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Gabe could hardly stand still for this day. It was a very unremarkable day indeed...
An unidentified flying object is rocketing through space, and it's heading directly for New York City. The government quickly assembles a team of scientists to best asses the problem, but by the time they get everyone in one place the object is less than a day away. Just when it looks like the end is nigh the UFO slows it's decent and 'lands' in Central Park. The object is a blue and green sphere, and from out of it appears an alien figure (Keanu Reeves), who is quickly shot by frightened law enforcement. The authorities save the alien's life, but attempt to imprison him. Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) takes the initiative, and helps the alien escape, but is she ready to deal with his ultimate plan for our planet?
A film remake is not an inherently bad thing, and despite a recent over-abundance, science fiction and horror film remakes have been successful for generations. Prime examples start with Philip Kaufman's Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1978, which re-appropriated the original film's Cold War era metaphors and applied them to the self-centred late '70s (in a similar fashion to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, which was released the same year). This led into a trilogy of B-movie remakes in the '80s. John Carpenter's The Thing took a second glance at the original 1951 film's source short story, and updated the special effects. David Cronenberg's The Fly took a campy classic and created an emotionally affecting, real life horror story with roots in the new plague of AIDS. In contrast Chuck Russell's The Blob embraced the original film's schlocky charms, and amped them in a modern fashion. More recent remakes, like Spielberg's War of the Worlds, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, and Alexander Aja's The Hills Have Eyes, have reassigned post-September 11th subtext to their horrors.
This brings us to Scott Derrickson's The Day the Earth Stood Still, which will surely go down as one of the most forgettable and unnecessary remakes of the already over-remade '00s. Derrickson and his screenwriter David Scarpa aren't idiots, and take lessons from all the previously successful remakes. The new film removes most of the original film's Cold War subtext and replaces it with the more modern concerns of Global Warming. At the same time, Derrickson and Scarpa remain almost slavishly devoted to the source plot. These two facts don't charmingly complement each other as gracefully as intended. The problem is compounded because the original film is one of the cornerstones of the '50s era, and is specifically responsible for many of the tropes and clichés. This sticks the new film somewhere barren between inspired retooling, and good natured retelling. Derrickson and Scarpa have a grasp of what could make the story special for modern times, but drastically under-write the whole thing, and leave a lot of logic casualties along the road to the climax. Yes, the original film is pretty lean, but this fact just takes us back to questions of why. Why remake the film if you're not going to commit to rewriting it?
The light weight plotting makes for a pretty breezy viewing experience (minus credits the film's only just over ninety minutes), and Derrickson does have it in him to produce some nice visuals, but there's nothing particularly memorable about the entire film. The very modern element of nano-technology does open the door for some nightmarish apocalyptic visions (visions which don't push the violence beyond the friendlier PG-13 rating), but boringly borrow elements from two of Fox Studio's other films: the fantastic X-Men 2, and the disappointing X-Men 3 (the sound of the GORT bugs is almost identical to the sound of Professor X's mental attacks, while the way they decommission things looks almost identical to Jean Grey's telekinetic attacks.) These nightmare visions also seem to exist more for the stereotypical landmark destruction that has gone along with the alien invasion genre since the beginning, rather than any story driven sense of dread. The digital effects are spectacular, but titillate in an almost pornographic fashion, which is fine, but not in-keeping with the more serious aspirations of either the original film or (supposedly) this remake.
There is one scene that promises a potentially wondrous exploration of alien encounters, something that could stand up as a modern 2001 or Close Encounters of the Third Kind. As the alien sphere lands in Central Park the entire screen is enveloped in lights and smoke, and with wonder and awe Jennifer Connelly approaches the whitest light. Though the original film actually features a greater shock when Klatuu is shot by a frightened soldier, digital technology allows for a much more frightening and spectacular follow up to the shot, as a truly giant GORT, not some poor sap in a silver suit, emerges and bears down on Connelly. The camera angles are immediate, the effect itself is eerily otherworldly while still paying direct homage to the original effect, and the overall composition is both scary and somewhat beautiful. The rest of the film never lives up to this single scene.
The disappointment extends to the cast, which is way above average, and really should've been used to a better effect. Keanu is actually pretty perfect for the role, but it's a role we've all seen him play about a million times. Jennifer Connelly is given a few decent emotive moments, but one suspects she knows she's making entirely average entertainment based on her rather detached performance. John Hamm— who's quite prominent in the trailers, but is on screen for maybe a total of ten minutes—and Kathy Bates are totally wasted as the broadest possible character types found in the genre, the super-empathic scientist, and the rough around the edges government type that will learn her lesson by film's end. This leaves us with Jaden Smith, who has nothing on freak child actors like Dakota Fanning, does a half decent job with a pretty detestable character, but can't overcome the basic problems of being a bratty kid. The only cast member that appears to be having any fun is Robert Knepper, who brings some comedic pulp to his unnamed army colonel, and the only cast member that steps above and beyond the call is John Cleese, who eschews comedy for genuine pathos, even if he's only in the film for about five minutes.
Derrickson and cinematographer David Tattersall go for a very clean look with the film, which I found somewhat boring, but they do something interesting with the colours which I'm not sure I've seen before in a big budget movie. The whole film is not tinted aqua or turquoise, but blue and green, somehow at the same time. It's hard to describe, but is clear in some lighting schemes which actually separates the two shades into separate beams. It's cool, and genuinely otherworldly, and in 1080p it's easy to absorb. The more natural colours, like flesh tones and grey buildings, are also well represented, but never what I'd call 'natural'.
There's a lot of diffused light flowing from sometimes entirely unknown sources, and the diffusion doesn't lead to the crispest hi-def representation, but the lack of noise and compression is definitively beyond standard definition. There are no major errors to report throughout the transfer. Even the occasional doubling effect on some edges (usually flesh tones) appears to have more to do with the lighting schemes than digital compression. The image clarity does give away a few effects including a surprisingly flat New York City backdrop, and a few pre-special effects set ups that are clearly digitally recreated. The big effects moments—i.e. nano-GORT's dissections—are pretty spectacular in their detail, and because they're in slow motion we have plenty of time to appreciate them.
Klatuu and GORT often seem to attack with sound, including the aforementioned X-Men 2 effect, and other forms of digital dissonance. There are also less aggressive surround sound attacks like troubled crowds, booming space sphere landings, and fighting army equipment. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is just about perfect, cleanly and clearly balancing these overwhelming effects, even handed dialogue, and equally boisterous and subtle musical score. Composer Tyler Bates, who is quickly becoming one of the premier composers in modern filmmaking, despite his low budget roots, mostly goes through the motions this time, but does manage a few enigmatic cues. The biggest missed opportunity is a total lack of Theremin, the strange electronic instrument that made its movie debut in the original film.
Extras begin with a few different Bonus View options including storyboards, pre-viz, and production art, which is also available through the 'Klatuu's Unseen Artifacts' menu, and under the various still galleries. Fox's interactive mode doesn't include the same on-screen controls as Universal's, which I think is a slight detriment. The interactive extras are completed by a 'Build Your Own GORT' option, which isn't a whole lot of fun, honestly.
The PiP extras are augmented with a solo commentary track featuring screenwriter David Scarpa, who makes the huge mistake of describing a much more interesting opening sequence right off the bat. It sets the tone for the rest of his track. Scarpa only really hints at the film's production problems, but I gathered that there were issues with the studio making late changes, budget limitations, and the writers' strike, though the writer also seems proud of some of the film's weaker elements as well. On top of this he delves into his intended subtext, which is all relatively interesting, but I believe entirely missed in the actual film. Scarpa is sort of scene specific in his approach, leading to huge expanses of silence, but he speaks with real focus that is appreciated.
Next are three deleted/extended scenes. These scenes are presented in HD video, with what appears to be finished set audio, but only Dolby Surround sound. Despite the film's seemingly overcut status, low run time, and weak plot, there are less than two minutes of deletions here.
'Re-Imagining the Day' is a decent, thirty-minute making-of featurette that doesn't fulfil to many EPK stereotypes, even if the tone is relatively fluffy. Things start with a brief discussion about the original film, and why it was ripe for remaking, then move on to pre-production, casting, production, changing things up when Keanu came onto the project, the colour pallet, some of the practical effects and stunts, and digital effects. Comparisons between the two movies are consistent, and serviceable. I hate to break it to the filmmakers, but the 'little-grey-man' as a spacesuit was already done in Fire in the Sky. They seem so proud of themselves.
'Unleashing GORT' is a look at the design and production of Klatuu's robotic protector. The character went through a lot of changes, some abstract, some over-detailed, some organic, some bipedal, others positively Gigerian. Generally speaking this brief, fourteen-minute featurette is more interesting than the broader making-of featurette that precedes it. The design illustrations can be found in the PiP extras, and some are used for the 'Build Your Own GORT' extra.
