Mortuary (1983) ? Bill Paxton Killer HORROR MOVIE REVIEW

By Geno McGahee

You cannot go wrong with Bill Paxton. He can do anything?drama, comedy, action, horror?the guy is fantastic. He made us all believe that he actually cared for that old hag in TITANIC, and starred in one of my favorite movies of all time: A SIMPLE PLAN. So when I bought Mortuary, I was pleasantly surprised to find a very young Paxton in the role of Paul Andrews, son of mortuary owner Hank Andrews (Christopher George).

Most notable actors have roots in horror. I was always under the impression that Paxton?s true launch into film was his small role in TERMINATOR where he insulted a naked Arnold Schwarzenegger, but this film was made before the ?Sperminator? stole Paxton?s clothing. It?s not a bad role at all for Paxton and although he has honed his craft and has improved, he still was very believable in this film, especially when you consider just how unbelievable the character is.

Well we begin with a poor guy sitting next to his in ground swimming pool, relaxing and enjoying the summer time. What a peaceful scene, but unfortunately the guy gets smashed over the head twice with a baseball bat. It was quite amusing how the bat sorta came out of nowhere and ruined that guy?s day. Well that guy was the father of Christie Parson (Mary Beth McDonough), and that death has had a horrible effect on her. First, it was ruled an accident, and the entire death was basically ignored, even by Eve Parson (Lynda Day George), the wife of the deceased.

You might recognize Lynda Day and Christopher George?especially Christopher. Well, they were both in the slasher flick PIECES and it was nice to see them return together. Christopher George was also in another one of my favorite slasher flicks: GRADUATION DAY, as the coach that gets shot by the police for absolutely no reason. Christopher is a great actor and has great delivery and in MORTUARY, they really did a good job exposing his talents to the world.

Greg (David Wallace) is a strange dude and goes with his friend to the warehouse where the mortuary keeps the caskets and some guns as well, for some reason. They witness an apparent Satanic ritual headed up by Hank Andrews, and while Greg is watching on, his buddy is killed by a demon-faced being in a cloak. It was a really neat scene.

Greg runs to the police and when Hank, a respected man in the community, is confronted by the claim, he laughs it off and so does the police department. There is also a connection between Eve and Hank, which is investigated by Greg and his girlfriend Christie. She wants to know if her mom is blowing Hank and she is also very curious to find out what they know about the death of her father. It?s the common thing to do. When my grandmother died, I blamed Satanists.

The way that Christopher George plays the role of Hank is amazing. I was extremely amused when he threatened to embalm Greg and then tells him that if he keeps ?lying about him,? he would end up in a casket. It was great! So we have the makings of a great movie. We have a great villain, a Satanic cult, and two teens trying to uncover the truth behind the death of daddy Parson and the evil cult?and that?s when the film takes an unexpected turn.

I really was enjoying the cult angle, but the movie did a 180 and a new story emerged that was sort of disappointing. It became a little confused and the last 30 minutes of this film weren?t that good, but it was successfully carried by Paxton?s great acting and that made it enjoyable. The very ending was also pretty amusing.

MORTUARY is an amusing movie with a lot going for it. It slows down about half way in and leaves a few loose ends, but the good heavily outweighs the bad in this fun flick. I would recommend watching this if nothing else for the great acting of Christopher George and Bill Paxton.

Scared Stiff Rating: 6.5/10. Familiar faces and decent story make it worth a watch.

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Source: http://www.scaredstiffreviews.com/?p=2973

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Force is strong with dream 'Star Wars' directors

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? It's the question we've all been pondering from the second we heard that three more "Star Wars" movies were planned: Who will direct them?

When George Lucas announced last week he was selling Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.05 billion, he also revealed that the long-rumored Episodes VII, VIII and IX were in the works. Instantly, fans began tossing around names of directors who'd be a good fit for this revered material.

So let's call this a wish list, a wouldn't-it-be-cool list. Because a lot of the people here are tied up with franchises of their own ? who knows if they'd be available to take over the first of these films, due out in 2015? Others are just people whose work I admire and I'd be curious to see how they'd apply their styles within this universe.

Then there's also the theory that Disney executives and Kathleen Kennedy, the current co-chairman of Lucasfilm who will become the division's president, won't want an auteur, someone who would put his or her own aesthetic stamp on the franchise. There goes your dream of seeing Chewbacca and R2-D2 through the eyes of David Lynch.

