In 2008, award winning filmmaker Rick Ray collaborated with reason.tv to produce a program about Charlie Lynch, a medical marijuana dispensary owner in San Luis Obisbo whose business was raided by the feds. As Lynch’s saga unfolded, Ray followed the story. The result is LYNCHING CHARLIE LYNCH , a documentary film that’s being released today: 4/20/12. The film is available from Amazon, iTunes and a… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 20/04/2012 14:30 Number of articles : 2
Targeting major tech companies including Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft for use of coal derived power, Greenpeace has issued a new report entitled How Clean is Your Cloud? Given the energy-intensive nature of maintaining the cloud, access to significant amounts of electricity is a key factor in decisions about where to build these data centers. Since electricity plays a critical role in the cost structure of companies that use the cloud , there have been dramatic strides made in improving the energy efficiency. However, despite significant improvements in efficiency, the growth in cloud computing far outstrips these energy savings, and coal is still the cheapest power source. Not to mention the dirtiest. The study covers 14 Internet giants, but singles out Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft as the biggest offenders. Apple derives the most data center power (55%) from coal. Apple is building a 20-megawatt solar farm and 5-megawatt fuel cell facility at its new data center in Maiden, N.C., but Greenpeace downplays their significance. Greenpeace takes Apple to task for its decision to locate its data center in North Carolina, which reportedly maintains one of the dirtiest power grids in the U.S. While Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft take the brunt of Greenpeace’s criticism, Yahoo and Google receive high marks for their policies prioritizing renewable energy. Facebook also receives high marks for its recent commitment to renewable energy, including its latest data center in Sweden that is 100% renewable powered.
Dear Bossip , I need help. I met this guy on a dating site and I have fallen in love with him. I really don’t believe he feels the same way. I spend days at a time at his house cooking and cleaning up his apartment. He tells me he misses me, but I really think he misses me cooking and cleaning for him because his house is always a hot mess when I come back. And to make matters worst I recently went back on the dating site only to find he is still active on it. Also, he told me he wish he could date his female best friend. I’m at a cross roads with him. He frequently tells me he does not have a girl friend, which includes me, yet, he encourages me to spend time with his mother. I’m at the point of just walking away. – Feeling Like A Housemaid Dear Ms. Feeling Like A Housemaid , Ma’am…ma’am…. Could you lean into the computer screen. Closer. Closer. Closer. WHOMP! (That’s me knocking you upside your damn head!) I don’t understand some of you women sometimes. Like, really, where do you live? Have your brains suffered that much damage from wearing them too tight weaves that you can’t think or comprehend any longer? Have men really f’d up your sense of judgment? Is the d**k that potent that you forget who you are? If every time you go to this man’s home, and you are cleaning his apartment, and cooking for him, yet, he hasn’t made you his woman, or even acknowledges you as his girlfriend, then, yes, dumbass, you are a housemaid. You are a convenient piece of ass with nothing else to offer. The sad part is that you are a housemaid who is not even being compensated for your time, or work. But, I bet any amount of money that you are that one trick he knows he can call on whenever he needs something. I bet you pay some of his bills, too, don’t you? I bet you take your EBT card and hit up Piggly Wiggly and stock up on groceries to take to his home to fill up his fridge and cabinets. SMDH! You are truly simple. Simple. Simple. Simple. This man has said to you that he wished he could date his female best friend. He didn’t say he could or would date you. He didn’t say he could or would make you his woman. Yet, he has no