#armando and nolan

[cxncordia]

M/M SMUT GIF STARTERS. VOL. 4 55 Tyler Posey fc from Nolan

M/M SMUT GIF STARTERS. VOL. 4 - Accepting

{ 55 } — @sinfulnesxx

Nolan's eyes are filled with fear as Armando's large, thick cock invades his mouth. Armando's powerful hands grip Nolan's head, forcing him to take every inch of his cock. The massive shaft fills Nolan's throat, making it hard for him to breathe. Armando's dominance is overwhelming, and he is clearly enjoying every moment of it. He growls in pleasure as he fucks Nolan's face, his hips moving in a powerful rhythm. With each thrust, Nolan struggles to take the full length of Armando's cock, and he makes sure Nolan is gagging with his tip. Armando just laughs and continues to fuck his face, reveling in his power and control. "Little bitch, you like that?" He growls in pleasure turning his face down towards Nolan's. "I knew you were a cockslut the moment I saw you." Armando's dark eyes glow with lust, and his grip on Nolan's head tightens as he thrusts harder. The werewolf alpha will have Nolan's pussy tonight. Who would have thought coming to this fucking frat party was going to have a real good purpose?

[cxncordia]

"I got you, babe." The wolf man replied, his voice straining with need. He felt his cock twitching and throbbing with urgency, his knot straining with the need to explode. "Fuck, you're so tight." He growled, his voice a mix of pain and pleasure. "But I'm so close." Armando grunted with each thrust, his fat knot lodged deep in his girl's back door. He kissed her with power and command, showing her who was in control and who was going to breed her like the little bitch she was. "Say it, bitch. Say you're mine."

Armando gritted his teeth as he felt his knot starting to swell, he knew he wasn't going to last much longer. "It's not only my cock that will fill your insides," he added at the sight of his cock bulging inside little Nolan. "I'm going to get you pregnant with my pups and leave a nice litter of them in that tight little belly." He continued his assault, his balls slapping against her fleshy bottom with each thrust, and his knot becoming larger and larger.

As Armando's assault on Nolan's ass continued, he felt his dick getting harder and hotter, he could feel it pulsing with life and throbbing with each thrust, and he knew he was getting close. "Fuck, your hole is so good." He roared. "Don't fight it. You're gonna take Papi's cum and like it, you little slut. You're gonna be a mommy."

Soon, the knot became bigger and bigger, stretching the rim of her ass, expanding Nolan's ass and leaving an indescribable pleasure and delight. His gigantic cock twitching and throbbing inside her. Armando's big, strong hands caressed the other's lower back, buttocks and hips before spreading his cute butt cheeks. Just about to cum and breed the other, his voice as husky and rough as a wild animal that's eager to release his load.

"FUUUUUCK!" Screamed the alpha werewolf, who was growling and clawing at his new bitch's hips, trying his best not to choke the poor girl. His fat knot had grown, trapped in the girl's body as well as his beautiful erect cock. The couple were now locked in place as Nolan had completely swallowed Armando's huge cock, so thick, it protruded visibly from her abdomen. "You feel it?" He growled back, trying to grasp his own breath. "You feel it. It's filling you up!" he said as he slammed back into her making the cock inside her throat bob, the visible bulge retracting as he rammed his member into her gullet.

Both their bodies were glistening with sweat, panting and trembling with desire. "This is it, slut." Armando quickly held his girl by the jaw and stared into her glazed blue eyes, bright in the reflection of the campfire. It turned him on even more.

Armando could only imagine the amount of cum he was unloading into his girl. Before shoving his knot deeper into Nolan's rosebud while a roar escaped from his mouth, ripping a burning trail of pleasure along her inside. Warm, thick, virile cum began spurting from the tip, searing its way through the girl's membranes, splashing against her cervix and bathing her insides white.

@sinfulnesxx

It all happened so fast. At one point, the werewolf was tearing her pussy apart and at the other, she was already sitting on Armando's lap, straddling him and with that huge cock inside her ass, making the girl scream with pleasure. “HOLY FUCK, DADDY! OH FUCK” Armando was so deep inside her, that a bulge had formed in her abdomen. She could feel the massive beast's thick cock growing inside her, making the bulge in her belly more and more noticeable.

“Oh fuck, daddy! Look at that. Your cock is getting so huge I can see it from here.” It was unbelievably fucking hot. Now they were both joined together thanks to Armando's knot, his beautiful blue eyes looked into the alpha werewolf's. “Yes, daddy. I'm a good girl. Daddy's good girl.” It hurt. But it was a pleasurable pain, maybe the beautiful blonde was a bit of a masochist, and that's why she was enjoying all this, despite the pain she was feeling.

She could feel her man's paws running over her slender, petite figure, making soft strokes across her pale white skin. A broad smile appeared on her face at the compliment. "You got yourself a real beautiful wife” He commented smiling. A lustful cry escaped from his mouth at the strong thrust. The beautiful girl closed her eyes and let herself be marked by the werewolf, feeling his warm kisses all over her, his wet tongue tracing paths down her skin and his sharp teeth marking her body all over her neck. “That's it, daddy. Mark me. Mark me as yours and put your pups in my belly.”

@cxncordia

[flickchart]

Five Years Later: A Fresh Look at the Top 20 Films of 2017 Every year, we at Flickchart publish our current list of the Top 20 films of the previous year (as we did in January with the Top 20 Films of 2022). Then, a year later,...

https://www.flickchart.com/blog/five-years-later-a-fresh-look-at-the-top-20-films-of-2017/

[marcmarcmomarc]

RWBY Spanish dub

Team RWBY

Ruby Rose: Valentina Souza

Weiss Schnee: Romina Marroquín Payró

Blake Belladonna: Alondra Hidalgo

Yang Xiao Long: Mireya Mendoza

Team JNPR

Jaune Arc: Óscar Flores

Nora Valkyrie: Analiz Sánchez, Regina Carrillo (young)

Pyrrha Nikos: Berenice Vega

Lie Ren: Alan Fernando Velázquez, Zoe Mora (young)

Team STRQ

Summer Rose: Ale Pilar

Taiyang Xiao Long: Arturo Mercado Jr.

Raven Branwen: Fernanda Robles

Qrow Branwen: Germán Fabregat

Beacon Academy

Professor Ozpin: Mario Arvizu

Glynda Goodwitch: Maru Guzmán

Peter Port: Francisco Colmenero

Bartholomew Oobleck: Beto Castillo

Salem’s Inner Circle

Salem: Irasema Terrazas

Cinder Fall: Dulce Guerrero

Roman Torchwick: Sergio Gutiérrez Coto

Emerald Sustrai: Alicia Vélez

Mercury Black: Erick Salinas

Neopolitan: Agustina Cirulnik

Dr. Arthur Watts: Armando Réndiz

Tyrian Callows: Miguel Ángel Ruiz

Hazel Rainart: Octavio Rojas

The Hound: Mario Castañeda

Leonardo Lionheart: Humberto Solórzano

Vernal: Rebeca Patiño

Tock: Simone Brook

Atlas Military

James Ironwood: Dafnis Fernández

Winter Schnee: Xóchitl Ugarte

Penny Polendina: Cristina Hernández

Caroline Cordovin: Magda Giner

Ruby’s Group

Oscar Pine: Luis Leonardo Suárez

Maria Calavera: Ángela Villanueva

Dr. Pietro Polendina: Gerardo Reyero

Team SSSNN

Sun Wukong: Alexis Ortega

Scarlet David: Alberto Bernal

Sage Ayana: Abraham Vega

Neptune Vasilias: Enzo Fortuny

Nolan Porfirio: Pepe Vilchis

Team CFVY

Coco Adel: Liliana Barba

Fox Alistair: Geezuz González

Velvet Scarlatina: Carla Castañeda

Yatsuhashi Daichi: Óscar Garibay

Ace-Ops

Clover Ebi: Raúl Anaya

Vine Zeki: Eduardo Giaccardi

Elm Ederne: Gabriela Guzmán

Harriet Bree: Karla Falcón

Marrow Amin: Ricardo Tejedo

Happy Huntresses

Robyn Hill: Erica Edwards

May Marigold: Ruth Toscano

Joanna Greenleaf: Yvette García

Fiona Thyme: Lupita Leal

The White Fang

Ghira Belladonna: Emilio Guerrero

Kali Belladonna: Rebeca Manríquez

Adam Taurus: Alejandro Orozco

Corsac Albain: Emmanuel Bernal

Fennec Albain: Eduardo Garza

Ilia Amitola: Monserrat Mendoza

Schnee Manor

Jacques Schnee: Arturo Mercado

Whitley Schnee: Moisés Iván Mora

Willow Schnee: Yolanda Vidal

Klein Sieben: Jesse Conde

Ancient Times

Ozma: Roberto Salguero/Ricardo Bautista

God of Light: José Luis Orozco

God of Darkness: Salvador Reyes

Jinn: Danann Huicochea

Ambrosius: Rubén Cerda

Xiong Family

Hei “Junior” Xiong: Eduardo Fonseca

Lil’ Miss Malachite: Leyla Rangel

Miltia and Melanie Malachite: Lourdes Arruti

Team CRDL

Cardin Winchester: Raúl Anaya

Russel Thrush: Yamil Atala

Team FNKI

Flynt Coal: José Ángel Torres

Neon Katt: Meli G

Arc Family

Saphron Cotta-Arc: Erika Ugalde

Terra Cotta-Arc: Carla Medina

The Ever After

Little/Somewhat: Angélica Villa

Curious Cat: Ángel Balam

Blacksmith: Carmen Sarahí

Jabberwalker: Víctor Hugo Aguilar

Jinxy: Jaime López

Red Prince: Pascual Meza

Herbalist: César Bono

Alyx: Julia Bilous

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Dr. Merlot: Sebastián Llapur