'Watching the Skies: In Search of Extraterrestrial Life' looks at the realistic and scientific possibilities of life on other planets. It's a Cliff's Notes version of a pretty complex issue (it only runs about twenty-three minutes), but it covers the important facts of the case, and explains things in layman's, but not idiotic terms. Still, pretty informative, pretty cool, and more intriguing than anything presented in the real film. When can we get a new realistic and intelligent extraterrestrial movie, and why don't they make any money?
'The Day the Earth was Green' is an excuse for Fox Studios to heartily pat themselves on the back for putting money into a movie with a green message, and producing it using green means. I am impressed, and there is a hope that other studios will follow some of these zero carbon leads, but I'm just sceptical enough to think it's a marketing move.
The first disc extras come to an end with three image galleries (Concept Art, Storyboards, and Production Photos), the original theatrical trailer, and trailers for other Fox releases.
The coolest extra is the original film, presented on a 1080p Blu-ray disc. This is identical to the already released Blu-ray, minus all those cool extras, so fans will still want to keep their original discs. See my review of that disc here. Also included is a third disc with a digital copy of the new film.
The Day the Earth Stood Still isn't a failure because it's a remake, it's a failure because it doesn't make good choices. The look is intriguing, and early scenes promise something special, but there's zero pay off. The Blu-ray is bereft of any real audio or visual problems, as expected, and has a pretty nice selection of extras, including a hi-def copy of the original film.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Gabriel Powers
obriensg1 Member Join Date: February 2009 Location: United States Posts: 83
The character played by Connelly is not named Patricia Neal. That was the name of the original actress. It is Helen Benson.
Oh and Knepper's name is visible on his chest
Oh and Knepper's name is visible on his chest
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,719
The first point was my mistake, but the second one misses my point. Knepper's character, despite being played by a recognizable actor, was a nameless character from a development standpoint.
Thanks for the stimulating discussion, though.
Thanks for the stimulating discussion, though.
obriensg1 Member Join Date: February 2009 Location: United States Posts: 83
Yeah that's true. I did find it amusing that he basically played that colonel as T-Bag from Prison Break.
I don't know. I enjoyed the film. Yeah Keanu as alien sure worked. Whatever. I go to movies to be entertained, and mostly that means FX and being wowed. This did that for me
I don't know. I enjoyed the film. Yeah Keanu as alien sure worked. Whatever. I go to movies to be entertained, and mostly that means FX and being wowed. This did that for me
B B Member Join Date: February 2005 Location: United States Posts: 419
I liked it, wow this movie sure get's alot of criticism.
Matt Contributor Join Date: October 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,113
Quick question, Gabe--does the original film include the commentary and isolated score tracks or have those been removed along with all of the other extras from the stand alone BD of the original film?
Keefe Bosher Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: United States Posts: 13
This film will get alot more criticism because look what you have to put it up against, the original. Not fair, but that is the only thing we have. When you do a remake, you have to know that it will get pinned right beside the original and judged. I understand that directors have their visions on how a film should be made in our time, but I still think that at some point they must come up with their own source material and leave the classics to be what they are...classics. Just a thought...
neil lambeski Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4
well.... B B wrote: I liked it, wow this movie sure get's alot of criticism.
well its justified.....(spoiler ALERT) how does Keanu/klatuu save the earth from our pollution? he removes its one clean non polluting energy source.....electrical power.... (thats the "price we have to pay" as he says in the movie)
that means in order to survive warm the human race will burn the tress, the coal, spread more nuclear waste and pollute the atmosshere at a MUCH faster rate than before.....
its the stupidest ending to a film ever
well its justified.....(spoiler ALERT) how does Keanu/klatuu save the earth from our pollution? he removes its one clean non polluting energy source.....electrical power.... (thats the "price we have to pay" as he says in the movie)
that means in order to survive warm the human race will burn the tress, the coal, spread more nuclear waste and pollute the atmosshere at a MUCH faster rate than before.....
its the stupidest ending to a film ever
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Um, how is electricity normally generated? By burning fossil fuels and/or by nuclear power. Plenty of pollution there. Klaatu knocked out all of Earth's technology with a massive EMP (hence the title of the film), so nuclear power wouldn't be an option anyway. If you're going to criticise an ending you really need to understand it.
Bruno Billion Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 260
Chris Gould wrote: Um, how is electricity normally generated?
Windmills... water... it can be a very clean energy source.
Windmills... water... it can be a very clean energy source.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
I said normally. How much of the electricity generated on this planet is done so by windmills? Hydroelectric power isn't exactly dominant either. I'm sure you knew exactly what I meant.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
But you still have to make the windmills.....
