#Yvonne Zima

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ER Rewatch: S01E22 Men Plan, God Laughs

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SVU Guest Star - Yvonne Zima in "Beautiful Fame" [14x11]

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STORIES TELLING: NED LOWE AND THE DEATH OF POOR REPRESENTATION IN OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

In history, Ned Lowe was one of the most sadistic and violent pirates in the early 18th century, so he’s an obvious choice for a villain for season 2, episode 6 – Calypso’s Birthday.  What is interesting is what the OFMD writers chose to do with him.

Lowe announces himself to the crew of the Revenge with great fanfare (cannon ball attack) and gets right to the point.

Ed is thoroughly unimpressed.

Cut to Ed and Stede tied up while Ned attempts to set the mood so he can monologue about why he wants to kill Ed.

Ed knows what’s coming. He is going to suffer but he still can’t be arsed to meet Ned with anything but vaguely bored dismissiveness (and Stede is happy to play along).

Up on the deck, Ned prepares the crew for his big, dramatic moment of symphonic torture.

Note that the Revenge crew is tied down, braced by vices and generally unable to protect themselves from imminent torture and possible death, but their spirits are up. They don’t seem terribly fussed.

Then Stede uses his people positive management style to happily orchestrate a worker uprising in Ned’s crew.

Ned’s crew responds instantly; severing their allegiance to Lowe and telling him off.

The crew sails away and talks profit sharing while Ned dully threatens to hunt them down.

Ned is now a prisoner of the Revenge crew and seems entirely disinterested in his own survival.

And Ned sinks to the depths, without struggling at all.

There is a lot going on in this episode: pay and labor equity direct action, gay love engagement bliss, kink humor, Stede being a hero and saving his crew by playing to his strengths, then having to decide whether to kill in cold blood and feel the consequences of that choice. Ed having one more reason to be done with piracy (while being so impressed with and fond of Stede), and then watching his man make a fraught choice and having to deal with the fallout from that. (And, damn, I haven’t even mentioned the passionate sex bit.) Anyway, back to the point.

Now for the the meta part

The Ned Lowe sequences are perfectly in keeping with OFMD’s signature blend of madcap violence, humor, and big emotional gut punches. But something about Ned Lowe just strikes me as off for this show.

Ned is seriously threatening the crews’ lives, so why don’t they take him seriously?

Why does Ned have such a boring, throwaway backstory?

Why is Ned so nonchalant about his own death; like it’s a foregone conclusion?

Why does Ned have a silver violin and silver spurs on his slip-on dress shoes?

Why is Ned sartorially monochromatic?

And then I realized who Ned reminds me of.

This guy,

Earnst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever (1971)

And this guy,

Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994).

And this guy,

Xerxes, 300 (2006).

And it sure seems like Ned Lowe isn’t just an episodic villain. He is an archetype of the one-dimensional, stereotypical queer-coded villain that has been endemic in film and television throughout history. The OFMD writers have a lot to say about what to do with this kind of character:

Don’t respect him.

Feel free to openly mock him.

Don’t let him take your joy, even though he will hurt you.

He won’t disappear on his own. You have to throw something at him (take action) to make him go away.

Once he’s in the water, he’s content to drown. He’s not into what he’s doing any more than you are.

Oh and, just to be clear,

The LGBTQIA+ community has a very long history of turning shit media into better stories. So, hey, big media, prepare to have your crap characters wrecked (improved).

Now, back to our transformative pirate show with rich, complex queer characters and a multi-layered plot that surprises me every week and makes me feel big feelings - most of all, joy.

Final thought: I do wonder if Ned Lowe is monochromatically silver as a tribute to/poke at, Hollywood and the silver screen.

This meta was written before OFMD season 2 has fully aired. No idea what’s going to happen in the finale (and I’ve generally fled social media to avoid spoilers). I’ll be back, looking at everyone’s fascinating posts after episode 8 airs.

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OC'S

Alejandro Valdez: thirty-one; serial killer; pansexual; danny ramirez. ( sinister. "the night stalker." )

Axel Zimmermann: immortal; vampire; pansexual; aidan turner. ( snarky. sarcastic. loner. loves the morbid and macabre. )

Craig "Weedy" Freeman: twenty-six; drug dealer; pansexual; luka sabbat. (friendly. energetic. stoner. )

Gabriel: immortal; angel; homosexual panromantic; jamie campbell bower. ( friendly. sassy. )

Isabelle Blackwood: immortal; witch / vampire; pansexual; taylor momsen. ( sarcastic. loner. enjoys drinking and partying. )

Jamil Zaman: thirty-two; jack of all trades; pansexual; avan jogia. ( snake in the grass. )

Joshua Mancini: thirty-four; bisexual; luke pasqualino. ( flirtatious. brave. )