problem with you coming to his home and cleaning and cooking for him. He has no problem banging your back out on the fresh linens you washed and put on his bed. And, what’s so sad about you is that you wait on his calls with baited breath because you have no life, no self-esteem, and no sense of worth. He calls you up casually and says he “misses” you and wants you to come over and take care of him. (Cocks head to the side). Yes, Ms. Get-A-Freaking-Clue, you’re right with your observation that when he says he misses you it’s because he only misses you cleaning his apartment and cooking for him. WOW! (Talking in baby talk to you – Did you come up with that conclusion all by yourself? You are a good girl. A real good girl. How do you think you should be rewarded?) But, here’s another clue – As he’s sitting in his dirty ass apartment, and his other woman, or women, are coming through, he doesn’t want to appear like he’s a dirty ass bum, so he calls you (the dumb chick who jets over to his crib like the Speedy Gonzales you are), and you provide your dutiful services of housemaid washing the dirty sex stained sheets he’s been screwing his other women on. Simple. Simple. Simple. Let’s move forward. When a man tells you that he is interested in another woman, i.e., best friend, baby momma, or some random chick he’s been screwing for a minute, then, uhm, sweetie, it’s time to start back stepping out his house and out of his life. His affection, heart, and attention are focused on whom? I’ll give you a clue – NOT YOU! He doesn’t see you. He has no vision for you. And, if you went back on the dating site where you met him, and he is still active on the site, then, in all your wisdom, in all your knowing, and in all your common sense, do you think he will ever, ever, ever make you his woman or settle down with you? (Starts filing my nails. I’ll wait while you ponder this.) Yet, you are up in his house, in his face for days at a time, cleaning his apartment, washing his clothes, scrubbing the floors, and have pots of food cooking on all eyes on the stove, and with something baking in the oven. And, on top of that, he frequently tells you that he does not have a girlfriend. When he is piping you down does he make you wear your maid outfit, too? Ms. Honey, that man is not, never, ever going to make you his woman. You’re the help. And, what do we say about the help – We don’t date the help, sweetie. Girl, please stop being a chamber maid for this man. You are not his maid, housewife, woman, girlfriend, momma, or grand momma. Tell that trifling bum to kick rocks and eat dirt. He’s a grown ass man calling you to clean up his house and cook for him, and your happy d**k thirsty dumbass is doing it for free? Please make it stop baby Jesus! The next time he calls you tell him that you have an invoice for him for your cleaning and cooking services. Let him know that you need payment in full. Not 30 days, not next week, and not tomorrow. But, today! It should tally up to about a couple of thousands of dollars. And, I’m being generous. Then, I want you to walk away. With all your courage, with all your might, and with all your strength, I want you to free yourself and stop allowing yourself to be used, and taken advantage of by this shiftless, tired, and lazy ass bum. Reclaim your life, your sanity, and your EBT card. Hold it up and yell from the mountaintops, “It’s my card and I own it now!” Then, I want you to claim victory and freedom. Claim and re-inherit your vagina from his clutches. Don’t be a victim any longer to the d**k. I know it’s going to be hard, but you can do it. You can let it go, and no longer be held hostage to the d**k. Run, Cora, Run! Be free! Free at last! – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean : loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter : @terrancedean “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook , click HERE! Make sure to order my books Mogul: A Novel (Atria Books – June 2011; $15), and Straight From Your Gay Best Friend – The Straight Up Truth About Relationships, Love, And Having A Fabulous Life (Agate/Bolden Books – November 2010; $15). They are available in bookstores everywhere, and on Amazon, click HERE!
