Sutherland (Don't Look Up), who plays Queen Aslaug on "Vikings", has joined the cast of Spike TV's upcoming TV series adaptation of Stephen King's "The Mist". She will play Eve Cunningham, "…a wife and mother who fights to protect her teenage daughter from unknown dangers lurking both inside and outside the mist while facing down her past."
The show, "…tells the story of a foreboding mist that arrives in one small town ushering in a terrifying new reality for its residents, putting their humanity to the test. What will people do to survive when blinded by fear?"
The last we heard of this series, which will be getting 10 one-hour episodes, was that Adam Bernstein will be directing the premiere episode.
"The Mist" goes into production this summer and will air in 2017.
Is Michael Dougherty Filming 'Trick 'r Treat 2'?
Update: I just spoke with Michael Dougherty and I can confirm that this is NOT from 'Trick 'r Treat 2'. However, I will be able to speak about what it's from once the embargo I'm currently under has lifted.
Earlier today, director Michael Dougherty posted a photo from set of what appears to be Trick 'r Treat 2, the sequel to the 2007 anthology horror film that introduced the world to "Sam", the adorable yet incredibly vicious and violent trick-or-treater who enforces the rules of Halloween with deadly efficiency. The caption also reads 110 days with a hashtag for "Halloween", although I would be amazed if they managed to release the film by that time.
Now, this photo may be an old behind-the-scenes photo from the original film but Dougherty's Twitter bio also states that his next film is the sequel, so this strongly suggests that filming is happening as this is being written.
In the original film:
"Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater."
While none of this is confirmed, it'd be incredible to get another Michael Dougherty film! And who can resist the thought of Sam making his comeback?!
110 days til Halloween. @trickrtreat pic.twitter.com/uExnmmfrXV
— Mike Dougherty (@Mike_Dougherty) July 12, 2016
Poster for Rob Zombie's '31' Grabs An Axe
A new poster for 31 features Richard Brake as 'Doom-Head,' who Rob Zombie says "runs a perfect game of death and misery."
Our own Fred Topel reviewed the film, calling it, "…a harrowing ordeal…"
Zombie has been fighting to have this movie released to the public for a long time. He went through a strong crowdfunding campaign only to be hit twice with the dreaded NC-17 rating, which would've severely restricted the viewing potential. After some edits, it got dropped to an R-rating, but Zombie assures we'll see an uncut version. The new edit still bears all the earmarks of a Rob Zombie film, as it features, "…strong bloody horror violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use."
31, which stars Sheri Moon Zombie (The Devil's Rejects, Halloween), Golden Globe Nominee Malcolm McDowell ("Mozart in the Jungle," A Clockwork Orange), Jeff Daniel Phillips (The Lords of Salem) and Meg Foster (The Lords of Salem), follows five carnival workers who are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.
The film is going to be released on VOD platforms on September 16th and in limited theaters on October 21st via Saban Films.
Danny McBride Assures Us He Won't Be Funny in 'Alien: Covenant'
Earlier this year, we reported that usual funnyman Danny McBride (Hot Rod) had joined the cast of Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant, the sequel to 2012's Prometheus. The response was, well…let's just say that there was a lot of skepticism surrounding this casting decision.
However, as many people noted, Brett and Parker in Alien were charmingly funny but without making it a comedy. They were genuine, they were true to themselves, and they added a little bit of light in an otherwise grim story. And after the loss of Brett, Parker became a totally different person, one that was serious, focused, and obviously in pain.
Additionally, we can't forget that comedian Paul Reiser was in Aliens and he brought forth no comedy whatsoever. Instead, he was a perfect slimy corporate scumbag that deserved every hateful emotion lobbed his way.
So while McBride's presence may seem strange, it's not all that surprising once you think about it. And in a recent interview with HitFix, McBride addressed the concerns that he was in the script as some sort of a joker by saying, "This shit is dark. There is no comic relief in this at all. This is a dark horror movie."
We'll know for sure when Alien: Covenant hits theaters on August 4th, 2017.
'Let's Be Evil' Poster and Trailer Prepare For Game of Death
From IFC Midnight comes the U.S poster for Martin Owen's Let's Be Evil.
In Let's Be Evil, "Three chaperones are hired to supervise an advanced learning program for gifted children, who wear Augmented Reality Glasses to assist in their education. Contained within a secure, underground facility, events quickly spiral out of control."
Let's Be Evil was written by Martin Owen with story by Elizabeth Morris and Owen, based on an original idea by Jonathan Willis. It stars Elizabeth Morris, Elliot James Langridge, Kara Tointon and Isabelle Allen and was produced by Jonathan Willis.
The film made its world premiere at January's Slamdance Film Festival.
Let's Be Evil will open in select theaters and will be available on VOD and the usual digital platforms on August 5, 2016.
[H/T] /Film
Space Goat Talks Bringing 'Evil Dead II' to a Board Game (Interview)
The recently announced Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn board game from Space Goat Play blew away all expectations when its Kickstarter hit its goal in seemingly no time at all. As of this post going live, the page has right around 3,200 backers and over $240,000 committed to making it a reality, which allowed it to break five stretch goals and even necessitated a few more being added.
Personally, I'm really excited by the prospect of an official Evil Dead II board game. Hanging out with friends is great but if the same activities are done over and over, it can begin to feel a little stale and even potentially somewhat boring. Having different options keeps things fresh and entertaining for everyone and this board game is perfect for all my horror-loving pals!
Now, I know just how busy the Space Goat people must be with the explosive popularity of their Kickstarter, so color me amazed and very excited to get a chance to do an interview with media coordinator JD Boucher and game designer Taylor Smith!
The duo discuss their thoughts on the success of the Kickstarter, the future of the game, the challenges of making it a reality, and more below!
