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The secrets of the 'little brain' – what do we really know about the cerebellum?
Liz Bal 20 Aug 2014
The cerebellum is best known for its role in muscle coordination, but what part does it play in cognition and behaviour? Last month, I attended the 6th International Congress of the Society for Cerebellar Research (SRC 2014) where I found there is a lot more to the cerebellum than regulating motor movements…
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What is the cerebellum?
The cerebellum (Latin for 'little brain') has the appearance of a separate structure to the brain and is located underneath the large mass of the cerebral cortex. Despite being relatively small in size, the cerebellum contains more neurons than any other region of the brain, owing to its unique geometrical structure and large number of tiny granule cells.
The cerebellum and motor control
Traditionally viewed as a coordinator of autonomic and somatic motor functions, we know that the cerebellum is essential to the coordination, precision and timing of movements. It works by processing sensory input from the spinal cord and other parts of the brain and integrating to fine tune motor activity.
Indeed, the most noticeable symptoms of cerebellar dysfunction are motor related, collectively referred to as ataxia. Overlooked for many years, it was clear at the conference that the field of cerebellar ataxias is now evolving as a well-defined neuroscience and clinical discipline in its own right.
Mario Manto, Editor-in-Chief of The Cerebellum (official journal of the SRC), highlighted that numerous case descriptions and case series on the ataxias remain unpublished, despite their importance for clinical care, basic research and personalized medicine. In an effort to address this, Mario explained the rationale for the new sister journal, Cerebellum & Ataxias, in providing a home for these reports for the benefit of the research community and, most importantly, the patients themselves.
Beyond the control of movements, the conference showcased a number of exciting advances into the contribution of the cerebellum to motor learning. Laura Rondi-Reig talked us through how the cerebellum processes sensory information required to 'fuel' the navigation circuit, drawing on her current work to understand the neural basis of navigation and spatial memory.
Maria Leggio presented the cerebellum as the 'predictive brain', proposing a sequence detection model as a potential explanation for cerebellar predictive processes. Leggio noted that the involvement of the cerebellum in predictive control processes for motor learning is still unclear. Interestingly, the hypothesis that detecting and generating sequences is central to our understanding of basic cerebellar function in different domains, including the cognitive domain, appears to remain an area of much debate.
Our understanding of cerebellar function has changed dramatically over recent years. As reflected in the focus of the conference, cerebellar processing is now widely considered to be involved in cognition and emotion. In fact, the cerebellum maps to cerebral association networks in such a highly ordered manner that it mirrors the asymmetries of the cerebral cortex for language and attention.
The cerebellum and cognition
As a particular highlight of the conference, Jeremy Schmahmann focused on cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS), a condition that follows from lesions to the cerebellum, involving deficits in the cognitive domains of spatial cognition, affect, executive function and language. The syndrome was first described by Schmahmann and his colleagues in 1998, and has paved the way for a growing body of evidence to support the concept of 'cerebellar neurocognition'.
Tremendous progress has been made in this area with insights from neuroanatomical investigations, functional neuroimaging studies and in-depth neuropsychological assessment of patients with cerebellar disorders. In his talk, Schmahmann referred to the cerebellum as a modulator of neurological function, with implications in many conditions, such as schizophrenia and autism. It was concluded that the ultimate aim now is for the bedside clinical diagnosis of neuropsychiatric conditions to include a cerebellum component.
Along the same theme, Peter Mariën gave an overview of the mounting evidence implicating the cerebellum in language, shedding light on its link with an array of different language deficits, ranging from apraxia of speech to 'foreign accent' syndrome.
These were just some of the highlights from the conference, which focused on a number of other aspects of the cerebellum, including cerebellar development, cellular and synaptic mechanisms, non-invasive cerebellar stimulation, cerebellar networks, cerebellar pathologies and clinical trials.
Dedicated in memory of Ferdinando Rossi, the conference provided a unique and friendly atmosphere in which to exchange the latest scientific advances in cerebellum research. It was evident hat, with the convergence of molecular discoveries, clinical observations and new approaches in the field, there is still much to learn from the study of the cerebellum, with far-reaching implications to the diagnosis and treatment of many neurological conditions. I look forward to next year's conference in Brussels!
Liz Bal
Associate Publisher at BioMed Central
Liz completed an MSci in Biology at Imperial College London, before joining BioMed Central in 2010. Now, as an Associate Publisher in the Biological Sciences team, she is responsible for the development of a portfolio of neuroscience, biotechnology and cell biology journals.
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Eric Parkins 28th August 2014 10:45
COGNITIVE ROLE OF CEREBELLUM RECOGNIZED AT LAST !
International Conference at last recognizes the importance of the cerebellum in neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology.
