#Michael Sommer

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"Mord an Caesar" - von Michael Sommer - eine Rezension von Manfred Orlick – Literaturkritik.de

Der Mord an Caesar ist einer der bekanntesten und spannendsten Momente der Geschichte Wie ein Kriminalist nähert sich der Althistoriker Michael Sommer dem Attentat auf den römischen Imperator – eine Rezension von Manfred Orlick Hördauer ca. 13 Minuten https://literaturradiohoerbahn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Literaturkritik-de-orlick-Caesar-upload.mp3 „Brutus, auch du? – So falle, Cäsar!“…

[saintlucretia]

𝑀𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝐿𝒶𝒹𝓎 𝐼𝓃 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝒶𝓁𝓁

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤaka Saint Lucretia

ㅤㅤㅤㅤAmerican Horror Story

James Patrick March

Last Breath

A Lethiferous Date With an Art Deco Man

Melancholy Of A Sinner

Wrong Company For A Teenage Girl

Wrong Company For A Teenage Girl, part Ⅱ (coming soon)

Austin Sommers

Whiskey & Blood

Michael Langdon

Devil Wears A Suit, part Ⅰ

Devil Wears A Suit, part Ⅱ

REQUESTS ARE OPEN

(Feel free to request other fandoms as well!!)

[darktr1ad]

Experimentations // Valiant Thor

WARNINGS: tentacles, non consensual, breeding, alien sex (it’s just nasty stuff to forewarn you)

In this story just pretend that Valiant is part alien. I know in the show he’s a robot or whatever, but for the sake of this he isn’t.

He just seemed to appear one day out of thin air, and in a way he did. You never spoke to Valiant up until today, when the mysterious man had approached you.

You’d been promoted to work on this new project which was called ‘Area 51.’ If you could even call it a promotion. The ones in charge of the organization barely told you anything about what went on inside of there, deeming is ‘confidential.’ God forbid you talk back, or you’d lose your job.

You worked lower down on the hierarchy, driving as transportation, bringing people to and from the large building, as well as security. It was stupid that nobody bothered giving you a gun, but you had a taser tucked away in your pocket just in case something were to go array. The real security were the men wearing heavy duty armor scattered about the property.

Valiant had asked to speak with you in private, which struck you as odd considering the two of you had never spoken up until now. Alas, you agreed since he was your superior.

“Am I even allowed in here?”

You’d asked, following the man through the entrance and hallways of the place. To be fair, if you weren’t allowed, somebody would have stopped you from proceeding further by now.

He didn’t respond, instead, leading you to a door which he opened and ushered you inside.

“Take a seat, we may be a while.”

You heard his voice, walking into the room as you took a seat on one of the many chairs in the room. It was surprisingly homey in there, aside from the blinding colors of white on white plastered on everything.

The man locked the door behind you two, taking a seat in front of you on one of the chairs. Up until now you hadn’t seen him up close, but you had to admit that he was quite attractive. His eyes were entrancing and you found yourself getting lost in them. They didn’t seem human. He didn’t seem human…

“Can I get you anything? Coffee, water…?”

You shook your head no, but thanked him for the offer.

“My name is Valiant Thor, but you can call me Val. This isn’t technically a formal meeting.”

He introduced himself, lips curling into an uncanny smirk. He was attractive, yes, but there was something that wasn’t right about him.

“I’m-“

“Y/n. I should know the names of my colleagues.”

Val cut you off. It was weird he referred to you as his colleague since he never paid much attention to you. It wasn’t like you held it against him or anything, it’s just that he worked on the inside and you didn’t.

“Mhm. May I ask what the meaning of this is, Val?”

You didn’t want to come off as rude, but you were growing anxious not knowing what you were doing in this man’s office, and wanted to cut to the chase.

“Yes, of course. To get right down to business, I was hoping you could provide me with some information… something that could stay just between the two of us. See, I know that you escort some pretty important people, Y/n. People that run the country.”

There was silence for a few moments. Val sat completely straight and proper, not seeming to show much emotion in his words, nor his expression.

“What kind of information?”

He hesitated for a moment before answering.

“If I’m being transparent with you, I don’t get told much. Of course I help run this operation, but I know that people talk… have you heard anything of importance, Y/n…?”

He leaned in a bit, it was subtle but you caught the movement. Looking down at yourself, you lost yourself in a train of thought.