RWBY: Arrowfell

Amoncio Glass: Alfonso Grau

Hanlon Fifestone: Óscar Gómez

Bram Thornmane: Trujo

Olive Harper: Leslie Gil

Bianca Prisma: Cecilia Gómez

Roane Ashwood: Alicia Barragán

Ivy Thickety: Edurne Keel

Ruda Tilleroot: Jessica Ángeles

Minor characters introduced in Volume 1

Shopkeep: Eduardo Tejedo

Xiong Goons: Ricardo Mendoza “El Coyote, Carlo Vázquez

Cyril Ian: Víctor Ugarte

Lisa Lavender: Alondra Hidalgo

Police Officers: Daniel Lacy, Patricio Lago

Sailors: Marc Winslow, Noé Velázquez

White Fang Goon: David Bueno

Penny’s Driver: José Luis Miranda

Minor characters introduced in Volume 2

Tukson: Octavio Rojas

White Fang Lieutenant: Roberto Gutiérrez

“Deery”: Alicia Barragán

Perry: Arturo Castañeda

Councilman: Kevin Adrián

Minor characters introduced in Volume 3

Bolin Hori: José Antonio Macías

Nadir Shiko: Edson Matus

Brawnz Ni: Abraham Vega

Bartender: Carlos del Campo

Nebula Violette: Karla Falcón

Dew Gayl: Jessica Ángeles

Ciel Soleil: Camila Díaz Fraga

Amber: Ximena de Anda

Atlas Ship Captain: Víctor Hugo Aguilar

Minor characters introduced in Volume 4

Mayor: Alfredo Gabriel Basurto

Blacksmith: Jesús Ochoa

Dying Huntsman: Nando Estevané

Captain: Víctor Trujillo

News Reporters: Eduardo Fonseca, Sonia Casillas, César Costa

First Mate: Paulina García Casillas

Oscar’s Aunt: Kerygma Flores

Higanbana Waitress: Claudia Garzón

Businessman: José Luis Orozco

Businesswoman: Karina Altamirano

Henry Marigold: Emilio Treviño

Angry Businessman: Héctor Estrada

Trophy Wife: Ximena de Anda

Husband: Arturo Cataño

An Ren: Kerygma Flores

Kuroyuri Blacksmith: Alan Bravo

Boys: Luistio Comunica, Regina Blandón, Ana Layevska

Li Ren: Idzi Dutkiewicz

Mistral Pilot: Manuel Campuzano

Atlas Pilot: Hernán Bravo

Minor characters introduced in Volume 5

Mistral Pilot: Irene Jiménez

Menagerie Guards: Tatul Bernodat, Mark Pokora, Andrea Coto

Bartender: Víctor Covarrubias

Shay D. Mann: Esteban Desco

Sienna Khan: Lileana Chacón

Saber Rodentia: Ricardo Brust

Mata’s Mother: Gloria Obregón

Mata: Luis Fernando Orozco

Yuma: Bruno Coronel

Ramen Shop Owner: Ángel Mujica

Small Girl: Ivanna Corona

Trifa: Miriam Aceves

Mistral Police Captain: Rommy Mendoza

Minor characters introduced in Volume 6

Dee: Dan Osorio

Dudley: Alejandro Orozco

Mistral Woman: María Álcazar

Nubuck Guards: Raúl Solo

Red-Haired Woman: Rossy Aguirre

Terminal Soldier: Miguel Ángel Leal

Minor characters introduced in Volume 7

Drunk Mann: Raúl Aldana

Drinking Buddy: Héctor Emmanuel Gómez

Forest: Moisés Palacios

Fria: Isabel Martiñón

Councilman Sleet: Daniel del Roble

Councilwoman Camilla: Graciela Gámez

Minor characters introduced in Volume 8

Atlas Commander: Itatí Cantoral

Shovel Mom: Denisse Aragón

Disgruntled Grandmother: Diana Santos

Fiona’s Uncle: Gabriel Pingarrón

Crimson: José Luis Rivera

Madame: Rona Fletcher

Step-Sisters: Annie Rojas

Rhodes: Idzi Dutkiewicz

CCT Voice: Sonia Casillas

Minor characters introduced in Volume 9

Mouse Leader: Betzabé Jara

Townsperson: Kate del Castillo

Toy Soldiers: Ricardo Mendoza “El Coyote”, José Arenas, Ramón Bazet, Diego Becerril, Óscar Gómez

White Pawns: Cecilia Gómez, David Bueno, Enrique Cervantes, Ramón Bazet

Toy Guard: Roberto Carrillo

Hawker: Erick Selim

Teapot Lady: Maythe Guedes

Paper Pleasers: Iván Bastidas, Luis Carreño, Irwin Daayán, Gaby Cárdenas, Denisse Aragón

[jules-has-notes]

Aca Top 10: Summer Hits 2015 — VoicePlay music video

VoicePlay had kicked off their "Aca Top 10" series with the hits of summer 2014, and the next year gave them just as much good fodder to draw from. Their continued busy schedule provided the same impetus for another medley they could record in a way that didn't require much editing, but that doesn't mean they cut corners on their musicality or the party vibes.

Details:

title: Aca Top 10 — Summer Hits 2015

original songs / performers: "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull & Ne-Yo; [0:23] "Want To Want Me" by Jason Derulo; [0:40] "Honey, I'm Good" by Andy Grammer; [0:56] "Sugar" by Maroon 5; [1:09] "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten; [1:20] "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift, featuring Kendrick Lamar; [1:30] "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth; [1:40] "Watch Me" by Silentó; [1:52] "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd; [2:07] "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon

written by: "Time of Our Lives" by Armando "Pitbull" Pérez, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Henry "Cirkut" Walter, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Vinay Rao, Stephan Taft, & Michael "Freakin" Everett; "Want To Want Me" by Jason Derulo, Ian Kirkpatrick, Samuel Denison Martin, Lindy Robbins, & Mitch Allan; "Honey, I'm Good" by Andy Grammer & Nolan Sipe; "Sugar" by Mike Posner, Adam Levine, Joshua "Ammo" Coleman, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, & Henry "Cirkut" Walter; "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten & Dave Bassett; "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Karl "Shellback" Schuster, & Kendrick Lamar; "See You Again" by Cameron "Wiz Khalifa" Thomaz, Charlie Puth, Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks, Andrew Cedar, Dann Hume, Josh Hardy, & Phoebe Cockburn; "Watch Me" by Ricky "Silentó" Hawk & Timothy Mingo; "Can't Feel My Face" by Ali Payami, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, & Peter Svensson; "Shut Up and Dance" by Ben Berger, Eli Maiman, Ryan McMahon, Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, & Sean Waugaman

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

release date: 3 September 2015

My favorite bits:

the cool percussion riff Layne puts in as a radio edit during "Time of Our Lives"

the breakdown moment in "Honey, I'm Good"

Tony's fantastic side-eye as he sips his coffee during Earl's solo on the first two lines of "Bad Blood"

Eli leaning on Earl's shoulder, and Geoff and Layne gazing fondly at each other during "See You Again"

once again giving the most attention-seeking lyrics to Tony, who's actually quite shy (but performs it well, nevertheless)

Geoff's concerned expression as he makes sure that he can, in fact, feel his face

everyone else cutting out the first time Tony sings ♫ "shut up and dance with me" ♫

Layne gleefully tossing the final sign at the end of a successful take

Trivia:

A full arrangement of "Shut Up and Dance" was part of the Disney Sessions collaborations VoicePlay did with the cast of Newsies as part of the 20th anniversary celebration for Disney On Broadway earlier in the year.

They also included a snippet of "Bad Blood" in their Patreon launch video.

It seems as though the arrangement process happened about a month before they released the video, possibly during their downtime on a cruise ship.

[savi-of-ithaca]

Age: I am the deity of ancient Ithaca. I am immortal. Fear me

Height: Unfathomably tall. (162 cm)

Grade: Top tier grade, ultra high quality. The best of the best

Confidence: 5-6/10 on a bad day, 9-10/10 on a good one

Happiness: Hey, could be better. I still feel bad sometimes. I love you @vampni btw you make me feel better also this counts as a tag feel free to fill this out too. But, I am getting there! 6/10 right now

Gender: Odysseus

Sexuality: Bisexual/Pansexual/Penelopesexual (Penelope....aough.....pebelope.....LMAO)

Romantic: Same. Bi, pan

Favourite food: Can't say. I appreciate a nice grilled cheese

Favourite shows: Dead Boy Detectives, Heartstopper, Agatha All Along, The Office, Paw Patrol (yes, you read that right), House MD, The Good Doctor, I can't remember more

Favourite movies: Call Me By Your Name, Wonka, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Johnny Depp), Dune, Gladiator, Gladiator 2, suddenly forgets every movie I've ever known. Can I put the upcoming Christopher Nolan Odyssey on here?

Favourite songs: Anything from Epic: The Musical. Currently stuck on Would You Fall In Love With Me Again!!!!!!!!!!! Also anything from My Heart Says Go. Non-musical song, Shackles by Steven Rodriguez, Royal We by Janani K. Jha, Mother I, Mother II and Mother III by TE/MO, Harpy Hare by Yaelokre, Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths, rises the moon by liana flores, mothertongue by liana flores

Favourite artist:

Jorge. Miguel. RIVERA-HERRANS!!!!!!!

Talya Sindel, Luke Holt, TROY, Steven Rodriguez, Teagan Earley, Anna Lea, MICO, Janani K Jha, Ayron Alexander, Armando Julian, Mason Olshavsky, Mitski, Sabrina Carpenter + many, many more

Relationship: Single single single. Must be because I'm so cool that everyone is scared of me 🗣️‼️🔥 (No I hyperfixate really hard and bore everyone LMAO)

Favourite colour: Black, green, blue, red

Favourite season: Monsoon

@seal11037 @odysseus-s-sword @lokis-bitter-ghost @cultist-bones @sickneurotic @starry-toya @satosuguhastakenovermylife @getosugurusbangs hi eli @ everyone that wants to participate!!

End of year stats!

Age: won’t say but minor

Height: 5’5

Grade: won’t say

Confidence: 7/10

Happiness: 5/10

Gender: gender fluid

Sexuality: asexual

Romantic: aroflux

Fav food: probably ramen?

Fav show: b99

Fav movie: not any

Fav song: too many to pick!!!

Fav artist: wallows or dayglow

Relationship status: single

Fav colour: green

Fav season: winter

Followers: 358 (as of Dec 29 at 2 am)

[guardianreadersofthegalaxy]

It’s time for the 2020 Dom-cademy Lo-wards AKA the Loscars:

Best Director

·        Armando Ianucci – The Personal History of David Copperfield

·        Christopher Nolan – Tenet

·        Josh & Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems

·        Mati Diop – Atlantics

·        Sam Mendes – 1917

Best Actress in a leading role

·        Mama Bineta Sane – Atlantics

·        Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

·        Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

·        Wunmi Mosaku – His House

Best Actor in a leading role

·        Adam Driver – Marriage Story

·        Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

·        Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

·        Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name

·        Dev Patel – The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Actress in a supporting role

·        Elizabeth Debicki – Tenet

·        Lee Jung-eun – Parasite

·        Morfydd Clark – The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Actor in a supporting role

·        Jairaj Varsani – The Personal History Of David Copperfield

·        Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

Best ensemble cast:

·        Dolemite Is My Name

·        Jojo Rabbit

·        Parasite

·        The Personal History Of David Copperfield

·        Uncut Gems

Best Original Score

·        Adam Janota Bzowski – Saint Maud

·        Christopher Willis – The Personal History of David Copperfield

·        Fatima Al Qadiri – Atlantics

·        Ludvig Göransson – Tenet

·        Thomas Newman – 1917

Best Picture

·        Atlantics

·        His House

·        1917

·        Parasite

·        The Personal History Of David Copperfield

…And The Best Movie Moment!

