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"IRONCLADS" (1991) Review

"IRONCLADS" (1991) Review Between the late 1980s and the first few years of the 21st century, communications mogul Ted Turner had produced or oversaw a series of period dramas in the forms of movies and miniseries. Aside from two or three productions, most of them were aired as television movies on the cable network TNT, which is owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. One of those productions was the 1991 movie, "IRONCLADS".

Set during the first year of the U.S. Civil War, "IRONCLADS" is a fictional account of the creations of the first two American ironclads, C.S.S. Virginia (also known as the U.S.S. Merrimack) and the U.S.S. Monitor, and their clash during the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862. The movie began in April 1861 with the U.S. Navy personnel being forced to evacuate the Gosport Navy Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, following the state of Virginia's secession from the United States. During the evacuation, Quartermaster's Mate Leslie Harmon deliberately interfered with the militarily necessary demolition of the Navy Yard's dry dock at Hampton Roads Naval Base in order to prevent collateral damage and civilian casualties in the city, as Confederates overran the base. While stationed in Norfolk, Leslie had made friends. Unfortunately, his actions were noticed, and he found himself facing court-martial. It seemed the newly formed Confederate Navy used the undamaged naval yard to raise the sunken U.S.S. Merrimack and refit it into an ironclad ship. Union officer Commodore Joseph Smith gave him the choice between facing court-martial or serving as a Union spy. Leslie was assigned to work with a Virginia belle from Norfolk named Betty Stuart, who had become an abolitionist and Unionist during her years at a boarding school in Baltimore. Betty had also recruited her mother's maid named Opal and the latter's husband, Cletus, as part of her spy ring. Using Leslie's past actions during the Union evacuation as an excuse to label him a Confederate sympathizer, Betty introduced him to Norfolk society. This allowed the pair to spy upon the activities surrounding the development of the Confederate Navy's new ironclad ship. At the same time, the Union Navy recruited John Ericsson to design their own ironclad ship. Many years - and I do mean many of them - had passed since I last saw "IRONCLADS". It is a miracle that I was able to watch it, considering that it has yet to be released on DVD. When I first saw "IRONCLADS" over twenty years ago, I had been impressed, despite it being a low-budget television movie that aired on a Basic cable station. But seeing it again after twenty-five years or so . . . I am still impressed. I honestly did not think this movie would hold up after a quarter of a century. Mind you, "IRONCLADS" had its flaws. I think this movie could have been longer . . . at least thirty (30) to forty-five (45) minutes longer. After all, it is about the first two ironclads in both U.S. and world history, and I believe that Leslie and Betty's activities as spies in Norfolk could have been expanded a bit. But my one real problem with the movie is the romance between Betty Stuart and Lieutenant Catesby ap Roger Jones of the Confederate Navy. It was bad enough that Lieutenant Jones, who was roughly 39 to 40 years old during the movie's setting was portrayed by actor Alex Hyde-White, who must have been at least roughly 31 years old during the movie's production. Worse, Betty Stuart was a fictional character. Lieutenant Jones . . . was not. The movie did an excellent job in portraying historical characters such as John Ericsson, Commodore Joseph Smith, Captain Franklin Buchanan of the C.S.S. Virginia, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and yes, President Abraham Lincoln. But the movie made a major misstep in creating a romance between the fictional Betty and the historical Lieutenant Jones. I hate it when writers do that. I still have bad memories of George MacDonald Fraser allowing a historical character to be the illegitimate son of his fictional character, Harry Flashman. And the real Catesby ap Jones was already a married man with children during that first year of the Civil War. For the likes of me, I could not understand why screenwriter Harold Gast could not allow Betty to have a romance with another fictional character, who happened to serve aboard the C.S.S. Virginia under Buchanan and Jones. Despite the above problems, I can honestly say that I still managed to enjoy "IRONCLADS". Thanks to Delmar Mann's direction and Harold Gast's screenplay, the movie proved to be a heady mixture of espionage, military conflict and history. Step-by-step, the movie took television viewers on a road mixed with fiction and fact to that famous sea battle that stunned the rest of the world. What I found even more interesting - and I am sure that many might find this a reason to criticize - is that in an odd way, the production provided well-rounded characters from both the North and the South. The Betty Stuart character proved to be rather ambiguous. She was a product of the Virginia upper-class, who became an abolitionist and pro-Union . . . without informing her friends and family about her change of allegiance. And yet, her love for Lieutenant Jones led her to betray her allegiance and beliefs. Her situation proved to be so complicated that the only advice I can give is to watch the film, if you can find it. Another complicated character proved to be the Northern-born navy quartermaster-turned-spy, Leslie Harmon. He got into trouble in the first place, because he thought more of the Norfolk civilians than destroying that dry dock. And while one can admire him for his humanity, I found it interesting that he never really considered the slaves who served the upper-and-middle-class citizens of that city. Until he became a spy and witnessed a Confederate Naval intelligence officer named Lieutenant Gilford harshly ordered Cletus to provide another glass of champagne for him. Leslie eventually confessed that he had never paid attention to Norfolk's slaves before the war. As anyone can see, the topic of slavery managed to play a strong role in this production. After all, Betty's embrace of the abolitionist movement led her to become a pro-Union spy against her fellow Virginians. And she had recruited two of her mother's slaves as part of her slave ring. What I found interesting about this movie is that it presented two incidents in which Opal and Cletus had individually faced the price of being slaves. I have already mentioned Leslie witnessing Lieutenant Gilford's harsh and racist attitude toward Cletus. But for me, I was really put off by Mrs. Stuart's decision to limit Opal's "visit" to her sister to once a year. It was the manner in which she made this order. I found it cool, subtle, indifferent and self-involved. Naturally, Opal serving Mrs. Stuart's needs was more important than the latter having the opportunity to see a relative. However, this story is about the Monitor and the Merrimack. As I had earlier stated, the movie did a pretty damn good job in leading up to the events of the Battle of Hampton Roads. But let us be honest . . . the actual battle proved to be the movie's pièce de résistance - from that first day when the Merrimack nearly made the Union blockade near Norfolk and Newport News obsolete; to the second in which the two ironclads faced each other. In fact, the battle took up the entire second half. Here, I think Mann, along with film editor Millie Moore, visual effects artist Doug Ferris and the special effects team led by Joel P. Blanchard did an exceptional job of re-creating the Battle of Hampton Roads. However, the Battle of Hampton Roads sequence was not the only aspect of "IRONCLADS" that I enjoyed. Moore, Ferris and the visual and special effects teams did an admirable job in recreating Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia circa 1861-62. Their work was ably supported by Joseph R. Jennings' production designs; the sound effects created by the sound editing team led by Burton Weinstein; the sound mixing team led by Kenneth B. Ross; Joseph R. Jennings' production designs. By the way, the two sound teams both earned Emmy nominations for their work. I was surprised to discover that another Emmy nomination was given to Noel Taylor for his costume designs. Do not get me wrong. I enjoyed looking at them, especially those costumes worn by Virginia Masden, as shown following this article. I found Taylor's costumes colorful and yes . . . beautiful to look at. But if I must be honest, his costumes seemed to have a touch of late 20th century glamour - namely those worn by the Virginian elite - that I found unrealistic. Looking back at "IRONCLADS", I can honestly say that there was not a performance that blew my mind. The television movie did not feature a performance I would consider worthy of an Emmy nomination. Solid performances came from the likes of E.G. Marshall, Kevin O'Rourke, Leon B. Stevens, Carl Jackson, Andy Park, Burt Edwards and Marty Terry. I thought James Getty was pretty serviceable as President Abraham Lincoln. However, I think he managed to really evoke the memory of "Old Abe" with one particular line - "All I can say is what the girl said when she put her foot in the stocking. It (the U.S.S. Monitor) strikes me there's something in it." But there were performances that I found very noticeable and effective. One would think that Philip Casnoff's portrayal of naval intelligence officer, Lieutenant Guilford, to be a remake of the villainous character he had portrayed in the television adaptations of John Jakes' "North and South" novels. However, Casnoff's Guilford was no copycat of Elkhannah Bent. The actor effectively portrayed a cool and ruthless spymaster willing to do what it took to protect his new nation. Joanne Dorian gave a very interesting and varied performance as Betty Stuart's shallow and self-involved mother, Blossom Stuart. At times, I found her portrayal of Mrs. Stuart hilarious or amusing. And yet . . . there was that scene in which the actress conveyed the ugliness of her character's selfishness and racism. Another performance that caught my eye came from Beatrice Bush, who portrayed Mrs. Stuart's enslaved maid, Opal and Betty's fellow spy. During the teleplay's first half, Bush gave a solid performance. But I was truly impressed by how the actress had expressed Opal's shock and suppressed anger over Betty's decision to inform Catesby about their findings regarding the C.S.S. Virginia's plating. I was impressed by how Bush effortlessly expressed Opal's anger without allowing the character to lose control. I also enjoyed Fritz Weaver's portrayal of John Ericsson, the Swedish-born immigrant, who became one of the best naval engineers of the 19th century and designer of the U.S.S. Monitor. Weaver gave a very entertaining performance as the tart-tongued engineer who was constantly irritated by U.S. Navy and the Lincoln Administration's doubts over his work or the use of iron clad ships. Alex Hyde-White gave a charismatic portrayal of Confederate Naval officer, Lieutenant Catsby ap Jones. The actor did a good job in conveying his character charm, professionalism. He also effectively conveyed Jones' anger and confusion upon discovering his love's role as a Union spy. I really enjoyed Reed Diamond's engaging portrayal of the earnest Union Navy quartermaster, Leslie Harmon. I enjoyed how his character had learned a lesson about himself and what this war was about. He also gave, what I believe to be one of the best lines in the movies. Both Hyde-White and Reed managed to create solid chemistry with leading actress, Virginia Madsen. Speaking of Madsen, her Betty Stuart seemed like the typical lead in a period drama - a beautiful and noble woman of high birth who has become dedicated to a cause. What made Betty interesting is that she was a Southern-born woman from a slave-owning family who became a dedicated abolitionist. And this led her to become an effective and yes, manipulative spy. But what I found interesting about Madsen's skillful portrayal is that her character proved to be surprisingly a bit complicated . . . especially when her role as a spy and her feelings for Catsby Jones produced a conflict within her. I am not going to push the idea that TNT's "IRONCLADS" was a television hallmark or masterpiece. It was a solid 94-minute account of the circumstances that led to the creations of the world's first two ironclads - the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) and the U.S.S. Monitor - and their historic clash in Virginia waters. A part of me wished that this movie - especially the details leading to the Battle of Hampton Roads - had been a bit longer. And I am not that thrilled over screenwriter Harold Gast using a historical figure like Catesby ap Jones as the love interest of the fictional Betty Stuart. But I believe that both Gast and director Delmar Mann had created an interesting, complex and exciting narrative that was enhanced by excellent performances from a cast led by Virginia Madsen.

