Backlash over a homework assignment on Islam at a Virginia school led officials to cancel classes in the entire Augusta County district on Friday. "While there has been no specific threat of harm to students, schools and school offices will be closed Friday, December 18, 2015," Augusta County Schools said in a statement. Extracurricular activities were canceled on Thursday afternoon as well. During a class on world religions on Dec. 11, a teacher at Riverheads High School in Staunton asked students to write religious calligraphy in Arabic. The assignment read, "Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic. In the space below,...
- 12/18/2015
- by K.C. Baker, @kcbaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
On "The Vampire Diaries" the more things change, the more they stay the same. The CW describes this new clip from Episode 4.03, "The Rager," as: Two brothers, one girl. Let the arguments ensue. Original, right?
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school makes it difficult for Elena to control her anger, but she...
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school makes it difficult for Elena to control her anger, but she...
- 10/23/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
After showing you the preview and some stills earlier today, we now have a clip from the upcoming Episode 4.03 of "The Vampire Diaries," entitled "The Rager," in which Matt exhibits the time-tested art of the silent treatment to an apologetic Rebekah. Think she'll get the hint?
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school...
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school...
- 10/20/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Did everyone else go through a box of Kleenex at the end of last night's episode of "The Vampire Diaries"? It was brutally emotional to reflect on everyone who's gone! But now it's time to shake off the blues and look forward to next week's "The Rager" with some stills and a preview.
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola...
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola...
- 10/19/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
New Vampire Diaries season 4,episode 3 official spoilers,plot hit the net. The other day,CW revealed the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Vampire Diaries" episode 3 of season 4,and it sounds majorly intense as lots of stuff will be going on with all the characters,and more. The episode is titled, "The Rager." In the new 3rd episode, Connor (guest star Todd Williams) will continue his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon and Klaus will question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn. Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena will be determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt and Caroline. However,Rebekah’s arrival at school is going to make it very difficult for Elena to control her anger,...
- 10/6/2012
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Damon and Klaus team up once again for the common good in an upcoming episode of The Vampire Diaries.
What brings these two vampires together is fairly simple: Connor continues to dig into the secrets of Mystic Falls, including its supernatural elements, and also sets his sights on Jeremy as a potential ally. Damon and Klaus team up with Dr. Fell in order to interrogate Connor about his plans, but that whole situation turns bad very quickly.
Meanwhile, Elena decides that she wants to continue living a normal life, despite becoming a vampire, so she heads back to Mystic Falls High for her final year of high school. Her friends support her, but Rebekah's presence at the school makes Elena give in to her nearly uncontrollable anger. Rebekah, meanwhile, seeks some help from April (guest star Grace Phillips).
Phoebe Tonkin from The Secret Circle will be making a guest appearance in this episode as Hayley,...
What brings these two vampires together is fairly simple: Connor continues to dig into the secrets of Mystic Falls, including its supernatural elements, and also sets his sights on Jeremy as a potential ally. Damon and Klaus team up with Dr. Fell in order to interrogate Connor about his plans, but that whole situation turns bad very quickly.
Meanwhile, Elena decides that she wants to continue living a normal life, despite becoming a vampire, so she heads back to Mystic Falls High for her final year of high school. Her friends support her, but Rebekah's presence at the school makes Elena give in to her nearly uncontrollable anger. Rebekah, meanwhile, seeks some help from April (guest star Grace Phillips).
Phoebe Tonkin from The Secret Circle will be making a guest appearance in this episode as Hayley,...
- 10/4/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Per usual, The CW is releasing the synopses for its regular series a few weeks in advance of their airdates, and on tap we have a look at "The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager," in which guest star Phoebe Tonkin ("The Secret Circle") makes her first appearance on the show.
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt...
"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.03, "The Rager" (10/25/12 airdate)
Born To Be Wild — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn.
Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt...
- 10/3/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Secret Circle star Phoebe Tonkin will be making her first appearance in an upcoming episode of The Vampire Diaries on October 25. The episode, titled "The Rager" will introduce fans to Tonkin's Hayley, as well as examine Elena's potential to still have a normal life as a vampire.
According to the official CW synopsis: "Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn. Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school makes it difficult...
According to the official CW synopsis: "Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn. Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school makes it difficult...
- 10/3/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Kiefer Sutherland makes his big-screen directorial debut with "Truth or Consequences, N.M.", a standard issue caper with a conscience about an ex-con who gets involved in a drug heist in the name of love.
This ultraviolent, fugitives-on-the-run excursion offers little in the way of originality, although Sutherland shows some promise on the other side of the camera, particularly when it comes to working with other actors.
Still, the excessive bloodletting is ultimately a turnoff, and, the truth is, the picture will suffer the consequences of being let loose in an already crowded marketplace.
