dream on silly dreamer is a 2005 american documentary film directed by dan lund and produced by tony west .

lund and west were both special effects animators at walt disney feature animation , and the film chronicles the rise and fall of traditional animation at the walt disney company from 1980 to 2005 .

dream on silly dreamer

dream on silly dreamer focuses on the effects of both the disney studio ' s successes and failures on the feature animation employees , particularly their feelings on the competition from former disney executive jeffrey katzenberg ' s establishment of an animation unit at dreamworks pictures and their feelings on the layoffs . the film uses animated bookends and interstituals , done in a format reminiscent of disney ' s winnie the pooh short films , of a young
dreamer
who achieves his dream to be a disney animator with the unexpected real - life results .
well , the good news is . . . that a lot more people will potentially get the chance to see
dream on silly dreamer .
given this great little movie by dan lund & tony west will be screening tomorrow at the kalamazoo animation festival international as well as on may 23rd at the alex theatre in glendale , ca .
i caught the screening of
dream on silly dreamer
at the newport beach film festival last month and wanted to offer you my opinion on the film . my take is quite different from all the praise the film has been receiving in the online community , so feel free to post it on your site . just do me the favor of blocking out any info that might identify me to my employers .
so does this animator have it right , folks ? does
dream on silly dreamer
really view the whole animation industry experience through rose - colored glasses ? i ' d be really interested to hear what other industry vets have to say , particularly those of you who have actually seen lund & west ' s film . your thoughts ?
there has always been a large division between the worlds of feature animation and television animation . some claim that the people that can ' t make it in the feature business go to television . yet anyone with any experience knows this isn ' t true . both fields have their geniuses and their lackluster performers . so , i ' d like to make clear that my displeasure with
dream on silly dreamer
is not intended as a insult to the feature industry . i have the utmost respect for many of the animators that work in that field . in fact , feature animation is what made me want to become an animator to begin with , which is why i was so excited to see
dream on silly dreamer
.
nearly two years in the making , dream on silly dreamer marks the sad , final chapter of the now extinct hand - drawn art form that was the cornerstone of walt disney feature animation . building on the rich seventy seven year history of an american icon and paying homage to the disney classics , dan lund and tony west tell the revealing tale of how that storied icon came to a crashing , albeit untimely , end .
who had ever expended so much passion on a dream , only to stand helpless as it was granted to others ? others , moreover , who had expended no passion on it at all . his impossible dream had , against all probability , crossed deserts and mountains to come to zosma and extend an unprecedented invitation .
also , in defense of dream on silly dreamer - the reviewer said
they behave like they ' re the only ones who ' ve ever lost their jobs or suffered from corporate excess .
this is a documentary - - an exploration of one event and the emotions and people involved . ' bowling for colombine
wasn ' t saying
no one ' s kids have ever died before ours
it was just examing how this town dealt with it . same situation here .
if you ' re ever in doubt about whether michael douglas was right in wall street or not , have a look at dream on silly dreamer . greed is not good , greed is what brought disney animation down . greedy executives , blinded by the ungodly amounts of money the lion king brought in , began measuring every subsequent movie against that fluke , and when that revealed the inevitable downturn , disney shut the doors on traditional animation and attempted to replace it with computers . a decades long tradition was over , and a thousand animators were suddenly unemployed .
produced and released independently by lund and west ' s westlund productions , dream on , silly dreamer debuted at the animex international festival of animation in the united kingdom in january 2005 , and played at other film festivals throughout the year . westlund released the film on dvd the following year , along with extended versions of several of the film ' s scenes and footage of its premieres at several film festivals . a review by steve daily of entertainment weekly gave the film a b + grade , likening it to
a real - life version of the office .
dream on silly dreamer is the new animated documentary , from director dan lund and producer tony west , that tells this tale . it features interviews recorded only seconds after the now infamous “tom meeting” . you will hear what was said , the reasons offered by the company and feel the emotional responses from those being affected at that moment in time . in this documentary , you will meet a handful of these artists , hear their side of the story and share in their recollections of “the good old days” .
it was no comfort . for years , lazlo’s books had represented his dream . now they would represent the end of it .
he co - presents kermode & mayo ' s film review on radio 5 live , appears on the news channel ' s film 24 and is a presenter on the culture show .
this is probably a bit late , but . . . the wonderful
dead of night
( 1945 , black & white portmanteau horror film ) has a some dream oddness in it on several levels .
first time producer , tony west says , “producing dreamer has been a dream come true but also came with great professional sacrifice . ” west faced “one of the most difficult choices of my life , ” shortly after he was laid off by walt disney feature animation . “i had a very lucrative job offer from a major animation studio in canada , ” west remembers .
dream on silly dreamer is a wonderful film . it ' s not likely to be included as a bonus feature on an upcoming direct - to - video sequel , so i urge you to see it if it makes its way to a local film festival near you . if i could have made one wish upon a star , it would have been for lund to include a short epilogue , discussing the few ex - disney artists who have struck out on their own to fulfill their passions through new independent studios . if these individuals can find the resources , i believe that they ' ll truly revolutionize the art of the medium again , and keep the magic of animation alive and in the forefront of our collective imagination . exactly where it ' s been for many years … exactly where , in my humble opinion , it deserves to be .
the words flattened lazlo like a sudden shift in gravity . he didn’t need to be told that “dreamer” was not a qualification . it wasn’t enough to want it more than anyone else . the godslayer hadn’t come halfway around the world to grant a junior librarian’s dream . he’d come seeking knowledge and expertise , and lazlo couldn’t imagine that meant a faranji “expert” on his own city . mathematics , engineering , metallurgy , he’d said . he’d come for practical knowledge .
in fact , the artists seem to adopt the executive credo of
success having many fathers , but failure being an orphan .
they enjoy saying how hard they worked on award - winning films like
beauty and the beast ,
telling stories of long hours put into the film and how some artists even had marriages breakup due to their dedication to the studio . however , we hear nothing about long hours put into
atlantis : the lost empire ,
hercules ,
or
treasure planet .
as a matter of fact , none of these movies are ever mentioned by name in
dream on silly dreamer
although the executives deserve the lion ' s share of the blame for the failure of those movies , i don ' t find it to be a coincidence that these titles aren ' t mentioned . for the
silly dreamers
, it ' s as if they were responsible for all the magic up until
the lion king
and had nothing to do with every film after it .
“ please , strange , ” thyon cut in , pained . “what are you on about ? vanishing birds ? ” he laughed , as one would at a child with a silly notion , but it rang terribly false . “now i really must insist you leave our guest in peace . step back now , and you might yet keep your position . ”
i’m going to weep , he thought , and could have laughed at the pun , but he kept his composure , and when the tizerkane warriors rode out of the great library and out of zosma , strange the dreamer went with them .
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@ margegunderson yeah , sorry dropped the ball on that one . i commented on the video waaaay after i watched it so my memory obviously decided not to work . i do apologise .
i feel the film was very powerful in conveying the emotion those animators felt : as kids in love with animation , as workers ecstatic in their dream job , and as people feeling their dreams crumbling underneath them .
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the bad news is . . . it looks like not everyone in the animation industry is so eager to embrace dan & tony ' s whimsical tribute to disney traditional animation . witness this e - mail that i recently received from one industry vet who supposedly caught
dream on
at its newport beach film fest screening :
“but after nearly fifteen years of animating for disney , if they didn’t want me , i was ready to try something new . i’ve always wondered exactly what a producer does , now i know . and i love it ! ” west chose the path of most resistance , turned down guaranteed employment and jumped headlong into the producer’s responsibilities on dreamer . he has never looked back .
i was wondering why there were no dwarves in the dream sequences ? ? ? ? then i figured it was because mr nolan is a fan of living in oblivion . . . [ unsuitable / broken url removed by moderator ]
“documenting myself and my friends losing our jobs , while it was happening , proved to be the most difficult exercise in film making i have ever experienced , ” said lund , the film’s director . dreamer represents lund’s fourth directorial effort and is by far his most personal work to date .
a brand new , heart - stopping novel and the first in a thrilling duology from the much - loved author of the daughter of smoke and bone trilogy , laini taylor . strange the dreamer is the story of : – the aftermath of a war between gods and men – a mysterious …
how about michel gondry ' s the science of sleep ? a brilliant examination of dreams , the whole film feels as irrational and blurry - eyed as a real dream does , with that same feeling of forward momentum coupled with absolute absurdity .
yes others have lost their jobs , other corporations have acted only in the interest of their own pocket books . the point is that this is disney . the day they closed the 2d dept . i had that song from cinderella in my head all day
if you keep on believing the dream that you wish will come true .
this is the company that told us when we were two years old that we could make all our dreams happen . i can ' t now . because my dream was to be 2d animator at disney . yes , i am determined to make the best out of it . i will become the best 2d animator i can , and go into business for myself if i have to . but that ' s not the point . the point of this film is to mourn a dream .
