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The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.comThe Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30... more
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You've seen him in everything from Fargo to Minority Report, and every time, he's probably made you uncomfortable. There's just nobody like Peter Stormare. This week, The Rotten Tomatoes Show presents him with a Lifetime Achievement Award for being the creepiest actor of all time.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.comYou've seen him in everything from Fargo to Minority Report, and every time,... more
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The Coen brothers are at it again. They’ve already sicced existential hit men, lunkheaded convicts, and over-ambitious hula hoop manufacturers on the populace, now they’ve gone and recruited God as chief tormentor. The target this time: Some poor, midwestern schlub who isn’t gonna know what hit him.
A SERIOUS MAN is a comedy, but a comedy in the Coen tradition, which means humble, Jewish physics professor Larry Gopnik (Broadway actor Michael Stuhlbarg) is going to go through royal Hell for our amusement, and maybe enrichment. Set in 1967, the film plagues Larry with the turmoils of the time, including but not limited to sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, moral relativism, and an unemployed brother (Richard Kind). This all could be very painful… aw, hell, it is painful. But it’s pain in the laughing-through-tears tradition that the Coens — once nice, midwestern Jewish boys themselves — know all too well.
This episode of MMP features a roundtable interview with Joel and Ethan Coen. There are two versions of this show, one with spoilers, the other spoiler-free. Clicking on the link above will take you to the ep with the spoilers (don't worry, you won't be exposed to any just by clicking through). From there, you'll find another link that'll take you to the spoiler-free version. Enjoy!The Coen brothers are at it again. They’ve already sicced existential hit men,... more
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FARGO, N.D. - For some transplants to this quiet Plains city, last week's feverish rush to hold back a historic flood threat carried reminders of the chaos that forced them from their old lives.
The National Guard troops and the constant humming of military vehicles along the Red River made Amar Hussein a little nervous. He came to Fargo from Iraq after a bomb blew up his vehicle and left his arms and leg deeply scarred.
"We see the military trucks, I see people making sandbags to protect the town, I think something happened," he said.
Hussein is among more than 6,000 refugees brought to Fargo and its across-the-river neighbor, Moorhead, Minn., over the past 15 years by a Lutheran group's resettlement program.
Some lacked English skills
The flood threat has passed, the area was largely spared and life was slowly getting back to normal Thursday. But the anxiety of the last several days took a unique toll on refugees: Many of them know all about losing everything they own, and some lacked the English skills to get flood information immediately.
Elvis Tahirovic lives with seven members of his family in a trailer near the Sheyenne River, a major tributary of the swollen Red. His parents and grandfather depend on him, his two brothers and two sisters for translation. But he works two jobs waiting tables and couldn't be home to keep them updated.
Instead, he left an emergency phone number on the fridge.
"In case anything happens while I'm gone," he said.
To help refugees, an agency had information sessions with translators explaining how to prepare for a flood — things lifers here learn from birth. Stock up on food, water, blankets. Plug up the toilets to prevent water rising. Keep your eye out for evacuation orders.FARGO, N.D. - For some transplants to this quiet Plains city, last week's... more
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(The Associated Press) The blizzard that walloped North Dakota on Monday brought almost six inches of snow and powerful wind gusts that threatened to pound the patchwork levee system protecting Fargo from the raging torrents of the Red River.
Winds were expected to pick up around midday Tuesday, reaching speeds of up to 35 mph, along with another 7 to 14 inches of snow.
The snow was a big downer for the city after a weeklong threat of cataclysmic flooding and an unexpectedly happy couple days after drops in the river level.
City officials compared the situation to an action thriller where the hero stares down one disaster after another: "You kind of feel like it's a Bruce Willis film with the next challenge, next challenge, next challenge," said city commissioner Tim Mahoney, adding hopefully "he usually wins."
While the winds picked up late Monday, there were no reports of problems with waves or leaks by early Tuesday.(The Associated Press) The blizzard that walloped North Dakota on Monday brought... more
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Forecasters say the river is retreating because cold temperatures have been freezing water that normally would be flowing into the river. By the time that water thaws, the biggest flooding threat should have passed.
But the river can still fluctuate up to a foot and may remain at dangerous levels for a week, meaning people will have to endure an agonizing several days before they reach the point they can relax.Forecasters say the river is retreating because cold temperatures have been freezing... more
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"Seeking to avoid a Hurricane Katrina-like leadership failure, President Barack Obama assured the nation Saturday he was keeping close watch on the Midwest floods and putting the government's full weight behind efforts to prevent disaster.
"Even as we face an economic crisis which demands our constant focus, forces of nature can also intervene in ways that create other crises to which we must respond -- and respond urgently," the president said in his weekly radio and Internet address.
"I will continue to monitor the situation carefully," he pledged. "We will do what must be done to help.""Seeking to avoid a Hurricane Katrina-like leadership failure, President Barack... more
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Fargo, USA — Fargo Red River hits a 112-year record with 40.32 feet level early Friday and further threatening the city with forecast 43 feet level high on Saturday that could overflow the 43 feet dike.Fargo, USA — Fargo Red River hits a 112-year record with 40.32 feet level early... more
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As the Red River continues to rise, Fargo's residents are being evacuated and officials are left clueless as to a solution.
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"Emergency responders can extrapolate the effects of the rising river, he said, but they cannot know for sure what works because they have never witnessed the river so high and therefore have no previous data with which to work.
"You get above record levels, you don't know. You have nothing to reference it to," Slattery said.
The effectiveness of sandbagging and temporary levees, as well as the direction and extent of the flooding, are among the mysteries, he said."
Looks like 2009 is gonna be yet another record breaking natural disaster year.As the Red River continues to rise, Fargo's residents are being evacuated and... more
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The old estimate was 41 feet by Saturday afternoon, and thousands of volunteers had labored throughout the day to raise the dikes around North Dakota's largest city to 43 feet. City and emergency officials had said they were confident the city would make it, but will now have to build higher.
The National Weather Service said in guidance issued late Thursday afternoon that the Red was expected to crest between 41 and 42 feet, but could reach 43 feet. It said water levels could remain high for up to a week — a lengthy test of on-the-fly flood control.
"Record flows upstream of Fargo have produced unprecedented conditions" on the river, which "is expected to behave in ways never previously observed," the weather service said.
Tim Corwin, 55, whose south Fargo home was sheltered by sandbags to 43 feet, said he wasn't giving up but was pessimistic after hearing the new potential crest.
"I've lived here 40 years and over a 30-minute span I've reached a point where I'm preparing to evacuate and expect never to sleep in my house again," he said.The old estimate was 41 feet by Saturday afternoon, and thousands of volunteers had... more
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FARGO, North Dakota (CNN) -- Parts of North Dakota's capital sat underwater Thursday, a precursor to what could happen in coming days if rivers in the state continue to rise toward historic levels and overflow. The Southport section of Bismarck was swamped with a few inches to a several feet of water, North Dakota emergency officials said.
The National Weather Service issued a foreboding forecast for the state, saying that many rivers were at flood level -- the worst being the Red River, which was predicted to have a historic 41-foot crest by Saturday.
In North Dakota, hundreds of volunteers filled sandbags and scrambled to build dikes, and officials evacuated thousands of residents from affected areas.
Video of North Dakotan's Brace For Flooding
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/26/floods.north.dakota/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Video of Flooding Compounded By Snow
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/26/floods.north.dakota/index.html#cnnSTCVideoFARGO, North Dakota (CNN) -- Parts of North Dakota's capital sat underwater... more
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