#Ryan Lombard

[welcomehomeincorrectquotes]

Wally: Why is the pizza box a square if the pizza is a circle and the slice is a triangle?

Barnaby: *pauses in mid-meal to stare at his pizza in confusion*

[egoschwank]

al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1293

first posted in facebook march 26, 2024

robert williams -- "hot rod" (1976)

"my paintings are not designed to entertain you; they are meant to trap you, to hold you before them while you try to rationalize what elements of the picture are making you stand there" … robert williams

"now me and my wife and brother joe took off in a port from san pedro didn't have much gas and the tires were low but the doggone ford could really go along about the middle of the night we's rippin' along like plain folks might when a mercury behind, he blinked his lights he honked his horn and he flew out of sight" … george wilson

"my pappy said, 'son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod lincoln' have you heard this story of the hot rod race when fords and lincolns was settin' the pace that story is true, i'm here to say i was drivin' that model A" … charlie ryan

"… we both know-oh-oh the way it's gonna go-oh-oh in the same way maybe i'm not all that you thought and we don't move-oo-oove like we used to do-oo-oo in the same way maybe you're not such a hot rod" … dayglow [i.e., sloan struble]

"my posts are not designed to entertain you … they are meant to trap you … cuz no one messes ... with the lombard boys" … al janik

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Mellpen’s Hidden Gems 2023

I watched 30 movies during July, August, and September of 2023, and these are my top underrated picks:

July - Sound of Freedom (2023) August - My Man Godfrey (1936) September - Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Part 3 of 5

[oldshowbiz]

1988.

110 Lombard was a labored television pilot co-commissioned by CBS in the United States and the CBC in Canada, starring Mike Myers and Ryan Stiles.

[byneddiedingo]

So Fine (Andrew Bergman, 1981)

Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin, David Rounds, Joel Stedman, Angela Pietropinto, Michael Lombard, Jessica James. Screenplay: Andrew Bergman. Cinematography: James A. Contner. Production design: Santo Loquasto. Film editing: Alan Heim. Music: Ennio Morricone, 

[powderblueblood]

Bringing Up Baby, The Nice Guys, The Birdcge

cee came in here with the HEAT!!!!!!!

bringing up baby

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

there is no denying to me anyway that this is Thee Screwball Comedy of All Time (sorry Carole Lombard but once Katharine Hepburn slides up to the plate we should all go home). so much to talk about here (i just went GAY all of a sudden!!!) but i think about Susan’s laugh 48 times a calendar month

the nice guys

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

from the years 2005 to 2015 i would oft look into the sky and be like hey Shane Black writer director of kiss kiss bang bang my soul inspiration for good dialogue and hijinks why have you forsaken me you fucking Bitch and then god or Shane Black or whoever was like okay dumbass we’ve heard your pleas and we’re going to do that thing you like only set it in the 70s and prove to you once and for all that Ryan Gosling could do Paper Moon if he wanted to. the high I felt watching this in the cinema I have only before experienced on class a drugs. everything about it is perfect. Don’t say and stuff just say dad there are whores here

the birdcage

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

for some fuckass reason I always put the birdcage on when I’m packing to move house or to go on a very long trip. I don’t know why! Possibly because it is like freebasing serotonin. No one talks enough about hot twink Hank Azaria in this for me to feel like there’s any justice in the world

[hisredvelvetqueen]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣laugh of the day

[ryanrosshq]

Winona Ryder ( @wryderdie ) + Ryan Ross ( @ryanrosshq ) invite you to celebrate their engagement at THE HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL in LOS ANGELES, CA on OCTOBER 1, 2023. The Hollywood Roosevelt dates back to the Golden Era. Located on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the heart of Los Angeles, this iconic hotel reflects classic Hollywood in every sense. Built in 1927, the hotel has played host to stars like Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, and Clark Gable.  Not even death can keep many of those stars away now; Marilyn Monroe, the busiest ghost in the biz, supposedly haunts her old room (1200), where she lived as her fame grew. The apparition of silver-screen babe Montgomery Clift has been blamed for patting guests’ shoulders and watching maids in Room 928, where he stayed for three months while filming From Here to Eternity, and the ghost of Carole Lombard has also been spotted floating around the upper floors. In the Blossom Room—where the first Oscars were held—two ghosts have been documented: a presence of a tuxedoed man, and a presence of a man in a white suit. This place of luxury and Hollywood glamor is to be one of the most haunted hotels in Los Angeles. Refreshments and dining will be provided, and the couple will be honored to book rooms at the hotel for those who are traveling to celebrate their union. Guests are encouraged to bring swimwear should the party move towards the pool. RVSP

[indiejones]

THE 100 MOST POPULAR AMERICAN ACTRESSES OF ALL TIME ! (BASED ON INDIES SUBCONSCIOUS ASSESSMENT OF THE HIGHEST INFLATION-ADJUSTED WORLDWIDE GROSSING AMERICAN FILMS OF ALL TIME !) (1900-2022)

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http://www.imdb.com/list/ls520967383/

