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Now in glorious HD

Ghost Burger, a film by Lee Hardcastle

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James Wilby in group photos taken from the premiere of "Vindication Swim" at The Curzon Mayfair on February 28, 2024 in London, England. (Edited pictures first and full images after.)

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by John Stonestreet and Timothy D. Padgett

Worldview has been done badly but, as a movement, it’s been largely self-corrective. Some of the earliest champions of Christian worldview, such as Herman Bavinck and Herman Dooyeweerd, pushed worldview thinking away from the confusions of German rationalism. Almost every popular champion of Christian worldview, from James Sire to Nancy Pearcey to Francis Schaeffer to…

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🎯 R.C. Sproul "La théologie féministe peut conduire à une vision du monde qui est trop centrée sur l'homme, au détriment de la souveraineté de Dieu."

🎯 John MacArthur "La théologie féministe est une tentative de redéfinir le christianisme pour qu'il corresponde aux valeurs du monde moderne, plutôt que de laisser le monde se conformer au christianisme."

🎯 Albert Mohler "La théologie féministe peut conduire à une interprétation de la Bible qui est basée sur l'idéologie plutôt que sur le texte lui-même."

🎯 Wayne Grudem "La théologie féministe peut créer une division au sein de l'Église en créant des tensions entre les hommes et les femmes."

🎯 D.A. Carson "La théologie féministe peut mener à une compréhension erronée de la nature de Dieu et de sa relation avec l'humanité."

🎯 Francis Schaeffer "Le féminisme, en cherchant à subvertir les rôles traditionnels, peut conduire à une déconstruction de la famille et de la société."

🎯 James Dobson "La théologie féministe peut contribuer à la confusion et à la fragmentation des rôles de genre, ce qui affaiblit la société."

🎯 John Piper "La théologie féministe peut conduire à une interprétation de la Bible qui ignore les enseignements clairs sur la soumission et l'autorité."

🎯 Chuck Colson "La théologie féministe peut être une source de division et de conflit au sein de l'Église."

🎯 Tim Keller "Le féminisme, en cherchant à égaliser les hommes et les femmes, peut parfois manquer de reconnaître les différences fondamentales entre les sexes."

🎯 D. A. Carson "La théologie féministe, en cherchant à réinterpréter les Écritures, risque de déformer le message biblique original."

🎯 John MacArthur "La théologie féministe est une tentative de rébellion contre l'autorité divine établie dans les Écritures."

🎯 R. Albert Mohler "La théologie féministe ne fait que refléter les tendances culturelles plutôt que de s'ancrer dans la vérité biblique."

🎯 C. S. Lewis "Le féminisme, en cherchant à établir l'égalité, peut parfois ignorer les différences essentielles entre les sexes qui sont ancrées dans la création."

🎯 J. I. Packer "La théologie féministe peut mener à une interprétation erronée des Écritures, en plaçant l'expérience humaine au-dessus de la révélation divine."

🎯 Nancy Pearcey "La théologie féministe, en cherchant à redéfinir le rôle des femmes, peut en réalité renforcer les stéréotypes qu'elle prétend combattre."

🎯 David Wells "La théologie féministe reflète souvent une vision du monde qui est plus influencée par la culture que par la tradition chrétienne."

🎯 Michael Horton "En cherchant à réformer la théologie, le féminisme peut parfois perdre de vue l'essence même de la foi chrétienne."

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The Vagrant will be released on Blu-ray on February 7 via Arrow Video. Robert Hack designed the new cover art for the 1992 horror comedy film; the original art is on the reverse side.

Special effects great Chris Walas (Gremlins, The Fly) directs from a script by Richard Jefferies (Cold Creek Manor, Man of the House). Bill Paxton stars with Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, and Colleen Camp.

The Vagrant has been newly restored in 2k from the original camera negative with original lossless stereo 2.0 audio. Read on for the special features.

