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Would You Go to See a Silent Movie?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:30:43 PDT

The annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival is coming my way in July and it'll take place at the beautiful and charming Castro theater (which comes complete with an organist who plays spirited tunes just before the movies start). It's a great, old place to check out some great, old silent films.

If you think about it, many children's cartoons are like silent films - all expressive movements and grand reactions and not much dialogue, if any. Now as an adult would you seek out a silent film if it were playing in a nearby theater?

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BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:39:28 PDT

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Take It to the Gym: Printable Booty Workout

FitSugar — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:45:00 PDT

Working the booty is always a great thing to do, plus it is great prep for the upcoming swimsuit season. Watch the video first then you can print out this printer friendly version to take with you to the gym.

Kicks
(10 reps each leg)
Do's and Don'ts

Keep elbows directly under your knees
Start with your toes on the ground and your foot flexed
Do not allow your back to arch, just use the glute to lift your leg
Keep abs engaged - this exercise works your core too.

Donkey Kicks
(10 small pulses each leg)
Do's and Don'ts

Keep your knee pointed down towards the floor
Keep the motion small and concentrated
Use your abdominals to stabilize - pull them away from the floor

There's more, so

Charlie Chaplin (20 pointed feet, 20 flexed) Do's and Don'ts Do 20 small clicks of the heels with toes pointed Then do 20 small clicks of the heels with feet flexed Keep knees straight and move from the upper inner thigh Keep your abs up and lifted - your hand under your belly is there to remind you to pull the abs up and away from the floor
Bridge with Pulses (10 small pulses) Do's and Don'ts Keep your legs parallel (try this with a small ball or pillow between your knees Place your heels close to your pelvis to work the glutes more
Bridge with kicks (5 reps each leg) Do's and Don'ts Work the glute of the foot that is in on the ground - this will help steady the pelvis Don't lower just until it is even with the other knee - use control Flex the foot as you lower the leg, reach through that heel
Raise the leg with a pointed foot
Squats on 3 Levels (10 pulses on each level) Do's and Don'ts Really stick your booty out - DO NOT tuck your pelvis under Feel like you are sitting back in a chair You should be able to see your toes, because you are keeping your weight in your heels to fire up the glutes Do ten squats, then lower your bum for 10 more, then go even lower for the last 10 For more details on squats - check out You Don't Know Squat
Plié Squats (10 slow pulses) Do's and Don'ts Open your legs super wide, so when you bend your knees they are right over your toes Spiral your thigh bones away from each other to open your knees - they should be in line with your big toe Pulse up from your sits bones squeezing together
Pulsing Lunges (10 pulses each leg) Do's and Don'ts: Ideally, both knees should be at 90 degrees Do not push with the back leg, initiate the pulse from the glute of the front leg Use weights to increase the difficulty of the exercise

Guillermo del Toro Believes "Very, Very Strongly" in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Allie Merriam — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PDT

Guillermo del Toro is the force behind this weekend's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and he recently spoke about his involvement with the Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce film during a NYC press day. Troy Nixey directed the scary movie, with del Toro operating behind the scenes as a producer and "presenter." Del Toro discussed what his duties included and how he stuck to his original vision for the picture. He also revealed his favorite movies, admiration for the young actress Bailee Madison, and how he thinks perpetuating the weak-females-in-horror-movies cliche is immoral.

On their film having an R rating despite little sex or profanity: "We shot the movie carefully - no profanity, no sex - and it’s not graphic at all. There’s not a single moment when you see anything gory, but when we asked the MPA, 'What would it need to change?' they said, 'The whole movie. It’s too intense . . . it’s intensity with a child.' And frankly, at that point, they said something really nice! They said, 'Why ruin a perfectly good R-rated movie?' Which I thought was very nice coming from them. So we wore it as a badge of honor."
On working with Bailee: "I think the term 'child actor' is a mistake. They're either actors, or they're not; whatever they are, at any age. If a kid is a real actor, he’s a thrill."
On attaching his name to a movie, despite not directing it: "I only presented three movies, one in Spain and The Orphanage internationally, and this is the third time. I only do it when - (a) I am introducing a filmmaker to the world, but (b) I endorse and say I believe in this movie very, very strongly. For whatever reason, it’s a more risky proposition in one way, but it’s one that I believe needs to continue to support first-time filmmakers. . . . I only do it when I fully believe I was involved in the product in a way that is meaningful."
On his favorite movies: "When DVDs came out I made a solemn promise to my wife that I’m just going to get my 10 favorite movies - which are really 7,000 movies. But instinctively, which may change tomorrow, I’d say Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Erich von Stroheim’s Greed, Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, Taxi Driver, Blade Runner, Beauty and the Beast. It’s almost impossible to make this list. I’d say all Chaplin and Hitchcock . . . it’s impossible. It’s a horrible dilemma."

To read what Guillermo said about the movie's 10-year development period, the importance of storytelling, and female protagonists in horror films, just