#June kilner

[egot1stical]

thing I never finished of my favourite scene in the show

[tv-moments]

House of the Dragon

Season 2, “Rhaenyra the Cruel”

Director: Clare Kilner

DoP: Alejandro Martínez

[ct-hardcase]

2023 art summary, coming in fashionably late. Director's commentary under the cut:

January: I feel proud of this one, but also feel kind of sad that over the course of a whole year, that January is the artistic highlight. I had a few free days at the beginning of the year where I was alone, and got this wild drive to draw something that I very rarely, if ever, get anymore, especially for a piece that includes a background. Pessimism aside though, I'm really happy with how this came out, barring some aspects of Kanan's facial anatomy I could improve on and Ahsoka's hand (I gave up here, don't look too closely). I've had the scene in my mind for a while, and I'm glad I could finally take it on artistically.

February: Yes, technically this was published in March. As far as I can find, this is possibly the only thing I drew in February, sketches included. I published it on twitter and tumblr in Feburary, fully intending to leave it at the flats, but decided to render a bit on 03/01. On account of my literally having nothing else for the month, I let it slide. I'm also happy to have finished a piece for Seventh/Fifth, and it received pretty decent reception considering it's a bit of a rarepair.

March: I didn't do much, but I did draw Trilla, Eighth, and Reva; and the dynamic has been shamelessly influenced by To Gain The Harbor on Ao3, which has occupied my head rent-free this year.

April: I actually drew two things this month, but I chose Voe, since I always have to have my annual Voe in these, and I'm really happy with how I drew her, here. It's also unpictured due to the formatting constraints, but this one also contained one of my best Kylos. 

May: Work started getting very busy here (and never really stopped), so this is where ~sketch season~ starts. I noticed that I sketched a lot of sitting and kneeling this year, which is a bit of a flex, since I've historically had trouble with that (and am still not perfect, but getting there).

June: Credits to Senshistock for the pose here, but I decided to focus back in on anatomy, which was honestly driven by my beginning to consistently exercise for the first time since college—I got a lot more in tune with the practical aspects of how my own and other bodies could move, and though a lot of my poses are static, I find that it's a pretty big influence on my art this year.

July: It's at this time that my love for Reva also turned a corner—I objectively loved her as a character from the beginning, but around this time or June is when she rocketed herself to my third-favorite (hehe) inquisitor. She really grips me as a character, and she featured pretty prominently in my art this year.

August: Was busy touching grass this month, so didn't do a ton of drawing, but did a quick sketch of a village babushka.

September: I decided to color a drawing of Samantha Trapp and Kilner from We Fix Space Junk, which has carried me through many a hard day, and while the drawing feels just a little off, I think I at least somewhat maintained my ability to color something in.

October: I decided to treat myself and buy some fancy pens, and decided on the Sarasa pens on a whim. While they haven't been the cure-all to my art block, they are so much fun to draw in, and about half my sketches from October-present have been with these. Also, Rey!

November: Reva brainrot feat. The Grand Inquisitor. A friend and I were talking over an AU where the Grand Inquisitor (as a Jedi) takes Reva on as his Padawan, and I had to draw it.

December: I sketched a fair bit this month, but decided to go with Eighth.

[hellsbellschime]

We'll have a better idea of what to expect for s2 once June is over. Activity in Wales is ramping up next week with filming starting the week after which'll last for 2 weeks and 2 days at another location so a smaller scene. The first is probably Rook's Rest which should be the largest battle of the season. We know Lord Darry will appear in ep 2/5 according to the actor's casting profile. The Alys audition had Daemon coming back injured from some battle, possibly stone hedge. 1/2

2/2 if Lord Darry is only in those eps (his profile only says Clare Kilner as his director) we might not get the fall of KL cause he's supposed to lead Criston/Aemond towards Harrenhal/away from KL so that Daemon can escape towards KL. Either way we'll learn more the coming weeks though I doubt we'll get as many photos/videos since they're not filming in a city but what we do get should be decent cause they cant actually hide what's going on as they're out in the open and not in a closed square.

I generally agree, I think that most of the big upcoming events will be hard to hide completely so once shooting is deeper in or is near completion, it will probably be pretty clear what's happening.

