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Mohamed Abusal
Born in Gaza in 1976 Mohamed Abusal explores the precariousness and absurdity of living under siege. A painter, photographer, video and installation artist, he uses his work to make a provocative and critical reflection on the trappings – both technological, political and social – of living in Gaza today. His The Precious 20cm Stone (2016) is a regular building stone encrusted with crystals that is placed within a glass box, to highlight the extortionate costs of reconstruction and the profit involved for those who benefit from Gaza's destruction. He is also known for his Metro in Gaza (2012) series, which proposed a network of seven metro stops that connect the different areas of the Gaza Strip. Building a metro sign and taking photographs of where the metro stops should be, he invites a reflection on dis-connectivity and de-development. Mohamed Abusal has been widely exhibited including Al-Mamal Foundation and Al-Hoash Gallery in Jerusalem, Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, War Imperial Museum in London and The White Box Gallery in the US. He's had several solo exhibitions in France, in addition to the UK, Australia and Dubai. In 2005 he was awarded the Charles Aspry Prize for Contemporary Art.


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078. Sutcliffe, K., Taplin, R., Davis, J.A. and Halse, S.A. 2002. Factors affecting the distribution of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in south-western Australia. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung fur theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 28, 1538-1541.
012. Halse, S.A. 1984. Food intake, digestive efficiency and retention time in Spur-winged Geese Plectropterus gambensis. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 14, 106-110.
008. Halse, S.A. and Skead, D.M. 1982. Body measurements of Egyptian Geese. Ostrich 53, 251-253.
022. Morehead, D., Battaglene, S., Hart, P., Pankhurst, P., Cobcroft, J. and Trotter, A.J. 2001. Hatchery Manual for Striped Trumpeter (Latris lineata), Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, 108 pp.
020. Halse, S.A. 2001. Waterbird and invertebrate values. In Ord River Scientific Panel Report: recommendations for estimation of interim Environmental Water Requirements for the Ord River. Water and Rivers Commission, Perth, pp. 100-106.


