In a time inundated with vampire-mania—Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries—one Swedish film from 2008 offers a new and innovative approach to the genre.

Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) was directed by Tomas Alfredson and was based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist.  It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy named Oskar who is relentlessly bullied by his classmates and who dreams of revenge. At the same time, the small suburban town in which he lives is being terrorized by a series of savage murders—the reason for which will be explained at length in the film.  Things start to turn around for Oskar when a pale young girl named Eli moves in next door to him.
Eli initially tells Oskar that they can’t be friends—the reason for which stays a mystery to Oskar for some time, but it’s because Eli is actually a vampire.  Accordingly, parts of the film with become quite grizzly, but the tender relationship between the young boy and vampire gives the film much of its depth.  Through Eli’s guidance, Oskar begins to have more courage, and he even fights back against his tormentors at the school.  The lonesome situation of each of the main characters bonds them together and offers an entirely new take on the vampire genre.

To parallel the loneliness the main characters experience, the film employs excellent cinematography and a mysterious soundtrack.  The bright, white, snow-covered landscapes offer many opportunities for beautiful scenes, and the high contrast between the red blood and the white snow creates striking images. 

Although the film is ostensibly a horror film, it chooses to approach the genre in a more meaningful way.  There are of course many legitimately scary and gory scenes, but the underlying story of innocence versus corruption and fear versus understanding force the viewer to gain much more.  It’s easy to become enthralled in the story as the unlikely pair “goes steady,” and the lengths to which they will go for each other are explored.
Just like the trend of vampire movies underway, there is also another, much more harmful trend out there.  That is the incessant remaking of wonderful films as opposed to coming up with new ideas.  And in this unfortunate trend, Let the Right One In is slated for an American remake called Let Me In, which is currently set for a 2010 release.  The whole package of the original was critically acclaimed and quite remarkable, and I’m not alone in my skepticism about this remake. 

Don’t let the subtitles dissuade you from checking out the original version of Let the Right One In. The film is so much about its imagery and actually contains little dialogue.  The visual elements, which are so striking, just as easily deliver the meaning of the film as words would; in fact, with the absence of dialogue in many critical parts of the film, the viewer is left to ponder the images and an even more powerful understanding emerges.  
Check out Let the Right One In on Instant Watch; then log onto tnhonline.com to let me know what you thought.

[I Screened it on Netflix]: “Let the Right One In”

The BBC reports:

“The mayor of Jafr, 185 miles east of Jordan’s capital Amman, is considering suing a newspaper after their April Fools Day joke caused widespread panic. Jordanian paper Al-Ghad’s front-page story described flying saucers carrying ‘10ft tall’ aliens had landing in the small desert town late at night. Jafr’s mayor, Mohammed Mleihan, described the disruption caused by the story: “Students didn’t go to school, their parents were frightened and I almost evacuated the town’s 13,000 residents,” Mr Mleihan told the Associated Press. He was swift to call in the security authorities, who he said then combed the area looking for the aliens. A Jordanian security official, speaking anonymously, said an emergency plan was almost enacted in Jafr. While it has become somewhat traditional across much of the world for newspapers to publish hoax articles on 1 April, it is not a common practice in Jordan. Managing editor of Al-Ghad, Moussa Barhoumeh, apologised for any inconvenience and tried to defuse the situation, saying “We meant to entertain, not scare people,”

1 Timothy 4:1,7a says “But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, … But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women.”

Note that the words at the beginning of the verse in the NASB are that the Spirit explicitly says. In the NIV it says the Spirit clearly says and in the KJV ‘the Spirit speaketh expressly‘. I think that it should be clear to us that God is emphasizing that it will be a time of incredibly heightened deception. I’ve been writing about how the last days are a time of increased deception. (here, here, here)  In this run-up to the coming of the lawless one, there will be counterfeit miracles, lying signs and wonders, and evil as stated by Paul to the Thessalonians. “The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” (2 Thess 2:9)

Jesus was even more clear in Matthew 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. “We should not be ignorant of satan’s schemes, then, so as not to fall prey to the lies of the end times. (2 Cor 2:11)

So what are satan’s schemes and what are these upcoming deceptions? Well, satan schemes to get us to doubt the truth of God and His Word. He has since he planted the first seed of doubt first seed of doubt in the garden, in Genesis 3: he told Eve, “Has God said…?” If satan can get us to doubt God’s creation then we can doubt His Word. God did not make aliens. He made the angels and He made the animal kingdom and He made man after His own likeness. The bible does not record any other living things being created and living on other planets and interacting with us. If they were then that would mean they were affected by original sin and that Jesus died for them too. However the bible does not record anything to that effect.