·        Chung-Sook kicks Moon-Gwang down the stairs – Parasite

·        “Every day I wake up and I hope you’re dead!” – Marriage Story

·        “Fuck off, Hitler!” – Jojo Rabbit

·        The light switch scene – His House

·        Maud on the beach – Saint Maud

·        Schofield goes over the top – 1917

·        The second inverted fight – Tenet

[otherplaces-a]

@thepiratehunter​ : ‘ people say that I am heartless. ’

❛ and you don’t? ❜ david has a habit of pre-judging others, especially when it comes to those who aren’t exactly squeaky clean. his grandson would probably tell him to open his mind, to consider that people have the potential to be anyone or anything they want to be, but something always holds him back from reaching that. 

david observes the butcher for a moment before speaking once more. ❛ why do you think they say this? ❜

[ meme ]

[jechristine]

What are some of the directors you'd like to see Tom and/or Z work with? I'd love to see them do something with the Coen brothers, the Safdie brothers, Robert Eggers, and then obviously Nolan, Guillermo del Toro, Wes Anderson…

Fun question + i like your answers especially Coen brothers, Anon. I would love to hear from others, too.

Adding to what you said—

For Tom: Armando Iannucci, Baz Luhrmann, Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, Greta Gerwig

For Zendaya: Alfonso Cuaron, Ang Lee, Darren Aronofsky, Sophia Coppola, Jordan Peele, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang, Ava DuVernay, Edgar Wright, Greta Gerwig

[mylifeincinema]

My Best of 2020: My Top 10 Films!

It’s time! What a weird, shitty year 2020 was. But hey, at least we had some good movies to keep us from going completely crazy. A quick reminder that My Top 10 Films aren’t necessarily my list of the ‘best’, or ‘my favorite’, but a mix of the two, taking both sides of the A&E into equal consideration.

Before we dive into things, here are some Honorable Mentions, all of which came very close to breaking into the Top 10: Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock; Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow; Christopher Landon’s Freaky; Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7; Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods; and Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man.

And finally, without further ado…

My Top 10 Films of 2020!!

10. Andrew Patterson’s The Vast of Night

This is a tight, simple, incredibly atmospheric sci-fi film. I loved almost every second, but especially Patterson’s choices throughout; from intimate long takes to sprawling tracking shots to jarring editing, he brings us into this quaint and quiet small town as if we were passers by stumbling onto these odd and eerie events right alongside these characters.

9. Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield

Incredibly likable, and chock-full of some incredible production design and a fantastic cast bringing to life these wonderfully enjoyable characters. I do have some slight issues with the framing device, and how inconsistent and awkward it occasionally feels, but mostly this is a crowd-pleasing adaptation of a major piece of literature.

8. Autumn de Wilde’s Emma.

Anya Taylor-Joy is perfect. And while Autumn de Wilde’s direction occasionally stumbles late in the second act, she nails the bigger moments and delivers on the heart as effectively as the humor. This is also further proof that Bill Nighy should probably just be cast in everything. All-in-all, this is the best adaptation of Austen’s work I’ve come across, yet.

7. Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia

A very small number of Lee’s choices didn’t quite work for me, but David Byrne is a creative genius, and above all else, this is very much Byrne being Byrne… which is to say, absolutely brilliant!

6. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

Probably the most Christopher Nolan movie of all Christopher Nolan movies. Plotted to a fault, and requiring a fair majority of the dialogue to be straight exposition, this time-bending sci-fi thriller puts on bold display all of Nolan’s strengths as a director and strengths and weaknesses as a storyteller.

But as long as Nolan keeps f*cking with time, I’m on board.

I had a blast with this one, and was a cinema-going experience I needed, at the very moment I needed it.

5. Pete Docter’s Soul

Creative, poignant, beautifully animated and acted, and a whole bunch of other traits we’ve come to know and love from Pixar. Is this the best Pixar film we’ve been gifted? No. But is it the best Pixar film (and animated film, period) we’ve been gifted in 2020? Definitely.

4. Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman

What a powerhouse late season ace in the hole. Emerald Fennell turns in a debut as unpredictable and excitingly dark as it is assured and technically sharp. And Carey Mulligan is probably at her very, very best (well, maybe behind Shame?) and that’s saying A LOT! The needle drops are as bizarre as the writing is sharp. It explores its themes without ever resorting to whining about them. And it all has a vicious bite.

3. David Fincher’s Mank

An incredible piece of showbiz cinema. Mank is a celebration of the rebellion behind the creation of one of the very best pieces of cinema to ever come out of Hollywood, and an introspective glance at the destructive nature of alcoholism and ego. Fincher weaves together a fascinating character study that skewers the political and creative hypocrisy of 1930s Hollywood while simultaneously reveling in its subject’s own hypocritical air of moral superiority.

2. Max Barbakow’s Palm Springs

I instantly fell in love with this one. Samberg and Milioti are very well matched, and bring emotion to the film while never letting its humor fall flat. It has a ton of fun with the time-loop formula and never gets too repetitive or sloppy. And it has some amazing moments for the amazing J.K. Simmons… so there’s that, too.

And The Best Film of 2019 is…

1. Paul Greengrass’ News of the World

Tom Hanks is a powerhouse, and the writing paired with Paul Greengrass’ direction makes for an intensely human western. I’ve seen a lot of mixed reactions to this one, but for me, everything worked perfectly.

Thank you for reading…

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

More of My Best of 2020…

[ghost-of-diogenes]

My Top 10 Films of 2020

Keep in mind that there are a couple that I want to see but haven’t yet: the Prom, Uncle Frank, Borat and Soul (some of which probably would have made the list). Also this is just my opinion, art is subjective.

1. The Personal History of David Copperfield (by Armando Iannucci)

2. Birds of Prey (by Cathy Yan)

3. Tenet (by Christopher Nolan)

4. Hamilton (by Thomas Kail)

5. The King of Staten Island (by Judd Apatow)

6. The Boys in the Band (by Joe Mantello)

7. Happiest Season (by Clea DuVall)

8. The Old Guard (by Gina Prince-Bythewood)

9. i’m thinking of ending things (by Charlie Kaufman)

10. Wonder Woman 1984 (by Patty Jenkins)

I realized while making this list that I haven’t watched as many movies this year as I normally would due to the whole everything of 2020. And a lot of movies I want to watch, I just haven’t gotten around to yet. I’m pretty sure this is a list of just all the new movies I’ve watched this year in as best an order as I can class them.

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Movies Watched in 2020 (150)

Top 10 New Releases: Sound of Metal (Dir. Darius Marder) Mogul Mowgli (Dir. Bassam Tariq) The Old Guard (Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood) Emma (Dir. Autumn de Wilde) Tenet (Dir. Christopher Nolan) Palm Springs (Dir. Max Barbakow) The Personal History of David Copperfield (Dir. Armando Iannucci) The Devil All the Time (Dir. Anthony Campos) Birds of Prey (Dir. Cathy Yan) Enola Holmes (Dir. Harry Bradbeer)

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Here are the top 500 baby name meaning!

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1. Top 500 baby name meaning

