TORRANCE TRIBUNE August 6, 2015 Page 3 If Crisis Strikes, You Risk: • Losing Control • Additional Stress on Your Family • The Loss of What You Spent a Lifetime Building Proper Planning Allows You: • Maintain Control of Your Assets for the Family’s Sake • Give Control to Those you Trust, When You’re not Able • To Afford Long Term Care Costs • Keep Your Family’s Business Private Legal Aid for Elders This Workshop covers frequently asked questions and misconceptions on: • WILLS & TRUSTS • ASSET PROTECTION • PLANNING FOR DISABLED CHILD OR LOVED ONE • MEDI-CAL QUALIFICATION FOR NURSING HOME CARE Join Us For A Free Workshop Call (310) 782-6322 to register. Law Offices of R. Christine Brown, APC “The Estate Planning Essentials” Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Reservations Are Required – Seating is Limited 21151 S. Western Avenue, Suite 153, Torrance, CA 90501 – There is no cost or obligation for the Workshop Life is Complicated Enough, Protecting Your Family Shouldn’t Be Untimely death or disability is tragic for your loved ones. If Crisis Strikes, You Risk: • Losing Control • Additional Stress on Your Family • The Loss of What You Spent a Lifetime Building Proper Planning Allows You: • To Maintain Control of Your Assets for the Sake of The Family • Give Control to Those you Trust Most, When You’re not Able • To Afford Long Term Care Costs • Keep Your Family’s Join Us For A Free Workshop Call (310) 782-6322 to register. This Workshop covers frequently asked questions and misconceptions on: • WILLS & TRUSTS • ASSET PROTECTION • PLANNING FOR DISABLED CHILD OR LOVED ONE 15-2536ps_sby-ie-15-014 ©2015 lacmta Metro Rail is Turning 25! Thank you, LA County, for 25 years of Metro Rail! 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Say something. Almost one million people are victims of human tra;cking each year. Many of them are right here in LA County. If you have reason to believe someone might be a victim of human tra;cking, don’t be silent – report it. Call 888.950.SAFE. To learn more, visit metro.net/dontbesilent. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro By Morgan Rojas for CINEMACY Often times, when an iconic figure in history, and specifically pop culture, is recreated for the purpose of film, we can’t help but have preconceived notions of the subject, who will either live up to our standards, or be a flimsy caricature of said person. While I had heard of author David Foster Wallace before reviewing The End of the Tour, I was not as familiar with him as were the other attendees at the film’s screening, where I soon realized that I was sitting amongst a crowd of literary conscious NPR members. The early and scattered premature uncertainty of Jason Segel’s performance as the beloved D.F.W. didn’t go unheard by me, and yet any question or doubt this room had going into the film was answered by the end. Not only is Segel mesmerizing, The End of the Tour stands as an early contender for a Best Picture Oscar nomination. The End of the Tour is based on real-life journalist David Lipsky’s critically acclaimed memoir Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace, which chronicles the highs and lows of his 1996 five-day journey with his interviewee-author. Jesse Eisenberg plays Lipsky, himself a novelist with a fasciation with Wallace. While working as a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine, Lipsky convinces his boss to let him join Wallace on the last leg of his book tour for the post-modern masterwork Infinite Jest, scoring a days-long exclusive with the writer dubbed genius. Lipsky, a fast-talking and socially awkward man, first meets the reserved, introspective Wallace at his home. Subtle humor is sprinkled throughout this first “getting to know you” scene, and it’s here where the tone is set for the rest of the film. As the days go by, the bond grows stronger between Lipsky and Wallace, and what was initially a more formal and awkward Q&A evolves into a free flowing and revealing, conversational interview. Inevitably, as a journalist who also happens to be a fan, Lipsky gets too close to his mesmerizing subject to stay objective. Yet the breaking of this ethical code is what it takes for Wallace’s emotional walls to come down, as he begins to bare his soul to a man he just met. Pretty soon, we, as well as the characters on screen, step back and ask ourselves, who is interviewing who? It is easy to chart where Wallace’s-depicted personality breaks through and wins us over. The thoughtful dialogue between both characters is sharp and tactful, one of my favorite lines being “reading you is another way of meeting you,” but the minutes-long monologues are where Segel really shines. His honesty and disenchantment with fame is a refreshing perspective on life, and his humility is applaudworthy. He observes that American life has us programmed to want to achieve everything, but there is nothing wrong with ultimately wanting to