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3 Reasons To Downgrade VC And Embrace A New Era In Venture Financing

Many VC seekers are waiting for the return of the glory days and high valuations of the recent past. Will these days of wine and SPACs return? That is the question. — Read on www.forbes.com/sites/dileeprao/2023/08/04/3-reasons-to-downgrade-vc-and-embrace-a-new-era-in-venture-financing/amp/

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And now the opposite: three horror movies with killer payoffs! More explanation here: https://youtu.be/nuw5Fql7FyQ #terribletriplefeatures #texaschainsawmassacre #thering #dragmetohell #gunnarhansen #leatherface #samara #daveighchase #naomiwatts #martinhenderson #goreverbinski #tobehooper #samraimi #alisonlohman #justinlong #dileeprao #lamia #evildead #horror #scary #gore #70s #october #halloween (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVNsCHFgiAL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[adamwatchesmovies]

Drag Me To Hell (2009)

Great horror comedies are hard to come by. We often get comedies with a few scenes of gore and a Halloween theme, or straight fright-fests with a few laughs to break up the tension. What I’m talking about is a film like Drag Me To Hell, which maintains a 50/50 balance. If you want to see how it's done, look no further.

When bank loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) denies an elderly woman (Lorna Raver as Mrs. Sylvia Ganush) a third extension on her mortgage payment, the old woman curses her. Christie’s got three days to figure out a way to get rid of the malediction. If she doesn’t, a demon will claim her soul and drag it to hell.

Call it tasteless, but I love movies with stereotypical "gypsies". I don't mean Romani people; I mean this imaginary tribe of people with magic powers who can cast spells upon poor (or sometimes guilty) white folk who wrong them. The ones in Thinner for example. It's ludicrous, which is why this film works. The scenario could never work seriously, and certainly not in modern-day but at the same time, the idea is "scary".

In most horror movies, the people that find themselves in peril are just cannon fodder. They’ve got no business walking into Chernobyl or shooting a documentary in that abandoned slaughterhouse that’s being converted into a mental institution on Halloween night. Not here. Christine is a nice person. She puts her all into her job but is constantly outshined by a jerk who deliberately making her look bad in front of the boss. She’s got empathy for the old woman, but she’s just an employee of the bank. Everyone knows if you can’t pay for your mortgage there are going to be consequences. This script does a wonderful job making you care about her and her boyfriend (played by Justin Long). They have great chemistry together, so when things go sour, you feel the chills she does. Upset or not about losing your home, condemning someone to hell for all eternity is way too harsh. You want to see her get out of this movie alive.

Upon its foundation, Drag Me To Hell piles on the dark and gross-out humor. You might even say Sam Raimi shows a fascination for the disgusting. You get scared by the approaching demon when all of a sudden you’ll see something so outrageous you won’t be able to help but laugh. It’s campy, scary and funny. A perfect marriage of what this plot should be - and it’s got a great ending.

If you’re a fan of horror films but your significant other isn’t, this is a great date night pick. It’s scary, but not too scary, there’s not much gore, lots of charm, and frequent laughs. I wish Sam and Ivan Raimi would do this kind of thing more often. Drag Me To Hell is a lot of things - including a gooey delight. (Unrated version on DVD, January 29, 2016)

[jamest541975]

I'm about to watch INCEPTION. #inception #leonardodicaprio #josephgordonlevitt #cillianmurphy #tomhardy #marioncotillard #elliotpage #michaelcaine #kenwatanabe #dileeprao #tomberenger #petepostlethwaite #lukehaas #talulahriley #clairegeare #magnusnolan #taililee #johnathangeare #marcraducci #earlcameron #virgilebramly #jeanmichaeldagory #carlgilliard #taylorgeare #mirandanolan #timkelleher #yujiokumoto #michaelgaston #natashabeaumont #russfega https://www.instagram.com/p/CQoTAJWschB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Complete Works Ep. 99: Christopher Nolan - INCEPTION (2010) https://tinyurl.com/yzwupxyz

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The Complete Works Ep. 99: Christopher Nolan - INCEPTION (2010) https://tinyurl.com/yfnydtud

[emetophobiareview]

SAFE! Some intense coughing and coughing up blood. - . . . . #emetophobia #emetophobiareview #emetophobic #emetophobie #emetophobiahelp #emetophobiasucks #emetophobiasupport #emetophobe #anxiety #anxietyrelief #anxietyproblems #anxietyrecovery #emetoInception #movie #movies #review #reviews #moviereview #moviereviews #movielover #inception #leonardodicaprio #tomhardy #josephgordonlevitt #cillianmurphy #michaelcaine #ellenpage #marioncotillard #kenwatanabe #dileeprao https://www.instagram.com/p/CDvs-IsFiiB/?igshid=1p9k7x2n1g45n

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3 Reasons To Downgrade VC And Embrace A New Era In Venture Financing

Many VC seekers are waiting for the return of the glory days and high valuations of the recent past. Will these days of wine and SPACs return? That is the question. — Read on www.forbes.com/sites/dileeprao/2023/08/04/3-reasons-to-downgrade-vc-and-embrace-a-new-era-in-venture-financing/amp/

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DRAG ME TO HELL (2009) Fr. Jusqu’en Enfer Written & Directed by Sam Raimi #movie #thriller #horrormovie #dragmetohell #director #screenplay #screenwriter #samraimi #ivanraimi #actress #actor #alisonlohman #justinlong #lornaraver #dileeprao #soundtrack #christopheryoung #producer (à Pau, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq0dMIcHQmm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cxvdmga4s3j7

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The Real Problem Behind WeWork, Uber, and Lyft The business models of Uber and Lyft are based on revolutionary innovations where the existing giant competitors would have trouble imitating the new business model without negatively impacting their existing business model. WeWork is different. But the real problem: ratchets. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dileeprao/2019/10/24/the-real-problem-behind-wework-uber-and-lyft/ . . . . . . . . #startup #startups #leader #leadership #inenglish #entrepreneurlifestyle #talentmatters #entrepreneurs #entrepreneur #motivation #business #career #businesslike #Forbes #innovative #innovation #entrepreneurial #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DSME7AU_N/?igshid=1ijqa8szr94x

[hardcorehardigan]

Special Screening Of Magnet Releasing's "Bronson" Actor Tom Hardy at a special screening of Magnet Releasing's "Bronson" at Silent Movie Theatre on September 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)  

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Horror Movie Marathon (2019) October 31st 80. Drag Me to Hell (2009) Directed by Sam Raimi #dragmetohell #samraimi #alisonlohman #justinlong #lornaraver #dileeprao #davidpaymer #adrianabarraza #chelcieross #reggielee #mollycheek #bojananovakovic #ivanraimi #christopheryoung #peterdeming #bobmurawski #screamfactory #bluray #theatricalcut (at La Casa De Sweeney) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TdHheg8Av/?igshid=dudfc28ewyyy

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Not All Billionaires Are Created Equal: One Key Lesson From The Coronavirus

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dileeprao/2020/04/30/not-all-billionaires-are-created-equal-one-key-lesson-from-the-corona-virus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr