#Robert Krantz

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Armand, Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (2024)

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May 2024 Birthdays | Wednesday, 05.01.24

Here are the upcoming birthdays for these awesome voice talents in the month of May 2024 down below, including:

Wednesday, 5/1 (Today)

Frank Todaro

Thursday, 5/2 (Tomorrow)

Monét Lerner

Vincent Tong

Monday, May 6

Wally Wingert

Wednesday, 5/8

Abby Trott

Caitlynn French

Chuck Huber

Friday, 5/10

Rachel Robinson

Saturday, 5/11

Anastasia Munoz

David Wald

Tia Ballard

Sunday, 5/12

Robert Tinkler

Monday, 5/13

Kirk Thorton

Tuesday, 5/14

Alex Moore

Jessica Boone

Thursday, 5/16

Khary Payton

Monday, 5/20

Ray Chase

Saturday, 5/25

J. Michael Tatum

Tuesday, 5/28

Laura Bailey

Liam O'Brien

Townsend Coleman (70th birthday soon)

Wednesday, 5/29

Brandon Mychal Smith

Erica Lindbeck

Thursday, 5/30

Mikaela Krantz

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okay everyone… the deep dive you’ve all been very patiently waiting for… i recommend putting on the “the departed” “the godfather” or “goodfellas” soundtracks while reading this!

thanks to the anons who sent in info about all of this. huge thanks to the anon who was able to reveal some personal information about the family (from the same town).

when i got an ask saying sway’s gf’s family is (ex)-mafia i went looking for proof, and that sent me down a huge rabbit hole… 

IMPORTANT NOTE: this is currently under editing/review as i add/clarify further info

Links to Alessandra’s IG & Alessandra’s VSCO

Alessandra’s Background

Alessandra is 21 years old, turning 22 at some point this year (2002 birth year). She graduated high school in 2020 (source).

Alessandra’s family is from Leominster, Massachusetts. They lived there for many generations. Alessandra grew up in a home described as a “chateau” with horses and a dog. A picture of the house can be found below, up to you to decide whether it looks like a chateau or not. The town rumor is that they are ~7th Generation Italian Royalty. They used to vacation to their home on the coast of Puerto Rico during February vacation every year. They still go there often, as you can see on her social media accounts.

She now lives and works in the Northend of Boston. Her and her sister (Anina) are in the same big friend group and have both been described as nice, fun, private, and quiet. Her sister works as a “marketing intern” according to LinkedIn. Alessandra’s job is unknown. They and some of the Bruins players frequent Lincoln in Southie in Boston.

Alessandra has been dating Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman since ~Fall 2023. Apparently Alessandra and Jeremy are very cute together in public.

Salvatelli Family Background (Maternal Side)

Here is a family tree to help you visualize this:

Alessandra’s mother (Monique) and aunt (Toni) operate Paisano’s Pizza and Spirits, which they have done since 2019, although the business has been in the family for many years.

In 2007, the restaurant had their liquor license suspended for two days after finding its owner (Toni) hindered a police investigation. Here is an excerpt from the article, the link is here but it’s paywalled.

If you guys want to learn how to bypass hard paywalls on Google Chrome, let me know!

Essentially, Toni’s boyfriend got in a bar fight, and Toni (one of the owners) rushed him out the back door then did not comply with a police officer’s request later that night to give him the security video.

In 2023, the restaurant posted on their Instagram account congratulating Alessandra on running the Boston Marathon.

The restaurant is located in a hole in the wall strip mall and has mediocre reviews.

The article linked above mentions that Toni (and Monique) are the daughters of John Salvatelli, a former City Councillor. He and his brother Robert Salvatelli were both city councillors in Leominster for many years - Robert since at least 1999 and John since around the same time. In early 2005 Robert was voted in as City Council president, supported by his brother John.

Robert Salvatelli retired from this role in 2015. John was a City Councillor for 10 years. Previously, Robert was a teacher and principal at one of the town’s elementary schools.

Iacaboni Family Background (Paternal Side)

Note 1: Their surname is sometimes spelled Iacaboni, and sometimes spelled Iacoboni. I found articles using both spellings referring to the same people.

Note 2: David was Frank Sr.'s stepson. His mother is unknown.

1980s & 1990s

source

Frank Iacaboni Sr. was convicted of being a major player in a multimillion-dollar bookmaking ring.

He "has been paying tribute to the Mafia for years", according to law enforcement sources.

In the mid-1980s, Frank Iacaboni Sr. complained that convicted Boston mobsters Robert Carrozza and Dennis (Champagne) LePore ransacked his home and made off with an estimated $250,000, according to sources.

Police say Burton (Chico) Krantz, the region's preeminent bookmaker, mediated the dispute, in which Iacaboni agreed to pay his tribute without complaint, and the Boston Mafiosi agreed not to kill him.

1993

Sources say David Iacaboni, who was adopted by his stepfather, always resented his father's failure to acknowledge him. But they say, the Iacabonis apparently made some form of reconciliation several years ago when David Iacaboni returned from a brief stay in Florida. That rapprochement ended, however, when David Iacaboni and his wife, Lori, were indicted in 1993 for marijuana trafficking.