The bible does record that there are beings from space who interact with humans, and those are the obedient angels, and the fallen angels. In pre-flood days, the fallen angels mated with human women, whom they thought beautiful, and the women bore their children. (“The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” Gen 6:4). There are no “aliens” as traditionally thought.

As for the Jordanian town that was so scared by the alien report to the point of panic. One article says “mayhem” occurred. Imagine how receptive to the lie of aliens they were, for the mayor to be ready to evacuate an entire town and on the basis of one report! And the report being published on April FOOL‘S DAY! They would have to been good and ready to accept the deulsion that aliens were abounding. They would have to have been predisposed that other life forms exist and interact with humans. These paradigms don’t just appear in people’s thoughts. They are just not immediately ready to accept the fact of other life forms so easily. People do not panic and make plans to evade these life forms so readily unless they are predisposed to readily believe a lie. These thoughts have to be planted in global consciousness and then grown, built, and when ready, fomented. By the looks of how easily panic was fomented in Jafr, stick a fork in us, we’re done.

Christian, do not be deceived by lying signs. Do not be so eagerly ready to accept reports of aliens, the fact of which contradicts the bible record. Leaders who are not saved are more and more jittery and more ready to accept lies than ever before- and their decisions impact us. We should not be ignorant of satan’s schemes. For Pete’s sake, the bible tells us outright that there will be lying signs and wonders. Stay strong in the Word and know what is planned for us since the foundation of the world. Not widespread panic, but widespread peace. Not aliens come to snatch us away, but Jesus come to rapture us away. Not aliens to attack us but angels to protect us. Your protection from lying signs and wonders, delusions and deceptions is the safety of forgiveness in Jesus, and His word of Truth. It’s a peaceful place to be.

The End Time: 'Alien landing' prank causes panic in Jordan

Post by Jesse Russell on 4/8/2010 2:08pm

Not, technically, local news, but it is news that impacts so many local bands, the mastermind behind the Sex Pistols and the self-proclaimed inventor of the genre of punk rock, Malcolm McLaren, has died.

Say so long to Aniv de la Rev at Mother Fool’s on Friday night. The seven-year-old band will be parting ways on “amicable” terms as each member plots out a new musical future. David and Martin Alvarado and Kent Craig will be forming a new band called Los Colgados which will be caring on some of those familiar punk/cumbia Aniv de la Rev songs and adding some spanish language versions of songs by The Clash and Jim Goronson will continue working with Seven Stone Weaklings. Meanwhile, Peter Hart-Brinson will be heading toward new horizons as he pursues higher learning. The show starts at 8 p.m.

The new EP from Icarus Himself, “Mexico,” will be out on May 25.

Madison to Minneapolis transplants Sleeping in the Aviary recently announced that they’ve started work on a new album that will be tentatively released late Summer or early Fall.

Caustic will be dropping a new album on April 13 for $5.

High Noon will be hosting a number of CD release shows in the next month. Mighty Short Bus will release Forever Endeavor on May 1 and Baghdad Scuba Review have a new one being released on May 14.

While the weather outside suggests Winter, Spring has truly sprung and that only means a handful of months until our summer street festivals start kicking off. One performance worth noting is Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers at the Waterfront Festival. Schedules have already started rolling out and are listed below.

Marquette Waterfront Festival Saturday – Sunday, June 12 – 13 Yahara Place Park

Saturday, June 12th
11:30– Offstage– Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble
12:00 – Kikeh Mato–w/ Mandjou Mara Djembefola
1:30 — Optometri
3:00 – Yid Vicious
4:45 –ChicoTrujillo (Santiago,Chile)
6:00 — Offstage–The Handphibians
6:45 — Grupo Fantasma (Austin, TX)

Sunday, June 13th
11:45 – The Oak St. Ramblers
1:15—The Josh Harty/ Blake Thomas Band
2:45 – The Westside Andy/Mel Ford Band w/ Barrelhouse Chuck
4:30 — The Great Lake Swimmers (Toronto)
6:30 — The Tony Allen Band (Lagos, Nigeria)

La Fête de Marquette – July 9 – 11
Friday – July 9th — 5:00- 11:00- Le Nuit des Etoiles
5:30- 6:45— tba
7:30- 8:45 – The Occidental Brothers Dance Band International featuring Samba Mapangala* (Congo/ USA)
9:30- 11:00 – Dobet Gnahore* (Ivory Coast/ Paris)

