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uneasywolf · 2 years ago
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//called me a freak? told me to get out?? omg you wanna fuск me so bad it's embarrassing// henry shaw jr is like the flattest character ever but i like to hc that he has really strong inner homophobia and he got angry at credence so quick and unprovoked mostly because he found him very attractive and hated himself for this. he has a thing for bowlcut boys ok.
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stuckasmain · 1 year ago
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I’ve finally seen dial of destiny and it was pretty good! Did we need another movie after the last one? No. (Did we need one after the third?) but it was a fun time and it did a lot of elements well.
My favorite thing is seeing all these people freak out that *gasp* a woman, might be the next Indiana jones. Which… have you seen either movie? Indy is not giving that away to anyone. At the end of crystal skull when the hat goes to mutt he immediately yoinks it back. If he wasn’t going to pass down to his own son why should he his god daughter (this movie also ends with him taking his hat back)
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The “title” of Indiana jones isn’t going to anyone and never was. Firstly he wouldn’t just pass down to someone he went on one adventure with and secondly it’s his own name why the hell would someone else take it? Get your own nickname (which! Short round, Mutt and Wombat all do) there was never going to be a passing down!
These scenes with the hat signify Indy isn’t going anywhere, but it’s the end of his story.
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jazzdailyblog · 1 year ago
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Rhythmic Alchemy: Exploring Roy Haynes' "Out of the Afternoon"
Introduction: Roy Haynes, a luminary in the world of jazz percussion, bestowed upon the musical cosmos an enchanting auditory gem in the summer of 1962 — “Out of the Afternoon.” This studio album, released under the prestigious banner of Impulse! Records, transcends temporal confines, resonating with the timeless allure of post-bop and modal jazz. Assembled with a quartet that included the…
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mostsanescarletspiderfan · 11 months ago
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The starman legacy is gigantic.
I always knew that the starman legacy was big but never really sat down to just count it you know? So today I did and holy shit it's fucking infinite, like it's not just a bunch of dudes going by starman and associates.
It's more like starman + phantom lady + star-spangled kid + girl of 1000 gimmicks/gimmic girl/gimmix?? + Manhuter + martian manhunter + brainwave + mist.
Here's the list of superheroes and btw this is by legacy and not family ties:
1) Ted knight - starman I
2) Sylvester Pemberton - star-spangled kid I, skyman I
3) Sandra Knight - phantom lady I
4) Dan Richards - manhunter I
5) Paul Kirk - manhuter II
6) Roh Kar - martian manhunter I
7) Arnold Munro - iron Munro I, gladiator one
8) Pat Dugan - Stripesy I , S.T.R.I.P.E I
9) Merry Pemberton - girl of 1000 gimmicks I
10) Doris Lee - starman II
11) The starman of 1951 - starman III
12) Mikaal Tomas - starman IV
13) Prince Gavyn - starman V
14) Henry King Jr - brainwave jr, brainwave II
15) Mark Shaw - manhuter III
16) Will Payton - starman VI
17) David knight - starman VII
18) Dee Tyler - phantom lady II
19) Jack Knight - starman VIII
20) Chase Lawer - manhunter VI
21) J'onn j'onzz - martian manhunter II
22) Courtney Whitemore - star-spangled kid II, star girl I, starwoman I (IX)
23) Stormy Knight - Phantom lady III
24) Jacqueline Pemberton - Gimmic girl, gimmix
25) Jennifer knight - phantom lady IV
26) Kirk DePaul - manhuter V
27) Kate Spencer - manhuter VI
28) M'gann M'orzz - miss martian, martian manhunter III
29) Jacob Colby - skyman II
30) Mike Dugan - Stripesy II, S.T.R.I.P.E II
31) Sophia Becker - Phantom lady V
32) Patricia Dugan - starwoman II (X)
33) Ramsey Robinson - manhuter VII
34) Kyle knight - mist III
35) Thom Kallor - Starboy - starman XI
36) Farris Knight - starman XII
12 starmans, 7 manhunters, 5 phantom ladies, 3 martian manhunters, 2 gimmic girls, 2 S.T.R.I.P.ES, 2 skymans, 2 star-spangled kids, 1 brainwave, 1 iron Munro and 1 mist.
I say only superheroes because a lot of these people have supervillain relatives, it's also interesting to note that this the oldest super powered lineage in DC because Ramsey Robinson is the great-great-grandson of Hugo Munro the protagonist of the 1930 novel called Gladiator (one of the inspirations for superman) by Philip Wylie.
