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BRAIN ON FIRE (2016) BAD NEIGHBOURS 2 (2016)

*Chloe Grace Moretz

This blog is all about Chloe Grace Moretz and her protagonistic role in the two referred movies. She also played a special part in the film THE EQUALIZER with Denzel Washington as one of the Russian slave prostitute, very convincing, among many other films she has participated in, also as a child actor. The films were randomly selected from Tumblr's deleted actress-playground account.

Brain on Fire is a 2016 biographical drama film directed and written by Irish filmmaker Gerard Barrett. The film is based on Susannah Cahalan's memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. 

The film follows the true story of a New York Post writer who begins to experience a mysterious illness. After being evaluated extensively by many doctors, she was diagnosed to be psychotic. She would have been committed to the psychiatric ward in a hospital and probably died of encephalitis, if it were not for the efforts and skills of Syrian-American neurologist Souhel Najjar. He sympathized with her case and was able to diagnose and treat her rare illness.

Brain on Fire (film) - Wikipedia

A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior.

Brain on Fire (2016) - IMDb 6'6

Chloe Grace Moretz (19) in Brian on Fire (2016)

link https://ok.ru/video/1076839779058

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (released in some countries as Bad Neighbours 2 and on home release as Neighbors 2) is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and written by Stoller, Andrew J. Cohen, Brendan O'Brien, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. A sequel to Neighbors (2014).

Chloe Grace Moretz (19) in Bad Neighbours 2 (2016)

The plot follows the Radners (Rogen and Rose Byrne) having to outwit a new sorority led by Shelby (Chloë Grace Moretz), living next door to sell their house currently in escrow. 

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising - Wikipedia

When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity that lived there before, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down.

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) - IMDb 5'7

LINK https://ok.ru/video/3311961246263

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I love 2013 Carrie

I have a few thoughts on the 2013 Carrie. I understand the dislike for 2013 Carrie, but I don't at the same time. To be fair, I was at least 8 years old when I saw the film and I had no clue that it was a book first and had 2 movies before it, but I loved the hell out of that film.

I remember the rage and relatability I felt with her character. Granted, it wasn't until secondary school that I was harshly bullied, but I still went through isolation and being berated for things that no one should've cared that much about (P.E, ect.).

Now to the films: In the 1976 and 2002 version, the prom massacre is presented in a way where Carrie loses her mind, the '76 (Spacek) seemingly hallucinating. 2013 everyone is actually laughing at her and Carrie consciously offs them. I'm not saying they deserved it but rent was due. As Shang Tsung would say, how deliciously cold blooded.

I remember finding out that people hated the 2013 version and being confused until I found out why. She wasn't accurate. Chloe Grace Moretz is very pretty, and she was a very pretty teenager (sorry if that sounds creepy). With the new found knowledge that I acquired it was hard to accept her as Carrie even though my 8 year old self had already accepted her.

According to Carrie | Anatomy of a Franchise (a youtube video), from what I remember Moretz wanted the role because of her sexuality, and that sense of being 'othered' from the people around her. Although I am not queer, I can understand this feeling of otherness. I showed that a person didn't have to be what society views as ugly to see themselves in Carrie, there could be anything about you and Carrie as a character could spark a mirror.

Looking back at the previous movies I can see why Moretz's version is not appealing to many people. Appearance aside, there was another thing wrong that I didn't realise until James A. Janisse pointed it out on his kill count. A normal girl acting like an outcast. Moretz didn't have Spacek's timidness or Bettis' shaking behaviour, nor did they attempt to make her look strange (dark circles under eyes, ect.). But the more I thought about it the more I came to my own conclusion.

At this point anyone can be Carrie, even though that's very far fetched. Hell, I would play Carrie if I was given the chance. I haven't read the book, yet, but I know Carrie's features. Some of them at least. She is plus sized/chubby, has pimples and bad skin. Sounds like me, except I lost some weight (according to my mum), and I wasn't really chubby. But my skin did occasionally go bad (my lips going monstrously dry and scabby during winter) and I have dandruff. My dandruff would build up and a bunch of tiny pieces would fall whenever I scratched my head, and get stuck under my fingernails. I would rarely cut my nails unless they chipped off by themselves somehow. I had bags under my eyes from lack of sleep. I still have pimples on my forehead.

I'm also a 19 year old (currently) who's been told that they look like 15 and have been confused for a 15 year old. I'm certain I could play teenager Carrie.

I know that's too much information and that it means that there was something wrong with me, in the sense that I wasn't taking good care of myself and may have been dealing with something mentally.

Why does this matter? Both Spacek and Bettis were past their early 20's unlike Moretz who was 15. Spacek and Bettis' appearance was nothing like the book's description of Carrie. Both are very skinny, with Bettis especially having sunken cheeks. But with this in mind it could imply that their movie versions were not very well fed, thus either highlighting the abuse from the hands of Margaret White or their low class background.

Ugly or not, odd or not, a person is still going to be targeted and othered. Spacek's Carrie is very beautiful, but she felt like a ghost in the mystical sense. Just there and seemingly existing, but being unfortunately disturbed by the ever so rude living humans. If you look at Spacek as an actress it would be hard to believe that she is Carrie.

The result of writing this: Something can be done and seen with any Carrie, no matter who she is.

I love 2013's Carrie. Another thing I really admire is the scene where Tommy asks Carrie out to the prom. It could be that cold tone that every 2010s horror movie had at the time, but it truly captured how unsafe and suspicious Carrie felt and how suspicious Tommy seemed. Tommy sort of had good intent, but he was being creepy with how persistent he was being. Something that isn't realised in the '76 film, considering consent wasn't much of a thing back then (major yikes). It was nothing sexual, but no means no and he kept dismissing that. Dude showed up to Carrie's house and everything. Also, he cheated on Sue with Carrie. Why aren't people irked?

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Chloe Moretz & Dylan Minnette (x)

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Let the Right One In (2008)

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The Weekend Warrior 10/1/21: VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, THE ADDAMS FAMILY II, THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK, TITANE, MAYDAY, THE JESUS MUSIC

Yeah, so I haven’t had the time over the past couple weeks to write a column, and I kind of hate that fact, especially since I’m coming up on a pretty major milestone for me writing a weekly box office column and reviewing movies. In fact, that milestone comes next week! And once again, I’m struggling to get through the movies I was hoping to watch and write about this week, because I’ve been out of town and once again, very busy over the weekend. Let’s see how far I get...

Before we get to this week’s wide releases, I’m excited to say that my local arthouse movie theater, The Metrograph, is finally reopening for in-person screenings, and they’re kicking things off with a 4k restoration of Andrez Zulawski’s 1981 thriller, Possession, starring Sam Neill and Isabell Adjani, who won a Best Actress prize at Cannes for her performance in the film. I actually saw this at the Metrograph a few years back, and Metrograph Pictures, the distribution arm of the company is now distributing the 4k restoration. There’s a lot of exciting things ahead at Metrograph, including an upcoming four-film Clint Eastwood retrospective, including White Hunter, Black Heart (1990) and A Perfect World (1991) this Friday. Also, Lingua Franca director Isabel Sandoval will be showing her fantastic film from 2020 (a rare chance to see it in a theater and I’ll be there!) as well as program a number of other favorites of hers. Sunday will have screenings of Ingmar Berman’s Scenes from a Marriage (1973) in its full four plus hour glory, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993) and John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness (1994).. In other words, the Metrograph is back!

Moving over to the weekend’s three wide releases, the first one up being Sony’s VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE (Sony Pictures) with Tom Hardy returning as Eddie Brock aka Venom, joined by Woody Harrelson as the psychotic symbiote, Carnage. Taking over the directing reins is Andy Serkis, who has only directed two other movies, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle and Breathe, but as an actor, he’s been heavily involved with the CG VFX (and performance capture) needed to bring the characters in this Marvel anti-hero movie to life.

