#Robert Munns

[gardenofedenuniverse]

Date Night: OSCARS 2024.

[juangabrielramg]

(a través de GIFER)

[lonesomedreamereccentriclover]

Happy Birthday Evan Peters!

[milliondollarbaby87]

Dear Santa (2024) Review

When Liam Turner makes a crucial spelling mistake in his letter to Santa addressing it to Satan instead, he has a rather interesting Christmas visitor that is about to cause some chaos. ⭐️ Continue reading Dear Santa (2024) Review

[fatalefame]

Zepotha just doesn’t work. Aside from it being a marketing ploy. Who is the production studio, what’s the story, who are the actors.

It being some forgotten/straight to VHS 80s movie isn’t an excuse. It’s neglecting the actual inspiration. 80s slasher films had established production teams, plenty of actors would be in random bit parts in small movies, AND THE SPECIAL FX TEAM! The Goncharov crowd understood this and knew Scorsese’s work. The built around this narrative.

Throw in a producer name like Lloyd Kaufman, Brian Yuzna, Julie and Roger Corman

Maybe a studio was New World Pictures, Concorde Pictures, Manson International etc.

God makeup crew, maybe this was something Robert Short worked on, Larry Carr, Bill Munns, hell you wanna go with a bigger name Tom Savini or Greg Cannom.

Have some respect for the Genre

[queer-ragnelle]

Seeking a book to read this winter break?

Brand "New" List of Additions to the Arthurian Preservation Project Archive

In time, all books will be added to my Retellings List or Medieval Literature List respectively, and possibly a third page for handbooks/informational resources. Retellings may be under construction for a bit as I reformat to accommodate the influx in links. There are some duplicates—Alan Lupack's and Mike Ashley's anthologies occasionally contain a one-off story I've otherwise included in an individual volume of collected works by the author.

Links connect to corresponding PDFs on my Google drive where they can be read and downloaded for free. But if you like what I do, consider supporting me on Ko-Fi. I haven't yet read these listings in full; I cannot attest to their content or quality. A big thank you to @wandrenowle for the help collecting!

Modern Retellings

Merlin in Love by Aaron Hill (1790) — Opera about Merlin & his love interest Columbine.

The Fortunate Island by Max Adeler (1882) — A family shipwrecks on an island only to discover its populated with Arthurian knights, including Dinadan, Bleoberis, & Agravaine.

Sir Marrok by Allen French (1902) — Werewolf knight.

The Story of Sir Galahad by Mary Blackwell Stirling (1908) — Illustrated retelling of Malory's Grail Quest.

The Story of Parzival by Mary Blackwell Stirling (1911) — Illustrated retelling of Eschenbach's Parzival.

Stories From King Arthur and His Round Table by Beatrice Clay (1913) — Illustrated retelling of Malory.

Cloud Castle and Other Papers by Edward Thomas (1922) — Contains two Arthurian entries: the story Bronwen The Welsh Idyll about Agravaine & his lady Bronwen, & the essay Isoud about the Prose Tristan.

Collected Poems by Rolfe Humphries (1924-1966) — Contains Dream of Rhonabwy about Owain & Arthur's chess game, A Brecon Version about Essylt/Trystan, Under Craig y Ddynas about Arthur's "sleeping" warriors, & The Return of Peredwr about the Grail Hero's arrival to court.

Peronnik the Fool by George Moore (1926) — The quest for the Holy Grail based on Breton folklore.

The Merriest Knight by Theodore Goodridge Roberts (1946-2001) — Anthology of short stories all about Dinadan.

The Eagles Have Flown by Henry Treece (1954) — A third Arthurian novel from Treece detailing the rivalry between Artos & Medrawt, with illustrations this time.

Launcelot, my Brother by Dorothy James Roberts (1954) — The fall of Camelot from Bors perspective, as a brother of Launcelot.

To the Chapel Perilous by Naomi Mitchison (1955) — Two rival journalists report about the goings on in Camelot.

The Pagan King by Edison Marshall (1959) — Historical fiction from the perspective of Pagan King Arthur.

Kinsmen of the Grail by Dorothy James Roberts (1963) — The Grail Quest but Gawain is Perceval's step dad.

Stories of King Arthur by Blanche Winder (1968) — Illustrated retelling of Malory.

Drustan the Wanderer by Anna Taylor (1971) — Retelling of Essylt/Drustan.

Merlin's Ring by H. Warner Munn (1974) Gwalchmai is a godson of Merlin's that uses his ring to travel through the magical & real worlds.

Lionors, Arthur's Uncrowned Queen by Barbara Ferry Johnson (1975) — Story of Arthur's sweetheart & mother of his son, Loholt.

