#Aleksander Kirkwood Brown

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There's Something in the Barn (15): Stick to the Rules - No Bright Lights; No Changes; No Noise.

#onemannsmovies #filmreview of "There's Something in the Barn". #There'sSomethingintheBarn. Comedy/Horror that's light on both. 3/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “There’s Something in the Barn” (2023). Out this weekend in cinemas “There’s Something in the Barn” is a comedy/horror that’s light on comedy and, to be honest, light on horror too. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: After the unusual death of an uncle, an American family of four go to live in his remote home in Norway. “You’re in Norway now” reassures the…

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There's Something in the Barn and Valley of Shadows

@comicreliefmorlock and I kicked off our Fae Horror week this week with the first of many planned double features. Some of these movies are paired off according to a strong theme. This one was more of a wildcard -- two Norwegian films, but nothing else really tying them together. I wanted to show her There's Something in the Barn before Christmas because it is a festive good time. Valley of Shadows was a total unknown. Tonally and subject-wise, these two films couldn't be further apart. But they are both excellent movies in their own way, so I'm glad we watched them.

There's Something in the Barn came out in 2023. Directed by Magnus Martens, it's a Norwegian horror-comedy about an American family who move to Norway to occupy a farm left to them by an estranged uncle. The home comes with a barn elf, or nisser. Like other similar types of fae like brownies, a nisser will do all kinds of helpful things for you -- shovel snow, chop wood -- in exchange for offerings of food and kindness. But he has rules, and disregarding those rules will invite trouble because he will stop at nothing to get rid of you once you've crossed him.

Despite the best efforts of the young son in the film, his parents disregard his talk about elves until it's too late, and once they've pissed off the elf he calls his friends for an elven rampage.

This movie is hilarious.

It's a delight watching patient, long-suffering Norwegians deal with these bumbling fish-out-of-water Californians. For most of the film, you're really on the side of the elves. But the characters gain depth and you almost can't help but like them as it wears on.

Writer Aleksander Kirkwood Brown's script is refreshingly tight and clean. Every character gets a developmental arc. Every setup is paid off. There is no wasted space. Just good, solid storytelling and a delightful laugh-out-loud splatterfest that manages to be weirdly wholesome. I heartily recommend this for the Christmas movie rotation.

Another thing: The film uses practical effects, and it is so goddamn refreshing to see the elves played by little people in A+ makeup and suits rather than clumsy CGI rotoscope bullshit. Major shout-out to Kiran Shah, the actor for the main elf. You might not recognize him, but he's done body-doubling and stunt work in all kinds of big films since the 70s, including working on The Lord of the Rings. He does phenomenal physical acting in There's Something In the Barn, bringing a tremendous amount of pathos and emotion to the character. It's really hard to convey complex emotion through a thick layer of latex but he hits it out of the park.

Movies with similar vibes:

Gremlins

Rare Exports

Krampus

Trollhunter

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Valley of Shadows (Skyggenes dal in Norwegian) is a 2017 Gothic directed by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen. It's centered on Aslak, a six-year-old boy, who ventures into a forest in search of his dog and encounters a stranger who might be a monster. At the same time, we hear rumors about a werewolf, that may or may not be related to Aslak's estranged brother, a junkie who is later found dead, and who may have been murdered or may himself have been hurting people.

That's the best way I can really summarize this movie, but it's a film that kind of defies summary because it's not really a plot-based film. It's a feast for the senses, a visually stunning use of framing and color to invoke a mood, with an excellent score that drives it home.

A lot of people found it really boring, but those people are missing the point. Not every movie is a high-concept romp. Some movies are subtle meditations, and this is one.

Anyway: The thing about Valley of Shadows is that it's told through the perspective of a six-year-old who doesn't have any context or understanding for the things going on around him. He is isolated and vulnerable and the movie makes you positively ache for him. Most of the film is spent watching him wander a forest, lost, hungry, hopeless and helpless, and feeling the unbearable tension of his suffering. Neither Angel nor I have kids or are particularly interested in having them, but my latent maternal instincts were activated by this movie and I wanted to reach in there and scoop up this poor child and rescue him. I would not advise watching this if themes of child endangerment will trigger you (although it all works out OK. Both the child and the dog make it through the film).

This lack of context is unsettling, and most of the film's horror is the fridge horror variety. You can't help but dig at the loose ends and try to make sense of it all, and you simply do not have enough information to solve the puzzle.

If anybody has watched this one, drop me a line. I want to talk about it. I especially want to talk about the final shot, where we see Aslak preparing for his brother's funeral. He gets dressed and climbs into his brother's bed, and as the camera pans away we see a big pool of blood under the bed. What was that about? What are your theories? It's kind of haunting me.