1. .Elizabeth Taylor 2. .Vivien Leigh 3. .Julie Andrews 4. .Marilyn Monroe 5. .Grace Kelly 6. .Audrey Hepburn 7. .Olivia de Havilland 8. .Norma Shearer 9. .Greer Garson 10. .Lindsay Lohan 11. .Faye Dunaway 12. .Natalie Portman 13. .Diane Keaton 14. .Jessica Lange 15. .Barbra Streisand 16. .Anne Bancroft 17. .Uma Thurman 18. .Ingrid Bergman 19. .Catherine Zeta Jones 20. .Joan Fontaine 21. .Natasha Richardson 22. .Emily Blunt 23. .Doris Day 24. .Winona Ryder 25. .Salma Hayek 26. .Ashley Judd 27. .Laura Linney 28. .Barbara Stanwyck 29. .Julianne Moore 30. .Shirley Temple 31. .Shirley Maclaine 32. .Sandra Bullock 33. .Meg Ryan 34. .Susan Sarandon 35. .Sophia Loren 36. .Gwyneth Paltrow 37. .Lauren Bacall 38. .Emma Thompson 39. .Helen Hunt 40. .Goldie Hawn 41. .Holly Hunter 42. .Sharon Stone 43. .Helen Mirren 44. .Audrey Tautou 45. .Greta Garbo 46. .Lillian Gish 47. .Claudette Colbert 48. .Carole Lombard 49. .Mary Pickford 50. .Gene Tierney 51. .Kristen Stewart 52. .Drew Barrymore 53. .Hilary Swank 54. .Agnes Moorehead 55. .Ava Gardner 56. .Jean Harlow 57. .Catherine Deneuve 58. .Katharine Hepburn 59. .Jean Simmons 60. .Helena Bonham Carter 61. .Susan Hayward 62. .Judy Garland 63. .Emma Roberts 64. .Greta Gerwig 65. .Jane Wyman 66. .Cameron Diaz 67. .Rita Hayworth 68. .Michelle Williams 69. .Julia Roberts 70. .Rachel McAdams 71. .Joan Crawford 72. .Carrie Fisher 73. .Deborah Kerr 74. .Geena Davis 75. .Laura Dern 76. .Maggie Smith 77. .Mary J. Blige 78. .Ginger Rogers 79. .Bette Davis 80. .Annette Bening 81. .Kate Winslet 82. .Cate Blanchett 83. .Ellen Burstyn 84. .Zoe Saldana 85. .Geraldine Page 86. .Marlene Dietrich 87. .Jane Fonda 88. .Joan Cusack 89. .Kathy Bates 90. .Carey Mulligan 91. .Sissy Spacek 92. .Renee Zellweger 93. .Marisa Tomei 94. .Penelope Cruz 95. .Liv Tyler 96. .Angela Lansbury 97. .Vera Farmiga 98. .Jessica Chastain 99. .Jennifer Aniston 100. .Jullianne Hough

[barbaramillicentgordonroberts]

: (Looks like as seen from 👆that Joseph E. Lucas has the full animation of this sighting of the movie from my last post, so thank you for being able to please me by being able to let us know all about that!) :

: Justin from his channel is back to be able to show us the Disney 23 magazine for the summer of 2023 issue for the cover of Pixar's Elemental that like I just said that we can be able to also get it for The Little Halle Bailey Mermaid, and also for the Haunted Mansion, and actually the cover of this does not continue in the back, since because it is nicely shown in the front, and the other side of the magazine is for a tv show on Disney Plus called The Muppets Mayhem although that video from 👆 shows us highlights of this magazine, can anyone please be able to do all of the other pages that he has not shown to us in this video besides from all of the other pages that he has just showed to us from 👆 :

: Besides from the 4 newly collectable pins of Pixar's Elemental from BoxLunch, this guy named Ryan Modus shows us other pins as seen from this video 👆 here! (I could be able to be wrong with his name, but this is the first ever time to a video of his that has me watching him on his channel that has all about all of the pins of Pixar, Disney, and much more of this for all of us to see besides from being able to get all of the ones that he has besides from all of the other ones that he does not have yet to be able to make sure that we do not have duplicates, or however more than that way before we are able to add them to our collection from there!) :

Check out these following three cards from MoonPig as its 14th ever partner for the movie 👇! :

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: (New hashtag for Gale Cumulus 👇, keep them all coming in for one of each of every single of all of the characters from the movie at a time!)

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: The Elemental experience of its multi mall tour is going to be able to happen at a place called Yorktown Center which should be able to be somewhere in Chicago from Friday, May/26th/2023 to Saturday, May/27th/2023 opening at its starting with the time at 10 : 00 A. M. to its ending time for the place to be able to be closed down at 9 : 00 P. M., but citizens of Chicago, and all of the non Chicagoers, do not feel so glum because there is another chance to be able to get to there on Sunday, May/28th/2023 from the very start of this day at 11 : 00 A. M. until the very end of this day at 6 : 00 P. M., again like how I did not know what the directions are to be able to get there at the sighting from New York, I might be able to not know what the directions will be able to be for Chicago, but I still got the address to be able to get you all a hint which will be able to be at 203 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL 60148! : Today was pretty much ordinary than all of the other days were before since from the very start of this movie way before we got nothing at all from all of these 5 months except for trailers, etc., but I think that tomorrow, Thursday, May/25th/2023 will be able to be getting back to the extraordinaryness way before Friday, May/26th/2023 comes, and all of the entire rest of history after that until the very end of time of how I explained it! :

[welcomehomeincorrectquotes]

Wally and Frank are cloud watching:

Wally: *out of nowhere* Neighbour, if I were to weigh ninety-nine pounds and ate a single pound of apples would I be 1% apple?

Frank: What?

Wally: If I drop soap on the floor, is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

Frank: Wallace, what on earth are you talking about?

Wally: If the world is unfair to everyone, does that mean life is actually fair?

Frank: Huh... well, maybe...?

Wally: If you're invisible and you close your eyes, would you see through your eyelids?

Frank: ...

Wally: Are oranges named oranges because oranges are orange, or is orange named orange because oranges are orange?

Frank: Did you seriously just say orange eight times in one sentence and it actually makes sense?!

Wally: If two mind readers are reading each other's minds, whose mind are they reading?

Frank: ...Wallace, I am begging you to stop.