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brookstonalmanac · 2 months ago
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Birthdays 10.10
Beer Birthdays
Patrick Perkins (1838)
Walter Jerome Green (1842)
George W. Schimminger (1857)
Barbara Groom (1946)
Thomas Cizauskas
Five Favorite Birthdays
Brett Favre; Green Bay Packers QB (1969)
Thelonius Monk; jazz pianist (1917)
Maurice Prendergast; artist (1858)
John Prine; folk singer (1946)
Bradley Whitford; actor (1959)
Famous Birthdays
Henry Cavendish; chemist, physicist (1731)
James Clavell; writer (1924)
Peter Coyote; actor (1941)
Paul Creston; composer (1906)
Dale Earnhardt Jr.; automobile racer (1974)
Jessoca Harper; actor (1949)
Helen Hayes; actor (1900)
Chiaki Kuriyama; Japanese actor (1984)
Bai Ling; actor (1966)
Gavin Newsom; politician (1967)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe; actor (1978)
Chris Penn; actor (1965)
Harold Pinter; English writer (1930)
Nora Roberts; writer (1950)
David Lee Roth; rock singer (1955)
Robert Gould Shaw; Civil War soldier (1837)
Julia Sweeny; actor, comedian (1959)
Tanya Tucker; country singer (1958)
Midge Ure; Scottish rock musician (1953)
Giuseppe Verdi; Italian composer (1813)
Ben Vereen; actor, dancer (1946)
Jean-Antoine Watteau; French artist (1684)
Benjamin West; artist (1738)
Ed Wood; film director (1924)
Lin Yutang; Chinese writer (1895)
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nem0c · 2 years ago
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Vietnam War - Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, June 1968
Sourced from: http://natsmusic.net/articles_galaxy_magazine_viet_nam_war.htm
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We the undersigned believe the United States must remain in Vietnam to fulfill its responsibilities to the people of that country.
Karen K. Anderson, Poul Anderson, Harry Bates, Lloyd Biggle Jr., J. F. Bone, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mario Brand, R. Bretnor, Frederic Brown, Doris Pitkin Buck, William R. Burkett Jr., Elinor Busby, F. M. Busby, John W. Campbell, Louis Charbonneau, Hal Clement, Compton Crook, Hank Davis, L. Sprague de Camp, Charles V. de Vet, William B. Ellern, Richard H. Eney, T. R. Fehrenbach, R. C. FitzPatrick, Daniel F. Galouye, Raymond Z. Gallun, Robert M. Green Jr., Frances T. Hall, Edmond Hamilton, Robert A. Heinlein, Joe L. Hensley, Paul G. Herkart, Dean C. Ing, Jay Kay Klein, David A. Kyle, R. A. Lafferty, Robert J. Leman, C. C. MacApp, Robert Mason, D. M. Melton, Norman Metcalf, P. Schuyler Miller, Sam Moskowitz, John Myers Myers, Larry Niven, Alan Nourse, Stuart Palmer, Gerald W. Page, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Lawrence A. Perkins, Jerry E. Pournelle, Joe Poyer, E. Hoffmann Price, George W. Price, Alva Rogers, Fred Saberhagen, George O. Smith, W. E. Sprague, G. Harry Stine (Lee Correy), Dwight V. Swain, Thomas Burnett Swann, Albert Teichner, Theodore L. Thomas, Rena M. Vale, Jack Vance, Harl Vincent, Don Walsh Jr., Robert Moore Williams, Jack Williamson, Rosco E. Wright, Karl Würf.
We oppose the participation of the United States in the war in Vietnam.
Forrest J. Ackerman, Isaac Asimov, Peter S. Beagle, Jerome Bixby, James Blish, Anthony Boucher, Lyle G. Boyd, Ray Bradbury, Jonathan Brand, Stuart J. Byrne, Terry Carr, Carroll J. Clem, Ed M. Clinton, Theodore R. Cogswell, Arthur Jean Cox, Allan Danzig, Jon DeCles, Miriam Allen deFord, Samuel R. Delany, Lester del Rey, Philip K. Dick, Thomas M. Disch, Sonya Dorman, Larry Eisenberg, Harlan Ellison, Carol Emshwiller, Philip José Farmer, David E. Fisher, Ron Goulart, Joseph Green, Jim Harmon, Harry Harrison, H. H. Hollis, J. Hunter Holly, James D. Houston, Edward Jesby, Leo P. Kelley, Daniel Keyes, Virginia Kidd, Damon Knight, Allen Lang, March Laumer, Ursula K. LeGuin, Fritz Leiber, Irwin Lewis, A. M. Lightner, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Katherine MacLean, Barry Malzberg, Robert E. Margroff, Anne Marple, Ardrey Marshall, Bruce McAllister, Judith Merril, Robert P. Mills, Howard L. Morris, Kris Neville, Alexei Panshin, Emil Petaja, J. R. Pierce, Arthur Porges, Mack Reynolds, Gene Roddenberry, Joanna Russ, James Sallis, William Sambrot, Hans Stefan Santesson, J. W. Schutz, Robin Scott, Larry T. Shaw, John Shepley, T. L. Sherred, Robert Silverberg, Henry Slesar, Jerry Sohl, Norman Spinrad, Margaret St. Clair, Jacob Transue, Thurlow Weed, Kate Wilhelm, Richard Wilson, Donald A. Wollheim.