[evoldir]

Fwd: Conference: Online.SociallyTransferredMaterials.Jun12

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Conference: Online.SociallyTransferredMaterials.Jun12 > Date: 5 June 2024 at 06:47:08 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Dear colleagues, > > Our ESEB-funded special topic network “Social Transfer Network” is > organising a number of online and in-person workshops (Social Transfer > Evolution Workshops, aka STEWs) on topics around socially transfers > materials. The next one is our third online Bring-Your-Own-Fluid Seminar > on 12 June 2024 at 12:00 (Central European Time/ UTC+2); BYOF refers > to either the social fluid you might study or your cup of coffee or tea > in hand. > > The BYOF session will last for one hour, where we will have 3 short 7-min > talks on different social transfers, socially transferred materials, > and relevant techniques followed by discussion. Our intention with this > is to build an interdisciplinary community on this topic, to learn from > one another and to advance research across the study of social transfers. > > Topic: Bring Your Own Fluid Seminars (12 June) > Time: June 12th, 2024 12:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna > https://ift.tt/x6ULFVk > > 12 June Programme: > > Larval storage proteins and metabolic division of labor in ants - Dr. Yuqi > Wang (Postdoc in the LeBoef group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge, UK) > > Kingdom of reproductive life; core sperm proteome - Dr. David > Skerrett-Byrne  (Honorary Lecturer, The University of Newcastle, AUS & > Postdoc in the Teperino group, Helmholtz Zentrum München, DE) > > Seminal plasma: More than just a medium for sperm - Dr. Adam Watkins > (Associate Professor in Reproductive and Developmental Physiology, > Academic unit of Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, > University of Nottingham, UK) > > We will organise at least 3 more BYOF seminars in 2024. If you are > interested in speaking or helping to organise please attend and get in > touch. The fall dates and times will be announced in the summer. The > next online and in-person events are part of the 3rd Joint Congress on > Evolutionary Biology and will be, respectively, a presentation during > the  virtual networking symposium (June 27) and a symposium during the > conference in Montréal (July 26-30). > > If you would like to stay in touch, please join the Social Transfer > Network: https://ift.tt/Hi6TKmE > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > The Social Transfer Network organising committee: > > Adria LeBoeuf, Sanja Hakala, Rebecca Kilner, Katharina Gapp, Joris Koene > > > Dr. Joris M. Koene > Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam > https://ift.tt/ljM8hGa > > Ecology & Evolution > Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) > Vrije Universiteit > Visiting address: De Boelelaan 1108, 1081HZ, Amsterdam > Mail address: Van der Boechorststraat 3, 1081 BT, Amsterdam > THE NETHERLANDS tel: +31 (0)20 5987095 > joris.koene@vu.nl > https://ift.tt/Wfzs3yS > https://ift.tt/hKwV7YR > > "Koene, J.M. (JM)"

[kragnir]

This is mafia land. You’d figure that Prigozhin would’ve taken measures to get his family to safety, if he had planned this coup for some time, which some sources are claiming. He is, after all, a member of this giant organized crime gang and he knows its methodologies. Women and children are fair game to them. Torturing, raping and murdering – even women and children – is standard practice of mafia land, not only in Ukraine.

[westeroswisdom]

The WGA strike does not affect the filming of House of the Dragon Season 2. All the scripts were written and checked multiple times before the strike began in early May.

But there is concern that two other unions with workers in the entertainment industry may join the WGA on the picket lines.

Two other major entertainment guilds, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), also entered the summer with looming contract expiration dates. Both groups’ agreements with AMPTP, the trade association that represents the industry’s film and TV production companies, end on June 30. A lot could happen between now and then, but the situation is looking dicey.

All of that means that come July 1, the studios may be facing a double or even triple strike, in effect shutting Hollywood down completely.

The DGA rarely strikes — the last time was in 1987 — and its leadership has not called for a strike authorization vote. But its relations with the AMPTP have been trickier than usual. Negotiations began on May 10, with demands that in part mirror the WGA’s concerns.

A lot of the dispute between the creators and the trade association involves the efforts of the latter to diminish the role of the former.

The situation seemed to intensify due to an unforced error. On May 23, Warner Bros. Discovery launched Max, its newly rebranded streaming platform, which had previously been named HBO Max. Eagle-eyed observers noticed that in listed credits, the platform lumped writers, directors, producers, and so on into one category labeled “creators.” Aside from the queasy implications that the greatest works of cinema and television were just “content,” the choice on the company’s part ran afoul of hard-fought contract regulations regarding credits for artists.