Sources say Frank Iacaboni tried to file criminal charges against David for allegedly selling a Corvette he had given to Frank. The elder Iacaboni had also blamed his son for a December 1993 fire at his home. No charges were ever filed, however. After David Iacaboni and his wife were sentenced to 10 years in prison last January, David Iacaboni approached US Attorney Donald K. Stern, offering to lead authorities to the body of Richard Tuttle Jr. in exchange for his wife being released. Stern agreed to the deal.

September 1995

A suspected prowler was killed and a police officer was seriously wounded outside of Frank (Alessandra’s grandfather’s) Iacaboni's house.

Frank’s son, David, who I believe is Alessandra’s paternal uncle, was convicted in the murder of a man in July 1995.

(source)

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January 1996: (source)

FBI agents raided the home of convicted bookmaker Frank E. Iacaboni, shortly after the start of the Super Bowl. No arrests were made, but FBI agents, assisted by state and local police, confiscated some cash.

"It was a sad day for gamblers in Leominster," said one source, who asked not to be identified.

Iacaboni's ranch-style home at 640 Union St. was the scene of a bloody shootout in September after a man opened fire on two police officers who were investigating a complaint of a prowler.

Police sources have said the man may have been trying to steal gambling money from Iacaboni. The shooting is still under investigation by state police.

FBI spokesman Pete S. Ginieres said he could neither confirm nor deny Sunday's raid.

However, Leominster Police Capt. Thomas J. Bisol said local police helped FBI agents execute a search warrant at Iacaboni's house.

Bisol said other homes in the city were also searched. Bisol declined to provide any more details.

"This is an FBI matter," he said.

On Sept. 15 1995, two police officers were called to Iacaboni's house to respond to a call of a prowler outside the home.

Officers Dwayne Flowers and Thomas R. Kent found John J. MacNeil in the garage of the house. MacNeil, 47, charged at the two officers, firing from two hand guns.

MacNeil was killed by police after exchanging more than 26 rounds of gunfire. Kent, 32, who was shot in the chest by MacNeil, is still recovering from his injury.

Police sources at the time said they were investigating the possibility that MacNeil was sent to the house by Iacaboni's estranged son, David M. Iacaboni.

MacNeil was a cellmate of the younger Iacaboni at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. Police sources said they were looking to see if David Iacaboni sent MacNeil to his father's house to steal gambling receipts, or to kill his father, or to do both.

The police sources said Frank Iacaboni was known to keep large amounts of cash in a safe inside his house.

Frank E. Iacaboni was one of 18 people arrested in 1983 on gaming charges as a result of a state police investigation into illegal gambling. He pleaded guilty to 21 counts of using a telephone for gaming and 13 counts of conspiracy to register bets. He was fined $4,250.

Wednesday, Jan 24 1996:

David Iacaboni was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison for killing Richard A. Tuttle Jr. of Lancaster in November 1989.

The younger Iacaboni pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge. He told authorities he killed Tuttle during an argument about a drug sale.

2002-2008: Charges laid, legal documents, case notes

In March 2002, Frank Iacaboni pleaded guilty to charges arising out of his operation of an illegal gambling business.

From 1995 through March 1998, Iacaboni conducted an illegal sports gambling operation in and around Leominster, Massachusetts. Iacaboni's business included a few different "offices" headed by individuals hired to take bets from gamblers over the telephone. Iacaboni also ran a "football ticket" business; bettors paid between $1 and $10 per "ticket," a card on which they checked off four or more predictions in dozens of upcoming games.

Aug 13, 2002 - U.S. v. Iacaboni

Oct 21, 2002 - U.S. v. Iacoboni

Mar 30, 2004 - U.S. v. Iacaboni, other source

April 2005: Indictment handed down on charges of racketeering against 12 men

October 2008: Outline of the criminal case below

March 2009: (source) (source)

In March 2009, Arthur Gianelli, Dennis Albertelli and his wife Giselle, and Frank Iacaboni of Leominster (Alessandra's grandfather) were on trial in federal court for numerous crimes.

Mary Ann Gianelli pleaded guilty to 19 counts of racketeering, money laundering, filing false tax returns, and illegal structuring of cash transactions. Under a plea agreement, the federal government dropped an additional 141 money laundering counts against her.

Her husband was Mafia associate Arthur Gianelli. She helped him run his illegal gambling business after he was indicted on federal racketeering charges in 2005 and placed under house arrest.

Mary Ann Gianelli's sister, Elizabeth, is married to John J. Connolly. Connolly is a former FBI agent who was convicted of federal racketeering charges for protecting long-time informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi from prosecution. He was also convicted of murder in Florida in November 2008 for plotting with the two gangsters to orchestrate the 1982 slaying of a Boston businessman.

Arthur headed a sprawling criminal enterprise whose members were involved in gambling, money laundering, loan sharking, arson, and extortion. Him and his three co-defendents listed above, including Alessandra’s paternal grandfather Frank Iacaboni, committed hundreds of crimes between 1999 and 2005.

Millions of dollars flowed through the organization's gambling operation, which took bets on football games and later shifted its operation from Massachusetts to an Internet operation in Costa Rica. The organization also created phony companies to hide profits. Gianelli had ties to the Mafia, making weekly payments to reputed New England underboss Carmen "Cheese Man" DiNunzio.

Note: for more info on the Patriarca crime family (Carmen is now the boss), there are links at the end of the post under Appendix A.

One of the victim’s of this organized crime crew was Boston Bruins Hall of Fame goaltender Gerry Cheevers. He was threatened by a leg breaker for not repaying a loan.

