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Everyone loves looking back at the straight faced seriousness of 1930s propaganda films, and laughing at the ignorant scare mongering that was once taken as fact. The cannabis world has some excellent examples of that, and these three films have recently been released as a box set for marijuana seed growers everywhere to see the ‘evil’ of their ways…

Marihuana (1936)

This follows a familiar theme of the exploitation film, and the promotional poster really showed these routes nicely. The phrases “daring drug expose” and “shame, horror, despair” appear above the subheading “WEED with ROOTS In HELL” and the promise of “Weird Orgies, Wild Parties” and “Unleashed Passions” appear at the bottom. With this in mind, surely the film can’t disappoint? Well, judge for yourself with its outlandish pot-plot: Berma is a typically good young girl who gets addicted to marijuana after one puff at a party… which turns deadly!

One of the revellers drowns as they all head naked down to the water. The dealers hide the body, and our heroine, out of her mind on the film’s version of marijuana, gets pregnant. To cover the costs, her boyfriend gets a job working for some of the dealers, before getting promptly shot on his first day ‘at the office’. Berma, now impoverished, is forced to give up the baby and become a drug pusher herself. Jealous of her sister who has managed to have a daughter of her own, the increasingly drug addled Berma decides that kidnapping said child for a $50,000 ransom is a great idea – only it turns out that the child is actually her own biological daughter. All this culminates with the dealers getting arrested, and our heroine taking an overdose of harder drugs and dying – and all because she smoked marijuana, kids.

Reefer Madness (1936)

Very much viewed as the ‘Casablanca’ of 1930s Cannabis exploitation films, Reefer Madness has gone down in folklore as such a classic that 20th Century Fox released a colourised version of the film straight to DVD in 2004. The unrealistic colours used add to the campy humour its now seen as, and an especially nice touch is the smoke from the marijuana, which is made to appear blue, green, orange and purple with each shade showing a different level of addiction.

The plot is a little too complicated to explain here (it makes The Usual Suspects look like The Fast and the Furious), but hopefully the movie’s idea of cannabis side effects will inspire you to rent this legendary flick:

• Manic laughing while committing hit and run manslaughter
• Having sex with people you don’t like
• Accidentally shooting your friends
• Memory loss to the degree you don’t remember being framed for murder

And most hilariously of all:

• Playing the piano faster than humanly possible.

If you know anyone who does these things, you should probably stage an intervention or something.

The film, which takes the form of a parable told by a high school principal, finishes with said educator warning the parents that similar consequences could happen to their children. He states “the next tragedy may be that of your daughter’s… or your son’s… or yours, or yours…” before finally pointing to the camera and dramatically stating “or YOURS!” The words “tell your children” appear across the screen, and we fade out, left to worry that one day we too may play the piano exceptionally fast.

Assassin of Youth (1937)

Probably the least entertaining of the three, but not without its charms, Assassin of Youth has a more focussed plot. An elderly woman is killed in a car crash with a cannabis addicted youth (naturally). Her inheritance is left to her pure but simple grand daughter Joan on the condition that she leads a moral life. If she fails in this, the money goes to her evil drug dealing cousin. Unsurprisingly, the evil one goes out of her way to make the heroine look like a depraved, drunken and high reprobate by way of getting the money.

The best thing about the film (aside from the hilariously over the top side effects of marijuana) is just how terrible the dialogue is. At one point, our favourite simpleton Joan is approached by a stranger who has just spiked her drink:

Joan: “Gee, this tastes funny.”

Stranger: “Don’t worry. Just drink it.”

Joan: “Okay”

With a quick wittedness like that, you have to worry for her happy ending, where she does indeed get the money. She probably ended up investing in some magic beans.

It’s her sister Margie that lives up to the film’s promised marijuana abuse though, and eventually ends up in a coma, having almost killed someone and been diagnosed by a doctor as “a hopeless psychopath” – another example of the excellent dialogue.