Gawain and The Green Knight by Y. R. Ponsor (1979) — Illustrated prose retelling of SGATGK poem.

Firelord (#1), Beloved Exile (#2), The Lovers: Trystan and Yseult (#3) by Parke Godwin (pseudonym Kate Hawks) (1980-1999) — Book 1 Arthur, book 2 Guinevere, book 3 Trystan/Yseult.

Bride of the Spear by Kathleen Herbert (1982) — "Historical" romance retelling of Teneu/Owain.

Invitation to Camelot edited by Parke Godwin (1988) — Anthology of assorted Arthurian stories from authors like Phyllis Ann Karr & Sharan Newman.

Arthur, The Greatest King - An Anthology of Modern Arthurian Poems by Alan Lupack (1988) — Anthology of modern Arthurian poetry by various authors including E. A. Robinson, William Morris, C. S. Lewis, & Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The White Raven by Diana L Paxson (1988) — "Historical" romance retelling of Drustan/Esseilte.

Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson (1988) — Illustrated by Alan Lee.

The Pendragon Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley (1990) — An anthology of Arthurian stories, including some translations such as the Lady of the Fountain, and retellings by John Steinbeck & Phyllis Ann Karr.

Grails: Quest of the Dawn edited by Richard Gilliam (1992-1994) — Anthology of Grail Quest stories.

The Merlin Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley (1995) — Anthology about Merlin from authors like Theodore Goodridge Roberts & Phyllis Ann Karr.

Quest for the Holy Grail edited by Mike Ashley (1996) — Anthology about the Holy Grail from authors like Cherith Baldry & Phyllis Ann Karr.

The Chronicles of the Round Table edited by Mike Ashley (1997) — Anthology of assorted Arthurian stories from authors like Cherith Baldry & Phyllis Ann Karr.

Sleepless Knights by Mark H Williams (2013) — 1,500 years have passed but Lucan the Butler’s still on the clock.

Medieval Literature

Three Arthurian Romances (Caradoc, The Knight with The Sword, The Perilous Graveyard) [This is on the Internet Archive & cannot be downloaded. If someone could help with that, lmk!] translated by Ross G. Arthur

Le Bel Inconnu (The Fair Unknown) translated by Colleen P. Donagher

Segurant The Knight of the Dragon (Portuguese) edited by Emanuele Arioli

An Anglo-Norman Reader by Jane Bliss

Stanzaic Morte Arthur / Alliterative Morte Arthure edited by Larry D. Benson

Sir Perceval de Galles / Ywain and Gawain edited by Mary Flowers Braswell

Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales edited by Thomas Hahn

Prose Merlin edited by John Conlee

The Middle English Breton Lays edited by Eve Sailsbury & Anne Laskaya

Il Ciclo Di Guiron Le Courtois Volumes 1-7 (Italian)

Wace's Roman de Brut / Layamon's Brut by Robert Wace & Eugene Mason

Arthurian Literature by Women edited by Alan Lupack & Barbara Tepa Lupack

Handbooks

Studies in the Fairy Mythology of Arthurian Romance by Lucy Allen Paton (1960)

A Companion to the Gawain-Poet edited by Derek Brewer (1990)

The Mammoth Book of King Arthur edited by Mike Ashley (2005)

A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana 1500-2000 by Ann F. Howey & Stephen R. Reimer (2006)

[akenvs3000f24]

BLOG 4: Gift of Beauty

Beck et al. (2018) defines the ‘gift of beauty’ as how interpretation should have the power to instill the desire to sense the beauty in their surroundings. It should be more than simply seeing something as beautiful; instead acting as kindling for an inner desire to truly study and appreciate the history and beauty on a deeper level. This is where I believe nature interpretation through the various forms of arts is vital. Many people may never see Mount Everest in person or witness the Northern Stars, but through visual arts, they can still connect with those places.

This past summer I visited the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta. Inside was their summer exhibition of paintings that J.H.E Macdonald made back in the 1900s of Lake O’Hara. Beside them were similar paintings made in the 2000s by Robert Munn and Patty Cucman, who retraced Macdonald’s steps to find his paint sites. Through their artwork and dedication, between the two paintings we can see how much of the landscape had changed or stayed the same overtime (Whyte Museum 2024). Seeing how the sizes of glaciers changed and where trees had fallen reinforced my belief of how important awareness is in order to conserve the environment around us for future generations.

Nature is often a large source of inspiration for artists in all shapes and forms. While I’m not very talented in capturing landscapes on paper and canvases, I find joy in composing and taking pictures of the environment around me. Photography has become my artistic way of memorializing the scenes I see around me, and sharing those images is one of the many ways I interpret nature to others. One of my favorite shots is a series of pictures of Mount Rundle. The mountain stands the same as it has for years, and the stars above are the same that people many years before us may have seen as well. It offers a glimpse into the vastness of the world around us and how much history each area– urbanized or suburban– holds. Through these photographs, I hope to offer viewers a similar experience, one that will compel them to look at nature a little closer than before.