For more details on role of cerebellum see:
https://www.academia.edu/4680271/The_cognitive_cerebellum_A_big_role_in_psychology_for_the_little_brain
Clinton 8th July 2017 10:56
What with the other part is called little brain
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A variable species in stature, pubescence, and color of flowers. The last range from deep reddish purple to rarely white. The heads are the largest of any of our clovers, sometimes as broad as 3 cm, and ± spherical; in T. arvense and T. incarnatum they are ± cylindrical.
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Linda comes down with a nasty cold just in time for the Mother's Day show at Wagstaff. When Bob's outdated camcorder malfunctions, the kids perform a reimagined version of the pageant for Linda back at home. Will the kids' creative liberties be enough to make Linda feel the Mother's Day love?
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"Before long I was to see the vast herds of drongs with my own eyes. The sight of those beautiful and powerful beasts who from time immemorial have made their home on Tibet's high and barren plateaux never ceased to fascinate me. Somehow these shy creatures manage to sustain themselves on the stunted grass roots which is all that nature provides in those parts. And what a wonderful sight it is to see a great herd of them plunging head down in a wild gallop across the steppes. The earth shakes under their heels and a vast cloud of dust marks their passage. At nights they will protect themselves from the cold by huddling up together, with the calves in the centre. They will stand like this in a snow-storm, pressed so close together that the condensation from their breath rises into the air like a column of steam. The nomads have occasionally tried to bring up young drongs as domestic animals, but they have never entirely succeeded. Somehow once they live together with human beings they seem to lose their astonishing strength and powers of endurance; and they are no use at all as pack animals, because their backs immediately get sore. Their immemorial relationship with humans has therefore remained that of game and hunter, for their flesh is very tasty."
Tibet is My Country: Autobiography of Thubten Jigme Norbu, Brother of the Dalai Lama as told to Heinrich Harrer, p. 151. First published in German in 1960. English translation by Edward Fitzgerald, published 1960. Reprint, with new chapter, (1986). Wisdom Publications, London.
It would be hard to underestimate the importance of yak to traditional Tibetan culture. The yak (འབྲོང་། ) is considered the backbone of nomad life in the Himalayas, with this animal being important to the economic and personal wellbeing of the family. From the products crafted from yaks, the nomad family is able to clothe, shelter, and feed their family, so it is little wonder that some say their yaks are treated with respect and honor. The wide and endless grassland in Tibetan plateau is scattered with a group of yaks which are regarded as the "family heirloom" by the Tibetan people.
Yak Milk is the yak's first contribution for human. Female yaks can produce three to four jin of milk every day, which is three times as much as that the local cattle produce. Yak milk is thick and of rich nutrition. Herders drink milk every day. They drink milk after boiling it. They also make the milk into yogurt and slag refined oil and residue from the milk. Yak milk has a high fat content.5km of yellow butter can be refined from 50kg of yak mild. Tibetans rarely eat vegetables and fruits, but they eat butter tea and milk residue every day. They also use butter to light the lamp and to make Zanba.
Yak meat contains high protein. It tastes fresh and delicious. Especially in winter, it is a kind of nourishing food. If you go to Tibet, yak meat is the most delicious food that you should not miss. Flexible and smooth hair is used to make advanced textiles and Tibet wool. The yak's tail hair can be used to make wigs and false mustache for opera performance. Yak leather is used to make Tibetan high boots and senior leather shoes which are of high quality. These shoes are quite popular with customers from all cities in China. Dried yak dung is the main fuel for herdsmen. They rely on it to keep warm, cook tea and cook meal. Even the bones which are grinded into powder are also very good for fertilizing the farmland.
In a word, the yak is definitely the treasure of which make great contribution to Tibetan people and to the Qinghai - Tibet Plateau.
Thank you Wang Yiguang and Del Yak for sharing the artwork.


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SpaceX's Dark Satellites Are Still Too Bright for Astronomers
The company's attempts to dim the spacecraft in its megaconstellation fall short of eliminating disruptions to the world's ground-based observatories
By Emily Zhang on September 10, 2020
Time-lapse image shows the passage of a Starlink satellite cluster (bright streaks) through a telescope's field of view at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile in November 2019. Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, NSF, AURA and DECam DELVE Survey
Starlink, a "megaconstellation" of hundreds of Internet satellites launched by the aerospace company SpaceX, has been causing headaches for astronomers by outshining celestial objects. Set to eventually include tens of thousands of spacecraft beaming high-speed Internet to the entire planet, Starlink has a downside for stargazing: the satellites reflect enough sunlight at night to be seen clearly with the naked eye (not to mention sensitive telescopes). Their brightness is only accentuated by the long trains they are arranged in, which pass across the heavens like dozens of glowing beads on a celestial string.
Ever since the first 60 Starlink satellites were launched in May 2019, 655 more have been placed in orbit, affecting a number of astronomical observations. Each launch has steadily held around 60 satellites, with one or two batches going up each month since January—the last did so on September 3.
