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29 Oct 22:02

Living Dead Dolls Friday The 13th Part 2 Jason Up For Order

by Jeremy Konrad
Emahlstadt

literally watching this movie right now! honestly, i just want the severed head.

Friday The 13th fans can soon add a new Jason Voorhees Living Dead Doll to their collection. Based on his look from part 2, burlap sack Jason Voorhees will ship in the spring of 2019. He will come with a pickaxe and his mother’s severed head as well. These feature five points of articulation and real cloth materials for the costume and sack. The burlap sack is also removeable. He will cost you $50 and is up for order right now here. 

Check out pics and details below!

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The deluxe edition of the infamous masked maniac comes outfitted just as he did in the film in denim overalls with a plaid shirt underneath. Jason wears a sack over his head with one eye peeking out, searching for his next victim. Remove the sack to reveal the abomination underneath.

The deluxe Jason Voorhees has a real cloth outfit, sack mask, rooted hair, and comes complete with a pickaxe that fits neatly in his right hand. Also included is the severed, mummified head of his mother, straight from his own personal shrine.

The Deluxe Edition Living Dead Dolls Friday The 13th Part II: Jason Voorhees stands 10” tall and features 5 points of articulation. He is packaged in a die-cut window box, perfect for display.

Product Features

  • 10 inches (25.40cm)
  • Made of plastic
  • From Friday The 13th Part II
  • Jason Voorhees has a real cloth outfit
  • Remove the sack to reveal the abomination underneath
  • Features 5 points of articulation

Box Contents

  • Jason Voorhees figure
  • Pickaxe
  • Mother’s severed head
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29 Oct 21:28

It's Becoming Increasingly Unlikely that We'll See a Major Shift To Virtual Reality Any Time Soon

by msmash
An anonymous reader shares a report: VR was supposed to be a revolution, with companies like Oculus pioneering a whole new way for gamers and non-gamers alike to be immersed in digital environments -- but that excitement has markedly cooled. The media has gone through several cycles of fawning, optimistic prognostication, and... wishful thinking? -- but for all the hype we have very little consumer interest to show for it. Oculus sold off to Facebook and has become little more than a parlor trick Mark Zuckerberg shows off at every F8 event. As Ben Thompson recently noted, the bet on the company is an awkward fit for Facebook that strays from Zuckerberg's strengths in several ways. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is now tooling around on right wing defense projects, while co-founder Brendan Iribe has just left the company amid rumors of future headsets being shelved. Several prominent studios have shut down or ceased VR efforts, including Viacom and AltspaceVR, and Microsoft is a steadfast "no" when it comes to dipping its toes in the water via the Xbox. Sony has boasted about sales of the PSVR hitting 3 million in two years, but there are 82 million PS4 units in the hands of consumers (and keep in mind that Microsoft sold 35 million Kinects but still discontinued the product). With cumbersome hardware (which, let's be honest, looks really stupid to most people), absurd PC requirements, and nearly no AAA titles to lure the curious into the world of VR, it's becoming increasingly unlikely that we'll see a major shift to virtual reality any time soon. Also worth noting: if you're looking to Magic Leap for a kind of bridge to the future with its AR efforts, don't get too wound up. Brian Merchant's excellent and detailed feature story for Gizmodo on the company's struggles to get around the same hardware, software, and consumer adoption issues that plague VR make it clear there is no easy answer in this space. In my opinion -- as someone who watched this new generation of virtual reality emerge from the earliest days, and was one of its biggest fans -- VR adoption will only happen when the barrier to entry is akin to slipping on a pair of sunglasses (and even then it's no sure thing). Most people don't want to wear a bulky headset, even in private, there's no must have "killer app" for VR, and no one has made a simple plug-and-play option that lets a novice user engage casually. Everyone I know who's tried a VR headset is blown away by the experience, but no one really wants to go deep on it except for what amounts to a rounding-error percentage of enthusiasts. Further reading: 'We Expected VR To Be Two To Three Times as Big', Says CCP Games CEO.

