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How has the most followers today? Guess. Who do you think?
Ok, now lets’ take a look.
Easy enough to read between the lines here. We apparently like music stars. Specifically, hot trendy you music stars like Lady Gaga (almost 18.3 million followers now). Justin Bieber is following with 16.6 million followers going to his youtube site. Most of the rest are women singers like Katy Perry, 14.1 million fol., Shakira, 12.8 million fol., Britney Spears, 12.5 million fol. Curiously, we have Barack Obama at 12 million followers. Now that’s a first for a US president and I gotta hand it to you Barack – You know how to tweet!
Taylor Swift is at number 9 at 10.5 million followers and Selena Gomez gets the number 10 spot with 9.7 million. So, what does this say about us? We like women pop singers? And, we like to hear what’s up with them?
I don’t know? Why don’t you let me know.
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You go around you kill the dungeon, you kill more dungeons you do the events, you fight the boss, you progress to the next level, you repeat 3 times, you win the game.
49 Games Like Hexer
Octogeddon, ScourgeBringer, and Day of vaccination are our top selection to play today.
The latest addition in this selection are Cartoon Magic world released the 29 January 2021 and ranked #4, Day of vaccination released the 30 November 2020 and ranked #3, Bragger's Run released the 25 November 2020 and ranked #6.
49 Games like Hexer daily generated comparing over 40 000 video games across all platforms.
This suggestion collection includes casual rogue-like fast-paced action games for Android, PS4 (Playstation 4), Xbox One, Switch, PC Windows, Mac OS, Linux and 3DS. The order in this selection is not absolute, but the best games tends to be up in the list.
You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Day of vaccination is a rogue lite action game in which you make your way through the city to stop the evil doctor. In the battle for your city you can unlock 16 different characters and choose between many different weapons. You have to explore the area and search through houses and shops.
This is a relaxed and magical cartoon world.Everything in the wizarding world is magic, and powerful enemies are your best chance to improve yourself.Maybe you don't know what magic is, but once you get into the game, you know how wonderful magic is.Welcome to the wizarding world.
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
A Procedurally Generated Rogue-Lite Action Game: Bragger's Run takes you on a death race across a hostile continent where you'll collect treasures and trophies from your kills. Play as the Gunslinger, the Duelist, or the Wizard and see if you have what it takes. Can you make The Run?
It´s all about blasting Monsters. On randomly generated maps you are shooting your path to find the exit and move on to the next level.
'Next Hero' is a Roguelike-shooting action RPG that explores dungeons, acquires weapons and equipment, and kills monsters. Find a girlfriend kidnapped by the dragon and rebuild the destroyed village to become a hero in the village!
In a world where evil monsters have stolen all of the candy, there is just one hero who can save Halloween. Suit up in your favorite costume and slash your way through hordes of ghouls, jack-o-lanterns, and other meanies in this award winning action game.
Fire up Rocket Riot and blow your way up! Rocket Riot is an action-packed, side-scrolling shooter set with over 200 levels in an amazing-looking pixel art world. Rocket Riot packs hundreds of zany characters, scrappy mini-bosses and tough hard-boiled bosses. Blast your way through the numerous levels or hide behind it, battling the strangest enemies you will ever encounter. Uncover wacky power-ups, navigate through completely destructible environments, or burrow into different areas of the map for surprise attacks. Destroyed objects regenerate, keeping the action fast-paced. But time doesn’t heal all wounds…
Epic Flail is a fast paced 2D brawler with a gladiator theme that mimics the action packed fighting scenes from Japanese anime. Epic Flail has the player trapped in the arena, fighting through different modes and defeating other arena legends and even the gods themselves.
Karate Krab is a 2.5D action platformer about a crab who was abandoned by his cast, seeking revenge in the form of Karate!
TITAN HUNTER-roguelike game where you have to wander around the world in search of TITANS You will have to go through the confusing locations filled aggressive monsters and powerful weapons and finally avenge your people.
DepthMera is a randomly generated action 2D platform shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements.
Fatty Rabbit Hole is an action arcade game where your goal is to eat as much junk food as you can, while falling down an endless hole. In your way lies gross healthy foods, obstacles, and an assortment of dastardly foes. Inspired by the improv comedy of the podcast Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social.
Bearslayer is a fast-paced one button platformer arcade game about Latvian epic tale hero “Lāčplēsis”. To complete the levels of the game you will have to be quick, precise and think fast. No matter how fast you are, you will die A LOT.
IonBall 2: Ionstorm is an arcade game with a modern 3D twist; re-live the joys and frustrations (in equal measure) of classics games such as Breakout and Arkanoid, in a no holds barred fast action game with stunning 3D environments, awesome effects and a thumping soundtrack.
TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death.
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Never Ending Night is a 2D side-scrolling exploration game. As the Player, you roam through a mysterious world you have no recollection of. Traverse through a broken world and survive through the mechanical monstrosities that have managed to survive the calamity...
Hack, Slash & Backstab is a 1 - 4 player arcade dungeon crawler with a twist! Work together as warrior, rogue, wizard and archer to survive a dangerous world. But only one player will be crowned the winner: it becomes a fight to the death, as betrayal and backstab become the tools of choice.
You are at the beach, and it’s so HOT! Well, it is the perfect time to have water battles with your friends. Join a team, pick your favorite character and join the battle. All you need to do is pick up those water balloons and show your opponents what you are made of. Crush your friends in epic water battles, and show them who's boss!
Hexvade is a competitive, action-packed combination of the classic falling-block style arcade game and the timeless platformer genre. Fight your friends in this fast-paced and strategic game! Includes a boss-rush styled singleplayer mode, battle your way through 7 unique and challenging bosses!
Detrita Battlegrounds is a 2.5D Twin Stick Shooter in Space with pretty art and a pumping soundtrack.
Magical Brickout offers a new twist on the beloved classic Breakout formula. Instead of moving a small paddle back and forth across the screen you rotate the bricks in a circular fashion as you frantically try to keep the ball in the play area. This fast-paced and addictive gameplay is only half of the fun.
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Well, it's time to promote this Break House DJ Mix. It's nothing similar that plays on these channels, but it's mine and you need to hear it. Pardon. You'll hear it on Jazzier Link for sure, I just need to upload it there! Anyway, enjoy Break House Genre!
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That moment when you’re watching “The Nightmare Before Christmas“, when you just REALLY APPRECIATE that was the lead singer from a band from your high school years. Oingo Boingo wasn’t the best band from the 80’s, but they definitely carried some awesome memories for me.
Time for my annual “Nightmare Before Christmas” commentary. (Wasn’t planning to watch it, but holiday viewings will happen). From an animation/acting perspective, Jack’s moves around the screen, and is given the mannerisms and broad gestures you would expect from a flamboyant, theatrical villain. His silhouettes and shape language are decadent, bordering on camp.I’ve never been able to put my finger on why I like it, or why it became so popular 20 years after release, but I suspect that some of it may be that Jack Skellington himself is fairly subversive. He’s framed as the hero, but based on how he acts and moves, he ought to be the villain.
Since the film has come out, Disney and kids media in general has been willing to play around with the concept of “good and bad”, but even in these cases there is a clear delineation between who will become the hero, and who the villain always was. A lot of that delineation comes from posture, silhouette and acting style. If you want a great example, check out Wicked. We know from the get go Elphaba is meant to be our heroine, albeit cloaked in the villains robes, because she doesn’t move broadly or confidently, or theatrically as a villain does. She lacks camp. I’m not entirely sure what to make of this. If anything, I suspect it was just clever animators recognizing an opportunity to do something interesting, but I do think it’s pretty interesting that from the get go, Jack Skellington shirt is framed as the hero, but has such campy acting. He’s not malicious, but he is posed as humorously threatening throughout.
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Nothing quite gets the skin crawling more than the thought of an insect landing on one’s self, getting underneath the shirt or in one’s hair and feeling it move around. Slugs takes that to the extreme as some irradiated slugs, freed from where they were nesting thanks to some construction, are now moving about town and killing everything they happen to encounter. Of course, when county health inspector Mike Brady discovers just what is happening, nobody believes him and thus takes it upon himself to help rid the place of the creatures and save those who refuse to hear him out.
While this movie is a little campy at times and ultimately a lot of fun, there is a good chance that Slugs would most likely turn the average viewer off from watching the film due to the amount of gore present throughout. To say there is a lot is understating it as the slugs do not only kill whatever they come into contact with, they eat them alive and there is so much blood that one would guess most of the budget went towards the special effects and procuring the red goop used in its place. There are numerous scenes that will simultaneously gross out the audience, yet keep them completely enraptured as the slugs go to town on their victims. One man ends up chopping his own hand off as the pain from the slug bite is so bad while another finds a couple of young lovers torn apart from the nasty little monsters, the girl screaming and crying while they burrow into her. There is one particularly brutal scene where a man, having unknowingly ingested a slug earlier in the film, is eating at a restaurant when they burst forth and kill him from the inside out. It is all quite disgusting, yet darkly humorous in a way as the film tries to take itself seriously and does not quite get there simply for the fact that it is too bloody and and too over-the-top.
Be that as it may and as ridiculous as it all might seem, the film manages to keep the audience on the edge of their seat with some of the actors doing a great job like Michael Garfield who plays the erstwhile hero and Kim Terry who plays his wife, while others are simply laughable. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón, the man does a great job at putting it all together though and surprisingly, amidst all the carnage and the drama, there is a bit of palpable suspense to carry viewers through from beginning to end. One thing that the movie also ends up doing is exceeding expectations by continuing to, become nastier as it goes along and getting worse/better as it heads towards the eventual showdown that would determine just who would come out on top – mankind or the slugs.
Though some might think this movie is pure cheese, it hearkens back to those monster movies of yore like Ants and Tarantula but taken far beyond the limit of what they were able to show at the time and all of it thanks to Simón and his love of the visceral element. Slugs might be a little silly at times, but the movie is one that will surely entertain provided one can sit through it all.
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The Houston premiere of Ryan Scott Oliver and Hunter Foster's mind-blowing multicultural myth-driven musical, "Jasper in Deadland", makes a splash-landing at artFACTORY! This rocking new musical follows 17-year-old Jasper as he dives into a deep chasm of the earth in search of his missing best friend, Agnes. Plunging into the depths of the River Lethe, Jasper finds himself in Deadland, an afterlife-underworld that blends mythology, religion, and superstition from across the globe. He soon discovers that with every moment spent in Deadland, the residents forget their former lives. In his search for Agnes through the seven circles of Deadland, Jasper must conquer monstrous hurdles including the three-headed dog Cerberus, the Egyptian demon Ammut, Norse Gods Hel and Loki, and many more, all while fighting to hold on to his memories. Can Jasper escape the hereafter and return his friend to the living world, or will he join the dead forever?
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Venue: York Theatre Royal
As I wandered down to the Minster on a sleepy monday evening, I was unsure what I would be greeted with. What I was met with was intriguing to say the least; a packed crowd interspersed with placards, chants, and individual performers, all rallying for the same goal- gender equality. Was this chaotic? Perhaps, but it was this very sense of excitement, and vulnerability as an audience member, which left me strangely choked up as I spied a middle aged man to the left of me enthusiastically chanting “Who run the world? Girls!”. Protest was in the air, and a sense of hope was tangible. This was not, however, a spontaneous “Women’s march”, but a prologue of sorts to York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre’s collaborative community production, “Everything Is Possible”, an exploration of York’s involvement in the campaign for women’s suffrage in the early 19th century. From the beginning, it was clear that this production was created by a community, for a community, as audience and cast members stood together alongside our city’s most iconic landmark. This modern day protest was interrupted by a group of poised and pressed suffragettes with their cries of “votes for women!”, effortlessly transferring us from this modern protest for women rights, into one that occurred over 100 years ago.
Once settled back into the confines of the York Theatre Royal, the story began to unfold. The plot centred upon the real story of Annie Seymour Pearson, played by the formidable Barbara Marten, York’s only suffragette to serve time in prison. However, with a cast of 150 individuals, the tale of Pearson’s personal journey from comfortable housewife to militant suffragette was by no means the solitary storyline of the piece. We were met with an abundance of characters and, of course, their own experiences within the fight for women’s suffrage. Loretta Smith’s performance of real life Leeds lady, Leonora Cohen, was a real stand out performance. Smith’s vivid, strong and effortless portrayal of firehouse Leonora Cohen was rewarded with delighted murmurs from the audience when the militant suffragette admitted that she would appear in the “courts of bleedin’ injustice” in the future – but as a magistrate, not a militant prisoner. Beth Sitek should also be praised here for her performance of Mabel, Pearson’s hard-working maid, whose transformation from quiet, obedient servant to a politically engaged protester for women’s suffrage was a delight to watch. Likewise, Annabelle Lee should be commended for her energetic and fiery performance of militant suffragette, Lilian Lenton.
The production reached its full potential during scenes where large sections of the cast were brought together with ambitious technical aspects, with movement director Jon Beney, designer Sara Perks and light designer Prema Mehta being singled out for praise here. In a particularly moving scene, real footage from Black Friday was projected onto a gauze, behind which a huge section of the cast performed a tightly woven movement piece. The energy and violence of the conflict was made clear, with projections of the real suffragettes falling onto the moving bodies on stage. It was in moments such as this which reminded the audience of the sheer reality of the piece. We were not watching a fabricated fiction, but a fleshed out representation of a historical reality, an incredible achievement for both cast and crew.
At times the weight of this huge project could be felt, with the first act seeming slightly overwhelming due to amount of information being thrown at the audience. Certain subplots seemed disappointing when not followed through, or somewhat random when given to us without much of a context – what happened to the mother and daughter campaigning against female suffrage? Romantic two-step aside, how did Lilian muster the courage to kiss Lottie in a quiet post-war Yorkshire street, and what happened to their seemingly ill—fated romance? My disappointment here could be read as criticism: however, it only goes to show the tantalizing range of questions and themes thrown up in this extraordinarily vibrant community production. As the cast and choir stood side by side on stage during the plays closing minutes, singing a rendition of “Everything Is Possible”, it was hard not to be roused and inspired, not just by the political achievements of the York Suffragettes, but also by the sense of solidarity that can be achieved when a modern day community takes up the task of telling such a story.
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THE SPECIALS - THE SPECIALS
LABEL: 2 Tone
TRACK LISTING: A Message To You Rudy, Do the Dog, It's Up To You, Nite Klub, Doesn't Make It Alright, Concrete Jungle, Too Hot, Monkey Man, (Dawning of A) New Era, Blank Expression, Stupid Marriage, Too Much Too Young, Little Bitch, You're Wondering Now
IMPRESSIONS: The undoubted epicenter of the explosion that was the U.K. ska movement in the late 70s. A perfect snapshot of the disillusioned anger of British youth at the time. As wikipedia for once puts it rather eloquently, the British version of ska "...shares the infectious energy and humour of the original sound (of Jamaican 60's ska), but injects new-found anger and punk sensibility. The sound is more manic than its Caribbean laid-back ancestor while bringing the guitar to the fore and having the traditional horn section and percussion lessened somewhat. Ska was such a phenomenon in Britain at the time that a TV special called "DANCE CRAZE" aired examining it (and I'm lucky enough to own a copy of that broadcast). The Specials really were the epitome of British ska and were even more short-lived than the short-lived ska craze itself; soon to break up into the equally short-lived but excellent Fun Boy 3. But here in the Specials' debut album is the manifesto of ska through original songs as well as copious Jamaican ska covers (which went uncredited at the time but nowadays are properly attributed). "THE SPECIALS" is a message to you, rude bwoy, and it stands up just as proud all these years later.
MY FAVOURITE TRACKS: All of dem.
GUEST ARTISTS: Elvis Costello (producer), Rico Rodriguez (trombone), Chrissie Hynde (vocals)
FACT SHEET: THE SPECIALS is the Special's first album. The Specials were Terry Hall (vocals), Neville Staple (vocals), Lynval Golding (rhythm guitar), Roddy Radiation (lead guitar, vocals on "Concrete Jungle"), Jerry Dammers (keyboards), Sir Horace Gentleman (bass guitar) and John Bradbury (drums). "A Message To You, Rudy" is a cover of a Dandy Livingstone song; former Skatalites member Rico Rodriguez played trombone on the original Jamaican version 20 years before and appeared here with the Specials' cover version. "Rudy" in the title of the song is not a proper name but is a shortened form of the Jamaican term "rude boy". "Do the Dog" is a cover of a Rufus Thomas song. "Too Hot" is a cover of a Prince Buster song. "Monkey Man" is a cover of a Toots & the Maytals song. The song "Concrete Jungle" is NOT a cover of the Bob Marley song but the title was obviously inspired by it. On some US versions of the album, the song "Gangsters" appears between "Too Much Too Young" and "Little Bitch". Q Magazine rates the album at number 38 on the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever list and Rolling Stone ranks it number 42 in their list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1970s.
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Mutation Mash is an Casual game for android
Mutation Mash Description
Mutation Mash – Game of the genre of “three-in-a-row” where you have to mix the radioactive animals to each other. After a terrible accident at the plant radioactive animals in the forest began to mutate. Your task in this game is to stop the mutation and put together mutating animals. Fold three or more animals in a row, and have unusual mutants. You are waiting for 50 levels with exciting and unique gameplay, where you can connect the bear with the hare and see what would come of it. Get every time you play a new mutant and collect a unique collection of 19 species.
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Mutation Mash v1.0.07 MOD Apk
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Spacey seventies synths and string sections ride funky house beats to create a neo-disco sound similar in vein to Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories (Read Review Here), only more epic, more instrumental and more hi-octane. Norwegian dance producer, Todd Terje, has had this album brewing in the pipeline for almost a decade. I only discovered the dude a year ago so the wait hasn’t been as frustratingly long as I imagine it has been for some people. Does this album justify the ten years it took to make? I’d answer yes, it does.
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Deepika Padukone to Kangana Ranaut: 7 best bikini shots in Bollywood movies
Let's take a look at the best bikini shots of our favourite actresses.
Bollywood actresses look nothing less than stunning divas when they rock that bikini look effortlessly. There have been many bikini shots filmed for the movies to add glamour and hotness, but here we take you through the seven best ones.
Deepika Padukone: Deepika Padukone looked ravishing in a classic red bikini as she soaked some sun in the movie Cocktail. The flawless actress amazed everyone with her stunning bikini body and nude makeup.
Kangana Ranaut: Kangana Ranaut pulled off a classic white bikini as she took a walk by the poolside in the movie Rascals.
Anushka Sharma: How can we forget Anushka's steamy bikini scene as she takes a dip inside the pool in a stunning black bikini in Ladies vs Ricky Behl?
Urvashi Rautela: Model and actress Urvashi Rautela have a stunning body. The actress wore a hot pink bikini in one of the scenes in her movie 'Sanam Re'.
Vaani Kapoor: Vaani Kapoor looked breathtakingly gorgeous as she wore a peach-nude two-piece bikini. Her bikini looks from her latest movie. War received a lot of appreciation from her fans.
Alia Bhatt: Alia Bhatt looked extremely cute in the movie Shandaar opposite Shahid Kapoor as she rocked a hot pink strapless two-piece bikini.
Priyanka Chopra: Priyanka Chopra broke the monotony of simple bikinis and wore a golden monokini in her movie Dostana, a look to remember for ages.
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Super Switcher - Test your reactions and concentration against the might of the coloured balls in Super Switcher. Line the balls along the bottom to match up to those falling through the sky, starts off easy but can you keep up as the game becomes faster and more furious
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Telemem Memory game where you have to repeat the sequence of numbers output by the game
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With the release of Persona 5 in 2016, players could once again immerse themselves in the captivating story of school life and the battle against mysterious powers. But that was just the beginning of the series’ success, which blossomed with the publishing of Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers.
Many Persona fans have trouble distinguishing all three versions of Persona 5. The available descriptions suggest it is one game in three different versions. But what sets them apart? And which is better? To find the answers to that question, we’ve created the ultimate comparison.
Persona 5 Royal is — in a nutshell — an improved expansion of the classic Persona 5. So if you’ve already played Persona 5 but dream of continuing this adventure in a refreshed version with new content, it will definitely meet your expectations. Royal is the same story, with turn-based combat mechanics and heroes, but with more quests, unique locations, and hours of satisfying gameplay.
Strikers is a whole different story. Developed by Omega Force, it offers gameplay in the Dynasty Warriors style – which means more action and adrenaline-fueled combat. It takes place half a year after the Persona 5 events, revealing the continuation of the protagonists’ fate. Strange events start happening in Japan, and only the Phantom Thieves can prevent the tragedy. As in Persona 5, the gameplay focuses on strengthening bonds between the characters, creating powerful persona variants and exploration. But the most significant difference is the combat system, which is much more dynamic and happens in real time.
Both titles introduce completely new, charming characters. In Royal, you will meet Kasumi Yoshizawa – a red-haired schoolgirl joining the group of heroes around the same time as the protagonist of the whole story. The girl plays a significant role in this version of events and adds original elements to the plot. In Persona Royal, you will also meet two new side characters enriching the entire adventure with many additional storylines.
The new Persona 5 Strikers characters are stealing the whole show. In the sequel, you will meet Sophia – a charming AI who wants to explore the human world. Her encounters with the main characters create a series of endearing and funny situations that add color to the plot. Strikers also introduce the character of Zenkichi Hasegawa – a cop working with the Thieves of Hearts. He is the only adult addition to the story, spicing up the adventure with mature features and perfectly written dialogues.
As in the original Persona 5, Royal features a turn-based combat system based on various weapons, special attacks, and persona powers. The latter can be obtained in a fight or through negotiations. Strikers introduces many novelties to the combat system.
First, it features real-time hack-and-slash battles, also based on summoning personas. The hits speed matters a lot, and time stops during the selection of specific heroes, thanks to which players can have a moment to develop a strategy. What’s more, Strikers allows you to control other playable characters that provide unique skills and parameters.
The plot of Persona 5 Royal is entirely the same as in the classic Persona 5 but supplemented with extra threads. New characters, places, and events make it much more interesting, delivering content that we can name as Persona 5 director’s cut. The heroes can now experience the entire third semester of school to encounter new characters and events that enrich the story. This game also has several different endings depending on the decisions made by the player during the adventure.
Strikers is a sequel to Persona 5, showing the continuation of the adventures of its heroes. Unlike Royal, the plot is linear and features only one ending. So no matter how many times you play this video game – you will always get the same result. And how long to beat is it? The entire gameplay takes between 30 and 70 hours. In Royal, you can expect over a hundred hours of addictive gameplay.
Graphics and music
Both games offer an exceptionally high audiovisual level. Persona Royal significantly improves the characters’ 3D appearance and texture detail by introducing support for 4K resolution on PlayStation 4 Pro. The title also features new music composed by Shoji Meguro. But despite all these perks, Persona 5 Strikers is still graphically better than Royal. The animations are smooth, the locations beautiful, and the special effects spectacular. It is generally better at introducing a perfect immersion to an anime high school trip vibe.
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10 metal bands who drastically changed their sound successfully
Changing up your sound as a band can be really hit or miss with how the results turn out. Some acts have seen huge success from doing so, while others have been completely trashed by not only their fanbase but the music community as a whole. Still, bands making a big adjustment to their sound can pay off huge and helps reinvigorate groups who have felt stale writing the same material album after album. Take a look below for 10 metal bands who changed up their sound successfully.
1. Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me The Horizon have gone through changes on nearly every single album and are essentially nothing like they were when they began. From their start as a deathcore act to their straight-forward metalcore phase and now an alt-rock-leaning electronic sound, the quintet have vastly shaken up what they do whether their original fans like it or not.
2. The Devil Wears Prada
As the Devil Wears Prada matured and aged, they went from being a Myspace electronic-metalcore band to a serious metalcore act without any of the ridiculous song titles and goofy synths. Then, they once again changed up their approach to music with their new album, The Act, going for a more rock-oriented sound while keeping some of their heavy moments.
Mastodon’s first four records are easily some of the best progressive sludge metal around, but after they completed a collection of concept albums, the band went in a more prog-rock direction. Through a softer sound, they managed to boost their reach further into the mainstream and found more of a middle ground between the two styles on their last album, Emperor Of Sand.
Baroness started as a heavy sludge-metal band prior to dropping any of their albums in the color saga, but with each record after The Red Album, they pushed into soft-rock music. From the point of their double record Yellow & Green, the band didn’t have any traces of metal left and have managed to keep their fanbase from the early days despite the change.
