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Author William Gibson's 1984 science fiction novel Neuromancer predicted many elements of our modern technology-fueled society, coining the term "cyberspace" and pioneering ideas about artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, virtual reality, and more well before those concepts were as ubiquitous as they are today. A movie adaptation has been in development hell for years, but today it inched closer to existence: Deadpool director Tim Miller has been hired to bring the book to the big screen for 20th Century Fox.
The Hollywood Reporter has the news, and while the project doesn't have a writer or any stars attached at the moment, the report mentions that writer/producer Simon Kinberg (who is making his directorial debut with X-Men: Dark Phoenix) will produce this adaptation.
Neuromancer tells the story of Henry Dorsett Case, a computer hacker taking refuge in Chiba City, Japan after stealing from his employer. He's left with a damaged nervous system that prevents him from connecting to "the matrix," a worldwide virtual reality network (which is basically the internet before there was an internet). A mysterious benefactor offers to restore Case's health and connection to the network if he pulls off a difficult job for him: hack an artificial intelligence that's orbiting the planet. Mark Wahlberg was in the running to play Case at one point, but no word yet on who might take on that role in this version.
Gibson's book, his first, is the debut entry in the Sprawl trilogy, and Neuromancer earned rave reviews upon its publication, winning the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. It's been on my personal list of things to read for years, so I'll have to kick it closer to the top if I'm going to finish before this movie comes out. As for whether or not Miller is the right fit, it's tough to say at this stage: he did a fine job with a limited budget with Deadpool, but it's his VFX work that predated his feature career that give me hope he might be the one to finally bring this across the finish line.
Director Joseph Kahn of Torque and Detention fame (his latest film, Bodied, debuts at this year's TIFF) was once attached to helm an adaptation of Gibson's book with Star Wars prequel star Hayden Christensen rumored to play the lead role, and eventually Cube and Splice director Vincenzo Natali replaced Kahn with a vision of the story that was envisioned as being "really about our post-human future. It's about how we, in the future, are going to relate to machine consciousness." We even saw some concept art from Natali's Blade Runner-inspired take on the movie, but he ultimately parted ways with the project as well.
Neuromancer doesn't have a release date set yet, but we'll keep you updated with more info as soon as we hear it.
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Blade Runner fans who were worried that the upcoming sequel would tone down the violence can rest easy: Blade Runner 2049 officially has an R rating from the MPAA.
According to the MPAA, Blade Runner 2049 will be rated R "For violence, some sexuality, nudity and language."
Those qualifiers are unsurprising, as 1982's gritty sci-fi classic Blade Runner also received an R rating for those exact same reasons. While there weren't many shocking bursts of violence in the original Blade Runner, its bleak neo-noir landscape still lent to a rather gruesome experience.
Arrival and Sicario director Denis Villeneuve continues the story first told by Ridley Scott 35 years ago in Blade Runner. The movie picks up 30 years later, with Ryan Gosling's Officer K going on the hunt for Harrison Ford's missing Rick Deckard. Other than that, most plot details have been kept tightly under wraps, with trailers and promotional teasers revealing little except that Jared Leto plays a villain who manufactures or controls replicants, and Dave Bautista may be a replicant himself. Robin Wright has also appeared as an icy authority figure of some sort, while recent trailers have hinted that Officer K is on the run after discovering a world-altering secret.
Here's the official synopsis for Blade Runner 2049 below:
"Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years."
The term "visionary director" has been irritatingly overused as of late, but it's a term that Villeneuve truly lives up to. His stunning work in Arrival and Sicario shows a mastery of genre filmmaking as well as a fearlessness when it comes to raw violence. And he's aided by no less than illustrious cinematographer Roger Deakins, whose work is already making the Blade Runner 2049 trailers some of the most beautiful cinema I've ever seen. It's a strong team supporting Villeneuve, rounded out by his Arrival and Sicario composer Johann Johannsson, working with an assist from Hans Zimmer.
I doubt that Villeneuve would have softened the hard edges of the original Blade Runner film, considering his pedigree. Sure, modern blockbusters have tried to reach a wider audience with a PG-13 rating, but the R rating is vogue again, with superhero films like Logan and Deadpool touting it as a symbol of maturity and/or novelty. But an R rating itself doesn't make a great movie. Thankfully, the strong team and cast behind Blade Runner 2049 is more than promising.
Blade Runner 2049 hits theaters October 6.
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The buzz around Thor: Ragnarok has been high ever since the latest trailer debuted at San Diego Comic-Con last month. In fact, the Marvel Studios sequel has been on top of the social media buzz charts for three weeks in a row. That's impressive for a movie that doesn't hit theaters until November.
Now the Thor: Ragnarok hype train keeps on rolling with a batch of new images debuting online, showing off the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth), both before and after the new haircut given to him by the people of Sakaar. Plus, there are new shots of Jeff Goldblum as The Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Idris Elba as Heimdall.
Along with the new photos, there seems to be confirmation of a certain cast member from the first two installments of the Thor franchise is returning for a third round. See the new Thor Ragnarok photos and find out more about this latest casting confirmation below.
Before we get to the photos, let's talk about the latest confirmed addition to Thor: Ragnarok. At one time, the return of Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif was up on the air, but it seems the actress has been confirmed to make an appearance in the film by way of a surprising source. A Twitter user posted this promo for an episode of Talking with Chris Hardwick on AMC:
Lady Sif / Jaimie Alexander #ThorRagnarok pic.twitter.com/IJ2aFxjDWN
— KathyW (@KathyB95_) August 7, 2017
The promo goes out of the way to say "Jaimie Alexander from Thor: Ragnarok" to promote the episode, which is the best confirmation we've had so far about her involvement in the third installment of the franchise. There's always a chance that her role in the movie was assumed by a the promo's producer, but usually something like this has to go through several official channels for approval, and if she wasn't in the movie, that would have been squashed rather quickly.
For now, we'll assume that Lady Sif will be involved in Thor: Ragnarok in some capacity. However, fans of the character may want to prepare themselves, because with Hela the goddess of death invading Asgard, some of our favorite warriors may end up meeting the wrong end of her blade.
A batch of new photos from Thor: Ragnarok have surfaced online from this month's issue of Empire, giving us a new look at the characters we've been introduced to in the first two trailers for the sequel so far. The images include the work colleagues Thor and Hulk getting ready to smash into each other, as well as Thor and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) spending some time in New York City together. But there are some other interesting details to be noticed in these images as well:
First of all, take note of the image where The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) is standing at a control center with Topaz (Rachel House of Hunt for the Wilderpeople) on his right. They have Thor himself presented in front of him, restrained in some kind of chair. This looks to be at the end of one of the scenes that was shown to us at San Diego Comic-Con, where Thor is sitting in a chair that moves through a holographic display that explains the origin of Sakaar and its ruler, The Grandmaster. It's a sequence that takes a cue from the scary boat ride from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, containing exposition presented in an entertaining way.
Secondly, check out that photo of Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie. What's going on behind her? With all the green streamers and homemade heads that look like a familiar green guy we all know, this appears to be some kind of parade for the gladiator champion known as The Incredible Hulk. He's clearly quite a big deal on Sakaar, and I can't imagine the planet is going to be too happy when Bruce Banner and Thor decide to make a getaway from the planet.
Finally, what we've seen of Idris Elba has Heimdall so far has been very interesting. He's not wearing the gold armor that we've seen him wear in the previous Thor movies and he's in the middle of the wilderness somewhere. The teaser trailer showed him fighting what appeared to be Hela's minions, so maybe he's on the run from the invasion of Asgard. We'll have to wait and see.
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok – the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization – at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela (Cate Blanchett). But first he must survive a deadly gladatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger – The Incredible Hulk!"
Thor: Ragnarok arrives on November 3, 2017.
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On the /Film Daily podcast for August 10, 2017, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson, Brad Oman and Jacob Hall, who stop by the water cooler to discuss Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later, The Magic Castle, RPG cases, and Mondo's Home Alone Cheese Pizza Vinyl. A dumpster truck full of Star Wars: The Last Jedi information has been dumped upon the world and we try to scavenge through the pile, as well as talk about Hellboy reboot casting. And in the Mail Bag, we'll talk about our hopes for the future of the Star Wars stand alone movies.