Gianelli, Dennis Albertelli, and Frank Iacoboni were also charged with arson for allegedly plotting to burn down the Big Dog Sports Grille in North Reading in 2003 in an attempt to intimidate the owners into selling them another bar that they were poised to open in Lynnfield.

November 9, 2009: (source)

Frank Iacaboni was sentenced to 15 years and 3 months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for his role in a gambling and extortion ring.

He was sentenced in U.S. District Court on charges of racketeering conspiracy, extortion, use of fire to commit extortion, attempted arson of the Big Dog Sports Grille in Reading Nov. 13, 2003, and operating illegal sports and football card gambling businesses.

The Judge noted that he received 29 letters on Mr. Iacaboni’s behalf, including those from a state representative and a city councilor. Those two letters were from state Rep. Dennis A. Rosa and Ward 4 City Councilor Robert A. Salvatelli, both of Leominster. (Alessandra’s maternal great uncle!).

Summary of Findings

Alessandra’s maternal family is extremely powerful and well-connected in Leominster. They have held/still hold positions of power in schools, government, and local business. Her maternal great uncle vouched for her paternal grandfather when he was charged by the federal government for multiple crimes in association with the Mafia. Her paternal uncle was convicted for murdering a man in 1995.

Her maternal family owns the Paisano’s pizza "restaurant", but this is only the tip of the iceberg. It is very likely that their businesses are all fronts for money laundering, illegal gambling, tax evasion, and more. At the very least, her maternal family has been involved in trying to lessen the charges for her paternal family.

Hope you all enjoyed this deep dive ☕️

Appendix A

Patriarca / La Cosa Nostra Crime Family

The bosses of the Boston Mafia

Alleged Underboss of the New England Family of La Cosa Nostra Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

New England mafia underboss Carmen DiNunzio back on the streets

Old Patriarca Famiglia: The Cheeseman Cometh?

VIDEO: How The Mafia CONQUERED Boston | The Patriarca Family Part 1

VIDEO: How The Mafia CONQUERED Boston | The Patriarca Family Part 2

VIDEO: Current State of the Patriarca Crime Family

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The Nine Lives of Fritz The Cat (Trailer) Director: Robert Taylor | Studio: Steve Krantz | USA, 1974

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Judith Krantz’s Mistral’s Daughter -  CBS  -  September 24, 1984 - October 1, 1984

Drama Miniseries (8 episodes)

Running Time:  390 minutes total

Stars:

Stefanie Powers as Magali 'Maggy' Lunel

Lee Remick as Katherine 'Kate' Browning

Stacy Keach as Julien Mistral

Robert Urich as Jason Darcy

Timothy Dalton as Perry Kilkullen

Stéphane Audran as Paula Deslandes

Ian Richardson as Adrien Avigdor

Stephanie Dunnam as Theodora 'Teddy' Lunel

Cotter Smith as Melvin 'Falk' Allenberg

Pierre Malet as Eric Avigdor

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Fauve Mistral

Co-starring

Alexandra Stewart as Mary Jane Kilkullen

Joanna Lumley as Lally Longbridge

Caroline Langrishe as Nadine

Jonathan Hyde as Philippe, Nadine's husband

Angela Thorne as Nanny Butterfield

Wolf Kahler as Major Schmidt

Michael Gough as Cardinal

Françoise Brion as Patricia Falkland

Shane Rimmer as Harry Klein

Victor Spinetti as Alberto Bianchi

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The guitarist Gary Rossington, who has died aged 71, was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who formed in Florida in the mid-1960s. He was a pivotal part of the group as both musician and songwriter, his most arresting claim to fame being his slide guitar work on the band’s imperishable theme song, Free Bird. He also co-wrote their most successful single, the US Top 10 hit Sweet Home Alabama, and wrote songs regularly throughout the band’s career, up to their final studio album, Last of a Dyin’ Breed (2012).

Lynyrd Skynyrd reached the US Top 30 with each of their first five albums, three reaching double platinum status, but the group was plagued by a horrific litany of tragedies. Rossington, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, had survived a road accident in 1976 in which his car hit a tree, prompting Skynyrd’s lead vocalist, Ronnie Van Zant, to write the song That Smell – “Ooh that smell / The smell of death surrounds you”.

Then, in October 1977, Rossington survived an air crash in Mississippi in which Van Zant, the guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister, the backing singer Cassie Gaines, died. The chartered aircraft in which they were flying had previously had engine failure; despite a mechanic having supposedly fixed it, both engines failed on the next flight.

“I remember most of it,” Rossington told Guitar.com in 2020. “The rapid descent, the screaming, my friends in pain like something out of Vietnam. Waking up with the plane door on top of me … The main thing is we lost our best friends – that’s the hardest part. Our motto when we started was ‘If we don’t make it we’ll die trying.’ And we made it but at a terrible cost.”

Rossington recovered, after having steel rods inserted in his right arm and right leg, but for several years fought an addiction to painkillers, acquired during his convalescence. He later formed the Rossington Collins Band with his fellow Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins, but they split in 1982 after Collins’ wife died.

