January 31, 2017

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Entertainment January 31, 2017

Today in Movie Culture: How 'Doctor Strange' Should Have Ended, Deadpool and Wolverine Team-Up Trailer and More

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Alternate Ending of the Day:

What if Stephen Strange hadn’t gotten in an accident? What if he would have saved the Ancient One? Those and other ways Doctor Strange should have ended are animated here:

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Mashup of the Day:

Deadpool and Wolverine team up in an ’80s buddy cop style movie in this fake retro trailer that you’ll wish was real:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

With Groundhog Day being this week, CineFix has recut Edge of Tomorrow so it’s even more like the Bill Murray classic:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of movies that are similar, One Perfect Shot shows the symmetry between Roman Polanski’s Chinatown and Rian Johnson’s Brick (via Film School Rejects):

Vintage Poster in a Vintage Image of the Day:

Mario Lanza, who was born on this day in 1921, is adored on a poster for The Great Caruso by Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in a scene from 1994’s Heavenly Creatures:

Movie Takedown of the Day:

It’s not happily ever after for Shrek after Honest Trailers gets done with it. And Smashmouth, too:

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Character Diagram of the Day:

This division of the characters of The Big Lebowski in this diagram is indeed perfect:

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— Richard White (@rcraigwhite) January 27, 2017

Screenwriting Lesson of the Day:

Lessons from the Screenplay examines Aaron Sorkin’s script for The Social Network and the critical role collaboration plays in the film:

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Fake Movie of the Day:

Here’s an idea for another Star Wars Story spinoff, and a sequel to Rogue One. It doesn’t have a happy ending (via Live for Films):

The follow up to Rogue one

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the Special Edition of A New Hope. Watch the trailer for supplemented re-release of the whole original trilogy below.

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Business January 31, 2017

Administration Orders Easement For Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline

Protesters gather in December 2016 at a camp near the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., says the acting secretary of the army has directed the Corps of Engineers to proceed with the easement for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The project, which is slated to carry North Dakota crude to Midwestern refineries, has drawn protesters who say oil might leak from the structure and contaminate water supplies, and that construction is disturbing lands sacred to the Sioux tribe.

In December, the Obama administration ordered a pause for an environmental study, but President Trump moved soon after his inauguration to support the pipeline, along with the Keystone XL pipeline for Canadian crude.

Hoeven said he had spoken with both Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer and Vice President Pence about the easement:

“This will enable the company to complete the project, which can and will be built with the necessary safety features to protect the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and others downstream.

“Building new energy infrastructure with the latest safeguards and technology is the safest and most environmentally sound way to move energy from where it is produced to where people need it.”

Hoeven also said he is working to get additional funds for law enforcement at the site.

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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has fought against construction of the pipeline for months, with members and supporters living on the site, trying to block construction. The tribe said it will continue its battle:

“[The announcement] is … not a formal issuance of the easement—it is notification that the easement is imminent. …

“The Army Corps lacks statutory authority to simply stop the [environmental study] and issue the easement. The Corps must review the Presidential Memorandum, notify Congress, and actually grant the easement. We have not received formal notice that the [study] has been suspended or withdrawn.”

Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said in a statement that the pipeline is an “important piece of energy infrastructure enhancing America’s energy security and putting North Dakotans and Americans back to work. President Trump has proven to be a man of action and I am grateful for his commitment to this and other critical infrastructure projects so vital to our nation.”

Amy Sisk of Prairie Public Broadcasting contributed to this report.

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Health January 31, 2017

For Rhode Island, Interstate Health Insurance Sales Didn't Pan Out

Meg Ivatti (right), a manager at HealthSource RI, the state’s insurance exchange, works with Dianiri Paulino to help a caller sign up for coverage in 2014. Stephan Savoia/AP hide caption

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Tuesday is the last day of open enrollment for health coverage for 2017 under the Affordable Care Act. And while Republicans in Congress are working to repeal the law, it’s not at all clear what might replace it.

During the campaign, President Trump suggested a nationwide insurance market that would allow insurance plans to be sold across state lines.

The idea has been kicking around for years, and some states have tried it, including Rhode Island, where it didn’t work too well.

All Things Considered‘s Audie Cornish talked to Christopher Koller who was the Rhode Island’s insurance commissioner when this option was offered.

On the roadblocks of allowing out-of-state health insurance options

It’s very hard to have interstate insurance. It means that a state has to accept the rules of another regulator. That means if a Rhode Island insurer was licensed in Massachusetts, we have to say that whatever they do in Massachusetts is good for us here in Rhode Island. It also requires significant work to coordinate rules and regulations. Insurance regulators are reluctant to take on this task.

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Let’s say Rhode Island didn’t allow limited benefit health plans. … If we were to allow insurance to come in from a state that allowed those plans, and they sold them in Rhode Island, you’d have insurers offering policies that were against the laws and policies set forth by Rhode Island legislature. … And if insurers are going to sell across state lines, you’ll see more variation among states which makes it harder to coordinate and for insurers to operate across state lines.

On how health insurance compares to other lines of insurance

It’s not [comparable]. There’s a big difference between a hospital and an auto body guy repairing your car. We have a lot more auto body guys than we have hospitals. We don’t compel auto body makers to take care of our car if we can’t pay for it, but we compel hospitals to treat people if they can’t afford to pay for it. We look at health care very differently from auto insurance.

On why out-of-state health insurance can’t compete with local

In Rhode Island we have one hospital system that has 80 percent of births in the state. [Insurers] need that in [their] network to be competitive. And I can tell you that if a national insurer walked into that hospital, and said, ‘Will you contract with us?’ the hospital would have no reason to give the insurer any discount compared to local established health plans have already. That national insurer can’t offer a competitive product.

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Entertainment January 31, 2017

New 'Beauty and the Beast' Trailer Features That Classic Song

Beauty and the Beast took third place on Fandango’s recent survey of the most anticipated movies of 2017. Considering how beloved the original animated film is, that’s not too surprising on its own, but it’s extra impressive when you consider it leads the likes of Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Justice League and Logan.

It’s all because Disney’s new Beauty and the Beast is a perfect storm of source material, nostalgia, and raw talent. Most movies can work wonders with just two of those ingredients, but all three? That’s when true movie magic happens. And based on the new trailer for Beauty and the Beast — explosive in its drama, and featuring the classic song “Tale As Old As Time” — we are in for a whole lot of movie magic with Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen and many, many more.

Check it out.

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Beauty and the Beast hits theaters on March 17, 2017. Tickets are now on sale over at Fandango.

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