Rank Male name Female name 1 Liam Emma 2 Noah Olivia 3 William Ava 4 James Isabella 5 Oliver Sophia 6 Benjamin Charlotte 7 Elijah Mia 8 Lucas Amelia 9 Mason Harper 10 Logan Evelyn 11 Alexander Abigail 12 Ethan Emily 13 Jacob Elizabeth 14 Michael Mila 15 Daniel Ella 16 Henry Avery 17 Jackson Sofia 18 Sebastian Camila 19 Aiden Aria 20 Matthew Scarlett 21 Samuel Victoria 22 David Madison 23 Joseph Luna 24 Carter Grace 25 Owen Chloe 26 Wyatt Penelope 27 John Layla 28 Jack Riley 29 Luke Zoey 30 Jayden Nora 31 Dylan Lily 32 Grayson Eleanor 33 Levi Hannah 34 Isaac Lillian 35 Gabriel Addison 36 Julian Aubrey 37 Mateo Ellie 38 Anthony Stella 39 Jaxon Natalie 40 Lincoln Zoe 41 Joshua Leah 42 Christopher Hazel 43 Andrew Violet 44 Theodore Aurora 45 Caleb Savannah 46 Ryan Audrey 47 Asher Brooklyn 48 Nathan Bella 49 Thomas Claire 50 Leo Skylar 51 Isaiah Lucy 52 Charles Paisley 53 Josiah Everly 54 Hudson Anna 55 Christian Caroline 56 Hunter Nova 57 Connor Genesis 58 Eli Emilia 59 Ezra Kennedy 60 Aaron Samantha 61 Landon Maya 62 Adrian Willow 63 Jonathan Kinsley 64 Nolan Naomi 65 Jeremiah Aaliyah 66 Easton Elena 67 Elias Sarah 68 Colton Ariana 69 Cameron Allison 70 Carson Gabriella 71 Robert Alice 72 Angel Madelyn 73 Maverick Cora 74 Nicholas Ruby 75 Dominic Eva 76 Jaxson Serenity 77 Greyson Autumn 78 Adam Adeline 79 Ian Hailey 80 Austin Gianna 81 Santiago Valentina 82 Jordan Isla 83 Cooper Eliana 84 Brayden Quinn 85 Roman Nevaeh 86 Evan Ivy 87 Ezekiel Sadie 88 Xavier Piper 89 Jose Lydia 90 Jace Alexa 91 Jameson Josephine 92 Leonardo Emery 93 Bryson Julia 94 Axel Delilah 95 Everett Arianna 96 Parker Vivian 97 Kayden Kaylee 98 Miles Sophie 99 Sawyer Brielle 100 Jason Madeline 101 Declan Peyton 102 Weston Rylee 103 Micah Clara 104 Ayden Hadley 105 Wesley Melanie 106 Luca Mackenzie 107 Vincent Reagan 108 Damian Adalynn 109 Zachary Liliana 110 Silas Aubree 111 Gavin Jade 112 Chase Katherine 113 Kai Isabelle 114 Emmett Natalia 115 Harrison Raelynn 116 Nathaniel Maria 117 Kingston Athena 118 Cole Ximena 119 Tyler Arya 120 Bennett Leilani 121 Bentley Taylor 122 Ryker Faith 123 Tristan Rose 124 Brandon Kylie 125 Kevin Alexandra 126 Luis Mary 127 George Margaret 128 Ashton Lyla 129 Rowan Ashley 130 Braxton Amaya 131 Ryder Eliza 132 Gael Brianna 133 Ivan Bailey 134 Diego Andrea 135 Maxwell Khloe 136 Max Jasmine 137 Carlos Melody 138 Kaiden Iris 139 Juan Isabel 140 Maddox Norah 141 Justin Annabelle 142 Waylon Valeria 143 Calvin Emerson 144 Giovanni Adalyn 145 Jonah Ryleigh 146 Abel Eden 147 Jayce Emersyn 148 Jesus Anastasia 149 Amir Kayla 150 King Alyssa 151 Beau Juliana 152 Camden Charlie 153 Alex Esther 154 Jasper Ariel 155 Malachi Cecilia 156 Brody Valerie 157 Jude Alina 158 Blake Molly 159 Emmanuel Reese 160 Eric Aliyah 161 Brooks Lilly 162 Elliot Parker 163 Antonio Finley 164 Abraham Morgan 165 Timothy Sydney 166 Finn Jordyn 167 Rhett Eloise 168 Elliott Trinity 169 Edward Daisy 170 August Kimberly 171 Xander Lauren 172 Alan Genevieve 173 Dean Sara 174 Lorenzo Arabella 175 Bryce Harmony 176 Karter Elise 177 Victor Remi 178 Milo Teagan 179 Miguel Alexis 180 Hayden London 181 Graham Sloane 182 Grant Laila 183 Zion Lucia 184 Tucker Diana 185 Jesse Juliette 186 Zayden Sienna 187 Joel Elliana 188 Richard Londyn 189 Patrick Ayla 190 Emiliano Callie 191 Avery Gracie 192 Nicolas Josie 193 Brantley Amara 194 Dawson Jocelyn 195 Myles Daniela 196 Matteo Everleigh 197 River Mya 198 Steven Rachel 199 Thiago Summer 200 Zane Alana 201 Matias Brooke 202 Judah Alaina 203 Messiah Mckenzie 204 Jeremy Catherine 205 Preston Amy 206 Oscar Presley 207 Kaleb Journee 208 Alejandro Rosalie 209 Marcus Ember 210 Mark Brynlee 211 Peter Rowan 212 Maximus Joanna 213 Barrett Paige 214 Jax Rebecca 215 Andres Ana 216 Holden Sawyer 217 Legend Mariah 218 Charlie Nicole 219 Knox Brooklynn 220 Kaden Payton 221 Paxton Marley 222 Kyrie Fiona 223 Kyle Georgia 224 Griffin Lila 225 Josue Harley 226 Kenneth Adelyn 227 Beckett Alivia 228 Enzo Noelle 229 Adriel Gemma 230 Arthur Vanessa 231 Felix Journey 232 Bryan Makayla 233 Lukas Angelina 234 Paul Adaline 235 Brian Catalina 236 Colt Alayna 237 Caden Julianna 238 Leon Leila 239 Archer Lola 240 Omar Adriana 241 Israel June 242 Aidan Juliet 243 Theo Jayla 244 Javier River 245 Remington Tessa 246 Jaden Lia 247 Bradley Dakota 248 Emilio Delaney 249 Colin Selena 250 Riley Blakely 251 Cayden Ada 252 Phoenix Camille 253 Clayton Zara 254 Simon Malia 255 Ace Hope 256 Nash Samara 257 Derek Vera 258 Rafael Mckenna 259 Zander Briella 260 Brady Izabella 261 Jorge Hayden 262 Jake Raegan 263 Louis Michelle 264 Damien Angela 265 Karson Ruth 266 Walker Freya 267 Maximiliano Kamila 268 Amari Vivienne 269 Sean Aspen 270 Chance Olive 271 Walter Kendall 272 Martin Elaina 273 Finley Thea 274 Andre Kali 275 Tobias Destiny 276 Cash Amiyah 277 Corbin Evangeline 278 Arlo Cali 279 Iker Blake 280 Erick Elsie 281 Emerson Juniper 282 Gunner Alexandria 283 Cody Myla 284 Stephen Ariella 285 Francisco Kate 286 Killian Mariana 287 Dallas Lilah 288 Reid Charlee 289 Manuel Daleyza 290 Lane Nyla 291 Atlas Jane 292 Rylan Maggie 293 Jensen Zuri 294 Ronan Aniyah 295 Beckham Lucille 296 Daxton Leia 297 Anderson Melissa 298 Kameron Adelaide 299 Raymond Amina 300 Orion Giselle 301 Cristian Lena 302 Tanner Camilla 303 Kyler Miriam 304 Jett Millie 305 Cohen Brynn 306 Ricardo Gabrielle 307 Spencer Sage 308 Gideon Annie 309 Ali Logan 310 Fernando Lilliana 311 Jaiden Haven 312 Titus Jessica 313 Travis Kaia 314 Bodhi Magnolia 315 Eduardo Amira 316 Dante Adelynn 317 Ellis Makenzie 318 Prince Stephanie 319 Kane Nina 320 Luka Phoebe 321 Kash Arielle 322 Hendrix Evie 323 Desmond Lyric 324 Donovan Alessandra 325 Mario Gabriela 326 Atticus Paislee 327 Cruz Raelyn 328 Garrett Madilyn 329 Hector Paris 330 Angelo Makenna 331 Jeffrey Kinley 332 Edwin Gracelyn 333 Cesar Talia 334 Zayn Maeve 335 Devin Rylie 336 Conor Kiara 337 Warren Evelynn 338 Odin Brinley 339 Jayceon Jacqueline 340 Romeo Laura 341 Julius Gracelynn 342 Jaylen Lexi 343 Hayes Ariah 344 Kayson Fatima 345 Muhammad Jennifer 346 Jaxton Kehlani 347 Joaquin Alani 348 Caiden Ariyah 349 Dakota Luciana 350 Major Allie 351 Keegan Heidi 352 Sergio Maci 353 Marshall Phoenix 354 Johnny Felicity 355 Kade Joy 356 Edgar Kenzie 357 Leonel Veronica 358 Ismael Margot 359 Marco Addilyn 360 Tyson Lana 361 Wade Cassidy 362 Collin Remington 363 Troy Saylor 364 Nasir Ryan 365 Conner Keira 366 Adonis Harlow 367 Jared Miranda 368 Rory Angel 369 Andy Amanda 370 Jase Daniella 371 Lennox Royalty 372 Shane Gwendolyn 373 Malik Ophelia 374 Ari Heaven 375 Reed Jordan 376 Seth Madeleine 377 Clark Esmeralda 378 Erik Kira 379 Lawson Miracle 380 Trevor Elle 381 Gage Amari 382 Nico Danielle 383 Malakai Daphne 384 Quinn Willa 385 Cade Haley 386 Johnathan Gia 387 Sullivan Kaitlyn 388 Solomon Oakley 389 Cyrus Kailani 390 Fabian Winter 391 Pedro Alicia 392 Frank Serena 393 Shawn Nadia 394 Malcolm Aviana 395 Khalil Demi 396 Nehemiah Jada 397 Dalton Braelynn 398 Mathias Dylan 399 Jay Ainsley 400 Ibrahim Alison 401 Peyton Camryn 402 Winston Avianna 403 Kason Bianca 404 Zayne Skyler 405 Noel Scarlet 406 Princeton Maddison 407 Matthias Nylah 408 Gregory Sarai 409 Sterling Regina 410 Dominick Dahlia 411 Elian Nayeli 412 Grady Raven 413 Russell Helen 414 Finnegan Adrianna 415 Ruben Averie 416 Gianni Skye 417 Porter Kelsey 418 Kendrick Tatum 419 Leland Kensley 420 Pablo Maliyah 421 Allen Erin 422 Hugo Viviana 423 Raiden Jenna 424 Kolton Anaya 425 Remy Carolina 426 Ezequiel Shelby 427 Damon Sabrina 428 Emanuel Mikayla 429 Zaiden Annalise 430 Otto Octavia 431 Bowen Lennon 432 Marcos Blair 433 Abram Carmen 434 Kasen Yaretzi 435 Franklin Kennedi 436 Royce Mabel 437 Jonas Zariah 438 Sage Kyla 439 Philip Christina 440 Esteban Selah 441 Drake Celeste 442 Kashton Eve 443 Roberto Mckinley 444 Harvey Milani 445 Alexis Frances 446 Kian Jimena 447 Jamison Kylee 448 Maximilian Leighton 449 Adan Katie 450 Milan Aitana 451 Phillip Kayleigh 452 Albert Sierra 453 Dax Kathryn 454 Mohamed Rosemary 455 Ronin Jolene 456 Kamden Alondra 457 Hank Elisa 458 Memphis Helena 459 Oakley Charleigh 460 Augustus Hallie 461 Drew Lainey 462 Moises Avah 463 Armani Jazlyn 464 Rhys Kamryn 465 Benson Mira 466 Jayson Cheyenne 467 Kyson Francesca 468 Braylen Antonella 469 Corey Wren 470 Gunnar Chelsea 471 Omari Amber 472 Alonzo Emory 473 Landen Lorelei 474 Armando Nia 475 Derrick Abby 476 Dexter April 477 Enrique Emelia 478 Bruce Carter 479 Nikolai Aylin 480 Francis Cataleya 481 Rocco Bethany 482 Kairo Marlee 483 Royal Carly 484 Zachariah Kaylani 485 Arjun Emely 486 Deacon Liana 487 Skyler Madelynn 488 Eden Cadence 489 Alijah Matilda 490 Rowen Sylvia 491 Pierce Myra 492 Uriel Fernanda 493 Ronald Oaklyn 494 Luciano Elianna 495 Tate Hattie 496 Frederick Dayana 497 Kieran Kendra 498 Lawrence Maisie 499 Moses Malaysia 500 Rodrigo Kara

2. Meaning of name "Liam" and "Emma"

Liam:

Liam's name is the name of a boy of Irish origin meaning "resolute protection".

Liam originated as the nickname of Uilliam, the Irish variant of William. William is an English name from German origin brought to Ireland when the British fled England after the conquest of Norman.

The Irish began to use English names, including William, which led to the development of Uilliam and its short form, Liam.

Liam is the top US boy's name for 2018, joining the elite group of names to top the list. Liam started out as a short form of William but has long stood on his own and for several years has become one of the most popular baby names for boys.

Now it is the fastest-growing Irish name in the United States, first entering the Top 10 in 2012 and before climbing to No. 1, holding No. 2 for four consecutive years.

Emma:

Initially, a short form of the German name beginning with the ermen element meaning "whole" or "universal". It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confession) and later King Canute.

After the Norman conquest, this name became popular in England. It was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part because of a poem by Henry Prior Henry and Emma (1709). In the United States, it ranked third in 1880 (after Mary and Anna were omnipresent).

It declined steadily over the next century, beginning another rise in the 1980s and eventually becoming the most popular name for girls in 2008.

At this time it also experienced similar levels of popularity elsewhere, including the United Kingdom (where it began rising a decade earlier), Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands.

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From : https://wikitopx.com/name-meanings/top-500-baby-name-meaning-711994.html

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020

A new year is upon us, and with it being such a visually impressive numbered year as 2020, it’s hard not to think we’re living in the future.  For me, though, it mostly means another year full of movies, many of which I’m very much looking forward to.  

So, without any further ado, here are the ten I’m looking forward to the most...

#10 – A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place was #4 on my list of favorites movies of 2018; at that time I praised it for being tense and riveting but mostly for doing an excellent job of using the monster scenario to illustrate its themes of anxious parenthood in a dangerous world.  A sequel, in theory, was probably not a good idea, especially considering the track record on sequels to horror movies in general.  And yet, I still find myself excited; it has the same hand behind the wheel and cast, and the trailer looks like it is maintaining the intensity if nothing else.  This one has the greatest potential to disappoint, but I remain cautiously optimistic.

