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[Interview] David Elendune on Welcome To Croglin at the 2024 Victoria Fringe

For advance tickets, please visit Intrepid Theatre’s website. Coming to the 2024 Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival is Outpost 31’s Welcome To Croglin. This play written and directed by David Elendune concerns a lone, unnamed, struggling artist (Jared Gowen) desperately needing to find his muse. It appears as the ghost of Katharine Hepburn (Christina Patterson), and what she says is thus: “Some…

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Thrifting book haul! Also got a new shelf for $15 that I’m excited to set up!

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Sadomasochism and Decapitation Seen by a Child Turns Him into An EVIL Adult! "Nightmare" reviewed! (Severin / 4K UHD - Blu-ray)

Your “Nightmare” Should Be in 4K! Own it Here! A schizophrenic patient continues to have reoccurring dreams of a young boy chopping the head of a woman in the midst of rough sexual fetishism.  The intense nightmares send him into violent stints, delusional states, and severe seizures.  As a test subject for an experimental behavior drug, the troubled man shows promise of recovery and enough so…

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TITSOAK

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Deepdale Podcast - Top Albums of the Year - December 2022

Deepdale Podcast – Top Albums of the Year – December 2022

Jason & Chris present this month’s Deepdale Podcast, our annual selection of Chris’ favourite albums of the year, plus various bits of Deepdale news. Which albums has Chris selected? Enjoy the listen! Thanks for listening to the Deepdale Podcast, produced by the team at Deepdale Camping & Rooms, Deepdale Farm and Dalegate Market in Burnham Deepdale on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Winter 3…

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“I hope she can draw on the wellspring of love” journalist and author Christina Patterson, a two times cancer survivor speaking after The Princess of Wales cancer announcement.

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McBain will be released on Blu-ray on July 11 via Synapse Films. Not to be confused with The Simpsons character, this is an action B-movie from 1991.

James Glickenhaus (The Exterminator, Slaughter of the Innocents) writes and directs. Christopher Walken, María Conchita Alonso, Michael Ironside, Steve James, Jay Patterson, Thomas G. Waites, Victor Argo, and Chick Vennera star.

McBain is presented in high definition with a newly created DTS-HD MA English 5.1 Surround track along with the original theatrical 2.0 stereo mix. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by director James Glickenhaus and film historian Chris Poggiali

Theatrical trailer

When prisoner of war Robert McBain (Christopher Walken) is rescued in the jungles of North Vietnam by a group of Rangers, he expresses his thanks and gratitude. The leader of the Rangers, Santos (Chick Vennera), takes out a $100 bill, tears it in two, gives half to McBain and says, “If the other half of this bill ever finds you, you can pay me back.”

Eighteen years later, Santos is killed in Colombia while leading a fight against drug lords and corrupt politicians. His sister, Christina (Maria Conchita Alonso) goes to New York with the other half of the bill and seeks out McBain to enlist his help in overthrowing the Colombian regime. With the surviving ex-Rangers from his Vietnam rescue (including Michael Ironside and Steve James), McBain’s team travels to Colombia to break the power of the drug lords and avenge Santos’ death.

Pre-order McBain.

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The Last Improv Show 2023 recap!

I’m incredibly proud of the work I do with The Last Improv Show.

I filmed all of this (except I think 4 clips) and I went through hundreds of videos I shot through the year, to edit most, if not all, improvisers and monologists that were on the show in 2023 (excluding The Kennedy Center) into this reel.

I am very grateful to be a part of the team. ☺️

Some monologists featured in 2023 shows:

Bob Odenkirk, Ike Barinholtz, Kumail Nanjiani, Nolan Gould, Kelly Osbourne, Dolph Ziggler, Cameron Esposito, Jaleel White, Billy Eichner, Brett German, Terry Crews, Jeannie Mai, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Schaal, Joel Mchale, Patrick Renna, Paul Walter Hauser, Jason Reitman, Pauly Shore, Rainn Wilson, Bill Nye, and more!