Finally, in August—after more than a year of complaints from the scientific community and damage-control efforts from SpaceX—the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) released a report on the situation. It drew from discussions among more than 250 experts at the virtual Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop earlier this summer to provide recommendations for both astronomers and satellite constellation operators in order to minimize further disruptions.
For now many astronomers can do little more than hope that the situation will improve. Although SpaceX's satellites pose a problem for astronomical observations, the company does not "want to mess up astronomy," says Meredith Rawls, an astronomer at the University of Washington. Rawls works with the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. The project's steady stream of panoramic images of the entire sky will help uncover the nature of dark matter and dark energy, identify countless instances of transient astrophysical phenomena and map Earth-threatening asteroids—if, of course, interference from satellite constellations does not scuttle its delicate work.
SpaceX's initial efforts at mitigating the spacecraft's impact involved launching a prototype Starlink satellite known as DarkSat earlier this year that features a black antireflective coating. Recent ground-based observations of DarkSat in orbit found it half as bright as a standard Starlink satellite—a great improvement, according to experts, but still far from what astronomers say is needed.
"I would not consider DarkSat as a victory but instead a good step in the right direction," says Jeremy Tregloan-Reed, an astronomer at the University of Antofagasta in Chile and a member of the observational team that assessed the prototype. The team compared it with a typical Starlink sibling using a 0.6-meter telescope at the Ckoirama Observatory in Chile and found that although DarkSat's antireflective coating rendered it invisible to the naked eye, it remains far too bright to avoid interfering with the Rubin Observatory and other major telescopes.
These results show that DarkSat is essentially a dead end, says Jonathan McDowell, a researcher at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution, who has run computer simulations of megaconstellation effects on astronomical observations. Nevertheless, he says, the investigation by Tregloan-Reed's team is an important step. "This study is notable as one of the first significant observational studies of a Starlink satellite, something that the community is now organizing to do on a much bigger scale," McDowell adds. He cautions that if the satellites continue to be launched without a fix, "the impact would be huge."
In the long term, Rawls worries that as satellite constellations become more common, future companies may launch them without any attempts to compromise with astronomers. "It creates a lot of systematic errors.... It becomes kind of a mess," she says.
SpaceX is hoping to eventually put 12,000 Starlink satellites in the sky, and last year it filed for permission to put up 30,000 more. With those plans—as well as Amazon's Project Kuiper aiming for 3,236 satellites and OneWeb, a now bankrupt company recently acquired by the U.K. government, perhaps striving for 2,000—the scale of astronomy's satellite-constellation problem will only increase.
While the dimming techniques tested by DarkSat are far from a sufficient solution, SpaceX has continued to develop other ways to further reduce spacecraft brightness. The company's second attempt at a darkened satellite, VisorSat, uses a black sunshade to reduce light reflection. The first spacecraft with this design was launched on June 3. Astronomers are hoping to observe VisorSat and compare it with DarkSat once observatories reopen, following the COVID-19 shutdown.
Even before any detailed observations of VisorSat have been made, SpaceX seems to have doubled down on the new model. All the satellites in the two Starlink batches launched in mid-June and early August were VisorSats, with each carrying its own sunshade.
Astronomers are not yet sure whether darkening methods such as DarkSat and VisorSat are the solution. Of the SATCON1 report's 10 recommendations, only one asks satellite operators to use darkening techniques. The others suggest deploying satellites in orbits below 600 kilometers to minimize their nighttime glare, controlling their orientations in space to reflect less sunlight, developing ways to remove their trails from astronomical observations and making their orbital information available so astronomers can point telescopes away from them.
By some mix of approaches from this menu of options, it is hoped, the problem can be managed. Even so, the advent of satellite megaconstellations may have made further degradation of astronomers' view of the night sky inevitable.
For now Tregloan-Reed is comforted by the fact that SpaceX is taking the problems seriously. "The development of both DarkSat and the new VisorSat shows that Starlink appears to be dedicated to mitigating the impact" of its satellites on both astronomers and backyard stargazers, he says.
The spirit of collaboration at the SATCON1 workshop and the creation of the report that followed it are also promising, according to Patrick McCarthy, director of the NSF's NOIRLab, which produced the report with the AAS. "I hope that the collegiality and spirit of partnership between astronomers and commercial satellite operators will expand ... and that it will continue to prove useful and productive," he said in a statement in late August.
SATCON2, the next workshop bringing together astronomers and satellite constellation operators, is planned for early to mid-2021. It will be geared toward tackling policy and regulation. With the prospect of hundreds of satellites being launched in the meantime, Rawls stresses the urgency and importance of the issue. "This is only going to accelerate," she says. "And it's a long-term precedent. It's a question of what kind of sky you want your grandkids to have."