#9 – The King’s Man

The first Kingsman movie was a fun blast that walked a fine line between bad-ass, charismatic action and goofy, over-the-top comedy, and it did it wonderfully.  The second film fell way over that line, becoming a goofy pile of cartoony gimmicks.  Thus, I was very nervous when I heard they were making a third, but based on the trailer, they are trying their best to reclaim some of the more serious elements that worked the first time.  Plus, I think it was a smart move to make it a brand new story with new characters in a new time period, as it allows them to make unburden themselves of the weight of the previous films.  I won’t be terribly disappointed if this ends up being bad, but I will be very happy if it rights the Kingsman ship and recaptures the charm of the first.

#8 – The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie is making another gangster movie, and I am here for it.  In all honesty, I kind of fell off with Ritchie as a director over the last ten years; Aladdin could have been directed by anyone, the Sherlock movies are fine at best, and his takes on King Arthur & The Man From UNCLE were genuinely bad.  He can bring his style to anything he directs, but it seems he has devolved from gritty yet charming film-making to be more of a director-for-hire, without much artistic vision in place.  But go back in time, to RocknRolla and Snatch and Lock Stock, and he could bring a style that no one has been able to replicate to date.  With this, I hope he can bring the old magic back, even if it’s been absent for a whole decade.

#7 – Black Widow

This one is a pure MCU fanboy entry, for sure, but I can’t help it.  I’ve wanted a Black Widow for a long time, since back when it would have actually made sense in the timeline.  I do still think this timing is odd, but it is absolutely a case of better late than never.  I’m unfamiliar with the director who seems to have done television and a couple female-led thrillers which I haven’t seen.  But what’s really exciting is the trailer, which recalled the way The Winter Soldier trailer played out, and since that is still my favorite MCU movie, I’m alright with getting my hopes up.

#6 – Top Gun: Maverick

This one is a bit of a surprise to me to be excited about.  I have no real nostalgic feelings for the original, I think I saw it far too late for that.  Instead, I recognized it as a pretty great, if dated, action drama full of repressed homoeroticism and a very cool style (I’d later fall in love with Tony Scott’s style, but I didn’t know who he was at the time).  No, as fun as that movie is, my excitement for this has nothing to do with then, but now.  Namely, the two names attached, the director Joseph Kosinski has been doing solid films with fantastic visual styles for a few years, and recently proved he can do films with real heart with Only the Brave; and then, of course, there is Tom Cruise, who has reinvented himself in the last few years as a high intensity, all-or-nothing, thrill-seeker willing to go to any lengths to put dangerous scenarios on the screen.  The kind of person who would actually learn how to fly a fighter jet for a movie; which seems like a good fit here.

#5 – The Personal History of David Copperfield

Armando Iannucci is one of my favorite comedic directors working right now.  His comedy is of a sly, sharp, often cunningly cruel variety while also somehow seeming whimsical, which is a feat.  With Veep ending, it leaves a hole where I can experience bad people saying mean things to each other in hilarious fashion, and this will fill that nicely.   Add to that a fantastic and sizable cast, which is an almost given for his work now, and I can’t wait for this one.

#4 – No Time to Die

The Bond franchise is wildly varied in quality, especially Daniel Craig’s run, going up and down in succession for years.  I still think Daniel Craig is the best Bond we’ve had, and I still think his first entry, Casino Royale, is the best Bond film, it’s just that the franchise has changed hands so many times and everyone seems to have different ideas of what he should be, which leads a bizarre jump where he goes from brand new 007 in one film to aged, retiring Bond in the next.  So, for the most part, I’m trying to take these one at a time, not together, and basing my estimations of them by who is helming them.  And this one is being helmed by none other than Cary Fukunaga, a director who exudes artistic vision.  I haven’t loved everything he’s done, but nothing has been middling; he swings for the fences with everything he makes, and so I’m very excited for what kind of vision he’s going to bring to the latest in the 007 series.

#3 – Last Night in Soho

I know almost nothing about this one, but it’s a new Edgar Wright movie, and that’s really all I need.  Seriously, there is a very vague description about a girl time traveling to meet her fashion icon, but it honestly doesn’t matter what it’s about, Wright never fails to bring his intricate, precise, magnetically charming style to anything he does, so a new movie from him after three years without is all I need to get excited about it.

#2 – Tenet

Much like the previous entry, I don’t need anything else to get excited for a Christopher Nolan movie.  He’s an unmatched storyteller who revels in complexity and telling stories in unconventional ways, and with this one, he is going back to messing around with time, something he seems to love doing, with a story that seems set to dig down into that particular inclination to an extremely high degree.  The first trailer was promising if vague, and that’s perfect; I don’t want to know any more about what I’m going see, I trust Nolan to take me on a memorable, mind-bending ride.

#1 – Dune

I don’t want to say that this film was crafted specifically for me, but it just might have been.  Dune is my favorite book of all time, and I’ve read a good number in the sci-fi/fantasy genre, but it has eclipsed all of them with the sheer power of its ideas; ideas that have lodged themselves firmly in my head and formed a good deal of my personal philosophies.  And then, it is being directed by Denis Villeneuve who is one of, if not the single greatest director working today. Sicario was one of my favorite movies of 2015.  Arrival was my absolute favorite movie of 2016.  Blade Runner 2049 was my favorite movie of 2017, and one of my favorite of the decade.  And unless something disastrous happens, there is very little chance that Dune does not become one of my favorite films of all time.  How’s that for getting my hopes up?

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Names For Scrivener

I wanted more names for my scrivener so I looked up a long ass list of names and formatted it to be uploaded by scrivener for the random name generator.

I will say there are 1,000 boy and girl names in this list but they dont have an ethnicity or name meaning tagged on them. I wanted to just do a quick thing for names to import on scriveners name generator. I figured I might as well share it all. Its under the read more if you want the list ^^ I didnt want to make a giant ass post followers who didnt care would have to deal with.