Dear Bossip , I have been in a relationship with my son’s father for 6 years. I love him very much and am thankful he is not deadbeat father. But, I cannot say he is great boyfriend. Terrance, this man asked me to marry him when our son was 6 months old, and of course I said yes. Six months later, I forgot my ring at home because I was running late for work, and I come home to, “I sold your ring, but I’ll get you a new one.” Mind you, he did it to pay the rent. But, I’m bitter as hell he did it without even telling me, and on top of that he hasn’t gotten me a new one, and we still haven’t gotten married. A year later, we sat down and agreed we shouldn’t get married because I was having second thoughts, due to me finding out he had been sexting some old ass woman he had met at a bar when he was out with his best friend, AND, because we really weren’t getting along. We worked through that, and we’re in a much better place right now. He says he wants to get married, and after a lot of miscommunication, partly because of my post-partum depression and his not understanding what I needed from him. But, I’m afraid he’s only telling me that to appease me. I don’t even know if I want to go through with it because he’s done so much shady stuff that I feel like even though we’re doing so much better. If he wanted to marry me, he should’ve gone through so much more to go ahead and get me another ring and set a date. My question is should I bring it up (even just thinking about it is embarrassing to me, almost like I’m being needy) or just let it ride out? Am I wrong for being mad as hell he took my ring and hasn’t replaced it? Is it wrong that every time I see a woman with a ring it makes me feel so got damn bitter? Because Lord knows I deserve a got damn ring, BOTH an engagement and a wedding band. Should I even stay with him? How do I know he ain’t playing me anymore?- Confused And In Love Dear Ms. Confused And In Love , Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! The man took your engagement ring, without your knowledge, and sold it to pay the rent. Girl, I’m done! I can’t! Not today! LMBAO! As soon as he fixed his mouth to say, “I sold your ring…” WHOP! WHOP! WHOP! Upside his head with a damn hammer! Then you should have kicked him in his damn nuts. “The hell you mean you sold my damn engagement ring!!” WHOP! WHOP! WHOP! Then, this fool hasn’t replaced it in 6 YEARS!!??!!! And, you’re still sitting your hopeful-one-day-he’ll-get-me-a-replacement ass over there waiting!?! What color is your helmet? Chile, you are better than me! The next day he would have been up in Jacob The Jeweler ordering a rare precious stone that they can only find in Africa. And, once it was rushed ordered (yes, rush ordered), and he flew me to Paris to propose on top of the Eiffel Tower, I would have given him another WHOP! upside his damn head to remind him to never, ever, ever, ever play with me like that. I’m sorry, ma’am, but 6 years later and you’re still waiting on him to get you another ring? You’re the damn donkey. Why would he marry you now when you’re living as a married couple? You’re giving him everything without any repercussions or reason to want to get married to you. SMDH! I don’t understand you people. I really don’t. I swear something has retarded your damn brains. Then, you ask me if it’s wrong that you’re mad that he took your ring and hasn’t replaced it in 6 years. YES, YOU SHOULD BE MAD! RAGING MAD! STORMING MAD! VIOLENTLY MAD! He took the very ring that symbolizes his love and commitment to you and sold it. Basically, he took his proposal back, and said “F” you. You ain’t worth it. You ain’t nothing. And, you’ll sit your comfortable ass over there and wait until I get you another damn ring, when I get good and ready! As a matter of fact, you ain’t getting –ish! But, let me ask you this: You say that you deserve a damn ring. Really? You deserve a ring. Why? Why should he go out and get you another ring? Oh, is it because he sold the first one and he owes you? Is it because you have been waiting on him to make up for the past 6 years he has had you in limbo? Is it because you bore him a son, and you provide a loving home for him, with a warm cooked meal every day, and you clean up after him, and do all the “wifey” things, yet, you don’t have a ring on your finger? And, who’s fault is that? You’re both partly the blame. Your dumbass is at fault for sitting and waiting for 6 years to past without saying or doing anything about it. Your dumbass is at fault for letting him get away with that bull-ish the first time. Your dumbass is at fault for making it too damn easy for him, and playing house with him without a ring or commitment to marriage. Then, on top of it all, a year later YOUR MAN was caught sexting some other woman he met at a bar, and you didn’t boil some water with some grits? (Rocks back and forth in my chair and sits on my hands to prevent myself from reaching through this damn screen and slapping you in your damn face!) I ain’t one to speculate, but, err uhm, your man is not to be trusted, EVER! Based on him taking your ring and selling it without your knowledge, and then you catch him sexting another woman, uhm, ma’am, you need to get yourself together and move on, quickly. I wouldn’t wait another year, month, day, hour, minute, or second for him to get it together. And, what the hell are you talking about, “Should you ride it out?” Please, sweet Jesus, I can’t do it! A man doesn’t make the woman he loves and wants to be with for the rest of his life wait for 6 years to get married. A man doesn’t take his woman’s engagement ring, without her knowledge, or discussing it with her, and sells it. A man doesn’t promise his woman something, especially an engagement, with no engagement ring. A man doesn’t propose marriage, and put your ass on installment for 6 years, while he contemplates if he is going to ever marry you. And, sweetie, you shouldn’t sit and wait another 6 seconds for him. But, when he walks through that door this evening, and he still doesn’t have a ring, then you politely tell him that he has 6 minutes to grab whatever he can and get the hell out because his installment plan has just been revoked, and you don’t do layaways. BOOM! BAM! POW! – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean : loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter : @terrancedean “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook , click HERE! Make sure to order my books Mogul: A Novel (Atria Books – June 2011; $15), and Straight From Your Gay Best Friend – The Straight Up Truth About Relationships, Love, And Having A Fabulous Life (Agate/Bolden Books – November 2010; $15). They are available in bookstores everywhere, and on Amazon, click HERE!