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typingtess · 2 years ago

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Tiptoeing through the “Dead Stick” guest cast

Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier as NCIS Reserve Agent Shyla Dahr Last seen in “Game of Drones”, the season 14 premiere.

Richard Gant as Raymond Hanna Back from last week’s “The Body Stitchers”.

Tye White as Aiden Hanna Back from “Watch Over Me”, the 17th episode in season 11.

Joanna Bacalso as Navy Lieutenant Commander Kristina Hirsch Bacalsco was Christine on SEAL Team. Appeared in episodes of Forever Knight, La Femme Nikita (1997), Veronica’s Closet, The Jamie Foxx Show, The District, Son of the Beach and Lost Girl.

Gabriel Burrafato as Navy Commander Jose Espinoza Guest roles include T and T, The Hitchhiker, Degrassi High, Scales of Justice, Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop, Catwalk, Top Cops, Robocop: The Series, Street Legal, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Due South, Relic Hunter, Switched at Birth, Criminal Minds, Extreme Measures, You’re the Worst, The Young and The Restless, The Boys, 9-1-1, Fairly Odd Parents: Fairly Odder and The Lincoln Lawyer.

Ryan Radis as Jake Primiani Played Beckett in Ray Donovan. Appeared in episodes of Days of Our Lives, House, Mr. Sunshine, Partners, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and was Andrew Lewis in the “Fake It Until You Make It” NCIS season 15 episode.

Christopher Amitrano as Navy Maintenance Master Chief Brian Frazier Played Officer Hollis on ER. Was a Local LEO in the “Daughters” episode of NCIS, the season 16 finale.

Guest starred in episodes of Third Watch, NYPD Blue, 24, Lie to Me, Criminal Minds, Jane the Virgin, Shameless, For the People, Hawaii Five-0 (2019), All Rise, Good Trouble and The Lincoln Lawyer.

Sean Freeland as Marco Madsen Guest starred in episodes of Nashville, Constantine, The Game, Ozark, The Walking Dead, Layers, Star Trek: Picard and Westworld. Freeland was touting his guest starring gig here. Brittany Freeth as Navy Air Controller Was in episodes of Heartbeat and General Hospital. Played a pilot in the “Pledge of Allegiance” episode of NCIS in January.

Erik R. Norris as Patrick Guest starred in episodes of The League and Touch.

Linara Washington as Nurse Constance Harper Was Lara Morgan, the nanny for Leon Vance’s children on NCIS and Cassie on Casting The Net.

Appeared in episodes of ER, American Dreams, Jack & Bobby, Cold Case, Prison Break, Without a Trace, Prison Break, Close to Home, Wrigleyville, Standoff, Veronica Mars, Life, CSI, Castle, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, The Defenders, Touch, Masters of Sex, Code Black, Grey’s Anatomy, Madam Secretary, Station 19, Monogamy, Criminal Minds, Dirty John, Shameless, The Rookie and 9-1-1: Lone Star.

Written by: Lee A. Carlisle wrote or co-wrote “Golden Days”, “Reentry”, “Into the Breach”, “Concours D’Elegance”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, "Sundown" and “Pandora’s Box”.

Directed by: Dennis Smith directed “Fame”, “Standoff”, “Rocket Man”, “Cyberthreat”, “Exit Strategy”, “Patriot Acts”, “Out of the Past” part one, “The Livelong Day”, Between the Lines”, “Deep Trouble” part two, “Black Budget", “Black Wind”, “Blame it On Rio”, “Defectors”, “Matryoshka” part one, “Granger, O”, “The Queen’s Gambit”, “Hot Water”, “From Havana With Love”, “Plain Sight”, the lighthearted “Monster”, “Superhuman”, “One of Us”, “Smokescreen” part one, “Decoy”, “Mother” (episode 250), “Alsiyadun”, “The Bear”, “Angry Karen”, “Signs of Change” and “Fukushu”.