Movies with similar vibes:

Possum

Skinamarink

Night of the Hunter

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There's Something in the Barn (2023) Movie Review

Discover the laughter and joy of 'There's Something in the Barn'. Check out our review and find out where to stream this hilarious Christmas movie.

There’s Something in the Barn – Movie Review First Reaction – There’s Something in the Barn is fun, comedic and a Christmas treat. Where to Watch There’s Something in the Barn a JustWatch Director: Magnus Martens Writer: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout (Screenplay) Cast Martin Starr (Dead Snow 2) Amrita Acharia (Missing Link) Kiran Shah (Legend) Townes Bunner Zoe…

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6 / 10

Título Original: There's Something in the Barn

Año: 2023

Duración: 96 min

País: Noruega

Dirección: Magnus Martens

Guion: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown

Música: Lasse Enersen

Fotografía: Mika Orasmaa

Reparto: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Townes Bunner, Zoe Winter-Hansen, Henriette Steenstrup, Calle Hellevang Larsen, Alexander Karlsen El Younoussi

Productora: 74 Entertainment, Charades, XYZ Films, Don Films

Género: Horror; Comedy; Fantasy

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Horror Movie Review: There's Something in the Barn (2023)

There's Something in the Barn has so much promise, but sadly fails to live up to any of it. Billed as a comedy horror film, the film struggles to make either significant, and ends up being extremely unbalanced.

Directed by Magnus Martens and written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is a Norwegian comedy horror film. One that stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Townes Bunner and Zoe Winther-Hansen. The Nordheim family have left America to move to a remote cabin in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, having inherited the land from a distant family relation. A move that would be…

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THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BARN (2023) Killer elves comedy! Trailer and release news

‘Traditions die hard!’ There’s Something in the Barn is a 2023 Norwegian comedy horror film about an American family terrorised by a nasty killer elf. Directed by Magnus Martens (The Walking Dead: World Beyond; Fear the Walking Dead; 12 Monkeys TV series) from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown. The 74 Entertainment-Charades-Don Films co-production stars Martin Starr, Amrita…

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There’s Something in the Barn (2023) Date de sortie : 10/11/2023 Réalisateur : Magnus Martens Scénario : Aleksander Kirkwood Brown Avec : Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Henriette Steenstrup Pays : Norvège

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Edward Rubikons Mysterier - Mørkets Bok is nominated for Book of the Year 2016

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Donald Duck - 10...9...8...7...

Story code: D 2022-041

Origin: Denmark

Title: 10 ... 9 ... 8 ...

Pages: 12

Layout: 4 rows per page

Writing: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown

Art: Massimo Fecchi

Year of publication: 2022

Like last year (that is, the year before last), I again decided to translate comics into English. Although my scanlation didn't work out very well, I made sure to take a photo of this comic so you can see what it's about as I translate the dialogues. This comic is only published in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Serbia and I will translate this comic from Serbian to English. If there are any doubts, feel free to ask me. It is certainly about the New Year's celebration in Duckburg. And if someone has to correct me about the English language, feel free to correct me.

Now let’s get started.

Residents of Duckburg welcome the New Year.

Daisy Duck: "It's so generous of you to invite us to a New Year's party at this fancy hotel, Uncle Scrooge!"

Scrooge McDuck: "I must admit that it is much more than generosity! I am buying this hotel, and the owner first wanted to have dinner with me and my family."

Scrooge to Donald: "So watch your behavior, Donald! Everything has to be in perfect order!"

Donald Duck: "I'm always up to the task, Uncle Scrooge!"

Grand Hotel Owner: "Welcome, Scrooge! I hope that at the end of the dinner, we will conclude our contract!" Scrooge: "Me too!"

Daisy to Donald: "Where are the boys? And why did you bring your math workbook to the party?"

Donald: "Long story! I'm afraid the boys won't be joining us tonight!"

Daisy: "Get ready for the countdown!"

Grand Hotel Owner: "Let's sign the contract when the clock strikes midnight!"

Scrooge: "Great idea!"

Gladstone Gander: "Why are you smiling like that, Donald?"

Donald: "I'll tell you in ten seconds!"

But a lot can happen in ten seconds…

Let's first go back to the beginning of that same day.

Donald: "Zeev! Last day of the year! 364 days of defeat and misfortune! But who knows, maybe I'll get lucky today!"

Donald slipped on the skateboard. "Oops!"

Donald: "And maybe not! Again the same song as the whole year!"

Donald collapsed in the mess.

Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck: "What happens? Isn't it an earthquake?"

Huey Duck: "No, but something tells me that in a second there will be a real volcanic eruption!"

Donald to HDL: "I've had enough of your trash!"

Huey: "Sorry, Unca Donald! With a lot of homework, we don't have time to clean the house!"

Donald: "Ah, phooey! It's easy for you! You wouldn't even last a day working as a traveling salesman like me!"

Huey: "I bet by the end of the day, we'd sell out of everything you sell, whatever it is!"

