#m: joseph saban

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not   the   best   day   for   it   ,   not   the   best   time   .   there   was   work   waiting   for   him   at   home   .   a   few   files   he   should   go   through   before   tomorrow   .   but   this   ,   it   was   just   as   important   .   the   posters   and   the   flyers   were   what   got   the   people   into   their   shows   .   at   least   for   now   …   passing   on   the   thin   booklets   to   promote   the   next   few   concerts   of   the   new   romantic   was   just   as   much   part   of   being   the   band   as   it   was   to   stand   on   stage   .

the   october   wind   felt   cold   against   his   cheeks   .   joseph   pulls   his   jacket   a   little   tighter   around   himself   .   another   hour   or   so   ,   then   he   would   have   to   head   home   .   “   hey   !   “   warm   smile   finds   his   lips   as   arms   drop   from   around   himself   (   and   his   jacket   falls   open   again   )   as   he   sticks   out   his   hand   with   one   of   the   flyers   to   offer   it   to   them   before   they   could   walk   past   him   .   “   my   band   plays   a   gig   this   weekend   .   you   should   come   and   check   us   out   .   “   @corneliastarters

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THE FLOOD - Review

DISTRIBUTOR: Saban Films

SYNOPSIS: A huge hurricane is hitting Louisiana, as the waters rise flooding areas it unleashes a relentless horde of giant hungry alligators. A group of in-transit prisoners and their security guards are redirected to seek shelter in a local police precinct with a prison. As the water infiltrates the police facility they all become prey for these giant flesh-eaters. To survive, the prisoners and guards must band together.

REVIEW: A derelict police facility, a hurricane, a group of vile prisoners, a band of ruthless mercenaries with an agenda regarding one of the prisoners, and finally this congregation of giant alligators and you’ve got the formula for a classic summer “B” movie. It feels like a Cajun take on the classic John Carpenter movie “Assault on Precinct 13,” with a few other elements scrambled into the mix.

The screenplay feels like the type of film American International Pictures and Roger Corman used to churn out back in their haydays. One can’t help but draw comparisons to 1976’s “Assault on Precinct 13” and the numerous films that have addressed the terrors of the order of Crocodylia, which includes alligators, crocodiles and gharial. Sheriff Jo Newman tries to hold everything together as the mercenaries show up and pindown the officers and prisoners in the cell block. They are unaware that the alligators have already breached the facility and taken out one obnoxious deputy and one not so skilled mercenary. Veteran film fans can probably predict the majority of the plot and how things turn out. Many of the prisoners are kind of cliched stereotypes, as is their dialogue. Still, it's not offensive and a fun piece of mindless entertainment even though there are some flaws in the film’s logic.

The sets are fine, the costumes okay, some of the cinematography is a bit blurred, especially the underwater effects and darker scenes. There were scenes where you could tell the rain was cgi and a few of the reference shots they used as transitions. The alligators are clearly cgi, although there might be a few images that are live gators, but I didn’t see a wrangler listed in the credits so I doubt it. I did appreciate the detail in the gator choreography when they attacked and held onto their victims. They clearly did the homework. Likewise, there were a few gunfire sequences where the gun bursts weren’t lined up properly and you could tell they were not discharging their weapons.

I think the cast did a solid job with the material they were given. I enjoyed Nicky Whelan’s performance. She elevated the character and could easily be a new Linda Hamilton or Sigourney Weaver if the right role presented itself as she handles the action rather well. Veteran actor Casper Van Dien plays Russell Cody, a sad sack of a cop killer with this hard luck story that the sheriff takes a shine to. It never becomes this full on romance but close and Van Dien does his best with an awkward role. The rest of the cast keeps the energy level up and allows the film to be watchable, but not memorable.

THE FLOOD is the perfect summer drive-in movie, unfortunately there aren’t many drive-ins and they mostly play classic revivals. The plot didn’t hold any surprises and I found it predictable. I was rooting for Sheriff Jo Newman, but I was also rooting for the gators. I was also cheering when they got the obnoxious deputy. There is no sex or nudity, and given the crimes of the prisoners I would have figured a bit more adult language. Even the gore seemed a tad underplayed by some of today’s expectations of genre films. Still, if you’re looking for something to help you take your mind off the summer heat THE FLOOD might offer you some relief.

CAST: Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, Louis Mandylor, Kim Delonghi, Devanny Pinn, Ryan Francis, Eoin O’Brien, Randall J. Bacon, and Randy Wayne. CREW: Director - Brandon Slagle; Screenplay - Chad Law & Josh Ridgway; Producer - Daemon Hillin; Cinematographer - Niccolo De La Fere; Score - Randy Kalsi; Editors - Austin Nordell & James Kondelik; Costume Designer - Thanitta Pinkaew; Visual FX - CKVFX, Steve Clark, & Paul Knott. OFFICIAL: N.A. FACEBOOK: N.A. TWITTER: N.A. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/QuYX69TLlKI RELEASE DATE: in Theaters, on Demand, & Digital July 14th, 2023

**Until we can all head back into the theaters our “COVID Reel Value” will be similar to how you rate a film on digital platforms - 👍 (Like), 👌 (It’s just okay), or 👎 (Dislike)

Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

[isabelleffe]

List of Pro-Palestinian Celebrities That I Have Been Working On

pro🍉 (❌ = problematic for unrelated reason, 🕊️= passed away)

reneé rapp

pedro pascal

bella ramsey

bella hadid

gigi hadid

dua lipa

melanie martinez❌(sa - “she didn’t say no” was response)

the weekend❌(misogyny - lesbian fetish)

towa bird

phoebe bridgers

lucy dacus

julien baker

beabadoobee

kehlani

hozier

melissa barreram

macklemore

cate blanchett

hari nef

julia fox❌(connections with kanye and drake)

mitski

SZA

nina lu

zendaya

victoria monét

rachel zegler

jenna ortega

clairo

chloe forero

miss rachel (toddler learning)

ariana grande❌(said her dream dinner date is jeffery dahmer)

ricky montgomery

angelina jolie

maisie peters

chani nicholas

nemahsis

chappell roan

frank ocean

ramy youssef

cardi b

halsey

eddy mack

saul williams

arooj aftab

michelle wolf

carice van houten

matt mcgorry

michael stipe

Jasmin Savoy Brown

Dame Vivienne Westwood

Neemz

amira jazeera

MUNA

Hedy Epstein

Hunter Schafer

Chance the Rapper

ishowspeed ❌ (treated his ex-girlfriend terribly)

Noname (rapper, poet, and producer)

shannon berry

nicola coughlan

bambie thug

zara larsson

AURORA

jonathan glazer

joaquin phoenix❌

lizzy mcalpine

coldplay (will champion, phil harvey, guy berryman, chris martin)

tyler the creator

björk

pink floyd (at least roger waters)

lauryn hill

chuck d

david bowie (loving the alien)🕊️

Malcom X🕊️

the strokes (Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi, and Nikolai Fraiture)

earl sweatshirt

michael jackson (palestine, don't cry)🕊️

kid cudi

rage against the machine (zack de la rocha, tom morello, tim commerford, brad wilk)

lorde

FKA twigs

joji

ethel cain

Michael Jordan Bonema

lil peep🕊️

sean beam

liam cunningham

dianne guerrero

sean bean

tobias menzies

charles dance

carice van houten

emma d’arcy

madison pettis

lena heady

mxmtoon

joe alwyn

momona tamada

patrick spicer

mark ruffalo

halle bailey

chloe bailey

nicola coughlan

tom welling

kristen kreuk

rob delaney

kali uchis

louise xin (fashion designer)

isabela merced

joseph quinn

grace van dien

helana christensen

josh hutcherson

charli xcx

megan thee stallion (called for ceasefire at her concert 8/1/24, not sure if she talked about it before that because i only went to one concert)

hozier

not pro🍉 (“neutrality” = not pro 🍉, red text = signed letter for "israel")

taylor swift (no statement)

kanye west

oprah

dwayne johnson

lana del rey

selena gomez

rihanna (no statement)

adam sandler

lady gaga (performed in "israel")

beyoncé (no statement)

justin timberlake (performed in "israel")

noah schnapp

bon jovi (performed in "israel")

robbie williams (performed in "israel")

Brett Gelman

entirety of paramore (no statement)

chris pratt

justin bieber

hailey bieber

haley baylee (no statement)

natalie portman

madonna (performed in "israel")

kardashian family

Jenner family

jennifer lawrence

amy schumer

neil druckmann (admitted to "The Last of Us Part 2" being based on Israel's genocide against Gaza, except from a zionist's point of view)

bruno mars (performed in isnotreal)