[goalhofer]

2024 Detroit Tigers Roster

Pitchers

#7 Shelby Miller (Brownwood, Texas)*

#9 Jack Flaherty (Los Angeles, California)*

#12 Casey Mize (Springville, Alabama)

#17 Andrew Chafin (Wakeman Township, Ohio)*

#18 Maeda Kenta (Tadaoka, Japan)*

#19 Will Vest (Missouri City, Texas)

#25 Matt Manning (Sacramento, California)

#29 Tarik Skubal (Kingman, Arizona)

#43 Joey Wentz (Prairie Village, Kansas)

#45 Reese Olson (Gainesville, Georgia)

#49 Alex Faedo (Tampa, Florida)

#55 Alex Lange (Lee's Summit, Missouri)

#66 Alec Gipson-Long (Douglas County, Georgia)

#68 Jason Foley (Hempstead, New York)

#87 Weston Holton (Tallahassee, Florida)

Catchers

#15 Carson Kelly (Beaverton, Oregon)

#34 Jake Rogers (Canyon, Texas)

Infielders

#13 Gio Urshela (Cartagena De Indias, Colombia)*

#20 Spencer Torkelson (Petaluma, California)

#28 Ednel Báez (Jacksonville, Florida)

#33 Colt Keith (Biloxi, Mississippi)**

#77 Andy Ibáñez (Havana, Cuba)

Outfielders

#8 Matt Vierling (St. Louis, Missouri)

#21 Mark Canha (San José, California)*

#22 Parker Meadows (Grayson, Georgia)

#30 Kerry Carpenter (Eustis, Florida)

#31 Riley Greene (Oviedo, Florida)

#39 Zach McKinstry (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)

Coaches

Manager A.J. Hinch (Midwest City, Oklahoma)

Bench coach George Lombard (Atlanta, Georgia)

Hitting coach Keith Beauregard (Leominster, Massachusetts)

Assistant hitting coach Michael Brdar (Concord, California)

Assistant hitting coach Lance Zawadzki (Shrewsbury, Mass)

Catching coach Ryan Sienko (Maricopa County, Arizona)

Bullpen catcher Chris Chinea (Miami, Florida)

Bullpen catcher Tim Remes (Coral Springs, Florida)

Pitching coach Chris Fetter (Carmel, Indiana)

Assistant pitching coach Robin Lund (Lewiston, Idaho)

Assistant pitching coach Juan Nieves (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

1B coach Anthony Iapoce (Queens, New York)

3B coach José Cora (Ciudad Caguas, Puerto Rico)

Assistant coach Gary Jones (Henderson, Texas)

[phantom-le6]

Ramble of the month December 2023: Phase 4 of the Batman Begins-Led DCEU

We now come to the last ramble of 2023, and to keep me from feeling more stress than I need to around the occasion I often call Stress-Mas, I’m sticking with my comfort zone of superhero film universes that could have been.  In this case, it’s back to imagining the DCEU that could have been if Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins had launched DC’s live-action film continuity instead of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.  So, let’s get right into it by quickly re-capping phases 1-3.

Phase 1:

2005: Batman Begins

2006: Man of Steel

2007: Wonder Woman

2008: The Dark Knight, Green Lantern

2009: The Flash, Man of Steel 2

2010: Aquaman, Justice League

Phase 2:

2011: Wonder Woman 2, Green Lantern 2, Green Arrow

2012: Hawkman, Batman/Superman, Aquaman 2

2013: John Constantine, The Flash 2, Suicide Squad

2014: Justice League 2, Green Arrow 2, Batman: The Long Crusade

Phase 3:

2015: Shazam, Man of Steel 3, The Atom

2016: Wonder Woman 3, Batgirl, Teen Titans

2017: Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Shazam vs Black Adam, Suicide Squad 2

2018: Justice League: Darkseid Rising, Aquaman 3, Doom Patrol

So, phase 1 is basically there to establish the DC universe in a film format and get the Justice League together.  Phase 2 builds on that foundation, but it also takes a big whack at it by having Batman’s caution over his colleagues going rogue cause issues within the league.  With Green Arrow 2, the caution proves apt and brings about a lot of change, which is followed up in phase 3.  Now with the third Justice League film focusing on a prelude to an attack by Darkseid, one may assume phase 4 will take a similar tack to phase 3 of the real-life MCU and play into similar plot threads to Infinity War and Endgame.  However, when we look into phase 4, things aren’t totally what you’d expect.

Phase 4:

2019: Superman: Doomsday, New Gods, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

2020: Suicide Squad: Arkham, Knightfall, Green Arrow 3

2021: Reign of the Supermen, Green Lantern: Twilight, Knightsend

2022: Justice League: Armageddon, Teen Titans 3, Justice Society

Looking at this, the more knowledgeable DC fans out there can probably see what I mean when I talk about phase 4 maybe not going where you’d think.  We’re channelling some major shake-up story arcs from the 1990’s in this phase, so expect the unexpected is definitely a must.  However, for those who may be less knowledgeable and for those who want to get into the blow-by-blow details, let’s check these hypothetical DCEU phase 4 films.

Superman: Doomsday (2019) Directed by JJ Abrams

Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent = Brandon Routh

Lois Lane = Kate Bosworth

Kara Zor-El/Supergirl = Dakota Fanning

Doomsday = Terry Notary

Lex Luthor = Kelsey Grammer

Mercy Graves = Scarlett Johannsen

John Henry Irons = Aldis Hodge

Hank Henshaw = John Kraskinski

Terri Henshaw = Kate Mara

Martha Kent = Diane Lane

Jonathan Kent = Kevin Costner

Jor-El = Russell Crowe

Dr Emil Hamilton = Richard Schiff

Perry White = Sam Neill

Jimmy Olsen = Rider Strong

Cat Grant = January Jones

Steve Lombard = Josh Brolin

Capt. Maggie Sawyer = Jeri Ryan

Insp. Turpin = Colin Farrell

Bibbo Bibbowski = Luke Hemsworth

Mongul = Ioan Gruffudd

Guy Gardner = Damian Lewis

Dinah Lance/Black Canary = Malin Akerman

J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter = Chiwetel Ejiofor

Barry Allen/The Flash = Matt Damon

Booster Gold/Michael Jon Carter = Alexander Ludwig

Fire/Beatriz Bonilla da Costa = Selena Gomez

Ice/Tora Olafsdotter = Kristine Froseth

Mari McCabe/Vixen = Lupita Nyong'o

To date, the Death of Superman story arc of the 1990’s has had three adaptations in film.  The first was an animated home-release film called Superman: Doomsday, which heavily shortened the death arc and went a long way off the original source material story regarding Superman’s absence and eventual return.  Next came Zack Snyder’s Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, which essentially shoe-horned a version of the story into its ending, then mangled the resurrection arc between Snyder and Joss Whedon in the 2017 Justice League film.  Third were the DCAMU film adaptations from 2018 and 2019, with the first being a fairly accurate adaptation of the Death arc, while the second film was similarly good quality on part 2.