5. Linkin Park
If you listen to the last Linkin Park album, it’s hard to believe they were ever a metal band. Sure, it’s arguable they only really fit in with the nü-metal and alt-rock scenes, but they had plenty of heavy songs. On One More Light, though, they went in an entirely different direction, pushing into the pop sphere and even including a song with rappers Pusha T and Stormzy.
Opeth captured the death-metal scene’s attention through several years’ worth of creating some of the best progressive death metal around, and on 2011’s Heritage, they shocked everyone by completely stripping their sound of any traces of heavy music. Three albums later, the band have solidified a new sound in folk and jazz, which many didn’t care for, but the shift caught plenty of attention from fans of prog music that doesn’t feature death metal.
Incorporating clean vocals into deathcore has been a bad sign for a number of bands, but Whitechapel managed to pull it off better than anyone before them. They kept all of the bits about the band that longtime fans still wanted to hear while adding more melody to their riffs and singing that isn’t as jarring as you would expect.
8. Parkway Drive
Parkway Drive managed to become leaders of metal in Australia and brought attention to countless other metalcore and deathcore bands in the country, but as they got further into their career, they’ve pushed into an arena-rock version of themselves. While plenty of people would love to hear another beatdown metalcore album such as Deep Blue, the band know that diving into these sounds has given them exponential growth.
After amazing fans of djent with their incredible first and second albums, Northlane swapped their vocalist and shifted into a more melodic version of themselves on 2015’s Node. Their latest two records feature much more ambience and melodic singing styles than before, helping the band reclaim their strength after a huge loss.
10. Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold are arguably one of the biggest names in heavy metal, but if you listen to their albums prior to City Of Evil, it’s hard to imagine how they became bigger than their Orange County metalcore peers. That album dove into traditional heavy-metal and hard-rock elements, which they’ve continued to expand on with each subsequent album to the point where they’re essentially not metal at all anymore.
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Rumbaba Deluxe is a tight band with a long repertorie (around 30 tunes), this is a selection of very popular songs from different times and artists, from the 50's cuban song "El Carretero" by Guillermo Portabales to this decade's "VentiladorR-80" by Ojos de Brujo, passing through the unmissable Peret, Gipsy Kings, etc.
Latin, spanish and flamenco flavours, old and new, rocky and funky, daring to improvise a reggae, a son montuno or even drum n'bass. We might start a fire or cool it down depending on the audience needs but always keeping it warm and suitable for any kind of party with some space to dance!!!
They also play sevillanas if is required for dancing.
The beginning of Rumbaba Deluxe happened at the end of the year 2008, guitarist met percussionist and bassist, all of them had already learned the basis, ready for action, looking for gigs, quids, chics and good reactions. Some people want to hear a song, try to sing along because they heard it before. With the kick of the Cajon, the Guitar-ventilador and the double bass slappin' right in your face, most people liked it, and had a party with the rumba classics, so they decided.. let's go for it!
Ayoze "El Faycan" Cajon and Bongos
Adrian "Tete" Guitarra rumbera and voice
Joe "Jesse" James Double bass or acoustic bass guitar
*Logo courtesy by Oriol Serra
CONCERT: 27th February @ Hootananny Brixton, 95 Effra Road, SW2 1DF.
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MOVIES I’LL ALWAYS WATCH IF THEY’RE ON TV
If I had cable, I would watch these movies any time they were on TV:
- •Home Alone 2. Not the first one, only when Kevin is lost in New York.
- •Father of the Bride 2. Because I only like sequels, apparently.
- •Harry Potter weekend on ABC Family (it will never be Freeform to me). No explanation needed.
- •Legally Blonde. The bend and snap, works every time!!
- •You've Got Mail. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are a match made in heaven.
- •Casino Royale. With Daniel Craig, obviously.
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Metaverse gaming brings people together to play online games against one another. You could compete against other players or artificial intelligence in solo games. Users can even connect with friends to play games, meet new people, or go on adventures. Metaverse racing games are one of the categories which give a passive source of income.
A metaverse game is a type of virtual reality game that exists within a shared interactive world, or metaverse. Players can explore, interact, and compete with each other in a variety of ways, such as through virtual economy, virtual exploration, and virtual combat. This type of game is often used to bring together players from across the world in a shared virtual world.
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The Tale Of Princess Kaguya: $53400000
It is both surprising and unsurprising that a Studio Ghibli film is at the top of this list. On the one hand, they are responsible for four other entries on the list, making it easy to believe that they could take the top spot for most expensive production. On the other hand, The Tale of Princess Kaguya is entirely hand-drawn, meaning it didnt have the computer graphics budget that some earlier productions had. The film was the final production directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, who died in 2018.
How Is Anime As A Whole Profitable
I’m considering the following facts:
With these facts I wonder how it’s profitable in general as my guess is that with those conditions most series would not cover their costs, so it looks somehow strange that people are willing to spend much in something that’s hardly going to be profitable .
I thought that maybe it was subsidized by the government but with an internet search it looks like this doesn’t happen often.
What is missing or faulty in my reasoning, or is anime really profitable? Maybe it’s what I’ve said earlier that their successful series cover the costs of the unsuccessful series?
On the other hand, could it be that it’s not usually profitable but they still try to do it just because anime is so big in Japan and they love it?
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For The Sake Of Accuracy
I hope its clear that these are just the broad strokes of anime production. Theres a lot more fine detail that there simply isnt space enough here to go through. This is also a sort of naive order and clinical description. In real life, anime projects can be chaotic and follow their own weird order and schedule. So dont think of this as a recipe for making anime, but rather a list of main ingredients. Each studio will bake their anime in a different way.
Things are also changing rapidly. Theres a move towards full CG animation, where 3D cel-shaded graphics are used for everything in the show. Sometimes this works very well, but many new CG anime shows look pretty awful. Its a technology that studios are only slowly learning to use properly. When done right, such as in Knights of Sidonia, it can look great. However, there will always be a certain charm to hand-drawn 2D characters.
Making anime is largely a thankless job. Japanese animators get paid very little and have to work brutal hours; yet they possess amazing artistic talent. This is not a career you get into to make a ton of money. Its an art driven by passion, and knowing how this particular sausage is made helps us appreciate it even more.
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Its A Former Fansub Site Made Good
I knew this fact, but I didnt know the whole story. Gao said that he and his partners started the site in 2006 to be like YouTube for Asian TV, and invited fans to upload their favorite shows, minus the license. But a few months later, they traveled to Japan to try and change that.
At first, publishers were reluctant, and didnt see the value in bringing shows online.
When we first started, publishers doubted anime viewers would pay online to support the anime industry, he said. We showed them that anime fans are decent people willing to support the anime industry directly by subscription or ad support and that piracy is really a last resort for when they really love the content but cant get it any other way.
Miraculously, TV Tokyo, the largest anime publisher in the world, accepted Crunchyrolls offer. Shortly afterward, Crunchyroll went, as Gao said, from YouTube to Hulu overnight, streaming only the shows they had licensed and removing everything else.
How Much Anime Artists Make In A Year
In most cases, anime artists arent paid yearly. However, for our intents and purposes, lets consider an animators income accumulated over a year. Because many anime artists work as freelancers, their yearly income is dependant on a steady stream of work or projects.
In this example, well consider an artist who has a partnership with an anime for at least one year, full time. This isnt uncommon among key-frame animators and even some in-between animators.
News site Vox did some digging and found that new names in the anime industry can expect to make around ¥1 million per year, or around $10,000 USD. Animators in their 30s, on the other hand, make around ¥2 million, which is an increase of $19,000 USD. But as Vox also points out, Japans poverty line starts at ¥2 million, if thats any indication of how much an anime artist makes.
Many animators are forced to take second and third jobs in order to support themselves. This burden is even heavier when you consider that the majority of anime in Japan happens in busy urban centers, such as Tokyo, where costs of living are exceptionally high.
Another important thing to consider is the US networks make more money off shows via sponsorships and ads. Its rumored that some animes in Japan barely break even because of how entertainment networks earn a profit. According to Vox, even the legendary creator of Astro Boy was expected to make a loss from his show.
Most Of Your Money Goes Straight To The Industry
Gao couldnt reveal to me how much of your Crunchyroll payment goes back to anime publishers because of nondisclosure agreements. But he did say that publishers are ecstatic about the revenue they receive, and that publishers probably wouldnt agree to work with Crunchyroll in such large numbers if they were getting such a bad deal.
This season, we have over 40 simulcastsmore than weve ever had. And most of those shows are coming from repeat publishers whove been with us from day one. Publishers get the majority of the money and theyre very happy with what theyre getting.
The thing is, Crunchyroll makes revenue in a lot of different ways aside from your subscription payment, or ads if you have a free account. That frees up the money you give to Crunchyroll to go right back toward the industry. Basically, hiring more employees and other business costs dont take away from the portions that anime publishers receive.
How Mangaka Get Paid For Their Series And Royalties For Anime
The mangaka for The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Shuichi Aso, tweeted that he hasnt receivead a single yen of royalties from Saiki K. becoming an anime series, or a game, or the soon to be live-action film. While hes updated that statement now, lets go into what actually goes into a mangakas pay.
Firstly, let break down what Aso-sensei actually said, because some people are going misread what it means. Aso-senpai claims that he hasnt received royalties from the anime, or his characters being featured in video games
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How Much Do Mangaka Profit From Anime Or Merchandise Sales
People always say they buy stuff of a certain series to support a certain mangaka. Now it made me wonder how much actually goes to the mangaka himself. Do mangaka usually work for a publishing company like jump for example or do they work independent selling their copies to the company?
I assume for every Tankobon copy that is sold, the managaka gets a big share, because it is made by himself, but how does this work for other merchandise like anime, toys, tshirts, games or maybe even events? These things are made independently from the original mangaka by a different company, so does he still get a percentage in every sale of every article sold or how does this work?
- I should believe there’s a fee for other to use mangaka’s creation, but I can’t recall the type of fee… Should be similar to license fee or something…
This is very dependant per mangaka. And all tough there is a thriving independent market for manga, it is rarely a solo effort. Hence most of the mangaka start off as either an assistant, or manage to get a contract at a well known publisher. Now, as for how much they earn, lets take Eiichiro Oda as an example. He has been estimated to earn around 2 billion Yen based on royalties alone.
How To Get Paid To Watch Anime
Here it is, the topic Ive been asked to write about more times than anything else!
Ever since I wrote Meet the girl who gets paid to watch anime, Ive gotten questions nearly every day from readers whod like to do the same.
The short answer is that you cant. If you read the above profile of Victoria, youll see that yes, she gets to watch anime on the job, but she also works evenings and weekends almost every week of the year. In 2013, Victoria went to 42 conventions around the country. Could you?
If you want to get paid to watch anime, you cant just passively watch anime and expect money to roll in. You have to put in the work. This can take long hours, constant honing of your skills, developing a thick skin to face commenter feedback, and constant promotion.
Furthermore: while it can be very difficult to make your entire income this way, it is much simpler than people realize to earn some money this way. These suggestions will get you paid for watching anime, but its much more realistic to shoot for a couple hundred a month at the start than a couple thousand.
Still interested? Here are my suggestions for hard workers only:
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What Was The Most Expensive Anime Ever Made
According to the Guinness World Records the most expensive Anime ever created had a budget of 20 Million US Dollars. You can find the official entry on the Guinness world records page here.
The Name of the Anime is Steamboy by Katsuhiro Otomos. It was released in 2004 and was over 10 years in development.
However, according to Wikipedia the Anime-Movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya made by Studio Ghibli had a Budget of 49.3 Million US Dollars. With is more than double the Budget of Steamboy. You can find the Wikipedia article here.
So these are the two most expensive Animes I could personally find. But as you can see, the prices for creating high-quality Animations are very high!
How Anime Studios Make Their Money
How do anime studios make money? We see reports coming out stating that the industry is posting record high revenues, but they have followed by reports of;studios struggling to pay their animators;above minimum wage.
Its a complex and easy answer! The simplified answer is that;studios dont share in the all of the revenue that production committees make.
Now for the complex answer
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Anime Whats Anime Or How Do I Make Money From A Bunch Of Cartoons
Japanese animation has a strong following and is a billion-dollar industry.
Anime is a term for Japanese animation. This includes both TV series and films.
Anime is huge in Japan, naturally. And its also extremely popular in the U.S. So much so it has become a way of living for some . There are over 400 animation studios in Japan, and a large number of manga publishers. Many anime series are adapted from manga, so the two are very closely entwined.
I wont go into the history, but if youre interested, heres a timeline of the growth of anime.;In the US, subtitled series are in demand . It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to license these anime programs for television, compared to a few thousand dollars to stream them over the Internet. This gave way to anime streaming sites like Crunchyroll.
In 2009, the anime industry in the US reached over USD $2 billion in earnings and its just been growing since then. Most of that money comes from DVD and Blu-ray sales of popular series and movies. Suffice to say, this is how youll be earning off this niche DVD/Blu-ray sales coupled with sales off streaming sites like Crunchyroll.
The animated film that broke records around the world.
Why Are Japanese Animators Paid So Little
Theres a lot of speculation as to why Japanese animators are paid so little. One theory is that the standard in the industry has long been to make as much a profit as possible. Costs for staff and production are kept low, and any potential revenue is eagerly divided among the studio executives and network. This is further complicated if the anime has been adapted from manga because then the publishing company will receive royalties as well.
In order to maximize their profits, studio executives allot very little salary or budget to the staff behind the anime. This means that key-frame animators have a heavier load on their shoulders, as they are often unable to hire assistants for coloring or other tasks. At first, in-between animators were hired alongside the key-frame animators, but even they were delegated to freelancing and paid significantly less.
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Will Anime Die Because Of The High Costs
No, it won´t! Dont worry, Anime cost a lot of money to make but why do you thing Animation studios still create them today?
They are actually creating and releasing more Animes now than ever. Because even though they cost a lot of money, they also bring in a lot of profit! The Anime-Industry is huge in Japan and in a lot of western countries as well.
So Anime won´t die that fast. In fact, I think the Anime Industry is going to grow even more especially in other parts of the world!
After Creating Your Character Lets Set It Into Motion
Lets draw the character we created with various expressions and poses that compliment them.
Smiling because they are happy, crying because they are sad, lets try not to be bound by this singular pattern when we create our characters expressions. Laughter and crying should be unique to every character. Think of it like this, if there is a quiet or bashful character present, our character might not have a typical embarrassed reaction, but instead hide their embarrassment with anger.
If its difficult to make an outward characteristic, make their personalities more interesting.
For example, characters wearing uniforms are particularly challenging to add outward characteristics . In such cases, its important to focus even more on their personalities.
You can also try weaving together emotional subtleties, along with realistic and unrealistic personality traits to create something special.;Start with one original character, then create more and have them interact with one another, then grow your story, and create a new world!
I invite you to take this opportunity and create your unique original characters.
When Marnie Was There: $11300000
When Marnie Was There was Studio Ghiblis last film before they went on hiatus, news of Hayao Miyazakis retirement having come the year before. The film follows the story of a young girl who has moved to a small town to live with relatives, and who is seeking an identity. She doesnt know much about her parents or her origins, and her aunt and uncle dont have a lot of answers for her. She meets the ghost of a young girl named Marnie, who lives in a rickety abandoned house on the shore, who seems to be connected to her in mysterious ways.
Is It Worth It To Make Your Own Anime
Well, you heard how time-intensive and complicated it is to make an Anime and also how expensive it is to make one. I personally would say: no, it isn´t!
I would stick to just drawing my own Anime illustrations. If you have a story, that you would like to share with the world, then you should start a webcomic or web manga.
It is way less complicated to do and publish than an actual Animated television show or Movie and you can build an audience that way. And who knows, maybe someone will stumble over it and decide to make an Anime TV series out of it.
That is the exact same way, that One Punch Man Started out!
So if you want to learn how to draw anime you can start with my guide on how to draw anime eyes.
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The Red Turtle: $11000000
The Red Turtle was a big talking point in anime films when it came out in 2016. The animation is gorgeous, and there was a lot of talk about its links to Studio Ghibli. Though its only co-produced by Ghibli, the film is experimental and artistic in much the same way Ghibli films are.
The story follows a man who is stranded on a desert island and becomes friends with a giant red sea turtle. The film has no dialogue at all, relying on the score and the incredible animation to tell a powerful story.
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"The chief matriarch is dying. Drawing her last breath, she declares a contest: let fate decide the one worthy to rule. Fifty souls are summoned in the night; fifty souls bound to the same fate. But this is no ordinary trial... And so begins the first task. This supernatural historical fantasy is the first in an epic trilogy"--Cover, page 4.
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- Why does my 4k TV not look good?
- How does 720p look on 4k TV?
- Is Ultra HD the same as 4k?
- How do I know if I’m watching 4k?
- At what distance does 4k make a difference?
- Does 1080p look bad on 4k TV?
- Can you really tell the difference between 1080p and 4k?
- What happens if I play 4k on a 1080p TV?
- Why is Netflix blurry on my 4k TV?
- What does SD look like on 4k TV?
- Do you need a special HDMI for 4k?
- Why does 1080p look better than 4k?
- Does HD look bad on 4k TV?
- Is a 4k TV worth it?
- Why do 4k movies look fake?
- What picture mode is best for 4k TV?
- How does regular HD look on a 4k TV?
- Which is better UHD or LED?
- How do I make my 4k TV clearer?
- Can you tell the difference between 2k and 4k?
Why does my 4k TV not look good?
Without 4K content, a 4K TV can’t look its best.
Your old DVD collection along with most HD cable and satellite channels are going to look soft.
This is because compared to the ultra-high resolution of your new TV, they are.
Make sure you at least check out some of this 4K content so you can see your TV at its best..
How does 720p look on 4k TV?
A2A: A 4K TV will display a video encoded in 720p just fine. (Indeed, it can display 480i for that matter.) Furthermore, the rescaling of 720p in order to display it on a 2160 line screen will have less negative impact on the quality of the video than the rescaling required to display it on a 1080p screen.
Is Ultra HD the same as 4k?
4K, also known as Ultra HD, refers to a TV resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. That’s four times as many pixels than in a full HD TV, a total of about 8.3 million pixels. Having so many pixels means a higher pixel density, and you should have a clearer, better defined picture.
How do I know if I’m watching 4k?
Most TV remotes feature an info button that, when pressed, will display a quick readout of the resolution that your TV is currently outputting. If you see anything other than 3840 x 2160, it means the content you are watching is being output in proper 4K.
At what distance does 4k make a difference?
The short answer is that between 5 and 6 ft. is the ideal viewing distance for a 55” or 65” Sony 4K Ultra HD TV. However, on a 55“, you can now sit as close as 3.6 ft and enjoy a visibly smoother and more detailed picture (e.g you won’t see the individual pixels).
Does 1080p look bad on 4k TV?
It depends on a number of factors, including the quality of the video, the quality of the upscaling, and the perception of the individual, but in general no, 1080p videos do not look bad on 4K TVs and can actually look quite good. … Upscaling is the process used to take a 1080p video and display it on a 4K screen.
Can you really tell the difference between 1080p and 4k?
The difference between 1080p and 4K is undeniable in that a 4K screen is capable of displaying four times the number of pixels as a 1080p screen. … From a distance, it is virtually impossible for someone to tell the difference in quality between a 1080p and 4K screen.
What happens if I play 4k on a 1080p TV?
What will happen is that the player will downconvert the 3840 x 2160-resolution video on the disc to a 1080p format your TV can display. It will also bypass any high dynamic range (HDR) metadata since regular HDTVs aren’t capable of processing that information.
Why is Netflix blurry on my 4k TV?
If you’re seeing video that is blurry, fuzzy, or undefined, you may have a weak or unstable connection to the internet. Follow the troubleshooting steps for your device below to resolve the issue.
What does SD look like on 4k TV?
Basically the display of SD on a SD screen or a 4k screen will look just the same – cr@p in both cases.
Do you need a special HDMI for 4k?
You do not need a new HDMI cable for Ultra HD 4K (probably). We’re well into the transition to Ultra HD “4K.” Most mid- and high-end TVs are now Ultra HD resolution, with many also supporting HDR. Not surprisingly, cable manufacturers are jumping at the chance to sell new and more expensive “4K” HDMI cables.
Why does 1080p look better than 4k?
If you’re watching 1080p content on a 4K TV, it’s going to look worse than 1080p on a 1080p TV because the resolution of the image is not the native resolution of the TV, the pixels don’t align perfectly giving an image that’s blurrier than it would otherwise be.
Does HD look bad on 4k TV?
Standard-definition TV, DVD and even 720p HDTV programs aren’t going to look any better on a 4K TV. … Will this older, lower-resolution content still be watchable on a 4K TV? Generally, yes. Some videophiles may balk, but for the most part the image will be soft, but not bad.
Is a 4k TV worth it?
Conclusion. If you’re shopping for a TV today, a 4k TV is worth buying over a 1080p TV, provided you sit close enough to see the extra detail and are watching native UHD content. If you’re only watching 1080p or even smaller resolution content, it won’t give you a boost in quality.
Why do 4k movies look fake?
The soap opera effect is actually a feature of many modern televisions. It’s called “motion smoothing,” “motion interpolation,” or “ME/MC” for motion estimation/motion compensation. Some people don’t notice it, some don’t mind it, and a few even like it. … It looks like hyperreal, ultrasmooth motion.
What picture mode is best for 4k TV?
Instead, start with either ‘standard’ or ‘cinema’ (sometimes called ‘warm’ or ‘pro’) – the latter is usually the most colour-accurate. If you have a 4K HDR TV, you’ll find your TV automatically switches to an HDR mode when playing 4K HDR content.
How does regular HD look on a 4k TV?
Yes, 4K Ultra HD TVs can play Full HD content, but it won’t be displayed in the standard 1920 x 1080 resolution we’ve all come to know and love. Instead, to fill the extra pixels that make up a 4K Ultra HD screen, the content first has to be upscaled. The same applies to content shot or rendered in SD resolution.
Which is better UHD or LED?
LED backlit 4K UHD TVs (including Samsung’s new QLED line) are technically really still LCD TVs with a higher resolution and are taking the name 4K UHD or 4K Ultra HD. 4K LCD TV is a more appropriate name. … While OLED TVs are still more expensive than good 4K LED TVs, the gap has narrowed.
How do I make my 4k TV clearer?
Adjust the backlight On your Samsung TV, try adjusting the backlight of the TV to fix 4K TV not clear issue. Press the Home button on the remote control. Navigate to Settings > Picture > Expert > Backlight. Play with the Backlight option to get your preferred quality.
Can you tell the difference between 2k and 4k?
Reputable. 2K reference resolution is 2048 × 1536 pixels, whereas 4K reference resolution is 4096 × 3072 pixels. This means a screen of the same size, say 60″, the 4k would have more pixels per square inch, creating sharper and better images.
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Reviews @ Archen's Anime Page
Tenchi in Tokyo
Tenchi had been a resident around Misaki Shrine for many years, but the day will come when he'll inherit it. It's decided that Tenchi should receive training at a temple in Tokyo to better prepare him. The girls at the Misaki residence didn't take the news of Tenchi leaving lightly, But luckily mad scientist Washu makes a portal so they can to visit as often as they like. Then Tenchi meets an average girl named Sakuya and the two start showing an interest in each other... Could it be that Tenchi's heart may have finally settled on a girl?
Meanwhile a malevolent being named Yugi is up to something in the background. Tenchi is often stuck in the middle of the trouble she's causing, but who is she, and what is she up to?
While it seemed like anything Tenchi was blessed to be a hit, Tenchi in Tokyo (also known as Shin Tenchi Muyo) is where it all started to go wrong. A clunker in a franchise isn't the end of the world, but I don't think any of us could comprehend how Tenchi would go into a tailspin and just how bad it would eventually get. Tenchi in Tokyo isn't all that bad, but it certainly left a lot to be desired considering its heritage. In fact it does a lot of things which would be a good direction on their own, but shouldn't have done them all at once and did a poor job with implementation.
First problem is continuity. This Tenchi incarnation doesn't follow the OVA or the first TV series. Tenchi in Tokyo is in a bad position as fans are sure to not like something about the changes, while this series requires viewing a previous series to be familiar with the characters.