It was a weird choice, and one that set blood boiling in Hollywood. The presidents of the WGA and the DGA issued a rare joint statement, with DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter noting that “The devaluation of the individual contributions of artists is a disturbing trend and the DGA will not stand for it. We intend on taking the strongest possible actions, in solidarity with the WGA, to ensure every artist receives the individual credit they deserve.”

Ultimately AMPTP would probably like to do everything with AI and pay whoever is still working for them the lowest possible wages.

This has implications for other lines of work. We should support these unions to prevent a precedent from being created and spreading to other industries.

SAG-AFTRA has scheduled a strike authorization vote for Monday June 5th. This does not mean they will necessarily strike if the vote passes. It just means that the SAG-AFTRA board can call a strike if talks with AMPTP are unproductive.

As for House of the Dragon, the vast majority of the actors are not Americans. So it's unclear whether they are members of SAG-AFTRA.

Wiki of Westeros lists five directors for HotD Season 2: Clare Kilner, Andrij Parekh, Geeta Vasant Patel, Loni Peristere, and Alan Taylor. All but Clare Kilner are Americans and are probably members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). So a DGA strike would seem to cause a delay in production of S2. DGA has not schedul a strike vote but it has been supportive of the WGA strike.

I just checked George R.R. Martin's Not a Blog. So far he's made no comments about SAG-AFTRA or DGA except to say he's heartened by their support for the striking writers.

DGA and SAG-AFTRA would not strike until July 1st at the earliest. So there's almost an entire month for AMPTP to get serious.

[uniofaberdeen]

New outdoor exhibition celebrates Polish life in Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen's Cruickshank Botanic Garden will host an outdoor exhibition celebrating the contribution of the Polish community to life in the city.

'Loons & Quines o'Seaton and Old Aberdeen' will demonstrate the influences and contributions made by Poles who have made Aberdeen their home over the decades.

The author and originator of the project is Marta Surowiec, an award-winning graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland who currently lives in Scotland and where she is engaged in activities for the Polish diaspora and popularizing the history, culture and national heritage of Poland.

Photographs featured in the free exhibition were taken by University of Aberdeen graduate Dorota Puszkiewicz, who completed a Master of letters Visual Culture and Film at the institution.

The outdoor exhibition is the last event of a diverse six-part Polish-Scottish Mini Festival for 2023 organised by Polish Association Aberdeen. Earlier this year they hosted indoor exhibition ‘Who Are You?’ at Trinity Centre, a 'Polish-Scottish Ceilidh' at Pittodrie Stadium together with concerts of 'Maria Peszek’, ‘New Musette Quartet’ and ‘Matthew Kilner Quartet’ and folk fusion concert with ‘Kosy’ and ‘Iona Fyfe’.

Marta said: “The exhibition represents Polish society in Aberdeen and is focused on developing the image of Poles and on promoting their integration in the community. It is the second of its kind, the first one was dedicated to Torry, and it will gradually cover all areas of Aberdeen.

“We use the outdoor exposition and the personal narratives to share the stories of how we’ve built connections with this city we now call home. To this end, each of the project’s participants chose a location that is special to them and explained why they felt a bond with this particular place. We’ve created our own map of Loons and Quines o’ Old Aberdeen and Seaton giving you the opportunity to get to know us better.”

Dorota, who took her first degree at Gray’s School of Art, said: “I am a graduate of both Aberdeen's universities and I am very pleased that the exhibition will be held at the University of Aberdeen. I hope it will serve to look at us, the Polish community as part of the Aberdeen community that has a lot to give and that positively diversifies this place.

Professor George Boyne, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, said: “We are delighted to host a second outdoor exhibition in Cruickshank Botanic Garden in collaboration with the Polish Association of Aberdeen.

“It is an important community space and, as a place of continual growth and change, it is a fitting backdrop to an event celebrating community integration.”

Mateusz Łagoda, President of the Polish Association Aberdeen added: “The Polish-Scottish Mini Festival, organised by Polish Association Aberdeen proves that building a community based on connecting very diverse cultural environments is possible.

“Many Poles have made Aberdeen their homes, we feel proud of our contribution to our granite city and proud of our identity. What is more we want to bring out a festival that celebrates Aberdeen as our city of choice so that our friends, neighbours and work colleagues can understand a different culture and in addition to this people from the other parts of the country will visit to see our events.”