“you may also have heard that faranji who insisted on trying their luck were executed , one and all . ”
with two months to go until the publication of laini taylor’s epic new novel strange the dreamer , we are thrilled to be joining up with our us friends at the novl to release this exclusive extract . here , we are introduced to the problem plaguing the mysterious city of weep for the very first time…
he looked out at them , letting his eyes settle on individual faces . and lazlo , who was accustomed to the near invisibility his insignificance bestowed on him , was jolted to feel the weight of that gaze on himself . a second or two it rested there : a blaze of connection , the feeling of being seen and set apart .
i think that my negative take on the film comes mostly from my background as a television animator . i ' ve animated on shows for half of the 6 major networks . on shows like * * * * and * * * * . i ' ve also animated for numerous cable networks on award winning shows and a countless number of pilots , pitches , and demos over the years . so , this opinion is coming with an insider ' s view of the animation world .
i must confess i haven ' t seen many of nolan ' s films but i found inception to be the best of his films i ' ve seen . as i ' ve said i haven ' t seen many of his films . spolier ! ! ! ! spoiler ! ! ! ! ! ! although it was good it wasn ' t that clever and , to a very small degree , had the same sort of
questioning of reality
that films like the matrix had . there were some irritatingly confusing points . i understand how they could all share a dream and cobb ' s subconcious can affect the dream , what fail to understand is why no one else ' s subconcious had an affect . after all sub concious is a powerful thing . one point that did irritate me was that the arcitect ( i can ' t spell her name ) started off knowing nothing but when fischer died and got sent to limbo , how did she suddenly know how to get him back ? in fact how did she suddenly become an expert ? another point that confused me and still has me scratching my head is did cobb plant the idea in mol ' s head that limbo was the reality or the dream ? and if he planted the idea that it was the dream world then why did she end up believeing the reality was the dream ? but this aside i found it a brilliant film and can ' t wait for it to be released on dvd .
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i liked the film a lot , but i have to say i preferred the prestige . @ tommus - jay
the dream worlds were a lot more normal than i was hoping .
why do people expect dream worlds to be weird dali - esque fantasies ? surely most dreams that you or i have are based on reality .
the lack of justification as to how they ' re actually able to share dreams
they have a box , it does stuff . nolan could have spent 20 minutes coming up with some pseudo - science to explain it . would that make it a better movie ? ( i ' m not getting at t - j specifically here , just giving some opinions ) .
disney ' s stock gained 1 . 8 percent in regular trading on the new york stock exchange and was flat after - hours .
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compliments of husqvarna of charlotte , nc , which includes a variety of top of the line husqvarna equipment , featuring a huv 4x4 . congratulations to gary smith of riverside , oh with winning ticket # 22865 . speedway children ' s charities
“i have nothing to gather , ” he breathed . it was true , but even if he’d had a palace full of possessions , he couldn’t have gone to fetch them now , for fear of returning to find the tizerkane gone , and his chance , and his dream—and his life —with them .
original , whimsical animation has been seamlessly woven into the narrative fabric of the documentary . “the animation was our humble attempt to honor the incredible legacy that we were all lucky enough to be a part of , ” says lund . in addition , the animation serves to keep the mood of dreamer light even as events unfold and the story becomes ominous and the outcome uncertain .
. t - shirts are on sale for $ 40 with $ 20 of the proceeds going to charity . ( 11 - 5 - 2008 )
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disney animator dan lund documents the studio ' s decision to shut down its hand - drawn animation department and focus instead on computer - generated animation .
waking sleeping beauty , a 2010 documentary by disney producer don hahn and former executive peter schneider on the history of disney animation between 1980 and 1994 .
with that , most every scholar in zosma was ready to pack a trunk and strike out for the elmuthaleth . but that wasn’t to be the way of it . it was not an open invitation , the godslayer went on to say . he would select the delegates himself based on their qualifications .
“i see it’s true what they say of the great library of zosma , ” eril - fane replied , shifting to common tongue as well . his accent on its smooth syllables was like a patina on bronze . “that the wind is in your employ , and blows all the world’s knowledge to your door . ”
told as a modern - day fairy tale , dreamer pays homage to the classic winnie the pooh shorts . an artist’s sketch book becomes the viewer’s window into this documentary realm with original , animated vignettes helping to tell a side of the story that the world has never heard . this film will touch anyone who has ever dreamed , believed in fairy tales , wished upon a star or shared in a special disney moment .
# 11 , i agree with you - emotionally vacuous . i loved eternal sunshine , matrix , brazil and so on , but the characters seemed so one - dimensional in inception , i just didn ' t care about them . after all , you have an attractive girl join the team and there seems to be no sexual chemistry , unless you include a nerdy peck on the cheek at one point . it was so disappointing . the whole film was about the ' clever ' plot and the set pieces . another thing ; i just didn ' t buy the sci - fi . a ' kick ' at one level is supposed to wake the dreamers , like being knocked off a chair , but rolling a minibus down an embankment to a crashing halt it seemed didn ' t count ! and that thing about time being stretched in lower level dreams , i couldn ' t buy that . when you dream you ' re dreaming , it ' s still just the same dream . get over it .
documentary titles about the world of animation - - hand drawn , stop - motion , or computer animation . see also : drawing attention : documentaries on comic artists…
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according to the terms of the deal , disney ( research ) will issue 2 . 3 shares for each pixar share . based on tuesday ' s closing prices , that values pixar at $ 59 . 78 a share , about a 4 percent premium to pixar ' s current stock price . shares of pixar ( research ) fell slightly in regular trading on the nasdaq tuesday but gained nearly 3 percent in after - hours trading . the stock has surged more than 10 percent so far this year on takeover speculation .
ii have to say i found inception to be a good ( enough ) movie . the wrong running for once wasnt making me dream about a smoke ( always a good sign ) and i did come out of it feeling like i had been on a journey , but i felt that in trying to be clever it left ( for me anyway ) a lot of unanswered questions . the main one being . . how did they go into the dreams ? we saw them connecting the drips but it doesnt explain how and also how they know whos dream to go into . also as stated there was no chemistry between the characters and it left me feeling rather empty as try tried to ' scam ' mr fischer . in all from a purely entertainment perspective ( other than this i know nothing about films ) it did get me talking after and i did enough it . but would i watch it again ? probably not .
our
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“i’ve never liked to call it that , ” cut in thyon—softly , like a confession . “it’s bitter on my tongue . i think of it as the unseen city instead . ”
christopher nolan ' s brilliant inception is only the latest celluloid reverie on dreamscapes and in your replies to my blog on this matter you have excavated cinema ' s id and uncovered a vast seam of raw oneirism featuring fantasies as diverse as a videogame movies starring edward furlong , a japanese animation or two , and alain resnais ' s mindbending last year at marienbad .
this twice - weekly video blog is the place where he airs his personal views on the things that most fire him up about cinema - and invites you to give your own opinions .
tizerkane . alive . the implications were profound . if they were alive , then the city was , too . not a hint or rumor in two hundred years , and now tizerkane warriors were riding through the gates of the great library . in the sheer , shimmering improbability of the moment , it seemed to lazlo that his dream had tired of waiting and had simply . . . come to find him .
during a conference call with analysts tuesday , iger said that acquisition discussions had been going on for the past several months . jobs added that after a
lot of soul searching ,
he came to the conclusion that it made the most sense for pixar to align itself with disney permanently instead of trying to distribute films on its own or sign with another movie studio partner .
and iger said that announced plans for disney - produced animated films , including the release of
american dog
in 2008 and
rapunzel unbraided
in 2009 , are still on track .
you ' re entitled to your opinion , but i don ' t agree with that review . i personally feel that i , not a disney stockholder , was the target audience . i am a young animator who relates in many ways to the animators who made the film . i knew when i was young that i wanted to be an animator , dreamed about it , and have been working hard to achieve that dream .
on monday , the jamie mcmurray foundation raised over $ 100 , 000 for autism awareness in the third annual jamie mcmurray foundation golf tournament . ( rfr pr ) ( 10 - 14 - 2008 )
sunoco will be providing marketing and promotional support to the sunoco red cross pennsylvania 500 with signage at 750 sunoco retail locations near the track . sunoco will also highlight the event on their new website ,
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now freed of company positions that muzzled them from talking , gold promises they will dish on festering tensions inside disney co .
we will not go away . we will be persistent ,
he says .
disney animator dan lund documents disney’s decision to shut down its hand - drawn animation department and focus instead on computer - generated animation . this will likely be removed shortly , so watch it while you can .
