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If You'll Be My Bodyguard | Part Four

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Summary: Halfway through awards season and tensions are running high – for Austin and his girlfriend privately, and for you professionally.

Pairing: Austin Butler x Female Bodyguard Reader

Warnings: Language, Vague References to Spiritualism/Afterlife, Reader Anxiety, Attack on Vehicle with Bricks, Reader Injury with Bricks, Reader Injury with Broken Glass, Blood, Bruises, Verbal Assault, Argument, Relationship Breakdown, Tears, Emotional Conversations, Emotional Vulnerability, Rating – T.

Word Count: 4100

The pair of shadows cast upon the olive-green curtains on either side of Austin were rather striking, you had to admit. You flipped back and forth between the images Maddie had sent you, focusing on Elvis’s silhouette and the shadow to Austin’s right as you stood beneath the shade of the porch, waiting to head out to the Oscar Nominee’s Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. You were so focused on zooming in that you missed the scuff of Austin’s boots behind you, once again only becoming aware of his presence when the weight of his chin came to rest on your shoulder.

“Whatcha got there, Betty?” He asked curiously, voice still a little raspy from sleep as he had only been awake for forty-five minutes.

“Just some stuff from Maddie, Mr. Butler, how’re you this morning?” You tried to brush it off as nothing, tried to turn to face him, intending to also put some distance between the skin of your neck and the minty, warmth of his breath.

His arms reached out on either side of you, caging you in, as his hands laid over yours to tilt the phone screen at a better angle for him to see the image you were looking at.

“I recognize that curtain…” He murmured thoughtfully.

He zoomed out before swiping between the photos, tensing behind you. You held your breath, deeply uncertain what his reaction to this might be, and stayed perfectly still until he decided to reveal his thinking.

“Well I’ll be…Isn’t that a comforting thought…” He chuckled warmly before straightening and laying a hand on your shoulder. You could feel the warmth of his skin through the fabric of your jacket. “Would you send me those?”

“I…absolutely Mr. Butler…” You nodded with a quick smile. “Are you ready to head out?” You asked, implying that it was time to go without strictly saying so.

“I’d better be, or Kate might kill us all.” He grinned and squeezed your shoulder before heading over to the car where Ari was waiting patiently.

While the cocktail hour and luncheon itself seemed quite lovely, you did not envy the brutal press circuit by the pool afterward. It was nearly dark by the time you were home and settled in for the evening. As the next day was Valentine’s Day, Austin’s girlfriend had expressly forbidden anyone from entering the main house for the entire day. You took advantage of the free time to catch up on laundry and some errands to prepare for the trip back to London on Friday.

You also took some time to mentally prepare yourself for Wednesday – Austin’s girlfriend would be joining him for the Santa Barbara Film Festival Virtuoso Award ceremony. Which would entail at least three hours round trip with her in the car. As they emerged Wednesday afternoon, all smiles, looking perfectly matched and glamourous, you hoped that your dread had been all for naught. Perhaps the day alone had done them a world of good. You viciously stamped down the twinge of jealously that plucked at your heartstrings at that thought as you climbed into the front seat, once again happy to let Ari take full responsibility inside the vehicle.

Once past Ventura, the drive actually became quite beautiful with stunning views out over the ocean as the car neared Santa Barbara. Kate seemed only mildly annoyed at your arrival time as you pulled up to the red carpet and happily led Austin through his press duties as you followed along behind the cameras, as usual. You could not help but note that she truly loved her job, and you took a moment to recognize how grateful you were for the opportunity fate had afforded you to work with her – brevity and unfortunate circumstances aside.

While the festival had blocked off a few streets around The Arlington Theatre, there was so much humanity milling about that departure was a painstaking process. Austin stood cradling his award proudly, chatting with Ke Huy Quan who was also waiting for his car to wend its way to the back door of the theatre. Austin’s girlfriend was off to the side taking selfies with some friends she’d run into. There was nothing remarkable about the scene before you whatsoever. And yet you felt utterly ill at ease.

The sight of Ari pulling up to the curb had relief washing over you and you might have been a little bit insistent that the passengers get into the car, but their only comment was a raised eyebrow from Austin and some severe side-eye from the girlfriend. With one final scan of the area, you climbed into the front seat beside Ari and took a slow breath.

“Betty, could you put this in the cup holder for me? I’m worried I might poke my eye out with it.” Austin passed you his award between the seats and you set it carefully out of the way as the car slowly crept forward.

Your legs ached with the urge to bounce, and you pressed your palms down firmly onto your knees to try and suppress the need to release your nervous energy, focusing instead on scanning through the crowds of people waving and cheering. The flash of paparazzi cameras. The sea of humanity that was somewhat corralled but still hindering the progress of the car.

At last, Ari was able to turn onto the street, pointed towards the freeway back to Los Angeles, but then again so were most of the other vehicles. Over the din of the crowd, dampened by the frame of the car, you heard something. Someone calling out Austin’s name in pure hatred. Your head snapped back over your right shoulder, and you squinted into the dim light of the street, into the sea of faces. Your eyes shot wide as they found him. Watched him reach into a bag at his hip and procure a brick in his meaty hand, winding up for a throw.

“Get down! Cover your heads!” You barked out sharply, punching the release on your seatbelt and scrambling over the console to try and get between the projectile and Austin.

“What the fuck are you…” Austin’s girlfriend snapped at you, sneering as you were suddenly coming towards her.

The impact of the brick against the trunk of the car had her screaming and complying. You were briefly pleased to see Austin was already folded as far forward as your recently vacated seat would allow, his hands over his head. You crawled over him, arms braced on the seats in front and behind him to hold your weight while you covered his body with yours. The window beside him exploded in a shower of tinkling glass as another brick finally found its target. You felt it clip the back of your shoulder before rolling to land on your legs where they rested on the seat between Austin and his shrieking girlfriend.

You barely had time to formulate a plan before another brick came sailing through the back window in another spray of glass shards, slamming into your side.

“Ari, get us out of here now!” You shouted, certain that both of them were here again. The man and that woman who had refused to show her face. There was no way one person could throw this many bricks this quickly.

“Hold on tight.” He replied as another brick caught you squarely in the back, knocking the wind out of you.

“Betty, Betty are you ok?!” You could hear Austin’s muffled voice below you, somewhat drowned out by the screaming, but you did not have time to reply as Ari threw the car into reverse and pulled out into the other lane, driving the correct direction, just facing the wrong way.

There was one final, parting shot the shattered the window beside your empty front seat and then you were finally out of range.

“Turning around.” Ari warned you shortly before expertly throwing the car into a controlled 180 spin, the car now pointing the right way. “We’re halfway to the police station, we’ll be there in two minutes.”

“Ok…” You took a shaky breath and swallowed. “Are you ok, Mr. Butler?” You asked, trying to direct the sound into his ear as there was still a cacophony erupting from the seat behind you.

“Yeah, I’m fine but are you ok? You got hit; I know you did…”

“I’m just fine Mr. Butler.” It wasn’t entirely a lie; the adrenaline was keeping the pain at bay for now. “I’m sure this is terribly uncomfortable, but there’s a lot of broken glass, can you stay like this for a bit longer until we can climb out somewhere safe?”