If this has whet your appetite for stoner movies with a difference, all three films can be bought as part of a boxset from all good DVD sellers. For the full effect, make sure you watch them back to back!

Robert Kane
http://www.articlesbase.com/movies-articles/the-best-of-1930s-anti-cannabis-propaganda-films-724667.html

First of all, which is the difference between horror and dark fantasy? Well, dark fantasy is a variant of the horror genre and differs from the main one by the fanciful character. Let’s see therefore how we can write our novel: the quality of your writing is the main step that comes from the intensive reading of the best books available, are you a good critic of the most known novels ? You will be probably a good critic of yourself. A good writer can write everything, so first try to be a good writer and if you already are then you can specialize yourself in a specific genre.

When we are writing our novel we want to get very detailed in the description of the scenes, of the people involved and of their thinking and of their way to act and to feel: doing this will help our reader to create, word after word, a landscape in his mind that will not happen if we are superficial in our exposing. Also the organization of the novel is very important: we must have in our mind the main idea that is about the story expressed in few sentences, then, like in a tree in which we start from the trunk and we arrive at the branches and then to the twigs, we subdivide it in episodes and then in scenes. We will start writing these last ones very carefully to assemble them rather to create our episodes that put together will be our complet novel.

When writing our novel we want to get absorbed completely, it should excite for first us so let’s write in the right mood and if we are not then it’s better to have a walk, when we have finished something then we can read it again and see if does us the same as before. When we have completed our opera then we can read it again from the beginning to the end and if we are proud of it then it’s time to sell it.

How can we promote our dark fantasy or horror novel ? Well,to avoid the printing before the selling we can use lulu.com that charge us only for printing that is made only for the copies that are sold, but to get readers to us we should use article marketing technique that is about writing articles and sending them to the article directories that can be found by searching Google by “article directories”: our articles should be reviews of famous novels or movies since we can’t put here excerpts of our book, at their end we should put a link to our sales page in which we give for free download an excerpt of our novel. This excerpt should be long enough to capture the attention of our reader and should be an incomplete episode in which there is not its final: this will create the required suspense to generate the need of the book itself, at its end we will put a link to the page from which it can be ordered.

Darksky
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The world of haulage and lorry driving has never been seen as the most glamorous, despite there being some truly memorable lorries in the world of film and television. Here are 5 of my favourites…

5. Mack (Cars)

No doubt “Cars” was one of Disney-Pixar’s more forgettable animated films, but Mack - a 1980s Superliner who transports Lighting McQueen in the film - just about sneaks into the list for being voiced by the legendary John Ratzenberger.

Ratzenberger, who played the longwinded mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers, has appeared in all the Pixar animated films and is considered something of a good luck charm for the studio. They mocked this in the closing credits for Cars, when Mack the lorry watches car-themed versions of Pixar Movies praising Ratzenberger’s characters in ever one - until he realises they’re all played by the same actor: “What kind of a cut rate production is this? They’re just using the same actor over and over again!”

4. Creeper’s Truck (Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers, the 2001 horror film, had a truly memorable truck in it, though more memorable for the lorry driver: the Creeper himself. Driving an armoured lorry, the creeper turns out to be an ancient demon that rises every 23rd spring for 23 days to feast on humans to form part of its own body. Despite being made up of bits of dead bodies, our villain is rather handy with his 1941 Chevy COE which he uses to transport the bodies of his victims. Nice!

3. Rhino (MASK)

M.A.S.K, for the uninitiated, was a 1980s kids’ cartoon series and best described as a hybrid of Transformers and G.I. Joe. In total 75 episodes were created between 1985 and 1986. The relevance to this list? Rhino - surely one of the finest lorries ever to grace our television sets. This lorry was piloted by Bruce Sato, Alex Sector and Matt Tracker at various points in the show and was armed with anti-gravity cannons, a battering ram, a missile launcher and a separate little car that could slip out of the back.