Art, no matter the medium, gives us a way to convey the ‘gift of beauty’. The past and the present can be captured to hopefully inspire future generations to seek out connections with the environment around them. Visual arts pose as both a record and a call to action. In the present year, temperatures and other indicators of climate change increase every year. The scenery around us might not be the same in 50 or 100 years, but through artistic mediums we can share the beauty and importance of preservation. Overall, I believe that the ‘gift of beauty’ holds more power than most know or acknowledge.

References

Beck, L., Cable, T. T., & Knudson, D. M. (2018). Interpreting Cultural and Natural Heritage: For a Better World. Sagamore Publishing LLC. https://sagamore.vitalsource.com/books/9781571678669

WhyteMuseum. (2024, June 24). J.E.H. Macdonald: The O'Hara Era - Summer 2024 Whyte Museum Exhibition in Photos. The Whyte Museum. https://www.whyte.org/post/jeh-macdonald-o-hara-summer-2024-whyte-museum-exhibition

[eemcintyre]

Me and this chart is the equivalent of the man with the string board meme

An exhaustive-as-I-could-make-it chart of the actresses I think look alike and how they are all c o n n e c t e d do you see my vision

In order from left to right, from the top row down:

Jeanne Damas

Michelle Trachtenberg

Anna Karina

Cate Blanchett

Julianna Margulies

Nancy Kerrigan

Nicole Kidman

Kim Novak

Virna Lisi

Brittany Snow

Dakota Johnson

Penelope Cruz

Anne Hathaway

Connie Sellecca

Isabella Rossellini

Helen Schneider

Grace Kelly

Diane Kruger

Alison Doody

Sarah Wynter

Sophia Myles

Kate Winslet

Victoria Pedretti

Liv Tyler

Michelle Monaghan

Rebecca Ferguson

Ingrid Bergman

Nastassja Kinski

Helen Mirren

Jennifer Lawrence

Hayley Mills

Diane Lane

Julia Stiles

Kat Dennings

Mary Page Keller

Laura Prepon

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Elisabeth Shue

Maggie Lawson

Alicia Silverstone

Madchen Amick

Phoebe Tonkin

Dagmara Dominczyk

Megan Fox

Ana de Armas

Olivia Munn

Rachel Leigh Cook

Katie Holmes

Sarah Clarke

Jennifer Morrison

Charlize Theron

Melora Hardin

Ashley Judd

Katherine Heigl

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Kelly McGillis

Alanis Morissette

Michelle Borth

Sasha Alexander

Marion Cotillard

Rose Byrne

Natalie Portman

Keira Knightley

Sadie Robertson

Sharon Tate

Sheryl Lee

Amanda Logan

Stephanie Beatriz

Amy Winehouse

Maggie Wheeler

Zooey Deschanel

Katy Perry

Salma Hayek

Queen Letizia of Spain

Kate Middleton

Hilarie Burton

Stephanie J. Block

Olivia Wilde

Courteney Cox

Demi Moore

Jennifer Connelly

Sarah Vickers

Sarah Topham

Pamela Sue Martin

Reiko Aylesworth

Megan Boone

Cobie Smulders

Andie MacDowell

Julia Roberts

Carla Gugino

Jennifer Garner

Rachel McAdams

Felicity Jones

Sherry Stringfield

Cybill Shepherd

Ellen Barkin

Cameron Diaz

Juliette Lewis

Cindy Williams

Ginnifer Goodwin

Sherilyn Fenn

Hedy Lamarr

Dita von Teese

Audrey Tautou

Jamie Alexander

Lauren Graham

Kelly Preston

Melissa Fumero

Sarah Greene

Christina Ricci

[leanstooneside]

Hank Aaron

◊ JERRY O'CONNELL'S BELLY

◊ FANTASIA BARRINO'S BELLY (SAY)

◊ MIA FARROW'S BELLY

◊ ONE DIRECTION'S BELLY

◊ LAUREN CONRAD'S BELLY

◊ OLIVIA MUNN'S BELLY

◊ STEPHEN AMELL'S BELLY (BOTHER)

◊ NICOLE KIDMAN'S BELLY

◊ KATHARINE MCPHEE'S BELLY

◊ ROBERT PATTINSON'S BELLY

◊ CHRISTIAN BALE'S BELLY (MOST CERTAINLY)

◊ CAMILA ALVES'S BELLY

◊ STEPHEN MOYER'S BELLY (HOO)