“Of course,” He said you name…your real name…gently. “Of course.”

You felt your throat clench tightly and swallowed roughly as one of his hands carefully, blindly, sought yours and squeezed softly. You looked up as Ari came to a stop and felt relieved to see a police officer stand up from behind their duty desk inside the station and hustle out to meet you.

“Jesus fucking Christ, I hate this!” Came an exasperated cry from behind you and you heard Austin’s girlfriend fly out of the car and storm off, heels clicking into the distance.

You reached down carefully to open Austin’s door, sliding off him onto the ground in a sort of dive roll before turning to help him out. Looking over him rapidly, you were pleased to see no obvious cuts or marks. You swallowed as you sensed him doing to the same to you.

“You should go find your girlfriend, the police will want to question you. We’ll find a car home as quickly as possible.”

He frowned softly, hesitating…fingers reach out to gather tiny drops of blood beading from a nick on your cheek.

“I’m fine, Mr. Butler, I assure you.” You nodded with a soft smile and he nodded reluctantly before going to find out where his girlfriend had stormed off to.

You pulled out your phone and started snapping photos, sending them to Scott before calling him as Ari was already deeply in conversation with a gathering contingent of police officers. Scott was climbing into his car, coming to deliver his vehicle to the four of you and speak to the police. He had just ended the call when Austin’s girlfriend came running over at you from the direction of the street.

“You fucking dumb bitch, I coulda died because of you!” She howled inches from your face, her own obviously tear stained. Austin was nowhere to be found. “Why the fuck didn’t you shoot at them?! What the fuck is the point of you, Betty,” She snarled acidy, “if bad shit just keeps happening anyway?!”

You dodged quickly as she took a swipe at you with her wickedly long nails, the impact points on your body beginning to ache, completely beyond the ability to respond and evade her. It would have been easy to neutralize her, but she was your client’s girlfriend – even if she was trying to claw you like a wildcat.

Austin came running from the opposite direction, having obviously never located this distraught woman, and grabbed her by the elbows, hauling her back.

“That is enough. Stop that.” He said firmly. “There’s no way she could have fired into that crowd of people, not over bricks, babe.” He stood there, holding her tightly against him until she calmed down.

Eventually the police officers decided to do their job and led the four of you into interview rooms to provide your statements while the car was impounded as evidence. You took some over the counter painkillers while you waited, quite certain you were in for a very sore couple of days. The entire questioning process took a little over an hour, and Scott was arriving just as you were walking out. You stopped to talk to him but trailed off as you watched two officers leading a man…the man…into the building handcuffed. They headed towards the interview rooms, and you gave Scott one firm nod in confirmation.

“Ari, here’s my car keys. I’ll come by tomorrow with an SUV tomorrow to replace the sedan. The four of you try and get some rest.”

“Thanks boss.” Ari nodded and headed out to get things ready.

You heard Austin and his girlfriend coming down the hall before you saw them – Austin’s girlfriend dealing verbal blow after blow, Austin begging with her to be reasonable. She refused. The fight persisted the entire drive back to Los Feliz, all the way up the driveway and into the house.

“Well, no one ever threw fucking bricks at me until I dated you!” You were grateful as the door closed behind them after that particular salvo, though you felt guilty that Austin was facing that alone.

Trey grabbed your elbow and pulled you into the guesthouse, helping you out of your blazer and unzipping the back of your dress to look over your injuries.

“Well, I don’t have x-ray vision, but I don’t think you’ve broken anything. It’s your call if you want to sleep on it and see where you’re at in the morning or call Scott’s doctor again…”

You made a face and shook your head.

“If anything broke it’s the ribs and there’s nothing for that but time and sucking it up…”

He nodded thoughtfully before his face lit up. “I did make you something though, when Scott called us with the news” He went into the freezer and pulled out a homemade icepack that would cover the majority of your back and your eyes widened.

“Thank you so much…” You smiled, feeling suddenly tearful and he squeezed your hand affectionately.

“I think it would be best to sleep in here tonight…”

“Oh yes, I am not going anywhere near that combat zone. I am definitely persona non grata…Good luck out there tonight.” You patted his shoulder and stiffly got ready for bed, fighting feebly with Ari before surrendering and accepting the real bed.

You had just settled in on your stomach, a pillow beneath your hips to support your lower back, when there was a knock on your bedroom door followed by a mournful awoooo.

“Come in!” You called, looking back confused as Trey opened the door with a distraught Biscuit tucked under one of his arms looking not unlike a football.

“She was also not welcome, apparently. Can she sleep we you?” He asked softly and you nodded quickly.

“Of course!” You held up an arm and he set her on the bed at your side where she nestled in tightly and you pulled her close.

Trey set the ice pack on the back before tucking you in.

“Call me if you need anything.” He nodded before stepping out, shutting the door behind him.

Gradually, Biscuit stopped trembling and finally sank into a restful sleep beside you. You enjoyed the ice pack as long as you dared before sliding it off your body onto the floor, not wanting to add frostbite to the list of injuries. In the still, quiet of the room, the cruel words of Austin’s girlfriend echoed through your mind, bringing a flood of hot, stinging tears to your eyes.

What was the point of you, if bad shit just kept happening anyway?

You sniffled in the dark sanctuary of the bedroom, trying to stem the tide of tears, but feeling the wave of emotion only cresting higher. It was difficult to remind yourself that the pain you were enduring now meant your protectee was physically unscathed. Particularly when you knew the woman he loved was inside their home tearing him to shreds emotionally. It was also nigh impossible to not hold yourself accountable for the lack of resolution in the case…yes, a glimmer of hope lay with the image of the man being led into the back of the station for questioning, but they were most certainly a duo, and the woman was nowhere to be found.

Right now, everything felt like your fault, and you felt like a hopeless failure. Your breath began to shatter into sobs until a warm, wet tongue licked a stripe up your cheek, choking off your descent into self-loathing and despair in one fell swoop. You huffed out a startled laugh as Biscuit lapped up the tears from your other cheek before nuzzling in tightly and you smiled tremulously.

“Thanks, sweet girl…” You whispered softly, soothing both of you simultaneously by running your fingers through her soft, luxurious fur until sleep, thankfully, took you.

Morning was not nearly so kind. Everything hurt, with much greater acuity than the night before. And Biscuit was whining with the need to go outside. You wrapped yourself in a blanket before taking her out to take care of her business, squinting at the brilliant sunshine. The day seem callously cheerful for all that your group had endured.

Marwan came over to you as you watched the dog chase after a random bug, and he yawned dramatically.

“Girlfriend left with several bags around four…schedule’s empty right?” He asked quietly and you nodded with a deep frown.

“Until Friday, yeah…”

Once Biscuit was taken care of, you tucked her back into bed with Ari before taking a careful shower, looking at the marks on your back in the bathroom mirror with a frown. You were definitely going to bruise.