Special features:

Interview with director Chris Walas (new)

Interview with actor Marshall Bell (new)

Interview with actor Michael Ironside (new)

Interview with actress Colleen Camp (new)

Theatrical trailer

Image gallery

Booklet written by film critic Chris Hallock and Vagrant super-fan James Pearcey (first pressing only)

Mild-mannered financial clerk Graham Krakowski (Bill Paxton) buys a run-down starter home only to discover a vagrant, living in the empty lot across the street, keeps appearing inside. Attempts to remove the homeless man lead to a feud that spirals out of control and tests Graham’s sanity as the vagrant engages him in twisted mind games, defiling his home, and framing him for gruesome murders.

Pre-order The Vagrant.

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Today’s Public Library Trade Paperback entry is Scotland Yard by French author Dobbs and French artist/illustrator Stéphane Perger. The graphic novel is translated and published by Dark Horse Comics and collects Scotland Yard issues 1 and 2. The graphic novel is described as follows:

When Inspector Gregson is found responsible for the escape of two psychopathic criminals during a botched prisoner transfer, he’s given the opportunity to redeem himself by leading the manhunt to recapture the dangerous felons. But to do so, he may need to forge deadly new alliances on the other side of the law.

There are a couple of things that stand out here. First the art. Perger’s art is simply amazing. The pages look painted rather than drawn on the page. The art style is perfect when rendering the grittiness of Victorian era London, in which this graphic novel is based in.

The story itself involves a blend of fictional characters from British literature and real life people. Some are part of the story and some are mentioned in reference to other characters. Here is a list of some of the characters I was able to identify:

Mary Pearcey: Murdered lovers wife and hung December 1890. Was considered to be a potential Ripper candidate (Real) 

Inspector Tobias Gregson: Sherlock Holmes character (Fictional)

Inspector Frederick Abbeline: Chief Inspector for the London Metropolitan Police durng the Jack the Ripper investigator (Real)

Commissioner Fix: Created by author Dobbs? (Fictional)

Bram Stoker: Irish author of the novel Dracula (real)

Phileas Fogg: Main character from Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days (fictional)

Professor James Moriarty: Main antagonist of Sherlock Holmes (fictional)

Colonel Sebastian Moran: Villain from Sir Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories (fictional)

Murdstone Jr:: Possible son to Charles Dickens character Edward Murdstone from the novel David Copperfield? (fictional)

Inspector Bradstreet: Character from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories (fictional)

Faustine Clerval: character by comic author Hobbs found in some of his other works such as Mister Hyde vs. Frankenstein (fictional)

The Black Museum: Scotland Yard Crime Museum (real)

Carfax: Unsure if related to Holmes story The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax or to Carfax House/ Abbey from Dracula (fictional?)

R. M. Renfield: from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (fictional)

Dr. John Seward: from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (fictional)

Wiggins: from Sherlock Holmes (fictional)

Adolf Verloc: spy/anarchist in The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad (fictional)

Inspector G. Lestrade: From Sherlock Holmes (fictional)

Dr. Frederick Treves: Doctor who treated and befriended Joseph Merrick, better known as The Elephant Man (real)

Joseph Merrick: Known as The Elephant Man (real)

Henry Irving: actor and business partner of Bram Stoker (real)

If you’re a fan of British literature from the late 19th century such as the kind created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Bram Stoker and their contemporaries, give this graphic novel a try. I think you might like it as I did.

For Further Reading:

Perger, Stéphane from the Magus of the Library website

Stéphane Perger from the Lambiek Comiclopedia

[500wordtheology]

One Christianity

    I recently had the opportunity to engage in conversation with an anti-theist on Twitter. We were discussing the topic of the No True Scotsman Fallacy (a subject featured in a future blog post) and specifically where it does not apply to Christianity in spite of it often being misused regarding that subject.

    The conversation, sadly, did not go well.

    The point he kept repeating over and over was that “all Christians claim their version of Christianity is the right one, and you [me] are doing the same thing.” What he refused to see was that at no point did I ever profess “my” version of anything.

    I do not have a version of Christianity. There is one “version” and it belongs to Christ.

    It is quite true that throughout history many people have discussed and/or fought over what exactly that entails, what “real” Christianity is. And many have drawn lines in the sand stating that it is “my way or the highway.” Essentially you either believe their version or you are wrong. 