@ roadblaster i may be remembering this wrong as i have only seen it once but . . . wasn ' t there another woman with them on the plane who dispensed the drug to put them under ?
bah , lost half of my post .
+ this film is something that cooks in the brain . i was not too impressed with it to begin with for the reasons that others have stated ( emotional detachment , holes in the plot and not caring if it was all a dream etc . ) but i found that i could not stop my mind from trying to deconstruct it afterwards . quite a few of the ideas occurred to me later on and i have benefited from what others have suggested that i missed ( e . g . that external disturbances that occur in all the dreams were due to being on the flight so that all the dreams take place on a single flight ) and from seeing the film 3 times .
i kind of agree with that . kind of . i still find the film aloof and not particularly graceful in it ' s delivery , but it is one of the more fun ones to discuss and try to organize . i do think it is a lot greater film to pick apart than it is to actually watch , however as i have yet to find myself fully engaged during a viewing . but the deconstructionist in me can ' t help but play with it afterwards .
the jamie mcmurray foundation ( jmf ) launched the sale of jmf branded t - shirts and hats on its website . also launching on the jmf website is an online donation site where fans can make donations directly to the foundation , and possibly win a signed # 26 crown royal diecast for making a donation of as little as one dollar .
over the last year , the jamie mcmurray foundation has come a really long way ,
said jamie mcmurray .
i ' m really excited about the way the shirts and hats turned out . i remember when it was raining in watkins glen , we sat on the motorcoach and came up with a pretty simple , but cool design for the t - shirts .
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went to see inception recently . thought it was really good but i was a little disappointed by a ) the lack of justification as to how they ' re actually able to share dreams ( of course , i may have missed something ) and b ) the dream worlds were a lot more normal than i was hoping . however , what i wanted to say was that i find it interesting that existenz is a film about videogames that all feels like a dream , where inception is a film about dreams that all feels like a videogame . the constant references to ' levels ' , the intense action tied together by what is essentially a ridiculous concept , not to mention the fact that the third act felt just like goldeneye ( the real goldeneye i . e . the n64 videogame ) . all in all a great and entertaining action film , but not as clever as it thinks it is . much in the way that wall - e was a better film than the dark knight , toy story 3 ( which i saw this evening ) is a better film than inception .
nascar racers richard petty tony stewart are putting their likeness on dog tags , with the proceeds of these
speedy tags
benefiting the paralyzed veterans of america .
i feel very strongly that we must support our brave men and women returning from iraq and afghanistan injured ,
petty said .
that ' s why i urge all nascar fans to get their speedy tags . . . this is one small way fans can join me in supporting our paralyzed vets .
speedy tags are imprinted with the names , signatures and in some cases , pictures of some of the biggest names in racing . about 75 , 000 will be distributed at the bristol motor speedway on aug . 26 for free . to get a speedy tag , log on to
we will try to talk to shareholders and the public about the real potential this company has , and how much it ' s underperforming , in the hope they put pressure on the board to find a new ceo ,
gold told usa today .
pixar has yet to announce what movies it is working on after
cars ,
however . it is believed that pixar ' s next film about a rat living in a fancy parisian restaurant , tentatively titled
ratatouille
may be released on 2007 and that a
toy story 3
may be in the works as well . jobs said during the conference call that nothing has been decided about future pixar releases yet , but added that the company feels strongly about making sequels to some of its previous hits .
hey jim , i ' ve been a fan of yours for a long time now . i ' ve read you on every site you ' ve written for , and i ' m glad you ' ve finally setup a permanent home at jim hill media .
this went on for some time . “i’d just like the chance to speak with him , ” lazlo pleaded , but to no avail . master ellemire wouldn’t “waste their guest’s time” by sending in someone so “manifestly unqualified , ” and lazlo couldn’t find it in himself to argue on his own behalf . he was unqualified . the fact was , if he did get in to see the godslayer , he didn’t even know what he would say . what could he say to recommend himself ? i know a lot of stories ?
went to see inception recently , and loved it ! cant wait for dvd to come out , if only so i can explain to my boyfriend ! you mentioned other ' dream invading ' films of past years , and i remembered seeing a film years ago with a similar theme , but i cant remember the name of it for life of me ! i think it was made in the 80 ' s and starred denis quaid , or somebody like that - obviously not a huge success at the time , or i ' d know what its called . any idea ?
“you may know , ” he went on , “that my city was ever forbidden to faranji . ‘outsiders , ’ as we would call you . ” he smiled a little and added , “fondly , of course , ” and a low laugh rippled through the audience .
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maschhaupt , who serves as the president of the transport drivers of motorsports association , led a delegation of nascar officials and inspectors who flew in from north carolina on friday for the ceremony . all wanted to see the place their friend was proud to call home . the stories they heard from the many relatives and friends of davis who were on hand painted a similar picture of the co - worker they honored .
for brienne , it wasn ' t about glory or status , it was the love of what she did ,
said darryl lomick , a nascar official .
you can ' t say enough about her ,
said maschhaupt .
as beautiful as she was , she was 10 times more beautiful on the inside . we lost a friend but gained a town .
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@ roadblaster
indeed . but , given the nature of the film ( people on the run , only trusted or chosen people , etc ) would such a - frankly - minor , until - now - never - seen - or - mentioned - person be left in charge of all the cast ? if the father - in - law was doing it , yes , i could go with that . but the hostess watching over everyone ? c ' mon . . .
well if you remember in the first sequence , it was an insignificant young man that performed the same role on the japanese train . he was paid in cash by cobb for his trouble . it was explained that they had to be on a 747 so that no one else would walk through the first class cabin and that they had to buy out all those seats . they also flew on an airline that saito owned so having one of his employees / goons perform the role would be very simple . and michael caine ' s a bit too old to play a flight attendant .
if lazlo had understood his words , though , thyon did not . he covered well , spouting a pleasantry before shifting into common tongue to say , “this is a day such as dreams are made of . i never thought to set eyes on a tizerkane warrior . ”
master hyrrokkin found him there and laid a consoling hand on his arm . “i know it’s hard , strange , but it will pass . some men are born for great things , and others to help great men do great things . there’s no shame in it . ”
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since collections began on may 4th , over 10 , 000 pounds of pet supplies , such as food , collars , water , bedding , crates , medicine , flea / tick preventatives , cleaning supplies and paper products , have been donated . on sunday , a tractor trailer made the trip from ryan newman motorsports in statesville , nc with 8 , 000 pounds of supplies . the greater birmingham humane society ( gbhs ) received the majority of the freight . gbhs will send supplies to surrounding alabama shelters in tuscaloosa , pleasant grove , concord and cordova .
the latest round started when roy e . disney learned he would be ousted from the board he first joined in 1967 . he delivered a three - page resignation letter to eisner on sunday , ticking off seven complaints in highly personal terms . among them : eisner ' s
micromanagement
style , a
brain drain
of talent on his watch , his
consistent refusal
to set a succession plan and the perception that disney co . has become a
rapacious , soul - less
conglomerate
always looking for the quick buck .
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the independent board members of disney co . slammed roy e . disney and gold for their
destructive course
in a statement on monday :
it is a disservice to shareholders and to employees that the company faces this distraction at a time when its performance is improving .
