#Maria Lund

[fyeahfinnishmusicaltheatre]

A promotional image for Samppalinnan kesäteatteri's upcoming summer 2024 outdoor production of Bonnie & Clyde.

Featuring Marketta Tikkanen as Bonnie, Karlo Haapiainen as Clyde, Maria Lund as Blanche and Jonas Saari as Buck.

Photo by Otto-Ville Väätäinen.

[violasmirabiles]

okei mun on pakko kirjoittaa tää tänne tai räjähdän. näin illalla pepe willbergin esittävän conchita wurstin rise like a phoenixin perkeleen näyttävässä punaisessa asussa ja masennukseni parantui ja harmittaa ettei mulla oo tästä kuvatodisteita koska se oli ihan uskomaton

[lessirussolvr]

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Banana Splits Movie (2019)

No one was doing anything with The Banana Splits so I don't think anyone will be upset when they learn the "beloved childhood property" is being repurposed as a horror comedy. For those who want that Five Nights at Freddy’s film adaptation, this should keep you at bay for a little while, though you’ll be eager to ditch it once something better comes around. That shouldn’t be hard.

Although he’s considered too old for the show, Harley Williams (Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) loves The Banana Splits: a children’s television series featuring a band of four anthropomorphic animals - dog Fleegle, gorilla Bingo, lion Drooper and Snorky the elephant - and their human co-star Stevie (Richard White). On his birthday, Harley is given tickets to a live shooting of an episode. He, his half-brother Austin (Romeo Career), his classmate Zoe (Maria Nash), his mother Beth (Dani Kind) and his father Mitch (Steve Lund) all go, never suspecting a malfunction will soon cause the animals to go on a killing spree.

There are laughs throughout, which means The Banana Splits Movie is a successful horror-comedy. Before the blood begins flowing, the characters are so broad and cartoonish it’s hard not to chuckle. As soon as Mitch opens his mouth, you know his days are numbered. Same for Stevie. Same with the annoying Instagram-obsessed couple (Kiroshan Naidoo and Celina Martin). You can probably predict everyone who will die, and in what order. You can predict most of the plot, in fact. What the love plot will be like, what will trigger the Banana Splits to become murderous, what certain characters are up to when they’re lying, etc. It’s a by-the-numbers slasher film with some pretty good child actors but plenty of clunky dialogue. As for the adults, most of their performances will make you wish for a prompt death. Needless to say, the selling points of The Banana Splits are the kills and the central gimmick.

Horror films are notorious for working on a tight budget. Unfortunately, Canadian director Danishka Esterhazy (previously responsible for the excellent Black Field) just doesn’t have the resources to make this film look good. Right away, the badly-written story stretches plausibility to its breaking point. The Banana Splits are obviously actors in suits but actually, they’re highly-sophisticated robots covered in fake-looking fur to bring a children’s television series to life. Seems like a waste… but without the setup, there’d be no movie, so fine. Is it too much to ask for the film to get the basics right? When Austin walks away from his family to pursue the show's hostess, Paige (Naledi Majola), he disappears for the entire length of the shoot but his family hardly notices. Strange considering once the filming is done it’s pitch black outside and the studio lot is deserted. I guess Austin was gone for 8 hours then? As for the kills, there are a couple of neat ones but overall, they’re only ok. Mostly, they’re unconvincing, don’t fit the premise, or don't excite you. Needless to say, you’ll never come close to being scared.

The Banana Splits Movie comes off as a couple of random ideas stitched together, as if writers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas had a script for a Five Nights at Freddy’s movie that was repurposed with a property that kind of fit but not really. I’d love to hear what fans of the original ’68 television series think of this take on the material. Everything about the production screams “cheap”, down to the story. I’ll remind you it doesn’t cost much to give your text one extra pass to make the characters smart or interesting. Often, this film just doesn’t care about very much at all. Still, I did find myself laughing quite a bit, particularly during the beginning. Although severely flawed, the novelty of The Banana Splits does keep you invested enough to look past the numerous flaws and keep watching until the end. (On DVD, March 30, 2020)

[genevieveetguy]

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, Tyler Taormina (2024)

[boekbabbel]

Een uitgelezen november

In november las ik 13 boeken. Van mijn topfavoriet ben ik nog altijd stil. Welke dat is, ontdek je hier.