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29 Oct 19:54

europeansculpture: Massimiliano Pelletti - Back To Basic...



europeansculpture:

Massimiliano Pelletti - Back To Basic 2016   

Altissimo white marble

29 Oct 04:26

Is Apple Still the Company That Leads the Way, Or is it Just Getting Better at Locking in Users To Its Own Increasingly Subpar Experiences?

by msmash
Emahlstadt

I still love my MacBook, for the most part, but am pretty Luke warm on my iPhone these days, though I’ve never really used an android, so maybe this is still the best thing going?

Readers share a column: Apple is no longer the king of the smartphone camera, but that's just a small component of a company in (highly profitable) stagnation. It wasn't that long ago that anyone who cared about taking great photos on their phone was destined to buy an iPhone (whether they wanted it or not) just by sheer brilliance of its miniaturized camera tech. But something happened over the last 18 months that's changed the dynamic for consumers in the market: Samsung and especially Google have started producing handsets that equal or surpass Apple's devices with their picture-taking quality. [...] But Google is not Facebook, and while I give up some of my data to the company, what I get in return has sizable value -- apps I use for hours every day, predictive services that actually work, photo processing that means I'm less likely to miss an important moment. To be clear: the stuff Google and Amazon are doing right now isn't just cool and doesn't solely serve their corporate interests -- it matters in very real ways to consumers, with touchpoints they encounter every day where Apple can't even get a word in edgewise. [...] Coming in second in the camera space alone might not be that big of an issue, but Apple has also had significant problems with its hardware recently -- not just with quality control, but in pure design terms as well (who could have predicted that in 2018 people would be touting Microsoft as the industry leader in design?). Siri continues to be a running joke among most people I know -- tech enthusiasts and average users alike. Apple's iCloud efforts have amounted to little more than a "hard disk in the sky" (a famous Jobsian turn of phrase). And is it the best experience for consumers to be forced into Apple Mail, Apple Maps, iTunes, Apple Music, and Apple Photos at every turn? Can you honestly say they're the best at what they do?

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28 Oct 16:23

Does Eating Organic Food Help Prevent Cancer?

by EditorDavid
Emahlstadt

lets all say it together...

CORRELATION
DOES
NOT
EQUAL
CAUSATION!

how did we become so bad at science lately?

An anonymous reader quotes USA Today: People who regularly eat organic food are less likely to develop cancer than those who don't, according to a new study out of France. A team of researchers studied 68,946 adult volunteers from France who provided information on how often they ate organic food, drinks and even dietary supplements. Participants were given a score, based on how often they eat organic food ranging from "most of the time" to "never" or "I don't know." During two follow-up appointments, one in 2009 and another in 2016, the researchers then tracked cancer diagnoses, the most prevalent being breast cancer. Other cancers observed included prostate cancer, skin cancer, colorectal cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphomas and lymphomas. People who reported higher organic food scores were less likely to be diagnosed with cancer than the rest of the group. For example, those who consumed the most organic food were 25 percent less likely to have cancer, according to the research. That number grew to more than half when looking at cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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27 Oct 19:42

[Video] Witness the Return of Silver Shamrock in New ‘Halloween III’ Fan Film ‘Return of the Witch’!

by John Squires
Emahlstadt

this is the worst thing i've ever seen in my life.

Thirty six years ago, Daniel Challis saved the world. This year, Silver Shamrock is back.

It’s pretty awesome to see that Halloween III: Season of the Witch has finally been embraced by fans for what it is rather than derided for what it’s not, and it took many, many years to get to this point. For years, Halloween III was the bastard child of the franchise, a Michael Myers-less sequel that simply did not fit within the mold of the series… to say the least.

As its own movie, of course, Halloween III is a total gem, one that has amassed such a large following that sites like this one don’t even need to defend it anymore. It’s no longer “underrated” or “overlooked,” as it’s now so beloved that it’s even spawning… fan films?!