Venom has been one of Spider-Man’s most popular villains and sometimes allies for quite a few decades now, starting out life as a cool black costume Spider-Man found on a strange planet during the first “Secret Wars,” which turned out to be an alien symbiote that had malicious intentions. Spider-Man got the costume off of him but it then linked up with Eddie Brock, a sad-sack journalist whose emotions drove the alien symbiote to become the Venom we known and (mostly) love, thanks to one Todd McFarlane. Venom continued to play a large part in the Spider-Man books before getting his own comics, and not before a super-villain was created for him in Cletus Kasady, a vicious serial killer whose infection by the symbiote turns him into Carnage. And that’s who Harrelson is playing.

Being a sequel, we do have some basis to go on, although the original Venom movie, released in early October 2018, also arrived at a time when it was only the second time the character of Venom was brought to the big screen -- the first time being Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, in which the character was received without much love as Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And yet, Venom did great, opening with $80.2 million and grossing $213 million domestically, which is more than enough to greenlight a sequel. (It made over double that amount overseas, too.) For comparison, the Wolverine prequel opened with $85 million but at the beginning of summer, so it quickly tailed away with other movies coming out after it. Venom: Let There Be Carnage has to worry about the new James Bond opening a week later, so it very likely could be a one-and-done, opening decently but quickly dropping down as other big movies are released in October (basically one a week).

I’ve already seen the movie, and by the time you read this, reviews will already be up --including my own at Below the Line. Social media reactions seem to not be so bad though, so maybe it’ll get better reviews than its predecessor, which was trashed by critics, receiving only a 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But if you look at the fan ratings, they’re higher with 81%, although it’s hard not to be

I’m thinking that bearing COVID in mind and the law of depreciation since the previous movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage will probably be good for around $50 million this weekend, maybe a little more, but however it’s received, I expect it to drop significantly next week, though a total domestic gross of $135 to 140 million seems reasonable.

Another strong sequel to kick off October is the animated THE ADDAMS FAMILY II (MGM), which is following up the 2019 hit for MGM/UA Releasing with most of the voice cast returning, including Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Finn Wolfhard, as well as Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, and Bette Midler voicing the popular characters from the New Yorker cartoons, a popular ‘60s TV series, and two Barry Sonnenfeld movies from the ‘90s.

The 2019 animated film was a pretty solid hit for the newly-launched UA Releasing, grossing $100 million domestic after a $30.3 million opening, making it one of MGM’s biggest hits since it was restructured under UA and became its own distributor again. Who knows what’s going to happen with Amazon’s plans on buying MGM and whether the latter will remain a distribution wing, but MGM still has a number of movies out this year that likely will be awards contenders. But that doesn’t mean much for The Addams Family II, which will try to get some of those people who paid to see the original movie in theaters back to see the sequel… and if they’re not going to theaters, MGM is once again offering the movie day-and-date on VOD much like they did with last year’s Bill and Ted Face the Music, which opened much earlier in the pandemic (late august, 2020), so it far fewer options to see it in theaters compared to this animated sequel.

It’s highly doubtful that The Addams Family II was going to open anywhere near to $30 million even if there wasn’t a pandemic, and it wasn’t on VOD just because MGM just doesn’t seem to be marketing the movie as well as its predecessor. You can blame COVID if you want, but it’s also the fact they’re distributing the company’s first James Bond movie in six years, No Time To Die, on their own vs. through another distributor, ala the last few Daniel Craig Bonds. But we’ll talk more about that next week, since that’s going to be an important movie to help cover MGM’s expenses for the rest of 2021. (I haven’t had a chance to see this yet, but it’s embargoed until Friday, so wouldn’t be able to get a review into the column regardless.)

We’ve seen quite a few family hits over the past few months even when the movies were already on streaming/VOD, but parents are probably being a bit more careful with kids back in school, many younger kids still not vaccinated, and the Delta variant still not quite under control. Because of those factors, I think The Addams Family II is more likely to do somewhere between $15 and 18 million its opening weekend, maybe more on the lower side.

Third up is THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK (New Line/WB), David Chase’s prequel to his hit HBO series, The Sopranos, which went off the air in 2004 but still finds fans on the new HBO Max streamer. Ironically, this prequel will air on the streamer at the same time as it's getting a theatrical release, which probably won't be a very tough choice for fans.

Chase has reunited with director Alan Taylor, who won a Primetime Emmy for his work on the show in 2007 before moving onto other popular shows like HBO's Game of Thrones. Taylor has had a bit of a rough career in film, though, having directed Marvel Studios’ sequel, Thor: The Dark World, a movie that wasn't received very well although there were rumors that Taylor butted heads with the producers and maybe didn't even finish the movie. He went on to direct Terminator Genesys, which honestly, I can't remember if it was the worst Terminator movie, but it was pretty bad.

What's interesting is that because this is a prequel set in the '70s and '80s, none of the actors from the show appear on it, but it does star Alessandro Nivola, a great actor in one of his meatiest roles for a studio movie. It also introduces Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini (who played Tony Soprano, if you didn't know), playing the teenage Tony, plus it has great roles for the likes of Jon Bernthal (as Tony's father), Vera Farmiga (playing Tony's mother), Corey Stoll (playing the younger "Junior” Soprano), and Lesile Odom Jr, as the Sopranos key adversary, even though he ends up coming across like the good guy of the movie. It also stars Billy Magnussen, who oddly, also has a key role in next week's No Time to Die.

I'm sure there's quite a bit of interest in seeing where Tony came from and to learn more about his family, many who were dead long before the events of the HBO show, but will that be enough to get them into theaters when they already have HBO? I already reviewed the movie for Below the Line, and reviews are generally positive, which might get people more interested in this prequel.

As with most of Warner Bros’ movies this year, Many Saints will also debut on HBO Max and unlike some of the studio’s other 2021 offerings, it will actually make more sense to watch this one on the streamer since that’s how most people watched The Sopranos. That seems like a killer for Many Saints, and it’s likely to keep it opening under $10 million, where it might have done better on a different weekend (like sometime over the last two weeks).

This is what I have this weekend’s top 10 looking like:

1. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Sony) - $50.4 million N/A

2. The Addams Family II (MGM/UA Releasing) - $16.5 million N/A

3. The Many Saints of Newark (New Line/WB) - $9 million N/A

4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Marvel/Disney) - $7.5 million -44%

5. Dear Evan Hansen (Universal) - $4.1 million -45%

6. Free Guy (20th Century/Disney) - $3.3 million -30%

7. Jungle Cruise (Disney) - $1.1 million -35%

8. Candyman (Universal) - $1.3 million -48%

9. Cry Macho (Warner Bros.) - $1 million -52%

10. Malignant (Warner Bros.) - .7 million -53%

Opening in select cities is French filmmaker Julia (Raw) Ducournau’s TITANE (Neon), the genre thriller that won this year’s coveted Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. It stars Agathe Rouselle as a young woman who has an interesting relationship with automobiles, but she also has psychotic tendencies that leaves a trail of bodies behind her. On the run, she decides to pretend she’s the missing son of a fireman (Vincent Lindon), who has been missing for 10 years, and things just get weirder from there.

I honestly wasen’t sure what to expect from this although I do remember walking out of Ducournau’s cannibal movie, Raw, just because it was so gross, even though so many of my colleagues and friends swear by the movie, and this one, for that matter. Sure, there’s a certain “prove it” factor to me watching a movie that wins the Palme D’Or, because it’s very rare that I like the movies that do win that benchmark cinema award.