mayim bialik

gal gadot

Jerry Seinfeld

Debra Messing

Bryan Lourd

Richard Lovett

Ryan Murphy

Zachery Levi

Sharon Osbourne

Tracey-Ann Oberman

George Lopez

Phil Rosenthal

Mekhi Phifer

Diane Warren

Haim Saban

Irving Azoff

Ynon Kreiz

Jody Gerson

Mark Hamill

Rick Yorn

Howie Mandel

Sherry Lansing

Rick Yorn

Tom Rothman

Julian Edelman

Antoine Fuqua

Jack Black

Aubrey Plaza

Tahj Mowry

Josh Peck

Ziggy Marley

Howie Mandel

Chris Pine

Billy Porter

Ben Savage

Jeremy Seinfeld

Bella Thorne

uncertain

billie eilish (wore ceasefire pin but doesn’t boycott - made videos for mtv israel)

laufey (connections to mitski- no statement)

hank green (historically hasn’t been pro🍉 but has donated recently)

olivia rodrigo (connections to Chappell roan - no statement)

dylan mulvaney (posted in support of palestine but has a few pro-israel friends & has partnered with pro-israel brands)

If you spot any typos, mistakes regarding celebrities listed, or have information about celebrities not listed, please either DM me or leave a comment on this post!!

As always, this blog stands with Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. PLEASE make sure to email your state representatives (if you live in the United States). If you do not know your representative (or how to contact them), you can use this website (which is the official U.S. House of Representatives website). My reposts on Tumblr are all about Isnotreal's genocide on Palestine (at least as of 6/16/2024). Make sure to amplify Palestinian voices and journalists as well (a list will be included below of some Palestinian journalists and groups/people supporting Palestine on Instagram).

@/wizard_bisan1

@/hindkhoudary

@/m.z.gaza

@/anat.international

@/palestine.academy

@/eye.on.palestine

@/ampalestine

@/byplestia

@/wael_eldahdouh

@/jenan.matari

@/thepcrt

@/blackforpalestine

@/jewishvoiceforpeace

@/palestinianyouthmovement

@/eid_yara

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Joe Manchin

Physique: Average Build Height: 6’ 3" (1.91 m)

Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947-) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. Manchin was the 34th governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. Manchin has called himself a "centrist, moderate, conservative Democrat" and is generally cited as the most conservative Democrat in the Senate. Before entering politics, Manchin helped found and was the president of Enersystems, a coal brokerage company his family owns and operates.

Judging a book by it’s cover. Manchin has a kinda corrupt, sleazy look about him. And that is what pushes him from ‘attractive’ to downright 'sexy.’ A little thin for my tastes, but I would be more than willing to overlook it whilst he was fucking me.

Born in Farmington, West Virginia, a small coal mining town. He is the second of five children of Mary O. (née Gouzd) and John Manchin. He entered West Virginia University on a football scholarship in 1965, but an injury during practice ended his football career. Manchin graduated in 1970 with a degree in business administration and went to work for his family's business.

Manchin is married to Gayle Heather Conelly and together they have three children: Heather Manchin Bresch, Joseph IV, and Brooke. My 'loves to fuck’ theory is in play here. Plus, he has a houseboat. So my boat fantasies are in play too. Hmm… he's a close friend of Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban. There's my in to fuck Saban.

[atelier-dayz]

the reluctant mand'alor - an instrumental jangobi playlist [also on youtube]

[Note: The playlist cover is an edited version of an image by mizuri on artstation]

For this playlist, the music follows the events in the story! Which I know hasn't been posted yet but soon! Hopefully! It's Jango-centric, and basically a 5 times Jango could have been Mand'alor and nope'd out and the time he finally accepted the title ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )

The Story Begins - Hampus Naeselius

They Shall Not Pass - Johan Söderqvist, Patrik Andrén

Valiant - Dream Cave

Deceit and Betrayal - Audiomachine

We Fought Them All - Epic Score

Revelation - Really Slow Motion

Man of Honor - Ludwig Göransson

A Mother's Wrath - Dream Cave

Endless Bonds and Broken Promises - Krale

King of the Mountain - Michael Salvatori

Hordes - Jo Wandrini

The Fall - Trevor Morris

Fate Calls - Mikolai Stroinski

End of an Era - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

Aspire to Inspire - Howard Harper-Barnes

Kaer Morhen - Joseph Trapanese

Matera - Hans Zimmer

The Power of the Mind - Anne Sophie Versnaeyen, Gabriel Saban, & Philippe Briand

Magic of Love (No Irish Whistle) - Two Steps from Hell

Be Bold and Be Brave - Secession Studios

The Hunter - SIE Sound Team

Knights of Palmyra - Jo Blankenburg

The Book of Boba Fett - Ludwig Göransson

[jules-has-notes]

Aca Top 10: 80s Cartoon Themes — VoicePlay music video

The VoicePlay boys might technically be grown-ups, but they'll always be big kids at heart. So for their first "Aca Top 10" countdown of the year, they decided to revisit the joy of Saturday mornings spent in front of the TV with bowls of sugary cereal. Everybody sing along!