◊ DWAYNE JOHNSON'S BELLY

◊ MILEY CYRUS'S BELLY

◊ CHELSEA HANDLER'S BELLY

◊ HEIDI KLUM'S BELLY

◊ CHLOE MORETZ'S BELLY

◊ JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S BELLY

◊ KYLIE JENNER'S BELLY (NOT)

◊ CURTIS STONE'S BELLY

◊ WHITNEY PORT'S BELLY

◊ ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S BELLY (LA)

◊ ERIC DANE'S BELLY

◊ LADY GAGA'S BELLY

◊ NATALIE PORTMAN'S BELLY (FIDDLE-DEE-DEE)

◊ RITA ORA'S BELLY

◊ ALI FEDOTOWSKY'S BELLY (LA)

◊ MARIO LOPEZ'S BELLY (JUST KIDDING)

◊ JAY Z'S BELLY

◊ MICHELLE WILLIAMS'S BELLY

◊ MARTHA STEWART'S BELLY

◊ JIMMY BUFFETT'S BELLY

◊ BRUCE JENNER'S BELLY (BLAST)

◊ SEAN PENN'S BELLY (NO THANKS)

◊ JASON ALDEAN'S BELLY

◊ PAUL RUDD'S BELLY

[dustedmagazine]

Jessica Pavone — Clamor (Out Of Your Head)

Building on the compositional approaches that she developed in Lull (2021) and Lost and Found (2020), Jessica Pavone presents a concerto for sextet and bassoon soloist. The four movements of Clamor are inspired by the composer and violist’s readings of feminist writings and exploration of inventions by women. The result is at times harrowing, often strikingly beautiful, and consistently engaging.

Pavone’s methodology involves the articulation of phrases for specific periods of time, which listeners soon come to anticipate so that the shifts serve to propel the compositions. Solo voices emerge at times, but the sound of the ensemble dominates, creating a powerful drone. For this recording, Abby Swidler joins Pavone on viola, with Aimée Niemann and Charlotte Munn-Wood on violin, Mariel Roberts on cello, and Shayna Dulberger on double bass and Katherine Young contributing the bassoon.

The opening movement, “Neottwigi,” is named for and features a back-and-forth rhythmic pattern suggestive of a kind of see-saw used by Korean women in the middle Joseon period to glimpse the world outside the walls in which they were sequestered. Beginning as a fairly undifferentiated mass, the drone evolves as the players shift at the allotted times, remaining vaguely ominous and slow until around the three-minute mark, at which point a run of bass notes introduces the see-saw pattern. The pitches grow higher for several minutes, and then the see-sawing comes almost to a stop, as if time freezes for a woman as she peers beyond her domestic confinement. The movement then resolves gently and peacefully until the final minute, when the ominous drone reforms, deeper now, and the ensemble stops on a dime. There is a strong narrative quality to this riveting piece of music; it is easy to imagine over the course of it small groups of women gathering furtively and then constructing and mounting their neottwigi, viewing the wider world for a moment, and then returning to strictures of the household.

The two movements featuring Young, “Nu Shu 1” and “Nu Shu 2,” named for a Chinese syllabary devised by women for their own use, form the core of the concerto. The bassoon introduces itself like the blaring of a shofar. The sound is massive, initially rendering the string instruments feeble by comparison as they begin to fill the gaps. A new path emerges around the four-minute mark as the bassoon, braying less forcibly, develops a more complex theme, eventually enticing the strings to join. The next shift is inaugurated by rattling and breathing like static from which long string notes emanate until, in the final minute, the ensemble melds together. The sonic struggle between the bassoon and the strings continues in “Nu Shu 2,” which builds on the tension of the previous movement with horror-movie strings and an amazing range of sounds from the bassoon, all of which culminates in a roar.

“Bloom” ends the concerto on a gentler note, beginning with a lovely viola solo that is enveloped by the other strings, which become more high-pitched and discordant as they alternate with doleful but harmonious bass and cello. Then, in the final minute, all six voices combine in a swelling and, perhaps, optimistic finish.

While each movement of the Clamor concerto is distinctive, the four tracks form an organic whole and are best listened to as a single experience, with the quieter opening and closing movements contrasting with the more noisy movements featuring the bassoon to lend a satisfying structure to the piece. The appeal to fans of contemporary classical music is obvious, but the improvisational spirit will speak to jazz listeners, and the almighty drone will appeal to those with a taste for, for example, Pauline Oliveros and Henry Flynt.