After a flashback to Agathe’s character Alexia when she was an obstinate young girl kicking the back seat of her father as he’s driving. They crash and she’s forced to get surgery that puts an odd looking piece of metal in her head. Decades later, she seems to be a pseudo-stripper at weird punk rock car show -- I guess they do those things different in France -- and hooking up with a fellow “model” afterwards. Agathe is actually a very popular model/dancer but when one fan gets too grabby, she pulls a knitting needle out of her hair and stabs it through his ear, killing him. Oh, yeah, she then has sex with a car and seemingly gets pregnant, but that only happens later. First, she goes on a bit of a killing spree and then goes on a run and decides that by strapping up her breasts and breaking her nose, she can pass off this fire captain’s son… and it works!

So the second half deals with acting great Vincent Lindon’s absolutely bonkers steroid-addicted man who seems to be sexually attracted to his own son, and most of his fellow firefighters knows that he’s gay but in the closet, but I’m honestly not sure what that matters. He’s a pretty disgusting character whose 70-year-old ass we see way too much of, and even those who might find Rouselle to be quite fetching, there’s a certain point where her nudity is not alluring but quite horrifying.

Oh, and at this time, Alexia (or Adrien, as she’s now going) has also gotten significantly pregnant, but it’s not a normal pregnancy because what should be milk from her breasts seems to some sort of motor oil. That’s because she FUCKED A CAR earlier in the movie!!! What do you expect when you fuck a car and don’t use protection, girlie? The fact Alexia/Adrien is trying to hide the fact she’s a pregnant woman from a station full of men isn’t even particularly disturbing. The part that really got me was when she broke her own nose to pass off as this guy’s son -- I actually had to look away for that part.

Listen I’m no prude, and I think I can handle most things in terms of horror and gore, but Titane just annoyed me, because it felt like Ms Ducournau was doing a lot of what we see more for shock value than to actually drive the story forward. There just doesn’t seem to be much point to any of it, and once the movie gets to the firehouse, and we see her interaction (as a young man) with her “father” and his colleagues, it just gets more grueling.

It’s as if Ducournau had watched a lot of movies by the likes of Cronenberg or David Lynch, or more likely Nicolas Refn or Lars von Trier, and thought, “I could be just as strange and horrific as those men… let’s see what people think of this.” And way too many people fell for it, including the Cannes jury. While I normally would approve of any good body horror movie, especially one with cinematography, score and musical selections as good as this one, I doubt I’d ever want to watch this movie again. And therefore, I don’t think I can recommend this movie to anyone either, at least no one I want to remain my friend.

As far as the movie’s box office, NEON is opening the movie in 562 theaters to build on buzz from various film festivals, including the New York Film Festival earlier this week. I think it should be good for half a million this weekend, although maybe it'll surprise me like NEON's release of Parasite a few years back. I just don't see this getting into the top 10 but maybe just outside it.

And then we have a few more movies that I got screeners for but just couldn’t find the time to watch, but might do so once I finish this verdammt column.

The faith-based doc THE JESUS MUSIC (Lionsgate) by the Erwin Brothers (I Can Only Imagine, I Still Believe) takes a look at the rise of Christian Contemporary Music through artists like Amy Grant and Stryper and everything in between, featuring lots of interviews of the artists’ trials and triumphs. Even though there isn’t much CCM I ever listen to, I’m still kind of curious about this one, since I generally like music docs and this is guaranteed not to be the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll of most of them. I have no idea how wide Lionsgate intends to release this but it certainly can be fairly wide, because the Erwins have delivered at least one giant hit for Lionsgate, and I Still Believe may have been another one if not for the pandemic. It actually opened on March 13, just days before movie theaters shut down across the country, so it's little surprise it only made $7 million domestic. That said, the acts in this one have a lot of fans, and if Lionsgate does release The Jesus Music into 1,000 theaters or so (which is very doable), then I would expect it would make between $1 and 2 million, which would be enough to break into the Top 10.

I haven't seen any of the movies based on Anna Todd's YA romance novels but the third of them, AFTER WE FELL, will play in about 1,311 theaters on Thursday i.e. tonight through Fathom Events, and may or may not continue through the weekend. These movies just kind of show up, and again, having not seen any of them, I'm not sure what kind of audience they have, but this one stars Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes, as well as Stephen Moyer, Mira Sorvino and Arielle Kebbel with Castille Landon directing.

Grace Van Patten (Under the Silver Lake) stars in Karen Cinorre’s action-fantasy film MAYDAY (Magnolia), playing Ana, a young woman who is transported to a “dreamlike and dangerous” coastline where she joins a female army in a never-ending war where women lure men to their deaths. It also stars Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu, Soko, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Lewis. It will be in theaters and On Demand this Friday.

The great Tim Blake Nelson stars in Potsy Ponciroli’s action-Western OLD HENRY (Shout! Studios/Hideout) about a widowed farmer and son who take in an injured man with a satchel full of cash only to have to fend off a posse who come after the man, claiming to be the law. Not sure who to trust, the farmer has to use his gun skills to defend his home and the stranger.

The romantic-comedy FALLING FOR FIGARO (IFC Films) is the new movie from Australian filmmaker Ben Lewin (The Sessions), who I’ve interviewed a few times, and he’s a really nice chap. This one stars Danielle Macdonald, Hugh Skinner, and Joanna Lumley, and it will be in theaters and On Demand this Friday. This rom-com is set in the world of opera singing competitions with Macdonald playing Millie, a brilliant young fund manager who decides to chase her dream of being an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands. She begins vocal training lessons with a former opera diva, played by Lumley, where she meets Max, a young man also training for that competition. Could love blossom? This actually sounds like my kind of movie, so I’ll definitely try to watch soon.

The second season of “Welcome to Blumhouse” the horror movie anthology kicks off on Amazon Prime Video on Friday with the first two movies, Maritte Lee Go’s Black as Night (which I’ve seen) and Gigi Saul Guerrero’s Bingo Night (which I haven’t), and actually I’ll have an interview with Ms. Go over at Below the Line possibly later this week. The former stars Ashja Cooper as a teen girl living in Louisiana who has a bad experience with homeless vampires, along with her best friend (Fabrizio Guido).

Also, Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal’s remake of the Danish film THE GUILTY will begin streaming on Netflix starting Friday after premiering at TIFF a few weeks back. I never got around to reviewing it, but it’s pretty good, maybe a little better than the original movie but essentially the same. I’d definitely recommend it if you like Jake, because he’s definitely terrific in it.

Also hitting Netflix this week is Juana Macias' SOUNDS LIKE LOVE (Netflix), a Spanish language romance movie that (guess) I haven't seen!

A few other movies I didn’t get to this week, include:

STOP AND GO (Decal) VAL (Dread) BLUSH (UA Releasing) RUNT (1091 Pictures)

Next week, it’s not time for James Bond, it’s time for James Bond to die… no, wait… there is NO TIME TO DIE! Also, a very, very special anniversary for the Weekend Warrior….

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Blogroll Summer 2020

Latilda Rommel @latilda-rommel

FC: Jodie Whittaker

One of my oldest characters in the WoWverse, Latilda Rommel is an enigma in her own right. Originally a journalist for her own paper, the fates drew her elsewhere to another adventure. Now she has found herself wrapped in the adventures of forces beyond our world, of Watchers and Fighters, of demons and darkness. As of June 2020, she will begin her biggest challenge yet, in facing what it means to be an Eternal Traveler. And yet she rarely loses her playful, friendly energy among the average man. If you are looking for adventure, look to her.

Looking for

Adventure! If you are wanting someone who can offer a small DMed adventure, Latilda is a reliable character for that. I have a few things I can toss at those wanting such a challenge.

Friends: something she and I need to do better is bother people. So we’ll be attempting to do better in coming weeks and months.