He then formed the Rossington Band with his wife, Dale Krantz-Rossington, before rejoining the rebuilt Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987, with Ronnie’s brother Johnny Van Zant on lead vocals. The group continued to tour and make albums for the next three decades, despite the deaths of several members. They were due to embark on a 22-city tour with ZZ Top in July 2023, though Rossington’s participation was uncertain because of health problems.

He was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His father was serving in the US army but died shortly after Gary’s birth, leaving his mother, Berniece, to raise him single-handedly. He would later name his favourite 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar “Berniece” in her honour.

A keen baseball player, he had an early ambition to play for the New York Yankees, but the arrival on US shores of the “British Invasion” bands, especially the Rolling Stones, fired in him a desire to become a musician.

His twin enthusiasms combined when he met Van Zant and the drummer Bob Burns while they were playing on rival baseball teams in Jacksonville. They formed a band, and the first song they attempted to play was the Rolling Stones’ hit Time Is on My Side. They added Collins on guitar and the bass player Larry Junstrom, and went by various names including the Noble Five, the One Percent and My Backyard, playing in clubs and bars across the south before becoming Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1969.

The name was adapted from their PE teacher, Leonard Skinner, at Robert E Lee high school in Jacksonville. The New York Times reported how Van Zant’s father, Lacy, had asked teaching staff to allow Rossington to keep his long hair, since his musician’s earnings helped pay the household bills and he could not rock successfully with short hair. On the other hand, as Rossington told Rolling Stone magazine, “some places we’d get into fights – they didn’t like us ’cause our hair was long”.

It was not until 1973 that they released their debut album, (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-’nérd). They had been rejected by nine record companies before the musician and producer Al Kooper signed them to MCA, after seeing them play a storming live show at a club called Funocchio’s in Atlanta. It was Kooper who helped the group turn Free Bird into a nine-minute epic, which became their anthemic calling card.

They had already made a couple of attempts at recording the song, but Kooper added the hymn-like organ passage at the beginning, and helped Rossington to achieve the distinctive sound of his mournful slide guitar theme. “It’s actually me playing the same thing twice, recording one on top of the other, so it sounds kind of slurry, echoey,” he revealed. He had taken inspiration from the slide wizard Duane Allman, of the Allman Brothers Band, who had also formed in Jacksonville.

The band’s single Sweet Home Alabama (1974), co-written by Rossington, became their biggest hit, reaching No 8 on the US chart and 31 in the UK. It was an irresistibly exuberant riposte to Neil Young’s songs Southern Man and Alabama, which the group deemed unreasonably damning of the American south, and in his 2012 autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace, Young admitted he had been “accusatory and condescending”. The song was later used to promote tourism in Alabama as well as supplying the movie Sweet Home Alabama with its story and title.

The band scored four successive US Top 20 albums with Second Helping (1974), Nuthin’ Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976) and Street Survivors (1977). Lynyrd Skynyrd were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. The event prompted Rossington to say: “I don’t think of it as tragedy – I think of it as life. I think the good outweighs the bad.”

In 2018, Stephen Kijak’s documentary about the band, If I Leave Here Tomorrow, was released. Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash was a dramatisation of the Mississippi air disaster, released in 2020.

Rossington is survived by Dale, whom he married in 1982, and their two daughters.

🔔 Gary Robert Rossington, guitarist and songwriter, born 4 December 1951; died 5 March 2023

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The Best Picture Oscar My Way (2000-2022)

After doing this list, I suddenly got inspired to do this sort of thing for some of the other Academy Award categories. For this project I got the following things to say:

Many of the win/nomination changes will be based more on some infamous or otherwise perceived snubs (i.e. Martin Scorsese needing to wait until The Departed for a Best Director win). In general, the changes are based on what the frequent consensus seems to be from what I’ve seen.

I may STILL keep a few of those same snubs if it simply lines up more with the film’s initial reactions at the time (i.e. Clockwork Orange).

There are some changes that the Oscars applied to certain categories over the years (i.e. Sound Mixing & Sound Editing becoming just Best Sound). For this list’s sake, I’ll apply some of my OWN cases of said changes applying (such as the Best Picture expansion from 5 to 10 occurring earlier since, in hindsight, they probably should’ve done that sooner). In case of that change, I’ll just apply it earlier (starting in 1997).

Said expansion has resulted in no less than 8 nominations in Best Picture at a time, so that’ll be my minimum (until 2021, where it was officially made the set amount no questions asked).

Gonna try to keep EGOTs as best as I can. Luckily for this category, there’s currently only one that’ll matter.

More inclusive wins (POC; LGBT) will be more likely to stay. There may be some exceptions after I’ve already made my own inclusive alternatives.

For the early years where Best Picture went to the studio instead (for some godforsaken reason), I’ll just pretend that’s not the case.

Due to some weird, borderline convoluted rules with Best International Feature Film (Mainly that this category doesn’t require US theater plays, but most other ones do), I’ll often go off of an eligible film’s year of original release unless they managed nominations the following year (City of God; Spirited Away)

For Best Picture, I’m only gonna list the nominated producer for newly added films (here’s the Wikipedia page for the rest). I will mostly go with the ones credited as “produced by” or “p.g.a.” (if the latter is shown) on IMDB as the nominees. Limit is five.

Italicized film titles are the ones I added. Bold ones are winners.

2000

Gladiator (still)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Erin Brockovich

Memento - Jennifer Todd; Suzanne Todd

Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe; Ian Bryce

Amores perro - Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Traffic

American Psycho - Christian Halsey Solomon; Chris Hanley; Edward R. Pressman

Requiem for a Dream - Eric Watson; Palmer West

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

A Beautiful Mind

Moulin Rogue!