The second problem is Sakyua. Tenchi Muyo has a wide array of characters that fans had grown to love for different reasons. Anyone who enjoyed the series had taken a liking to Ayeka or Ryoko (or both) in their struggle to win Tenchi's heart. Sakyua is introduced as yet another love interest in this sea of female prospects. Fans of the franchise dislike her for a lot of reasons, but I don't think Sakuya is a bad character. In fact you might say she offers the refreshing perspective that was exactly what the series needed to keep from getting stale. With so many over the top characters, Sakyua offers a grounded contrast in the series. For example, Aeka and Ryoko can shoot lasers at each other all day long, but this approach can't be used on Sakyua and requires a completely different strategy in competing for Tenchi. The anime starts to touch on this but it doesn't get too far. The bigger issue is that Sakuya is the new girl packed into a bus that's already crowded, and she's one too many. Which is too bad because under other circumstances she'd be a welcome addition.
The plot starts with a monster of the week setup, and transitions to a bigger plot buildup which was alright. I think the biggest weakness with the big plot was that I didn't find Yugi to be a very engaging villain. That aside the story was fair, and there were most certainly some good laughs here and there. Romance felt a bit iffy, but I think it did add a level of depth not previously explored in some of the characters. What was a let down to me was the lack of imagination and space battles. Instead we're left with a grounded and small scale fights with super powers. The animation was about on par with the last series, however the character designs were changed quite a bit.
It's tough to recommend this series for a variety of reasons. I'd say you would most certainly have to be a Tenchi fan before seeing it, but you must be forgiving to give this a chance. It's not as bad as you may have heard, but the term disappointment keeps resurfacing for a reason. If you've never seen any Tenchi Muyo, this isn't a very good entry point (see the OVA).
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Swirl are a band from Southern California that plays a mixture of hard rock and hair metal and this is a review of their self titled and self released 2013 ep.
A very hard and heavy sound starts off the ep along with some melodic vocals and you can also hear a decent amount of melody in the guitar riffing and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and you can also hear clean playing being utilized in certain sections of the recording.
When solos and leads are utilized they are very melodic sounding and while the music is very heavily rooted in the 80's it still has a very modern feeling and all of the songs stick to a hard and heavy direction and on e of the tracks also brings in synths that also gives the music more of a symphonic feeling.
Swirl plays a musical style that combines the hard rock and metal sounds of the 80's but done with more of a modern take on those genres, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover real life themes.
In my opinion Swirl are a very great sounding mixture of hard rock and hair metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Fourth Of July" and "We Are Alive". 8 out of 10.
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Not much really happens in this small town of mine, but it's nice to see when it does it's something with skiing. Railjam, downtown øyer. A lot of people showed up both participated and watched. Nico D and Amiral P had a concert afterwards! They Play Reagae and they are sooo sick. They made the outtro song for "eyes wide open" and they had a nr 1 hit in the birthplace of reagae, Jamaica. That means they'r pretty legit!Peace
Get ready to get up, jump out and drop-in this summer as MyPakage brings back its Permission To Play contest, rewarding you for living it up with the ultimate getaway. How will you spend your summer? From dawn patrol surf missions and all-day bike trips, to late night barbecues and pool parties, we want to see your best summer experiences for a chance to win a 13-day surf trip to Costa Rica from Beach Travellers.
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JJ is in Vietnam early in 1965, carrying an M-16 rifle. However, the M16 was first issued to troops in battle in the Ia Drang Valley of Viet Nam in November, 1965.
Helen and Beth go to see Lenny Bruce at a nightclub in Philly. According to Bruce's work chronology, he never played a club in Philadelphia in '64, '65, or '66, the year he died of a morphine overdose.
Supposedly, this episode takes place in 1964. "Along Comes Mary", by the Association, hit the charts in 1966. In the first scene in Vietnam, an NCO comes into the tent with the black metal rank insignia on his collar. The metal collar insignia wasn't adopted by the military until December of 1966. In a montage, they show Jack in a bar at a convention in the evening, Meg is with her college boyfriend, Helen and JJ's fiance at a nightclub, and JJ eating supper with a Vietnamese family... All this taking place at the same time.. it.s evening both in the U.S. AND Vietnam, half a word away!!
Isn't this episode supposed to be set in 1965? If so, then why are they playing Cream's, "I Feel Free", which was definitely released in December 1966. Also, The Association's, "Along Comes Mary", was also released in 1966.
Songs w/Artists (in tonight's episode)
* I'm On the Outside (Looking In) - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 15-10/10/64
* I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops - 1-6/19/65
* I Feel Free - Cream - [1968 Album cut]
* What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones - 3-7/31/65
* Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter - 8-8/28/65
* I Go To Pieces - Peter & Gordon - 9-2/20/65
* Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 39-1/22/66
* Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 2-8/20/66 [listed by NBC but not heard]
* B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas - 14-11/05/66 [Macy Gray cover]
* Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey - 8-3/27/65
* Smokey Joe's LA LA - Googie Rene Combo - 77-3/05/66
* When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge - 1-5/28/66
[Of the above two songs, only one was heard.]
* Along Comes Mary - The Association - 7-7/16/66
* Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding - 25-1/28/67
* Let It Be Me - Betty Everett and Jerry Butler - 5-11/07/64 [Listed by NBC but not heard.]
* I'm So Proud - The Impressions - 14-5/23/64
* Wipe Out - The Sufaris - 2-8/10/63 & 16-10/01/66
* In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett - 21-9/04/65 [Listed by NBC but not heard.]
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By her own admission, Sharmila Mandre finds it funny when directors come to her with movies in which she has to play 'ondu bubbly hudugi role'.
It's ridiculous, this cliched bubbly girl image. Producers, directors, heroines —everyone has only one thing to say in their interviews: 'It's a different story' or 'I play a bubbly, college-going girl.' How long can you keep doing the same character?" she asks us. Which is why, at 21, Sharmila took on a film like Kari Chirathe (KC) opposite Vijay. And it wasn't because she wanted to make inroads into the hearts of the mass audience like her hero Viji, who commands unwavering support among the aam janta.
For the first time, the actress has gone sans make-up, donned sarees from Chikpet, and played a slum girl. And as if to prove she's made of sterner stuff, she's even played wife to a mentally deranged man, essayed by Viji. A tad too early in her career? "Initially, I too, was sceptical about taking up this role. Everyone's seen me playing glam roles or the girl-next-door type. Then I realised that I wanted to prove that I could do more than just pouting and pirouetting around trees," she reasons.
The lass also confesses that Viji's role in the film was another reason she was hesitant about doing KC. "Everybody knows what a fab actor he is. And then, he was playing this mentally unsound character. And in most cases, artistes who play such challenging roles walk away with all the accolades and the heroine just fades into the background. I was left wondering if I'd be overshadowed by Vijay," confesses Sharmila. But contrary to her belief, she did garner appreciation for her portrayal of a slum girl, and Vijay even offered her valuable insights into her character.
She must be heading in the right direction as Sharmila was recently approached to play Mammootty's love interest in Shikari. "K Manju wanted to cast me, but I'll be in London during that time for my Tamil film. So, the dates clashed. It'd have been nice if I could have done it," she shares.
And while some of her colleagues are crying themselves hoarse about being ignored because of Mumbai heroines entering Sandalwood, Sharmila thinks it's much ado about nothing. "I don't think it's happening these days. Local girls are as talented and as glam as Mumbai girls. And our producers have realised that. Why else would they have considered me for Shikari?" states Sharmila.
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Can you name the Harry Potter characters from the quote being said?
- Click any empty Range or Character to answer for that location
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Harry Potter Characters by Quote (Clips) Quiz
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10 tracks, 60 minutes. Led by the incendiary Azentrius, Nachtmystium are one of the key North American black metal groups right now.
Instinct:Decay is the third full-length album by Nachtmystium. It was rated the 4th best album of the year by Decibal Magazine.
NACHTMYSTIUM are an American psychedelic, atmospheric black metal band formed by Blake Judd (aka Azentrius) in 2000. While they have performed in corpse paint and toured with other black metal acts (such as 1349, Angelcorpse, Goatwhore, and Watain) Judd claims that his band should not be considered black metal. Over the years Nachtmystium has been augmented by a long roster of musicians.
What Nachtmystium have unearthed with their latest masterpiece is a further plunge into the band’s unearthly musical histrionics where a more aggressive, experimental, and psychedelic portrait is painted through many layers of sound that flow through infectious dark and morbid melodies of despair that sear throughout the album’s discourse.
As well, Instinct:Decay sees Nachtmystium incorporating other musical influences into their aural landscape and making them more profound. With “outside” influences such as Pink Floyd (a prominent influential artist consistent within Nachtmystium’s repertoire), Earth, and even Sunn 0))) (an act in which Nachtmystium have shared the stage with), such influences that have been incorporated have helped take this band’s sound to new levels and new perspectives. Overall, Instinct:Decay will help solidify Nachtmystium’s position while re-defining, and re-shaping, the future of black metal.
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A mixing pot of improvisers who don't get to play with each other, playing with each other. Not "playing" with each other, not like that. Ok, maybe like that, but that's not the goal. Like it could happen, but just for fun, ya know? Like not too sexy.
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To celebrate Halloween, Zach and Chris watched the Red Letter Media approved Wish Upon for the latest Everything Action Commentary.
The movie stars Joey King as Claire, whose dad Ryan Phillippe finds a strange box in the trash and she slowly realizes it’s a magical Chinese wish box that actually has powers and Claire uses the unlimited power for things like being popular and getting the guy she has a crush on to love her. The guys try to figure out the rules of the box, what the hell Ryan Phillippe’s job is, the half-assed Final Destination style deaths, why is there a Jerry O’Connell cameo and more.
The movie is available to stream on Amazon (we watched the 1-minute longer Director’s Cut BTW) and you can sync it up and watch along with the Everything Action crew.
I’m like the J. Jonah Jameson of Everything Action, writing and editing and constantly demanding pictures of Spider-Man.
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‘Dig It’ is a popular puzzle video game that challenges players to dig their way through levels by using strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. Developed by a team of indie developers, the game offers a unique and engaging gameplay experience that keeps players coming back for more.
How to Play
In ‘Dig It’, players take on the role of a digger who must navigate through various underground environments to reach the goal. To progress, players must strategically dig through the soil, avoid obstacles, and collect valuable treasures along the way. The game features intuitive controls that make it easy to dig, move around, and interact with the environment.
|1. Challenging Levels
|Test your problem-solving skills in a variety of challenging levels.
|2. Strategic Gameplay
|Plan your moves carefully to avoid getting stuck or running out of digging resources.
|3. Unlockable Characters
|Discover and unlock new diggers with unique abilities as you progress through the game.
|Complete special challenges to earn achievements and show off your skills.
‘Dig It’ offers a refreshing take on the puzzle genre, combining elements of strategy and exploration to create a captivating gaming experience. With its charming graphics, catchy soundtrack, and addictive gameplay, the game is sure to provide hours of entertainment for players of all ages.
Overall, ‘Dig It’ is a must-play for fans of puzzle games looking for a fun and challenging experience. Whether you enjoy testing your problem-solving skills or simply want to dig your way through exciting levels, this game has something for everyone. So grab your shovel and start digging your way to victory in ‘Dig It’!
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Here is everything you need to know about the amazing Disney World restaurant Cove Bar including history, reviews, fun facts, photos and more. I hope you find this listing informative and helpful!
Contents of this article:
What is Cove Bar?
Find specialty cocktails, beer, wine, wraps and salads at this private poolside bar for Guests of Bay Lake Tower and Disney Vacation Club members. (source)
Cove Bar Fun Facts
- The Cove Bar was a popular dining and drinking establishment located on Pixar Pier (formerly Paradise Pier) in Disney California Adventure Park.
- It was known for its creative cocktails, craft beers, and a menu featuring California-inspired cuisine with a coastal twist.
- The Cove Bar offered picturesque views of Paradise Bay and was a prime spot for watching the World of Color nighttime spectacular.
- One of the most beloved items on the menu was the “Lobster Nachos,” which gained a dedicated following among Disney fans.
- Before its transformation, the Cove Bar was a hidden gem for those seeking delicious food, refreshing drinks, and a relaxing atmosphere while enjoying the magic of Disney California Adventure Park.
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Musician Styles:Rock, Christian Rock, Contemporary Christian, and Alternative Rock
Influences:Paramore, Rush, Breaking Benjamin, Skillet, Heart, Chevelle, and Dead Letter Circus
Talk To Me About:Jamming, Playing Shows, Songwriting, Starting a Project
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Step Into The Wonderful World of Pepperland
Probably around 2009, I was a huge video game fanatic. I would mostly stick to Nintendo games as they were family friendly and all-around fun. I would go to “work” with my dad and he would give me a nice five dollars. I would save up and buy the newer Nintendo titles that I could afford. Another thing I would do is wait for E3, an electronics show in LA. On top of electronics, video game companies would show of their new consoles and video games to accompany them. They would upload all their new game trailers onto YouTube, where my brother and I would gleefully watch them all. One trailer that caught my eye was from Activison. They showed off their newest installment of the Rock Band franchise, The Beatles Rock Band. For some reason, the music caught my attention and I had to know more about The Beatles. This is pretty much how I became a huge fan of The Beatles.
In my deep dive into all things Beatles, I would come across their films. A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Yellow Submarine, Magical Mystery Tour, and Let it Be were all for free on YouTube (at the time YouTube was lax on uploading full movies). I watched a couple of them, but Yellow Submarine has stuck with me forever.
Yellow Submarine is based on a song of the same name, sung by Ringo Starr, from their LP Revolver. The lyrics and movie diverge a lot, they almost have no correlation. The only thing connecting the song and movie is the submarine. The movie itself is a psychedelic animated children’s movie with the worst dry British humor you will ever hear. The Beatles don’t really have a personality in the film and the Blue Meanies are just ridiculous. You don’t really watch it for the dialogue, it’s more about the animation and music that really get you invested.
In terms of music, obviously the movie is composed by Beatles’ songs, but it is also anchored down by the orchestral scores done by Sir George Martin. The soundtrack is a part of The Beatles discography. The album itself is half new Beatles’ songs and half Sir George Martin songs. I highly recommend a listen, mainly for the song “Hey Bulldog”, a hidden gem in this album. In the movie, there is a nice balance of songs motivating scenes and scenes motivating songs. All in all, the music is fantastic and already a great excuse to watch this film.
Another part of the movie to look forward to is the animation itself. Visually, it is vastly different than anything made before. The animation team was not afraid to use colors in anyway. Not only does the film work with light colors but it also can transition into dark colors flawlessly. While this film makes use of limited animations, it’s influence can be seen in shows like Sesame Street, the Electric Company and School House Rock. The movement in the animation is also something to look for. While it is not the smoothest animation, whenever a character moves, there personality and emotions are shown. For example, the character of Jeremy Hilary Boob PhD (yes that is his name) is always busy and very erratic. So when he walks, he is always walking on his toes and is always shown in a different pose or position. The emotions are shown to the audience instead of just being told to them.
I was lucky to find this movie at a young age but looking at it now, I can really appreciate this film more. I recommend a watch if you are into great color palettes, psychedelic visuals and great music. Yellow Submarine is available for purchase or rent in the iTunes movie section.
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TV Review: The Tick
Updated: May 27, 2019
Amazon attempts to make another splash in the TV industry. This time they drum up my childhood classic, the Tick. The offer it up as sacrifice to the TV gods in the hopes it will be a hit. Unfortunately, it’s the explosive that the Midnight Bomber actually did successfully set off.
“In a world where superheroes and villains have been real for decades, Arthur, an unassuming accountant with no superpowers, becomes embroiled in the middle of the battle between good and evil. When he realizes that his city is owned by a global supervillain who was long thought to be dead, he struggles to uncover the conspiracy. As he becomes obsessed with the conspiracy, most people think he's crazy. One person who believes Arthur is a mysterious new ally, The Tick, who is a bizarre blue superhero who may just be a figment of Arthur's imagination.”
Honestly, how Amazon feels it can compete against cable companies or even Netflix is completely mindboggling. I recall when they made their own TV Show of the zombie Hit, ZombieLand, and it failed horribly. The only good part of the show was the Zombie Kill of the Week segments. But that’s it. Also only offering up 6 episodes to binge on? Come on guys.
So, The Tick, was an animated hit during the 90’s when Saturday morning cartoons ran supreme. I recall spending my entire weekend watching Spiderman, TMNT, Beast Wars, Xmen and of course the Tick (4 seasons). Which was always followed by Eek, the Cat. Anyways, those days were amazing. Years later after the Saturday Morning Cartoon era ended, they attempted to make a live action Tick show with Patrick Warburton in 2001. Didn’t get out of the first season.
So what does Amazon think they can do better? If it’s the casting, they are clearly wrong as it was a swing and a miss. Peter Serafinowicz was not a good choice. Well, nor was Warburton, but he was a lot closer match to the original tick played by Townsend Coleman. Townsend has the goofy, dim lit, comedic personality of the Tick down pat whereas the other 2 were reaching. Plus Griffin Newman as Arthur just didn’t sit well with me either.
I literally had to watch 2 seasons of the animated show to forget the 1 episode of the show. If that doesn’t say a lot, then I don’t know what will.
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Stop Motion - Movie Maker Kit
Mini movie maker kit for creating stop motion movies.
Ani-Mate - At a glance
- Stop motion movie maker kit for children.
- Contains different backdrops, props, instruction and modelling clay characters.
- For use with freely available smartphone apps.
- A creative toy with endless possibilities.
More about the product
"Ani-Mate" is a complete kit for creating stop motion movies. A stop motion movie is a short film shot frame by frame and the most famous one is probably Wallace and Gromit.
The kit includes all material that is required to get started such as interchangeable backdrops, modelling clay characters, props, a scene, smartphone stand and complete instructions. All that is needed is a smartphone (stop motion apps are freely available) and a lot of imagination.
Simply mount the scenery and setup the props and characters that will participate. Place the smartphone in the supplied stand and try to not budge it when moving the characters. Then start animating the characters while using the stop motion app to grab the film frame by frame. When you are happy with the scene, the stop motion app will combine the individual frames into your own short movie.
Why we like it
It's not as easy as buying a PS4 or Nintendo since it requires a little bit of effort getting started. However once the kids gets the idea, the possibilities are endless. The nice thing is that this is a creative toy that combines technology using the smartphone or tablet with manual crafts building the scene and characters. A great combination of traditional and modern ways to play.
It is also good to know that...
- The stop motion set comes in a colourful gift box, perfect as a birthday or christmas gift
- Stop motion apps are freely available at least for Android and iOS based smartphones, instructions can be found on the box. For other platforms such as Windows Phone and Blackberry please consult the relevant app store.
- Recommended for children 8 years and older.
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Snatch And Run is a thrilling remake of classical game Lode Runner. It combines dynamics of arcade game and solution discovering aim of logic game. You will notice well-developed levels, sound effects, skins' options, which can be set as you wish. You will enjoy this game, especially during leisure hours.
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|System Requirements||Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server|
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Bachata Sensual vs Ballet
Angela is known for her highly technical ability and her unique style has made her be known as the "ladies styler".
Angela is born in Puglia (Italy).
She started to do her first steps at only 5 years old, dancing ballroom and Latin dances doing competitions. Her dance training and background includes contemporary, street, hip-hop, lyrical jazz, modern Latin & ballroom, Afro-Cuban salsa, bachata, la style salsa and salsa on2, as well as Russian ballet, which she is able to teach up to elementary level.
The combination of her dance disciplines have made her appear in numerous tv programs in Italy, dancing for her dance academy. As a dancer, Angela has been competing in prestigious national dance competitions from the age of 5.
She is known for her highly technical ability and her unique style has made her be known as the "ladies styler".
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Arranged marriages aren't nearly as common as they once were in either the East or West - but they are still practiced from time to time. Since it's still a small part of Japanese culture, it also shows up occasionally in anime.
Sometimes, the whole storyline of an anime is built on the concept. Love & Lies is set in a futuristic world where everyone is assigned an ideal partner based on a scientific algorithm. At other times, the arranged marriage is simply a small part in a larger story. Few people would say Black Butler is about arranged marriage, but it does play an important role.
The messaging about arranged marriages also varies significantly. In Sword Art Online, Asuna's betrothed is an abusive, manipulative monster, and her happy ending only comes when her boyfriend rescues her from him. Meanwhile, the prospective couple in Ai Yori Aoshi still wants to be together even when the arrangement is called off.
These stories offer a unique take on the romance genre, so if you're looking for something other than the usual set-up, you might want to try one of these fascinating shows.
As the heir to the wealthy and powerful Phantomhive family, 12-year-old Ciel is already engaged to his cousin Elizabeth. Though they're nowhere near actually getting married, Elizabeth is aggressively affectionate with her betrothed, and in the manga, she's also quite protective of him. Meanwhile, Ciel has little interest in pursuing anything romantic and seems to be more troublesome than anything else.
Eventually, it becomes clear that he does have some kind of feelings for her, even if they aren't quite so powerfully stated.
Ranma Saotome is the heir to a renowned martial arts dojo, and his father wants him to marry one of Soun Tendo's daughters in order to ensure the Tendo dojo's future. This potential union is complicated by the fact that Ramna was cursed to transform into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water - and by the fact that Ranma and his fiance Akane don't exactly get along.
Will the two of them ever be able to form a genuine relationship?
After conquering almost the entire world, the Sun King Livius decides that he'd like to get married - specifically, he wants to marry a princess from the Rain Dukedom. He wants this because, in his own kingdom, rain is an impossibility, but all citizens of the Rain Dukedom can create rain with their voices. Nike Remercier is chosen at random and packed off to the Sun Kingdom.
Thanks to local gossip, she goes expecting to marry a cruel tyrant - but ends up finding something entirely different.
After ordinary human Michishio Nagasumi nearly drowns, his life is unexpectedly saved by a mermaid named Seto Sun. Seto turns out to be a member of the Mermaid Yakuza, and according to their tradition, any human who sees a mermaid must be put to death - unless the mermaid either takes their place or marries them. To avoid these catastrophic consequences, the two of them are engaged.
Thus begins Nagasumi's strange and magical new life with his new mermaid bride.
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First a prisoner, then a fugitive, now Roshène must earn her freedom.
Roshène’s blood is powerful, but she’s trapped in a nightmare without memories where her every move is controlled by a demonic sorcerer. When a chance to escape appears, she seizes it and flees.
Alone and with no one to turn to, Roshène accepts help from Hunter, a Fae guardian. Together, they undertake a hazardous journey to safety: the prize—the return of her memories. But along the way, she becomes increasingly dependent on and attracted to Hunter.
In exchange for their protection and help, the Fae will demand payment, but the question haunting Roshène is, will Hunter turn out to be just another jailer or her savior?
Song of the Fae is a gripping romantic thriller in an exciting urban fantasy world.
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What is a Game Contract for Role-Playing Games?
Compare the term's origin: Social contract
I'm not sure whether "contract" is a good choice of word. I'd perhaps use "agreement" or "arrangement". Nevertheless, "contract" is the word that has been previously used, perhaps due to the term's origin. In Finnish, the term is "roolipelisopimus".
Also, I hedge a lot. It's purposeful, since there are no "correct" game contracts.
Note: I use the word "players" to refer to all people involved in the game, whether they are actually players, game masters or moderators (unless I indicate them separately).
Problems can arise when players' understandings and expectations of the game and game situation differ. To prevent conflicts about the game's purpose and execution, the players can create a game contract
The game contract should outline the game system, game setting, game behaviour, the players' expectations of the game etc. to whatever extent needed. Its purpose is to make sure that the players get approximately what they expect from the game and can thus enjoy it. The game contract can be written or spoken.
The game contract can be a collaborative effort. In some games, all players can refine the contract so that eventually everybody has contributed something. Then again, in some games nearly everything in the contract comes from the GM and the players only acknowledge and agree to its content.
At its most basic, a game contract is nothing more than an unwritten understanding that the character is not the player. A more thorough game contract can include for example some of the following and possibly more:
– The game system (D&D, TSoY, freeform, etc.) and medium (tabletop, email, etc.) and how the medium is used (players can for example meet in person to role-play but handle all bookkeeping and such via a wiki).
– House rules to the existing system (I can honestly say I've never played RAW (Rules As Written) D&D 3.5).
– How the rules will be interpreted and is metagaming allowed and to what extent.
– Who decides about characters. (Does the GM give the players premade characters? Can a player decide about a character's background and abilities? It's also a good idea to define what a player can do to another player's character on a general level.)
