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[marcovaleyeah]

17.06.2023

#Mira-Marathon | MCU

Film

Name: Iron Man (2008); Production studios: Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios, Marvel Enterprises, Fairview Entertainment, Legion Entertainment, Dark Blades Films; Director by: Jon Favreau; Screenwriters: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum, Matt Holloway; Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Leslie Bibb; Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure; Running Time: 2 hours, 6 minutes;

"Iron Man" is an exciting 2008 superhero film where the main character, Tony Stark, discovers his heroic nature through adventures with the Iron Man suit. The film is captivating with its plot and impressive visual effects, although some viewers may find it a bit too long. All in all, this is a great movie for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that set the standard for superhero movies to come.

My rating: 9/10

[autolenaphilia]

Solar Pons

Look what arrived in the mail today: a book of Solar Pons stories! Pons is a detective that lives on 7B Praed Street in London and his adventures are chronicled by Dr. Lyndon Parker. "Original character, do not steal" - August Derleth, 1929

Of course Pons is an obvious Holmes knock-off, with an even more ridiculous name. But Pons was basically August Derleth’s way of writing and publishing Holmes fan fic without being sued, due to Holmes being copyrighted in his lifetime (Derleth lived 1909-1971). I first knew of Derleth  via his association with Lovecraft, but he was also a Holmes fan. As a teenager in the 20s, he had in fact written to Arthur Conan Doyle when ACD announced the Case-book stories would in fact be the last, asking for permission to write more Holmes stories. He got turned down, but created Pons instead.

Solar Pons strikes me as being very similar to the modern fan fic practice of “filing off the serial numbers”, i.e. re-writing fan fic to be about original characters/worlds so that they can be commercially published.

The stories are quite well-regarded and were quite popular in the Holmes fandom, forming a sub-fandom within it (including a knock-off of the fan org the Baker Street Irregulars called “The Praed Street irregulars”). The Pons stories were in fact so beloved that author Basil Copper continued his adventures after Derleth’s death, fan fic of fan fic, basically. And fans like David Marcum have continue to produce Pons stories in the present.

My copy has a positive foreword by early big name fan Vincent Starrett and a back-cover quote by another famous writer and holmes fan figure Anthony Boucher (who among many other things co-wrote the scripts to many of the Rathbone/Bruce radio shows).. So I’m looking for reading them.

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It’s a new month, but every week it can be Caturday! Here’s Marcum the cat, as depicted by master illustrator Arthur Rackham from a kids book published in 1935 and in our special collections, Poor Cecco, by Margery Williams Bianco (who is most well known for The Velveteen Rabbit)...

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How to Train your Downer: CH5

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Here’s this weeks chapter!  In which everything goes really well! Right up until it doesn't. As always, you can read the whole thing (so far) over here!

The door opened and Green looked up from his mug of coffee expecting Davies to walk through the door. Curfew was in a few moments and even officers weren’t exempt (unless they were working the night shift, of course). Instead, Arthur entered and shut the door carefully behind him. He had a new mask - of course he would. Green expected nothing less - and wore an expression of vague confusion.

Green knit his brows. “You’re back?”

Arthur startled but quickly recovered. His face blanked and he feigned disinterest as he moved to join the doctor in the kitchen. “Yeah, guess I am,” he said as he opened the fridge. A moment of silence, then he shut the door.

Green watched in idle curiosity before he finally sighed and pulled out an empty notebook. Seemed Davies was right after all. With that in mind, he would need to retake all of his notes. The knowledge that Davies was right was irritating, if only because Arthur should have followed all of the pre established rules. Also, Davies would never let him live this down.

“What are you doing?” Arthur asked suddenly.

Green looked up in time to see Arthur carefully peel the mask off his face with a relieved sigh. How much should he say? At what point would Arthur decide he’d had enough and just fuck off back outside? With a shrug, Green answered, “Keeping notes for work. You aren’t the only one we’ve got our eyes on.”

Oh that caught Arthur’s interest. He tried to feign disinterest, but Green specialized in reading people. Any good Joy doctor worth his salt had to be an absolute pro at body language, so he caught the way Arthur’s head cocked as he stood a bit taller.

Perhaps…?

No. It would never work. And Davies would almost certainly shut the idea down.

But maybe?

With proper training, perhaps he could use Arthur to sniff out other downers. Provide enough incentive and surely the lad wouldn’t object. If nothing else, self preservation would win out. No, Davies would absolutely not allow it if that were the case. Fine. He’d just have to find something else he could use. How food-motivated was Arthur?

“Stop that.”

Green blinked. He must have been thinking too loud - as Davies put it - because Arthur had hunched defensively and was shooting daggers his way. “Sorry,” he muttered without thinking as he quickly wrote down his thoughts in the notebook. Perhaps Arthur could be more useful than previously anticipated. And whatever Davies was doing was working. Surely-

The door opened again, bringing with it a cacophony of laughter and yelling. Lord. Green snapped the notebook shut and turned to see who had followed Davies home this time. Oddly enough, Arthur approached Davies with a smile despite his apprehensive body language and the way he regarded the other two officers with obvious suspicion and distrust.

Green watched with interest as Arthur greeted them with a cheerful smile only to have Davies - drunk as a skunk - grab either side of his face and rub like he would a pet. Arthur tried to bat him away initially but quickly gave up while Davies cooed this and that. There was too much noise to pick out exactly what was being said, but Green could tell Arthur was conflicted about the attention he was receiving.

Finally, Arthur extricated himself and absconded upstairs to the privacy and relative quiet of his own room. The door was slammed for emphasis, though Green wondered how much was intent and how much was from nervous tension. Either way, Davies bid his fellows farewell and finally quiet descended and he could return his attention to his coffee.