    Quite possibly every person who does that is themselves wrong.

    Why? Because when we start claiming anything to do with *us* (ie. “my version” or “my interpretations” or anything of the sort) we utterly miss the truth of God. God is God, we are not. The correct version belongs to Him, not to us. We may be in alignment with that version (and we should strive to be) but even if we are it is never ours. It is always His. The very idea that it somehow belongs to us is a wide-open door to let Pride waltz into our lives and take control.

    We can believe true things or believe false things. But if we believe false things our belief does not magically transform the false things into the truth. This is why I feel an approach using the concept of Alignment is so wise. When we are in alignment with truth, it changes us, not truth. Truth is truth whether we are in OR out of alignment with it. Put bluntly, truth doesn’t care what we think. It marches onward.

    I bring this up as a reminder to Christians and non-Christians alike. There is one Christianity. It is determined by God, not by man. The mere men who point us toward it (Peter, Paul, James, Augustine, Aquinas, Lewis, Wright, Pearcey, Chesterton, Spurgeon, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.) point to Christ, not to themselves. Not to their beliefs (though they may at times share them with us) but to God’s truth. And if you have any interest in learning that truth - of being in alignment with it - I encourage you to seek God. He will tell you of HIS truth. He will certainly give you people in this life to help, but ultimately it is not about them or their beliefs. It is certainly not about me or what I personally think. It is, rightfully, about God’s objective truth.

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Antoni Maiovvi - Abdullah - soundtrack for the short film Abdullah, written & directed by Evrim Ersoy (embedded below)

Abdullah is a mini cab driver who lives in a small flat with men from his hometown in Turkey. He’s a fairly devoted Muslim man whose everyday existence consists of a humdrum routine: driving people around London but never going anywhere himself. He is a lonely man, ignored by those around him, ignored by those who know him and even ignored by the city he exists in. He encounters people at the restaurant, at the barber shop, in his cab and at the cabbie stop. Everyone looks through him, choosing not to see him. An encounter with a young man promises the beginning of something – but Abdullah’s loneliness is too large to conquer. He becomes alive for one brief moment, he violently destroys the only promise he ever had – and then the routine consumes Abdullah, once again. Shot on Kodak 35mm (4perf Anamorphic), finished at 4k. Stereo mix included here, but originally mixed as 5.1

Credits: Ne'er Do Well Productions Ltd. Written and Directed - Evrim Ersoy Produced - James Pearcey & Russell Would Co-Producer - Katherine O’Shea Director of Photography - Stephen Murphy Music Composed - Antoni Maiovvi & The Karakura Orchestra Edited – Russell Would Sound Design & Mix – Robert Davis Sound Recordist – Christopher West

Cast Abdullah - Gabriel Horn Handsome Young Man - Matthew Noble Ali - Aidan Creegan Barber - Murat Erkek Waiter - Rami Nasr Huseyin - Robin Kirwan Businessman – Lucien Morgan Sad Woman – Carla Harrison-Hodge

