#c: miranda raison

[bviewmxisie]

I’ve been away from town for a little bit just doing a few projects but I’m back now and here to bother everyone and make up the time I missed whilst I was away. So come on, give me all the gossip, whats new with you and whats new in town? I want all the gory details. @townofbayview​

[hiddlcscones]

f2f with @mandyinbayview;

"It would seem so." She replied then sat down across from him, being sure to set her drink far from his book. "What are you reading today, then?" She asked , sipping her drink.

Tom lifted the book he held in hand with a slight smile, shrugging his shoulders.”Man’s Search for Meaning. Means just about exactly what the title tells you, really.”

[cassandrapentayaaaaas]

!!!!! Miranda Raison is gonna be in Murder on the Orient Express and if you can’t tell by the exclamation points I am terribly p l e a s e d by this news !!!!!

[archi-news]

Debat, oeuvre et auteur, Klaus, par exemple

*Pour des raisons d’humour, tous les noms ont été volontairement modifiés dans cet article.

En dépit d’un silence long de deux ans, Archi-news reprend exceptionnellement du service face à un évènement sans précédent, que l’on pourrait appeler «Débat, l’œuvre et son auteur, Klaus, par exemple» (nous nous excusons d’avance pour le nombre de fois où ce titre revient dans le texte, on ne s’en lasse pas).

Pour les lecteurs qui nous suivraient outre SG et qui ne seraient plus dotés de la sacro-sainte adresse mail Epée Eiffel, petit récapitulatif des faits :

En début de semaine, l’ensemble de la section reçoit un mail pour l’inviter à une Table Ronde sur le célèbre architecte Klaus, très connu pour son ouvrage Le crime, c’est mal ; l’ornement, c’est pire. Les invités à cette Table Ronde sont: K. Jeez, le Belge qui construit la maison des nouveaux voisins sur l’ancien terrain de Balélec ; L. Tortellini, le Parrain de la section ; C. Omamer, le gars qui est plus représenté par une façade de Rossi que par sa propre tête sur internet ; et enfin P. Tourniquettis, l’expert de Klaus – son vrai nom est nettement meilleur que la parodie, mais l’actualité exige parfois de bâcler un peu ses jeux de mots.

Quelques jours après, une lettre ouverte est adressée aux organisateurs pour leur demander de peut-être revoir la composition de l’équipe pour plus de parité et en les accusant d’être nostalgiques. Les organisateurs reviennent sur leur proposition et annulent purement et simplement la Table Ronde. S’en suit alors une longue avalanche de mails – que la Rédaction a la flemme de parodier et que nous traduirons donc en six lignes brèves, à la manière du théâtre contemporain :

« Liberté d’expression ! » « On brûle les livres et les écrivains ! » « Bonjour. Bravo la pédophilie ! » « Développez. » « *Insérer ici un lien wikipedia*. » « Bravo ! » « L’histoire n’est pas un tribunal. »

En parallèle de cet échange, les organisateurs de la Table Ronde initiale ont changé leur fusil d’épaule et proposent désormais, pour la fin de semaine, une discussion intitulée : « Débat, l’œuvre et son auteur, Klaus, par exemple ».

Mais revenons de plus près sur les raisons de la polémique.

À l’origine, la Table Ronde et ses invités étonnent peu. Ce n’est pas la première fois que l’on voit Jeez et Tortellini discuter devant tout le monde d’architectes masculins morts, en invitant leurs amis experts. Néanmoins, c’est la première fois qu’une lettre ouverte leur est adressée pour leur faire remarquer que ça commence à bien faire d’organiser des fêtes privées. Qu’il y en a d’autres qui ont un avis sur Klaus. Que ces autres sont parfois des femmes. Que parfois ce sont des gens qui ne font pas partie de leur cercle, mais qu’on arrive quand même à discuter avec eux. Et que, enfin, dans une école qui a une renommée internationale et dont la vocation est de se montrer exemplaire, il faudrait commencer à faire plus d’efforts quant au choix de ses panelistes, afin d’offrir une réelle parité de genre.

Même si la discussion de ce vendredi intitulée “Débat, l’œuvre et son auteur, Klaus, par exemple” laisse espérer que cette polémique pourrait aboutir sur un débat constructif, la Rédaction se permet d’émettre quelques réserves. En effet, en menant une petite enquête auprès des étudiants, certains d’entre eux auraient laissé échapper avoir un peu peur de la tournure des évènements :

« On n’est pas des spécialistes de Klaus, nous, et on aurait justement voulu voir des spécialistes dans cette discussion » nous a confié Miranda, étudiante de troisième année, dont le visage a été habilement flouté dans cet article pour protéger son identité. « De plus, Tortellini, c’est mon professeur de studio. Je n’ai pas envie qu’il me sacque à la critique finale parce que j’aurais eu le malheur de tenter d’argumenter (mal) pendant le débat ! »

En espérant que ces craintes ne sont pas fondées et que la discussion de vendredi sera constructive, Archi-news retourne au silence.