A pair of hands pressed into his shoulders and Green smiled as he reached up to knock Davies’ cap off and run fingers through his hair. “Told you he’d come back,” Davies said smugly.

“So you did,” Green conceded at last. “So you did.”

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Arthur reclined in the seat as he enjoyed the sun on his face. Since his first adventure he’d made a point of getting out every day regardless of the weather. (Once, Green had tried to keep him inside. He’d waited for an opportunity and then slipped out the kitchen window.) The novelty of the collar still brought attention, but by pretending it didn’t exist - and by virtue of having a new mask - people quickly picked up on the fact that it just wasn’t that big of a deal and would typically go about their own business.

Not that the attention was unwanted. Arthur had quickly learned that a year of isolation left him starved for company. Even idle pleasantries provided little doses of serotonin that he craved.

Now, though, was the time to people watch. Turned out, another side effect of isolation was not being able to keep up with the changing trends which left him far behind the times. So he sat and watched and listened.

“Arthur?”

He looked over. “Valerie?” He flushed and silently thanked whatever powers that be that he was wearing a mask to hide the worst of it. He motioned for her to join him and smile as she took a seat. “Lovely day for it.”

“That it is!” She stretched her legs out before he tucked them under the bench somewhat and crossed her ankles. They enjoyed a moment of peace until she broke it with a soft, “Thanks for coming to see me. I was beginning to think you weren’t interested.”

Arthur flushed harder and nodded. “It was… fun.”

Valerie covered her mouth as she chuckled before placing a hand on his knee. “I had a lot of fun, and I’d really like to get together with you again. If you’re okay with that.”

Arthur hummed thoughtfully. At last he said, “I don’t know. I mean, I had a lot of fun, don’t get me wrong! But… I just… I don’t know…”

“You want something more than just a ‘casual encounter’?”

“Yeah.”

They sat in silence for a bit longer. Arthur watched people pass by and picked up snippets of conversations here and there while Valerie mulled over the conversation.

“You know,” she said at last, “I wouldn’t mind getting tea sometime. I know a nice cafe nearby. We could chat and get to know each other better.” She looked over at him and watched as it was his turn to mull over the offer. Finally he nodded.

“That does sound nice.” He smiled at her. “I’d really like that.”

“Afternoon tea?”

“Sounds lovely.”

With a final farewell, she stood up and trotted off. Arthur watched her go with a small smile. Her energy was infectious and having the opportunity to go on a date with her? A happy tingle ran up his spine.

He’d have to be careful, though. Valerie rivaled the Joy doctors when it came to reading people and he didn’t need her figuring out that he wasn’t on Joy. Out of everyone, she was the last person he wanted to find out.

Largely because he really liked her.

He stretched his legs out with a sigh and tilted his head back. He was ready to close his eyes and get lost in his thoughts when a familiar face caught his eye. Was that Marcum? Arthur cocked his head to get a better look. Yup, it most certainly was.

Marcum was absurdly tall, even compared to the other officers. But what really stood out to Arthur was just how approachable the man was. Perhaps it was habit and conditioning, but every constable he’d run across exuded an air of aggression. Marcum, on the other hand, just felt friendlier. Like he’d actually help even if he knew Arthur was a downer.

He watched as Marcum and another officer strolled along, chatting about who knows what. They traded playful shoves periodically and Arthur snorted. Guess even officers were prone to horsing around periodically.

Arthur leaned forward to prop his head in his chin as he watched. It was odd just how personable Marcum was. Surely he would have known such an outlier of an officer. His brows knit as he tried to shuffle through the names and faces of the officers that he did know, only to draw a blank. Had new officers been hired while he’d been locked up? Or maybe there’d been some kind of reorganization. That would make sense, considering Arthur knew the names and basic personalities of every officer that patrolled the Parade District. It was useful knowledge for when he had to schmooze his way out of trouble or beg a favor (or convince someone to look the other way while he did something particularly illegal).

But he didn’t know anything about Marcum. This was dangerous territory now, and begged the question of how many other officers were now patrolling that he had no history with.

“Hey there.”

If anyone ever asked, Arthur would vehemently deny the high pitched noise of distress he’d clearly never made. He would, however, admit that he had slid off the bench intending to stand up, only to have his hip choose that moment to give out and send him tumbling to the ground. Marcum laughed and stepped around the bench to help Arthur back to his feet. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you so badly. I thought you saw me coming since you were watching so intently.”

Arthur flushed and quickly looked away because wow, he did not mean to give off that impression. With a small wave, he said, “It’s fine. I should have been paying more attention to my surroundings. Shouldn’t you be patrolling, though?”

Marcum shrugged. “It’s fine. There’s two others patrolling for situations like this.”

“You mean so you can flirt around?”

Now it was Marcum’s turn to blush, though he didn’t deny anything. Arthur gave him a smug look for a minute before his survival instinct finally caught up and he realized that he’d basically accused a person of power.

Maybe a look of panic had flashed across his face, or maybe it was the shift in his body language, but Marcum was quick to say, “Woah, hey. What’s wrong.”

“Nothing.” Arthur forced on a too bright smile and glanced around nervously. He needed to get home. Now. He wasn’t sure he could keep up the facade for much longer.

Marcum slung an arm around Arthur’s shoulder and angled them, Arthur noticed, so as to hide Arthur in such a way that he was out of immediate view. That was… considerate? Kind? And also a sign of a much more pressing issue. “What are you doing?” he hissed, making sure no one else overheard.