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Born out of his Jamaica sound system roots, DJ Kool Herc changed the face of the planet in the 1970’s resourcefully creating something out of nothing called Hip-Hop. Heavy bass, scratching, break dancing, rap, graffiti art and dress code, mixing old flavours making new fresh statements are at the core of the culture's expression. All of these component parts of HIP HOP, I love, live for and are the driving forces behind what drove me to write, produce, finance and direct my contribution to the culture called Hip Hop Cafe. A short film for real HIP HOP heads globally, this one is for you. As far as I am aware a film like hasn’t existed until now. Have a watch, like it, share it, and hit me up if you want to see HOP CAFE 2 Follow Hip Hop Cafe Website: http://bit.ly/2jrVquB Instagram: instagram.com/hiphopcafefilm Twitter: twitter.com/HipHopCafeFilm Credits Written, directed and produced by Robbie Samuels http://bit.ly/2FGaaPf Producers: James Pearcey, Pranav Arya, Russell Would Line Producers: Romain Richard, Alex Olivares & Patrick Greene Cast Jack: Osy Ikhile Jenny: Carla Harrison-Hodge Marge: Shola Adewusi Bonita: Jenny Mayers Waitress: Ania Sowinski Waiter: Tom Haywood Chess Player: Tunji Falana Hov: Gary Beadle Mr Dobalina: Masashi Fujimoto Saxophone man: Miguel D'Oliveira Chef: Femi Houghton Production Director of Photography: Andrew Kuchanny Production Designer: Vicky Hurley Editor: Paul Boobyer Costume Designer: Anne-Aurélie Pillet First Ad: Chris Malin Second Ad: Sam Bokma Gaffer: Jim Agnew Spark: Edward Hiscox Production Assistants: Claire Nolan & Huw Edwards DIT: Henri Plint Prop Buyer: Felicity Wetherell 1st AC: Calvin Day 2nd AC: Abi Hurcomb Grip: Carl ’Lump’ Dunn Sound Recordist: Rowan October Wardrobe Assistant: Hanna Szirmai Makeup Artist: Jessica Goh Stills Photography: Cregg St. Rose Catering: Mamma & Honnie Tang Post-Production Titles and Credit Design: Mark One & Bentley Middlewick Digital Distortion Pre-Visualisation: Dan Sollis & Phil Trease Time Based Arts Post Producer: Sean Ewins Compositing: Jamie Crofts, Ralph Briscoe Additional Compositing: Linda Cieniawska Colourist: Jack McGinty Vaudeville Sound Supervisor: Scott Marshall Re-Recording Mixer: Luke Hatfield Dialogue Editor: Vincenzo Bosa Sound Designer: Tom Joyce Music Original Music by: Golden Kimono Dedicated to Nick, a man that loved the music more than most.

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Born out of his Jamaica sound system roots, DJ Kool Herc changed the face of the planet in the 1970’s resourcefully creating something out of nothing called Hip-Hop. Heavy bass, scratching, break dancing, rap, graffiti art and dress code, mixing old flavours making new fresh statements are at the core of the culture's expression. All of these component parts of HIP HOP, I love, live for and are the driving forces behind what drove me to write, produce, finance and direct my contribution to the culture called Hip Hop Cafe. A short film for real HIP HOP heads globally, this one is for you. As far as I am aware a film like this hasn’t existed until now. Have a watch, like it, share it, and hit me up if you want to see HIP HOP CAFE 2 Follow Hip Hop Cafe Website: https://ift.tt/2rgrp4v Instagram: instagram.com/hiphopcafefilm Twitter: twitter.com/HipHopCafeFilm Credits Written, directed and produced by Robbie Samuels www.superrocketman.com Producers: James Pearcey, Pranav Arya, Russell Would Line Producers: Romain Richard, Alex Olivares & Patrick Greene Cast Jack: Osy Ikhile Jenny: Carla Harrison-Hodge Marge: Shola Adewusi Bonita: Jenny Mayers Waitress: Ania Sowinski Waiter: Tom Haywood Chess Player: Tunji Falana Hov: Gary Beadle Mr Dobalina: Masashi Fujimoto Saxophone man: Miguel D'Oliveira Chef: Femi Houghton Production Director of Photography: Andrew Kuchanny Production Designer: Vicky Hurley Editor: Paul Boobyer Costume Designer: Anne-Aurélie Pillet First Ad: Chris Malin Second Ad: Sam Bokma Gaffer: Jim Agnew Spark: Edward Hiscox Production Assistants: Claire Nolan & Huw Edwards DIT: Henri Plint Prop Buyer: Felicity Wetherell 1st AC: Calvin Day 2nd AC: Abi Hurcomb Grip: Carl ’Lump’ Dunn Sound Recordist: Rowan October Wardrobe Assistant: Hanna Szirmai Makeup Artist: Jessica Goh Stills Photography: Cregg St. Rose Catering: Mamma & Honnie Tang Post-Production Titles and Credit Design: Mark One & Bentley Middlewick Digital Distortion Pre-Visualisation: Dan Sollis & Phil Trease Time Based Arts Post Producer: Sean Ewins Compositing: Jamie Crofts, Ralph Briscoe Additional Compositing: Linda Cieniawska Colourist: Jack McGinty Vaudeville Sound Supervisor: Scott Marshall Re-Recording Mixer: Luke Hatfield Dialogue Editor: Vincenzo Bosa Sound Designer: Tom Joyce Music Original Music by: Golden Kimono Dedicated to Nick, a man that loved the music more than most.