Lastly, they were kind enough to provide us with some exclusive images from the game. These include 2-D turnarounds of the upcoming Deadite player figures and the complete board! Enjoy!
First of all, congratulations on the already successful Kickstarter! It's amazing and rather fantastic that for a board game based on 'Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn', you were funded within 24 hours! And as of now, you're about to hit nearly a quarter of a million dollars! At this rate, you're going to run out of stretch goals! Did you anticipate such a reaction?
JD: Actually, we were funded in just under 8 hours and we were not expecting just quickly we were funded! We were a little blindsided by just how popular it was. We knew Evil Dead fans were out there, but we had no idea how excited they'd be for the board game! We're just thankful that so many people are as excited and passionate about the game as we are.
The movie is considered one of the great classics of horror. Was there any sort of concern or worry about doing the film justice with your board game adaptation?
TAYLOR: We've been making these Evil Dead 2 comics for about a year and a half and have really been digging through the lore for all our stories. There's a lot of love for the movie here in the office. Events and items in the game are pulled straight from the movie. I've just been watching it on repeat with a notebook. Our artist on the game board, Dave Youkovich, is a huge fan too and kept the movie going while working, picking up every little detail for the cabin. There's always a worry when working with such a beloved property, but we're confident it's something the fans will enjoy.
JD: Taylor has actually been playing the movie on repeat in order to get every possible item and scenario he could from it. I'm sure at this point he could recite most of it. Dave also deserves an honorary degree in Evil Dead 2 at this point as well. Our team is just super dedicated to bringing the Evil Dead 2 experience to life in a game. I think the only way we could be closer is if we could send out Bruce Campbell himself out with every box.
Talk to me about the gameplay itself and why you decided to go the route of "tile and miniatures". What other game styles were considered, if any, before you settled on this one?
TAYLOR: My very first thought was to make a "cooperative until it's not" game. I know I needed the cabin as the main board and players needed to work together, but occasionally get possessed and try to kill each other. My design philosophy was to make an accessible game that was easy to quickly get into. There are a ton of events that happen throughout the game that makes playing it like a procedurally generated Evil Dead movie. The backers have been wonderful in suggesting more game modes, so we'll be adding variants in addition to our original plan.
I know that Space Goat has been doing the 'Evil Dead II' comics for a while. What was it like going from creating new stories for Ash to finding a way to faithfully recreate the 'Evil Dead II' film experience as a board game?
TAYLOR: The comics are great because we can explore the setting, characters, and world in a way the movies could never have the screentime to do. They're all about building something fun and new on an existing foundation. The board game on the other hand is about returning to that source material and exploring the nooks and crannies as much as possible. We can benefit from the interactivity of board games by letting fans run through the cabin themselves, fight deadites, and dual wield a shotgun-chainsaw combo. It's an exciting new direction: exploring inward instead of outward.
The film is a great representation of how one can mix horror and comedy with great effect. What kinds of challenges were there in trying to make sure that players would not only feel fear but also have a blast throughout the experience?
TAYLOR: Fear is particularly tough to generate in a board game experience; horror games have stiff competition in building the same atmosphere as horror movies. The board game is designed to escalate in intensity as it goes—more enemies spawn, more friends turn evil, and the stakes get higher. True to good survival horror, there's a worry whether or not you'll be able to make it out the other side. Of course, the comedy couldn't be left out; I borrowed that right from the movie. Events are inspired by classic moments and lines from Evil Dead 2: fight against your own severed hand, get laughed at by a taxidermy head, all sorts of fun stuff!
From the images that are on the Kickstarter, it appears that the game takes place mainly in the cabin. However, the movie also went into the woods and even up to the mangled remains of the bridge. Will players be able to venture outside of the cabin? Hell, could there be expansions that allow players to back in time a lá 'Army of Darkness'?
TAYLOR: You bet! Our core game takes place in the cabin and the surrounding woods, including the crashed Oldsmobile and the work shed. Players will need to keep scrambling in and out, to and from all these places as they try to fight off evil. Expansions are planned around the comic book series we have: Beyond Dead By Dawn takes place in hell, so you'll get to go there; Cradle of the Damned takes place in the mirror dimension, so that's another place to explore. For licensing reasons, we have to tiptoe around Army of Darkness itself, but definitely expect some portal-related mayhem.
Speaking of expansions, many board/card games remain relevant and even gain popularity because of various add-ons. Are there any plans in the works to keep breathing life into 'Evil Dead 2: The Official Board Game' after its release?
TAYLOR: In addition to the expansions mentioned above, I'm pretty excited about the mini-expansions we have planned around our "Revenge of" characters. For example, Revenge of the Martians (based on War of the Worlds) would come with a Martian tripod figure and extra tiles for inside the ship where characters get abducted to during play. These will hopefully all unlock during this campaign because I want to make them right away! The comic-based expansions will be much more intensive, with a bunch of new figures, cards, tiles, all that. They should totally change and refresh the whole game.
JD: At this point the "Revenge of Hitler" mini-expansion has already unlocked for all deluxe versions of the game. We know how fun it is to punch Nazis, and so now we have a game mode just centered around beating up Hitler! But all of these Revenge of expansions will be Kickstarter Exclusive, so you'll have to back the campaign now so you don't miss out.
Now that you know for a fact the game is officially Kickstarted, what's next on your mind? Is this the main focus for the foreseeable future or do you have another game/idea that you think might be great to start working on?
TAYLOR: I've signed a few too many NDAs to talk about how excited I am coming back from the Licensing Expo a few weeks ago. Board games for our own properties and few carefully selected properties we're really passionate about are in the future. Immediately after the campaign is over, I'm probably going to sleep. I have fond memories of what sleep was…
JD: I'm pretty sure sleep is that thing that people who don't run Kickstarters do, but I'm not sure.