'Loons & Quines o'Seaton and Old Aberdeen' will open on Sunday 16 April and will run until the end of June.

[mudlark-s]

ok today i

cleaned my room (overdue)

went to the raphael exhibition at the national gallery (pretty cool)

went to a coffee supplies shop that did not have the coffee supplies I needed (not cool)

got dim sum (yummy)

saw the bus stop where me n my pals posted up for pride 2020 (nostalgic)

went 2 piccadilly and got 2 books on salads for summer lunches + got kilner jars and muslin so I can a) make those salads and take them to work and b) make cold brew coffee without ending up w loads of filter waste (expensive but exciting)

walked across green park twice because they've fuckin closed half the footpaths for the jubilee until MID JUNE (outrageous)

had to fuckin sprint for the train w all my stuff (not fun, I am so unfit)

overall today has been a good day! But I am tired!! And I have work and a hockey match tomorrow w the new club but should be good? We'll see!

[creativinn]

Annual student art exhibition is going virtual | Sarnia This Week

Artwork from some of Lambton County’s up-and-coming young creators will be displayed online from May 10 to June 15, as Gallery in the Grove’s popular annual Lambton County Student Art Show goes virtual because of the ongoing pandemic.

Featuring over 58 pieces of student art– ranging from acrylic paintings to ceramic figures to mixed media art – made from Lambton County high school students from grades nine to twelve attending Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School, Great Lakes Secondary School, Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Patrick’s Catholic High School, this year’s virtual exhibition won’t have the same feel as previous years, said the gallery’s Gwen Moore, but it will continue the gallery’s tradition of showcasing the area’s best and brightest young artists.

“This is always a very popular exhibition at the gallery,” Moore said. “We always receive a wide range of work in different mediums from some very talented students.

“We will miss the many families, who visit this exhibition in person and who are always so proud of their young artist,” she added. “We knew that we could work with the high school art teachers to create a virtual exhibition to keep this project alive.”

Northern Collegiate art teacher Ian McLean said he was relieved that, in spite of the pandemic, young artists would once again get the opportunity to exhibit their art, some of which has been greatly influenced by the lockdown.

“We are so happy to have this opportunity to showcase the artwork of Lambton County high school students during this challenging time,” he said. “The exhibit has been a long-standing tradition in our community and we are so grateful to Gallery in the Grove for providing us with this virtual venue. Some of the artworks on exhibit were done while we were still in our classrooms but many have been created by students expressing their personal views of their worlds while in isolation. The variety of artworks reflects the time we are in and our students’ perseverance and creativity at this unusual moment.”

Along with the high school student art exhibition, the gallery is also virtually showcasing artwork created by local grade six students during the months of January, February and March as part of the gallery’s long-running VALS program (Visiting Artists in Lambton Schools) as well as the juried exhibition, Faces, Spaces Places.

“We are very proud of our education mandate and that we could still commit to our supporters and our students,” said Gallery in the Grove chair Kirsten Kilner Holmes. “Our post-secondary scholarships will continue to be awarded. Students need support now more then ever. The art gallery viewing landscape may change for awhile but we will adapt and work with the city and the county to plan for appropriate protocols for a reopening when the time is right.”

Gallery in the Grove is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2020 and managed to transition into a virtual gallery in March when public spaces began to close.

To view the exhibitions, visit www.galleryinthegrove.com.

This content was originally published here.

[crazyflyingspip]

Four reasons why peonies are the best flowers to buy now - and how to care for them

They’re in bloom! The UK’s most-loved floral season kicks off this week with coral charm peonies – the first peony variety to blossom every spring. And Bloom & Wild have brand-new peony bouquets to celebrate the glorious occasion.

Get your peony fix before they are all gone, as they’re only around for a short but sweet time. Blooming from late April to June.

After the coral charm, peony season welcomes fluffy white peonies. As well as the ever-popular Sarah Bernhardt powder pink peonies, which last from early May through to the end of June.

Related: Give your home a happiness makeover with these 10 easy tips

Four reasons why we love peonies

Buy now: The Keira bouquet, from £45, Bloom & Wild

1. They magically change colour

As if by magic the petals of the coral charm peony change colour. This stunning variety is famous for its colour-changing petals. Watching them burst open and turn from brilliant coral to blush pink to vintage cream over the course of a few days.