Des propos recueillis par Hélène Chavamal

[roseategales]

                              INTRODUCTORY: ELUDYSIA LAVELLAN.

BASIC INFORMATION.

name: eludysia adhlea lavellan. age: 31, at the start of the inquisition. gender: cis female. sexual and romantic orientation: bisexual, biromantic. race: elven, raised among the dalish. class and specialisation(s): mage, rift mage. faceclaim: lise olsen. voiceclaim: miranda raison. religion: raised worshipping the evanuris; agnostic. vallaslin: ghilan’nain’s. myers-briggs: infp, the healer. moral alignment: neutral good. enneagram: one, the reformer. tarot card: the star. romance: solas.

LORE.

it was unlikely fortune that brought islanil, a patrol guard for clan lavellan, and adhlea, a woman raised as a servant in a human merchant’s family, together. twice they met while adhlea’s master took his family from one holding in the free marches to the other. twice islanil and his guards saved them from bandits. though their first meeting was two years earlier than the second, islanil never forgot adhlea, nor did she forget him; and like a folktale romance, they fell in love over the course of a night, and arranged for adhlea to flee with islanil and his clan, into marriage.

nearly seven years later, after much difficulty, the pair bore who would be their only daughter: eludysia. named for the luck in their meeting and their secret flight.

their only child, they gave everything they had to her. love, traditions, protection, teaching, encouragement in every way—including her naturally tenacious curiosity. for this and her mother's religious beliefs, eludysia was singled out from the outset. while the other children had siblings to share with and parents devoted in union to the elvhen pantheon, she was by herself, indulged, and the daughter of a mother who remained in andraste’s faith. facts that made her both grateful and indignant. the result was a difficult, complicated relationship with her mother until her early teens, and a strained relationship with their fellow clan members. it was not uncommon to see the girl in defensive screaming matches with the children who envied her or thought her mother strange.

eludysia quickly began to seek comfort in the clan’s halla and her love for books of all sorts. she’d sit for hours among them, befriending the halla and their keeper, mirwen, and the worlds within the pages. and at the age of eight, eludysia’s magical talent manifested in their midst. a single blossom grew beneath her palm, perfectly resembling the description she had been reading at the time.

impressed by the accidental bloom, keeper deshanna promptly separated eludysia into a class of three other mages. the isolation furthered the girl’s loneliness, as she missed freely visiting the halla, walking across the camp grounds, and playing at the border while she waited for her papae to return and tell her stories about the world outside, hopeful for a peek. thus, she broke the rule of seclusion several times. otherwise at a loss of how to teach her a lesson, keeper deshanna did so by punishing the entire class, to show her that all could suffer for the actions of one. she became known to all as a risk waiting to happen—a sentiment supported by her striking a tree down inches away from the clan’s aravels, on one of many unpermitted attempts at spells deemed too advanced for her training.

the other mages, now four in number, stayed their distance. except for one: a girl her age named laleal, who would become an accomplice and sister to her in the years to come. they would remain so, even after laleal accepted an offer to become another clan’s first.

expected to become apprentices and take on minor duties from the age of fourteen, the rule of seclusion was slowly relaxed for each mage child. eludysia reached her turn soon enough, and returned to tending to the clan’s halla with mirwen. one summer later, it would be this task that would introduce her to her first love, a human girl: amelia, the daughter to village confectioners who traded with clan lavellan for halla milk during the clan’s stay on the village’s outskirts.

the trials for choosing the keeper’s first arrived when eludysia was nineteen, a year before arlathvhen, in preparation for the gathering. her skill in nature-oriented and healing magic honed by then, she narrowly beat out the four others for the right. but still, she was seen as an unconventional choice. for her parentage, her disobedience as a child, her suspected trysts with outsiders, and most importantly, her developed disbelief in the elvhen gods. the clan distrusted her to be convicted by the old ways and to keep them.

eludysia threw everything into proving that she could one day lead the clan, if only for pride and to shield her mother and father in the beginning. within a decade, her curiosity was turned to pragmatism, her persistence to protecting their people and histories, her longings and keen mind to a tradition of careful diplomacy. slowly and steadily, she rebuilt a bond with the rest of her clan, however fragile its strength was.