Sony Sets Release Date For Their 'Flatliners' Remake
Sony is moving quickly on their remake of Flatliners, which is being directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).
Bloody Disgusting can confirm Sony's plan to dabble in death on August 18, 2017.
Kiefer Sutherland (Mirrors, The Lost Boys), who played Nelson in the 1990 sci-fi/thriller of the same name, has committed to joining the upcoming remake that also stars Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, and Kiersey Clemens.
The original film follows a group of medical students who purposefully die and bring each other back to life so as to study "near death" experiences. It was released in 1990 and starred Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, and Julia Roberts.
It is being produced by Laurence Mark and Michael Douglas and will go into production in Toronto in the coming days.
Can You Guess the Iconic Horror Movie By the Two Objects?
Some parts of a film are so tied into our memories that it's impossible to see them in real life and not immediately flash back to a scene or a specific moment. How many times have you seen something that suddenly made you think of a movie? I know that it happens to me all the time. Let's say that this ability is a skill so that we can put it to the test!
Below are 10 images that show two objects which are meant to represent a specific horror film. Do you think you've got what it takes to go through all of them and figure out which movies they are?
I got 10 out of 10, so game on! Best of luck to everyone and let us know in the comments how you did!
The 'System Shock' Remake Has Gone Viral
Night Dive Studios' long overdue remake of the hugely influential 1994 sci-fi horror game System Shock is well on its way to becoming the genre's biggest crowdfunding success story. As I write this, its wildly popular Kickstarter campaign is about $50k from its $900k goal, and three full weeks to get there. That's impressive. For some perspective, System Shock raised more cash in one week than Friday the 13th: The Game did in four.
I suspect System Shock will only need a couple more days to hit its initial target, then it's all about those stretch goals. Here are the stretch goals we're privy to (there are four others, but they're currently hidden):
$1.1M — Support for Mac, Linux and Razer Chroma
$1.2M — Additional localization for French, Italian, German and Spanish
$1.3M — New crew members to meet, audio logs to discover and areas to explore in the Citadel station
$1.4M — Add vending machines, weapon crafting/upgrading, mini-games, puzzles and a "true" RPG character progression system
$1.5M — A full orchestral score
$1.7M — An additional scenario and more detailed death cinematics
$1.9M — Remix the original System Shock OST as a bonus for backers who donate at least $30
It looks like we're not alone in counting the System Shock remake among our most anticipated sci-fi horror games. Have a look at the game's HUD — a work in progress — in the gallery below.
Night Dive is celebrating the game's success on Kickstarter with a giveaway, the details of which you can read about here. The System Shock remake is a part of the studio's ongoing efforts to revive the beloved franchise, which started with a remaster of the original last September, followed by the remake in 2017, and finally, an actual sequel in System Shock 3, developed by Otherside Entertainment.
Michael Myers Slashes Again in Halloween Horror Nights 2016 Mazes
When I attended Halloween Horror Nights back in 2014, the coolest attraction was hands down the Halloween-themed Michael Myers haunt. This year, at both the Orlando and Hollywood locations, that attraction is getting a direct sequel in the form of Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield, and we've got the scoop today.
Other confirmed 2016 haunts include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Exorcist.
From the Press Release:
Fans may have thought it was over, but he's still out there. This fall, Michael Myers will make his return to Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights in an all-new maze inspired by the second film in the classic horror series "Halloween."
The iconic horror film sequel continues the story of masked killer Michael Myers as he stalks an entire town and relentlessly pursues his victims. Now, his focus turns to guests as Universal joins forces with Compass International Pictures to bring the haunting film's most suspenseful and terrifying moments to life at Halloween Horror Nights.
At both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, Michael Myers returns in Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield – a maze that's bigger and filled with more menacing scare-actors than the original, top-rated "Halloween" maze. It will begin with the final scene from "Halloween," where Michael Myers is presumed dead after falling from a bedroom window – only to disappear from the ground. Guests will dodge Myers' lethal knife at every turn as they step into iconic scenes from the film – all culminating in a horrifying finale.
Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights is the ultimate Halloween event. For more than 20 years, guests from around the world have visited Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood to become victims inside their own horror film. The streets of each coast's event are transformed into highly-themed scare zones where menacing "scare-actors" lunge from every darkened corner. Multiple movie-quality haunted houses are erected throughout the event, based on anything from iconic slasher films to hit horror television series to haunting original stories.
Additional details about Halloween Horror Nights will be revealed soon. To purchase tickets and find out more about Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 26, visit HalloweenHorrorNights.com/Orlando. For information about Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights, visit HalloweenHorrorNights.com/Hollywood.
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Experience Hellweek on Amazon Prime
Available for free with a subscription, the awesome sounding flick Hellweek has just made its way onto Amazon Prime. You'll find the full details right here!
From the Press Release:
SGL Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of classic horror slasher HELLWEEK on Amazon Prime Movies. It can be watched for free with a subscription, and non-subscribers can rent or buy the film. SGL also has plans to re-release HELLWEEK as a special fullscreen edition DVD in early 2017.
Directed by Eddie Lengyel (Scarred, Voodoo Rising), the film stars Rob Jaeger, Karen Fox, Robyn Griggs, Michael Reddy, Breanne Racano, Greg Jackson, Alex Ratcheson, Steve Thomlin, Eric Matyjasic, Shane Clark, Michelene Pancoe, Rob Purcell, April Needham, Robert S. Miller, Michael Braddock, Roger Conners, and Don Kilrain.
Rush Week turns unexpectedly hellish when a band of sadistic masked, homicidal maniacs holed up in an abandoned warehouse wreak havoc on a bunch of not-so-innocent college kids. Wanting to ensure the new pledges prove they're worthy, fraternity president J.J. sends them to a deserted warehouse rumored to be inhabited by demonic squatters. But the hazing takes on a sadistic tone when the tales turn out to be true. Now the pledges find themselves in a fight for their lives.