2. Their spectacular bloom

Image credit: Bloom & Wild

A golf ball-sized bud, when ready, blossoms and opens up to three times the size. Offering a truly spectacular bloom. The size of the flower head means you don’t need many to make a real impact.

3. They’re ideal for hay fever sufferers

This much-loved flower is said to be one of the most favourable for those who suffer from pollen allergies.

Related: Flowers for hay fever sufferers – build a bouquet from low-pollen blooms

4. They have a beautiful special meaning

Bloom & Wild have enlightened us. Peonies apparently symbolise good fortune (needed now more than ever) and a happy marriage – who knew?!

Image credit: Bloom & Wild, Tilly bouquet featuring Sarah Bernhardt powder pink peonies

Coming soon: Tilly bouquet, from £38, Bloom & Wild

How to care for your peonies

Image credit: Bloom & Wild

With some TLC, peonies bloom in beauty for up to five days in a vase. Especially if you take care of them, as Bloom & Wild florist Harriet Perry explains…

1. Gently give them a wipe

‘Peonies can produce nectar (even when cut), which can glue the petals together, so gently wipe away any sap with a warm, damp sponge to help them open up.’

2. Choose a supportive vase

Reach for a jug or kilner jar with a narrow neck. The narrow neck will prop up the stems, allowing the owers to be fanned out for a fuller-looking display.

3. Find your flowers a good home

‘Keep peonies away from direct sunlight and radiators, as they’re dehydrating. And fruit, because some fruits release gases that can make flowers fade.’

4. Give them a trim

‘Trimming peonies (at the stem) by at least 3-5cm allows water inside to hydrate them fast. And cutting them at an angle gives as much surface area as possible to drink from. Re-trim the stems by 1cm every few days.’

5. Refresh the water

‘Flowers don’t like drinking dirty water, so it’s best to refresh the vase water every few days.’

Related: Take inspiration from on-trend wedding flowers to decorate your home

Happy Peony season everyone.

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[tv-moments]

House of the Dragon

Season 2, “Rhaenyra the Cruel”

Director: Clare Kilner

DoP: Alejandro Martínez

[biointernet]

Kirlian Photography Publications

Bioelectrography publications

Kirlian Photography Publications

IUMAB Library – books, texts and videos about: Bioelectrography, Electrophotonic Imaging, Gas Discharge Visualisation, Kirliangraphy, Kirlian Photography, Electrophotography, GDV, EPC, EPI, etc 1) Boyers, D G & Tiller, W A (1973). Corona discharge photography. Journal of Applied Physics, 44, 3102-3112.  2) Dakin, H S (1975). High voltage photography. San Francisco: Dakin & Co.  3) Dumitrescu, I & Kenyon, J N (1983). Electrographic imaging in medicine and biology. Sudbury: Spearman.  4) Ebrahim, H & Williams, R. (1982). Kirlian photography – an appraisal. Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine, 5, 84-91.  5) Ellison, A J (1962). Some recent experiments in psychic perceptivity. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 41, 355-364.  6) Ellison A J (1967). Review of the book “The human aura” by W J Kilner. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 44, 27-34.  7) Ellison, A J (1981). The Unexplained, 630-634 and 650-653.  8) Kilner, W J (1920/1965). The human aura (2nd edition, reprint). New ork: University Books.  9) Konikiewics, L W (1977). Kirlian photography in theory and clinical application. Journal of the Biological Photographic Association, 45, 115-134.  10) Leadbeater, C W (1902/1969). Man visible and invisible. Wheaton, IL: Quest.  11) Neher, A (1980). The psychology of transcendence (pp. 186-191). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Spectrum.  12) Omni, June 1981, p48.  13) Pehek, J O and others (1976). Science, 194, 63-270.  14) Tart, C T (1972). Concerning the scientific study of the human aura. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 46, 1-21.  15) Tiller, W A (1974). New Scientist, 25 April, 160-163.