it was during this period that dheamanras, a clan hunter, courted eludysia. the relationship was not to last, its foundation being dheamanras’ insecurity in himself combined with eludysia’s loneliness and desire to perform her perceived duty to marry and bear children. close to four years passed, and dheamanras began to grow impatient of waiting for eludysia to agree to marriage. she grew distant. things came to a head when, in heat, dheamanras brought up her history with outsiders in front of the clan, sexual and romantic. that night, adhlea encouraged her daughter to permit herself love, in whatever form; thereby aiding eludysia in her decision to end things.

five years later, in 9:40 dragon, the circles would fall. in spite of precautions taken, islanil and his guard were caught in a mage-templar crossfire when out scouting ostwick's surrounding villages. by his arrival to the clan, he was already burned and on the verge of death. no healing magic could save him. a few months more, adhlea’s grief for her husband would bring her again to his side.

her parents’ death would be the catalyst to eludysia taking on her father’s scouting duties for almost a year, and later, for her to volunteer when the keeper necessitated a spy for the mage-templar conclave. although deshanna tried to reason her out of both decisions, citing her responsibility as first, eludysia argued it was that exact responsibility that meant she should be the one to risk her life. there was no changing her mind. in the end, the keeper sent her to the conclave with a prayer, alone.

CHOICES.

allied with free mages. | spared alexius, ruled that he serve the inquisition with his skill and research. | sacrificed loghain in the fade. | recruited the wardens. | executed magister livius erimond, sent ser ruth to the deep roads. | forced a truce between celene, briala and gaspard. | arrested duchess florianne, ruled that she become a spy for the inquisition. | ruled that samson serve the inquisition. | chose to follow the rituals in mythal’s temple, allied with abelas and the ancient elves. | drank from the well of sorrows. | removed her vallaslin. | leliana made divine. | inquisition was disbanded. | vowed to save solas from himself, and the world with him.

[fru77y]

Blades of Time ブレイズ オブ タイム Bureizu obu Taimu \ Xbox 360 Gameplay Blades of Time (ブレイズ オブ タイム, Bureizu obu Taimu) is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Konami and Iceberg Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X. The game is a reboot/sequel to Gaijin Entertainment's past work, X-Blades. Blades of Time was released in North America on March 6, 2012, in Japan and Australia on March 8, 2012, and in Europe on March 16, 2012. The Windows and OS X versions were announced at a later date, originally for April 18, before the release date was pushed back to April 20, 2012. A Nintendo Switch version was released in Europe and North America on May 14, 2019. In the English version, the lead character is voiced by Miranda Raison. Gameplay Blades of Time features an ability called "Time Rewind", which lets the player turn back time and produces a clone that replicates the last actions the protagonist Ayumi made and is vital in solving puzzles and fighting hordes of enemies. The game also features a "Dash" ability which can instantly close the distance between Ayumi and her enemies, as well as travel quickly using environmental features. As the game progresses, Ayumi can unlock more than 40 sets of skills, including attacks and combos, as well as the powerful Order and Chaos forms of magic. The game also offers both a co-op campaign and PvP features. Plot A dual sword-wielding treasure hunter named Ayumi (アユミ, Ayumi) finds herself stuck on a mysterious and dangerous island. While rich with bounty, the island is also caught in the throes of Chaos magic. Ayumi soon discovers that it is also the home of thousands of long-held secrets, including special powers and abilities that she can gain for herself. Using everything she can, she must find a way to defeat armies of menacing villains and a multitude of treacherous traps in order to break free of the possessed island's grasp. Reception The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of all four eights for a total of 32 out of 40. https://www.youtube.com/c/fru77y

[mrmichaelchadler]

#343 December 11, 2018

Matt writes: In order to celebrate five years of Scout Tafoya's acclaimed series of video essays entitled, "The Unloved," we are presenting his new feature-length essay: "Beata Virgo Viscera." Click here to read Scout's piece on what inspired the following film, which you can watch in its entirety below. 

In honor of Jon S. Baird's upcoming awards contender "Stan & Ollie," starring the perfectly cast duo of Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, enjoy the three Laurel & Hardy classics linked at the end of this newsletter.

Trailers

Stan & Ollie (2018). Directed by Jon S. Baird. Written by Jeff Pope. Starring Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson. Synopsis: Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain. Opens in US theaters on December 28th, 2018.

Artemis Fowl (2019). Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Written by Michael Goldenberg, Adam Kline and Conor McPherson (based on the book by Eoin Colfer). Starring Hong Chau, Miranda Raison, Nonso Anozie. Synopsis: Artemis Fowl II, a young Irish criminal mastermind, kidnaps the fairy LEPrecon officer Holly Short for ransom to fund the search for his missing father in order to restore the family fortune. Opens in US theaters on August 9th, 2019.

