#Keith Richardson

[paulshishkoffjr]

Bekhzod Usmonov made quick work of Keith Richardson (SC). The Tajik from New Mexico defeated the Ex-@bareknucklefc Bantamweight Championship by 1st Round TKO. #BKFCABQ

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Preview: The Best of Tharg's Terror Tales

The Best of Tharg's Terror Tales preview. Tharg the Mighty presents the creepiest tales to ever grace the pages of the galaxy's greatest comic! #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel

[downthetubes]

Monster Fun “Revamped”, with new look and strips, in time for Halloween

The results of a popular Draw a Monster competition and the return of Crabbe’s Crusaders are just part of a sizzling revamp (geddit?) to Monster Fun, the Treasury of British Comics revival of the classic weekly title from Rebellion Publishing. The title gets a new look, too – and looks terrific, with a smashing lineup of strips on offer. For those who came in late, Monster Fun is an all-new,…

[manderley]

Mademoiselle (1966) dir. Tony Richardson

[avidrops]

Here's Keith, Randell and Jane (all Hodeks versions)

I'm taking the break from the ref sheets but the next one will be zalgos group : helen otis/bloody painter and Jonathan blake/the puppteer and the rest

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[yen-sids-tournament]

The Parent Trap: Hayley Mills (1961) v Lindsay Lohan (1998)

You do not have to see both to vote, but it might have been helpful.

Feel free to share opinions or explanations with comments/tags/rbs

[that-glitter-chick]

I blame them for my relationship standards. ♥️

[hannahwatcheshorror]

THEY LIVE (1988)

 “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick a**. And I’m all out of bubblegum.” A classic movie with choice phrases and stellar acting. Incredibly iconic.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

John Nada blows into town looking for work like most people in his day and age. He is able to find a labor job at a worksite and a new friend, Frank, who helps him find a camp where he can sleep and get food. All seems fine except the mysterious TV messages that come through talking about some hidden controlling force that We The People don’t know about. John finds a mysterious lab in the back of a church and they are manufacturing… Sunglasses? Before John can figure out what in the heck this means there is a violent police raid where they come in and wreck everything. John is lucky to get out alive and even luckier to know where a stash of sunglasses are which he takes (not knowing at the time they are sunglasses) but when he finally puts them on everything changes.

The world, through the lenses of the sunglasses, is black and white, all advertisements scream “OBEY” and “STAY ASLEEP.” When he removes the glasses everything looks normal, in color and with all the regular words, but as soon as the glasses are back on it is creepy black and white world. While walking around in this new world John discovers that some people aren’t people at all but hideous alien creatures disguised as humans! He even looks right at one for a really long period of time and it barely gets suspicious even though they all have watches on and as soon as they get suspicious they can call each other and say “hey, we have one that can see.” and then they all converge on the guy that can see which is what happens to John after he sees another one of those ugly Aliens at the grocery store. Alien policemen attack him so he attacks them right back. He takes their guns and heads to the bank.

John lights up the bank and kills as many aliens as he can but one teleports before his very eyes! Narrowly escaping, John makes his way into the parking garage where he kidnaps Holly, another human. Holly is very scared of this crazy man with a gun but is listening to him because he is a crazy man with a gun! She is instructed to take him to her home and she complies. While there she pulls a trick and smashes a wine bottle on his head and throws him out a glass window. Again, John narrowly escapes, this time making his way back to Frank this time who wants nothing to do with John's Murdering Ass. “I’m giving you a choice, either put on these glasses or start eating that trash can.” They beat the ever-loving shit out of each other. Frank finally puts on the glasses and is stunned by the alien life. “Brother, life’s a bitch… and she’s back in heat.”

Now that Frank is on board there are two people in this wacky fight! But that isn’t enough to take down the aliens who control the police! Good thing they meet up with another human who has the sunglasses! There is to be a secret meeting for the resistance, tonight! The boys go and Holly is there, she apologizes for nearly killing John but he had a gun to her, she doesn’t need to apologies for shit anything! During the meeting they all get contacts that work like the sunglasses (cool!). Oh no! The alien police force raid the meeting! Guess who narrowly escapes? John AND Frank! They are able to use the alien teleport to go to the alien headquarters! From there they find the alien signal that makes all people see the aliens as humans and they try to shut it off. Betrayal! Holly is working for the aliens and shoots Frank, then goes for John! But John will die for the cause, giving a middle finger to the aliens as he goes down, taking the signal with him. The world is removed from its mass hypnosis and are disgusted by the alien presence among them. The day is saved thanks to John and Frank (respectively).

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[omg-hellgirl]

Patti Hansen photographed by Bob Richardson for US Vogue, March 1976.

[paulshishkoffjr]

Live-Blogging of @bareknucklefc #BKFCABQ, with the Main Event between Keith Richardson (SC) & Bekhzod Usmonov, coming up shortly. Chicagoland’s Brett Fields & Derrick Findley also on the card.

[thenotsobad-thebad-andtheugly]

Walker (1987)

[adamwatchesmovies]

Gargoyles the Movie: Heroes Awaken (1994)

Back in 1995, I distinctly remember seeing a VHS of Gargoyles: The Movie at the video rental store. I picked it as my movie of the week and was disappointed when I realized it was only the 5-part series premiere edited together. This means we’re not really talking about a movie here, but we sort of are as well. Let's consider it a made-for-TV movie for this review's sake. As that, how does this fare?