Best Buy Closing Stores and Firing Employees How many of y’all still shop at Best Buy??? Electronics retailer Best Buy announced it would close 50 big box locations in the U.S. as it refocuses its operations around mobile. The company said it will launch 100 new mobile locations as it retools its domestic store format. The announcement was timed with the company’s fourth quarter report, where it sharply beat analyst expectations on the bottom line. Over the final quarter of 2011, revenue grew three percent to $16.6 billion while earnings per share hit $2.47. However, analysts polled by Bloomberg had forecast top line results of $17.15 billion, some $500 million more than the company reported. The quarter also benefitted from an extra week in the company’s fiscal calendar — excluding the week would mean revenue actually fell 1.1 percent. Shares were down 6 percent in the first minutes of trading. The company saw same-store sales decline 2.3 percent during the period, highlighting its difficulties as the U.S. economy gained steam during the first few months of 2012. Best Buy saw weakness across the board, with sales suffering in gaming, notebooks, digital imaging and televisions. Best Buy has rapidly been trying to turn its operations around as it has seen peers CompUSA and Circuit City fail. Consumers have been using its locations as a testing ground for products before making final purchases at competitors like Amazon and Walmart. Acknowledging the change, Best Buy Chief Executive Brian Dunn said the company would vastly alter its strategy from its long time big box format to boost returns. “These changes will also help lower our overall cost structure,” Dunn said. “We intend to invest some of these cost savings into offering new and improved customer experiences and competitive prices — which will help drive revenue. And, over time, we expect some of the savings will fall to the bottom line.” Source More On Bossip! Get Over Yourself: Men That Act Like They’re God’s Gift To Women That Awkward Moment When…A Reporter Asks Rih-Rih About Ashton Kutcher Chopping Her Down LIVE At A Battleship Press Conference! [Video] Take This Job And Shove It: The Top 10 Unhappiest Jobs In America That’s Not Gangsta! A Gallery Of The Most Embarrassing Pictures Of Rappers
The coming-of-age tale of a talented teen comics illustrator battling cancer, Death of a Superhero premiered to acclaim and a swift acquisition deal last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. Now, roughly a month away from its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, that event’s distribution offshoot Tribeca Film has given a first peek at Superhero ‘s American poster to Movieline. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis star in director Ian FitzGibbon’s drama, which the festival program guide describes as an “exceptionally honest drama about discovering life, love, and death”; reviewing the film at Toronto, Variety critic John Anderson praised “the way it swings between toon and live-action characters, a daredevil trapeze act that keeps it from succumbing to mawkishness.” Superhero debuts April 17 on cable VOD, iTunes, Amazon and Vudu, then splashes down at Tribeca before a limited theatrical roll-out commences May 4 in Seattle. Stay tuned to Movieline for more, including the debut of Death of a Superhero ‘s new trailer on Tuesday. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
“King of Underground Cinema” Eric Stanze is a huge SKINspiration to all of us here at Skin Central. A lifelong cinema devotee, Eric knew from a very young age that he wanted to become a filmmaker. And with an independent spirit that would make his childhood idol, Dawn of the Dead (1978) legend and creator of the modern zombie film George Romero , proud, that’s exactly what he did. Eric founded his own production company, Wicked Pixel Pictures , when he was in his early twenties, and has gone on to direct six films and produce many more under the Wicked Pixel imprint. Though he’s best known among horror fans for transgressive films that push the limits of cinematic violence and sexuality, Eric’s films span a wide variety of horror and exploitation genres from atmospheric ghost stores ( Deadwood Park , 2007) to rape-and-revenge films ( I Spit on Your Corpse, I Piss on Your Grave , 2001) to brutal serial-killer flicks ( Scrapbook , 2000). His newest film is Ratline (2011), starring his frequent leading lady Emily Haack as a fugitive who stumbles into the dangerous world of Nazi occultism while on the run from a botched drug-money heist. Ratline has been praised by critics for its unique vision and intense thrills; Popmatters.com calls it “One of the most original horror experiences of the past decade” . We caught up with Eric at Wicked Pixel HQ in St. Louis, where he talked with Skin Central about his cinematic inspirations, the state of indie filmmaking in the Internet age, and what’s coming next: Skin Central: You directed your first movie, Savage Harvest , when you were only 21. When did you decide you wanted to be a filmmaker? Eric Stanze: I don’t really remember a time when I didn’t want to be a filmmaker. I was probably 10 years old when I started down the filmmaking path, becoming obsessed with movies, and shooting 8mm films in the back yard. I was 20 when I started treating it as a career instead of a hobby. Savage Harvest wasn’t my first feature, but it’s the first I took seriously, and the first to have a shred of competency in its making. Before Savage Harvest , I wrote, directed, shot, and edited a 90 minute feature when I was 18. It secured its own distribution deal eventually, and was released around the world. It sounds like a very impressive achievement for an 18 year old …until you see the movie, of course. It is truly terrible. SC:Was there any one movie in particular that got you into genre films? ES: George Romero’ s Dawn of the Dead , Night of the Living Dead , and Creepshow all had a huge impact on me when I was a kid, as did Don Siegel’ s Invasion of the Body Snatchers , Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.’ s The Blob, Sam Raimi’ s The Evil Dead , S.F. Brownrigg’ s Don’t Look in the Basement, James Cameron ‘s The Terminator, and Sean S. Cunningham ‘s Friday the 13th – plus many more. I don’t know if I can narrow it down to one film, but I would say that Romero likely had the most influence on me when I was young and impressionable. As I got older, I continued to explore the horror genre, but other kinds of films started to influence me as well, from Citizen Kane to Full Metal Jacket. SC: I read an article you did for FEARnet in which you say “It is my opinion that filmmaking enjoyed its zenith as an art form in the period of 1968 through 1982.” What’s your Top 5 from this period? ES: To elaborate, I think this golden age of cinema began with 2001: A Space Odyssey a nd Night of the Living Dead in 1968, and it came to a close with The Thing and Blade Runner i n 1982. I may have a different opinion next week, but right now, off the top of my head I’d say my top five are, in order of release, The French Connection (1971), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Network (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), and Apocalypse Now (1979). SC: What is the one movie you really, really wish you could have seen in the theater when it was first released? ES: Probably Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (right). I’ve seen it on the big screen [since], but I discovered it on video. I’ve never seen Black Sunday or The Road Warrior or Quest for Fire or Paths of Glory on the big screen. Those would have been cool too. SC: OK,’70s cinema lightning round. Lucio Fulci or H.G. Lewis ? ES: H.G. Lewis films are fun, but I’m gonna have to go with Fulci. SC: Roger Corman or David F. Friedman ? ES: I’m a fan of Friedman, but I have to pick Corman. SC: Thriller: A Cruel Picture or I Spit on Your Grave ? ES: These are tough questions, dammit! It’s close, but I think I Spit on Your Grave . SC: Who’s your favorite “scream queen” of all time (besides your frequent collaborator Emily Haack , of course)? ES : I’m a big fan of Adrienne King ( Friday the 13th ), Barbara Crampton ( Re-Animator ), and Laura Gemser ( Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals ). Adrienne was attached to the movie I was going to direct after Deadwood Park (2007), but the funding fell apart and the project evaporated. She’s intelligent, creative, and exceptionally nice, so I’m hoping our professional paths cross on another project in the near future. I would also be thrilled to work with Barbara Crampton. Last November she wished me a happy birthday. That makes me cool, right? [Yes. Yes it does. -SC] SC: Wicked Pixel Cinema started at the tail end of the VHS era and the beginning of the Internet era. How have things changed for you as an independent production company since the Internet became ubiquitous? ES: As far as the internet is concerned, this is still a period of exploration and discovery for the film industry. Nobody’s really figured it out yet. VHS had a long, comfortable run, which we were able to ride near the end, starting with our first release, Savage Harvest , in 1995. We did pretty well with DVD too, releasing our bigger titles through Image Entertainment during the peak of the DVD boom. Today there’s Amazon Instant Video and new internet marketing avenues to explore. It’s been pretty cool, watching everything evolve over the past two decades. Compared to when I first started doing this, distribution and funding options are an alien landscape today – and I believe things are getting better, in most ways, rather than worse. There is much less power in the hands of distributors and retailers. What we needed a distributor for just a few years ago, most indie film producers can do themselves – and often do more competently. Plus, the days of an indie film’s success or failure hinging on the elusive Blockbuster or Best Buy deal are long gone, and that’s wonderful. In short, today there is a more direct route, and fewer roadblocks, between indie filmmakers and the film fans. SC: What do you have coming up in 2012? ES :Good question! I have multiple projects cooking; all, some, or none of them may take root and actually get made. While I still intend to collaborate with a few of my past partners-in-crime, my focus is on working with new people who can bring fresh options, talent, resources, and perspectives to the table. My last two movies, Deadwood Park (2007) and Ratline (2011) were completely different movies in tone, narrative, and visual style, but they were kinda built in the same factory, so to speak. I’m looking for a new factory – or exciting ways to gut and rebuild this one. I’ve never settled into a rut, and now is not the time to start. Keep up with Eric Stanze as he writes his next chapter on his Facebook and Twitter pages, and be sure to check out his newest movie Ratline (2011) at the Wicked Pixel store and right here at MrSkin.com!