“Listen,” the arm around his shoulders tightened and Arthur found himself gently pressed into Marcum’s chest, “every Joy doctor and constable in the area knows you aren’t on Joy and that you aren’t allowed to take any for the foreseeable future, but no one else knows this.” Fear spiked through Arthur. Old hurts and phantom pains shot through his body, a reminder of every beating he’d been on the receiving end of. “Hey.” He couldn’t breathe. He had to get home. “Arthur.” Davies would protect him. Davies would keep him safe. He’d promised. He’d promised. “Arthur!”

The distressed whisper pulled Arthur somewhat back to the moment. He didn’t realize he was hyperventilating until he was suddenly acutely aware of it. Marcum was still pressed against him and, judging by the concerned expression he wore and the rapid beating of his heart, had no idea what to do. Taking a gulp of air, he wrapped his arms around Marcum and hissed, “Shut up. Just, for once in your goddamned life shut up.”

Deep breaths. Slow down. Stop. Think. What did he see? His gaze darted around until it locked on a colorful shop sign. That was one thing. And the cobblestones of the road. Oh, and people. A few had paused as they passed by to get a look at him, but Marcum’s presence seemed to assure them that the situation was under control.

Okay. Okay, yes. Good start.

Uh…

Right, okay. Next step: feel. He flexed his fingers against the surprisingly rough texture of the uniform. He’d never really noticed because he’d always avoided physical contact with officers. Even with Davies, his main interactions had involved a lot of biting and screaming. Didn’t exactly leave a whole lot of time for fondling fabrics. As he pressed further into Marcum, his face found a smooth button and he allowed himself a moment to marvel at the drastic difference in textures. There wasn’t really anything else to run his fingers over without making an already uncomfortable situation even worse, so he moved on to the final step.

Taking in a deep breath, Arthur allowed himself to close his eyes and focus on his nose. Marcum smelled of sweat and spice, with a hint of some kind of perfume. He took another deep breath. He recognized that perfume. Why? Where had he smelled it?

Valerie.

His brain rocketed back to that night in the club, when she had pressed herself against him. She’d worn a unique perfume. Floral with a hint of spice. He blinked and leaned back to pull Marcum down to his level, pressed his nose into the crook of Marcum’s neck and inhaled. It seemed more concentrated on the uniform’s lapels.

Interesting.

“Arth-”

“You wouldn’t happen to know a Valerie, would you?”

“You mean my wife?”

If he weren't still standing, Arthur would swear that his heart had stopped. The blood drained from his face and he was vaguely aware of Marcum’s rapidly growing distress. “What,” he grabbed Marum’s lapels and pulled so that they were face-to-face, “do you mean you’re married to her? I am not some cheap fling you can use to cheat on your wife!” He let go and made a strangled noise in the back of his throat. Oh god, what had he gotten himself into this time?

Was this going to be his life from now on? A tragicomedy of mistakes?

“Woah, hey, no. Okay.” Marcum grabbed Arthur by the shoulders to pull his attention back. “I am not cheating on her. She is fully aware that I see other people. We both do. It’s… complicated.” He glanced around quickly. “And definitely a conversation for somewhere a bit more private.”

“I have a date with her!” A pause. “I think.” Oh lord, he’d forgotten to ask when she wanted to get afternoon tea.

Marcum practically lit up with excitement at the panicked statement. “You do? That’s wonderful! I don’t think we’ve ever fancied the same person before! Everyone’s always going after one or the other.”

“Now is not the time!” Arthur pressed the heels of his hands against his eyes with a low growl. “I need to get home, now, or I am going to lose my shit right fucking here.”

“Okay. Yeah. Let’s- yeah. That’s probably a good idea.” Marcum let Arthur take the lead, though he kept himself close just in case. Arthur managed to barely keep himself together for the agonizingly long trip back to Davies’ home. He was reaching for the door when Marcum grabbed his other wrist and said, “I’m sorry. I was going to tell you, but I barely know you. I just… I’m sorry.”

Arthur gave him a quick, pained look before he finally twisted out of the man’s grip and disappeared inside and slammed the door shut. The solid wood of the door pressed against his back provided a level of security that he desperately needed. He sank to the floor slowly and curled into a tight ball. Grabbing fistfulls of hair, he finally, finally allowed himself to fall apart into a panicked, sobbing mess.

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​Aloth, Arthur Pendragon, Aziraphale, Daryl Dixon, Dizzy Tremaine, Gabriel, Gil Legume, GIR, Groot, Hephaestus, Hytham, Jaskier, John Watson, Legolas, Mad Hatter, Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepott, Percival/Squirrel, & Will Turner

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Conrad Formal Gardens 83 N. Patterson Ave. Oxford, OH 45056 Past the man-made structures of stone and brick that give Miami University its stoic, public ivy-league image sits an expansive, and to some, an unknown corner of campus that comes alive with every bloom. A refuge of floral splendor, the Arthur F. Conrad Formal Gardens, located at Oxford, OH, are an elegant park-like area between Marcum Conference Center and The Miami Inn at the northeast end of campus that is a popular spot for leisurely walks, picnics, perfect photo opps, and outdoor weddings. Miami’s first president, Robert Hamilton Bishop, is buried in the Formal Gardens. The Bishop Circle is a main attraction. The rose garden area of the Formal Garden was the centennial anniversary gift of the Beta Epsilon Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta. The Conrad Formal Gardens are one of the most memorable and photographed portions of the Miami University campus. It is lovingly maintained by Bill Zehler, the University’s horticulturist, and reflects a variety of different colors throughout the seasons. Each year more than 30 varieties of annual plants are carefully selected and planted in the garden. It’s also accented by a stunning rose garden and over 50 varieties of trees. The delightful scent of flowers permeates the air. The surroundings change from season to season, with the coming of spring showers, the heat and humidity of summer, and the chill of the crisp autumn air. In spring, the garden features tulips, daffodils, and daisies. In summer, dahlias and obedient flowers bloom, and in fall, mums and flowering kale add to color to the walkways and grounds. The Bishop Circle section of the garden is a must-see. When viewed from above, the landscape forms a Celtic Cross with the center as a memorial site for Robert Hamilton Bishop, the first president of Miami University. Stones imported from various cities and counties of Scotland surround the edge of the circle; each stone includes a plaque that tells its region of origin. Also there is a stunning covered alcove in the center of the park. This cozy nook is flanked by flower gardens and a spectacular pond and fountain area. A shaded gazebo is the perfect place to relax with a stunning view of the entire park. The park is located at the corner of N. Patterson Ave. and E. Withrow St. in Oxford. Parking is available all along E. Withrow St.