Jim Marks

[teddypoi-qd]

{ID - tweet from @/IsabellaRosner reads:

I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):

Allathyah Hortlorke, Arent Wright, Babel Gibson, Barb Bee, Broadbanke Plant, Chardus Alatheo Eyre, Charity Corn, Charity Jolly, Charity Kill, Charity Nutt, Comport Cripes, Constant Groom, Constant Shield, Corn Russell, Cotton Brown, Didolis Carie, Digworthy Marshall, Discipline Matthews, Dolphin Munn, Dykes Alexander, Elizabeth Poope, Elizabeth Special, Ermine Pricket, Eustace Cockery, Experience Strettell, Farley Brain, Fettiplace Church, Fountain Sterrey, Furly Loosvelt, Gayes Band, Gey Poope, God Blessed, Grissel Toldervy, Hallelujah Fisher, Henaretter Herbenson, Hercules Cross, Hester Chester, Humble Thatcher, Isabel Buttery, Isah Young-Husband, Israel Jelly, Jane Delight, Jane Quitquit, Jane Snowball, Jennix Dry, Jesus Christ, Job Bland, Lancelot Wells, Love Beer, Love Butcher, Love Shapton, Loveday Allen, Loveday Killow, Marvellous Scanfield, Obedience Warring, Old Adams, Ould Craven, Patience Fish, Patience Rawbone, Peace Love, Peregrine Doyly, Persilla Pye, Philotesia Owen, Plant Fry, Prevents Parker, Purcifull Towle, Return Towle, Returned Elgar, Reuben Rawbone, Revolution Sixsmith, Rich Whale, Robert Were Fox, Rutoron Rettle, Sarah Sparkling, Scotting Potts, Sentence Grimes, Sherlock Thorpe, Silence Williams, Squire Boone, Susannah Poope, Temperance Poor, Thank Holland, Thankfull Toon, Teophilia Townsend, Thos Eld Doys (short for Thomas), Try Grove, Tryphona Wassey, Virgin Kent, Wilde Wilde, Wonderfull Warwicke

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Glad everyone is getting so much joy from early Quaker names! Looking forward to seeing any future pets/children/bands/drag acts named after stuff on this list.

[mattmurdocksthighs]

OCS + THEIR FAMILIES

DEMIGODS [OC MASTERLIST]

phoebe tonkin as hecate olivia rodrigo as andromeda mendoza piolo pascual as samuel mendoza

jeffrey dean morgan as hephaestus erana james as blake newton olivia munn as penelope newton

jonathan daviss as apollo lilia buckingham as lydia king rachel mcadams as natalie king

jennifer garner as demeter william franklyn-miller as ezra finley kim raver as jennifer finley

jay duplass as hades malina weissman as millie spencer rachel weisz as genevieve spencer

adam copeland as ares caleb mclaughlin as kit andrews aisha tyler as robin andrews

alba baptista as aphrodite [for andrew] maxwell acee donovan as milo river chris evans as andrew river

dianna agron as hebe ella purnell as marnie lincoln cillian murphy as wayne lincoln

jason mantzoukas as dionysus joe keery as damon vaughn mandy moore as maia vaughn

paul rudd as hermes xochitl gomez as cassie todd eiza gonzalez as elena todd

robert pattinson as hypnos noah jupe as evan reeves jennifer lawrence as aurora reeves

tasya teles as nemesis sadie sink as nina walters jake austin walker as aiden walters

marie avgeropoulos as nike louis partridge as nicholas larson lucas bravo as charles larson

zoe saldana as tyche isabela merced as vera alvarez diego luna as michael alvarez

ming na wen as hera lola tung as livia zhou simu liu as benjamin zhou

[saucy-mesothelioma]

out of any horror movie you’ve seen with monster villains which one would you say has the best design out of any of them (and the term monster that i’m using is any type of creature that doesn’t resemble a human outside of walking on two legs)

I hope you weren't expecting a short answer because boy do I have several. And since I'm a slut for practical effects, the majority of these are done practically. Strap in, because here we go.

First up are the Killer Klowns from Killer Klowns from Outer Space!

These funky fellas are from an underrated horror classic that's such a fun watch oh my god it is so off the walls. They were achieved with puppets and animatronics that were designed by the legendary Chiodo Brothers, with the animatronics being built by Dwight Roberts. Even though this is often considered a B-movie, the design and mechanics are genuinely so incredible and are so overlooked in my opinion. They're creepy as all getout, and are honestly pretty fuckin terrifying to watch. Fuck Pennywise (not really, Tim Curry's Pennywise is fantastic), these boys were the og horror movie clowns.

Next, the Tarman from Return of the Living Dead

Believe it or not, this movie is where the idea of zombies eating brains comes from. It also doesn't get that much attention nowadays, so I'm happy to give it some well-deserved recognition. The suit was designed by production designer Bill Stout, built by effects artist Bill Munns, and and worn by the 6'2 actor/puppeteer Allen Trautman. To achieve the melting flesh look, hot melted vinyl was poured onto sheets of aluminum foil and then attached it to the suit in layers, finishing things off by covering it in goo before each take.