Details:

title: Aca Top 10 — 80s Cartoon Themes

original songs / performers: "La La Song" by the cast of The Smurfs (1981); [0:18] Inspector Gadget (1983) theme song; [0:35] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) theme by Chuck Lorre; [0:57] Scooby-Doo theme by Larry Marks; [1:16] G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983) theme; [1:36] Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985) theme by Joseph Williams; [2:03] Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989) theme by Jeff Pescetto; [2:24] My Little Pony (1986) theme; [2:34] "JEM – Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous" by the singing cast of Jem and the Holograms (1985); [2:55] The Transformers (1984) theme; [3:14] "DuckTales" by Jeff Pescetto for DuckTales (1987)

written by: "La La Song" by Hoyt Curtin; Inspector Gadget theme by Shuki Levy & Haim Saban; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme by Dennis C. Brown & Chuck Lorre; Scooby-Doo (1969) theme by David Mook & Ben Raleigh; The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984) theme by Hoyt Curtin; G.I. Joe theme by Ford Kinder & Spencer Michlin; Adventures of the Gummi Bears theme by Michael & Patty Silversher; Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers theme by Mark Mueller; My Little Pony theme by Ford Klinder, Anne Bryant, & Barry Harman; "JEM – Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous" by Barry Harman; The Transformers theme by Ford Kinder & Anne Bryant; "DuckTales" by Mark Mueller

arranged by: VoicePlay

release date: 30 March 2018

My favorite bits:

kicking things off with an extra dramatic fanfare

Layne's incredible ratchet sound and miming for the safe's lock dial in the Inspector Gadget theme

Earl giving an excellent Dr. Claw impression

the couch trio doing enthusiastic karate chops at the air 🥷 🐢

J.None taking over the bass line while Geoff sings lead

Layne making the pew-pew noises of the G.I. Joe lasers

Eli, Earl, and J delighting in how springy the couch cushions are at the start of the Gummi Bears theme

Layne and J crooning ♫ "my little brony" ♫ at Geoff while he scowls until he can't resist smiling anymore 🐎

Earl half-heartedly protesting at Eli and J singing the Misfits' part of the Jem! theme whlie he's wearing their signature colors / print

all the electronic-sounding elements they added to the Transformers theme

♫ "here in… Duckburg" ♫ ::quack:: 🦆

Gotta get in a bell chord somewhere, and that's a very good spot.

finishing on a joyful ♫ "Woo-ooo!" ♫

Eli quietly playing with a Transformer and Earl's enthusiastic "Cowabunga, dude!" in the outro

Trivia:

○ This was the first full-length video released on VoicePlay's YouTube channel in 2018. They started the year with a short video of "Happy Birthday", in between two collaborations they had recorded the previous fall that are on other channels — "Waving Through a Window" with Kurth Hugo Schneider, and "Look What You Made Me Do" with pocket.watch.

○ According to their replies to some YouTube comments, there was quite a debate about which songs to include or not, and "Thunder Cats was about a 2 hour argument. Shoes were thrown." 😆

○ Despite being very recognizable as The Smurfs theme, the version of the "La La Song" with lyrics was only used for the show's opening credits during season 2 in the U.S. However, an instrumental version was used for the closing credits from then on.

○ At least one of the guys came by his martial arts moves honestly. Eli studied karate from age six until he was sixteen.

○ For the Scooby-Doo theme, VoicePlay combined the original 1969 song from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (which was still airing in reruns) with some jazzier elements from the 1984 New Scooby Doo Mysteries opening.

○ The silliness in the YouTube description for this one is another misheard lyric — "JIM is truly outrageous / Truly Truly Truly outrageous / Woh oh oh JIM - JIM!!!" // "That's such a weird song. Who the heck is Jim anyway..?"

○ The guys' shirts reflect some of their childhood favorites:

Eli — Scrooge McDuck from DuckTales half-buried in the gold pile in his money vault with the inscription "living the dream"

Earl — Ultimate Warrior (WWF / WWE) facepaint, sort of referencing Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, though the show was cancelled before that character could appear; bonus charteuse zebra-print leggings for The Misfits from Jem! and the Holograms

J.None — face masks of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which aired into the mid-90s for the younger guy)

Geoff — Autobot mask symbol from The Transformers

Layne — Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony (a slight cheat with a character from the 2010s series, but probably inspired by one or more of his daughters). I cannot for the life of me figure out where that specific design came from, but I found a couple close-ish approximations.