Donald: "Prove it! Sell my goods before midnight or you will be cleaning the house every day!"

Louie Duck: "And you have to do all the homework in our math workbook or you will be doing our homework for the next month."

Donald: "Agreed!"

And so!

Huey: "I can't believe Unca Donald works as a traveling salesman!"

Dewey: "Of all the meaningless jobs he's done, this one is the worst!"

Louie: "But a bet is a bet!"

Huey to the customer: "Good day! Do you want to buy doors?"

Customer: "What?! Can't you see I already have them!"

Grandma (old woman): "Can I see how they work?"

Huey: "Oh… of course!"

"As you can see, the door opens easily and does not creak!"

Grandma (old woman): "Nicely! Do you want to go through them?"

Huey: "Here is! What do you think?"

Grandma (old woman): "I'm not interested!"

Louie: "Don't lose hope! Sooner or later, we're going to run into someone who needs a door!"

At the same time…

Donald: "Um…Pythagoras? Was that the elf from The Lord of the Rings? Ugh, I can't remember anything!"

"It might be cheating if I ask Gyro for help, but the most important thing is to teach the boys some smarts!"

Donald when he sees that Gyro is not there: "No luck again! I'll look around the garden! Maybe I'll find something useful there!"

"He's even messier than my nephews! I can't find anything without his help!"

Oh no!

"Is that someone asking for help? Radisha, the robo-assistant at your service!"

Donald to robot: "Do you know math? What is 912 times 72?"

Robot to Donald: "Bzzzztt! 87341!"

Donald: "Great! I'm sure Gyro won't mind me borrowing you for a few hours!"

Robot: "Radisha, the robo-assistant, at your service!"

Donald has no idea what kind of mechanism he has set in motion…

Soon after…

Robot Radisha: "Eeeh!"

Donald to robot: "What is it? Don't tell me these tasks are too hard for you?"

Robot Radisha: "The robo-assistant just works! But Radisha has a dream to visit an amusement park!"

Donald: "Then we'll go to the amusement park, and then we'll do math!"

Robot Radisha: "Radisha is happy! Fun, fun!" "Fun, fun!"

Angry woman to Donald and the robot: "Take whatever reward you want, just promise not to come back here!"

Robot: "Fun, fun! Party, party!"

Donald to robot: "I hope you've had enough! Can we get to the tasks?"

Robot Radisha to Donald: "The robo-assistant just works! But Radisha has a dream to visit the zoo!"

Donald to robot: "Okay! Let's go to the zoo for a bit, and then get a book in hand!"

At the same time…

Huey: "What is going on?!"

Policeman: "Open it! It's the police! We know you're there, thief!"

Huey: "They're chasing some fugitive thief!"

Policeman: "We have a police warrant!"

Right after…

Policeman: "So you're not a robber? And this isn't 47 Dark Street?"

Tenant of the house: "No, I'm not Robber, and this is not that address! I was taking a shower and I didn't hear you knocking!"

Policeman: "Sorry about the door!"

Tenant of the house: "What to do? It happens!"

Dewey: "Here's our chance, brothers!"

Huey: "Sorry, we saw what just happened to your door…"

Louie: "...and we sell doors!"

Tenant of the house: "There is no point in putting new ones! Whenever the Thief escapes from prison, the same thing happens! Only if you sell sliding doors?"

Dewey: "Uh, unfortunately, no!"

Huey: "If we can't sell doors to someone who just ran out of them, we better not even try!"

Later…

Robot Radisha: "Fun, fun! Party, party!" Donald to himself: "A robo-assistant could use some help!"

Soon after…

Robot Radisha: "The robo-assistant just works! But Radisha has a dream to…"

Donald: "Enough with dreams! We've been to an amusement park, a zoo, a circus, a game, bowling, and flamenco classes! It's time for you to help me with the tasks!"

Robot Radisha: "Bzzzt! Calculation done!"

Donald: "Ouch! You finished the entire workbook in half a minute!"

"Shall I drop you off at Gyro now?"

Robot Radisha: "By no means! You showed Radisha how to have fun! From now on I will no longer be a robo-assistant, but a robo-entertainer!"

Donald: "What a day! Now I can go to Uncle Scrooge's New Year's party as the winner!"

And while Donald and the gang are having fun, Huey, Dewey and Louie are still suffering the same pains…

Rude customer: "NO!"

Louie: "It's ten to midnight and we still haven't sold a single door!"

Huey: "We can only hope for a miracle!"

Robot Radisha: "Fun, fun! Party, party!"

At the same time…

Gyro Gearloose: "Ouch! I'm late to Scrooge's New Year's party!"

"Maybe I could…huh?"

"Oh no! It looks just like my confetti balloon inflator!"

"Looks like someone turned it on! If no one turns it off, my superelastic balloon will continue to grow and grow, until..."