Saturday – July 10th- Noon-11:00- Le Jour du Monde
12:30- 1:30 Tent -Robin Pluer with Mrs. Fun*
1:30- 2:00 Ground- tba
2:15-3:15 Tent – Robin Pluer with Mrs. Fun*
3:15- 4:30- Stage— Vishten* (Prince Edward & Magdalene Islands)
4:30-5:00 – Ground- tba
5:15- 6:30 Stage – HK et les Saltimbanks (Calais, France)
7:15 – 8:45 Stage – Boukman Eksperyanz ( Haiti)
8:45- 9:30 Tent– Vishten Dance with caller
9:30- 11:00 Stage – Marcia Ball* (Austin)

Sunday – July 11th – 9am – 8:30 pm- Le Jour de Louisiane
Acoustic Café — Vishten*, Red Sick Ramblers *
Noon –1pm ––John Chimes*
1:30 –2:30— Joe Hall and the Louisiana Cane Cutters *(Arnaudville, LA)
3:00- 4:15 – Red Stick Ramblers* (Louisiana)
4:45- 6:15 – Sonny Landreth* (Lafayette, LA)
7:00- 8:30 pm — Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue*(New Orleans)

Orton Park Festival – August 27 – 29

No details have been announced yet.

Below is a new video produced by Harris Lemberg and Time Consequences. The video is for the song “A Mile in My Shoes” and the song was produced at Acme Sound Studios. Warning, there is snow in this video.

Jesse Russell

Publisher, Editor-in-chief

Jesse was born and raised in Connecticut, began blogging in 1997, and moved to Madison in 2003. In addition to being one of the co-founders of this very website you are reading Jesse likes to dabble in reality shaping. He has launched various events in the city including What’s Your Damage?!, the MadPubQuiz of Awesomeness, the Fire Ball Masquerade, Dane101’s Halloween Party, and more.

He enjoys meeting other reality shapers over coffee or sushi.

Notes On A Scene: Madison Area Music News 2010 – Week 15

The drivers who haven’t got the perfect spotless driving history are aware of such things as the high risk automobile insurance and the non standard insurance. If the driving record is not good the car owner has to pay much money and gets not so much of the coverage. In this situation the task to make one’s car insurance rates and premiums lower becomes a real challenge for the personality. Perhaps, it is not really fair. If the driver made some mistakes in the past it doesn’t mean that he or she is going to go on with spoiling one’s driving record. But when the car insurance company once put you into the group of the high risk it is a very difficult task to get out of there.

One of the reasons why you can get into the category of the high risk drivers is the suspended or revoked drivers’ license. The license can be suspended if you have no any proof of your auto insurance with you in the car or you don’t have the required by law in the state basic minimum of the car insurance. If the road police finds out that you are driving in a drunken state it will influence your driving record very badly. At last you may get into the group of the high risk just because you are still under your 25 or already above your 70.

Unfortunately the age factor affects the car insurance provider’s attitude to you no matter how good your driving skills are. When they think you are too young or on the contrary too old they rely on the statistics too much. The statistics seem to be more important than your personal abilities.

Anyway, they type you as representative of the risky group but at the same time they invent for you so called non standard insurance. It is really non standard one and meets the special cases. If you are sure that your premiums are too high you should look for the variants and make the comparison of the various rates and conditions of the car insurance. It may help you to lower your auto insurance expenses significantly. There are a lot of companies that are ready to offer the proper solution for your particular situation. The only thing you have to do is to fulfill one form on the appropriate website. Several car insurance companies will propose you some variants.

For getting the good results you should be honest about your driving record. Don’t try to cheat the insurance provider. Remember that they can examine all the information which you are going to give them. If they come to the conclusion that you try to play games with them they can deny you.

Anyone who is realistic about finding auto insurance

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Dear West Virginia men’s basketball team,

This is it. Your chance. Your time. Your opportunity for athletic immortality, one shining moment in the national spotlight, a victory that will be celebrated so long as there are pods and brackets.

And all you have to do is beat Duke.

Listen up, Mountaineers: You have a shot at something special. Truly memorable. Final Four squads come and go, as flash-fry hyped and quickly forgotten as Lady GaGa’s costume changes. But taking out the Blue Devils? Helping Coach K get a two-day jump on his Armed For Life corporate leadership seminars, or whatever motivational claptrap keeps him busy during Durham summers? That’s once-in-a-lifetime. That puts you in select sporting company, the pantheon of clubs who earned widespread, lasting love and gratitude not for what they accomplished, but for whom they defeated along the way, putting down much-detested opponents.