As you may recall, I wrote up my own Halloween III fan fiction here on BD back in 2016, with my short story “The Final October” serving as a direct sequel to the film. This year, filmmaker Brandon Tobatto similarly went ahead and made his own Halloween III sequel with the fan film Return of the Witch, a 26-minute short that picks up 36 years after the film.

Return of the Witch centers on the return of the nefarious Silver Shamrock as the re-branded Shamrock Unlimited, the brain-child of Conal Cochran’s grandson, Connor Cochran…

“After finally coming to terms with the fact that his family’s legacy has been forever tarnished by the events of Halloween 1982, Connor Cochran, grandson of Conal Cochran and heir to the ‘Silver Shamrock’ company, has decided to re-emerge from the shadows and rid the world of the stigma it has placed upon his family name. With this new ‘Shamrock Unlimited’ brand looming over the nation, will Connor Cochran right the wrongs of his grandfather… or FINISH what Conal Cochran started all those years ago?”

Like many fan films, Return of the Witch is no doubt an amateur effort, but man it’s just so cool to see that Halloween III is finally popular enough to be spawning its own fan projects such as this one. The concept behind the short is really cool, with Silver Shamrock’s original plan taken to an apocalyptic new level, and we certainly commend Tobatto and his team for their efforts.

Be sure to watch through the credits for a fun final treat!

27 Oct 09:38

Please go see Suspiria, so Luca Guadagnino can make a sequel set in the year 1212

by Katie Rife on News, shared by Katie Rife to The A.V. Club
Emahlstadt

"So if decadent high-art witchcraft is your thing..."

goddamn. av club just GETS me.

As we pointed out in our review of the film earlier this week, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake isn’t going to be for everyone. In fact, we suspect that a good portion of moviegoers are going to hate it. So if decadent high-art witchcraft is your thing, as it is ours, please make a point of supporting the movie so we…

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26 Oct 18:08

"Hundreds of teeth found in Downtown Valdosta wall"

by noreply@blogger.com (John)
VDT:
Greensboro and Carrolton, two Georgia cities, both have had buildings where teeth have been found in the walls, Hill said. She said those buildings were former dental offices.

“I’m not sure if it was a common practice between dentists at that time, but it’s very strange that there were two other people that said, ‘Hey, we’ve had that happen, too,’” she said.
25 Oct 17:43

‘Star Trek’ Animated Series Coming from Rick & Morty Writer

by Mary Anne Butler
Emahlstadt

yeah, i'm on board with this... until the awful fans ruin everything about it.

Yes, Star Trek does already have an animated series in it’s past, but it would appear that CBS All Access is moving forward with a new one.

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Already picked up for two seasons, a half-hour animated comedy series called Star Trek: Lower Deck, which will reportedly will focus on the “support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships”.

CBS All Access Executive Vice President of Originals Julie McNamara offered this statement on the new series:

“We couldn’t have imagined a better creative team to work with on CBS All Access’ first original animated series than Mike McMahan, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Star Trek: Lower Deck is a fantastic complement to our growing lineup of original series and our ongoing expansion of the Star Trek universe on CBS All Access.”

The series is being developed my Rick & Morty writer Mike McMahan and Star Trek helmer for CBS Alex Kurtzman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kurtzman will be executive producing alongside Secret Hideout’s Heather Kadin, Roddenberry Entertainment CEO Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz and McMahan.

Kurtzman said:

“Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end.’ His cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trek to fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

There is no expected release date for Below Deck yet, but we’ll let you know when we hear anything.

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25 Oct 17:32

Fallout 76 impressions: Bethesda’s latest is a slow starter, but signs of brilliance are there

by Alex Donaldson
Emahlstadt

played the beta for the alloted four hours the other night. i was underwhelmed.

Fallout 76 is different, but at heart it still has that traditional Bethesda Game Studios design: it wants to be more than the sum of its parts.

Despite knowing exactly what kind of game modern Fallout is and exactly what type of online experience Bethesda was shooting for with Fallout 76, I didn’t quite know what to expect the first time I booted this new online experience. I’d read Kirk’s hands-on preview from Bethesda’s event, but I still couldn’t picture exactly how the traditional Bethesda Game Studios tropes would mesh with an always-online world.