In 994 A.D., Scotland, Castle Wyvern repels any invaders thanks to its stone gargoyles, which come to life at nighttime. Despite his frightening appearance, their leader, Goliath (voiced by Keith David) desires only cooperation between his clan and the humans who defend them while they are petrified during the day. Following a betrayal from within the castle walls, most of the gargoyles are destroyed and the few survivors are frozen in stone until the castle they defend rises above the clouds. A thousand years later, in Manhattan, billionaire David Xanatos (Jonathan Frakes) has moved the castle above his headquarters. Awoken in an unfamiliar world, they find a friend in Elisa Maza (Salli Richardson), an open-minded police detective.

Don’t expect the visuals to rival a theatrical production or even something like Nickelodeon’s The Last Airbender. While the characters are consistently on-model, I spotted at least one coloring error in the second half of the picture and there is more than one instance of the stone gargoyles looking pretty different from their awakened state - the "statues" are painted as static background elements so the stone texture and the angles of their muscles/limbs are much more detailed than anything in the moving foreground. Finally, this is a pilot so while it is self-contained, many threads will only pay off in later seasons, such as the gargoyle eggs Goliath leaves with Princess Katharine (Kath Soucie) and her wizard (Jeff Bennett) (not sure why he did that, in hindsight). That said, this is a strong debut.

There are many characters in this story and the gargoyles other than Goliath - they name themselves Lexington (Thom Adcox Hernandez), Hudson (Ed Asner), Brooklyn (Jeff Bennett again), Broadway (Bill Fagerbakke), and Bronx (Frank Welker) - are more established than given character arcs. This makes Goliath the protagonist and the others supporting characters. I’ve found that in most children’s television series, the leader turns out to be the least interesting member of a team but that’s not the case here. Goliath is at once trusting of humans and wary of opening up. He can be calm and collected but is also prone to fits of rage and frequently talks of vengeance against those who’ve wronged him. He adapts well to his new setting but shows no affinity for modern-day tech like some of his comrades. He's many things at once, which keeps you watching and wondering what's next. There are no obvious character arcs within him.

Gargoyles rather elegantly uses the limitations imposed upon it as a boy’s property to its advantage. All of the gargoyles in Manhattan are male, guaranteeing there won’t be any weird “should we start repopulating?” discussions. It also adds an extra level of tragedy to the story by making them the last of their kind. Conveniently, this makes Elisa the lone female hero of the show/film without making her a token. If there’s a secondary protagonist, it’s her (which gives you a bit of a Beauty and the Beast vibe) and unlike other shows, her status as a colored woman does not make her feel like a quota. It should also be noted that Xanatos is a person of color as well, making this a show with more POC than Caucasians. It may be because most of the cast are non-humans but that’s still something I feel is worth noting.

The story features plenty of varied action. There are battles set in 994 and others in the present as well - some of which don’t include the gargoyles at all and allow the human characters to shine. There are twists and turns as allies become enemies and new partnerships are formed. The general tone is tragic and adventurous with a few bits of comedy thrown in here and there. Best of all, this is a wholly original property. The show was conceived as an answer to Batman: The Animated Series but rather than dig up some available superhero property (this was years before Disney acquired Marvel), it's is something new.

My favorite scene of the film is an interaction between Goliath and his mate, Demona (Marina Sirtis), who managed to survive the thousand-year slumber. During a mission for Xanatos, she prepares to throw an unconscious guard out of an airlock to his death but is stopped by Goliath. “The centuries have made you weak, Goliath,” she says. The thing is, very little time has actually passed for the winged warrior. He’s been frozen in stone. He HASN’T changed but that one sentence shows how much she HAS. It’s a nice subtle exchange.

I am coming into this review biased. Though I haven’t seen the show in years, I remember it well and certainly, remember how it made me feel in 1994. It played right into my fascination with mythology & monsters and I attribute my affection for Shakespeare (the series draws inspiration from Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others) to the show. It had a lasting impression on me and I believe it has the power to enchant young audiences once more. (July 28, 2022)

[manderley]

Mademoiselle (1966)

[thoughtfulfangirling]

We pan around, following Xanatos in his helicopter, as it goes through New York and up Xanatos's skyscraper and to the newly positioned castle atop it. It's quite the endeavor. Nicely visually striking. I also enjoy how close Xanatos is calling it. He wants to be there that first night as the sun goes down, and though it is very close to just that time as he rises up in his helicopter, he's not worried. He is the kind of man who times things just right. He will be there on time. He will be there to see whatever there is to see. And the scene lays some nice tension.

Man, I would love to see this show re-animated. Everything exactly the same, keep all the voice acting (okay we can redub some of the extras so we don't hear the same voices constantly as this show is very guilty of) but with all the animation able to be updated. It would look so gooood! There are some really great shots here, just a bit stiff and without the great resolutions of today.

[sodalite-fulll]

“Joker in the 2004 animated Batman was overused!!” Who literally gives a shit when he looks like this. I’d watch this little thing do crime for hours