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What's It Like to Work with a Pool Designer?
Fronheiser Pools > Blog > Pool Tips > What's It Like to Work with a Pool Designer?
There's a typical routine when you commit to a pool purchase. Often, the company you're working with sends a designer to your home. You'll discuss how you want your pool to look, what features you want, etc. and make the majority of the decision about pool. Then, the designer goes away and relays your wishlist to the team. At Fronheiser Pools, however, we do things a little differently. While many other pool companies in the area follow this process, we saw a need to make some changes. We realized that when a designer comes to your home asking you to decide on specifications, it's easy to get overwhelmed and feel like you're making very big (and expensive) decisions blindly. This leaves many customers a little nervous between the design talk and installation.
When you work with Fronheiser on your pool, we begin here at our showroom where you'll meet with our design center. Here, you're able to speak with a design expert about your vision, and that person can walk you through our showroom and help you select the materials, colors, styles, sizes, etc. that are right for you and the pool you're seeking. At our Bally showroom, you can walk through our pool park to get ideas for your pool's shape, size, and features. You can also check out our spas, hot tubs, pool accessories, patio furniture, and more. This way, you have the opportunity to see each option in person, touch it, see how it pairs with other options, and make an informed decision you can be confident in with the help of a design professional on site.
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breeding dogs
Darelyn Rifleman
inbreeding coefficients
curly retriever history
Royal Curly Coats
Myths and Bad History
golden retriever history
Labrador retrievers
retriever breed history
field trial curly coated retrievers
dual champion retrievers
Pukemere Mura Kuri
Curly-coated Retriever ship dogs
Curly-coated retriever characters
Australian curly coated retrievers
New Zealand retriever field trials
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New Zealand curly coated retrievers
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New Zealand Field Trial Champion Curly Coated Retrievers: the tests.
The country of New Zealand can probably boast of the most field trial champion curly-coated retrievers than any other. The requirements for obtaining the title of Field Trial Champion (FTCH.) or Grand Field Trial Champion (GFTCH.) are explained here. They might not be quite what the average U.S. field retriever enthusiast would expect.
Perhaps the most famous New Zealand field trial champion was "Tan", formally known as Ch. and G.F.T.Ch. Waitoki Tamatakapua. Tan was a liver male who had a great career as a field trial dog and also in conformation shows in New Zealand. Some of his get were exported to the U.S. There have been numerous other New Zealand field trial champions throughout the years. New Zealand field trial competitions are about on par with American Kennel Club senior hunt tests or United Kennel Club seasoned tests with the exception that the New Zealand trials are competitive, not pass/fail. Here we compare New Zealand field trial tests to U.S. hunt tests. Fortunately, we have a written description and diagram of one New Zealand Retriever Field Trial by a curly breeder/owner. Gill Wise of Toakaha curly coated retrievers wrote a wonderful article about one of the major New Zealand field trials in 1989. The Wise's curly coated retriever Toakaha Heiheinui tied for first place in this trial and another of their curlies, Ch. Velvet of Craigdhu, placed sixth. According to Gill, the year 1989 was the first time a New Zealand field trials required a dog to retrieve more than 2 birds in a series and it was the first year field trials featured a blind retrieve. New Zealand field trials include a land series and a water series. Here is a diagram by Gill Wise indicating the water portion of the test. I have added color and explained the original notations in detail because some of the original notations are difficult to read.
New Zealand Retriever Field Trial Diagram, 1989
The test would start on the right at the lower green dot. That is the "peg" (an actual peg or stick in the ground) where the handler starts heeling his dog. The dog is heeled up to the second peg, which is what we in the U.S. call 'the line'.
Gill Wise wrote: "Both pegs marking the line of walk at heel were set up on the top of the stopbank on the right side of the canal. The front peg was set up only ten yards back from the riverbank, necessitated by the need for a clear view of the left bird." This test was a marked double retrieve, meaning the dog had to sit at the side of the handler and watch both birds go down before being sent to retrieve the first bird. The first bird in this series, a duck, is indicated by the orange arrow in the middle right of the page. That is a marked retrieve, approximately 50 yards, thrown from shore into a canal and into a flock of duck decoys.
The water immediately in front of the dog is the Styx River, approximately 40 yards wide. "This was a relatively easy mark," Wise wrote. "For the dog that did not swim directly to the canal but chose the straight swim across to the bank, there were distractions. The temptation to go straight up the stopbank was first. Dogs which did so and forgot their mark inevitably pulled right into thick scrub along the bank's borders and on out into very dense rush cover."
The second bird of the double (indicated by the orange arrow on the left) was a pigeon thrown from dense cover into an area where the cover had been flattened for the test. According to the rules at this test, the birds could be recovered in any order.