– Who decides the outcome of conflicts. (In a D&D game, players throw dice. In a freeform game, it's generally a good idea to have some kind of concensus as to who decides what happens.)
– Who decides about plots. (Can a player make up a plot and run away with it without any consultation? Does the game run on railroads like many video games?)
– Who decides about surroundings.
– The game setting (what is the game world like and what the characters can be on a general level (humans, fantastical creatures, vegetables)).
– The game's style and themes (is the game for example "high adventure" or "steampunk" (and what do those terms mean), are the characters expected to be "heroic", "hoboes" or "evil to the bone" and will the game include in-depth handling of social, sexual, gory etc. issues).
– How much distraction is allowed in the game. This depends a lot on medium. (A tabletop game should consider how much out-of-game chatter happens at the gaming table, while a play-by-email game can recommend an upper and lower limit on the number of posts each player sends in a span of some time.)
Of course not all of the issues above have to be spelled out if there is no need. However, if some issue feels uncertain, it's much better to discuss it beforehand than find out too late that someone wasn't on the same page with others.
I couldn't find much online material, but here are a few links.
(Finnish) (massive thread, mostly about power between players and GM)
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They went to find Cruella at the diner, where she reacted with disdain towards seeing Hook, but she coyly regarded Arthur with keen interest because of his good looks. In the 101 Dalmatians animated series, voiced by April Winchell, Cruella is based on Glenn Close's portrayal from the live-action film, but with Betty Lou Gerson's design from the animated film. Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family. See more ideas about cruella, cruella de vil, disney villains. One day, Cruella is forced out of her mansion as her husband Mr. Feinberg is arrested by the FBI. In a struggle to prevent the Author from writing another note about her, the vial of magic ink spills on her causing her blonde hair to turn into the iconic black and white. Directed by: Art Stevens, Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery. cruella, cruella from, vile cruella, cruella deville, cruel, emma stone, emma stone cruella, cruella costume, crudelia, disney, cruella disney, cruella deville costume, 4 crudely demon, 101 dalmatians cruella, 101 dalmatians, emma stone cruella de vil, cruella de vil, cruella de ville, ク ル エ … As always, Disney does it right for this 2 disc collector's edition. Taking place sixty years after the events of the original 1961 film (2021), Cruella's great-nephew Hunter de Vil appears, who is working for his elderly aunt, plans to capture the dalmatian family descended from Pongo and Perdita living in Camden Town and bring them to her in Switzerland. She is portrayed by actress Wendy Raquel Robinson. However, as the days go by, the police still suspect her, so she goes into hiding at her old mansion, Hell Hall at Suffolk, where Jasper and Horace and the puppies reside, proving that she was the mastermind behind the theft. 241 likes. Yet seeing the spotless skins of the newborn puppies she is revolted and offers to have them drowned at once; her way of getting rid of animals she views as worthless, including dozens of her own cat's kittens. From the unsubtle symbolic name to her sinister physical appearance, Cruella's evil is overt. Later, she helped Regina locate the grave of her lost love Daniel, who had since moved on to a better place. At the start of the film, it is revealed that Cruella has secretly had her henchmen slaughter a white Siberian tiger at London Zoo for its pelt. Disney based its version of Cruella on the personality and mannerisms of Tallulah Bankhead. Titolo originale: Cruella. An inflatable representation of the character appeared at the, Cruella was briefly mentioned by Zelda, the villainess of, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 08:00. In the seventh season, the Wish Realm version of Cruella becomes an accomplice to Rumplestiltskin. Cat Trumpet Recommended for you Cruella used the new power to have her mother's dalmatians kill her, and killed them and made their fur into a coat. Dearly when they encounter each other at the beginning of the novel, before Cruella steals Dearly's Dalmatian puppies having noted they would make “enchanting fur coats”. While Cruella is questioned about the theft, the police are unable to find anything against her, and Anita does not want to charge her, despite Roger's doubts. Ver más ideas sobre Glenn close, Cruella de vil, Cruela. Along with Close's performance, Cruella's costumes (by Anthony Powell and Rosemary Burrows) received appreciative attention, including a spread in Vanity Fair. La carica dei 102 (2000), scheda completa del film di Kevin Lima con Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd: trama, cast, trailer, gallerie, boxoffice, premi, curiosità e news. Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna best known for writing The Devil Wears Prada is set to write the film for Disney, with Andrew Gunn as the producer, and Alex Timbers as director while Emma Stone is set to play the role. Cruella is portrayed as the tyrannical figure in the marriage, and her husband as a meek, subservient man who seldom speaks and obeys his wife entirely. The film was originally scheduled to be released on December 23, 2020. Oct 13, 2020 - Explore Fantasy Fanatic's board "Cruella De Vil", followed by 196 people on Pinterest. She is last seen slumped on the ground, bleeding. In Polish (among other translations), the character is known as 'Cruella De Mon'—a play on the word 'demon'. Glenn Close portrays Cruella de Vil in the 1996 film 101 Dalmatians and its 2000 sequel 102 Dalmatians. The Rescuers. Un live-action dedicato alla figura di Crudelia De Mon. As a result, Cruella was sucked into a portal with Ursula and the child to the Land Without Magic, due to a spell cast by the Apprentice. Michelle Pfeiffer e Laurence Fishburne entrano ufficialmente nell'Universo cinematografico della Marvel. In the Jessie episode "101 Lizards", Mrs. Chesterfield plays a role similar to Cruella de Vil. The next morning, Cruella learns that the puppies have escaped the house in the night, being rescued by Pongo and Perdita, and she and her henchmen begin a perilous search for the Dalmatians on the snowy country roads through Cruella's roadster and Jasper and Horace's beat up truck. His scenes with his shoulder angel and demon are priceless. Moreover, in Ultimate Disney's Top 30 Disney Villains Countdown, Cruella ranked #6.. Disney's Cruella ranked 39th on AFI's list "100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains".. Il film sarà un origin story che ci racconterà probabilmente il passato di Crudelia DeMon, spiegando forse come è diventata la villain che in tanti amano. In 101 Dalmatian Street, she is voiced by Michelle Gomez. Dearly. Prima nella realtà e poi sui social. Her mother Madeline (Anna Galvin) kept her locked inside the house to prevent her from harming others. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the hilarity that Kronk adds as Yzma's dim-witted assistant. In this short, Roger and Anita apologize to her after realizing Dalmatians breed more than rabbits (even siblings) and willingly give the adopted 85 puppies back to Cruella. James pretended to be David and put a magic-neutralizing bracelet on Emma, while he and Cruella took the baby. , In 2002, Forbes ranked Disney's Cruella as the thirteenth wealthiest fiction character, citing the single 65-year-old has a net worth of $875 million, obtained through inheritance. The episode also included a parody of the song, "Be Our Guest" from another Disney film Beauty and the Beast. Mr. Gold and Ursula convinced her to join them in finding the Author to get happy endings. He supplies Cruella with extravagances, such as the white mink cloak she often wears with skin-tight satin gowns and ropes of jewels in contrasting colours, such as a black dress with ropes of pearls, or a green dress with ropes of rubies. Cruella tries to ram the van over a cliff, but instead collides with Jasper and Horace in their truck. As always, Disney does it right for this 2 disc collector's edition. In 102 Dalmatians, while under effect of Dr. Ivan Pavlov's hypnotherapy treatment, Cruella is cured of her fur addiction and released from prison on parole, three years after the events of the first film. Il bello di questo film è proprio che i veri protagonisti sono i cani!! Cruella notes everyone is the hero of their own story, earning some ire from Roger. For the song, see, Cruella de Vil as she appears in Disney's, "Lovely lovely dogs. While there, she met David's twin brother James; they quickly struck up a romantic relationship due to their similar personalities. Cruella and James then hatched a plan to get out the Underworld by delivering Hades the child of Robin Hood and Zelena. The film reinvents Cruella as the vindictive, snobbish and very glamorous magnate of an haute couture fashion house, "House of DeVil," which specialises in fur couture. If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will...", possibly foreshadowing the creepy enraged face Cruella puts on while chasing the van. Hook then pressed her about the book's whereabouts, which Cruella was surprisingly forthcoming about. - USA, When Mrs. . He also collects evidence from Booth's house linking McLaughlin and Torrez in a major drug trafficking deal. Cruella has lost her hair, but not her mobility; she hides her aging with a special spray. 22-ago-2019 - Explora el tablero "GLENN CLOSE" de Gonzalo Solé, que 455 personas siguen en Pinterest. Nails were also projected from the heels to make them especially vicious in appearance. Cast completo 17-mar-2018 - Esplora la bacheca "Film e serie tv" di tris su Pinterest. In hopes of returning to life, Cruella appealed to Henry, the new Author, to use the quill to bring her back to life. She then boards the Dream for the two-week cruise, along with the rest of the Overtakers. However, the Tree of Wisdom they consulted refused to answer due to Snow's pregnancy. Visualizza altre idee su serie tv, film, film da guardare. In the seventh book "The Insider", Cruella joins Tia Dalma, the Queen and Judge Doom's group in Toontown; she calls an army of animals to the area with a simple command. 10+++ CONSIGLIO A CHIUNQUE DI COMPRARLO NE VALE LA PENA. Cruella angrily shouts at Jasper and Horace for their incompetence, while she cries over the loss of both her dear car and her beautiful dream coat and an annoyed Jasper tells her to shut up. Un film Cruella works with the Evil Queen to free Maleficent and Chernabog, while making sure the Keepers stay off their trail. However, she is knocked out by Amanda's telekinesis. The flat is portrayed as a luxurious version of Hell, with all the rooms being made of marble and colored garishly in green, red or purple. Mistaking David for James, Cruella made a move on him, then informed him of the hostility James held toward his brother. Film 2021 Il bello di questo film è proprio che i veri protagonisti sono i cani!! La carica dei 101 - Questa volta la magia è vera (101 Dalmatians) è un film del 1996 diretto da Stephen Herek. The name 'de Vil' is also a literary allusion to Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), in which the realty firm Mitchell, Sons & Candy write a letter to Lord Godalming, informing him that the purchaser of a house in Piccadilly, London is "a foreign nobleman, Count De Ville." David ended up throwing James into the River and Cruella ran off. "Cruella De Vil can no longer take away the life of another." The cool detachment of the original character was replaced by a crazed mania, in which Cruella only barely clung to a sheen of glamour. Close also insisted that she fall into the molasses herself for genuine acting, as opposed to delegating it to a stunt double. The lyric begins with: "Cruella de Vil, Cruella de Vil. She has a 14-year-old son, Carlos, whom she abuses and treats like a servant, making him sleep near the bear traps she uses to guard her fur coats. Skoss. La carica dei 101 - Questa volta la magia è vera in Streaming gratis su Altadefinizione: La carica dei 101 - Questa volta la magia è vera, film diretto da Stephen Herek, racconta la storia di Rudy Dearly (Jeff Daniels), un ideatore di videogam Scopri dove puoi vedere il Film La carica dei 101 in streaming legale. Realizing at the last second that the puppies are the Dalmatians in disguise, she pursues the van in her car as it leaves town. Cruella furiously shouts at Jasper and Horace for reckless driving, despite her obviously worse driving skills. Riceverai un avviso quando il film sarà disponibile nella tua città, … Cruella kept this secret, as intimidation would still work for her needs. Cruella de Vil has become one of the most recognizable literary and film villains, and as such as featured prominently in popular culture: In The Simpsons episode "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds", Mr. Burns plays the role of Cruella De Vil, but unlike her in the movies, where she steals the Dalmatian puppies to make them into fur coats, he steals Santa's Little Helper and the puppies he sired to make them into a tuxedo. Ti abbiamo appena inviato una email. Cruella appears in The 101 Dalmatians Musical, the stage musical adaptation of the novel. In Portuguese, Cruella is known as 'Cruela Cruel', which straightforwardly stems from 'cruel'. In the Christmas episode, "A Christmas Cruella", since she was a child, Cruella wanted a Dalmatian puppy, but her parents always go on vacations, leaving her with a foreign nanny and clothes for gifts. The role was taken over by Sara Gettelfinger.. And unlike Cruella, who has no hesitation in killing the puppies, Burns cannot bear to kill the puppies himself, because they are too cute. She is not seen wearing clothes made out of animals, nor smoked (although in the episodes "Smoke Detectors" and "Hail to the Chief" she did) and is totally sane, yet still temperamental and impatient. When the heroes arrived with Gold to rescue the recently deceased Killian Jones (Colin O'Donoghue), Cruella was among the deceased of whom they came across. Finn later discovers Cruella had been living in a luxurious decommissioned train compartment and tries strangling her to death. A childhood sociopath, Cruella poisoned her father and two stepfathers.
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5 Underrated is not the word....sheriffjackson | 16/10/2009 | See all sheriffjackson's reviews (14)Do you remember the early-mid 90s? When the UK had a thriving rock scene, rivalling the grunge scene that was happening over in the US at the same time? Bands such as The Wildhearts, The Almighty, Therapy?, Skunk Anansie, and Manic Street Preachers were consistantly producing great rock albums and getting into the Top 40.One of the bands who had less commercial success but just as much talent, was Baby Chaos. They have enough riffs, tunes and choruses on this album to rival most rock band's entire output. They are heavy but melodic, in a similar manner to the Wildhearts. This album is a hidden gem and deserves your attention!
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2. Been drawing for as long as I can remember. Made the somewhat conscious decision to pick manga/anime as my art style about 13 years ago.
3. I used to have a huge crush on Aladdin.
4. Favorite Disney princesses are Mulan, Pocahontas and Tiana
5. I didn't get my first Pokemon game until I was 12. They were Ruby and Crystal version. I got them at the same time, but played Ruby first.
6. I work 2 part time jobs currently on top of keeping up with Emerald Skies (IDK how I do it)
7. I'm a huge nerd for natural history.
8. Music tastes are all over the place. Don't care for rap or heavy metal though.
9. When I first started college I wanted to do animation, but quickly learned that I don't have the patience for it. I've then since switched to illustration.
11. Favorite anime right now is Food Wars. Of all time....It's probably Pokemon (the one that started it all)
12. Captain America is one of my favorite fictional characters.
13. I love musicals. Wizard of Oz started it.
Of course. I'm only going to get better too.
3. If you can meet any celebrity in the world, who would you meet?
Christ Evans and his dog Dodger. They are cutie pies.
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Nope not really. Though I guess Emerald Skies could be considered a fancomic/fanfic of some sort.
5. If you can be any character in any show, comic, or movie, which one would you be?
Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch.
6. What makes you want to be that character?
Those powers yo + robot boyfriend
7. What is your favorite vacation spot?
Devil's Lake State Park in Wisconsin. I love hiking and it's close to the town I lived in for a bit when I was a kid as well as the Dells.
8. Do you create your own characters?
All the time.
9. What is your idea of a perfect pet?
10. Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer?
11. What is your favorite mythology?
Most of them. They're all great so it's hard to pick.
12. What is your favorite mythology person?
Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
13. if you could live anywhere, where would you live?
IDK probably Wisconsin. Or Canada. Maybe Ireland??? I kinda just go wherever.
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In her upcoming HBO documentary "Life Is But a Dream," Beyoncé reveals she suffered a miscarriage, calling it "The saddest thing I've ever been through."
In the doc premiering February 16, the 31-year-old singer explains, "About two years ago, I was pregnant for the first time. And I heard the heartbeat, which was the most beautiful music I ever heard in my life."
Beyoncé continues, "I envisioned what my child would look like ... I was feeling very maternal."
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But the Super Bowl halftime singer dealt with her tragedy by going back into the recording studio.
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But soon after, Beyoncé and Jay-Z learned another child was on the way.
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The power couple eventually did reveal the news to the world when Beyoncé surprised everyone with her baby bump on-stage during a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in August.
And despite being originally reluctant to let Beyoncé co-direct her own documentary, HBO programming president, Michael Lombardo, recently told GQ:
"You feel ... that vulnerability of someone searching for the comfort place where they're willing to be more than the image that has been fed to us—I was incredibly moved by that ... I dare anybody to tune in and turn it off."
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heroes sucks even more
meh... Sylar has a funny face. Not much for eye candy if you ask me.
But the plot holes do serve one good purpose. They give the fans something to come together and discuss. They provide opportunity for graphic novels and comics, and maybe books and such to be produced long after the show finishes, and numerous fan fics. And they test our imagination. I love it.Posted 11/13/2009 9:01:33 AM #
Hurfdurf..I suggest you return seasons 1 - 4 and watch Dancing with the Stars.Posted 11/13/2009 12:35:24 PM #
Whatchootalkin' about, Ravenhill? There's eye candy galore! Sylar has that sexy bad boy appeal, and Milo V just makes me melt. And, have you seen Mohinder with his shirt off? HOT!Posted 11/13/2009 4:59:08 PM #
Oh I totally agree about Mohinder. But Sylar's face is weird. Milo is hot but he pulls weird faces. tbh I liked Nathan before he got a bit chubby round the cheeks. That man has let himself go.Posted 11/14/2009 4:26:27 AM #
I LOVE Sylar's "killer" eyebrows! Heh, heh, heh!Posted 11/16/2009 2:25:37 PM #
gotta agree with you -aheroeschick- there certainly is a draw to Psycho Sylar ;P . but back to the topic, I have to say I still enjoy the series still. I mean, I was a little disappointed with this seasons opener to tell you the truth but I actually kind of like Samuel now and this season's mind f@ck between sylar/ matt and now Nathan is kind of a cool draw in. I'm curious about where their taking it, if you aren't stop watching it. I have to agree there, I mean wow, who wastes their time searching fan sites to say:
'THIS ISH DA WRST SHOWA EVA!!!'
Tards.. I mean if you have something to contribute do it, but this is the internet people, stop wasting your time trying to change someone elses mind.Posted 11/17/2009 1:38:16 AM #
Sure, this is a fansite, but you fangirls should take your own advice and avoid reading if you can't take criticism of your precious show. The topic is 'heroes sucks even more'. Why not avoid clicking on it, or reading it, if it's such a problem for you? Anyway, some of you have a point that the criticism has been shallow, so far, so I guess I'll rip the show a new one, with specificity. [SEASON 3 SPOILER ALERT] 1) No discernable story arc Take season 3. The big bad was the US government, right? Or was it Sylar? Or was it Angela's sister? The writers had no idea, and neither did we. The season finale didn't even involve the government hunting plot, and we only find out in season 4 that the government just changed their minds about hunting the heroes. Angela's sister just comes out of nowhere, with no clues or hints, just another in a long stream of random events, and we don't care, because we have no reason to. We do get to see how the company started, but it was already basically explained, and seeing it happen is incredibly anticlimactic. 2) "You don't understand how complicated this is!" I dare you to play a drinking game where you take a shot every time a character says something like the above. Bennet is the worst offender, but almost every character has uttered a similar phrase at one point or another. The writers seem to use it as a crutch to avoid explaining anything, and to make the show seem more mysterious than it is. 3) Every season is hunt-the-heroes. I'm not caught up on season 4 yet, but I'm getting a little tired of the hunt-the-heroes plot. Is it too much to ask for the heroes to come together and start kicking ass? Does every season have to be hide and seek? 4) Ali Larter Ali's characters have resurrected so many times that Jesus is going to sue her for patent infringement. Please let her die. 5) Hiro is a clown Hiro was the best thing about Heroes, so the writers decided to utterly destroy his character. They took away his sword, his powers, and his badass attitude (earned from hard experience), and made him into a waffle-eating dufus who can't tie his own shoes. Let me get this straight... Hiro has just seen a video where his father tells him never to open the safe, or the world will end. Hiro opens the safe, and Daphne steals the formula. From a time traveler. You can't outrun a time traveler. I don't care how fast you are. So the only way the writers can dig themselves out of that hole is to say Hiro doesn't want to use his powers any more. WELL WHY DID HE OPEN THE SAFE? When Hiro finally does lose his powers, we think, fine! He wasn't using them anyway, no big loss. 6) Peter keeps getting nerfed The writers seemed to realize that Peter is too powerful, so first they gave him amnesia, and then they messed with his ability. So now no one is a match for Sylar. How convenient for them. 7) Bennet Angst Claire Bennet: I'm a freak! Noah Bennet: But you can't tell anybody! Claire Bennet: Why do I have to lie? I hate lying! Noah Bennet: It's for your own good! I'm just protecting this family. Claire Bennet: Maybe I don't want to be protected! Maybe I just want to be myself! Sandra Bennet: I'm tired of your lies Noah! Get out of the house! That's the Bennet dialogue for every Heroes episode since the beginning of time. Admit it, you know I'm right. I could go on, but I'm starting to get bored.Posted 11/17/2009 9:27:52 PM #
The fact that your still watching this show just to complain about it is ... well I think that has been touched on before so I'll move on.
Whats really boring is reading a huge block of text that goes down an entire page. Your eyes might be used to stare at screens by watching show's you don't like and going to fan sites of the shows you dislike so much.
But okay, I will give you one or two things. One: Too many characters are brought back (after death) and its sort of an annoying cop out.
Thats what I'll give you, and just because I've finished my homework today, I'll address your other 'problems' with the show.
1.) The 'plot' of season three was to give insight to the 'VILLANS' of the story. Check out the insightful title for proof.
and hmmm. Angela's sister was in episode ten '1961' which was in season four, at least wiki heroes or something to keep your stuff straight. and just so you know that episode was to add depth to Angela whom we all thought of as a B!tch the entire time. It was actually an interesting insight to her character (the socks thing was acutally mentioned in the first season) and the whole coming together of the company and its for-fathers/mothers.
2.) the 'crutch' of characters having repeat habits, or 'excuses'. well lets see you change your personality in say, about three episodes. Noah (though its irritating) has been lying to his family for years sorry if he can't change his personality and habits quick enough for you, but lets take this moment to remember something else here:
The 'plot' of heroes is 'normal' people with living with something extraordinary. whether that be knowing people with abilities, or being a person with abilities.
Sorry Hiro doesn't change from being a wussy into a hardass in a season, I know how disappointed you must be.
People don't change quickly, we are repetitive and we tend to make the same mistake twice and every character in heroes have their own character flaws like each and other person of the real world does.
3.) 'Is it too much to ask for the heroes to come together and start kicking ass?' You want them to start a league of heroes and wear tights too? Sounds awefully familiar, I mean wow go to the cartoon network if you want to watch people with chisled jaws who wear tights were every show ends with a happy ray of light and the bad guys behind bars.
They do come together to kick ass sometimes though, but you can't forget that these are really all random frickn people, the only ones that really know each other are the Petrelli and Bennett's and they've gathered forces to kick ass a'plenty. ex. Put Sylar into his place, Saved the cheerleader, Saved the future repeatedly. Kicked Nathan's/Danko's ass back into place when they tried gathering the 'specials'
4.) I'd be a little more leinient on this if you used Sylar as a ref. rather than ali. Ali Larter is a TRIPLET. Would you have felt better if they used mary-kate and Ashley instead? Would that be more likely to you? But no, I mentioned before bringing back characters so much cheap and kind of annoying.
5.) Hiro's 'hard expieriance' was caused by a future that didn't happen. Sorry 'bout that there. Hiro never experianced death like his future self did and the likely hood is that he won't, or if he does that brain tumor of his will probably kill him shortly after. get over the fact he's not badass, we haven't seen a 'badass' hero since season one, time to move on if you plan on watching the series still.
and hiro is childish, and thinks he's up for anything and also he was bored with his new 'office job' and convinced like we all were, that time travelling was infallable. and Hiro's stopping time is actually slowing time, which is why a speedster can move so fast that it doesn't effect her since she blows the speed of light.
I found it annoying too, whatever.
6.) okay, you complain when there is story line and you complain that their isn't I don't want to give a goddamned summerary okay? Peters powers were sapped by his dad, I don't care what you think that the writers thought while they were writing this shit up. You don't know the writers, you can't assume anything okay? One of the cool things about heroes is that you don't know whats coming around for the next episode, whether that is because the writers are actaully morons and are pulling everything out of their asses is your personal belief. Its not a viable argument.
7.) Claire is just one of the main characters ! or haven't you noticed? she's also a teenage girl, whose more fugged up than normal and is especially spoiled and has a reletively cushioned life. being a freak is hard to get over, like I said, if you want to see character 'progress' don't expect it over a few episodes.
and though the show centers a lot around Claire, she really only gets a certain amount of air time every episode just like every other character.
