#adam knauer

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Here's the list of the remixes I chose: Selena Gomez & the Scene - Falling Down (Plugin Language Club Mix) Selena Gomez & the Scene - Naturally (Ralphi Rosario Club Mix) Selena Gomez & The Scene - Round & Round (7th Heaven Club Mix) Selena Gomez & The Scene - A Year Without Rain (EK'S Future Classic Club Mix) Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says (Bimbo Jones Club Mix) Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like a Love Song (Dave Audé Club Mix) Selena Gomez & The Scene - Hit The Lights (Dave Aude Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (Cahill Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Slow Down (Danny Verde Club Mix) Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Good For You (Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Same Old Love (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself (Craig Welsh Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness (MAGIXX Club Mix) Selena Gomez, Kygo - It Ain't Me (Barry Harris Club Mix) Selena Gomez, Zedd - I Want You To Know (Extended Mix) Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (Barry Harris Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Fetish (Edson Pride & Bruno Knauer Reconstruction Club Mix) Selena Gomez, Marshmello - Wolves (MAGIXX Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Back To You (James Anthony's Future Retro Mix) Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me (Trace Adams Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Look At Her Now (MDMATIAS Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Rare (DJ FUri Drums Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Boyfriend (Amice Club Mix) Selena Gomez, Trevor Daniel - Past Life (Club Mix) Selena Gomez, Blackpink - Ice Cream (Carlos Martinez & Uriel Ramirez Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Dance Again (Dj Coucoo Club Mix) Selena Gomez, DJ Snake - Selfish Love (Tiësto Club Mix) Selena Gomez, Rauw Alejandro - Baila Conmigo (Valen Carta, Martin Angrisano (ARG) Edit) Selena Gomez, Rema - Calm Down (TM Club Mix) Selena Gomez - My Mind & Me (DJ FUri Club Mix) Selena Gomez - Single Soon (Dirty Disco Pillowbiters Club Mix)

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The Only Heartbreaker by Mitski from the album Laurel Hell - Directed by Maegan Houang & Jeff Desom [Behind the scenes here]

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"The Only Heartbreaker" by Mitski from Maegan Houang on Vimeo.

Directed by Maegan Houang & Jeff Desom Production Company - Obsidian Executive Producer - Doug Klinger Head of Production - Anna Heinrich Executive Producer - Maegan Houang Producer - John L. Lozada VFX & Animation by Thermonuclear.tv VFX Executive Producer - Sherif Higazy VFX Head Of Production - Karim Higazy Director of Photography - Joanna Thanh Há Nguyen Production Designer - Emmy Eves Choreographer - Jas Lin Movement Director - Jaclyn Chu 1st Assistant Director - Ismail “Izzy” Hameed Production Coordinator - Po-Wei Su Obsidian Coordinator - Phoebe Loew Gaffer - Kazmo Kida Makeup Artist - Akihiro Sawada Costume Designer - Sajida Silva Editor - Gus Spelman Colorist - Andrew Francis Animation Producer - Aron Fromm Assistant Editor - Robin Feldman 3D Artists - Adam Knauer, Robert Schober Lead VFX Artists - Ethan Feldbau, Jeff Desom VFX Artists - Cooper Vacheron, Matthew Wauhkonen Matte Painting - Ethan Feldbau, Jeff Desom, Thermonuclear Branch 3D VFX by Thermonuclear x 1881 Animation VFX Supervisor/CG - Sherif Higazy Storyboard Artist - Nhan Le Office PA - John Whang Set PA - Viacheslav “Slava” Makarov, Ferran Molina 1st AC - Felipe Larrondo 2nd AC - Michelle Suh Jib Op - Joseph Walsh Jib Assist - Anthony Moreno Electric - Aaron Jackson BBE - Dane Gerwig Key Grip - Steve Forbes BBG - Roman Reardon Grip - Gaither Narrow Art Director - Laura Barr-Jones Set Decorator - Cynthia Wu Decorator - Nicole Shara Art PA - Daniel Fuchs. Li-Wei Chu, Jorge Flores Art/Set PA - Amelia Roesner Art Volunteer - Claire Poon On-Set VFX Supervisor - Dirk Valk Sound Design - Grant Meuers BTS Photographer - Daniel Topete Director's Rep - Doug Klinger & Undine Markus at Reprobates Special Thanks - Henry Kaplan, Joyce Kim, Christopher Ripley, Studio Linguini, Daniels, Kirsten Lepore, Andrew Thomas Huang, Paul Sangster, Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks

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The Longest Yard (2005)

12/01/2022

Dir. Peter Segal

This is definitely not the worst Adam Sandler movie and I would imagine this is the type of Adam Sandler movie his fans want: sports, masculine energy, and stereotypes. Adam Sandler gives it his 50%, Paul Crewe is just boring. At first he is kind of an asshole, like most Sandler characters, but he does not have much personality otherwise. I am not sure why he gave it his all for his team; he has no incentive. If I remember correctly he just wanted to get out of solitary but then he suddenly really cares about putting a good team together.

Character motivations aside, I do like how he puts his pride on the line to rally the prisoners. The way he manages to pull everyone together and unite them against the guards is admirable. I found out this was actually a remake, but the premise is engaging nonetheless. I enjoyed that these people are allowed to fight against their oppressors, and somehow even the privileged asshole is on their side. From other reviews, everyone just compares this to the original, but since I have not seen that, I can only say I do enjoy this one, even if most of the good ideas are lifted from its source material. I was wondering how they managed to get Burt Reynolds then I found out he is here for his remake check.

I really enjoyed the pickup basketball game. I liked Nelly's character.

The number of minstrel characters in this movie was a bit unsettling. Switowski was stereotypical and offensive, Tracy Morgan's take of a trans woman was stereotypical and offensive, and Terry Crews as a walking billboard for McD*nald's really got on my nerves. Who am I to say this is racist, but it definitely did not sit well with me. And why did Sandler choose to wear that stupid beanie the whole time he looked so dumb. Also, stop trying to convince us Adam Sandler is hot. I am glad they did not slap him with a hot female lead as if he could pull like his other movies. Knauer is set up as the movie's secondary antagonist, but after the first act I lost him in the sea of guards and is not too menacing. Burt Reynolds just kind of shows up out of nowhere and becomes a main character. Ugh Rob Schneider is in this -4 points for that. Overall, I might have given this movie a few chuckles but it really relied on stereotypes like most Sandler movies.

All in all, this movie's theme and premise are quite enjoyable, but it might be due to its source material. Otherwise, though it captured the sports drama pretty well, it is nothing to write home about. It is a pretty good Sandler movie though. If I ever watch the original I might adjust my score but for now...

Rating: 5/10

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psa

ok but for real can we please appreciate everyone who helped make anastasia the musical come alive?? the music/lyrics, the costumes, the blocking, the set, the acting, everything about it is so wonderful and magical and perfect. so many people were involved in making it what it is (orchestra, director, producer, designers, actors, the list is extensive). im just gonna list everyone i can find who deserves appreciation for this piece of art!

creative: Darko Tresnjak (director), Peggy Hickey (choreographer),  Adam Cates (associate choreographer), Alexander Dodge (hartford set/scene design), Linda Cho ( costume design), Donald Holder (lighting), Brian Ronan (hartford sound), Aaron Rhyne (projection),  Peter Hylenski (broadway sound), Doug Besterman (orchestration), Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (music & lyrics), Charles G. LaPointe (hair/wig design), Joe Dulude II (makeup design), Tom Murray ( Musical Supervisor & Music Director/Conductor), Michael Keller and Micahel Aarons (music coordinators), David Chase (dance arrangements), Bonnie Panson (production stage manager), Trey Johnson (stage manager), Lee Micklin (assistant stage manager)

cast: Christy Altomare (Anya), Derek Klena (Dmitry), John Bolton (Vlad Popov), Ramin Karminloo (Gleb), Caroline O’Connor (Countess Lily), Mary Beth Peil (Dowager Empress), Zach Adkins, Alex Aquilino, Sissy Bell, Lauren Blackman, Kathryn Boswell, Kyle Brown, Kristen Smith Davis, Janet Dickinson, Constantine Germanacos, Wes Hart, Ian Knauer, Ken Krugman, Dustin Layton, Shina Ann Morris, Kevin Munhall, James A. Pierce III, Molly Rushing, Nicole Scimeca, Jennifer smith, Johnny Stellard, McKayla Twiggs, Allison Walsh, Lyrica Woodruff (ensemble/swing/Romanovs/supporting roles/etc.)

TL;DR - Anastasia is a fantastic musical, and everyone involved should be recognized!!

I’m sure many more people should be on this list, so feel free to add on!!!

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Aw, yiss--another Movies I Watched Because, William Fichtner!

Miss me? :D I’ve got another batch of Fichtner-y goodness for your reading pleasure, so let’s go!

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden

I could feel  my eyes glaze over as I watched this. If Zero Dark Thirty had been a bad made for tv movie, it'd be this. The dialogue is heavy-handed and dull, like many of the actors. WF seems annoyed to be here, though that may be the character. (I'm pretty sure he's a) too professional to actively show boredom or disdain while working, and b) wouldn't have participated in the project if he didn't want to. Perhaps I was projecting.)  His hair's been dyed a dark brown, and while it's not unattractive, it doesn't look that natural. I'm either easily distracted, or the movie is so fucking boring that his hair color commands my attention more than the plot or other characters. (Answer: both. It's both.) Fortunately, Robert "T-Bag" Knepper showed up, and I could entertain myself by making Prison Break jokes during their one scene together. 

"If there was an ounce of justice left in this world, you'd be lying face-down in the same unmarked grave as the rest of your inbred family."

Independence Day: Resurgence

He sounds raspier than usual, like, really hoarse. I don't know if it's on purpose, if he had a cold, or what, but now I'm worried about him. (Watching a later interview, he sounds okay--normal. Phew.) Also, I was SO MAD that the annoying, date-rapey, creeper friend of Hemsworth didn't die. Anyway, WF's  parts are largely in dark, greenish light. Like, why the fuck do you cast an actor like Fichtner, who's subtle but expressive (not to mention attractive), and keep him in the dark for the whole movie??? Jesus. Also, once he's sworn in as President, characters refer to him as both "General" and "Mr President". It kind of bugs me, but consistency is far from this movie's strong suit. He's apparently signed on for future sequels, but... well, I'll be surprised if they come about. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I thought this movie was pretty dull, aside from Jeff Golblum, Brent Spiner, Judd Hirsch, and of course, Fichtner.

Hap-py birth... day,  mis-ter Gen--uh,  Pre... si... deeennt...

The Longest Yard

I don't voluntarily watch movies that rely heavily on Adam Sandler, unless it's a) Little Nicky, or b) involves a William Fichtner performance. I found this on Netflix, and relied pretty heavily on the ffw button, so that made things about as tolerable as it could be for someone enduring a sportsball movie for the sake of a favorite actor. WF is Captain Brian Knauer, an arrogant, brutish guard (maybe like a 2.5 on the Clancy-Brown-Shawshank-scale, really) who's 2nd in command of the TX pen where Sandler's character is serving time for, yaawwn. Sportsball ensues, cons vs guards, the unfortunately plasticized remains of Burt Reynolds, and, whatever. Fichtner's character actually has an arc, in that he proves himself to be somewhat sympathetic and more than a one-dimensional, evil puppet to James Cromwell's warden. (Also, Cloris Leachman shows up as a delightfully dotty and dirty-minded prison secretary, and therefore was the only other performance I bothered to watch.)  But anyway, the main draw of this is WF with bleached hair wearing tight-ass football pants. (Yes, I am that shallow.)

(Sun’s out, guns out)

What’s The Worst That Could Happen?

Another one I found on YouTube, and thus was spared from too much Martin Lawrence. Bill plays Alex Trudio, a mascara-wearing, dog-loving detective ("pull Daddy like a chariot," he encourages his trio of doggos while on "walkies") who's investigating Lawrence and Danny DeVito and looking fabulous while doing it, in cream-colored suits, silk scarves, and alligator shoes. Fichtner described the character as "fey", and co-star Glenne Headly said she wasn't sure if Trudio was supposed to be male or female. I even found some scenes with commentary over them, in which Bill talks about reading for the role in a blond wig, makeup and a special outfit (dress for the job you want, lol), and how he lost 20 pounds for the part and wore pantyhose and a girdle under his costume.

"The return of the Thin White Duke..."

As always, thank you for reading! I’ll be back next time with more Movies I Watched Because, William Fichtner!

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FREE THE WORK from FREE THE WORK on Vimeo.

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CREDITS

Director - Amber Grace Johnson Production - Object & Animal Executive Producer - James Cunningham Line Producer - Brooke McDaniel Production Supervisor - Roland Berry Production Coordinator - Ashley Lynch

Executive Producer - Alma Har’el Supervising Producer - Christopher Leggett Producer - Nicole Disson Production Coordinator - Gustavo Astudillo

Wieden+Kennedy Executive Creative Directors - Jason Bagley and Eric Baldwin Creative Directors - Patty Orlando and Erik Fahrenkopf Copywriters - Liz Malenfant and Kamey Murphy Head of Production - Matt Hunnicutt Executive Producer - Hayley Goggin Avila Producer - Julie Gursha Brand Director - Kimmy Cunningham Group Strategy Director - Angela Jones Director of Business Affairs - Amber Lavender Motion Graphics - Adam Sirkin & Chang Xu Creative Operations Manager - Amanda Claire

Editorial - Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment Editor - Lauren Dellara Producer - Sasha Grubor Asst Editor - Ethan Jacob

Post-Production - Electric Theatre Collective VFX Super Lead Flame: Martin Karlsson 2D team: Ujala Saini, Giles Cheetham, Brendan Smith, Peter Sidoriak Roto: Rotomaker VFX Producer: Kate Hitchings

Music - Walker Executive Producer - Sara Matarazzo Composer - Clarice Jensen

Mix / Sound Design - Joint Sound Designer / Mixer - Natalie Huizenga Executive Producer - Leslie Carthy

Color - Company 3 Colorist - Kath Raisch Producer - Amanda Pilnik

Crew DP - Natalie Kingston Prod Designer - Lauren Machen Choreographer - Jasmine Albuquerque Stylist - Amelian Kashiro 1st AD - Gail Shand 2nd AD Luter Sartor 1st AC Holly Horne 2nd AC Christine Kelly DIT Emilie Collier Steadicam - Liam Clark Stills - Stephanie Owens BTS - Jeredon O'Connor Gaffer - Cole Pisano Best Boy Elec - Brock Kingsland Electric SLT - Jenn Cohen

Electric SLT Corey Giannantonio Key Grip - Yohan Herman Best Boy Grip - David Stacey Grip - Sarah Shultz Driver - Wyatt Hixon VTR Jarrod Butler Leadman - Bennett Ray Williams Prop Master - Lukas Koszewski Set Decorator - Spencer Rawles Art PA - Christian Ortega Art PA - John Paul Rodriguez Studio Teacher - Max Zarou Crafty - Adam Lopez Medic - Cerra Mendez Locations - Laura Dominguez PA Truck - Russell Griffith Jr. PA AD - Jade Curley PA Set - Ryan Miller PA Set - Chidi Uju PA Set - Daniel Brink PA Set - Jake Miller Stylist Asst - Thom Cao MUA - Yasuko Shapiro Hair/Asst - Carlos & Marissa Ortiz Seamstress - Gulsen

Vendors / Agencies / O&A Agent - Murtha Skouras Agency, La La Land, Casting - Atomic Honey, Alyson Horne Casting, James Weitz, Nancy Clayton Management Camera - Panavision Electric and Grip - Cinelease Dolly - JL Fisher Wardrobe - Opening Ceremony, Universal, Western, The Ruby, Warner Brothers Production Supplies - Quixote VTR - Piece of Cake Steadicam - Race Entertainment Playback - Piece of Cake Catering - D&R Catering Agents - La La Land Dancer Studio - Dance Arts Academy Location - Fox Investment LLC, LA Theatre, Permitting - Film LA and Pacific Production Services Location Mats - Loco Mats Trash - A+ Services Pianos - Knauer Pianos Parking - Paragon Parking, City Center Parking Security - Action Force Security

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Do You Want Acupuncture But Hate Needles?

Written by Sara Calabro Founder, AcuTake

Most people, when they hear about the benefits of acupuncture, find themselves thinking, “That would be so good for me!” Less stress, more energy, better sleep and digestion... Who doesn’t want that?