After three hours, I think I have the beginnings of an answer: it works quite well, though there’s a weird, unfamiliar undercurrent that means the early hours of the game will probably end up being the most contentious and troublesome for steadfast fans of Bethesda’s tried-and-true formula.

It’s perhaps both a blessing and a curse to Fallout 76 that the opening moments of games in this series are thus far such a pre-defined, familiar experience. You wake up in a vault and after a whistle-stop tutorial tour of its facilities you’re spat out into a sprawling open world. 76 is much the same as the other games in this regard, but it’s also here that the game’s hands-off, player-driven approach to story is first demonstrated.

Fallout and The Elder Scrolls have always been rich with flavor text hidden away across the world – computer files to dig through, hand-written notes to scour – but now, in Fallout 76, this is the primary method of storytelling. This makes sense, obviously – with the game set pretty much as close as the series is ever likely to get to the immediate aftermath of the bombs dropping, there is no civilization to speak of and few NPCs to interact with. The largest theme of the game, in fact, is picking through the wreckage to build something new – the sort of settlements that the heroes of other Fallout games will later discover.

These changes ultimately mean this is a stripped back Fallout experience, with that paring back necessary to shoulder the big addition – other players and the associated complex open-world systems that come with them. It also means this is a game far more focused on combat, since many of the NPCs who you’d spend time chattering away to and romancing are absent. That’s an interesting decision, really, given that Fallout combat has never exactly been the greatest, and has always been part of a greater whole. Now, it’s the game’s very raison d’être, for better and for worse.

Obviously the early hours aren’t the best time for this, and that’s why I say they’ll likely be trying, the period when even some Fallout veterans could bounce right off 76. You’re running around with a machete or other generally weak weapons, smacking rats and mutated cows to gather materials. You’re looting and then heading back to camp where other low-level players compete for space on the crafting benches, which only allow one player to sit down at them at a time. It’s plodding, methodical and surprisingly directionless-feeling despite the heavily-layered early objectives – though that might also be the idea.

The sense of discovery of this new, freshly-radiated world is great. Picking up loot is cathartic, and from the very first moments out in the wasteland I can fully sense how satisfying it’s going to be over time to gather more materials and then craft better gear and impressive-looking settlements. All of this is given a greater weight in Fallout 76 thanks to its multiplayer nature, too: the better your gear the more bad-ass you’re going to look showing off to fellow players, or the more formidable you’ll be if you decide to go on a murder-spree of your fellow vault-dwellers.

It’s easy to see how these systems are going to mesh together to make Fallout 76 more than the sum of its parts, much in the same way that Fallout 4 is so much more than its good-not-great combat, uneven story and string of hilarious bugs. In this sense it really does feel like a Bethesda Game Studios title already: no one system stands out as mind-bogglingly impressive, but when stitched together they create something special.

After four hours that’s my primary hope for Fallout 76, then. Make no mistake that something is lost from the magic of the series by stripping out the NPCs and more actively delivered narrative beats – and that’s likely to be most keenly felt in these opening hours. At the same time, however, these earliest hours already provide glimpses of how some Fallout 4’s systems like settlements, cooking and crafting fit better here than there. There’s also a hint of the excitement experienced when encountering another real player out in the wasteland – and there’s the suggestion there that as systems open up and players are forced to work together Fallout 76 could become something really memorable. I’ll keep pushing towards that this weekend, during the second phase of the Fallout 76 beta.

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24 Oct 18:00

Cornerbacks Kris Boyd and Davante Davis suspended for 1st series of Oklahoma State game

by Scipio Tex
Emahlstadt

laaaame

A loss of bye week focus means that Kris Boyd and Davante Davis will sit while the Horns roll out Kobe Boyce on one side and either Josh Thompson or true freshman Anthony Cook on the other in Stillwater. My suggestion? Win the coin toss, take the ball first, and engineer a 20 play, 15 minute scoring drive.