"Poor me! If it bursts, the whole square will be covered in confetti!"

"According to my calculations, the balloon will burst in exactly ten seconds! The balloon has already inflated to the maximum!"

Gyro: "Huh! In the last hour!"

Gyro to bird: "GO! Get out of there! Don't you dare!"

The bird punctures the balloon and boom!

Dewey: "What's up?"

Huey: "There must have been an explosion in the confetti factory!"

Louie: "Mnnng! We just missed that!"

Dewey: "Watch out! One door is sliding!"

Robot Radisha happens to be at the door and is having fun.

Little girl: "That looks fun!"

Robot Radisha: "Fun, fun! Party, party!"

One customer: "I want to buy a door!" Second customer: "Give me two!"

Huey to his brothers: "We sold all the doors!"

Dewey: "But there's no way we'll get to the party before midnight!"

Louie: "Are you sure? Look!"

Louie to Gyro: "Gyro! What luck! Can we go to the party with you?"

Gyro: "Sure, guys! I'm just…this one…passing by! I have no idea where all this confetti came from?"

It's time for the big countdown…

Daisy Duck, Grandma Duck, Gus Goose, Donald Duck, Gladstone Gander, Scrooge McDuck: "10!"

Scrooge thought to himself, "Whoah! In just a few seconds the hotel will be mine!"

Donald thought to himself, "The boys don't stand a chance anymore! I've won!"

Everyone: "9!"

Then Gyro and Donald's nephews enter.

Huey to Donald: "We sold all the doors!"

Donald: "Quack!"

Everyone: "8!...7!...6!..."

Donald to Gyro: "And I did all the tasks! So it's a draw!"

Everyone: "5!...4!..."

Gyro to Donald: "But neither solution is correct! As if my incompetent robo-assistant Radisha made them!"

HDL: "Victory is ours!"

Donald: "Stop! There's not enough money here!"

Dewey: "Oh no! We forgot about the sliding door!"

Everyone: "3!...2!...1!..."

Everyone: "Happy New Year!"

Grand Hotel Owner: "Let's sign!"

Scrooge: "Gladly!"

Daisy to Scrooge: "Uncle Scrooge, stop! The wall crumbled like a New Year's cake!"

Scrooge when he sees ants in the wall: "A colony of starving ants is eating the hotel from the inside!"

Scrooge breaks the contract and says to Daisy, "Thank you, Daisy! You stopped me from making a terrible mistake!"

Donald to his nephews: "I promise to be more understanding for you! Your homework is not easy at all!"

Huey, Dewey and Louie to his uncle: "And the job of a traveling salesman isn't exactly cat's cough either!"

Everyone: "Happy New Year!"

Grandma Duck (Elvira Coot) to Gyro: "You never stand still, Gyro! What are you up to now?"

Gyro: "A vacuum cleaner that can vacuum up a huge amount of confetti! The matter is quite urgent!"

The end.

I wish everyone a happy New Year and happy holidays!

I hope you enjoyed this comic.

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The Ash Lad - In Search of the Golden Castle Breakdown

The Ash Lad – In Search of the Golden Castle Breakdown

The Ash Lad – In Search of the Golden Castle Breakdown By Umedia VFX

In the sequel to The Ash Lad, Espen and Kristin embark on a dangerous journey to save Espen’s brothers, the kingdom – and perhaps the entire world.

Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose

Writer: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown

VFX Done By Umedia VFX

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På søndag 10.februar har Aleksander Kirkwood Brown og jeg æren av å være de første gjestene noensinne på KanonCon. Kl 1030 skal vi prate om Edward Rubikons Mysterier, og gir blant annet en eksklusiv smakbit på den kommende boka «Hekseskogen». @edwardrubikon @kanoncon (ved Kanonhallen Oslo / Kanon Bistro) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjZA8pAFuI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cp3qsvi9mlsr

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🦠 Tidsaktuell og fersk Edward Rubikon-stripe av Aleksander Kirkwood Brown og meg. . . . #edwardrubikon #edwardrubikonsmysterier #corona #pandemi #isolasjon #avstand #såpe #vaskhendene #staysafe @edwardrubikon https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PPAEKpM_o/?igshid=dfzc30x5jnn9

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Denne helgen er det OCX på Serieteket på Schous plass. Der kommer jeg til å sitte på standen til Outland med Aleksander Kirkwood Brown og John Jamtli fra kl 14 på lørdag (8.juni). En god mulighet til å skaffe seg et signert eksemplar av Edward Rubikons Mysterier - Hekseskogen (samt Norges Ninjakommandør og Sabotør). Du finner oss i markedsteltet. @oslocomicsexpo @jamtlijohn @outlandkirkegata @edwardrubikon @cappelendamm (ved Deichman Grünerløkka) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZs9AyiwtL/?igshid=bl5nu0hd97bt