Think the 2008 New York Giants. The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks. The 1991 — and it pains us to say this — Duke Blue Devils. America’s Teams, every last one. At least for one night.

Here’s the thing about the Devils: They’re not the New England Patriots. Nor are they the dynastic 1990s Yankees. Heck, they’re not even that good, certainly not as dominant as previous Blue Devils squads. Only that doesn’t make them likable. It makes them more loathable. Because in a Final Four featuring unknown Butler, underrated Michigan State and your unheralded-since-Jerry-West selves, Coach K and Co. get to play the scrappy, hardworkin’, nobody-believes-in-us card. Only they’re still Duke, a club with six McDonald’s high school All-Americans on its roster. (The Sweet 16 team with the next highest number? Kentucky. With two).

Forget Christian Laettner’s foot stomp, J.J. Redick’s poetry, Jay Williams’ piggyback rides of Jason Gardner, Wojo’s palm-purpling floor-slapping and the Shane Battier Is The Student-Athlete era. Focus on the now. The Blue Devils winning the tournament as self-styled underdogs? For Duke haters and right-thinking college basketball fans alike — which is to say, everyone not related to the school by employment, degree or bloodline — that’s simply too much to bear.

These are the stakes, West Virginia. Understand them. Then get out there and do it. Stop the madness. Beat the Devils. Earn a place next to David Tyree and Luis Gonzalez in America’s heart. For Saturday night. Forever.

Oh, and capturing a national title wouldn’t be shabby, either.

I'm pleading for West Virginia to win Saturday

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I was very excited when the awesome Alex O’Loughlin snagged “The Back-Up Plan’s” leading role. Not only is he extremely easy on the eyes, but anyone who watched “Moonlight” or “Three Rivers” knows his talent is just as strong as his abs.

So I figured this would be the career boost he needed. After all, there are a lot of upsides to starring opposite Jennifer Lopez in a romantic comedy. Not only are you guaranteed my $10, but all her big-screen love stories fare well at the box office, on DVD and on TBS. However, I have noticed a big downside to starring in a movie where you fall in love with J. Lo — it just might be your last successful one!

Upon looking at the post-Lo resumes of the leading lads in her last five romantic comedies, a terrible trend emerges. Check it out:

Michael Vartan
Before he played Kevin in 2005’s “Monster-in-Law,” Michael Vartan starred as half a beloved TV couple on one of TV’s buzziest dramas, “Alias.” In the five years since, Michael saw Vaughn all but written of the spy series, starred in two other failed TV shows and watched as his only other feature film, “Rogue,” went direct to DVD.

Richard Gere
Technically he wasn’t Jennifer’s leading man in 2004’s “Shall We Dance,” but the two were supposed to share chemistry and therefore I’m saying it counts. Especially considering Richard’s career was red hot before the American remake. He was coming off a Golden Globe-winning performance in the Oscar-winning “Chicago” and helped “Unfaithful” become one of the year’s most talked about films. Since two-stepping it with Jennifer, Richard has starred in flop (“The Hoax”) after flop (“Nights in Rodanthe”) after flop (“Amelia”).

Ben Affleck
I won’t even go into the detail of how spectacularly Ben Affleck’s career flamed out following 2003’s “Gigli.” It’s pretty much standard knowledge at this point. What I will say is that it’s taken nearly 10 years and a move behind the camera for Ben to reclaim his big-screen mojo.

Ralph Fiennes
The esteemed British actor’s presence in 2002’s “Maid in Manhattan” made little sense regardless of the city you lived in. Choosing to play a politician who gets distracted from his work by a woman was even more curious given the other role he played that year — a serial killer in “Red Dragon.” Ralph’s flirtation with big-screen romantic comedies never returned and he wisely retreated to the corner, resurfacing three years later with the Oscar-winning “Constant Gardener.”

Matthew McConaughey
After he starred in 2001’s “The Wedding Planner,” Matthew McConaughey could have made any movie he wanted. He chose a post-apocalyptic movie about dragons. Forty-seven people saw it, and he wisely returned to the rom-com genre, knocking another one out of the park with “How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days.” Since then his career has been much like the title of his 2006’s bomb, “Failure To Launch.” He’s tried several genres — action (“Sahara”), drama (“Two for the Money“), sports biopic (“We Are Marshall”), stoner comedy (“Surfer, Dude”) — with no success.