But for many people, there’s one thing that holds them back from enjoying the benefits of acupuncture: Fear of needles.

There’s a spectrum of needle fears, ranging from downright needle phobic to being moderately concerned about the whole voluntarily-being-stuck-with-needles thing. Regardless, fear of needles is the number-one reason people choose to forego acupuncture.

5 things to remember if you’re scared of getting acupuncture

Acupuncturists get asked about the tool they wield all the time. Here’s what they tell people who say they’d love to try acupuncture but haven’t because they’re scared of needles.

1. They’re nothing like the needles you know.

“Needle apprehension is very common and natural, considering that we have been conditioned to associate needles with pain—think dentists, blood draws, and IVs,” says acupuncturist Kathryn Peak. “But acupuncture needles are hair-thin and nothing like the needles we are accustomed to in a medical setting.”

“Acupuncture is the most gentle form of needling possible,” adds acupuncturist David Bonilla. “If acupuncture was anything like getting a shot, I wouldn’t be in business!”

Most people who have never had acupuncture do not realize how thin acupuncture needles are. They bend when you touch them. For an up-close look at an acupuncture needle, check out this article.

2. Kids do it.

Acupuncturist Adam Cantor reminds people that the needling sensation from acupuncture is so gentle that even kids are cool with it.

“If children are okay with getting acupuncture, it can’t be so bad,” says Cantor.

Acupuncturist Naomi Richman takes a similar approach when faced with needle-phobic adults. “I had an exclusively pediatric acupuncture practice for six years, and I still see a ton of kiddos for acupuncture,” she says. “When adults tell me they are afraid of needles, I share anecdotes about a child I recently saw who was really brave, or I tell them, ‘This morning, I did acupuncture on a two-month old.’”

Acupuncturist Robin Green has a whole website dedicated to kids loving acupuncture. This is a real thing.

3. Don’t call them needles.

Sometimes just changing terminology can help assuage needle fears.

“I’ve found that simply changing the word ‘needle’ to ‘pin’ helps shift the mindset away from needle phobia,” says acupuncturist Amy Kuretsky. “My patients love saying that I stick them with pins instead of puncture them with needles!”

Acupuncturist Jodi Knauer has another name for acupuncture needles: “I have several patients who refer to acupuncture needles as ‘magical healing sticks,’” says Knauer. “This tiny shift in perception, away from the western-medical ‘needle,’ can help to release fears and phobias around acupuncture.”

4. You’re in control.

People commonly assume that they cannot move once the acupuncture needles are in place. That they need to lie there stiff as a board lest they endure excruciating pain or damage their insides. Understandably, this leads to a lot of anxiety and out-of-control feelings.

But it’s not true. A good acupuncturist will go at whatever pace you’re comfortable with. If you want to start with only a few needles and not keep them in very long, tell your acupuncturist that. If you want to pull out a needle that’s bothering you, go for it. If you get push back on this, find a new acupuncturist.

“I tell my patients that we can go as slow as they want so that they feel like they are part of the experience,” says acupuncturist Po-Hong Yu. “Acupuncture is not about something happening to you. You have a voice.”

One thing you can ask for is that your acupuncturist avoid acupuncture points in your arms.

Acupuncturist Kerry Jenni, a self-described needle phobe who realized after becoming an acupuncturist that acupuncture needles are nothing like the ones she’s scared of, says that keeping her arms free during her early days of receiving acupuncture was helpful.

“Moving during acupuncture is a weird sensation,” says Jenni. “With your arms free, you can be more in control.”

Acupuncturist Christina Morris makes sure that her fearful patients remain at ease once the needles are in. “I leave the patient with a pager so that they can alert me if they’re feeling overwhelmed when I’m outside the room.”

5. It’s not all about needles.

“If the needles really freak you out, there are other modalities that acupuncturists can use,” says acupuncturist Paola Acuna.

Acupuncturists are trained in several healing techniques, and only one of them uses needles. There’s acupressure, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, ear seeds, qigong, herbs, among others. None of these things involve needles.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-calabro/do-you-want-acupuncture-b_b_8985076.html