Brandon, Will and Jared discuss “Vice” and “Mary Poppins Returns,” and pitch a strange, Doctor Who-inspired sequel for the latter in Ep. 8 of the Film Diversifies podcast. This podcast was produced by Jackie Goff, featuring music from Doqtr Shine. It contains some expletive language.
Semler at the Cinema features Brandon Semler’s thoughts on the world of film, including reviews, think pieces, previews and more.
By Brandon Semler
“Vice” (2018) is, at the end of the day, a damning portrait of former Vice President Dick Cheney. It is also a bit of a documentary, a bit of educational entertainment, a bit of a comedy and a lot of finger-wagging.
Some of director Adam McKay’s non-traditional concepts work. Many of them don’t.
Don’t get me wrong, I would prefer “Vice” to about any hum-drum historical biopic that would warrant multiple looks down at my nonexistent watch. McKay has a vibrant, particularly meta style of satire (at least in “The Big Short” and “Vice”) that makes important, but potentially dull historical material more interesting.
But at the end of the day, “The Big Short” told a coherent and effective story. “Vice” leaves me with a somewhat perplexing stew of thoughts on its subject matter. The film is heavily condemning (at times almost fatiguing) but also reveals a more tender, family-driven and loving side to the character as well. Cheney as a character is well rounded, but his motivation is a bit cloudy (perhaps that’s the point).
“Vice” is humorous throughout, with the non-traditional storytelling often being the joke itself. The film is narrated by a character that is revealed at the end, and this narrator interjects with overwhelming consistency. The problem with the constant explanation is that it undercuts the drama at times, and throws the tempo out of whack. Though the narration gets tiring, a solid-as-always performance from Jesse Plemons helps it out.
The film is flawlessly cast, from the transformative performances of Christian Bale and Amy Adams to Steve Carrell’s rather hilarious portrayal of Donald Rumsfeld.
I was not a big fan of “Vice,” but it was an interesting experience, especially for the politically interested.
Status: Recommend for Fans (poltics, big Oscary prosthetic performances, history).
Brandon Semler can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org, or on Twitter @BrandonSemler.


The link between Bollywood and underworld is like Congress and scams. Under world don Dawood Ibrahim and his links with film stars is not a secret and don’t be surprised if it still exists. Many a times it was proved that the heroes who had given lectures in the movie about patriotism were caught red handed doing anti-national activities along with Pakistani dons.
Indians were shocked when the veteran actor Rishi Kapoor revealed that he had met the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim twice. Both his meetings with the don, who had killed hundreds of Indians had taken place in Dubai. Rishi Kapoor said that Dawood was extremely nice to him and even showed a lot of warmth. The first meet took place in the year 1988 and the latter took place in the year 1989. During the second meet, Dawood had even given his contact number to Rishi but Rishi Kapoor couldn’t contact as there were no cell phones in India those days.
“If you need anything at all, any money, anything, just feel free to ask me”. These were the words said by Dawood Ibrahim to Rishi Kapoor but Rishi says that he didn’t try to receive any help from Dawood.
Why this matter is discussed now because the son of Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor is in the centre of controversy. Ranbir Kapoor was spotted smoking along with Mahira Khan in New York. This actresses shot to fame after she was casted in the Hindi film “Raees”, opposite to Shah Rukh Khan. This film had witnessed heavy opposition in India because the story resembled like that of the underworld don of Gujarat who was a nightmare to Hindus. BJP had come to power in Gujarat after they promised to eliminate this gangster.
Indians showed their tolerance by supporting this actress and made her movie a hit in the box office. But this actress went back to Pakistan and said that her nation comes first. Mahira didn’t even make a single sentence of appreciation towards India.
If she had a purpose to win the heart of Indians, she would have learnt Indian culture and would have followed it. But apparently, her intention seems to be different.
Is there any possibility that through Mahira Khan, the underworld is trying to trap Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor? Indians Army is fighting day and night against the rogue nation Pakistan but meanwhile Bollywood actors are roaming with the actresses of Pakistan. Pakistan had even tried to trap Indians soldiers using female in the areas.
“I’ve gotten to know Mahira in a personal capacity over the last few months. She is somebody who I admire and respect, for her achievements and even more for the person she is. It is very unfair the way she is being judged and spoken about. What is also sad is the inequality in judgment just because she is a woman. I request you to stop the negativity and move on with your beautiful god gifted lives. Peace and love,” these were the words of Ranbir Kapoor after his picture with Mahira went viral.
We have seen people protesting against Indian cricket team for playing against Pakistan. But no one has ever focused on this angle. Last year, India got united and urged to put a ban on the movies that involved Pakistani actors. But these actors went back to Pakistan and never ever thanked India for showing so much love and support.
If the intelligence agencies probe all the Bollywood stars who have movement with Pakistani actress, then definitely a nexus with underworld will be exposed. But perhaps this may never happen in India.


So first off, sorry to everyone who reads this review. I wanted to make it worthy of the Deadpool movie, but I don’t think that is going to be a reasonable possibility. Regardless, I will press on and gush all over almost everything about this movie in that annoying way that over-excited movie critics do. Hopefully, by the time I am done you’ll be sufficiently bored with my analysis that you’ll go out and see the film for yourself and start annoying your own friends with how good Deadpool is. Circle of life.


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The Grand Prix award for the best overall performance is awarded to the play Why Does Mr. R. Run Amok? directed by Bobo Jelčić, Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade, Serbia.
The play is a complete, polyphonic, multi-layered, emotional and witty collective stage decision. It is not easy to reinterpret a film and convert another medium into a fully integrated and independent performance that only relies on the specific energy of the eponymous film. From there, the ensemble achieved a synchronized, perfectly rhythmic collective acting. They achieved a character individuality that functioned perfectly in a collective rhythm and cathartic stage interaction.
Every aspect of the performance makes for an impeccable solution for the prolonged state of mind of the main character versus the partnering characters: monological alienation, logorrhea and recitative; in opposition to loss, vagueness, unfinished constructions, and unpredictable statics, which burst into the sudden escapism of dance music, only to explode in a familial murder.
The problem of postdramatic politics and misunderstood humanity in this performance is transformed into absurdity and tragicomedy that shakes us emotionally, which is reflected through the skills of the lead actor and the unexpected choice of his on-stage actions.
The Special Award of the City of Kragujevac is (equally) awarded to Bojana Milanović and Sonja Isailović for the roles of Janis Joplin in the play Who Killed Janis Joplin?, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad, Serbia, directed by Sonja Petrović.
Bojana and Sonja accomplished flawless acting achievements and convinced us with their hearty energy, intimate dancing and explosive singing. They completely and extremely vividly revived the title character who perished by the well-known saying “live fast, die young.”
All decisions were made unanimously.
Andrei Măjeri, theatre director (Romania)
Nikola Milojević, actor (Serbia)
Ivanka Apostolova Baskar, visual dramaturg (North Macedonia), the jury president
12th October 2020
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Представом Густав је крив за све, Кокана Младеновића, позоришта Костолањи Деже из Суботице, у Књажевско-српском театру отворен је 15. Међународни позоришни фестивал Јоакимфест, који се ове године одржава под слоганом Позориште у изолованом друштву.


By Daniel Margrain
The mismanagement of the UK economy by both the New Labour and Tory governments’ that followed the global crash of 2008 led to the poorest and weakest in society disproportionately picking up the pieces by way of savage cuts and austerity resulting from this incompetency. This is the context in which British film director Ken Loach denounced what he described as the UK governments “conscious cruelty” towards the poor following the screening of his latest film, ‘I, Daniel Blake’ at the Cannes Film Festival five months ago. Loach’s questioning of the narrative which suggests that the poor are to blame for an economic predicament beyond their control rather than the vagaries of the capitalist system, is a notion that is widely accepted within the hierarchy of government.
Loach’s film, whose red carpet London premier two days ago (October 18) was attended by Jeremy Corbyn, is story…
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Anne Maree Barry is a film artist whose research led practice addresses connections within contemporary space, which unites memory, narrative, geography, sociology and architecture. The result being creative non-fiction films that explore her sense of self and space, within a community.http://annemareebarry.com/
Anne-Maree worked with the Rialto Twirlers, a majorette group. The project combined an experimental short film, live performance and workshops. Anne Maree was awarded a grant from the Arts Council for her project with Rialto. Anne-Maree Barry graduated from the The National College of Art and Design, Dublin in 2004 with an MFA in Media, after studying sculpture at The Limerick School of Art and Design. Her film project No Mean City (2015) was produced with assistance from The Liaison of Independent Film Makers of Toronto – LIFT and Screen Training Ireland – Bursary Award.