The Cenobites from Hellraiser are up next!

I'll only be talking about the og gang here, but there are several newer Cenobites that also have some damn fine designs (haven't seen the 2022 film but holy hell I love those designs). I could go on and on about the practical effects in this movie, especially Frank Cotton's resurrection because oh my fucking god the effects in that scene are beautiful, but I'll keep my focus on these fine freaks. We have the Lead Cenobite aka Pinhead (Doug Bradley), Female Cenobite aka Deepthroat (Grace Kirby), Butterball (Simon Bamford), and Chatterer (Nicholas Vince) who were designed by Clive Barker himself and lead make-up artist Bob Keen, and were brought to life by the make-up team at Image Animation and costume designer Jane Wildgoose. I also want to call to attention to Frank (Cotton) the Monster, who was played by Oliver Smith, because the various stages of reconstruction are genuinely fantastic.

Up next on the roster, The Moder from The Ritual

She's the first of only two mainly CGI monsters that I have on this list, but I fell in love with her design the second I saw her. She was created by director David Bruckner and concept artist Keith Tompson who took inspiration from Norse mythology, specifically a Jötnar clan of giants that were known as shape-shifters that sometimes combined human and animal qualities. This quote from Bruckner honestly sums up my feelings on the Moder's vibes perfectly: "How would you obfuscate the difference between animal and human, and how could an animal form read with a human intelligence?” Although she is primarily animated with CGI, a physical model for reference and some prosthetics were made courtesy of Russell Efx for when the Moder interacted with the actors. The Moder is a fuckin queen in my book <3

Next up is another eldritch queen, Jean Jacket from Nope

JJ is the only other CGI monster on this list, but she's Jean fuckin Jacket just LOOK at her (ironically). The plot twist of Jean Jacket being the alien itself and not the spaceship was such a wonderful one; I can still remember the audible "oh shit" I let out when it was revealed. She was designed by Peele and his team with the help of Caltech professor John O. Dabiri and was based on various sea creatures (primarily a jellyfish) in the way she moves and eats her prey, with other inspirations being the 10th Angel from Neon Genesis Evangelion, biblical descriptions of angels, Robert Mapplethorpe's orchid photographs, and apparently Marilyn Monroe's dress. Guillaume Rocheron worked with the team for JJ's CGI as well as for the practical effect of the dust whenever JJ flies too close to the ground. A fun fact I also love about the creation of Jean Jacket is that researcher Kelsi Rutledge actually created a scientific manuscript for JJ that would hold up to academic standards. It has everything from details about JJ's anatomy and behavior to a goddamn scientific name (Occulonimbus edoequus).

This one is a recent hyperfixation of mine, but it's one I love dearly: the Graboids from Tremors!

Thank you Zoran Gvojic for introducing me to this beautiful film; I couldn't be more grateful. The graboids were designed by Tom Woodruff Jr and Alec Gillis and this film was actually the first one their company Amalgamated Dynamics worked on. The design was based off of snapping turtles, slugs, and rhinos, and were completely done with practical effects in the first film (although CGI with some practical effects would be used to varying levels in the later films). Since the graboids were so large, quarter scale models were seamlessly blended with full scale ones in order to get all of the shots they wanted, as well as a mixture of animatronics and puppets. Tom Woodruff Jr actually puppeteered the full sized graboid named Stumpy from underground, with only an oxygen tank and flashlight down there with him. What a fucking king.

Also I just wanted to include this picture of Michael Gross with some graboid tongues because I like it

And last, but could never could possibly be least

John Carpenter's The Thing, my beloved!!!!!!!!

To say that I adore The Thing and its creature designs is the understatement of the century. My partner can attest that I am completely feral about this movie I love it so much. It's thanks to special effects artist Rob Bottin that we were blessed with these absolutely incredible designs, which were made with latex and foam rubber which were then covered in creamed corn, strawberry jam, mayo, and KY Jelly. Bottin spent 10 days with Norris's actor with Charles Hallahan creating different torsos, facial expressions, and even body hair patterns for Norris's transformation. Fake arms were created with wax bones, gelatin flesh, and rubber veins and hydraulic jaws were made to rip a torso in half. This movie is full of marionettes, prosthetics, hydraulics, and puppetry, and if I had to choose my favorite horror movie I would choose this movie

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 7.3

Beer Birthdays

Tom Kehoe (1964)

Christian Ettinger (1973)

Max Finance (1985)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Dave Barry; writer, humorist (1947)

M.F.K. Fisher; writer (1908)

Mississippi John Hurt; blues singer (1893)