So there those are perfectly viable, show/fact based answers to your objections. I understand just fine that you dislike the show but please respectfully accept these alternative thoughts in the matter and we can agree to disagree. Since I've strained my vision reading your thoughts I hope you apprieciate me putting SPACES inbetween my 'WALLS OF TEXT' as so your eyes may relax.Posted 11/18/2009 1:31:00 AM #
Have any of you ever seen that old Saturday Night Live sketch where William Shatner tells a whole Star Trek convention to get a life?Posted 11/18/2009 4:00:04 AM #
I'll reply to your post if this works.Posted 11/18/2009 7:51:16 AM #
Forum is closed.
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Friar Tuck is a companion to Robin Hood in the legends about that character. He is a common character in modern Robin Hood stories, which depict him as a jovial friar and one of Robin's Merry Men. The figure of Tuck was common in the May Games festivals of England and Scotland during the 15th through 17th centuries. He appears as a character in the fragment of a Robin Hood play from 1475, sometimes called Robin Hood and the Knight or Robin Hood and the Sheriff, and a play for the May games published in 1560 which tells a story similar to Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar. (The oldest surviving copy of this ballad is from the 17th century.) It has often been argued that the character entered the tradition through these folk plays, and that he may have originally been partnered with Maid Marian. His appearance in "Robin Hood and the Sheriff" means that he was already part of the legend around the time when the earliest surviving copies of the Robin Hood ballads were being made.
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The filmmaker, a Joe fan since childhood, told Boxoffice Magazine that "when I found out they were doing a second one, I [told Paramount] you've got to do this one the way we've always wanted to see - and they were like, what do you mean? And there's a reality to Joe, there's like a grittiness to Joe; when I would burn them and their arm would fall off, the story would revolve around the guy whose arm fell off. It was about how each figurine had their own special accessory that was a part of their identity."
Chu added, "It was always that detail, that grittiness that I feel like if Joe had it in there, it would be a totally different movie and have a totally different feel. So I approached them about what that would be like, and they loved the idea. And they had a script that was close, and we're going now in and making it the way it should be. And the script they have is really good, actually, so we now want to build in a few more things that will make it even better."
G.I. Joe 2 is still only in early pre-production and Chu doesn't know yet which of the original cast will be return (despite Rachel Nichols' tweets to the contrary) or if it will be shot in 3D. Chu wants to make the film in 3D, but there are several factors involved in that decision that haven't been hashed out yet.
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Adam Beyer's music is synonymous with all that is exciting about techno. Having emerged as the figurehead of the hugely prolific Swedish techno scene, Beyer's focused and considered approach to his craft has worked to confirm his position as a globally recognized DJ and producer who headlines the worlds cutting edge clubs and festivals week-in-week-out. However life in music began for Beyer down in the grassroots; making the most of Stockholm's blossoming techno scene and working in the city's renowned Planet Rhythm record store. It was here that Adam hooked up with the triumvirate of Cari Lekebusch, Joel Mull and Jesper Dahlback; sharing a passion for dynamic and diverse techno which inevitably led to the beginnings of production experimentation and musical exploration which has maintained to the present day.
Beginning with the debut Drumcode 1 released on Planet Rhythm's record label, Beyer's production highlights including releases for Plus 8, NovaMute, Cocoon and Soma; remixes of Underworld 'PushUpstairs', Morgan 'Flowerchild' and Matthew Jonson 'Marionette' and a wealth of material on his own Drumcode, Truesoul and MadEye imprints. Something of an obsessive when it comes to creating his own productions the key to understanding the Swede's studio method can be traced back his formative years.
The beating percussive pulse of his music has been at the heart of his musical taste since adopting the role of drummer in a band while at school. By the time he was a young adult he was fully immersed in electronic music. DJing at friends parties, working in the record shop, playing around with samplers and an Atari computer, investing what money he could in better and more equipment; everything was focused on music. This self-drive and dedication has been central to the development of his sound. Self-taught and instinctively creative; the result is an individual style founded on a patient and natural technique that neatly balances impact and innovation.
The development of his own sound can be seen in the maturity of the three record labels Beyer positions at the heart of his operation. A passionate A&R, Beyer has bucked recent trends as Drumcode, Truesoul and Mad Eye go from strength to strength. Established in 1996, Drumcode was and still is about a very clear musical vision. Honest, forward thinking and functional; the label has stayed on its one true course from the outset; providing a consistent home to core artists such as Cari Lekebusch, Par Grindvik, Jesper Dahlback and Joel Mull while creating a platform for the leaders of the techno new-wave; Paul Ritch, Joseph Capriati and Alan Fitzpatrick.
Truesoul pushes the boundaries of the accepted norm with forward-thinking music from artists such as; Heiko Laux, Steve Rachmad, Dustin Zahn and Nihad Tule while Mad Eye is where Beyer showcases his more personal and inventive productions. Beyer's progressive approach to his craft transcends into the live arena. A natural and accomplished DJ capable of playing across the range of his genre, his sets are characterized by a mesmerizing fluidity that enhances the power and impact of the music he plays; as witnessed on compilations for Fabric, Music Man and Timewarp. Greeted with the knowing expectation reserved for headline acts wherever he plays, Beyer prefers to share the limelight with the acts he supports on his labels. Nowhere is this attitude more evident than at the expanding network of Drumcode parties that are now a regular event across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. Read more on Last.fm
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2Cellos are known for their epic musical battles on stage, but how do they do going up against each other in trivia? I put Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser to the test over Britney Spears, Glee, and just how well they know the songs on their own album. You can watch the Cello vs. Cello trivia game below, and let’s just say the duo had a lot of fun trying to answer the questions with mini toy guitars!
On their third album, Celloverse, the duo pushed their own limits. Luka describe it as a “boundary breaking album in terms of breaking boundaries between different genres of music and boundaries of cello playing”. They continue to mashup a classical sound with popular music with covers of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”, Avicii’s “Wake Me Up”, Mumford And Sons’ “I Will Wait”, and Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Care About Us”.
You can watch my interview with the guys, by clicking this link:
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Tank is entertaining at least.
I would much rather pay to see Tank throw bombs then some of the heavyweight fights I've seen recently. Tank vs. Shamrock would be great and Tank would take off his head. Shamrock hasn't dodged a punch in 3 years and we all know what happens if Tank catches you with one of those jackhammers. Bob Sapp vs. Matt Hughes.
"DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"
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Manish Paul entertained with his wit and humour on shows like Dance India Dance Li'l Masters and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar. However, he was hugely appreciated for his energetic and spontaneous performance on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as its host.
Talking to IANS over phone, Manish Paul said, "I can't even tell you how excited I am. Being nominated with Mr Bachchan, Aamir and Salman was a big deal, but winning is like an icing on the cake. I don't have enough words but just want to thank my audience for voting for me and making me the winner."
Meanwhile, Manish Paul is ready to embark on his celluloid journey as a lead actor with debutante director Saurabh Verma's movie Mickey Virus, which is drama film starring Varun Badola and Manish Choudhary in lead roles. The movie is expected to hit the screens on May 17, 2013.
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We struggled hard all our life to get by..
..and however,she's leaving home,at least mentally.
"Family life" is the most difficult,the most austere of all Kenneth Loach's efforts.One should add it's also his most dated.The generation gap,with these "boys and daughters who are beyond your command",all this looks like hippie relics.As do the mother's wailings:the youth is not what it used to be,they don't show respect anymore,they make love all day when they're not taking drugs etc.The generation gap is not typically sixties or early seventies.It's an all-time problem:For instance,Elia Kazan's "East of Eden" was made in 1954,and the action takes place circa 1914.So a lot of stuff at the beginning of "Family life" deals with clichés.
Nevertheless,this movie is a must if you like the "European " style.Its form is absolutely unique,looking like a special report,a survey,with question/answer dialogues galore.At times,we wonder whether the actors are actually playing.We're close to "cinema verite" (see JL Godard's "masculin feminin" (1966))A viewer who would turn the TV on halfway through the movie,might think he's watching a documentary film.
Janice is a rather normal young woman,with normal problems.she had a hard time of it when she had an abortion .Her mother is a puritan,rigid,and probably frigid woman,her father is a "honor and duty" man.Both content themselves with a routine nine-to-five life,and they are convinced that they are good parents.The father is proud of the clock his bosses have given to him,after 25 years of hard work,the mother of her jelly.
Janice is some kind of misfit,and she's not unlike the main character from "la tête contre les murs"(George Franju,1958).But there's a huge difference:Franju tells a story,Loach does not.No dramatization at all in the English director's film.There is a similar scene in the two movies:both inmates escape ,take refuge in their girl/boyfriend's flat,then the police come:Franju's character is desperate,revolted,Janice is already a zombie,she cannot react anymore.
A lot of people said the shrinks were caricatures in "family life":completely true as far the last one is concerned.But the first one ,on the other hand ,sees well:three times,he asks the father if his sexual relations are satisfying ,and every time he tries to change the subject.
Kenneth Loach has come a long way from the documentary style of "poor cow"(1967) and "family life".It's interesting to note that the movie midway between ,"Kes" (1969),is more accessible,being more storybook.During the eighties and nineties,with such works as "hidden agenda" and the wonderful "carla's song",Kenneth Loach will prove he can be a story teller too.
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From The Artist : “Gold” is an alternative country track that ruminates over the challenges of seeking fulfillment in a society which often views wealth as a metric of success and purpose. The longing vocals and genuine lyrics are complemented by swelling tones and a rhythm that paces the listener as they meander through forests, rivers, and valleys of thought. Gold is found in the relationships we foster and the overwhelming joy that can be attained when we find freedom from expectation.
The music video for ‘Gold’ features a solitary ‘Detectorists’-inspired character diligently detecting through fields and groves, searching for a piece of history, precious metals, and experiencing the thrill of discovery. The compass unearthed at the end of video represents the roles of perseverance, patience and serendipity in discovering a path towards knowledge of self and fulfillment. “Gold” is the second single from Emilie Steele & The Deal’s eponymous debut EP. The music video showcases beautiful Simcoe Island and was edited at Happy Kid Productions by filmmaker Jason Middaugh.
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Year 4 | The Journey Towards Strength
This week, Year 4 pupils took to the stage of Wykeham Hall for a live audience to showcase their production entitled ‘The Journey Towards Strength.’
The narrative unfolds around Lily and her friends, who unite to rescue the enchanting Wondervilles, celebrating the unique strengths that define their greatness. The play has been specially written for Year 4 to develop their abilities on the stage, help them overcome any fears they may have performing, and improve confidence in an age-appropriate way. The closeness among the pupils as they leaned on each other has transformed the play into a special experience.
One of the highlights of the production is its captivating soundtrack, featuring hits from renowned artists such as One Direction and Bruno Mars. The pupils took great joy in singing, dancing, and performing, bringing infectious energy to Wykeham Hall.
Thank you to the Estates team for their help with the production set-up, and to Year 4 and the Drama Department for the performance.
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1978: Though we saw Les Gray on TOTP77 solo recently that didn't mean the end of Mud. They never charted again, though, as you could probably have predicted once you'd seen the rockabilly swerve with Les in a baseball cap. No, the record buying public preferred talents like Richard Myhill, who looks curiously like a self-awarely 'mad' Chris De Burgh and actually did get on TV pretending to waltz with a blow-up doll. Despite the absolute bemusement stageside this did actually go top 20.
1989: There were two phases of Fuzzbox's career, and while everyone forgets they shortened the name for this one otherwise never the twain seem to meet. The novelty-ish synthpop bit and emphasising Vix generally doesn't seem to sit as evenly with all of the band.
1995: Famous in its day, this, Menswear get on the show for their debut limited edition single, Johnny Dean proving red military jackets in indie didn't start with Doherty. One can only wonder what Courtney Love made of it, being on hand with Hole with all the puppydog emotiveness that implies.
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When: Sun., July 2, 7-10 p.m. 2017
Brooklyn-based alt dance band Cuddle Magic joins forces with Oakland art rock monsters Grex for an evening of music at once fun, incendiary, and sublime. Cuddle Magic’s brand of dance music has been called “high concept chamber-pop,” combining layers of rhythm, vocal harmony, and woodwind into something truly unique. Grex has been touted as “completely original” and “true genre warping music,” exploring the meeting point between delightfully strange psychedelic pop/rock and the dark outer reaches of noise and free jazz.
Price: $7-15 sliding scale
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I recently finished binge watching all 7 seasons of "Gilmore Girls" on Netflix. (#teamluke) And since I have to wait until January to bigne watch Friends on Netflix I needed something to watch in the in-between time. Enter the CW show "Jane the Virgin". How did this show get past me? It is so good. I would describe it as part Ugly Betty, part Telenovela, part Dexter. Why Dexter? Well mostly because of the location and there are a few murders involved.
The story is about a girl named Jane. She is saving herself for marriage but a mix up at her gynocologist office finds Jane accidentally artificially inseminated. To make things more complicated the "donor" is her boss, who she had a brief romantic encounter with years ago. Throw in finding out that her biological father is a famous telenovela star. Of course a show centered around a Latino star with a Latino family is always a hit in our house.
The show has even nabbed a Golden Globe nomination. The star of the show is Gina Rodriguez and I kinda have a little girl crush on her. Recently her name came up on a few different blogs I read all about her exchange with a twitter follower/fan about feminism. A fan asked Gina is she was a feminist and she replied that she was not. When the fan responded by giving the definition of a feminist as "someone who wants equal rights for men and women", Gina was quick to apologize and change her answer. I love how Gina explained how she was not familiar with the definition and instead only knew the word by its negative connotation (man-haters etc..) and was thankful to get the real definition and to change her answer.
Are you watching Jane the Virgin?
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Waco Jesus - Receptive When Beaten review
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01. The War On Women
02. Fuck Sobriety
03. Respect The Fist...Bitch
04. The Putrid Few
05. A Daily Dose Of Bullshit
06. My Hatred Sustained
07. A 40 to The Face
08. Receptive When Beaten
09. Science God [Infect cover]
What we have here is one of the sickest bands in metal history…or at least what it used to be the sickest band for that matter. Waco Jesus is a band that keeps impressing me with their evolution and development; they used to be a band focused in scat-sex pictures, fast as hell music and misogynist lyrics; then, four years later, they grabbed all those elements and mixed them with well structured music and different kind of lyrics; now, after 3 more years, they created a violent monster jam-packed with catchy riffs, variable structures and multi-faceted songwriting.
When it comes to Waco Jesus I never thought I'd be saying this things actually; but these guys polished their music to finally sound skilled and experienced. It's Brutal Deathgrind, don't expect to find pink floyd-esque music, conceited arrangements or that kind of stuff; you'll still be bombarded with sickening music, aggressive execution and shivering vocalizations for half-hour straight.
In this brutal orgy you'll be able to find both ends of the band, the "hostile just for the sake of beating women" part, and the newer "We're also good and capable musicians" piece; songs like "Receptive When Beaten", "The War On Women" or "Science God", will astonish most of the ears that are used to the utter belligerence of the band's early material, while "A 40 To The Face" and "Respect The Fist…Bitch" will please the brutal ears waiting to bleed.
This album will blow the brains out of the "big names" in the scene; I wish albums like this one could get more distribution and more fanatics. The band was smart enough to add one of the most entertaining booklets in this CD; let me just say that, if every group were as cool as this one, adding pictures like the ones found in the layout and phrases like "I Love Johnny B. Because He Licks Me Where I Pee" there would be nobody buying piracy in the streets or downloading music from the internet, that's for fucking sure.
I can't recommend this album enough; this is what people should be listening instead of fruity-emo bands that wrongfully teach the youngsters that it's ok to cry and shit. This is maybe the most entertaining album I've heard this year, it has everything…hilarious lyrics, brutal music, nudity, a couple of guitar solos, a lot of catchy riffs, versatile patterns and even complex songwriting. Purists fuck off!!!
Best Tracks: "Receptive When Beaten", "Science God", "The War On Women"…actually the whole album is great.
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Any screenshots of gameplay?
Bound By Fate (Alpha)
A downloadable game for Windows
A Paladin and a Little Devil, both are tasked to steal the artifact that powers the evil overlord. He calls himself "Fate" because, according to him, even that he overcame. The paladin wishes to destroy the stone and the devil to use the power for herself.
However, they are both captured, and Fate decides to chain them together.
Now they both, imprisioned and one week away from execution, must find a way to escape the overlord's castle.
Will they both, now chained by fate (literally) succeed?
Currently Experiencing a Loop Bug, we are trying to adress to that matter, and will update the game when solved.
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:( the loop isn't going away.
it just keeps on repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating.
Really love the game so far. It's incredibly witty and humerous. Hope that there will be more soon, I'm imagining where it loops is where the game ends right now, unless I somehow broke the game. Anyway, thanks for making this, and I hope there's more.
Sadly the game is having this bug.
It does have an end.
We are working on fixing it right now, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
That's great! Not that it has a bug, but that it does have an ending. I hope you can resolve it, and that it goes somewhat smoothly for you doing so. I look forward to playing the complete game.
Just trying to get in contact with you, we need to get in touch.
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Is it any good?
(actually a hilariously accurate portrayal of teenage life)
Occasional funny bit, but pretty realistic to actual life, and therefore boring the rest of the time.
In slightly ridiculous situations.
It brings the lolz.
its funnier than fuckin' Skins thats fo' so'
will I be horrifically let down by this comparison? Something makes me feel I probably will.
yeah i'd say thats a pretty reasonable comparison, but its still a bit new so you dont really have the same backstory as a peep show does.
one shouted to that lass' mum 'oi mrs. (something) he wants to suck your (something)'s tits' in the middle of the street.
It's decent but I hope it gets a bit better. Maybe the one that thinks he's ace will stop being so arrogant.
quite funny tho
It's an accurate portrayal of what the title suggest's...them blokes from school who were Inbetween social circles. Not quite popular, not quite a pariah...but they used to love golf, and would pick up on one off the cuff jokey remark you made and recite it to you 3 years down the line.
every fucking time they saw you.
It is a lot better than it looks in the adverts. It's not side splittingly funny but there's usually a couple of lol moments per episode. It reminds me more of The IT Crowd than anything else, or maybe it's just that Will is a lot like Moss.
but by and large I like it a lot. Even if one of the character's hair is really annoying.
For a start, The Wombats don't play throughout.
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The Midair Spin Jump is a basic trick used in the game. Trick allows Mario to gain extra height by Spin Jumping off an enemy in midair.
Basic Midair Spin Jump
The Spin Drop is done by spinning with an enemy and then dropping it just before the peak of Mario's jump.
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But, I now gauge success in happiness. Am I joyful? Peaceful? Is it well with my soul?
There have been many, many people in my life who've served as my teachers in this regard. Sometimes it is the great influencers, like my mom, and sometimes the lessons come from unexpected places. One of the latter happened years ago when I saw an interview with Daryl Roth. I, of course, knew her as a Tony Award winning producer credited with "the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays". She even has her own theater! I've been there many times. I knew her as a powerful force on Broadway and imagined she breezily waltzed through life luxuriating in all of the perks pursuant with her achievements.
And then I watched that interview.
She spoke with a calm, quiet intensity that seemed to be fueled by love. Hmmm....I was intrigued. I was drawn in and listened to her talk about her passion for theater, for producing projects that meant something to her, for wanting to provide a platform for stories that aren't generally told, and for bringing people together in that glorious space where the audience and performers can share a cathartic or uplifting experience. As she spoke, I remembered why I loved theater so much and why I wanted to be a part of it in the first place. How could someone this outwardly successful still glow with the light of connection to their uncomplicated, grounded truth?
I realized her success wasn't merely based on or defined by money and fame. It was forged in happiness. She appeared joyful, peaceful. All seemed well with her soul. Evidently, it was possible for both versions of success to be true at once. They weren't necessarily mutually exclusive, but without happiness and purpose, the rest is meaningless.
That interview, which I cannot locate now, opened my eyes a bit. I read and watched more interviews with her and imagined how incredible it would be to have her share her story with my class of first graders. How could that ever happen? I had no idea, so I kissed it up to the universe and went about my business.
The years went by and I guess the universe was listening because Daryl Roth joined Broadway Books First Class via Zoom this past May!
I wanted her to read something special related to creating beautiful worlds from the imagination (as Daryl does in the theater), so I suggested Ocean Meets Sky by The Fan Brothers. The illustrations are breathtaking, magical, awe-inspiring. They take you soaring into places, which are at once strange and familiar. But, for all the eye-popping wonder there is a heartbeat underneath it all. The story is propelled by loss and longing. A young boy dreaming of meeting his beloved grandfather in the mystical place where the ocean meets the sky.
The book had parallels we could make with Daryl's work as a producer - bringing all the parts together in one place to create a cohesive whole that is meaningful and healing. Just how she does that is something the children wanted to know. What does a producer do?
Daryl explained that her role is to first find a story that speaks to her in some way and then put together the creative team to bring the story to life on stage. This includes the director, set designers, costume designers, etc. Daryl called them the "family" of a particular show. A producer, she explained, gets to work with everyone. For someone like her - who has a deep love and passion for the theater, but who isn't a singer, dancer, actor, or director - being a producer is a perfect fit. Her gifts for making things happen is one that suits a producer well!
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The first show Daryl produced
|Some in-person students hold up their copies of Ocean Meets Sky (personalized by Daryl Roth)|
She's currently producing a riveting show called Blindness. It's a perfect theatrical offering in this time of restricted activity due to COVID. However, I am most excited about Between the Lines. I mean, it makes sense. It's got Broadway. Books. Class. :) And I really want to look into providing opportunities for my students to attend children's show performances at the Daryl Roth Theatre. After all, it's only 8 blocks away from our school!
|A child's thank you card for Daryl Roth showing all of us sitting in front of the TV during our Zoom session.|
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25 of 25 episodes seen
voice actors, or, Seiyuus (There is REC, but not as dedicated as this one). Despite
the fact that the artwork of this series is of average quality, and that
filler romance takes up too much time, it does present a lot of
realistic aspects of the Anime voice acting industry. Highly
recommended to Seiyuu fans yet do not expect super intelligent
storyline other than how up-and-coming actors(actresses to be accurate)
struggle through their green days.
Mixed with somewhat cliche comedy and romance, what's good about the
storyline is that it faces the true problems of the industry such as commercialization
of voice acting and more emphasis on the look of the actors/actresses.
Professionals have to move to front stage to cater to the enthusiastic
fans curious about other aspects of them that they don't necessarily
excel at, e.g. singing. The experience of humiliating interview, the
heart-pressing training school days, and the embarrassing first-job,
etc. all depict the hurting truth in this career: Here talented+diligent people
take pain with little gain other than small niche popularity. Yet as in most
Shounen works, the protagonists managed to find their own positions
eventually and started to take off with their childhood fantasy.
Comedy elements mostly center around the #1 protagonist Momoko, a
mindlessly ambitious girl that you saw a lot. Her ignorance of life style
of Seiyuu conveniently serves as most audience's perspective; that gives
you a bit of RPG flavor.
The romance (a love triangle) between two actresses and a young Anime
art designer is kinda filler material and I understand that romance is
a must for stories like this. Fortunately, the boy in love also provided enough
inspiration to our girls in focus.
With a luxurious 25 episodes, the story is at first pretty episodic, then when
the romance sets in, it becomes a little draggy,
but over the course a lot of character introspection enables us to realize
the "3D" Seiyuu's fear and joy, often obscured by the happy shinny 2D characters
that they give life to. The ending is very creative in my opinion in that it tries to
demonstrate the power of voice acting in a visual fantasy and surely was a lot of fun
to me. Overall the story works for what it is.
An interesting setting: the agency that the protagonists work for is
called Lamda 8, while in reality, some of the cast of the series
are signed to the famous agency called Sigma 7. So apparently a
You will see typical Shounen style drawing but the number of colors used
are fairly limited. Good things is given that Seiyuus often work indoors, there
are a fairly elaborated outdoor settings as well. Character faces and body
figures are nothing special. You still see the typical big eyes, slim body
What can I say? Given that this is about voice acting, you get
to hear quite a few top-notch actors doing what they do and they
really mean themselves here! Most of the five female protagonists are
newbies but I really enjoyed 高本めぐみ(Takamoto Megumi)'s performance;
it was passionate, cheerful, and sentimental at times. Check out
her voice samples on Sigma 7 homepage
(http://www.sigma7.co.jp/profile/w_51.html), and you'll probably be
surprised how this young girl can be multi-facet in
styles as a lot of the older big names can. I'm really looking forward
to her further output (There will be one in which she leads again
early 2009). Veterans such as 三石琴乃, 榎本温子, 若本規夫, 緑川光, all played their
part properly, as true veterans in the field XD.