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Ghostbusters Snapchat Filter Slimes Your Selfie
Snapchat, known for popularizing the often creepy "Face Swap," has partnered with Sony for a Ghostbusters-themed filter that we're having a lot of fun with right about now. It allows you to either become a Ghostbuster or get slimed by Slimer, and it's the first ever filter that utilizes both the front- and rear-facing cameras on your phone.
From the Press Release:
For the first time ever, Snapchatters can use both the front and rear cameras of their phones with a new type of lens as millions of users become true Ghostbusters on the popular digital platform. Using the front camera on your smartphone, you can "Bust" ghosts. By switching to the rear camera, users can "Slime" unsuspecting friends or themselves.
Sony Pictures is the first brand partner to use this new kind of lens on Snapchat, taking full advantage of the fact that smartphones come equipped today with front- and rear-facing cameras. Sponsored lenses allow brands to take part in the communication between Snapchatters in the most interactive and personal way. Lenses are a creative, dynamic, and fun extension for Snapchatters to make the most out of their selfies. They offer users the opportunity to add a selection of real-time visual effects and sounds to their photos.
With the Ghostbusters lenses, the iconic music from the movie will play in the background as Snapchatters can choose between wearing a proton pack and becoming a genuine Ghostbuster or getting doused with green slime by a playful apparition.
"Whether its dog ears or flower crowns, face swapping or alien eyes, Snapchat's popular portfolio of lenses are highly engaging pieces of content that fans truly love," said Elias Plishner, Executive Vice President of Digital Marketing for Sony Pictures. "We are very excited to be the first ever partner to introduce this new type of lens to the market. These lenses are fun and creative extensions of Ghostbusters, and we think Snapchatters will have a great time using them."
Try it out, let us know what you think, and send us your slime-covered selfies!
Ghostbusters will begin haunting the big screen on July 15, 2016. Directed by Paul Feig and written by Feig and Katie Dippold, Ghostbusters 2016 is based on the 1984 film of the same name written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones are our new paranormal investigators along with their loyal secretary Chris Hemsworth. Neil Casey, Andy Garcia, Michael K. Williams, Matt Walsh, Pat Kiernan, Cecily Strong, and Charles Dance also star. Cameos will include the original film's stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts plus Ozzy Osbourne and more.
Dead criminals from all eras of New York's underbelly past have returned to roost among the living. Pilgrims, old-timey sailors, Revolutionary War spirits, and even a couple of zoot-suited gangsters are ready to take on four formidable female busters looking to rid the city of its phantasmic filth.
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Magic: The Gathering Expanding into Horror Territory with Eldritch Moon Product Line
With over 20 million players worldwide, Magic: The Gathering remains one of the most popular trading card games around today.
Later this month a new horror-themed set of Magic products called Eldritch Moon will be coming our way. The series has always been known for its incredible artwork, and not only does this look beautiful, but it seems like it will take the series to the darkest places that it's ever been.
The world of Innistrad has been descending into madness for some time now; from cultists to cathars, no mind is safe. Even angels have fallen prey. [The angel] Avacyn herself went mad, transforming from protector to monster and wreaking unimaginable devastation upon even the most faithful in her church. Then she was destroyed. With its angelic protector gone, Innistrad was exposed to overwhelming forces of darkness and evil.
Now, the few on the plane who have not yet lost their minds are left to wonder if this is the end. As the world tilts off balance, beginning its final descent, the people pray for anything or anyone powerful enough, good enough, to stand in Avacyn's place, to protect them from the maddening darkness.
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Fantasia 2016: Danish Horror Film Shelley Gives Birth to a Trailer
From the producers of When Animals Dream and Only God Forgives, director Ali Abassi's Danish/Swedish Gothic chiller Shelley has been favorably compared to Rosemary's Baby, which is more than enough to pique our interest. The film, an official selection at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, will have its North American premiere at Fantasia.
In the meantime, check out the trailer below.
Cosmina Stratan and Ellen Dorrit Petersen star.
A housekeeper finds a new job in an isolated house in the middle of wilderness. Once there, the two owners ask her to carry their child.
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(38) Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 3:21 PM
My wife Trudi and I have been married for 39 years. We started dating in high school, married after college, and raised our three boys in a 100-year-old farmhouse in a small rural town in eastern Washington.
We opened a checking account together. We bought our house together. We...
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When they overwhelmingly passed Rep. Paul Ryan's radical budget, House Republicans went on the record advocating ending Medicare as we know it to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
It wasn't about saving money, it was about fundamentally altering how our country works -- in a way that...
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We used to believe that an Orwellian world of being tracked wherever we went was the work of science fiction. Reality seems to have caught up.
This week, security researchers discovered that Apple iPhones and iPads have been tracking and storing the travels and locations of users. These records were...
(32) Comments | Posted February 16, 2011 | 3:35 PM
Children's health won't be improved by the Republicans' Dirty Air Act.
From Seattle to Pittsburgh, children can be found outside, playing football and baseball, or just playing a good game of tag. However, hundreds of thousands of children are unable to take part because the air they breathe is making...
(292) Comments | Posted December 9, 2010 | 3:24 PM
Just a little while ago, I walked out of our Democratic Caucus meeting, and I have a major development on the tax cut debate:
We just voted -- almost unanimously -- AGAINST the Republican "compromise" that is a good deal for those who want to give tax cut bonuses to...
(62) Comments | Posted December 3, 2010 | 12:22 PM
Negotiating requires good-faith partners, and compromise means both sides giving a little to get a solution that helps everyone.
But apparently when it comes to the tax-cut debate, some people in D.C. have a different definition of "compromise" and "negotiation."
I'm proud the House did the right thing yesterday and...