Aarav,M, , Aaron,M, , Abdiel,M, , Abdullah,M, , Abel,M, , Abraham,M, , Abram,M, , Ace,M, , Achilles,M, , Adam,M, , Adan,M, , Aden,M, , Adonis,M, , Adrian,M, , Adriel,M, , Adrien,M, , Ahmad,M, , Ahmed,M, , Ahmir,M, , Aidan,M, , Aiden,M, , Alan,M, , Alaric,M, , Albert,M, , Alberto,M, , Alden,M, , Aldo,M, , Alec,M, , Alejandro,M, , Alessandro,M, , Alex,M, , Alexander,M, , Alexis,M, , Alexzander,M, , Alfonso,M, , Alfred,M, , Alfredo,M, , Ali,M, , Alijah,M, , Allan,M, , Allen,M, , Alonso,M, , Alonzo,M, , Alvaro,M, , Alvin,M, , Amari,M, , Ameer,M, , Amir,M, , Amos,M, , Anakin,M, , Anders,M, , Anderson,M, , Andre,M, , Andres,M, , Andrew,M, , Andy,M, , Angel,M, , Angelo,M, , Anson,M, , Anthony,M, , Antonio,M, , Apollo,M, , Archer,M, , Archie,M, , Ares,M, , Ari,M, , Arian,M, , Ariel,M, , Aries,M, , Arjun,M, , Arlo,M, , Armando,M, , Armani,M, , Aron,M, , Arthur,M, , Arturo,M, , Aryan,M, , Asa,M, , Asher,M, , Ashton,M, , Atlas,M, , Atticus,M, , August,M, , Augustine,M, , Augustus,M, , Austin,M, , Avery,M, , Avi,M, , Axel,M, , Axl,M, , Axton,M, , Ayaan,M, , Ayden,M, , Aydin,M, , Azariah,M, , Baker,M, , Barrett,M, , Baylor,M, , Beau,M, , Beckett,M, , Beckham,M, , Ben,M, , Benedict,M, , Benicio,M, , Benjamin,M, , Bennett,M, , Benson,M, , Bentlee,M, , Bentley,M, , Benton,M, , Billy,M, , Bishop,M, , Bjorn,M, , Blaine,M, , Blake,M, , Blaze,M, , Bo,M, , Bobby,M, , Bode,M, , Boden,M, , Bodhi,M, , Bodie,M, , Boone,M, , Boston,M, , Bowen,M, , Bowie,M, , Braden,M, , Bradley,M, , Brady,M, , Brandon,M, , Branson,M, , Brantley,M, , Braxton,M, , Brayan,M, , Brayden,M, , Braydon,M, , Braylen,M, , Braylon,M, , Brecken,M, , Brendan,M, , Brennan,M, , Brentley,M, , Brett,M, , Brian,M, , Briar,M, , Bridger,M, , Briggs,M, , Brixton,M, , Brock,M, , Brodie,M, , Brody,M, , Bronson,M, , Brooks,M, , Bruce,M, , Bruno,M, , Bryan,M, , Bryant,M, , Bryce,M, , Brycen,M, , Brysen,M, , Bryson,M, , Byron,M, , Cade,M, , Caden,M, , Caiden,M, , Cain,M, , Cairo,M, , Caleb,M, , Callan,M, , Callen,M, , Callum,M, , Calvin,M, , Camden,M, , Camdyn,M, , Cameron,M, , Camilo,M, , Canaan,M, , Cannon,M, , Carl,M, , Carlos,M, , Carmelo,M, , Carson,M, , Carter,M, , Case,M, , Casen,M, , Casey,M, , Cash,M, , Cason,M, , Caspian,M, , Cassius,M, , Castiel,M, , Cayden,M, , Cayson,M, , Cedric,M, , Cesar,M, , Chad,M, , Chaim,M, , Chance,M, , Chandler,M, , Charles,M, , Charlie,M, , Chase,M, , Chris,M, , Christian,M, , Christopher,M, , Clark,M, , Clay,M, , Clayton,M, , Clyde,M, , Cody,M, , Coen,M, , Cohen,M, , Colby,M, , Cole,M, , Coleman,M, , Colin,M, , Collin,M, , Colson,M, , Colt,M, , Colten,M, , Colton,M, , Conner,M, , Connor,M, , Conor,M, , Conrad,M, , Cooper,M, , Corbin,M, , Corey,M, , Cory,M, , Creed,M, , Crew,M, , Cristian,M, , Cristiano,M, , Crosby,M, , Cruz,M, , Cullen,M, , Curtis,M, , Cyrus,M, , Dakari,M, , Dakota,M, , Dallas,M, , Dalton,M, , Damari,M, , Damian,M, , Damien,M, , Damon,M, , Dane,M, , Dangelo,M, , Daniel,M, , Danny,M, , Dante,M, , Darian,M, , Dariel,M, , Dario,M, , Darius,M, , Darren,M, , Darwin,M, , Dash,M, , Davian,M, , David,M, , Davion,M, , Davis,M, , Dawson,M, , Dax,M, , Daxton,M, , Dayton,M, , Deacon,M, , Dean,M, , Deandre,M, , Deangelo,M, , Decker,M, , Declan,M, , Demetrius,M, , Dennis,M, , Denver,M, , Derek,M, , Derrick,M, , Deshawn,M, , Desmond,M, , Devin,M, , Devon,M, , Dexter,M, , Diego,M, , Dillon,M, , Dominic,M, , Dominick,M, , Dominik,M, , Donald,M, , Donovan,M, , Dorian,M, , Douglas,M, , Drake,M, , Draven,M, , Drew,M, , Duke,M, , Duncan,M, , Dustin,M, , Dwayne,M, , Dylan,M, , Easton,M, , Eddie,M, , Eden,M, , Edgar,M, , Edison,M, , Eduardo,M, , Edward,M, , Edwin,M, , Eli,M, , Elian,M, , Elias,M, , Elijah,M, , Eliseo,M, , Elisha,M, , Elliot,M, , Elliott,M, , Ellis,M, , Elon,M, , Emanuel,M, , Emerson,M, , Emery,M, , Emiliano,M, , Emilio,M, , Emmanuel,M, , Emmett,M, , Emmitt,M, , Emory,M, , Enoch,M, , Enrique,M, , Enzo,M, , Ephraim,M, , Eric,M, , Erick,M, , Erik,M, , Ernest,M, , Ernesto,M, , Esteban,M, , Ethan,M, , Eugene,M, , Evan,M, , Everett,M, , Ezekiel,M, , Ezequiel,M, , Ezra,M, , Fabian,M, , Felipe,M, , Felix,M, , Fernando,M, , Finley,M, , Finn,M, , Finnegan,M, , Finnley,M, , Fisher,M, , Fletcher,M, , Flynn,M, , Ford,M, , Forest,M, , Forrest,M, , Fox,M, , Francis,M, , Francisco,M, , Franco,M, , Frank,M, , Franklin,M, , Frederick,M, , Gabriel,M, , Gael,M, , Gage,M, , Gannon,M, , Garrett,M, , Gary,M, , Gatlin,M, , Gavin,M, , Genesis,M, , George,M, , Gerald,M, , Gerardo,M, , Gianni,M, , Gibson,M, , Gideon,M, , Giovanni,M, , Gordon,M, , Grady,M, , Graham,M, , Grant,M, , Graysen,M, , Grayson,M, , Gregory,M, , Grey,M, , Greyson,M, , Griffin,M, , Guillermo,M, , Gunnar,M, , Gunner,M, , Gus,M, , Gustavo,M, , Hamza,M, , Hank,M, , Harlan,M, , Harlem,M, , Harley,M, , Harold,M, , Harper,M, , Harrison,M, , Harry,M, , Harvey,M, , Hassan,M, , Hayden,M, , Hayes,M, , Heath,M, , Hector,M, , Hendrix,M, , Henrik,M, , Henry,M, , Hezekiah,M, , Holden,M, , Houston,M, , Howard,M, , Hudson,M, , Hugh,M, , Hugo,M, , Hunter,M, , Huxley,M, , Ian,M, , Ibrahim,M, , Idris,M, , Ignacio,M, , Iker,M, , Immanuel,M, , Imran,M, , Ira,M, , Isaac,M, , Isaiah,M, , Isaias,M, , Ishaan,M, , Ismael,M, , Israel,M, , Issac,M, , Ivan,M, , Izaiah,M, , Jabari,M, , Jace,M, , Jack,M, , Jackson,M, , Jacob,M, , Jacoby,M, , Jad,M, , Jaden,M, , Jadiel,M, , Jagger,M, , Jaiden,M, , Jaime,M, , Jairo,M, , Jake,M, , Jakob,M, , Jalen,M, , Jamal,M, , Jamari,M, , James,M, , Jameson,M, , Jamie,M, , Jamir,M, , Jamison,M, , Jared,M, , Jase,M, , Jasiah,M, , Jason,M, , Jasper,M, , Javier,M, , Javion,M, , Jax,M, , Jaxen,M, , Jaxon,M, , Jaxson,M, , Jaxton,M, , Jaxtyn,M, , Jaxx,M, , Jaxxon,M, , Jay,M, , Jayce,M, , Jayceon,M, , Jayden,M, , Jaylen,M, , Jayson,M, , Jaziel,M, , Jedidiah,M, , Jefferson,M, , Jeffery,M, , Jeffrey,M, , Jensen,M, , Jeremiah,M, , Jeremias,M, , Jeremy,M, , Jericho,M, , Jermaine,M, , Jerome,M, , Jerry,M, , Jesiah,M, , Jesse,M, , Jesus,M, , Jett,M, , Jimmy,M, , Joaquin,M, , Joe,M, , Joel,M, , Joey,M, , Johan,M, , John,M, , Johnathan,M, , Johnny,M, , Jon,M, , Jonah,M, , Jonas,M, , Jonathan,M, , Jordan,M, , Jordy,M, , Jorge,M, , Jose,M, , Joseph,M, , Joshua,M, , Josiah,M, , Josue,M, , Joziah,M, , Juan,M, , Judah,M, , Jude,M, , Judson,M, , Juelz,M, , Julian,M, , Julien,M, , Julio,M, , Julius,M, , Junior,M, , Justice,M, , Justin,M, , Justus,M, , Kabir,M, , Kace,M, , Kade,M, , Kaden,M, , Kai,M, , Kaiden,M, , Kairo,M, , Kaiser,M, , Kaison,M, , Kaleb,M, , Kalel,M, , Kamari,M, , Kamden,M, , Kamdyn,M, , Kameron,M, , Kamryn,M, , Kane,M, , Kannon,M, , Kareem,M, , Karson,M, , Karsyn,M, , Karter,M, , Kase,M, , Kasen,M, , Kash,M, , Kashton,M, , Kason,M, , Kayden,M, , Kaysen,M, , Kayson,M, , Keagan,M, , Keanu,M, , Keaton,M, , Keegan,M, , Keenan,M, , Keith,M, , Kellan,M, , Kellen,M, , Kelvin,M, , Kendall,M, , Kendrick,M, , Kenneth,M, , Kenzo,M, , Kevin,M, , Khalid,M, , Khalil,M, , Khari,M, , Kian,M, , Kieran,M, , Killian,M, , King,M, , Kingsley,M, , Kingston,M, , Knox,M, , Koa,M, , Kobe,M, , Koda,M, , Kody,M, , Kohen,M, , Kole,M, , Kolton,M, , Konnor,M, , Korbin,M, , Korbyn,M, , Krew,M, , Kristian,M, , Kristopher,M, , Kye,M, , Kylan,M, , Kyle,M, , Kylen,M, , Kyler,M, , Kylo,M, , Kyng,M, , Kyree,M, , Kyrie,M, , Kyson,M, , Lachlan,M, , Lance,M, , Landen,M, , Landon,M, , Landry,M, , Landyn,M, , Lane,M, , Langston,M, , Larry,M, , Lawrence,M, , Lawson,M, , Layne,M, , Layton,M, , Leandro,M, , Ledger,M, , Lee,M, , Legend,M, , Leighton,M, , Leland,M, , Lennon,M, , Lennox,M, , Leo,M, , Leon,M, , Leonard,M, , Leonardo,M, , Leonel,M, , Leonidas,M, , Leroy,M, , Levi,M, , Lewis,M, , Liam,M, , Lian,M, , Lincoln,M, , Lionel,M, , Lochlan,M, , Logan,M, , London,M, , Lorenzo,M, , Louie,M, , Louis,M, , Luca,M, , Lucas,M, , Lucca,M, , Lucian,M, , Luciano,M, , Luis,M, , Luka,M, , Lukas,M, , Luke,M, , Lyle,M, , Lyric,M, , Mack,M, , Madden,M, , Maddox,M, , Maddux,M, , Magnus,M, , Maison,M, , Major,M, , Makai,M, , Malachi,M, , Malakai,M, , Malcolm,M, , Malik,M, , Manuel,M, , Marc,M, , Marcel,M, , Marcellus,M, , Marcelo,M, , Marco,M, , Marcos,M, , Marcus,M, , Mario,M, , Mark,M, , Markus,M, , Marley,M, , Marlon,M, , Marshall,M, , Martin,M, , Marvin,M, , Mason,M, , Mateo,M, , Mathew,M, , Mathias,M, , Matias,M, , Matteo,M, , Matthew,M, , Matthias,M, , Maurice,M, , Mauricio,M, , Maverick,M, , Max,M, , Maxim,M, , Maximilian,M, , Maximiliano,M, , Maximo,M, , Maximus,M, , Maxton,M, , Maxwell,M, , Mayson,M, , Mekhi,M, , Melvin,M, , Memphis,M, , Merrick,M, , Messiah,M, , Micah,M, , Michael,M, , Miguel,M, , Milan,M, , Miles,M, , Miller,M, , Milo,M, , Misael,M, , Mitchell,M, , Mohamed,M, , Mohammad,M, , Mohammed,M, , Moises,M, , Mordechai,M, , Morgan,M, , Moses,M, , Moshe,M, , Muhammad,M, , Musa,M, , Mustafa,M, , Myles,M, , Nash,M, , Nasir,M, , Nathan,M, , Nathanael,M, , Nathaniel,M, , Nehemiah,M, , Neil,M, , Nelson,M, , Nicholas,M, , Nickolas,M, , Nico,M, , Nicolas,M, , Niko,M, , Nikolai,M, , Nikolas,M, , Nixon,M, , Noah,M, , Noe,M, , Noel,M, , Nolan,M, , Nova,M, , Oakley,M, , Odin,M, , Oliver,M, , Omar,M, , Omari,M, , Onyx,M, , Orion,M, , Orlando,M, , Oscar,M, , Otis,M, , Otto,M, , Owen,M, , Pablo,M, , Parker,M, , Patrick,M, , Paul,M, , Paxton,M, , Payton,M, , Pedro,M, , Peter,M, , Peyton,M, , Philip,M, , Phillip,M, , Phoenix,M, , Pierce,M, , Porter,M, , Preston,M, , Prince,M, , Princeton,M, , Quentin,M, , Quincy,M, , Quinn,M, , Quinton,M, , Rafael,M, , Raiden,M, , Ralph,M, , Ramon,M, , Randall,M, , Randy,M, , Raphael,M, , Raul,M, , Ray,M, , Rayan,M, , Rayden,M, , Raylan,M, , Raymond,M, , Reece,M, , Reed,M, , Reese,M, , Reginald,M, , Reid,M, , Reign,M, , Remington,M, , Remy,M, , Rene,M, , Reuben,M, , Rex,M, , Rey,M, , Reyansh,M, , Rhett,M, , Rhys,M, , Ricardo,M, , Richard,M, , Ricky,M, , Ridge,M, , Riley,M, , River,M, , Robert,M, , Roberto,M, , Rocco,M, , Rocky,M, , Rodney,M, , Rodrigo,M, , Rogelio,M, , Roger,M, , Rohan,M, , Roland,M, , Roman,M, , Romeo,M, , Ronald,M, , Ronan,M, , Ronin,M, , Ronnie,M, , Rory,M, , Rowan,M, , Rowen,M, , Roy,M, , Royal,M, , Royce,M, , Ruben,M, , Rudy,M, , Russell,M, , Ryan,M, , Ryder,M, , Ryker,M, , Rylan,M, , Ryland,M, , Sage,M, , Saint,M, , Salvador,M, , Salvatore,M, , Sam,M, , Samir,M, , Samson,M, , Samuel,M, , Santana,M, , Santiago,M, , Santino,M, , Saul,M, , Sawyer,M, , Scott,M, , Sean,M, , Sebastian,M, , Sergio,M, , Seth,M, , Shane,M, , Shawn,M, , Shepard,M, , Shepherd,M, , Shiloh,M, , Silas,M, , Simon,M, , Sincere,M, , Skylar,M, , Skyler,M, , Solomon,M, , Sonny,M, , Soren,M, , Spencer,M, , Stanley,M, , Stefan,M, , Stephen,M, , Sterling,M, , Stetson,M, , Steven,M, , Sullivan,M, , Sutton,M, , Sylas,M, , Tadeo,M, , Talon,M, , Tanner,M, , Tate,M, , Tatum,M, , Taylor,M, , Terrance,M, , Terrell,M, , Terrence,M, , Terry,M, , Thaddeus,M, , Thatcher,M, , Theo,M, , Theodore,M, , Thiago,M, , Thomas,M, , Timothy,M, , Titan,M, , Titus,M, , Tobias,M, , Toby,M, , Tomas,M, , Tommy,M, , Tony,M, , Torin,M, , Trace,M, , Travis,M, , Trent,M, , Trenton,M, , Trevor,M, , Trey,M, , Tripp,M, , Tristan,M, , Tristen,M, , Tristian,M, , Troy,M, , Tucker,M, , Turner,M, , Ty,M, , Tyler,M, , Tyson,M, , Ulises,M, , Uriah,M, , Uriel,M, , Valentin,M, , Valentino,M, , Van,M, , Vance,M, , Vicente,M, , Victor,M, , Vihaan,M, , Vincent,M, , Vincenzo,M, , Vivaan,M, , Wade,M, , Walker,M, , Wallace,M, , Walter,M, , Warren,M, , Watson,M, , Waylon,M, , Wayne,M, , Wells,M, , Wesley,M, , Wesson,M, , Westin,M, , Westley,M, , Weston,M, , Wilder,M, , Will,M, , William,M, , Willie,M, , Wilson,M, , Winston,M, , Wyatt,M, , Xander,M, , Xavier,M, , Xzavier,M, , Yael,M, , Yahir,M, , Yehuda,M, , Yosef,M, , Yousef,M, , Yusuf,M, , Zachariah,M, , Zachary,M, , Zahir,M, , Zaid,M, , Zaiden,M, , Zain,M, , Zaire,M, , Zakai,M, , Zander,M, , Zane,M, , Zavier,M, , Zayd,M, , Zayden,M, , Zayn,M, , Zayne,M, , Zechariah,M, , Zeke,M, , Zev,M, , Zion,M, , Zyaire,M, , Aaliyah,F, , Abby,F, , Abigail,F, , Ada,F, , Adalee,F, , Adaline,F, , Adalyn,F, , Adalynn,F, , Addilyn,F, , Addilynn,F, , Addison,F, , Addisyn,F, , Addyson,F, , Adelaide,F, , Adele,F, , Adelina,F, , Adeline,F, , Adelyn,F, , Adelynn,F, , Adley,F, , Adriana,F, , Adrianna,F, , Adrienne,F, , Ailani,F, , Aileen,F, , Ainsley,F, , Aisha,F, , Aislinn,F, , Aitana,F, , Aiyana,F, , Alaia,F, , Alaina,F, , Alana,F, , Alani,F, , Alanna,F, , Alannah,F, , Alaya,F, , Alayah,F, , Alayna,F, , Aleah,F, , Aleena,F, , Alejandra,F, , Alena,F, , Alessandra,F, , Alessia,F, , Alexa,F, , Alexandra,F, , Alexandria,F, , Alexia,F, , Alexis,F, , Alia,F, , Aliana,F, , Alianna,F, , Alice,F, , Alicia,F, , Alina,F, , Alisha,F, , Alison,F, , Alisson,F, , Alivia,F, , Aliya,F, , Aliyah,F, , Aliza,F, , Allie,F, , Allison,F, , Allyson,F, , Alma,F, , Alondra,F, , Alora,F, , Alyson,F, , Alyssa,F, , Amaia,F, , Amalia,F, , Amanda,F, , Amani,F, , Amara,F, , Amari,F, , Amaris,F, , Amaya,F, , Amayah,F, , Amber,F, , Amelia,F, , Amelie,F, , Amia,F, , Amina,F, , Amira,F, , Amirah,F, , Amiya,F, , Amiyah,F, , Amora,F, , Amy,F, , Ana,F, , Anahi,F, , Anais,F, , Analia,F, , Anastasia,F, , Anaya,F, , Andi,F, , Andrea,F, , Angel,F, , Angela,F, , Angelica,F, , Angelina,F, , Angie,F, , Anika,F, , Aniya,F, , Aniyah,F, , Ann,F, , Anna,F, , Annabel,F, , Annabella,F, , Annabelle,F, , Annalee,F, , Annalise,F, , Anne,F, , Annie,F, , Annika,F, , Ansley,F, , Antonella,F, , Anya,F, , April,F, , Arabella,F, , Arden,F, , Arely,F, , Ari,F, , Aria,F, , Ariadne,F, , Ariah,F, , Ariana,F, , Arianna,F, , Ariel,F, , Ariella,F, , Arielle,F, , Ariya,F, , Ariyah,F, , Arlette,F, , Armani,F, , Arya,F, , Ashley,F, , Ashlyn,F, , Ashlynn,F, , Aspen,F, , Astrid,F, , Athena,F, , Aubree,F, , Aubrey,F, , Aubrie,F, , Aubriella,F, , Aubrielle,F, , Audrey,F, , August,F, , Aurelia,F, , Aurora,F, , Austyn,F, , Autumn,F, , Ava,F, , Avah,F, , Avalyn,F, , Avalynn,F, , Averi,F, , Averie,F, , Avery,F, , Aviana,F, , Avianna,F, , Aya,F, , Ayla,F, , Ayleen,F, , Aylin,F, , Azalea,F, , Azaria,F, , Azariah,F, , Bailee,F, , Bailey,F, , Barbara,F, , Baylee,F, , Beatrice,F, , Belen,F, , Bella,F, , Bellamy,F, , Belle,F, , Berkley,F, , Bethany,F, , Bexley,F, , Bianca,F, , Blair,F, , Blaire,F, , Blake,F, , Blakely,F, , Bonnie,F, , Braelyn,F, , Braelynn,F, , Braylee,F, , Bria,F, , Briana,F, , Brianna,F, , Briar,F, , Bridget,F, , Briella,F, , Brielle,F, , Brinley,F, , Bristol,F, , Brittany,F, , Brooke,F, , Brooklyn,F, , Brooklynn,F, , Brylee,F, , Brynlee,F, , Brynleigh,F, , Brynn,F, , Cadence,F, , Cali,F, , Callie,F, , Calliope,F, , Cameron,F, , Camila,F, , Camilla,F, , Camille,F, , Camryn,F, , Cara,F, , Carly,F, , Carmen,F, , Carolina,F, , Caroline,F, , Carolyn,F, , Carter,F, , Casey,F, , Cassandra,F, , Cassidy,F, , Cataleya,F, , Catalina,F, , Catherine,F, , Cecelia,F, , Cecilia,F, , Celeste,F, , Celia,F, , Celine,F, , Chana,F, , Chanel,F, , Charlee,F, , Charleigh,F, , Charley,F, , Charli,F, , Charlie,F, , Charlotte,F, , Chaya,F, , Chelsea,F, , Cheyenne,F, , Chloe,F, , Christina,F, , Christine,F, , Claire,F, , Clara,F, , Clare,F, , Clarissa,F, , Claudia,F, , Clementine,F, , Colette,F, , Collins,F, , Cora,F, , Coraline,F, , Corinne,F, , Crystal,F, , Cynthia,F, , Dahlia,F, , Daisy,F, , Dakota,F, , Dalary,F, , Daleyza,F, , Dallas,F, , Dana,F, , Dani,F, , Daniela,F, , Daniella,F, , Danielle,F, , Danna,F, , Daphne,F, , Davina,F, , Dayana,F, , Deborah,F, , Delaney,F, , Delilah,F, , Della,F, , Demi,F, , Destiny,F, , Diana,F, , Dior,F, , Dorothy,F, , Dream,F, , Dulce,F, , Dylan,F, , Eden,F, , Edith,F, , Egypt,F, , Eileen,F, , Elaina,F, , Elaine,F, , Eleanor,F, , Elena,F, , Eliana,F, , Elianna,F, , Elina,F, , Elisa,F, , Elisabeth,F, , Elise,F, , Eliza,F, , Elizabeth,F, , Ella,F, , Elle,F, , Ellen,F, , Elliana,F, , Ellianna,F, , Ellie,F, , Elliot,F, , Elliott,F, , Ellis,F, , Ellison,F, , Eloise,F, , Elora,F, , Elsa,F, , Elsie,F, , Elyse,F, , Ember,F, , Emberly,F, , Emelia,F, , Emely,F, , Emerie,F, , Emerson,F, , Emersyn,F, , Emery,F, , Emilee,F, , Emilia,F, , Emily,F, , Emma,F, , Emmaline,F, , Emmalyn,F, , Emmalynn,F, , Emmarie,F, , Emmeline,F, , Emmie,F, , Emmy,F, , Emory,F, , Ensley,F, , Erica,F, , Erika,F, , Erin,F, , Esme,F, , Esmeralda,F, , Esperanza,F, , Estella,F, , Estelle,F, , Esther,F, , Estrella,F, , Etta,F, , Eva,F, , Evangeline,F, , Eve,F, , Evelyn,F, , Evelynn,F, , Everlee,F, , Everleigh,F, , Everly,F, , Evie,F, , Ezra,F, , Faith,F, , Fatima,F, , Faye,F, , Felicity,F, , Fernanda,F, , Finley,F, , Fiona,F, , Florence,F, , Frances,F, , Francesca,F, , Frankie,F, , Freya,F, , Frida,F, , Gabriela,F, , Gabriella,F, , Gabrielle,F, , Galilea,F, , Gemma,F, , Genesis,F, , Genevieve,F, , Georgia,F, , Gia,F, , Giana,F, , Gianna,F, , Giavanna,F, , Giovanna,F, , Giselle,F, , Giuliana,F, , Gloria,F, , Grace,F, , Gracelyn,F, , Gracelynn,F, , Gracie,F, , Greta,F, , Guadalupe,F, , Gwen,F, , Gwendolyn,F, , Hadassah,F, , Hadlee,F, , Hadleigh,F, , Hadley,F, , Hailee,F, , Hailey,F, , Haisley,F, , Haley,F, , Halle,F, , Hallie,F, , Hana,F, , Hanna,F, , Hannah,F, , Harlee,F, , Harleigh,F, , Harley,F, , Harlow,F, , Harmoni,F, , Harmony,F, , Harper,F, , Hattie,F, , Haven,F, , Hayden,F, , Haylee,F, , Hayley,F, , Hazel,F, , Heaven,F, , Heavenly,F, , Heidi,F, , Helen,F, , Helena,F, , Henley,F, , Holland,F, , Holly,F, , Hope,F, , Hunter,F, , Iliana,F, , Imani,F, , India,F, , Ingrid,F, , Irene,F, , Iris,F, , Isabel,F, , Isabela,F, , Isabella,F, , Isabelle,F, , Isla,F, , Itzayana,F, , Itzel,F, , Ivanna,F, , Ivory,F, , Ivy,F, , Izabella,F, , Jacqueline,F, , Jada,F, , Jade,F, , Jaelyn,F, , Jaelynn,F, , Jaliyah,F, , Jamie,F, , Jana,F, , Jane,F, , Janelle,F, , Janessa,F, , Janiyah,F, , Jasmine,F, , Jaycee,F, , Jayda,F, , Jayde,F, , Jayden,F, , Jayla,F, , Jaylah,F, , Jaylee,F, , Jayleen,F, , Jaylene,F, , Jazlyn,F, , Jazlynn,F, , Jazmin,F, , Jazmine,F, , Jemma,F, , Jenesis,F, , Jenna,F, , Jennifer,F, , Jessica,F, , Jessie,F, , Jewel,F, , Jillian,F, , Jimena,F, , Joanna,F, , Jocelyn,F, , Joelle,F, , Johanna,F, , Jolene,F, , Jolie,F, , Jordan,F, , Jordyn,F, , Joselyn,F, , Josephine,F, , Josie,F, , Journee,F, , Journey,F, , Journi,F, , Joy,F, , Joyce,F, , Judith,F, , Julia,F, , Juliana,F, , Julianna,F, , Julie,F, , Juliet,F, , Julieta,F, , Juliette,F, , Julissa,F, , June,F, , Juniper,F, , Jurnee,F, , Justice,F, , Kadence,F, , Kaelyn,F, , Kai,F, , Kaia,F, , Kailani,F, , Kailey,F, , Kailyn,F, , Kairi,F, , Kaitlyn,F, , Kaiya,F, , Kalani,F, , Kali,F, , Kaliyah,F, , Kallie,F, , Kamila,F, , Kamilah,F, , Kamiyah,F, , Kamryn,F, , Kara,F, , Karen,F, , Karina,F, , Karla,F, , Karlee,F, , Karsyn,F, , Karter,F, , Kassidy,F, , Kataleya,F, , Katalina,F, , Kate,F, , Katelyn,F, , Katherine,F, , Kathleen,F, , Kathryn,F, , Katie,F, , Kaydence,F, , Kayla,F, , Kaylani,F, , Kaylee,F, , Kayleigh,F, , Kaylie,F, , Kaylin,F, , Kehlani,F, , Keilani,F, , Keily,F, , Keira,F, , Kelly,F, , Kelsey,F, , Kendall,F, , Kendra,F, , Kenia,F, , Kenley,F, , Kenna,F, , Kennedi,F, , Kennedy,F, , Kensley,F, , Kenzie,F, , Keyla,F, , Khaleesi,F, , Khloe,F, , Kiana,F, , Kiara,F, , Kiera,F, , Kimber,F, , Kimberly,F, , Kimora,F, , Kinley,F, , Kinslee,F, , Kinsley,F, , Kira,F, , Kora,F, , Kori,F, , Kyla,F, , Kylee,F, , Kyleigh,F, , Kylie,F, , Kynlee,F, , Kyra,F, , Lacey,F, , Laila,F, , Lailah,F, , Lainey,F, , Lana,F, , Landry,F, , Laney,F, , Lara,F, , Laura,F, , Laurel,F, , Lauren,F, , Lauryn,F, , Layla,F, , Laylah,F, , Lea,F, , Leah,F, , Leanna,F, , Legacy,F, , Leia,F, , Leighton,F, , Leila,F, , Leilani,F, , Lena,F, , Lennon,F, , Lennox,F, , Leona,F, , Leslie,F, , Lexi,F, , Lexie,F, , Leyla,F, , Lia,F, , Liana,F, , Liberty,F, , Lila,F, , Lilah,F, , Lilian,F, , Liliana,F, , Lilianna,F, , Lilith,F, , Lillian,F, , Lilliana,F, , Lillianna,F, , Lillie,F, , Lilly,F, , Lily,F, , Lilyana,F, , Lina,F, , Linda,F, , Lindsey,F, , Lisa,F, , Liv,F, , Livia,F, , Logan,F, , Lola,F, , London,F, , Londyn,F, , Lorelai,F, , Lorelei,F, , Louisa,F, , Louise,F, , Lucia,F, , Luciana,F, , Lucille,F, , Lucy,F, , Luella,F, , Luna,F, , Lyanna,F, , Lydia,F, , Lyla,F, , Lylah,F, , Lyra,F, , Lyric,F, , Mabel,F, , Maci,F, , Macie,F, , Mackenzie,F, , Macy,F, , Madalyn,F, , Madalynn,F, , Maddison,F, , Madeleine,F, , Madeline,F, , Madelyn,F, , Madelynn,F, , Madilyn,F, , Madilynn,F, , Madison,F, , Madisyn,F, , 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The Sing-Off, s.4 ep.1 — Contestants' Choice