As the dog was returning with the second bird of the double, the handler was required to turn and fire a shot in the direction of the blind, which was to the right of the heeling peg and about 50 yards from the handler. The blind was on a line about 15 yards from and parallel to the bank. The judge "had placed the pukeko (Ed note: a type of gamebird about the size of a ring-necked pheasant) fifteen feet from the bank, on a small clear spot amongst rushes. He (the judge) didn't believe it necessary to complicate the find by placing the bird right in cover," Wise wrote.
The judge, Gordon Clarke, was one of the most highly regarded field trial judges in the country. "This was certainly a championship trial--and how. Exciting and difficult. A challenge to both handler and dog," Wise wrote. Wind changes and the lack of wind and the beach portions of the shore gave trouble to some dogs. "Overall the trial certainly proved its challenge. Despite the dogs which top-scored with 90/100 (points) making the trial appear relatively easy, it claimed a good percentage of dogs. With the land run also incorporating a blind bird, the standard of work required from both handlers and dogs was high. The land run claimed its share of competitors and in the final analysis of the aggregate scores for both the land and water sections, which is used to determine placings, only six completed."
The Wise's curly coated retriever Toakaha Heiheinui and a Labrador retriever, G. F. T. CH. Hine of Tangiwai, tied for first place. Labradors placed third, fourth, and fifth and the Wise's other curly entered, Ch. Velvet of Craigdhu, QC, placed sixth. A total of three curlies were entered. Also entered were two golden retrievers, an Irish water spaniel, and many Labrador retrievers.
The test diagrammed and described here is similar to an AKC senior hunt test. Two aspects make it quite different from an AKC senior and that is the New Zealand field trials are competitive and some of the retrieves are timed! In this test, dogs were given 3 minutes per marked bird to complete the retrieve and only dogs receiving top placements received points toward a field trial championship. In AKC hunt tests, the dogs are not judged against each other but to a test standard. AKC hunt test dogs are not given placements; instead, the hunt tests are pass/fail. The New Zealand dogs probably have an advantage in having the handler aim toward and shoot a gun when the dog must run a blind. This shot comes when the dog is returning with the bird from one of the marked retrieves but AKC senior tests also have diversion shots and sometimes diversion birds. The handlers in AKC senior tests use an unloaded shotgun or even a fake wooden gun to point toward marks but do not actually shoot. (The shot or the sound of a shot comes from the bird station out in the field from behind a blind or hide.) Another aspect of New Zealand field trials that is markedly different from AKC senior hunt tests is rabbits may be used in New Zealand trials. A dog in an AKC hunt test who encounters a rabbit is supposed to ignore it, even if the rabbit is dead and lying on the path to the bird.
New Zealand trials do not require a dog to "honor" another working dog but AKC senior and master tests do. An honor requires the non-working, honoring dog to be placed close to another dog who is preparing to run his retrieves. The honor dog must sit or lay quietly while watching the birds go down and watching the other dog run out to retrieve.
Retrievers in New Zealand can earn field trial championship points by winning placements in tests that resemble an AKC or HRC (Hunting Retriever Club) upland test. The New Zealand upland tests are either range, find and flush or find, flush and retrieve. All gundogs are eligible to run these tests so you might be able to see spaniels, retrievers, the continental pointing breeds, setters, and pointers all running the same test for championship points! Wouldn't that be fun to watch?
The retrieve distances in retriever championships in New Zealand appear to be about the same as they were back when this test was run in 1989. According to the New Zealand rule book, The current New Zealand rules for retriever trials say:
All Retriever Championship Field Trials Shall Include: 1. A minimum of two separate sections with separate Judges. Where more than two sections are included, a Judge may judge more than one event. 2. A minimum of two retrieving sections with two or more game in each. 3. A minimum of one section to include a double bird retrieve from on or across water, the dogs must have to swim.
Distances for New Zealand retriever trials are: No thrown birds to land more than 100 metres or less than 55 metres from the handler. Blind retrieves may be over any practical distance but should not exceed 75 metres from the position from which the dog is sent. (Editor's note: 55 to 100 meters is about 60-109 yards. The blinds would be equivalent to about 82 yards.) It appears U.S. with a senior hunter (SH) title would be competitive in New Zealand field trials and New Zealand curlies field trial champions would do very well in AKC senior hunt tests. The U. S. curlies would have to be trained to pick up rabbits before they could run in New Zealand trials. The idea of retrieving rabbits fits in so well with the history of the curly-coated retriever. Rabbits were valuable and important food sources for people in the 1800s and curlies were prime actors in harvesting those rabbits.
Happy hunting or trialing to all!
Rabbit hunting with curly coated retriever and ferret, 1908, Essex, UK.
Walter, the Steamship Curly
Dual Ch. Pukemere Mura Kuri, QC
They Walked By Night: Poachers and Curly-Coated Retrievers