@ hypocritic i am sure you are quite right about dreaming at different levels . you are just in another dream , not at a deeper level . but then shared dreaming is all b * * * * x anyway , isn ' t it ? you have to go along with one or two basic premises otherwise there is not point in watching the film . i still don ' t see why they are not also weightless in level three . then , maybe instead of going for on her majesty ' s secret service , they could have gone for a thunderball sequence ( or moonraker ) . i think ariadne was of no romantic interest to cobb because he was in love with his dead wife . i don ' t think the other characters really existed , but if they did , maybe they had seen hard candy . i wonder if ellen page found it harder to get a date after that movie .
the question isn ' t did disney pay too much but how expensive would it have been for disney if pixar fell into someone else ' s hands ,
said barry ritholtz , chief investment officer with ritholtz capital partners , a hedge fund that focuses on media and technology stocks .
general sadler to be honored at scc gala : on friday , may 25 , retired u . s . air force major general thomas m . sadler , executive director of speedway children ' s charities ( scc ) , will be honored at the 32nd annual nra foundation speedway children ' s charities gala . sadler is being recognized for his dedication to speedway children ' s charities ' mission of helping children in educational , financial , social and medical need . mike joy , principal race announcer for nascar on fox , will serve as master of ceremonies for the program . proceeds from the evening will benefit the grant program of the charlotte chapter of scc and will be awarded to local non - profit organizations that help children in need . for more information on the 32nd annual nra foundation speedway children ' s charities gala see urltoken . ( cms ) ( 5 - 25 - 2012 )
# 63 , i think you ' re right . i certainly enjoyed the film , and it was absolutely a film to be seen at the cinema ( in glorious 2d , no less - the folding land scene blew my mind on the big screen ) . i thought the
kick
concept was really cool and worked well , and the anti - gravity scene was great . spoilers : one of the biggest issues i had was with the
limbo
idea , which seemed to only exist as a device to make us fear death in the characters , but then in the end it turns out that it ' s really not a big deal at all . also , if i was building myself a dreamworld , i wouldn ' t make it look like a faceless cut - n - paste chicago , i guess leo ' s character really was messed up . however , i ' m starting to feel like how i did after seeing the dark knight , when i got so caught up in counteracting all the hype that i forgot that i still did really enjoy it . it ' s just that , like the dark knight , it was a really silly film .
# 56 was the van going in reverse ? i must have missed that . ellen page is actually 23 which would seem to be consistent with her being a student or grad student . even when she was a pregnant 16 - year old in juno she was actually 20 . a lot of people have commented on how good her performance was as if they believe she really is 16 . i suppose i have to try not to let my impressions of her carry over from previous films too . after hard candy , i want to keep my legs crossed when i see her on screen .
for its 2007 charity initiative program . this benevolent program is new to nssn as of this year , but nssn ' s relationship with cara has been longstanding . while most charity programs rely solely on monetary contributions or auctions to raise funds , nssn will be combining both . nssn has teamed up with
“this is not the first stop on our sojourn , ” eril - fane said , his voice like rough music . “but it is the first in which we have been greeted with familiar words . i came seeking scholars , but had not anticipated that we might ourselves be a subject of scholarly interest . ”
a legend ? the tale of the golden godson , who distilled azoth and saved kingdoms . it was all about him , and not weep at all . he smacked lazlo on the back . “i’d better go and say good - bye . and don’t worry , strange . you’ll get your books back . ”
# 11 - denny hamlin will launch his new charitable foundation with the running of the denny hamlin 175 at southside speedway , the track where he cut his teeth in late model racing , in midlothian , va . on thursday , may 1 . the denny hamlin foundation will focus primarily on raising awareness and funding for the specific needs of individuals afflicted with cystic fibrosis and will donate all proceeds from the charity event to the cystic fibrosis foundation ( cff ) . moving forward , in addition to cff , the foundation also will support chronically ill children with other debilitating illnesses . ( pr ) ( 5 - 1 - 2008 )
disney and pixar can now collaborate without the barriers that come from two different companies with two different sets of shareholders ,
said jobs in a statement .
now , everyone can focus on what is most important , creating innovative stories , characters and films that delight millions of people around the world .
disney and apple have already announced several online programming deals during the past few months . disney now has agreements in place to sell hit abc prime time shows , such as
desperate housewives
and
lost
, as well as content from abc sports and espn on apple ' s popular itunes music and video store .
soldiers and carriage clattered through the gates . the royal entourage was always a gorgeous spectacle , but that wasn’t what stopped lazlo’s feet as abruptly as though his soul had flown on ahead of his body and left it stranded . it hadn’t , surely , though maybe it leaned forward , like a craned neck . a craned soul .
chevrolet donates $ 6200 to american cancer society : thirty - one caution laps in sunday night ' s nascar sprint cup series advocare 500 at atlanta motor speedway netted a donation of $ 6 , 200 to the american cancer society on behalf of chevrolet . chevy pledged to make a donation to the american cancer society in the amount of $ 200 for every caution lap that the specially themed ' making strides against breast cancer ' pink camaro ss paced the field during sunday night ' s race at ams . six caution flags produced the 31 laps during the 327 - lap event on september 2 , 2012 . ( team chevy ) ( 9 - 5 - 2012 )
there were 50 takeoffs and landings on six airlines . he also used private and rental cars , cab , local , regional and international trains , ferry ( twice across the english channel ) , city and international buses , and subways . a friend used a national / international mileage web site to figure pearce ' s travels at about 67 , 000 miles .
disney co . has been on the rebound this year . the company reported its net profit more than doubled for the fiscal fourth quarter ended sept . 30 to $ 415 million , or 20 cents a share , from $ 175 million , or 9 cents , last year . while disney co . shares dropped to less than $ 14 in 2002 from their 2000 highs of more than $ 43 , the stock is up more than 40 % this year . in a positive sign for disney co . , wall street did not react to the war of words . shares closed at $ 23 . 17 on monday , up 8 cents , and not far off their 52 - week high of $ 23 . 80 .
the house of mouse was far from the happiest place on earth monday as a second director in as many days quit and publicly called for eisner ' s resignation . stanley gold , a longtime ally and business partner of roy e . disney , stepped down just a day after roy e . disney went public with a scathing resignation letter and rebuke of eisner .
, fans can upload a photo for inclusion in a picture mosaic - a replica of which will be unveiled on april 29 , during dale earnhardt day in mooresville , n . c . already , nearly 1 , 000 fans have posted their name , photo and / or message to the site . fans also can make a donation to the dale earnhardt foundation .
three designated drop off locations have been established in north carolina . ryan newman motorsports 165 jennings road statesville , nc 28625 phone : 704 - 876 - 4777 hours for drop off : 9 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm monday - friday ( someone will be on site to assist with donations ) humane society of iredell county 110 robinson road mooresville , nc 28115 phone : 704 - 663 - 3330 hours for drop off : 10 : 00 am - 4 : 00 pm monday - friday ( someone will be on site to assist with donations ) humane society of charlotte 2700 toomey avenue charlotte , nc 28023 phone : 704 - 377 - 0534 hours for drop off : 11 : 00 am - 5 : 00 pm monday - sunday
the timing of this is in eisner ' s favor . results are on the upswing , abc is stabilizing , and film has had the best six months in its history ,
says media analyst michael gallant of cibc world markets .
the time to do this was 18 months ago when the results were depressed and there were a lot more corporate governance issues .
everything else in lazlo’s mind took a step back to clear space for this new intelligence . the godslayer . he marveled . what had the warrior slain that went by the name of god ? for fifteen years , the mysteries of weep had never been far from his thoughts . for seven years , he had scoured the library for clues of what had happened there . and now here were tizerkane , and the answers he sought were under this very roof , and new questions , too . what were they doing here ? in spite of nero’s treachery , a dazzlement was growing in him . a rare opportunity . could it be what he hoped ? what if it was ? in all his dreaming—and indeed , all his despairing—he had never foreseen this : that his impossible dream might simply . . . ride through the gates .


american mystic is a 2010 american documentary film by writer-director alex mar .

it premiered in the documentary competition at the 2010 tribeca film festival .

