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To: UKCS

Subject: Avengers Marathon - Leicester

Hi,

Im a big fan of your Leicester branch. Definitely the best cinema in

Leicester and with the addition of of the X-Plus screen it has gotten even

better.

I went to the ‘Avengers’ marathon yesterday and 'Avengers Age of Ultron’ was

brilliant. A great addition to the MCU cannon.

I only have one complaint and that is to do with the cinema screen. A.O.U.

and Winter Soldier were both filmed in 2.35:1 and looked wonderful on the

X-Plus screen. As we all know Avengers Assemble was filmed in 1.85:1 to use

the extra height to show off the scale of the Hulk and the tallness of the

Manhattan skyline in the Battle for New York. Why then, would the cinema

decide to zoom in to fit the width of the screen chopping off the top and

and the bottom of the intended picture. This clipped off people heads and

made reading the subtitles particularly hard.

I cant understand people who can’t get their heads around how important

viewing things in their proper aspect ratio in the home, let alone when

viewing a film in one the countries premiere cinema chains.

Sorry if this sounds petty, but it really did spoil my enjoyment of an other

wise brilliant cinema experience.

Leon Webster.

Reply….

Dear Leon,

Thank you for your email; please allow me to apologise for what must have been a frustrating experience.

I assure you I will be taking the matter up with the Theatre Technical Manager to ascertain why this wasn’t adjusted accordingly.

I would like to thank you for taking the time to contact us with your feedback as it is through receiving comments such as yours that we are able to monitor and look to improve our facilities and the level of service we offer.

As a gesture of my gratitude and a token of redress I would like to offer you a pair of complimentary tickets in the hope you will visit us again soon to enjoy the finest movie-going experience.

Please could you let me have your address so I can post these to you as soon as possible?

Once again please accept my apologies; if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards,

Emma Phillips

General Manager

Showcase Cinema de Lux Leicester

dcwomenkickingass:

Earlier this month on the 3 Chicks podcast I do with Kelly Thompson on CBR, we handed out several “best of 2014” to Gotham Academy from DC Comics.

Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher are doing some of the best all ages writing in comics right now. And Karl Karl Kerschl’s art is a delight.

I…

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a morbid little comic about banshees

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Today I got the job.

Ive been volunteering as a Health champion for nearly a year and some paid posts came up. I applied and have been successful. This is my personal statement I put that helped me get the job :)