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lboogie1906 · 11 months ago
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Bishop Henry Beard Delany (February 5, 1858 - April 14, 1928) is known for his contributions to architecture and for being the first African American bishop elected in North Carolina and the second in the US. He was born in Saint Mary’s, Georgia to enslaved parents, Thomas Delany, a ship and house carpenter, and Sarah, a house servant. He grew up in Fernandina, Florida where he received his earliest formal education. He and his brothers learned brick-laying and plastering trades from their father. He entered Saint Augustine’s School, where he studied theology. He joined the college faculty in 1908. He married Nannie James, another St. Augustine’s faculty member. The couple had ten children including Sarah Louise and Annie Elizabeth who became famous with their 1993 joint autobiography Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years. His son Hubert Thomas Delany became one of the first appointed African-American judges in New York City. His youngest son, Samuel, was the father of prominent science fiction author, critic, and educator Samuel R. Delany, Jr.
He joined Raleigh’s Ambrose Episcopal Church and was ordained a deacon of the church. He was ordained as a priest. He became an Archdeacon in 1908 and Bishop in 1918.
He became active in the promotion of education among North Carolina’s African American population. He visited Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist, and AME congregations throughout the state, helping them organize schools for African Americans. He was one of the few education advocates who worked to bring educational opportunities to African American prisoners. Shaw University awarded him an honorary D.Div.
Although not formally trained as an architect, he designed Saint Augustine’s Chapel in 1895. This chapel is the only surviving nineteenth-century building on the campus. He helped in the design of Saint Agnes Hospital on St. Augustine’s campus in 1909, the only African American-owned hospital in North Carolina and the only one available to African Americans in Eastern North Carolina. Although not the main designer, he was the on-site architect and construction supervisor. He was an amateur astronomer. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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goalhofer · 2 years ago
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2022-23 1st NHL Assists
October 7, 2022
Cole Smith (Nashville) vs. San José.
October 12, 2022
Andrei Kuzmenko (Vancouver) at Edmonton.
October 13, 2022
Tanner Laczynski (Philadelphia) vs. New Jersey.
Nils Lundkvist (Dallas) at Nashville.
October 14, 2022
David Gustafsson (Winnipeg) vs. New York Rangers.
October 15, 2022
Arber Xhekaj (Montreal) at Washington.
John-Jason Peterka (Buffalo) vs. Florida.
Dylan Guenther (Arizona) at Boston.
October 17, 2022
Kaiden Guhle (Montreal) vs. Pittsburgh.
October 18, 2022
Jakub Lauko (Boston) at Ottawa.
October 19, 2022
Shane Wright (Seattle) vs. St. Louis.
October 20, 2022
Wyatt Johnston (Dallas) at Toronto.
Nils Åman (Vancouver) at Minnesota.
October 26, 2022
Nick Perbix (Tampa Bay) at Anaheim.
October 28, 2022
Guillaume Brisebois (Vancouver) vs. Pittsburgh.
October 29, 2022
Dylan Holloway (Edmonton) at Calgary.
October 30, 2022
Mason Shaw (Minnesota) at Chicago.
Filip Roos (Chicago) vs. Minnesota.
November 1, 2022
Marco Rossi (Minnesota) vs. Montreal.
November 9, 2022
Johnathan Kovacevic (Montreal) vs. Vancouver.
November 10, 2022
Paul Cotter (Vegas) at Buffalo.
November 15, 2022
Pontus Holmberg (Toronto) at Pittsburgh.
Will Lockwood (Vancouver) at Buffalo.
Marcus Björk (Columbus) vs. Philadelphia.
November 16, 2022
Nikita Alexandrov (St. Louis) at Chicago.
November 17, 2022
Juraj Slafkovský (Montreal) at Columbus.
Juuso Pärssinen (Nashville) vs. New York Islanders.
Nick Cicek (San José) vs. Detroit.
November 25, 2022
Simon Holmström (New York Islanders) at Columbus.
November 28, 2022
Mac Hollowell (Toronto) at Detroit.
December 4, 2022
Dylan Samberg (Winnipeg) vs. Anaheim.
December 6, 2022
Will Bitten (St. Louis) at New York Islanders.
Jack Drury (Carolina) at Anaheim.
December 9, 2022
Alexander Alexeyev; Jr. (Washington) vs. Seattle.
December 15, 2022
Brayden Pachal (Vegas) at Chicago.
December 31, 2022
Isaak Phillips (Chicago) at Columbus.
January 2, 2023
Kaedan Korczak (Vegas) at Colorado.
January 3, 2023
Anthony Richard (Montreal)  at Nashville.
Parker Wotherspoon (New York Islanders) at Vancouver.
January 13, 2023
Vincent Desharnais (Edmonton) at San José.
January 16, 2023
Fredrik Olofsson (Dallas) at Vegas.
January 19, 2023
Tyler Tucker (St. Louis) vs. Nashville.