Rivals: Lat is chaotic good. So if you are looking for a challenge, she is happy to help.

Elyza Morrowbranch @morrowbranch

FC: Stephanie Beatriz

A Warden of the Kaldorei, Elyza Morrowbranch has lived and breathed war for nearly 10,000 years. It is who defines her. As a former operative of SI:7, Elyza has played human political games as well as those of her people, and does her best to offer a protective blade and shield to her kin, no matter the cost. She is looking for

Service: Elyza serves as a lead officer among the Wardens, both training and guiding those who need guidance. Whether you desire training or a blade at your side, she can be amended. Plus points for Kaldorei

Contacts: Elyza has mixed feeling about most races from the Eastern Kingdoms, seeing their actions as ignorant and stupid. She is willing to communicate with those who will listen. But it will be a tense moment

Horde opposition: Elyza despises the Horde, despite the opposition. She would prefer to see them burn. So if you want some conflict? Happy to oblige

Lethea Netherstrike @netherstrike

FC: Tessa Thompson

A former Warden herself, Lethea has served in the Outlands as a gun-for-hire since the fall of the Black Temple. A flirty fighter, she offers a light-handed approach to those who will listen. As of late, she has seemed off, in part due to the torture and modifications that came at the hand of another. She is seeking:

Contracts: need something hunted? She is your gal. Or perhaps you are the prey. We can arrange a reason for you to be hunted.

Contacts: we all need these.

Coping mechanisms: maybe you offer illicit substances, or ways to refixste on what matters in life. Alcohol. Drugs. You name it. She has an increased interest due to some recent changes in her body

More alts below: 

Dr. Iris Plaguebloom @iris-plaguebloom

FC: Ruth Negga/Jodie Comer

A reclusive Ren’dorei medical official in her own right, Iris once specialized in poison and plague for the Sin’dorei. When her work was found legally questionable, she departed and joined the void elves as a street surgeon and plague doctor for hire. She lives in the back streets of Duskwood, offering a blade of a needle for the right coin. She desires

Employment: having vagrants pay to have scars sewn up is little coin in the grand scheme. She needs real money. If you would appreciate a private surgeon, she is available.

Experiments: poisons need a warm body to be tested on, as do experimental techniques. Perhaps your abrasion is the perfect tool for such an expression?

Exploitation: Iris is designed explicitly to have zero magic badass powers. But I would love to see her magically corrupted or taught to use her Void abilities. Maybe by someone with less than pleasant intentions.

Anaanke @holy-anaanke

FC: Chloe Grace Moretz

Once a young Lightbound Draenei under Exarch Yrel, her actions found herself severed from her own timeline and placed in our own. A sister of battle in her own way, she offers a challenge and abrasive personality in a world tainted by the dark. She is looking for:

Guidance: how must a holy warrior act in a world where the shadow is allowed to coexist? This is what Anaanke must learn to cope with.

Greatness: the warrior wishes to make her name for herself; in the name of the Light. Will you ally with her? Or stand away.

Anaanka @fiery-anaanka

FC: Chloe Bennet

An MU Draenei driven from her home in Outland; the young Draenei summoned the elements to guide her and defend her home. She became a fiery personality, mixing the martial arts of the Pandarens with the fury of the elements. She now has to deal with the fact that her own self ended up coming to her, except as a light-infused crusader filled with zeal. (Anaanke and Anaanka are the same character, for the record. Just two contrasting timelines) she seeks:

Drinking buddies

Sparring buddies

Employers

The mun: @newsnerd-ooc

A 27 year old male writer, Nerd works consecutively in the field of sociology and journalism for their employment. Nerd is a huge fan of roleplay, whether in private stories, community DnD campaigns, or large public WoW-based roleplay. He drinks far too much Diet Coke, tends to be particularly isolationist, and has way too many nerdy interests to count. He is Roleplaying with the particular interests of:

Discord roleplay: this is a preferred format, in part due to the flexibility of the medium as well as time restraints. Post when you can, of course!

In-game roleplay: starting in August, Nerd will be far more free for roleplay in-game, whether it is guild shenanigans or other things. The writer will be around.

Fixating on Mains: Latilda and Elyza both have the most RP history and will get priority if offered. However, if any specific character will work for your story, do not hesitate to approach.

Long-term arcs; several of nerd’s characters will play a significant part in driving toward Shadowlands, and would love to discuss crossover interests or how to make fun stories. There is an overarching storyline that involves many of Nerd’s alts, but that does not mean other stories cannot be pursued.

Thanks for reading this far. Any questions? Nerd can be found here on this blog or at News Nerd#4200 on Discord.

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National Enquirer, July 8

Cover: The Queen disowns Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 

Page 2: Kristen Stewart is a mess since reuniting with Stella Maxwell

Page 3: Tiger Woods says ex Elin Nordegren’s baby daddy will never replace him as his kids’ father 

Page 4: Ailing Barbra Streisand hates husband James Brolin’s career comeback, Gerard Butler is looking to adopt an orphan on the eve of his 50th birthday 

Page 5: Scientology sued for child abuse and kidnapping 

Page 6: Fuller figured Kate Hudson is taking her time shedding her baby weight, Carrie Underwood’s face is frozen due to radical cosmetic surgery 

Page 7: Dolly Parton has wrecked her looks be going under the knife too many times 

Page 8: Kelly Ripa can’t wait to be an empty-nester because she wants to run around the house naked

Page 9: Lie detector test reveals that O.J. Simpson is lying about Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian 

Page 10: Hot Shots -- Kevin Bacon shaved off his mustache on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Chloe Grace Moretz on the set of Shadow in the Cloud, James McAvoy at the Soccer Aid for UNICEF event

Page 11: Jennifer Aniston planning a Days of Our Lives guest spot as her dad John Aniston retires, Elle Macpherson stepped into the anti-vaccine controversy by showing up at a health convention to support her disgraced British boyfriend Andrew Wakefield who lost his medicine license for falsely linking vaccinations to autism 

Page 12: Straight Shuter -- Nick Cannon, Lady Gaga is avoiding Bradley Cooper at least in public after his split from Irina Shayk because she agrees with her team that being seen with him now isn’t a smart move, Chris Pratt’s intimate wedding to Katherine Schwarzenegger has left some A-listers feeling snubbed because they weren’t invited because Chris and Katherine decided to only invite their real friends, gay chef Anne Burrell has shacked up with a man 

Page 13: Boring Alex Rodriguez was sent to TV charm school, Mark Harmon tells CBS to shut up Pauley Perrette or he’ll sue her 

Page 14: True Crime 

Page 15: The Dominican tourist deaths are an attack on the U.S. by Russia 

Page 16: Real Life 

Page 18: Cover Story -- The Queen publicly snubs baby Archie’s christening and disowns royal troublemakers Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 

Page 20: Prince Harry red-faced over Meghan Markle’s wrong moves, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s convoy mows down granny 

Page 21: Fears for skin-and-bones Celine Dion, 40 new lbs. put Rihanna at risk 

Page 23: A daring fraudster who stole George Clooney’s identity to sell a line of clothing has been caught after years on the run, Caitlyn Jenner and Sophie Hutchins are delaying their summer wedding and insiders fear they may call the whole thing off, seeing Madonna naked was so traumatizing for Michael Jackson that it turned him off women for good

Page 24: When Burt Reynolds died he left behind a stash of X-rated pics, Burt Reynolds’ camera shy son Quinton Anderson Reynolds made a rare public appearance with mom Loni Anderson, Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond’s 19-year-old daughter Paige was locked up for being a drunken boozer 