Some improvisers featured in 2023 shows:

Dan Black, Carl Tart, D'Arcy Carden, Jason Mantzoukas, Paul B Welsh, Bobby Moynihan, Neil Casey, Brandon Scott Jones, Nicole Byer, Seth Rogen, Lennon Parham, Anthony King, Ego Nwodim, Betsy Sodaro, Mike Mitchell, Lauren Lapkus, Jessica McKenna, Jon Gabrus, Paul Scheer, Drew Tarvar, Skylar Astin, Edi Patterson, Brandon Gardner, Brett Gelman, Mary Holland, Katie Dippold, Phil Augusta Jackson, Joe Wengert, Beth Appel, and more!

Produced by Christina Calph.

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I could keep you warm, I could hold you close/ I could keep you safe/ On the Starless Sea

The Starless Sea - Christina Alden and Alex Patterson

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CHRISTMAS ASHIE IS NOW NEW YEAR ASHIE WOOHOO

also hi chaos how are you doing how is your new year going so far (yes i know it's been like one day shhh)

also also do you happen to have book recommendations

hap new

I'm okay! Got a bunch of New Years resolutions I'm gonna try to make this year, but we all know how that tends to go.

Some of my favorite books, in no particular order:

All The Bright Places by Jenniver Niven; Vanilla by Billy Merrell; Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippencott; The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon; Carrie by Stephen King; Looking for Alaska by John Green; Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut; They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera; Autoboyography by Christina Lauren; The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini; The Princess Bride by William Goldman; Fight Club by Chuck Palaniuk; Simon Vs. The Homo-Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli; Identical by Ellen Hopkins; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams; The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell; Songmaster by Orson Scott Card; Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson; The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky; 1984 by George Orwell; Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury; Anthem by Ayn Rand; Timeline by Michael Crichton; Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks; By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters; Against Medical Advice by James Patterson; Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

Uhhh at this point just check my Goodreads for more

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Christina Ricci as Romaine Patterson in The Laramie Project (2002). This is Chris' second honorable mention, after The Ice Storm.

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3, 12, 16

3. What were your top five books of the year?

this is SO TOUGH i literally gave 18 books a 5 star rating this year lol but five that i really loved and also couldn't stop thinking about since (in no particular order) are:

the nickel boys by colson whitehead

beach read by emily henry

book lovers by emily henry

one true loves by taylor jenkins reid

the rural diaries by hilarie burton morgan

12. Any books that disappointed you?

run rose run by dolly parton and james patterson (wholly blaming this on patterson, the mystery/thriller side of it and the plot and pacing etc which i assume was his responsibility was a mess lol), the unhoneymooners by christina lauren, little weirds by jenny slate :/

16. What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?

just answered this, but another is where the crawdads sing by delia owen. i rated it 3.5 stars because i found it picked up a lot towards the end but for a long time i was wondering if i'd even get through it

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Synapse Films announces McBain (1991) on Blu-ray 7/11

The 1991 Cult Action Classic McBain, starring Academy Award Winner Christopher Walken and directed by James Glickenhaus, comes to Blu-ray July 11th!

On July 11th, Synapse Films will release McBain on Blu-ray with an all-new 5.1 Surround Mix created specifically for this release.

At the end of the Vietnam War, POW Robert McBain (Christopher Walken), is freed by a squad of Army Rangers led by Santos (Chick Vennera). In gratitude, McBain promises to help Santos whenever he's in need. Santos takes out a $100 bill, tears it in two, gives half to McBain and says, "If the other half of this bill ever finds you, you can pay me back."

Almost twenty years later, Santos, back in his native Colombia, is killed while leading a fight against drug lords and corrupt politicians. Santos’ sister Christina (Maria Conchita Alonso) travels to America with the other half of the $100 bill in an attempt to enlist McBain's help in overthrowing the Colombian regime. McBain brings together the former Rangers (Michael Ironside, Steve James, Thomas G. Waites, Jay Patterson) to help bring down the dictator and drug lords in an all-out war on drugs, political corruption and injustice.

Special Features:

- Audio Commentary from director James Glickenhaus and film historian Chris Poggiali

- Original theatrical trailer

- All-new remixed 5.1 surround sound created specifically for this release (original 2.0 theatrical stereo mix also included)

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M.L.B Bios: Krystal / Kristine Beau Cobb

M.L.B's Guitarist and Third Vocalist Krystal (Jan 1989)

The guitarist and third vocalist of the M.L.B (Mega Level Bitches), Kris is the only white member of the group, and the only member of the group born in Honolulu, she's also the only member born in Hawaii. She moved to Compton in March 1988, and has had to quickly get used to the chaos of the neighbourhood. Kris met all four of the other girls soon after moving into the neighbourhood

"I was gonna give you something if you came by the store."