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Sarah Paulson is part of the ensemble of Ocean's 8, an all female Ocean's 11 led by Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway. After a Television Critics Association panel for the new season of American Horror Story, Paulson told reporters that the heist is going to get even bigger as she goes back next week for additional shooting.
"I am actually going to do some more of that next week," Paulson said. "They decided to add more things."
Bullock plays Debbie Ocean, sister of Danny Ocean (George Clooney) from Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen. She also assembles a crew to pull off a heist, this time at the Met Gala in New York. The first image released shows Debbie Ocean's eight on a subway. For Paulson, it was an empowering set to work on.
"It was extraordinary to look around the room and see Cate Blanchett, whom I've worked with twice now, and Sandra Bullock and Rihanna and Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina," Paulson said. "It felt like a really empowering place to be and really fun. We have a text chain going that's one of the most epic things. If my phone were stolen, it would be… I'm sure I'm just inviting everyone to hack my phone now."
There is plenty of time for additional photography, since Ocean's Eight is nearly a year away from release. Gary Ross directs the script by Ross and Olivia Milch. Matt Damon is expected to appear in a cameo, providing more connection to the Ocean's trilogy, and a Clooney cameo has not been ruled out.
Ocean's Eight is due in theaters June 8, 2018.
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We all went into Frozen fully expecting to hate the obvious contender for irritatingly cute and quirky sidekick, Olaf. Instead, he made us melt with emotions and we got waylaid by another annoying plush doll marketing ploy: the trolls.
But good news to all of you who loved Frozen except for that whole subplot with the trolls — Broadway's musical adaptation of Frozen will cut them out altogether. Now that's how you treat a fixer upper.
According to the New York Times, the musical adaptation of Frozen will block the trolls from making the transfer to the stage. Instead, the trolls will be replaced by "a group of scruffy (covered in greenery), sexy (greenery only goes so far), tailed creatures, called hidden folk, drawn from Scandinavian folklore and chanting in Norwegian."
While I'm thankful that there won't be a troll in sight — unless it's an internet troll in the audience — at the Frozen Broadway show, it's a little ridiculous that they were cut out in favor of "sexy" Scandinavian folk creatures. Now I can only imagine that the creative process around this segment of the play entailed a lot of brainstorming over how to make rock trolls sexy. Which would have been hilarious.
At least we won't have to hear a Broadway version of "Fixer Upper," which was basically a charmless version of classic Disney ensemble songs like Hercules' "Zero to Hero." The Frozen Broadway show will also do away with the somewhat nonsensical plot of the trolls being pivotal to helping the king and queen tame Elsa's ice powers, yet remaining utterly useless throughout the rest of the plot. They got to be cute for one song at least.
The one downside to the trolls being cut however, is that sweeping opening number with the human workers who sing "Heart of Ice" will be replaced by the "sexy" greenery as well. Which is too bad, because that felt like one of the more authentic show tunes in a film replete with catchy pop numbers.
In honor of "Heart of Ice," here it is again, in memoriam.
The Frozen Broadway show is currently in rehearsals in Denver. The Disney Theatrical Group recently released the poster for the Frozen musical adaptation, seen below. The New York Times has a sneak peek at the seven other poster designs that didn't make the cut.
The musical adaptation of the hit Disney movie will move to New York in Spring 2018. But if your kids are too eager to revisit the world of Arendelle once again, Frozen will return as a Christmas short in Olaf's Frozen Adventure, in theaters in front of showings of Pixar's Coco on November 22.
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In today's edition of sequel bits:
Just recently M. Night Shyamalan was watching one Samuel L. Jackson classic, Pulp Fiction, to get inspired for Glass. Jackson and Shyamalan have collaborated one time only with Unbreakable, but that'll change next month when they return to their world of broken heroes and villains. Jackson revealed to Collider he begins rehearsals on September 18 and starts shooting a week later on September 25. He said nothing of Elijah Price's current state, but as for the movie, Shyamalan said it'll cost more than $5 million spent on Split. As one would expect, he's been tightlipped about plot details.
Unbreakable 2 isn't the only long-awaited sequel finally getting made. Super Troopers came out almost 15 years ago, and now its sequel is in the can. On the official Broken Lizard website, Kevin Heffernan – who plays the passionate Officer Farva – shared the news that sequel is now complete after 8 months of post-production. Super Troopers 2 still doesn't have a release date, but Heffernan wrote:
Next step: We await our release date. Fox Searchlight has reviewed the finished product and will soon inform us of the plan. When we have the release date you will be the first to know. That's when trailers, posters and all the promo materials will launch. It's painful to wait for this process because we're dying to share this film with you, but each step takes us closer. Again, we could not have done this without you and we thank you for all of your help.
All the best, Chickenf*&kers!
Kevin Heffernan
Tom Cruise spent a year training for a sequence for Mission: Impossible 6. Director Christopher McQuarrie said the sequence isn't a stunt, but Skydance Media CEO and producer David Ellison said the sequence is "gonna be mind-blowing." Cruise has blown minds in the past with his dedication to performing imaginative stunts. The Daily Mail recently snapped some photos of Cruise in action as Ethan Hunt. He was seen parachuting down in Oxfordshire countryside.
The Daily Mail also got photos of Cruise readying for Top Gun 2 in England. 31 years after Tony Scott's popcorn movie classic came out, Cruise is going to play Maverick once again after many years of rumors and discussions. Before Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion) starts shooting Top Gun 2 later this year – which Val Kilmer is back for – Cruise has been flying around a helicopter and sporting Mav's signature aviator sunglasses. Wearing jeans, too, of course, because that's what Cruise is most comfortable in – a fact I'm proud to know.
10 years ago, Sylvester Stallone returned to one his most famous roles with great success with Rocky Balboa. Years later, he topped it with Creed. Stallone will be back as Balboa in Creed 2, which he's also been teasing the return of Ivan Drago for. We still don't know whether Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) will return to direct the sequel, but we do know Balboa will take another swing at Drago. Stallone told TMZ, "I'm gonna punch him…You know I gotta hit Drago once."
John Boyega, who's very good in Detroit, is suiting up as Jacob Pentecost in Pacific Rim: Uprising. The prodigal son of Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba) will pilot a Jaeger and fight some Kaiju in the sequel. While speaking with IGN, Boyega told the outlet the big machines move with more grace in Steven DeKnight's sequel. "We've got better upgrades," he said. "The robots are moving much more swift. Yeah, we're like ballerinas up in there, it's fantastic."
Boyega added:
And it's still heavily influenced by [director] Guillermo del Toro, but at the same time, Steven DeKnight's directing. And it's gonna be really fun. It's larger than life.
Producer Frank Marshall said a sequel to The Bourne Legacy probably won't happen. Around the release of Jason Bourne – a disappointment that still stings a little – Marshall said there are no plans to keep the Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) stories coming. In an interview with Collider, Renner said it's a character he would like to play Cross again, but that's up to the audience and studio:
I really, really enjoyed shooting that movie, and so my desire and will in wanting to do that is yes, but is has to be … an audience has to want that and the studio. There's a lot of other people. It's kind of outside my pay grade to make those decisions, but yeah I'd want to do that. It's interesting you mentioned sort of that mid budget film and it is sort of harder to keep finding those and the sort of way to get the collaboration of an indie with a slightly higher budget.
Renner, by the way, is fantastic in Wind River – a solid movie with a dynamite third act. It's a taut, grueling, and introspective thriller. Renner does some his best and most quiet work in Taylor Sheridan's (Sicario) directorial debut.
War Horse star Jeremy Irvine and Alexa Davies (Absolutely Anything) have joined Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, which comes out July 20, 2018. According to Deadline, Irvine will play Sam (Pierce Brosnan) in flashbacks, while Davies will be alongside him in the past as Rosie (Julie Waters). Waters isn't confirmed to star in Ol Parker's sequel, but Brosnan is back for sure. Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, and Christine Baranski are returning as well to sing more ABBA tunes.