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The Berlin production was more successful than New York, possibly due to better interpretation. But he could be a peasant, he could be, whatever. He admits in an imagined conversation with Ben that he has always felt he was "temporary.
Ben, on the other hand, simply abandoned the city, explored the American and African continents, and went to work for himself. Charley has no time for Willy's theories of business, but he provides for his family and is in a position to offer Willy a do-nothing job to keep him bringing home a salary.
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Playwright Arthur Miller wants to portray Willy Loman as the Common Man. This notion contrasts much of Greek theater which sought to tell tragic stories of "great" men.
Instead of Greek Gods bestowing a cruel fate upon the protagonist, Willy Loman makes several terrible mistakes that result in a meager, pathetic life.
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This is especially true for Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman. In this play Miller portrays a lower-middle class man, Willie Loman, respectively, who lives by an ideal that ultimately is self-defeating. Willie lived to pursue the American dream rather than living the American dream.
Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" is intended as a deeply flawed character. He is not a tragic hero, characterized by greatness and grandeur, but rather a mediocre.An analysis of willie loman in arthur millers death of a salesman


Can't wait to see ‘War Horse’ December 28 ... or before
Take a look at the trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming “War Horse” movie! The film, based on Michael Morpugo’s 1982 novel, will likely carry a PG-13 rating (for violence).
The plot follows a horse from quiet farm life to the battle lines in World War I and beyond. "War Horse" should appeal to horse lovers, history buffs and action-adventure movie fans alike.
“War Horse” is already a hit stage play, beginning in London and moving to Broadway a few months ago. The live production features life-sized puppet horses, unlike the Spielberg film, which stars real equines. The movie, originally scheduled for a late summer release, is due in theaters during Christmas vacation.
Hoping for a sneak preview peek at this one.
“War Horse” promotional movie poster
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A couple of weeks ago I did a post on the movie Summertime with Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi, which was filmed in and around Campo San Barnaba. In the post I said that Rossano Brazzi’s shop from the movie was now a toyshop, Lanterna Magica, but that it was always closed when I went by. Well, a few days later, I was passing by and it was open, so I went inside. Scenes had been filmed inside the shop and I wanted to see what it was like now.
Once inside I spoke to the ladies running the shop and explained why I was there. They instantly pointed to some stills from the movie that they keep pinned on the wall behind the counter in case anyone asks. We had quite a long chat and they encouraged me to run around the shop and take as many pictures as I liked.
In the film, the shop has a mezzanine upstairs. This has now been turned into a full floor but they have retained a hole in the middle with a copy of the metal railings to retain a bit of the original atmosphere.
Anyway, here are some picture of the shop. It’s actually a pretty nice toyshop now so if you’re passing drop in and say, ‘Hello!’


I have a confession to make... I've never seen The Wire. Nope. Not an episode. Have I been watching this season? Nope. Any particular reason? Nope. I keep telling myself that I'll get on it... but I haven't. I heard it's good (every f*cking 15 minutes).
Then, thanks to Nah Right, I stumbled across this gem:
All four seasons of The Wire in 4 minutes.
I haven't watched the video yet, but I heard it's good.
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The fabulous Cannes Red Carpet has been notorious for bringing out the highest A-listers drenched in the highest class of couture. This years festival did not disappoint. For more than 70 years, everyone who’s anyone in the film world — and lots of people who want to be — have migrated to the French Riviera in May for the biggest event of the year: The International Film Festival, also known as The Cannes Film Festival, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world. Cannes is widely considered the most prestigious film festival in the world, mainly because of its exclusivity and long history of premiering some of the greatest films of all time.
Unlike many other important film festivals, Cannes is an industry-only festival. That means screening tickets aren’t sold to the general public. The festival grants credentials to directors, producers, premier actors, and investors. Those in attendance show up to impress. Heres a look at some of the fabulous looks from the red carpet.
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"Mondo Penguin" comes in strong with attention grabbing penguins. It cites the recent popularity of the birds in film, then seeks to draw our attention to the deeper, more prevalent presence of penguins throughout the history of film, including many indie flicks of today. It seems that penguins have for some time been insightful, disturbed filmmakers who's stark vision was shaped by a world where one's cradle is a frozen wasteland.
Humorous and satirical, Vincent Gargiulo's "Monto Penguin" pokes fun at activists and filmmakers alike. Like any good mock, Gargiulo takes just enough from reality so as to get a person thinking, "Hey, that almost makes sense... Wait, no it doesn't. Penguins don't have thumbs." But in this very short short, a riveting narrator and an immaculate cornucopia of B-roll footage smack of professionalism and, dare I say, realism.
My only suggestion is this: It is hard to be interviewed. Let me rephrase. It's hard for good actors to be interviewed. There's something about sitting still and talking like a normal person that seems to confound actors that are otherwise very effective. Most of them invariably try too hard, as do the actors in "Mondo Penguin," though not to the point of great detriment.
Intricately done and surprising, this film is worth seeing, and, at less than five minutes in length, very well worth the time.


The Contortionist's Handbook
Author: Craig Clevenger
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This month’s Featured FJV is filmmaker Bridget Power (Gresham, OR ’12-13, Bethel, AK ’13-14) who was moved by the spirituality of the Yup’ik Catholic people she met while living in Bethel during her time as a Jesuit Volunteer. In this post she explores the process of making a short documentary about the role of women in sustaining spiritual communities in Southwestern Alaska.
As a JV in Bethel, I got to know Susan Murphy, who exemplifies what it means to live a life of service and faith. Susan is a respected elder in Southwestern Alaska and a leader for the Catholic Church in Bethel. I was inspired to make a short film that examined ministry in light of the experiences of Susan and other lay Yup’ik women in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. They offer insights that are helpful for examining leadership for spiritual communities in other places. These women also raise questions about the future of Catholicism as a sacramental church. I continue to think about these topics as a graduate student pursuing a Masters of Divinity. I’m learning from people from different traditions and discerning my personal vocation as a lay, Catholic woman who hopes to use storytelling and media for social change.
Documentary filmmaking can be subjective and colonialist. I am a privileged, white, Catholic woman from the lower forty-eight, making a film about Yup’ik, Catholic communities in Southwestern Alaska. Despite my appreciation and reverence for Yup’ik spirituality and culture, my identity as a filmmaker cannot be extracted from this film. I craft a film in the way that I ask questions and then select, omit, and arrange footage during the editing process. I represent other people’s perspectives on screen, so I strive to recognize and honor their experiences. How different would this film have been if I could have spoken to some of the participants in their native Yup’ik language, as a Yup’ik person, from the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta? Despite the limitations and controversies of documentary as an art form, I felt like it was still worth trying to raise some questions about leadership, culture, and change through this medium. The dialogue is in English, although I hope that the dialogue will be translated into Yup’ik and other languages so that the film can be more accessible. The title of the film is in Yup’ik. When possible, I used participants’ Yup’ik names. The film features Yup’ik music and Yup’ik collaborators.
I was able to make this short film thanks to the generosity of so many people from the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta and beyond, including the ’14-15 Bethel Jesuit Volunteers, Sr. Kathy Radich, and Sr. Ellen Callaghan, who let me stay with them. Bryon Nicholai of Toksook Bay and Mike McIntyre of Bethel let me use their music, and Victor Bee of Bethel let me use his drone footage. Elena White-Aluskak translated the title of the film.
Click here to learn more about the “Agayutem Yui: People of God” project and to watch the film or to contact Bridget. Agayutem Yui premiered at the Anchorage International Film Festival in December 2016.
Bridget Power started making documentaries with friends as an undergraduate at Georgetown University. She loved her time as a Jesuit Volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Housing Transitions Program in Portland, Oregon and the Tundra Women’s Coalition in Bethel, Alaska. She is currently a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School, where she continues to make films. Please contact her at email@example.com.