Sometimes this sounds like a Toyota Prius - good in concept but way too expensive to the enviroment to be worth it. Just wait till you have to replace those batteries!
Sometimes this sounds like a Toyota Prius - good in concept but way too expensive to the enviroment to be worth it. Just wait till you have to replace those batteries!
Disc Details
Release Date: 7th April 2009
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, and Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Bonus View Options, Klaatu's Unseen Artifacts, Build Your Own GORT, Deleted Scenes, Re-Imagining the Day, Unleashing GORT, Watching the Skies, The Day the Earth Was Green, Galleries, Digital Copy, Original 1951 Movie
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese
Genre: Action and Sci-Fi
Length: 104 minutes
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At Oak Ridge Elementary, the atmosphere is welcoming and friendly. The school's test scores are impressive, and it's easy to see why: teachers here treat kids with respect and encouragement, gently pushing them to reach for their highest potential.
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"Star Wars" fans hoping for a sequel to last year's "Bark Side of the Moon" or 2011's "Use the Force" were disappointed during this year's Super Bowl. The Volkswagen spots were hits in previous years, but Sunday's advertising lineup featured no pint-sized Sith Lords or adorable dogs barking "The Imperial March."
Game day wasn't completely void of heroic fare, however, with trailers for "Iron Man 3," "The Lone Ranger," "Oz the Great and Powerful" and "Star Trek Into Darkness." And at least a few ads tickled our inner geek. Here's a look at four of them.
1. "The Rock in Morning Run" (Milk): Action hero Dwayne Johnson is on a mission to procure milk for his daughter and her friends, and he won't let anything stand in his way — not even bank robbers, loose lions and rhinos or an alien invasion. But once his milk-getting mission is accomplished, he tells the girls, "Ladies, gotta go to work," and punches an alien in the face. Win.
2. "Team" (Hyundai): In a spot that seems like it could be a montage from a film that's part "The Sandlot" and part "Ocean's Eleven," a group of bullies steal a boy's football and tell him to come back when he has a team. The boy and his mom then round up an ultimate team of super-kids, including weight-lifting twins, a welder, a bear-wrestler, and a boy firefighter rescuing a chubby guy from a burning building. In the TV version, the bully gets the wind knocked out of him by a speeding football, but the extended version (below) poses the question, "Touch or tackle?"
3. "Lifeguard" (Axe): The damsel-in-distress scenario makes us roll our eyes, but this spot has two redeeming factors: a lifeguard who punches a shark, and an astronaut on the beach. Brains win over brawn. Though we doubt the makers of Axe are big sci-fi aficionados, we're sure plenty of Axe-wearers will be reminded of a recent "Doctor Who" scene that employs similar imagery. The ad ends with the words, "Nothing beats an astronaut." Cue debate.
4. "Space Babies" (Kia): Kia's answer to the age-old childhood question "Where do babies come from?" is so cute, it makes us wish it were true. "Well, there's a planet. It's called Babylandia," a creative dad tells his son, as the viewer gets a glimpse of a paradise planet filled with puppies and ducklings and human babies. "When the time is just right, there's a space launch," the dad continues. "They wave goodbye, and then they board these big, shiny rocket ships." Who doesn't want to see baby penguins, bears, hippos, orca whales and pandas in spacesuits? The ad gets bonus points for showing a baby's G-force face distortion as he enters the atmosphere.
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Jim Thomas, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports St. Louis Rams head coach Scott Linehan called offensive plays on gameday and quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier worked with the quarterbacks. Running backs coach Wayne Moses and wide receivers coach Henry Ellard worked sideline substitutions, something the team includes in practice during the week. In the coaches booth, offensive quality control coach Randy Hanson serves as Linehan's eyes in the sky. "He basically scouts me during the games, and gives all the tendencies on the play calls and what we're running out of this personnel grouping. It's actually uncanny, the information I get. It helps me in the mix of the play calls." Offensive coordinator Greg Olson provides information on field position, the spotting of the ball, and reminders about the game plan.
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Longtime Spencer and Columbus, Indiana resident Dorothy (Dot) Harriett Kepley Baughn passed away the evening of February 8th in Springhill Village, Terre Haute. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 18, 1920 the daughter of James Coral Kepley and Anna Permelia Prinz Kepley, both deceased. She was preceded in death on July 14, 1980 by her husband, Earl McPherson Baughn, also a longtime resident of Spencer.