#tiptoeing #NCIS: Los Angeles #NCIS: LA #NCIS Los Angeles #ncis la

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alexlacquemanne · 3 years ago

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Juillet MMXXI

Films

Le Colosse de Rhodes (Il colosso di Rodi) (1961) de Sergio Leone avec Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal et Conrado San Martín

Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (2001) de Chris Columbus avec Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane et Richard Harris

Black Widow (2021) de Cate Shortland avec Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz et O. T. Fagbenle

Flic ou Voyou (1979) de Georges Lautner avec Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Laforêt, Michel Galabru, Georges Géret et Jean-François Balmer

Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) (2002) de Chris Columbus avec Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris et Kenneth Branagh

Mort sur le Nil (Death on the Nile) (1978) de John Guillermin avec Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, David Niven et Maggie Smith

Astérix : Le Domaine des dieux (2014) de Louis Clichy et Alexandre Astier avec Roger Carel, Guillaume Briat, Laurent Lafitte, Alexandre Astier et Alain Chabat

Reservoir Dogs (1992) de Quentin Tarantino avec Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn et Lawrence Tierney

Hold-up (1985) de Alexandre Arcady avec Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Kim Cattrall, Guy Marchand, Jacques Villeret et Jean-Claude de Goros

Mystère à Saint-Tropez (2021) de Nicolas Benamou avec Christian Clavier, Benoît Poelvoorde, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Virginie Hocq, Rossy de Palma, Vincent Desagnat et Jérôme Commandeur

Harry Potter et le Prisonnier d'Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) (2004) de Alfonso Cuarón avec Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman et David Thewlis

Kaamelott : Premier Volet (2021) d'Alexandre Astier avec Alexandre Astier, Franck Pitiot, Thomas Cousseau, Jean-Christophe Hembert et Anne Girouard

Ouvert la nuit (2016) d'Édouard Baer avec Édouard Baer, Audrey Tautou, Grégory Gadebois, Sabrina Ouazani, Atmen Kélif et Michel Galabru

Sur la piste de la grande caravane (The Hallelujah Trail) (1965) de John Sturges avec Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Jim Hutton et Pamela Tiffin

Les Grands Ducs (1996) de Patrice Leconte avec Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Catherine Jacob et Michel Blanc

Spectacle

The Doors : Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival (1970)

Simply Red: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2007)

Deux hommes tout nus (2015) de Sébastien Thiéry avec François Berléand, Elise Diamant, Isabelle Gélinas et Sébastien Thiéry

Séries

The Rookie Saison 3

Conséquences - Injustice - La Fiera - Sabotage - Alerte à la bombe - Infiltrées - La Star déchue

Wandavision

Filmé devant public - Ne zappez pas - On passe à la couleur - Interruption du programme - Dans cet épisode très spécial... - Spécial Halloween - Briser le quatrième mur - Précédemment dans... - Le grand final

Nestor Burma Saison 4, 5

Les Paletots sans manches - Nestor Burma en direct - Sortie des artistes

Cat's Eyes Saison 2

Les Cat's Eyes à Paris - Mutation difficile - Ange gardien - Surprise dans le noir - Chambre forte - 107 - Douceur de vivre

Kaamelott Livre II, VI

Le Larcin - La Délégation Maure - L'Ivresse - La Cassette - Le Tourment II - Le Message Codé - Le Poème - Les Classes de Bohort - Feue la vache de Roparzh - Dies irae

Le Coffre à Catch

#32 : Le Père Noël est un Catcheur - #33 : Comment (mal) builder le Royal Rumble - #34 : Bobby Lashley contre….UNDERTAKER ??? - #1 : ECW ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 - #7 : Quand L'UNDERTAKER CRÉE la SURPRISE - #8 : 370KG DE MONSTRES DANS LE RING ! - #35 : ECW Originals vs. New Breed - #9 : BATISTA se fait POURRIR par les fans WWE ! - #10 : KURT ANGLE en mode MASTERCLASS

Loki

Un destin exceptionnel - Le Variant - Lamentis - Le Nexus - Voyage vers le mystère - Pour toujours. À jamais.

Sydney Fox, l'aventurière Saison 1

La Bouche diabolique - Labyrinthe

The Crown Saison 1

Wolferton Splash - Hyde Park Corner - Windsor - Catastrophe naturelle - Poudre aux yeux - Bombe à retardement - Le savoir, c'est le pouvoir - Joie et Fierté - Assassins - Gloriana

Papa a un plan Saison 2

Le Renard argentée - (Re)marié à tout prix - Grève contre grève - Un grand bol d'herbe - La Contremaîtresse - Les Nouveaux Voisins - La Guerre des héros - Maman, j'ai raté l'école - Le Désarmé - L'Homme le plus attentionné au monde - Devine qui vient pour le petit déjeuner, le déjeuner et le dîner - Gagnant gagnant - Crash imminent - Vidéos… et des bas - La Bataille des varices - Tel est pris - Roi d'un jour - La Méthode Burns - On déteste le fric - On a une fille - Entreprise familiale

James May's Cars of the People Saison 1

Gravir l'échelle sociale

Brooklyn Nine Nine Saison 6

Lune de miel - Hitchcock & Scully - Retour au lycée - En quatre mouvements - Un voleur peut en cacher un autre - La Scène de crime - La Taupe modèle - Parole contre parole - Le Chouchou - Gintars - Le Psy - L'Anniversaire de mariage - La Bimbo - Contre la montre - Retour du Roi - Cinco De Mayo - Taré - Suicide Squad

La Cloche

#59: Daniel Bryan Annonce Son Retour!

The Grand Tour Saison 2, 3, 4

Coup de vieux - Mozambique - Spécial Colombie : Partie 1 - Spécial Colombie : Partie 2 - La Loi du plus gros - The Grand Tour présente... Seamen

Top Gear Saison 17

Surfin' USA - Tout doit disparaitre - La Course des Tsars - La fièvre du Vintage

Dark Side Of The Ring Saison 3, 2

Collision en Corée - David Schultz & The Slap Heard Round the World - Brian Pillman Première Partie - Brian Pillman Deuxième Partie - Cocaïne et santiags : l'histoire de Herb Abrams

Livres

Rocketeer de Dave Stevens

La Nuit des Camisards de Lionnel Astier

Marvel - Le côté obscur #1 : Black Widow - Ce qu'ils disent d'elle de Richard K. Morgan et Sean Phillips

La ballade des Dalton de René Goscinny et Morris

Kaamelott : À la table du roi Arthur d'Éric Le Nabour

Drôles de morts de John Garforth

#mediatheque #juillet21

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snorinlauren · 4 years ago

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The Best Horror Movies Streaming On Netflix Right Now

The number of digital platforms on which fans of horror movies can find a good scare is just as frightening as the films they have available to stream. In fact, there is even one that specializes in bringing the best the genre has to offer (and then some). Of course, for those who only have so much time and money at their disposal, settling on Netflix to help deliver the spooks would not be a mistake.

There are enough horror movies available on the popular platform to keep you streaming into the wee hours of the night, mainly because you will not be able to sleep. Among the many fears you would be facing during this binge with iconically creepy classics, modern masterpieces of the macabre, and even some of Netflix’s own ominous originals, one you should not have to worry about is the fear of disappointment.

That being said, we understand that some phobias are more challenging to get over than others, so allow us to be a beacon of despair and point you in the right direction of what the best horror movies currently available to stream on Netflix. We figured that 13 would be an appropriate number, starting with an influential cult favorite that arguably pioneered the “cabin in the woods” thriller.

The Evil Dead (1981)

A weekend getaway and an old cabin becomes an unrelenting nightmare for one man (Bruce Campbell) after his four friends are possessed by an ancient spirit that turns them into grotesque and cruel creatures.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Writer and director Sam Raimi became the patron saint of low budget indie horror with The Evil Dead, that remains a timeless classic of astonishing influence that spawned two campy sequels, a brilliantly brutal remake, and a hilarious TV series that serves as a perfect send-off for Bruce Campbell's chainsaw-handed hero, Ash Williams.