The most you could tolerate was a racerback workout shirt with a built-in shelf bra – anything with more structure than that was absolutely out of the question. Driven by a need to do something nice, and to distract yourself from how pitiful you felt, you very quietly made a batch of homemade biscuits. There were more that enough the feed the five of you and Ari was more than happy to eat several while wrapped in his blankets on the sofa bed.

Eventually you knew you had to enter the main house; Biscuit needed her breakfast and judging from the way she was eyeing Ari’s food, she would not tolerate any further delay. You slid on a zip-up hoodie and plated some of the biscuits, leading the dog of the same name into the silent house. You moved quietly, dishing out her raw food and watching as she practically inhaled it before she lurched her way upstairs, one step at a time.

Her little legs were adorable but somewhat of a disadvantage when it came to stairs.

Thinking back to the past few weeks you’d spent with Austin, you remembered his love of PB&J sandwiches and were in the process of setting up a breakfast station for him when his long arms wrapped around you from behind. On a normal day, the way his cologne flooded your senses would have made your head swim. The muscular planes of his torso would have made your heart trip over itself as it sped up beneath your ribs. The warmth of his body would have flush through you and set your skin aflame.

Not today. Today, the pressure of him against the injuries on your back wrenched an involuntary wail from you and your fingertips dug into the unyielding surface of the marble countertop as you tried to pull away from the source of pain. Your response was primal and reactionary and had him jumping back as though you had scorched him with naked flame.

“I knew it! I knew you were hurt, why would you lie to me…” His voice broke and weakened halfway through his statement and you turned to see his red-rimmed eyes, abused by crying and lack of sleep, shining once again with tears.

“I’m so sorry, Mr. Butler, I didn’t want to worry you and I’m more ok than last time I…I’m sorry I shouted it just…It does hurt.” You admitted reluctantly, looking down.

Your eyes landed on the food, and you quickly looked back to him.

“But I made biscuits, you must be hungry?” You tried to distract him.

“Can I see?” He asked softly and you swallowed tightly, mind racing with pros and cons before slowly nodding.

You pulled down the zipper on your hoodie and shrugged it off your shoulders to rest at your elbows before turning around. Two of the three marks were easily visible – the shoulder hit and the mid-back hit.

“There’s another down here…” You gestured to your right side and heard him sigh your real name shakily. You swallowed tightly. “I’m sorry…”

“Wait…what? Why are you apologizing?” You felt the current of air before he came to stand in front of you. “Thank you. Thank you for protecting me I…I mean last night was awful on many levels but…you still kept me safe…and I want to hug you but it’s going to hurt you.” He whispered the last sadly and you felt your lip tremble.

You shrugged back into your hoodie and leaned forward, pressing your cheek against his chest and wrapping your arms around his waist. He paused a moment before putting his hands on your hips, a safe spot, and squeezing tightly.

“Thank you.” He whispered again and you nodded against him.

After a few moments you both pulled back, sniffling and wiping at your eyes.

“Biscuits?” You offered and the canine of the same name barked in response. “Not you sweetheart, you’re not breakfast.” You crouched down to grab one of her nearby toys, tossing it down the hall, sending her skittering after it as Austin went about making himself a few sandwiches.

“Have you seen a doctor?” He asked, sucking some peanut butter off his thumb and you shook your head distractedly.

“Not necessary at this point, they’re behaving as expected…as long as they transition through the rainbow I’ll be fine…Just ice and rest…”

He nodded and pulled out of a few ice packs from his freezer.

“Come watch a movie with me?” He asked, plate now loaded with the sandwiches.

Unable to resist the promise of cooling relief on the angry heat of your impact wounds, you nodded quietly and took the icepacks, following him to the living room. He insisted you take the lounge seat on the sectional and lay the icepacks on your back once you were laying down. You pressed your cheek into the cushion, feet hooked on the top of the couch, watching him practically inhale the biscuits with a soft smile as he set up the movie Heat.

Somewhere between waking and sleeping, you were startled when he spoke about midway through the film.

“I hate your job…”

You tensed and lifted your head to look at him properly, bearing your weight on your forearms. The icepacks slid down to the small of your back, making you shiver. You’d let them rest on your bruises too long, but it had felt too good.

“I’m sorry Mr. Butler, I’ll talk to Scott about finding a replacement right away.” You wished you sounded more professional, but there was a notable tremor to your voice.

“No!” His head snapped toward you, and he shook it violently. “No…I hate that you get hurt for me…I hate that anyone has to…” He sighed deeply and slumped back into the sofa. “I really…I just don’t get why they hate me so much I…I really just worked my butt off, there was no black magic or anything…” He sounded so tired and deflated that you pushed up fully, moving to sit beside him careful of the sleeping Biscuit.

“No one believes otherwise…its just one or two very unbalanced individuals and I’m so sorry they’re wreaking such havoc on your life…I’m sorry I can’t do more…”

He looked up at you sadly and shook his head, pulling the boneless dog into his lap before folding himself into your arms quietly. You held him gently, blinking back tears of sympathy, the movie playing unwatched on the television.

“Please sleep in here tonight? This house is too quiet…” He whispered eventually and you nodded quickly.

“Of course, I absolutely will.”

“Hey I’m…I’m really sorry about the stuff she said to you, that was really uncalled for and I really value everything you and the guys do for me and I…”

“You don’t owe me any sort of apology, on yours or anyone else’s behalf.” You cut him off gently.

“She’s not coming back.” He murmured softly and you clenched your eyes shut, flooded with grief for him.

“I’m so sorry, Austin…” You said in outright violation of your professionalism because the last thing this man needed right now was an employee.

He sighed heavily and nodded against your collarbone.

“Me too…”

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lovefrenchisbetter · 2 years ago

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Jean-Paul Belmondo during an interview with Lino Ventura for the film 'One Hundred Thousand Dollars in the Sun' during the Cannes Film Festival in May 1964

#jean paul belmondo #getty images #cannes film festival #bebel

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blackgirlslivingwell · 9 months ago

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lboogie1906 · 6 months ago

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (August 22, 1967) is an English actor, director, and former fashion model known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in Oz, Lock-Nah in The Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity, Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Kurse in Thor: The Dark World, Killer Croc in Suicide Squad, Mr. Eko in Lost, Malko in Game of Thrones, Hitu in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Dave Duerson in Concussion.

His feature directorial debut, Farming, wrapped production in 2017 and had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

He was born in Islington, London, to Nigerian parents of Yoruba origin, who were students in the UK. When he was six weeks old, his biological parents gave him up to a white working-class family in Tilbury, Essex.

He went on to earn his BA from the University of London at large and an MA in Law from King’s College London. While a university student, he worked in a clothes shop where he was introduced to the world of modeling. He was awarded an Honorary Ph.D. by Princess Anne, Chancellor of the University of London.

His modeling career led him to Hollywood, where he began his acting career with a role in Congo. He was featured in the video for singer-songwriter Grayson Hugh’s hit “Talk It Over”.