There wasn’t much that you’d overheard, but you knew that Valiant was different from you. Area 51 wasn’t something the public really knew about at this point, and something about new technology; using it against ‘them’ whoever they were supposed to be… But if you told him that you knew this, it was putting your job on the line. Was it worth it to tell this man what you knew?

“Y/n… if there’s something you know, you can tell me.”

Valiant reassured you. You continued to weigh out the options, because maybe Val was only here to help. You’d want to know information if someone was keeping it from you too…

———————————

Everything was so bright when you opened your eyes, so much so that you had to squint before they fully adjusted to the room.

You instinctively go to stand up, only to realize you were being held down. Glancing down at your body, you see that you’re completely naked, strapped down to a cold, hard metal table. Where were you? What the hell was happening?

“Hello?! Someone help me!” You cry out. You sounded pathetic, but you didn’t care, you just wanted out of here. Other than that the room was dark, and you couldn’t see much of it because there was a big bright light shining down above you, obstructing your view of the rest of the room. And since you were lying down, you couldn’t move your head around much.

“Y/n, you’re finally awake.” A familiar voice. A face comes into view on your left hand side.

“Val… Val thank god, you can help me out of here… someone… someone brought me here and tied me down.” You wriggle around a bit beneath the restraints, further proving your point that they wouldn’t budge and you were trapped.

“Leave? You want to leave this soon? We haven’t even started the experiment.”

“Experiment, what experiment?”

“Well we want to see what would happen if my kind and your kind were to try and reproduce.”

Chills tickled your spine as he spoke. So he wasn’t human… then what was he? Your heart sped up anxiously, terrified of what was about to happen to you.

“Please try and relax, your struggle will only make it more painful.” He traced his hand down your arm, down to your thigh. If he was human you might actually be enjoying this, but this wasn’t right at all.

“Please, no!” You beg, thrashing around. “Nobody can hear you… this is strictly between you… and me.” He walked around to your other side, whispering the words in your ear.

If you could even just break out of the restraints for a moment, you could try and fight back. But whoever had put them on you definitely knew what they were doing.

And just like that, he was out of your sight again. And that’s when you felt one of the weirdest sensations you’d ever felt before in your life. Something cold and slimy slid up your leg, trailing across your inner thighs. Desperately, you tried to pry your head down to see what was happening but it was physically impossible.

“No!!” You protest, feeling whatever it was getting dangerously close to your entrance. Your legs had been restrained to a point where they were forcefully spread open.

Just as you feared, the thing slowly started to enter you, unwanted arousal causing you to shiver in delight. It was so cold, and felt like it had lube on it, but you knew that it wasn’t lubricant… it was some sort of slime.

“No, no… Val, please…” you moaned, feeling it get deeper and deeper inside of you. It didn’t feel quite like dick, it was a different sensation all together.

“Just relax…” you could hear his voice once more, strangely close by which led you to believe that whatever was inside of you right now was a part of him.

You felt two more slide around your thighs, chilling you to the core. These ones were close enough to where you could look at them which only made you scream in terror. They looked like grey tentacles, as if they had minds of their own.

The ones on your thighs tightened a bit, while the one inside of you twitched, causing it to hit your clit. You were close to orgasming as much as you hated to admit it. A loud moan left your lips.

“Good girl… don’t resist… let yourself climax while I plant my seed in you.” Val spoke, trying to comfort you. But he didn’t, your eyes only widened in horror when you realized you were about to be pregnant with his baby or whatever it was.

“Please, I’ll do anything!!” You continued to plead, struggling against the tentacles. You were trying to hold back, but when the one inside you reached a point you didn’t know any length could reach, a wave of pleasure and pain passed over you and you reached your climax.

Loud whines escaped your mouth, eyes rolling to the back of your head. Tears formed in your eyes at the realization of what was happening, but just as quickly as it started, it was over. The tentacles retreated back to his body, leaving cum and slime along your thighs and entrance, clit throbbing as you came down off of the high.

Val came into sight once again, his eyes lifeless and a glowing white color. “Thank you for cooperating with me, Y/n…”

———————————

“Y/n…? What do you know?”

You hear Valiant’s voice, your head snapping up to his.

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost… are you going to tell me what you’ve heard?”