She was a charter member of the Owen County Art Guild and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She worked in the Owen County Extension Office, the Owen County Auditor's Office and for Rostone Corporation's Spencer plant.
She is survived by three children and spouses: James and Winnie Baughn of Poland, Indiana, Donna and Harley McKittrick of Marshal, Illinois and John and Pamela Baughn of Columbus, Indiana.
There are six grandchildren: two children of James Baughn, Cheryl Hoagland of Glenn Ellyn, Illinois and David Baughn of Plainfield, Indiana; and four children of John Baughn, Joel Baughn of Chicago, Brandt Baughn of Columbus, Kari Baughn of Bloomington and Brice Baughn, who is attending Florida College in Tampa, Florida.
There are two great-grandchildren of David Baughn: Dawson Baughn and Teagan Baughn, both living with their parents in Plainfield, Indiana.
There are also three step-grandchildren of Donna McKittrick: Kathy Orendorf of Orlando, Florida, Judy Wright of Newtown, Pennsylvania and Peggy Riehm of New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
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The U.S. Supreme Court did not rule this morning in the hotly contested custody battle over 3-year-old Veronica, the curly haired girl with American Indian blood whom a James Island couple tried to adopt at birth.
The justices issued three opinions today and are expected to again publish rulings starting at 10 a.m. Monday. They are scheduled to break for summer recess, so a ruling in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl is expected next week. Other cases remaining include two about gay marriage.
On April 16, the court heard oral arguments that complemented hundreds of pages legal briefs from attorneys and organizations that opined on the ruling's consequences.
The case hinges on the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law aimed at placing American Indian children in foster or adoptive families who share their heritage. It arose in 1978 after advocates pointed out that a striking number of American Indian children were being placed outside their cultures, further diluting native societies.
Veronica was born in September 2009 to Dusten Brown, an Army reservist and member of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, and Christinna Maldonado, a Hispanic mother of two.
The two had been engaged, but they broke off their relationship months before Veronica was born.
Before the birth, Maldonado gave Brown a choice between giving up his paternal rights or paying child support. Brown declined to give Maldonado money, but he later told attorneys that he didn't mean to allow Veronica to be put up for adoption.
Meanwhile, Matt and Melanie Capobianco of James Island were stymied in their own efforts to have a child. After in vitro fertilization failed, they turned to adoption and met Maldonado through an agency.
They were with Maldonado when Veronica was born. Maldonado signed over custody to the Capobiancos, and the couple flew the infant to South Carolina, where adoption proceedings commenced.
Brown didn't know about the pending adoption until four months later.
The delay in notification was blamed on a clerical error: Brown's named was misspelled when Veronica's mother first filed the papers. But attorneys for Brown alleged that the mistake was purposeful.
After he was served the documents, Brown promptly challenged the proceeding, then was deployed for a tour of duty in the Middle East.
But Brown's claim of the child at the "eleventh hour," the Capobiancos' attorneys have argued, was too late. He should have expressed interest in his daughter sooner and provided care for the girl and her mother, they wrote in legal arguments.
Brown's attorneys later argued that his biological link to Veronica and her heritage meant that ICWA allows him to claim her and halt the adoption.
But the American Indian makeup of Veronica's blood was said to be only 3/256th, and she also shares Hispanic heritage with her mother, attorneys for the Capobiancos have said. They said that ICWA shouldn't give rights to a father who has otherwise relinquished them under state laws.
A family court in South Carolina ruled in Brown's favor, and the S.C. Supreme Court later agreed with the lower judges. Veronica was sent in late 2011 to live with Brown in Oklahoma, where she has been ever since.
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If Josh Kaufman had gone to business school, he probably would have graduated this year with an MBA from Harvard or Stanford.
But Kaufman, a 28-year-old entrepreneur who had worked as an assistant brand manager for Procter & Gamble, thinks business school is pretty much a waste of time and money.
MBA programs, he says firmly, have become so expensive that students "must effectively mortgage their lives" and take on "a crippling burden of debt" to get what is "mostly a worthless piece of paper." Kaufman believes that MBA programs "teach many worthless, outdated, even outright damaging concepts and practices." And if that's not bad enough, he insists that an MBA won't guarantee anyone a high-paying job, let alone turn a person into a skilled manager or leader.
"Business schools don't create successful people," insists Kaufman. "They simply accept them, then take credit for their success. With heavy debt loads and questionable returns, MBA programs simply aren't a good investment—they're a trap for the unwary."