“I had always been a big drinker since I was 14. Luckily I had a always escaped from trouble apart from an incident when I was 21 and after an argument with an ex girlfriend I stupidly jumped through a shop window to prove a point. I was arrested and fined £1000 for Criminal Damage, which back in 1996 was a lot of money.
Even after that I continued drinking. I didnt think I had a problem till many years later. I just liked a drink. Everyday. I flirted with Drugs but they were never my really thing. I had grown up with Hippy parents and seen them do a lot of things and the only one that looked like “Fun” was drinking.
I continued drinking but holding down relationships and jobs for many years. Then I started working in Pubs, both behind the bar and in the kitchen. Which gave me access to free drinks and it didnt matter if I rolled in hungover, still drunk, or smelling of alcohol, I was in a pub.
While my drinking was getting worse, I also realised I had a problem. For many years I didnt care if I died, I didnt want to die. But I didnt care if I did. This all changed when my best friend had her daughter. I realised I wanted, needed to see this little alien grow up.
Over the next couple of years I tried to take watch of how much I was drinking, and kept things like drink diaries but they often fell by the way side.
In 2010 I didnt feel myself. You know your own body and mine didnt feel right. In early 2011, I fell down some stairs and broke my wrist, my jaw, and two ribs. As I went down the stairs my friend was coming up and I knocked her down. She broke her elbow and two vertebrate in her neck. She is very lucky to still be able to walk. This sent me into my last downward spiral.
I didnt realise at the time but the shame and guilt made me drink even more. I spent the summer at music festivals. I could use that as an excuse for drinking 24/7 and the sunburn hid the fact I was turning yellow. As summer came to an end the yellow was overtaking the sunburn and my eyes had also turned yellow.
I decided I had to do something about it and spent September cutting down my drinking at the advice of Doctor Google. I went to see my human Doctor and he made me an appointment at Paget House. On September 29th I had my last Alcoholic drink. Paget House had referred me to Quality of Life and I felt things were going to change.
Over the next week I started to to feel really terrible. I couldn’t read. I couldn’t type. Getting up the stairs made me feel bad so I went to the Doctor. He sent me straight to the Hospital, where I was diagnosed with Alcoholic Hepatitis and I remained in hospital for two weeks.
The moment I realised things had to change for ever was when I was strangely visited by two Ex Girlfriends at the same time and the specialist came to see me. He just sat on the end of my bed, and said
“Mr.Webster. Im not going to lie to you. The likelihood of you leaving this hospital is 50/50.”
He said loads more but I kind of tranced out. He left and I was left with 2 exes tearing up on each side of my bed.
That gave me even more reason to sort my life out.
Two weeks later I left hospital and lived in my room, frail, on lots of drugs, and feeling disconnected to the real world. I went to my rescheduled appointment at Quality of Life and my new life began. I chucked myself right into recovery. I tried everything to see what worked for me. 12 steps didnt. But a CBT/Biological view did.
I realised my story and way was very different, as is everyones but I thought I could help. I applied to be a peer mentor and was successful. I co-facilitated both “Recovery and Change” and “CBT” groups, both things I understood and worked for me. While I was doing that my supervisor pointed out that Health Champion roles were up for grabs.
I applied for a Health Champion role and was successful. I have now been in the position for nearly a year and really enjoy it. I assist a drop in once a week, Run a cook and eat group once a week, and help on the social media side, maintaining the blog, and helping with some twitter advice. I also assist whenever needed, Stalls promoting the service, filling in, practice sessions and anything else.
Since I have entered the world of recovery and the Health Champion role, I have realise a lot of my previous habits were self medicating because of depression. I come for a fairly decent background, but have always suffered from low self esteem and depression. Both my parents are disabled and I blamed myself for my fathers MS from an early age even though I know its not my fault. I have only recently in the last couple of years found peace with that. I blamed myself for getting an infection that took the sight from my left eye. I thought I deservered it. Again I have only found peace with that in recent times too.
I think if I had had access to a Health Trainer at many points over the years it would have helped me. I felt ashamed to go to the Doctor, talk to my parents, or talk to my friends. Through my work with as a Health Champion I know people tell me things that they wouldnt any of those people. They know they can talk me, but they know its confidential, they know Ill be able to help or point them in the right direction.
In every job Ive ever had, the thing that I try to do is “How would I like to be treated if I was in their shoes?” and treat the person like a human, whatever the age, sex, social standing, sexuality or race.”

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Marvel Comics - then and now.

Avengers #24.NOW (2013) covers by:

Mike Deodato after Jack Kirby (1963)
Tom Scioli after Jack Kirby (1964)
Art Adams after Neal Adams (1971)
Carlo Barberi after Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum (1975)
Daniel Acuña after John Byrne and Terry Austin (1980)
Mike Allred after George Perez (1980)
Lee Garbett after Terry Austin (1981)
Walter “Walt” Simonson after himself (1983)
Kris Anka after David Finch (2004)
John Tyler Christopher after John Cassaday (2007)

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Here is some stuff that I would recommend at the Comedy Festival:

Mark Olver’s Dancing about architecture. Every sat/sun 15.30 - 17.30. Just the tonic.

Mark Olver chats with ¾ comedians about comedy. Really interesting and really funny.

Sat 8th Feb.

Nish Kumar is a comedian. 18.00 - 19.00, Firebug.

Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Com. 18.00 - 19.00, Just the tonic.

Suzi Ruffell: work in progress. 21.30 - 22.30, Crumblin Cookie.

Sun 9th Feb.

Shappi Khorsandi. 19.20 - 20.30, Just the tonic.

Chris Stokes: Tells it like it possibly could potentially might be. 20.00 - 21.00, The Criterion.

Tue 11th Feb.

Josie Long: Work in Progress. 19.30 - 20.45, Firebug.

Wed 12th Feb.

John Robins and Sara Pascoe. 19.30 - 21.30, Belmont hotel.