Had that entire thing been fake? Did you imagine that? The expression on his face led you to believe that it was a threat… of what would happen if you wouldn’t do exactly what he asked of you.

Your brain could be a bitch sometimes…

[fearsmagazine]

WILD EYED AND WICKED - Review

DISTRIBUTOR: Gravitas Ventures

SYNOPSIS:  In a family haunted by a menacing medieval creature for generations, Lily Pierce grapples with the childhood loss of her mother, Silvia. Her therapist and girlfriend offer support as she navigates the pain of the anniversary of her mother's death. Encouraged to confront her past, Lily accepts an invitation from her estranged father, a disgraced history professor, to visit the farm where she grew up. To overcome the haunting presence, Lily must discover the strength and courage of a bygone era, a time when armored knights bravely faced and vanquished monsters.

REVIEW: Filmmaker Gordon S Foxwood sets out to tell a story that attempts to deconstruct a contemporary tale of knights and demons as a heroine grables with her mother’s demons, aided by her father and friend.

At its core, the WILD EYED AND WICKED exhibits influences from screenwriter Richard LaGravenese's "The Fisher King" and similar stories of the genre. Lily grapples with relationship issues and family trauma, but her psyche remains relatively stable compared to Parry in "The Fisher King." She embodies some aspects of both Parry and Jack Lucas. After encountering her mother's armor, letters, and pages from an old book about a demon, Lily ventures into the forest to confront the demon. The final act shifts the focus towards her relationships with her father and girlfriend. Ultimately, a collective effort is needed for Lily to break through and confront the demon. Director Foxwood does a commendable job of balancing these elements, but the film lacks fresh or compelling aspects to keep viewers engaged. Additionally, some of the dialogue feels insincere or unnecessary, and the story's lack of surprises diminishes its impact.

While the film features an attractive location and decent costumes, it falls short in several other areas. The cinematography is often very dark. The props lack authenticity due to insufficient aging. The editing pace is slow, featuring Lily’s excessive phone and laptop screen time. Lengthy dialogue scenes between Lily and her father utilize basic framing and methodical cutting, further contributing to the sluggish pacing. Numerous flashbacks to young Lily and her mother aim to provide background, but they ultimately slow down the narrative. The jump scares feel ineffective due to mistimed setups and poor execution. The obligatory montage sequence before the battle lacks energy and enthusiasm. The fight sequence is underwhelming, partly attributed to the simplistic demon design devoid of menace, the lackluster choreography and the sluggish editing.

Despite not being terrible, the performances failed to captivate this viewer. While the tale's depressing themes are appreciated, the characters lacked the spark needed to provide viewers with a sense of hope to sustain their interest. Unfortunately, there was no character or performance that offered any emotional contrast. All the emotional levels felt suppressed, and there were moments when the characters should have been more emotionally engaged but didn't come across as fully invested or enraged.

WILD EYED AND WICKED has a made-for-tv movie or Hallmark channel production feel to it. Many of its plot devices lack originality, resembling other stories and films with similar themes. The film lacks atmosphere, even during the protagonist's ride into the forest, and fails to build tension, suspense, a sense of wonder or  the loss of innocence. Although it is an independent film and may have had budget constraints, other filmmakers have achieved more with less. The overly ambitious film falls short. While it is clearly a labor of love for Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood, it is also a laborious watch for the viewer.

CAST: Molly Kunz, Michael X. Sommers, Stefanie Estes, and Colleen Camp. CREW: Director/Screenplay/Producer - Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood; Producers - Powell Robinson & Patrick Robert Young; Cinematographers - Matheus Bastos & Eyal Bau Cohen; Score - Kyle Hnedak; Editor - William Ford-Conway ; Production Designer - Hanna Hamilton; Costume Designer - Nadine Sondej-Robinson; Visual Effects Artists - Chris Riley & Justin Sarceno; Prosthetic Designer - Isabelle Isel; Practical Effects - Independent Studio Services & J&M Effects. OFFICIAL: www.wildeyedandwicked.com FACEBOOK: N.A. TWITTER: N.A. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/FQc3rDYwpaw RELEASE DATE: TVOD/Digital and cable On Demand June 11th, 2024

**Until we can all head back into the theaters our “COVID Reel Value” will be similar to how you rate a film on digital platforms - 👍 (Like), 👌 (It’s just okay), or 👎 (Dislike)

Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

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The Front (1976, Martin Ritt)

7/2/23

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BlackBerry (2023) Review

I have never owned a BlackBerry myself. Instead I had the enjoyment of having a Vodafone phone - a cheap rip-off that looked, felt and played like a BlackBerry only for less money. Turns out, I saved a heck of a lot as that phone lasted me all through my sixth-form and university days. Less can be said about the reliability of the BlackBerry evidently.