For this alternate DCEU, I’d want to borrow the title of the first attempt, ignore anything Snyder-based and try for a longer and slightly different variation on what the DCAMU gave us.  As a result, we still get a good quality adaptation without being a carbon copy.  The plot is roughly the same, in that Superman would have to go up against an alien monster called Doomsday, and has to lay down his life to end the threat.  However, changes include the Justice League line-up aiding him, Lex Luthor isn’t trying to pass himself off as his illegitimate Australian son (don’t know what the comics were thinking on that one), and of course it’s the more modern Supergirl on hand instead of the 90’s version.

The cast is mostly retained from prior films, though a few are new in this film, specifically Doomsday, the Henshaws, Bibbowski, Mongul and JL members Fire, Ice and Booster Gold.  In addition, there’s a change of direction; up to now, each Superman film has had different directors, going from Roland Emmerich to Ron Howard to Guillermo del Toro, with Rob Marshall directing the Batman/Superman film in phase 2.  This time, it’s JJ Abrams taking up the reigns, having previously been my selection for the two Flash solo films of this alternate DCEU.

New Gods (2019) Directed by Ridley Scott

Scott Free/Mister Miracle = Charlie Cox

Barda Free/Big Barda = Lindsay Kay Hayward

Darkseid = Bernard Hill

Izaya the Inheritor/Highfather = Brian Cox

Orion = Tom Hardy

Solis/Lightray = Charlie Hunnam

Bekka = Danielle Fishel

Metron = Jonny Lee Miller

Forager = Steven Yeun

DeSaad = David Wenham

Mantis = Winston Duke

Virman Vundabar = August Diehl

Granny Goodness = Stockard Channing

Bernadeth = Rachel Weisz

Bloody Mary = Jennifer Stone

Lashina = Kristin Kreuk

Mad Harriett = Hannah John-Kamen

Stompa = Ronda Rousey

Steppenwolf = Ciarán Hinds

Kalibak = Liev Schreiber

For this film, we’re following up on events from the previous Justice League film as well as our Death of Superman adaptation.  With Superman down, the heroes Mister Miracle and Big Barda return to their home-world of New Genesis in an attempt to bring their kin to Earth’s defence against an almost-certain assault by Darkseid.  However, their leader Highfather is unwilling to violate a non-aggression pact between their world and Darkseid’s planet Apokolips.  However, Darkseid is less scrupulous and facing potential usurpation by Virman Vundabar, so it’s actually New Genesis that comes under attack.

This film is very much about getting a better look at Darkseid and his supporting cast, while at the same time getting to explore the New Gods and paying cinematic homage to one of the more notable Jack Kirby creations from his DC Comics work.  Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Darkseid, DeSaad, Steppenwolf and Kalibak are brought back from the last Justice League film, while everyone else is introduced for the first time.  The castings of Danielle Fishel and Jennifer Stone attest to the attention I’ve paid at times to Disney Channel sit-coms (in this case, Boy Meets World/Girl Meets World and Wizards of Waverley Place, respectively), while most others are from a smattering of various mainstream films and shows.

As we’re dealing with alien worlds, I picked Aliens director Ridley Scott to helm this one.  This is a first-time pick for this alternate DCEU.

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2019) Directed by Matthew Vaughan

Richard Grayson/Robin/Nightwing = Patrick Schwarzenegger

Koriand'r/Starfire = Elle Fanning

Donna Troy/Wonder Girl = Ciara Bravo

Wallace "Wally" West/Kid Flash = Calum Worthy

Raven = Maisie Williams

Victor Stone/Cyborg = Ashton Sanders

Garfield "Gar" Logan/Beast Boy = Dylan Sprayberry

Tara Markov/Terra = Emma Bading

Joseph Wilson/Jericho = Brenock O'Connor

Slade Wilson/Deathstroke = Daniel Day-Lewis

Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood = Tyler Hoechlin

Mother Mayhem = Jennifer Connelly

Adeline Kane = Kristin Davis

Wintergreen = Martin Shaw

The Judas Contract is a 1980’s story arc for the young heroes that’s seen a couple of adaptations, first in the team’s animated series of the early 2000’s and then as a film within the DCAMU.  It’s a good tragic story, as well as a coming-of-age story about being careful who you trust.  This film version would try to adapt it a bit closer to the comics, including the incorporation of Deathstroke’s mute son Jericho, his estranged wife Adeline and his best friend Wintergreen.  The film would also showcase Dick Grayson’s shift from Robin to Nightwing, and since Terra is of Eastern/Mid-European descent like her brother in the Outsiders, the casting takes this into account.

While the main Titans and Deathstroke return from past films, Terra and the other characters are new.  Emma Bading is a German actress with a decent filmography who would be of comparable age to the other Titans, hence her selection.  Direction-wise, I’m looking to Matthew Vaughan, having previously picked him in this alternate DCEU for the solo Green Lantern films, based primarily on the work he did on X-Men: First Class.