Vincent Gallo stars as the tough-but-sensitive Raymond Lembecke, a petty criminal who has just been released from jail, where he was sent for a crime he did not commit. Determined to get enough money to run off to Mexico with his girlfriend (Kim Dickens) and raise a family, Lembecke reluctantly hooks up with hot-headed Curtis Freley (Sutherland) and his voice-of-reason friend Marcus Weans (Mykelti Williamson) for what is supposed to be a simple robbery.
Of course, everything goes terribly wrong, and when the trigger-happy Freley blows away an undercover cop, the quartet hits the road with a briefcase full of stolen drugs and the law in hot pursuit. Ditching their car, they commandeer an RV complete with a pair of yuppie hostages (Kevin Pollak and Grace Phillips) and head for Vegas, where they plan to sell the drugs to gangster Tony Vago (Rod Steiger).
Sutherland, who made his behind-the-camera bow with Showtime's "Last Light", directs with confidence, although the Peckinpah influence is a little too apparent. While the plot holds few surprises, screenwriter Brad Mirman ("Body of Evidence") makes an earnest attempt to probe the psyches of his characters. But when that includes having Pollak's ultra-conservative character gradually tuning in to his dark side, the results border on the laughable.
The performances are fine, with "Forrest Gump"'s Williamson a particular standout as the undercover DEA man forced to go along for the ride longer than anticipated out of concern for the hostages. Martin Sheen clearly enjoys himself as a cool, avenging hit man addressed only as "Sir".
Technical assist is solid, with cinematographer Ric Waite ("On Deadly Ground", "Andersonville") effectively framing all the wide-open spaces, while editor Lawrence Jordan helps keep this road movie moving.
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.
Sony Pictures
Triumph Films presents
A Higgins/Messick/Wayne production
A film by Kiefer Sutherland
Director:Kiefer Sutherland
Screenwriter:Brad Mirman
Producers:J. Paul Higgins, Kevin J. Messick, Hillary Wayne
Executive producer:Phillip M. Goldfarb
Director of photography:Ric Waite
Production designer:Anne Stuhler
Editor:Lawrence Jordan
Costume designer:Susan Bertram
Music:Jude Cole
Color/stereo
Cast:
Raymond Lembecke:Vincent Gallo
Marcus Weans:Mykelti Williamson
Curtis Freley:Kiefer Sutherland
Gordon Jacobson:Kevin Pollak
Addy Monroe:Kim Dickens
Donna Moreland:Grace Phillips
Wayne:Max Perlich
Sir:Martin Sheen
Tony Vago:Rod Steiger
Running time -- 101 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
This ultraviolent, fugitives-on-the-run excursion offers little in the way of originality, although Sutherland shows some promise on the other side of the camera, particularly when it comes to working with other actors.
Still, the excessive bloodletting is ultimately a turnoff, and, the truth is, the picture will suffer the consequences of being let loose in an already crowded marketplace.
Vincent Gallo stars as the tough-but-sensitive Raymond Lembecke, a petty criminal who has just been released from jail, where he was sent for a crime he did not commit. Determined to get enough money to run off to Mexico with his girlfriend (Kim Dickens) and raise a family, Lembecke reluctantly hooks up with hot-headed Curtis Freley (Sutherland) and his voice-of-reason friend Marcus Weans (Mykelti Williamson) for what is supposed to be a simple robbery.
Of course, everything goes terribly wrong, and when the trigger-happy Freley blows away an undercover cop, the quartet hits the road with a briefcase full of stolen drugs and the law in hot pursuit. Ditching their car, they commandeer an RV complete with a pair of yuppie hostages (Kevin Pollak and Grace Phillips) and head for Vegas, where they plan to sell the drugs to gangster Tony Vago (Rod Steiger).
Sutherland, who made his behind-the-camera bow with Showtime's "Last Light", directs with confidence, although the Peckinpah influence is a little too apparent. While the plot holds few surprises, screenwriter Brad Mirman ("Body of Evidence") makes an earnest attempt to probe the psyches of his characters. But when that includes having Pollak's ultra-conservative character gradually tuning in to his dark side, the results border on the laughable.
The performances are fine, with "Forrest Gump"'s Williamson a particular standout as the undercover DEA man forced to go along for the ride longer than anticipated out of concern for the hostages. Martin Sheen clearly enjoys himself as a cool, avenging hit man addressed only as "Sir".
Technical assist is solid, with cinematographer Ric Waite ("On Deadly Ground", "Andersonville") effectively framing all the wide-open spaces, while editor Lawrence Jordan helps keep this road movie moving.
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.