○ Layne posted some videos of both the final rehearsal and cleanup process on his Instagram.

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Those light diffusers can be a handful.

[burningblake]

rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then list 10 songs you really like, each by a different artist. then tag 10 people to do the same thing.

tagged by these two lovely ladies @robntunney & @lizzybennets 🥰💜

10 tracks from my “currently on repeat” playlist:

Take a look around you - kai engel

Alicia vive - alberto iglesias

Give and take - michael vignola

Uncovered - joseph william Morgan

Like leaves of a lotus - Francis wells

Boite a Musique - Anne Sophie Versnaeyen

ugly - Dylan Conrique

Baby blue - Dylan Conrique

Ne pleure pas - Anne Sophie Versnaeyen

Forever in this World - Anne Sophie Versnaeyen, Gabriel saban

+ 10 songs I really like (by 10 different artists):

Take a look around you - kai engel

After all - Dylan Conrique

Chord Left - Agnes Obel

Forever in this World - Anne Sophie Versnaeyen, Gabriel saban

Uncovered - joseph william Morgan

Glue - Nat & Alex Wolff

Danca do Vampiro - Asa de Aguia

Sad - UNLOGIX

Love Stream - Brice Davoli

Love Survive - Michael Nau

I tag: @bookaholicthoughts, @lordbelacqua, @dumbfilmschoolkid, @matt-casey, @elena-gilbert, @tisdae

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SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE: Surrealism in the USA: The Complete Contents of the Suppressed Surrealist Issue of "Socialist Review" - Guest Editor Ron Sakolsky. Editorial: A Note to the Readers of RACE TRAITOR; Ron Sakolsky: Return of the Suppressed, Introduction - Surrealist Subversion in Chicago; Franklin Rosemont: Surrealism, Poetry, & Politics; Danny Postel: An Interview With Penelope Rosemont; David Roediger: Radical HIstory Without Surrealism; Anne Olson: The marvelous Against the Sacred; Paul Garon: Houston Baker's Blues Position; Joseph Jablonski: Their Millenium and Ours; Mari Jo Marchnight: Surrealism and Women's Liberation; Penelope Rosemont: Ody Saban - Surrealist and Outsider; Don LaCoss: Conflicting Views of Surrealism - Vaneigem vs. Kelley; Robin D.G. Kelley: A New Look at the Communist Manifesto; FROM THE SIXTIES TO THE NEW MILLENIUM: Nancy Joyce Peters: Long Live the Living! Les Blank's Always for Pleasure; Paul Buhle: Herbert Marcuse, Surrealism, & Us; Herert Marcuse: Interview With the Surrealist Journal L'Archibras; Joseph jablonski: Surrealist Implications of Chance; Philip Lamantia & Nancy Joyce Peters: Surrealism Today & Tomorrow; Robert Green: Against the Art Racket; The Chicago Surrealist Group: Maxwell Street Forevr! The Surrealist MOvement in the United States: Who Needs the WTO? Franklin Rosemont: The Only Game in Town: Surrealism and Play; SURREALIST GAMES: If He/She Were a Flower; Latent News; The Exquisite Corpse; Time-Travelers' Potlatch; INQUIRY: SURREALIST SUBVERSION IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Franklin Rosemont & Paul Garon: The Role of Inquiriy in Surrealist Research;

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halloween  had  barely  passed  and  joe’s  mind  had  jumped  to  christmas  already  .  while  october  had  been  so  busy  ,  the  detective  had  promised  himself  to  make  more  time  to  get  in  the  holiday  spirit  this  time  .  the  store  wasn’t  busy  yet  –  the  early  birds  out  to  catch  worms  probably  all  sleeping  today  after  a  long  spooky  night  (  oh  ,  how  much  he  wished  he  was  one  of  those  but  his  body  refused  lay-ins  past  8am  )  .  yet  ,  that  didn’t  make  the  first  christmas  shopping  any  easier  .  “  what  would  a  four  year  old  like  ?  “  half  assuming  that  it  was  an  employee  in  the  aisle  with  him  ,  joe  did  not  look  over  right  away  .  “  are  all  of  these  toys  fitting  ?  “  @corneliastarters

[gonehollywoodrp]

CONGRATULATIONS, TALIA! your role of EWAN MITCHELL has been accepted and we’re happy to welcome you to GONE HOLLYWOOD! now that your application has been accepted, here are a few things that you should do and we’re looking forward to seeing you on the dash!

send your account in within 24 hours.

follow everyone on the blog roll.

follow all the tracked tags.

make sure you’re following all the guidelines for your new role.

send us a message if you’d like a link to our OOC blog.