Whoever is chosen, whether it's a new director for each film or the same person taking over the trilogy, I think I speak for all of us when I say: Please, no Ewoks:

? J.J. Abrams: The most obvious choice, really. His sci-fi bona fides were already beyond reproach, and he solidified them with his reimagining of the "Star Trek" franchise in 2009. His sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness" is due out next year. This just makes sense all around.

? Joss Whedon: Another pretty obvious choice. Like Abrams, he has cultivated a well-deserved and loyal following among sci-fi fans between "Firefly" and "Serenity," but he catapulted himself into a whole 'nother stratosphere with this summer's enormous hit "The Avengers." Thing is, he may be just a tad busy with "The Avengers 2" ? which is also due out in 2015.

? Brad Bird: He directed the most recent and best in film in the "Mission: Impossible" series, last year's "Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol." It gave Bird the opportunity to use his animation expertise from the beloved Pixar films "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille" to make a live-action movie that was lively and thrillingly staged. This would be an excellent fit.

? Jon Favreau: He's a massive "Star wars" fan and is extremely knowledgeable about Lucas and his life. He's also shown he can manipulate the kind of massive machinery it takes to make a blockbuster with the hugely successful "Iron Man" movies. This would also be a no-brainer.

? Christopher Nolan: Dark Knight. 'Nuff said.

? Peter Jackson: Sure, it makes sense. He's gotten his arms around gigantic franchises with rabid fan bases, to universal acclaim and awards, with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. But the last of his three "Hobbit" movies comes out in 2014. He might already be kinda wiped out at this point.

? David Fincher: A hugely confident, virtuoso filmmaker mostly known for drama, but his remake of the Swedish hit "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" was epic and just heart-poundingly thrilling, and "The Social Network" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" showcased his mastery of special-effects trickery.

? Sam Mendes: This might seem like an odd choice until you see "Skyfall" this weekend. And you really should see "Skyfall" this weekend. But the "American Beauty" director said the whole experience of making a James Bond movie left him "knackered," to quote him, so who knows whether he'd be up for such a massive undertaking so soon.

? Matt Reeves: A longtime friend and collaborator of Abrams, he directed "Cloverfield" which showed he has an eye for visceral sci-fi action. But "Let Me In," his English-language version of the Swedish vampire thriller "Let the Right One In," revealed his ability to create a chilly, tense mood.

? Matthew Vaughn: His "Kick-Ass" was exactly that, a lively, funny tale of wannabe superheroes, while his "X-Men: First Class" was one of the better-reviewed films in the series. Before that, his debut film "Layer Cake" (starring a pre-Bond Daniel Craig) showed an instinctive ability to create tension and mood.

? Mark Romanek: He's just such an amazing visual stylist, I'd love to see what he'd do with this kind of well-established material. He made his name as a music video director, including the super-expensive space-age video for Michael Jackson's "Scream." But the couple of features he's made ? "One Hour Photo" and "Never Let Me Go" ? were so gorgeous and had such a signature look, I'd be curious to see what he could do with a bigger toy box.

? Kathryn Bigelow: She's just a bad-ass, a pioneering female action director. She proved she had a way with big, splashy set pieces two decades ago with "Point Break" and became the first woman to win the best-director Oscar for "The Hurt Locker." I'd love to see this male-centric universe from a female perspective.

? Guillermo del Toro: This is my dream "Star Wars" director. Of course, it will never happen. The ingenious maker of "Pan's Labyrinth" and the "Hellboy" movies has a visual style that's so wonderfully weird and inspired, it would never be allowed in such a structured setting. But it would be wondrous to watch.

? Ben Affleck: Probably not the first name you would have thought of a month ago. But "Argo" proved that Affleck is a major filmmaker, and showed he could step deftly from the intimate drama of "Gone Baby Gone" and "The Town" into much a larger and more complicated project. Plus it would allow him to redeem himself with fanboys following the debacle of "Daredevil."

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Who would you like to see direct the next three "Star Wars" movies? Tell AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire through Twitter: http://twitter.com/christylemire .

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/force-strong-dream-star-wars-directors-102100639.html

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We're more passive than we predict when sexually harassed, new study shows

ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2012) ? Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious and troubling consequence that goes along with it.