He guest-starred in the second episode of season 8 of Monk and played Derek Jameson in The Thing. He portrayed Kurse in Thor: The Dark World. It was reported that he voices the lead character of Bilal. He co-starred in Suicide Squad, as the Batman villain Killer Croc

He announced that casting on the film had begun with Damson Idris in the lead role as Enitan, Kate Beckinsale playing his abusive, neglectful foster mother, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as his teacher and mentor. The film went on to win the prestigious Michael Powell Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival for Best British Feature and Best Performance in a British Feature for Idris.

He is a Nichiren Buddhist and a member of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist Association. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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brookston · 9 months ago

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Holidays 5.18

Holidays

Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)

Battle of Las Piedras Anniversary Day (Uruguay)

Black Watch Day

Children’s International Goodwill Day

Constitution and Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar Genocide (Ukraine)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

eCard Day

Fibroid Awareness Day (Jamaica)

518 Day

518 Day of Giving

Fibroid Awareness Day (Jamaica)

Flag and Universities Day (Haiti)

Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

Graf Zeppelin Inaugural Flight Day

Hispanic Family Day

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

International Day for Women in Maritime

International Heritage Breeds Day

International Museum Day [also 9.18]

Let’s Get Creative Day

Lilac (Lazybones Day; Netherlands)

Magtymguly Day (a.k.a. Revival, Unity & Poetry Day; Turkmenistan)

Mother Whistler Day

Mount Saint Helens Day

Mouse Ear Day

Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)

National AAPI Day Against Bullying

National Brock Day

National CASA/GAL Volunteer’s Day

National Christian T-Shirt Day

National Fascination of Plants Day

National Haitian Soul Snatching Day

National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

National Kids Ignite Good! Day

National Marvin Day

National Mini Train Day

National Speech Pathologist Day

National Stress Awareness Day

National Tenant's Day

Neighbor Day (Kyiv)

No Dirty Dishes Day

Reservist Day (Ukraine)

Rooster Day

Science Day (Ukraine)

Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day

Teacher’s Day (Syria)

Tennessee Valley Authority Foundation Day

Victory Day (Sri Lanka)

Visit Your Relatives Day

Wild Mustard Day (French Republic)

World AIDS Vaccine Day

World Catholic Education Day

World Eosinophilic Diseases Day

World Goodwill Day

World Hollandia Dairy Day (Nigeria)

World Homocystinurias Awareness Day

World Lipedema Day

World Therapeutic Horticulture Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Dark Lord Day 2024 (Three Floyds)

I Love Reese’s Day

Morel Mushroom Day

National Bento Day

National Cheese Soufflé Day

National Cocktail Day (Portugal)

National Cold Pizza Day

National Marshmallow Day (Australia)

Independence & Related Days

Constitution Day (Turkmenistan)

Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Day (Somalia)

Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada; 1785)

Shorewell (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Somaliland (from Somalia, 1991) [unrecognized]

Ville Marie (later Montreal, Canada; 1642)

3rd Saturday in May

Armed Forces Day (US) [3rd Saturday]

Barricade Go Topless Day [3rd Saturday]

Culture Freedom Day [3rd Saturday]

Do Dah Day (Alabama) [3rd Saturday]

Europe Day (Ukraine) [3rd Saturday]

International Restaurant Day [3rd Saturday] (also Feb, Aug & Nov)

Kalmyk Tea Day (Russia) [3rd Saturday]

La Corsa del Ceri (Race of the Saints; Gubbio, Italy) [3rd Saturday]

National Double Merle Awareness Day [3rd Saturday]

National Drawing Day (Ireland) [3rd Saturday]

National Heritage Breeds Day [Saturday of 3rd Full Week]

National Italian Beef Day [3rd Saturday]

National Kids to Parks Day [3rd Saturday]

National Learn to Swim Day [3rd Saturday]

National River Cleanup Day [3rd Saturday]

Orval Day [3rd Saturday] (Original Date)

Plant a Lemon Tree Day [3rd Saturday]

Preakness Stakes [3rd Saturday]

Stationary Shop Saturday [3rd Saturday]

World Fiddle Day [Saturday closet to 19th]

World Whisky Day [3rd Saturday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 18 (2nd Full Week)

National Safe Boating Week (thru 5.24) [Week before Memorial Day]

Festivals Beginning May 18, 2024

Atlanta Tacos & Tequila Midtown (Atlanta, Georgia)

Beat Film Festival (Moscow, Russia) [thru 6.15]

Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown (Morris Plains, New Jersey)

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Blue Crab Festival (Little River, South Carolina) [thru 5.19]

California Strawberry Festival (Ventura, California) [thru 5.19]

Catfish Festival at Jackson County Park (Scottsboro, Alabama)

Chili on the Comstock (Virginia City, Nevada)

Craft Beer & Wine Festival (Marshall, Minnesota)

Das Bock! (Plattduetsche Park, Long Island, New York)

International Food Festival (New York, New York) [thru 5.19]

Lefse Dagen (Starbuck, Minnesota)

Linden Cherry Festival (Linden, California)

Maifest (Trumer Brewery; Berkeley, California)

Manchester Craft Beer Festival (Manchester, Missouri)

Maui Brewers Festival (Maui, Hawaii)

Montrose Wine Walk (Montrose, Pennsylvania)

Newberry Watermelon Festival (Newberry, Florida)

New Jersey Renaissance Faire (Liberty Lake, Bordentown, New Jersey) [thru 6.9]

Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival (Newport, Rhode Island) [thru 5.19]

Poke Salat Festival (Arab, Alabama)

Preakness Stakes (Baltimore, Maryland)

Quarterfest Crawl (Ballston, Virginia)

Riverview Beach Park Wine Festival (Pennsville, New Jersey) [thru 5.19]

Savor Seabrook Seafood & Wine Festival (Seabrook, Washington)

South Carolina Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival (Columbia, South Carolina)

South 9th Street Italian Market Festival (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [thru 5.19]

Spring Wine Festival (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

Strawberry Festival (Stuart, Virginia)

'TAP' New York Craft Beer & Food Festival (Bethel, New York)

Taste of Parkersburg (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

Taste of Tribeca (New York, New York)

Tequila & Taco Festival (Santa Clarita, California) [thru 5.19]

Texas Steak Cookoff and Wine Festival (Hico, Texas)

Virginia Wine & Craft Festival (Front Royal, Virginia)

World Championship Bison CookOff (Santa Anna, Texas)

The World's Largest Pancake Breakfast (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Yadkin Valley Wine Festival (Elkin, North Carolina)

Feast Days

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (Christian; Saint)

Apollon Day (Old Roman Festival to Apollo, God of Music, Poetry & Sunlight)

Artemis and Apollo Day (Ancient Greece; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Bertrand Russell (Writerism)

Don Martin (Artology)

Eric IX, King of Sweden (Christian; Martyr)

Feast of the Twins (Yoruba People of Nigeria; Everyday Wicca)

Felix of Cantalice (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Faunus (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Pan (Ancient Greece)

Gertrude Käsebier (Artology)

Janet Fish (Artology)

Joan Eardley (Artology)

John I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Leonard Nimoy Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

The Letter Tree (Muppetism)

Moonbeam-Hopping Gala (Shamanism)

Papinian (Positivist; Saint)

Potamon (Christian; Martyr)