Speaking of music, there is nothing to "wow" for, though OP would be
anther reason to applause Takamoto's talent, where she
proves herself a capable vocalist with incredible energy, voice
quality, and vocal range. Another chorus version presented by all 5 protagonists gets
put on in the latter half to support the plot and is equally nice.
I get the feeling that this story is more of a showcase of the
industry; a lot of character development should be left with a
question mark. The #1 protagonist Momoko received much more effort
than the other four, and thus gets to stand out. 落合祐里香 (Ochiai
Yurika), though received much more attention than Takamoto in real
life, falls flat in her part, and disappeared almost entirely in the
later half. Relatively veteran 山本麻里安, 高橋直純, 新谷良子,
こやまきみこ all did well, though no screamer. The other new star
坂本梓馬, who has a boyish girl voice, showed extraordinary vocal
talent in the OP version 2, but her acting still has a lot of space to
Well, as a hardcore Seiyuu fanatics.. I ENJOYED it BIG TIME because
you don't really have a lot of choice in the entire Anime history that
deals with the subject. It's self-contained, fun, and somehow
realistic in the sense of career path in general. I've watched it
twice and strongly feels that I will come back to it again.
In short, don't get fooled by the art or technical issues. It's a
must-have for Seiyuu fans and general audience will learn fairly a lot
about Seiyuu, voice acting, and voice production from this series. I
do hope that there will be more of this kind in the future. But I
doubt it. So cherish the opportunity!
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Baseball Evolution Laptop Cases
THE SHOCKING TRUTH: Everyone’s favourite plumber is really a time traveler, out to destroy the universe by toppling his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.
Tags: funny, geek, nintendo, gaming, evolution
Welcome to the World of Warcraft fantasy baseball league! This custom design is a mashup of a Warcraft class combined with a MLB baseball team. Imagine your favorite class taking the plate, ready to kick the other faction's butt! Grab a t-shirt (or other wearable) and rep your class with pride at the next BlizzCon.
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His father was a playwright and stage producer. At age nine he began singing professionally; two years later he teamed up with Eddie Cantor in vaudeville. Over the next decade or so he established himself as a major entertainer and songwriter in nightclubs and on Broadway. Jessel appeared sporadically onscreen; his only moderately busy period as a film actor was 1926-30. In 1945 he began producing musical films for Fox. He was known for his charity work, traveling widely and giving lectures and performances to raise funds for various causes; for such activities, in 1969 he was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a special Oscar. Jessel often entertained U.S. troops overseas. For a time he was married to actress Norma Talmadge. He authored two volumes of memoirs, So Help Me (1943) and This Way, Miss (1955).
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Queers and witches resonate. We have a long tradition of identification with the monstrous; part of it is centuries of queer coding, and part of it is the way we’ve been treated over the years. There’s just something about possessing a secret self that society sees as a threat and would happily destroy you over if they found it out. Add to that the trope of the witch, an independent woman who rejects patriarchal beauty standards and men and pushes back against society hard and you have a perfect queer archetype.
For a lot of us, Harry Potter was our first introduction to the witch as hero and illuminated a world where outsiders could be heroic before we’d even worked out why we felt like outsiders ourselves. Plus, it’s full of the metaphors and subtext that were the closest thing you could get to actual representation back when a lot of us were growing up. The thing is, while queers love Harry Potter, it doesn’t always love us back. As the latest disappointing but unsurprising movie announcement shows, it is never going to give us more than metaphors. But luckily, witch fiction is everywhere and a decent amount of it features actual queers being explicitly queer on the page. I’ve waded through a huge amount of dross to find you ten novels featuring bi, trans and lesbian witches.
The Witch of Wildtal by Jocelyn McDaniel
After they were outed to the community Edith was forced into marriage and Mechtilde became a hermit in the forest. Edith’s husband thinks its time for the three of them to reassess their lives and relationships, but the village has a long memory and something about being a lesbian living alone in the wilderness just screams witchcraft to them. But Edith is tough and clever, Mechtilde has magic on her side and the forest itself decides to get involved.
As a medievalist, I really liked this book because it acknowledged the strange cognitive dissonance surrounding magic in the period. The church saw bad magic as witchcraft, and all magic as bad, but most people distinguished between witchcraft and good magic up until the moment something went wrong. I also found bisexual Edith’s navigation of her situation, her emotions and her desires really wonderful — she’d had her agency taken away as a young woman but instead of letting Mechtilde or her husband take charge when their lives implode she’s the driving force behind fixing everything.
The Witch Sea by S.E. Diemer
The Witch Sea is a lyrically written book about loneliness, duty and love. Meriel, who must keep the sea god and all his creatures penned in, and Nor, the selkie sent to persuade her to let them out, find something beyond their differing loyalties together. It reads a lot like the sort of stories that were intended as a metaphor for the queer struggle back when you had to be careful even about subtext, except that right in the middle of it Merial and Nor are thoroughly queer and in no way apologetic about it. While Merial has some anguish about her queerness, she’s concerned about being unable to carry on the family line and legacy and not at all about her desire for women. The ending is happy, but it isn’t romantic; the women reach for something greater than that, something that takes them on different paths.
The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
In nineteenth century New York, two witches run a tea shop and are looking for a third. Teenage Beatrice desperately wants there to be magic in the world and to do something exciting, like live in the city and be an independent woman for a while before she becomes somebody’s wife. Adelaide and Eleanor welcome her into their circle but demons and a witch hunting clergyman are moving in the city and Beatrice becomes the object of his obsessive attentions. Meanwhile the witches face eviction at the hands of Eleanor’s ex lover’s very angry husband and ghosts and fairies meddle from the shadows. Part crime thriller, part mystery, part story about love, grief and family, The Witches of New York winds domesticity with magical conflict on a grand scale.
Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones
Barbara No Name was sold to her godfather to pay her father’s debts and spent her teenage years acting as the old man’s bodyguard. Breaking his promise to free her upon his death, he instead leaves her to his other god daughter, Margarite Sovitre, along with the rest of his fortune — with a condition that prevents Margarite or her guardians from freeing her until they’ve both reached the age of majority. Horrified to discover that she now owns a person, Margarite makes the best of it, using her new wealth to set the two of them up in the city and finally attend university to study magic. Abduction attempts, social sabotage and political intrigue follow, with both women in over their heads and dependent on each other for survival. This could so easily have been a story romanticising an abuse of power but Jones skillfully avoids that, with Margarite carefully keeping her feelings hidden until circumstances change to put them on an equal footing.
Kissing the Witch by Emma Donaghue
Kissing the Witch is a series of interconnected fairy tales, each one beginning when the teller asks another character for her own story. Featuring lesbian princesses, bisexual fairies and over and over again women breaking with the fairy tale narrative to pursue what she wants instead of what she should. Fairy tales were originally written as handbooks on womanhood — be good, be quiet, be obedient or you’ll be eaten by the wolf, do as you’re told and be happy — and Donahue consciously and smoothly inverts all of that. She also strips away the euphemisms and the romanticisation of violence inherent in the original stories, throwing the reality of them at the reader’s feet. Hansel is a grown man and a predator, Snow White’s stepmother is trapped and ruthless in pursuit of her own safety. The final story features a witch who relies on herbs and psychology rather than magic, securing independence for herself and the freedom to make her own choices for her client’s daughter.
A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall
After discovering that the sweeping political reforms she’d fought the empire to put into place were impossible to achieve, Zosia faked her own death and retired with her lover to the countryside. After a series of improbable coincidences sees her lover killed by the empire’s men Zosia, consumed by revenge, sets out with her demon familiar to make the world burn. Meanwhile her former colleague, bored with his life, his disdainful husband and respectability, has convinced his daughter to masquerade as Zosia reborn and raise an army for their own purposes. Hyper violent, and filled with queers and people of color, this is basically a pulp fantasy novel without the heteronormativity and patriarchal gender roles.
Maywitch by Ria Fritz
Kay doesn’t want to be involved with other witches, but she gets drafted into their version of the FBI. Along with her half sister and her childhood best friend turned enemy, who annoyingly enough happen to be dating, she gets caught up in a magical civil war featuring demon summoning and cult like terror cells. Maywitch reads like one of the standard urban fantasy/secret agent thrillers except that it’s full of lesbians and bisexuals whose relationships are treated in exactly the same way as straight romances are in the rest of the genre. There’s something really relaxing about reading a novel in a genre you like that’s also queer normative and feeling like the target audience for once, something Fritz does perfectly here.
Gretel: A Fairy Tale Retold by Niamh Murphy
Another in the queered up fairy tales genre, Gretel provides a completely different take on the story. She and her brother Hans aren’t children abandoned in the woods, they’re itinerant workers looking for a place to settle down, hungry and pursued by wolves. The witch takes them in despite Hans’ protests, more concerned with his pride than their survival, and as she and Gretel grow closer his hostility builds to a dangerous point. Though Gretel and the witch’s relationship does seem to develop a little fast it’s still a great, albeit darker, piece of escapist fantasy where toxic masculinity and homophobia are the villains which ultimately defeat themselves.
Queer Magick by L.C. Davies
Confused transfemme Holden flees to the small town of Stillwater in an effort to escape the religious abuse of her childhood. Once there she discovers the town is full of supernatural beings, some of whom would like to eat her and some of whom want her to help them bring about the apocalypse. Naturally, romance abounds. Though it’s made clear to the reader through her inner monologue, Holden hasn’t actually worked out that she’s trans by the end of the book and still thinks of herself with male pronouns, occasionally referring to herself with slurs. But if you won’t find that off putting, the book is a weirdly light popcornish read for all its serious themes.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Imagine Twilight if the target audience were thirty year old academics. Diana Bishop, medieval history professor, witch and orphan finds a lost spellbook in the Ashmolean library and ends up falling in love with a 300 year old vampire, accidentally kicking off a war in the process. Even though Diana is straight she’s such a real relatable character that its very easy to fall in to her narrative, and the book has a decent amount of queer cast members — including the lesbian aunts who raised Diana, taught her magic and are wonderfully unimpressed by the very concept of vampires.
Got a favorite queer book about witches? Share it in the comments!
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I think the band puts on great show. The lead singer always giving positive reassurance to the crowd saying things like “Take all the negative energy the you hold and let it all go on this song”, giving praise to Dime Bag Darrell on the opening of Simple Man.
Just a lot of little things that the lead singer say that really makes you feel the bands appreciation for real.
But there are a few things that could have been better. At the end of every song they cut away like going to commercial. Also the sound production was not that great. It could have been a lot better.
I can understand wanting to hear the crowd during the show but I think there was too much crowd and not enough full band in the mix.
The drums sounded mediocre, and you really couldn’t even hear the bass guitarist at all.
Again a good show, TONS of positive energy from the crowd and the band. Really would have liked to have been at that show. The production just killed it, you cannot hold it against other band DVD’s like Avenged Sevenfold Live in the LBC, Killswitch Engage (Set this)World Ablaze DVD.
May they get a better production staff or spend a bit more money on their next production and get a better sound on the next DVD.
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tv Arts and Culture Deutsche Welle May 25, 2019 4:02am-4:16am CEST
an increased majority. a low end welcome to arts and culture here's what's coming up. the cannes film festival draws to a close and our movie critic is back from the french riviera to bring us a little glamour that has looked at his favorite films of this year. and hung garion film director or you do tells us what it's like making movies under his country's authoritarian government. first though the cannes film festival is where the world's top stars and filmmakers get together to hobnob to make secret deals and to show off 1000000 euro gallons on the red carpet it's an exclusive 2 week party for insiders only luckily for us our film critic
scott roxboro is there. there are 3 things you can always count on the. stars. more stars. and weather. well 2 of the 3 bad but the gray skies didn't dampen the enthusiasm of movie fans. in 15 years covering the cannes film festival this is about the cold and wet as i've ever seen it but at least the bad weather is a good excuse to stay off the beach and goes he's a loser. like play you just see alison. and. karen edgerton delivers an oscar worthy performance in the musical biopic rocket man the movie dips into the darker side of elton john's life but the sex and drugs take a back seat to the rock n roll. this
year's can highlight the new film from the point terry shino i'm really honored to caprio as a faded t.v. cowboy brad pitt his stock man buddy it's official. who has been. both struggled to adjust the 1960 s. hollywood as a darkness in the form of serial killers the manson family looms in the background . but film fans are just here for hollywood stars in cannes art house cinema is king of the. american master terrence malick marked return to form with his slow burning drama about a conscientious objector who defies the nazis. and 82 year old director and original social justice warrior ken loach kept up the
fight with this attack on britain's economy but just to have somebody on the phone with the side of the gun. and all eyes to mine so i never thought of the . fun times films fun to. put as much business. but it wasn't all old white men a few films and can actually resemble the audience queuing to watch them can has made a real effort this year to increase diversity to get more people of color and women on the screen and behind the cameras at this year's festival and it looks like it's paying off because we have one of the most diverse lineups in cannes history. only so that in the name is an album victor hugo's french classic gets an update ok for the age of the band leader ghettoes. the very 1st female african director and king competition brought
a fresh perspective to the migration crisis. the one who can. hear everything everything the way. i need it. people on screen like she. everywhere. with its mix of hollywood and her house old masters and new faces can't future despite the weather looks bright. and the w.'s film critic scott roxboro is just back from cannes scott let me just say i'm so sorry that those clouds ruined your time on the french riviera with all those movie stars thanks for that i really think of hardship pay you saw i had to buy an umbrella. i could not be more sorry for you ok but other than that i can seems to have worked out for you so some great movies you got to party with elton john yeah yeah you saw
the movie rocket man that was that was in cannes party afterwards john came on stage with the plays in the movie and together they saw rocket man better. ok. he's much younger guy he's actually her voice now they don't john does but i mean elton john's amazing show man i mean he just blew me away and they're just i don't croak in a way that's so i'd still be fast oh my goodness there are a lot of people who are pretty jealous of you right now i'm one of them i can't wait to see this movie rocket man now there's another big ticket movie that was at the festival open the festival a zombie comedy the dead don't die that looks pretty great is this one we should all go out and see i wish it was it's got a great cast it's bill murray told us when. adam driver but. one of my favorite directors of all time as got a fantastic concept is sort of a zombie comedy for the trump era. but sadly it's
a bit too slow it's a bit too tame for my taste got some good jokes it's got some good ideas it's got he pops. but but sadly it doesn't really hold together it's not enough to make a good movie sadly this was a flop oh i'm really sorry to hear that now you mentioned diversity. in your report so there are only 4 female directors in the running for the top prize what's up with that yeah i mean for school actually quite a improvement on previous can see 12 but obviously that's that's not enough especially given how good the female directed films were this year i think really interesting to see how the the female gaze can change perspective also change even a very common genre very one that we're very used to seeing give us a different flip on and i saw that particular to film that one can this year. french french film called portrait of a wall of a lady on fire it's a period drama and we see a lot of those the past but this is quite interesting the way she portrays the
women in this i think is different you see from a male director i mean it's gives a certain intimacy but without being sexually exploitive and i think it gives the film a certain edge and definitely gives these women. a depth of character they probably wouldn't have just real quickly what is your take from the cannes film festival this year topic there's a lot of great movies my favorite was a korean film parasite from the whole it's a story of a con man a young man who conses way into the rich family next door starts his life there's been twined with ayers things go very badly won't tell you anything more except it's an amazing piece worthy of hitchcock a true masterpiece that's my favorite this year ok so appears from korea that's one that's doesn't want to keep our eyes out for scott i can't wait to go to the movies with you again always so much fun chatting with you thanks very much. now here in europe more far right and nationalist politicians than ever before are
expected to join the european parliament after this week's elections there are 28 countries in the european union and in order to get a sense of where they're heading we've been interviewing artists from around the continent today we're meeting some boats ho you do in hungary a country whose authoritarian leadership is openly anti e.u. . calgary has been part of the european union since 2004 but the prime minister viktor orban and his ruling fetus party the e.u. is the enemy it's not by accident there's no e.u. flag flying about hungary in parliament it's often been a source of contention m.p.'s from the far right party even threw one out the window the e.u. flag also plays a role in director sabotage high does no film a pro european activist tries to hang one up this scene was inspired by an event in real life in heidi's film the protagonist just suddenly confronted by police.
shooting the scene in hungary but it would have been impossible feel awkward but it was. we'd have been denied permission right from the start for that. subtle child to have responded by shooting his film in romania with drama students and film students. a low budget production for the international market. is no stranger. in 2010 his film biblio tech screened at the berlin international film festival. i do doesn't want to be reliant on either state permits or state film funding he pays for his films himself and for good reason after a 2014 interview at the toronto international film festival in which i do spoke
critically about hungary he received no more funding. everything is cleansed. now there's hardly any area which you could say is truly independent. certainly not in the artistic sector anymore. the government wants hungary's cultural institutions to strengthen the national identity or merely entertain the press in hungary has also become increasingly one sided. and those in the independent art scene find it difficult to secure a rehearsal or performance spaces sample chido is currently writing a new play which he will perform in this apartment the salon kugler is a gallery and meeting place for artists a place for the counterculture to exchange ideas just like back in the communist era hyde who has found his niche yet more and more hungry and see no future for
themselves in the country half a 1000000 have left during or bunts time in office you know is going to win them said and he will shouldn't view europe as the messiah who will save them there's also civil resistance and it's these initiatives that those in power fear most. the young momentum party wants to see an open democratic hungary that will work with the e.u. and it is gaining momentum day by day. the italian artist carvel geos paintings are as dramatic as his own life was 4 centuries ago an orphan who later got in survive rawls and kept the company of prostitutes out of rajo lived on the edge but he holds a central place in art history is gritty realism and his extreme contrast of light and shade earned him legions of group news artistic followers call the kind of edgy steam we leave you now with his and their paintings at a new exhibition in munich and for more arts and culture you can visit our website
find it burgling the tourist guide for germany's booming shuttle i love berlin. 50 nations 50 stories and 15 very personal tips on berlin's very best features. book now for planet berlin our good back series every week on d w. any coke is in germany to learn german. english benito why not learn with him online on the mobile and free to south of the w e learning course nicko speak.
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Poker is a card game in which players wager chips to determine the winner of a hand. The game can be played with one or more players, and betting passes clockwise around the table. Players may call, raise or fold.
There are many variations of the game, but a basic strategy can improve your chances of winning. You can learn more about the rules of poker by reading a book or watching a video. Then practice your skills by playing online or with friends. There are also tournaments where you can test your skills against other players.
A royal flush consists of a 10, Jack, Queen and King of the same suit (clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades). This is the highest-ranking poker hand and can only be tied by another royal flush. A straight contains five cards in a sequence, but not necessarily from the same suit (for example, 4 aces and a 5). A full house is three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank. A pair is two cards of the same rank and an unmatched fifth card.
Most games award the pot to the player with the best poker hand according to standard rankings. However, there are some variations of the game where a different order of poker hands is used. These include high-low split games, where the highest and lowest poker hands divide the pot. Also, some games have fewer than five cards, and these are known as draw games.
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Note: Starting Monday, Hex Libris will update Mondays and Wednesdays. Same number of strips, just a different days.
I read Fantastic Mr. Fox about 10 times when I was a kid. And I loved the movie, though it was more “inspired by” than “adapted from.” Mr. Fox seemed an ideal solution to the bunny problem.
If you didn’t see the movie but did see Alvin and the Chipmunks, shame on you. That nasty, cheap humor/cheap animation piece of junk has made a ton of money compared to Fantastic Mr. Fox, but with possibly one tenth of one thousandth of it’s charm, humor and pure enjoyability. People complain about how bad movies are getting, but then they reward the worst of the worst with big paydays. Just. Say. No.
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The digital era has witnessed a remarkable transformation in the way people engage with various forms of entertainment, and the realm of online gambling is no exception. As technology continues to advance, the evolution from desktop-based platforms to mobile-friendly interfaces has reshaped the landscape of online gambling sites. This shift not only caters to the changing preferences of users but also enhances accessibility and convenience in the realm of virtual betting.
The Rise of Online Gambling Sites
Online gambling sites have become synonymous with the thrill of casino games, sports betting, and poker, offering an immersive experience to enthusiasts worldwide. The convenience of accessing these platforms from the comfort of one’s home via desktops marked the initial surge in popularity. However, with the advent of smartphones, the dynamics of online gambling underwent a significant metamorphosis.
Mobile Revolution: A Game-Changer
The introduction of mobile apps revolutionized the online gambling industry, allowing users to carry their favorite betting platforms in their pockets. The keyword “online gambling sites” epitomizes this revolution, capturing the essence of the transition from stationary desktops to the dynamic world of mobile gambling.
Mobile applications provided a seamless experience, enabling users to bet on their preferred games anytime, anywhere. The responsiveness of these apps, coupled with user-friendly interfaces, contributed to the widespread adoption of mobile gambling platforms.
Enhanced User Experience
One of the driving forces behind the shift to mobile gambling was the emphasis on enhancing user experience. Online gambling sites recognized the need to create interfaces that are not only visually appealing but also intuitive and easy to navigate on smaller screens. The adaptation to mobile platforms brought about a user-centric approach, ensuring that players could enjoy a seamless and enjoyable experience.
The evolution of online gambling platforms also owes much to technological advancements. Integrating cutting-edge technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) has elevated the gaming experience to new heights. Mobile devices with these technologies offer a more immersive and realistic feel, making online gambling sites even more enticing.
The Role of Responsive Design
Responsive design was pivotal in the successful transition from desktop to mobile. Online gambling sites embraced the need for adaptability across various devices and screen sizes. This flexibility allowed users to enjoy a consistent and optimized experience, whether they accessed the platform from a desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone.
The Future of Online Gambling
As technology continues to advance and consumer preferences evolve, the future of online gambling sites remains dynamic. The integration of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other emerging technologies is poised to revolutionize the industry further. The journey from desktop to mobile represents just one phase in the ongoing evolution of online gambling platforms.
In conclusion, the transition from desktop to mobile in online gambling has been a transformative journey. The keyword “online gambling sites” encapsulates this evolution, highlighting the shift towards accessibility, enhanced user experience, and technological innovations. As we look ahead, the dynamic nature of the online gambling industry promises continued advancements, ensuring that users can indulge in their favorite games with unprecedented convenience and excitement.
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From the creators of the popular Tsubasa Chronicles and Cardcaptor Sakura, comes a paranormal tale of horror, humor, and boy-boy romance! Designed as a prequel to the darkly renowned series, X, Tokyo Babylon is set in 1991 Japan, in the final days of a Bubble economy where those who have the money are entitles to all its luxury and those who don’t get the rest. In this modern equivalent of Babylon, Tokyo is a city of extravagance and sorrow, where the streets are paved with as many dreams as there are nightmares; the forces of spiritual decay and evil are continually combatted by a pure and powerful onmyoji, who comes in the semblance of a cute sixteen-year old boy called Subaru Sumeragi. Clamp once again, creates a brilliant manga, complete with gorgeous illustrations, costume designs, profound story-arcs, and complex characterization. Along with being one of the first English-translated yaoi, or boy’s love, manga to be published in the west, Tokyo Babylon also rejects typical stereotypes, such as those with twins and victims, which many cultural subjects fail to do. Subaru Sumeragi is probably the most endearing character in the series, a shy and sweet teenagers who is also a powerful occultist who continually sacrifices his strength and time to put to ease the tortured soles of the deceased and living. Hokuto Sumeragi, Subaru’s twin sister, while physically identical to her brother, holds her own in the manga with her eccentric personality that matches her eccentric and fabulous costumes, cleverness, and genuine affection for her sibling. Seishirp Sakurazuka, Subaru’s love-interest, is a young, well-humored veterinarian, who continually showers Subaru with affection, while hiding a dangerous duel-identity and terrible secrets. A true sympathetic vision realistically portraying the heart-breaking hardships of a city tragically dosed with the daily sorrows including financial disparity, suicide, rape, and murder, Clamp also fuses this classic manga with humor, depth, and incredible illustrations. Tokyo Babylon is a must-read.
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Written by: Alessio Casella
As little as fifteen years ago, superheroes were only for nerds. Despite their highly interconnected stories, characters and universes, comic books were generally regarded as lowbrow entertainment, being their main targets either teenagers or grown-ups deemed to be stuck in a perpetual adolescence.