You have until 31 May to submit your work-related documentary films for the Healthy Workplaces Film Award 2023.
The winning documentary film will be showcased at the Festival, which will take place from 19 to 29 October 2023, and awarded with a prize of €5,000. In addition, EU-OSHA is funding the subtitling of the winning films in several European languages.
The documentary should focus on the human being in a changing world of work. It should deal with the effects of political and economic changes on the way we work and live, or with work-related issues such as physical and psychosocial conditions, existing and new risks at work.


The ‘Must See Film Challenge’ fosters vibrant independent filmmakers in the Arab region and gives an opportunity for every aspiring filmmaker to get noticed by the crowd. The challenge gathers movies from all genres and in all forms from around the Arab World that people won’t find anywhere else.
The ‘Must See Film Challenge’ seeks untold stories and unspoken voices from horrors to documentaries to adventures to comedies. And in order to give a push for these aspiring filmmakers, Zoomaal in partnership with Mideast Creatives are putting $20,000 in matched funding to support 36 filmmakers making their ideas a reality.
In an earlier challenge, the “Women Pioneers Challenge”, Zoomaal and Mideast Creatives allocated $20,000 in matched funding to support aspiring women in the Arab world. Out of 25 projects, 13 projects reached their target amount and collected a total amount of $183,000, which is 9x the original amount put in matched funding.
Have a look on the website and find a movie you find worth funding:


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Film Production: Anthill Films
Client: Outside TV
Released: June, 2020
Anthill Films have made some of the most prolific mountain bike films over the last 20 years. I joined the Squamish, BC-based film studio as a contract copywriter and content specialist in 2017 and have since worked alongside this small team to help promote and distribute their content for dozens of projects.
In 2019, while filming their latest feature film Return to Earth, the team at Anthill collaborated with five “difference makers” in mountain bike communities around the world. An idea spawned that Anthill could make a five-part TV show that explored the lives of these community leaders and showcase some never-before-seen footage originally captured for the feature film. OutsideTV commissioned the project that was later named Return to Earth: The Series.
Working with Brice Minnigh (editor at Freehub Magazine) we developed concepts and story arcs for each episode.
When the time came to script the video scenes and write the voice over narration, I worked closely with the production team at Anthill in order to deliver all five 22-minute episodes on time and on budget.
Some of the tasks I was responsible for during this project:
The full 22-minute episodes require asubscription to the OutsideTV app, but 5-minute teasers and articles can be found here:


SONY official Youtube channel has uploaded a video to introduce their mobile app "PROJECT REVIEWN", it features Nogizaka46 members Sakurai Reika and Hoshino Minami and includes a LIVE video clip of their handshake event.
Nogizaka46 members Saito Asuka and Hoshino Minami will be leading actresses of TV Asahi Drama "Shoujo no Miru Yume" (少女のみる夢). "Shoujo no Miru Yume" is the winner of "The 15th 21st century New Script Writer Awards" which held by TV Asahi. Its TV drama will air on 3 July 2016.
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The 2022 edition of this year’s Eko Chocolate Show and Royal Cocoa Film Festivals is set to hold between 7 and 11 April 2022 and it is tagged: ‘Our Cocoa, Our Chocolate, Our Climate’.
Speaking in Lagos during a press conference to herald the events, the President Eti-Oni Development Group, Queen Angelique-Monet Gureje Thompson, explained that the Chocolate Show will kick off with a dinner and Nigerian Cocoa Awards on Thursday 7th April 2022.
This particular is themed: ‘Celebrating Women in Cocoa.
The First Lady of Kwara State, Doctor Olufolake Abdulrazaq, will be the Special Guest of Honour while the Founder and CEO of Temple Productions, Nwakaego Boyo, will be the Special Guest Speaker.
Other dignitaries who would also grace the chocolatey fiesta include Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and Chief Abiola Dosumu, Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, amongst others.
The evening will be chaired by Erelu Abiola Dosumu, Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos.
On the second day, there will be the Africa Cocoa and Chocolate Forum between 9 am and 2 pm. It is tagged: ‘Beyond Cocoa Production Towards Wealth Creation and Achieving Sustainability within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)’.
At the film festival, Queen Gureje disclosed that the Royal Cocoa International Film Festival (RCIFF) is the first film festival founded by a reigning monarchy and the only film festival in Nigeria hosting two major festivals yearly.
They will both hold on April 7-11, 2022 in Lagos and November 23-25, 2022 in Eti-Oni, Osun State.
The Royal Cocoa International Film Festivals, Lagos edition will be held over 3 days from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th, April 2022 screening films that are impactful.
The film will focus on climate change, family, animation, and drama.
The opening ceremony of the film festivals will however come up on Friday April 8, 2022 by 6 pm with a green carpet reception.
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, is expected to grace the occasion as the Special Guest of Honour.
He will also declare the Festival open.
She disclosed that the festival has made a great impact since it made its debut. “It is about Cocoa Renaissance in the country, to create awareness of the real value of cocoa and the immense opportunities that can open up through moving up the value chain.”


Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice I should have been just as excited about this as I was for Star Wars but I wasnt, I read bad reviews and snide comments, plus the trailers made the film look very dark, dour and brooding, which it was but in a good way. It was a bit tough to get through as it was long but tense. Being a superhero/comic book nerd I spotted about 5 different well known comice story plots which largely made up the story of the film, plus a few nice little nods to a few famous moments also.
Having grown up with the brilliant Christopher Reeve films it is a bit strange seeing Superman so dark a bit humourless, very serious and not neccessarily the feel good hero to everybody, I even liked Superman Returns which deserved better credit and followed on in the same vein as 1 and 2. The 90's Batmans were a bit dark then darker, then daft, then dafter, then the noughties Batman fims were dark again, then really dark. Man of Steel was Superman for grown ups and quite dark again if not a little bit shocking in places. But nothing like this one.
The main sell of this film is obviously having arguably the greatest, most famous, most popular comic characters on the screen together for the first time, although its happened many times in comics or animations this is different, to have these titans in a film is a big deal.
Its not disappointing at all, I do like this modern twist on the characters, Superman is very stiff and almost unsure of himself, still finding his way, Batman is an old hand, been there, seen it done it all, very cynical to boot. I rated Henry Cavill very much in Man Of Steel, he looked the part and had Superman nailed, but this film belongs to Ben Afflecks brilliant portrayal of Batman, I was sceptical but his is the best incarnation of the character and Bruce Wayne that I have seen. 8/10
The complaint I have is that the film is long yes, but it is very rushed, the story should have been spread and nurtured over two films, DC are so desperate to get Justice League off the ground as quickly as possible to rival Marvels Avengers that they almost ruined this, there is so much content crammed in, but there should have been more to build things up to where it is going, it was too contrived and only just made sense, some bits were a bit nonsensical because they were rushed, it has left us one film too short which will save us money yes, but it is a shame. This is still a good film and a blockbuster none the less.
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Dexter Kennedy is on the forefront of the ever changing and evolving world of drone piloting in the film and television world. As the chief pilot for Aerobo, Dexter has manned the controls of the crafts that captured footage for dozens of feature films and popular televsision shows.
His credits include The Greatest Showman, The Upside, The Punisher, Purge 4, and The Last Full Measure. He has worked with actors like Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and dozens more.
This episode is a must listen for anyone who has ever had any interest in drones whatsoever. We talk about the industry, how it has evolved, where it is going and get into some amazing set stories about half way in to the show. Hear the amazing story about capturing a massive multi-million dollar shot on The Greatest Showman, or a day in the life on a Steven Spielberg blockbuster.
Working in this industry comes with its pitfalls. Being at the mercy of demanding Hollywood directors is one thing. But when you are one of the most in demand drone pilots in the industry, flying coast to coast at the mercy of Mother Nature or a last minute job is par for the course.
Find out what its like to be in the battlefield of an industry that feels like the Wild West and creating amazing cinematic shots that weren’t possible just a few short years ago. And doing it all at the age of 27! Recorded live at the JAM headquarters, this episode is a must listen.