Russell’s Teapot Day (Pastafarian)

Stefano della Bella (Artology)

Thecutus, Theodotus, and Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Theodotus (Christian; Saint) [innkeepers]

The Tylwyth Teg (Celtic Book of Days)

Verantius of Camerino (Christian; Martyr)

Vor’s Blot (Pagan)

W.G. Sebald (Writerism)

Yom Yerushalayim begins (Jerusalem Day; Israel) [Iyar 28]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [19 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [30 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [24 of 37]

Premieres

Alpine for You (Famous/Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1951)

The Bandmaster (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)

Baptism, by Lenny Kravitz (Album; 2004)

Book Club (Film; 2018)

Buddy’s Lost World (WB LT Cartoon; 1935)

Bus Stop, recorded by The Hollies (Song; 1966)

Cadillac Man (Film; 1990)

The Circus of Dr. Lao, by Charles G. Finney (Novel: 1935)

Deadpool 2 (Film; 2018)

Dracula, by Bram Stoker (Novel; 1897)

Enter Talking, by Joan Rivers (Memoir; 1986)

First Family, by David Baldacci (Novel; 2009)

French Connection II (Film; 1975)

Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin (Novel; 1953)

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (Hollywood Movie Theater; 1927)

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Novel; 1986)

The House of the Rising Sun, recorded by The Animals (Song; 1964)

In the Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

In the Pink of the Night (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)

Kiss Me Deadly (Film; 1955)

Landing Stripling (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1962)

The Lion’s Friend (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1934)

The Milky Waif (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1946)

Millennium, by the Backstreet Boys (Album; 1999)

Moulin Rouge! (Film; 2001)

Parade, by Erik Satie (Ballet; 1917)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Film; 2011)

Pop Life, by Bananarama (Album; 1991)

Shrek (Animated Film; 2001)

Shrek the Third (Animated Film; 2007)

Stargirl (TV Series; 2020)

State of Play (UK TV Mini-Series; 2003)

Swing Social (MGM Cartoon; 1940)

Swiss Cheese (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1930)

Warren Zevon, by Warren Zevon (Album; 1976)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (WB LT Cartoon; 1940)

Today’s Name Days

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Austria)

Feliks, Ivan, Srećko, Venancije (Croatia)

Nataša (Czech Republic)

Erik (Denmark)

Eeri, Eerik, Eero, Ergi, Ergo, Erich, Erik, Erki, Erko (Estonia)

Eerik, Eerika, Eerikki, Eero, Erkka, Erkki (Finland)

Éric (France)

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Germany)

Faeini, Galateia, Ioulia, Julia (Greece)

Alexandra, Erik (Hungary)

Enrico, Erico, Giovanni, Luciano, Venanzio, Veneziano (Italy)

Cindija, Ēriks, Inese, Inesis (Latvia)

Erdvilas, Erikas, Julita, Rytė, Venancijus (Lithuania)

Eirik, Erik, Erika (Norway)

Aleksander, Aleksandra, Alicja, Edwin, Eryk, Eryka, Feliks, Irina, Liboriusz, Myślibor, Wenancjusz (Poland)

Teodot (România)

Viola (Slovakia)

Claudia, Félix (Spain)

Erik (Sweden)

Rosalia, Rose (Ukraine)

Aric, Eric, Erica, Erich, Erick, Ericka, Erik, Erika, Perry (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 139 of 2024; 227 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 20 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 7 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 11 (Ren-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 10 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 10 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 19 Magenta; Fiveday [19 of 30]

Julian: 5 May 2024

Moon: 78%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 26 Caesar (5th Month) [Papinian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 61 of 92)

Week: 3rd Full Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 29 of 31)

#calendar #Holidays

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Holidays 5.18

Holidays

Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)

Battle of Las Piedras Anniversary Day (Uruguay)

Black Watch Day

Children’s International Goodwill Day

Constitution and Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar Genocide (Ukraine)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

eCard Day

Fibroid Awareness Day (Jamaica)

518 Day

518 Day of Giving

Fibroid Awareness Day (Jamaica)

Flag and Universities Day (Haiti)

Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

Graf Zeppelin Inaugural Flight Day

Hispanic Family Day

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

International Day for Women in Maritime

International Heritage Breeds Day

International Museum Day [also 9.18]

Let’s Get Creative Day

Lilac (Lazybones Day; Netherlands)

Magtymguly Day (a.k.a. Revival, Unity & Poetry Day; Turkmenistan)

Mother Whistler Day

Mount Saint Helens Day

Mouse Ear Day

Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)

National AAPI Day Against Bullying

National Brock Day

National CASA/GAL Volunteer’s Day

National Christian T-Shirt Day

National Fascination of Plants Day

National Haitian Soul Snatching Day

National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

National Kids Ignite Good! Day

National Marvin Day

National Mini Train Day

National Speech Pathologist Day

National Stress Awareness Day

National Tenant's Day

Neighbor Day (Kyiv)

No Dirty Dishes Day

Reservist Day (Ukraine)

Rooster Day

Science Day (Ukraine)

Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day

Teacher’s Day (Syria)

Tennessee Valley Authority Foundation Day

Victory Day (Sri Lanka)

Visit Your Relatives Day

Wild Mustard Day (French Republic)

World AIDS Vaccine Day

World Catholic Education Day

World Eosinophilic Diseases Day

World Goodwill Day

World Hollandia Dairy Day (Nigeria)

World Homocystinurias Awareness Day

World Lipedema Day

World Therapeutic Horticulture Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Dark Lord Day 2024 (Three Floyds)

I Love Reese’s Day

Morel Mushroom Day

National Bento Day

National Cheese Soufflé Day

National Cocktail Day (Portugal)

National Cold Pizza Day

National Marshmallow Day (Australia)

Independence & Related Days

Constitution Day (Turkmenistan)

Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Day (Somalia)

Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada; 1785)

Shorewell (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Somaliland (from Somalia, 1991) [unrecognized]

Ville Marie (later Montreal, Canada; 1642)

3rd Saturday in May

Armed Forces Day (US) [3rd Saturday]

Barricade Go Topless Day [3rd Saturday]

Culture Freedom Day [3rd Saturday]

Do Dah Day (Alabama) [3rd Saturday]

Europe Day (Ukraine) [3rd Saturday]

International Restaurant Day [3rd Saturday] (also Feb, Aug & Nov)

Kalmyk Tea Day (Russia) [3rd Saturday]

La Corsa del Ceri (Race of the Saints; Gubbio, Italy) [3rd Saturday]

National Double Merle Awareness Day [3rd Saturday]

National Drawing Day (Ireland) [3rd Saturday]

National Heritage Breeds Day [Saturday of 3rd Full Week]

National Italian Beef Day [3rd Saturday]

National Kids to Parks Day [3rd Saturday]

National Learn to Swim Day [3rd Saturday]

National River Cleanup Day [3rd Saturday]

Orval Day [3rd Saturday] (Original Date)

Plant a Lemon Tree Day [3rd Saturday]

Preakness Stakes [3rd Saturday]

Stationary Shop Saturday [3rd Saturday]