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(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)
In this edition, a new video essay explores why the pilot for Breaking Bad is a perfect beginning to the series and a flawless episode of television. Plus, someone with a lot of time on their hands recreated the favorite Animaniacs song "Yakko's World" using dialogue from movies, and Saturday Night Live cast member turned United States Senator Al Franken once delivered one hell of a live performance as Mick Jagger.
First up, Breaking Bad has been finished for some time now, letting Better Call Saul take over as the best series on AMC. But that doesn't mean the show isn't ripe with lessons to be taught for how to create the perfect episode of television. A video essay from Lessons from the Screenplay released back in the spring takes an 11-minute, in-depth look at the pilot for Breaking Bad and breaks down why it's a flawless pilot, perfectly setting up the compelling series that would follow.
Next up, do you remember the song "Yakko's World" from the animated series Animaniacs? Sung to the tune of "The Mexican Hat Dance," the song features one of the Warner Brothers from the show running through the nations of the world. It's one of the best things to come out of the Animaniacs, and some genius decided to recreate the song by using the dialogue from 168 movies in place of the lyrics from the show. This had to be incredibly time consuming, but I'm sure you can already think of the exact movies used for some of the countries. If you've never seen the original "Yakko's Song," check it out right here.
Finally, before he was a US Senator, Al Franken was a talented comedian on the iconic late night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. Though Franken only really had one memorable, recurring character (the self-help guru Stuart Smalley), he was one of the sharpest writers and performers of political satires on the program. But beyond having wit when it came to writing topical and relevant political comedy, he was also just a great comedic performer, as evidenced by the above video from the 1980s.
The video comes from a live show that Al Franken put on with comedy partner and fellow SNL writer Tom Davis. It was a sketch variety show, and one of the segments featured an incredible parody of a Rolling Stones performance with Al Franken doing a pitch perfect impression of Mick Jagger, right down to his wacky facial expressions and protruding lips. Watch the video and prepare to be amazed.
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Sony Pictures is getting their Spider-Man franchise spin-off Venom ready to go. Tom Hardy has been attached to the project as the title character for some time now, and Gangster Squad director Ruben Fleischer will be behind the camera for the film that is said to have no ties to the Spider-Man played by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now the supporting cast is starting to fill out.
Reports have indicated that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Riz Ahmed is in talks to play a popular Marvel Comics character in Venom. While the character isn't being disclosed at this time, there is word on which character it won't be. Find out more about Venom cast addition below.
Variety was the first to report on the Venom cast looking to recruit Riz Ahmed. While their reports doesn't mention which character he would play if a deal comes together, The Hollywood Reporter has heard from sources that it won't be Carnage, even though that's the role in the film that Sony Pictures has been looking to cast. Carnage was supposed to be the villain and Riz Ahmed is said to have been considered for the role, but the script has changed since then and now he's reportedly up for a different role.
Meanwhile, Jeff Sneider from The Tracking Board says his sources are torn as to what role Riz Ahmed would play, with one trustworthy source saying it will be Carnage. So it sounds like it could go either way.
Reporter Justin Kroll at Variety indicated on Twitter that Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) and Mathias Schoenarts (The Danish Girl) were also in the running for the role, so if Riz Ahmed somehow isn't able to make it through negotiations, the studio does have other options at their disposal. Unfortunately, none of those options give us an idea as to who the character they could have played will be if it's not actually Carnage.
Considering that Spider-Man: Homecoming has already used Vulture and Shocker, not to mention hinting at Scorpion, maybe Venom will venture into different villain territory by bringing someone like Kraven the Hunter or Mysterio into play (especially since there are spin-offs for those characters in the works). Or maybe they'll dig deep into sci-fi Spider-Man territory by bringing Scarlet Spider into the mix, who is actually a clone of Spider-Man. That sounds pretty far fetched, but Venom is supposed to be a straight-up sci-fi movie, and potentially R-rated, so maybe it's not too crazy.
Very little is known about Venom at this point, but the script is being written by Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and Jeff Pinkner (The Dark Tower), with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing the movie along with Sony's Amy Pascal.
As of now Venom is slated to arrive in theaters on October 5, 2018.
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How did Gal Gadot celebrate Wonder Woman hitting $400 million at the domestic box office? Is John Ridley still working on a TV series for Marvel? Which member of the Guardians of the Galaxy is getting a new BFF in Avengers: Infinity War? What did Captain Marvel star Brie Larson think of Wonder Woman? Which villains will be included in the Spider-Man animated series on Disney XD? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits.
This is what happens when #WONDERWOMAN breaks 400 million domestic! Wait for what happens at 500 million! @gal_gadot in @michaelkors @marktownsend1 @sabrinabmakeup @katystrut_photography cameo by @Brettrutt
This is how Gal Gadot celebrates Wonder Woman making over $400 million at the domestic box office this week.
Actress Sugar Lyn Beard (Sausage Party) has joined The Flash for season four as Rebecca Sharpe, aka Hazard.
Some fun and innocent #conceptart moments I did for @SpiderManMovie #SpiderManHomecoming #spiderman #NewYorkCity #marvelstudios pic.twitter.com/cdZosoMBtn
— Ryan Meinerding (@MeinerdingArt) August 8, 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming concept art by Ryan Meinerding shows off a much different look for Ned Leeds.
Director James Gunn almost included a Skrull as one of the Ravagers in the original Guardians of the Galaxy.
Watch this clip from the upcoming animated Batman and Harley Quinn movie, featuring Harley waiting tables.
The upcoming Spider-Man animated series at Disney XD will include villains like Venom, Jackal and many more.
CinemaBlend was given this Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 concept art showing a different design for Ego.
Brie Larson said Wonder Woman made her cry a lot and she's not worried about extra Captain Marvel pressure
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Joel and Ethan Coen's first TV project, the Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, has landed at Netflix. And on brand for the Coen brothers, they announced the production with some choice words that aren't publishable in the first paragraph. Avert your children's ears.
"We are streaming motherfuckers!" said Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
"The Coens are visionary directors, masterful storytellers, and colorful linguists. We are thrilled for Netflix to become home to the full range of their talents," said Cindy Holland ,the vice president for Original Content for Netflix.
I kind of wish I could have just published the Netflix press release as is, because it is as wild and wacky a ride as an actual Coen brothers movie. While we knew that the Coen brothers were working on a TV project as far back as January, this is the first official confirmation of it being a Western anthology series made in conjunction with Annapurna Television.
The Academy Award-winning directing duo will write, direct, and executive produce the Netflix original series, which will be an anthology series following six stories set on the American frontier "told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen."
Netflix continued with more details of the series:
Each chapter will feature a distinct story about the American West. The project will star Tim Blake Nelson as Buster, and many others.
Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle from Annapurna Television will also serve as executive producers, along with the Coen brothers' longtime collaborator Robert Graf.
The Western genre and anthology medium seem like a perfect combination for the Coen brothers, who have made films in both these veins with great success. The Western is a staple of the Coen brothers' films, and they've recently explored more anthology-style storytelling with Hail Caesar!, an homage to Golden Age Hollywood as told through whimsical, disconnected vignettes.
We got some details of what the six anthology stories would encompass in July:
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is set to premiere in 2018.
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The universe was cruel earlier this year when it took Adam West away from us. The iconic actor, who played The Caped Crusader in the beloved '60s Batman series, passed away back in June, prompting tributes from the /Film staff and fans spread across Hollywood and the world. But thankfully, we'll get to see Adam West as Batman one more time.
Before Adam West passed away, there was a Warner Bros. and DC Comics animated movie featuring Adam West and Burt Ward teaming up again as Batman and Robin, reprising their roles from the Batman TV series that began in 1966. It was such a success that a sequel was put into works that would adapt a storyline that was intended for the TV series, but never filmed for a number of reasons. It turns out Adam West had finished recording all of his lines for that movie before he passed away, and now we know when you'll be able to see it.
First, here's the cover art for the home video release of Batman vs Two-Face, revealed on BestBuy.com:
The inspiration for this animated feature comes from an episode of Batman written by Harlan Ellison that was intended to introduce the villain Two-Face, as seen above. However, a combination of Ellison clashing with ABC executives during this time, as well as the gruesome nature of Two-Face's appearance (and penchant for carrying a shotgun) resulted in the episode never being shot for the small screen. Instead, it was relegated to a comic book published back in 2014.