american mystic

“alex mar’s american mystic is a poem of a film . ” – filmmaker magazine
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mystic native american high - steel workers in wolfen . ( the mysticism aspect is not really present in the novel . )
american mystic screens at the tribeca film festival in competition in the world documentary selection . more information and showtimes can be found in the below link .
on july 16 , the american ethanol mystic powerboat took home “top gun” honors at the grand lake of the cherokees shootout with a 200 - mph run .
american mystic
follows three young americans living in different parts of the country as they follow the spiritual paths to which they ' ve dedicated their lives .
paintings of captain george seymore brewster and his wife mary lockwood clark brewster were recently acquired by mystic seaport museum .
fiction book review : an american mystic : a novel of spiritual adventure by michael gurian , author arkana $ 24 . 95 ( 273p ) isbn 978 - 0 - 670 - 88296 - 0
overall , american mystic is a noble effort on mar’s part and worth checking out . i left the theater wanting to learn more about the film’s subjects and any filmmaker that can spark discussion and exploration is doing something right .
a harrowing exploration of the rapid rise of american religious fanaticism after 9 / 11 .
if the native american magic comes from beyond the grave , see indian burial ground .
hermann hesse’s siddhartha , james redfield’s the celestine prophecy , michael murphy’s golf in the kingdom , dan millman’s the way of the peaceful warrior all have breathed exciting , novelistic life into metaphysical concepts . now , an american mystic joins their company .
' ' mystic river ' ' is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it has profanity , abundant violence and existential despair .
i declare my consent to process my personal data by the data controller - barbara mikuła , operating under the name of barbara mikuła mystic production for marketing purposes .
in the smallville episode
skinwalker
, the native american character kyla can turn into a wolf .
while he is a native american and occasionally discusses native american beliefs and philosophies , he also has an extensive scientific background and his ' magical ' abilities are the result his own research into various parasites .
i just saw american mystic at the tribeca film festival , and i have to say that my first impression was that this is a great topic for a documentary . my second impression was that i wish the subjects themselves were interesting enough to carry the film . oh well .
the primary weakness of the film is that it doesn’t go deep enough . while the slices of life were interesting , mar’s camera only captured what was on the surface . it reminded me a bit of an mtv true life episode — true life : i’m an american mystic .
in avalon web of magic , adriane ' s native american grandmother dispenses mystical advice and fortune cookie sayings almost every time she appears , while a native american rock monument is a literal gateway into the magical spirit world .
, rei meets one of the engineers that made the titular aircraft . he ' s unmistakably native american , but
the american ethanol mystic powerboat boat routinely finishes in the top of its field in competition , breaking its own record at the lake of the ozarks shootout last year with a speed of 217 mph . the boat is owned by don onken , a supporter of american agriculture , innovator in the industrial recycling space , and an ardent supporter of american ethanol . the boat runs on an e90 ethanol blend and is crewed by john cosker ( throttleman ) , tony battiato ( driver ) , and earl moorman ( crew chief ) .
american mystic for months . alex mar ' s documentary on the deep and unorthodox spirituality of three different americans had generated a lot of buzz in the pagan community because one of those featured was a pagan . i was so eager for this film i feared it would disappoint . it did not .
celeste and annabeth ( laura linney ) , jimmy ' s second wife , are cousins , and though ' ' mystic river ' ' takes place in a modern american city , it is as thoroughly steeped in tribal codes of kinship , blood and honor as a shakespeare play or a john ford western .
“mar’s film is lyrical , drenched in a purely american atmosphere of rural and rustic wonders and meditations . ” – twitch
interested in bringing american mystic to your school or library ? if you ' d like to have an in - class viewing , on - campus screening , or purchase the dvd for your library ' s collection , please contact estelle grosso at edu @ urltoken or call ( 212 ) 629 - 6880 with your request .
american mystic may also be available with public performance rights ( ppr ) and digital site licensing ( dsl ) for colleges and universities . to purchase the dvd with ppr or dsl , please contact estelle grosso at edu @ urltoken or call ( 212 ) 629 - 6880 . click here to learn more at kino lorber edu .
the ' magic native ' trope is ridiculed further in
it hits the fan ' ' where they ( rightfully ) assume that a las vegas waiter could identify a mystic arthurian gemstone , simply by being british .
and that is one of the most touching aspects to american mystic ; this genuine regard for people and love all three stories exude . visiting his younger brother in prison , chuck tells us that no one is a bad person , that everyone is good , sometimes good people make hurtful choices . he himself struggled with substance abuse as a teenager .
all three of the people who are featured in american mystic believe in having a deep , committed connection to something outside of themselves , something related to their ancestors and the past . particularly in the cases of chuck and morpheus , they are willing to make sacrifices in order to maintain a connection that would be considered unthinkable by most americans , and to commit not only themselves but their families as well . these are the things that we say that people no longer want . that we must make religion easy ; that religion must adapt to modern lifestyles and must give way to new ideas . while there are certainly times where this is true , that trope does not comfortably fit the people we hear speak in american mystic .
meatyard also experimented with multiple exposures , motion blur , distortion , and other methods of abstraction , as in the blurred landscapes of his “motion - sound” images . in addition , american mystic will present a group of shimmering photographs of kentucky’s red river gorge , which were featured in the 1971 book the unforeseen wilderness , accompanied by text by his friend wendell berry .
another episode has a monstrous wolf attacking ranches . molder suspects that a native american is shape shifting but it turns out to be a subversion .
has had two named native american characters throughout its run , both of whom possessed stands ( psychic powers formed from the person ' s spirit ) .
in the stand alone novel sacred ground , the main character has magical powers explicitly because she ' s a native american shaman - in - training .
the main character of the short - lived fox show new amsterdam was made immortal by a native american shaman after taking a bullet meant for her .
john blackstar is fanonically considered american indian . that said , the original intention was for him to be african - american , but this in conjuncture with naming both the show and the character
blackstar
was deemed a little beyond the pale . it seems to be its own trope for filmation .
in the gallery’s accompanying publication ralph eugene meatyard : american mystic , alexander nemerov examines meatyard’s creative process through a series of short texts paired with 48 of meatyard’s photographs . the 100 - page , fully illustrated hardcover book will be available at the gallery and at urltoken ( $ 45 ) . fraenkel gallery will host a reading and book signing with the author on saturday , march 11 , at 2pm .
i agree to receive commercial information from barbara mikuła mystic production on my e - mail and mobile phone in accordance with the act of february 18 , 2002 on electronic services ( journal of laws no . 144 , item 1204 , as amended ) .
new york director and producer , graduate of harvard with degrees in journalism and film production . mar produced mtv news , has published in ' rolling stone ' , ' new york magazine ' , and was a correspondent for cbs , abs and bbc . her articles on art and culture have been published in ' frieze ' , ' art review ' and ' artforum ' . american mystic is her directorial debut .
growth energy ceo emily skor praised the onken racing team for their continued success . “don onken and his team are phenomenal ambassadors for ethanol , ” skor said . “you can’t argue with the results they get in competitions , year after year , but beyond that , they understand why ethanol is such an important part of our nation’s fuel mix . don onken has been a pioneer in recycling and agriculture , and we are proud to have him and his entire team as part of the american ethanol family . we look forward to many more victories for the american ethanol mystic powerboat . ”
the freedom fighters have black condor in the john trujillo version . he ' s a native american man who received his powers from an ancient spider - goddess .
in mike resnick ' s the buntline special native american magic has been powerful enough to keep the united states of america east of the mississippi as of 1881 .
it is a film of magisterial , slow - burning power , one of the finest examples of recent american cinematic storytelling and certainly eastwood ' s most mature film .
) into offensive or defensive tactics . he ' s given more characterization than devo , with his status as a native american as actually part of his character , considering
the passengers of revival were raised by a hindu ritual , but a native american is able to use his own tribe ' s rites to understand and trap them .
mulder gets brought back to life by a native american ritual after getting gassed in a boxcar full of dead alien hybrids , and later on fights a reanimated south american shaman . the plot thread with the alien boxcar is subverted a bit , however , when skinner has the idea to work with some navajo world war ii vets who were in the codetalker program to
store
an account of what happened . making it not a case of native american magic saving the day , but language .
fraenkel gallery is pleased to present ralph eugene meatyard : american mystic from march 9 through may 6 , 2017 , featuring more than 40 works by this enigmatic and legendary photographer . the exhibition is a rare opportunity to view both iconic and lesser - known photographs by meatyard alongside the artist’s notebooks and annotated volumes from his personal library . the exhibition coincides with the publication a major new monograph on the artist by the esteemed art historian alexander nemerov .
american mystic includes a number of photographs in which meatyard cast family members and friends in central roles , often masked and enacting symbolic dramas , such as romance ( n . ) from ambrose bierce # 3 , 1962 . among the highlights of the exhibition are selections from meatyard’s memorable series the family album of lucybelle crater , which features his wife , madelyn , in a grotesque mask , accompanied by a friend or relative in a similarly disfiguring translucent mask .