stray from the mainstream and be left alone. This is the inspiring path Wallace is choosing to take, but can’t help but let his “Lone Wolf” lifestyle, depression, and loneliness get the best of him. Segel and Eisenberg’s performances are magnetically matched, the intensity of their relationship growing stronger throughout the film. Much credit is due to screenwriter Donald Margulies, who himself is a Pulitzer-Prize winning writer. He tackles The End of the Tour with stark realism, highbrow humor, and bittersweet insight. This is evident in the film’s final moments, which ends with a single, affecting word. Director James Ponsoldt’s big break into mainstream cinema came in 2013 with the coming-of-age film The Spectacular Now. Avoiding many of the stereotypical pitfalls most young-adult stories fall victim to, Ponsoldt captured sensitivity and poignancy that left a lasting impression on audiences. The Miles Teller-Shailene Woodley-starring film paved the way for this next feature, and it is with this same attention to detail and wistfulness that The End of the Tour is greeted. Meditative and thought provoking, The End of the Tour captures the complexity of one man’s life through a delicate lens. A neatly wrapped package with standout performances, this is an example of what finely-crafted filmmaking looks and, more importantly, feels like. One thing to note–there is a hidden gem if you stay through the end of the film that delights, just like how I’d imagine David reacting to this surprise if the film was to continue on. It will bring a smile to your face and lead you to tip your hat to the creativity and talent of Ponsoldt in insightfully capturing the essence of a brief yet honest, and almost magical, moment in this reclusive genius’s life. The End of the Tour is now playing at the Landmark Theatre & the ArcLight Hollywood. • Film Review The End of the Tour is What Finely- Crafted Filmmaking Looks and Feels Like Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel in The End of the Tour. Photo courtesy of A24. Douglass M O R T U A R Y “Our Family Serving Yours Since 1954” B U R I A L - C R E M A T I O N - W O R L D W I D E T R A N S F E R P E T M E M O R I A L P R O D U C T S 500 EAST IMPERIAL AVENUE EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245 Telephone (310) 640-9325 • Fax (310) 640-0778 • FD658 Save Your Home with a Life Estate By R Christine Brown, southbayelderlaw.com Let’s take a closer look at what a life estate is and how using one could help you save your family home. Home is where the heart is. The thought of losing your home can be devastating. What options do you have to prevent this from happening? Motley Fool’s recent article, titled “What a Life Estate Is And How It Could Save Your Home,” tells us about life estates. A life estate gives an individual the right to a home or other real property throughout that person’s life. The life estate holder can live in the home, rent it out and keep the proceeds. The life estate holder has to pay the ordinary costs of maintaining the home, like property taxes. When the life estate holder dies, the property then goes to the holder of the remainder interest, who automatically receives full legal title and possession of the property without going through probate. The article explains that to create a life estate, the owner of the property can execute a deed that retains a life estate interest but gives the remainder interest to another person or group. Many use a life estate to safeguard the family home from creditors, especially Medicaid. The rules of Medicaid don’t require you to sell the family home, but Medicaid puts a lien on the home. After the original owner dies, Medicaid is entitled to collect against that lien, forcing the sale of the home if necessary in order to collect that money. But if you create the life estate at least five years beforehand, Medicaid’s anti-transfer rules typically don’t apply. However, life estates do present some challenges, such as the fact that the creation of the life estate is treated as a gift to the remainder interest holder, which may mean gift tax liability. Also, the life estate holder can’t sell the property without the permission of the holders of the remainder interest. The proceeds of a sale have to be divided according to the relative value of the life estate and remainder interests. Legal concepts like life estates can be difficult to understand. Talk to an estate planning attorney about this way to preserve a family home. A life estate may not make sense for everyone, but they can be useful in the right situations for those who understand all of the factors involved. For more information and articles on estate planning and elder law topics, please visit our website and sign up for our free monthly e-newsletter. You can also friend our law practice’s Facebook page (R Christine Brown). • Like Us on Facebook
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