The comic book featured some pretty exciting action sequences involving a chase between the Batcopter and Two-Face on a boat, culminating with a fight on a pirate ship. Hopefully that's something we'll get to see in the animated feature that also features the voice of William Shatner as the facially deformed villain in question.
So when will you get to see it? Well, if the product page on Best Buy's website is to be believed, then it will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2017. However, it has become customary with these DC Animation projects that they get released on Digital HD before hitting physical media, and even before that, Fathom Events usually gives the movies an evening to play in theaters. We'll just have to wait for those dates to surface another time.
For all you Adam West fans out there, that won't even be the last we'll hear from the actor since he had already recorded lines for five additional appearances on future episodes of Family Guy. In case you missed it, watch the tribute to the actor from the FOX animated series right here.
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Lionsgate may volunteer the Hunger Games and Twilight franchises as tribute to reboot mania.
Both franchises wrapped up their stories before cinematic universe fever broke, and Lionsgate is itching to fill the hole — first by exploring a John Wick universe that spans movies, TV, and comic books, and now by revisiting their most popular and lucrative franchises.
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer implied that the studio is looking to produce more installments or spin-offs of the Hunger Games and Twilight franchises provided they get Twilight author Stephenie Meyer and Hunger Games writer Suzanne Collins to sign off, according to Variety.
Feltheimer said during a quarterly earnings call with analysts on Tuesday:
"There are a lot more stories to be told, and we're ready to tell them when our creators are ready to tell those stories."
The fact that this conversation took place on an earnings call with Wall Street, without involving the authors, is telling. It's less about "more stories to be told," and more about how much they can market franchises that were on unsteady narrative ground to begin with.
Okay, Hunger Games may have a world worth exploring, especially in prequel form before the games were instituted, or even at the beginning of the games' inception. But what an utterly nihilistic franchise that turned out to be. I do think it was bold of Collins to write such a dreary ending — and even bolder for a mega-blockbuster franchise to go through with it — but it doesn't lend to world expansion after the fact. The story of Katniss Everdeen is done, and shouldn't be explored more as that girl has suffered enough.
As for Twilight, haven't we butchered vampire mythology enough? Though I've only read the first book and seen the first and third movie — not of my own volition — it seems like there isn't much more "story" to suck dry after Bella and Edward have had their vampire baby who is now fated to fall in love with the werewolf Jacob. Oh god, that's going to be the spin-off isn't it? Nope, I don't want to know.
Of course, these are all early talks without the author's perspectives. I doubt they will have much input however, since the movies that were loyally adapting their books are now done, and Lionsgate has the rights to make as many films as they want. Maybe this is the beginning of a Hunger Games and Twilight crossover cinematic universe in which it turns out vampires were the cause of the downfall of the U.S. government — and the source of much future box office revenue for Lionsgate.
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Author William Gibson's 1984 science fiction novel Neuromancer predicted many elements of our modern technology-fueled society, coining the term "cyberspace" and pioneering ideas about artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, virtual reality, and more well before those concepts were as ubiquitous as they are today. A movie adaptation has been in development hell for years, but today it inched closer to existence: Deadpool director Tim Miller has been hired to bring the book to the big screen for 20th Century Fox.
The Hollywood Reporter has the news, and while the project doesn't have a writer or any stars attached at the moment, the report mentions that writer/producer Simon Kinberg (who is making his directorial debut with X-Men: Dark Phoenix) will produce this adaptation.
Neuromancer tells the story of Henry Dorsett Case, a computer hacker taking refuge in Chiba City, Japan after stealing from his employer. He's left with a damaged nervous system that prevents him from connecting to "the matrix," a worldwide virtual reality network (which is basically the internet before there was an internet). A mysterious benefactor offers to restore Case's health and connection to the network if he pulls off a difficult job for him: hack an artificial intelligence that's orbiting the planet. Mark Wahlberg was in the running to play Case at one point, but no word yet on who might take on that role in this version.
Gibson's book, his first, is the debut entry in the Sprawl trilogy, and Neuromancer earned rave reviews upon its publication, winning the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. It's been on my personal list of things to read for years, so I'll have to kick it closer to the top if I'm going to finish before this movie comes out. As for whether or not Miller is the right fit, it's tough to say at this stage: he did a fine job with a limited budget with Deadpool, but it's his VFX work that predated his feature career that give me hope he might be the one to finally bring this across the finish line.
Director Joseph Kahn of Torque and Detention fame (his latest film, Bodied, debuts at this year's TIFF) was once attached to helm an adaptation of Gibson's book with Star Wars prequel star Hayden Christensen rumored to play the lead role, and eventually Cube and Splice director Vincenzo Natali replaced Kahn with a vision of the story that was envisioned as being "really about our post-human future. It's about how we, in the future, are going to relate to machine consciousness." We even saw some concept art from Natali's Blade Runner-inspired take on the movie, but he ultimately parted ways with the project as well.
Neuromancer doesn't have a release date set yet, but we'll keep you updated with more info as soon as we hear it.
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NIPSCO recommends the following safety tips before evacuating your home, as this may prevent gas and electric appliance controls and equipment from being damaged.
Wet electrical wiring is extremely hazardous. The appropriate jurisdictional inspector must inspect all electrical wiring in buildings that have been partially or fully covered by floodwater before being put into service again. Any loose wires should be considered "live" and a definite hazard.
If flooding has been severe, natural gas appliances should not be used until inspected by a licensed plumber or contractor. However, the cost of restoring some appliances to a safe operating condition may exceed the cost of a new appliance.
Do not attempt to place natural gas appliances back in service yourself. A licensed plumber or contractor will check, clean, repair and pressure test all gas pipes, which may have been clogged with mud or debris.
Damage could also occur to switches, controls, thermostats, furnace heat exchangers, burner and pilot parts and rusting metals parts, to name a few. Again, a licensed plumber or contractor must perform any reconditioning or repairs to natural gas appliances.

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"I think it's going to show outsiders, 'Hey, this is a good place to invest.' "
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson announced Monday that he will purchase local Fox network affiliate WVUE-Channel 8 for $41 million, a purchase that Benson said could be seen as an indicator that the Saints' long-term future in New Orleans is secure.
The team is negotiating with the state on a package of inducements to keep the team in the Louisiana Superdome beyond the 2010 season.
"Certainly, this shows another commitment on our part," Benson said. "The old saying is, 'We're putting the money where our mouth is.' "
The deal requires Federal Communications Commission approval, but it is expected to close late this summer.
Benson said he considers the purchase, which would make WVUE the only one of the city's major broadcast network affiliates to be locally owned, a show of confidence in New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
"We need to get involved in this, because people just aren't coming and investing a lot of money in the New Orleans area," he said. "This community is going to get something from us having ownership of this station. I think it's going to show outsiders, 'Hey, this is a good place to invest.' "
The top-rated national network this TV season, Fox carries the blockbuster talent search "American Idol" as well as Major League Baseball and National Football League games, including the bulk of the Saints regular-season schedule as part of the NFL's national television contract.
--- 'It's a local agenda' ---
Aside from investing in the local media infrastructure and offering a show of confidence in New Orleans' recovery, Benson is also buying the primary local distribution channel for his most valuable holding, the Saints.
Benson said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has approved the deal.
"He didn't see any problems from the NFL's standpoint," Benson said. "We got the attorneys to make sure we didn't have any problems."
Fox's NFL deal extends through the 2011 season.
"There are obviously a lot of synergies," Saints Chief Financial Officer Dennis Lauscha said.
One possible example: The rights to telecast Saints' preseason games would appear to be a natural for the Benson-owned WVUE. Cox Communications' Cox Sports Television carries those games now, and a Saints spokesman said Monday that the team recently extended its CST agreement through the 2010 season.
Benson also owns the New Orleans VooDoo, an Arena Football League franchise, which has its regular-season games on CST through 2010. But he and Lauscha said WVUE's primary mission will not be to promote his professional sports franchises.
"This station was not bought for the Saints," Benson said, although he added, "the Saints, certainly, and the NFL are an important part of it."