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Capsule Endoscopy Useful, Safe in Children
Megan Brooks
May 28, 2010 — Wireless capsule endoscopy is safe and useful in children as small as 25 pounds (11.5 kg), according to a single-center retrospective study reported online May 17th in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
The diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy in the researchers' pediatric population was similar to that in adult series and was higher for the evaluation of suspected or known inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Furthermore, "capsule retention requiring retrieval did not pose life-threatening risk," the authors said.
Led by Dr. Richard J. Noel of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, the investigators reviewed 123 consecutive capsule endoscopy studies done in 117 patients. The children had a median age of 12.9 years; the youngest patient was 10 months old. Their median weight was 103.4 lb (47 kg), with a range of 25.3 lb (11.5 kg) to 272.1 lb (123.7 kg).
The most common indication for endoscopy was suspected IBD (n = 71; 60.7%), followed by known IBD (n = 18; 15.4%), known polyposis syndrome (n = 6; 4.9%), persistent vomiting/possible stricture (n = 3, 2.5%) and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (n = 2; 1.7%).
Most children (70%) swallowed the Given capsule (Given Imaging), the youngest being 5.8 years old. When children couldn't swallow it, an endoscopist placed the capsule in the proximal duodenum.
Twenty-seven (22%) studies were incomplete (i.e., the capsule was not in the colon within 8 hours). In 3 patients, the capsule never left the stomach, and another 4 "simply had slow gastric and/or small bowel transit." Most capsules passed spontaneously, but one didn't pass until day 22, after lavage with Go-Lytely. Two capsules had to be retrieved endoscopically and 3 required surgery (in 2 patients with stenosis from Crohn's disease and in 1 with a tumor obstructing the small bowel). "All retrievals were performed electively without signs of acute bowel obstruction, perforation, or ischemic compromise," the authors said.
On multivariate analysis, endoscopic placement and female sex were associated with about a threefold greater likelihood of incomplete studies. Multivariate analysis also showed that mixed imaging (differing results on multiple studies) versus normal imaging raised the odds of incomplete studies more than 11-fold (OR, 11.5).
Overall, capsule endoscopy produced a new diagnosis in 21 (18%) of the 117 patients. Of the 71 patients who underwent capsule endoscopy for suspected Crohn's disease based on clinical symptoms, 12 (17%) received new diagnoses, including Crohn's disease in 9, vascular abnormalities in 1, celiac disease in 1 and ulcerative colitis in 1. In the remaining 59 children (83%), the researchers were able to exclude Crohn's disease.
In the 18 patients with known IBD, capsule endoscopy revealed "unremarkable small bowel" in 6; uncontrolled small-bowel disease with Crohn's disease in 6; enteropathy not considered classic for Crohn's disease in 2; postoperative caliber change or stricture not seen on prior imaging in 2; small-bowel disease with previous indeterminate colitis in 1; and normal small bowel in previous indeterminate colitis in 1.
In 18 patients with occult GI bleeding, capsule endoscopy revealed arteriovenous malformation in 5; nonspecific enteropathy in 5; normal small bowel in 5; findings consistent with graft-versus-host disease in 1; and lymphangiectasia in 1. (One patient had an incomplete study.)
In the 6 patients with polyposis syndromes, the procedure showed no small-bowel polyps in 3 (50%) and in 1 each, gastric polyps only, gastric and duodenal polyps, and "shaggy" villi with a single large jejunal polyp.
Based on their experience, Dr. Noel and colleagues conclude that capsule endoscopy "may be used to identify stenotic disease beyond traditional endoscopic and radiographic reach...across the spectrum of the pediatric population, from infancy to adulthood and with a weight as low as 11.5 kg (25.3 lb)."
Gastrointest Endosc. Published online May 17, 2010. Abstract
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State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson makes a point during his 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 11, under the theme: 'Information and Communication Technologies as Enablers for Growth and Development'.
Six special education schools are to benefit from a $33 million project earmarked for implementation this year by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining.
These institutions cater to the educational development of youngsters deemed physically and intellectually challenged.
In addition to the equipment, six subjects taught at the institutions are to be converted to sign language format.
The institutions are: the Lister Mair-Gilby School for the Deaf, Salvation Army School for the Blind, Randolph Lopez School of Hope, and Carberry Court Special School, in Kingston and St. Andrew, as well as one special education school each, located at Llandilo, Westmoreland, and Woodlawn, Manchester.
Mr. Robinson made the announcement during his 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 11, under the theme: 'Information and Communication Technologies as Enablers for Growth and Development'.
In addition to the equipment, the State Minister said six subjects taught at the institutions are to be converted to sign language format. These include: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mathematics, English Language, Biology, Building Construction, and Integrated Science.
These include: the Women's Centre, Trafalgar Road, St. Andrew; and Jamaica Association for the Deaf.
The State Minister said the engagements aim to provide technology access to ensure that persons "who are differently challenged" and do not readily have the benefit of economic opportunities, are so empowered.