Stream The Evil Dead on Netflix here.

Poltergeist (1982)

A family seeks help when their youngest daughter is kidnapped by malevolent spirits that have invaded their suburban home.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: From producer Steven Spielberg and directed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre creator Tobe Hooper (well, depending on who you talk to), Poltergeist is an essential haunted house picture for how it expertly taps into traumas that people of all ages an relate to and may lead you to develop new fears as well, such as television static, perhaps.

Stream Poltergeist on Netflix here.

Child’s Play (1988)

A single mother (Catherine Hicks) enlists the aid of a homicide detective (Chris Sarandon) after discovering that the doll she bought for her young son (Alex Vincent) is possessed by the soul of a dead serial killer (Brad Dourif).

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Before there was Annabelle, there was Chucky, who may not have been the first toy responsible for giving children nightmares, but certainly became every horror fan's favorite of that kind upon the release of Child's Play, a classic slasher but pokes great fun at modern commercialism.

Stream Child's Play on Netflix here.

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

To catch a deranged murderer who skins his victims, ambitious FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Academy Award winner Jodie Foster) enlists Hannibal Lecter (Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins), a former psychiatrist and notorious cannibal, to help get into the mind of a criminal.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may prefer their choice for the Best Picture Oscar in 1992 not be called "horror," with Anthony Hopkins' chilling performance and breathlessly suspenseful direction by Jonathan Demme, it is hard to imagine The Silence of the Lambs in any other category.

Stream The Silence of the Lambs on Netflix here.

Candyman (1992)

A graduate student (Virginia Madsen) investigating Chicago myths for her college thesis becomes especially interested on the story of a supernatural entity with a hook for a hand whom locals believe can be summoned by saying his name five times.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Tony Todd created quite a "buzz" in black horror history as the title character of Candyman, a creation from legendary writer Clive Barker based on the deliciously creepy concept of an urban legend whose existence depends on those who believe in him.

Stream Candyman on Netflix here.

Insidious (2011)

After their eldest son (Ty Simpkins) inexplicably falls into something even doctors hesitate to call a coma, a family (led by Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) begins to fall prey to a relentless evil that seems to follow them whenever they try to escape.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, the dynamic duo behind Saw who have since gone onto great successes on their own, created an indelibly frightening new classic to the haunted house sub-genre with Insidious, particularly for a nearly unprecedented twist that might actually have you thankful when it keeps you up at night.

Stream Insidious on Netflix here.

Sinister (2012)

Desperate for another bestseller, a true crime writer (Ethan Hawke) moves his family into a house where a disturbing murder took place, which he plans to research for his latest masterpiece, only to learn that the truth behind the incident is much worse than he could have imagined.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke became an unexpected "scream king" after playing the tragic hero of Sinister, from Doctor Strange and The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson, which is, arguably, the most ferociously unsettling supernatural crime thriller ever made.

Stream Sinister on Netflix here.

Creep (2014)

An amateur filmmaker accepts a request over Craigslist to film a terminally ill man's final message to his son, but quickly comes to regret the decision when his host's progressively concerning actions lead him to question if he is the one about to expire.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Conceived by its own stars Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice (the latter of which also directs), Creep is an underrated found footage gem that mostly lives up to its name (with a almost equally haunting 2017 follow-up that is supposedly the second of a planned trilogy), but the biggest shocker is how mumblecore pioneers Duplass and Brice essentially improvised the entire story from scratch.

Stream Creep on Netflix here.

The Invitation (2015)

A man brings his girlfriend to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife and her new lover, but is immediately, and unshakably, convinced that something sinister is afoot.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: As this tenuous, high-wire act from director Karen Kusama progresses, you may not be sure who among these party guests, even Logan Marshall Green's protagonist, is worth your trust, but one thing I can confidently guarantee is is that the final moment of The Invitation will rupture your brain.

Stream The Invitation on Netflix here.

Train To Busan (2016)

An emotionally distant businessman's commute for his young daughter to visit her mother turns out to be a one-way trip into hell when someone carrying a virus turning people into mindless cannibals invites herself on board.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Not only is the live-action debut of Korean filmmaker Sang-ho Yeon’s one of the most exciting and clever zombie films in recent memory, but Train to Busan, which has spawned a highly anticipated sequel, also succeeds as a moving thriller about the sacrifices we make for ones we love.

Stream Train to Busan on Netflix here.

Terrifier (2017)

Two beautiful late night partygoers (Jenna Kanell and Catherine Corcoran) are in for the worst Halloween of their lives when they fall prey to an unfriendly clown who has plenty of sadistic trick and treats in store for them.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: If you ask me, Pennywise has nothing on Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), the future slasher icon whom the title of Terrifier appropriately refers to for his whimsically morbid imagination and tenacious blood thirst that makes director Damien Leone’s third feature a masterpiece of unapologetic shock and "ugh."

Stream Terrifier on Netflix here.

In The Tall Grass (2019)

A pregnant woman (Laysla De Oliveira) and her brother (Avery Whitted) follow a young boy's cry for help into a large field of high-growing grass, but it soon it becomes apparent that there is no way out.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Based on a novella by father/son writing duo Stephen King and Joe Hill, In the Tall Grass is a survivalist thriller with startling fantasy, engrossing mystery, and a menacing performance by "scream king" and The Conjuring star Patrick Wilson that makes this Netflix original one of the coolest surprises in horror of its year.

Stream In the Tall Grass on Netflix here.

Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil (2010)

An idyllic vacation in newly purchased cabin turns into "a real doozy of a day" for a pair of well-meaning hillbillies (Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine) after an awkward misunderstanding with some young campers leads to a bloodbath.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: The old slasher trope of shady country folk is turned on its head in a most brilliantly hilarious, yet uncompromisingly graphic, way in Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, which may prove to be perfect way to end your Netflix horror binge: with a morbid laugh.

Stream Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil on Netflix here.

What do you think? Have we captured all the best haunts on Netflix, or is the absence of your own favorite horror flick the scariest thing you saw on our list? Let us know in the comments and be sure to check back for additional information and updates on the freakiest genre in cinema, as well as even more rattling recommendations of movies and TV shows you can stream, here on CinemaBlend.

What is you favorite horror film currently available to stream on Netflix?

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solo1y · 5 years ago

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Movies are like a machine that generates empathy.

Roger Ebert

In Quentin Tarantino’s ostensibly uber-violent Reservoir Dogs, we see Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) cut off a man’s ear. Except we don’t. At the moment of crisis, the camera turns away.

In Sergio Leone’s Western-killer Once Upon A Time In The West, we see Cheyenne (Jason Robards) die slowly of a bullet wound behind a dust dune. Except we don’t. At the moment of crisis, the camera turns away.

Both of these scenes demonstrate that there is an intuitive sense among serious directors that the audience is in some way taking part in the action, that by watching, we are making it happen, almost as if we are forcing a quantum possibility matrix to resolve.

Of course, by buying the ticket to see the thing, we’ve made it happen in a far more direct, if retroactive, way.

The point is that when you see things on the screen, you are forced to relate to them as an observer.

The English comedy Peep Show plays around with this idea, as the camera regularly snaps between the points of view of all the characters, with voice-overs to root the viewer in the POV, but never offers a third-person perspective.

Man Bites Dog, a Belgian mockumentary about a serial killer, drives this point home as a documentary crew filming a serial killer become more and more actively involved in his murders. The only thing missing was one of the guys to break the fourth wall at the end in case anyone missed the point.