"It is going to be a TV station owned by locals, and that is going to be what the focus is going to be," Lauscha said. "It's going to be trying to help out the locals, giving the locals the content that they want. That's the agenda. It's not a Saints agenda, it's not a VooDoo agenda: It's a local agenda."
--- Planning to grow ---
Monday's announcement said that WVUE will be sold to Louisiana Media Company LLC, which is principally owned by Benson.
Benson later said the company also might seek to buy other local broadcast properties, such as radio stations, as well as produce feature films.
"Our plans aren't to just stop here," he said. "We're planning to get into other media. Our plans are just developing. We're going to be in the movie business.
"This will all be part of this. We're in an infant stage."
Benson also said he's interested in having other local investors in the company; no names have surfaced so far.
Indiana-based Emmis Communications Corp. has owned WVUE since 1998, when it purchased WVUE and stations in Hawaii, Alabama and Wisconsin for a total of $307 million. Emmis began selling off its 16 TV-station holdings in 2005.
WVUE, which suffered extensive damage to its Jefferson Davis Parkway studios and offices during Hurricane Katrina flooding, was the last to sell.
Staffers learned of the sale Monday morning and later met with Emmis Chairman of the Board Jeff Smulyan. Benson toured the station Monday afternoon.
--- General manager leaves ---
One significant change at the station is the departure of Vanessa Oubre, who has been general manager since shortly after Katrina.
Her replacement, Joe Cook, was general manager of WVUE for several years before the storm and helped engineer the station's sale to Benson.
"The station is in great shape," said Cook, whose title will be president and general manager. "The station has great people. We're excited about the continuation of the news operation as-is.
"They have been through so much turmoil. Those people have done a Herculean job of recovering from Katrina. Being for sale for that long puts a shadow over your day-to-day attitude. I've just been so proud of them."
However, WVUE staffers were already confronting questions Monday about the potential conflict-of-interest questions that will arise when news and sports reporters cover other Benson properties.
Once they're reporting to the same boss as Sean Payton and Reggie Bush, will WVUE reporters and anchors shape stories to favor their corporate cousins?
The news audience "chooses you because they trust you," WVUE newsman John Snell said. "If they can't trust what's coming out of your mouth, you have nothing. You're not going to spend that kind of money on a property and then start to manipulate. It's not something that would be a wise business decision."
Benson faced the same questions.
"The news has to be the facts, whatever the facts are," Benson said. "We're going to do like everybody else. There are going to be no restrictions on that station. If we find out one of our players is out late at night or something . . . we're going to report that like anybody else."
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Leave - Military
The St. Charles City-County Library District provides military leave for eligible employees in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994 and Missouri Revised Statutes.
Any permanent full time or part time employee who is a member of the National Guard or any of the Reserve units of the Armed Forces of the united States will be granted a leave of absence from his/her duties without loss of time, pay or any other benefits when proof of military orders is presented.
Employees shall notify their immediate supervisor as soon as they are aware of the need for military leave. A copy of the military orders must be presented to the supervisor along with a written leave request before the military leave will be approved.
The maximum amount of pay for military leave is 120 hours or fifteen (15) calendar days per calendar year. If additional leave in excess of 120 hours or fifteen (15) calendar days is required, the employee shall request an extension and shall cover the additional time with annual leave or leave without pay according to those policies.
For example, if a full time employee, normally scheduled to work Tuesday through Saturday, has military duty from Tuesday, October 1 through Tuesday, October 15, the employee will be paid for the working days that fall within that period, i.e., 11 days.
If a part time employee is on military leave for 15 days and during that time is only scheduled to work 48 hours, the employee will be paid for 48 hours at his/her regular rate of pay. If the same employee is on military leave for 20 days, the District will only pay for the number of work hours scheduled during the first 15 days. For the additional 5 days, the employee will need to use another form of leave, i.e., annual or holiday.
For weekend Reserve training, the employee will notify his supervisor of the training schedule as soon as the schedule is received so that the supervisor can arrange the work schedule to allow time off for the military training.
In case of unpaid military leave of absence exceeding 30 days, the employee may continue benefit coverage by paying the full cost of coverage (both the employee and the employer premiums). If the employee chooses to suspend benefit coverage, the employee will be eligible for reinstatement of benefits upon returning to work.
Upon discharge from active duty, an employee on approved Military Leave must apply for re-employment within the following time limits:
The returning employee will be re-employed in the job they would have attained had they not been absent for military service with the same seniority, status, and pay, as well as other rights and benefits determined by length of employment. Reasonable efforts will be made to provide any necessary training to the returning employee.
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Can you believe that WrestleMania is less than three weeks away? Time flies, as they say, and we're flying along with it to Pittsburgh and the Consol Energy Center. Raw is live as always on USA.
John Cena acknowledges his trademark mixed reaction, commenting that some of the fans are definitely riding with him and others with The Rock. There are less than 20 days to pick sides, and he's got a message for all of the Dwayne Johnson supporters: Your time is up, our time is now. Cena says he won't "Broadway Joe" himself again by predicting victory, but he promises he is focused. A familiar whistle interrupts him, bringing the Primetime Players down the ramp. At least it's Darren Young, along with... Rufus "Pancake" Patterson? Or is that just Titus O'Neil in a wig? John goes for the Foley-style cheap pop by mentioning the Steelers and Penguins before offering to get Patterson some help for his multiple personalities. Patterson says he would tear Cena from limb to limb if it wasn't for his gout, so Young will be happy to do it for him. Oh, and they say Cena will be crying after the match just like he was after WrestleMania last year. Them's fightin' words!
Match 1 – John Cena vs. Darren Young
Cena starts out hot, nailing a bulldog and going for the STF early. O'Neil... er, Patterson grabs Young and drags him to safety as we head out to commercials. It seems Cena is still whipping Young after the break, hitting the Five Knuckle Shuffle, pointing to the WrestleMania sign and finishing Young with an Attitude Adjustment. If only O'Neil was there to help out...
Match 2 – David Otunga vs. Ryback
Feel the power... the power of attorney (#HarveyBirdmanReference)! Actually it's Otunga who ends up on the receiving end of the power, and the lawyer falls to the hungry monster pretty quickly via the Shell Shock. Oh, and he talks! Ryback says that he, Randy Orton and Sheamus are going to tear The Shield apart at WrestleMania, and it will be feeding time when he crosses paths with Mark Henry again. Speaking of the World's Strongest Man, Henry comes out on stage, but his progress toward the ring is halted by Vickie Guerrero and Teddy Long. Vickie says she is removing him from the match with The Shield and booking him to face Henry instead. Ryback shows what he thinks of that idea by hurting poor Otunga again.
Fandango makes his debut next. I feel like we may have heard that before. After the break, we may see him finally wrestle. Ah, but only if Natalya can pronounce his name correctly. She won't play along, and the fans boo as Fandango goes to walk out yet again. A "You can't wrestle!" chant starts up as he heads for the back.
Match 3 – R-Truth vs. Damien Sandow
According to Sandow, the 'R' stands for repugnant. Since Sandow quoted Thoreau, Truth has his own poem. Hint: it involves his catchphrase. Sandow ends up walking out on the match.
Meanwhile, Sandow's partner Cody Rhodes is spending some quality time with the Bella Twins. That means he isn't going to be able to hang out with Kaitlyn. Neither Rhodes nor Kaitlyn really seem to mind.
The Undertaker makes his way to the ring to deliver a message to CM Punk. He promises to hurt Punk at WrestleMania and that the only way CM can save himself is to hand back the urn. Punk appears on screen, mocking the late Paul Bearer. He does some ballhandling drills with the urn while vowing that he'll end The Streak because he's willing to do anything to pull it off. Oops, the top almost comes off when the urn hits the floor. No disrespect intended.
Match 4 – Team Hell No vs. Primo and Epico
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler are still talking about Undertaker-Punk and the urn. Kane looks none too happy about that whole situation as well, and Primo and Epico are actually doing fairly well against Daniel Bryan. He takes a beating in the enemy corner as his opponents stay fresh with a series of quick tags. Kane gets the tag eventually, of course, but his path of destruction is brought to a halt when AJ Lee decides to go for a skip around the ring. Primo and Epico attempt to capitalize on the distraction, but Kane regains his focus in time to choke slam Epico and get the three count.