Aside from its awesome vehicles and 80s vibe, MASK is most memorable now for its contrived use of acronyms. The good guys were M.A.S.K - which stood for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, while the baddies organisation (such as it was!) was known as V.E.N.O.M - Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem.

2. Snowman’s Truck (Smokey and the Bandit)

You can’t have a list of excellent lorry drivers without referring to 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit. The classic tale tells of rich Texans offering Bo “Bandit” Darville (Burt Reynolds) $80,000 to haul 400 cases of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas to the Southern Classic stock car race in Georgia in 28 hours. A contrived plot sees plenty of action looking to sabotage the plans but despite this, Bandit and his accomplice Cledus “Snowman” Snow (Jerry Reed) manage to get the cargo safely to its destination in Snowman’s Kenworth W900.

Nowadays with the improved road network, managing the journey in 28 hours would be a cinch. In those days however, it would have been very impressive for a lorry driver and well worthy of the $80,000 bounty (which would translate to roughly $270,000 in today’s money - and would neatly negate the need for a money-spinning backload!)

1. Optimus Prime (Transformers)

As if there was any doubt, Optimus Prime is of course THE most memorable lorry. Because he’s not just any old lorry - he’s a robot in disguise! Leader of the Autobots, and without a doubt the best known character from Transformers, he was equipped with everything a robot in disguise would need, including a laser rifle, various additional weapons in the trailer, a radio antenna for battlefield communication and a mobile scout buggy for reconnaissance - perfect for delivering backloads, should he have time in his busy schedule. Many people who remember Optimus Prime for his deep booming voice should look away now when I reveal that Peter Cullen, the man who voiced him, was also responsible for the voice of Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh!

Lyall Cresswell

There are so many Horror Movies it’s impossible to count. Indeed, the horror movie genre is one of the most popular, generating a massive amount of new releases each year either in mainstream Hollywood cinema or in classic B-movie style.

For those who enjoy horror movies it’s a great idea to decide exactly what kind of horror movie you like best. Whilst they can be broadly categorised by the terms “Hollywood” and “B-movie” this is rarely enough to account for the true horror movie connoisseur’s taste. Think about whether it’s suspense, gore, supernatural, sci-fi, zombie, psycho, thriller or any number of other sub-genre’s which you most enjoy.

With such large numbers of horror films being produced you could easily discover one which you will enjoy each year, or if you’re lucky you might even discover several. Whilst these account for new releases, there are an incredible number of horror films already out. Most good movie stores will sell a large selection of titles in the genre, so go in and have a look at the different choices. This might provide further inspiration into the genre which you enjoy so much.

The main way of discovering your horror movie preference is to simply watching as many as possible. You’ll quickly realise whether you enjoy watching zombie hordes lurch down the streets of deserted cities or if you prefer to see psychopathic madmen loiter in the dark stalking their pray from a distance.

The internet hosts a number of excellent movie website, and even some which specialise in the horror genre. The internet makes it easier than ever to find something which really takes your fancy. There are professional reviews and reader reviews available, as well as preview information about upcoming titles and even top-lists of the best ever horror movies. With so much information at your finger tips it shouldn’t be a problem to choose a horror movie.

Of course, if you do want to look further, then try signing up to some forums on the internet or joining a local club for enthusiasts. These are great ways to find out more and meet new friends. You’ll quickly get a sense for what you like and be able to enjoy a quality horror film in no time.

Another exciting activity which you can get involved in if you want to learn more about how to choose your favourite horror movie is to attend a convention. With the horror movie genre being so popular you can find conventions and fan-gatherings occurring all the time, especially in big cities. You’ll meet many enthusiasts here who can offer you advice.

The most important thing is to enjoy the film you watch and to make sure your friends enjoy it as much as you. Keep in touch with others who may have information on upcoming releases, and ask your friends for their opinions on a film. Sharing opinions is often a great way to learn about something and to find out more about your own tastes as well as making good friends.

Weera Kunti
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/how-to-choose-a-good-horror-movie-732828.html

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