(98) Comments | Posted November 23, 2010 | 10:19 AM
Do we pass middle class tax cuts for working families and grow the economy? Or do we allow John Boehner to hold middle class tax cuts hostage for millions of Americans so that he can deliver a tax bonus to the wealthiest 2% of Americans?
I say we Democrats fight...
(30) Comments | Posted September 22, 2010 | 12:37 PM
I am writing to invite you to join me in signing a petition to stop George W. Bush "trickle-down" economics now. I need your help.
Congress is faced with an important decision regarding fiscal policy that will have far-reaching impacts on our national debt and economic health.
At the end...
(38) Comments | Posted August 16, 2010 | 2:56 PM
Massive corporations are cooking up backroom deals right now that could end this era of online innovation and fundamentally alter how we use the Internet.
And there is little to stop them -- unless we act now.
I firmly believe that congressional action is the only way to truly...
(182) Comments | Posted June 19, 2010 | 11:18 AM
"Who should pay?"
It's a straightforward question. Yet last week, Republican Minority Leader John Boehner said both BP and the federal government were responsible, and both should pay. He knew he really stepped in it - because he couldn't retreat from that statement fast enough.
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The Internet, arguably the fastest world-changing invention since the Gutenberg printing press, has become the core of our social and business lives. However, the openness and freedom that lie at the heart of the Internet's success is under threat.
A recent federal court ruling determined that the Federal Communications Commission...
(330) Comments | Posted March 23, 2010 | 6:16 PM
Well, that didn't take long.
Sunday, I was so pleased to vote for health care reform. This morning I was honored when President Obama signed the bill that provided insurance coverage to 32 million Americans, and proud of all you for helping me push the final vote through.
But even...
(35) Comments | Posted February 23, 2010 | 11:43 AM
Contrary to some reports, health care is not dead.
The Democratic loss in Massachusetts did not change the fact that health care inflation is dangerously sandbagging our economy, and it didn't change the fact that tens of millions of Americans remain uninsured.
Right after the Massachusetts election, I had...
(56) Comments | Posted January 7, 2008 | 2:23 PM
Newt Gingrich may have finally gotten it partly right, but on the biggest issue of our time he is totally wrong -- again. His partially right position is in encouraging his fellow Republicans to embrace the effort against global warming, a noble quest indeed. We should be appreciative of any...
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The recent disturbing news out of the Arctic reminded me that we are making the same dumb mistake that once almost got me killed in the mountains. I survived my mistake. It remains to be seen whether the world will be so lucky in the face of global warming that...
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Kicking the Carbon Habit: Global Warming and the Case for Renewable and Nuclear Energyby William Sweet
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Synthesizing information from leading scientists and the most up-to-date research, science journalist William Sweet examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. He explores advances made by climate scientists over the past twenty years and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, the efficacy of taxing energy consumption, and the responsibility of the United States to its citizens and the international community to reduce greenhouse gases. Timely and provocative, Kicking the Carbon Habit is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental science, economics, and the future of the planet.
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William Sweet is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Princeton University. He is senior news editor at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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Sweet knows what he is talking about... Kicking the Carbon Habit is a great place to kick-start the debate and cool down the rhetoric.
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Kicking the Carbon HabitGlobal Warming and the Case for Renewable and Nuclear Energy
By William Sweet
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Chapter OneA Second Look at Nuclear Energy
If the world's greenhouse gas emissions are to be kept from more than doubling in this century, the United States is going to have to do not just its fair share, so to speak, but a little more. This is because as the world's richest and most highly endowed country, it can afford to do more; because U.S. use of energy is singularly extravagant; and because the world's poor countries cannot be stopped from developing as fast as they can and therefore using more energy than at present.
An affordable and achievable energy future for the United States would look roughly like this: in the next decades, economic growth will be achieved without any net increases in energy demand; conservation and efficiency, encouraged by some combination of carbon emissions taxes and gasoline taxes, or by a cap-and-trade system for carbon and fuel-efficiency requirements for automobiles, will take care of that. At the same time, combustion of coal by conventional means will be phased out: until advanced coal gasification and carbon sequestration technologies are feasible on a large scale, carbonemissions from the coal sector will be reduced by switching to low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels. Wind but not solar energy will be able to provide a sizable fraction of the electricity now provided by coal, and natural gas ought to be able to take another bite, if supply problems are solved. (As noted previously, at least one major pipeline will be needed to carry gas from Alaska to the Lower 48, and a network of port terminals to handle sea-borne carriers of liquefied natural gas.) But with natural gas already in high demand and short supply, even without the added pressures on natural gas availability that will result as the automotive economy ultimately switches over to vehicles powered by fuel cells, natural gas cannot be expected to get the whole job done. Accordingly, it will be desirable if nuclear power-an even better substitute for coal than natural gas-can play a part as well.
Consider, again, the basic numbers. Per unit of energy consumed, electricity generated from natural gas produces about half the carbon emissions of electricity generated from coal. Electricity generated in nuclear reactors produces, for all practical purposes, no carbon emissions. Accordingly, with coal combustion in the U.S. electricity sector accounting for roughly a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, if (to take the extreme case) all that coal-fired electricity were replaced by nuclear electricity, the immediate effect would be to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by about a third. If, alternatively, it were all replaced by natural gas, the reduction would be perhaps a fifth or a sixth.
Looked at in this perspective, it is tempting to say that the United States simply cannot get along without increased reliance on nuclear energy. Having long refused to join in the Kyoto effort, and having allowed its greenhouse gas emissions to steadily rise, it now-once it decides to get with the program, that is-will have to cut emissions much more radically than if it had joined in the late 1990s, when it originally intended to. At that time, meeting Kyoto targets would have required cuts of only about 7 percent. Now, 10 years later, the cuts will have to be closer to 20 or 25 percent. And to go beyond that and do better than Kyoto, which is what the situation requires, will call for cuts on the order of a third.