Kamal Al Su'ud: thirty-two; prince; gay; mena massoud. ( adhd. overexcited. loves music and dancing. )

Liam Johnson: thirty-five; underground cage fighter; bisexual; cam gigandet. ( asshole. cocky. enjoys fighting. a hardass. )

Lilia Zima: immortal; vampire / fae; pansexual; mary elizabeth winstead. ( friendly. enjoys scaring people and listening to screamo. )

Manuel Diaz: twenty-eight; pickpocket; gay; angel bismark curiel. ( always scheming. not to be trusted. )

Marcello Fusco: immortal; high fae prince; pansexual; chris motionless. ( loner. soft spoken. enjoys gardens and touring ruins. )

Michael Fitzpatrick: thirty-five; mechanic; demon hunter; bisexual; max thieriot. ( friendly. laid back. workaholic. )

Miguel Ramirez: thirty-two; bisexual; tyler posey. ( friendly. flirtatious. )

Oliver Todd: thirty-two; serial killer w/ mob connections; works in a nightclub; richard harmon. ( cold and calculating. anger issues. twin. )

Ryker Maddox: twenty-five; musician; pansexual; charlie gillespie. ( friendly. energetic. stoner. pansexual. )

Whitley: twenty-six; circus performer; pansexual; chappell roan. ( friendly. bold. daring. )

Yvonne Beaumont: thirty-four; fashion designer; laura harrier. ( stuck-up bitch turned friendly. always willing to make outfits for anyone. )

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Daisy Young on The Young and the Restless

Daisy young is a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was created and introduced by former head writer Maria Arena Bell in 2009 and portrayed by Yvonne Zima. Originally born in Santa Rosa, California, Daisy Keech is now 21 years old and lives in Los Angeles. She is a self-published musician, and has been featured in radio and media. Her first EP, Do Be Do, is a…

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The production team of Our Flag Means Death as characters in the show:

David Jenkins (creator, writer, executive producer) as Officer Shaw Taika Waititi (actor, director, executive producer) as Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach Fernando Frías (director) as Alfeo de La Vaca Nacho Vigalondo (director) as El Capitan Yvonne Zima (writer) as Fleur de Maquis Adam Stein (writer, co-executive producer) as A middle aged man Bert & Bertie (directors) as English officers

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Yvonne Zima as Shayla in The Monster Project (2017)

“You know, just because you turn your back on the devil doesn’t mean he stops following you.”

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Movies I can’t get enough of: [14 of ?] The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

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ER Rewatch: S01E05 Into That Good Night

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Blu-ray Review: #Screamers / The Monster Project

Found footage filmmaking, particularly within the horror genre, has become a tired trope. While the boom that followed in the wake of Paranormal Activity has largely come to an end, a few indie movies still attempt to utilize the technique in order to pull off high concepts on a minuscule budget. But filmmakers who choose to do so must offer something exciting in order to win over viewers fatigued by the trend.

Unfortunately, neither #Screamers (yes, the hashtag is part of the title) nor The Monster Project - a pair of found footage horror movies recently released as a Blu-ray double feature by Epic Pictures’ Dread Central Presents - brings anything new to the table to justify the tactic. That's not to say they're bad movies by any means, and found footage fans will surely enjoy them, but they fail to rise above the inherent limitations of the filmmaking style.

#Screamers is posed as a documentary about Gigaler, a YouTube-esque tech startup that tracks users' online habits and mines their data to tailor videos to their individual tastes. When a purported snuff film that turns out to be a "screamer" video (a short clip that abruptly ends with a scary face flashing on the screen accompanied by a loud scream) goes viral, eager co-founders Tom (Tom Malloy, The Alphabet Killer), the ideas guy and a natural showman, and Chris (Chris Bannow), who is more reserved and handles the tech side, begin to investigate its creators.

It may not reinvent the wheel, but #Screamers’ strength is in the fact that it feels like an actual documentary. The found footage setup provides an easy excuse for copious setup and exposition to be provided directly to the viewer upfront. Although the details as to how Gigaler actually operates are a bit murky, at face value it's a believable concept. Its brief addressing of user privacy is timely, given the recent Facebook controversy.

Director Dean Matthew Ronalds (Netherbeast Incorporated) co-wrote the script with Malloy, and they completely commit to the concept, going so far as creating an actual Gigaler.com. The film was outlined and rehearsed, but the dialogue is largely improvised. As a result, the performances feel genuine. The script also works in the Jack the Ripper lore, although it ultimately has little tie-in to the plot; it's apparent that the filmmakers merely had access to it and threw it in to add production value.