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whiskey jack in neil gaiman ' s american gods . though he actually is magical , being a culture hero from native american mythology ( wisakedjak ) , most of the time he acts like an average joe . subverted with samantha black crow . she ' s part cherokee , and one of the few characters who is not magical in any way .
averted with kicking wing from joe dirt . joe assumes he ' s magical because he ' s native american , but wing says he ' s just some guy selling fireworks .
there has been ongoing conversation in religious communities about the
rise of the nones
as more and more people describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated . while i am certain that a significant number of these people simply do not find religion relevant to their lives , many i believe are actually seeking something more and something different . the big question is : what is this something more ? what is this something different ? i think american mystic provides one answer to this question .
freedom of religion is one of the fundamental liberties our country was built on , but is that freedom unlimited ? yeah , you can worship whatever or whomever you choose , but stray from one of the more popular and socially acceptable monotheistic religions and you’re certain to butt up against prejudice , intolerance , and ostracism . the documentary “american mystic” captures how three young people of three different faiths — spiritualism , lakota and witchcraft — deal with the realities of their unusual religious choices .
walken , from baoh : the visitor . a giant native american , last of his tribe , and the most powerful psychic of the world , with tetsuo - like telekinetic attacks .
in the gathering by kelley armstrong , maya is adopted , but is said to be part native american , and she also is discovering mysterious abilities coming from her paw print birthmark .
this project was sparked when i came across a description of marian moore’s personal narrative in the mystic seaport collections research center online catalog . i wanted to know more about this “melancholy” woman who presented as a man at sea , and the harrowing details of her experiences with cannibalism and shipwreck , but there was no …
this project was sparked when i came across a description of marian moore’s personal narrative in the mystic seaport collections research center online catalog . i wanted to know more about this “melancholy” woman who presented as a man at sea , and the harrowing details of her experiences with cannibalism and shipwreck , but there was no digital version of the text available at that time . thus , a partnership began between the university of rhode island and the library at mystic seaport museum which allowed me to collaborate with the museum in an effort to make several compelling narratives of shipwrecked women at sea available to scholars and enthusiasts around the globe through digital access .
in midori days the native american medicine man is the only one of the spiritual experts called in for midori ' s
illness
to actually have some idea of what ' s going on .
additions you ' re sure to appreciate are the belly and arm comfort contours on the body of the american elite telecaster . the guitar will sit optimally and offer natural strumming movement when you ' re performing , all while keeping the standard telecaster body shape . and building the s - 1 switch into the volume knob ensures the american elite tele looks and functions just like your favorite teles from the past .
ok , i am basically a fender guy , a strat here or there and a thinline tele . the mystic black is much different than the way it looks in the pics . very deep color with sparkle , beautiful . the neck is very comfortable . this is a great guitar . and as usual , brendan did a great job .
dave ' s abduction is an act of inexplicable , almost metaphysical evil , and this story of guilt , grief and vengeance grows out of it like a mass of dark weeds . at its starkest , the film , like the novel by dennis lehane on which it is based , is a parable of incurable trauma , in which violence begets more violence and the primal violation of innocence can never be set right . ' ' mystic river ' ' is the rare american movie that aspires to - - and achieves - - the full weight and darkness of tragedy .
fender ' s american elite telecaster solidbody electric guitar is a great instrument for pickers who love the classic platform but need a wider palette of tones . you ' ll get the familiar twang and cut teles are known for , but without the 60 - cycle hum , thanks to a pair of 4th - generation fender noiseless single - coil pickups . an s - 1 switch adds new pickup voicings to the american elite tele . and features such as a 9 . 5
–14
compound - radius fretboard make these guitars effortless to play . the fender american elite telecaster is the future of one of history ' s most popular workhorse guitars .
it is in many ways eastwood ' s tightest movie for some time , and certainly his darkest since unforgiven ; indeed , the ending offers as corrosive an assessment of the limits of american justice as anything in his career .
a runaway young man in beasts of burden can understand and speak animal . the only reason he gives is that his
people
do that too , and given his tattoos and explanations about them , he ' s native american .
, played by famous native american actor ned romero . he ' s a local college professor of agriculture who at times tells of what his ancestors taught him and plays up the role , but then averts it , usually with snark .
the elves in elf quest are arguably modeled on native americans and are literally magical . the elves are a varied bunch , and none of them are strict fantasy counterpart cultures . the sun folk seem vaguely native american ( maybe central american ) , and the go backs clearly show some eskimo / inuit traits . the wolfriders seem a little more like european myths of forest - dwelling elves , and they ' re certainly drawn to look european . the gliders are kind of unclassifiable .
an episode of so weird takes place on a reservation and includes a tale of the coyote spirit who helps those lost in the woods . at the end of the episode , the coyote turns into the native american who told the story .
see the episode where lois loses the car to corrupt native american casino owners . they realize they are being jerks , give the car back and wonder what the hell is wrong with them . the fact they are very rich is a comfort .
while averted in one must fall : 2097 in that raven , the ( apparently ) native american character is a purely urban kickboxer and bodyguard to the big boss , he seems to somehow have become a magical native american by the sequel game , appearing as the boss of the first tournament with his now - well - known mystical defensive power . . . which also protects the robot he ' s remotely piloting ( omf doesn ' t do flesh - and - blood combat ) . ookay .
this gives several types of spiritual paths & the people who who are living them . sadly , the
witch
path , the magical path is portrayed is the only one where you glimpse the
mystical freedom
and someone living it . the other examples were not as certain in their ultimate outcome . being a mystic is a vocation of total surrender to love . it is a calling . those shone were trying , but need a spiritual mentor for direction . i recommend those who are interested in
american mystics
to watch this & see what you think of the examples presented . but it is not satisfying as it could have been .
in 1970 , a young musician walked away from the american dream of rock ' n ' roll stardom . he sold all his possessions and moved from the suburbs of new york to the foothills of the himalayas in search of happiness and a little - known saint .
in the 60s , dc had a short lived comic about prez rickard , the first teen president . prez ' s longstanding friend , companion and fbi head was eagle free , a native american who continually dressed the part and was surrounded by a group of animals .
aquaman archnemesis ocean master was both half - native american and an evil sorcerer in the post - crisis continuity , yet subverts the trope—his magic powers come not from his native heritage , but from having sold his soul to the ( very christian ) demon lord neron .
unsun has signed a worldwide deal with mystic production ( home label of behemoth and riverside , among others ) . the band , who released their debut album ,
the end of life
in september 2008 via century media records , has entered studio this spring to record sophomore album . vocal tracks were recorded in studio x in olsztyn and soon after unsun moved to hertz studio ( behemoth , vader , decapitated ) to record all instruments .
as with most murder mysteries , the densely woven narrative of ' ' mystic river ' ' is a skein of coincidences and somewhat implausible connections . what gives the movie its extraordinary intensity of feeling is the way mr . eastwood grounds the conventions of pulp opera in an unvarnished , thickly inhabited reality . there are scenes that swell with almost unbearable feeling , and the director ' s ambitions are enormous , but the movie almost entirely avoids melodrama or grandiosity .
in deadlands , native americans and those who have been welcomed into their tribes are the only characters eligible for guardian spirits or leaning rituals and favors from the spirits , at least in the american west . ( oddly enough , native americans who had been raised by white people could not learn these things unless they became a tribe ' s blood brother later in life , which makes it sound like your
magical native american
- ness can be revoked ; as it ' s a function of religion , not birthright , this is probably intentional . )
the tribes and spiritual motifs continue in the successor game , werewolf the forsaken , but the native american themes are downplayed . furthermore , the werewolves in this game aren ' t so much protectors of the spirit world as they are protectors of humanity from a rapacious spirit world .