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TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT : Action, destruction et incohérence

Transformers est​ probablement la série de mégaproductions hollywoodiennes la plus incohérente qui soit. Même si je voulais, je ne pourrais pas résumer ce qui se passe dans les quatre premiers films, et surtout pas dans ce cinquième épisode où la mythologie de la franchise devient plus inutilement compliquée que jamais.

Il a apparemment fallu quatre scénaristes (Akiva Goldsman, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway & Ken Nolan) pour imaginer ce délire où en plus d’Optimus Prime et ses Autobots ainsi que de Megatron et ses Decepticons, il faut remonter jusqu’à il y a 1600 ans pour découvrir qu’il y avait déjà des Transformers qui combattaient avec Merlin et les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde. Et puis il y a un Bâton avec un pouvoir infini, longtemps disparu, voire oublié, mais soudainement recherché par tout le monde aujourd’hui - dont la créatrice divine des Transformers, qui veut détruire la Terre pour recréer leur monde, ce qui nécessite le Bâton parce que… hum…

  Ah, et en passant, les Transformers bons comme méchants sont maintenant interdits sur Terre et traqués par une unité militaire spéciale… Sauf à Cuba? Et Mark Wahlberg, maintenant un fugitif, aide les Autobots… Tout comme une petite orpheline… Et Marky Mark se fait donner un talisman parce que (divulgâcheur?) il est le « dernier chevalier » du titre… Et tout ça, ce n’est que la première partie de ce film beaucoup trop long, qui continue de multiplier les complications par la suite.

 La vaste majorité de l’exposition est livrée par le personnage de Sir Anthony Hopkins, un rôle embarrassant où il doit également débiter une foule de répliques bêtement vulgaires, tout comme son serviteur-robot, Cogman. On passe tout le film à se demander ce que le grand acteur britannique a bien pu aller faire dans cette galère, à part encaisser un gros chèque.

De fait, peut-être vous demandez-vous ce que moi, qui trouve cette série parfaitement incohérente, est allé faire à l’avant-première du cinquième film. Eh bien, cela s’explique en deux mots : Michael Bay. Même si leurs scénarios laissent souvent à désirer, ses longs métrages mettent toujours en valeur son épatant sens du chaos spectaculaire et grandiose, ce qu’on appelle le Bayhem. Et à l’occasion — c’était à mon avis le cas dans Transformers: Dark of the Moon — l’action et la destruction sont orchestrées avec tant de maestria qu’on en oublie presque les lacunes narratives.

  Ce n’est malheureusement pas le cas de la majorité des films de la franchise, y compris le plus récent, Transformers: The Last Knight. Il y a bien quelques bons moments — la bataille d’ouverture à l’époque du Roi Arthur, une poursuite de voitures ici et là, Wahlberg brandissant une épée, Optimus Prime et Bumblebee en plein combat —, mais pas assez pour compenser les 149 minutes de récit sans intérêt, de personnages quelconques et de dialogues abrutissants dans lesquelles le tout est noyé.  

[thecraggus]

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) Review

About 'The Last Knight'... 😡#Transformers5 #Review

Have you checked your kitchen recently? Chances are the sink might be missing; stolen by Michael Bay to throw into his latest robots-in-disguise extravaganza “Transformers: The Last Knight”. It’s no secret that Paramount Pictures have assembled a writer’s room to spin their Hasbro franchise into an expansive shared universe but “The Last Knight” suggests they haven’t yet put the writers in the…

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Ranger News 05.21.1926

Community news for #Ranger in #LincolnCounty #WV in 1926 #Appalachia #history #genealogy

An unknown local correspondent from Ranger in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on May 21, 1926:

Luther Midkiff and family of Branchland were seen out car riding Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Evans and families of Hubball were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. McCoy.