The central idea behind most literature is to get you out of your head, to force to you see things from the perspective of a fictional character who has been written to help you understand someone else’s point of view, and thereby elucidate some greater truths. You don’t have to like the characters for this function to be fulfilled. Sometimes, as with Wuthering Heights or Lolita, the character you’re being asked to identify with is weak or abusive or worse.

Movies do this in a direct way, as it’s a natural function of having a visual narrative forced on you. The only way to avoid inhabiting someone else’s point of view in a movie is to close your eyes and hum quietly to yourself. This is why movies are a machine for generating empathy, for what is empathy but identifying with someone else’s point of view?

The greater purpose of all art is to make you a better person. And a great starting point to make you a better person is empathy. Not other people, remember - you!

TL;DR Watch more movies. Read more books. Have more empathy.

#literature #art #movies #Roger Ebert #empathy #Quentin Tarantino #Sergio Leone #Peep Show #Man Bites Dog #q

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Favorites : Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)

It’s basically established fact at this point that Quentin Tarantino is a master of his craft, and it’s widely accepted that the Kill Bill films are Tarantino at his best. While many have the tendency to split the films into two separate pieces of work, those of us in the know when Kill Bill was just a rumor knew that Tarantino originally imagined it as a nearly four hour epic. When taken in that original context, I find Kill Bill Vol. 2 to be one of my personal favorite films in the Tarantino catalog, explicitly because of how much I love Vol. 1, and how well Vol. 2 pays off the time invested in the series as a whole.

Black Mamba (Uma Thurman), real name Beatrix Kiddo, has killed Oren Ishii (Lucy Liu) and a large portion of the Crazy 88, as well as Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox), marking two of the five names off of her kill list. Of her former group, the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, Beatrix now has three targets left to take care of : Budd (Michael Madsen), a.k.a. Sidewinder, brother to main target Bill (David Carradine) (Snakecharmer), and Bill’s new girl, Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah), a.k.a. California Mountain Snake. With the knowledge of her targets’ locations thanks to an interrogation of Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), Oren’s former lawyer, Beatrix’s forward momentum is inevitable, leaving her the time to dwell on her past, especially the massacre of her remaining friends and husband to be in El Paso at the hands of her former colleagues, as well as what her life would have been like as a mother.

I would describe the second installment of this saga as a well-balanced blend of a western and a martial arts film. In this film, most everyone except Beatrix Kiddo wallows in desperation and despair, save for Bill, whose cannot allow him to see himself as anything but superior. The closer connections to Beatrix’s enemies equal up to gradually more sadistic and personal encounters, each forcing Beatrix to dig deep into her well of memory and experience to manage her way out. For as much as the film does lean towards its western aesthetic and tone, including Pai Mei in Vol. 2 is a stroke of genius writing and story integration, providing enough of a connection to Vol. 1 and the genre of martial arts films as a whole.

While the more reserved nature of this film turned some fans off, it was a smart choice not to try and top the over-the-top nature of Vol. 1. The film relies more on the use of planting narrative seeds that pay off down the road, appealing to viewer emotion and intellect more so than what feeds their adrenaline needs. Of the two films, Vol. 2 is a reserved, much more intimate film in terms of the world scale... it’s almost a Texas film in many aspects and in spirit, though much of it takes place in Barstow, California. The payoff of mother and daughter reconnection is endearing and deepens our connection to Beatrix, which is well-earned for those making it through the course of the two film journey.

The second installment is an extremely well-paced movie, like a Sergio Leone modern-day western. There are subtle western stylizing of previously used score elements, giving callbacks to moments from the first volume. There is a continuation of great sound design, as well as bold switches between unique shot framing and visual styles. The vignette-based presentation of the chapters plays more focused in Vol. 2, giving a clear separation between the many flashbacks and the extremely rapid journey of Beatrix’s final steps to revenge. The inclusion of the famous opening monologue from Shogun Assassin echoes the crux of the Kill Bill saga, and is a nice button at the end of the film.

David Carradine embraces his role as the ‘Snake Charmer’, deriving his power from an even, measured tenor, where his danger lies more so in potential than it does prowess. Michael Madsen plays a tragic antihero... a man who has made all attempts to sever himself from his past, only to use every tool at his resource when that past catches up to him. Gordon Liu channels the whimsy, wisdom, mystery and skilled ferocity of Pai Mei to a tee. Daryl Hannah plays the most stereotypical in terms of villainous qualities, particular in her snide manner and her unkillable drive. Uma Thurman continues her inspired performance, going above and beyond with her actions while keeping her performance grounded and as believable as possible. Wonderful guest appearances by Samuel L. Jackson, Larry Davis, Sid Haig, Bo Svenson, Helen Kim, Stephanie L. Moore, Shana Stein, Caitlyn Keats, Chris Nelson, Perla Haney-Jardine and a return casting of Michael Parks in a new role round things out.

As mentioned at the close of the Vol. 1 article, I hold my hopes that these films will one day find themselves on the release date end of a Director’s Cut, ideally thanks to an organization such as the Criterion Collection. In the meantime, every once in a blue moon, I set aside four to five hours and indulge in Tarantino’s finest work.

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For the week of 15 May 2019

Quick Bits:

Age of X-Man: Next Gen #4 hurtles towards the end as Glob, Armor, and Rockslide attempt to track down Anole before he does something stupid. Everything’s really starting to fall together in these minis as the lie of the world starts to unravel. It’s also interesting how Ed Brisson portrays the cultists fighting back against the “no love” edict as just as deluded and indoctrinated by X-Man’s change of reality.

| Published by Marvel

Aquaman #48 begins Arthur’s quest to recover his past in the first part of “Mother Shark”, with one hell of a twist for an ending cliffhanger. The high level of the quality of art on this series continues as Viktor Bogdanovic and his Greg Capullo-inspired style (with Jonathan Glapion and Daniel Henriques providing additional inks) join Kelly Sue DeConnick, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles.

| Published by DC Comics

Batman #71 is part two of “The Fall and the Fallen” from Tom King, Mikel Janín, Jorge Fornés, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles. With the heavy reliance on dream sequences and simulations lately, it certainly makes me wonder who’s gaslighting who, whether anything in the story is real or if King is just playing us. Great art, though.

| Published by DC Comics

Bloodborne #12 concludes “A Song of Crows” from Aleš Kot, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson, and Aditya Bidikar. This arc has been even more surreal than the first, embracing that odd mix of depression and existentialism that seems to permeate the franchise. This is going to take a few more readings to really sink in.

| Published by Titan

Calamity Kate #3 gives us a look into the disastrous relationship between Kate and Sandra. Though the accuracy of events might be a bit nebulous, given some missing time and an appearance that not everything is happening as we see it, this paints Sandra as a particularly resentful, hateful person. Also, another clue in Kate’s rival. Great action art from Corin Howell and Valentina Pinto, with an interestingly designed tentacle monster.

| Published by Dark Horse

Daredevil #5 is the gut punch. As great as everything that Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles have delivered in the first four issues (and seriously it’s some of the best Daredevil since Miller and Mazzucchelli), this one tops it. A reckless, dangerous Daredevil, a hazard to himself and everyone around him, having it dawn on him what he’s been doing. And all of the Catholic guilt, shame, and judgement, not just on himself, but on the revelation that he’s seemingly oblivious that all of his friends have also been in his situation.