this was a major disappointment . i was so excited to be following three american mystics , however , i couldn ' t get through half of the documentary because it focused on things unrelated to the purpose of this film , and i had a hard time finding these people noteworthy .
in the california voodoo game , black elk is the army team ' s principal spell - caster , and his magic - user / cleric character is patterned on his native american heritage . outside the game , he ' s just an ordinary mid - 21st - century military man .
in the buffy the vampire slayer thanksgiving episode
pangs
, buffy faces a native american vengeance spirit who can shapeshift , and summon ghostly native american warriors . arguably this is an aversion / subversion / deconstruction . magic is hardly limited to native americans in the buffyverse , and this trope is sort of examined—willow feels sympathetic to the spirit since it ' s avenging legitimate wrongs , while everyone else points out that , you know , it ' s still a murderous vengeance spirit that kills people and gave xander magical syphilis . they wind up destroying it at the end .
but mr . penn , as gifted and disciplined as any of his precursors , makes them all look like , well , actors . he has purged his work of any trace of theatricality or showmanship while retaining all the directness and force that their applications of the method brought into american movies .
whateley academy , who actually possesses the spirit of the first shaman . as a subversion , there ' s also a superpowered mutant native american at the school who isn ' t magical : skinwalker has the power to possess people and take over their bodies , but isn ' t a shaman .
werewolf wasn ' t the only game in the old world of darkness to work the native american motifs . mage the ascension had the dreamspeakers , a mystical tradition made up of shamans of all types ( aborigines , native americans , african bushmen , even modern technoshamans ) who showed a mastery over the spirit world . changeling the dreaming had the nunnehi , changelings who took after native american myths the same way the kithain took after european ( and african ) myths , and whose relationship with the kithain ranged from
friendly , but keep your distance
to
fucking white man .
the wolves tribe of digital devil saga wear stereotypical native - american clothes , can shape shift , use magic , are big on honor , and have unwavering loyalty to their leader . the last two can be excused by all but one person in the game world doing it as well however .
dharma and greg has an old native american who shows up to die in their apartment building because it was built over an ancient burial mound . he returns in at least one later episode as a ghost / spirit guide - or possibly a dream . it ' s up to the viewer to decide .
a recent acquisition by the library has links to both the local area and our own collections . the document pictured below , a mediterranean passport , pertains to the ship orris of new york in 1809 . the orris was built in old mystic with christopher leeds as the master carpenter . she measured 249 tons and was 87 feet in length . the signature at the bottom right belongs to the collector of the port of new york , david gelston , whose digitized collection of papers is in our library .
averted in mans favorite sport , john screaming eagle talks in stereotypical indian talk , hinting that he knows things only indians know , until he ' s found out , then he becomes a normal american man in speech and ' knowledge ' , and willingness to help out his fellow man - for a price .
parodied in ntsfsdsuv . alphonse bearwalker is an alaskan african - american / inuit , which , according to him , is why he can telepathically communicate with his dog . his father alonzo is ridiculously spiritual , claiming that he can read trees like books ( and furthermore that they ' re better than real books anyway ) .
a searching and respectful inquiry into the
other ways
of american spirituality , far outside of the familiar mainstream : the lakota sun dance , modern - day spiritualism , and the pagan revival . this beautifully photographed documentary poetically conveys the hope and desperation of people turning away from consumer culture in an impassioned pursuit of meaning .
a few episodes of roswell feature an elderly native american called river dog , who leads a ceremony in a smoke hut that allows him to identify the alien present . he also knows how to heal said alien when the ritual makes him sick . in all fairness , he learned this from the last alien who showed up .
the metaplot for shadowrun has native americans as the first to use magic properly after the awakening , with the reasoning being that they never really left it behind in the first place . the circumstances around this are less pleasant than it sounds , as most of the native american population were rounded up into prison camps after protesting their land being seized by the us government on behalf of the nascent mega corps . their magical talent manifested a year later and provided them a much needed edge in escaping and in the brief war that followed , and resulted in the fracturing of the us and canada , and the emergence of the native american nations as regional powers .
romeo in no songs for the dead is native american , and inherited his magical powers due to his father being a messenger of the primordial , an entity who is also the source of black magic . he does not wear any of the stereotypical clothing or any warpaint , though he does go around bare - chested most of the time .
native american man : you white boys are all the same . i ' ve got dark skin , so i must dance with the bears and listen to the spirit of the wind ! i got news for you , pal : i work for a living , i ' m a baptist and i ' m proud of it ! oh , and by the way , i have only one word for snow . . . snow !
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–14
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kublai is studying to be a medium and healer in the spiritualist church . chuck is a young lakota man whose family has reclaimed traditional lakota ways . morpheus is a priestess and teacher in the american - founded feri witchcraft tradition . the director does not give us an in - depth , scholarly introduction to their beliefs but instead invites us to sit with them companionably . we visit with these three people and experience their energy , their passion and their yearning .
charles delint has an entire collection of novels and short stories of urban fantasy based on the idea that the various native american spirits ( coyote , raven , etc ) are still around and active in people ' s lives , particularly in one town . further , once you encounter one of these individuals , their magic is
contagious ,
and you will almost certainly encounter more and become more aware of the magic surrounding everyday life than you probably wanted to be .
subverted in the plot of the mystery science theater 3000 - mocked film puma man . an aztec gives the hero a magic belt that gives him all the powers of a puma , including flying . subverted because the actual native american is a badass normal and the
magic
is alien super - technology . despite having the belt and super - powers , the hero stays only one notch above utter coward , while his aztec sidekick does all the work of actually defeating the bad guy .
in prey 2006 , aliens start their invasion of the earth with a reservation and the main character ends up using spirit magic to fight them off . the main character ' s grandpa fits the bill better , though . before getting abducted , the hero thought all that stuff was just so much eyewash . the
( frequently native american ) character who thinks all that stuff is hoohah but has to take on his grandfather ' s shamanic mantle
is a trope in its own right .
following the release of the film , mar continued to study american witchcraft . she published the book witches in america , both praised by the press and criticized by the pagan community . her trips into the communities and inner lives of fringe religious practitioners pose real questions about the nature of belief , and she takes these questions seriously . her work seems to be motivated by genuine curiosity and empathy and is not contrived , too rare for recent religion docs . mar will appear at the screening .
in the elder scrolls , as seen in morrowind ' s bloodmoon expansion and skyrim ' s dragonborn dlc , the noble savage skaal people of the frozen , inhospitable island of solstheim . they have much in common culturally with various native american and inuit tribes , including their speech patterns . their magic is of a shamanic / druidic nature as well . they live in harmony with nature , making sure to never waste by , for example , needlessly killing for sport or chopping down live trees for firewood .
in the dcu , silver deer , an erstwhile firestorm villain from the cherokee nation , used magical shapeshifting abilities . she even
enlisted
a former firestorm adversary , black bison , to help her scheme . she also had luck powers . as christopher bird said ,
her powers are turning into spirit animals and super - gambling skills . if her weakness turned out to be liquor , how wrong would that be ?
the black bison is himself a native american with an impressive command of magic .
in the old world of darkness game werewolf the apocalypse , the garou follow a tribal structure , with two of the tribes , the uktena ( exploratory mystics ) and the wendigo ( warriors who still weren ' t over colonization ) being native american . then again , the game also had tribes of urban primitives , amazons , irish warrior - poets , and egyptian travelers , so it was a bit of a grab bag . also , werewolves gained their particular form of magic , gifts , by making deals with spirits .
mar ' s film is lyrical , drenched in a purely american atmosphere of rural and rustic wonders and meditations . her directorial hand is , at most , subtle ; she gives the utmost regard for her subject ' s extracted lifestyle , but nothing feels forced or generally shaped to fit an agenda . it is not uniformly informative either , opting out of any talking heads or experts chiming in or rounding out the faith ' s histories or current climates . all we know is from what we witness in these quietly unfolding tales .
onboard the american elite telecaster is a duo of fender ' s 4th - generation noiseless single - coil pickups . these improved designs deliver the telecaster ' s familiar punch and twang , but the noiseless circuitry eliminates unwanted signal noise and hum , making the guitar ideal for live performance and touring . the s - 1 switch — embedded in the volume knob — adds new pickup combinations for additional tele tones . and the alder , maple , and rosewood construction is a tried - and - true combination that has proven itself for decades .