Hardin Marcum was seen out car riding…

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"IRON MAN" (2008) REVIEW

"IRON MAN" (2008) Review I had never heard of the Marvel comic book hero, Iron Man, until I saw the trailer for the 2008 movie, a few months before it hit the movie theaters. Mind you, I had heard of Iron Man’s alter ego – Tony Stark. The latter’s name had been mentioned in several Internet articles written about Spider-Man. Which is why I could not summon any excitement when I saw the trailer for the movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. Until the release of 2000’s "X-MEN", I have never been that familiar with most of Marvel Comics’ costumed crime fighters – with the exception of Spider-Man, the Hulk and the Fantastic Four. I had spent a great deal of my recreational time with DC Comics characters like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Just about anyone could imagine my reaction when I learned that Robert Downey Jr. had been signed to portray Tony Stark aka Iron Man. Not particularly thrilled. But I was impressed by the major cast of actors who had signed up for the film – Downey, Gwenyth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges. All four performers have been favorites of mine over the years, along with director Jon Favreau. And since "IRON MAN" was a Marvel Comics film, I decided to give it a chance. I might as well say it right now. "IRON MAN" became one of my favorite movies from 2008. Not only that, it has held up rather well in the ensuing nine years. What would be the point of focusing upon the movie’s many virtues, when my previous statements pretty much said it all? But . . . I am going to try, anyway. And I would like to start with the first-rate screenplay written by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum and Matthew Hollaway. They managed to create a good, solid story focusing upon Iron Man’s origins. In an unusual move, the writers began the story with Tony Stark in Afghanistan in the company of an Army escort. Stark had just presented a demonstration of Stark Industries’ latest weapon – the Jericho missile. While Stark jokes around with his military escort, Afghan terrorist group called Ten Rings. At this point, the movie rewind back to thirty-six hours earlier before Stark’s departure from the States. This opening immediately conveyed to me that the movie might turn out to be ten times better than I had originally assumed. By the time Tony Stark uttered those last words - "I’m Iron Man" - it proved me right. There are two aspects of "IRON MAN" that truly made it a cinematic gem for me. One happened to be Jon Favreau’s direction. The other turned out to be the movie’s superb cast. And speaking of the cast, I might as well start with the man of the hour. What can I say about Robert Downey Jr.? He IS Tony Stark aka Iron Man. Downey has owned the role for the past six years. I have never seen an actor take possession of a role so thoroughly since Daniel Day Lewis in "THERE WILL BE BLOOD", Daniel Craig’s debut as James Bond in "CASINO ROYALE" and Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in the "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" trilogy. Downey is also the first actor or actress I have seen portray a comic book hero as a wiseass. And he also managed to produce sparks with not only his supporting cast, but also with an android and a computer voice. Supporting Downey was Terrence Howard as USAF Lieutenant Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Air Force liaison to Stark Industries and personal friend of Tony Stark. Howard portrayed Rhodes as a stalwart military man who found Stark’s cavalier life both exasperating and enduring. I have never seen Howard do comedy . . . until this movie. And I was surprised to discover that his flair for comic timing seemed to match Downey’s. Some people have pointed out his role had been reduced. I cannot say that I agree. One, he had yet to become War Machine, Tony’s future armored crime fighting partner. However, his line - ”Next time, baby” - as he glanced at the extra armor suit seemed to hint that the James Rhodes character will play a bigger role in future movies. And two, Howard possessed such a strong on-screen presence that no one was bound to forget . . . no matter how many scenes he had. When I first learned that Gwenyth Paltrow would be playing Stark’s personal assistant, Virginia "Pepper" Potts, I found myself wondering if her career was in a decline. Playing the main hero’s Girl Friday seemed like a step down – even from her role in 2004's "SKY CAPTAIN: WORLD OF TOMORROW". Fortunately, the script and Paltrow’s witty and elegant performance gave her the opportunity rise above the usual cliché of the Girl Friday role. Mind you, "Pepper" Potts never struck me as interesting as the charming and conniving Polly Perkins from "SKY CAPTAIN". But instead of becoming the "damsel-in-distress", Paltrow ended up helping Stark/Iron Man to defeat the main villain. Good show! Speaking of villains, I must applaud Jeff Bridges for portraying one of the smoothest that I have seen on the silver screen – namely Tony Stark’s business partner and mentor Obadiah Stane. Not even Ian McDiarmid’s Palpatine from ”STAR WARS” had possessed such subtlety when it came to evil. At first glance, Bridges did not seem the type who could effectively portray a villain. Then I recalled his performance in the 1985 thriller with Glenn Close, ”JAGGED EDGE”, in which he portrayed a similarly subtle villain. Being a skillful actor, Bridges managed to convey many aspects of Stane’s personality – a superficial warmth and intelligence that hid a murderous and manipulative streak. Another memorable villain was portrayed by actor Faran Tahir, who portrayed Raza, leader of the terrorist group – the Ten Rings – hired to kidnap Stark while the latter was in Afghanistan. Like Bridges, Tahir did an admirable in projecting villainy with suave, sophistication and a strong presence. In regard to a strong presence, I could say the same about Shaun Tolb, who portrayed Dr. Ho Yinsen, an Afghan surgeon and captive of the Ten Rings that saved Stark’s life. I have seen Talb portray some interesting characters over the years. But I must admit that his warm, yet firm portrayal of Yinsen made me realize that he possessed quite a commanding presence. Finally, I come to Clark Gregg, who made his first appearance as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson. He was charming, witty, very subtle and still managed to project a strong presence. He made the Coulson role his own so strongly that he is now the star of a Marvel television show featuring the character. As I had earlier pointed out, the movie’s four screenwriters managed to produce a script that featured a very solid story. Unlike many other comic book movies, ”IRON MAN” seemed to be laced with a great deal of witty dialogue and humor. There were times when I wondered whether I was watching a superhero action film. But there was plenty of action-filled scenes to remind me that this movie was basically an adventure film – like Iron Man’s two encounters with the Ten Rings group in Afghanistan, his encounter with two USAF fighter planes and his showdown with Stane in downtown Los Angeles. Director Jon Farveau, along with the four screenwriters and cast, managed to bring together all of the action, humor and drama with perfect balance. Okay . . . let me rephrase my last sentence. Perhaps ”IRON MAN” was not completely ”perfect”. I do have three quibbles about the movie. One of them happened to be the first sequence in Afghanistan. I realize that the setting of Iron Man’s origins could not be in Vietnam. And it would make sense for the setting to be changed to either Iraq or Afghanistan. The problem is that most of the sequence featuring Stark’s captivity by the Ten Rings was boring as hell. It almost seemed to drag forever. And matters did not help much that most of this sequence was set inside a series of caves.  The second problem I had with the movie was its score. Quite frankly, I found it unmemorable. But I am not surprised. I can only think of three comic book hero movies that had a score or theme song I found memorable. Unfortunately, ”IRON MAN” is not one of them.  My last problem with the film was, ironically, the script.  I will not deny that “IRON MAN” had a solid screenplay.  But if one take away the humor and the larger-than-life persona of Tony Stark aka Iron Man, left behind is basically a paint-by-the-number comic book hero story.  Without the Tony Stark personality, “IRON MAN” is not what I would call a unique or interesting movie. But despite the first Afghanistan sequence and the movie’s score, it is easy to see why ”IRON MAN” might prove to be the summer movie of 2008. With Jon Farveau in the director’s chair and Robert Downey Jr. as the leading man, the movie has become – at least in my eyes – one of the top five of its genre.