Cale Fleury (Seattle) vs. New Jersey.
January 22, 2023
Joona Koppanen (Boston) vs. San José.
February 23, 2023
Jesper Frödén (Seattle) vs. Boston.
January 25, 2023
Ridly Greig (Ottawa) vs. New York Islanders.
January 26, 2023
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (Montreal) vs. Detroit.
Luke Philp (Chicago) at Calgary.
February 18, 2023
Jakob Pelletier (Calgary) vs. New York Rangers.
February 27, 2023
Aatu Räty (Vancouver) at Dallas.
March 2, 2023
Luke Evangelista (Nashville) at Florida.
March 8, 2023
Cole Guttman (Chicago) at Detroit.
March 12, 2023
Pavel Dorofeyev (Vegas) at St. Louis.
March 19, 2023
Jakub Zbořil (Boston) at Buffalo.
March 21, 2023
Bobby McMann (Toronto) at New York Islanders.
March 24, 2023
Hunter McKown (Columbus) vs. New York Islanders.
March 26, 2023
Mike Kesselring (Arizona) vs. Colorado.
March 27, 2023
Lukáš Rousek (Buffalo) vs. Montreal.
March 28, 2023
Wyatt Kaiser (Chicago) vs. Dallas.
March 30, 2023
Henry Thrun (San José) vs. Vegas.
April 1, 2023
Darren Raddysh (Tampa Bay) vs. New York Islanders.
April 2, 2023
Nick Abruzzese (Toronto) vs. Detroit.
April 4, 2023
Danil Gushchin (San José) vs. Colorado.
April 6, 2023
Samuel Bolduc (New York Islanders) vs. Tampa Bay.
Spencer Stastney (Nashville) vs. Carolina.
April 10, 2023
Jake Livingstone (Nashville) at Calgary.
April 11, 2023
Matthew Knies (Toronto) at Tampa Bay.
Tim Berni (Columbus) at Philadelphia.
April 13, 2023
Joël Teasdale (Montreal) vs. Boston.
Sammy Walker (Minnesota) at Nashville.
Damien Giroux (Minnesota) at Nashville.
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byneddiedingo · 2 years ago
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Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, and Lew Morphy in Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944)
Cast: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, Dorothy Adams. Screenplay: Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Elizabeth Reinhardt, based on a novel by Vera Caspary. Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle. Art direction: Leland Fuller, Lyle R. Wheeler. Film editing: Louis R. Loeffler. Music: David Raksin. 
Laura is a film noir spin on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, with a Henry Higgins called Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) whose protégée is an Eliza Doolittle called Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney). It's also a spin on the classical myth of Pygmalion, who fell in love with the statue of Galatea he had sculpted, bringing her to life. This Pygmalion is a detective, Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews), who falls in love with the portrait of Laura, who he thinks has been murdered, and is startled when she walks through the door, very much alive. Classical underpinning aside, Laura has become such an enduring movie because of its well-scripted story and sardonic dialogue (some of it contributed by an uncredited Ring Lardner Jr.) and the performances of Webb, Tierney, and Andrews, along with Vincent Price as the decadent Shelby Carpenter and Judith Anderson as the predatory Ann Treadwell. But most important of all, it was directed with the right attention to its slyly nasty tone by Otto Preminger, one of the most underrated Hollywood directors of the 1940s and '50s. Like such acerbic films as The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941) and All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950), Laura is full of characters one would be well advised to steer clear of in real life, but who make for tremendous entertainment when viewed on a screen from a safe distance. It makes a feint at a conventional happily romantic ending, with Laura supposedly going off with McPherson, but do we really believe it? Laura Hunt has shown dubious taste in men -- whom McPherson characterizes as "a remarkable collection of dopes"-- including the desiccated fop Waldo and the smarmy kept man Shelby. So it's hard to believe the social butterfly Lydecker has created is going to settle down happily with a man who, as Waldo says once, fell in love with her when she was a corpse and apparently has never had a relationship with a woman other than the "doll in Washington Heights who once got a fox fur outta" him. Laura is notable, too, for its deft evasions of the Production Code, including Laura's hinted-at out-of-wedlock liaisons, which are at the same time undercut by the suggestions that Waldo and Shelby are gay -- another Code taboo. (Shelby, for example, has an exceptional interest in women's hats, including one of Laura's and the one of Ann's that he calls "completely wonderful.") This shouldn't surprise us, as Preminger went on to be one of the most aggressive Code-breakers, challenging its sexual taboos in The Moon Is Blue (1953) and its strictures on the depiction of drug use in The Man With the Golden Arm (1955), and giving the enforcers fits with Anatomy of a Murder (1959). In addition to the contributions to Laura's classic status already mentioned, there is also the familiar score by David Raksin. (Johnny Mercer added lyrics to its main theme after the film was released, creating the song  "Laura.") And Joseph LaShelle won an Oscar for the film's cinematography. 