Ole Miss’s “Laramie Project” Student Actor Responds to the Hecklers
October 7, 2013 by Guest contributor
Post submitted by Garrison Gibbons, a junior BFA Acting Major at University of Mississippi.
As a gay student of University of Mississippi, the actions last week during a production ofThe Laramie Projectpersonally struck a chord with me.
The Laramie Project discusses the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a 20-year-old gay college student whose life was brutally snuffed out by an act of anti-LGBT hatred. LGBT rights and equality are the new hurdle America is battling to overcome, and the student body’s reaction to our show serve as a reminder of the work that still lives ahead.
The audience started out that night like any other student audience at Ole Miss: Cellphones and talking were noticeable but nothing too out of hand.After the first intermission, the mood shifted. Soon, the audience was mocking the most potent and serious portions of the performance. Some of the audience members began to laugh and mock the actors.
As one of the only openly gay actors in the show, I felt every time I entered that I was being laughed. In one of my monologues my character says, “I’m 52 years old and I am gay” and pauses. In that pause, I felt so much judgment. Towards the end of my monologue, I realized some of the audience members were using their iPhones to photograph me on stage with flash.
As the show continued, the heckling increased, with comments about the other performers, and laughter at some of the hateful, anti-LGBT lines the character Aaron McKiney, the murderer, delivers.
It would be easy to characterize what happened last week as the fault of just 20 to 30 football team members, but that would be unfair. This wasn’t a football team against a theater department. There were others in attendance that responded in kind.
Let us instead use last week’s as reminder of why we chose this show and why it — and shows like it – are important. We need a better understanding of the true state of equality. Mississippi, where even the most basic protections of the law are still out of reach, still lags behind in the LGBT movement.
I am proud to be a part of The Laramie Project, and hope this show can open the minds of even a few. I hope one day to be able to be my authentic self, open, and without fear of judgment. I hope one day that dream can become reality.


During these times of social distancing, why not satiate your curiosity for Cambodia with our list of must-see films? Stream these cinematic masterpieces while dreaming about your upcoming Lower Mekong cruise with us!
10. LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (2001)
Perhaps the list’s best known movie is the 2001 summer blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie. This action-adventure romp features several landmarks from around the world, including Siem Reap’s Angkor Archaeological Park. Most notable is the scene in which Lara Croft hunts down an ancient relic in the mysterious Ta Prohm temple, with its characteristic jungle surroundings and tree roots sprawled atop the ruins.
In addition to breaking box office records for video-game adaptation as well as film with a female protagonist, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider would also spark Angelina Jolie’s captivation with Cambodia. She returned to the country the following year to adopt her first child, Maddox, and in 2017, directed the award-winning First, They Killed My Father(see below).
9. SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT (2009)
During his travels throughout Southeast Asia, young German backpacker Ben meets and falls head over heels for Sreykeo, a local bar girl he meets in Phnom Penh. After returning to Hamburg, she informs him that she has tested HIV-positive. Despite their friends’ best efforts to keep them apart, true love triumphs as Ben returns to Cambodia to reunite with Sreykeo and oversee her treatments.
This German autobiographical film is based on a memoir by Benjamin Prufer.
8. ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE (2009)
Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to create a list of films set in Cambodia without mentioning a tragic era under the ruthless Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. One of these is an eye-opening documentary following Cambodian co-director Thet Sambath’s personal quest to delve into the minds of former senior Khmer Rouge officials. His mission was fueled by the desire to understand their reasoning for murdering both his parents and siblings just two decades before. Unsurprisingly, all former regime members he had contacted throughout the 1990’s remained tight-lipped and refused to offer any sort of confession.
That is, until he met Pol Pot’s right-hand man known as ‘Brother Number Two’, Nuon Chea, in 2001. For nearly 30 years, he had denied having any part in the killings. And so it was no easy task for Sambath, who visited Nuon Chea every week for three years, slowly gaining his trust (and while not revealing his family members were victims to the massacre). When finally acknowledging to Sambath in 2004 he had a role in ordering the genocide, Nuon Chea would justify his actions by claiming, “Because they were enemies of the people.”
7. TWO BROTHERS (2004)
This charming family-friendly film, directed by Oscar-winning Jean-Jacques Annaud, is set in the 1920s during French Colonial rule. Actor Guy Pearce plays lead as the English adventurer, Aidan McRory, but stealing the spotlight are two Bengal tiger brothers, Kumal and Sangha, who are separated as infant cubs before being reunited as adults.
6. ANGKOR AWAKENS: A PORTRAIT OF CAMBODIA (2017)
In addition to the recounting the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terrors during the 1970s, this documentary also takes an intimate look into today’s younger generation and how its seeks to overcome its dreadful past while charting its way into a brighter future.
Angkor Awakens can be now be streamed on Amazon Prime.
5. A RIVER CHANGES COURSE (2013)
A River Changes Course is an award-winning documentary which follows three Cambodian locales: urban sprawl encroaches on a tiny jungle village, a riverside hamlet dependent on fishing is impacted by environmental changes, and a rural villager seeks work in Phnom Penh so she can send money back home to her impoverished family. The film’s title refers not just to Tonle Sap, the only river in the world that runs in both directions, but also to the rapid changes impacting Cambodians of all walks of life.
4. FIRST, THEY KILLED MY FATHER (2017)
Based on a best-selling memoir, this all-Cambodian cast feature film depicts author Loung Ung’s experiences as a young child in 1975. As the U.S. pulls out of neutral Cambodia during the Vietnam War, Ung’s family is left defenceless to the rapidly approaching forces of the Khmer Rouge. Her father, an officer of the National Armed Forces, is executed, her six siblings sent to forced labor camps, and the 5-year-old Ung is recruited as a child soldier by the Khmer Rouge.
Directed by Angelina Jolie, First, They Killed My Father was nominated as Best Foreign Language Film by the Golden Globes and can now be streamed on Netflix.
3. THE LAST REEL (2014)
This fictional take of Cambodia’s factual past is helmed by director Sotho Kulikar, who worked with Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Oscar-nominated The Missing Picture. While wandering abandoned cinemas, modern day college student Sophoun stumbles upon a movie poster featuring her mother. Upon further investigation, she discovers Cambodia’s Golden Age of Cinema in the decades prior to the genocide of the country’s intellectual and creative population.
2. THE MISSING PICTURE (2013)
As director Rithy Panh seeks to retell the story of Cambodia under the oppressive Khmer Rouge using archival footage, he notices that there is a severe absence of photos, videos, and record that can help him tell the whole story – all were wiped out by the regime. Thus, he uses motionless clay figures as a form of poetic expression interspersed with documentary footage to illustrate this dark history of Camobida.
The Missing Picture has nabbed several accolades, including top prize in the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and is Cambodia’s first ever entry into the Academy Awards with its nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
1. THE KILLING FIELDS (1984)
Topping our list is a biographical drama and true story about two journalists, Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg, who witness atrocities committed by both sides during the Cambodian Civil War as well as the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge takeover. Not only would the real-life Schanberg be awarded a Pulitzer prize for his coverage of the conflict, The Killing Fields would also receive seven Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) – three of which it would win.
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Award-winning children’s theater director, and Holly Theater board member, Nathan Gerrells, delivers a hilarious and endearing performance as Seymour Krelbourn. He shares the stage with Seymour’s love interest Audrey, played by Taylor Cassell, and his cranky boss Mr. Mushnik, performed by Bill Hacker.
Nathan has directed summer camp productions at the Holly Theater for the past three years and also directed White Christmas for the Holly in 2014. He recently performed in The Nerd this past February.
Taylor Cassell is celebrating her 4th show at the Holly. She recently starred in Moon over Buffalo at the Holly Theater and in Annie Get Your Gun at the Cumming Playhouse.
Bill Hackers is a seasoned actor and has performed in Arsenic and Old Lace, Father of the Bride, My Fair Lady, and the Holly Theater’s performance of Macbeth last fall.
The main star of the show comes in an unexpected form that will leave the audience amazed. Various puppets are manipulated to portray the growth of the blood-hungry plant Audrey II. Behind the larger-than-life plant is puppeteer David Cheatham who works seamlessly with the voice actor for Audrey II, Seth McWhorter to execute a charming, funky, and slyly evil performance.
Our hats off to the outstanding props and puppet work of Chuck Althafer and Tyler Althafer of Iron Zepplin Production on their work creating the various Audrey IIs and to Cathy McMullan on her fantastic costume design!
Little Shop of Horrors will have you dancing, laughing, and cringing (in a good way) the entire way through! Tickets are $20.00 for adults and $12.00 for students and are available for purchase online at www.hollytheater.com. We recommend leaving the little ones at home for this play; adult themes are present throughout.


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Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production, May 2020
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Television Studies, May 2017
Lai Jiang was born and raised in Ningbo, a coastal city in eastern China. She received her Master’s degree in Film and Television Production at University of Southern California.
During her undergraduate years, the experience of working as a college radio station producer introduced her to the fascinating world of sound editing. Over the years, her passion for telling genuine stories through the media of sound never wavered. She has participated as sound designer/editor in numerous short and feature film productions, ranging from fictions to documentaries, commercials, animations and interactive experiences.
Her works have garnered festival recognitions such as the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes Film Festival, the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, the Student Academy Awards(Gold), etc., and touring around museums, planetariums and art galleries.
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In 1983, 10 years after the launch of the "Coupe Icare" or ICARUS CUP, the FIRST INTERNATIONAL FREE FLIGHT AND AERIAL SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL hit the screens.
Today, "the ICARES of CINEMA" attracts an audience of nearly 20,000 people and has become a key venue for film and video professionals as well as free-flight enthusiasts.
The Festival brings together cinematic productions (short, medium and full-length features) dealing with air, flight, wind and all aerial sports : paragliding, hang gliding, sky diving, hot-air balloon, sailplane, elastic jump, base jump, kite, boomerang.... Motorized aerial sports are limited to paramotor, ultra-light hang-gliding and paragliding, model aircraft, aerobatics and aerial feats.
Films concerning the bird flight are also accepted.
Every year the Festival receives about 80 amateur and professional productions from all over the world.
A selection of 25 to 30 films is then submitted to the festival jury, composed of film and video professionals (programme producers, film directors, etc.) and free flight specialists.
MORNINGS « OFF »
« Mornings OFF » presents brings together films, which the Selection Committee considers interesting despite not being selected to compete.
The « Matinales du Off » Icare will be discerned by the Festival Selection Committee.
TIMETABLE OF PROJECTIONS
ATTENTION: NEW HOURS !
Projections of the official selection:
Thursday and Friday, starting at 18 :00
- Official sessions : two sessions per evening : Thursday and Friday at 6:00pm, 7:30 pm and 10:00pm
- Off's Matinales : Friday and Saturday at 10:00am
- Gala evening : Saturday at 7:30pm :Announcement of the winners and prize-giving ceremony and projection of the prized films.
During the day, non-stop projections : theme sessions, discovery, retrospectives, "Carte Blanche", ....
All projections will be held under the Festival marquee set up at the South Launch.
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Cha Dae-wung, played by Lee, accidently wakes up the legendary gumiho, or the nine-tailed fox, that seeks revenge and lives on human flesh and livers. Surprisingly, the fox/human is nothing like the legendary character that appears in ghost stories, but a cute and clueless girl who prefers hanwoo, homegrown cattle beef, and is searching for true love with a man who will love her despite her haunting condition. Dae Woong tries to keep her happy and hide the fact that she is a gumiho from everyone. As the story goes on, the legendary gumiho (later called Miho) wants to be human. Miho is informed by a veterinarian named Park Dong Joo (who is also not a human) that she must drink his blood to become a human in 100 days while Dae Woong will have to keep her magical fox bead meanwhile. Moreover, Dae Woong will not be able to date anyone else but gumiho within the 100 days. However, Dong Joo doesn’t tell Miho one important detail and trouble brews as Miho and Dae Woong eventually fall in love….
Where to Watch;
Jacinda Entertainment – http://www.jacinda1st.com/2010/08/my-girlfriend-is-nine-tailed-fox_4634.html
My sojou– http://www.mysoju.com/
Drama Crazy – http://www.dramacrazy.net/
~Lee Seung Gi as Cha Dae Woong~
He is the protagonist of the drama, he is a spoiled young man (in his 20s) who lost both of his parents at a very young age and has been with his grandfather and aunt for more than 20 years. He is not interested in going to college; instead, he wants to be an actor. When his grandfather tries to take him to a boarding school, Dae Woong escapes and eventually gets lost. A woman’s voice tells him to draw nine tails on a drawing of a fox at a Buddhist temple and in doing so he accidentally releases it. He meets a girl who informs him that she is the fox he released. He finds out that she is a gumiho (later called Miho) so he ends up trying to keep her happy (mostly by buying her meat) and hide the fact that she is a gumiho from everyone else. (wiki)
At first while I was watching the drama, Dae Woong was so annoying and such a spoilt brat. I also disliked how mean he was to Miho. Thankfully he started to change due to the sudden feelings he developed for Miho. They were really cute together. I love how his character developed, it made him more likeable at the end. I think the actor did a good job but I do think Shin Min Ah, the main actress out shined him at times. However I do think he did a great job and at then end of the drama I fell for his acting and would love to see another drama with him in it.
~Shin Min Ah as Gu Miho (Miho)~
Miho a legendary nine-tailed fox that has been stuck inside a painting for 500 years. Miho is the female protagonist. She dreams of becoming a human and has always wanted to do things humans do. However, when people heard rumors that gumihos eat human livers, no one would go near her. When she meets Dae Woong, she starts to feel like she is human but sometimes exerts her superhuman strength when no one, except for Dae Woong, is around (she was once seen by two children at a park). She becomes Dae Woong’s girlfriend and tries to mold their relationship into a normal girlfriend-boyfriend one. Despite the fact that gumihos are fercious, she is more like the cute and nice type. Since she was made of fire, she is afraid of water.
I adored Minho. She was so cute!!! Honestly she just used to me go Waa all the time. I loved her! She had the cutest personality I have ever seen in the drama. The actress playing her is so pretty and she has these dimples that I just want to poke. She is also so innocent. The expressions she does, her acting and her character, they were just all really good. She is one of those characters that you will always remember due to the way she is a bit like the drama “Your Beautiful” Characters.
~No Min Woo As Park Dong Joo~
Dong Joo, a veterinarian at an animal hospital, he is not human either, though his true identity is unknown and he knows a lot of things about human life. Doong Joo is shown to be the antagonist. He tends to speak in a calm way to Miho, but doesn’t seem to be that way to other people. He tried to capture Miho and put her back inside the painting, but when Miho tells him that she wants to become a human, he changes his mind. He is also the one who brings the twist in the story.
If any of you have watched the Korean drama Pasta, you will know who the actor is. Also if you know the band The Trax, he was a former member. He is so pretty! Honestly through out the drama, whenever he came on I just thought he was so pretty, he almost looked like a girl. His character was manageable. Manageable meaning that you know he is always up to something and since I liked Minho so much I was always there going ” No No dont hurt her! Shes so cute! ” Throughout the drama you will want to know who he is and his story. Pretty mysterious and dark character. I really start to like him in the middle of the drama. He really opens up, at times I did think he was wimp but felt sorry for his character. The acting was also really good. Min woo plays a brooding character really well.
~Park Soo Jin as Eun Hye In~
Hye In is the female antagonist of the drama, she is Dae Woong’s senior. She and Dae Woong had strong feelings for each other for a long time. Hye In doesn’t like Miho, she knows Miho’s difference so she tries to do whatever she can to find out Miho’s true identity.
Gah I hated this girl. She was really annoying and every time she came on screen I wanted to smack her one on the face..she kept trying to ruin Dae Woong and MiHo’s relationship. She was also a really mean person. I might be biased due to my love for Miho but I disliked her. Of course the actress, Park Soo Jin did a great job at playing as an evil annoying..B****>_<
~Sung Dong Il as Ban Doo Hong~
He is the director of Dae Woong’s action school. He is so fond of Dae Woong’s skills and gives him special treats. When he sees Miho jump high and run fast, he looks for her, and whenever he finds her, she runs away without noticing him. He is eventually seen by Miho, but he doesn’t see her. He also has feelings for Dae Woong’s aunt, Cha Min Sook. He is also widowed, as he has said that he raised Seon Nyuh by himself.
Hehe the aunty and the director were so funny! He is so weird but so funny I loved the moments when both of them meant. I would laugh for ages.
~Hyo Min as Ban Seon Nyuh~
Seon Nyuh is Doo Hong’s daughter and Dae Woong’s best friend. She has feelings for Dae Woong but doesn’t seem overtly jealous over the fact that Miho is his girlfriend, even though she seems heartbroken at times. She also seems to have become good friends with Miho.
Hyo Min is a good actress. Her parts were pretty good. Very pretty but the character she played in this drama is pretty immature.
~Byeon Hee-Bong as Dae Woong’s Grandfather~
He wants Dae Woong to make the right choices in life but accepts his dream of becoming an actor after seeing him mature. I loved the grandfather! He was one of those strict but tough love style characters. His so nice..
~Yoon Yoo Sun as Cha Min Sook~
Cha Min Sook is Dae Woong’s aunt. She does whatever Dae Woong’s grandfather tells her to do. She has feelings for Ban Doo Hong but has never been able to tell him. She often ends up making a fool of herself while in the presence of her crush. Yep she was so funny, she made me laugh a lot.
~Kim Ho Chang as Kim Byung Soo~
Kim Byung Soo is Dae Woong’s other best friend. He is supportive of Dae Woong. He has feelings for Seon Nyuh but Seon Nyuh doesn’t seem to know. Through out the drama is was a pretty good friend to Doe Woong and he never used to him. So he was awesome.
This drama was simply a delight to watch. Its so funny and entertaining and the storyline is really original. The Hong sisters really know how to write an entertaining drama with its loveable characters, fast paced storyline, great scenes, adorable moments this drama has it all.
The characters in this drama were really good and the actors and actresses did a great job in displaying their emotions and facial expression. As with Your Beautiful even though some of the parts were really silly and cliché it was a lot of fun to watch. The chemistry between the mail leads is shown gradually. At first you could see the dislike the main characters feel for each other and you also see the change when they start to fall for each other. You actually want them to be together in real life. The chemistry was really strong. Even the antagonists of the drama did a great job of portraying their characters. The side characters especially the director and the Auntie brought the drama together. I believe if the side characters were not there the drama may not have been as funny. I loved the whole supernatural element of it. The fact that she is something that most people would never believe in (nine tailed fox) and also the fact that she is a legend. I think this drama would make a really good movie as well.
This drama is a pure comedy which will have you in fits of laughter. This drama will also bring many other emotions out of you, At times I was in state of shock , tears and happiness while watching this drama. Its so unpredictable and with things happening that you do not expect. The scenes between the main characters were so cute! I nearly died from the sweetness of it all. After each episode I could not wait to watch the next one due to the ending being such a cliff hanger. It kept me at the end of my seat making me want more.
This drama is so well rounded. It has no holes, there is nothing that will make you feel disappointed in it. Its an amazing drama and Its a must watch in my list. So if you have no watched it yet I believe you should really watch it before start any other drama. I Highly recommend this drama.
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Episodes – 16
Genre – Romance, Comedy, Supernatural
Rating – *****


Indian film industry have so many gems, that sometimes go unnoticed in front of the stars, but their contribution is much more. I am talking about versatile actors like Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, and other such actors.
I have sometimes admired Anupam Kher, he has many qualities among which are making it to bollywood, with so little to start with, and doing so many films being partially bald since the start.
But these are not the qualities I admire him for, the qualities are being able to make fun of himself. Giving himself to the moment.
Doing amazingly what I call demeaning roles, but to him they are roles. I would never have done something so humiliating, but it makes other people laugh. So he does that.
I recently saw his old interview in Movers and Shakers, where he mentioned about his film “Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein”. I knew earlier about his play, “Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai”, which I was never able to see myself, and would love to see sometime, but I know this movie would not be traditional cliché, but something more. So I went ahead and watched the movie.
Being a software engineer my self, I could totally relate myself to the character. With some difference in age, not achieving so high, and being a little more curious to life. But I thought it may be my future in some sense. When he received what I would call a gift of living a single day over and over again, till he figures his mistake out, I would love something like that. (Even though that part was kind of copied from GroundHog Day, another of my favourite movies), It was refreshing to see the process of transformation. And how completely true it was, being so busy in life, we are considering the gifts of life as burdens, and the burdens of life as gifts.
The film emphasizes on the fact of enjoying the path to achievement, and not the achievement, which is pretty relevant.
I also recently came across a very interesting quotation, “The second biggest truth of life after death, is boredom.”
Amazing stuff to learn. Clearly there is going to be times in life where we would feel boredom, extreme one in some sense, but we have to make the best of it.
Another intresting thing to note in the movie was the order of choices of spending the day, the actor decides to lead. At first frustation.
Then on realizing the indefiniteness of his time, first he goes for most prime desires like Gluttony, Lust and Intoxication.
Then when those don’t satisfy him, he becomes confused and restless. Clearly if fulfilling ones desires don’t bring us happiness then what does.
I am not giving any answers or spoilers of the movie here, I would definitely suggest watching the movie.


Les Misérables (2012)
Director: Tom Hooper
This epic tale taken from a Victor Hugo novel has so much to offer it is hard to sum it up in a small review. Despair, action, suspense, comedy and let us not forget love. The characters are the heart of the story but the music brings them to life and gives them color. That being said...
What I didn't like:
Even knowing that the innkeeper Thénardier is supposed be creepy and disgusting does not make him any more palatable. On one hand I can understand the casting of Sacha Baron Cohen, on the other hand I found his character less funny and more distasteful than I would have liked.
What I liked:
I really liked seeing this story in a movie format. I am a big fan of the play and recommend it for anyone.
Where the play is intimate and allows for large views and constant movement, the movie allow for us to see individual characters more clearly.
Not being confined to a stage also allowed for director Tom Hooper to show more of the transitional story between large musical numbers.
If you love the play you will love this movie for different reasons. If you have never been able to see this play, I urge to see the movie. Even if you are not a fan of musicals, there is a lot this story has to offer. Give it a chance, you might find being Misérable is not so bad.
4 out of 5 Stars