Page 25: How to avoid bringing bed bugs home from vacation

Page 26: Health Watch 

Page 30: Taylor Swift marrying Joe Alwyn at her Rhode Island mansion this summer, Emma Stone and SNL writer Dave McCary plan to move in together in Los Angeles in a trial marriage, Hollywood Hookups -- Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson admit they’re a couple, Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin split 

Page 34: Pamela Anderson pregnant at 52 but the baby’s father is a mystery 

Page 36: Johnny Depp wants Marilyn Manson as his best man when he wed Polina Glen 

Page 38: Ricky Schroder needs help now after domestic violence arrests according to one of his former accusers, Wayne Newton fired a gunshot to scare away to burglars during a second break-in at his home last year 

Page 42: Red Carpet Stars & Stumbles -- Kerry Washington, Zendaya, Kiernan Shipka, Jessica Alba 

Page 47: Odd List 

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Chloe Moretz & Carrie Underwood (x)

[feature-film-fanatic]

I didn't really need this because I already own a few different releases of this movie, but I found a rare Academy screener of Let Me In on Mercari for $12. This isn't just something you can order. Screeners are rare. I'm not even sure if $12 is a good price because I can't even find it on eBay or Amazon to compare it. lol I'm a BIG fan of Chloe Grace Moretz though and I'm a BIG fan of this movie, so I had to snag it before someone else did! lol https://www.instagram.com/p/ClH3VRMMQIZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Riverdale Roundup: 2x18 “ A Night To Remember”

Okay so I love musicals, but full disclosure i’ve never seen Carrie the musical, i’ve never seen Carrie. I like to sleep at night so I haven’t read any Stephen King novels. I never saw the original movie and the remake starred Chloe Grace Moretz and she’s just not my cup of tea. She couldn’t hold onto Brooklyn Beckham or my attention. I know the basics. They dump blood on the girl at prom and she burns down the school with her super natural powers. I read the wikipedia page on the movie so I am never well informed.

I appreciate all the singing right off the bat.  The whole fake documentary style isn’t exactly my vibe. I get it. They needed to keep Jughead involved. Cole Sprouse doesn’t like to sing or dance because Disney Channel probably trapped him in a room somewhere and tried to get him to record songs with names like “ Dance it Out” or “ Get that Girl”.

There is tension going on all over the place. Tension between Betty and Veronica, Archie and Jughead, Cheryl and Joise, Betty and her Mom.  Chuck and everyone.  Chuck just wants to show off his dance moves and prove that he’s no longer a fuck boy. He’s changed!

Jughead is like “ wtf Archie are you flirting with my gf while i’m like right here?” but Archie just wants Betty to be nice to Veronica. Betty doesn’t associate with liars even though she lies like all the time and she’s real good at it.

Okay so Cheryl almost got hit by a sandbag and then Kevin got a letter from the black hood being like “ Cut Cheryl from the show or like ima get you”

Alright so who sent this? Could it be Josie getting back at Cheryl for sending her a pigs heart? That seems like a stretch. Honestly it’s probs the real black hood. He’s not dead. He’s hiding in a cave somewhere plotting his time.

Archie has to keep the car his sugar daddy gave him at his girlfriends house so that his real daddy doesn’t know that he’s been bought.

Betty and Jughead who have been thirsting for a good mystery since no one has been murdered in the past three weeks are ready to dive into figuring out who sent this letter.

They target Ethel first because she was “ born to play Carrie” and Ethel gets uber defensive and is like “ i’m not violent! I would never hurt anyone for my own gain!” despite the fact that she straight up covered Veronica in a strawberry milkshake maybe three days ago. I mean she didn’t punch her in the face but that wasn’t exactly a solve your problems with words type of reaction.

There is MAD tension between FP and Alice. FP is playing hard to get and Alice might have thought that was cute when they were 15 but she’s a grown ass lady now with an extensive wardrobe and she will not put up with this bullshit.

Cheryl and Josie sing a song about friendship and Josie forgives her for being a grade A psycho.

The Lodges are trying to bring down Freds campaign and they are clearly going to use Archie to do it. Hiram is going to skip on down to the Andrews house and be like “ Your son calls me Daddy now.”

The 70’s hair and outfits are pretty iconic.

Veronica sings about being a mean girl and Betty is finding the whole thing way too meta. Also casual  how this public high school allows for the choreography to include Veronica giving Chuck a very casual lapdance.

Betty calls Veronica out in front of everyone and Archie is like “ Betty you don’t get it. Veronica isn’t mean you’re mean.”

Archie and Betty sing their love ballad and Betty goes to apologize to Veronica. It turns into a love ballad between Betty and Veronica. The fangirls are going crazy. This is like their fanfiction come to life on the screen.  

Fred is building the sets but Hiram is the producer so really who’s the top dog? Fred plays it off like he isn’t pissed that Hiram bought Archie a car but in real life he’d like to take that drill and do some burr holes Izzie stevens style, sans anesthesia. Fred wanted to build a car with Archie. What is it with Riverdale that everyone builds cars with their dads?

Alice has issues with men. FP rejects her so she goes crawling to Chic who won’t return her calls. It’s yikes.

Kevin gets another letter about re casting Cheryl. Cheryl is like “It’s fine fam. I’m going to do it anyway. I’m a bad bitch. You can’t kill me.”

Penelope is like “ look bitch. I hate you. You aren’t doing the play.”

Cheryl needs to pull a Nathan Scott and get emancipated. She’s got money. Get Nana Rose and a lovely little apartment.

Ethel is so pumped that Cheryl is out of the show but Kevin pulls Midge out of his asshole and presents her as the understudy.

Cheryl and Toni share a moment talking about all the whack things that Cheryl did and yet it’s supposed to be like cute? Like wouldn’t it be a good thing that Cheryl is no longer the same person who burned down her house?

Life imitates art a little too much for Alice and she starts singing straight to Betty. Alice just wants to keep Betty close. Everybody else keeps dipping on her. Polly took her Kardashian named children and ran away to California, Hal is a total loser but he bailed too, Chic is gone but honestly Alice that isn’t a loss. Betty wants to help her mom and honestly I think she should get her a nice lap dog. That will keep her good company and it won’t run away to San Francisco.

Archie returns the car that Hiram got him because he can not be bought. He can only be rented.

Alice and Betty have opening night jitters so they can’t enjoy their lovely family meal.

Hal stops in with some superstore flowers in an attempt to woo his way back into the house. I told you to get her a puppy Betty! Not a person.

Alice makes Betty leave so she can talk to Hal and I thought that she was going to be like  “ I slept with FP” but instead she’s like Chic isn’t your son.  I mean if she doesn’t want to keep secrets she should tell Hal that someone died right where he’s sitting like a month earlier.

Archie got the world oldest car to fix up. Fred was on the verge of bankruptcy approx 4 days ago so in what world will they be able to afford all these rare parts?

Cheryl gets some blood from the butcher and goes full horror movie on her mother. She’s ready to burn down thistle house. Oh my god she just said she’s going to get emancipated. She listens to me. She takes my advice. She upped it and wants to keep the house. Honestly she deserves it. She and her nana can live out their lives without the extra weight.  I mean isn’t the house Nana Roses? Penelope got Thorne Hill right?

FP turns up to see the show to find that he’s too late and Alice has fallen back into the arms of her no good rotten husband.

Is Midge cheating on Moose with that Hanks guy or whatever the hell his name is?

Jughead finds the cut up magazines in Ethel's dressing room and if it really was her that cut up the letter she is a really shitty criminal. But calm down guys! It’s for her vision board!

Chuck and the gang are having a lovely heartfelt moment and then her creepy brother shows up. Now everybody is uncomfortable. He’s a ruiner.

Those sets that Fred built are lovely. The sets our schools shitty musical had general consisted on just some risers and projected pictures.