| Published by Marvel

Fairlady #2 is another great issue from Brian Schirmer, Claudia Balboni, Marissa Louise, and David Bowman. The blend of fantasy and police procedural is seamless, presenting a completely believable world, building up bits of supporting characters and elaborating on the setting as the story unfolds. Also a great shift into a kind of storybook art style from Balboni and Louise during one of the flashback sequences.

| Published by Image

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 sees the other shoe drop. Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, David Curiel, and Cory Petit deliver an excellent set-up for the finale of the “Final Gauntlet” here as Hela makes her move and we find out what the game actually was. Also, more hints about Rocket that don’t seem pleasant.

| Published by Marvel

Immortal Hulk #17 goes hard for thriller first before leaning back into horror as Bushwacker stalks Banner through the “abandoned” lab. Very interesting new “rules” that Al Ewing is laying out as what makes up a Hulk keeps consistently changing.

| Published by Marvel

Joe Golem: Occult Detective - The Conjurors #1 picks up with our dead hero being nibbled by fish, and it’s just downhill from there for Molly, Simon Church, and all of existence due to Dr. Cocteau’s meddling. Great art from Peter Bergting and Michelle Madsen.

| Published by Dark Horse

Justice League #24 is the penultimate chapter of “The Sixth Dimension” and amidst the dire situations, heroic sacrifices, and stunning betrayals, there’s a great opening sequence about the little disappointments that Superman feels when he lets someone down. It’s like Catholic guilt amplified immensely, but it raises some interesting questions about how superheroes deal with depression. Or not deal with it, as it were. Great work from Scott Snyder, Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sánchez, and Tom Napolitano.

| Published by DC Comics

Little Bird #3 is another incredible instalment in this story, with some interesting revelations about Little Bird and Gabriel, from Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram, Matt Hollingsworth, and Aditya Bidikar. The artwork from Bertram and Hollingsworth is mind-bendingly awesome.

| Published by Image

Livewire #6 continues the PSEP arc from Vita Ayala, Kano, and Saida Temofonte as Amanda discovers more about the organization and gets introduced firsthand to the academy bully enforcer. The art from Kano, from the characters through the layouts, is next level.

| Published by Valiant

Naomi #5 explains everything. Mostly. Sure, there are still questions, and there’s likely a huge battle coming for the final issue, but we get a full-fledged explanation as Naomi tells her newly-learned origin story to Annabelle. And it’s brilliant. Wonderful parallels to other tales and a hint at implications for the DC Universe as a whole. Also, drop dead gorgeous artwork. Seriously some of the best ever to grace the comics page. Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, Jamal Campbell, and Wes Abbott provide another excellent issue here. Highly, highly recommended.

| Published by DC Comics / Wonder Comics

Oblivion Song #15 is one hell of a page turner. Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni, and Rus Wooton barely give us a chance to breathe in this one as the Faceless Men attack, both those who’ve chosen to stay in Oblivion and the exploration teams jaunting back and forth from Earth. Great tension.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Pearl #9 is another visually stunning issue from Michael Gaydos. Seriously just look at this beauty.

| Published by DC Comics / Jinxworld

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #2 throws even more chaos Sabrina’s way as it seems like everything in Greendale is something supernatural or paranormal or straight out of weird science. Kelly Thompson is delivering some great humour, while the art from Veronica and Andy Fish remains perfect for anything and everything in Archie’s world.

| Published by Archie

Superman #11 swings back around to Zod after Superman unceremoniously left him being beaten by Rogol Zaar as this arm of “The Unity Saga” continues, delving further into the battle consuming Jor-El at the moment, but not really explaining anything. This is chaos, but it looks pretty.

| Published by DC Comics

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder in Hell #3 is worth it just for the glorious artwork from Mateus Santolouco and Marcelo Costa. The monster designs are incredible and the red, surreal glow of the colours just give life to the strange and deadly nature of this hellscape.

| Published by IDW

Transformers #5 suggests that there’s a whole lot more going on under the surface of Cybertron and the mystery of the death of Brainstorm that we thought. More interesting things going on with Rubble too, as he gets kind of lost while Bumblebee’s off doing other stuff.

| Published by IDW

Uncanny X-Men #18 adds again to the body count as things continue to fall apart. The nihilism, darkness, and depression in this series has really been getting to me these past few issues. With announcements for House of X and Powers of X, this is starting to feel like a “throw the X-Men down a hole before rebooting” type of story. I’m still not sure if I like it, since it’s putting me in a sour mood.

| Published by Marvel

War of the Realms #4 drills down on Freyja’s defence of the Black Bifrost, intent on taking away its use from Malekith. All of the art on this series has been phenomenal, but Russell Dauterman and Matthew Wilson somehow take it up another notch. This is epic.

| Published by Marvel

War of the Realms: Giant-Man #1 kicks off another front in the War as Freyja tasks Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Atlas to infiltrate the Frost Giants’ bastion on Earth and get revenge, from Leah Williams, Marco Castiello, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Joe Sabino. Very nice bits of humour and wonderful artwork.

| Published by Marvel

War of the Realms: Spider-Man & The League of Realms #1 opens up another front as Spider-Man leads the members of the League of Realms into New Heven territory, from Sean Ryan, Nico Leon, Carlos Lopez, and Joe Caramagna. It’s great to see more Ryan-penned Spider-Man, even if he only ever seems to get to write the event tie-ins. He’s got a great handle on Spidey, effortlessly displaying that humour and humanity of the character every time.

| Published by Marvel

War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The War Avengers #1 is the second Strikeforce one-shot elaborating on encounters spinning out of War of the Realms #3. This one focuses on Captain Marvel’s motley crew of Avengers as they try to strike at the heart of Malekith in Britain from Dennis Hallum, Kim Jacinto, Ario Anindito, Java Tartaglia, Felipe Sobreiro, and Joe Sabino. Some nice Deadpool humour and art in what is one of the more bonkers tie-ins.

| Published by Marvel

Other Highlights: Age of X-Man: Marvelous X-Men #4, Amazing Spider-Man #21, American Carnage #7, Battlestar Galactica Classic #4, Bettie Page #5, Black Badge #10, Black Widow #5, Cinema Purgatorio #18, Farmhand #8, Firefly #6, Gideon Falls #13, Go Go Power Rangers #20, High Level #4, Infinity 8 #12, Ironheart #6, James Bond 007 #7, Kaijumax - Season 4 #6, Kick-Ass #14, KISS: The End #2, Last Stop on the Red Line #1, Life & Death of Toyo Harada #3, Low #22, Lucifer #8, Lumberjanes #62, Marvel Action: Spider-Man #4, Morning in America #3, Old Man Quill #5, Orphan Age #2, Planet of the Nerds #2, Port of Earth #10, Princeless - Book 8: Princesses #2, Spider-Man: Life Story #3, Star Wars #66, Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian #1, Star Wars: Tie Fighter #2, Teen Titans #30, Xena: Warrior Princess #2

Recommended Collections: Batgirl - Volume 5: Art of the Crime, Bitter Root - Volume 1: Family Business, GI Joe: A Real American Hero - Volume 22, The Horror of Collier County, Immortal Hulk - Volume 3: Hulk in Hell, Jeepers Creepers - Volume 1: Trail of the Beast, Justice League Odyssey - Volume 1: The Ghost Sector, MCMLXXV, Mister Miracle, Outer Darkness - Volume 1, Outpost Zero - Volume 2, RuinWorld: Eye for an Eye, Star Wars: Age of Republic - Heroes, Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet, The Whispering Dark

d. emerson eddy wishes there were more hours in the day in order to write about everything.