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Literature Tropes #2: Mr. Exposition
Mr. Exposition. This trope involves a character who exists only to explain a plot element, an important scientific or magical law, an aspect of a foreign culture, etc. to the protagonist. Often it's actually for the benefit of the reader, not the protagonist, who should know it already. Think of all those TV detectives explaining forensic evidence to each other. I call this "exposition in dialogue," and I hate it if all characters in the conversation already know everything. As a writer, you should think of another way to get the information across to your reader. If it's ingrained enough in the character's personality, however, it can work. Think of Star Trek's Data or the immortal Sherlock Holmes.
Another variation is Captain Obvious , a character who says something that the reader and all present characters should clearly know. Picture two people tied to the tracks and blinded by the light of the oncoming train. One character says, "Hey, there's an oncoming train!" This can be done for comic effect, but avoid it if it's not funny.
For more, see tvtropes.org.
Labels: fantasy and science fiction, writing, YA literature
Mr. Exposition is obnoxious. Like a troll.
I guess on television they have to do it sometimes so the viewer can tell what is going on. But when they do it in a novel where it is entirely uncalled for, it just makes me want to hurl.
- Obnoxious Troll
The Dangerous Power of the Written Word
Literature Tropes #1: City Noir


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Tire rotation is an important maintenance routine that extends the life of your tires and ensures safe driving and handling of your vehicle. Rotating your trucks tires also prevents the tires from developing pattern wear problems that result from turning in the same direction on the same wheel for thousands and thousands of miles.
Rotating your tires evens out the wear between the front and rear tires (usually front tires wear out faster), so that your tires don't wear out prematurely. It is necessary to rotate your tires front-to-rear several times during their life cycle. This will help equalize tread wear and maximize the life of your tires.
Not all tires can be rotated from side to side and front to back. Make sure you follow the recommendations set by the manufacture of your tires. How often should you rotate your trucks tires? Well that all depends on your manufacture. Check back to your trucks owner's manual for specific guidelines. Most manufacturers recommend rotating your tires every 5,000-10,000 miles.
When rotating your trucks tires you should also take this time to check the pressure of each tire, measure the tread and look for any unusual wear.
Changing your trucks oil every 2,500-3,000 miles is very crucial. Changing your oil on a routine basis will help to ensure the life of your truck for many years to come.
Your trucks engine oil carry metals that has worn away, dirt and moisture from the air and combustion gasses that gets past the piston rings as well as sludge from chemical processes. These materials increase friction on your engines metal parts and seals and causes seals and gaskets to harden.
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Q: While making Plot in pandas python I am getting Error: EOL df
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'SKU': ['BIKES','MATS', 'BLANKETS', 'CREAMS'],'Col1': [1,3,6,10],'Col2': [4,5, 6,16],'Month':[1,2,3,4],'Year':['2015','2010','2011','2012']})

Code tried which doesnt work
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

#Visualisations

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
for col in ['Col1', 'Col2']:
    ax.plot(df[col], label=col)
ax.legend(loc="best")
ax.tick_params(axis="x", rotation=30)

I need tickers for months and values for years. But before I can proceed with tickers etc., I am getting error:
File "<ipython-input-14-136f7818ccc7>", line 6
    for col in ['Col1', 'Col2']:
                                ^
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal

A: You are opening a specific type of apostrophes and never closing it:
for col in ["Col1', 'Col2']:
Needs to be replaced with:
for col in ["Col1","Col2"]:

A: for col in ['Col1', 'Col2']:
    ax.plot(df['Date'], df[col], label=col)

A: You are getting error because you have not given dates in the for loop. For which dates do you need the plot?
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib import dates as mdates

# The new column to be used as x axis
df['Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df[['Year', 'Month']].assign(Day=1))

# Plot the data
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 2))
for col in ['Col1', 'Col2']:
    ax.plot(df['Date'], df[col], label=col)  #Note I have inserted df['Date'] before df[col] in the code
ax.legend(loc="best")
ax.tick_params(axis="x", rotation=30)

Adding tickers as required by you in the second edit:
years = mdates.YearLocator()    # only print label for the years
months = mdates.MonthLocator()  # mark months as ticks
years_fmt = mdates.DateFormatter('%Y')

ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(years)
ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(months)
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(years_fmt)

ax.legend(loc='center left', bbox_to_anchor=(1, 0.5))