Oh my god. Shut the fuck up. Is Midge dead? We all knew the black hood wasn’t dead. Moose saved her from death the first time but BH is back for revenge.  Plus now she’s a philanderer so she had it coming x2.

Anyway, that’s what you missed on glee

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Horror Film Challenge: [10/?]

↳ “How old are you?” “Twelve... more or less..” Let Me In (2010) dir. Matt Reeves

Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Elias Koteas, and Richard Jenkins (& Dylan Minnette as the bully)

Okay, so after it being a full year since I’ve watched the original Swedish version of this film, I decided there’d been enough time between to judge this movie fairly in comparison. And you know what? I loved it. I had a feeling going in that I would since it had plenty going for it on its own that I knew I would okay with it as a remake. I’d seen plenty of people saying that it was one of the rare remakes that felt true to the original yet still had its own vibe and worked. I agree with that statement. I’ve always liked Chloe, watching her grow up. I first saw her as Tom’s wise little sister in 500 Days of Summer (then ofc her scene-stealing take in Kick-Ass) so I have liked watching things with her since. She fits as a vampire and her chemistry with Kodi Smit-McPhee was undeniably sweet. As always I find myself pulled into horror films involving kids for some reason. Don’t ask me why. I guess cuz there’s always that slight innocence factor, tho both brought this lovely maturity to their roles. Seeing familiar faces Richard Jenkins & Dylan Minnette was a pleasant surprise, even if it was weird seeing Dylan play the bully. lol I wish we understood why he bullied Owen tho. As I’ve said before, I’m cool with remakes of good movies if it feels like they’re being respectful to the original (tho yes sometimes even then I’m like, did you need to??) and this certainly felt like one of those cases. For me, one of the bigger differences from the original was enhancing on Abby being a vampire and leaving some of the mystery out, but I didn’t mind it here. It worked. I think it’s an atmosphere thing thing on which one you prefer... And well, this could be a new fave horror film for me. So good job, Lauren, for getting me to check it out. ;)

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Freya Briar | FC: Chloe Grace Moretz | TAKEN

Age: 321 Species: Pooka Faerie Court: Seelie Court Occupation: Noblewoman Gender: Cis Woman Pronouns: She/her

Appearance

Freya arrived in the Seelie court with hair so wild and matted that it took several hours to comb out the tangles. Her golden locks seemed determined to return to their former state, rarely staying in a style long before they spring free from any ribbon or pin they’re confined with. Freya’s face is tanned and freckled from the sunlight, and her body is lean yet muscular from climbing trees and running through the Wildlands. The bottoms of Freya’s newly purchased gowns have a habit of getting dirty at the bottoms, the faerie not caring if they are dragged through the mud when she escapes to the forest. More often than not she refuses to wear shoes, hating the way the fashionable fae shoes pinch her feet. By the end of the day the bottoms of her feet are coated in a layer of dirt, hidden beneath her layered skirts. Freya has no fear of getting dirty, more than willing to sacrifice a dress or two in the name of fun.

The young faerie is not one to censor herself, known to curse like a sailor. She has posture that would make most court ladies wince and an equally dreadful curtsey. She snorts when she laughs and has a wide toothy grin. Her father has provided her with etiquette lessons, but they haven’t seemed to make much difference. Freya has proven to be quite the reluctant student.

Personality

Freya is considered wild in the eyes of the fae nobility, appearing alien to her new peers. The girl still has strange customs that confuse those around her. Freya has been known to dance in the rain and is inexplicably terrified of many mechanical contraptions. When she was first given a key to her room, she spent twenty minutes unlocking and re-locking her door with fascination. But, despite the advanced gadgets she’s discovered, Freya prefers the outdoors and her home amongst the Solitary Fae, feeling claustrophobic in the manor she lives in. Freya has atrocious manners, eating with her hands and not using the same expected formalities that others in her court are accustomed to. Freya laughs off the stuffiness of the fae nobility, believing the way they primp and preen is ridiculous. Lady Briar is always looking for her next adventure, growing increasingly good at roping other nobles in her age group into her schemes. Often, she likes to pretend she cares little for the gossip other noblewomen spread about her. However, provocation from her peers tends to reveal her fiery temper and killer right-hook.

Background

Freya is the product of a short tryst between a lord of the Seelie court and a Pooka woman from the Wolf Clan. Her father did not even know she existed until, after a short visit to the Wolf clan to resolve matters of the peace treaty, he met her and learned that her mother, Astrid, died of a sudden illness. Freya spent her childhood years living with the Wolf Clan, a war based society that taught their clan members combat from an early age. In her years with them she studied weapon and hand-to-hand combat. She also learned to love nature, spending her days off climbing trees and exploring the vast forest. Astrid taught her all the names of all Midsummer plants and the proper way to shoot a bow. The two were close, with her mother spinning strange and silly stories to entertain the child. But, Astrid was tightlipped about Freya’s father, never revealing his name until moments before her death. Astrid’s death left Freya bereft, and though it was Astrid’s hope that Lord Briar could provide her with a good life after she died, Freya was reluctant to leave the Wolf Clan behind.

Freya’s father is a kind man, taking Freya in and unapologetically claiming her as his daughter for all the Seelie court to see. Queen Mab, as a kindness, bestowed Freya with the title of ladyship, despite her questionable birth. Lord Briar tries to do best to be a good father to his newly discovered daughter. However, even he seems unable to figure out what to do with his unceasingly wild and misbehaving child. Word has traveled fast of Lord Briar’s illegitimate solitary child, the scandal being the talk of the Seelie court. Scandals seemed to pile on. Freya once attacked another court lady for insulting her lineage mere weeks after coming to court, and she routinely offends prudish Seelie sensibilities by making her lax ideas on sexuality known. Many members of court believe the girl does not belong among them. Her behavior makes her appear more like a feral woman than a court lady. The fact that she is developing a reputation for her trysts does not help.

Relationships

Daughter of Duke Harland Briar

Childhood Friend of Raven Beedle

Friend of Poppy Shore

Intrigued by Rye Hawthorne

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Tom & Jerry Movie Review

The classic 1940s animated series Tom and Jerry has made it’s live-action debut (sort of). In this animated/live-action hybrid Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse hit New York looking for new lives, but unfortunately as destiny would have it the duo can’t keep away from each other. After inadvertently meeting Kayla Forester (Chloe Grace Moretz) the three are entwined into a chaotic hotel/wedding plot.

Tom and Jerry is a 2021 comedy film based on the 1940s series of the same name. It is produced by Warner Animation Group, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is currently in theaters now with an airing on HBO Max until March 26, 2021. 

Editor’s Note: Near complete to complete spoilers for Tom and Jerry the Movie may be present within this review. 

Tom & Jerry get their first live action adaption.

I’m sure most people my age (30) are familiar with Tom & Jerry. The classic version of the cartoon and some of the 70s+ era shorts aired in syndication as recently as 1999ish. This of course was before the formation of Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s answer to finding a home for their classics library before web TV and streaming got off the ground. Something that may shock many is that Tom & Jerry has managed to stay relevant well beyond the original shorts. Following a successful direct to video run the franchise received a number of TV follow-ups including 2014’s The Tom & Jerry Show which only just ended earlier this month along with two more series aimed at different audiences on the way. With the addition of the new theatrical release Tom & Jerry is truly one of the few franchises that will always remain with us.

The on and off friendship of Tom & Jerry continue in the movie.