Franz Kafka; Czech writer (1883)

Tom Stoppard; playwright (1937)

Famous Birthdays

Robert Adam; Scottish architect (1728)

Amalia Aguilar; Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (1924)

Rae Allen; actress, singer, and director (1926)

Evelyn Anthony; English author (1928)

Paul Barrere; rock guitarist (1948)

Sándor Bortnyik; Hungarian painter (1893)

Laura Branigan; rock singer (1957)

Betty Buckley; actor (1947)

Vince Clarke; English singer-songwriter, keyboard player (1960)

George M. Cohan; actor, singer, songwriter (1878)

Michael Cole; actor (1945)

Johnny Coles, American trumpeter (1926)

John Singleton Copley; artist (1738)

Richard Cramer; actor (1889)

Tom Cruise; actor (1962)

William Henry Davies; Welsh poet and writer (1871)

Lisa De Leeuw; adult actress (1958)

Jesse Douglas; mathematician (1897)

Pete Fountain; clarinetist (1930)

Andy Fraser; English singer-songwriter and bass player (1952)

Thomas Gibson; actor (1962)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman; sociologist, writer, feminist (1860)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna; Spanish author and playwright (1888)

Albert Gottschalk; Danish painter (1866)

Larry "Bozo the Clown" Harmon; clown (1925)

Charlie Higson; English actor, singer (1958)

Philip Jamison; artist (1925)

Leos Janacek; Czech composer (1854)

Elle King; singer, songwriter, and actress (1989)

Alfred Korzybski; Polish-American mathematician (1879)

Johnny Lee; singer and guitarist (1946)

Doris Lloyd; English actress (1896)

Nicholas Maxwell; English philosopher (1937)

Didier Mouron; Swiss-Canadian painter (1958)

Olivia Munn; actor, comedian (1980)

Connie Nielsen; Danish-American actor (1965)

Tim O'Connor; actor (1927)

Carla Olson; singer-songwriter (1952)

Baard Owe; Norwegian-Danish actor (1936)

Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (1920)

Susan Penhaligon; English actress (1949)

Stephen Pearcy; singer-songwriter, and guitarist (1959)

Ralph Barton Perry; philosopher (1876)

Susan Peters; actress (1921)

Jethro Pugh; Dallas Cowboys DT (1944)

François Reichenbach; French film director (1921)

Ken Russell; English film director (1927)

George Sanders; Russian-born British actor (1906)

Richard Mellon Scaife; businessman (1932)

Harrison Schmitt; geologist, astronaut (1935)

Ruth Crawford Seeger; composer (1901)

Michael Shea; author (1946)

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Jan Smithers; actor (1949)

Poly Styrene; British musician (1957)

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Tommy Tedesco; guitarist (1930)

Norman E. Thagard; astronaut (1943)

Aaron Tippin; singer-songwriter, guitarist (1958)

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo; Belgian artist (1922)

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[fred-the-curator]

Découverte de 'Tales of The Walking Dead': Un Nouveau Chapitre Captivant pour les Fans

Découverte de 'Tales of The Walking Dead': Un Nouveau Chapitre Captivant pour les Fans   Admettons-le, je suis un fan de l'univers de Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore et Charlie Adlard. Depuis les premiers tomes des célèbres comics jusqu'à la onzième et dernière saison de The Walking Dead sur AMC, j'ai suivi chaque pas, chaque souffle haletant de cet univers fascinant. C'est donc avec un certain plaisir que j'ai replongé dans Tales of The Walking Dead, le nouveau spin-off diffusé en 2023 sur OCS. Une anthologie qui explore de nouveaux horizons Tales of The Walking Dead se distingue par sa structure anthologique, où chaque épisode est une entité propre, explorant de nouveaux horizons avec de nouveaux personnages.  Après les spin-offs Fear The Walking Dead et World Beyond, cette nouvelle série apporte un vent de fraîcheur bienvenu. En se libérant de la continuité des autres séries, Tales of The Walking Dead peut se permettre plus de créativité et de prise de risques dans ses intrigues.  Des épisodes de qualité variable mais intrigants Le premier épisode, avec Terry Crews de Brooklyn Nine-Nine en survivaliste qui quitte sa zone de confort pour affronter le monde devenu un véritable Zombie Land, pose le décor.  Il est suivi d'un épisode qui mélange science-fiction et horreur, rappelant à la fois Un Jour Sans Fin et Destination Finale, au cœur des premiers jours de l'épidémie.  Le troisième épisode plonge dans les traumas psychologiques neuf ans après le début de la crise, tandis que le quatrième interroge : entre les morts-vivants et ceux qui survivent, qui sont les vrais "morts à l'intérieur"? Chaque histoire, bien que de qualité variable, est suffisamment intrigante pour me garder en haleine, curieux de découvrir quel nouveau pan de cet univers sera exploré ensuite. Un casting de qualité pour incarner de nouveaux personnages Pour incarner cette galerie de nouveaux personnages, Tales of The Walking Dead peut compter sur un casting de qualité. Si aucune grande star ne figure au générique, on retrouve des acteurs solides comme Olivia Munn (X-Men Apocalypse), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) ou Parker Posey (Lost in Space). Chaque épisode prenant le temps de développer ses protagonistes, les acteurs ont de la matière pour livrer des prestations convaincantes. On s'attache rapidement à ces personnages de passage, même si on sait qu'on ne les reverra probablement pas. Mon Verdict Personnel Tales of The Walking Dead ne révolutionne certes pas la franchise, mais enrichit l'univers de manière significative. Le format anthologique, bien qu'il puisse dissuader certains, offre une liberté de création qui renouvelle agréablement l'expérience Walking Dead. Pour tout fan en quête de nouvelles perspectives sur cet univers, ce spin-off est un passage obligé. En conclusion, alors que je continue de naviguer à travers les divers récits de cette première saison, je suis convaincu que chaque épisode de Tales of The Walking Dead est une pièce essentielle de ce vaste puzzle dystopique. C'est un spectacle à ne pas manquer pour les amateurs de récits post-apocalyptiques cherchant à s'évader dans un monde à la fois terrible et captivant. via Blogger https://ift.tt/ybYthEV April 25, 2024 at 09:00AM