Founder of PersonalMBA.com and the author of the forthcoming "The Personal MBA," Kaufman is a passionate advocate for what he calls self-education. Instead of paying up to $350,000 in tuition and forgone earnings to go to Harvard, Stanford or Wharton, Kaufman says a better way to learn business is to open the pages of classic business texts and learn on your own.
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The gigantic waterpark is merely one of many activities at the hotel's entertainment campus. During the MagiQuest live-action adventure, kids wield magic wands and journey through a kingdom to meet mythical creatures, including a pixie and a dragon. Scooops Kid Spa gives manicures and pedicures to pintsize patrons sitting atop ice-cream-cone stools and banana-split thrones—free ice cream completes each visit.
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Making the storyline of "The Master" look like child's play, French filmmaker Leos Carax's first film in 13 years features Eva Mendes in arguably her most fascinating role. Uh, it's not exactly similar to "Hitch" or "Ghost Rider," however.
In "Holy Motors," Mendes is a model named Kay-M, whose photo shoot is interrupted by what appears to be an evil zombie leprechaun that bites the fingers off the photographer's assistant and carries Kay-M into the sewer—after licking her armpit.
This strange little guy is actually Oscar (Denis Lavant), who spends all of "Holy Motors" transitioning from one persona to the next. Lavant plays 11 parts as Oscar applies his own makeup/wigs/etc. while in a moving car (one of the few things Robert Pattinson didn't do in "Cosmopolis"). Lavant still looks 500 times more convincing than the character- and appearance-shifting actors in "Cloud Atlas."
Minutes before Oscar brings Kay-M into the sewer and turns a weird situation even weirder, he's eating sushi in a limo. Before that, he's lamenting his lack of assignments in the forest this week because, "I miss forests."
Naming all his personas and all of his bizarre encounters would ruin the experience, so let's just say the movie also stars Kylie Minogue, depicts a rather awesome marching band-style accordion jam and features people shooting a motion-capture sex scene sure to make Robert Zemeckis ("The Polar Express") blush.
In other words, "Holy Motors" invites possible disgust and likely confusion at almost every turn. Yet open-minded consideration for its warped sensibilities may lead to appreciation for the way Oscar—who at times seems like a makeup artist with too much time on his hands—adjusts perspectives, seemingly in the interest of maximizing his twisted and cinematic understanding of the world. His violent actions raise questions about how and why he's not apprehended, but this all may be a dream anyway. It's a glorious, gross, absurd, haunting dream and deconstruction of identity that may enthrall like a symphony or annoy like a rash.
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MANCHESTER — Several shots were fired, four men were arrested and the alleged gunman remains at large after a New Year's Day fight that involved as many as 40 people, Manchester police said Thursday.
The fight was reported about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday by a witness who told police that at least three shots were fired.
When Officer Casey Finn got to the scene of the fight at Laurel and Beech streets, which is near St. Anne-St. Augustin Church, two men were still fighting. They ran away when he told them to stop. One managed to escape after ducking into a door, but Finn caught Frankie Peralta, 28, of Manchester, in an alley and arrested him on a charge of resisting arrest, police said.
After Finn recovered a denim vest and 9 mm casing at the scene of the fight, Alex Ortiz, 21, of Manchester, approached him and said he owned the vest and wanted it back. Finn refused, saying the vest was evidence. Ortiz allegedly protested the seizure of his vest and caused a disturbance. He was charged with disorderly conduct then — after police said he spit at an officer while being booked — was also charged with simple assault.
While Officer Raymond Youngs was helping Finn chase the two men who ran away, Jonathan Gallego, 21, of Manchester, allegedly lunged at Youngs and shouted obscenities at him. Officer Christian Horn subdued Gallego after a short struggle. Gallego was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
After an investigation, police said a fourth man, Pedro Gallego, 23, of Manchester, was identified. He was arrested without incident on what police said was an unrelated warrant for driving a car after his license had been suspended.
Police continue to search for the shooter. Anyone with information about the fight or the shooting is asked to call police at 668-8711 or anonymously at 624-4040 or online at manchestercrimeline.org.
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August 17. 2017 8:57PM
Merrimack schools reject request for cell tower lease
By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
— School officials quickly shot down a request from a wireless provider seeking to lease school property for the construction of a new communications tower.
A representative from Tower Resource Management, Inc., reached out to school administrators earlier this month on behalf of their client, American Tower Corp.
According to Matt Shevenell, assistant superintendent, the company is interested in constructing a new, 125-foot high wireless communications facility in Merrimack in the vicinity of Reeds Ferry Elementary School.