Chris Jericho gets his opportunity to cut a promo about WrestleMania until he's cut short by Fandango. Y2J butchers it about a dozen different ways in 15 seconds, which just irritates Fandango even more.
Match 5 – Cody Rhodes vs. Alberto Del Rio
Del Rio's entrance theme appears to have been souped up with some extra percussion. Not necessarily a bad thing. Rhodes doesn't seem too impressed, stomping on the champ's chest and hammering him with a back elbow. Del Rio gets the first near fall, but Rhodes reverses a suplex attempt into his own two count. Cody applies a bit of a leg triangle on the mat, wearing Del Rio down. Alberto back body drops his way to freedom but gets sent shoulder first into the post. Rhodes uses a snap mare and keeps chopping away. Del Rio rallies by using a baseball slide to drop Rhodes' face onto the apron. Not the face! Wait, that was his old gimmick. I'll get it straight after these commercials. Del Rio has things going his way, but a kick to the head isn't enough to keep Rhodes down. Cody goes up top and connects on a moonsault that almost steals the match. But Del Rio gets Rhodes tangled in the ropes for some kidney shots and a backbreaker, forcing Cody to get to the ropes to escape the count. Del Rio ducks the next move and applies the cross armbreaker, and Rhodes fights in momentarily before tapping out. And here comes Jack Swagger. Ricardo Rodriguez tries to come to his boss' aid and gets thrown out to the floor. Del Rio and Swagger end up out there too, where Jack takes the worst of it. Zeb Colter earns some of Alberto's attention, but Swagger recovers in time to send the champ into the steel steps. Del Rio is also sent over the announce table. Swagger puts the hurt on Rodriguez's ankle before he and Colter retreat to the back.
Thought the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013 was finished? Think again, my friend. Booker T is the latest name to be added to the star-studded group of inductees, and at least in this writer's opinion, it's a well deserved honor. Now can you dig that, sucka?
Match 6 – Randy Orton and Sheamus vs. 3MB (Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre)
Sorry, got called away during this one, but suffice it to say that Orton and Sheamus only get a brief workout before winning the match. The Shield decides to make an appearance after the bell, but the odds are quickly equalized when The Big Show joins the victors. Is The Shield going to throw down with the numbers evened out this way? Doesn't look like it.
Match 7 – Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
I also missed this match. Hey, I've been doing this a long time and it rarely happens. Mea culpa. Ziggler wins, and Team Hell No comes out to give them some mock congratulations. One thing leads to another, and all of a sudden we end up with Team Hell no defending their tag team titles against Ziggler and Big E Langston at WrestleMania. Sure, why not?
I mean, the main event at WrestleMania hasn't received much build-up, so it's only right that they give us this video package again to remind us all about it. Just kidding, sort of. These are always well done, it's just that we saw it last week as well.
Match 8 – The Miz (challenger) vs. Chris Jericho (challenger) vs. Wade Barrett (champion) – Intercontinental Championship Match
You know the basic structure this kind of match is going to follow. All three men get into it when the bell rings, but Jericho finds himself on the outside first. He returns just in time to help all three men go tumbling with a modified superplex. Now, a word from our sponsors. It's Barrett and Jericho doing battle when the show returns, and Y2J seems to be in a bit of trouble. He rallies and sets up a Lionsault, but Miz dumps him back to the outside. Barrett reverses a Miz move into the Winds of Change and gets a two count. A Figure Four is the response, but Jericho flies in with a Lionsault that forces Miz to kick out at two. Next it's Barrett's turn to struggle as he's locked in the Walls of Jericho. Miz breaks that up, and Barrett is sent over the top rope as they grapple. Jericho hits a Codebreaker, Barrett tries to steal his pin, and while Y2J sends disposes of him, it gives Miz enough time to recover. A big DDT from Miz gives him a near fall on Jericho. What will it take to win it? Jericho dodges Miz and knocks Barrett off the apron with a dropkick, but Miz's boot to the face still isn't sufficient for a three count. Miz and Jericho continue going hold for hold until the Skull Crushing Finale hits. Yet Miz isn't fast enough, because Barrett sneaks back in and rolls him up to get the pinfall.
I guess I owe The Call an apology since it beat projections last week. Good job WWE Films. It's more fun to make fun of you when your movies are direct-to-video dreck, but I suppose it's better for pop culture if you make movies people actually want to see.
The contracts are on the table and all set for Triple H and Brock Lesnar to sign them for their WrestleMania showdown. But while The Game eagerly hits the ring, it's only Paul Heyman on his own who comes down to represent the other side. Heyman has some fun reminding Trips that the only way Lesnar will participate is if he gets to name a stipulation after HHH signs. Hunter teases Paul about the security contingent he brought with him, but Heyman still holds the cards. Despite that, The Game is willing to sign. Heyman wants to watch some footage from three weeks ago first. You might remember that as the show that features Triple H busting Lesnar open and driving him off. Not sure what that has to do with anything, but Heyman reveals that Lesnar is letting him pick the stipulation, and it seems that he thinks it should be Winner Gets Stephanie. Paul can't resist twisting the knife one more time and suggesting it should really be Loser Gets Stephanie. That's too much for Triple H, and he wrecks all of the security guards and Heyman. Paul screams for Brock as Hunter slaps him. The Game signs the contract and kicks Heyman out of the ring saying, "Go call your monster!" A little late to the party, Lesnar appears with a steel chair. Trips gets his sledgehammer, and we've got ourselves a showdown. The fans boo when it's apparent they aren't going to actually throw down. Or are they? Lesnar moves in while Heyman tells him that "We won this round." Paul reveals that it was worth the beating to get Triple H to agree to a No Holds Barred Match. And oh yeah, one more thing: HHH's career is on the line. Um, he's partially retired already. Oh well, see you in seven!


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Green Day Offer Glimpse at Upcoming Disc '¡DOS!' in New Video Trailer
It makes sense! If frontman Billie Joe Amstrong is '¡UNO!' and drummer Tre Cool is '¡TRÉ!, then bassist Mike Dirnt will get a solid look in the second teaser trailer video for '¡DOS!' from the Green Day's upcoming album trilogy.
The clip is solidly packed with Dirnt's low-end goodness. As for the music, it's a little reminiscent of '80s rockers Georgia Satellites in one portion, which shows the band's further evolution in keeping things fresh.
All three members star in the video and unlike Billie Joe Armstrong's '¡UNO!' preview, which focused heavily on the group in the studio, the '¡DOS!' trailer is more about the band's hijinks. In the clip we see all three of the members mugging for the camera and having a good time. One unknown member is seen skirting around town on a motorized bike disguised as a tree creature. Dirnt is shown yelling out a car window and Tre Cool gets choked by a man who could easily pass as a bodyguard.
The trailer also reveals the '¡DOS! cover artwork and reminds us that the second disc in the upcoming trilogy arrives Nov. 13, following the '¡UNO!' release that's due Sept. 25. The third trailer in the series for the album '¡TRÉ!' is expected shortly. That album will follow the other two on Jan. 15, 2013.
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Midwives traditionally delivered all babies, and had important legal duties in terms of witnessing births. These duties were enshrined in Roman and later medieval law and enforced by the Church. Because they were women, midwives were not allowed to establish guilds and in cities and towns the work was regulated through a licensing system. Outside of the towns, local midwives would not have been affected by this kind of regulation.
The midwife worked alone, travelling as required and staying in the house until after the birth. Legally, she was only allowed to deliver 'natural' births, and had to call in a doctor or surgeon when there were problems. Like barber-surgeons, many midwives had no formal education but gained their experience working with older practitioners. During the Renaissance educated women such as Jane Sharp began to produce midwifery manuals.
In the 1700s male midwives began to promote themselves as the modern and safer option for childbirth. The invention of the forceps helped male practitioners argue that they were more advanced than their female competitors. In England and America upper- and middle-class women switched en masse to male midwifery. However, the silent majority stayed with the midwife. Elsewhere in Europe in the 1800s successful efforts had been made to improve female midwifery training. The status of female midwives rose again, and home birth was supported by public-health policies.