THE GOOD: The film opens with Tom and Jerry, believing they’ve gone their separate ways simultaneously moving to New York. As Jerry attempts to look for a new place to live, Tom has dreams of being a professional pianist. A young woman named Kayla does odd jobs around the city to get by while working she comes across Tom and Jerry who crash into her after fighting due to Jerry attempting to takeover Tom’s piano performance in the park. Kayla learns of a job at a fancy hotel and lies about her identity by stealing a highly skilled applicant’s application after tricking her to get the job. Jerry invades the hotel with Tom looking for a way to go in after him. Following an encounter with Butch leading to him and his gang getting caught by the pound, Tom attempts to force his way into the hotel multiple times failing. Eventually he gets in and he & Jerry get into a huge fight leading them back to Kayla who’s been tasked with setting up an important wedding hosted at the hotel. Kayla befriends one of the bartenders named Cameron and sometime later Tom who she enlists to help catch Jerry which she had earlier promised her boss she’d do without anyone of the hotel guests knowing Jerry was there. Spike and Toots arrive at the hotel with their respective owners and Tom frequently attempts to flirt with the latter. After Spike befriends Jerry he continuously threatens Tom with beatings for attacking the mouse. Tom managers to outwit Jerry trapping him in a shipping crate and sending him out of the hotel. Kayla learns from the bride that her wedding ring is missing and Kayla goes off to find it leading to the two being friends. As the film progresses the event manager Terrance has become increasingly suspicious of Kayla and her true identity. Tom celebrates his victory over Jerry by playing the hotel piano, but Jerry returns to the hotel and interrupts his performance again leading to a fight involving Spike that damages the wedding reception ceremony. 

Terrance is put on leave having been blamed for inciting the fight, while Kayla is named the new event manger for finding the bride’s wedding ring. Jerry reveals to Kayla that he was the one who found the ring. Kayla pleads with Tom & Jerry to put aside their differences and become friends for the sake of the wedding and hotel to which they agree. She also tells them to stay away from the hotel for the wedding day just to be safe. While away Tom & Jerry slowly rebuild their friendship but are taken in by the pound believing them to be strays. Tom is once again met by Butch and his gang and is goaded and threatened into eating Jerry to which Tom reluctantly attempts to do, but is saved by a guard who informs them of their visit by Terrance. Terrance reignites Tom & Jerry’s feud by spreading lies angering both. This leads to another huge fight that wrecks the hotel and Kayla is found out by the hotel’s owner Dubois being fired while Tom is kicked out. The pair getting married end up splitting up. Jerry reunites with Tom and the two agree to repair the damage they did started with the wedding finally becoming true friends. They manage to get the bride and groom back together and with the help of Kayla & Cameron re-plan the wedding from scratch much to the pleasure of the newly weds. Kayla is reinstated at the hotel and even gets the woman who’s resume she stole a job there. Tom tries to impress Toots again by playing the piano, but like before is interrupted by Jerry leading to another fight involving Spike that’s quickly stopped by Kayla and the others.

For a first attempt at bringing Tom and Jerry to life the 2021 film is a valiant one compared to past efforts with live-action Western cartoon adaptations. I have to commend the producers for at least getting Tom and Jerry right as characters. The series frequently tells us that they don’t outright hate each other and even have a loving albeit begrudging respect and care for each other. The producers could have just had them being completely at odds with one another as if that were the entire basis of their relationship. But it’s good to know that the team are at least very aware that this is an on again/off again friendship. 

The movie does a good job of capturing the magic of the source.

In addition to Tom and Jerry they also got Spike, Butch, and several other characters solid adaptations of themselves. Even Tom’s good and evil conscience make appearances. The slapstick is a mirror representation of the source and can even be pretty funny. One scene in particular I enjoyed was Toots absolutely destroying Jerry, but her owner stops her before she can do any serious damage. I was surprised to see the use of Spike and Butch in the film. I fully expected Tom & Jerry being the only characters there with the others being planned for a possible sequel. There’s even a cool cameo by Droopy. I commend the writers and team for showing fans some love with a near full roster of the franchise’s mainstay roster.

Jerry is treated as the antagonist he should have been all along in Tom & Jerry.

THE BAD: Tom & Jerry is incredibly fast paced. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing in of itself the reunion the two have is way too quick for two beings attempting to distance themselves from one another. There’s also certain points in the film where it makes you think that this is their initial meeting with each other like during the electric piano duel where Tom and Jerry just casually come back into their lives. Another thing that I didn’t necessarily think was bad just rather odd is the placement of the music. No hyperbole, there’s a mainstream song being played like every 10-20 minutes. It doesn’t really take way from the film it was just super weird. Also it is a bit mindboggling to have a film called “Tom and Jerry” with limited use of Tom & Jerry in it. This may have been due to the limited budget ($38.8 Million), but it doesn’t take away from the fact that they should have been the stars of the film. The human characters for as much time as they take up don’t really make much of an impact when compared to Tom & Jerry’s lack of use. Jerry is also a huge prick in this movie from start to finish. This of course could be said with the shorts and TV series as well though.

Tom and Jerry have unrealized potential in the live-action realm.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Tom & Jerry’s first foray into live-action isn’t as bad as it could be. And as we’ve seen with Western live-action cartoon adaptations is that it can ALWAYS be worse. Which is why it’s a shame that the film contains the few issues it does, but they’re glaring enough that it ultimate hurts it’s potential. For what it’s worth I think Tom & Jerry is a rare case where a sequel if warranted could actually be genuinely good. The tools are clearly there for an entertaining movie experience. The experience just kind of implodes on it’s own momentum. Otaku Dome gives Tom and Jerry the Movie a 60 out of 100. 

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2018 Tribeca Film Festival Puts Focus on Women in Time’s Up Era

In the wake of the Time’s Up movement, which aims to eliminate the imbalance of power in the workforce and bring gender parity behind the camera, the Tribeca Film Festival becomes the first major film festival to pro-actively attempt to balance its representation; an effort championed by festival co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal and EVP of Tribeca Enterprises Paula Weinstein. Of the feature films presented this year, nearly half are directed by women -- 46 percent of the 96 titles -- the highest percentage in the festival’s history. Among them are Oscar-nominated Amy Ziering (The Bleeding Edge), Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan making her directorial debut (The Party's Just Beginning), festival opener Lisa D’Apolito (Love, Gilda), documentarian Madeleine Sackler with her first scripted feature (O.G.) and Susanna White (Woman Walks Ahead starring Jessica Chastain).

Of the filmmakers participating in the Tribeca Talks: Directors Series, three of the five slots belong to Lesli Linka Glatter, Laura Poitras and Nancy Meyers, with the Tribeca Talks: The Journey making its debut with a conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker, who stars in the Tribeca world premiere of Blue Night, about her career both on and off-screen.

Perhaps the most direct connection to the Time’s Up movement is the legal defense fund and the festival’s inaugural New York event: a day of conversations with women raising awareness about inequality in the workplace. “While you will see some of the leaders of the movement -- Ashley Judd and Julianne Moore -- you’re also going to have conversations about the farm workers, what's going on in legal aid, what goes on with human resources,” Rosenthal tells ET. “So, it's really a day that will hit more than just the entertainment business.”

Of course, the draw is the films and TV shows being presented -- and female-centric narratives are among the highlights ET previewed ahead of the festival, including a documentary that examines Barbie’s place in a modern era (Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie); scripted stories about a woman reigniting long-dormant passions after returning to the Orthodox Jewish community where she grew up (Disobedience with Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams), estranged sisters driven to extremes when their mother dies (Little Woods starring Tessa Thompson and Lily James) and a girl forced to attend gay conversion therapy (The Miseducation of Cameron Post starring Chloe Grace Moretz).