The Boyd Tax: it can strike at any time.

UPDATE: The suspension is likely to only be a series. It will also include LJH. That’s reassuring.

24 Oct 17:30

dyslexiatestmagazine: Inhuman (2015) curated by Susanne...



dyslexiatestmagazine:

Inhuman (2015) curated by Susanne Pfeffer 

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24 Oct 17:28

Micro horror anthology

by noreply@blogger.com (John)
Emahlstadt

that forest, tho...













24 Oct 16:34

Mondrian’s flowers

by Chrysanthe Tenentes
Emahlstadt

i present to you, the most up-his-own-ass quote from kottke, perhaps of all time:

"I somehow didn’t know until recently that Piet Mondrian created a whole series of flowers, including charcoals and watercolors."

somehow... SOMEHOW, kottke didn't know about Piet Mondrian's flower series. what a miss. i mean, how does a guy of kottke's reputation not know sooner than 'recently' about Piet Mondrian's flower series? at least he admits it, humbly and throws in some good commentary on how Van Gogh-ish the chrysanthemum is, which, lets be honest, it is. it is very Van Gogh.

I somehow didn’t know until recently that Piet Mondrian created a whole series of flowers, including charcoals and watercolors.

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The chrysanthemum, at least, is very Van Gogh. The amaryllis gives a hint of the primary colors to come in his work.

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24 Oct 16:31

A debate over eminent domain in Texas

by Chrysanthe Tenentes

Will Texas, with five of the 15 largest cities in the U.S., have the first bullet train in the country? Curbed partnered with the Texas Tribune for a deep dive into the land rights and bureaucratic debate around the project that’s already raised $425 million. The goal is a 90-minute ride to cover the 240-miles from Dallas and Houston, and ultimately, a “super economy” created by linking half the state’s population.

At the state Capitol, the bullet train represents the collision of two things that Republicans—who control Texas government—hold dear: private property rights and an unrestrained free market. And for two legislative sessions in a row, the free market has largely come out on top. The project has emerged relatively unscathed after bills aimed at hamstringing or killing it failed to get much traction.

Tags: Texas   transportation
24 Oct 16:23

Ari Aster's “Scandinavian folk horror” follow-up to Hereditary will traumatize you next summer

by Randall Colburn on News, shared by Randall Colburn to The A.V. Club
Emahlstadt

love me some scandinavian folk horror.

As we’ve sat here obliviously twiddling our thumbs, director Ari Aster’s been in Hungary plumbing the depths of trauma-laden depravity for his Hereditary follow-up, which /Film reports just got an official release date. A24 has revealed that the director’s highly anticipated sophomore feature will arrive on August 9,…

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23 Oct 08:50

Oculus stops offering movies on Rift headsets due to low demand

by Jon Fingas
Emahlstadt

y'don't say...

It's a lousy time to be a fan of PC-based VR, apparently. Oculus told both customers and Variety that it's shutting down its movie store for Rift headset owners, leaving you to use third-party services (or watch on a regular screen) if you want to b...
23 Oct 08:37

Sarah Silverman says Louis CK would ask to masturbate in front of her when they were younger

by Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
Emahlstadt

yeah, i thought we all knew by now that that's kinda his thing? what year is it?

In an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show today (via IndieWire), Sarah Silverman tried to make a point about why her longtime friend Louis CK might not have initially realized that his creepy, abusive behavior was both creepy and abusive. She says the two of them used to enjoy “letting our freak flags…

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22 Oct 23:18

Woman Removes Her Own Face for This Year’s Most Gruesome Halloween Costume!

by Brad Miska
Emahlstadt

pretty rad

My skin is crawling from this Halloween makeup effect that Julia Wunderlich shared on her Instagram page. The professional make-up artist layered effects to create the illusion of her face falling apart after some botched plastic surgery.

Looking like one of Hellraiser‘s newest Cenobites, watch as Julia wiggles the skin loose, which eventually drops off to reveal the muscle underneath. It’s nasty.