They asked the school district to consider leasing about 1,000 square feet of school district property — likely adjacent to or behind some of the ball fields or playground.
This week, the school board discussed the matter and unanimously agreed that it would not explore the request.
"We don't know the health impacts of these kinds of things," said Shannon Barnes, chairman of the school board. "We have so many potentials for child safety concerns — let's not add this one."
Barnes said the district's top priority is student safety, adding it would be counterintuitive if school officials considered the proposed lease.
Shevenell said the lease payments to the district would be a maximum of $20,000 a year for about 25 years.
After speaking with the school district's attorney, Superintendent Marge Chiafery said there would be multiple steps to the proposal if the school board was interested in exploring the feasibility of a lease, including public hearings.
"It doesn't seem worth it for the financial return, to be honest," said Naomi Schoenfeld, school board member.
There are too many questions and too many unknowns, she added.
"I know that parents would have a lot of angst over it," echoed Andy Schneider, school board member, maintaining that it fundamentally does not seem appropriate to put a tower in a school zone.
Michael Thompson, another school board member, said he also opposed the idea. He was also against a separate cell tower proposal two years ago in his own neighborhood on Joppa Road.
At the time, town planners were considering a different wireless project on residential property along Joppa Road spearheaded by AT&T. Following a contentious battle with neighbors who organized a petition opposing the project, AT&T ultimately withdrew its application and decided not to move forward with the proposal.
Neighbors argued that the tower would be an eyesore, did not belong in a residential neighborhood and could potentially decrease property values.


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Can Household Items Replace Dumbbells?
When we start exercising at home, is it true that we can use tin, cans (of fruits ,etc.),or water bottles of weight equivalent to dumbbells, when dumbbells are not available? I also want to know at what times can we do exercises, if morning timing are not possible (can we perform before sleep)?
When exercising at home, using household items for replacement of dumbbells is perfectly acceptable. As long as resistance is being provided, the form of resistance doesn't matter. With that said, some items like dumbbells may be more convenient to use, but resistance can be in any form.
Exercise can be performed at any time of the day. Some people have personal preferences as to when they feel best to work out, but it depends on what works for you. Some people don't like working out before bed (within 2 hours of sleep) as it increases your use of energy and energy levels, and people often feel restless or have difficulty falling asleep.
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Preserve Robie's: Who will save this landmark?EDITORIAL
September 27. 2013 12:12AM
Robie's Country Store, the venerable Hooksett landmark that has played host to firefigthers and Presidents, is closing on Sunday. Whether the doors lock permanently could be up to someone who is reading this editorial.
The store, which abuts a rail line overlooking the Merrimack River, has been around for 127 years. It has survived two world wars and the Great Depression. And now, in an age when children have their own cell phones and families spend more than $100 a month for cable television, it might close forever for lack of business. Grabbing a coffee or breakfast with the locals is not what busy families do these days.
The Robie family, which sold the store to a private non-profit, the Robie's Country Store Preservation Corporation, in 1997, ran the business for five generations. Since then the store has had three operators. The latest are David and Debbie Chouinard, who have run it for the last decade. They are departing, and the preservation corporation is looking for someone to replace them.
"We intend to find another operator as soon as possible," president Robert Schroeder said.
Pie in the sky? No. Someone will step forward.
Two years ago, the wonderful old Dodge's Country Store in New Boston closed for similar reasons. Months later Sam and Manisha Patel bought it. They reopened it last year.
The Weare Center Store also closed in 2011. It and Dodge's had shared an owner, who shut down both. Ali Rustam and his brother Mohammad Nowaz bought and reopened it. It survives even after a fire last year that gutted the store.
Reviving old general stores in the 21st Century can be done. With a place as storied and incomparable as Robie's, it has to be done. The people of New Hampshire cannot let this landmark fade into history. One of you can do this. Will it be you?


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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 23, 2012) - Gia Skova, one of the most recognized up-and-coming actresses and models in the United States, will co-star in the crime thriller "Human Factor," set to begin filming on-location in New York mid-2012.
In addition to Skova, the film stars Academy Award® nominee Eric Roberts ("The Expendables," "The Dark Night"), Charisma Carpenter ("The Expendables," TV's "Greek" and "Veronica Mars") and Danny Trejo ("Spy Kids," "Con Air").
The film will be directed, written and produced by Chaz Fatur, with a screenplay by Eric Goren and Patricia Goren.