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ulkaralakbarova · 5 months ago
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When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it’s hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Ray Peterson: Tom Hanks Lt. Mark Rumsfield: Bruce Dern Carol Peterson: Carrie Fisher Art Weingartner: Rick Ducommun Bonnie Rumsfield: Wendy Schaal Ricky Butler: Corey Feldman Hans Klopek: Courtney Gains Dr. Werner Klopek: Henry Gibson Walter Seznick: Gale Gordon Vic, Garbageman #1: Dick Miller Joe, Garbageman #2: Robert Picardo Uncle Reuben Klopek: Theodore Gottlieb Detective #1: Franklyn Ajaye Dave Peterson: Cory Danziger Detective #2: Rance Howard Ricky’s Girlfriend: Heather Haase Steve Kuntz: Nicky Katt Ricky’s Friend: Bill Stevenson Ricky’s Friend: Gary Hays Cop: Kevin Gage Cop: Dana Olsen Walter’s Daughter: Brenda Benner Suzanne Weingartner: Patrika Darbo Voiceover Actor: Sonny Carl Davis Voiceover Actor: Moosie Drier Voiceover Actor: Leigh French Voiceover Actor: Archie Hahn Voiceover Actor: Billy Jayne Voiceover Actor: Phyllis Katz Voiceover Actor: Jeffrey Kramer Voiceover Actor: Lynne Marie Stewart Voiceover Actor: Arnold F. Turner Voiceover Actor: Gigi Vorgan Ricky’s friend (uncredited): Carey Scott Kid on Bike (Uncredited): Tony Westbrook Ray’s Boss (uncredited): Kevin McCarthy Film Crew: Sound Effects: Mark A. Mangini Casting: Mike Fenton Casting: Judy Taylor Costume Design: Rosanna Norton Original Music Composer: Jerry Goldsmith Director: Joe Dante Executive Producer: Ron Howard Production Sound Mixer: Ken King Hairstylist: Christine Lee Production Design: James H. Spencer Set Designer: James E. Tocci Producer: Larry Brezner Producer: Michael Finnell Additional Photography: John Hora Music Editor: Kenneth Hall Set Decoration: John H. Anderson Foley Editor: Ron Bartlett Makeup Artist: Daniel C. Striepeke Co-Producer: Dana Olsen Special Effects Supervisor: Ken Pepiot Editor: Marshall Harvey Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea Director of Photography: Robert M. Stevens Stunts: George P. Wilbur Associate Producer: Pat Kehoe Dolly Grip: Kirk Bales Key Grip: Charles Saldaña Stunts: John-Clay Scott Supervising Sound Editor: George Simpson Stunts: Eddie Hice Stunts: Gary Epper Stunts: Wally Rose Stunt Double: Brian J. Williams Stunts: Jeff Ramsey Stunts: John Hateley Stunts: Ray Saniger Art Direction: Charles L. Hughes ADR Editor: Stephen Purvis Stunts: Gary Morgan Stunts: Frank Orsatti Second Assistant Director: David D’Ovidio Sound Editor: Warren Hamilton Jr. Costume Supervisor: Cheryl Beasley Blackwell Makeup Artist: Michael Germain Foley Artist: Dan O’Connell Transportation Coordinator: Randy White Boom Operator: Randall L. Johnson Foley Artist: Kevin Bartnof Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael Owens Still Photographer: Ralph Nelson Jr. Script Supervisor: Roz Harris Leadman: Nigel A. Boucher Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary C. Bourgeois Foley Editor: Aaron Glascock Sound Editor: Michael J. Benavente Chief Lighting Technician: Leslie J. Kovacs Costume Supervisor: Eric H. Sandberg Greensman: Dave Newhouse Construction Coordinator: Michael Muscarella Stunts: Roydon Clark Stunts: Sandra Lee Gimpel Set Designer: Judy Cammer Assistant Editor: Uri Katoni Lighting Technician: Brent Poe Grip: T. Daniel Scaringi Production Coordinator: Karen Shaw Lighting Technician: Ken W. Ballantine Special Effects: Michael Arbogast Studio Teacher: Adria Later Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Smolek Construction Foreman: Ciro Vuoso Production Accountant: Julianna Arenson Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Benny McNulty Set Designer: Erin M. Cummins Property Master: Gregg H. Bilson Lighting Technician: E. Christopher Reed Stunts: Rick Sawaya Unit Publicist: Reid Rosefelt Special Effects: Jeff Pepiot Grip: Danny Falkengren Best Boy Grip: Hal Nelson Grip: Paul E. Sutton Special Effects: Thomas R....
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jcmarchi · 9 months ago
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MLB The Show 24 Review - Breaking Barriers - Game Informer
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MLB The Show 24 Review - Breaking Barriers - Game Informer
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MLB The Show’s commitment to nuance, iteration, and diversity is what sets it apart. Since the long-running series arrived on Xbox in 2021, the baseball sim has recontextualized sports games – emphasizing the purpose of communities while fitting in new features like Pinpoint Pitching, custom stadiums, and online ranked co-op. The Show 23 pushed the bar further with Storylines: The Negro Leagues, an interactive museum that detailed eight stars of baseball’s segregated past. This year’s iteration mirrors it with new Storyline episodes, a 60-minute tribute to Yankee legend Derek Jeter, and an original RTTS narrative where “Women Pave Their Way.” While it isn’t a hyper-creative leap forward, MLB The Show 24 finds a new swing by tethering style and strategy to baseball’s fundamentals.
MLB The Show 24’s gameplay is almost identical to The Show 23 – complete with 23’s quirks (Break Outlier, Pick Off Artist), throwing interfaces, swing feedback, and updates to attributes that associate the clutch attribute with RISP. There are 400 new animations in 24, plus logic improvements, new base sizes, and “Impact Plays” that add major league realism to defensive assists. However, it lacks an innovative change to a hitting and pitching engine we’ve seen in past entries. The new face and hair details are a sight to behold when Bryce Harper and Fernando Tatis Jr. are bat-flipping home runs next to cherry-kissed skies, but the immersion breaks when a star player drops a pop fly, misses routine grounders at third, or “soft tosses” a double play ball in extra innings. The Show 24’s updated lighting system provides a sharper, detailed look at the diamonds across Major League Baseball, and it takes advantage of a boost in exit velocities. This shift makes it easier to hit the ball in Petco Park, Chase Field, and Kauffman Stadium, all of which were problematic in past entries.
As expected, Storylines: Season Two is a delight. The docuseries, narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick, stands by the NLBM’s mission to “educate, enlighten, and inspire,” and it continues to combine archival footage, gameplay-driven scenarios, and personal anecdotes to illustrate why baseball is the most romanticized sport on Earth. The new season introduces 10 new Negro League heroes, with four episodes available at launch – reducing the initial runtime to institute a more immersive environment for Kendrick’s narrations.
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And it doesn’t miss. Season Two embraces the Negro Leagues’ revered architects, highlighting how the introduction of “night baseball” in the 1930s led to the discovery of a phenom known as Josh “The Black Babe Ruth” Gibson. It recalls how Walter “Buck” Leonard was a thinking man’s player and a fixture for Pittsburgh’s Homestead Greys; how Henry “The Hammer” Aaron started his career with the 1952 Indianapolis Clowns as a “skinny, cross-handed hitting” shortstop; and how Toni “The Trailblazer” Stone learned how to play with the fellas before becoming the first of three pioneering women to play professional ball. All four narratives are accompanied by iconic moments – such as recreating Stone’s single against the immortal Satchel Paige and hitting a home run with Aaron and the Milwaukee Braves in Sportsman’s Park – and it never once feels overly dramatized. Instead, every photograph, audio excerpt, and subtle ode to Pennsylvania’s Greenlee Field and Newark’s Ruppert Stadium is an organic lesson in American history. Bold and full of soul thanks to scores by Stevie Wonder, Marlena Shaw, and A Tribe Called Quest.
That attention to detail is also embedded in Storylines: Derek Jeter – a ‘90s-based spinoff mode that pays homage to “The Captain” and his New York Yankees-inflected path to baseball nobility. Much like Season Two, it’s a collection of career-defining, playable moments from 1995 to 2000, including his first career hit versus the Mariners in Seattle’s Kingdome, his famous “jump throw” from Game 1 of the 1998 American League Championship, and how the Yankees’ initial All-Star Game MVP drove the club past the New York Mets to seal a three-peat in the 2000 World Series. It’s not the most compelling narrative, particularly if you’re a fan of the Yankees’ rivals, but thanks to San Diego Studio’s Live Content team, it does offer a surplus of in-game rewards, including Atlanta’s 2000 All-Star Game uniforms and Subway Series player items for Diamond Dynasty.
There’s also an interactive subway map, complete with graffiti, billboards, and “New York-isms”, that provides a snapshot of the city and a fan base with high expectations, but it’s difficult not to imagine Storylines being a distinctive voice for pockets of culture that are less commercialized.
Other modes like Franchise and March To October have been largely untouched – pairing The Show 23’s amateur scouting system, postseason formats, and “Ohtani Rule” with custom game conditions and Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI). Road To The Show is directly tied to the Draft Combine, a four-day event where hitting, pitching, and fielding is graded to provide an accurate projection for attributes, comparisons, and club interest for the MLB Draft. It provides explanations for multiple ballplayer archetypes and their position’s focus, but the core narrative lacks creative ingenuity that goes beyond dated minigames and dialogue systems. Especially when it reaffirms what the community already knows: RTTS is for ‘80s mullets and XP bugs.
“Women Pave Their Way” is a fresh addition that alters the Road To The Show formula in new and exciting ways because it presents an atypical narrative about breaking barriers in baseball. It’s a unique pivot, led by narrative designer Mollie Braley and USA Baseball’s Kelsie Whitmore, and it’s one that promotes awareness of the women who play baseball and that other aspiring athletes are capable of competing at multiple levels. It sounds like “marketing jazz,” but Braley and SDS use pre-recorded video content with MLB Network’s Robert Flores, Lauren Shehadi, Dan O’Dowd, Melanie Newman, and Carlos Peña to stress the physical and mental adversity that is attached to carving a path in minor-league systems. They don’t sugarcoat anxieties or rewrite old baseball traditions; their intention is to inspire new and returning players to chase their lifelong dreams, and it’s a vision that gets its own full circle moment when MLB.com’s Sarah Langs starts detailing RPMs and spin rates.
With the exit velocities, Diamond Dynasty is off to its best start in years. The Show 24 alters 23’s Ultimate Team concepts to reintroduce “Seasons 2.0” – an expansion on “Sets & Seasons” that ditches 99 OVR player items on Day One for a traditional power creep, multiple Wild Card slots, monthly Team Affinity drops, and reward paths that differentiate Ranked, Events, and Conquest. There are Cornerstone Captains that implement seasonal archetypes for team building and new Team Captains that add comparable boosts to hitting and pitching attributes for all 30 MLB clubs – solely to create hypotheticals like Yankees vs Dodgers, Cubs vs Phillies, and Rays vs Padres. There are still microtransactions, sure, but The Show’s monetization policies are less iniquitous than Madden NFL, FIFA, and NBA 2K’s practices because they rarely “gatekeep” limited drops when there are hundreds of diamond player items “sitting at home.” Diamond Dynasty is still in need of a visual overhaul, a Custom Practice mode, a new uniform creation system, and more unique customization options that tap into collaborations with Sanford Greene, King Saladeen, and Takashi Okazaki, but listening to a community’s input is a start – especially if it continues.
MLB The Show 24 doesn’t hit it out of the park at every at-bat, but it doesn’t have to. The series is in the middle of an experimental phase that’s trying to mitigate its perpetual “online vs. offline” war. Despite a clear lack of innovation in mechanics, it has still found a way to impress, inspire, and engage with a younger generation that shares an interest in history. The Show’s art team is second to none, its OST shuffles Eladio Carrion, IDLES, Flowdan, and Brittany Howard with the grace of a 2 Chainz verse, and its “Grind 99” mantra has been edited to be a modern ideology – “play however and whenever.” It’s why Diamond Dynasty is the best take on Ultimate Team in terms of approachability and competition and why The Show 24 hopes to reignite annual titles through personalization. As the great Toni Stone once implied: “Get you one ‘cause I got mine.”
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usedgingertwinkhole · 2 years ago
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Kink at Pride: Day 11 (Nipple Torture) (1093 words) by BookofOdym Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: DCU, DCU (Comics), Marvel, Marvel (Comics), X-Men (Comicverse), Infinity Inc. (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Henry King Jr./Shinobi Shaw Characters: Shinobi Shaw, Henry King Jr. Additional Tags: Nipple Play, Nipple Torture Summary: Universe hopping for titty play.
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stuckasmain · 1 year ago
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Something else about dial of destiny is that, while Indy still isn’t completely willing to admit his belief In magic. He looks at Helena and basically goes “I’ve seen some shit, trust me— it’s probable don’t do it”. Which is extremely funny. (He Also never denies magic through the movies, he’s just very much “have to see it to believe it” also none of what he’s seen is so much magic as it is literally God/Gods)
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hividsmarttv · 2 years ago
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The 20 Best Summer Blockbusters of All Time: Epic Films that Shattered Box Office Records
What is summer without an action-packed blockbuster? For decades, crowds have been coming in from the heat to see the latest fun-time film. Summer blockbusters have it all: big-name cast, stunning cinematography, a plot that keeps you engaged, and plenty of surprises around every corner. Why not start summer off with a splash and enjoy these movies, which have thrilled crowds for years and have no intention of stopping now!
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Jaws (1975)
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss
Plot: A menacing great white shark terrorizes a New England beach town, compelling the local police chief, a marine biologist, and a seasoned shark hunter to embark on a dangerous quest to stop it.
Box Office: Grossed over $470 million worldwide.
Why It Was Popular: Directed by Steven Spielberg, "Jaws" introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster and set a new standard for suspense and thrill.
Star Wars (1977)
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Plot: A young farm boy, a rogue smuggler, and a wise Jedi Knight join forces to battle the evil Galactic Empire and its Sith Lord, Darth Vader.
Box Office: Earned a staggering $775 million globally.
Why It Was Popular: George Lucas' space epic revolutionized filmmaking, transporting audiences to a galaxy far, far away with its groundbreaking visual effects and captivating story.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
Plot: A team of scientists is invited to a remote island where a billionaire has created a theme park filled with genetically cloned dinosaurs. Chaos ensues when the creatures escape.