[ulkaralakbarova]

A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord’s daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple’s money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman’s parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Joseph Donnelly: Tom Cruise Shannon Christie: Nicole Kidman Stephen Chase: Thomas Gibson Daniel Christie: Robert Prosky Nora Christie: Barbara Babcock Danty Duff: Cyril Cusack Mary Kay: Eileen Pollock Kelly: Colm Meaney Dermody: Douglas Gillison Grace: Michelle Johnson Bourke: Wayne Grace Joe Donnelly: Niall Tóibín Paddy Donnelly: Jared Harris Colm Donnelly: Steven O’Donnell McGuire: Barry McGovern Gordon: Gary Lee Davis Farmer: Peadar Lamb Peasant: Mark Mulholland Peasant: P.J. Brady Landlord: Wesley Murphy Priest: Jimmy Keogh Villager: J.G. Devlin Villager: Gerry Walsh Tavern Keeper: Brendan Cauldwell Peter: Derry Power Matthew: Noel O’Donovan John: Macdara Ó Fátharta Lady: Eileen Colgan Lady: Kate Flynn Lady: Joan O’Hara Map Vendor: Frankie McCafferty Hat Vendor: Poll Moussoulides Irish Vendor: Pat Kinevane Flag Vendor: Donncha Crowley Fruit Vendor: Tim McDonnell Thug: Todd Hallowell Thug: Ken McCluskey Rebel Leader: Brendan Ellis Flynn: Clint Howard Coniff: Jeffrey Andrews Glenna: Judith McIntyre Olive: Rynagh O’Grady Lamplighter: Martin Ewen Social Club Policeman: Brendan Gleeson Doctor: Frank Coughlan Crew Boss: Hoke Howell Old Man: Arnold Kuenning Immigrant: Rocco Sisto Immigrant: Michael Rudd Railworker: Donré Sampson Derelict: Harry Webster Officer: Mark Wheeler Tomlin: Rance Howard Blacksmith: William Preston Prostitute: Pauline McLynn Prostitute: Joanne McAteer Prostitute: Cara Wilder Prostitute: Aedin Moloney Piano Playing Prostitute: Helen Montague Boxer: John-Clay Scott Boxer: Clay M. Lilley Boxer: Cole S. McKay Boxer: James Jude Courtney Boxer: Jeff Ramsey Boxer: Anthony De Longis Boxer: Carl Ciarfalio Bigoted Man: Tim Monich Boston Maid: Alecia LaRue Turner: Ian Elliot Social Club Thug: Bobby Huber Social Club Woman: Julie Rowen Social Club Woman: Louisa Marie Henchman: Brian Munn Honest Bob: Bob Dolman I.M. Malone: Phillip V. Caruso Immigration Policeman: Tom Lucy Dancing Girl (uncredited): Kris Murphy Film Crew: Original Music Composer: John Williams Producer: Brian Grazer Costume Design: Joanna Johnston Producer: Ron Howard Editor: Daniel P. Hanley Editor: Mike Hill Animal Coordinator: Greg Powell Screenplay: Bob Dolman Stunts: Tony Brubaker Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Director of Photography: Mikael Salomon Stunts: Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts: Gary Powell Movie Reviews: