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norirosewrites · 10 months

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Indie Bookstore Adventures: Austin Edition

Yesterday was my birthday (I have officially upgraded to version 3.1!). When my partner asked me how I wanted to celebrate my new revolution around the sun, I told him that I wanted to spend the day going to my favorite independent bookstores in town, as well as some newer ones that I hadn’t yet had the chance to visit!

If you know anything at all about the indie bookstore scene in Austin, you have probably at least heard of BookPeople – as you should! Not only is BookPeople the largest independent bookstore in the state of Texas, it’s also a cornerstone of the literary community in Austin. (They also make very yummy tea lattes and Italian sodas in their coffee shop, FYI.) And don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely one of my favorite places in town. But for my birthday, I wanted to venture into some new(ish) territory with some of my city’s more hidden gems for book lovers. I was not disappointed.

Titan Moon Comics (Cedar Park) I had visited Titan Moon Comics once before and loved it so much that I definitely wanted to return for my birthday! This little treasure of a comic shop is tucked away in a shopping center in the suburb of Cedar Park. They have an amazing collection of classic and contemporary comics and graphic novels, as well as a decently-sized manga collection. It’s an all-ages comic shop that carries comics that are appropriate for kids and teens alongside no shortage of selections for adult readers. Something that I really appreciate about them is that they carry a lot of selections from women and LGBTQ creators. They also host RPG and CCG events for both kids and adults. They have plenty of D&D supplies, a store membership program, and a comic book club, as well as incredibly friendly and knowledgeable staff. It may require a bit of a trek, but it is absolutely worth it if you’re a comic book lover.

Snags: Labyrinth: Beyond the Goblin City. This is a collection of side stories based off of the classic Jim Henson film told in graphic novel form, with contributions from a variety of artists and writers. As an avowed Henson and Labyrinth fan, there was no way I was going home without it.

Saga: Volume 2: Brian K. Vaughn’s Saga is one of my favorite series. I read the first two volumes in college for a class on graphic novels and promptly proceeded to devour as many volumes as I could get from the public library. Now that I’m older and have (slightly) more disposable income, I’ve decided to start adding them to my home collection. I picked up Volume 1 on my first visit to Titan Moon, and naturally had to acquire the second on this trip.

Black Pearl Books

Black Pearl Books is a Black owned, family-run bookshop, and you absolutely must give it a visit if you’re in the area (or take a look at their online store if you’re not!). They carry titles in every genre and for every age level, as well as some really cool crafts from local artists. They also have a community book exchange where you can take a book for free and leave one in its place! The staff was so sweet and welcoming, and they even gave us a tour around the shop since it was our first time visiting.

Snags: Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury: This is a thriller told from the perspective of two young Black women in alternating timelines who both have a mysterious – and haunting – connection to the “Miracle Mansion” and a host of horrors that lurk within. But it’s not simply a tale of a haunted house: it’s a story about facing the monsters that hide in plain sight, which – unfortunately – are often the people closest to us. I know that it’s going to be a heavy read, but as a survivor myself, sometimes it’s cathartic to read about the darker parts of the human condition; while everyone processes their experiences differently, I know that I personally enjoy reframing survivorship in an artistic way because it’s a way to take control of the narrative of your experiences, which is sometimes the only thing we can do to heal and move on. I’m looking forward to seeing the approach Sambury takes in this book.

First Light Books

This is a new indie bookshop that opened up this year in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The building it occupies was formerly a post office that was an important staple of the neighborhood, and the owners of First Light wanted to ensure that the new bookshop remained a community-centered space. It’s an incredibly cozy shop complete with a book nook and a tiny coffee shop and cafe area, as well as patio seating outside (there’s also a walk-up coffee window that’s open to the public). For being a small bookshop, they have a pretty good selection of titles and some cool gift items as well. They’re also very receptive to community feedback: I signed up for the membership program (because of course I did) and within a day was sent a welcome email with a survey for what sort of books and events I’d like to see at the shop. I especially recommend stopping by if you happen to be around the UT campus, as it’s not too far of a trek north of the Forty Acres – though far enough away for some peace and quiet. Snags: We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson: I’ve always enjoyed Shirley Jackson’s short stories, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle has been on my TBR list for ages, so no time like my birthday to get my own copy. I also got my partner a copy of A Clockwork Orange because he’s a fan of the film but has never read the novel.

Kinokuniya

Okay, I’m cheating a little with this one: Kinokuniya isn’t technically an independent bookstore. But it is one of my favorite bookstores in the world, and since my partner had never been, I insisted that we visit for my birthday.

Kinokuniya is a magical wonderland for manga lovers, with a huge selection of notable series as well as more obscure ones, in every genre and age category. (Don’t worry, all of the, um…mature manga are sealed to keep the young’uns at bay.) They also carry manga in both English and Japanese. But it’s not just a manga shop – they have a huge selection of English language books, ranging from literary classics to cookbooks to graphic novels to contemporary YA, and everything in between. If, like me, you are of the witchy inclination, they even have a sizable collection of books on witchcraft and Paganism, as well as a nice selection of Tarot cards. They also have plenty of anime collectibles and a fabulous selection of pretty stationary. Oh, and a sizable section of Studio Ghibli merch complete with a lovable huggable life-sized Totoro plushie, naturally.

Snags:

The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes and Stories From Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys by Linda Raedisch: I.Love.Baking. I detest cooking large meals, but I will happily bake enough cookies to feed an army. And I’m always incredibly busy baking around this time of year to celebrate Yule (the winter solstice). Moreover, I’m a history nerd and I love learning about the obscure or overlooked origins of even the most mundane things. And man, has this book delivered on that so far. The history of so many beloved Yuletide dishes we enjoy in the western world is fascinatingly complex – and sometimes disturbingly dark – interweaving cultures across thousands of years, from ancient Egyption bakers to the medieval confectioners of Baghdad to the pagan Samnites of southern Italy who were cooking up a rudimentary form of nougat in their sacred walnut groves in the time of the Caesars to the interior European Celts to – naturally – the peoples of Germany who gave the English (and, later, us Americans) the modern tradition of the Christmas tree. The book also includes plenty of tasty recipes and fun table crafts to enjoy on the tour, of course.

I also got a special dual-language edition of Winnie-the-Pooh that has the original British English text on one page side-by-side with the Japanese hiragana translation on the other. I have adored Winnie-the-Pooh since childhood (I have an omnibus collection of the original books) and languages are one of my special interests. I already own a Greek copy of Pride & Prejudice, so I figured that this would be another great collectible to add to my tiny multilingual book collection.

Vintage Bookstore & Wine Bar

Yes, you read that right. Vintage is both a bookstore and a wine bar, and it is undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous bookshops I’ve ever been to. This family-owned shop is housed in a beautiful old building downtown with the bookstore and wine bar on the first floor and seating on the first and second floors, along with a small yard outside. They carry fiction and non-fiction YA and adult books (they even have a separate room devoted entirely to fantasy and sci-fi) and the wine bar carries a variety of wines, beer, and mocktails along with some bakery treats. They also have a small market-style refrigerator where you can purchase charcuterie supplies to create your own spread. We definitely hung out here and enjoyed ourselves here for a while (and I recommend that you stop by and do the same).

Snags:

In the Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood: Let’s be real: most if not all of the classical Greek “heroes” were no heroes at all. Nevertheless, I have always loved Greek mythology and I never can pass up a retelling of the myths, especially when it includes a feminist reframing. (Case in point, Lore Olympus is my favorite comic. Ever.) This is the story of Perseus as seen through the eyes of the three most prominent women in his myth: his mother Danae, his victim Medusa, and his wife Andromeda. Their stories all intersect to create a very different narrative than the one you’ll find in the classical texts.

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington: I don’t often purchase non-fiction books – if I’m in the mood for non-fiction, I usually prefer to check titles out from the library or borrow from a friend. But this one really caught my eye. It’s a little-known history of the Holocaust centering on a group of 25 female prisoners in Auschwitz who were chosen to sew beautiful garments for the elite wives of the SS guards and officers and used their sewing talents and bonds of found family and friendship to resist the Nazi regime and survive the horrors of the death camp. It even includes an interview with the last surviving seamstress. When we learn about the Holocaust in school or discuss it in conversation, we usually only focus on the fact that Hitler and the Nazis lulled millions of Germans into either supporting their cruel agenda or at least turning a blind eye to the evils of the Third Reich. It’s less common that we hear about the widespread resistance movements from people across Germany (and beyond) – both from targeted groups, and from Germans who did choose to fight back and protect their neighbors. And it’s critically important that these stories get told as well, especially in this day and age when so many of the horrors of the past are reemerging; they remind us that we can fight back against injustice, even in the smallest ways, and we can win.

Honorable Mentions

While they didn’t make my birthday bookstore-hopping list this year, these are some other fabulous local book and comic shops that I recommend: Bookwoman. This is Austin’s home-grown feminist bookstore, celebrating the work of women and queer authors. They carry books in all genres, and they even have a small children’s book section!

Malvern Books. Located near the UT campus just off Guadalupe Street, this is one of my favorite little bookstores in town that primarily carries work from local and regional authors.

Austin Books & Comics. Called “the library of Alexandria of comics” by the Austin Chronicle (and inducted into their “Best Of” Hall of Fame), ABC has been serving the fandom needs of nerds across Central Texas since 1977.

Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy. This local staple has been in business for 35 years, and has since opened four locations outside of Austin (including one all the way in Columbus, Ohio!). It’s a one-stop shop for all things D&D, CCG, RPGs, board games, comics, miniatures, collectibles, and more!

I hope you’ll check some of these bookshops out if you’re in the Austin area. I plan to do more posts like these whenever I have the opportunity to visit new independent bookshops (though they might be a bit scattered since I don’t travel much). Until next time!

#bookblr #bookish #book blog #books and reading #booklr #books #bookworm #booklover #books & libraries #book blogger #book tumblr #reading #comic books #currently reading #indie bookstore #independent bookstore #austin texas

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worldismyne · 2 years

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Fantasy/Comedy Movie Recs

I honestly miss the era of cheesy fantasy films; I grew up on them.

Now not saying these are required viewing. But to those of you that have been following Warrior U, you might like these movies too.

In no particular order...

Labyrinth - Jim Henson movie musical with David Bowie writing the soundtrack. Girl asks goblins to steal her brother and is surprised it works.

Ever After - Retelling of Cinderella where the stepmother actually loved her husband and has a nuanced performance. Gorgeous costumes, plus consequences for lying to the royal family.

The Magical Legends of Leprechauns - Made for TV movie that's Romeo and Juliet but told with fairies in Ireland. Lots of types of fae are used in this. Remasters tried to interpolate the footage and it doesn't look good, so if you can find the VHS version go with that.

Robinhood: Men in Tights - Parody film of Robinhood, super quotable and meta.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Parody of the tales of King Aurther. It was made into a Broadway musical (also amazing). It's kinda like a montage of skits and all the horses are just guys with coconuts.

Gamers Dorkness Rising (and it's sequel) - Indie movie about DnD (sequel parodies Magic the Gathering) Had an A plot that's an in-character telling of the campaign and a B plot with the players IRL. Probably one of my favorite movies.

Ella Enchanted - 2000s cheese, based on a novel and stars Anne Hathaway.

Princess Bride - Classic fairytale stuff, the swordfight during the princess's capture was preformed on a broken ankle and you CAN'T TELL because he was so committed to doing his own stunts. Has Andre the Giant in it, 10/10.

Penelope - Modern day fantasy about a girl cursed with a pig's nose by a witch generations ago. Cute romance with self-love as a theme.

Pirate Movie - Free on youtube. 80s cheesy parody of the Pirates of Penzance. Minus points for really bad/long 80s ballads thrown in. But still good.

Shrek 1, 2, and 4 (SKIP 3) Felt weird not having this on the list since it literally parodies Disney renaissance films.

Bonus Comic you might like....

Miss Not So Side Kick - Isekai where a girl gets reincarnated into her favorite novel as some minor character and proceeds to spectate her way through the plot. Has excellent art!

The Adventure Zone - Also a DND podcast, but the comic adaptation's pretty lit.

Anyone who has other favs, let me know. I'm hungry for escapism fiction rn.

#myne talks #fantasy #movies

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thenightling · 7 years

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The clever references from the start of last night’s Rick and Morty

The first thing you may have noticed is a certain skinny, tall, dark haired figure chasing Rick and Morty through a staircase room...

That character was based on Morpheus AKA Dream of The Endless, otherwise known as The Sandman. He is the protagonist from Neil Gaiman’s multi-award winning comic book series The Sandman.

Originally published by DC, Sandman started in late 1988 and was later published by Vertigo (which is owned by DC) Sandman tells the life story of Morpheus, the ruler of the dimension of both Dreams and Nightmares.

The most recent installment of this cult classic comic book series was a prequel that was compiled just last year into the graphic novel called Sandman: Overture. Sandman: Overture won a 2016 Hugo Award and had imagery very similar to what was in the opening of last night’s Rick and Morty.

Morpheus has certain distinct physical characteristics. He has thick, wild dark hair and chalk white (or grey) skin. He is extremely skinny and tall. He usually wears a black cloak or long black jacket. At his neck he often used to wear a “Dreamstone” amulet (originally a ruby though Dream’s newest incarnation wears an emerald). His eyes are entirely black except for tiny star-like pupils that can flare when he’s emotional.

All of these distinctive traits can be found in the very character who made his brief appearance last night in the opening of Rick and Morty.

The second thing to note is the room Rick and Morty were in. It probably looked familiar to you.

That staircase room has appeared in TV and movies for decades, from Jim Henson’s Labyrinth (1986) to Syfy’s Warehouse 13. That room is called The Escher Room and it is based on a famous optical illusion by M. C. Escher.

I strongly suspect the choosing of The Escher Room and it’s crumbling at the start of last night’s Rick and Morty was a deliberate nod to the 1986 fantasy film, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.

You will notice that The Goblin King, Jareth (Davie Bowie’s character in that picture above) bears a certain physical similarity to Morpheus. Many fans noticed this. I have been told that Neil Gaiman is big fan of both Labyrinth and David Bowie. He even originally modeled his Lucifer Morningstar (who now has a TV series on Fox and first appeared in the Sandman comics) after David Bowie.

Many fans have noted that Morpheus looks like a photo negative of Jareth from Labyrinth. Observe.

Like Morpheus, Jareth also rules his own fantastical dimension where reality bends to his will.

The fact that Morpheus is essentially “Emo Jareth “ (to quote a friend of mine) makes it easy to understand why the familiar visual of the Escher Room was chosen as it was destroyed at the end of the Rick and Morty scene, much like the version shown in the film Labyrinth crumbled around Sarah (the film’s protagonist).

Combining Morpheus with Jareth is an excellent and easy to understand idea much like when the Rick and Morty writers noticed the similarities between Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes and Stephen King’s Needful Things and they merged Mr. Dark (From Something Wicked This way Comes) with the antagonist of Needful Things to create “Mr. Needful” for the episode Something Ricked This Way Comes for season one.

And for anyone wondering, Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This way Comes was published before Stephen King’s Needful Things and even had a film adaptation before Needful Things did as well, though the plots were very similar.

The biggest difference was Something Wicked This way Comes dealt with a sinister carnival that offered you your heart’s desires at a terrible price and Needful Things had the antique shop like in the Rick and Morty episode. Mr. Dark was the ringmaster of the carnival in Something Wicked This Way Comes.

(A physical comparison of Mr. Dark and Rick and Morty’s Mr. Needful below in images).

As the new “Sandman-esque” cameo character was not named and has none of Jareth’s physical traits but does have all of Morpheus’ physical traits he is named Morpheus in my head unless the show decides to have him appear again later and properly names the spoof character.

PS, I would kill for a Scary Terry vs. Morpheus event of some kind. There’s fan art of Freddy Krueger vs. Morpheus, which I won’t post here because I don’t have permission from the artists who made them but it can be easily googled.

#Rick and Morty #The Sandman #Morpheus #Dream #Dream of The Endless #Neil Gaiman

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comiccrusaders · 7 years

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The Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse scour the cosmos, seeking the unlikely heroes who threaten their power in DC Entertainment’s Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, aDark Nights: Metal tie-in from a Scott Snyder, Grant Morrison, and an all-star line-up of creators that was February 2018’s best-selling comic book according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.

Marvel Comics was February’s top publisher with a 34.86% retailer dollar share and a 36.94% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 31.79% dollar share and a 36.61% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 10.49% dollar share and an 10.82% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 3.58% dollar share and a 2.63% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.85% dollar share and a 1.68% unit share, Dynamite Entertainment with a 2.40% dollar share and a 2.29% unit share, and BOOM! Studios with a 2.37% dollar share and a 2.12% unit share.

DC Entertainment had four comics in the top ten. In addition to Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Batman#40 ranked #3, Batman #41 ranked #4, and Batman: White Knight #5 ranked #6. Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Tom Taylor and Mahmud A. Asrar’s X-Men Red #1 at #2, followed by Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300 at #7, Star Wars #43 at #8, Infinity Countdown Prime #1 at #9, and Amazing Spider-Man #796 at #10. Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #176 from Image Comics ranked #5 for the month. Also among the premier publishers, Dynamite Entertainment’s Dejah Thoris #1 ranked #118 for the month; BOOM! Studios’ Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation #1, based on the cult favorite film, was the publisher’s top book at #119; IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #162 was their selling-book for February at #162; and Dark Horse Comics’ Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1955: The Burning Season One-Shot ranked #164.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga Volume 8 from Image Comics was February’s best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Volume 2 at #2, followed byStar Wars: Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu at #5, The Despicable Deadpool Volume 1: Deadpool Kills Cable at #7, and Astonishing X-Men Volume 1: The Life of X at #9. DC Entertainment also had four titles in the top ten:DC Meets Looney Tunes at #3, Teen Titans Volume 2: The Rise of Aqualad at #4, Justice League Volume 5:Legacy at #6, and Titans Volume 3: A Judas Among Us at #8. Rounding out the top ten, Dark Horse Comics’ Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Volume 1: Shadows ranked #10.

VIZ Media’s Pokémon Seek and Find: Pikachu, an all-ages activity book based on the popular franchise, was February’s best-selling book. Also in the top ten, Dark Horse Comics’ Overwatch Anthology Volume 1, a collection of online comics and behind-the-scenes materials from the video game, ranked #6.

Based on Blizzard Entertainment’s immensely popular team shooter video game, Good Smile’s Overwatch: Mercy “Classic Skin” Nendoroid was February’s best-selling toy product. DC Collectibles had two products in the top ten: the Harley Quinn: Red White & Black by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Statue ranked #2 and the DC Designer Series: Aquaman & Mera by Pat Gleason Statue ranked #4. Diamond Select Toys also had two products in the top ten: the Marvel Premier Collection: Venom Statue ranked #3 and the Marvel Gallery: Spider-Man Homecoming: Spider-Man PVC Figure, based on the blockbuster film, ranked #8. Also of note, twoPREVIEWS exclusive Funko items placed in the month’s top ten: the POP! Hellboy: Hellboy with Excalibur Vinyl Figure ranked #5 and the POP! Rides: Marvel Comics: Classic Ghost Rider with Bike Glow-in-the-Dark Vinyl Figure ranked #7.

Adventure awaits tabletop gamers at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters in the WizKids/NECA’s Marvel HeroClix: X-Men: Xavier’s School Booster Brick, the best-selling game product of February. Also among the top ten was IDW Games with Roar: King of the Pride at #10 for the month.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER

DOLLAR

UNIT

MARVEL COMICS

34.86%

36.94%

DC ENTERTAINMENT

31.79%

36.61%

IMAGE COMICS

10.49%

10.82%

IDW PUBLISHING

3.58%

2.63%

DARK HORSE COMICS

2.85%

1.68%

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

2.40%

2.29%

BOOM! STUDIOS

2.37%

2.12%

VIZ MEDIA

1.19%

0.46%

TITAN COMICS

1.01%

0.67%

ONI PRESS INC.

0.94%

0.53%

OTHER NON-TOP 10

8.54%

5.24%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

DOLLARS

UNITS

FEBRUARY 2018 VS. JANUARY 2018

COMICS

-3.40%

-6.02%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

-14.54%

-16.60%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

-6.72%

-6.83%

TOYS

-10.48%

-13.65%

FEBRUARY 2018 VS. FEBRUARY 2017

COMICS

-3.01%

-19.67%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

-18.53%

-14.13%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

-7.81%

-19.31%

TOYS

-10.28%

-1.44%

YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017

COMICS

-3.67%

-15.61%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

-7.77%

-4.17%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

-4.88%

-14.86%

TOYS

5.11%

7.96%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER

COMICS SHIPPED

GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED

MAGAZINES SHIPPED

TOTAL

SHIPPED

DC ENTERTAINMENT

122

MARVEL COMICS

112

IMAGE COMICS

IDW PUBLISHING

BOOM! STUDIOS

DARK HORSE COMICS

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

TITAN COMICS

VIZ MEDIA

ONI PRESS

OTHER NON-TOP 10

103

155

281

TOTAL

449

318

793

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“It pleased him to think of his Labyrinth as a board game; if you got too close to the winning square, you might find a snake taking you back to the start. No one had, and very few had gotten as far as this disturbing girl, who was too old to be turned into a goblin. Jareth examined her face in his crystal. Too old to be a goblin, but too young to be kept by him, damn her innocent eyes.”

― A.C.H. Smith, Labyrinth: A Novel Based on the Jim Henson Film

#quote #A.C.H. Smith #Labyrinth: A Novel Based on the Jim Henson Film #Labyrinth #Rose's All Hallows Read #Current Reading #Current Reading Quotes #Not Out of Void But Out of Chaos

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Ok but do you ever think about how ludo was Sarah’s first true friend in the labyrinth (excluding hoggle because he had mixed intentions at first)

In the novelisation (if I recall correctly) she even thinks she looks like her dog

#I’m a bit insane about gentle giant type characters #labrinth #labyrinth #labyrinth: a novel based on the jim henson film #ludo #sarah williams #going insane #soeciaky since ludo is a puppet and I love how humans interact with puppets in media #I’m a bit odd about this film

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Toro’s Pinocchio Casts Tilda Swinton, Casts Cate Blanchett and More

Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, announced the cast of his upcoming project titled Pinocchio. The film will be launched with the releasing partner Netflix. Del Toro is an animation filmmaker, who directed DreamWorks features Kung Fu Panda 3 and Puss in Boots. Let’s find out all the casts of the film and when we will get to watch the next Toro’s masterpiece.

Guillermo del toro Gomez is a Mexican director, actor, author, and also a special effects makeup artist. He has won the Oscars for Best Picture for the film The Shape of Water in 2017 and Best Director for the film Pan’s Labyrinth in 2006. He created many incredible movies like Cronos in 1993, The Devil’s Backbone in 2001, Hellboy in 2004, Blade II in 2002, Pacific Rim in 2013, The Book of Life in 2014, The Hobbit film series in 2012-2014, and many more.

Toro co-authored the novel with Chuck Hogan titled The Strain trilogy in 2009-2011, later the novel was adapted into a comic-book series. He created an animated series named Trollhunters with DreamWorks Animation in 2016-2018. Toro’s beautiful visualization and strong characterization connect any genre be it fairy tales or horror. He had a long time fascination with monsters, which he describes as great powers. His works are known for his use of religious imagery. Toro is obsessed with fairy tales. He describes the fairy tales as two facets. One is pro-institution, which is the reprehensible type of fairy tale. And the other one is entirely anarchic and anti-establishment.

Pinocchio is an upcoming American animated dark-fantasy musical film directed and co-written by Toro. The story is based on the 2002 edition of the 1883 Italian novel written by named The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. The screenplay is written by del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, and Matthew Robbins. The film is produced by ShadowMachine and The Jim Henson Company and co-produced with Necropia Entertainment. The project was scheduled to be released in 2014, but the production took a lot of time, and hence it got delayed for so long. Now the film is finally rescheduled to be released on Netflix in 2021.

The plot of the movie is set during the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy. Pinocchio is a love story and struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.

Guillermo del Toro announced that Pinocchio was his next project in 2008, and it is the darker adaptation of the Italian novel The Adventure of Pinocchio. He said that Pinocchio is his passion project, he also said that no other art had influenced him and his work more than animation. And also he has not personally connected with any other character rather than Pinocchio. Then in 2011 Mark Gustafson and Gris Grimly joined the team as co-director. The film will be produced under ShadowMachine has been declared in 2012. Patrick McHale announced that he is co-writing Pinocchio with del Toro on 23rd January 2017. In an interview with indieWire at 74th Venice International Film Festival, del Toro shared that they would require a budget of $35 million to make the film. However, on 22nd October 2018, it was announced that the film was revived with Netflix.

On 31st January 2020, the production team announced its voice-over cast. The cast involves Christopher Waltz, Ron Perlman, Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, David Bradley, Tom Waits, Daniel Radcliffe, and Christopher Walken. Recently, in August 2020 some more cast joined in the team including Time Blake Nelson, Cate Blanchett, Gregory Mann, Finn Wolfhard, John Turturro, and Burn Gorman.

Toro shared that he found the perfect partner for pursuing his dream project at Netflix. He added that he and his team had spent a lot of time curating a remarkable crew and cast and is blessed for the continuous support for Netflix. And he also believed that Netflix would be the perfect medium to share his classic story in a new way.

The principal photography started last autumn in Poland at ShadowMachine’s studio. And the production is uninterrupted during the pandemic COVID-19. Del Toro and Patrick McHale are co-writing the script together. The music is by the Oscar winner Alexandre Desplat, and Katz and del Toro write the song lyrics. Saunders and Mackinnon build the puppets for the film. Pinocchio is produced by Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson, del Toro, Corey Campodonico, and ShadowMachine’s Alex Bulkley. The project is co-produced by Blanca Lista of the Jim Henson Company and Gris Grimly.

Del Toro’s Pinocchio will be closer to the book. The character would be as real as they are in the book. However, Toro is setting the whole plot in the 1930s during the Italian fascist regime. He is known for making innovative and dark movies. So this time Pinnochio will be an official spin.

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Oscars, Solar Orbiter & Mythic Quest

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, we hope at the least you had a good evening snuggling up with your favourite movie.

Starting off this week, DJ tells us about the results of the latest Celebrity Worship Awards. Who won? Which actor is deserving of our endless praise? Buck and Professor are sceptical, but DJ jumps right in to tell us all about the Oscars.

Buck wants to leave the planet to escape the Oscars, so he’s been looking into the newest Solar Orbiter. This probe will be looking at the Sun’s poles. Maybe the weather is better away from the equator?

Professor has been binge watching Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, the new television show from Ubisoft, Apple TV, and the team behind It’s Always Sunny. Professor might be geeking out a little about having the burdens and struggles of being a game developer shown on TV.

The Nerds talk about their games of the week, then finally we have the Shout outs, Remembrances, Birthdays and Events of Interest. This week we’re recommending Epigraphy, a poetry podcast Buck hopes to take a shot at. Check back soon to find out if he can poet as well as he can podcast.

Oscars 2020 winners and losers

- https://deadline.com/2020/02/2020-oscars-winners-list-92-academy-awards-1202855067/

Solar Orbiter blasts off

-https://phys.org/news/2020-02-solar-orbiter-blasts-capture-1st.html

The Story of Mythic Quest

-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-ubisoft-created-fake-video-game-at-center-apples-mythic-quest-1277134

Games Played

– Ironsight - https://store.steampowered.com/app/715220/Ironsight/

Rating – 2/5

Professor

- Nyheim - https://store.steampowered.com/app/572300/Nyheim/

Rating – 3.5/5

Buck

- Scrabble - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble

Rating – 4.5/5

Other topics discussed

Judy Garland (American actress, singer and dancer. During a career that spanned 45 years, she attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She appeared in more than two dozen films for MGM and is best remembered for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland

Judy (2019 movie about Judy Garland starring Renee Zellweger)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ynUq8TjYA

James Corden & Rebel Wilson appearing in cat suits

- https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2020/feb/13/why-james-corden-and-rebel-wilson-should-have-stuck-up-for-cats

Brad Pitt’s children

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt#Children

Billie Eilish's Rendition of Yesterday for In Memorium

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKmqtaxIS3Y

Eminem's Oscar's Performance

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvSx_1WVWiM

Solar Flare (a sudden flash of increased brightness on the Sun, usually observed near its surface and in close proximity to a sunspot group.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare

Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet (American comedy web television series starring Rob McElhenney for Apple TV+.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythic_Quest:_Raven%27s_Banquet

Other cast members in Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet

- Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi, head of monetization - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Pudi

- Imani Hakim as Dana, game tester - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imani_Hakim

- Ashly Burch as Rachel, game tester - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashly_Burch

The Social Network (2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network

Silicon Valley (American comedy television series created by Mike Judge,John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, that premiered on April 6, 2014, on HBO.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)

Maslow's hierarchy of needs (a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Apple is now worth 1.3 trillion Dollars

- https://www.investopedia.com/news/apple-now-bigger-these-5-things/

World Turtle ((also referred to as the Cosmic Turtle or the World-bearing Turtle) is a mytheme of a giant turtle (or tortoise) supporting or containing the world.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle

Movies David Bowie acted in

- Labyrinth (1986 musicaldark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, with George Lucas as executive producer, based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(1986_film)

- The Prestige (2006 thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prestige_(film)

Epigraphy (TNC podcast)

- Website - https://thatsnotcanon.com/epigraphypodcast

- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IUpBuecJui5S8OMW8PBGI?fbclid=IwAR1mUKVf6WHcU5x0zaGX3CX6JfeNWdw5jSPsXCRvmVRTWbh-MR1gkIiJxS4

Shout Outs

5 February 2020 – Global Heat record smashed again. - https://www.sciencealert.com/2020-has-barely-started-and-we-ve-already-had-another-global-heat-record?fbclid=IwAR1BlvNWUzdef8pI3NdvNvPtblFXSk5Sf_4X9Rt3g7nZODwpya7ZlJV1vC4

- https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-january-2020

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), a band of countries stretching from Norway to Russia, temperatures were an unprecedented 6°C above the same 30-year benchmark. Temperatures in January 2020 were above the 1981-2010 average over most of Europe. They were exceptionally high for the time of year in the north and east, in a band spreading eastward and south-eastward from Norway to Russia, with values more than 6ºC above average in many places. Exceptional above-average temperatures were not confined to Europe but extended over almost all of Russia. Temperatures were also much above average over most of the USA and eastern Canada, over Japan and parts of eastern China and Southeast Asia, over the state of New South Wales in Australia and over parts of Antarctica.

9 February 2020 – Paula Kelly passed away – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paula-kelly-dead-sweet-charity-actress-dancer-was-76-1277809

Paula Kelly the actress, singer and dancer who starred in the film version of Sweet Charity and earned an Emmy nomination for her turn on Night Court. Kelly also appeared in such movies as The Andromeda Strain (1971), and Soylent Green (1973) among others. Kelly earned an Emmy nomination in 1984 for portraying public defender Liz Williams on the first season of the NBC sitcom Night Court and received another in 1989 for playing Theresa, one-half of a lesbian couple, on the ABC miniseries The Women of Brewster Place. "The only time I feel complete expression is when I'm dancing," Kelly said in a 1968 interview before she embarked on the movie. "Then, I have no problems, no worries, no hang-ups. I feel I could do anything in the world." She died at the age of 77 in Whittier, California.

10 Febuary 2020 – Apple fined 0.002 per cent of its worth - https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/apple-fined-0002-per-cent-of-its-worth-for-slowing-down-everyones-phone-without-telling-them/news-story/3d799b2cc0ba7848455db0e38a5c90b3

France’s Directorate General of Competition, Consumption and Repression of Fraud (DGCCRF) found the lack of transparency displayed by Apple in the past breached its guidelines. The company was fined €25 million ($A41 million). Apple also “committed the crime of deceptive commercial practice by omission”. The consumer electronics giant is worth almost two trillion dollars, so the $41 million fine is unlikely to be felt too heavily. The fine is around 0.002 per cent of the company’s worth. If you were given a similar fine, it would only cost you about $20.

Remembrances

10 February 1891 – Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofya_Kovalevskaya

Born Sofya Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya, Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world – the first woman to obtain a doctorate (in the modern sense) in mathematics, the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe and one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. According to historian of science Ann Hibner Koblitz, Kovalevskaia was "the greatest known woman scientist before the twentieth century" There are several alternative transliterations of her name. She herself used Sophie Kowalevski (or occasionally Kowalevsky) in her academic publications. She died from influenza, complicated by pneumonia at the age of 41 in Stockholm.

10 February 2008 – Roy Richard Scheider - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Scheider

American actor and amateur boxer. Scheider gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in several iconic films from the 1970s through to the early-mid 80s, playing NYPD Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in The Seven Ups (1973); Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws and Jaws 2; Doc in Marathon Man; choreographer and film director Joe Gideon (whose character was based on Bob Fosse) in All That Jazz (which was co-written and directed by Fosse); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Scheider was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996). Described as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", Scheider was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. He died from multiple myeloma at the age of 75 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

10 February 2019 – Carmen Antimo Argenziano- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Argenziano

American actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes. He is best-known as the recurring character Jacob Carter/Selmak in the television series Stargate SG-1. He is also a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance as Jack Delasante in Thomas Babe's A Prayer for My Daughter. He died at the age of 75 in Los Angeles, California.

Famous Birthdays

10 February 1824 –Samuel Plimsoll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Plimsoll

English politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line (a line on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draught, and therefore the minimum freeboard for the vessel in various operating conditions). He was born in Bristol.

10 February 1906 – Lon Chaney Jr. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney_Jr.

Creighton Tull Chaney, American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many Universal horror films. He also portrayed Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men (1939) and supporting parts in dozens of mainstream movies. Originally referenced in films as Creighton Chaney, he was later credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, and after Man Made Monster (1941), beginning as early as The Wolf Man later that same year, he was almost always billed under his more famous father's name as Lon Chaney at the studio's insistence. Chaney had English,French, and Irish ancestry, and his career in movies and television spanned four decades, from 1931 to 1971. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory.

10 February 1929 – Jerry Goldsmith – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith

American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for such films as Star Trek: The Motion Picture and four other films within the Star Trek franchise. He produced other albums such as Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes,The Omen, Alien, Poltergeist, Gremlins, Rudy, L.A. Confidential, Mulan, The Mummy, three Rambo movies & Explorers. In May 1997, with the release of Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park, he gained more popularity with his fanfare of the 1997 Universal Studios opening logo, which would be among the most iconic studio logo music of all time. He collaborated with some of film history's most accomplished directors, including Robert Wise, Howard Hawks, Otto Preminger, Joe Dante, Richard Donner, Roman Polanski, Ridley Scott, Michael Winner, Steven Spielberg, Paul Verhoeven, and Franklin J. Schaffner. Goldsmith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and eighteen Academy Awards (he won only one, in 1976, for The Omen). He composed the Paramount Pictures Fanfare used from 1976 through 2011. He was born in Los Angeles, California.

Events of Interest

10 February 1940 – Puss gets the boot : The first Tom and Jerry Cartoon .- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_Gets_the_Boot

It was directed by William Hanna,Joseph Barbera and Rudolf Ising, and produced by Rudolf Ising and Fred Quimby. As was the practice of MGM shorts at the time, only Rudolf Ising is credited. The short, Puss Gets the Boot, featured a cat named Jasper and an unnamed mouse, named Jinx in pre-production, and an African American housemaid named Mammy Two Shoes. Leonard Maltin described it as "very new and special [...] that was to change the course of MGM cartoon production" and established the successful Tom and Jerry formula of comical cat and mouse chases with slapstick gags. Matters changed, however, when Texas businesswoman Bessa Short sent a letter to MGM asking whether more cat and mouse shorts would be produced, which helped convince management to commission a series. A studio contest held to rename both characters was won by animator John Carr, who suggested Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse after the Christmas time drink. Carr was awarded a first-place prize of $50.

10 February 1957 – Attack Of The Crab Monsters clawed its way to theatres. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Crab_Monsters

On this day in 1957, Attack Of The Crab Monsters made audiences afraid to go back into the water. The feature starred Richard Garland and Pamela Duncan, and here's the plot summary: "Scientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs.” Attack of the Crab Monsters was Corman's most profitable production up to that time, which he attributed to the "wildness of the title," the construction of the storyline, the structuring of every scene for horror and suspense, and editing for pace. Corman has stated that the success of the film convinced him that horror and humor was an effective combination.

10 February 1972 – Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ziggy-stardust-makes-his-earthly-debut

The concert at London’s Toby Jug pub a relatively minor rocker named David Bowie became the spaceman Ziggy Stardust. “I’m going to be huge,” is what David Bowie told Melody Maker less than three weeks earlier and still six months prior to the release of the albumThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. “And it’s quite frightening in a way, because I know that when I reach my peak and it’s time for me to be brought down it will be with a bump.” That last bit may have been a case of Bowie confusing his Ziggy persona with real life, but that was what put the act over in the first place. Any rock musician can put on a costume, but how many could have inhabited the identity of an androgynous Martian rock star come to Earth in its dying days so convincingly, so effortlessly.

10 February 1996 – World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov loses game to computer. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kasparov-loses-chess-game-to-computer

After three hours, world chess champion Garry Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Man was ultimately victorious over machine, however, as Kasparov bested Deep Blue in the match with three wins and two ties and took home the $400,000 prize. An estimated 6 million people worldwide followed the action on the Internet. The February 1996 contest was significant in that it represented the first time a human and a computer had duked it out in a regulation, six-game match, in which each player had two hours to make 40 moves, two hours to finish the next 20 moves and then another 60 minutes to wrap up the game.

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THE LAST POST

This is the last post of Follow The Thread.

I say that with a mixture of sadness and relief. Over the course of three years, Elma and I have researched, curated and written 152 posts, covering nearly 900 films, documentaries and TV shows.

We did it because we loved it. Each week we’d unearth a complex web of threads connecting current titles to the massive online library that we are all blessed to have at our fingertips. Some of the connections were obvious, some were obscure. Some resonant, some just fun.

The process was always delightful. And, it was a tremendous amount of work.

But what I’ll especially miss are all the juicy and culty titles we would discover – or, in some cases, re-discover – in the course of our detective work.

So for this last post, I’ve pulled together a fast, long and extremely biased list of some of discoveries Elma and I have made over the last three years, stretching back to August 2014.

Thanks for reading. Arrivaderci! *Each title is followed by the date of the post*

Afternoon Delight (2013) 5/18/17 Jill Soloway’s 2013 first film. Kathryn Hahn is a frustrated LA Mom who opens up her home to a homeless young exotic dancer (Juno Temple).

A Field in England (2013) 4/20/17 Hot UK team Ben Wheatley and wife Amy Jump’s low-budget, anti-romantic account of the 17th Century civil wars, complete with psychedelic mushrooms.

Belle du Jour (1967) 3/23/17 Luis Bunuel’s amoral anti-bourgeois meditation on erotic fulfilment starring 23-year-old Catherine Deneuve.

Welcome to The Rileys (2010) 3/9/17 Kristen Stewart and James Gandolfini in an unexpected fable of a bereaved father.

Orange Sunshine (2016) 1/12/17 Acclaimed doc maker William Kirkley tells the story of Brotherhood of Eternal Love, a mystical/altruistic band of surfer hippies out of Laguna Beach who manufactured and sold 100 million hits of LSD.

The Jackie Show – Televised Tour of the White House (1962) 12/8/16 80 million people watched as the breathy, beautiful and slightly distant young First Lady showed off her White House restoration on live TV.

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) 12/1/16 Damien Chazelle’s Harvard Thesis film is a jazz musical warm-up for La La Land, scored by his collaborator Justin Hurwitz.

Margaret (2007/10) 11/17/16 Kenneth Lonergan’s uneasy maybe-masterpiece starring Anna Paquin (pre-True Blood) as a magnetically unlikeable New York teen trying to work out her place in the universe.

Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus (2013) 11/3/16 Sebastian Silva’s story of a feckless American (Michael Cera) who sets off in search of psychedelic cactus. He and Chilean friends are joined by spacey, free-spirited Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffman). The trip becomes the trip.

400 Blows (1959) 10/27/16 Autobiographical childhood film from 27-year-old critic Francois Truffaut that exploded him into the front ranks of the New Wave. We’d never seen it before!

Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) 10/6/16 Scary black men with rifles on the steps of the California State House. The amazing story told definitively in this PBS doc from Stanley Nelson.

Open Your Eyes (1997) 8/25/16 Alejandro Amenabar’s mindbending Spanish language parable about a young man whose lust captures him in an endless loop of subjective reality was the basis for Vanilla Sky.

Summer with Monika (1953) 8/11/16 This remarkable early Bergman film about adolescent lovers who escape on a summer idyll has been cited as an influence by both John Waters and Woody Allen.

A Woman Named Golda (1982) 7/28/16 You wouldn’t know that Ingrid Bergman was dying of cancer when she made this surprising portrait of the grandmotherly and iron-willed Israeli Prime Minister. Leonard Nimoy plays her husband, Judy Davis is the young Golda.

A Most Wanted Man (2014) 7/7/16 A stark, chilling spy movie from Dutch directory Anton Corbijn, with Seymour Phillip Hoffman starring in his last leading role.

The Source (1999) 6/30/16 Chuck Workman’s definitive documentary on The Beats. Focuses on Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs, with Dennis Hopper, Johnny Depp and John Turturro reading their works.

The Blue Room (2014) 6/23/16 A distinctively French and exceptionally erotic thriller from director Mathieu Amalric, based on a novel by Georges Simenon.

Black Death (2010) 6/16/16 From horror director Chris Smith, “Dark Ages Pulp” — a horror/fable about the evils of religion and belief, with plenty of gore and a liberal dash of the supernatural. With Sean Bean, aka Edard Stark, and Carice von Houten (GOT’s Melisandre).

I Am Love (2009) 5/5/16 In the third of Tilda Swinton’s ongoing string of collaborations with Italian director Luca Guadigno (Biggest Splash), she plays the Russian-born matriarch of a haute bourgeois Italian family that has fallen on rocky times.

Better Off Ted (2009-2010) 4/7/16 A “brilliant but cancelled” ABC office sitcom that is a more-accurate-than-most mirror of contemporary corporate life.

L’Atalante (1932) 3/10/16 This was the last of seminal French director Jean Viggo’s four films. He died in his wife’s arms a few days after the film’s disastrous release. Now it’s beloved, the exceptionally simple story of a girl from a river town who impulsively marries a barge captain.

Labyrinthe (1986) 1/14/16 15-year-old Jennifer Connelly is a girl on the brink of womanhood whose fantasies come alive. David Bowie is Jareth, the Ogre King, tempter and torturer in a glam rock wig and notoriously form-fitting tights. Cult fantasy collaboration from George Lucas and Jim (Muppet) Henson.

99 Homes (2015) 12/11/15 Michael Shannon is a real estate shark who teaches Andrew Garfield how to save his family home – by preying on others. The start of our obsession with chameleon Shannon.

The Great Beauty (2013) 12/3/15 Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar winner about a famous journalist who blithely charms his way through the upper echelons of Roman culture – until, on his 65th birthday, his true love unexpectedly dies.

What If (2014) 11/25/15 A frustratingly cliched romcom worth seeing for the singularly charming performance by post-Potter Daniel Radcliffe. Also with Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver and Mackenzie Davis.

Purple Noon (1960) 11/10/15 René Clément directs Alain Delon in this superior French version of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley. Recently remastered by Criterion, spoiled only by a wimped-out ending.

Animal Kingdom (2011) 9/24/15 Ben Mendelsohn plays a borerline psychopath in this Down Under reinvigoration of American gangster conventions. Oscar nom for Jacki Weaver, career rebirth for Mendelsohn.

Werner Von Braun: Missile to the Moon (2012) 9/3/15 Biography of the charismatic and photogenic ex-Nazi who led Germany’s V2 missile program, was forgiven, and became the face of the American lunar project in the 60’s.

The Maid (2009) 8/27/15 In this Chilean Sundance Grand Jury winner, a family retainer turns the tables when it looks like she’s going to be replaced by a younger woman. Delicious evil star turn by famous actress Catalina Saavedra.

Mother (2009) 7/23/15 From Korean director Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer) – a devoted and deceptively innocuous mother stops at nothing to get her murderous son out of prison.

Freedom on My Mind (1994) 6/25/15 Oscar-nominated doc traces the violent, courageous and ultimately triumphant struggle for voter rights in 60’s Mississippi.

Infinitely Polar Bear (2015) 6/18/15 Mark Ruffalo is in top form as a crazy but caring dad in this honest and winning first film by veteran producer Maya Forbes.

Dogtooth (2009) 6/11/15 A typically idiosyncratic festival favorite from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster). A father protects his teenage children from the world by confining them to the family estate.

Control (2007) 6/4/15 This atypically moody rock n roll biopic about Ian Curtis, lead singer for Joy Division paints him as a doomed poet. Impeccable performances by Sam Riley and Samantha Morton as his wife. Black and white, directed by Joy Division photographer Anton Corbijn.

Maggie (2015) 5/7/15 Arnold Schwarzenegger gives an surprisingly excellent, dialed-back performance as a father whose daughter is infected with a zombie virus and faces unbearable. Post-apocalyptic, but not an action film.

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Life of Aaron Schwartz (2014) 4/9/15 Digital-focused doc maker Brian Knappenberger hones on in programming prodigy Schwartz, who was instrumental in developing RSS, Creative Commons and Reddit, but was hounded to death after he successfully defeated the corporation-backed Stop Online Piracy Act.

Hustle & Flow (2004) 3/18/15 This Sundance breakout stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson as a pimp and his girlfriend trying to rap their way out of the ghetto, showing a lot of chemistry and foreshadowing Empire.

Claudine (1974) 2/19/15 In the heyday of Blaxploitation, Diahann Carroll got an Oscar nomination for this story of a single welfare mother who falls in love with a garbage man, played by James Earl Jones. Music by Curtis Mayfield.

The Music of Chance (1993) 2/5/15 James Spader donned a black wig and moustache to play a hustling gambler. But it’s not what you think. The director is Peter Haas who went on to do Angels and Insects. Mandy Patinkin, Charles Durning, Joel Grey.

The Babadook (2014) 1/22/15 Mind-twisting Freudian study cloaked in a meticulously crafted horror film about a widowed mother and her troubled/troublesome 7-year-old, from first-time Aussie director Jennifer Kent.

Red Riding (2009) 1/15/15 A pre-breakout Andrew Garfield is outstanding in this unique UK TV project based on David Pearce’s serial killer novels. Three novels, three films, three great directors, three years, three different looks (16mm; 35mm; digital) – all pulled together by screenwriter Tony Grisoni.

Headhunters (1991) 11/20/14 From director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) highest grossing Norwegian film ever. A short and pathologically ambitious headhunter moonlights as an art thief to support his trophy wife. Things go wrong.

Following (1998) 11/6/14 Great time to revisit Christopher Nolan’s first film. A black and white low-budget creeper that interweaves three stories from three different time frames.

Brothers of the Head (2006) 10/8/14 Remarkably authentic and intentionally unfunny mockumentary by the makers of LOST IN LA MANCHA follows a pair of conjoined twins who become punk rockers in 1970’s England.

Ace in the Hole (1951) 9/25/14 Neglected and prescient film from Billy Wilder. Kirk Douglas plays a corrupt, disgraced reporter who seizes an opportunity to go big when a smalltown man is trapped in a cave. First time Wilder was writer, producer and director.

Stuck on You (2003) 9/18/14 Farrelly brothers cast Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as conjoined twins who go to Hollywood. Loaded with cameos – Cher, Nicholson, Leno, Streep.

The Devil’s Backbone (2001) 9/4/14 Early Guillermo de Toro evolving his signature mix of tenderness and phantasm. Gothic horror set in an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War.

Dark City (1998) 8/21/14 A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember. Brilliant gothic labyrinth from Alex Proyas (The Crow; I, Robot).

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“The ballroom had known opulence. Between glittering cornices were hung many long chandeliers where the wax, dripping for a hundred years, had formed stalactites. The silk covering of the walls had faded and, in places, worn threadbare. Bubbles decorated the room, and the whole of it was contained within the iridescent skin of one great bubble. A tall, gilt, thirteen-hour clock stood in a corner. It was almost twelve o’clock.”

― A.C.H. Smith, Labyrinth: A Novel Based on the Jim Henson Film

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BOOM! STUDIOS AND NICKELEODEON ANNOUNCE PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP

Road to San Diego 2017 Announcement #8: New Rugrats comic books coming this October

BOOM! Studios and Nickelodeon today announced a new partnership that will see the award-winning publisher produce comic books and graphic novels based on a number of the network’s original ’90s animated shows. The first comic book comes to market this October with Rugrats #1, featuring all-new adventures of the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen!

“As longtime fans of Nickelodeon’s innovative, outstanding programming, we couldn’t be happier to kick off our partnership with the return of Rugrats,” says Filip Sablik, President, Publishing & Marketing, BOOM! Studios. “The entire team at Nickelodeon has been a fantastic partner, working with us to deliver the best all-new stories of your favorite animated shows in comic book form through our all-ages KaBOOM! imprint.” In Rugrats #1, from award-winning writer Box Brown and rising-star artist Lisa Dubois, Tommy, Chucky, Phil, and Lil have noticed something—they are being watched. Somehow their parents can see every little thing that they do. They’re going to have to find a way to have fun while avoiding the electronic eyes of the babycam!

Rugrats #1 features covers by Jorge Corona (The Flash), Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb (Adventure Time), and Art Baltazar (Tiny Titans). It will be available for sale at local comic book shops (to find a shop near you, visit comicshoplocator.com) or through the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers including comiXology, Kindle, iTunes, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app. Rugrats #1 is scheduled for release on October 18.

BOOM! Studios’ agreement with Nickelodeon is the latest licensing partnership to fall under BOOM! Studios’ KaBOOM! imprint, publisher of acclaimed, all-ages licensed series from a lineup of all-star content providers. As the fastest-growing publisher in the comic book industry, BOOM! Studios is the leader in innovative all-ages comics publishing, delivering high-quality licensed and original series from top creators.

For news on Rugrats and upcoming Nickelodeon comic book series from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

BOOM! STUDIOS ANNOUNCES JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH 2017 SPECIAL

Road to San Diego 2017 Announcement #9: Star-studded, oversized issue from Archaia imprint arrives November 2017

BOOM! Studios, in partnership with The Jim Henson Company, is proud to announce the JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH 2017 SPECIAL, on sale in November. Featuring a diverse assembly of acclaimed creators, including Jeff Stokely (The Spire), Roger Langridge (Thor: The Mighty Avenger), Delilah S. Dawson (Ladycastle), Adam Smith (Jim Henson’s Labyrinth), Katie Cook (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic), Ryan Sook (Batman Beyond), Derek Kirk Kim (Tune), and more, this second annual special is an all-new collection of short stories that celebrates the various characters and creatures from the world of Labyrinth (1986). This includes the never-before-told story of how Sir Didymus met his trusted steed Ambrosius, and the story of a goblin running late to the famous “Dance Magic Dance” sequence from the iconic film. #gallery-0-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-0-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-4 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

Jim Henson’s Labyrinth 2017 Special is published through BOOM! Studios’ cutting-edge Archaia imprint and is the latest release in celebrating the innovative family entertainment franchises from The Jim Henson Company such as Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal and Jim Henson’s The Storyteller.

“Jim Henson’s Labyrinth is home to some of the most memorable characters in pop culture,” said Sierra Hahn, Senior Editor. “Through our partnership with The Jim Henson Company, Archaia has been able to expand this world in meaningful and innovative ways. This Special is the first of a few projects that will excite longtime fans of the film and reveal to newcomers the magic and wonder of this singular world.”

Jim Henson’s Labyrinth 2017 Special will be available in November for sale at local comic book shops (to find a shop near you, visit comicshoplocator.com) or through the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers including comiXology, Kindle, iTunes, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

nWAY ANNOUNCES POWER RANGERS: LEGACY WARS PARTNERSHIP WITH BOOM! STUDIOS FOR MASSIVE CONTENT UPDATE, INCLUDING LORD DRAKKON AND BLACK DRAGON

Road to SDCC Announcement #10: BOOM! Studios’ record-breaking Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic comes to video games for the first time

Synchronous multiplayer fighting game developer nWay and comic book publisher BOOM! Studios today announced the first video game appearance for characters from the top-selling Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars.

After an in-game update going live later this week, Lord Drakkon – the first new official Mighty Morphin Power Ranger created in over 20 years – and Black Dragon will appear as playable warriors in the smash-hit mobile game, along with various in-game updates and feature additions.

“We love how BOOM! Studios has taken the Power Rangers story to unprecedented and mature places, and now we’re bringing the characters to a new realm with their first appearance in a video game,” said Taehoon Kim, CEO, nWay. “Partnering with them to bring in Lord Drakkon and Black Dragon is the perfect way to bolster Power Rangers: Legacy Wars’ roster with next-level evil warriors!”

“Powers Rangers: Legacy Wars marks the first time that the all-new canonical creations from BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics ventured beyond the two-dimensional page,” said Filip Sablik, President of Publishing & Marketing, BOOM! Studios. “As an avid player of this amazing game, I couldn’t be more thrilled to be partnering with the team at nWay and our friends at Saban Brands and Lionsgate to unleash these two villains!”

Lord Drakkon is an intensely evil version of Tommy Oliver from an alternate universe who rules his Earth with dystopian philosophies. Lord Drakkon first appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #9 from BOOM! Studios. Black Dragon is a powerful Zord from an alternate universe that’s come to destroy Tommy Oliver. Black Dragon first appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #4 from BOOM! Studios. Their debut in the game marks the first time either character has appeared outside of the comic book series.

In the update, players can also experience some of the most requested features and tweaks, such as:

Challenge Mode – Compete in a series of battles using a group of your teams and reach the maximum number of wins before losing three matches in order to win huge prizes.

Talents System – Upgrade your warriors with passive abilities that provide bonus damage and attributes.

Full details on the incoming fighters and updates can be found here:http://playlegacywars.com/1-4-patch-notes/

Fans looking to get their Power Rangers: Legacy Wars fix this week at Comic-Con International: San Diego have a couple of options:

BOOM! Studios and nWay will be revealing more information and a closer look at the characters in action later this week during the BOOM! Studios Power Rangers panel on Friday, July 21, at 11:30 a.m. PDT in Room 5AB of the San Diego Convention Center. The panel is open to all registered attendees, and fans attending the panel will have a chance to win a super-rare limited edition Power Rangers: Legacy Wars item.

Renowned actor Jason David Frank, from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, will be playing Power Rangers: Legacy Wars against fans in the Lionsgate booth located at #4045.

Discover your breaking Road to San Diego Comic-Con news from BOOM! Studios by visiting www.boom-studios.com and following @boomstudios on Twitter.

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Toyota, 1917 & Google Stadia

Well, here we come, waltzing down the street, getting hot and sweaty, with all this humidity. Hey hey we’re the Nerds yeah, and people say we look kind of funny, particularly Buck the big Boomer. Haha, admit it, you started to sing that in to the Monkey’s theme tune didn’t you, if not you just went back and tried it. We this week we bring you another awesome episode to listen to while you rest in the shade and enjoy a breeze on the long weekend.

First up we are taking flight with Buck, Toyota, and Joby. No, Joby is not a new host, it is an aviation company that Toyota is investing in to increase its presence in the transport arena. Also this is the next step to having vehicles like in the Jetsons. Check out the drawings in the link, a tilt-engine vehicle that looks like a cross between a drone and a helicopter. This is seriously cool. Also while looking around at all the different transport tech news Buck also found some artists renderings of potential vehicles for space travel from Lexus. Wait till you hear what Buck and Professor think one of them looks like. Which is your favorite option?

Next up DJ has a story about the Producers Guild Awards, in particular 1917. Want to know what movies won which awards, listen in. Also you can hear about the movie 1917, with some of the various story plot points to look out for. For those unfamiliar with it 1917 is a movie set in World War One. It is the story of a soldier and his friend trying to save the lives of 1600 British troops. There are some funny parts, but it is a moving drama based on stories told by the Grand Father of the Director Sam Mendes. DJ has also asked for your predictions for the Oscars and who you think should be nominated and win, so let us know on either: Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Next up we have Professor bringing us an update on the saga of Crytek and CIG (Star Citizen). Would you believe that so far CIG have spent over $900,000 on this legal matter? Yep, for the company started on kickstarter and now sells space fleets for $27000 they are really going hard. Want to know what has happened then listen in. As usual we have all the shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. Until next week, please remember to take care of yourselves, look out for each other, and stay hydrated.

Toyota joins Joby Aviation - https://www.technology.org/2020/01/17/toyota-is-joining-forces-with-the-leader-of-commercial-evtol-technology-electric-air-taxis-are-coming/

Lexus brings us drawing of Moon/space vehicles - https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/18/lexus-moon-space-vehicles/

‘1917’ Becomes Oscar Front-Runner After Producers Guild Win - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/movies/1917-producers-guild-america-award.html

Crytek vs Star Citizen an update - https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/eqedb8/crytek_vs_star_citizens42_update_cigs_response_to/

Does Google Stadia Stink like old socks? - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-stadia-early-adopters-giving-up-2020-1?utm_source=reddit.com&r=US&IR=T

Games Played

Professor

– Steamworld - http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-dig/

Rating: 4/5

Buck

– Thunder Run: War of Clans - https://www.facebook.com/ThunderRunWarOfClans/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

Rating: 3/5

– Darwin Project - https://store.steampowered.com/app/544920/Darwin_Project/?fbclid=IwAR0Sp5FnKYv9vrxu9FdrXRH5PLWk4rooNt8vIqMEPAnx3GvOjU-Ob8cGZxc

Rating: 4/5