OOC:

NAME/ALIAS: talia

AGE: 31

TIME ZONE: pst

PRONOUNS: she/her

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IC:

PREFERRED CELEBRITY: ewan mitchell

BACKUP CELEBRITY: n/a

CELEBRITIES GENDER: male

CELEBRITIES PRONOUNS: he/him

AGE & BIRTHDAY: march 8th & 27

CAREER: actor

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OTHER:

WANTED CONNECTIONS: matt smith, olivia cooke, fabien frankel, phia saban, tom glynn-carney, emma d’arcy and anyone else he’s worked with!

GUIDELINES PASSWORD: rfp.

DO YOU WANT YOUR CELEBRITY INCLUDED IN THE GOSSIP BLOG?: rfp.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: rfp.

CAN YOU ENSURE THE GIFS YOU USE WERE EITHER MADE BY YOURSELF OR FROM A CREATOR WHO ALLOWS THEIR GIFS TO BE USED IN HOLLYWOOD ROLEPLAYS?: of course!

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ANYTHING ELSE:

MISC: ewan will have his own blog. i also play lily-rose, anya, zendaya, lily j, saoirse, alex, joseph, nicholas, keanu, will, glen, dylan, pedro, ayo & dua!

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☆ –– welcome to new york, DINO & MOXI! we get mystified by how this city seems to scream your name. please send in your accounts within 24 hours and check out our city map on your way in!

dino, you've been accepted as aksel mohn (betty a) with a fc of mason alexander park.

moxi, you've been accepted as filiz azbulut (hits different d) with a fc of ayca aysin turan.

moxi, you've been accepted as joseph saban (new romantics d) with a fc of oliver jackson-cohen.

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Alabama Triumphs Over South Florida in Unconventional Clash

By Joseph Correa

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Tampa, Fla.: Alabama's clash with South Florida was a rare spectacle, defying the traditions of Coach Nick Saban's tenure. Saban's Crimson Tide had never ventured into non-Power Five territory for an away game, setting the stage for intrigue.

In this atypical showdown, Alabama clinched a 17-3 victory at Raymond James Stadium, courtesy of a late touchdown by Ty Simpson.

Quarterbacks were again in the spotlight as Tyler Buchner made his Alabama starting debut, later relieved by Ty Simpson.

The night's hero was senior running back Roydell Williams, who delivered a career-best performance with 129 rushing yards and a crucial touchdown.

Yet, the true stars illuminated the defensive ranks. After a turnover-less bout against Texas, Alabama's defense roared to life against USF, securing a pivotal forced fumble and interception. The Bulls were stifled on four separate fourth-down attempts.

Malachi Moore's fourth-quarter interception set up Alabama's final scoring drive. A defensive powerhouse, Dallas Turner forced a fumble and racked up 2.5 sacks. The defense conceded only a first-quarter field goal due to a special teams mishap by Kool-Aid McKinstry.

With this win, Alabama stands at 2-1 this season, ready to embark on SEC play against Ole Miss next Saturday.

In summary, Alabama's venture into non-Power Five territory defied convention, yielding a victory even if it wasn't the most impressive of performances. Stellar defensive plays, Ty Simpson's emergence, and Roydell Williams' brilliance leave Crimson Tide fans with much to savor as they brace for SEC challenges.

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2023 Baltimore Orioles Famous Relations

#64 Dean Kremer: Grand-nephew of Saban Entertainment founder Haim Saban & writer Dr. Cheryl Saban. #67 Eduard Bazardo: Brother of former Broncos De Reynoso P Yorman Bazardo. #34 Danny Coulombe: Grandson of Ye Old Pub gunner & engineer the late Sgt. Bertrand Coulombe. #35 Adley Rutschman: Grandson of Linfield University Wildcats head football coach Ad Rutschman. #29 Ramón Urías: Brother of Milwaukee Brewers 3B Luis Urías. #34 Aaron Hicks: Son of former Walla Walla Padres OF Joseph Hicks and husband of former pro golfer Cheyenne Woods Hicks. #47 John Means: Husband of former Orlando Pride G Caroline Means. Assistant coach José Hernández: Son-in-law of former Delmarva Shorebirds manager Juan Gómez and cousin of former Sugar Land Skeeters 2B Luis Figueroa. 1B coach Anthony Sanders: Former husband of olympic skier the late Denise Sanders. 3B coach Tony Mansolino: Son of former Capitol City Bombers manager Doug Mansolino.

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Mobile muses list!

Marvel muses.

Christina Palmer. Rachel McAdams.