Suicide Squad: Arkham (2020) Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Amanda Waller = Viola Davis

Rick Flag Jr. = Joel Kinnaman

Floyd Lawton/Deadshot = Christian Slater

Captain Boomerang/Digger Harkness = Hugh Jackman

Dr Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn = Margot Robbie

Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger = Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Cheshire/Jade Nguyen = Rila Fukushima

Nanaue/King Shark = Sylvester Stalone

Claire Selton/Volcana = Kirsten Stewart

Killer Croc/Waylon Jones = Tyler Mane

Cluemaster/Arthur Brown = Martin McDonagh

Cavalier/Mortimer Drake = Kit Harington

Sonar/Bito Wladon = Silvio Simac

Baffler/Titus Czonka = Michael Chicklis

Bane = Rodrigo Santoro

Angel Vallelunga/Bird = Diego Luna

Zombie = Stephen Merchant

Trogg = Luis Guzmán

Dr Jeremiah Arkham = Dan Stevens

Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin = Sean Astin

Det. Crispus Allen = Djimon Honsou

Det. Peter Foley = Matt Le Blanc

Barbara Gordon/Batgirl = Bella Thorne

Having used Guillermo del Toro of Blade 2 fame to helm a third solo Superman film and the second Suicide Squad film of this alternate DC film universe, I’ve brought him back for a film that leads directly into the Knightfall/Knightsend duology.  In this case, Amanda Waller has heard rumours of a new player in Gotham City planning to make some kind of move on Arkham Asylum.  To that end, she recruits two Suicide Squads; one made up mostly of lesser Gotham villains who are to find out who the new player is and stop them, the other as back-up in case the first team fails or turns traitor.  As to why team 1 lacks the usual explosive fail-safes, this is so Waller can avoid being found out, as Batman is wise to such things.  However, as the film progresses, it’s more Batgirl and Detectives Allen and Foley of the GCPD who periodically disrupt the operation.

As the plot develops, the threat of Bane is ultimately revealed, at great cost to the Squad.  In fact, this is where the first real shock probably comes in, because this film will see Harley Quinn killed by Bane.  This is done largely to show that no one is safe from Bane and increase the stakes for the upcoming Batman films, but it also sets up for a Joker-related film plot in the next phase of this alternate DCEU.  I won’t go into unpicking all the new versus old casting on this one; if you look through my Ramble articles past on this alternate DCEU, you’ll be able to see for yourselves.

Knightfall (2020) Directed by Matt Reeves

Bruce Wayne/Batman = Christian Bale

Alfred Pennyworth = Michael Caine

Tim Drake/Robin II = David Mazouz

Lucius Fox = Morgan Freeman

James "Jim" Gordon = Gary Oldman

Bane = Rodrigo Santoro

Angel Vallelunga/Bird = Diego Luna

Zombie = Stephen Merchant

Trogg = Luis Guzmán

Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael/Batman II = Connor Jessup

Nomoz = Michael Klebba

Det. Harvey Bullock = Donal Logue

Det. Renee Montoya = Penelope Cruz

The Joker = Willem Dafoe

Dr Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy = April Bowlby

Edward Nygma/Riddler = John Barrowman

Arnold Wesker/Ventriloquist = Giovanni Ribisi

Burt Weston/Film Freak = Luke Mitchell

Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter = Matthew Jaeger

Aaron Helzinger/Amygdala = David Denman

Victor Zsasz = Elijah Wood

Maxie Zeus = Goran Višnjić

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow = Cillian Murphy

Carleton LeHah = Lambert Wilson

Jack Drake = Tobey Maguire

Mrs. McIlvaine = Sinéad Cusack

Dr Shondra Kinsolving = Aisha Tyler

Mayor Armand Krol = Eli Roth

Dr Jeremiah Arkham = Dan Stevens

Dr Simpson Flanders = Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Knightfall is an epic-length film that covers much of the comic story arc of the same name from Batman comics on the 1990’s.  In the original arc, Bane breaks out all the villains of Arkham Asylum, forcing an already weary Batman to exhaust himself chasing down the escapees prior to a showdown with Bane.  In that showdown, Bane broke Batman’s back, forcing Bruce Wayne to hand the cape-and-cowl over to apprentice superhero Jean-Paul Valley, who was trying to overcome brainwashing he’d undergone to be an assassin of sorts called Azrael.  After an opening act to introduce Azrael a few months prior, the film then jumps in at the moment the preceding Suicide Squad film ends; with Bane firing a rocket at Arkham to bust the villains out.

With a montage here and there to expedite matters, Batman wears himself down as before, only to be broken by Bane as in the comics, and as before, Jean-Paul is handed the mantle of the Batman.  However, it soon becomes clear this may have been a mistake, and when Jean-Paul confronts Bane, it’s uncertain whether the new Batman will triumph over his mental trauma or not.  The film contains a huge ensemble cast and covers a wide range of Batman characters both good and evil.  To direct, I’ve picked Matt Reeves, who did the Planet of the Apes reboots and in this alternate DCEU has already helmed the third solo Batman film.

Green Arrow 3 (2020) Directed by Rian Johnson

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow = Ethan Hawke

Dinah Lance/Black Canary = Malin Akerman

Connor Hawke/Green Arrow II = Levon Hawke

Eddie Fyers = Seth Green

Roy Harper/Speedy/Arsenal = Cameron Monaghan

Veronica Dale/Hyrax = Anna Kendrick

Leopard/Leonard/Ed Pinkwater = Ian Somerhalder

Camorouge = Émilie Dequenne

Callendar = Jon Cryer

Dreyfus = Method Man

Nathan = Sam Worthington

Paine = Michael B Jordan

Monroe = Jon Bernthal

Belle = Sara Paxton

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan = Ben Affleck

As 90’s DC fans might guess, this film is all about adapting Oliver Queen’s death from 90’s comics into film, though I swap Superman out for Green Lantern on three counts.  First, slating this film for in-between Superman’s death and return prohibits his involvement.  Two, Hal and Ollie have long had a major bromance to add greater importance to the climax.  Three, it makes the built-up to our solo GL film a bit better, as we will see.  Aside from Hal Jordan, only Oliver Queen, Dinah and Roy are returning rolls, while the rest of the characters are all new and largely exclusive to this film and its storyline.