Name

Full Legal Name: Kristine Beau Cobb

First Name: Kristine

Meaning: Scandinavian and Georgian form of 'Christina' (From 'Christiana', the Latin feminine form of 'Christian', which comes from the medieval Latin name 'Christianus' meaning 'A Christian'.) as well as an English and German variant of 'Christine' (which is the French form of 'Christina')

Pronunciation: kris-TEEN

Origin: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Georgian, English, German

Middle Name: Beau

Meaning: Means 'Beautiful, Handsome' in French

Pronunciation: BO

Origin: English, Dutch

Surname: Cobb

Meaning: From a medieval English byname meaning 'Lump'

Pronunciation: KAHB

Origin: English

Alias: Krystal

Reason: Stage Name

Nicknames: Kris, Krissy/Krissie, Kristi/Kristie/Kristy, Private, Soldier, Army Barbie

Titles: Miss, Private

Characteristics

Age: (As of Jan 1989) 18 (As of Jan 20 1989) 19

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: White (Irish-Italian. 2nd Generation American)

Birth Date: January 15th 1970

Sexuality: Bisexual

Religion: Christian

Native Language: English

Spoken Languages: English, Hawaiian, Irish, Italian, Spanish, French

Relationship Status: Single / Dating (After 02 Jan 1989)

Astrological Sign: Capricorn

Voice Actor: Kate Bosworth (Speaking), P!nk (Singing)

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Honolulu, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA

Current Location: Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA / On Tour

Hometown: Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Appearance

Height: 6'6" / 198 cm

Weight: 214 lbs / 97 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 1989) 3

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Both), Double Lobe (Left), Helix (Right), Navel

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Clean

Illnesses/Disorders: Autistic, Gigantism

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Friends: Azahar Gutiérrez, Deja Dickson, Dolores Park, Esther Hutchinson, Nālani Kekoa, O'Shea Jackson

Colleagues: Azahar Gutiérrez, Deja Dickson, Dolores Park, Esther Hutchinson, Nālani Kekoa, Ikaika Kekoa, James Kelly, JoshuaPrice, Amanda Sanders, Dae-Seong Kim, Luis Pérez, Michael Coleman, Jessica Henderson

'Rivals': Andre Young, Antoine Carraby, Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson, O'Shea Jackson

Closest Confidant: Nālani Kekoa

Mentor(s): Gwen Cobb, Roberto Cobb, Ikaika Kekoa

Significant Other: None / (As of Jan 2 1989) O'Shea Jackson

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Roberto Cobb (49, Father), Gwen Cobb (50, Mother, Née Mac an Bhaird)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: None

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Music Career

Debut: 1988

Retired: N/A

Genre: Rap / Hip-Hop

(Fictional) Records, Albums & Singles: 'Mega Level = Major Label' (Album, October 1988), Untitled Work in Progress (Due To Be Released Late 1989)

Songs (Record/Album/Single - Song Title - Track Length): 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Fighting Words' - 2:52 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'In My Feelings' - 2:24 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Twins' - 3:32 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Strong Female Leader' - 3:05 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Use Your Voice' - 3:58 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Booty' - 3:22 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Silence, Please' - 2:27 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Go Away (Come Back)' - 3:18 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Broken Dreams' - 4:20 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Touching You' - 3:20 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'No Other' - 3:48 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'My Man' - 2:50 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Mind Melting' - 3:28 'Mega Level = Major Label' - 'Go My Way' - 3:32

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PARIS IS IN HARLEM Trailer: The musical ensemble dramedy marks Christina Kallas’s third and final installment in her ‘Gun Trilogy,’ following previously helmed ‘The Rainbow Experiment’ and ’42 Seconds of Happiness.’