Makkari. Lauren Ridloff.

Kate Bishop. Hailee Steinfield.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Percy Jackson. Walker Scobell.

*Disclaimer: I am still reading the books and will be basing my portrayal on both the show and books as I read along.

ACOTAR muses.

Rhysand. Sükrü Özyildiz

Cassian. Can Yaman.

Azriel. Toni Mahfud.

Eris Vanserra. Joseph Morgan.

ASOIAF/HOTD muses.

Robb Stark. Richard Madden.

Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Lee Pace. Request only.

Harwin Strong. Ryan Corr.

Cregan Stark. Leo Suter. Request only.

Laena Velaryon. Nanna Blondell. Request only.

Baela Targaryen. Shani Smethurst (young). Bethany Antonia.

Alicent Hightower. Emily Carey (young). Olivia Cooke.

Aegon ii Targaryen. Ty Tennant (young). Tom Glynn-Carney.

Helaena Targaryen. Evie Allen (young). Phia Saban.

Aemond Targaryen. Leo Ashton (young). Ewan Mitchell.

Aegon Targaryen. Lucky Blue Smith. Son of Baelon and Alyssa.

The Last Kingdom.

Sihtric Kjartansson. Arnas Fedaravivius.

Gisela. Peri Baumeister.

Original Characters.

Eris Hale. Jessica Chastain. Fandomless. Carrd.

Leo Hale. Neil Ellice. Fandomless. Info.

Nelene. Katheryn Winnick. ASOIAF. Info.

Neera of Lys. Anya Taylor-Joy. HOTD. Info. Connection

Lady Dahlia Arryn. Marina Moschen. HOTD. Info.

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(Repost) POWER/RANGERS (2015) fan film shows why grim-dark is grim-dumb

Note: This article was originally posted February 25th, 2015 on the Agony Booth, which I used to write for. Since that site is sadly no longer with us, I’m reposting my old articles here.

If you’ve been following my writing for a while, you’ve probably picked up that I detest hollow, needlessly cynical, faux-mature “gritty” reimaginings of once colorful and optimistic characters and franchises. It’s a juvenile, self-absorbed misunderstanding of the entire concept of maturity to think that simply being darker makes something better or more complex. And seeing grown men constantly demanding a beloved franchise become more “adult” simply to soothe their own insecurities about still liking something intended for children only robs it of everything they enjoyed about it in the first place.

Lately, the studio most guilty of this trend is Warner Brothers, as you can see in basically every DC superhero film made this century. But they’re far from alone. Star Trek and Spider-Man have gotten the same treatment, and Fantastic Four is next in line. It seems just about everyone outside of Marvel Studios have decided that superheroes just aren’t allowed to be fun anymore.

So with the promise of a Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers movie in 2016, I can’t help but become anxious as I wait to see what form the film will take. Will Saban elect to stick to the fun (if campy) tone that’s kept the TV series going for more than two decades now? Or will they bow to blockbuster trends and give us a drab, joyless, self-conscious drag? Only time will tell.

In the meantime, however, we’ve been given an unexpected gift: a glimpse at a possible future, and a worst case scenario for how a “dark and gritty” Power Rangers movie could end up. Joseph Kahn, the offbeat, eccentric genius behind Torque, Detention, and the best music video Taylor Swift ever made, has released a 12-minute fan film entitled POWER/RANGERS, and like everything else Kahn has done, it’s... something else.

It shows a dystopian future in which Earth has been taken over by the Machine Empire (if you don’t know your Power Rangers lore, the Machine Empire is... well, exactly what they sound like). The Rangers are all grown up and their lives have gone horribly wrong. Blue Ranger Billy has become a weapons manufacturer, Yellow Ranger Trini is dead, Red Ranger Jason was murdered after his wedding to Pink Ranger Kimberly by Bulk and Skull (who later OD on meth), Black Ranger Zack is a fitness guru that spends all his time doing hookers and blow, and Green Ranger Tommy is a wanted man living on the streets.

The main focus is on Kimberly (played by eternal fancasting favorite Katee Sackhoff), who’s being interrogated by Rocky (played by unicorn slayer James Van Der Beek), formerly the second Red Ranger and now an agent of the Machine Empire. Rocky wants to capture Tommy, as he’s suspected of murdering the other Rangers. To say any more would be to spoil the film (in as much as you can spoil a 12-minute movie), but suffice to say, it doesn’t end well for anyone.

I have to admit, the film threw me the first time I watched it. Being already worn out by so many grimdark reboots of things I love, and apprehensive about the possibility of the same happening to my beloved Power Rangers, the whole thing felt almost like a slap in the face.