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Weekend Discussion Thread: MSTed Movies by Good Directors
By Sampo, on May 4th, 2019
An alert regular suggests:
Last week's WDT begs the companion idea, "Bad MST3K Movies as Re-Done by Good Directors."
"The Deadly Bees," as directed by Billy Wilder, who was also a great script writer: It becomes a film noir with serious conflict between Mr. and Mrs. Hargrove, and Doris the bar maid/housemaid is a real love interest of Hargrove's. Vicki comes to Seagull Island not to battle exhaustion but alcoholism, and Dr, Manfred is much more menacing. Tess the Dog is NOT voiced by a human. The Bowler-Hatted-Man has a bigger role that actually makes sense, somehow.
Um, Batwoman joins the Avengers? It could happen!
What's yours?
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Boggy Creek II by John Boorman of DELIVERANCE fame.
AlbuquerqueTurkey says:
Space Travelers a.k.a. Marooned, as directed by Ron Howard, would become ….. Apollo 13.
skrag2112 says:
Have Robert Wise, who directed 'The Haunting' direct 'Tormented'. Vi's ghost is never seen but her presence is highly implied. Tom Stewart is slowly driven mad, unsure if it's his guilty conscience or a real supernatural occurrence affecting him.
Torque the Dorque says:
Monster A Go-Go is a hell of mess so I would love to see what Tim Burton can do. I bet he would leave the telephone ring dubbed by a human.
Sitting Duck says:
Mac and Me directed by Steven Spielberg. Oh wait. How about him doing The Day Time Ended… D'oh!
Scott Strong says:
Space Mutiny directed by J.J Abrams. Instead of using old Battlestar Galactica footage, he could use some of the footage from that OTHER sci- Fi film he directed.
……….if I could just remember the name of that franchise……
DarkGrandmaofDeath says:
If Future War had been directed by Wes Anderson, it would have been a Sunshine tab of a different color.
Kevin Wallace says:
Time of the Apes directed by Franklin J. Schaffer who directed Planet of the Apes (1968)
Instead of just wandering through the desert at the end of the movie.
Godo stumbles across something quite shocking like the Great Pyramid of Giza of perhaps
even the Statue of Liberty.
SteveWithAQ says:
Just imagine if Guillermo Del Toro directed Revenge of the Creature…
SteveWithAQ:
no i do not want to imagine.
Yeti of Great Danger says:
I'd like to see Takeshi Kitano re-do "Prince of Space." Let those weapons have at least SOME effect on the title character! Plus a big dance scene at the end. (check out "Zatoichi")
yelling_into_the_void says:
Hamlet an animated film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. But to keep it from being too grim turn everyone into African animals, and have Elton John do the music.
Son of Peanut says:
Pretty much any of the educational shorts redone by Lord and Miller (The Lego Movie, Into the Spider-verse). I would especially like to see hem do Mr. B Natural or A case of Spring Fever.
The Incredible Melting Man –
As done by Orson Wells and Richard Simmons. All the melting is done off camera, but skillfully implied by the use of shadows and oblique camera angles. In a surprise ending it turns out that the melting was actually done by Janus Blythe, the put-upon brunette who was actually "dancing to the oldies" and melting away the pounds! "COME ON, PEOPLE. GET UP AND MOOOOVE!!"
Monster A Go-Go by M. Night Shyamalan.
Or was there no monster? Watch it again and again to see if you can find all the clues.
Murdock Hauser says:
Clint Eastwood directs "Mitchell."
Set Director sets baby oil on Mitchell's nightstand.
Clint: Get that baby oil of my lawn…err. I mean my set.
Endoplasmic Reticulum says:
There's a core of a good story in Manos, all it needs is someone who understands things like pacing, dialog, acting, cinematography, editing … . Unfortunately, I don't know many good directors. One that I can think of who handled a story descends into deepening doom is Adrian Lyne, who directed Fatal Attraction. Family is having a nice weekend jaunt, car breaks down in front of a nice house, Torgo is a nice guy who everyone likes, draws them each into the cult, all with a little foreboding of what it's going to be like when The Master finally shows up. That's when things really go wrong. In the end, Torgo is dead, Michael takes the fall, and Margaret and Debbie end up end up in The Master's harem. I can't decide whether the dog should end up in the pot. After he has this version in the can, the studio suits made him tack on the happy ending, where Debbie shoots The Master in self defense, rescues Michael and Margaret, and the wives go to the abused women's shelter.
mando3b says:
Future War, by Andrei Tarkovsky. Same head-scratching mix of disparate plot points, only there's a palpable hint that there's an actual connection between them; actors with an ounce or two of gravitas capable of showing emotion, and certainly no live-action cartoon characters (i.e., the enormous room mates, Robert Z'Dar, the "plaid avengers" street gang, etc.); at least a third less dialogue; and now the film runs for four hours: you feel it, too, but at least leave the theater with a vague sense of being seriously challenged intellectually.