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Born out of his Jamaica sound system roots, DJ Kool Herc changed the face of the planet in the 1970’s resourcefully creating something out of nothing called Hip-Hop. Heavy bass, scratching, break dancing, rap, graffiti art and dress code, mixing old flavours making new fresh statements are at the core of the culture's expression. All of these component parts of HIP HOP, I love, live for and are the driving forces behind what drove me to write, produce, finance and direct my contribution to the culture called Hip Hop Cafe. A short film for real HIP HOP heads globally, this one is for you. As far as I am aware a film like this hasn’t existed until now. Have a watch, like it, share it, and hit me up if you want to see HIP HOP CAFE 2 Follow Hip Hop Cafe Website: https://ift.tt/2rgrp4v Instagram: instagram.com/hiphopcafefilm Twitter: twitter.com/HipHopCafeFilm Credits Written, directed and produced by Robbie Samuels www.superrocketman.com Producers: James Pearcey, Pranav Arya, Russell Would Line Producers: Romain Richard, Alex Olivares & Patrick Greene Cast Jack: Osy Ikhile Jenny: Carla Harrison-Hodge Marge: Shola Adewusi Bonita: Jenny Mayers Waitress: Ania Sowinski Waiter: Tom Haywood Chess Player: Tunji Falana Hov: Gary Beadle Mr Dobalina: Masashi Fujimoto Saxophone man: Miguel D'Oliveira Chef: Femi Houghton Production Director of Photography: Andrew Kuchanny Production Designer: Vicky Hurley Editor: Paul Boobyer Costume Designer: Anne-Aurélie Pillet First Ad: Chris Malin Second Ad: Sam Bokma Gaffer: Jim Agnew Spark: Edward Hiscox Production Assistants: Claire Nolan & Huw Edwards DIT: Henri Plint Prop Buyer: Felicity Wetherell 1st AC: Calvin Day 2nd AC: Abi Hurcomb Grip: Carl ’Lump’ Dunn Sound Recordist: Rowan October Wardrobe Assistant: Hanna Szirmai Makeup Artist: Jessica Goh Stills Photography: Cregg St. Rose Catering: Mamma & Honnie Tang Post-Production Titles and Credit Design: Mark One & Bentley Middlewick Digital Distortion Pre-Visualisation: Dan Sollis & Phil Trease Time Based Arts Post Producer: Sean Ewins Compositing: Jamie Crofts, Ralph Briscoe Additional Compositing: Linda Cieniawska Colourist: Jack McGinty Vaudeville Sound Supervisor: Scott Marshall Re-Recording Mixer: Luke Hatfield Dialogue Editor: Vincenzo Bosa Sound Designer: Tom Joyce Music Original Music by: Golden Kimono Dedicated to Nick, a man that loved the music more than most.