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Transformers: The Last Knight Free Full HD watch online & movie trailer

Release Year: 2017

Critic's Score: /100

Director: Michael Bay

Stars: Laura Haddock, Mark Wahlberg, Gemma Chan

Storyline Optimus Prime finds his home planet, Cybertron, now a dead planet, in which he comes to find he was responsible for killing. He finds a way to bring the planet back to life, but in order to do so, he needs to find an artifact, which is on Earth.

Writers: Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Laura Haddock, Mark Wahlberg, Gemma Chan, Laura Haddock, Mark Wahlberg, Gemma Chan, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Isabela Moner, Stanley Tucci, Josh Duhamel, Sophia Myles, John Turturro, Santiago Cabrera, Jean Dujardin, Gil Birmingham, Ken Watanabe, Frank Welker, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Cast: Laura Haddock –

Vivian Wembley

Mark Wahlberg –

Cade Yeager

Gemma Chan –

Quintessa

Anthony Hopkins –

Sir Edmund Burton

John Goodman –

Hound

(voice)

Isabela Moner –

Izabella

Stanley Tucci –

Joshua Joyce

Josh Duhamel –

Lt. Colonel William Lennox

Sophia Myles –

Darcy

John Turturro –

Agent Simmons

Santiago Cabrera –

Santos

Jean Dujardin –

(rumored)

Gil Birmingham –

Chief Sherman

Ken Watanabe –

Drift

(voice)

Frank Welker –

Megatron

(voice)

Taglines: For one world to live, the other must die.

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Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 3 Jan 2017

Filming Locations: Michigan Motion Picture Studios, 1999 Centerpoint Parkway, Pontiac, Michigan, USA

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REVIEW: Transformers The Last Knight - A Dark Ages Disaster

For a pessimist I’m pretty optimistic claimed Paramore. I like to think I’m that way with film sequels, especially the unwanted ones. When a bad film makes a sequel or another franchise entry it may very well be another sad affair; another film that squanders all its promises of being different for a lacklustre or downright disappointing offering.... but what if it isn’t? While any sequel of impending doom could be nothing more than salt in your wounds it’s also a chance at redemption. Every new film is a new possibility; its own fresh start. Nothing is truly beyond saving and few things in life are more rewarding than an unexpected comeback. I really thought that would be the case with this 5th Transformers offering. I really thought with their bigger cinematic universe plans, this would be the film where they set the foundations for a stronger new beginning..... I don’t think I’ve ever been more wrong. Welcome to energon hell and 2017s worst film to date.

When Optimus Prime finally meets his creator, she seduces him into helping her destroy the Earth so that Cybertron can be reborn by using the Staff of Merlin. That is unless the other Autobots along with inventor Cade (Mark Wahlberg – Patriot’s Day) can find the staff first.

This film is a junkyard of trash. That’s about as polite as I can put it. It’s a nuts and bolts collection of all prior films just dumped in together hoping it will add up to value but really it just looks like a giant mess. Now you may have seen the trailers thinking it looks good (they gave me hope) but any junkyard has the odd decent looking bits for people to scavenge (and make into a trailer) yet they don’t change the overall ugly looking picture. Worse still all the major problems are the recurring issues that neither Paramount nor Michael Bay ever gives a robo-rat’s arse about while they’re Scrooge McDuck swimming through their mountains of box office takings. Biggest of all, yet again this is multiple films worth of stories pointlessly crammed into one to the point of self destruction. There are more historical shenanigans (because ret-conning the Egyptian Pyramids and Moon Landings clearly wasn’t enough) by bringing in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table for a lot of terribly constructed pre-destined plot devices. It introduces Unicron.... in the most BS way imaginable. It picks up from Age of Extinction’s ending of Optimus going after his creators, which aren’t exactly hiding and look like they got lost on the way to a Species reboot. It tries to be an aftermath film to past conflicts with fresh human/transformer political tension and an all new stupidly named anti-Transformer task force but it’s nothing but shallow world building. It introduces tons of new characters while having no idea what to do with most of its existing robots in disguise (seriously, most just disappear for half the film). The need to accommodate all this madness means the film only rush two gears; rushing everywhere or a handbrake halt for lengthy exposition. Most of the latter is thrust upon Sir Anthony Hopkins’s Sir Edmund and they actually manage to make him look like a dick. Let that sink in for a moment... this film makes Anthony Hopkins look like a dick.

Which brings us to the film’s other grenade to the chest; the script is so bad it almost defies belief. I’m assuming that writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway were orphans raised in foster homes by the Wu Tang Clan because they have a pathological need to make most Deceptions into painfully awful hip hop stereotypes. If you thought The Twins from Revenge of the Fallen were bad this film will lower the bar into the Mariana Trench. So much of the humour is equally despicable. For every line that gets a chuckle (and there are a few) you’ll suffer through dozens more that pathetically fail and several are even genuinely cringe worthy. Like the medieval prelude featuring Stanley Tucci making Merlin a drunken idiot that is somehow still deemed worthy to receive the film’s all powerful McGuffin. Another name on the script’s kill list the chemistry between Whalberg and new, Megan Fix/Kate Middleton hybrid co-star, Laura Haddock’s Viviane Wembly. Everything between is a very non-entertaining awkward of dire innuendoes. Haddock fairs worse as the newcomer; her plot essential character could not feel more disposable. Despite all that exposition the story is anything but logical. Instead it’s a magnet that just pulls in different elements from random directions hoping it will all stick. Many will frequently be clueless about what’s going on or why. We constantly have to be told when or how something is significant because nothing evolves naturally out of past events. And of course, for the third freakin’ film running, the story is making excuses for Megatron’s relevance (because f*** Galvatron apparently) despite the fact that he’s not the principle villain. Seriously, just let him take a film off to return as a bigger deal.