Endoplasmic Reticulum:
There's a core of a good story in Manos…
What about Stanley Kubrick?
mando3b:
There's a core of a good story in Manos, all it needs is someone who understands things like pacing, dialog, acting, cinematography, editing …
What about Stanley Kubrick? End up with entire websites dedicated to discussing every minute detail.
Well I've been outsmarted by the site…
littleaimishboy says:
Gee I dunno . . .
but taking it the other way I'd pay to watch Cecil B DeMille's PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE
or Alfred Hitchcock's
or John Ford's . . .
Not to mention James Cameron's THE CREEPING TERROR . . .
The Grim Specter of Food says:
Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Manos: the Hands of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Fate. A Stanley Kubrick film.
Michael and the family show up at the house. The Master is in the habit of ritually humiliating Torgo, all while using some of the most shocking obscenity you've ever heard. The actor who plays Torgo is unable to otherwise express emotion, so to show how angry he is he rolls his eyes into the back of his head like a toddler having a tantrum. After about 30 minutes of this, Torgo snaps and shoots The Master. Then Margaret, Debbie, and The Wives go off onto an adventure that has pretty much nothing to do with the first part of the movie, while extravagantly recycling the cliches you've seen in other similar movies.
Say No To Yes says:
"Blood Waters Of Doctor Z"… directed by…
Rob Zombie.
Oh wait… you said a good director.
"Devil Fish"… directed by…
Steven Spielberg.
Oh wait, that would be "Jaws!"
Awwwww poopie.
The Original EricJ says:
And is played by Jack Lemmon! :)
(Seriously, Billy Wilder, and all you thought was great dramas? Well, that's something, I guess…)
yelling_into_the_void:
Have to admit, five Kubrick jokes were springing to mind, and none of them involved "A.I."–This is why I fight for Pre-90's Movie Literacy.
Torgo doing the Alex deLarge Kubrick-Crazy-Stare, OTOH, or the military scenes from "Attack of the the Eye Creatures" done Dr. Strangelove-style…
The Original EricJ: Have to admit, five Kubrick jokes were springing to mind, and none of them involved "A.I."–This is why I fight for Pre-90's Movie Literacy.
(And okay, with no Edit button, somebody already did the Torgo/Private Pyle joke, sheesh…But seriously, WATCH some more Kubrick besides Full Metal Jacket or the three scenes you remember from The Shining!
Like, y'know, whether "The Undead" would work better as a bitterly ironic Barry Lyndon period drama. With Sterling Hayden as Digger Smolken.)
Cornjob says:
Manos by Quentin Tarantino. Innocent vacationing family and desperate criminals on the run converge on the cult compound a la Dusk till Dawn sort of.
Kenneth Morgan says:
How about "Gamera" directed by Ishiro Honda?
There would be more of a focus on the Cold War conflict that resurrected the turtle. We'd see more shots of the human cost of Gamera's rampage. Launching Gamera into space would be seen as a sad necessity, not a happy ending. And, we hope, Kenny would be portrayed as a sad & misunderstood kid, not as a psycho who needlessly endangers himself and others.
duke of puddles says:
grrr…beaten to the punch by the Manos done by Tarentino….
but i was thinking of Manos in a Goodfellas or Pulp Fiction format.
we have Torgo do a V/O Narration while the movie highlights the misadventures of the cast.
"so THere I was TRYing to MAke the BEds, run BY The DRYcleANERS to PIck up the MASter's cloak, DRop tHE daMN dog to THE f-ING Vet FOr hIS SPAYing aLL THe while I goTTA keEP STirring the SAuce for DINNer while the f-ing MASter lies ARound all DAY like a F-ING COMAtose Bill BUCKner!'
I likewise thought of either Tarantino or Scorsese doing 'I accuse my Parents.' but i'm not liking Jimmy's odds.
and i'm guessing Kitty's performances would involve just a tad bit of nudity…
OK, so maybe Michael Bay could remake "Parts: The Clonus Horror" and get Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson to star in it, and…
Whoops, never mind. You said a good director.
Torque the Dorque:
Monster A Go-Go is a hell of mess so I would love to see what Tim Burton can do.I bet he would leave the telephone ring dubbed by a human.
Let's see, the monster would be pasty white, played by Johnny Depp, and the whole theme of the movie was how misunderstood he was by evil Max-Factor-lipsticked scientist Eva Green, because he was different!
Alan Arkin, of course, would play the good scientist. Music by Danny Elfman, in a whimsical imitation of 50's weird-theremin themes.
The Skydivers directed by David Lynch, however, would be less successful: The first hour consisting of the characters standing around screaming for no reason, until the last half hour, where, instead of coffee, they grab a beer at the local roadhouse bar, where Chris Isaak performs on stage.
Yesterday I had "Beast of Yucca Flats" on a loop while I was going to bed and Tom made a really funny riff about directors and writers.