Critics say the found-footage TV series, while scary, suffers from poor writing and one really annoying character. By Eric Ditzian Eloise Mumford and Joe Anderson in “The River” Photo: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. “The River” carries a sense of pop culture inevitably in its shaky, grainy found-footage escapades. After “Paranormal Activity” resuscitated the horror subgenre with its wide release in 2009 — grossing $193 million worldwide and spawning two sequels and a slew of variously successful imitators — it was only a matter of time until found-footage scares arrived on network TV. Thankfully, that arrival comes courtesy of “Paranormal” mastermind Oren Peli . “The River,” premiering on ABC on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, borrows liberally from Peli’s hit film franchise (as well as from past network hits like “Lost”) in a midseason replacement that sees a crew venture into the Amazon to locate a missing explorer named Emmet Cole. The question, of course, is whether “The River” can replicate the successes of its wildly popular forbearers (or, perhaps, the been-there-found-that disappointments of other genre copycats). Critics, at this point, are split. Some have found the series satisfyingly scary. Others have faulted the show’s weak character development. For those critiques and more, read on for a deep dive into reviews of “The River.” The Storyline “[‘The River’] is a nifty supernatural adventure tale set in mysterious river-riven regions of the uncharted Amazon. Topographically speaking, it is ‘Lost’ inside-out. The story is this: Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), a world-beloved, globe-trotting ‘Crocodile Hunter’ sort, has gone missing. Six months after his disappearance, an emergency beacon begins suddenly transmitting and his former crew and co-stars, including his wife and son and the daughter of his also-missing cameraman, head into the jungle to find him, with TV cameras rolling. Emmet’s television catch phrase, ‘There’s magic out there,’ will prove to be presciently literal.” — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times The Comparisons “There are so many moments in ABC’s ‘The River’ when you want to congratulate its creators for trying a little more blatantly to be ‘Lost’ than others will admit, and there are other times when you think, ‘Wow, ‘Paranormal Activity’ on a weekly basis, with a touch of ‘Heart of Darkness,’ might be interesting, too.’ Quick camera cuts, people in peril, freaky and scary happenings — what’s not to like? Put them together, and you have a series that cobbles together a pretty strong rooting interest. We all need a show like this on the small screen again. But is there really a weekly series here?” — Tom Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter The Writing “[W]hen the characters start to talk to each other? ‘The River’ just feels like one poorly written TV show. ‘The River’ is swimming in bad dialogue and clich
‘It’s groundbreaking TV,’ actress tells MTV News of the found-footage series, which premieres tonight. By Josh Wigler Eloise Mumford in “The River” Photo: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. There’s magic out there … you just need to ford “The River” to find it. “Paranormal Activity” mastermind Oren Peli is back with another found-footage fright-fest, but this time, it’s playing out on the small screen in the form of “The River,” a new supernatural series debuting on ABC on Tuesday (February 7). “The River” stars “Star Trek” actor Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Emmet Cole, a television personality and famed explorer who vanishes without a trace while seeking magic in the depths of the Amazon. Six months later, new evidence regarding Emmet’s whereabouts comes to light, leading his wife, Tess (Leslie Hope), and son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to the Amazon with a television crew in tow. What they find there is darker and more inexplicable than anything they expected — and as promised by the missing Dr. Cole, there is indeed magic out there, deadlier than the rabbits-from-hats variety. Actress Eloise Mumford, who stars on the show as adventurer Lena Landry, dropped by MTV News this week to talk about the premiere of “The River,” and why it’s a television event that fans of found-footage absolutely can’t miss. “It’s ‘Paranormal Activity’ meets ‘X-Files,’ ” she told MTV about the premise of the show. “The conceit is that it’s all shot as a TV show — you’re aware that it’s not just a TV show on TV, but that the whole thing is being shot as a TV show within a TV show. It’s really fun, because it’s all shot as a documentary. You see the camera guys; they’re characters. Sometimes we had up to 13 cameras rolling at once. It’s groundbreaking TV in that sense. It’s taking this age of technology right now and taking full advantage of that.” Indeed, though found-footage is a prominent part of pop culture today, it’s a device that’s rarely explored in scripted genre television. Mumford said that the unique perspective will help set “The River” apart from other shows currently on TV. “If you’re flipping through the channels, you’re going to go, ‘Whoa!’ It’s such a different look,” she said. “And the storytelling of it is so much faster. There’s really unique points of view in all of it.” “It’s in line with the youth of today,” she added of what makes “The River” relevant. “We’re used to shooting our own stuff on our cellphones. We’re used to capturing everything. To be able to have that as a TV show is going to be really fun for people to watch.” “The River” flows on ABC tonight (February 7) at at 9 ET/PT (8 Central). Are you excited for the premiere of “The River”? Leave your comment below.
South Carolina may not be the last stand for Santorum or Gingrich, but for Perry it is. Here is his latest plea to voters in SC to give him another look: It is a good ad, but will change minds? Please bookmark! Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Pundit Press Discovery Date : 12/01/2012 14:52 Number of articles : 2