Alright let’s be fair and find some positives/shiny bits in the trash. Now of course some of the action and special effects sequences look good in isolation. There’s no shortage of technical achievement in the CG. Although much of the robot on robot action feels like more of the same there is some innovation; Most notably the ocean and underwater based sequences. More than anything else they feel like Last Knight delivering something different to the past films and also adds some gravitas to the much hyped Optimus Vs Bumblebee showdown. The baby Dinobots are cute. The product placement is not as overwhelming this time. Nobody refers to robot testicles. I think that’s it.

Not a single person on screen appears to care about anything other than their sizable guilt money paycheque (Josh Duhamel is completely checked out all film).... and to top it all off they gave Hot Rod a French accent. Even if you’re a stalwart franchise fan, seriously, do not waste your time with The Last Knight; at least not at the cinema. It’s the worst film in the franchise by a light year and raises genuine concerns over whether the franchise should continue (.... yeah right, like they’re really going to stop). This film is everything we don’t want modern science fiction to be in vaporising substance in the attempt of overpowering spectacle. I would rather binge watch Love Island than watch this film again.

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British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Vol. 25, #1, 2017 Editorial Michael Beaney. Editorial. Articles Marta Heckel. Plato on the Role of Contradiction in Education. Stephen Howard. Why did Leibniz Fail to Complete his Dynamics? Joshua Cockayne. Contemporaneity and Communion: Kierkegaard on the Personal Presence of Christ. Katrina Mitcheson. Scepticism and Self-Transformation in Nietzsche – On the Uses and Disadvantages of a Comparison to Pyrrhonian Scepticism. Katherina Kinzel. Wilhelm Windelband and the Problem of Relativism. Stefan Brandt. Sellars and Quine on Empiricism and Conceptual Truth. Symposium on Schelling and Freedom Sebastian Gardner. The Metaphysics of Human Freedom: From Kant’s Transcendental Idealism to Schelling’s Freiheitsschrift. Peter Dews. Theory Construction and Existential Description in Schelling’s Treatise on Freedom. Sebastian Gardner. Reply to Dews, and a Plea for Schelling. Review Article Johannes Zachhuber. Anima Mundi: The Rise of the World Soul Theory in Modern German Philosophy. Book Reviews Naoya Iwata. Clitophon's Challenge: Dialectic in Plato's Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Demetrios Dedes. The Philosophy of Gemistos Plethon: Platonism in Late Byzantium, Between Hellenism and Orthodoxy. Lynda Gaudemard. Reforming the Art of Living: Nature, Virtue, and Religion in Descartes's Epistemology. Kristopher G. Phillips. Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy. Sheldon Richmond. Spinoza’s Critique of Religion and Its Heirs: Marx, Benjamin, and Adorno. Charlotte Alderwick. Interanimations: Receiving Modern German Philosophy. Hanne Appelqvist. Representation and Reality in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus. Back to Top

Environmental Ethics, Vol. 38, #3, 2016 Articles Jame Schaefer. Imprudence and Intergenerational Injustice: The Ongoing Vices of Opting for Nuclear Fueled Electricity. Debra J. Erickson. The Case for Casuistry in Environmental Ethics. Discussion Papers Kalpita Bhar Paul, Meera Baindur. Leopold’s Land Ethic in the Sundarbans: A Phenomenological Approach. Samantha Clark. Nothing Really Matters: Jean-Paul Sartre, Negation, and Nature. Mark Michael. Environmental Pragmatism, Community Values, and the Problem of Reprehensible Implications. Ovadia Ezra. Global Distributive Justice: An Environmental Perspective. Book Reviews Andrea R. Gammon. Emplotting Virtue: A Narrative Approach to Environmental Virtue Ethics. Brian Treanor. The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less is More—More or Less. Back to Top

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Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 140, #4, 2017 Editorial Domènec Melé, Josep M. Rosanas, Joan Fontrodona. Ethics in Finance and Accounting: Editorial Introduction. Original Papers Natàlia Cugueró-Escofet, Josep M. Rosanas. The Ethics of Metrics: Overcoming the Dysfunctional Effects of Performance Measurements Through Justice. Alina Beattrice Vladu, Oriol Amat, Dan Dacian Cuzdriorean. Truthfulness in Accounting: How to Discriminate Accounting Manipulators from Non-manipulators. Yves Fassin, Will Drover. Ethics in Entrepreneurial Finance: Exploring Problems in Venture Partner Entry and Exit. Christopher J. Cowton, Leire San-Jose. On the Ethics of Trade Credit: Understanding Good Payment Practice in the Supply Chain. Bradley Lail, Jason MacGregor, James Marcum, Martin Stuebs. Virtuous Professionalism in Accountants to Avoid Fraud and to Restore Financial Reporting. Miguel Alzola. Beware of the Watchdog: Rethinking the Normative Justification of Gatekeeper Liability. Arleta A. A. Majoch, Andreas G. F. Hoepner, Tessa Hebb. Sources of Stakeholder Salience in the Responsible Investment Movement: Why Do Investors Sign the Principles for Responsible Investment? Herwig Pilaj. The Choice Architecture of Sustainable and Responsible Investment: Nudging Investors Toward Ethical Decision-Making. Janine Maniora. Is Integrated Reporting Really the Superior Mechanism for the Integration of Ethics into the Core Business Model? An Empirical Analysis. S. Prakash Sethi, Terrence F. Martell, Mert Demir. An Evaluation of the Quality of Corporate Social Responsibility Reports by Some of the World’s Largest Financial Institutions. Back to Top