The film centers around a determined investigative reporter and a renegade detective who plan to uncover the mysterious disappearances of a homeless population, all the while trying to stay alive themselves. "The Human Factor" is a screenplay that will engage audiences with its intense story line, incredible action sequences and relatable heroes. The film will aim to make audiences question whether something like this could actually occur.
"Gia was one of our great discoveries when we were casting the film," said Fatur. "We were very taken with her determination and grasp of the script. We're looking forward to working with her."
Born in the small village of Saratov, just outside Kazakhstan, Russia, Skova began her career at the age of 12. She quickly caught the attention of some of Russia's largest retailers who began using her in their print ads and eventually broadcast commercials. It wasn't long before television producers cast Skova in several Russian television series and, by the time she was 15, she had become a celebrity in her native country. Skova has appeared on countless magazine covers around the world, adorned the runway for some of the most acclaimed fashion designers, been featured in print and commercial advertisements for internationally recognized brands and been cast in television series, films and theatrical productions.
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Andy Warren mentions in his Closing Out PASS 2009 post, that he "almost wish[es] for a closing session". I agree that it would be nice to have some sort of wrap-up session, because it does feel a bit awkward to just fade back to normal life after such a fantastic event.
Oh sure, I take part in what appears to be turning into an annual tradition with a few folks where we are sure to get together for dinner on the last night of the main conference, and I want to keep doing that, but just walking out of the last breakout session at the convention center still feels like a bit of a let-down. Maybe a closing session could include some highlight video from the main conference, and perhaps this is where the new board members are introduced and there is some sort of passing of the baton from the outgoing board, or at least the executive committee to the incoming board or executive committee. Or maybe that's too awkward since several people will be on both sides, it could be just the board members who are no longer serving handing over portfolios to those who are newly coming aboard. Or maybe just outgoing President to Incoming President. You get the idea. Do something that is symbolic of the changing of the guard. This would even be a great time for the incoming President to give a brief talk about what the Board hopes to accomplish the next year.
To add value and keep people from just disappearing early, maybe there could be an appearance by some special guest. In the past, I would have lobbied for Bill Gates. Maybe it should be Ballmer. Heck, this is the largest gathering of people around SQL Server, which is a major product for Microsoft, you'd think he might want to come by and say, "Thanks" to the community. Maybe this could also be the time when the winners of some of the vendor-sponsored drawings would occur rather than trying to squeeze them into a 15-minute coffee-break between sessions held two floors away.
The Summit starts off with a decent Welcome Reception to get people in the mood, and then Microsoft brings out a big name the next morning for the opening Keynote. It doesn't need to be long; people are tired from a full week, and many want to get on with their dinner plans, so maybe it's just a 30-minute deal. Don't make it another full reception that competes with attendees' own social plans, but make it more than a "That's all folks…". There has to be something that could be done to put a nice cap on things at the end.
And we might even find that with something like that to keep people around and interested to the very end, that attendance at the last breakout session on the last day may be stronger, too.
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We're still optimistic about Windows 8 here at Digital Trends, but the same cannot be said for Gabe Newell, the chief of Half-Life developer Valve. Since launching its Steam store and game service for PCs, Valve makes a good chunk of its revenue from owners of Windows machines, but Newell isn't happy about the future of the platform and is working on ways to make its titles available on Linux.
"The big problem that is holding back Linux is games," said Newell at Casual Connect in Seattle on July 24 (transcribed by AllThingsD). "People don't realize how critical games are in driving consumer purchasing behavior. We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to run on Linux as well. It's a hedging strategy. I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PCs, and OEMs who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality."
Newell also spoke of the tendency of Microsoft and other platform makers to follow Apple's lead and lock platforms down, making it more difficult, if not impossible, for game stores and services like Steam to prosper.
"In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur," said Newell. "Valve wouldn't exist today without the PC, or Epic, or Zynga, or Google. They all wouldn't have existed without the openness of the platform. There's a strong tempation to close the platform, because they look at what they can accomplish when they limit the competitors' access to the platform, and they say 'That's really exciting.' We are looking at the platform and saying, ' We've been a free rider, and we've been able to benefit from everything that went into PCs and the Internet, and we have to continue to figure out how there will be open platforms.'"
Newell certainly isn't alone in his assessment of Windows 8. Reactions have been mixed so far, but few have been as outspoken. Most seem to believe that Windows will continue on even if Windows 8 is rejected, but Newell's statements do not come without knowledge of Microsoft. He worked at Microsoft for 13 years and describes himself as "producer on the first three releases of Windows."
For more information, check out our thoughts on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
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