Shrek - Aron Warner; John H. Williams; Jeffrey Katzenberg

The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes Anderson; Barry Mendel; Scott Rudin

Mulholland Drive - Tony Krantz; Michael Polaire; Alain Sarde; Mary Sweeney

Amélie - Claudie Ossard

In The Bedroom

Gosford Park

Monsters, Inc. - Darla K. Anderson

2002

Spirited Away - Toshio Suzuki

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Pianist

Gangs of New York

Punch-Drunk Love - Paul Thomas Anderson; Daniel Lupi; JoAnne Sellar

Chicago!

Catch Me If You Can - Steven Spielberg; Walter F. Parkes

The Hours

2003

The Lord of the Ring: Return of the King (still)

The Barbarian Invasions - Daniel Louis; Denise Robert

Lost in Translation

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

City of God - Andrea Barata; Mauricio Andrade

Finding Nemo - Graham Walters

Mystic River

Seabiscuit

2004

Before Sunset - Anne Walker-McBay

Million Dollar Baby

The Aviator

The Incredibles - John Walker

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Anthony Bergman; Steven Golin

Sideways

Ray

The Motorcycle Diaries - Michaek Nozik; Edgard Tenembaum; Karen Tenkhoff

Shrek 2 - David Lipman; Aron Warner; John H. Williams

Shaun of the Dead - Nira Park

2005 (well crap, seems like in hindsight, a struggle to find many picks might have been part of the problem. Still don’t excuse that bullshit with Crash)

Brokeback Mountain

Good Night, and Good Luck

Munich

Capote

Pride and Prejudice - Tim Bevan; Debra Hayward

Howl’s Moving Castle - Toshio Suzuki

Memoirs of a Geisha - Lucy Fisher; Steven Spielberg; Douglas Wick

V for Vendetta - Lana and Lilly Wackowski; Joel Silver; Grant Hill

2006

Pan’s Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro; Alfonso Cuaron; Bertha Navarro; Frida Torresblanco

The Departed

Babel

Letters from Iwo Jima

Little Miss Sunshine

Children of Men - Marc Abraham; Eric Newman; Hilary Shor; Iain Smith; Tony Smith

The Prestige - Christopher Nolan; Emma Thomas; Aaron Ryder

The Lives of Others - Quirin Berg; Max Wiedemann

The Queen

2007

No Country For Old Men (still)

There Will Be Blood

Ratatouille - Bradford Lewis

Juno

Atonement

Zodiac - Ceán Chaffin; Bradley J. Fischer; Mike Medavoy; Arnold Messer; James Vanderbilt

Persepolis - Xavier Rigault; Marc-Antoine Robert

Hot Fuzz - Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Nira Park

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Cristian Mungiu; Oleg Mutu

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford  - Ridley Scott; Dede Gardner; Brad Pitt; David Valdes; Jules Daly

2008

Wall-E - Jim Morris; Lindsey Collins

The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan; Charles Roven; Emma Thomas

Slumdog Millionaire

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Milk

Frost/Nixon

Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman; Spike Jonze; Sidney Kimmel; Anthony Bregman

Departures - Toshiaki Nakazawa; Ichiro Nobukuni; Toshihisa Watai

The Wrestler - Darren Aronofsky; Scott Franklin

Doubt - Mark Roybal; Scott Rudin

2009

Inglorious Basterds

The Hurt Locker

Mother - Tae-joon Park; Woo-sik-Seo

Up

Fantastic Mr. Fox - Wes Anderson; Allison Abbate; Scott Rudin; Jeremy Dawson

A Serious Man

The White Ribbon - Stefan Arndt; Veit Heiduschka; Margaret Menegoz; Andrea Occhipinti

The Secret in Their Eyes - Mariela Besuievsky; Juan Jose Campanella

Avatar

District 9

2010

Inception

Incendies - Kim McCraw; Luc Dery

True Grit

Toy Story 3

The Social Network

Black Swan

Biutiful - Alejandro G. Inarritu; Jon Kilik

The Kids Are All Right

127 Hours

The King’s Speech

2011

The Artist (still)

The Tree of Life

The Descendants

A Separation - Asghar Farhadi

Hugo

Moneyball

The Help

Midnight in Paris

War Horse

2012

Amour

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Argo

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia - Nuri Bilge Ceylan; Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan; Can Yilmaz

Moonrise Kingdom

Lincoln

Les Miserables

Silver Linings Playbook

The Intouchables - Nicolas Duval Adassovsky; Laurent Zeitoun; Yann Zenou

2013

12 Years a Slave (still)

Her

Prisoners - Kira Davis; Broderick Johnson; Adam Kolbrenner; Andrew A. Kosove

The Great Beauty - Francesca Cima; Nicola Giuliano

Before Midnight - Richard Linklater; Sara Woodhatch; Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

The Wind Rises - Toshio Suzuki

The Wolf of Wall Street

Gravity

Nebraska

American Hustle

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Gone Girl - Ceán Chaffin; Joshua Donen; Arnon Milchan; Resse Witherspoon

