In My Head, She Said. launching of a website for interesting women of all types!

This fantastic project underway is looking for submissions by creative women of all genres to add their input and speak their mind. It’s an alternative way for diverse women to express themselves. Featuring very notable women and promises to be a very engaging project for all participants and readers alike.

Visit the website and submit your own person thoughts ~I’ve already given some of my input!

Cheers from Joey

Sister Cleophas says, this time you don’t have to behave!

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This Old House: Trying Not to do Something

The dreamy tones of This Old House have been echoing throughout Denton more and more over the past few months.  Their music is a beautiful blend of folky melodies and spacey tones that equal one part lullaby and one part mind trip.  Singer Ryan McAdams and guitarist Kennon Talley joined me for a round of pool and a beer at the Loophole to discuss their recording, how the big Texas sky influences their sound, and how they get by with a little help from their friends. Andy Odom: You guys have only been together since last April.  How did you all meet? Ryan: Yeah, it’s been a little under a year, yeah.  We all started as friends, but we didn’t really plan on any musical ventures together.  We just had a lot of the same interests in music, the same dislikes and likes in bands.  Drew (McCarey, bass) and I started jamming but we weren’t trying to get anything done on purpose, then we added Kennon (Talley, Guitar) and Michael (Allison, drums), and we just added a Rhodes player, Jim (Harrington), less than two weeks ago. Kennon: Yeah, he played his first show with us at Rubber Gloves a month ago.  We’re real proud of him. AO: You mention that you all have the same likes and dislikes.  What are those and what influences have seeped in to This Old House? Ryan: Hmm.  (laughs) Kennon: (laughs) Well, I remember when Ryan called me up and said that he and Drew were playing some stuff and they wanted me to hear it.  I was expecting some cheesy singer/songwriter stuff, but I said “Yeah, sure, I’ll come check it out.”  And I was surprised.  It was real atmospheric, but not a tired post-rock type of atmospheric.  It’s more…earthy-atmospheric.  I know he has a background of more folky stuff and so do I, but… AO: There’s a more rootsy element? Kennon: Yeah. Ryan: I think we feel like a lot of Texas influences our music, as weird as that might sound… AO: Musically, or culturally, or… Ryan: I think both.  I think we started out more as a folk project, but it developed into something were we try not to do something.  A lot of people, or a band…they have an intention to go in and write something and sound a certain way.  With us, it’s “You do your part, and I’ll do my part, and we’ll see what happens.”  That’s why I like it so much. AO: How else does Texas influence the band? Ryan:  Um, our lyrics are real “open sky”, dream-pop kinda music.  It’s very open…like the Texas sunset.  It’s like Texas the way we see it. AO: Something about a slower pace to life? Kennon: Yeah.  I’m from a beach town, Corpus Christi.  We call it “Manana Land”, ya know, like, “Eh, we’ll do it tomorrow.” Ryan: Michael lived on a boat for, like, 8 years, Kennon’s from Corpus, Drew’s from Illinois, I’m from Brenham.  All middle of nowhere. AO: Yeah, where you’re from is going to have an impact on your music, if you like it or not, right? Both: Yeah. AO: And you guys are working on a new record with Kelly Upshaw of The Hope Trust, correct? Ryan:  I think right now what we want to do is use it for promo, not package it.  It would be nice to have some backing first. AO: Kennon, you’re in Western Giants as well as This Old House.  Is it hard to juggle multiple bands?  Is anyone else in other bands? Ryan: Jim is in Matthew Gray’s project Writer. Kennon: It really hasn’t been much of an issue.  Western Giants has the days we practice, and so does This Old House.  There’s only been one or two times where we tried to book a show, and I couldn’t because of the other band.  But, it’s worked out really well. AO: You talked earlier about being influenced by Texas in general.  Do you feel any attachment or pride about an association with something as specific as a “Denton Scene”? Ryan: I’m definitely proud to be a part of Denton.  I love what the guys from Midlake do; they’ve stuck around. Kennon: I love it.  I’m from Corpus, but I consider Denton to be my home now.  So, I have a lot of pride when it comes to Denton.  There’s a lot of respect that comes with Denton, too.  When you go out of town and say you’re a Denton band, there’s a “Oh, Denton. Cool!”  I’ve been getting a lot of e-mail from friends coming to SXSW that have heard about Denton, and they say “We really want to play Denton, too!” AO: Besides recording, what else is on the horizon for This Old House?  Do you have any shows coming up? Ryan: We have a gig down in Austin at the Mohawk with Appleseed Cast (Feb. 27th), which came out of nowhere.  The night after that, we’re playing Granada in Dallas opening for The Clientele (Feb. 28th).  So it’ll be two-day mini tour.  Those are the biggest shows we’ve played so far. AO: And that’s without any backing? Ryan: Matthew (Gray) has been helping us a lot.  Man, a lot of people have been helping us.  Sarah Jaffe has helped us.  Glen (Farris) has been great; he helps us book shows.  Shep from Rubber Gloves is one of my favorite people, he helps us out too.  We have some great friends. Kennon: Yeah, we’ve been pretty fortunate.