Kirlian Photography Publications Kirlian Bioelectrography publications

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KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART AND SCIENCE

Newton Milhomens books Books by DrK on Professor Konstantin Korotkov website Dr. Konstantin Korotkov, Dr. Piter Mandel, Prof. Newton Milhomens, Dr. Thelma Moss, Semyon Kirlian, Dr. Krishna Madappa, Dr. Stanley Krippner, Professor Pavel Bundzen and other researchers, inventors and scientists on IUMAB Library Read the full article

[evoldir]

Fwd: Conference: Online.SociallyTransferredMaterials.May7

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Conference: Online.SociallyTransferredMaterials.May7 > Date: 30 April 2024 at 05:12:49 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Dear colleagues, > > Our ESEB-funded special topic network “Social Transfer Network” is > organising a number of online and in-person workshops (Social Transfer > Evolution Workshops, aka STEWs) on topics around socially transfers > materials. The next one is our second online Bring-Your-Own-Fluid Seminar > on 7 May 2024 at 12:00 (Amsterdam time); BYOF refers to either the social > fluid you might study or your cup of coffee or tea in hand. > > The BYOF session will last for one hour, where we will have 3 short 7-min > talks on different social transfers, socially transferred materials, > and relevant techniques followed by discussion. Our intention with this > is to build an interdisciplinary community on this topic, to learn from > one another and to advance research across the study of social transfers. > > Topic: Bring Your Own Fluid Seminars (7 May) > Time: May 7, 2024 12:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna > https://ift.tt/A4Fr3DB > > 7 May Programme: > > Seize or share? Quantifying eusocial (re-)distribution of nutrients in > carpenter ant colonies - Pranas Grigaitis (Amsterdam Institute for Life > and Environment, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) > > Plasticity and evolution in the metabolic division of labour in burying > beetle families - Eleanor Bladon (Department of Zoology, Cambridge, UK) > > Hypodermic injection of socially transferred materials - Joris Koene > (Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment, Vrije Universiteit > Amsterdam, NL) > > We will organise at least 4 more BYOF seminars in 2024. If you are > interested in speaking or helping to organise please attend and get in > touch. The next planned seminar will be on June 12th. Fall dates and > times will be announced in the summer. The next in-person event will be > our symposium at Evolution2024 in Montreal this summer. > > If you would like to stay in touch, please join the Social Transfer > Network: https://ift.tt/amcGYWy > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > The Social Transfer Network organising committee: > > Adria LeBoeuf, Sanja Hakala, Rebecca Kilner, Katharina Gapp, Joris Koene > (joris.koene@vu.nl) > > > Dr. Joris M. Koene > Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam > https://ift.tt/TIjNFYy > > Ecology & Evolution > Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) > Vrije Universiteit > Visiting address: De Boelelaan 1108, 1081HZ, Amsterdam > Mail address: Van der Boechorststraat 3, 1081 BT, Amsterdam > THE NETHERLANDS tel: +31 (0)20 5987095 > joris.koene@vu.nl > https://ift.tt/Ijqk3aY > https://ift.tt/RYEonIq > > "Koene, J.M. (JM)"

[kragnir]

Good news and I hope not a flash in the pan type of event. Who is the more evil of the two groups?

[mrmichaelchadler]

#347 February 5, 2019

Matt writes: Though the 2019 Sundance Film Festival wrapped this past Sunday, RogerEbert.com is still adding to its coverage of the various cinematic highlights, all of which can be found in our official Table of Contents. There you will find reviews and interviews penned by Brian Tallerico, Nick Allen, Tomris Laffly and Monica Castillo, as well as special dispatches from this year's trio of Ebert Fellows: Niani Scott, Whitney A. Spencer and Tiffany Walden.

Trailers

Knife + Heart (2019). Directed by Yann Gonzalez. Written by Yann Gonzalez and Cristiano Mangione. Starring Vanessa Paradis, Kate Moran, Nicolas Maury. Synopsis: Paris, summer 1979. Anne is a producer of gay porn at discount. When Loïs, her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to reclaim her by turning a film more ambitious with the flamboyant Archibald. Opens in US theaters on March 19th, 2019.

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2019). Directed by Xavier Dolan. Written by Xavier Dolan and Jacob Tierney. Starring Natalie Portman, Sarah Gadon, Emily Hampshire. Synopsis: A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives. US release date is TBA.

Donnybrook (2019). Written and directed by Tim Sutton (based on the novel by Frank Bill). Starring Margaret Qualley, Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell. Synopsis: Two men prepare to compete in a legendary bare-knuckle fight where the winner gets a $100,000 prize. Opens in US theaters on February 15th, 2019.

The White Crow (2019). Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Written by David Hare. Starring Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Ralph Fiennes. Synopsis: The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West. US release date is TBA.