It's hard to see how that goal could possibly be achieved without greater reliance on nuclear energy. But of course it's no good to say we have to do something, even if it has undesirable effects, because we just can't get along without it. If something's just plain bad, you don't do it no matter how much you may feel you need to. But is nuclear energy bad? Should we forego it on principle? Or is it, on balance, a positive good?
The first and most important thing that can be said of nuclear reactors is that they work. In contrast to many of the other energy technologies that have been reviewed as candidates for supplanting carbon-based fuels-whether it's central generation of electricity by very large solar arrays, carbon sequestration, or vehicles powered by fuel cells running on hydrogen-nuclear power is a well-proven technology capable of producing electricity at costs that are commercially competitive right now.
It was not always so. Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a lively debate over the nuclear option erupted in the United States, Japan, and above all in Europe, the performance of nuclear reactors was often poor. Reactors were enormously expensive and complicated to build, and were constantly in need of special maintenance or repair, which was devastating to the case for nuclear energy. Since reactors cost much more up front than any of the other major sources of electricity, their economic viability depends on lower operating costs. If the reactors are not actually operating much of the time, then it obviously was a mistake to deploy them in the first place. In fact, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, many of the world's reactors were running barely more than half the time. This-not the wide popular opposition to nuclear energy-is the main reason utilities worldwide stopped ordering any new reactors in the last two decades of the twentieth century. From roughly 1980 to 2005, not a single order was placed in the United States, and hardly any were placed elsewhere.
During those decades, however, reactor performance began to steadily improve, without attracting too much notice from the general public. The numbers are impressive: in 1980, U.S. nuclear reactors were generating electricity only 56.3 percent of the time on average; in 2004, the reactors were running 90.5 percent of the time (see graph). During this period, the anticipated life expectancy of reactors also increased notably-an important consideration, given their very high capital costs (though perhaps not quite as important as one might suppose). In the early years, many nuclear critics believed that the materials in the power plants might degrade faster than nuclear proponents claimed, mainly because of intense bombardment by radiation. But it turns out that most reactors are holding up better than expected. In the United States and in some of the other countries that went nuclear early on, utilities that had obtained licenses to run nuclear plants for 40 years are now applying to extend those licenses for another 20 years.
In several large advanced industrial countries, nuclear energy has been supplying very large fractions of total electricity for decades, without any major mishaps. In France, which has probably the best reputation for strong nuclear management, reactors supply three quarters of the country's electricity. In Sweden and South Korea the proportion is roughly 50 percent, and in countries like Japan, Germany, and the United States it hovers around 20 to 25 percent. Even at the low end of that range, 20 percent represents a huge quantity of energy-only coal produces much more in the United States, with natural gas running about even with nuclear.
Despite those numbers, nuclear construction has remained at a standstill almost everywhere except in East Asia and India; furthermore, some countries have decided in principle to phase out all reliance on nuclear reactors as fast as possible. Austria already has terminated its nuclear program, and Sweden and Germany are more or less determined to do so. The global implications of such commitments need to be kept clearly in view. To the extent countries decide to eliminate nuclear energy, all the more low-carbon or zero-carbon energy must be found to replace it. The Germans believe they can pull this off, mainly by continuing to deploy wind turbines; the Swedes cling to the notion that they can replace nuclear electricity with electricity generated by combustion of carbon-neutral biomass, and perhaps they too can succeed, though successive governments have dragged their heels. Conceivably the United States could effect a nuclear phaseout too, but the scope of its problem is even greater than in a country like Germany, because of its tardiness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Replacing the electricity produced from coal with low-carbon or zero-carbon energy means finding new ways to generate about half the electricity now consumed in the United States. If nuclear power were phased out too, nearly three quarters of the country's electricity would have to be produced some other way.
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William Sweet has a bold prescription for stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions in the USA--remove coal, America's most abundant domestic energy resource, from the national energy menu. He lays out a scenario of how coal can be replaced with a troika of conservation, renewables, and nuclear energy, in a time frame that can lead to emissions stabilization by mid-century. You may not like the taste of Sweet's medicine, but he argues well for both its necessity and its efficacy.
William Sweet's admirable new book provides both an excellent overview of the most serious issue societies face todayclimate changeand a compelling argument for focusing hard on the principal threatcoal. If something is not done quickly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will leave a ruined world for our children and grandchildren.
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Are you looking for true freedom today? When you lie in your bed at night, with just the sound of your own heart beating standing between the illusion of whoothers "think" you are and the reality of the "you" God knows all about - are you longing for the doorway to freedom? Sometimes its best to, "Just Say The Words."
Freedom found through confession of heart, by way of the spoken word, transports a soul once bound in the dark room of Satan's stronghold to the grand Cathedral of God's purifying light.
Sound complicated? In short, the spoken confession of life's dark secrets brings you out of darkness and into the light.
The enemy abides in darkness and God is light. Quietness and secrecy regarding our hidden sins and bad choices hold us prisoner to the false belief that we have it under wraps - neatly packaged. There is no need to air your "dirty laundry." If you do, people won't love you! This is the lie of the enemy who blocks the door of freedom labeled, "Confession."
"You and I have it all under control," whispers the Prince of life's dark places.
However, God urges us to confess our sins. Is He simply asking us to become chatter bugs and humiliate ourselves by speaking the unspeakable? Of course not. God knows that the secrets buried deep within our personal closets are cancerous and destined to destroy us unless we find the courage to confess those secret sins, turn one hundred and eighty degrees, and walk through the door to freedom.
In sharing my own past of childhood physical and sexual abuse, as well as my walk out of homosexuality and eventual healing from AIDS, I certainly understand fear associated with bringing the things buried deep to the surface. However, I can assure you that the freedom waiting just around the corner of confession is like the first deep breath after being trapped under water, moments from drowning.