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On Halloween, we all love to talk about Michael Myers. He has been a household name since the first “Halloween” movie came out in 1978. And those who grew up with him understand why: he is so iconic that it almost impossible to not recognize his iconic mask without seeing it on television or in a movie theater.
Michael Myers as quoted from Wikipedia: “
Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter’s Halloween as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he returns home to Haddonfield, Illinois, to murder more teenagers. In the original Halloween, the adult Michael Myers, referred to as The Shape in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film and substituted by Tony Moran in the final scene where Michael’s face is revealed. The character was created by John Carpenter and has appeared in eleven films, as well as novels, multiple video games, and several comic books.
The character is the primary antagonist in the Halloween film series, except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which is not connected in continuity to the rest of the films. Since Castle, Moran, and Wallace put on the mask in the original film, six people have stepped into the same role. Castle, George P. Wilbur, Tyler Mane, and James Jude Courtney are the only actors to have portrayed Michael Myers more than once, with Mane and Courtney being the only actors to do so in consecutive films. Michael Myers is characterized as pure evil, both directly in the films, by the filmmakers who created and developed the character over nine films, and by random participants in a survey. In the first two films, Michael wears a Captain Kirk mask that is painted white. The mask, which was made from a cast of William Shatner’s face, was originally used in the 1975 horror film The Devil’s Rain.“
Any fan of the Halloween is looking for Michael Myers Halloween Costume. The fans love to dress up as the monster and they often spend a big part of their cost on the costume. It’s the whole Halloween celebration that centers around horror movies. You could say that Halloween fans are dedicated to their love of this movie genre, which makes it natural that they need Michael Myers costumes. Here is a detailed guide on finding the best Michael Myers Halloween costume. Here are some instructions and lots of photos to help you get started!
A Michael Myers Mask For The Bravest
If you are a Michael Myers fan, then it’s a matter of great experience if you have participated in the Halloween. But if you are sort of a Michael Myers enthusiast then its high time that you have your hands on a Mask of him. It will help you to get yourself into the real character mood and can be used while playing pranks on your friends and family. It is a special costume item which ideally goes with all your other accessories if you wish to make it more spooky and gory.
Michael Myers Killer Gloves, Have You Tried It?
The fictional character Michael Myers, in the 1978 horror film Halloween, wears a pair of size 10½ 40 Single Red Harvester army workman’s gloves. The gloves were reportedly bought at a hardware store in Brantford, Ontario and were industrial-strength gloves used for handling sheet metal. The final scene of Halloween shows these gloves on display at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital along with other memorabilia from Michael’s victims.
Knife Will Be An Indispensable Item When Dressing Up As Michael Myers
If you love Halloween and the thrill of dressing up as your favorite horror movie character, why stop at just one character? Because Michael Myers’ butcher knife will add a nice finishing touch to your look. To be more realistic, all you have to do is put it in a sheath by slipping it onto a belt and you’ll be ready to slay all spooky creatures including demons.
Black Pants Jumpsuit As Michael Myers
Even more than other murderers, Michael Myers is defined by the jumpsuit he wears, a tight-fitting black outfit that covers his whole body and features unusually long sleeves and a drawstring at the waist. It has been called ‘the most terrifying costume in movie history’ and it’s not hard to see why. Even on first appearances, the design echoes many of our darkest childhood fears: blank white eyes in a featureless face, long spindly arms, a small collar that can easily be gripped…
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Brown Shoes Will Be The Right Choice To Transform Into Michael Myers
Brown shoes are the best! They are perfect for transforming into Michael Myers. They bring out the best in your personality and make you look vicious. Their color can give that air of mystery and fear to people when you wear them. You will get yourself noticed easily with this pair of brown shoes. They also look quite cool and trendy, which is why they will catch everyone’s eye when you wear them out at night. These shoes are simple yet elegant, which makes them perfect for those hot summer days around the month of June. People will always love such a simple yet versatile shoe design combination so many people have found a reason to buy these shoes even after all these years.
Michael Myers is one of the most famous serial killers in fiction. He operates in every incarnation as a silent, shapeless force of terror, using fear to kill and torture those around him. No matter what he wears and what weapons he uses, Michael will always be terrifying, and his Haddonfield Halloween costume is no different. The simplicity behind this look captures the things that make him so scary: his pale skin and blank white mask are absolutely chilling when observed from a distance.
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In the new National Geographic film, “The First Grader,” director Justin Chadwick combines the story of one man’s fight for freedom with his fight for education.
Based on a true story, the film seems more like an award winning documentary than a production.
Actors Naomie Harris and Oliver Litondo excel in their roles to portray the situation in Kenya.
The film opens with subtle introductory music, immersing the viewer into the culture.
Throughout the film, the music reminds viewers of the location.
Set in Kenya, “The First Grader” demonstrates not only the nation’s past, but also an individual take on a new law.
According to the 84-year-old main character, Kimani Ng’ang’a Maruge (Litondo), education is more than the ability to read or write. To him, it is a reward and repayment for his loss and struggles as a Mau Mau veteran.
He fights continually for his right to education. At first, he is repeatedly turned away from the school. Then he faces opposition from many. Eventually, the favorite teacher is forced to leave the school. He travels to the Ministry of Education in hopes to bring her back, showing them the scars of his past.
Chadwick provides a clear insight on Maruge’s intentions, as his past weaves throughout the film, acting as one of many subplots in the overall story. This adds a unique element to the film with such a simplistic title.
Although the title appears to be basic, “The First Grader” ironically appeals to an older, more mature audience since scenes include some brutality and nudity. It certainly is not a happy story from beginning to end. Maruge’s past is nostalgic, dramatic, and horrifying, bringing tears to the eyes of those around the theater.
While some scenes prove difficult to watch, the film as a whole excels. The message is clear, the story is engaging, and the end brings an uplifting message. Teachers truly impact the lives of their students, as Jane Obinchu (Harris) does for Maruge.
The combination of drama and success drives viewers into realizing the importance of education. As his only goal is to read a letter that was sent to him, Maruge demonstrates this necessity. Faced with opposing government, parents of young students, and the press, he rebukes all statements by saying, “The power is in the pen.”
Such a bold statement is backed throughout the film, and despite the deep thematic elements, the audience leaves as though they had just watched a “feel-good” film.
This bright ending can be attributed to the fact that Maruge makes a difference for not only his country, but many around the world.
The radio DJ who initially announces the free elementary education celebrates Maruge’s invitation to speak at the United Nations.
Running at 103 minutes long, every second is a valuable learning experience worth the time and emotional investment.


Laura Prentiss must leave Witness Protection to save her father’s life. To make sure she is protected former Navy SEAL Griffin Devaney will be her bodyguard. That doesn’t stop Vin Arrico, Laura’s ex, from trying to take them both out. He is furious with Laura for turning states evidence against him and sending him to prison. Now, he will stop at nothing until she is dead. Will Griffin be able to protect Laura while she tries to save her father? Find out in the thriller “Witness Undercover” by Debra Cowan.


I Hope Your Flowers Bloom
Presented by All the Figs, I Hope Your Flowers Bloom is written and performed by Raymond Wilson and directed by Fiona Mackinnon.
One of the hits of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, it is touring through Scotland this May, as well as dates at the Norwegian Storytelling Festival in Oslo this March and the Literhaus Literature and Music Festival in Copenhagen in June.
"Superb piece of storytelling theatre: simply gorgeous"
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A story of ancient plants and modern relationships.
Through his friendship with Flo and her modern nomadic lifestyle, Raymond attempts to escape the greyness of the Glasgow scheme into Scotland’s natural world, with some unflinching self-reflection along the way.
I Hope Your Flowers Bloom will be touring in Scotland in May 2024 - tickets are on sale now
Meet the Creative Team
Raymond Wilson, Writer and Performer
Raymond Wilson is a working-class, LGBTQ+-identifying creative and environmental-educator from Clydebank. An award-nominated, multi-disciplinary artist with experience in acting, writing, and music, his work explores the intersections between the natural world, spirituality, and the Scottish working-class.
He was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he achieved an MA in Classical & Contemporary Text. He has worked as a performer with companies including BBC Radio 4, Modest Predicament, Fear No Colours, and Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, as well as leading workshops with organisations such as Clydesider, and Traidhos (Thailand).Photo: Richard Walker
Fiona Mackinnon, Director
Fiona Mackinnon is a freelance theatre director based in Glasgow. Fiona has worked as an assistant/ associate/ director with the National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The Lyceum Theatre, The Traverse Theatre, Lung Ha Theatre Company, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Citizens Theatre, The Beacon Arts Centre, The Tron Theatre, and A Play, A Pie and a Pint, Glasgow.
She runs a free training programme for actors with a learning disability across Scotland with Lung Ha Theatre Company and is a Lead Artist with Class Act at the Traverse Theatre. She is also a script reader for the National Theatre of Scotland. ext with your real content.www.fionamackinnon.com
Emma Collins, Producer
Emma Collins has been a leader, consultant and producer in the arts sector for over a decade. She has had the privilege of working with some of Scotland’s leading cultural organisations, including Independent Arts Projects, All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Puppet Animation Scotland and Mischief la-bas.
She develops, programmes, commissions and produces award-winning festivals and small scale theatre both as an independent producer (under the banner All the Figs) and on behalf of some fantastic organisations. She is the Executive Director of Push the Boat Out: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, and founder and former Director of the Village Storyelling Festival. With All the Figs, she produces work that crosses boundaries of storytelling, theatre and music, and aims to support artists to develop performance that asks us to consider what it means to be human in today's world.
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My sister has been raving about this show for quite some time and after consistently hearing similar glowing reviews from friends, I decided to watch a chemistry teacher make meth one evening.
Oh my goodness.
I can’t believe I’ve been missing out all this time! This show is so well written and Bryan Cranston’s acting is actually spellbinding. Who knew the goofy dad from Malcolm in the Middle was such an amazing actor? “Addictive” is definitely the word to describe this show.
Sighh… I enjoy television.