There was no professional support for female midwifery until the 1950s in Britain and the USA. By then the successful hospitalisation of birth had already begun, and midwives were sidelined. In the 1960s and 1970s, women's groups in Britain and the USA began a home birth movement, which argued that childbirth had become over-medicalised. These groups lobbied for more childbirth to take place in the home with midwives rather than doctors.
Wealthy nations aside, midwives continue to play a central role in childbirth. In fact, in developing countries, about 40% of births continue to take place at home, without any help from a midwife, nurse or doctor.
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Related links
H Marland (ed.), The Art of Midwifery. Early Modern Midwives in Europe (London: Routledge 1993)
R McGrew, 'Midwifery', Encyclopedia of Medical History (London: Macmillan 1985), pp 203-208
J Towler and J Bramall, Midwives in History and Society (London: Croom Helm, 1986)


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University of Wyoming Calendar for April 2-8
These are among activities schedule April 2-8 at the University of Wyoming:
Monday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. -- Percussion Ensemble, Fine Arts Concert hall. Free.
Monday, April 2, 7-9 p.m. -- MFA Visiting Writer Series: Rebecca Lindenberg public reading and book signing, Second Story Books, 105 Ivinson St. Free.
Tuesday, April 3, 3:30-4:30 -- Shelton Studio: Man, Machines, and Nature - Grades 1-3. Centennial Complex. $25 for a four-class session.
Tuesday, April 3, 7:30 p.m. -- Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: The Original Lineup, Arts & Sciences auditorium. $27 for the public, $23 seniors and UW non-students, free to UW students with a valid student ID.
Wednesday April 4-Wednesday, April 25 -- Gallery 234 exhibition: Katie Bloom's "Slideshow America," Wyoming Union lower level. Free.
Wednesday, April 4, 8 p.m. -- "Kony 2012" viewing, Arts & Sciences auditorium. Free.
Thursday, April 5, 7 p.m. -- Wei Guo, Performer's Certificate cello recital, Fine Arts concert hall. Free.
Thursday, April 5, 7-9 p.m. -- Studio WYO Presents new bluegrass band, "The Libby Creek Original," Wyoming Union Gardens. Free.
Friday, April 6, 12-12:45 p.m. -- Jazz Quartet, Coe Library. Free.
Saturday, April 7, 10 a.m. -- Tennis vs. TCU, UW Tennis Complex. Free.
Sunday, April 8, 10 a.m. -- Tennis vs. New Mexico, UW Tennis Complex. Free.
For the latest information on these and other campus events, visit UW's calendar,
Tzolk'in, at http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/calendar/index.html.


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Why does this happen?
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About three months ago, J-PAL had a great conference celebrating ten years of incredible work that arguably has furthered evidence-based development work more than any other institution out there. All the videos from the event are available here, but one particular one stood out for me. This session, titled J-PAL: The Next Decade happens right at the end, where J-PAL Directors Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Rachel Glennerster and Benjamin Olken discuss what they would like to see happen over the next ten years.
Two things Prof. Banerjee said particularly resonated with me because they speak directly to the technique and underlying motivation for my PhD work, which I paraphrase below.
[9:40 – 10:30] First, he notes that there will much more extensive use of big data – data that is already collected "administratively", and not with particular programmatic deliberation, such as cell phone call or m-pesa transfer records. One can assume that these will become more easily available This in turn will allow us to test very fine hypothesis with the power afforded by that much data – very small effects can be tested.
[13:05 – 13:55] Second, he expects to move more and more into theory-building based on the data from all these experiments. It starts with taking the results and then fitting it back to the narrative. As experiments accumulate, facts that don't fit the story help build better stories as they are refined. New experiments are also designed to check the fit to those stories.
Remember that J-PAL is built mostly around RCTs, which take one hypothesis of causal connection within the context of a much larger story, and test that, and only that. To go from there to talking about much more freeform "big data", and about theory-building as a natural evolution from theory-testing are two major steps away from their bed and butter. Given the complexity of the financial lives of the poor and the increasing availability of such data though, this is certainly a necessary and welcome evolution.


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Viral Load Testing
December 15, 1998
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
Viral Load Test: Overview
Viral load tests allow physicians to track with greater accuracy than ever before the progression of HIV in the body -- thus helping their HIV-infected patients make choices about appropriate treatment strategies. The viral load test is only appropriate for a few specific situations, described below. Most people concerned about HIV do not need viral load testing. The antibody test is still the cheapest, easiest, and overall most reliable way for individuals to learn their HIV status.
There are two kinds of viral load tests. They both measure the amount of HIV RNA in a sample. (RNA is the "blueprint" that HIV uses to make more virus.) When comparing viral load test results to determine a trend, the same type of test must be used each time. It is otherwise like trying to compare the proverbial "apples" with "oranges."
One test, called the branched-chain DNA test (bDNA), is made by a company called Chiron (pronounced "KAI-ron"). The reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR (commonly called the PCR) test is made by Roche (pronounced "RO-sh").
Scientists know how HIV RNA is constructed; it has a distinctive "pattern." By creating a mirror image of that structure and matching it against what they find in a blood sample, they can measure HIV RNA.
Why is indirect or direct measurement important? Because the same sample, tested with both tests, will give different viral load measurements. Here's another way to think of the differences between these two tests: One way to describe weather is to state the temperature. A thermometer is a common gauge for measuring temperature. It can measure temperature in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit. Both measurements are "accurate," but they describe the same weather differently (when it is 25 degrees Celsius, it is 72 degrees Fahrenheit).
The same is true for HIV viral load testing. Both bDNA and RT-PCR tests measure the amount (or "load") of HIV in the blood. The test methods ("thermometers") are different, but what they are measuring (the "weather") is the same.
Measuring Viral Load
Viral load varies, sometimes a lot, over time. One viral load test, interpreted by itself, is not meaningful. It must be looked at with other tests, such as T-cell (CD4) count, or compared to other viral load tests to be helpful as an indicator of HIV progression.
The results of viral load tests are usually given as "copies per milliliter (ml)" of blood, like the CD4 (T-cell) count. Each virus carries two copies of RNA. If there are 100,000 copies of HIV RNA, that means 50,000 virus particles (or virions) are present. Currently:
Test results can be variable (different), even when repeated on the same blood sample. Any test report should also indicate the variability of the test. For example, the result may be 20,000 copies with a variability of 5,000. The viral load is then somewhere between 15,000 and 25,000 copies.
There is a lot of HIV in other places in the body, not just the blood. Only a fraction of HIV is in circulating blood; the rest is in the lymph system and other body tissues. Other factors may influence the variability of a test; viral infections, such as a cold or the flu, can cause a temporary increase in viral load. For this and other reasons, physicians usually request two or more tests over a short period of time (within two to four weeks) to establish baseline viral load.
"Accuracy" of Viral Load Test
As with the ELISA HIV antibody test and other medical tests, "accuracy" is a combination of sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity of a test is its ability to detect the virus when it is present, and to not report "false negative." Specificity of a test is its ability to detect only HIV and nothing else, so as not to report false positive. Ideally, a test is both very sensitive and very specific. In practice, increasing sensitivity decreases the specificity, and vice versa.
Viral load testing is extraordinarily sensitive, but it is not perfect. The most sensitive viral tests can only detect 40 or more viral particles per milliliter in a sample. It is therefore false to assume that an "undetectable viral load" means there is "no HIV present." A person with "undetectable viral load" can indeed transmit the virus to someone else.
The downside to PCR's sensitivity is its somewhat lower ability to eliminate false positive results caused by RNA other than HIV. This incredible sensitivity also means that the smallest inattention while cleaning lab equipment after a previous infected sample could contaminate a negative sample and cause a false positive.
Viral Load: Interpreting the Results
Physicians presently use baseline viral load to help their HIV-infected patients make choices about appropriate treatment strategies. Patients and their doctors can assess the need to adjust treatment based on their ongoing observations and monitoring of changing viral load levels over time. Because viral load testing is still a relatively new diagnostic tool, baseline viral load is used as one indicator of viral activity, but is not yet determined to be an absolute. Generally, most practitioners consider "low" baseline viral load to be approximately 500 or fewer copies of HIV RNA, and "high" to be any number above 40,000 copies. It is further believed that viral load may be a good marker or predictor of disease progression.