David O'Doherty will try to fix everything. 19.30 - 21.15, Curve

John Robins: Where is my mind. 20.00 - 21.15, Firebug.

Fri 14th Feb.

Holly Walsh: Work in progress. 19.00 -20.00, Regents Club.

Robin Ince: Furious mammal. 19.45 - 20.45, Curve.

Sat 15th Feb.

Scottish Falsetto Socks in space. 20.00 - 21.00, Kayel.

Comedy 4 Kids with Rich Hall and Sara Pascoe. 14.00 - 15.00 De Montfort Hall.

David Morgan - freeman. 17.30 - 18.30, Crumblin Cookie.

Cassette Boy vs DJ Rubbish comedy disco. 22.30 - 00.00, Firebug.

Sun 16th Feb

Fin Taylor: Work in Progress. 19.30 - 20.30, Criterion.

Jim Smallman: We are the lucky ones and Group therapy. 19.30 - 21.30, Just the tonic.

Mon 17th Feb.

Paul Foot: An hour in February. 18.00 - 19.00, crumblin cookie.

Tue 18th Feb.

Rob Newman. 20.00 - 21.30, Firebug.

Thur 20th Feb.

Rob Deering: Beat this. 20.00 -21.30, Firebug.

Fri 21st Feb.

Vikki Stone. 19.30 - 20.30, Firebug.

Bobby Mair: Slacker Manifesto. 22.00 - 21.00. Belmont Hotel.

Sat 22nd Feb.

Mr.B the Gentleman rhymer. 23.00 - 00.00, Hansom House.

Tom Deacon: Get your Deac-on, 19.00 - 20.00 Belmont Hotel.

Kerry Goldman. 20.00 - 21.00, Firebug.

Marcel Lucont: Travel en cous. 22.00 - 23.00,Firebug.

Sun 23rd Feb.

Milo McCabe: Troy Hawke. 15.20 - 14.20, Kayel.

Peacock and Gamble: Heartthrobs, 20.00 - 21.30, Crumblin cookie.

Chris Stokes: Self Loathing Love Letter. 21.30 - 22.30, Exchange Bar.

Ive tried to cover many bases, so ther should be summut you like. As I was doing it i realised Little Howard was not in the brochure. He is on at the little theatre on Friday 21st at 14.30. Come. Bring the kids, he is awesome!!

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She has the dream again that night.

In the dream, she is standing, with her brothers and her sister, on the edge of the battlefield. It is summer, and the grass is a peculiarly vivid shade of green: a wholesome green, like a cricket pitch or the welcoming slope of the South Downs as you make your…

here is seven of my favourite films of the year. I feel Ive slacked off a bit this year only having been to the cinema 107 times. In no particular order:

You’re Next.

Great little horror thriller that opened to little fanfare. Lots of nice twists and a great ending. Dont want to say too much for fear of ruining it.

Rush.

I really dont like the Broom Broom car Round Round so wasnt that bothered about seeing Rush. After reading great reviews I thought Id give it a try and it turned out to be a great film. If racing was as interesting as this makes it out to be I could probably get into it.

Gravity.

Lots has been said about the great 3D of Gravity, but having monocular vision that didnt really mean anything to me. The film is great even in 2D and I think a lot of that is down to the sound design. Really needs to be seen on the biggest cinema screen possible.

Frozen.

Went to see this twice, once with a 2 and half year old, and once with a six year old and we all loved it, From the first (heartbreaking) song “Do you wanna build a snowman” I was hooked.

The Kings of Summer.

Sadly this great little coming of age film seemed to get lost at the cinema, but try and hunt it out. Its like a modern day Stand by me. No bad thing.

Fast and Furious 6

The first four Fast and Furious were Pony car porn, and apart from the odd exciting stunt did nothing for me. I stuck with 5 because it had The Rock in and you know, The Rock is, well, The Rock. 6 gets rid of any kind of seriousness and is just pure blokey fun. And The Rock. and a great after Credits bit.

Grave of the Fireflies.

Although the film is 20 years old, I finally got to see it on the big screen and it was even better. I always bang on about it whenever its on Film 4 (and the full film is now on Youtube). One of the best anti war films ever made.