toyed with in the wonderfalls episode
totem mole .
it is subverted through most of the episode , when jaye tries to force the utterly unremarkable accountant grandson of a tribe ' s recently - deceased medicine woman into his grandmother ' s former role , though every
test
he undergoes signifies that jaye herself is the rightful successor . in the end , however , the brilliant native american trial lawyer ( who serves as an antagonist through most of the episode ) experiences a heat exhaustion - fueled vision of the medicine woman and becomes her tribe ' s new spiritual leader .
when the revenge western seraphim falls veers into magic realism in the third act , a native american man played by wes studi appears to each of the two main characters by a water hole in the middle of a barren desert . he trades pierce brosnan ' s character some water for the horse that brosnan had stolen from liam neeson , then gives neeson the horse for free . when neeson gives him money anyway , he discards the coins . his name is listed as charon in the credits , and the film suggests that he ' s a demon who is engineering a final confrontation between the two nemeses .
the simpsons had an episode where bart is shown his somewhat unpleasant future ( as a drunken , washed - up rock star living with ralph wiggum ) by the head of a native american casino after he tries to sneak into the casino in the great gabbo ' s dummy case . at first , this is a double subversion : when they meet , bart is very surprised that the casino owner knows his name and thinks he ' s this trope , before revealing he knows it because homer put bart down as collateral while taking out a second mortgage on the house . he then reveals he really is this trope .
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in the swedish ios / android game last hope td , you control a native american tribe fighting zombies with bows , spears , axes and the occasional magical help from nature spirits . while the initial heroes of your tribe are an indian princess and a brave , you can do an iap to get a caucasian ultra - tech sniper and engineer . the more palatable part of this game ( besides having native americans as the main heroes ) is that your tribe are engineering geniuses with access to high tech and magic so while their first turrets are basically automated crossbows , you will fairly quickly be researching machine guns , cannons and golems for turrets .
subverted somewhat in an episode of bones . the investigative team is being introduced to a case by a small - town sheriff who mentions the remains were found by a native american who will be assisting in the investigation . when someone asks if he ' s a
indian tracker
the sheriff remarks sarcastically that since the man is a park ranger and found the remains in the course of his normal duties he
didn ' t have to use any of his indian powers .
later on that same sheriff asks the ranger if an apparent indian ritual site is legitimate , to which he replies ,
what am i , a shaman ?
mainline 40k also has the native american - themed space marine chapter known as the raven guard . it can be a bit hard to tell by looking at them as a genetic mutation results in them having albinistic skin . it does give a striking look in combination with their inky tribal facepaint , though . there ' s also the space marine chapter known as the rainbow warriors . the name is inspired by what is usually claimed to be an indian myth ( usually identified as either hopi or cree ) , but was in fact invented wholesale by two evangelical christians in 1962 , and was , if anything , a bald - faced attack at indian belief systems .
war of the worlds featured an episode set on a native american reservation , complete with shaman , who uses magical powers ( assisted by what may be an alien artifact ) to destroy an alien ship . he also manages , depending on your interpretation of the final scene , to play into a much older and more offensive stereotype about native americans as dishonest traders , as he gives blackwood the alien crystal he had used in his
magic
, but then later reveals to his son that he ' d actually substituted a different crystal for no clear reason . ( the scene is not entirely clear on this point ; it may actually be that he had several identical crystals ) .
she hulk ' s native american boyfriend wyatt wyngfoot turns out to have a rich magical heritage . initially just human torch ' s muggle buddy from college ( a great athlete at the school , he was an expy of famed olympic athlete jim thorpe ) , he had no magic powers . he claimed to be good with dogs but couldn ' t handle lockjaw . on the other hand , this trope was averted by scalphunter and harpoon , two members of the marauders , opponents of the x - men . neither one did anything magical , one being a technology - builder and the other being able to charge things with explosive energy , and like the rest of the marauders were evil .
in december 2006 , as part of the very last gimmick he performed before mysteriously disappearing from wwe , tatanka , enraged at having supposedly been repeatedly cheated out of in - ring victories by biased officials , tapped deep into his native american psyche and gained access to a
vengeful warrior
persona that induced him to paint his face white and draw a black horizontal band over his eyes , and to talk in a dark , angry , mystical manner . he had only two matches in wwe after that , but the first match was a draw and the second resulted in a victory for him ( his first victory in many weeks ) , suggesting that he somehow drew on supernatural power to win his final match .
tonto has elements of this in the lone ranger , especially in his manner of dress and during his plot exposition . subverted later on when john meets the rest of the comanche , who inform him that tonto is insane and the native american myths that he ' s been reciting throughout the film are just that , simply myths . ( even so , there ' s something . . . off about tonto . he seems to know when
nature is out of balance
just from observing animal behavior . then there ' s that spooky makeup on his face that makes him look like a paleolithic street mime , and that never comes off ( even when he ' s underwater ! ) until he decides to take it off .
onken said of the victory , “i am proud of the skill the american ethanol team displayed at the gloc shootout . we have had an excellent run of success out on the water lately , and we’re looking forward to what we can do next month at the lake of the ozarks shootout . i have been involved in the agriculture and recycling business for decades , so i know how important ethanol is to the farming community , and how important it is to all americans . it’s a clean - burning fuel , so it’s good for the environment , and , as evidenced by how our boat has performed , it clearly has potent engine performance benefits . ethanol is a fuel that delivers power , performance , clean air , and savings—it’s the smart choice for people everywhere . ”
in the ravenloft campaign , the nightmare lands are home to the abber nomads , primitive humans who have a culture and general appearance similar to north american tribes . ( their language is described as
absolutely unique
and unlike
any tongue spoken by any other race in any known land
, hinting that they may have origins with actual native americans , like the inhabitants of odiarre , whose language is described the same way , as it is gothic earth ' s equivalent of italian . ) while they can ' t outright use magic ( unless they gain levels as druids , and some do ) living in the nightmare lands have made their minds tough enough to withstand a place that tends to drive visitors insane ; they don ' t dream , and can distinguish illusion from reality with ease . ( one source gives a flat 25 % chance of such magics failing against them , while other sources say it depends on several factors . )
the two main characters of dead man play around with this a bit . the first , nobody , is a native american but there really isn ' t that much mystical about him other than the fact that he ' s an indian who hasn ' t been westernized ( despite spending time in england ) . william blake on the other hand is a fairly normal white guy until he ' s shot . he becomes more and more mystical seeming as the bullet works its way closer and closer to his heart , or at least nobody ' s view of him does . the trope is played fairly straight in that nobody believes his companion to be that william blake , somehow returned to the world in an almost messianic capacity ( in the original meaning , at least ) :
you were a poet and a painter , and now you are a killer of white men !
then he makes it his personal mission to help blake in his journey to the spirit world—
the place where william blake is from .
the story of chuck particularly impressed me . i am vaguely aware that there are first nations people who are trying to reclaim their own lost traditions , some whose traditions are as lost and murky as native european traditions . to actually hear someone speak of going back to those traditions and claim them as their birthright generations after they were outlawed and uncommon in communities long converted to abrahamic faiths is truly inspirational . his connection to his family and community gives me hope . i felt honored that he shared his story with us through this film .
kublai is the person i felt i had the most in common with . he is the youngest person featured and his searching and hunger for spiritual depth and connection reminds me of the teenager i was , and the spark of yearning that still lives within me . while i felt disconnected from his values and some of his statements , i had a lot of compassion for his yearning . yearning for something better , higher , more authentic in young people is something to encourage and support .
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mar’s feature debut avoids talking heads and exposition in favor of wide landscapes and careful compositions that were designed to observe these lives , not explain them .
mar : from the very beginning of casting to now it took about two and half years . we were shooting in a very strategic way ; it was not a typical verite approach . two and a half years ago , i was still working in journalism and tv , and i started the process of traveling around the country , kind of surreptitiously , trying to find the cast for the film . midway through casting i left my job and started living full - time with different communities and traveling to different parts of the country . i was in tennessee , and then crazy parts of california , in rural alabama , i was all over the map .
filmmaker : it’s interesting that you had the idea before you started casting . what did you set out to look for ? what was the initial idea ?