6 years, 7 months ago
How do you like your film festivals? A-list, kissy faced, couture and wannabes jockeying for jobs (any jobs) in Cannes? Cool, wintery, knowingy and achingly independent at Sundance? The officianado, Oscar hopeful, moneyed Toronto? The uber-elite Telluride? Or the still sunny in September and a good chance of surf in San Sebastian? And that’s before we’ve even mentioned Berlin, Tribeca, Edinburgh, SXSW et al.
This year we like the Venice Film Festival from 28th August to 7th September. It’s the world’s oldest film festival and while it might not be the one to choose if you’re looking to get a distribution deal or a good showing at next year’s Academy Awards, big Venice gongs in the past have gone to Bunuel, Tarkovsky, Altman, Aranofsky, Zhang Yimou, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Thomas Anderson and Wim Wenders. The Venice Film Festival pulls major players, big movies and actors and auteurs who like to be taken seriously. Its ‘Orizzonti Selection’ is a respected guide to what’s currently trending in World Cinema. And the entire festival is based in Venice – sorry Toronto, that beats skyscrapers hands down.
Well, to be honest the Venice Film Festival isn’t strictly in ‘Venice’, it’s on The Lido; the beachy island that lies between The Lagoon and the Adriatic, protects the city and is (and always has been) home to the elite, the bohemian, the artistic, the literary and the well-cashed-up. The Lido is known for its beautiful homes, smart shops and restaurants and, since it’s been in so many movies itself, has probably more right than most to host an international film festival.
Thomas Mann wrote ‘Death in Venice’ on The Lido so it’s no surprise that Visconti’s 1971 film of the book was also made here. There’s the final long, lingering shot of lifeless Von Aschenbach in his solitary deckchair all dripping black hair dye and carmine lips. And who could forget the oddly sailor suited Tadzio plinkety plinking away at ‘Für Elise’ (brief respite from the Mahler)? But for us the show stopper will always be The Grand Hotel des Bains on The Lido’s east shore. Okay death and pestilence were sweeping in, but heck, what a place to pass those final days!
The Grand Hotel des Bains is just as aristocratically magnificent in real life and if you’re cycling round The Lido – as you should – it’s worth a stop. NB. don’t let anyone, at any film festival, anywhere hear you using the expression ‘in real life’. The hotel was also seen in Anthony Minghella’s 1996 ‘The English Patient’.
Which tidily and cinematically takes us across Venice Lagoon by vaporetto to Venice itself and Anthony Minghella’s 1999 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’.
The movie was shot in New York, Naples and Rome, but the memorable (almost) denouement of Tom Ripley is filmed in Venice. When Dickie Greenleaf’s longsuffering fiancée, Marge, finally reveals her suspicions about his disappearance and Ripley’s hand in it, she’s sitting at the iconic Café Florian on Piazza San Marco.
But Venice has a history of cinematic connections that’s almost as old and illustrious as its Film Festival.
Back in the day – when a Bond movie’s entire budget wouldn’t cover the cost of a Martini – ‘From Russia With Love’ had to mainly make do with Pinewood Studios hence the back projected closing shot of Venice’s Bridge of Sighs behind ‘Bond-being-Bond-with-his-Bond-Girl’ in a Gondola.
Fast forward 43 years to 2006 for ‘Casino Royale’ and it’s a totally different story. Venice may not always be what it seems (sometimes it’s Prague), but when the city’s present, it’s present and correct. We might be prepared to accept Daniel Craig as a sophisticated, deadly, international spy but it’s stretching it too far to fake Venice’s Canal Grande. Seen twice in ‘Casino Royale’, the Canal Grande doesn’t take kindly to you sailing up in a yacht as Bond and Vesper did, but visit the renowned Rialto Vegetable Market and you can look across the city’s most famous waterway to the Piazzo which was spectacularly detonated in the movie. Miraculously, it’s still intact.
credit: Gwenaël Piaser
Venice’s Palazzo and Basilica San Marco with views over the Lagoon has to be one of the most recognisable establishing shots in the world – even overused Prague can’t stand in for it. But step away from the pigeons and the crowds and Dorsoduro district round about might also ring the odd cinematic bell. The Church of San Barnaba, Campo Barnaba was home to one of Indie’s clues in Stephen Spielberg’s 1989 ‘Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade’. Katherine Hepburn fell into the canal here in David Lean’s 1955 ‘Summer Madness’. And Woody Allen as Joe, stayed in the Hotel Gritti Palace (where else?), Campo Santa Maria del Giglio in his 1996 ‘Everyone Says I Love You’.
And so back across the lagoon to The Lido (don’t catch the ‘residents’ only’ vaporetto by mistake, they don’t like it) for the 70th Venice Film Festival (August 28th to September 7th). We hope you enjoyed our mini-tribute to the city of its birth and would just like to draw your attention to the fact that we managed the whole thing without mentioning Nic Roeg’s 1973 ‘Don’t Look Now’. So we’ll leave you with that closing shot of Venice; romantic, doomed, broodingly sinister and almost impossibly cinematic. That’s a wrap!
Featured image by Scott Ingram Photography


THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH
"With THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH, Craig McDonald has crafted a remarkable coda to the series."
"Grabs the reader by the throat."
In 2007, the Hector Lassiter series launched with Head Games, a literary thriller set along the borderlands of 1957 America—an audacious road novel met with ecstatic reviews and international awards attention, including Edgar and Anthony nominations for Best First Novel by an American Author.
With Three Chords & The Truth, Craig McDonald sets the capstone on the Hector Lassiter saga.
It's winter, 1958. Johnny Cash and Sun Studios are ascendant in Tennessee, where a wicked snowstorm is doing nothing to cool racial tensions in Music City, USA, or points farther south.
Despite the cold, the U.S. military is also sweating, fearing the worst after a flight crew has been forced to dump a hydrogen bomb off the coast of South Carolina--a weapon of mass destruction whose nuclear trigger has been left to rust at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the Carolinas with atomic annihilation.
Once again, forgotten history and historical figures are reanimated and given new life and relevance through the Hector Lassiter series, nothing less than a literary Secret History of 20th Century America.
In an up-from-the-heels voice that recalls his first-person narration of Head Games, Hector once again tells his own remarkable story, one that rounds out the internationally bestselling series BookPage has called "wildly inventive" and The Chicago Tribune declared "most unusual, and readable crime fiction to come along in years."
This is a vintage Lassiter novel, at last revealing the ultimate fate of the author-screenwriter famous for living what he wrote, and writing about what he lived.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Betimes Books, trade paperback, August 2014: ISBN: 978-0992655280
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Last year, I wrote, produced, and starred in a short film called BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. It’s been sitting on my computer, not doing anything, and I don’t know why… it’s not exactly what I wanted out of this project but it’s good. I got a story out and we brought it to life, and instead of letting my self-doubt get the best of me, I’m finally prepping and submitting it to festivals.
I will be honest with myself on the level of production quality, so I am submitting to smaller scale venues — no Sundance for me just yet! But I have the gears chugging along in hopes of writing and producing a new project later this year. We’ll see where that goes.
For now, please follow our progress on Facebook. I will post updates and hopefully the film will play somewhere near you later this year!