#Mark Atkins

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Just as cultures are linked by shared themes, a common history and customs, so we – each separately and all together – are linked by the common quality of the natural world: rivers, oceans, our environment, its forests and mountains. And stars. Man has gazed up at the stars since the birth of humanity. This is the origin of astrology, astronomy, the measurement of the seasons and the first steps of science. I believe there is no single experience in the world which tells us more than the vastness of space, and the innumerable heavenly bodies. And thus the stars form a bond between us all – regardless of country, nationality, regardless even of time.

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Philip Glass on the musical composition Orion

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SAND SHARKS Reviews and free on Plex, Roku, Tubi, YouTube

Sand Sharks is a 2012 action horror film about the residents of a small town who team up to kill a group of evolved sharks that can swim in sand. The movie was directed by Mark Atkins (Shark Season; Empire of the Sharks; Planet of the Sharks; Evil Eyes; et al) from a screenplay written by Cameron Larson (The Legend of La Llorona; Jurassic Predator: Xtinction; Mysterious Island), based on a story…

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Sharksploitation (2023) Review

Celebrating 100 Shark Weak reviews with shark movie documentary Sharksploitation. #Review

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Dragon Crusaders (2011)

My rating: 4/10

Probably not the worst dragon movie The Asylum has ever churned out, and churned out it has many. In fact, this one may well be one of the better ones, though of course it's still boring rubbish.

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Evil Eyes (2004)

With a description that reads “In the vein of Stephen King’s THE SHINING, a screenwriter’s work seems to come to life (and death) as those around him suffer a similar horrifying fate” and intro credits that mention The Asylum - a studio that specializes in mockbusters - you expect Evil Eyes to be less “in the vein” of The Shining and more of a blatant ripoff. It isn’t, which means the film earns itself some points for originality, but only the bare minimum. The special effects are dreadful and the only genuinely horrifying sights you see are the actors struggling to make this material work.

Jeff Stenn (Adam Baldwin) is a failing writer who gets an offer he can’t refuse from a mysterious film producer. George (Udo Kier) wants Jeff to write a horror film based on a real-life crime. Thirty-five years ago, in a nearby neighborhood, a film director killed his pregnant wife and in-laws with an ax. What’s more unusual is that the film he was working on was plagued with strange accidents on-set, accidents that seemed to reflect the director's frustrations towards the cast and crew. A strange incident, indeed. Strange too that as soon as Jeff begins working, his words seem to come true. Could it be a coincidence?

Of course not. You know it, and Jeff’s inability to recognize the obvious pattern means he’s a moron. You’ve seen this concept done time and time again, most often wrapped up within 30 minutes. This picture shows why. It takes FOREVER for Jeff to figure out what’s happening and when he does, he never even attempts to do what everyone else in the world would do, which is give himself a quick fortune and all sorts of other luxuries. Low-budget production or not, it doesn't take much money to write a character the audience will care about or be interested in.

To conduct research, Jeff convinces his wife, Tree (Jennifer Gates), to move from their home into the home where the real-life homicide took place. It’s supposed to be a derelict ramshackle abandonned for 35 years… but you can tell it’s just an apartment in the middle of being painted. They even left the pots and pans in the kitchen! That’s sort of unintentionally funny, as are the special effects. There isn’t a lot of gore but when a car crash proves significantly more fatal than it should, the head decapitation is so bad it might be the worst cinematic trick I’ve ever seen. Like every other Asylum film, however, Evil Eyes never crosses the threshold to become “so bad it’s good”. Instead, it’s just boring. As the film progresses, Jeff becomes increasingly unhinged. This is where the Shining resemblance comes in, as he goes all Jack Torrance on Tree. You'll have lost all interest by the time that happens.

Evil Eyes (terrible title by the way, it’s got nothing to do with anything) might not’ve been that dreadful if it had been competently assembled. Whenever we flashback to 35 years prior, it becomes so confusing you can’t tell if the scenes are set in the past, the present, or even the future (as is the case during the conclusion). Speaking of which, this is the only time writer Naomi Selfman shows the slightest bit of innovation. There's a twist that might’ve worked if you hadn’t spent the entirety of the first two acts thinking “There’s no way this movie is this basic, there’s got to be a shocking reveal coming up, which means…” Those thoughts mean you're thinking and if you're thinking, then you’re right. Congratulations. You’re smarter than this movie. That doesn’t mean much. As such, the most intelligent thing to do is stay away from Evil Eyes. (December 17, 2021)

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Dragon Crusaders, un film fantastique à découvrir en ligne

Envie d’une épopée mêlant courage, magie et action ? « Dragon Crusaders » est le film qu’il vous faut ! Dans cette aventure fantastique, des chevaliers Templiers, après avoir abordé un navire pirate, se retrouvent maudits, transformés en créatures terrifiantes. Leur unique salut ? Braver des terres infestées de dragons pour affronter un magicien puissant et lever la malédiction. Réalisé par Mark…

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Mark Knopfler, Chet Atkins, I’ll See You In My Dreams, Django Reinhardt

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atwens should be canon /j

sorryyyyyy madeline already called dibs and i don't think joshua has enough of a social battery for polyamory 💔

but that's what fanfic is for yea? :p

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Chet Atkins - I Still Can't Say Goodbye

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Throne of 'yelling at Ross Atkins to do better' in my house

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ROAD WARS: MAX FURY The Asylum's Furiosa mockbuster unleashed

Road Wars: Max Fury is a 2024 post-apocalyptic sci-fi action film and Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa mockbuster. Written and directed by Mark Atkins (Monster Island; 6-Headed Shark Attack; Planet of the Sharks; Sand Sharks). The Asylum production stars Vernon Wells (who was in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior back in 1981), Lindsay Marie Wilson and Daniel Collins. Plot: In a post-apocalyptic…

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EMF, early 90s

scanned from 35mm slide

📸: Kevin Westenberg

if you like my scans and want to help out you can do so here

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at the end of the original yakuza wondering “teehee who voices jingu teehee” and

WHAT THE FUCK

ROBIN??? FUCKING ROBIN???

so anyways kaz is actually in yakuza 👍👍👍

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Britannia Hospital (1982) Lindsay Anderson

July 2nd 2023