World Fiddle Day [Saturday closet to 19th]

World Whisky Day [3rd Saturday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 18 (2nd Full Week)

National Safe Boating Week (thru 5.24) [Week before Memorial Day]

Festivals Beginning May 18, 2024

Atlanta Tacos & Tequila Midtown (Atlanta, Georgia)

Beat Film Festival (Moscow, Russia) [thru 6.15]

Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown (Morris Plains, New Jersey)

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Blue Crab Festival (Little River, South Carolina) [thru 5.19]

California Strawberry Festival (Ventura, California) [thru 5.19]

Catfish Festival at Jackson County Park (Scottsboro, Alabama)

Chili on the Comstock (Virginia City, Nevada)

Craft Beer & Wine Festival (Marshall, Minnesota)

Das Bock! (Plattduetsche Park, Long Island, New York)

International Food Festival (New York, New York) [thru 5.19]

Lefse Dagen (Starbuck, Minnesota)

Linden Cherry Festival (Linden, California)

Maifest (Trumer Brewery; Berkeley, California)

Manchester Craft Beer Festival (Manchester, Missouri)

Maui Brewers Festival (Maui, Hawaii)

Montrose Wine Walk (Montrose, Pennsylvania)

Newberry Watermelon Festival (Newberry, Florida)

New Jersey Renaissance Faire (Liberty Lake, Bordentown, New Jersey) [thru 6.9]

Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival (Newport, Rhode Island) [thru 5.19]

Poke Salat Festival (Arab, Alabama)

Preakness Stakes (Baltimore, Maryland)

Quarterfest Crawl (Ballston, Virginia)

Riverview Beach Park Wine Festival (Pennsville, New Jersey) [thru 5.19]

Savor Seabrook Seafood & Wine Festival (Seabrook, Washington)

South Carolina Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival (Columbia, South Carolina)

South 9th Street Italian Market Festival (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [thru 5.19]

Spring Wine Festival (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

Strawberry Festival (Stuart, Virginia)

'TAP' New York Craft Beer & Food Festival (Bethel, New York)

Taste of Parkersburg (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

Taste of Tribeca (New York, New York)

Tequila & Taco Festival (Santa Clarita, California) [thru 5.19]

Texas Steak Cookoff and Wine Festival (Hico, Texas)

Virginia Wine & Craft Festival (Front Royal, Virginia)

World Championship Bison CookOff (Santa Anna, Texas)

The World's Largest Pancake Breakfast (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Yadkin Valley Wine Festival (Elkin, North Carolina)

Feast Days

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (Christian; Saint)

Apollon Day (Old Roman Festival to Apollo, God of Music, Poetry & Sunlight)

Artemis and Apollo Day (Ancient Greece; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Bertrand Russell (Writerism)

Don Martin (Artology)

Eric IX, King of Sweden (Christian; Martyr)

Feast of the Twins (Yoruba People of Nigeria; Everyday Wicca)

Felix of Cantalice (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Faunus (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Pan (Ancient Greece)

Gertrude Käsebier (Artology)

Janet Fish (Artology)

Joan Eardley (Artology)

John I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Leonard Nimoy Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

The Letter Tree (Muppetism)

Moonbeam-Hopping Gala (Shamanism)

Papinian (Positivist; Saint)

Potamon (Christian; Martyr)

Russell’s Teapot Day (Pastafarian)

Stefano della Bella (Artology)

Thecutus, Theodotus, and Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Theodotus (Christian; Saint) [innkeepers]

The Tylwyth Teg (Celtic Book of Days)

Verantius of Camerino (Christian; Martyr)

Vor’s Blot (Pagan)

W.G. Sebald (Writerism)

Yom Yerushalayim begins (Jerusalem Day; Israel) [Iyar 28]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [19 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [30 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [24 of 37]

Premieres

Alpine for You (Famous/Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1951)

The Bandmaster (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)

Baptism, by Lenny Kravitz (Album; 2004)

Book Club (Film; 2018)

Buddy’s Lost World (WB LT Cartoon; 1935)

Bus Stop, recorded by The Hollies (Song; 1966)

Cadillac Man (Film; 1990)

The Circus of Dr. Lao, by Charles G. Finney (Novel: 1935)

Deadpool 2 (Film; 2018)

Dracula, by Bram Stoker (Novel; 1897)

Enter Talking, by Joan Rivers (Memoir; 1986)

First Family, by David Baldacci (Novel; 2009)

French Connection II (Film; 1975)

Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin (Novel; 1953)

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (Hollywood Movie Theater; 1927)

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Novel; 1986)

The House of the Rising Sun, recorded by The Animals (Song; 1964)

In the Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

In the Pink of the Night (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)

Kiss Me Deadly (Film; 1955)

Landing Stripling (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1962)

The Lion’s Friend (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1934)

The Milky Waif (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1946)

Millennium, by the Backstreet Boys (Album; 1999)

Moulin Rouge! (Film; 2001)

Parade, by Erik Satie (Ballet; 1917)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Film; 2011)

Pop Life, by Bananarama (Album; 1991)

Shrek (Animated Film; 2001)

Shrek the Third (Animated Film; 2007)

Stargirl (TV Series; 2020)

State of Play (UK TV Mini-Series; 2003)

Swing Social (MGM Cartoon; 1940)

Swiss Cheese (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1930)

Warren Zevon, by Warren Zevon (Album; 1976)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (WB LT Cartoon; 1940)

Today’s Name Days

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Austria)

Feliks, Ivan, Srećko, Venancije (Croatia)

Nataša (Czech Republic)

Erik (Denmark)

Eeri, Eerik, Eero, Ergi, Ergo, Erich, Erik, Erki, Erko (Estonia)

Eerik, Eerika, Eerikki, Eero, Erkka, Erkki (Finland)

Éric (France)

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Germany)

Faeini, Galateia, Ioulia, Julia (Greece)

Alexandra, Erik (Hungary)

Enrico, Erico, Giovanni, Luciano, Venanzio, Veneziano (Italy)

Cindija, Ēriks, Inese, Inesis (Latvia)

Erdvilas, Erikas, Julita, Rytė, Venancijus (Lithuania)

Eirik, Erik, Erika (Norway)

Aleksander, Aleksandra, Alicja, Edwin, Eryk, Eryka, Feliks, Irina, Liboriusz, Myślibor, Wenancjusz (Poland)

Teodot (România)

Viola (Slovakia)

Claudia, Félix (Spain)

Erik (Sweden)

Rosalia, Rose (Ukraine)

Aric, Eric, Erica, Erich, Erick, Ericka, Erik, Erika, Perry (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 139 of 2024; 227 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 20 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 7 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 11 (Ren-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 10 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 10 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 19 Magenta; Fiveday [19 of 30]

Julian: 5 May 2024

Moon: 78%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 26 Caesar (5th Month) [Papinian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 61 of 92)

Week: 3rd Full Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 29 of 31)

#Holidays

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delectablywaywardbeard-blog · 1 year ago

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Notti d'estate, corto su Borsellino al Catania Film Fest