Within the world of principalities and powers, saying the words, and unearthing the dark places is one of life's greatest miracles.
I would encourage you to take the time to look deep today. Examine daily what is buried in the recesses of your heart and mind, remembering His Word is true, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness"(1 John 1:9, NIV).
So today, whatever your secret places hold, "Just say the words." The blues will be bluer, the sunshine will rest soft and bright around you, and the miracle of freedom you have longed for will wait just beyond the door of Sweet Confession.
Danny Wallace is head of Danny Wallace Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia. His autobiography entitled, MASKquerade: The Autobiography of Danny Wallace, is being made into a major motion picture. He is a speaker and currently regarded as one of the leading authorities on homosexuality as it affects the church today. Visit dannywallace.org for more information on this ministry, the man and the story.
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At this point in their careers, Moss and TO can probably provide similar skills and experience. But the difference is the Niners were proactive at signing Moss and allowing him to aid in the development of the entire WR before FA period began, giving them an ace in the hole for FA and the draft. The Seahawks, on the other hand, don't target the position until camp. Realize that Mike Williams can't make the cut, then scrambling to sign Edwards and TO; essentially the Seahawks were being reactive whereas the Niners were being proactive.
The difference is a front office that knows what it needs and knows when and how to secure the assets necessary to be successful. In a copycat league, they get copied, not copying others!!
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Halle Berry has just landed a co-star in her new CBS series, 'Extant.'
According to Deadline, the talented Camryn Manheim joins the mystery thriller as a series regular. Manheim, who most recently popped up on 'Person of Interest' as the scary and badass Diane Claypool aka "Control," will portray Sam Barton, best friend to Berry's lead character, Molly.
The summer drama series executive produced by Steven Spielberg revolves around female astronaut Molly, who not only arrives home after a year in space to reconnect with her family, but will face dire circumstances when her experiences lead to events that just might change the course of human history.
Two strong leading ladies starring in a new summer sci-fi/thriller series? Yeah, I can deal with that.
'Extant' is the first series regular role for Manheim since appearing alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt on 'Ghost Whisperer.' She's also known for her roles in 'The Practice' (which scored her an Emmy nom and a Golden Globe win), 'Criminal Minds' and 'Harry's Law.'
For those questioning a TV series with Berry, who is predominantly known for her big screen roles, Spielberg has no doubt that the Oscar-winning actress will dominate on the small screen, "We are incredibly honored that [Berry] has chosen 'Extant' to expand her illustrious career. As she does with everything she touches, she will bring a deep authenticity to her role and I very much look forward to working with her."


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ULTRABOOK TOUCH FROM ACER, ASUS AND LENOVO - The first touch ultrabook will be signed by Asus, Acer and Lenovo. Will be equipped with operating system Windows 8 and will have a new design to better exploit the panel and touch gestures.
In order to take advantage of the touch features of Windows 8, notebook manufacturers have sought to provide the ultrabook touch. Implementing a touch-sensitive display will result, however, an increase in the thickness of the notebook to at least 0.7-1.5 cm and in a higher cost of production, just when the objective of companies is to save on the components to propose ultrabook at prices always lower. According to Taiwanese sources , to circumvent these problems, manufacturers will launch the new concept of model ultrabook touch convertible from July to August 2012.
The manufacturer of hinges for laptops, in particular, have highlighted that the existing design "shell" of ultrabook could cause problems to the LCD panel, subject to movement while the user is using the touch panel. The solution would be to strengthen the two hinges, gripping, but in this way there would be a new drawback, ie the lifting of the base during the use of the touch screen. For these reasons, therefore, companies have decided to adopt a new concept ultrabook order to fully utilize the touch screen functions.
The sources revealed that the top producers will be Lenovo, Asus and Acer, which already have plans to launch a convertible ultrabook in 2012. Recall that the Chinese company has already presented his creation to the public at CES 2012, promising to launch IdeaPad Yoga by the second half of the year. Most of the design are convertible models with screens rotatable,ie capable of transforming a ultrabook into a tablet, but are not eslude the possibility of adopting the sliding display.
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Hello and welcome to another week of What Are You Reading?, where we talk about what comics and other stuff we've been reading lately. This week our special guest is Robin McConnell of Inkstuds fame, who will be guest blogging with us as well. Robin has a new book out that collects 30 of his interviews with folks like Jeff Lemire, Joe Sacco, Kate Beaton, Jaime Hernandez and many more; you can find more details on it over on his website.
To see what Robin and teh rest of the Robot 6 crew are reading, click below.
Welcome to the first Food or Comics? for 2011. Every week we talk about what comics we'd buy on Wednesday based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on what we call our "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list for this week if you'd like to play along in our comments section.
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Hey, it's the first week of 2011, and time to get some awesome comics, right? Right? So for my $15, I'll pick up… Oh. Kind of a slow week, then, huh? Well, there's always Steel #1 (DC, $2.99), the sure-to-be-controversial one-shot that launches the retro "Reign of Doomsday" crossover, and my love of James Robinson's Justice League will ensure I pick up the Starman/Congorilla one-shot (DC, $2.99), if only to find out what all those interludes in the middle of the current "Omega" storyline are all about. Curiosity compels me to pick up Image's Walking Dead Weekly #1 ($2.99), if only to see if it's pretty much an exact reprint of the original first issue with a different cover, but that remaining $6 may just end up burning a hole in my pocket. Maybe I'll put it toward my $30 haul…
Good grief, it's not even Halloween and I have to think about the first DC comics of 2011? Even trying to pronounce that number makes my tongue stumble — I keep wanting to say "twenty-eleven" and it sounds like something made-up. Worse, I keep wanting to say twenty-leven, like a common hillbilly.