What is the story line, beyond killing the original Green Arrow?  Well, like the comics, Ollie goes undercover with a group of eco-terrorists to uncover their plans, but he starts to fall for a member of the group, and at the same time, Ollie’s illegitimate son shows up looking to connect with his dad.  For film direction, I’ve gone with Rian Johnson, a new selection for our alternate DCEU based on his work with the Star Wars film The Last Jedi.

Reign of the Supermen (2021) Directed by JJ Abrams

Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent = Brandon Routh

Lois Lane = Kate Bosworth

Kara Zor-El/Supergirl = Dakota Fanning

Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman = Brandon Routh

The Eradicator = Brandon Routh

Conner Kent/Con-El/Superboy = Asher Angel

Mongul = Ioan Gruffudd

Lex Luthor = Kelsey Grammer

Mercy Graves = Scarlett Johannsen

John Henry Irons/Steel = Aldis Hodge

Jaina Hudson/White Rabbit = Hayley Kiyoko

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan = Ben Affleck

Martha Kent = Diane Lane

Jonathan Kent = Kevin Costner

Jor-El = Russell Crowe

Dr Emil Hamilton = Richard Schiff

Perry White = Sam Neill

Jimmy Olsen = Rider Strong

Cat Grant = January Jones

Steve Lombard = Josh Brolin

Capt. Maggie Sawyer = Jeri Ryan

Insp. Turpin = Colin Farrell

Bibbo Bibbowski = Luke Hemsworth

Obviously, this film covers the return of Superman arc in much the same way as the comics do in the broadest sense; four Supermen turn up, Lois tries to work out who the real one is, one turns out to be a villain in league with the alien tyrant Mongul, whose role is expanded in this film.  Their plans destroy Hal Jordan’s home town of Coast City, but Metropolis is saved by the returning real Superman.  The film borrows a bit from its DCAMU counterpart by simplifying the Eradicator’s history, and indeed over this film and the previous Superman one we’ve done the same with Hank Henshaw.  This is because the characters had prior history with Superman in the comics, but our film continuity wouldn’t cover that, so a bit of a tweak is in order.

Now because both the Eradicator and Henshaw were meant to resemble Superman outwardly to some extent, the casting of them is now a matter of putting Brandon Routh into those roles as well as playing his original Superman role in the third act.  We also get another step on Hal Jordan’s descent into darkness, something that hasn’t had a proper adaptation in any media.  The closest we’ve come is the last Green Lantern solo film in DC’s Tomorrow-verse continuity, which frankly isn’t that good, but more on this under the next film.  JJ Abrams remains the director here to keep things consistent within this duology.

Green Lantern: Twilight (2021) Directed by Sam Raimi

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan/Parallax = Ben Affleck

Carol Ferris = Liv Tyler

Tom Kalmaku = Taika Waititi

Thaal Sinestro = Mark Strong

Kilowog = Tyrese Gibson

Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern II = Taylor Lautner

Alex DeWitt = Hunter King

Clifford Zmeck/Major Force = Luke Evans

Mongul = Ioan Gruffudd

Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent = Brandon Routh

Boodikka = Gina Carano

Ke'Haan = Kevin Durand

Laira = Emma Stone

Kreon = Ryan Philippe

Ganthet = Patrick Stewart

Sayd = Glenn Close

Appa Ali Apsa = Hugo Weaving

Tomar Tu = Tom Hiddleston

Jack T. Chance = Colton Haynes

Hannu = Lee Pace

Graf Toren = Hiroyuki Sanada

As you might imagine, this film would be filmed in close proximity to the two before it to facilitate the various cross-over aspects of it.  This time, we’re doing the Emerald Twilight/New Dawn story arc, in which Hal Jordan suffers a mental breakdown after his home town is destroyed during the events of Superman’s return.  In a fit of anger, he rampages across the stars to Oa, home planet of the Green Lantern Corps, defeating fellow lanterns and swiping their power rings.  After a final showdown with his friend Kilowog and enemy Sinestro, Hal takes all the power of the central Lantern battery, becoming a villain known as Parallax who plans to remake the universe to prevent the destruction of Coast City.  However, a last member of the Guardians travels to Earth and bestows a last Lantern ring on freelance artist Kyle Rayner, and thus a new Green Lantern is found, but one who must master the ring with no GL corps or Guardians to guide him.

Again, not going to unpick who is new and who is long-standing for this film as it would be a bit long-winded to explain.  However, as we don’t really include Golden Age superheroes like original GL Alan Scott, exposition regarding Hal’s actions to Kyle ends up coming from Superman’s appearances in the film, as well as human GLs Guy Gardner and John Stewart.  Due to the way Hal acts in this story arc, not to mention this film adapting the infamous murder of Kyle Rayner’s girlfriend, I picked Sam Raimi to direct this film based on his horror film background.  Raimi was also my pick to direct a John Constantine one-off film in phase 2 of this alternate DCEU.