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ECHL Transactions - Jan.15

Contracted Players Released:

Cooper Jones (D) || Adirondack Thunder

Waiver Claims:

Eric Freschi (F) || Wichita Thunder → Utah Grizzlies

Released as EBUG:

*Kevin Whitbeck (G) || Norfolk Admirals

Added to Active Roster:

^Clint Windsor (G) || Orlando Solar Bears

Removed from Active Roster:

# Andrew Radjenovic (F) || Rapid City Rush [01.14]

Recalled to AHL by NHL:

Stuart Skinner (G) || Wichita Thunder → Bakersfield Condors

Recalled by AHL:

Nolan Gluchowski (D) || Idaho Steelheads → Texas Stars Robbie Payne (F) || Idaho Steelheads → Texas Stars

Assigned from AHL by NHL:

Josh Dickinson (F) || Colorado Eagles → Utah Grizzlies Merrick Madsen (G) || Tucson Roadrunners → Norfolk Admirals John Nyberg (D) || Texas Stars → Idaho Steelheads

Assigned by AHL:

Marcus Crawford (D) || Toledo Walleye Derek Sheppard (D) || Charlotte Checkers → Florida Everblades Brian Ward (F) || Binghamton Devils → Adirondack Thunder

Returned from Loan to AHL:

Desmond Bergin (D) || Milwaukee Admirals → Adirondack Thunder John McCarron (F) || Stockton Heat → Florida Everblades Alex Sakellaropoulos (G) || Utica Comets → Adirondack Thunder

Activated from Injured Reserve:

Chris Leone (D) || South Carolina Stingrays

Activated from Reserve:

Jakob Reichert (F) || Adirondack Thunder

Placed on Injured Reserve:

Olivier Archambault (F) || Orlando Solar Bears [effective 01.06] Shane Conacher (F) || Adirondack Thunder [effective 01.01] Jared Fiegl (F) || Manchester Monarchs [effective 01.09] Rob Mann (D) || Orlando Solar Bears [effective 01.12] Nikolas Olsson (F) || Adirondack Thunder [effective 01.12]

Placed on Reserve:

Dillon Kelley (G) || Adirondack Thunder Tad Kozun (F) || South Carolina Stingrays Brian Morgan (F) || Florida Everblades Shane Szydlowski (F) || Fort Wayne Komets Andrew Tessier (D) || Adirondack Thunder Shane Walsh (F) || Florida Everblades

Returned from Bereavement/Family Leave:

Trey Phillips (D) || Fort Wayne Komets

* Added as EBUG (a.m.)

^ Signed contract

# Suspended by team

#echl #ahl #t:info #s:transactions #s:prospects #hockey

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Is Adesanya too heavy? #anything_combat #MMA #combat #fighting #knockout #KO #win #title #championship #winner #UFC #combatsports #mma #boxing #ufc #kickboxing #martialarts #fyp #bjj #jiujitsu #wrestling #fitness #ufcnews #grappling #fighter #mmafighter #mmatraining #boxingtraining #brazilianjiujitsu Current UFC Champions (Weight classes): FlyW (57KG/125LB): Davidson Figueiredo(21-2-1)🇧🇷🏆X3 IC FlyW(57KG/125LB):Brandon Moreno(20-6-2)🇲🇽🏆X2 BantamW (62KG/135LB):Aljamain Sterling (22-3)🇯🇲🏆X3 FeatherW (66KG/145LB): Alex Volkanovski (25-1) 🇦🇺🏆X5 LightW (70KG/155LB): Islam Makhachev (22-1) 🇷🇺 🏆 WelterW (77KG/170LB): Leon Edwards (20-3)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇲🏆 MiddleW (84KG/185LB):Israel Adesanya (23-1)🇳🇬🏆X7 LightHeavyW(92KG/205LB):Jiri Prochazka(29-3-1)🇨🇿🏆 HeavyW(93KG-120KG):Francis Ngannou (17-3)🇨🇲🏆X2 UFC Divisional Goats: FlyW(57KG/125LB):Demetrious Johnson(31-4-1)🇺🇸🏆X12 BantamW(62KG/135LB):Dominick Cruz(24-4)🇺🇸🏆X4 FeatherW (66KG/145LB): Jose Also (31-8) 🇧🇷 🏆X8 LightW (70KG/155LB) K Nurmagomedov(29-0)🇷🇺🏆X4 WelterW (77KG/170LB):Georges St-Pierre(26-2)🇨🇦🏆X13 MiddleW(84KG/185LB):Anderson Silva(34-11)🇧🇷🏆X11 LightHeavyW (92KG/205LB):Jon Jones(26-1)🇺🇸🏆X14 HeavyW (93KG-120KG): Stipe Miocic (20-4)🇺🇸🏆X6 Current UFC win streaks: 12-Alexander Volkanovski 🏆 11-Islam Makhachev 🇷🇺 🏆 10-Arnold Allen🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 9-Valentina Shevchenko🇰🇬🏆 9 - Magomed Anklaev 🇷🇺 8-Leon Edwards 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇲 🏆 8 -Merab Dvalishvili 🇬🇪 8- Aljamain Sterling 🇯🇲🇺🇸🏆 8 - Beneil Dariush 🇮🇷 6-Francis Ngannou 🇨🇲 🏆 6 - Movsar Evloev 🇷🇺 6- Khamzat Chimaev 🇸🇪 6- Carla Esparza 🇺🇸 🏆 6 - Bryce Mitchell 🇺🇸 6 - Marlon Vera 🇪🇨 6 - Henry Cejudo 🇺🇸 6 - Nikita Krylov 🇺🇦 6 - Rafael Fiziev 🇰🇬 5-Adrian Yanez 🇲🇽🇺🇸 5 -Claudio Puelles 🇵🇪 4-Shavkat Rakhmonov 🇰🇿 4 -Mark O. Madsen 🇩🇰 4 - Daniel Rodriguez 🇺🇸 3-Alex Pereira 🇧🇷 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkW63z4S8Yn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Co się dzisiaj działo? #134 14.5.2022

CAF Liga Mistrzów, półfinały:

Setif-Al Ahly 2:2 (2:6 w dwumeczu)

Wydad Casablanca-Petro 1:1 (4:2 w dwumeczu)

Ekstraklasa:

Bruk Bet-Piast 0:1

Warta-Lech 1:2

Zagłębie-Raków 1:0 (Lech został Mistrzem Polski)

Lechia-Pogoń 0:0

Ewinner 2 Liga: Motor Lublin-Radunia Stężyca 2:2

III Liga: Bałtyk Gdynia-Stolem Gniewino 0:0

Allsvenskan: Mjallby-Varnamo 1:1

Mistrzostwa Świata w hokeju elity:

Dania-Kazachstan 9:1

Szwecja-Austria 3:1

Czechy-Wielka Brytania 5:1

Szwajcaria-Włochy 5:2

Łotwa-Finlandia 1:2

Słowacja-Niemcy 1:2

NHL, play-offy: Rangers-Penguins 5:3 (3:3 w serii)

NBA, play-offy:

Bucks-Celtics 95:108 (3:3 w serii)

Warriors-Grizzlies 110:96 (4:2 w serii, awans Warriors)

LIga Centralna piłki ręcznej: MKS Grudziądz-GKS Żukowo 28:36

I Liga piłkarzy ręcznych: SMS Kwidzyn II-Tytani Wejherowo 35:34

I Liga piłkarek ręcznych:

MMTS Kwidzyn-MKS Kościerzyna 27:41

Sambor Tczew-Pogoń Szczecin 27:29

PlusLiga, finał: Jastrzębski Węgiel-ZAKSA Kędzierzyn Koźle 0:3 (1:3 w serii, ZAKSA Mistrzem Polski)

IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders (177/6, Andre Russell 49 & 3/22) pokonali Sunrisers Hyderabad (123/8, Abhishek Sharma 43, Umran Malik 3/33) 54 runami

Futsal Ekstraklasa:

Legia Warszawa-Red Devils Chojnice 3:5

Team Lębork-AZS Warszawa 1:5

AZS UG Gdańsk-Piast Gliwice 1:12

MLB: Pirates-Reds 2:8 (13-19)

IBL: Crocetta-San Marino 0:12 (13-0)

drugi mecz: Crocetta-San Marino 6:5 (13-1)

Giro d'Italia,

8 etap:

1. Thomas de Gendt (BEL)

2. Davide Gabburo (ITA)

3. Jorge Arcas (ESP)

163. Cesare Benedetti

generalka

1. Juan Pedro Lopez (ESP)

2. Lennard Kämna (GER)

3. Rein Taaramäe (EST)

132. Cesare Benedetti

Soudal Open, 2 runda: 21. Adrian Meronk

Challenger w Bordeaux: Jan Zieliński/Hugo Nys-Phillip Oswald/Hans Hach 6:3 6:2

Turniej WTA w Rabacie: Paula Kania Chodun-Christian Ferrando 1:6 0:6

Challenger w Karlsruhe: Katarzyna Piter/Kimberley Zimmermann-Mayar Sherif/Panna Udvardy 3:6 2:6

Turniej WTA w Rzymie: Iga Świątek-białorusinka 6:2 6:1

PDC European Tour w Pradze, 2 runda:

Krzysztof Ratajski-Ricky Evans 0:6

Brendan Dolan-Mickey Mansell 5:6

Luke Humphries-Martin Lukeman 6:1

Rob Cross-Jules van Dongen 6:2

Dimitri van den Bergh-Nathan Aspinall 6:4

Jose de Sousa-Martijn Kleermaker 6:2

Daryl Gurney-Dave Chisnall 5:6

Michael Smith-Rowby John Rodriguez 4:6

Damon Heta-Adam Gawlas 4:6

Martin Schindler-Vincent van der Voort 5:6

Dirk van Duijvenbode-Karel Sedlacek 6:3

Jonny Clayton-Jose Justicia 5:6

Michael van Gerwen-Viteslav Sedlak 6:2

Gerwyn Price-Adrian Lewis 3:6

Joe Cullen-Ross Smith 4:6

Ryan Searle-Ritchie Edhouse 6:0

Speedway Grand Prix w Warszawie:

1. Max Fricke (AUS)

2. Leon Madsen (DEN)

3. Fredrik Lindgren (SWE)

5. Bartosz Zmarzlik

6. Maciej Janowski

8. Paweł Przedpełski

11. Patryk Dudek

14. Maksym Drabik

17. Jakub Miśkowiak

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6 / 10

Título Original: Beyond the Law

Año: 1992

Duración: 101 min

País: Estados Unidos

Director: Larry Ferguson

Guion: Larry Ferguson

Música: S / D

Fotografía: S / D

Reparto: Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Madsen, Courtney B. Vance, Leon Rippy, Dennis Burkley, Lyndsay Riddell, Rip Torn

Productora: Artisan Entertainment

Género: Crime, Drama, Thriller

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ralfthees · 4 years ago

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Auch das 2. OutInt-Turnier im Würzblog nähert sich Weihnachten. Und damit stellt sich auch die Frage an meine Mitspielerinnen und Mitspieler: Wollen wir dann noch weiter spielen? Geplant war Heilig Abend das Turnier enden zu lassen. Kommentiert oder schreibt mir, wonach euch ist. Wer noch mitspielen will: Einfach mitspielen, das sind die Regeln.

So wie immer erst die Auswertung und die neue Frage, dann noch ein paar Anmerkungen.

Auswertung Runde 4 im OutInt-Turnier 2 im Würzblog

Die Abstimmung der Bonusantworten zu “10 deutsche Schauspielerinnen oder Schauspieler” ist ausgewertet. Mit drei Stimmen für die “Andreas Scheuer, Ministerdarsteller” knapp vor “Til Schweiger” durchsetzen, der Bonuspunkt geht darum an Moggadodde.

Die Frage der Runde 4 war: “10 Bands, in denen Geschwister mitspielen”. Und die zehn meistgenannten Antworten waren:

Oasis (7 Mal)

Tokio Hotel (6 Mal)

Kelly Family (6 Mal)

Bee Gees (6 Mal)

Jackson 5 (5 Mal)

AC/DC (4 Mal)

Kings of Leon (4 Mal)

Van Halen (4 Mal)

Beach Boys (3 Mal)

Hansons (3 Mal)

Die Tabelle nach Runde 4:

Name Antworten in den Top10 Richtige Plätze Runden- punkte Punkte gesamt Bourne123 7 1 8 33 Bjoern 5 3 8 31 Ralf 6 0 6 26 Nils 6 1 7 26 Hazamel 7 1 8 25 moggadodde 5 1 6+1 23 mekmelk 6 0 6 21 Julia 6 2 8 19

Bonusantworten der Runde 4, bitte beim nächsten Zug mit abstimmen (wer mag):

ABBA

Gebrüder Blattschuss

Bro’Sis

Wu Tang Clan

Sons and Daughter

Cantina Band (Star Wars)

OutInt Turnier 2, Runde 5

Wer bei der fünften Runde mitspielen will — geht auch für Neueinsteiger –, die und der schickt eine E-Mail an [email protected] mit zehn Antworten auf eine Frage, dazu noch eine elfte kreative oder witzige Bonus-Antwort. Bis Mittwoch, 23. Dezember 2020, um 23.59 Uhr sollt ihr eure Mail geschickt haben. An Heiligabend gibt es das End- bzw. Zwischenergebnis — und vielleicht die neue Frage. Je nachdem, ob wir weiterspielen.

Bohren wir am Jahresende nochmal ordentlich in der Wunde. Wo waren wir in diesem Jahr so gut wie gar nicht? Genau, in der Kneipe. Darum das Thema der Runde 5: Die 10 besten Kneipen in Würzburg

Denkt daran, geht nicht nur von euch aus, sondern versucht zu vermuten, was die zehn meistgenannten Antworten sein werden. Wenn ihr die Gesamtplatzierung einer Antwort richtig einschätzt, gibt es Extrapunkte. Eure Mail sollte etwa so aussehen, mit dem Betreff “Turnier 2, Runde 5”:

=== Name: (euer Name für die Ergebnistabelle, darf ein Pseudonym sein. Immer den gleichen verwenden.) Frage: Die 10 besten Kneipen in Würzburg 01: 02: 03: 04: 05: 06: 07: 08: 09: 10: 11: die kreative Antwort, die nicht stimmen muss. Bonusabstimmung für Runde 4 (optional):

Ein paar Anmerkungen

Ich habe selbst bei meine Antworten gemerkt — die Frage nach den Geschwister-Bands war nicht leicht. Aber das AC/DC nur auf Platz 6 gelandet ist, nehme ich entweder als persönliche Beleidigung oder als Beweis, dass ihr von Musik sowas von keine Ahnung habt. Das ist doch eine der Antworten, die man den Vorstellungen unserer Lehrer nach sofort geben muss, wenn man nachts im Schlaf geweckt wird.

Wer mich als Bands mit Geschwistern mich in den Antworten überrascht hat: Radiohead, Bangles, Madsen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, 30 Seconds to Mars. Wusste ich nicht.

Quelle

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#würzburg #Würzblog

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