Notti d’estate, il cortometraggio del regista siciliano Riccardo Cannella su Paolo Borsellino, sarà presentato in prima nazionale al Catania Film Fest, il festival del cinema indipendente e del Mediterraneo che si svolgerà nella città etnea dal 15 al 19 novembre. Il cortometraggio con Francesco Foti e Manuela Ventura e la fotografia di Daniele Ciprì, è in concorso nella sezione Catania Corto…

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#è MORTO BERNARDO BERTOLUCCISpettacoli Cinema Musica Cultura #cultura news

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SEE: Datarock - “DISCObedience” + AI-Generated Music Video

The incomparable dance rock kings DATAROCK are back with a new single “DISCObedience” and an AI-generated music video. We have been fans of these guys since 2006 and we’re excited to share with you their catchy and playful new dance single. Check it out below and read more. DATAROCK who exploded from their trademark red tracksuits with their global hit “Fa-Fa-Fa” in 2006 and headlined Coachella, Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds Festivals or perhaps you know their music from Coke and Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, and Google commercials, or from films like Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective, and even Video Games like FIFA, and the SIMs! Well… they’re back and trading their jumpsuits for A.I. spacesuits with a new single called “DISCObedience” that came out last Friday (8/18) and a new album Media Consumption Pyramid that comes out Sept 29th via YAP Records!. Embracing new Technology in Media Consumption Pyramid, their previous singles “Rabbit Hole”, and “Heart Shaped Circle,” showcase A.I -generated music videos for their new music that fuses nostalgic sounds of 80s artists like DEVO, Depeche ModePet Shop Boys, and The Smiths, with modern electro rhythms. Written in response to the very violent right-wing, terrorist attack In 2011 in Utøya (an island in Norway) with 69 people killed that happened the following night after one of their performances, Media Consumption Pyramid is a cathartic exhale of that experience plus the Covid lockdown. Instead of a depressing album, Fredrik (who is also a restaurateur who opened two Michelin-starred restaurants Lysverket and Hoggorm in Norway) decided to sublimate that negative energy and write a record that celebrates life. Read the full article

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SEE: Datarock - “DISCObedience” + AI-Generated Music Video

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carlanews · 2 years ago

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13/03/2022

Mi nueva película en proceso Después, nada gana el premio Doc's Kingdom en la primer edición de la plataforma de desarrollo de proyectos cinematográficos VENTURA promovida por el festival de cine documental de Tui PlayDoc.

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My new film in progress Después, nada (After, Nothing) obtains the Doc's Kingdom Award within the first edition of the VENTURA film project development platform promoted by PlayDoc Documentary Film Festival.

#carlaandrade #ventura

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conceptalbum · 5 years ago

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#deine farbe #maria diane ventura #film #cinema #poster #movie #design #jannik schümann #nyamandi adrian #hof international film festival #caspar newbolt #version industries

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Mr. Muller Goes to Washington

NOIR CITY: D.C. will return to the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, October 14-26, 2017. This year's festival, dubbed "The Big Knockover", features an astounding collection of classic and post-noir era heist films. The lineup explores the desperate lengths to which people will go to beat the system and hit the big time. FNF president Eddie Muller, a.k.a. the "Czar of Noir" will host the last weekend of the festival. Noted film scholar and FNF board member Foster Hirsch will introduce the screenings during the opening weekend.

Opening night features a triumvirate of classic Hollywood heist films— Robert Siodmak’s Criss Cross (1949), John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956). The festival will also include some unexpected treasures. NOIR CITY will present a newly restored DCP of Violent Saturday (1955), a widescreen Technicolor spectacle that mixes a bank robbery with Douglas Sirk-style small town melodrama as well as Claude Sautet's Classe tous risques (1960), an exceptional French crime caper too long in the shadow of Jules Dassin’s 1955 classic Rififi (1955) which will also screen during the festival.

To see the full lineup and to purchase tickets for all 20 films as well as the Big Combo Card (good for six NOIR CITY admissions) visit the AFI Silver’s website.

#noir city #noir city dc #eddie muller #foster hirsch #AFI Silver #film festival #film noir festival #film noir #heist film #criss cross #CLASSE TOUS RISQUES #dan duryea #lino ventura

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Day 28, 2022 - The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy (1996) Ben Stiller 1h 36m [Trashy Tuesday]

“Free cable is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” - Chip

Steven’s apartment is a gray box. Alone in a new apartment after his girlfriend Robin dumped him, Steven waits for the cable guy to hook him up. When Chip finally arrives install Steven’s cable, he’s a know it all in coveralls with the energy of a barely contained volcano.

When Steven offers him $50 for extra service, Chip makes him a preferred customer.

Steven gets more than he bargained for.

Thus, starts this platonic-erotic thriller of male friendship gone awry[i].

Chip wants a deeper friendship with Steve and thinks grand gestures are the way to get it. Chip brings Steven to Medieval Times. They take a trip to see a satellite dish where Chip expounded on Waterworld. Steven arrives home one day to find Chip has gifted him with a new TV and stereo equipment.

Chip even wins Robin’s friendship to get Steven and her back together. But it’s all too much.

The truth is, Chip needs connection and control more than he wants friendship, and he’s willing to go to extremes to get it. Like framing Steven for a crime.

What flips the switch to recommend is that the script is fantastic – you can see how it synthesized it’s influences while also being influential. And it was eviscerated by critics when it came out – a huge reason why I avoided it[ii].

I can understand if you were a critic of the time, you may have been expecting something more like Ace Ventura than a Fatal Attraction-esque satire. I don’t think it 100% succeeds in that goal, but it does get close and it is inventively put together.

The production design is well done and communicates the detailed lives of these characters. I think director Ben Stiller does a great job of knitting together the disparate influences of the film to create a thriller with a weird sense of humour. It was like if David Fincher did a comedy.

It’s the peculiar balance between the two leads where success or failure of the film exists.

I think Jim Carrey is very talented, but I don’t watch something just because he’s in it and I don’t avoid it either. He’s not the magic that tips the scales for me.

Same with Matthew Broderick.

Rather than saying I like Jim Carrey’s performance in this movie, I would more say I admire the audacity of it: His Chip is the son of Single White Female if that son were also Elmer Fudd. It’s captivating while deranged. Yet, there’s something about the no nonsense underacting of Matthew Broderick that balances it out.

The cheese has found its cracker.

Recommended.

TRAILER: https://youtu.be/Vm-kQh4zvaA

NOTES:

[i] If I were doing a The Cable Guy Film Festival, I’d show: Fatal Attraction; I Love You, Man; Waterworld; Play Misty For Me

[ii] I think they were just bitter about Jim Carrey’s $20M payday for this movie. I do think some distance from that fact is to the film’s advantage.