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Born out of his Jamaica sound system roots, DJ Kool Herc changed the face of the planet in the 1970’s resourcefully creating something out of nothing called Hip-Hop. Heavy bass, scratching, break dancing, rap, graffiti art and dress code, mixing old flavours making new fresh statements are at the core of the culture's expression. All of these component parts of HIP HOP, I love, live for and are the driving forces behind what drove me to write, produce, finance and direct my contribution to the culture called Hip Hop Cafe. A short film for real HIP HOP heads globally, this one is for you. As far as I am aware a film like hasn’t existed until now. Have a watch, like it, share it, and hit me up if you want to see HOP CAFE 2 Follow Hip Hop Cafe Website: https://ift.tt/2rgrp4v Instagram: instagram.com/hiphopcafefilm Twitter: twitter.com/HipHopCafeFilm Credits Written, directed and produced by Robbie Samuels www.superrocketman.com Producers: James Pearcey, Pranav Arya, Russell Would Line Producers: Romain Richard, Alex Olivares & Patrick Greene Cast Jack: Osy Ikhile Jenny: Carla Harrison-Hodge Marge: Shola Adewusi Bonita: Jenny Mayers Waitress: Ania Sowinski Waiter: Tom Haywood Chess Player: Tunji Falana Hov: Gary Beadle Mr Dobalina: Masashi Fujimoto Saxophone man: Miguel D'Oliveira Chef: Femi Houghton Production Director of Photography: Andrew Kuchanny Production Designer: Vicky Hurley Editor: Paul Boobyer Costume Designer: Anne-Aurélie Pillet First Ad: Chris Malin Second Ad: Sam Bokma Gaffer: Jim Agnew Spark: Edward Hiscox Production Assistants: Claire Nolan & Huw Edwards DIT: Henri Plint Prop Buyer: Felicity Wetherell 1st AC: Calvin Day 2nd AC: Abi Hurcomb Grip: Carl ’Lump’ Dunn Sound Recordist: Rowan October Wardrobe Assistant: Hanna Szirmai Makeup Artist: Jessica Goh Stills Photography: Cregg St. Rose Catering: Mamma & Honnie Tang Post-Production Titles and Credit Design: Mark One & Bentley Middlewick Digital Distortion Pre-Visualisation: Dan Sollis & Phil Trease Time Based Arts Post Producer: Sean Ewins Compositing: Jamie Crofts, Ralph Briscoe Additional Compositing: Linda Cieniawska Colourist: Jack McGinty Vaudeville Sound Supervisor: Scott Marshall Re-Recording Mixer: Luke Hatfield Dialogue Editor: Vincenzo Bosa Sound Designer: Tom Joyce Music Original Music by: Golden Kimono Dedicated to Nick, a man that loved the music more than most.

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Hip Hop Cafe from superrocketman on Vimeo.

Born out of his Jamaica sound system roots, DJ Kool Herc changed the face of the planet in the 1970’s resourcefully creating something out of nothing called Hip-Hop. Heavy bass, scratching, break dancing, rap, graffiti art and dress code, mixing old flavours making new fresh statements are at the core of the culture's expression. All of these component parts of HIP HOP, I love, live for and are the driving forces behind what drove me to write, produce, finance and direct my contribution to the culture called Hip Hop Cafe.

A short film for real HIP HOP heads globally, this one is for you. As far as I am aware a film like hasn’t existed until now. Have a watch, like it, share it, and hit me up if you want to see HOP CAFE 2

Follow Hip Hop Cafe Website: hiphopcafefilm.co.uk Instagram: instagram.com/hiphopcafefilm Twitter: twitter.com/HipHopCafeFilm

Credits

Written, directed and produced by Robbie Samuels superrocketman.com Producers: James Pearcey, Pranav Arya, Russell Would Line Producers: Romain Richard, Alex Olivares & Patrick Greene

Cast

Jack: Osy Ikhile Jenny: Carla Harrison-Hodge Marge: Shola Adewusi Bonita: Jenny Mayers Waitress: Ania Sowinski Waiter: Tom Haywood Chess Player: Tunji Falana Hov: Gary Beadle Mr Dobalina: Masashi Fujimoto Saxophone man: Miguel D'Oliveira Chef: Femi Houghton

Production

Director of Photography: Andrew Kuchanny Production Designer: Vicky Hurley Editor: Paul Boobyer Costume Designer: Anne-Aurélie Pillet First Ad: Chris Malin Second Ad: Sam Bokma Gaffer: Jim Agnew Spark: Edward Hiscox

Production Assistants: Claire Nolan & Huw Edwards DIT: Henri Plint Prop Buyer: Felicity Wetherell 1st AC: Calvin Day 2nd AC: Abi Hurcomb Grip: Carl ’Lump’ Dunn Sound Recordist: Rowan October Wardrobe Assistant: Hanna Szirmai Makeup Artist: Jessica Goh Stills Photography: Cregg St. Rose Catering: Mamma & Honnie Tang