Although in the 80s and 90s graphic novels gained some legitimisation as art, their readership was still limited to the comic books connoisseurs. It’s only in the 2000s, when directors like Sam Raimi, Bryan Singer and Christopher Nolan successfully brought some of the most iconic Marvel and DC heroes on the big screen, that superheroes started being received by mainstream audiences.
However, it took Marvel Studios and auteur-producer Kevin Feige to finally give superhero movies their cinematic Golden Age. Supported by the economic power of Disney – which acquired the studio in 2009 – Marvel’s productive strategy was as simple as it was intuitive: tap into the pool of hundreds of original stories and characters found in the comic books, and create a shared universe connecting all of them. The result was Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a transmedia franchise worth literally billions of dollars, bringing together films, TV series, tie-in comic books, videogames and theme parks.
The reasons behind MCU’s success can be tracked down to the very nature of transmedia storytelling. Jenkins himself notes that “[f]ilms and television probably have the most diverse audiences; comics and games the narrowest. A good transmedia franchise works to attract multiple constituencies by pitching the content somewhat differently in the different media” (2006, p. 96), also adding that any narrative instalment offers a new entry point to the narrative universe.
Here lies the strength of Marvel’s narrative universe: the studio was smart enough to exploit the innate cross-over nature of Marvel comics by creating multiple entry points and a complex structure, in order to expand their fandom from the niche audience of ‘hardcore’ comic book lovers to the mainstream public.
Box Office Mojo (no date). Marvel Cinematic Universe. Available from http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=avengers.htm [Accessed 26 February 2017].
Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: New York University Press.
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Toshiya Hosokawa was born in Saitama, Japan, in 1990. He started playing the piano when he was 4 years old and played the guitar in his own band in high school.
In 2010, he started his musical career as a performing artist, music producer, and backing performer. He joined RUZAI in 2014, and began his career as a songwriter in the J-POP scene.
- SHINee etc
Toshiya Hosokawa'S PICK UP
三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE - White Wings
SHINee - Kimino Seide
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Hansel and Gretel (German: Hänsel und Gretel) is an opera by nineteenth- century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a Märchenoper ( fairy-tale opera). The libretto was written by Humperdinck’s sister, Adelheid Wette , based on . Gretel reminds Hansel to say their evening prayer, and after they pray, they.
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The idea for the opera was proposed to Humperdinck by his sister, who approached him about writing music for songs that she had written for her children for Christmas based on “Hansel and Gretel”.
Arranger Edwin Henry Lemare Alone, she expresses her sorrow that she is unable to feed her children, and asks God for help. He went from house to house and sold his brooms at the highest prices.
To be sure if a piece is suitable for you, take a humperdinnck at the score.
The Standard Operas Google book 12th ed. As the basket empties, they fight for the remaining strawberries, and finally, Hansel grabs the basket and dumps the leftovers in his mouth. Waving it towards Hansel, Gretel whispers, “Hocus pocus, holderbush!
The witch tells her to lift herself a little bit and bend her head forward. Hansel and Gretel film.
Hansel and Gretel (opera) – Wikipedia
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They are asleep and unable to move, but they sing to Hansel and Gretel, asking to be touched. This section needs additional citations for verification. The oven begins to crackle and the flames burn prater, and with a loud crash it explodes. Scene at the Vienna State Opera Hansel softly calls out to her to be careful.
As Hansel breaks off another piece of the house, the voice again calls out, “Nibbling, nibbling, little mouse! Gretel weaves a crown of flowers as she sings to herself. Hansel and Gretel are suspicious humperdinci the witch, so Hansel frees himself from the rope and he and Gretel begin to run away.
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck, Engelbert)
Loosen, rigid muscles, hush! The forest is filled with light as the curtain falls.
Evening Prayer “Abendsegen” from act 2, scene 2 String quartet arrangement 1: Mother enters, and she is furious when she finds that Hansel and Gretel have not been working. Sincethe Met has performed the work in a production originally created for the Welsh National Opera using Pountney’s translation.
Grateful Heart key Db by Mary Plumstead. She gumperdinck him that they are in the Ilsenstein forest.
Arranger August Reinhard Gretel scolds him and tells him he should get back to work.
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Kotaku wirtes, "I ask Barrera about Grand Theft Auto IV's episodic content. Why can't Rockstar use GTA as a platform, I ask. Why bother coming up with another GTA for this generation of consoles, couldn't the developer just create episodes for the game and live off that?
"We are calling the downloadable content (coming to the Xbox 360) episodes," he said.
But it's "an experiment" they're quick to add. Right now Rockstar doesn't seem sure that there are enough users with access to online content on the 360 to make it worthwhile for them to continue pumping out episodes"
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It’s an Epic video game that has taken the gaming world by storm! The goal is to be the ultimate survivor as you fight against 100 players to be the last person alive on the island. Meet Brite Bomber from Fortnite: Save the World and Battle Royale. She has the colourful female outfit skin inspired by unicorns. A rare costume, Brite Bomber is part of the rainbow and sunshine sets. So, don your bright pink hair, purple sunglasses/goggles and dance the floss!
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My biggest issue with a long-running game series is that it can be challenging for a new player to break in. The Yakuza series, for example, has released more than eight entries (not including spinoffs) since the original Yakuza on the PS2. That’s a lot of gaming history to plow through! Thankfully, we are in the age of remakes, and SEGA has taken the template of its prequel, Yakuza 0, to rebuild the first game from the ground up!
The Tojo Clan is in crisis! Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming member of the Dojima family, takes the blame for the murder of his patriarch, a crime actually committed by his best friend, Akira Nishikiyama. Returning to his home of Kamurocho, Tokyo after spending ten years in prison, Kiryu is shocked to discover his former best friend is now a ruthless yakuza boss, and his love, Yumi, has been missing for years. Desperately navigating shifting loyalties and alliances to reunite with his beloved Yumi, Kiryu finds himself pulled into a vast yakuza conspiracy that will reshape the future of the Tojo clan forever.
Overall, Kiwami tells a delightfully melodramatic plot with dozens of over-the-top characters, crazy twists and turns, and some genuinely funny side stories along the way. The pacing of the storytelling, however, is less enjoyable, ranging from well structured to randomly disjointed. The prologue set in 1995 is particularly a mess, with flashbacks layered upon flashbacks and few visual cues to differentiate between time periods. This style of storytelling continues well into the game, as most cutscenes awkwardly end with a fade to black, even if another immediately follows. This lack of smooth scene transitions could be an artifact of its PS2 origins, but it especially stands out given the otherwise modern presentation.
The level of authenticity in Yakuza Kiwami is a delight. There’s no bad English dubbing here (the original had an infamously bad English audio track). Instead, there are English subtitles paired with Japanese audio, immersing you in the world of Kamurocho in a way that most other RPGs cannot. Unlike, say, Ace Attorney, this is not a game that has undergone an extensive localization to cater to a Western audience. That said, I did find occasional cultural differences and values that clashed with my own. For example, a substory where you beat up both a transwoman and a transman left me feeling very uncomfortable, especially because the scene is played for laughs. I realize the original was released in 2005, but this kind of transphobic content should be unacceptable in a game released today.
Graphically, Kiwami has received a considerable upgrade, looking like a polished late-era PS3 game. The character designs are distinct and, in the case of Kiryu’s white suit, iconic. While the graphics look mildly dated, with many characters vaguely resembling marionettes, character animations are excellent, giving the combat a wonderful sense of fluidity. The PC release also received a substantial frame rate update to 60 FPS, making it a pleasure to watch on screen.
The fictional Tokyo red light district of Kamurocho looks and feels like a real place (likely because it is based on the real district of Kabukicho). The streets are always crowded with people just going about their day. Everything feels very “lived in.” You can run across this small open world in less than five minutes, but there is a lot of content packed in there, including over a hundred substories. Littered around Kamurocho, these side quests range from the emotionally touching to the sublimely ridiculous. Unfortunately, the solution to almost every one is the same: beat the stuffing out of someone. It would have been nice to have multiple paths to resolve these stories, even if this kind of choice wasn’t a part of the original. Everything else about the game was updated, so why not the roleplaying mechanics of the substories?
The Yakuza series is known for minigames, and the variety in Kiwami doesn’t disappoint. You can shoot pool or play darts in a bar, engage in Pocket Circuit racing tournaments, go bowling, do some karaoke, or head to cabaret clubs to engage the hostesses in conversation (and maybe more). And that’s just scratching the surface. These minigames are extremely high quality and offer multiple fun diversions if you wish to take a break from the main quest.
The battle system is a solid mix of JRPG random encounter and arcade brawler conventions. Once you enter into a random battle, the passersby on the street turn into a raging crowd, gleefully cheering on the fight. At first, these encounters are fun, offering you an opportunity to learn the intricacies of the combat system. Eventually, they become tedious, especially once you have become unstoppably powerful near the final chapter. It would have been nice if the encounter rate was reduced based on your level to prevent boredom in the late game.
The combat system itself is a massive improvement over the original game. Button mashing could theoretically have gotten you through in Yakuza, but I wouldn’t recommend it in Yakuza Kiwami. Here, you can switch between Kiryu’s four fighting styles on the fly; the fast but weak Rush style, the slow but powerful Beast style, the balanced Brawler style, or Kiryu’s signature Dragon style. You will need to pay close attention to your enemies to figure out which of your styles best counters theirs, especially when you are confronted by considerably more challenging bosses.
In an interesting twist, you start in the first chapter with all of your combat skills, but after spending ten years in prison, your fighting abilities have atrophied to nothing more than three-button combos. To recover your abilities, the game relies on two systems. The first is a traditional experience system where you gain points for beating enemies or completing story objectives. You then spend these points upgrading the Rush, Beast, or Brawler styles to allow for longer combos, stronger attacks, finishing moves, and expanded health.
The other style, Dragon, can only be upgraded through one of Yakuza Kiwami’s new mechanics: Majima Everywhere. Your best “frenemy,” the gloriously bizarre Goro Majima, will randomly challenge you while you are roaming the map. He might see you in the distance and chase you down, perhaps he will push his way into an already-in-progress fight, or he could even randomly pop out from a manhole cover.
Throughout most of the game, this system is a delight. Not only is Majima an incredibly entertaining character (and one heck of a dancer), but the more often you fight him, the faster you regain your lost skills and abilities. Where this mechanic gets tiresome (to put it mildly) is after you complete Majima’s entire side story. Even after you beat him for the “final” time and have nothing more to learn, he will still pop up randomly and attack you. This makes getting around town during the endgame a frustrating challenge of avoiding Majima, lest you get sucked into yet another five-minute fight with no payoff. Frenemy indeed.
Yakuza Kiwami is considered an action RPG, but the actual roleplaying elements are very light. Many traditional aspects of RPGs are here, including experience points, skill trees, an inventory system, and random encounters, but underneath these trappings, the game primarily plays like a brawler. The story is linear, with a complete lack of meaningful choice to influence the plot. It’s a shame that we aren’t allowed to play more in the grayer areas of this world, especially given that you’re a former member of an organized crime syndicate.
I am thrilled that SEGA decided to release Yakuza Kiwami for the PC, allowing a new audience of gamers to get into this amazing series on the ground floor. Knowing that I have many more Yakuza games ahead of me (and one behind, thanks to the prequel) is an exciting prospect. Having given the “beginning” of Yakuza a chance, it’s easy to see why it has such a passionate fan base. I can’t wait to see what else lies in store for me in the district of Kamurocho!
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This week we saw Andersson dance which is an alternating constellation of artists and was founded in 1996. Andersson Dance combined live performance with dancing, with rearranging stage spaces and movements of composers and dancers, which in my opinion, is an interesting way to performance arts.
During the 70 min dance, the performers kept moving the objects on stage. In the beginning, even the cello playlist move with the dancers to form a kind of chaos to express movements, which is rare to see in other shows.
Besides, the music performed was all classical music, which we always hear in symphonies. However, in Andersson dance, they use classical music to perform modern dance. The dancers danced as the pace of the music and stretch their bodies or make sounds.
They also use different colors to express the motion of music. For example, the outfit of the performers and the background light color changed from dark color to light color when the pace of music changed from slow to fast.
I think the part that musicians to put their instruments down and “dance” is really a highlight of this show. This is something audience probably never saw begore in other kinds of perfornamce. So when I saw it, I was impressed and I kept wondering how the musicans did that.
I think in this show, everyone is leisurely and comfortable no matter the performers or audiences. For example, the musicians move with the dancers continuously. Moreover, the movements of dancers are more like a kind of exercises instead of performing art, some of which is funny and interesting. Besides, the performers on the stage kept talking to the audience to explain what they are expressing, which makes this performance more leisurely. That is why I think this performance is playful.
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|Rolling Stone have posted the final interview with Lou Reed.|
The conversation Reed shared with director Farida Khelfa was part of a photo shoot for Parrot — Reed had offered his sonic expertise to the company, adjusting the balance of the Parrot Zik headphones so they'd be better suited for rock. In the quite significant footage from that day just a month before his death at age 71, Reed appears gaunt, but his mind remains razor sharp. Explaining why he became a musician, Reed said, "You do what you love... or you get arrested." Asked if his father bought him his first guitar, Reed spat back, "My father didn't give me shit."
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Mancubus's lunch gets rudely interrupted4.54 / 5.00 8,521 Views
Spelunker by Savlonic4.39 / 5.00 17,846 Views
The quest for a limbless pet.4.37 / 5.00 7,613 Views
off the subject but Ratchet and Clank 4 ( deadlocked ) is coming in fall
It's Alive ..........It's alive
- Finally after 3 neck breaking months it's alive.
This game features a massive arsenal
Defend with unreal armor and blitz enemies with wicked hyperdrive moves. My best game yet!!!!!!
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Hey! Did I tell you that I'm going to Puerto (or is it Porto) Rico? I did? oh. Well, let me tell you again, I'm going to Puerto Rico! Yay.
Anyways, I had a terrible time sleeping last night, my mind was racing and I am terribly excited. I've not heard from the head office yet today, and it's driving me a little crazy, but oh well, I suspect I'm being a tad bit impatient. Tonight I'll go get passport pictures taken, and I still have to figure out who to get to sign my application.
Last night was fun, my nameless friends came over and we made new characters for our Tuesday night D&D campaign. It's going to be very different from the Epic level campaign that we just finished, and I'm playing a character that couldn't be more different from my crazy barbarian. I decided to play a Halfling Bard (I'm sure those of you who know the game will understand why that'll drive my sweet baboo mad) named Dewberry Tealeaf. It's going to be a blast!
One problem with going away is that I suspect that I'll miss the first Purgatory game. I've been so pumped up about the game that it's a bit of a let down to miss it, but oh well. I guess I'll have some more time to work on my costume!
Anyways...I've not really got much to type, I'm a little too hyper to get any real thoughts down, so I'll try again tomorrow.
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The English dub aired from February 19th 2005 to July 2006 with only 23 episodes (26 in other English speaking countries) airing in the United States. The show was later dropped from the 4Kids block.
All of the original background music was replaced with an original score made by 4Kids. All of the insert songs were replaced with new English songs, along with extra songs that were in scenes when songs weren't even played in the original (ex: Both transformation songs, "Zoey's Theme", "Dance Another Day" and "Lucky Me").
Home Video Release
In the United States, only 23 episodes aired on the 4Kids TV block
on the FOX network. In other English speaking countries (Canada, Australia, South Africa), all 26 English dubbed episodes aired. The United Kingdom only aired 25 episodes (they never aired the English dubbed pilot episode). Manga Pacific in Australia released 2 single disc DVDs containing 10 episodes (the pilot episode and 1-9). There has been no indication that they will release the rest. These DVDs are in Region 4, PAL format.
The GTV company in South Africa released all 26 English dubbed episodes on 6 DVDs. They are currently the only country to release all of Mew Mew Power on DVD. These DVDs are in Region 2, PAL format.
Cuts and Edits
Due to 4kids' heavy censorship, the original plot of Tokyo Mew Mew was nearly completely changed. The first aired episode of Mew Mew Power was the twelfth episode of Tokyo Mew Mew. In which, Mark (Aoyama) ends up happy to find Zoey (Ichigo) as a Mew Mew. However, the pilot episode is completely forgotten and regarded as to not have existed in the rest of Mew Mew Power. In addition, many cat puns are added for a humorous effect. The Aliens become Cyniclons and their Chimera Animas are called Predasites.
Visual edits, such as Japanese text, are completely erased or replaced by English text to relate to non-Japanese countries. Body lines in the transformations are removed to prevent "mature themes." Mew Lettuce's transformation is cut, so Bridget (Retasu) is only shown transforming in group transformations. All Mew Mew marks are removed except for in the Mew's premiere episode. Renée's (Zakuro) weapon is censored because it is the shape of a Christian cross.
Dialogue is changed, sometimes for an unknown reason, leading to complete plot changes and the creation of many plot holes. One example of this is having Corina (Minto) telling Zoey that Kikki (Bu-Ling) lived in a homeless shelter and episodes later, showing her home and her siblings. They added a line from Corina saying that it was something that they all assumed to be true, but since it was her that said it to make Zoey feel guilty for telling Kikki to "go home", it was obvious that this was done due to the English dubbers not watching ahead and straying away from the original script.
The Aliens' Mission
Another big change was the origin of the Aliens, known in this dub as the Cyniclons. In the Japanese version, Earth was their home but they had to move due to changes in the environment. So they had to move to another planet until Earth stabilized but the planet they ended up on was worse than Earth. But since it took most of what they had to get there, they couldn't go back to Earth until millions of years later. By the time they were able to get back, they find humans living on Earth and polluting it. So the Aliens want Earth back before humans destroy it. In the English dub, this was all changed to the Cyniclons always living on a different planet but they polluted it so bad that the planet destabilized, so they had to leave but ended up on a worse planet. They soon find out about the humans and want Earth out of jealousy of the humans for being able to keep a planet, despite the pollution they create on it.
Cuts in Mew Mew Power
There were also many cuts made to the episodes (some cuts even lasting 30 seconds to a full minute), even some that were important to the plot. Ichigo's merging with the Iriomote Wildcat was cut completely, causing confusion on how she got her powers. The scene showing Bu-Ling's father training in China is cut as well, so it's unknown if she even had a father in the English dub. Almost 4 minutes were cut out of episode 13 altogether due to it referencing episode 12 (which was put into discontinuity) and made it take place right after episode 11. So instead of Ichigo being afraid that Aoyama found out her secret at the cherry tree incident, they changed it to Zoey being afraid that Mark recognized her on TV.
Mew Ichigo - The scene where DNA is being shown was completely cut due to the fact Ichigo was naked. In the next scene where sparkles begin to fall, shadows on Ichigo's/Zoey's body are removed, giving her 'flat' appearance. The background in which Ichigo poses in front of is removed completely. Instead, the time the Mew Pendant is shown is lengthened.
Mew Mint - Like Ichigo the scene where DNA is shown is cut and the fact that Mint is naked. That scene also contained when Mew Mint's wings folded over to make her dress she later breaks from. The scene where Mew Mint is posing is cut completely. Instead, the time the Mew Pendant is shown is lengthened.
Mew Lettuce - Her entire transformation was cut due to her being naked during most of it. Parts of it were only shown during the group transformation sequences 4Kids made.
Mew Pudding - Like the first two Mew Mews the DNA scenes are cut, along with the scene her arm cuffs appear in. A small part when her main outfit comes on was cut as well. At the end, Mew Pudding is holding a different pose to avoid the Chinese reference at the end of the sequence. Out of all the transformations, Mew Pudding's was the one with the most cuts (if you don't count Mew Lettuce's being cut completely).
Mew Zakuro - Like the others, the DNA is cut. To remove the fact that she was naked, 4Kids added a bra and underwear on her before her Mew Mew clothes appear. When Mew Zakuro comes forward to land gracefully on her ending scene, the scene is sped up, but her ending pose is kept.
- Ichigo Momomiya - Zoey Hanson
- Sakura Momomiya - Zoey's Mother/Mrs. Hanson
- Shintaro Momomiya - Zoey's Father/Mr. Hanson
- Minto Aizawa - Corina Bucksworth
- Retasu Midorikawa - Bridget Verdant
- Bu-Ling Huang - Kikki Benjamin
- Zakuro Fujiwara - Renée Roberts
- Ryou Shirogane - Elliot Grant
- Keiichiro Akasaka - Wesley J. Coolridge III
- Quiche - Dren ("Nerd" spelt backwards)
- Tart - Tarb ("Brat" spelt backwards)
- Pie - Sardon (Short for the word "sardonic")
- Minto's Nanny - Nana Bucksworth
- Seiji Aizawa - Sergio Bucksworth
- Miwa Honjo - Mimi
- Moe Yanagida - Megan
- The girls that bully Retasu - The Three Beckys
- Mary McGuire - Maria Rivera
- Masaya Aoyama - Mark
- Masazo Aoyamada - Marco
- Rei Nishina - Chrys
- Norihiro Edomurasaki - Ian
- Satsuki Tadano - Sabrina
- Iruka - Cassandra
- Heicha Huang - Heidi Benjamin
- Heicha Fong's Teacher - Mrs. Rosbe
- Tsukiko Yamada - Gretchen
Weapons and Attacks
All of the weapon names were changed and Renée's weapon was changed so it wouldn't be in the shape of a cross. Zoey's sequence was also sped up. Bridget was also given 4 different attack names.
- 1st Weapon: Strawberry Bell
- 1st Attack: Strawberry Bell, Full Power!
- 2nd Weapon: Rose Bell
- 2nd Attack: Rose Bell, Full Power!
- 3rd Weapon: Strawberry Scepter
- 3rd Attack: Blue Aqua Drops!
- Weapon: Heart Arrow (called Heart Bow and Arrow in the 2004 promo video)
- Attack: Unnamed
- Weapon: Combat Castanets (called Morse Code Castanets in the 2004 promo video)
- 1st Attack: Deep Sea Surge Attack!
- 2nd Attack: Tidalwave Rush!
- 3rd Attack: Underwater Surge Attack!
- 4th Attack: Tidalwave Attack!
- Weapon: Golden Tambourine
- Attack: Tambourine Trench
- Weapon: Purple Dagger
- Attack: Unnamed
- Episode 01: The Main Mew's Muse (This was originally episode 12 in Japanese but was made into the first/pilot episode of the English dub.)
- Episode 02: The Mew Kid in Town
- Episode 03: Mew Two
- Episode 04: Pooltergeist
- Episode 05: The Lion Thing
- Episode 06: Gymewstics
- Episode 07: Party 'Til You Mew
- Episode 08: Monkey See, Monkey Mew
- Episode 09: Spa Blahs!
- Episode 10: Do Mew Want to Dance?
- Episode 11: Hollywood Mew Mew
- Episode 12: The Taming of the Mew
- Episode 13: Slime and Slime Again
- Episode 14: Butterflies Are Freaky
- Episode 15: The Hero Lies in Mew
- Episode 16: Books of Love
- Episode 17: A Knight to Remember
- Episode 18: My Knight in Blue Armor
- Episode 19: A Girl with a Porpoise
- Episode 20: Daughter Of The Year
- Episode 21: One Flew Out Of The Mew Mew's Nest
- Episode 22: Buggin'
- Episode 23: I've Got A Crush On Mew
- Episode 24: Diamonds Are A Girl's Worst Enemy
- Episode 25: The Hunt For Blue Aqua
- Episode 26: Coo Coo Cocoon
Ichigo Momomiya: Ichigo Momomiya is changed to Zoey Hanson in the Mew Mew Power dub. Her age is upped from 13 to 16. Her animal changes to just a Wild Mountain Cat in the pilot episode but goes back to Iriomote Wildcat in later episodes. Zoey is more concerned with being a girl and having a boyfriend than the interests of Ichigo in Tokyo Mew Mew.
Minto Aizawa: Minto Aizawa's name is changed to Corina Bucksworth. Her age is changed from 12 to 16. Changes in dialogue cause her to be even more rude to Zoey than Minto was to Ichigo. It also causes her to appear to have romantic feelings for Renee Roberts (Zakuro Fujiwara). In one scene, she thinks about the person whom she might love and has a thought bubble of Renee (An edit by 4kids. The original was of a male dancer).
Retasu Midorikawa: Retasu Midorikawa's name is changed to Bridget Verdant. Bridget's age is 15 compared to Lettuce's 13. Instead of wanting to help her friends feel better by letting them take their anger out on her in Tokyo Mew Mew, Bridget ends up being friends with "The Three Beckies" because she has no friends and wants to be popular.
Bu-Ling Huang: Bu-Ling Huang's name becomes Kikki Benjamin in the dub. Her age takes a large jump from 11 to 14. Kikki seems to be more blunt and pushy than Bu-Ling but her eager and energetic personality is still intact. The dub at first added that Kikki was homeless but then changed it when her home and family were shown in a future episode. It was also added that Kikki is very secretive about her family compared to the original where she has told older characters (Ryou, Keiichiro, and Heicha's Teacher) about her family situation.
Zakuro Fujiwara: Zakuro Fujiwara's name is changed to Renée Roberts. She becomes much older in the dub at 17 instead of 15 in order to be older than the other Mews. While it is stated that she has many professions in both the original and English dubs (acting, modelling and singing), while the Japanese say that modelling is Zakuro's main career, the English dub changes her main career to singing. Most of her personality is intact but Renée appears meaner than Zakuro from her modified dialogue.
Quiche: Quiche is renamed to Dren (Nerd spelled backwards). Most of his personality is intact but Dren isn't as pushy to get Zoey to love him as Kish was to Ichigo.
Tart: Tart's name is changed to Tarb (brat spelled backwards).
Pie: Pie gets changed to Sardon which is short for the word "Sardonic" meaning "Marked by scorn, mockery, and cynicism". He is given an English accent and is the only Cyniclon with named attacks. His renamed attacks are Aerial Tempest and Ice Wind Blast.
Chimera Anima: Chimera Animas are renamed to Predasites. They are mostly unchanged.
Masaya Aoyama: Masaya Aoyama is renamed to Mark. His new last name is not given in Mew Mew Power and remains unknown. His age is changed to 16 instead of being 13. He is depicted as a jock at the school and is extremely popular.
Ryou Shirogane: Ryou Shirogane's name is changed to Elliot Grant. His age is changed from 15 to 16. In Tokyo Mew Mew, he is working on the Mew Project as a continuation of his father's work. Mew Mew Power changes him and Wesley to just rich high schoolers.
Keiichiro Akasaka: Keiichiro Akasaka gets renamed Wesley J. Coolridge III and becomes younger, switching from being 21 to 17. (He is the only character to be made younger in the 4kids dub.) Wesley is depicted as a rich high schooler who is a very nice gentleman.
Masha: Masha gets renamed Mini-Mew. While Masha wasn't able to talk in complete sentences, Mini-Mew is shown to speak perfectly.
- Zoey Hanson and Zoey's Mother / Mrs. Hanson - Amanda Brown
- Corina Bucksworth - Andi Whaley
- Bridget Verdant - Erica Schroeder (Credited as Bella Hudson)
- Kikki Benjamin and Heidi - Kether Donahue
- Renee Roberts - Mollie Weaver
- Mark and Deep Blue - Scottie Ray
- Elliot Grant and Blue Knight - Sean Schemmel
- Wesley J. Coolridge III and Dren - Andrew Rannells
- Sardon - Oliver Wyman (Credited as Pete Zarustica)
- Tarb and Kikki's Brothers - Jimmy Zoppi
- R-2000 / Mini-Mew - Tom Wayland
- Megan - Sharon Feingold
- Mimi - Carrie Keranen (Credited as Caroline Lawson)
- Nana Bucksworth, Mary-Lou Smith, Becky (red-hair) and Ms. Rosbe - Veronica Taylor
- Zoey's Dad / Mr. Hanson - Jim Malone
- Maria Rivera - Rita Rivera
- Marco - Marc Thompson
- Sergio - Jason Griffith
- Chrys - Carol Jacobanis
- Ian - Greg Abbey (Credited as Frank Frankson)
- Cassandra - Amy Palant
- Gretchen - Tara Sands (Credited as Tara Jayne)
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Over Her Dead Body
EmptyThey require the precision and finesse of souffles, but more and more romantic comedies are turned out like so many build-your-own omelets -- surprise-free and forgettable. Fresh off the Sunday-brunch assembly line, New Line's "Over Her Dead Body" is a love triangle about a guy and two girls, one of whom is his dead, jealous fiancee. After a boxoffice fling, this manufactured whimsy should find true bliss in DVD afterlife.
Writer-director Jeff Lowell's recipe is sound, if uninspired, but the all-important element of chemistry remains elusive. Working with the basic rom-com template -- man and woman meet cute under false circumstances, overcome wariness, fall for each other, then split up after the truth surfaces, just long enough to know that they can't live apart -- Lowell has created a premise with a pleasing streamlined simplicity. But he and his cast do little to lift the material beyond the realm of silliness.
A year after an ice sculpture crushed his fiancee to death hours before their wedding, Henry (Paul Rudd) reluctantly lets his ditzy, interfering sister, Chloe (Lindsay Sloane), drag him to a psychic. Chloe's hope is that a channeled word of encouragement from his dearly departed will spur him to move on -- "moving on" being the new "closure." Henry isn't quite a sad sack, but he's resigned to a loveless life, and his glumness appears to have affected his work -- he's a veterinarian who doesn't particularly like animals. Or that could just be a reflection of how half-baked the film's characters are.
The reading by pretty psychic/caterer Ashley (Lake Bell) is no breakthrough. But Henry's sister secretly appeals to her to try it again, this time armed with the diary of Kate, Henry's deceased love, the better to convince him that Ashley has contacted her and that Kate really wants him to, yes, move on. The ruse gets the better of Henry's wry skepticism. But as sparks ignite between him and Ashley, Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) arrives on the scene, and she's a bossy little ghost.
Having so aggravated her angel guide (Kali Rocha), Kate still is in Earthbound limbo and decides that her mission is to meddle with the budding romance. She sets about playing mean tricks on Ashley, intended to be hilarious but barely raising a smile. Thanks to her intermittent psychic gifts, Ashley can see the stylish ghost, and the story devolves into a catfight over a guy.
Ashley gets to vent with her gay catering assistant, Dan (Jason Biggs), a twist on the stock, thankless role of the best friend. A further third-act twist on this character is borderline ridiculous and mildly creepy.
Despite the film's oversimplified pop-psych premise, the idea of the difficulty of letting go is a resonant one. But its resonance is limited here by the thinly conceived characters and the fact that we never get a glimpse of what passive Henry and shrill Kate liked, let alone loved, about each other. Vaguely quirky and down-to-earth, Ashley exists mainly as a contrast to Kate's control freak. Slapstick and when-in-doubt fart jokes don't buoy the proceedings.
Rudd is an underappreciated comic actor, and his line readings are the best thing in the film, but the bland role barely taps his talent. Amid the rest of the cast's one-note posing, his scenes with a parrot have a spontaneity and wit otherwise in short supply.
Lowell and DP John Bailey use off-the-beaten-path Los Angeles-area locations to evoke a fairy-tale place, but the story never takes off as a flight of fancy.
OVER HER DEAD BODY
New Line and Gold Circle Films present
a Safran Co. production
Screenwriter-director: Jeff Lowell
Producers: Paul Brooks, Peter Safran
Executive producers: Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt
Director of photography: John Bailey
Production designer: Cory Lorenzen
Music: David Kitay
Co-producers: Jeff Levine, Chrisann Verges
Costume designer: Tracy Tynan
Editor: Matthew Friedman
Kate: Eva Longoria Parker
Henry: Paul Rudd
Ashley: Lake Bell
Dan: Jason Biggs
Chloe: Lindsay Sloane
Sculptor: Stephen Root
Angel: Kali Rocha
Father Marks: W. Morgan Sheppard
Bill: Sam Pancake
Running time -- 94 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13
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Is there a talking Mickey at Disneyland?
A talking version of Mickey has been a staple at Disney’s theme park press events over the years, but making Mickey “talk” to a pre-recorded track during a single, well-rehearsed presentation is a very different beast than making Mickey talk to a seemingly endless flow of different guests over the course of a day in …
What is a Mickey wake-up call?
When you are at a Disney Resort, you just need to press the Wake-Up Call Button on the phone in your room. It will then guide you through the time you’d like to be called. You won’t be able to request a specific character, but in the past when we’ve used this service it has been either Mickey or Stitch.
Do the Rathers still own the Disneyland Hotel?
Disney has long regretted not owning the hotel, which is operated by Wrather, and made bids in 1973 and 1987 to acquire it. Wrather has a longstanding contract with Disney for exclusive use of the Disneyland Hotel name. With completion of the sale, Disney acquires the right to use the Disneyland name for other hotels.
Does Disney still do wake-up calls?
You can get a wake-up at your WDW hotel room simply by calling the front desk of your hotel or pressing the wake-up call button on the phone in your room. The wake-up calls at WDW are a recorded character voice. Currently, there is no choice of characters.
Why did Disney stop talking Mickey?
This decision likely has been made for a variety of reasons, some being technical difficulties and overall guest confusion since other Mickey characters in the park do not talk to guests, but likely also budgetary as the entertainer contracts for this venue were higher than many others.
When did Mickey stop talking at Disney World?
UPDATE: Talking Mickey Meet and Greet at Magic Kingdom Will Go Silent May 12th, 2018. According to sources responsible for the offering, the talking Mickey Mouse meet and greet in Town Square Theater at the Magic Kingdom will indeed be silenced on May 12th, 2018.
How do I call Disney characters?
Call 1-877-7-MICKEY, then follow the prompts to choose to hear a special message from one of five classic Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck or Goofy.
Is Disney getting rid of Mickey?
“Under current law, Disney loses its Mickey Mouse copyright on January 1, 2024,” he writes, adding that “he will not support further extensions applicable to your copyrights, which should become public domain.”
Are they taking Mickey Mouse out of Disney?
In 2024, the copyright protection for Mickey Mouse will expire, putting the original, old-timey version of the mouse from the “Steamboat Willie” animation in the public domain. That can’t be said for all of the other characters he created later.
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Rome: Colombo, Circa 1970s. Treatment script for the 1989 Australian film, "Blowing Hot and Cold," here under the working title, "Kamikaze Trail." Vincenzoni and Donati were prolific screenwriters, particularly in the Euro Western genre, writing scripts for some of Sergio Leone's best films, including "For a Few Dollars More" (1965), "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1966), "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), and "Duck, You Sucker" (1971). The two also wrote the 1977 sea thriller, "Orca," about a murderous killer whale.
Jack (Adams) is a a gas station owner who meets Nino (Dolce), and the two strike a strange connection. Nino eventually decides to help Jack find his runaway daughter, who has settled in Alaska.
Shot on location in Australia.
Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as "A Film Subject," with credits for screenwriters Vincenzoni and Donati. 19 leaves, with last leaf of text numbered 18. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.
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Introduction to Music Chat Rooms
Music chat rooms are online spaces where people gather to discuss and share music. You can connect with others who have similar music tastes and discover new tracks that you might not have come across otherwise. In these chat rooms, you can ask for recommendations, share your favorite songs, and join discussions about various music genres. It’s a fun and interactive way to explore and expand your music library.
Benefits of Using Music Chat Rooms
You can discover new music and broaden your taste by interacting with other music enthusiasts in chat rooms. In these chat rooms, you can share music recommendations, receive real-time suggestions, and engage in discussions about different genres and artists. Chat rooms provide a communal space for music lovers to connect, exchange ideas, and stay updated on the latest music trends in a fun and interactive way.
Finding Music Chat Rooms
Music chat rooms are a great way to discover new tracks and interact with fellow music enthusiasts. When looking for music chat rooms, you can start by exploring online platforms dedicated to music discussions. Additionally, social media platforms like Discord and Reddit offer a wide range of music-focused chat rooms where you can engage with like-minded individuals and share your favorite tunes. Be sure to join chat rooms that align with your music preferences to make the most out of your experience.
Tips for Navigating Music Chat Rooms
When entering music chat rooms to find new tracks, it’s essential to be open-minded about different music genres and styles. Engage in conversations with other users, share your favorite artists, and ask for recommendations. Keep an eye out for scheduled listening parties or music sharing sessions. Respect the diverse opinions and taste of fellow music enthusiasts. Be willing to explore suggestions and give feedback, creating a positive and interactive environment.
Engaging with Other Users
When you engage with other users in music chat rooms, you can discover new tracks and expand your music taste. Here are some tips to make the most out of your interactions:
- Be active: Participate in conversations and share your favorite music to spark discussions.
- Ask questions: Inquire about what others are listening to and get recommendations.
- Show appreciation: If someone recommends a track, give it a listen and provide feedback.
- Respectful communication: Be courteous and respectful towards other users to maintain a positive atmosphere.
Sharing and Discovering New Tracks
To share and discover new tracks in music chat rooms, start by being active in the community. Engage with other users by sharing your favorite songs and asking for recommendations. You can also participate in group listening sessions where everyone enjoys music together in real-time. Always be open to exploring different genres and artists to broaden your musical horizon. Don’t hesitate to ask for suggestions from fellow music enthusiasts or share your own hidden gems. This interactive approach will not only help you discover fresh tracks but also connect with like-minded music lovers.
Participating in Music Discussions
When joining music discussions in chat rooms, remember to stay open-minded and respectful of others’ opinions. Engage with the topic at hand by sharing your favorite tracks or artists, and be ready to discover new music from fellow participants. Ask questions and show interest in what others have to say to keep the conversation flowing smoothly. Don’t be afraid to share your thoughts and unique perspective; it’s a great way to connect with like-minded music enthusiasts and expand your music horizons.
Building Connections and Networking
When it comes to music chat rooms, connecting with other users is key to discovering fresh tracks and expanding your music network. Here are a few tips to help you build connections and network effectively:
- Engage with other users: Participate in conversations, share your favorite music, and show interest in what others are listening to.
- Ask for recommendations: Don’t hesitate to ask for music recommendations from fellow chat room members. It’s a great way to discover new tracks and artists.
- Share your music: Share your favorite tracks and playlists with others. It’s a good way to initiate conversations and showcase your music taste.
- Follow up: If someone recommends a song or artist, make sure to follow up and let them know your thoughts. It shows that you value their opinion and helps in building a rapport.
By actively engaging with others, asking for recommendations, sharing your music, and following up on suggestions, you can create meaningful connections and expand your music network in chat rooms.
Tools and Features in Music Chat Rooms
In music chat rooms, you can explore various tools and features to enhance your music discovery experience. These tools may include playlist sharing, song recommendations, real-time music listening, private messaging for sharing music with friends, and customizable user profiles to showcase your music preferences. Some chat rooms also offer features like group listening sessions, live DJ sets, and themed music events to engage with other music enthusiasts. By utilizing these tools and features, you can actively participate in the community, discover new tracks, and expand your musical horizons.
Final Thoughts and Recommendations
If you’re exploring music chat rooms to find new tracks, remember to be open-minded and respectful towards others. Share your favorite songs and artists while being eager to discover new music. Engage in conversations, ask for recommendations, and participate in music sharing activities. Remember, the goal is to expand your musical horizons and connect with other music enthusiasts. As you interact in chat rooms, keep in mind that music tastes vary, so embrace diversity and explore genres you may not have considered before. Ultimately, enjoy the experience, make new music-loving friends, and have fun discovering a world of endless musical possibilities.
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Canada’s hard rock outfit Motion Device released a new video for the track ‘Blindfold It Away’, from their latest release!
Camu comes back from an 8 year long hiatus with the first song of a trilogy…
The fact that this firestarter only contains five songs, makes me look forward to a full length album!
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Most random chat sites are full of people getting undressed and most users find this unappealing and are looking for a chat site where they can meet new people to make friends, find romance and have a good time socializing.
Chat Roulette - is the most popular video chat, which is built on the principle of roulette: You never know who will be connected when you click "Next." Chat Roulette allows you to chat via webcam, chat with a random companion through the microphone, to correspond with the keyboard.
We have created an all new room with a new style and layout. Note: Nudity on webcam, overage and underage users are strictly prohibited and you will be banned and/or reported to the authorities.
If you are having trouble connecting to the room, it is possible that there may be an issue with your browser compatibility with the software. Please take the time now to review them, if you have not done so.
When using the Live Cams feature we promise you will have a lot of fun and share a lot of laughs with the other users.
Normally when people get together for group discussions on Live Cams, there are a lot of funny stories shared and jokes fly through the air.
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That's right, we've compiled the GIFs of the best moments, so... yes, you ARE welcome!
Without further ado, here's our GIF recap!
Yes!!! We were hoping he'd do something like this!
So, with some help from Jimmy Fallon, the singer did a new take on his infamous Homelessville skit.
And it's everything you could imagine and MORE!
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Have you ever experienced the passing of a loved one? In the show 07 ghost, Teito experiences this and all the hardships that come after. He then seeks revenge on the killer and works hard to achieve that dream.
07 Ghost is about a boy who learns how to grieve over a friend’s death and become strong enough to kill the person who did it in the process. Even though we don’t see the epic fight between him and the antagonist, there is still a lot of story and character development.
The characters are all unique and very different personalities. The main character has a lot of character development as well. If the series continued then I think that there would be more character development with the main character and he could learn about the bishop’s secret as well.
I really liked the songs in this show. The animation was pretty good as well.
This show had some really unique ideas. The ending was not good though. I will probably end up reading the manga just to find out what happens after the anime finished. This anime gets a 6.5 out of 10.
I am always open to suggestions on anime to review so please comment any if you have any good ones!
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Every film from Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" essays.
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets...
Two-time Academy Award-winner Robert De Niro ("GoodFellas," "The Godfather, Part II") stars in Martin Scorsese's ("Raging Bull," "The Age of Innocence") drama of young men coming to manhood by the code of New York's Little Italy. A harrowing, intense, and grueling dramatic experience -- brilliantly acted and directed. Also starring Academy Award-nominee Harvey Keitel ("Pulp Fiction," "The Piano") and future producer Amy Robinson ("After Hours," "Running on Empty"). Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time. Leonard Maltin praises this as the "technically dazzling film that put director Scorsese on the map... and deservedly so," giving it his highest rating of "****" (four stars).
"You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it."
Any flaws that this film might have are all excusable. This is one of the early Martin Scorsese films and what a great one! In Mean Streets we see a raw Martin Scorsese and it's very interesting to identify his technical skills and trademarks even in a much more amateur way. And don't get me wrong when I say amateur, this film has a strong direction and it's a pretty good film! It's very interesting to see what this amazing director has improved through all this years.
This was also the beginning…
As I make my way through Martin Scorsese's filmography it's been nice seeing how he grew as a film maker.
Mean Streets is raw and rough around the edges. But from the beginning until the end it got so much better as every minute passed.
The bland story line of a group of thugs walking around "Little Italy" collecting owed money wasn't enough for me. At least not the first hour anyway.
What made the film for me was the performances from DeNiro and Keitel and the energy that affected the story as a whole.
Overall. I'm glad I finally watched Mean Streets purely to see where Scorsese started, knowing how important he is now in film.
Out of all the Martin Scorsese films I've seen so far; this is the only one I didn't like.
Everyone has a favorite Scorsese. Goodfellas. Raging Bull. Taxi Driver. Casino. The Departed. The King of Comedy. Those are just a few examples of Scorsese's insanely influential take on cinema. And yet, I feel one is forgotten. Sure, It was arguably as influential as those later masterpieces, but this particular film feels left in the dust.
Mean Streets is that forgotten cinematic gem. This film is like the wild horse that Scorsese hadn't tamed just yet. Crazy, uncontrollable, fascinating. Mean Streets is the ultimate test film for the now master director. But, that doesn't mean it isn't good. Actually, It's my personal favorite of Scorsese's filmography, and I could argue until the end of time that its one of his…
I'm not sure why I've never seen this, but here I am watching Mean Streets for the first time.
The first half of the film is rather redundant in its narrative while also lacking a bit in the cinematography department. It's just a group of small-time thugs or such walking around Little Italy trying to collect money, or they owe money, or they talk about other people owing money - in short, every single person owes money to someone and, honestly, it's all rather boring.
But then something happens, there seems to be a dramatic shift in the film, not only in the narrative but also its execution, plus the performances. Everything suddenly ramps up, especially De Niro. De Niro…
I defer to Kehr: "Martin Scorsese's intrusive insistence on his abstract, metaphysical theme—the possibility of modern sainthood—marks this 1973 film, his first to attract critical notice, as still somewhat immature, yet the acting and editing have such an original, tumultuous force that the picture is completely gripping."
P.S. One thing I've always loved is the way De Niro's character moves through space; he's "disrespectfully" vertical, jumping up on pool tables tables and couches. The other characters (esp. Keitel) stay respectfully horizontal; even during fistfights, they continue to obey the basic rules of how people are supposed to move around a room.
Mean Streets > Breathless
Mean Streets was Martin Scorsese’s breakout film that also established a lot of his themes and techniques that he’s used in all of his films. It’s still a powerful film that has a breathless energy with a wide range of shots and styles incorporated in. The French New Wave is a strong influence and it is combined with the “method” acting of Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro to create a loosely plotted portrait of men in Little Italy struggling to find out who they are. It’s filled with memorable scenes and performances and was a major influence on many filmmakers.
Mean Streets is a baby Scorsese film. It's just his 3rd feature length film and it is decent as a film on its own, but by comparing it to his later work there is really not much special about it. New York, more specifically Little Italy, is portrayed as gritty and realistic. Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro churn out mesmerizing performances as usual.
There's nothing too brilliant about the plot but the symbolism and religious elements are what save it from being a drab bore. The conflict between religion (Catholicism) and the gang lifestyle was not a new concept in 1973, but it was executed brilliantly. When the church failed to offer Charlie salvation he decided to take self-sacrifice…
Not really the polar opposite of THE GODFATHER, but more of a parallel universe, with a take on the mafia from the ground up, where disputes are often solved with a drink and much less is at stake. Without any criminal empire to control or caporegimes or soldiers to keep in line, the characters here are free to just drink, eat, and hang out. That's basically what this is, a mafia hang-out movie, with very little forward momentum, but fascinating characters to keep you company for the duration. Particularly true for perpetual fuckup De Niro, who inexplicably has both friends and people sticking their neck out for him, despite his unwillingness to cooperate. In Coppola and Puzo's world, a character…
Marty Scorsese's debut, and while he would go on to make far greater films, there's a certain loose, raggedy "hangout" quality to this movie that his later films would feature less and less of (actually, The Wolf Of Wall Street kind of retains this level). When Charlie is at a movie theatre towards the end of the film we see two film posters for Point Blank and Husbands- while clearly intentional nods to two movies Scorsese loves, they serve as great references point for this film and his career to come. The dark noir world of Point Blank meets the gabb-filled masculine insecurities of Husbands.
It's definitely a first film- but it's definitely a great one too, and unique in…
Um dos primeiros trabalhos de Martin Scorsese, “Caminhos perigosos” não anuncia ainda o cineasta que traria tantos filmes indispensáveis já a partir dos anos 70, como, por exemplo, “Taxi Driver”. Embora tenhamos Harvey Keitel e Robert De Niro em boas atuações, trata-se de um filme excessivamente disperso, sem foco no roteiro e com uma necessidade de mostrar os movimentos de câmera que tornariam o cineasta conhecido também, mas sem a mesma agilidade, pois não acompanhados pela narrativa. Uma das qualidades de Scorsese é atrair o espectador para dentro da trama; “Caminhos perigosos” não parece ter este atrativo e dá a impressão de ter o dobro da duração que realmente tem.
Scorsese walks out of a theater, pulling cinema out the door with him and spilling it onto the streets. Whilst not his debut feature-length, it represents his first notable and distinctive work, a backfiring firework of raw, inventive cinema verite. Highly influential, this is vibrant and believable urban Americana.
All the imperfections of a prototype, but still a dynamic early example of the energetic brilliance and fun authenticity of Scorsese, as well as providing the breakout roles for De Niro & Keitel. Keitel is most impressive here in one of his signature roles, whereas De Niro comparatively is basically flirting with the lens, despite his titanic talent. However, despite a powerful early glimpse into these acting giants, it is the scene-stealing…
Somewhat disappointing. Though I wish Scorsese had made more films with Harvey Keitel.
Brilliant performances by DeNiro and Harvey Keitel. There is no story; the film is just about daily life in Little Italy.
- 12 Angry Men
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- 25th Hour
- 3 Women
- A Trip to the Moon
- The Great Train Robbery
- The Birth of a Nation
- Les Vampires
All the films from all the editions, including those subsequently removed, presently totalling 1154. An easy way of seeing how…
- Citizen Kane
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Tokyo Story
- The Rules of the Game
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