Watching Bulk and Skull, two of the most enduring, lovable characters in the show’s history, being portrayed as foul-mouthed white trash who sell out the human race to aliens, murder their friends, and then die of drug overdoses was basically the equivalent of watching Winnie the Pooh go postal on the Hundred Acre Wood. But after watching it through a few more times, it became clear that what I was seeing was not meant to be taken remotely seriously. It’s a Joseph Kahn film, after all. In his own words in the video description, this is his “take on the FAN FILM”.

In an interview with HitFix, Kahn had this to say.

Kahn:

I’ve seen repurposed stuff on the Internet where they take a property that’s serious and make it even more so, like a Batman fan film or something like that, or a video game or whatever. I’ve actually seen stuff like where they’ve taken ridiculous stuff like Mario Brothers, and then tried to make the dark and gritty version, and they obviously play it for laughs. I think the trick that I really wanted to do with this was to make that dark and gritty version that everybody keeps talking about, but really do it. Really see if I could totally accomplish it with essentially a really incredible, incredibly silly property.

In that context, POWER/RANGERS makes a lot more sense. He’s making fun of the fad of grit-ification but taken it to its furthest extreme by playing it completely straight. It’s a commentary not just on the film industry, but also on fan films themselves. I’ve watched plenty of fan films before, and I know that what Kahn is saying is true: many of them take themselves far, far too seriously. In fact, a grimdark Power Rangers fan film was released not long ago, only without any of the irony of Kahn’s version.*

(*I can no longer find the video I was talking about, use your imagination ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

So the fact that Khan’s film is meant as a joke is clear. How effective a joke is debatable, however, because the reactions to this thing have been all over the place. For fans like myself, either the joke didn’t register, or it did and they just didn’t like it. Many others, who either aren’t fans or only casual fans who haven’t watched the show since they were kids, took the thing 100% seriously and seem to think it’s the greatest idea ever. All over the internet, headlines are calling it “badass”, and commenters are saying this is exactly what they want the actual Power Rangers movie to be.

For me, this raises questions about the very nature of satire. To what extent is a comedian responsible when people don’t get the joke? This isn’t a new issue; Remember last year, when Stephen Colbert got called a racist for a joke on his show that went completely over the heads of certain people? Or how about all those guys who saw Fight Club and then went out and formed actual fight clubs, completely missing that the movie was a condemnation of that sort of empty macho posturing?

It’s hard to find fault with the film in this case, because arguably making the point any more explicit would be to compromise it. Part of the joke is that, for the most part, there’s no winking at the camera or transparent self-awareness. It’s taking the most over-the-top extremes and being completely serious in their presentation, which is, in and of itself, the joke. This isn’t a Robot Chicken sketch. It’s an experiment to show just how far the idea of a dark and gritty reboot can go and why it’s ultimately a dumb and futile enterprise.

So I can’t really fault Kahn for being too subtle. At the same time, much like Fight Club, it’s really hard to enjoy the film as a piece of satire, simply because the reaction to it irks me. All I can think is, “A lot of people out there actually, unironically want this,” and the thought just depresses me. If taking this concept to its worst extreme doesn’t show people what a terrible idea it is, what could? And what if Saban and Lionsgate take the response to Kahn’s fan film as a sign that there’s a market for this vision of Power Rangers, and take the actual film in this direction? It’s not out of the realm of possibility. Remember those awful Mortal Kombat web shorts Kevin Tancharoen made that landed him a job making a real Mortal Kombat feature film? (Sure, it didn’t end up happening, but still.)

Joseph Kahn will not be making a Power Rangers movie. He’s openly said he has no interest in it, and that’s for the best. A feature-length version of POWER/RANGERS would be utterly pointless. The joke works as a simple short film, but dragging it out for two hours would get old fast. Better that he’s free to pursue his own projects and interests, and I’m excited to see what he does next. In the meantime, he’s certainly left us with something to think about, if nothing else.

Final thought: I believe the most telling and interesting thing about POWER/RANGERS is that when you get down to it, it’s not really any more “mature” or “adult” than the actual show, despite its aesthetic shift. It may not be safe for kids anymore, but it’s still (very deliberately) mindless junk food. The characters are just as flat and devoid of personality, the premise is just as silly, and the plot is just as nonsensical and formulaic. It’s still mainly an excuse to watch people fight in rubber suits. The only real upside is that the acting is generally better, and the effects are vastly improved. That’s pretty much the film’s ultimate lesson: simply making something darker and more realistic doesn’t improve shit. If anything, it just makes it dumber.