#Screamers, like so many found footage movies, offers little payoff and even fewer answers by the time the credits roll, but, at only 82 minutes, it's a well-paced slice of entertainment. Its special features include an audio commentary with Ronalds and Malloy, which offers interesting insight into the making of a found footage movie (and even addresses the hashtag in the title), along with deleted scenes with optional commentary and the trailer.

The Monster Project marks the feature directorial debut of Victor Mathieu. It concerns an aspiring film crew - mastermind/host Devon (Justin Bruening, Grey's Anatomy), comedic relief cameraman Jamal (Jamal Quezaire), director Murielle (Murielle Zuker), and production assistant Bryan (Toby Hemingway, The Covenant) - making a documentary about real life monsters. Bryan is a recovering addict, which adds an interesting angle, but there's an entirely unnecessary love triangle that detracts from the plot.

A Craigslist ad miraculously yields only genuine responses, so the crew rents out an old, rundown house to conduct interviews with three alleged monsters: a vampire (Yvonne Zima, The Long Kiss Goodnight), a demon (Shiori Ideta), and a skinwalker (Steven Flores). The skinwalker - a Navajo take on the werewolf mythos - also happens to be a police officer, so he wears a body camera that's always recording despite being off-duty.

I was already turned off by the mess of genre cliches, but The Monster Project completely lost me in the third act when there's a found footage dream sequence (!), in which a demon apparently possess a crew member and the audience sees their vision through a GoPro. I'm willing to suspend disbelief for the sake of entertainment, but I couldn't take the movie seriously after such a logical inconsistency. It's a nice looking scene, complete with atmospheric smoke and shadows, but it should have been cut; it doesn't fit in the movie and does little to advance the plot.

Although the concept is interesting, the execution leaves something to be desired. Where #Screamers benefits from feeling genuine, The Monster Project is contrived. The performances feel scripted (although Hemingway shines as the most natural of the bunch), and characters are constantly filming and commenting on everything for no reason except to tell the story. At 99 minutes, the film is in dire need of a tightening. A good 15+ minutes could have been cut from the self-serving first act, which needlessly doubles down on the setup.

Jim Beinke (who previously worked on creatures in the likes of Men in Black II, Planet of the Apes, and Cursed) handled the film’s practical special effects, which are well done but largely marred by the overuse of night vision. (With the exception of a couple shots, the entire last 40 minutes are filmed in night vision.) The practicals are augmented and supplemented by visual effects. The CGI is quite good considering the limited budget, but it can be distracting.

The story of The Monster Project making its way to the screen is perhaps more interesting than the film itself, as explored in the Blu-ray’s 44-minute making-of featurette and the audio commentary with Mathieu, Beinke, and cinematographer/editor Phillip Sebal. They discuss the trials and tribulations of making a low budget movie, like being forced to recast a lead actor to appese investors, the challenges of night vision, and illegal downloading. The Smiling Man web series that was created to promote the film and the trailer are also included.

If you're already burnt out on the found footage trend, neither #Screamers nor The Monster Project are going to change your mind. But those who still appreciate the technique certainly won't be bored by these two. #Screamers, in particular, stands out for having an interesting story that nicely builds with a fair bit of intrigue, a couple of tense moments, and a great jump scare.

#Screamers / The Monster Project is available now on Blu-ray via Dread Central Presents.

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Classic SOD Cover Date: June 11, 2012

(right) Steve Burton, Kelly Monaco, Roger Howarth, & Florencia Lozano (Jason, Sam, Todd, & Tea, GENERAL HOSPITAL) (left) Ian Buchanan (Ian, Days of Our Lives); Jeff Branson (Ronan, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS): Yvonne Zima (Daisy, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS); Nathan Parsons (Ethan, GENERAL HOSPITAL) (top inset) Christie Clark (Carrie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)

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#NowWatching The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) 😶‍🌫️🌉💣

“𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝? 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕.”

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My MCM aka Movie Crush Monday is a classic underrated spy thriller film “The Long KISS Goodnight”. This is definitely Geena Davis & SLJ top best & greatest action movie. It’s have everything a strong badass woman, action, funny moments, and Samuel L being Samuel L. ______________________________________________. Schoolteacher and single mother Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) lives an average suburban life -- until she begins having strange memories of unexplained violence and discovers that she has physical skills that she never imagined. Hiring private detective Mitch Hennessey (Samuel L. Jackson) to probe into her past, Samantha discovers that she's a well-trained government assassin who went missing after suffering a bout of amnesia and that her former handlers want her back in their employ.

#MyMCM #MCM #AJBMCM #Actionfilm #MovieCrushMonday #ActionMovie #spythrillermovie #spythrillerfilm #geenadavis #samuelljackson #briancox #thelongkissgoodnight #yvonnezima #davidmorse #larryking #craigbierko #tomamandes #patrickmalahide