#the cable guy #ben stiller #filmpenance2022 #filmpenance #film penance #movie review #film review #film buff #lent #recovering catholic #trashy tuesday

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Holidays 2.4

Holidays

Across the Universe Day

Box Tree Day (French Republic)

Carl Rogers Day

Colour Supplement Day (UK)

Create-A-Vacuum Day

Day for Change (UN)

Day of the Armed Struggle (Angola)

Facebook Friends Day

Farmer’s Day (Taiwan)

First Sitting of the People’s Majils (Maldives)

Friends Day

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day (Poland)

International Day of Human Fraternity (UN)

International Unicorn Day

King Frost Day (London, before WWI)

Kosciusko Day (Poland)

Liberace Day

Lifeguard Day (Argentina)

Montgomery Convention Day

National Day of Courage

National Hemp Day

National Israel Day

National Quacker Day

National Wicker Day

Obscurity Day

Philippine-AmericanWar Memorial Day (Philippines)

Port Arthur Day

Rissun (Japan)

Rosa Parks Day (California, Missouri) [also 12.1]

Semen Den (Seeds Day; Bulgaria)

Special Working Day (China)

Spoiled Cats’ Day

Thank A Mailperson Day

Torture Abolition Day

Transit Equity Day

USO Day

Willie Mays Day

World Cancer Day

Zombie Pride Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Homemade Soup Day

Medjool Date Day

National Stuffed Mushroom Day

Pork Rind Appreciation Day

1st Sunday in February

Areté Day (Southwestern Cross-Quarter; Aretéanism) [1st Sunday]

British Yorkshire Pudding Day [1st Sunday]

Dump Your Significant Jerk Day [1st Sunday]

Freelance Writers Appreciation Week begins [1st Sunday]

Homstrom (Burning of the Straw Man; Switzerland) [1st Sunday]

India MS Day (India) [1st Sunday]

National Day of Prayer for the African American & African Family [1st Sunday]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day [1st Sunday]

New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church (Sunday nearest 2.7]

Scout Sunday [or Sunday before 2.8]

St. Ives’ Feast (Cornwall, UK) [Sunday nearest February 3]

World Cepelinai Day [1st Sunday]

Independence & Related Days

Celebration of the Beginning of the Struggle for Liberation (Angola)

Liberation Day (Angola)

Sri Lanka (from UK, 1948)

Festivals Beginning February 4, 2024

Grammy Awards (Los Angeles, California)

Lowcountry Oyster Festival (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina)

The New York Best Wings Festival (Smithtown, New York)

Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo, Japan) [thru 2.11]

Wine Classic (Los Angeles, California)

Feast Days

Aeschylus (Positivist; Saint)

Amaterasu’s Day (Pagan)

Andrew Corsini (Christian; Saint)

Annoy the Neighbors Day (Pastafarian)

Beith Day (a..k.a. Birch Day; Celtic Book of Days)

Biezputras Diena (Porridge Day; Ancient Latvia) [or Sun before Feb 23]

Cornelius the Centurion (Anglican Church; Saint)

Day of the Fart of Abu Hassan (Church of the SubGenius)

Emperor Norton (Humanism)

Fernand Léger (Artology)

Gilbert of Sempringham (Christian; Saint)

Isidore of Pelusium (Christian; Saint)

Jane (or Joan, Queen of France; Christian; Saint)

John de Britto (Christian; Saint)

Joseph of Leonissa (Christian; Saint)

Gilbert (Christian; Saint)

Goldrofe of Arganil (Christian; Saint)

Gumby (Animism; Saint)

Home Cleansing Ritual Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Louis Eilshemius (Artology)

Medan (Christian; Saint)

Nicholas Studites (Christian; Saint)

Phileas and Philoromus (Christian; Martyrs)

Rabanus Maurus (Christian; Saint)

Rembertof Torhout (Christian; Saint)

Rimbert (Archbishop of Bremen; Christian; Saint)

Robert Coover (Writerism)

The State of Indiana (Muppetism)

Theophilus the Penitent (Christian; Saint)

Veronica (Christian; Saint)

Zeus Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Dismal Day (Unlucky or Evil Day; Medieval Europe; 3 of 24)

Egyptian Day (Dies Mala Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [3 of 24]

Fatal Day (Pagan) [4 of 24]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [8 of 71]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Film; 1994)

Across the Universe, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1968)

The Atrocity Exhibition, by J.G. Ballard (Novel; 1970)

Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John (Song; 1974)

Candle in the Wind, by Elton John (Song; 1974)

The Cloverfield Paradox (Film; 2018)

The Devil’s Tower (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #21; 1965)

Dick Tracy (Radio Series; 1934)

Dizzy Dishes (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1955)

End of the Century, by The Ramones (Album; 1980)

Facebook (Social Media App; 2004)

Fresh Off the Boat (TV Series; 2015)

Hen Fruit (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Hep Cat Symphony (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1949)

His Day Off (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1938)

The Human Comedy, buy William Saroyan (Novel; 1943)

Justice League: War (WB Animated Film; 2014)

The Last Juror, by John Grisham (Novel; 2004)

The Last of the Mohicans (Novel; 1826)

Magic Strength (Phantasies Cartoon; 1944)

Moonfall (Film; 2022)

Naked (Film; 1994)

19th Nervous Breakdown, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1966)

One Step Ahead of My Shadow (WB MM Cartoon; 1933)

On the Avenue (Film; 1937)

Our Town, by Thornton Wilder (Play; 1938)

Patton (Film; 1970)

Piano Concerto in E Major, by Reynaldo Hahn (Piano Concerto; 1931)

Reacher (TV Series; 2022)

Rumours, by Fleetwood Mac (Album; 1977)

Señor Saint, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories 1958) [Saint #34]

A Study in Brown, by Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra (Song; 1937)

Two Days to Doom or The Last Weekend (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 253; 1964)

Two Moose is Loose or Which One Has the Phoney? (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 254; 1964)

The Ugly Dachshund (Film; 1966)

Videodrome (Film; 1983)

The Wedding Date (Film; 2005)

White Christmas, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1954)

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Disney Cartoon; 1966)

Zeno's Conscience, by Italo Svevo (Novel; 1923)

Today’s Name Days

Andreas, Rabanus, Veronika (Austria)

Andrija, Ivan, Izidor, Veronika (Croatia)

Jarmila (Czech Republic)

Veronica (Denmark)

Arma, Armi, Armiida, Meida, Miida (Estonia)

Armi, Ronja (Finland)

Véronique (France)

Andreas, Jenny, Veronika (Germany)

Asimakis, Asimina, Malamati, Simeon, Stamatia, Stamatis (Greece)

Csenge, Ráhel (Hungary)

Biago, Gilberto (Italy)

Daila, Veronika (Latvia)

Andrius, Arvilė, Gustas, Joana, Vydmantas (Lithuania)

Vera, Veronika (Norway)

Andrzej, Gilbert, Jan, Joanna, Józef, Mariusz, Weronika, Witosława (Poland)

Isidor (Romania)

Anastasia (Russia)

Veronika (Slovakia)

Gilberto, Juan, Juana (Spain)

Anselm, Ansgar (Sweden)

Byron, Gilbert, Gilberta, Gilberto, Gilmer (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 35 of 2024; 331 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 5 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 25 (Wu-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 25 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 24 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 5 Grey; Fryday [5 of 30]

Julian: 22 January 2024

Moon: 33%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 7 Homer (2nd Month) [Aeschylus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 46 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 14 of 28)

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