Tale of the Princess Kaguya - Yoshiaki Nishimura; Seiichiro Ujiie

Whiplash

Selma

Intersteller - Christopher Nolan; Lynda Obst; Emma Thomas

American Sniper

Boyhood

2015

Carol - Elizabeth Karlsen; Christine Vachon; Stephen Woolley

The Big Short

Mad Max: Fury Road

Inside Out - Jonas Rivera

Spotlight

Bridge of Spies

The Revenant

Room

2016

Moonlight (still)

Arrival

Fences

La La Land

Hidden Figures

The Salesman - Asghar Farhadi; Alexandre Mallet-Guy

The Handmaiden - Park Chan-wook; Syd Lim

Your Name - Koichiro Ito; Genki Kawamura; Katsuhiro Yumiya

Hell or High Water

Manchester by the Sea

2017

Lady Bird

The Shape of Water

Call Me By Your Name

Phantom Thread

Get Out

Coco - Darla K. Anderson

Blade Runner 2049 - Broderick Johnson; Andrew A. Kosove; Bud Yorkin; Cynthia Sikes

The Post

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Dunkirk

2018

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - Avi Arad; Phil Lord; Chris Miller; Amy Pascal; Christina Steinberg

Roma

BlacKkKlansman

The Favourite

Hereditary - Kevin Scott Frakes; Lars Knudsen

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

Shoplifters - Kore-eda Hirokazu; Kaoru Matsuzaki; Hijiri Taguchi; Akihiko Yose

A Star is Born

Vice

2019

Parasite (still)

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Woman

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 

Marriage Story

Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Benedicte Couvreur

The Irishman

The Lighthouse - Lourenco Sant’Anna; Rodrigo Teixeira; Michael Volpe; Robert Eggers

2020

Nomadland (still)

The Father

Soul - Dana Murray

Judas and the Black Messiah

Minari

Sound of Metal

Mank

Wolfwalkers - Tomm Moore; Stephan Roelants; Nora Twomey; Paul Young

2021

Drive My Car

CODA

Belfast

Dune

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Nightmare Alley

Licorice Pizza

King Richard

Titane - Amaury Ovise; Jean-Christophe Reymond

2022

Everything Everywhere All At Once (still)

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Fabelmans

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio - Guillermo del Toro; Alexander Bulkley; Gary Ungar

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - Andrew Goldman; Edward Chiodo; Caroline Kaplan; Dean Fleischer Camp; Jenny Slate

Nope - Ian Cooper; Jordan Peele

Aftersun - Barry Jenkins; Mark Ceryak; Amy Jackson; Adele Romanski

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

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HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES - 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Box Set & Steelbook

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Premium Box Set and Best Buy Blu-ray Exclusive Steelbook!

When Rob Zombie’s “House of 1000 Corpses” slashed its way into theaters 20 years ago, 1970s-style horror – and camp – returned with bone-snapping, scream-inducing vengeance. Zombie’s directorial debut, this first film of a trilogy introduces the Firefly family, backwoods sadists who plunge two young couples into a nightmare world of torture, satanic ritual, and cannibalism. With a killer cast including horror legends Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Karen Black, “House of 1000 Corpses” is both a homage to a golden era and a scary good time from an innovative, unrivaled shock-master.

Cast:                                      Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, Rainn Wilson, and Chris Hardwick Writer:                                  Rob Zombie Directed by:                           Rob Zombie Produced by:                         Andy Gould Executive Producers:            Andy Given, Guy Oseary Director of Photography:     Alex Poppas, Tom Richmond Production Designer:            Gregg Gibbs Art Director:                          Michael Krantz Edited by:                              Kathryn Himoff, Robert K. Lambert, Sean Lambert Costume Designer:               Amanda Friedland Composers:                           Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey

Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition • 16x9 (1.85:1) Presentation Blu-ray Audio: English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™ • English 5.1 Dolby Surround EX™ Audio Premium Box Set SRP: $44.99 Steelbook SRP: $27.99 Purchase link: www.lionsgate.com/movies/house-of-1000-corpses

Premium Box Artists: • Graham Humphreys – illustrated outerbox, photo book illustrations, disc art • David Hartman – illustrated poster, illustrated art cards

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Special Features: • Premium Box EXCLUSIVELY includes • Illustrated outerbox by Graham Humphreys • Illustrated poster by David Hartman • 0-page photo book curated by Rob Zombie with illustrations by Graham Humphreys • 6 Illustrated Art Cards by David Hartman

DISC 1 • Director Commentary • Making-of Featurette • Casting Footage • Rehearsal Footage • Cast and Crew Interviews • Theatrical Trailer

DISC 2 – Bonus Disc of Never-Before-Seen Special Features from Rob Zombie • Cast & Director Interviews • Rob Zombie • Sid Hai • Bill Moseley • Sheri Moon • Karen Black • Rainn Wilson • Chris Hardwick • Erin Daniels • Irwin Keyes • Jennifer Jostyn • Wayne Toth

• Behind The Scenes • Includes 5 On-Set BTS Segments • Dr. Satan Test • Professor Test • Electronic Press Kit • Teaser Trailer

EXCLUSIVELY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS: New Director’s Commentary

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Faith, Hope & Love (2019) PG-1h 46m Genres: Comedy, Romance

Recent divorcee Faith enters a dance contest to save her dance studio, where she meets Jimmy Hope and rediscovers her faith and dreams.