The Wedding Guest (2019). Written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Dev Patel, Radhika Apte, Jim Sarbh. Synopsis: A story centered on a mysterious British Muslim man on his journey across Pakistan and India. Opens in US theaters on March 1st, 2019.

Apollo 11 (2019). Directed by Todd Douglas Miller. Synopsis: A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin. US release date is TBA.

Wonder Park (2019). Directed by Robert Iscove, Clare Kilner and David Feiss. Written by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. Starring Jennifer Garner, Kenan Thompson and John Oliver. Synopsis: The story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. Opens in US theaters on March 15th, 2019.

The Breaker Upperers (2019). Written and directed by Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek. Starring Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek, James Rolleston. Synopsis: For the right price, BFFs Jen and Mel will ruthlessly end any romance. But when one grows a conscience, it threatens to derail their relationship. Debuts on Netflix on February 15th, 2019.

Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Directed by David Leitch. Written by Chris Morgan (based on characters created by Gary Scott Thompson). Starring Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba and Jason Statham. Synopsis: Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Opens in US theaters on August 2nd, 2019.

United Skates (2019). Directed by Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler. Synopsis: When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture--one that has remained undiscovered by the mainstream for generations, yet has given rise to some of the world's greatest musical talent. Premieres on HBO on February 18th, 2019.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019). Directed by Joe Berlinger. Written by Michael Werwie. Starring Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan. Synopsis: A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years. US release date is TBA.

Hotel by the River (2019). Written and directed by Sang-soo Hong. Starring Joo-Bong Ki, Min-hee Kim, Hae-hyo Kwon. Synopsis: It is the dead of winter and a poet invites his sons to join him at a hotel for a reunion. The hotel also hosts a newly single woman who has a friend keep her company and with whom she shares a room, strolls and conversations. The poet is drawn to the beautiful girls and cannot resist the temptation to discover more. Their lives intersect, connect and disconnect and potentially become a metaphor for modern life. Opens in US theaters on February 15th, 2019.

Pain & Gloria (2019). Written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Raúl Arévalo. Synopsis: A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him. US release date is TBA.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). Written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor (based on the book by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer). Starring Lily Banda, Noma Dumezweni, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Synopsis: A boy in Malawi helps his village by building a wind turbine after reading about them in a library book. Debuts on Netflix on March 1st, 2019.

Out of Blue (2019). Written and directed by Carol Morley (based on the novel by Martin Amis). Starring Patricia Clarkson, Jacki Weaver, Mamie Gummer. Synopsis: When Detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend. Opens in US theaters on March 15th, 2019.

The Biggest Little Farm (2019). Directed by John Chester. Synopsis: Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Opens in US theaters on April 5th, 2019.

The Professor and the Madman (2019). Directed by Farhad Safinia. Written by John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki and Farhad Safinia (based on the book by Simon Winchester). Starring Natalie Dormer, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn. Synopsis: Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor. US release date is TBA.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020). Directed by Cathy Yan. Written by Christina Hodson (based on the comics by Chuck Dixon, Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Greg Land). Starring Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Synopsis: After splitting up with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins three female superheroes - Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya - to save the life of a little girl from an evil crime lord. Opens in US theaters on February 7th, 2020.

Richard Dreyfuss on "Jaws" 

Matt writes: I recently had the honor of chatting with Oscar-winner Richard Dreyfuss about his extraordinary career prior to a Chicagoland screening of Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic, "Jaws." Deborah Kolar, the eldest daughter of Dreyfuss' towering co-star, Robert Shaw, also shared with me memories about her father. Click here for the full article.

R.I.P. Dick Miller (1928-2019)

Matt writes: The beloved character actor, whose career spanned over six decades, is eulogized beautifully by one of his greatest champions, Peter Sobczynski. Click here for the full article as well as video footage of Sobczynski's interview with Miller at the 2014 Chicago Critics' Film Festival.

Free Movies

Three Ages (1923). Directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton. Written by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph A. Mitchell and Jean C. Havez. Starring Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery. Synopsis: The misadventures of Buster in three separate historical periods.

Watch "Three Ages"

Things to Come (1936). Directed by William Cameron Menzies. Starring Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson. Synopsis: The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

Watch "Things to Come"

Storm in a Teacup (1937). Directed by Ian Dalrymple and Victor Saville. Written by Ian Dalrymple and Donald Bull (based on the play by Bruno Frank). Starring Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker. Synopsis: A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.

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