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Reid Says Reconciliation Likely on Health Reform

Democrats “will finish their health reform efforts within the next two months by using a majority-vote maneuver in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said,” The Hill reports.

The majority leader said that while Democrats have a number of options, they would likely use the budget reconciliation process to pass a series of fixes to the first healthcare bill passed by the Senate in November. These changes are needed to secure votes for passage of that original Senate bill in the House.

"We’ll do a relatively small bill to take care of what we’ve already done," Reid said, affirming that Democrats would use the reconciliation process. "We’re going to have that done in the next 60 days."

Reid said that the “final Democratic bill is likely to be unveiled Monday night.”

(credit image – associated press)

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ESTEVAN ORIOL - ALTAROMA DAY II

Estevan just sent me over a ton of videos and asked me to release them slowly. The big guy has made his way over to Italy from his last stop in Mexico.

I just spoke with Eriberto Oriol in regards to our upcoming interview with him and it will be posted soon, so sit tight.

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Soaps.com Now Covers Venice: The Series!

Hi,

If you’re a fan of the new web series Venice, Soaps.com is offering our readers, Venice news, recaps and everything surrounding the series! We also have a message board for those who want to chat with other fans.

Be sure to stop by our Venice: The Series section today!

Have fun and enjoy!
Soaps.com

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Clash of the Titans on set !

Source :sci fi wire

We went to the set of Louis Leterrier’s upcoming reboot of the classic mythology movie Class of the Titans last summer, and one thing we took away from it is this: It definitely isn’t a straight remake.

Oh, there’s Perseus (played by Sam Worthington), a cool new Medusa, a cool new Kraken, Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) and lots of sword-fighting.

But there’s also giant scorpions, bat-winged harpies, eyeless Stygian witches, tons of new monsters, and Zeus (Liam Neeson) doesn’t wear a white, diaphanous women’s gown: He wears armor, as befits the king of the Gods.

And what about Bubo, the mechanical owl? He’s in it. But not for long.

Pegasus, Perseus’ winged steed, is also in it. But he’s black, not white. And he and Worthington did not get along.

“I hate that f–king horse,” Worthington told a group of reporters visiting the film’s U.K. set last summer. “Have they told you that? How I hate the horse? I hate it, I hate it.”

Worthington adds: “It’s a simple way of saying this isn’t the Clash of the Titans that you’re used to. We’re revving it up a bit. Bubo is not necessarily liked. Um, the horse has an attitude problem.”

From left: Sam Worthington as Perseus, Hans Matheson as Ixas, Ian Whyte as Sheikh Suleiman, Gemma Arterton as Io and Liam Cunningham as Solon (click to enlarge)

French director Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) said that he set out to make Clash as an action adventure movie for a new generation.

“I just didn’t want to do it the same, but just different,” Leterrier said during a break in filming, adding: “The only way to make it … mine was really to make it personal. Therefore to rewrite a screenplay to … incorporate in my vision of the film, and then change the rest. And I actually [was inspired] more [by the] mythology and other ideas and stuff … than just one movie. … Creating a universe, you know?”

During our visit, we saw some awesome sets, including the black boat that Charon (an animatronic spectre) pilots across the River Styx, as well as a large outdoor set of the City of Argos, consisting of a main plaza off of which run several streets.

Up a flight of stairs is a market with overhanging canopies; around the square are dun-colored open storefronts and what look like multi-story residences. The set is dressed with all manner of props: Braziers smoking with real fires, pots, baskets, carts, tables, stools, fake fruit and food, draped clothing, the works. It’s like standing in the middle of ancient Greece.

There’s a slight drizzle falling on an otherwise lovely, coolish late summer day in England, uh, Argos.

In the scene we’re observing today, a flock of bat-winged harpies descends on the crowd in Argos, while a Djinn warrior atop a giant scorpion rides in to save the day by heaving an immense spear at a harpy, destroying a storefront. The square is full of extras dressed in the rough tunics of ancient Greece, their faces dirty and their robes ragged. A camera rig hangs on wires strung from towering cranes overhead; it will shoot from the harpies’ point of view as it flies over the crowd.

Leterrier, in a blue-and-red paid shirt and camouflage shorts, oversees the shot from the thick of the crowd, telling the extras where to run as the harpies descend (there are no actual harpies here today; they will be added in post-production).

In the middle of the crowd there will appear a giant scorpion atop which rides a warrior sitting in a wooden palanquin. For the shot, the palanquin and black-robed warrior are there, but the “scorpion” is actually a mechanical gimbal rig, which will rock the palanquin as if it were riding atop the giant arthropod,

For the shot, Louis yells, and the extras scatter. There’s smoke, screaming, a woman tumbles off a balcony. The camera swoops around overhead and behind the “scorpion” as it rocks. We are told that Perseus, astride Pegasus, will gallop forward and ascend over the scorpion, but that part of the shot is not in today’s scene. Behind us, the giant Kraken will emerge from the sea to smash its tentacles onto the city; again, this is something for another day.

Here’s Warner Brothers’ official description of the movie:

Cast: Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Jason Flemyng, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson
In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

“It really is a dangerous story, and also it’s a bit darker, it’s a bit funner,” Leterrier says. “There’s more adventure. … We stretched it.”

Worthington says his version of Perseus is different from the love-struck demigod played by Harry Hamlin in the original film.

“In the original, Perseus … he’s part man part god, as you know,” Worthington says. “And he accepts the gods’ side pretty easily in the first one and accepts all the gifts the gods give him. And, to me, that wasn’t a very good message to give to my 9-year-old nephew or any kid, I think, is that you have to be a god to achieve something. So one of these things I said to Louis and talked to Louis about was that … he wants to be a man and do this as a man. And do it with other men. Because I think that’s a good message: That anything is possible if you banded together as men.”

Worthington adds: “The second thing is that, you know, in Greek mythology, destiny is set for you. Something I thought that was another crap message to give to my nephew, because you know, hey, to say to him, ‘You’re already going to be destined to do this, this and this,’ I believe you can make your own fate. So we kind of played against that. So my Perseus is really, to use that word again, a boisterous, belligerent kind of teenager, is how I’ve been playing him. Who, you know, you tell him he can’t do something. He’ll run headlong into doing it. And that gets him into a lot of trouble. He’s not the golden boy. He’s the teenager who has to learn to grow up.”

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Jon Landau at Mobile World Congress 2010

Producer of Avatar and Titanic Jon Landau attended  the Mofilm press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, yesterday.

He discussed the various challenges of filming in 3D as wells as the evolution of technology of films adaptable to mobile content.

Avatar has broken all  records and went on to fross more than $667,000 000 in the US only and $2,400 600 000 wordwide since its release.

At the Mofilm Awards  last night  he admitted, he and James Cameron never ever expected to break Titanic records and were hoping to possibly reach the same level of success of big production as  ”Lord of the rings”  but the huge success of Avatar took them by surprise.

(http://www.mofilm.com)

By Fab Poller

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