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Philosophers’ Imprint, Vol. 17, nos. 1- 3, 2017 Articles Samuel Cumming, Gabriel Greenberg, Rory Kelly. Conventions of Viewpoint Coherence in Film. Antonia LoLordo. Jonathan Edwards's Monism. Sam Baron, Mark Colyvan, David Ripley. How Mathematics Can Make a Difference. Ryan Preston-Roedder. Civic Trust. Abelard Podgorski. Rational Delay. Mark Textor. Towards a Neo-Brentanian Theory of Existence. Back to Top

Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 43, #2, 2017 Editorial Articles Alberto G. Urquidez. Jorge Garcia and the Ordinary Use of "Racist Belief". Lior Erez. Anti-Cosmopolitanism and the Motivational Preconditions for Social Justice. Matt S. Whitt. Felon Disenfranchisement and Democratic Legitimacy. Martijn Boot. Problems of Incommensurability. Franz Mang. Public Reason Can Be Reasonably Rejected. Desiree Lim. Selecting Immigrants by Skill: A Case of Wrongful Discrimination? Chrisoula Andreou. Advantage, Restraint, and the Circumstances of Justice. Jason Chen. The Core of Oppression: Why Is it Wrong? Referees Back to Top

Studia Logica, Vol. 105, #2, 2017 Original Papers Pablo F. Castro. Tableau Systems for Deontic Action Logics Based on Finite Boolean Algebras, and Their Complexity. Stefano Bonzio, José Gil-Férez, Francesco Paoli, Luisa Peruzzi. On Paraconsistent Weak Kleene Logic: Axiomatisation and Algebraic Analysis. Michael Schippers, Gerhard Schurz. Genuine Coherence as Mutual Confirmation Between Content Elements. M. Garapa, E. Fermé, M. D. L. Reis. Studies on Brutal Contraction and Severe Withdrawal. Bruno Jacinto, Stephen Read. General-Elimination Stability. Stanislav O. Speranski. Notes on the Computational Aspects of Kripke’s Theory of Truth. Book Reviews Valentin Goranko. Dov Gabbay, Reactive Kripke Semantics. Back to Top

Synthese, Vol. 194, #3, 2017 Special Issue: The future of social cognition: paradigms, concepts and experiments (first 10 papers), edited by Nivedita Gangopadhyay Articles Nivedita Gangopadhyay. The Future of Social Cognition: Paradigms, Concepts and Experiments. Peter Carruthers. Mindreading in Adults: Evaluating Two-Systems Views. Hannes Rakoczy. In Defense of a Developmental Dogma: Children Acquire Propositional Attitude Folk Psychology Around Age 4. Joel Smith. What is Empathy For? Quassim Cassam. What Asymmetry? Knowledge of Self, Knowledge of Others, and the Inferentialist Challenge. Søren Overgaard. The Unobserability Thesis. Albert Newen. Defending the Liberal-Content View of Perceptual Experience: Direct Social Perception of Emotions and Person Impressions. Somogy Varga. The Case for Mind Perception. Shaun Nichols. The Essence of Mentalistic Agents. Daniel D. Hutto. Basic Social Cognition Without Mindreading: Minding Minds Without Attributing Contents. Vassilios Karakostas, Elias Zafiris. Contextual Semantics in Quantum Mechanics from a Categorical Point of View. Martin Flament Fultot. Modulation : An Alternative to Instructions and Forces. Niels Skovgaard-Olsen. The Problem of Logical Omniscience, the Preface Paradox, and Doxastic Commitments. Eli Pitcovski. Getting the Big Picture. Minyao Huang. A Plea for Radical Contextualism. Christopher Willard-Kyle. Do Great Minds Really Think Alike? Back to Top

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Transformers Filminden Ekstra Super Bowl Görüntüleri! Paramount Pictures, merakla beklenen Transformers serisinin 5. halkasından Super Bowl'a özel yeni bir video daha yayınladı! Bir önceki gün yayınlanan 30 saniyelik videoya buradan ulaşabilirsiniz, yeni gelen 55 saniyelik video filmin bekleyiş heyecanını arttırmaya devam ediyor! Super Bowl ile birlikte izleyici karşısına adrenalin dolu görüntülerle çıkan filmn yönetmen koltuğunda Michael Bay yer alıyor. Bir önceki filmde Cade Yeager karakterini canlandıran Mark Wahlberg, aynı rolü ile serinin yeni filminde boy gösterecek. Kahramanların haine dönüştüğü, yeni bir dünyanın sınırlarının çizildiği filmde, hayatta bir anın ne kadar büyük bir etki yaratabildiğini göreceğiz. Filmin oyuncu kadrosunda ayrıca, Teğmen Colonel Lennox rolü ile Josh Duhamel, Isabela Moner ve Jerrod Carmichael, ABC kanalının sevilen serisi Once Upon a Time'da Kral Arthur rolü ile büyük beğeni toplayan Liam Garrigan ve aynı TV serisinde boy gösteren Laura Haddock da filmin yeni yüzleri olacak. Transformers 5: Son Şövalye'nin senaryoyu ise Art Marcum & Matt Holloway ikilisi ile Ken Nolan tarafından kaleme alındı. Filmde Anthony Hopkins de Sir Edmund Burton adlı bir İngiliz Lordu'nu canlandıracak. ayrıntılı bilgi için tıkla