Here is ET’s selection of the must-see films and TV pilots at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 18 to April 29 in New York City:

The American Meme

This intriguing new documentary takes a deeper look at what it’s like to be a viral sensation -- and the darker side to internet fame. Paris Hilton, Brittany Furlan, DJ Khaled and more are featured in the film, offering unique perspectives on their relationship with social media, fandom and the many ups and downs of celebrity. (Directed by Bert Marcus; April 27)

All About Nina

Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays an aspiring standup comedian, who ditches her abusive boyfriend (Chace Crawford) for Los Angeles. Winstead’s performance recalls her work in Smashed as her hard-drinking character navigates the pitfalls of making it big and the notion of love, thanks to an all-too-patient suitor played by Common. (Written and directed by Eva Vives; April 22)

All These Small Moments

In this heartwarming coming-of-age tale, Howie (Brendan Meyer) navigates the pangs of adolescence and his parents’ (Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James) crumbling marriage. The only thing keeping him going is the mysterious presence of Odessa (a radiant Jemima Kirke, also in Untogether with Jamie Dornan). (Written and directed by Melissa Miller Costanzo; April 24)

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable

After losing her left arm in a shark attack, Bethany Hamilton got back on the board and took the surfing world by storm. Soon, she was winning ESPYs and Teen Choice Awards and sharing the screen with Carrie Underwood in Soul Surfer and competing on The Amazing Race. Now, she’s tackling motherhood as she looks at what’s next in her career. (Directed by Aaron Lieber; April 20)

Disobedience

Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola star in a story about a woman (Weisz) forced to face long-dormant emotions and feelings after reuniting with childhood friends (McAdams and Nivola) from her Orthodox Jewish community from director Sebastián Lelio, who won an Oscar for A Fantastic Woman. (Co-written and directed by Sebastián Lelio; April 24)

Duck Butter

Alia Shawkat co-wrote and stars in this film about two woman who engaged in a romantic and sexual experiment: to spend the next 24 hours together, having sex every hour. But putting their relationship in a vacuum has some unexpected results. (Co-written and directed by Miguel Arteta; April 20)

Every Act of Life

Audiences get a closer look at the life and work of playwright Terrence McNally through interviews with Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, Chita Rivera, Edie Falco, Larry Kramer and more. McNally also opens up his early life -- particularly relationships -- and how they shaped his journey. (Directed by Jeff Kaufman; April 23)

Fabled

Part of Tribeca’s Pilot Season, which premieres independently produced TV pilots, Fabled reimagines classic fairy tales in real-life situations, telling them through the perspective of its female characters. The premiere episode, "Anodyne,” brings together Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and Alice from Alice in Wonderland after the two are committed to a mental institution. (Directed by Jennifer Morrison; April 23)

The Gospel According to André

“The André Leon Talley,” as he was referred to by Tyra Banks on America’s Next Top Model, invites audiences into his world, offering a deeper look at his humble beginnings in the South to his rise in fashion media and his legacy as a longtime fashion journalist, breaking ground as a black man in white-dominant world. (Directed by Kate Novak; April 25)

Howard

The life and career of playwright and lyricist Howard Ashman is revisited in this intimate documentary that tells the full story of the man who “gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.” Known for the hit songs he co-wrote with Alan Menken for Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, the film provides the full context behind those classics and his journey from childhood to his death from complications with AIDS. (Directed by Don Hahn; April 22)

Jonathan

Building off the breakout success of Baby Driver, Ansel Elgort stars in an unexpected film the mundane life of Johnathan (Elgort), who shares an apartment with John (Elgort). The sci-fi drama plays out like an extended episode of Black Mirror, but is grounded by the actor’s performance. (Co-written and directed by Bill Oliver; April 21)

Little Woods

Tessa Thompson and Lily James played estranged sisters struggling to survive in an economically-depressed North Dakota fracking boomtown forced back into each other’s lives after their mother dies. The film is another showcase for Thompson, who has a jam-packed 2018 with Annihilation, Avengers: Infinity, the return of Westworld and Creed II. (Written and directed by Nia DaCosta; April 21)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Following her breakout success with Appropriate Behavior, Desiree Akhavan is back with a new tale about a woman dealing with her sexuality -- this time about Cameron (Chloe Grace Moretz) who is sent to gay conversion therapy after getting caught having sex with another girl on prom night. (Co-written and directed by Desiree Akhavan; April 22)

Momentum Generation

Before the likes of Bethany Hamilton and the current generation of surfers, there was the Momentum Generation, including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Kalani Robb and Taylor Steele. The new documentary looks back on their rise in the ‘80s and how they made Americans legitimate stars of the surf -- and pop culture -- world. (Directed by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist; April 21)

Nice

Part of Tribeca’s Pilot Season, Nice is a new potential series about Teddy, a black sheep of her conservative Korean-American family dealing with the unexpected return of cancer. It’s created by and stars Naomi Ko, who made a brief but memorable appearance in 2014’s Dear White People. (Directed by Andrew Ahn; April 23)

Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story

From executive producer Jay-Z comes a new docu-series based about the life of Trayvon Martin. Based on the book of the same name by Martin’s parents, the film examines not only Martin’s life, which was cut short at 17 when he was shot and killed in Florida, but also the rise of the #BlackLivesMatter movement that followed. The first episode premieres at Tribeca before debuting on Paramount Network. (Directed by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason; April 20)

RX: Early Detection a Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee

The 2015 breast cancer diagnosis of Semi-Homemade Cooking host and chef Sandra Lee and her subsequent battle to survive is the subject of this harrowing documentary short from Emmy-winning producer and former Good Morning America producer Cathy Chermol Schrijver. The film premieres at Tribeca before debuting later on HBO. (Directed by Cathy Chermol Schrijver; April 26)

Songwriter

What does it take to write an Ed Sheeran chart-topper? Songwriter provides an intimate inside look into the creation of the hit album, Divide, while giving fans a rare look at archival footage of Sheeran’s childhood and glimpses of Sheeran’s romance with Cherry Seaborn. (Directed by Murray Cummings; April 23)

Stockholm

The absurd true story of a bank robbery not going quite as planned when a group of bank clerks insisted on defending the thief who had taken them hostage is the subject of Stockholm starring an eccentric Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace, who shines in a rare non-sci-fi role. (Written and directed by Robert Budreau; April 19)

This Is Climate Change

The four-part virtual reality series will take audiences inside impacted parts of the world through an immersive, 360-degree view. Following the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Melting Ice,” an episode featuring Al Gore, the remaining three parts -- “Famine,” “Feast” and “Fire” -- will make their debut here. (Directed by Danfung Dennis; April 21)

Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie

Barbie has an image problem and it’s up to the makers behind the hit Mattel doll to update her place and presence in a modern era that reflects women’s progress and more diverse perspectives on body image and beauty. The film, featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Roxane Gay and more, premieres at Tribeca before streaming on Hulu. (Directed by Andrea Nevins; April 25)

We the Animals

Based on the lyrical, coming-of-age novel of the same name by Justin Torres, We the Animals tells the story of three brothers living with their troubled parents in an economically-depressed part of upstate New York. The magical realism blends together elements of Beasts of a Southern Wild with the same kind of grounded reality of Moonlight. (Directed by Jeremiah Zagar; April 22)

Woman Walks Ahead

Jessica Chastain portrays activist and artist Catherine Weldon, who retreats to North Dakota after the death of her mother to paint a portrait of Sioux chief Sitting Bull, in this cinematic real-life tale about a woman defying the odds in the Old West. The film screens at Tribeca before premiering on DirecTV Cinema May 31 and debuting in theaters June 29.(Directed by Susanna White; April 25)

Zoe

Filmmaker Drake Doremus offers up another romantic tale in a sci-fi world, following Equals with Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult. This time, Zoe explores the notions of love between humans and androids -- known her as “synthetics” -- and what it means to be “real.” Ewan McGregor and Lea Seydoux lead an ensemble cast of outstanding performances, which also includes Theo James and Christina Aguilera. (Directed by Drake Doremus; April 21)

 -- Additional reporting by Rande Iaboni

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