Christina Kallas writes and directs her third and final installment in her ‘Gun Trilogy,’ which delves into the prevalence of guns in America and American culture. The NY-based director previously helmed ‘The Rainbow Experiment’ and ’42 Seconds of Happiness.’ “As a European filmmaker making films in America, I’m somewhat obsessed with guns ending up in the wrong hands,” says Kallas as her Slamdance and Galway-debuted feature PARIS IS IN HARLEM, a kaleidoscopic jazz-infused dramedy, is about to hit platforms on Thursday, July 4th. “In ‘Paris is in Harlem,’ I am focusing on the intersecting lives of strangers passing one another on the street, unknowingly linked by music, by hardship, by the city they live in—and by the ever-present possibility of violence.” 

The film was shot entirely on location in New York City and is set in 2017, on the day the 91-year-old cabaret law, which banned dancing in bars and initially targeted jazz musicians in NYC—causing many to leave for Paris—was repealed. Fittingly, the legendary Harlem nightclub Paris Blues is the center of gravity for the multiple narratives. The film is dedicated to its late proprietor, Sam Hargress Jr. and has won heartfelt reviews including: “a visual masterpiece” (Film Threat); “a multi-layered narrative that’s a love letter to jazz and New York City” (HorrorBuzz); “a masterclass in storytelling” (FilmInk); and “like Spike Lee’s work, Kallas’s film exists on the lived-in streets of New York, and, in the film’s triumphant final moments, shows us that no matter what challenging road is mapped out for us, there is always a chance for human connection.” (BRWC)

PARIS IS IN HARLEM concludes the trilogy by tracing the journey of a gun from an active shooter drill in a college to a Jazz night club, intertwining the lives of characters from disparate stories while simultaneously addressing our current era of cancel culture. The film features a large ensemble cast of 22 well-known film and theater actors including Leon Addison Brown (‘American Rust,’ ‘The Knick’) and Souléymane Sy Savané (‘Our Father, The Devil,’ ‘Goodbye Solo’,) and showcasing some of the most prominent jazz talents of this generation: saxophonist Tomoki Sanders, descendant of the legendary Pharoah Sanders; virtuoso drummer Kojo Odu Roney; guitarist William "Space” Patterson; bassist Marlon Martinez; vocalist Camille Thurman; and last but not least, saxophonist Antoine Roney, brother of the late Grammy-winner Wallace Roney and godson of Dexter Gordon. The soundtrack features their compositions, paying homage to pivotal moments in films like Bertrand Tavernier's ‘Round Midnight’, starring Dexter Gordon, the lesser-known ‘Paris Blues’ by Martin Ritt, featuring Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier, and, of course, Shirley Clarke’s films, which were a strong inspiration to the filmmaker.

As her film releases just two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court’s startling decision to overturn a federal ban on bump stocks which can transform a legal semi-automatic weapon into an illegal machine gun, Kallas explains the motivation behind her ‘Gun Trilogy:’ “Like most European filmmakers, I was raised on a diet of American films and TV—and one of the things that these exported to the world was guns as part of our vernacular. Whether it was westerns or gangster movies, thrillers or action movies, or urban films featuring the growing despair of a dysfunctional society, they cannot be imagined without guns. In that sense, there is a dissonance between the political uphill battle for gun regulation in the midst of the rising numbers of mass shootings, and the fact that guns continue to be prominently featured in our art and entertainment. Let’s face it, guns are often portrayed as cool assets, even when they signify social decay. What I am particularly interested in is the ease with which guns can land in the wrong hands whether it’s because of their easy availability, the state of the mental health system, the lack of regulation or, lastly, because of their perceived and perpetuated coolness.”

‘The Rainbow Experiment’—celebrated as a dark and playful 21st-century Rashomon—centers around an incident in a science class, plunging a public NYC high school into chaos as teachers crumble, students spiral, and the school board launches an investigation. The film grapples with gun control in the educational system, opening with an explosion and culminating in a shooting involving two bereaved parents. In ’42 Seconds of Happiness’, another powerless victim—this time a woman cheated on by her thoughtless husband—becomes a potential perpetrator, seizing power and a false sense of control by obtaining an easily available gun. As one character in ‘The Rainbow Experiment’ observes, “It’s the easiest thing to have a gun in America.”

PARIS IS IN HARLEM is now available digitally across major platforms in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. 

Check out the film’s first trailer here. 