November was niet alleen in Antwerpen boekenmaand. Er was Boektopia, Voorleesweek, de voorstelling van de nieuwe Grote Vriendelijke 100 en voor het werk mag ik ook nog een opleiding Jeugdliteratuur voor bibliotheekmedewerkers volgen. Gevolg: veel prikkels en een uitgebreide WIL-lijst om de winter mee door te komen.November, maand van de doden. En dat zal mijn boekenlijstje geweten hebben. (more…)

[dkavisen]

Dansk Industri samler kræfterne for at løfte messecentrene

Dansk Industri samler kræfterne for at løfte messecentrene

Dansk Industri etablerer DI Venues sammen med en række af de største aktører på området deriblandt MCH og Bellagroup, som er nye medlemmer i DI. Målet er at løfte branchens politiske dagsordener og styrke virksomhederne gennem sparring og netværk. Som en del af branchefællesskabet DI Turisme og Oplevelser etablerer DI nu en særlig indsats for arenaer, messe-, konference- og spillesteder under…

[thinkingimages]

Car Crash Studies, Interior no 8 - Selected works from Nicolai Howalt / Courtesy: Martin Asbæk Gallery, Denmark. Brucesilverstein Gallery, US. Galerie Maria Lund, France.

[laclefdescoeurs]

A gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice with a view towards the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, 1870, F. C. Lund

[iidanen]

Käärijä in a Finnish magazine called Seura before esc 2023.

Topics on magazine cover:

• Eurovision hero Käärijä open: Was close to lost his life and end his career "Nothing is written in the stars"

• Seura investigated: Pension isn't enough for living - 65-years-old Heli and Maija are still working in the nursing field

• Daughter's and mother's touching story: 3-years-old Iiris's brain cancer has been treated already twice

• New Finnish research: exercise helps treating cancer

• Sixten Korkman: "Age discrimination is still a problem but situation is changing" *Korkman is a Finnish economist

• 10 questions: Walkers can suffer shin splints

• Maria Lund hides sugar cubes in her bra *Lund is a Finnish actress and singer

• Travel: Riga is full of stories

"We will never know when we have to face departure from here. We have to enjoy every moment and do things that we truly love.

"My mother is very silly and brisk. She is very loving and helps always. I love her very much." 🥰

"I have never liked if other people tells me what I have to do.

"170 cm is short height for a man but I can survive with that. I can still go to amusement rides."

"My goal is to be the best live performer in Finland."

[queensilvy]

The Drottning Diaries

On January 16th, 2024, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden awarded scholarships to researchers. The scholarships were for research about children and disabilities. The ceremony where the researchers received the awards was held at the Royal Palace. The scholarships were awarded from Queen Silvia's Jubilee Trust.

The researchers that received scholarships from Queen Silvia's Jubilee Trust:

Anita Birovecz, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Katja Sjöblom, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Karin Persson, PhD student at Lund University Livia van Leuven, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Jonas Mellgren, PhD student at the University of Gothenburg Anna Hallin Provenzano, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Elizabeth Jennions, PhD student at the University of Gothenburg Emma Hedlund, PhD student at Lund University Maria Dellenmark-Blom, PhD student at Sahlgrenska Academy

pc: kungahuset

[cosmicanger]

Car Crash Studies, Interior no 8 - Selected works from Nicolai Howalt / Courtesy:

Martin Asbæk Gallery, Denmark.

Brucesilverstein Gallery, US.

Galerie Maria Lund, France.

[notanotherinfjblog]

MBTI fiction writers

Unfortunately, though for obvious reasons, I’m constrained by my own reading habits, so if you have any suggestions for underrepresented types here, please let me know and thanks for the ones that I’ve already received!

INTJ

Margaret Atwood

Joyce Carol Oates

Tom Rachman

ENTJ

Markus Zusak

Hank Green

Gillian Flynn 

Bernardine Evaristo 

Lois Lowry

Ruth Ozeki

INTP

Kai Meyer (interview is in German)

Neil Gaiman

J. R. R. Tolkien

ENTP

David Mitchell

Philip Pullman

John Green

Terry Pratchett

Douglas Adams

Jonathan Safran Foer

Lauren Oliver

Brandon Sanderson

Patrick Rothfuss 

Michael Ende (interview is in German)

Mariana Leky (interview is in German)

Frank Herbert

Aldous Huxley

Matt Haig

Ta-Nehisi Coates

INFJ

Rohinton Mistry

Audrey Magee

Jenny Erpenbeck (interview is in German)

ENFJ

Eleanor Catton

Alissa York

INFP

Wolfgang Koeppen (interview is in German)

Helen Oyeyemi

ENFP

Gavriel Savit

Maggie Stiefvater

Jan Philipp Zymny (interview is in German)

Stephen Chbosky

Daniel Handler

Rick Riordan

Christopher Paolini

George R. R. Martin

V. E. Schwab

Jenny-Mai Nuyen (interview is in German)