Box Office: Grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
Why It Was Popular: Directed by Spielberg, "Jurassic Park" brought dinosaurs to life in a breathtaking manner, combining cutting-edge visual effects with heart-pounding suspense.
Titanic (1997)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane
Plot: Set aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic, a young aristocratic woman falls in love with a poor artist, their romance unfolding amidst the ship's tragic maiden voyage.
Box Office: Surpassed $2 billion in global ticket sales.
Why It Was Popular: James Cameron's epic romance combined with a disaster film captivated audiences worldwide, earning critical acclaim and becoming one of the highest-grossing films ever.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Plot: Batman faces his ultimate nemesis, the Joker, who wreaks havoc on Gotham City with his anarchic reign of terror.
Box Office: Earned over $1 billion globally.
Why It Was Popular: Christopher Nolan's dark and gritty take on the superhero genre, coupled with Heath Ledger's iconic performance as the Joker, elevated this film to legendary status.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
Plot: The remaining Avengers team up to undo the devastating effects of Thanos' snap, leading to an epic battle to save the universe.
Box Office: Surpassed $2.7 billion worldwide.
Why It Was Popular: Serving as the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga, "Endgame" offered a satisfying conclusion to over a decade of interconnected storytelling.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Cast: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace
Plot: A young boy befriends an alien who becomes stranded on Earth, and together they embark on an extraordinary adventure to help E.T. return home.
Box Office Grossed over $792 million worldwide.
Why It Was Popular: Directed by Steven Spielberg, "E.T." captured the hearts of audiences with its heartwarming story of friendship and its exploration of themes like childhood, loneliness, and acceptance.
The Lion King (1994)
Cast (Voice Actors): Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons
Plot: A young lion prince named Simba must reclaim his throne and fulfill his destiny after the murder of his father by his uncle Scar.
Box Office: Grossed over $968 million worldwide.
Why It Was Popular: "The Lion King" captured hearts with its stunning animation, memorable songs, and a compelling story inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, creating an enduring Disney classic.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman
Plot: Adventurous archaeologist Indiana Jones embarks on a perilous quest to find the legendary Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of the Nazis.
Box Office: Earned over $389 million globally.
Why It Was Popular: Directed by Spielberg and featuring Ford's iconic portrayal of Indiana Jones, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" combined thrilling action, humor, and an irresistible sense of adventure.
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Happy birthday to Alison Sudol and Josh Cowdery who played Queenie Goldstein and Henry Shaw Junior in “Fantastic Beasts”! 🎈
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Birthdays 9.11
Beer Birthdays
Vince Marsaglia (1908)
Geno Acevedo (1961)
Martin Dickie (1982)
Five Favorite Birthdays
Brad Bird; animator, actor (1957)
Harry Connick Jr.; singer, actor (1967)
Elizabeth Daily; actor, pop singer (1961)
D.H. Lawrence; English writer (1895)
Tommy Shaw; rock musician (1953)
Famous Birthdays
Bernardo Accolti; Italian poet (1465)
Juhani Aho; Finnish author (1861)
Hiroshi Amano; Japanese physicist (1960)
Philip Ardagh; English author (1961)
Richard Ashcroft; English singer-songwriter (1971)
William Boyce; English organist and composer (1711)
Paul "Bear" Bryant; Chicago Bears coach (1913)
Stefano Cagol; Italian artist, photographer & director (1969)
Jesus Christ; religious leader (3 BCE)
Cathryn Damon; actress and dancer (1930)
Roxann Dawson; actress (1958)
Brian de Palma; film director (1940)
Pierre de Ronsard; French poet & author (1524)
Betsy Drake; actress (1923)
Andre Dubus III; novelist & short story writer (1950)
Lola Falana; singer, actor (1942)
Gianluigi Gelmetti; Italian composer (1945)
Richard D. Gill; English-Dutch mathematician (1951)
Tony Gilroy; screenwriter, film director (1956)
Mickey Hart; rock drummer (1943)
O. Henry; writer (1862)
Taraji P. Henson; actress (1970)
Elizabeth Henstridge; English actress (1987)
Thomas Hill; painter (1829)
Earl Holliman; actor (1928)
James Jeans; Engllish physicist (1877)
Leo Kottke; rock guitarist (1945)
Tom Landry; Dallas Cowboys coach (1924)
Ludacris; rapper (1977)
Amy Madigan; actor (!950)
John Martyn; English-Scottish singer-songwriter (1948)
Virginia Madsen; actor (1961)
Kristy McNichol; actor (1962)
Jessica Mitford; English writer (1917)
Moby; pop singer (1965)
Vjenceslav Novak; Croatian author & playwright (1859)
Mungo Park; Scottish surgeon and explorer (1771)
Ariana Richards; actress (1979)
Ed Sabol; film producer, co-founded NFL Films (1916)
Mick Talbot; pop musician (1959)
James Thomson; Scottish poet & playwright (1700)
Mary Watson Whitney; astronomer (1847)
Carl Zeiss; German lensmaker (1816)
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