Plot:  A company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley. This is not a conventional tale of modern business failure by fraud and greed. The rise and fall of BlackBerry reveals the dangerous speed at which innovators race along the information superhighway.

We’ve had plenty of techy origin film come and go, and many good ones at that such as The Social Network and Steve Jobs, and even the recent Tetris lent itself more to be a solid commentary on the communist regime of the Soviet Union and a study into the legal drama behind the game rather than some cheesy parody featuring tetrominoes in the style of The Emoji Movie. So I went into BlackBerry with a very open mind, as even though I’m aware of the phone’s existence, I never really knew the story behind how this popular mobile device all of a sudden vanished from the public eye so quickly. Back in the 2000s this device was all the rave, and all the kids at school would go out of their way to persuade their parents to get them one so that they can show it off to their classmates as if they were some rich businessmen. Now however this phone is all but forgotten. I checked prior to writing this review and in fact you can still purchase some models from Amazon, so if you’re feeling strangely nostalgic about your school days, feel free to waste your money. Anyway, back to the movie...

BlackBerry is a perfectly acceptable history lesson. It’s very informative and plays out more so like a visual guide of a Wikipedia page. You’re given the detailed journey of how the company Research In Motion came to create such an iconic device, and then there eventual downfall. We’ve seen this kind of tale of fraud and greed many times before, however if you’ve enjoyed similar movies before, BlackBerry is an easy watch, and again, if you’ve ever been interested in the mobile phone’s backstory, you have it here loud and clear.

Main highlight of this film are the two central performances, both of whom are very much outside their comfort zones. It’s nice to see Jay Baruchel in a serious role, taking a break from training dragons, as Mike Lazaridis, the main creative mind behind the creation of the titular device. Baruchel is very good at portraying socially-awkward personas, however in previous films he did this for comedic purposes, however as Mike he manages to find the depth in the character as a tech genius who knows his craft and is being forced to speed run his creations when in reality he wants to take his time to create the best product. Glenn Howerton, who thus far has only been known as the narcissistic self-absorbed Dennis from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, is Jim Balsillie, the guy who takes over Mike’s company for his greedy means. Howerton definitely gets the more showy performance, and does a solid job at being constantly angry with everyone. Howerton also decided to go full bald for this role and you got to give the guy props for the dedication.

I’d say the primary negative I have for this film is its cinematography and direction. Director Matt Johnson evidently seems to have been inspired by Adam McKay’s The Big Short, as he chooses to have the camera repeatedly pan left and right quickly as if all the events are being captured by a hidden camera, however this effect of chaotic shaky-cam can come as very jarring and dizzying, and overall was very distracting. Characters would be having some serious discussion about technology yet I’d be busy wondering if the cameraman’s been spooked by Blair fricking Witch. But overall BlackBerry tells an interesting story behind the scenes of the phone drama, and if anything else I came out of it having learnt something. Kind of feels like being back at school when in class the teacher would stick some film on for educational purposes and then afterwards I may have learnt something, but have never had the motivation to want to see that movie again.

Overall score: 6/10

[watchingalotofmovies]

BlackBerry

BlackBerry    [trailer]

The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

An entertaining watch. It probably took a lot of liberties, but it's easy to imagine that this is more or less exactly how the company started. I do remember some of the events depicted in the film.

The three lead characters are so vastly different. Some people were probably annoyed by them. But I found it amusing the way they interacted with each other.

All three the actors that portray them give memorable performances. Jay Baruchel was difficult to recognise with that hair.

[cosmicstardustx]

Beymas 2022

Beymas entry, Beymas organised by the lovely @parfaitkiwi  

I’d like to apologise for being so late to the party.

Giver: Mathilda, Receiver: Michael

Crocheting was the easy part. The hard part was knowing if Michael would like it. 