All Is True (2019). Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Written by Ben Elton. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen. Synopsis: A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare. US release date is TBA.

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019). Written and directed by Henry Dunham. Starring James Badge Dale, Patrick Fischler, Brian Geraghty. Synopsis: A former cop-turned-militia man investigates a shooting at a police funeral. US release date is TBA.

Sunset (2019). Directed by László Nemes. Written by László Nemes, Clara Royer and Matthieu Taponier. Starring Susanne Wuest, Vlad Ivanov, Urs Rechn. Synopsis: A young girl grows up to become a strong and fearless woman in Budapest before World War I. US release date is TBA.

Happy as Lazzaro (2018). Written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher. Starring Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani. Synopsis: This is the tale of a meeting between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination. Now available on Netflix.

State Like Sleep (2019). Written and directed by Meredith Danluck. Starring Katherine Waterston, Michiel Huisman, Michael Shannon. Synopsis: A woman grapples with the consequences of her celebrity husband's double life after he commits suicide. Opens in US theaters on January 4th, 2019.

Rust Creek (2019). Directed by Jen McGowan. Written by Julie Lipson. Starring Hermione Corfield, Denise Dal Vera, Jeremy Glazer. Synopsis: An overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest. US release date is TBA.

The Heiresses (2019). Written and directed by Marcelo Martinessi. Starring Ana Brun, Margarita Irun, Ana Ivanova. Synopsis: An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison. US release date is TBA.

The Aftermath (2019). Directed by James Kent. Written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse (based on the novel by Rhidian Brook). Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke. Synopsis: Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house. Opens in US theaters on April 26th, 2019.

After (2019). Directed by Jenny Gage. Written by Susan McMartin (based on the novel by Anna Todd). Starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Josephine Langford, Selma Blair. Synopsis: A young girl falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship. Opens in US theaters on April 12th, 2019.

Watership Down (2018). Directed by Noam Murro. Written by Richard Adams and Tom Bidwell. Starring James Alexander, Gemma Arterton, John Boyega. Synopsis: Fleeing their doomed warren, a colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home. Premieres on the BBC on December 22nd, 2018.

Happy Death Day 2U (2019). Written and directed by Christopher Landon. Starring Jessica Rothe, Ruby Modine, Israel Broussard. Synopsis: Sequel to the 2017 film 'Happy Death Day.' Opens in US theaters on February 14th, 2019.

Vox Lux (2018). Written and directed by Brady Corbet. Starring Raffey Cassidy, Natalie Portman, Jude Law. Synopsis: An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a pop star. Now playing in US theaters.

Welcome to Marwen (2018). Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Written by Robert Zemeckis and Caroline Thompson. Starring Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Eiza González. Synopsis: A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process. Opens in US theaters on December 21st, 2018.

Captain Marvel (2019). Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Written by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Jac Schaeffer (based on the comics by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan). Starring Brie Larson, Jude Law, Gemma Chan. Synopsis: Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Opens in US theaters on March 8th, 2019.

Avengers: Endgame (2019). Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (based on the comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby). Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Josh Brolin. Synopsis: The fourth installment of the 'Avengers' series. Opens in US theaters on April 26th, 2019.

The Lion King (2019). Directed by Jon Favreau. Written by Jeff Nathanson. Starring James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover. Synopsis: CGI re-imagining of the 1994 Disney classic. Opens in US theaters on July 19th, 2019.

Peter Hedges on "Ben is Back"

Matt writes: Peter Hedges, the Oscar-nominated writer of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "About a Boy," recently spoke with me about directing his son Lucas in the new drama, "Ben is Back," also starring Julia Roberts. Read our full conversation here.

2018 Key West Film Festival

Matt writes: Our critic Monica Castillo reports on her adventures at Florida’s Key West Film Festival and the special meaning that the experience held for her. Click here for the full article.

Free Movies

Busy Bodies (1933). Directed by Lloyd French. Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dick Gilbert. Synopsis: Stan and Ollie do battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at the sawmill.

Watch "Busy Bodies"

Babes in Toyland (a.k.a. March of the Wooden Soldiers) (1934). Directed by Gus Meins and Charley Rogers. Written by Frank Butler and Nick Grinde. Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns. Synopsis: Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's boogeymen are set on Toyland.

Watch "Babes in Toyland"

Way Out West (1937). Directed by James W. Horne. Written by Charley Rogers, Felix Adler and James Parrott. Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sharon Lynn. Synopsis: Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.

Watch "Way Out West"

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[hiddlcscones]

TEXT: Miranda Raison

Tom: So, what exactly leads you to believe it couldn't have been the doctor himself? Since the cuts were so precise, most think it would've been someone with a medical background.