Editor's Note (9/11/20): The image caption in this article has been edited after posting to correct the reference to the observatory that created the exposure.
Emily Zhang
Emily Zhang is a senior at Columbia University majoring in astrophysics and concentrating in political science.
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feedback A filter which priduces a video feedback effect by repeated transformations.
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Trump, Russiagate and the deep state
by Patrice de Bergeracpas July 7, 2019
Another important dispatch from The Greanville Post. Be sure to share it widely.
Eric Walberg
Mindblowing hypocrisy and self-righteousness characterise America's behaviour
First posted on June 19, 2019
I have avoided getting caught up in what can only be described as the insanity gripping the US media and political elite since even before Trump's astounding victory in 2016 — the claim that poor, weak Russia somehow orchestrated the defeat of Hillary Clinton and the election of the clownish, loose cannon Donald Trump. 'Ridiculous,' I laughed. As the drumbeat continued into the fourth year, out of curiosity, I decided I should have a look.
The improbable, but not very bright, Reality Winner. Only in America.
The biggest noise was the indictment of a Russophobe anti-Trumper (Trump "a soulless ginger orangutan") whistleblower Reality Winner, in 2018, whose claim of Trump-Russia conspiracy was bogus but who was imprisoned for her 'courageous' blowhardiness anyway. (US justice is as weird as American names like 'Reality Winner'. She exposed … nothing, and was sentenced to five years and three months in prison as part of that marvel of US 'justice', a plea bargain.)
I watched a video interviewing black activist Andrew (unintelligible) on MSNBC in April 2019, with the accompanying article, "Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S.", about a Facebook troll who supposedly originated in the now legendary Internet Research Agency, "the St. Petersburg-based troll farm that played a key role in the 2016 Russian meddling campaign."
Naughty, naughty.
Why would Russians do this (if the story is legit)? And does it matter? The answer to the second question is 'no'. The first requires remembering just what role the US has played in Russian politics. The role is outsized and Russia barely survived.
US-Russian relations in a nutshell: Yeltsin good, Putin bad
The interference, of course, goes back a century, with the US intervention in the Russia of 1917, as part of an alliance of the imperial powers to destroy the revolution and put in place a nice, subservient puppet government that would end any thought of communism, the new enemy of the imperialists.
With typical imperial hubris, the US media did not hide, it bragged about US meddling to help elect Yeltsin. (July 1986)
But this conspiracy did not end with the communist collapse in 1991 (which also was very much brought about by US efforts). The most outrageous interference was propping up the addled, drunken Yeltsin and his "Democratic Russia", both in his destruction of the first 'democratic' parliament in 1993, and ensuring his reelection in 1996. Yeltsin spent from $700 million to $2.5 billion. Guess who filled his coffers (and helped at the ballot boxes)?
This, despite overwhelming opposition by the Russian people. It's very hard to buck the imperial hegemon (just ask the Venezuelans and Iranians). Perhaps Russia never had a chance, but the interference did not stop there.
Yelstin handed power to the only credible person in his entourage, Vladimir Putin, who survived the wreckage that Yelstin bequeathed him, and after two terms, relinquished his hold on power according to the constitution. The US did not like this tsar-like figure, fuming at what was seen as a betrayal of Russia's 'new' democracy. Which, remember, Yelstin reduced to rubble in 1993 and put the finishing touch on in 1996.
Putin left office, finishing his two terms. True, Putin had stuck by the constitution, and power devolved in a real show of democracy, into a more palatable Medvedev. But he was still smart, patriotic Putin, now acting as prime minister. Not what the US ordered. Still, the arrival of the friendly, meek Dmitri Medvedev as president was a good sign. US democracy-promoting NGOs proliferated. (National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Soros's Open Society, USAID, etc.)
As National Security Council adviser on Russia, Michael McFaul advised Obama to mark the transition from Putin to Medvedev with a metaphorical 'reset' button in 2009, hoping to lure Medvedev into breaking from Putin and bringing Russia back into the US fold as a NATO groupie. As a Russia expert, McFaul provided the translation for the word 'reset' as peregruzka.
When secretary of state Clinton presented an actual button marked 'reset/peregruzka' to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, he pointed out that peregruzka did not mean reset, but rather overload, referring to putting too much power through an electrical system, leading to blown fuses, or even a fire. Clinton tittered but failed to see the irony that this was precisely what the US intended.
When Putin came back in 2012 to begin another two terms, McFaul cried, 'Not fair!' Despite his dubious command of the subtleties of the Russian language, he was chosen by Obama as his ambassador to Russia (2012–14), to continue his conspiring in the heart of the beast.