Directors: J.J. Englert, Robert Krantz Writer: Robert Krantz Stars: Peta Murgatroyd, Robert Krantz, Michael Richards

[ondessiderales]

Fritz le chat

« Fritz the Cat (en français, Fritz le chat) est un personnage de comics américain créé par Robert Crumb en 1959.

Figure marquante des « comics underground », cette bande dessinée pour adulte fut adaptée au cinéma à deux reprises, notamment par Ralph Bakshi en 1972. Fritz connaît un regain de popularité avec la sortie du film. Réalisé par Ralph Bakshi et produit par Steve Krantz, c'est le premier film d'animation classé X.

Durant la production, Warner Bros. Pictures qui devait initialement distribuer le film, se retira du projet après avoir visionné quelques minutes de la version de travail, tout comme Crumb rejeta lui aussi l'adaptation. Finalement distribué par Cinemation Industries, le film remporte contre toute attente un grand succès critique et public, avant de devenir un phénomène générationnel.

Le film met en scène Fritz, un chat anthropomorphe dans le New York du milieu des années 1960, explorant les idéaux hédonistes et la conscience socio-politique de son temps. Le film est une satire de la vie universitaire de l'époque, des relations interraciales, du mouvement pour l'amour libre, des extrémismes de gauche et de droite.

Avec son registre satirique et ses thèmes matures, le film a ouvert la voie à des futures œuvres d'animation pour le public adulte comme Les Simpson, Ren et Stimpy, South Park ou Les Griffin. »

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The Hypnosis (Hypnosen), Ernst De Geer (2023)

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After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Stephanie Speck: Ally Sheedy Newton Crosby: Steve Guttenberg Ben Jabituya: Fisher Stevens Howard Marner: Austin Pendleton Skroeder: G.W. Bailey Frank: Brian McNamara Number 5 (voice): Tim Blaney Duke: Marvin J. McIntyre Otis: John Garber Mrs. Cepeda: Penny Santon General Washburne: Vernon Weddle Senator Mills: Barbara Tarbuck Howard Marner’s Aide: Tom Lawrence Norman: Fred Slyter Zack: Billy Ray Sharkey Reporter: Robert Krantz Reporter: Jan Speck Barmaid: Marguerite Happy Farmer: Howard Krick Farmer’s Wife: Marjorie Card Hughes Gate Guard: Herb Smith Party Guest: Jack Thompson Party Guest: William Striglos Party Guest: Mary Reckley Party Guest: Shay McLean Party Guest: Eleanor C. Heutschy Frank: Sergio Kato Film Crew: Producer: David Foster Producer: Lawrence Turman Director: John Badham Editor: Frank Morriss Art Direction: Dianne Wager Original Music Composer: David Shire Director of Photography: Nick McLean Second Unit Director: Gregg Champion Scenario Writer: S.S. Wilson Writer: Brent Maddock Location Manager: Mark Indig Casting: Jane Feinberg Script Supervisor: H. Bud Otto Co-Producer: Dennis E. Jones Title Designer: David Oliver Pfeil Casting: Mike Fenton Executive Producer: Mark Damon Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis Associate Producer: Dana Satler Hankins Associate Producer: Gary Foster Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald Executive Producer: John W. Hyde Casting: Judy Taylor Production Coordinator: Mary Cay Hollander Unit Production Manager: Steve Perry First Assistant Director: Jerry Ziesmer Second Assistant Director: Bryan Denegal Assistant Art Director: Donald B. Woodruff Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea Camera Operator: Steve Bridge First Assistant Camera: Michael A. Chavez Still Photographer: Bruce McBroom Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton Boom Operator: Marvin E. Lewis Utility Sound: Robert W. Harris Supervising Sound Editor: William L. Manger Supervising Sound Editor: Milton C. Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Burrow Sound Editor: Scott Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Oswald Music Editor: Stan Witt Assistant Sound Editor: Kelly L. Manger Construction Coordinator: Michael Muscarella Construction Foreman: Joseph C. Fama Property Master: Gregg H. Bilson Assistant Property Master: Stan Cockerell Standby Painter: Jerry Gadette Greensman: Philip C. Hurst Makeup Artist: Tom Lucas Hairstylist: Damon Grill Gaffer: Colin J. Campbell Key Grip: Bill Young Dolly Grip: Donald L. Hartley Grip: Johnny London Jr. Leadman: Mark Woods Video Assist Operator: Richmond G. Cogswell Production Illustrator: Martin A. Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Artman Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Beckert Unit Publicist: Vic Heutschy Production Accountant: Jan Garner Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Special Effects Coordinator: Chuck Gaspar Stunts: Freddie Hice Stunts: Christine Anne Baur Stunts: Brad Bovee Stunts: Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts: Marguerite Happy Stunts: Clifford Happy Stunts: Danny Costa Stunts: Bob Harris Stunts: Loren Janes Stunts: Robert Jauregui Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: John-Clay Scott Stunts: Sasha Jenson Stunts: Ted White Stunts: R.L. Tolbert Second Assistant Camera: Robert Samuels Movie Reviews:

[shinigami-striker]

May 2023 Birthdays | Monday, 05.01.2023

The upcoming birthdays for May 2023.