 

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22 Oct 22:05

Syfy to Make ‘Killer Klowns from Outer Space’ and ‘Critters’ Films [Exclusive]

by Brad Miska

We’re bringing all the treats this Halloween season and have just learned of some massively exciting news regarding two beloved 1980’s classics.

Bloody Disgusting is hearing exclusively that Syfy is in talks to license the rights to make new feature films based on the Chiodo brothers’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) and Stephen Herek’s Critters (1986).

While Critters has seen multiple sequels, fans have been clamoring for a Killer Klowns followup for decades. In the film, aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town. Syfy is making franchise reboots part of their new business model with a perfect example being Leprechaun Returns, set to premiere in March of 2019.

Critters is also sci-fi-themed and followed a group of small, furry aliens that make lunch out of the locals in a farming town. Leonardo DiCaprio made his film debut in the third Critters.

What would you like to see out of new films? Sequels? Remakes? What kind of story?

22 Oct 21:55

EVE Online CEO says “you can’t build a business” on VR as it is

by Shabana Arif
Emahlstadt

shocking

CCP CEO says that the closure of two of its studios is partially down to the fact that VR isn’t as big as expected.

Following the closure of Eve: Online developer’s Atlanta and Newcastle studios, CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has said that the slow uptake on VR is somewhat to blame.

“We expected VR to be two to three times as big as it was, period,” he said in an interview with Destructoid. “You can’t build a business on that.”

CCP shut down two of its five studios last year, letting go of around 100 employees.

“May of last year (2017) is when we started to figure it out,” he said. “Was it a surprise? Maybe. But the picture was filling in that there would not be a way to continue with VR as heavily as we were.”

Talking about the recently revealed Oculus Quest, Pétursson added that “if it does take off, and I mean if, we’ll re-assess.

“The important thing is we need to see the metrics for active users of VR. A lot of people bought headsets just to try it out. How many of those people are active? We found that in terms of our data, a lot of users weren’t.”

Despite this, Pétursson says that he “remain[s] a long-term believer of VR.”

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22 Oct 19:55

The Friday the 13th reboot we all knew was coming might be produced by LeBron James

by Randall Colburn on News, shared by Randall Colburn to The A.V. Club
Emahlstadt

no thanks

Halloween just changed everything, y’all. Blumhouse’s new entry into the franchise slaughtered the box office this weekend, proving that the slasher genre is, unlike the majority of its ensemble, alive and well. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise, however, as horror has become a reliable commodity in these dark…

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22 Oct 19:30

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe leaves Facebook

by Jon Fingas
Emahlstadt

the consumer version of the rift is over 2 1/2 years old now and development on it's pc-powered successor has been cancelled in favor of less powerful, cheaper, stand-alone headsets, and one of the founders is leaving FB as a result. FB paid $2 billion to buy oculus. sure didn't see this coming... :eyeroll:

Add another person to the list of high-profile leaders departing Facebook. Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving both his own team and the social network. He didn't say where he was going next or why he was exiting, but he noted that this would...
22 Oct 19:01

neckar:Ivana Basic - 2017









neckar:

Ivana Basic - 2017

22 Oct 18:55

Weekend Box Office: Halloween slays the competition

by Katie Rife on News, shared by Katie Rife to The A.V. Club
Emahlstadt

...it was just ok

Hope you’ve got a quiver full of Activia jokes workshopped and ready to go, because as we reported yesterday, Halloween was by far the biggest draw at the U.S. domestic box office this weekend. In the end, David Gordon Green’s much-hyped horror reboot came just $2.5 million short of breaking Venom’s record for biggest…

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22 Oct 18:01

Jet Li Turned Down The Matrix Because He Didn’t Want CGI Versions Of His Moves

by Tim Carmody
Emahlstadt

actually a pretty smart take on the situation.

Jet Li - Hero.jpg

In an interview with Chinese anchor Chen Luyu, actor and martial artist Jet Li revealed that he turned down the role of Seraph, guardian of the Oracle, in both sequels to The Matrix after the filmmakers made an unusual request.