There is a correlation between CD4 level and viral load. Most people with higher CD4 cell counts have lower viral loads; conversely, people with higher viral load tend to have lower CD4 cell counts. (CD4 level is one indicator of how well the immune system is functioning.) Monitoring both CD4 level and viral load provides a more complete picture of immune health than using either test alone.
Appropriate Use of Viral Load Test
The viral load test is only appropriate for a few specific situations. Most people concerned about HIV do not need viral load testing. The antibody test is still the cheapest, easiest, and overall most reliable way for individuals to learn their HIV status.
Viral load testing is appropriate in the following circumstances:
Note: In each case but the first, the person will likely undergo a qualitative PCR test, which is related to a RT-PCR. The qualitative PCR does not measure the amount of HIV RNA, it detects the mere presence of HIV. It is so sensitive that it can detect one virus particle in a sample of 100,000 cells.
So, if it is so sensitive, why isn't PCR used for HIV diagnosis for everyone? Read the section on inappropriate use of viral load testing below.
Viral Load: Availability and Cost
Any physician can order a viral load test. Contact your own physician, or a community clinic.
The test can cost around $150 if you have to pay for it out-of-pocket. However, HIV-positive people (or others with valid reasons for needing the test, discussed above) who have Medi-Cal (in California) may be able to get it free through their local public health department or county hospital. Various research projects may offer free PCR testing if an individual is part of that specific study.
When Is Viral Load Testing Inappropriate?
The vast majority of people concerned about HIV infection do not need viral load testing. In nearly all cases, this is not a test we recommend for assessing one's HIV status.
In many cases, people who want PCR testing to determine their HIV status are highly concerned/anxious. They are unwilling to wait through a three to six month window period and take an antibody test. They may have heard that PCR testing will indicate HIV status sooner than antibody testing. In some clinical research settings, this is true. Why only in research settings?
In research settings, other "controls," such as multiple tests and studying only those people who are confirmed to have been at high risk, reduce (but do not eliminate) the chance of making an error. However, HIV antibody testing, performed after the window period, is still required to confirm PCR test results, even in those highly controlled research environments.
Other reasons to not recommend viral load/PCR testing for HIV diagnosis:
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This article was provided by San Francisco AIDS Foundation. It is a part of the publication AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics. Visit San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Web site to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


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Coming out of the Hall of Fame Game, Cyrus Kouandjio was the center of attention for all the wrong reasons.
The Bills second-round offensive tackle was a revolving door against Giants pass rusher Damontre Moore and roundly outplayed by seventh-rounder Seantrel Henderson.
We're rooting for Kouandjio to turn it around, but his struggles continued Wednesday in Buffalo's joint practice with the Steelers.
Tim Graham of The Buffalo News reported that the former Alabama star was "dominated" in line drills against Pittsburgh's defensive front, leaving Bills position coach Pat Morris to drop the boom:
"You might as well be Venus de Milo," Morris told Kouandjio, per Graham.
The rookie's massive 6-foot-7, 322-pound frame gives him ideal size to hold down the fort, but Kouandjio has looked sluggish and methodical coming off knee surgery.
Rough stretch for Koundjio. Horrible knee bend/balance #NYGvsBUF pic.twitter.com/ZpA2XtbcQfâ Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks)
August 4, 2014
A draft-day slider, Kouandjio is on the hook to show the Bills he's worthy of his second-round pedigree. There's plenty of time for that to happen, but Buffalo's bookend-in-waiting couldn't be off to a less glowing start.
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Our first question today comes to us from Lilian B.
Hello Dr. Katy, I recently read about a study about the age at which a dog is neutered and its correlation to some health conditions such as hip dysphasia and mast cell tumors. It seems that dogs neutered younger had higher incidence of hip dysphasia because too early neutering stopped bone maturation. However, dogs neutered older had higher incidence of mast cell tumor. My question is what is optimum age for neutering to reduce risk for both? My son has a 7-month-old Boxer.
Great question, Lilian! There are many, many studies out there that examine the optimum age to spay and neuter dogs and cats. Some show benefits to waiting until after maturity to spay and neuter, while others show benefits in sterilization prior to sexual maturity.
For male dogs, the benefits shown to waiting until after maturity are in some cases breed dependent, with the larger dog breeds benefiting more from waiting until closer to puberty. Puberty in dogs can range anywhere from 6 months to 24 months depending upon the breed, with larger breed dogs maturing later than small breeds. Significant behavioral problems, as well as accidental breedings, can be avoided if neutered between 6 and 12 months. At this time, that is the agreed upon recommendation by most veterinarians.
For female dogs, I would say that the jury is still out. Since the 1960s, it has been accepted that spaying prior to the first heat protected female dogs from mammary tumors, and that has been the recommendation for years. However, a recent study by the Royal Veterinary College in the UK, and another study at Purdue University, has called that into question. Further examination is needed to determine whether the recommendation of the last half century is still accurate. My best advice is to work with your veterinarian to determine the optimum age for spaying your specific dog.
For cats, there does not seem to be any significant evidence that waiting has any specific benefit, so spaying and neutering around age 4 to 6 months old is the accepted recommendation. This allows time to finish their vaccination series, avoid some behavioral issues and still prevents early and accidental breedings.
The most important thing is to spay and neuter your pets to avoid adding to the extreme pet overpopulation faced in the United States.
Our second question today comes to us from Rich K.
Dr. Katy, our older cat has been having accidents outside the litter box for a while. He urinates in the box consistently, but he very rarely poops in his box. Also, recently his stools have become, let's just say, "messy." Do you have any recommendations for what we can do to help? Should we change his food? Right now, he eats a grocery store brand of dry food that he seems to like.
Rich, I'm sorry to hear you guys are dealing with this. I know how frustrated you must be. To solve this problem, we're going to have to examine a few issues. First off, we need to examine the number of litter boxes that you have in the house to ensure that your kitty has enough "bathrooms" to keep him happy. General rule of thumb is to have one litter box per level of the house per cat, plus an extra never hurts. Therefore, if you have a three-level town home and two cats, you should have a minimum of six litter boxes. Also, since kitties are notoriously finicky, make sure that you're cleaning them every day so as not to "offend their sensibilities."
Second, talk with your veterinarian about running a few tests on a fecal sample. Ruling out bacterial overgrowths, parasites or other issues can be done with a simple and fairly inexpensive testing process. If issues are found, they can be addressed accordingly with either further testing, medication or other treatments.
Finally, changing the diet may be helpful if recommended by your veterinarian. We are what we eat, so perhaps by feeding a more appropriate diet you may be able to help the stools become more formed and therefore help him to control where he goes a little better. Discuss an age appropriate canned diet that is designed for cats with gastrointestinal issues. These diets typically have prebiotics in them and perhaps even a slightly higher fiber content.
Also, ask your veterinarian if probioitics may be helpful. 70% of our immune system is located in our gastrointestinal tract, so by keeping our gut, and that of our pets, healthy, we may be able to improve overall health. There are numerous probiotic products on the market, and many are over the counter and easily available.
Thank you so much for these great questions, and I hope you'll keep them coming!
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Thank you to all the men and women that have served and who are currently serving in the Armed Forces. I appreciate your dedication and sacrifice that you have given to give us the freedom we have today.
I know it is so hard for you to speak of Vietnam and I will probably die never hearing your stories. I know how much it has affected you. I want you to know that I love you and I am so proud to be your daughter. If one day you chose to share those stories or just want a shoulder to lean on, cry on. I'm here for you.
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Re: Elizabeth Palmberg's "The Safety Net Frays" (July 2011): I don't believe that we, as citizens, have any voice in these issues any more. According to an article published last October, "more than half of the [Senate's] membership, 54 lawmakers, reported a minimum net worth of more than $1 million." I don't think a millionaire has any inkling of what happens on Main Street and those who live on it. With the Supreme Court decision allowing corporations to contribute to political parties without limit, it became apparent that they are setting the agenda. Even though I have 45 years of paycheck stubs that said I paid into Medicare (and Social Security), that does not seem to matter. I am entitled to those benefits because I paid for them.
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