The 'reset' 'overload' fell flat. Medvedev had not betrayed Russia. [Well sort of, he remains a confirmed Atlanticist and has harbored many US stooges that cripple Putin to this day.—Ed] There was indeed a series of blown fuses under McFaul's watch, but thankfully no conflagration. Putin has kept a modest check on US belligerence ever since. Like a spoiled child, McFaul kept/ keeps screaming 'foul!'.
A moment full of irony building up to the 'reset' fiasco was Obama's 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the selection committee hoping to influence US politics for the better, by giving Obama a boost against his warmongers. The first 'black' president would deliver his people (and the world) from the military industrial complex, end the US illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, support the UN, etc. We all know how that ended. How about a Nobel Prize for the most civilians killed by drones?
Of course, all these 'international' organs (UN, Nobel not to mention NGOs) despise Putin, though his unflinching approach to Russian-US relations has been the key factor in holding Russia together and maintaining world order. If anyone deserves the Nobel prize, it is Putin (which he'll get only when Hell freezes over).
Not waiting for Hell to freeze over, Russia put the brakes on US interference, and expelled the various US-backed subversive organs. The Cold War came back with a vengeance, as US machinations in Russia's near abroad continued, notably in Ukraine.
Since the Ukrainian coup in 2014, Russia has been in US sights, but all the US can do is try to undermine the Russian economy, continue to expand NATO on Russia's border, play war games in Estonia, Crimea, etc. All this is painful for Russia, but better than becoming a US satrap.
McFaul—a walking malignancy. Much too common in the US foreign policy appratus. A morally bankrupt system attracts and rewards unhinged sociopaths like him.
Just how 'democratic' Russia is, is debatable but US meddling in Russian elections has been clipped. It reached its apogee in 2011, when McFaul encouraged Clinton to speak out in support of the Russian opposition and meet high profile dissidents. "We are supportive of the rights and aspirations of the Russian people to be able to make progress and realize a better future for themselves." And when McFaul came to Moscow as the US ambassador in 2011, one of his first actions was to invite the leaders of the various Russian opposition groups to the US embassy to meet with him.
Surprise! Putin and the Russian government responded by accusing Clinton of interfering in the domestic political affairs of Russia.
Did Putin or Lavrov ever meet with US dissidents during US presidential elections and tell them that 'we are supportive, etc.'? Now that would have constituted 'interference', not the lame charges of playing schoolboy pranks on the internet, as the post-2016 charges amount to.
Any Russian mischief there may have been can be chalked up to taking a bit of revenge for the countless real slights that Russia has had to endure, slights that not only led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, but to the consolidation of the ownership of almost all of Russia by a handful of oligarchs (facilitated by guess who?), and the transfer of Russia's wealth to western banks. There are enough angry, computer-savvy Russian patriots to blanket the entire US with trolls, without any orders 'from the Kremlin'.
America's one-party 'democracy'
So what accounts for the US hysteria? Could it have anything to do with the US deep state? Trump's hopes to deal honestly with Russia to solve the world's problems? His vow to bring the troops home from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria? For Americans tired of warmongering, arguably the real reason for Trump's astounding victory in 2016?
Yes. Trump was undermined in his plans right from before the word 'go', from September 2016, as soon as he won. The deep state was so terrified, there was even the threat of a coup against Trump the moment he was sworn in, with rumours of using Section 4 of the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution, in case of a president who was deemed 'unwell'. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed just that possibility in 2017, in the days after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.
More recently, in April 2019, Trump described the investigation by former FBI director Robert Mueller as "an attempted coup." And all this time, attempts have been made to impeach Trump, even as his popularity remains at a solid 42%, despite all the noise and name-calling. At the same pre-reelection moment, Nixon's approval rating was 50%, Carter's 35%, Reagan's 44%. Even though Trump's only success has been a tax cut for the rich, he appears set for reelection. Unless he's impeached, assassinated, whatever.
He's the closest thing the US has had to an antiwar president in over 80 years, since Hoover—but the entrenched interests have proven too strong. The War Party is officially in control in both pseudo-democratic parties, as Republicans and Democrats vote for economic war (and not only) against Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and anyone else foolhardy enough to buck US world hegemony. Democrats looking for evidence of conspiracy and collusion ought to turn their attention there.
Just where democracy is in all this, and where the conspiracy is, is not in the sights of US commentators and warmongers. Trump's many downsides have catapulted into office a few genuine reformers, unapologetic socialists, most notably Muslim congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. And there appears to be a shift in Democrats in the race for the presidency, with at least Tulsi Gabbard calling for a real 'reset' with Russia. Is there democracy in the US? Maybe, but don't hold your breath.
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The greatest movies of all time
Nimrah Khan and Lauren Maldonado|December 5, 2022
Graphic designed by Nimrah Khan via Canva
RCHS students share their opinions on which films are the greatest movies of all time.