Mathilda had tried to enlist Emily for help, who had tried her best to help Mathilda with her project. With a little sleuthing, mainly sneaking into the men’s locker room and then Michael’s locker at the gym while he was training, making the size, and most importantly the sleeve length of his letter jacket, she had managed to pass on information to Mathilda. 

Two weeks of meticulous crocheting later, it was ready. A cute little brown reindeer with a bright red nose, resembling the fabled Rudolph, sat on a field of white snow, little green birch trees behind him, all set on the deep red she’d chosen as to be the base colour of the sweater.  

Mathilda had barely spoken more than a sentence to Michael, and everything she knew about him had all come from Emily, which was decidedly not enough information to go on to select a functional gift for him, and she had decided that making one was probably the best route to take. 

She also decided to get him a back up gift, a bottle of whiskey, just in case Michael didn’t like the sweater.

She wasn’t quite sure whether or not Michael would like the sweater so as a back-up, she picked up a bottle of whiskey on the way so even if he didn’t like it, she’d still have a gift for him that he could actually use.

Disclaimer: I did not draw these images, I created them through an AI software

[darkened-storm]

Wii

Emily Summers was worried. Her team captain, Michael Parker was nowhere to be found. He wasn't in the gym, or the cafeteria. She'd looked everywhere. Well, almost everywhere. She'd left one place unchecked. The place she dreaded. His room.

"Michael!" Emily exclaimed. "What are you doing?"

Michael didn't reply, his eyes glued to the screen, his hands holding the controller behind his ear in a baseball bat like fashion. The pitcher on screen pitched the ball. He watched it and took a swing.

"Home Run!" he whooped, throwing the controller into the air and grabbing Emily in a backbreaking hug.

[jmunneytumbler]

'BlackBerry,' Eh?

'BlackBerry,' Eh?

Which one’s Berry? (CREDIT: IFC Films) Starring: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer, SungWon Cho, Cary Elwes, Michelle Giroux, Mark Critch Director: Matt Johnson Running Time: 121 Minutes Rating: R Release Date: May 12, 2023 (Theaters) I’m a BlackBerry Boy now! But only when it comes to the movie, not the phone, of course. Could you imagine,…

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📸 Tommy Sommers Photography for The Rockpit

[cinesludge]

Movie #43 of 2023: Spider-Man: Far from Home

Prime evidence in favor of Martin Scorsese.

[randomrichards]

BLACKBERRY:

A group of oddballs

Make a groundbreaking smartphone

Squander their success

[tachyonblu]

Christina Hoff Sommers responds to criticism from Michael Koretzky on why she didn't go to the condemned carport to continue the discussion after the horrible threats received by SPJAirplay. An excerpt:

"Yeah, he saw that, but I think the conclusion that he drew, the inference he made, was wrong. Quite the contrary. That was back in 2015, the heyday of GamerGate. We were having meetups, and Cathy, me, Ashe Schow, and Milo loved to talk to people. The idea that we didn't want to talk, it just wasn't what happened. He has his position, but I will say that I thought he did a good job in a very difficult situation because Milo started attacking him in the program, as I recall, and that really bothered me because he was being attacked on all sides. He deserved credit rather than disparagement. I was just very disappointed that that happened, and I hope I told him that, but I'm not sure I ever knew who he was by sight or talked to him. So anyway, if he's listening, he did a good job." -Christina

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25.07.24

#Mira-Marathon | MCU

Film Name: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018); Production Studios: CPTC, Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, The Province of Ontario; Director by: Peyton Reed; Screenwriter: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari; Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña; Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy; Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes;

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" is a breath of fresh air in the superhero movie genre. The film is not overloaded with serious dramas, but at the same time it keeps you in suspense. The special effects associated with the change in size are impressive with their detail. The chemistry between Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily is palpable on screen, making their pairing one of the most interesting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although some plot lines could have been revealed in more depth, overall the film leaves a pleasant impression. 4 stars - a fair assessment for a successful combination of action, humor and emotions.

My rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐

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WILD EYED AND WICKED Fantasy horror drama

‘Kill. Your. Fears.’ Wild Eyed and Wicked is a 2023 fantasy horror drama film in which a young woman learns how to battle supernatural threats. Also promoted as Wild Eyed & Wicked The movie was written, directed and co-produced by Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood. Also produced by Powell Robinson and Patrick Robert Young. Executive produced by Elizabeth Foxwood and Michael Schoener. The Big Bad Film-New…