When confronted with sexual harassment, we don't stand up for ourselves to the extent we believe we will, and because we use false predictions as a benchmark, we condemn others who are passive in the face of sexual harassment, according to a new study co-authored by Ann Tenbrunsel, professor of business ethics at the University of Notre Dame.

In "Double Victimization in the Workplace: Why Observers Condemn Passive Victims of Sexual Harassment," forthcoming in Organization Science, Tenbrunsel and researchers from the University of Utah and Brigham Young and Northwestern universities conducted five studies that explored observers' condemnation of passive victims.

Pointing to the 1991 Senate con?rmation hearings for Clarence Thomas' appointment to the Supreme Court, the researchers note that Anita Hill testi?ed she had been sexually harassed by Thomas during his tenure as head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She testi?ed that despite being harassed numerous times years before, at no point did she confront Thomas about his behavior or take any action against the harassment. Her claim of repeated sexual harassment and perpetual inaction led to public suspicion with and condemnation of Anita Hill.

Far from being an isolated incident, the case illustrates a trend that prevails even today.

"If we can increase the accuracy of our predictions and realize we won't stand up for ourselves as often as we would like to think, we will be less condemning of other victims," Tenbrunsel says.

In the first two studies, observers predicted they would be more confrontational than victims typically are, and this led to greater judgment of other passive victims, including unwillingness to work with them and to recommend them for a job.

The third study identi?ed the failure to consider what may motivate victims to be passive, and the final two studies reduced condemnation of passive sexual harassment victims by highlighting their likely motivations at the time of the harassment and by having participants recall a past experience of their own when they did not act in the face of intimidation in the workplace, a situation related to but distinct from sexual harassment.

The results from these studies add insights into the causes and consequences of victim condemnation and help explain why passivity in the face of harassment -- the predominant response -- is subject to so much scorn.

Tenbrunsel, the Rex and Alice A. Martin Professor of Business Ethics at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and director of the University's Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide, is co-author of the book "Blind Spots: Why We Fail to do What's Right and What to do About it." She specializes in decision making and negotiations, with a particular emphasis on ethics.

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Child killed in blast near Turkish wedding

People were celebrating a wedding when a car bomb went off nearby Sunday, leaving an 11-year-old child dead, in the Turkish town of Semdinli.

Another 18 people were wounded in the attack in Hakkari Province, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

A car exploded as an armored police vehicle was passing by, according to the semi-official Anadolu news agency.

"Because this despicable attack occurred near an area with a wedding unfortunately there were civilian casualties," said Erdogan.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals.

The attack in Turkey's Hakkari Province also wounded 18 people, officials said.

Source: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/04/child-killed-in-blast-near-turkish-wedding/

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Video: Sideshow: Election Day homestretch

Nonvoters: Too busy, fed up or pessimistic

Pundits say undecided voters will determine the election, but little is said about those who aren?t voting. Using social media, we reached out and heard back 50 nonvoters who gave different reasons. Said one: ?I?m just a simple girl. Dumb it down for us.?

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/vp/49686987#49686987

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Watch video as Verizon allows those affected by the ... - Phone Arena

1. PAPINYC posted on yesterday, 21:26 2 2

Of course, Verizon was the only carrier not in a total eclipse during and after Hurricane Sandy and, now, they're leading by example.

All I have to say is, if you were lucky enough to be a Verizon subscriber through all of this then you are undoubtedly one of the lucky ones and, if you were not now is a good time to switch.

I know for a fact T-Mobile was in a total blackout south of East 30th Street and it's network had severe problems as early as Monday night as soon as Lower Manhattan went black. Sprint was off-line in spots. AT&T, well, all of their subscribers were in various Starbucks north of 42nd Street using iWiFi.

8. Non_Sequitur posted on 3 hours ago 0 1

I'm still not buying the Note 2 because of their crappy home button.
Gonna get an unlocked Nexus phone with a T-Mo SIM card, eventually.

9. PAPINYC posted on 48 min ago 0 1

That's quite alright, you'll be without service like my Mom and brother the next time another hurricane roll through.