Movies are the epitome of human culture and entertainment. Spanning across the globe, movies convey messages, morals, emotions, and feelings understood universally. Audiences laugh, cry, scream, and cheer. They nod in solidarity or celebrate the end of a heroic journey, while others hide behind their hands, anticipating the next jumpscare.
Any movie addict would understand the sheer power of moving images, though not every movie that graces the silver screen is worthy of as much recognition.
So, we have searched the depths of IMDb, the crevices of Rotten Tomatoes, and the minds of more than 100 RCHS students to bring you this definitive list of the greatest movies of all time across multiple genres.
Grab your popcorn, it's showtime!
The survey results represent students' opinions on each genre's top three best movies. (Graphic designed by Nimrah Khan via Canva)
With a whopping Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 96%, "Halloween" (1978) slashes its way to the top of our list. Out of 169 RCHS students, 21% selected "Halloween" as the best horror movie.
"It's a classic horror movie that will never die from being one of the greatest horror movies," senior Mariez Hana said.
John Carpenter's "Halloween," tells the story of Michael Myers returning home 15 years after he murdered his sister, wreaking havoc on Laurie Strode and the residents of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Photo by: Bailee Small
With a budget of just $300,000, according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), the film delivers an unforgettable experience to horror junkies and scaredy cats alike, striking fear in its most primitive form through the mastery of suspense.
Take Michael Meyer's enigmatic characterization, for example. For the entirety of the movie, Michael's face appears bleak, unremorseful. There is never a glimpse of humanity in his eyes, nor does he ever speak.
What the audience does hear, however, is his breath, the muffled panting behind his iconic white mask. Though, this ounce of what could be considered life is short-lived, for it instills a sense of paranoia rather than security.
Without humanity, Michael Myers becomes the legendary, faceless evil spirit, from the way he moves to the way he kills. A mysterious, uncontrollable demon, the literal personification of evil.
As Michael's psychologist, Dr. Sam Loomis, says in the film, "There was nothing left. No reason, no conscience, no understanding, and even the lost rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong…what I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes is purely and simply evil. "
Not to mention, he never dies. So, there's that.
Another iconic aspect of the film that captivates audiences is the music, a theme that has transcended generations. Everyone knows the "Halloween" song.
"The music is terrifying," sophomore Clare Donaldson said. "Whenever I hear it, I'm like oh, that's eerie."
The light panging of the piano, paired with the deep growl of strings, creates this undeniable feeling of vulnerability, that this relentless character could be watching from everywhere. Creepy.
"Halloween" effectively enraptures the audience, relying on more complex techniques and underlying horror rather than obnoxious and cheap jump scares to master suspense and, thus, fear.
This slasher achieves the essence of a classic horror movie.
BEST COMEDY/ROM-COM FILM
"Crazy Rich Asians" earns Best Romantic Comedy, winning the laughs of 20.4% of RCHS students who participated in the survey. Rotten Tomatoes critics rate the film 91%.
"It was the first movie to introduce Asian culture to Western audiences, so I think that was really special," senior Amy Yoon said.
Based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, Jon M. Chu's "Crazy Rich Asians" follows middle-class girl Rachel Chu as she learns of her boyfriend's wealthy family. Along the journey, she struggles with her relationship, her identity, and her lover's contentious family.
The film stars a plethora of well-known actors and actresses, including Constance Wu, Awkwafina, and even comedian Ronny Chieng, to name a few. Not only that, but "Crazy Rich Asians" features an entirely Asian cast, a first in Hollywood history since 1993 in "The Joy Luck Club."
"Instead of using the same tired old stereotypes and the same four actors that are typically used as Asian representation, this movie actually included a full asian cast which was phenomenal," Yoon said.
"Crazy Rich Asians" wittily explores and critiques social class, gender expectations, family dynamics, and Asian culture, all while satisfying the audience with the structure of a romantic comedy.
As viewers follow Rachel Chu and Nick Young's rollercoaster of a relationship, the film hits every stereotypical rom-com element, from the "rags-to-riches" to the "evil mother-in-law," yet elevates them with a touch of elegance, meaning, and well, craziness.
The film also fully fleshes out strong female leads, who emerge victorious and fulfilled after completing their heroic journeys.
In the end, lead characters Rachel Chu and Astrid Leong-Teo (played by Gemma Chan) are not heartbroken and desperate girls seeking love. They are mature and confident women who discover their voices and acknowledge their power when faced with prejudice.
The Star Wars franchise won Best Sci-Fi film, garnering the votes of 38.9% of RCHS students who participated in our survey.
The Star Wars saga had a substantial positive turnout, with its most successful movie (Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope) earning a 93% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.
George Lucas' Star Wars Original Trilogy observes the character Luke Skywalker and his quest to become a Jedi. His plans are soon ruined when imperial agent Darth Vader strives to bring down Luke and the Jedi armies. Over the years, Star Wars has become one of movie history's largest, most successful franchises.