Two years after its previous run, The Sing-Off came roaring back for a fourth season in December 2013, with a new judge on the panel and a new bit of drama in their decision-making process. The diverse roster of competitors ranged from high schoolers to retirees.

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Group opener

The brash, passionate music of Fun. was a fantastic choice for the first opening number of the season. With all ten groups creating a chorus 85 voices strong and overflowing into the side boxes, it's no surprise that the judges gave them a standing ovation.

Details:

title: Fun. medley

original songs: "Some Nights"; [1:05] "We Are Young", featuring Janelle Monae; [1:46] "Carry On"

written by: all songs by Fun. & producer Jeff Bhasker

arranged by: The Sing-Off arrangers

choreographed by: Rosero McCoy

air date: 9 December 2013

My favorite bits:

Eli's bright purple pants & Honey's red hair and yellow shirt make them really easy to spot.

(That said, playing "find the VP members" in the crowd is also enjoyable. I see you and your swoopy hair in the back, Layne.)

our gang being front and center early on, and mostly staying near the front, which hints that the producers really wanted them featured

Pyrotechnics are inherently cool. 🎆

Tony getting to show off a bit of his dance training

At the end, when most of the singers are just taking large steps for the do-si-do maneuver, Eli's basically doing little jetés. He's so bouncy.

Trivia:

Vocal Rush had videographer with them, and he recorded some footage of rehearsals in which you can catch glimpses of the VoicePlay gang. (Earl is the easiest to pick out in his bright orange shirt, but they're all there if you look carefully.)

A revised arrangement of this medley was also the opening number for the 2014 Sing-Off tour.

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Order of performances

Vocal Rush — "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae

Home Free — "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line

Princeton Footnotes — "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift

Calle Sol — "Pon de Replay" by Rihanna

Street Corner Renaissance — "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction

judges' choice for the first half

Ten — "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus and Chaka Khan

Element — "Burn" by Ellie Goulding

VoicePlay — "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull, feat. Christina Aguilera

The Filharmonic — "Treasure" by Bruno Mars

AcoUstiKats — "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, feat. Pharrell Williams

judges' choice for the second half

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VoicePlay performance

[Here is another version with the intro package and judges comments.]

The brief for both the audition process and the first episode was to perform something that represents the group's strengths. Since it was good enough to get them on the show, VoicePlay made a few tweaks to the arrangement of their submission piece, and worked with the choreographers to add dynamic staging that played more effectively to the studio audience and multiple cameras.

Details:

title: Feel This Moment

original song / performers: "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull, featuring Christina Aguilera

written by: Armando "Pitbull" Pérez, Christina Aguilera, Chantal Kreviazuk, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, "Sir Nolan" Lambroza, & Urales "DJ Buddha" Vargas

arranged by: Layne Stein & Hannah Juliano

air date: 9 December 2013

My favorite bits:

the slow build from simple a cappella harmonies to a full-on jam, all while transforming a rap song into several different musical genres

Earl and Honey's incredible high harmonizing on ☞ ☜ ♫ "Baby we can PAR-TAY!" ♫

breaking off into three conspiratorial pairs that then reconfigure into trios before rejoining for the big dramatic ♫ "mooo-oOo-OOO-meeent" ♫

Eli bounding down the stage & Tony's salsa steps 💃 as they hype up the audience

Honey's gorgeous descending riff

the addition of the wind-down effect at the end

Trivia:

This is slightly reworked / truncated from the version VoicePlay submitted as their audition, removing the more explicit "Take On Me" section.

Due to their position late in the lineup, this performance was recorded at about midnight, seven hours into filming.

They hadn't been allowed to get comfortable while waiting, though, since the production team shuffled the groups between the boxes for each number.

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Judges' choice

After each section of five groups performed, the judges chose one to compete in "the ultimate sing-off" showdown number, a last chance to impress. VoicePlay were in the second half with Ten, Element, The Filharmonic, and the AcoUstiKats.

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Ultimate sing-off explained

Knowing that they had been in danger right off the bat, the guys decided to demystify the "ultimate sing-off" process in their own amusing way. They were very excited when the official Hostess account retweeted them a few days later.

when your longtime crush finally notices you

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Ultimate sing-off vs. Footnotes

[Here is a longer version with the judges' comments & elimination.]

And so the six professional entertainers in VoicePlay were pitted against the baker's dozen Ivy Leaguers in the Princeton Footnotes. With a pop song on the agenda, one might assume the youths would be more suited to the style. But classical training can only take you so far. Sometimes diversity of experiences is more valuable.

Details:

title: Ultimate Sing-Off – Bye, Bye, Bye

original performers: *NSYNC

written by: Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, & Andreas Carlsson

arranged by: VoicePlay & The Princeton Footnotes

air date: 9 December 2013

My favorite bits:

the premise of it being an actual fight both groups are training for

each VP section representing a distinct competition style (martial arts, professional wrestling, bodybuilding, etc.)

Tony busting out that swoon-worthy boy band timbre

(Okay, yeah, the Footnotes guy doing a dive roll over his bandmates onto a bare stage was pretty impressive.)

the guys' dismissively delicate little yawns while the Ivy Leaguers are trying to sound tough

Geoff planting his foot directly on Layne's ass while he's doing push-ups (and maintains good form, no less)

Layne's aggressive chin thrust when he starts beatboxing again

Trivia:

VoicePlay may have had a bit of an advantage with the choice of song. "Bye Bye Bye" was part of a boy band medley they were already performing at their concerts.

Since this was the last song filmed for the episode, the two groups had to perform it at around 1:30 in the morning. And then the judges had to deliberate.

When they performed this battle on the 2014 Sing-Off tour, The Filharmonic took the Footnotes' place and used the arrangement they hadn't needed during the competition.

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When the dust settled, the judges saw more potential for VoicePlay continuing to improve and grow in ways that would benefit them for the competition, so the college boys were sent home.

Phew.

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Backstage photos