2. lsutigers posted on yesterday, 22:13 0 0

All carriers had issues after Sandy. I think the big 4 all do this, I know Sprint Nextel has been doing this for years also with law enforcement, insurance adjusters, utilities and other first responders by providing cell service and emergency satellite equipment after storms and other disasters. Good job VZW.

7. Motatrola posted on 5 hours ago 2 0

Verizon finally gets a decent article and you try to steal their thunder by gloating Sprint and Nextel utility law insurance blah blah blah, really? "All carriers had issues after Sandy," really? Thx for the update. And you "think the big 4 all do this," so your not sure then? Sounds like a troll might be upset that they don't have Verizon...

3. TheMan posted on yesterday, 22:21 3 0

Agreed. Great job.

This is both Verizon's and AT&T's back yard. Yet only one was present in a big way. I'm generally skeptical about such things, but Verizon has shown which is the better corporate citizen.

4. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on yesterday, 22:58 0 0

They are still jerks, but they can do nice things when they need to. Still find them to be a bit underhanded though. Ah well, where's AT&T in this, what about Sprint or T Mobile?

Interestingly my cell phone went down to 1x RTT the day after the storm and then back to full 3G two days after that. They rerouted stuff quickly, guess that it pays to own a lot of towers in the area and have roaming agreements with everyone and their mom.

5. Wildmanfan posted on 7 hours ago 0 1

This video is bulls**t. After the hurricane on tuesday till late night thursday going into friday morning, Verizon was the only cell phone provider that DID NOT have service. They did not apologize to their customers or compensate them for no service. I live in Queens, NY and survived the hurricane. Don't buy into the hype here.

6. Motatrola posted on 5 hours ago 0 0

Verizon is taking over the world!

Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-video-as-Verizon-allows-those-affected-by-the-storm-to-stay-in-touch_id36259

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Ryan's children weekend buddies for VP hopeful

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ? Liza likes to wear smart clothes and wave to the strangers. Charlie is "the shy one." Sam mugs for cameras every chance he can. All of this would be unremarkable behavior for a trio no older than 10 if their father, Paul Ryan, weren't running for vice president.

A regular presence on their father's campaign in its last days, the trio of tikes fires T-shirts into the crowd from slingshots and seems to enjoy the shift from small town Janesville, Wis., to motorcades across the country. They joined their parents here on Sunday to tailgate before the Green Bay Packers' game and tossed beanbags with their father ? while hundreds craned for a peek at the potential second family of the United States.

They're getting quite accustomed to the attention. Even when they went trick or treating last week, national journalists came with them.

"You need two hands to hold your candy bag," Ryan explained to reporters who asked him why he was carrying a scythe.

He then chased after his children through the same neighborhood where he once went door to door for candy. Secret Service and aides, of course, were not far behind.

Candidates' children are often featured on the political campaigns, although seldom are they as young as Liza, Charlie and Sam Ryan. Romney's five sons are surrogates for their father and Vice President Joe Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, often appears for the Democrats.

The Ryan children haven't taken public roles, of course, but they are a familiar site at Ryan's side, especially on weekends. And there is a softer tone to Ryan's remarks when his children are a few feet away in the audience.

Liza is the one who is the first off the plane, waving to anyone waiting. She dressed up as Katy Perry for Halloween and strutted past her neighbors as if the tree-lined streets were a runway.

Charlie, the elder son, is less forthcoming.

"Charlie? He's the shy one. He's hiding behind Eric Cantor right there," Ryan said Saturday in Richmond, Va., as Charlie tried to stand behind the Republican leader.

A few hours later in Panama City, Fla., he was called "this shy guy in the family."

But it most often is 7-year-old Sam who steals the show.

After Ryan's sole vice presidential debate with Biden, Sam got bored with the staged handshakes. He wandered over to his father's seat on the debate stage and started spinning around in the office chair.

At his dad's first campaign event this weekend in Marietta, Ohio, he jumped onto the stage and earned cheers of his own while his pop walked off the stage to shake supporters' hands.

Sam starting flashing a V-for-victory sign and wide grin.

"I don't know where he gets it," mother Janna Ryan said of Sam last weekend as she chased after him in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Right before, he hoisted his hands above his head, blocking photographers covering Paul Ryan's factory tour.

"It's kind of crazy," Mrs. Ryan said as she shook her head.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ryans-children-weekend-buddies-vp-hopeful-095846263--election.html

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