“It was a commercial struggle for me,” Li said, “I realized the Americans wanted me to film for three months but be with the crew for nine. And for six months, they wanted to record and copy all my moves into a digital library.”

He added, “By the end of the recording, the right to these moves would go to them.”

Li said back then, he was already worried that future technology would allow US filmmakers to digitally reproduce his moving body and superimpose the face of any actor onto it.

“I was thinking: I’ve been training my entire life. And we martial artists could only grow older. Yet they could own [my moves] as an intellectual property forever. So I said I couldn’t do that,” Li said.

Instead, Li made Hero, which was probably the right call. Still, I wonder whether who else has been in Li’s position, and how often we’ve seen one actor’s face in pantomime over another actor’s body? Or whether requests like these helped kill the short-lived boom in big budget martial arts movies we saw in the late 1990s/early 2000s?

Tags: movies
22 Oct 01:52

Former KYUSS Singer's JOHN GARCIA AND THE BAND OF GOLD To Release Self-Titled Album In January

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for amelia

Former KYUSS frontman John Garcia returns with his next incarnation of Desert Rock, JOHN GARCIA AND THE BAND OF GOLD. The group's self-titled debut album will be released on January 4, 2019 via Napalm. None other than KYUSS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE producer Chris Goss gave this new groovy piece of dust its finishing touches. Garcia takes the next step in his almost 30-year career by combining the strengths of his musical past with the achievements of modern times. It's once again a distinctive John Garcia album. Says the singer: "After a year of heavy stress, starting my own studio, shutting it down, hiring and firing, the drama is finally over. Saved by surgeon Chris Goss, this record is finally done. "It is unclear if I will ever be doing this again, so this is it. Here it is, proud and loud JOHN GARCIA AND THE BAND OF GOLD record comes out January 4th with supporting tour thereafter. "The Vegas jam is my only U.S. electric show and will prove to be something special. "I thank my supporters; you keep me going. Big love from the Garcia res!!" After starting the stoner rock movement by establishing KYUSS together with Josh Homme, Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri in 1990, Garcia became one of the most heard voices from the desert in rock history. No doubt that he had massive impact on the desert rock movement by singing in bands like HERMANO, SLO BURN, UNIDA and VISTA CHINO. Since his debut album as a solo artist in 2014 via Napalm Records, he has further established his very own trademarks. After having a meeting between his musical past and present, by playing on one stage with Oliveri, Dave Angstrom (ex-HERMANO) and Arthur Seay (ex-UNIDA) on November 29 in Las Vegas, Garcia will embark on a European tour with BAND OF GOLD in late January.
22 Oct 01:51

Corrosion of Conformity - Albatross

by noreply@blogger.com (John)
Emahlstadt

how fucking weird that this is presented here without comment. great band. great song. still so weird.

21 Oct 07:00

Texas extends offer to 4-star 2020 OT Damieon George

by Joe Hamilton
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No’ Sho’!

The Longhorns are now the latest to offer the coveted in-state offensive tackle prospect.

On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Longhorns extended an offer to four-star 2020 Houston North Shore offensive tackle Damieon George, he announced on Twitter.

George is regarded as one of the elite offensive tackles in his recruiting class. He utilizes his long arms to his advantage and doesn’t have a problem with finishing off defenders.

A teammate of key Texas 2020 running back target Zachary Evans, George holds a total of 19 offers from the likes of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M, among numerous others. The North Shore standout has had an impressive junior campaign, and will see his stock continue to rise heading into the offseason.

As for the Longhorns, they currently hold two commitments at the offensive tackle position in the 2019 recruiting cycle from Houston North Forest standout Javonne Shepherd and Conroe Oak Ridge star Tyler Johnson. Texas has offered a total of nine offensive tackles in the 2020 cycle and will be looking to add some more depth at the position as they intend to re-up for another spectacular year of recruiting.

At 6-foot-6, 320 pounds, George is ranked as the nation’s No. 268 prospect and as the No. 30 player in the state for the 2020 cycle, per the 247Sports Composite rankings.