ISTJ

Astrid Lindgren

Ken Follet

Elizabeth Nunez

ESTJ

Kerstin Gier (interview is in German)

Cornelia Funke 

John Boyne

Maja Lunde

Sebastian Fitzek (interview is in German)

ISFJ

Anna Burns 

Lucinda Riley 

Jack Livings

ESFJ

Tomi Adeyemi

Victoria Aveyard

Suzanne Collins 

Raquel J. Palacio

Jojo Moyes 

Ursula K. Le Guin

Rosamunde Pilcher 

Rebecca Gablé (interview is in German)

Kirsten Boie (interview is in German)

ISTP

Jhumpa Lahiri

John Irving

Erich Kästner (interview is in German)

James Dashner 

Fredrik Backman 

ESTP

Leigh Bardugo

Sabaa Tahir

Paulo Coelho

Stephen King

Jonas Jonasson

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Erich Maria Remarque (interview is in German)

ISFP

Fatima Farheen Mirza 

Tash Aw

Andreas Izquierdo (interview is in German)

Antoine Laurain 

ESFP

Adam Silvera

Nicholas Sparks 

Cecelia Ahern

[anarchist-caravan]

Vica Pacheco/Maria Bertel/Ying-Hsueh Chen - 29/04/2023 - at Intonal

The Mexican-born artist and musician enlists the Danish trombonist and Taiwanese percussionist/multi-instrumentalist for a live soundtrack for the world premiere of her original animation.

Commisioned SHAPE+ work.

Pacheco studied art in Mexico City and France, and while her work is rooted in experimental music and composition, she also has a plastic practice ranging from ceramics to 3D animation. Chen was educated at the Juilliard School and the Royal Danish Academy of Music, has won several awards in USA and Denmark, and her concerts have been broadcast on national and international radio and TV in Denmark, USA, Taiwan, and South Korea. The “Ancestral Modernism” concert series, in which primordial sonic experiences are delivered by bringing out the universality of avant-garde and ancestral heritage, is a milestone among her projects. Bertel is a co-founder of the Copenhagen-based art collective eget værelse and apart from her work as a solo artist, she performs and composes in groups like GESH (with drummer Jaleh Negari), Selvhenter (the notorious noise rock band), an improvised noise duo with Nina Garcia, the G.E.K duo with saxophone player Johannes Lund, and more.

Ita means flower in Mixteco, the indigenous Mesoamerican culture in the Mexican region of Oaxaca – where Pacheco was born. Deeply inspired by Oskar Fischinger’s animations for music, Ernst Haeckel’s artistic-scientific drawings, and observations of nature, ITA evokes organic, living elements that create a network in constant movement.

[burnedspaghettidrama]

🎶✨ When you get this, you have to write down 5 songs you actually listen to and post them. Then send this (ask or tag) to 10 of your favourite followers✨🎶 I was tagged by @loosiap. Thank you for that ﾟ+.(´ｴ｀)ﾟ+.ﾟ He asked to hear songs in languages he can't understand from my country, so here have some finnish music:

Kwan - Tainted Love (lol song is in english. Band is finnish though)

Leevi and the Leavings - Poika Nimeltä Päivi

Maria Lund - Uinuva aurinko

Haloo Helsinki! - Vihaan kyllästynyt

Fröbelin Palikat - Peikon punnitus

Honestly I don't listen that much finnish music (TヮT) Only songs here and there. And usually old classics. I also have horrible music listening habits. I like to listen one song over and over again for hours, even days. Also I don't have bands that I like to listen all the time. I just like to listen music that vibes with me at the moment (｡_｡；) I'm tagging @everyone. Feel free to do this if you want haha I wish everyone I wonderful weekend! (-ㅂ-)/ ♥ ♥ ♥

[hilema]

I was tagged by the sweetest @hiljaisuudesta to share some songs. Vielen Dank<3

Rules: shuffle your “on repeat” playlist from spotify or the music service of your choice and post the first 10 tracks.

Me vain by Armi ja Danny

Teit meistä kauniin by Maria Lund

La Romance De Nadir by Tino Rossi

Save Me by Globus

Yhden liikaa by BESS

Ride It by Jay Sean

Intervals by Tamino

Like Crazy by Jimin

Set Me Free Pt.2 by Jimin

Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish

I tag @la7eralus, @caelumcorvidae, @surumarssi, @hedgewyse, @kamogryadeshi, @tradebabybluetomorrows, @go-out-of-wonderland, @thepondstogether, @vanajannoita, and anyone who would like to do this<3