Sony Pictures
Triumph Films presents
A Higgins/Messick/Wayne production
A film by Kiefer Sutherland
Director:Kiefer Sutherland
Screenwriter:Brad Mirman
Producers:J. Paul Higgins, Kevin J. Messick, Hillary Wayne
Executive producer:Phillip M. Goldfarb
Director of photography:Ric Waite
Production designer:Anne Stuhler
Editor:Lawrence Jordan
Costume designer:Susan Bertram
Music:Jude Cole
Color/stereo
Cast:
Raymond Lembecke:Vincent Gallo
Marcus Weans:Mykelti Williamson
Curtis Freley:Kiefer Sutherland
Gordon Jacobson:Kevin Pollak
Addy Monroe:Kim Dickens
Donna Moreland:Grace Phillips
Wayne:Max Perlich
Sir:Martin Sheen
Tony Vago:Rod Steiger
Running time -- 101 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
This story of a short-circuited New York love affair set against the twin backdrop of Wall Street boom and bust and the art gallery/museum scene looks like the film that could win Jost a much larger and more mainstream audience.
The film's harmonizing tones of humor, faux romance and desperation are entertainingly set in an early scene involving an argument over money between a not-yet-fashionable artist Gordon Joseph Weiss) and his flattering but tightfisted dealer (Gracie Mansion).
The film's main story, however, focuses on Anna (Emmanuelle Chaulet), a young French woman on an extended stay in New York, who is picked up at the Metropolitan Museum's Vermeer room by a financial trader, Mark (Stephen Lack). Their arm's-length, if consummated, relationship is revealed largely in a series of stop-and-go conversations filmed by Jost in unblinking long takes, often with the camera tracking slowly, stately, between them.
The film is loaded with supporting players (Grace Phillips, as Anna's friend, is a particular stand-out) and anecdotes that are also filmed in the same deliberate style. Rather than feel forced, however, these shots give the confrontations and conversations an added air of reality, of inevitably uncomfortable silences and miscommunications.
Jost also uses them to show people at work, and the scenes of Mark at his trading console, barking out orders to a room full of other traders, are one of the most realistic depictions of the steady, stressful grind of brokering.
In the end, the film is dealing with big subjects -- art, money, responsibility, love -- but there's no force-feeding of the issues. On the other hand, rarely are these matters treated to such accessible depths and such easy complex-
In the end, the film is dealing with big subjects -- art, money, responsibility, love -- but there's no force-feeding of the issues. On the other hand, rarely are these matters treated to such accessible depths and such easy complex-ity.
ALL THE VERMEERS IN NEW YORK
COMPLEX CORPORATION
in association with American Playhouse
Director-editor-cinematographer Jon Jost
Producer Henry S. Rosenthal
Music Jon A. English and the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra
Color
Mark Stephen Lack
Anna Emmanuelle Chaulet
Felicity Grace Phillips
Running time -- 87 minutes
NO MPAA RATING
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
The film's harmonizing tones of humor, faux romance and desperation are entertainingly set in an early scene involving an argument over money between a not-yet-fashionable artist Gordon Joseph Weiss) and his flattering but tightfisted dealer (Gracie Mansion).
The film's main story, however, focuses on Anna (Emmanuelle Chaulet), a young French woman on an extended stay in New York, who is picked up at the Metropolitan Museum's Vermeer room by a financial trader, Mark (Stephen Lack). Their arm's-length, if consummated, relationship is revealed largely in a series of stop-and-go conversations filmed by Jost in unblinking long takes, often with the camera tracking slowly, stately, between them.
The film is loaded with supporting players (Grace Phillips, as Anna's friend, is a particular stand-out) and anecdotes that are also filmed in the same deliberate style. Rather than feel forced, however, these shots give the confrontations and conversations an added air of reality, of inevitably uncomfortable silences and miscommunications.
Jost also uses them to show people at work, and the scenes of Mark at his trading console, barking out orders to a room full of other traders, are one of the most realistic depictions of the steady, stressful grind of brokering.
In the end, the film is dealing with big subjects -- art, money, responsibility, love -- but there's no force-feeding of the issues. On the other hand, rarely are these matters treated to such accessible depths and such easy complex-
In the end, the film is dealing with big subjects -- art, money, responsibility, love -- but there's no force-feeding of the issues. On the other hand, rarely are these matters treated to such accessible depths and such easy complex-ity.
ALL THE VERMEERS IN NEW YORK
COMPLEX CORPORATION
in association with American Playhouse
Director-editor-cinematographer Jon Jost
Producer Henry S. Rosenthal
Music Jon A. English and the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra
Color
Mark Stephen Lack
Anna Emmanuelle Chaulet
Felicity Grace Phillips
Running time -- 87 minutes
NO MPAA RATING
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
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