The beast was getting ready to strangle a woman in the passenger seat of her car.
Tom: Kenneth Branagh's, Mary Shelly's, Bram Stoker's, Wes Craven's, Tim Burton's, "Beast of Yucca Flats" a Francis Ford Coppola film. I got a laugh out of that.
georgel949 says:
Have any or all of the MST3K films redone by Nick Park of Wallace and Gromit fame. Just think what claymation could do.
bartcow says:
I've long maintained that "The Leech Woman" is actually hiding a good story underneath all the overacting and need for a few script edits. Give it to Kathryn Bigelow and let's see what happens!
Johnny Drama says:
Say No To Yes:
. You said a good director.
And yet people bring up Taratino ;)
The Original EricJ: And is played by Jack Lemmon!:)
(Seriously, Billy Wilder, and all you thought was great dramas?Well, that's something, I guess…)
Okay, I've tried, but I can't get the image out of my head–"Rocket Attack USA" done in the style of Wilder's "One Two Three": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x2oNMmpWKE :)
Guillermo Del Toro's Black Scorpion, basically the same premise but with better effects (though the original effects aren't bad really) with Ron Perlman somewhere in the cast. Joe Johnston's Commando Cody….er, just watch The Rocketeer instead.
Tarantino would probably have a blast redoing "The Girl In Gold Boots" … perhaps Selma Hayek in the title role???
"…Uh, no, Quentin, it just mentions in the title that she wears the boots, we don't show them EVERY THIRD SHOT."
georgel949:
Yes! The Creeping Terror, A Nick Park Film. It all takes place in the barnyard. Bitzer keeps trying to herd the sheep away from the terror (which looks and moves pretty much like it did the original film) but they're too dumb and keep getting caught anyway. Has as much dialog as the original, too.
The Creeping Terror redone by John Carpenter, whose The Thing is scariest movie I've ever seen. No one knows what was in the spaceship, only that it is now on a killing rampage. We don't see the monster till the end. Martin, Barney, et al., are in a race against time to find & destroy whatever it is before it kills again, only they have to do so without causing widespread panic. The dialogue is still minimalist, but there's no narrator. Martin's wife, Brett, has a more active role, and does more than just stand around holding his . . . hand and looking pretty. (Alas, they probably have to lose the mid-afternoon dance at the "town's dance hall" and the "lover's lane" that's really just a forest clearing with random parked cars.) As for the monster . . . well, I don't know what it would look like, but it wouldn't be anywhere near as silly as the lumbering carpet sample in the original!
privateiron says:
The actual "Deadly Bees" has some good actors, Frank Finlay and Guy Dolman. To be honest, it is probably one of the least terrible movies they did. Not quite Russian Disney, but well enough above average for something featured on our cow-town puppet show. (Let's not mistake this for being "good" in an absolute sense, but you know what I mean.)
Ron Howard directing Village of the Giants but not adult Ron Howard, Ron Howard at the age he was in the movie.
I think the title of this forum should be changed to "Weekly Discussion Thread."
Let's face it, we're all having too much fun here to confine it to a measly two days, which is why many of us stretch it out.
I really enjoy all of the humor, insights, and ideas here… thanks everyone for making the week more fun.
OK, one more: "Devil Doll" directed by Richard Attenborough. A la 1978's "Magic" with Anthony Hopkins and Ann Margrock, except that in the remake, The Great Vorelli gets attacked an eaten by a huge T-Rex from Jurassic Park!
The Creeping Terror redone by John Carpenter, whose The Thing is scariest movie I've ever seen. No one knows what was in the spaceship, only that it is now on a killing rampage.
Ooh, great idea. My scariest movie is Alien, so I'm looking for backers for The Beast of Yucca Flats by Ridley Scott. There's Javorsky, and an atomic explosion, then people start dying horribly in the desert. The trail of bodies is heading toward a small town near the test site, where the residents' responses range from bravado to panic, with everything getting more intense as the killer gets closer. One of the residents is secretly assisting Javorsky's rampage, angling to guide the beast into scaring off the investors in a nearby planned development.
How about "The Screaming Skull" directed by J. A. Bayona, who directed "The Orphanage." I honestly think that "Screaming Skull" was a halfways decent movie, given its limitations (mainly budget and a first-time director).
bagger vance says:
I always thought Clonus had a good story underneath and while The Island doesn't really improve on it, it turns out someone else probably did–Mark Romanek, who directed "Never Let Me Go" in 2010. While ostensibly based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go, who knows where Ishiguro got his idea for a farm of clones waiting to be killed for parts?
Oh, and how about THE UNDEAD directed by Christopher Nolan. Seems to me that kind of plot would be right up his alley.