Monday, 5/8 - Caitlynn French | Chuck Huber

Thursday, 5/11 - David Wald | Tia Ballard

Friday, 5/12 - Robert Tinkler

Sunday, 5/14 - Alex Moore | Jessica Boone

Saturday, 5/20 - Ray Chase

Monday, 5/22 - Skyler Davenport

Thursday, 5/25 - J. Michael Tatum

Sunday, 5/28 - Laura Bailey | Liam O' Brien | Townsend Coleman

Monday, 5/29 - Erica Lindbeck

Tuesday, 5/30 - Mikaela Krantz

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How to Write from the Inside Out

A new 'Craftwork' episode about writing deeply personal narratives. My guest is Rachel Krantz, author of the debut memoir Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy, now available in trade paperback from Harmony Books.

Krantz is a journalist and one of the founding editors of Bustle, where she served as senior features editor for three years. Her work has been featured on NPR, The Guardian, Vox, Vice, and many other outlets. She's the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Radio Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Peabody Award for her work as an investigative reporter with YR Media. Open is her first book.

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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) : Steve Krantz Productions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Krantz Mwantepele and Koncept Group: Redefining Boundaries of Creativity and Business

Krantz Mwantepele and Koncept Group: Redefining Boundaries of Creativity and Business

KrantzMwantepele, the founder and CEO of Koncept Group, is a leading figure in the digital media and marketing industry in Africa. With a passion for pushing boundaries and achieving success, he has risen to become a prominent force in the East African region. As a self-made entrepreneur, Krantz has received multiple prestigious awards for his visionary entrepreneurship and dedication to sustainable business practices.

This article delves into KrantzMwantepele's background, educational journey, and professional achievements. It also highlights the diverse services offered by Koncept Group across various industries, showcasing their commitment to excellence and client-centric approach. Furthermore, we explore the importance of employee well-being in driving organizational performance and how Krantz continues to grow and develop as a leader. Finally, we discuss Koncept Group's future aspirations and their plans to achieve them.

KrantzMwantepele: An Inspiring Journey

KrantzMwantepele's educational background and professional journey are characterized by dedication, innovation, and a commitment to knowledge sharing. As the founder and CEO of Koncept Group, he has garnered significant recognition for his achievements in digital media and marketing. Krantz's vision and creativity have earned him prestigious awards such as "Start-up of the Year 2016" and acknowledgment as one of the "TOP 50 Most Influential Young Tanzanians 2017."

An accomplished blogger, Krantz shares valuable insights and experiences that resonate with aspiring entrepreneurs and creatives worldwide. Through his blog, he has become a reliable source of knowledge and inspiration for industry professionals aiming to make a lasting impact. Moreover, his role as the General Secretary at the Tanzania Bloggers Network showcases his dedication to education and knowledge sharing.

Sustainability and environmental responsibility are integral to Krantz's values. As a respected UPG Sustainability Leader, he actively promotes sustainable business practices and advocates for responsible environmental stewardship. Currently pursuing an MBA in Artificial Intelligence at the esteemed Robert Kennedy College (Swiss), Krantz possesses strategic acumen and marketing expertise, propelling Koncept Group's success in the dynamic digital landscape.

Koncept Group: Elevating Brands and Empowering Businesses

Koncept Group is a leading conglomerate of companies offering exceptional services across various industries, including media, PR & digital marketing, technology, insurance, real estate, aviation, energy, agribusiness, and consumer electronics. The company's comprehensive range of services empowers businesses and individuals to thrive in today's competitive market.

The Media, PR, and Digital Marketing division at Koncept Group leverages strategic communication and creativity to amplify brand visibility and engagement. From captivating content to impactful media campaigns and innovative digital marketing strategies, their expert team delivers outstanding results.

The Technology Solutions division provides cutting-edge IT services, software development, and data analytics, enabling businesses to stay ahead of the curve and drive innovation in their operations.

In the realm of Insurance Services, Koncept Group offers comprehensive coverage options and risk management solutions, safeguarding businesses, property, and investments and ensuring uninterrupted operations.

A Visionary Leader and His Aspirations

KrantzMwantepele's aspiration for Koncept Group is to become a leading conglomerate of companies in Africa, providing innovative and high-quality services across various industries. The company aims to achieve this by expanding service offerings, growing the team, investing in technology, and opening new offices in different countries.

To achieve these goals, Koncept Group focuses on providing high-quality services tailored to each client's needs. Building strong client relationships, marketing their services effectively, and promoting a culture of innovation are also crucial aspects of their growth strategy.

The Importance of Employee Well-Being in Performance

Krantz emphasizes the significance of well-being in driving employee performance and overall organizational success. By prioritizing mental and physical health, leaders can foster higher employee engagement, job satisfaction, and creativity. A supportive work environment reduces absenteeism and turnover, enhances team collaboration, and promotes effective communication.

Continuing Growth and Development as a Leader

As a leader, Krantz believes in setting goals, seeking feedback, taking on new challenges, and staying updated on leadership principles through reading and attending workshops. He advocates for humility, authenticity, compassion, and ethical decision-making as essential traits for effective leadership.

Conclusion

KrantzMwantepele's journey as a visionary entrepreneur and the growth of Koncept Group exemplify the limitless possibilities of creativity, entrepreneurship, and digital media. With a focus on innovation, sustainable practices, and a client-centric approach, Koncept Group aims to redefine the boundaries of business excellence in Africa. As they continue to pursue their aspirations, Krantz and Koncept Group strive to make a positive impact on their clients, their team, and the broader community.