Post-Production

Titles and Credit Design: Mark One & Bentley Middlewick

Digital Distortion

Pre-Visualisation: Dan Sollis & Phil Trease

Time Based Arts

Post Producer: Sean Ewins Compositing: Jamie Crofts, Ralph Briscoe Additional Compositing: Linda Cieniawska Colourist: Jack McGinty

Vaudeville

Sound Supervisor: Scott Marshall Re-Recording Mixer: Luke Hatfield Dialogue Editor: Vincenzo Bosa Sound Designer: Tom Joyce

Music

Original Music by: Golden Kimono

Dedicated to Nick, a man that loved the music more than most.

[eatingexeter]

Following a nail-biting series of opening rounds, the panel of judges for South West Chef of the Year 2017 has now selected its semi-finalists and finalists for this prestigious competition. Championed by Michael Caines MBE, South West Chef of the Year has been showcasing and supporting exceptional, culinary talent in the peninsula for the last 14 years. The competition attracts home cooks, youngsters aged from 11 years and student/apprentice, young professional and professional chefs. This year, for the first time, the winner of Devon Life’s Home Cook of the Year has received automatic entry into the South West Chef of the Year Home Cook category final. Emy Mordue of Exeter will pit her skill and imagination against four other finalists hailing from Dorset, Devon and Gloucestershire.

As well as offering culinary enthusiasts and passionate professionals in the region the opportunity to cook for some of the South West’s best chefs, including Lympstone Manor’s Michael Caines, the competition provides a spring board for emerging talent. South West Chef of the Year also aims to champion the region’s exceptional produce, celebrate its creativity and promote professional cooking as an exciting and satisfying career choice.

Michael Caines said: “The competition is hotting up and we’re now at the stage where my fellow judges and I can look forward to tasting the menus created by our semi-finalists and finalists. I can’t wait as this is one of the most exciting parts of the competition during which we can see what entrants are trying to achieve; how they have been inspired by the fantastic local produce we ask them to use; how skilled they are at putting flavours together and importantly, how innovative their cooking is.”

Joining Michael on the judging panel are Michael Wignall of Gidleigh Park and Chris and James Tanner of Barbican Kitchen and Kentish Hare to mention but a few. As well as assessing entrants on their flair and creativity, the judges will provide invaluable support for those entering the final rounds with feedback and advice. Testament to the competition’s reputation and nurturing ethos is the return of entrants for consecutive years. 2017’s competition will see the return of several of last year’s competitors including the 2016 winners of the Home Cook and Student/Apprentice categories: Sue Stoneman, aiming to defend her Home Cook title and Harrison Brockington now striving to add the Young Professional Chef award to his collection as his career progresses.

The Professional, Young Professional and Student/Apprentice Chef categories will now enter the semi-final stage taking place at Exeter College on Saturday 30th September whilst those selected in the Home Cook category will go directly to a final at Ashburton Cookery School on Saturday 14th October. Here they will be joined by the Junior Chef finalists who have all won the junior title in their own counties to gain a place in the South West final.  The grand finals for the Professional, Young Professional and Student/Apprentice Chefs will take place on Wednesday 25th October at Exeter College followed by a glittering awards presentation evening and sumptuous dinner at Exeter Golf and Country Club.

Tickets are now available for this prestigious event with a delicious dinner prepared by three highly acclaimed and award winning chefs: Michael Caines MBE; Jamie Coleman, Head Chef at The Masons Arms, Knowstone who won South West Chef of the Year 2016 and James Mason, Head Chef at Kentisbury Grange and winner of South West Young Professional Chef of the Year 2015. The evening will start with a drinks reception with canapés followed by a three-course meal with wines for each course. The evening will conclude with the announcement of the winners of South West Chef of the Year 2017. Tickets can be purchased online at just £85 each.