Nevertheless, I do like DC's cover gimmick for January Two Thousand Eleven. The white backgrounds and big logos remind me of Superman #701's minimalist cover, and that isn't a bad thing. The cumulative effect of the style's uniformity is also more effective than the last time DC emphasized the logos, back in (cover-date) February 2002. The light, open design is also a lot more cheery than January 2009's black-background "Faces Of Evil."
Still, we're more interested in what's between the covers, are we not?
Right off I am pretty impressed with the selection of one-shots at the top of the solicits. The Starman/Congorilla special sounds very fun, especially with Rex the Wonder Dog involved. I'm curious to see what the Shazam! special does with Billy and Mary Batson, and I'm always glad for new John Henry Irons stories. The Wonder Girl special doesn't interest me that much, but it doesn't seem entirely about her anyway. Although most of these specials appear to tie into regular books (Justice League, Titans, and Teen Titans), they sound good enough on their own merits.
Saturday at Comic-Con International in San Diego, once upon a time, was "big movie day" at the con … back before every day became big movie day at the con. Still, today somewhat lived up to its reputation for being eventful, as the Avengers assembled on stage, Green Lantern movie footage was shown and one poor fan was stabbed in the eye while attending programming in Hall H, where several of the big movie panels took place. The victim was taken to UCSD Medical Center, while his attacker was taken away by police after attendees detained him.
In happier news, here's what was announced on the comics front:
• Marvel Editor-in-Chief and Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada confirmed that Marvel is "gonna be doing some CrossGen stuff." CrossGen, which published numerous titles like Sojourn, Way of the Rat, Abadazad and Meridian starting 1998, went bankrupt in 2004. Disney bought their assets that same year.
Their titles covered many different genres, from fantasy to horror to detective stories. "I think with the CrossGen stuff you're going to see us attempt a little more genre publishing, which I think is much-needed in our imprint," Quesada said. No word yet on what properties they plan to bring back.
• Kurt Busiek announced that American Gothic, the urban fantasy comic announced at last year's WildStorm panel, will now be called Witchlands. The series will be drawn by Connor Willumson. Busiek is also working on an Arrowsmith novel titled Arrowsmith: Far from the Fields We Know, which will include illustrations by Carlos Pacheco.
DC Comics is putting the "weird" back into the DCU with the launch of Weird Worlds, a new title that will feature three characters — the first of which will be Aaron Lopresti's Garbage Man. "Monster books, they've become horror books in the last fifteen years, but I want to get back to monsters as superheroes," Lopresti said of the character. No word yet on when the book will come out or who the other two characters are.


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If your browser is GNOME Epiphany nothing happens, you cannot undo, you've lost your work.
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In either of these browsers, on most web pages, both Undo and Redo work absolutely fine in the embedded text editor.
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A centennial of gathering and worship: First Buddhist temple in Utah celebrates 100th birthday
"They decided it was better to know where we were going to dance," she said.
Surviving the war
Unlike many of their congregants, the ministers who headed the temple here and elsewhere in Utah were trained and educated, fulfilling many roles in addition to being the Buddhist community's spiritual leader.
"They took over the physical maintenance, administrative duties as well as the ministerial duties of the local churches. They drove the bus to pick up children from the rural areas for Sunday School and Japanese School. They wrote letters for the illiterate mine workers. Ministers provided the only counseling available," reads a centennial history. "They continued to teach love and compassion in spite of the prevalent discrimination."
That discrimination in a largely Christian Caucasian community hit a peak in World War II, when shortly after declaring war against Japan the federal government ordered citizens of Japanese descent living on the West coast to internment camps, one of which was near Delta, Utah. The headquarters for the Judo Shinshu movement in America was moved from San Francisco to the Topaz camp in Utah, where they changed their organization's name to the Buddhist Churches of America to appear less conspicuous.
Leaders of the Utah Japanese Buddhist community were also interned. The wife of imprisoned Rev. Chonen Terakawa, herself an ordained minister, oversaw the Salt Lake temple in her husband's absence.
While other Japanese already living in Utah didn't have to abandon their homes and livelihoods and live at Topaz, they kept a low profile during the war years. "We couldn't gather in groups of six or more except in the temple," Terashima said.
Following World War II and the release of the internees, the temple remained the gathering place for Japanese Americans of all faiths — particularly those who came from Topaz and camps in Wyoming and Idaho with nowhere else to go and begin their new lives.
The inclusiveness is in keeping with Buddhist tradition of kindness extended to all and an embracing of goodness and truth from all faiths, said Hirano.
"In Buddhism, many different paths lead to the truth," he said.
American Buddhism
Hirano grew up in Utah, across the street from the local chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where many of his friends attended church. "I had two sets of friends: the Mormons in my neighborhood and my friends that I would meet with at the temple," he said.
Hirano attended the original temple, which was replaced with a newer, more functional facility in 1962, where the current temple is located at 211 W. 100 South.
His non-Buddhist friends knew little to nothing about Hirano's faith — and what they did know were inaccurate stereotypes of idol worshippers or martial arts warriors.
But that would change with an influx of immigrants from southeast Asia who brought with them to America and the Wasatch Front their own unique forms of Buddhism. An up-to-date count of all Buddhist sects in Utah doesn't exist, but according to the Association of Religion Data Archives, in 2010 there were 17 various Buddhist congregations that reported more than 8,600 adherents. The BCA estimates about 800 members in Utah.
While it is still a gathering place for Japanese Americans, those meeting at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple for weekly meditation or family service on Sunday morning represent a cross section of the Wasatch Front's population.
"About half of my congregation now is not Japanese American," said Hirano, dressed in a black satin robe and sitting before the intricate gold altars and shrines of the temple, which symbolize the virtues of truth, enlightenment, impermanence, kindness and humility.
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