"Because they're action-packed, there is a whole series, they are suspenseful and intense, and entertaining with the franchise is good," senior Kori Cunningham said. "It's not just a good vs evil movie. It has all emotions involved in it so it can connect with people on every level."
It's not just a good vs evil movie. It has all emotions involved in it so it can connect with people on every level."
— Kori Cunningham
Star Wars is not just a series of space battles, but a complex journey through powerful emotions. It tackles mature concepts, such as the notion that no one side is entirely good or bad and that balance requires an understanding of both the light and dark. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and empathizing with all emotions, whether happy or downright painful.
Combined with its immersive world-building, impeccable character development, and superb storytelling, Star Wars completely captures the audience in a universe of powerful science fiction.
BEST DRAMA FILM
Speaking of long-shots, 51% of RCHS students who participated in our survey agree that Todd Phililips' "Joker" is the best drama film.
According to IMDb, Joaquin Pheonix's outstanding performance as the deranged Joker won him many prestigious awards, including a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role and several Gold Globes.
This award-winning film follows Arthur, a failed comedian, and how his descent into madness turned him into the D.C. supervillain, Joker.
"I think the movie is great as Joker is the most complicated D.C. villain ever, if not the most complicated villain ever," senior Jason Ragheb said. "It shows why he decided to do the things he did in a relatable way that makes everyone who watches it understand where he's coming from."
"Joker" explores societal issues such as class stratification and the cruelty and misunderstanding toward people with mental health conditions.
And the best part is that everything in this movie is purely and simply human.
Unlike villains from other superhero films from both D.C. and Marvel, the Joker has no special abilities; hence his insanity feels real. That transparency gives the audience access to the character, to sympathize with the crazed serial killer sociopath.
"The movie shows one person of the vast majority dealing with a terrible issue," Ragheb said. "Then it shows the two halves of that society, the rich oppressors and the poor oppressed. The poor oppressed see that Joker is doing something about [their oppression] and they all unite under him following that path to change since they're collectively in pain."
This man is abused by society, exploited, and left to rot for the rest of his life until he becomes the symbol of chaos, raising the bigger question about society overall: Who truly is the villain?
BEST ROMANCE FILM
According to our survey, 40% of students chose "Titanic" as the best romance movie, and Rotten Tomatoes rates the film 87% fresh.
James Cameron's" Titanic," set in 1912 on the historic R.M.S. Titanic, tells the story of young love upon the "Ship of Dreams."
Based on the true catastrophe of the Titanic, the film opens as a dive crew recovers treasure from the sunken ship, stumbling across a sapphire necklace that once belonged to Rose.
Rose tells the entire story as she recollects the ship's voyage and its tragic end when it grazed an iceberg and sank into the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
This "Romeo and Juliet" retelling captures audiences as it unravels the passionate love story of Jack and Rose, despite the impending doom.
The film stars Kate Winslet (as Rose) and Leonardo Dicaprio (as Jack), who both deliver phenomenal performances.
"Titanic is like hearing your first love story," senior Carolina González said. "It doesn't feel real. It feels so unique as if you were there."
Ever since she watched it, González was especially impressed by how the film weaves actual events within Jack and Rose's development to create a deeply profound and heartbreaking story of life, death, and unconditional love.
"Titanic is one of the best romance movies in existence because it ties fantasy with a situation of reality," González said. "We never got to meet the characters from the Titanic, neither did the actors, but somewhere in that reality, it feels like they were meant to be there since the beginning of time."
Paired with the iconic theme of "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, "Titanic" is a film that effectively portrays the forbidden lovers archetype against the backdrop of the Titanic disaster, displaying more than just the essence of true love.
It marries the concept of dazzling, young love with large-scale tragedy to create a film that fulfills the ultimate human desire of being loved unconditionally.
"It's one of those movies not even society can forget," González said.
BEST DISNEY FILM
Tangled wins Best Disney Movie, with about 20% of RCHS students who answered our survey making up this majority.
"Tangled," directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, is the story of Rapunzel, the princess taken away and raised by Mother Gothel when she was a baby. On her 18th birthday, Rapunzel sets her sights on leaving the tower, preparing to see the lights surrounding the castle.
Starring Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, this coming-of-age tale resonates with everyone, expanding the idea of seeking independence and freedom through Rapunzel's adventure.
"I feel like I can relate to her a lot because she's a very sheltered and innocent person who goes into this big world and that happens with me a lot," sophomore Clare Donaldson said. "It's also so sweet and pretty."
Younger audiences will enjoy the karaoke-worthy songs and beautiful animation, but the film also dives deep into the journey of becoming an adult and how terrifying it can be.
As Rapunzel throws herself into the world, she is faced with danger at every turn. However, with the help of Eugene, she slowly begins to understand life outside her tower.