In 2008, Matthew even attempted to carbon copy his one-time formula for success by reteaming with “10 Days” co-star Kate Hudson in “Fool’s Gold,” only to come up with bunk. Sure everyone in the world knows his name, but it’s not because he’s a bankable box office star.

Here’s hoping Alex O’Loughlin can avoid the traps many other men have fallen into before, breaking the Jennifer Lopez curse once and for all!

Photo: Columbia Pictures; Miramax; Sony Pictures

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Song: You Are My King (with intro “Jesus Loves Me”)Music by: Billy James Foote

This is one of my favorite worship songs to sing and while I did try to play it with the piano, it just wasn’t coming out the way I wanted it too. After 2 hours or so, I finally gave up and was leaving the building I was at and stopped in the stairwell. I started to play my ocarina and thought, “Why don’t I just sing it here?”

I have (at least) one more song to celebrate Easter…should be up some time tomorrow. Enjoy!

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Lyrics:I’m forgiven because you were forsakenI’m accepted, You were condemnedI’m alive and wellYour spirit is within meBecause you died and rose again

I’m forgiven because you were forsakenI’m accepted, you were condemnedI’m alive and wellYour spirit is within meBecause you died and rose again

Amazing love, how can it be?That you, my king. would die for meAmazing love, I know it’s trueIts my joy to honor you

In all I doI honor you

You are my kingYou are my kingYou are my kingJesus, You are my king

Amazing love, how can it be?That you, my king, would die for meAmazing love, I know it’s trueIts my joy to honor you

In all I do I honor youIn all I do honor youIn all I do honor you

Happy Resurrection Day! (Part 1)

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The pig-tailed snub-nosed monkey weighs about 7 kg (15 lb). It lives in primary forest, where it is primarily arboreal, only descending to the ground when disturbed. Its diet consists mostly of leaves and some fruit and berries. Most observed social groups are small (3-8 monkeys). These may be harem groups with more than 1 adult female or a monogamous group consisting of an adult pair and its young. Groups containing about 20 individuals have been observed in primary forest. Home ranges of 3.5 – 20 hectares (8.8 – 50 acres) have been observed. (Davies & Oates 1994).The pig-tailed snub-nosed monkey has only been recorded from the Mentawai Islands, off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. In 1987 it was thought to occur on Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara, Pagai Seletan, and a small islet near the Katurei Peninsula, Siberut. Reasons for its decline include hunting for food and habitat loss, mainly due to logging.

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which would be better: going to ecsu under the honors program, or going to uconn but not entering the honors program?which would look bettr for jobs?

Eastern Connecticut State University Honors Program or UCONN?

Too much or too little humidity affects you and your family as well as your home’s health. Creaking floors and groaning walls may be a result of rising and dropping humidity levels. You can balance your home’s humidity with the right equipment. We’re here to clear the air with some important things to understand about humidifiers and dehumidifiers.

Humidifiers

Humidifiers are used to add moisture to the air. If you or anyone in your family is experiencing nosebleeds, sinus headaches or snores loudly, your home may need some moisture. Humidifiers vary in size and capacity. Basically, you add clean water to the machine and the humidifier distributes it through the air. Your local HVAC professional can recommend the right system for you according to the square footage you want to add moisture to. There are smaller systems you can buy that sit on the floor or a side table. Small and portable, these humidifiers are easy to operate and can be moved from room to room. The downside for this type of humidifier is that if left unchecked, there is a chance of mold or bacteria build up. The machine has to be regularly emptied and cleaned. Empty, rinse and dry the humidifier when you are no longer using it. Keep in mind that adding too much humidity to your home can damage furniture and wood floors. Larger humidifiers can be installed by your HVAC professional. He can also provide you with more information about local humidity problems and solutions.

Dehumidifiers

You may be wondering why you need a dehumidifier. Air conditioning systems do remove some humidity from the air. But there may be some areas in your home that need a little more help. Keep your air conditioning unit from overworking by using a dehumidifier in the locations that need a little more attention. By reducing the moisture in the air, you reduce mold growth. The dust mite population shrinks too. Dehumidifiers have been proven to help people who suffer from allergies and asthma. Change the filter twice a year. Empty and clean the water collector to keep minerals from building up. Also, don’t set your dehumidifier too high or you will have your machine overworked. Your HVAC professional could come and walk through your home to give their recommendation.

Consult with your local HVAC professional for more information about humidifiers and dehumidifiers. Don’t forget to ask them about local moisture problems.

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