This year’s semi-finalists and finalists:

Professional Category Semi-finalists – Sponsored by Ritter Courivaud

Martin Blake, Senior Sous Chef, The Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe, Wiltshire

James Checkley, Sous Chef, Kentisbury Grange, Barnstaple, Devon

Robert Cox, Head Chef, Tudor Farmhouse Hotel and Restaurant, Clearwell, Gloucestershire

Joseph Fallowfield, Sous Chef, Kota Restaurant, Porthleven, Cornwall

Jozsef Kuti, Sous Chef, The Old Stocks Inn, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire

David Mann, Sous Chef, Boringdon Hall Hotel, Plympton, Devon

Dale McIntosh, Head Chef, Gylly Beach Café, Falmouth, Cornwall

Chris Young, Sous Chef, Buckland Manor, Broadway, Gloucestershire

  Young Professional Category Semi-finalists – Sponsored by Lympstone Manor and Michael Caines MBE

Claire Andrew, Commis Chef, Kentisbury Grange, Barnstaple, Devon

Harrison Brockington, Chef de Partie, Grosvenor Hotel, Torquay, Devon

James Glover, Chef de Partie, Deer Park Country House Hotel, Honiton, Devon

Thomas Herbert, Commis Chef, Lucknam Park, Bath

Joshua Murphy, Demi Chef de Partie, Lucknam Park, Bath

Joseph Oliver, Demi Chef de Partie, Buckland Manor, Broadway, Gloucestershire

Lawrence Snowden, Junior Sous Chef, The Idle Rocks, St Mawes, Cornwall

Paul Wearing, Senior Chef de Partie, Boringdon Hall Hotel, Plympton, Devon

  Home Cook Category Finalists – Sponsored by Ashburton Cookery School

Andrew Callaghan, Verwood, Dorset

Lucinda Ellicott, Paignton, Devon

Emy Mordue, Exeter, Devon (Devon Life Home Cook 2016)

Kelly Shannon, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Sue Stoneman, Exmouth, Devon

  Junior Chef Category Finalists

Cornwall

Anna West, Penair School, Truro

Anna will be mentored by Stephane Delourme at The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow

Devon

Samantha Taylor-Clarke, Stover School, Newton Abbot

Samantha will be mentored by Mark Dodson at The Masons Arms, Knowstone

Dorset

Emily Henson, Bournemouth School for Girls

Emily will be mentored by Brett Sutton at The White Post, Rimpton

Gloucestershire

Amber Clay, Alderman Knight School, Tewkesbury

Amber will be mentored by Gus Ashenford at Restaurant 5 North Street, Winchcombe

Somerset

Munopa Nhete, Queen’s College, Taunton

Munopa will be mentored by Liam Finnegan at The Castle Hotel, Taunton

Wiltshire

Vikki Pearcey Thorn, Lavington School, Market Lavingotn

Vikki will be mentored by Hywel Jones at Lucknam Park

  Student/Apprentice Chef Category – Sponsored by Nisbets

Catering colleges across the South West are invited to put forward a student/apprentice chef for a guaranteed place in the semi-final of this category and, in addition, a small number of places are also available to those opting to enter this category directly.  Colleges putting a student forward are asked to confirm the name of the student once colleges return for the autumn term in September and so further students may be added to this list at that time.

Alexander Andrew, City College Plymouth, Devon

John Brimicombe, Exeter College and Boringdon Hall Hotel, Plympton, Devon

Jamie Cassidy, Bridgwater and Taunton College, Somerset

Matthue Clarke, Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham

Katie Endicott, Bridgwater and Taunton College, Somerset

Thomas Greatrix, Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham

William Hamzij, Exeter College and Driftwood Hotel, Porscatho, Cornwall

Ford Thanyapat Khwanyuen, Truro and Penwith College, Cornwall

Eleanor Thuell, Exeter College and Rodean Restaurant, Kenton, Devon

  For more information visit:

Website:              www.southwestchef.co.uk

Twitter:               @SWChefComp

Facebook:           www.facebook.com/southwestchef

Judges announce semi-finalists and finalists of South West Chef of the Year 2017 Following a nail-biting series of opening rounds, the panel of judges for South West Chef of the Year 2017 has now selected its semi-finalists and finalists for this prestigious competition.

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Ghost Burger, a film by Lee Hardcastle