By the end, Rapunzel develops and matures to the point that she defies her mother, someone she has idolized her entire life. She confidently confronts her controlling mother, using her own strength and knowledge to fend for herself and grow as a human being.
This lesson reaches viewers of all ages universally, for Rapunzel's journey is the emotional transition into adulthood that every person faces.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD MOVIE?
The art of filmmaking is subjective, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Nevertheless, some aspects of a film indeed prove vital to ensure that its title and themes stay etched within the mind.
So, what does make a movie good, according to RCHS students?
Acting and good screenwriting make or break the movie as they convey messages. Sometimes, even actions are enough to leave an impression.
Good movies also require captivating music that emphasizes each climax, envelopes suspense, and captures every aspect of each character, storyline, and plot.
Techniques of cinematography, such as certain camera angles and movements, also aid in conveying a message.
Though most notably, it is the humanity of a movie that makes it inherently good. Why do people watch movies? Because they're fun, they're beautiful. They make us laugh, scream, and cry. They leave an impression and inspire.
RCHS digital film, video production, and web design teacher Mr. Matt Cataldo said, "A movie is really good when it takes you to another world. It leaves you wondering, it leaves you excited, it lets you experience something you had never experienced before. "
A movie is really good when it takes you to another world. It leaves you wondering, it leaves you excited, it lets you experience something you had never experienced before."
— Matt Cataldo
Every single good movie has one thing in common. They make us feel.
Nimrah Khan, Editor-in-Chief
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Belgian Princess to Honor Cinemark Founder
Thu, 12/01/2016 - 11:30 -- Nick Dager
As part of the Belgian Economic Mission to the United States, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King, is visiting Austin and will honor Lee Roy Mitchell, the founder and executive chairman of Cinemark Holdings during her stay. This exclusive award is in recognition of the company's longstanding relationship with Barco, a worldwide digital cinema leader and a Belgian-based company.
By royal decree, HRH Princess Astrid will present the Order of the Crown (Commandeur in de Kroonorde) medal representing an Honorary Distinction to Cinemark's Founder and Executive Chairman Lee Roy Mitchell. The event, hosted by Barco, will take place on December 6 at Cinemark Tinseltown 20 and XD in Pflugerville, TX. Complete information about the event and trade mission can be found at the Belgian Economic Mission website.
The purpose of the mission to Texas this month is to explore technology and business innovation in the state, while focusing on ways to create a closer working relationship between the state and country. Accompanying HRH Princess Astrid throughout the tour will be several key federal cabinet ministers and senior representatives from each of Belgium's three regional governments, including Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders.
Barco and Cinemark share a long, successful history in bringing movies to life with the latest cinema technologies, growing into a strong strategic partnership focused on delivering the optimal moviegoing experience to Cinemark's patrons. Cinemark's confidence in Barco was a key milestone in Barco's history and has helped propel Barco into becoming the global market share leader in digital cinema projection.
Mitchell said, "We highly value our relationship with Barco and Belgium. Our collaboration has resulted in some of the most exciting moments in cinema, and enabled Cinemark to achieve excellence in movie exhibition beyond our wildest dreams."
Since signing an exclusive agreement in 2010 for the roll-out of digital cinema projectors, Barco has outfitted more than 5,500 screens for Cinemark in the United States and Latin America (among its close to 6,000 screens worldwide). The insights of the Cinemark team have played a vital role in Barco building leading world-class cinema technology solutions, with Barco and Cinemark jointly launching many industry firsts: the first commercial laser projector and the global première of Barco Escape.
"In terms of both strategic value and financial importance, our relationship with Cinemark is a shining example of Texas-Belgian business cooperation," said Eric Van Zele, member of the board of directors for Barco. "We consider Cinemark to be an integral part of the Barco family and look forward to a bright, ever-expanding future with the company."


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Crouch, 38, announces retirement from soccer
LONDON (AP) — Former England striker Peter Crouch has announced his retirement at the age of 38, ending the 19-year career of one of the country's most recognizable and charismatic soccer players.
The 2.01-meter (6-foot-7) Crouch made his English league debut in 2000 with Queens Park Rangers and went on to play for eight more clubs including Liverpool and Tottenham. He spent the second half of last season at Burnley.
Crouch's first England appearance came against Colombia in May 2005 and he played 42 times for his country, scoring 22 goals. He sometimes celebrated his goals with a robot dance.
Announcing his retirement over Twitter, Crouch wrote: "Our wonderful game has given me everything. I'm so thankful to everyone who helped me get there and to help me stay there for so long."
Crouch released a book last year, entitled "How to be a Footballer." He has also worked in the media.
Crouch won the FA Cup with Liverpool in 2006 and helped the team reach the 2007 Champions League final.
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