Check out the filmmaker’s bio here.

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book log - 2022

his last wife by gia pere

a very merry bromance by lyssa kay adams

behind the messages by ella-may williams

the wife upstairs by rachel hawkins

pride, prejudice, & turkish delight by k.c. mccormick ciftci

the long way to a small, angry planet by becky chambers

honeymoon for one by rachel bowdier

let it snow by beth moran

resting scrooge face by meghan quinn

window shopping by tessa bailey

the family upstairs by lisa jewell

poster girl by veronica roth

x by sue grafton

queen bee by nina manning

the vibrant years by sonali dev

untamed by glennon doyle

book lovers by emily henry

the zookeeper's wife by diane ackerman

daisy darker by alice feeney

mating in captivity by esther perel

miss meteor by tehlor kay mejia

carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid

a good girl's guide to murder by holly jackson

the lesbiana's guide to catholic school by sonora reyes

fat chance, charlie vega by crystal maldonado

lakelore by anne-marie mclemore

you love me by caroline kepnes

happiness for beginners by katherine center

not my daughter by barbara delinsky

last tang standing by lauren ho

no filter and other lies by crystal maldonado

the southern book club's guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix

does my body offend you? by mayra cuevas

i'm the girl by courtney summers

the expatriates by janice y.k. lee

emily, gone by bette lee crosby

after hours on milagro street by angelina m. lopez

i'm glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy

my best friend's exorcism by grady hendrix

#murderfunding by gretchen mcneil

looking for jane by heather marshall

midwife murders by james patterson

final cut by s.j. watson

darling rose gold by stephanie wrobel

all the pretty people by barbara freethy

when i was you by minka kent

been there, married that by gigi levangie

malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid

covery story by susan rigetti

the paris apartment by lucy foley

stiletto sisterhood by fallon demornay

her perfect secret by t.j. brearton

take a chance on me by beth moran

the watcher girl by minka kent

no conscience by phil m. williams

reminders of him by colleen hoover

her last move by john marrs

we were dreamers by simu liu

the book of cold cases by simone st. james

all i stole from you by ava bellows

violeta by isabel allende

once of us is next - karen m. mcmanus

just the way you are by beth moran

the latecomer by jean hanff jorelitz

klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro

the sorority murder by allison brennan

one italian summer by rebecca serle

what lies between us by john marrs

the maid by nita prose

sex and vanity by kevin kwan

funny you should ask by elissa sussman

the seven day switch by kelly harms

three perfect liars by heidi perks

everything must go by camille pagan

no ex before marriage by portia macintosh

the other mother by carol goodman

california girls by susan mallery

one little secret by cate holahan

apples never fall by liane moriarty

the promise by teresa driscoll

ghost boy by martin pistorius

close to you by ana jolene

oona out of order by margarita montimore

the stepson by jane renshaw

all adults here by emma straub

his & hers by alice feeney

mexican gothic by silvia moreno-garcia

anatomy by dana schwartz

the resting place by camilla sten

will by will smith

good me, bad me by ali land

while we were dating by jasmine guillory

the lion's den by katherine st. john

when we left cuba by chanel cleeton

left neglected by lisa genova

the suspect by fiona barton

park avenue summer by renee rosen

group therapy by b.b. easton

the half sister by sandie jones

shipped by angie hockman

when we were sisters by emilie richards

the chain by adrian mckintu

not a happy family by shari lapena

clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo

if the shoe fits by julie murphy

the girlfriend by michelle frances

let me hear a rhyme by tiffany d. jackson

death by dumpling by vivien chien

yoga pant nation by laurie gelman

the cousins by karen m. mcmanus

in a holidaze by christina lauren

people we meet on vacation by emily henry

the candy house by jennifer egan

you've been volunteered by laurie gelman

broken by jenny lawson

you can't be serious by kal penn

the final girl support group by grady hendrix

home before dark by riley sager

one of us is lying by kate m. mcmanus

the vanishing half by brit bennett

the cross and the switchblade by david wilkerson

the henna wars by adiba jaigridar

the fashion orphans by randy susan meyers

the good girl by mary kubica

the comeback by ella berman

the magician's nephew by c.s. lewis

the bright lands by john fram