Knightsend (2021) Directed by Matt Reeves

Bruce Wayne/Batman = Christian Bale

Alfred Pennyworth = Michael Caine

Tim Drake/Robin II = David Mazouz

Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael/Batman II = Connor Jessup

Lucius Fox = Morgan Freeman

James "Jim" Gordon = Gary Oldman

Bane = Rodrigo Santoro

Richard Grayson/Nightwing = Patrick Schwarzenegger

Jack Drake = Tobey Maguire

Mrs. McIlvaine = Sinéad Cusack

Dr Shondra Kinsolving = Aisha Tyler

Mayor Armand Krol = Eli Roth

Det. Harvey Bullock = Donal Logue

Det. Renee Montoya = Penelope Cruz

The Joker = Willem Dafoe

Tallyman = Bill Skarsgard

Lady Shiva = Ming-Na Wen

Tony Bressi = Milo Ventimiglia

Arnold Etchison/Abattoir = Robert Kazinsky

Benedict Asp = Jason Isaacs

Colonel Vega = David Nykl

Yuri = John Morrison

Graham Etchison = Bill Hader

Penn Selkirk = Jason Sudeikis

Carter = Liam Cunningham

Barbara Gordon/Batgirl = Bella Thorne

When Bruce’s doctor Shondra Kinsolving is abducted, the crippled Bruce Wayne begins a search that leads to the healing of his back at great cost, while Jean-Paul Valley grows increasingly unstable.  Now heavily armoured and armed, this Batman is more brutal, and when a man dies from Jean-Paul’s behaviour, the recovered Bruce Wayne must begin a crash-course in the fighting arts in order to confront his errant replacement and reclaim the mantle of the bat.  Again keeping Matt Reeves in the directorial position for duology consistency, this film focuses on the follow-up to Knightfall as the defeated Bane is moved aside and the battle comes out as original Batman versus would-be replacement.

Justice League: Armageddon (2022) Directed by The Russo Brothers

Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent = Brandon Routh

Diana/Wonder Woman = Kate Beckinsale

J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter = Chiwetel Ejiofor

Barry Allen/The Flash = Matt Damon

Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern II = Taylor Lautner

Fire/Beatriz Bonilla da Costa = Selena Gomez

Ice/Tora Olafsdotter = Kristine Froseth

Arthur Curry/Aquaman = Chris Pine

Dinah Lance/Black Canary = Malin Akerman

Amanda Waller = Viola Davis

Floyd Lawton/Deadshot = Christian Slater

Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger = Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Killer Croc/Waylon Jones = Tyler Mane

Jaina Hudson/White Rabbit = Hayley Kiyoko

Weather Wizard/Mark Mardon = Michael Fassbender

Shimmer = Anna Faris

Eve Eden/Nightshade = Debby Ryan

Dr Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy = April Bowlby

Scott Free/Mister Miracle = Charlie Cox

Barda Free/Big Barda = Lindsay Kay Hayward

Darkseid = Bernard Hill

Orion = Tom Hardy

Metron = Jonny Lee Miller

Granny Goodness = Stockard Channing

Bernadeth = Rachel Weisz

Bloody Mary = Jennifer Stone

Lashina = Kristin Kreuk

Mad Harriett = Hannah John-Kamen

Stompa = Ronda Rousey

Steppenwolf = Ciarán Hinds

Kalibak = Liev Schreiber

Dr Niles Caulder/The Chief = Pierce Brosnan

Clifford Steele/Robot Man = Johnny Whitworth

Larry Trainor/Negative Man = Alessandro Nivola

Rita Farr/Elasti-Girl = Alyssa Milano

Mento/Steve Dayton = Nathan Fillion

Bumblebee/Karen Beecher = Kyla Pratt

Vox/Malcom Duncan = Donald Glover

Hal Jordan/Parallax = Ben Affleck

John Stewart = Derek Luke

Guy Gardner = Damian Lewis

Wallace "Wally" West/Kid Flash = Calum Worthy

Our latest Justice League film brings a few different plot threads in from past films.  Following the events of Justice League: Darkseid Rising, the death and return of Superman and the New Gods film, Darkseid finally dares to try and assault Earth.  Forewarned by survivors sent from New Genesis, the Justice League gathers what heroes it can, and also reaches out to the Suicide Squad.  The Doom Patrol also appears, but at the climax of the film, as Darkseid takes to the field of battle, there are two major shocks; the death of the Flash, and the arrival of Parallax, who decides to wipe out the forces of Apokalips.  Suddenly it's not an alien tyrant who threatens the armageddon of the film’s title, but one of their very own turned to darkness by grief and fear.

The film has a huge ensemble cast, largely reprising roles from past films.  Debby Ryan as Suicide Squad member Nightshade is the sole piece of new casting in this film, and as for direction, I decided that the work done by the Russo Brothers in the MCU, especially Infinity War and Endgame, earns them the chance to direct this film and one or two subsequent instalments in this film universe.

Teen Titans 3 (2022) Directed by Matthew Vaughan

Richard Grayson/Nightwing = Patrick Schwarzenegger

Koriand'r/Starfire = Elle Fanning

Donna Troy/Wonder Girl/Troia = Ciara Bravo

Raven = Maisie Williams

Victor Stone/Cyborg = Ashton Sanders

Garfield "Gar" Logan/Beast Boy = Dylan Sprayberry

Trigon = Viggo Mortensen

Dr Arthur Light = James McAvoy

Cassie Sandsmark/Wonder Girl II = Amiah Miller

M'Gann M'orzz/Miss Martian = Marsai Martin

Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle = Iñaki Godoy

Tim Drake/Robin II = David Mazouz

Conner Kent/Con-El/Superboy = Asher Angel

Roy Harper/Speedy/Arsenal = Cameron Monaghan

Tempest/Garth = Luke Benward

For this film, we retain Matthew Vaughan from our last Teen Titans film for directing and explain the absence of the Teen Titans from Justice League: Apocalypse a little.  Following an arc over all three Teen Titans films, Raven is struggling to contain her father’s presence, but after a major fight with the villainous Doctor Light, Trigon manages to possess Raven and attacks the Titans through her.  With the main team decimated, a group of new, younger teen heroes rise to aid their predecessors.  By the end, what Titans remain would not be in much shape to fight, win or lose.  Much of the cast is retained from past films, with the characters of Doctor Light, Wonder Girl II, Miss Martian and Blue Beetle being the newcomers for this instalment.

Justice Society (2022) Directed by James Gunn

Jay Garrick/Flash = Miles Teller

Alan Scott/Green Lantern = Lucas Till

Ted Grant/Wildcat = Robbie Amell

Rex Tyler/Hourman = Adam DeVine

Carter Hall/Hawkman = Sullivan Stapleton

Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl = Jessica Alba

Billy Batson/Shazam = Zachary Gordon/Zachary Levi

Isaac Brown/Fiddler = Stephen Dorff

Cameron Mahkent/Icicle = Sendhil Ramamurthy

Richard Swift/Shade = Anthony Carrigan

Paula Brooks/Huntress = Gemma Chan

Neal Emerson/Doctor Polaris = Nicholas Hoult

Henry King Jr./Brain Wave = Ray Stevenson

Hal Jordan/Parallax = Ben Affleck

Black Adam/Teth-Adam = Dwayne Johnson

Metron = Jonny Lee Miller

Closing out phase 4 of my alternate DCEU is a take on the Justice Society that borrows from a Justice League animated series story line and Marvel’s Wandavision series.  In this film, Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Shazam wake up in a world where they’re part of the Justice Society, a superhero team operating in a 1950’s-style American mid-west town.  Though they initially suspect nothing wrong, Hawkman’s past life memories and Shazam’s wisdom of Soloman begin to disrupt a strange mental hold, and as they do, the infamous Injustice Guild becomes much deadlier.  In reality, Parallax is doing a test-run of his proposed plans to the time stream, but as the test is disrupted from within, the New God Metron convinces anti-hero Black Adam to interfere from without.

For direction, I went with James Gunn out of curiosity to see what he could do with this, given that in real life he’s become the DC film-verse’s equivalent to Marvel’s Kevin Feige.  In terms of casting, the individual characters mentioned in the paragraph above are all returning actors, while everyone else is new and exclusive to this film.  As for why I think this would be a good approach on the Justice Society, that’s down to a desire to pay homage to the early comics in a way that’s nostalgic while also advancing the Parallax story arc.

So, that’s it for phase 4 of this alternate DCEU.  More to come on this and my alternate MCU in the new year, but not right away as I’m hoping to get more variation on the go in the new year.  So, until next month, Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating that occasion, Happy Holidays for those celebrating something else, have a prosperous new year when we get to the end of this year, and otherwise ta-ta for now.

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Carol Alice Bloom

Carol Alice Bloom, 82, of Kingston, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

She was born in Luzerne, Jan 26, 1941, to the late Orville and Cleta Hower Atherholt.

She was a graduate of Luzerne High School and Nesbitt School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital for over 25 years, servicing as an Emergency Room nurse and supervisor, she was a private practice nurse with Dr. Lobitz and Dr. Lombard, finishing her career as a supervisor at Mercy Special Care Hospital.

Carol was a member of Luzerne United Methodist Church. She was a member of the choir for many years. She also served as chairperson of the semiannual rummage sale.

In additional to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Bloom Jr.; son, Stephen E. Bloom; and grandson, Matthew J. Poveromo.

Surviving are her sons, Charles A. Bloom and his wife, Judy; Brian Bloom and his fiancée, Karen Amos, all of Kingston; daughters, Alice Poveromo and her husband, Vince, Scranton; Susan Lee and her husband, Alan, Luzerne; grandchildren, Amanda Poveromo; Christopher Bloom; Alan (A.J.) Lee; Rachel Bloom; and Leo Donavan; stepgranddaughter, Jessica (Ryan) Lee; stepgreat-grandson, Lexus Lee; brother, Ray Atherholt and wife, Dianne, Estero, Fla.; brother-in-law, Walter Bloom and his wife, Cindy, Hollidaysburg; sister-in-law, Carolyn Bloom, Carlisle; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from Hugh B. Hughes & Sons Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave, Forty Fort, with the Rev. Lucy Obrzut, pastor of Luzerne United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be held in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas.

Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Luzerne United Methodist Church, 446 Bennett St, Luzerne, PA 18709; or to the charity of one's choice in Carol's name.

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This post refers to my post yesterday on the Battle of Lepanto. Our Lady of Victories is in Paris (Notre-Dame-des-Victoires). In 1898, Archbishop Patrick John Ryan (1831-1911) canonically erected the first shrine in Philadelphia–The Shrine of Our Lady of Victories in St. Peter Claver’s Church. Named for Peter Claver (1581-1654), a Spanish Jesuit missionary who went to Colombia to serve the slaves, the church at 12th & Lombard Streets was a place of worship where Black Catholics felt at home. A little over 100 years later, the doors to the church & the shrine closed due to the priest shortage in the archdiocese. Fr Barbelin, SJ opened a school, Blessed St. Peter Claver, for black children on Lombard St. in 1859, which was later taught by the Sisters of Providence from Baltimore. By the 1880s, black Catholics began a concerted effort to establish a church & accompanying school for the community. In 1886, the St. Peter Claver Union, which Father Ernest Hiltermann of Holy Trinity Church had formed for black Catholics, along with the help of others within the Catholic community, most notably Mother St Katharine Drexel, purchased the former 4th Presbyterian Church located on the southwest corner of 12th & Lombard Streets, renaming it St. Peter Claver Church. The church was dedicated in 1892. St. Peter Claver is one of the several “Mother churches” among black Philadelphia congregations, including Mother Bethel A.M.E. (founded 1794), African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas (founded 1792), & 1st African Presbyterian Church (founded 1807). Though creations of racist & unequal systems of segregated worship, these churches quickly overcame these beginnings to become hubs of black community life with schools & vital social programs. From the start, Philadelphia diocesan priests didn’t staff it. Mother St Katharine Drexel drew the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans) to administer the parish, a missionary order whose work overlapped with Mother Drexel’s in serving Black Catholics in the US. As a Spiritan Brother, I came to know the parish & the shrine when I was stationed at Holy Ghost Prep HS, Bensalem. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjcHoF9twRd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=