#Kenneth Edwards | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

simadelics · 11 months

Photo

London, 1894

Kenneth Jr.

Typically, I do not entertain Thomas’ attempts to rope me into his role-playing games, but he promised this one would be much different from the rest — he even requested I refer to him as Thomas! Well, “Detective” Thomas, but he declared that, as his brother and soon-to-be Watson, the title would be unnecessary from me. Regardless, though the pomp he desires surrounding the game may be par for the course, I find the concept behind it makes it a silly means towards a most serious and important end: helping Mother!

(He agreed I would be Holmes, though. Being an elder brother comes with its occasional perks to balance out the numerous burdens.)

We arrived at four possibilities:

1. Pauline. We do not want this to be true. If she is to blame, we have reasoned it would likely be the result of a horrible accident, but there is always the chance that we perhaps do not know as much of her character as we claim to. Her scar belies the possibility of an uneventful life before this one.

2. Nana. Though Nana and Mother have their difficulties, she is a proper lady of our station, and it seems terribly unlikely that she would intentionally do something so classless. We are biased in the sense that we love her very much, but we are aware of that — the first step towards over-coming any bias.

3. “The Stranger.” This is the possibility that the culprit is someone outside the house; they need not actually be a “stranger” as the name implies, but we found ourselves becoming rather partial to the term.

4. “Trust No One” — I have included this only for Thomas’ benefit. He insists that we must be prepared for the unlikely chance that one of us is to blame and is deceiving the other. “It’s always the man you would suspect least of all!” he declares.

LAST POST | NEXT POST

#i had a lot of fun with this one as you can definitely tell lol #another late post though sorry!!!#cavendish legacy #cavendish legacy 1890 #ts4 decades challenge #sims 4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #sims 4 historical #c: kenneth cavendish jr.#c: thomas cavendish #c: pauline baker #c: eunice edwards

94 notes · View notes

iloveyoujohnnydepp · 8 months

Text

Johnny Depp attends the Murder On The Orient Express World UK Premiere at Royal Albert Hall in London, England (November 02, 2017)

Re: Johnny Depp as Edward Ratchett in Murder on the Orient Express (2017) dir. Kenneth Branagh

#murder on the orient express #johnny depp #actor #iloveyoujohnnydepp #hollywood #2010s hollywood #icon #celeb #musician #2010s #world premiere #premiere #UK premiere #Edward ratchett #london england #2017 #kenneth branagh

50 notes · View notes

denimbex1986 · 9 months

Text

'Christopher Nolan has a knack for wrangling impressive ensemble casts for his films, but he really outdid himself with his 3-hour historical epic Oppenheimer. Even if the World War II biopic didn’t include the frequent Nolan collaborator Michael Caine, the stacked ensemble is filled with a terrific ensemble of veteran Hollywood stars, Academy Award-winning performers, underrated character actors, relative unknowns, and a few former box office titans that have seemingly disappeared over the last decade or so. It wasn’t that long ago that Josh Hartnett was the marquee lead of films like Lucky Number Slevin and Black Hawk Down, but his star power has seemingly evaporated, as some actors can only maintain the same level of success for so long. However, Hartnett has always been a more interesting and complicated actor than the roles that he was given at the beginning of his career. Hartnett isn’t just in the middle of a major comeback; he basically steals Oppenheimer with one of the most nuanced supporting performances.

Why Is 'Oppenheimer's Ernest Lawrence So Important?

Oppenheimer is told in non-chronological order, in what has become a hallmark of nearly all of Nolan’s films. While Hartnett doesn’t play a significant role in the black-and-white sections that show the confirmation hearings for Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.), he is instrumental within the main storyline focused on J. Robert Oppenheimer’s (Cillian Murphy) studies at the University of California in Berkeley, where he first conceived of much of the technology that ended up becoming critical within the Manhattan Project. The sequences in Berkeley aren’t just where Oppenheimer unlocks part of his genius, but also where he falls in love with his second wife Kitty (Emily Blunt), and makes a community of friends for the first time. It is during this period that he works hand-in-hand with Hartnett’s depiction of Ernest Lawrence; having an outsider’s perspective on Oppenheimer’s work was necessary for this sequence to function.

Ernest Lawrence was an incredibly influential figure in Oppenheimer’s life. While he’s not someone that Oppenheimer often looks up to and idolizes like Neils Bohr (Kenneth Branagh) or Albert Einstein (Tom Conti), Lawrence represents the sort of man that Oppenheimer could never really become. Hartnett depicts Lawrence as a man of great importance, intelligence, and class that also has a relatively normal social life and shows an ability to adjust to the stresses within his life. Lawrence encourages Oppenheimer to find a balance within his work, but it becomes obvious that it’s not possible for someone with his capacity for genius. It creates an odd tension between them; Lawrence feels both resentful and sympathetic for his friend. Oppenheimer’s inability to simply “turn off” his brain and focus on something other than his work may end up making him more historically important than Lawrence, but it negates any sense of accomplishment or happiness he may feel.

Josh Hartnett does some really outstanding subtle work with his performance, as there’s an interesting dichotomy to Lawrence’s feelings about Oppenheimer. He’s not resentful, as he and Oppenheimer are able to get along and share much in common due to their shared experience in nuclear research. Lawrence is someone who can communicate with Oppenheimer on an intellectual level about the groundbreaking studies that are being done, but he’s not capable of reaching the same next-level conclusions. Lawrence is well-educated and knows what he’s talking about, but also acknowledges that it’s not his name that the world will remember. It was almost a bit of reflective acting on Hartnett’s part as if he was acknowledging that he was no longer the same star who had led Pearl Harbor to its box-office success two decades prior.

Ernest Lawrence Is Important to the Politics of 'Oppenheimer'

Christopher Nolan isn’t necessarily known as a “political filmmaker,” but while his films aren’t necessarily as overt as the work of directors like Oliver Stone or Spike Lee, there are strong anti-war, anti-escalation themes in The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, and Tenet. Oppenheimer is definitely Nolan’s most overtly political work to date, and Lawrence is instrumental in unpacking the film’s complex understanding (and criticism) of the decisions that Oppenheimer made on behalf of his country during his lifetime. At first, Oppenheimer’s relationship with Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh) is nothing more than a passionate romantic affair, but it's Lawrence who explains the danger that being involved with the socialist political movement at the time that they are in. Lawrence has his personal feelings about the rising Communist movement, but he worries that Oppenheimer’s mind could be distracted when he’s working on studies that could literally change the way that mankind observes the world.

The political differences between Lawrence and Oppenheimer are fascinating, and Hartnett does a great job of showing Lawrence’s conviction in his belief and handling the dense political dialogue. It’s fascinating that Lawrence’s political beliefs aren’t delved into that deeply other than his expressed desire to keep all discussions about the socialist movement out of the classroom. Lawrence tells Oppenheimer that he considered himself a patriot, but he also wants the University to be an institute of science, and not a hangout spot for a potentially dangerous movement to begin. He and Oppenheimer begin to grow further apart as a result of this, but they still share a mutual understanding of which events transcend their own personal beliefs. Both men react with the same surprise and fear when news of Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland breaks.

Josh Hartnett does a great job of showing Lawrence’s empathy for Oppenheimer. While he understands that a traditional celebration isn’t necessarily something that Oppenheimer would enjoy, there’s a friendliness between the two men that continues after General Leslie Groves (Matt Damon) whisks him away to work on the Manhattan Project. Lawrence refuses to report incriminating evidence on Oppenheimer during the government’s investigation, and the two are able to shake hands at the end of the film. That’s more than Oppenheimer can say about Edward Teller (Benny Safdie), whose pro-nuclear beliefs created too much of a divide between them.

Josh Hartnett is in the midst of a much-needed comeback, and it’s great to see that Oppenheimer gave him such a nuanced role to execute. While it may have taken a while for him to finally get the chance to work with Nolan, his performance is one that is essential to show what made Oppenheimer tick on both an intellectual and personal level.'

50 notes · View notes

dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 2 months

Text

Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Tuesday a bill allowing executions by nitrogen gas and electrocution, opening the door for Louisiana to revive capital punishment 14 years after it last used its death chamber.

Landry signed the legislation, House Bill 6, and 10 other bills into law while surrounded by crime victims' loved ones and law enforcement officials in a ceremony at the State Capitol. HB 6 also shrouds records of the state's procurement of lethal injection drugs in secrecy, a step supporters say will make it easier to obtain those drugs.

The death penalty bill headlined a slate of tough-on-crime legislation approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature last month and championed by Landry, a Republican and former state attorney general who campaigned on a promise to punish criminals and uplift people affected by violent crime. The new laws reverse a path charted by the state's 2017 Justice Reinvestment Initiative by slashing chances for convicted criminals to be released from prison early and lengthening sentences for some crimes.

"This is what I ran on," Landry said Tuesday.

The Governor also signed bills that allow people to carry concealed handguns without permits, eliminate parole for adults who commit crimes after Aug. 1, dramatically cut the availability of good behavior credits in prison and limit how people can request plea deals after their convictions, among others.

Landry is expected to sign additional bills passed in last month's special session in New Orleans on Wednesday, including measures to publish court minutes for youth accused of violent crimes, increase penalties for carjacking and weapons offenses and give Landry more control over the state's public defense system.

Protests against that legislation — particularly the death penalty bill, which opponents caution promotes one method that has hardly been tested and another ruled inhumane by courts in some states — spurred fiery debate but did little to sway lawmakers, most of whom fell in line with Landry's agenda.

A series of criminal justice advocacy groups spoke out against the new laws again on Monday, saying they will do little to curb crime and risk bloating the state's prison population to pre-2017 levels.

The 2017 public safety laws, which drew bipartisan backing and support from law enforcement, released people with convictions for nonviolent crimes and saved the state some $153 million, a recent audit found.

"Blaming the wrong problems doesn’t get the right solutions, and our communities for years have made clear the solutions necessary to address the very real concerns and needs of all Louisianans," said Danny Engelberg, the chief public defender in New Orleans. "These misguided bills will balloon our already bloated legal system, jails and prison system, and further widen the inequities in justice, safety, and community well-being."

The first modern execution by nitrogen gas occurred in Alabama in January. It sparked pushback from anti-death penalty advocates who expressed concern about eyewitness reports that Kenneth Smith, who was put to death for a 1988 murder-for-hire, writhed and struggled for air for some 20 minutes after nitrogen began flowing into his mouth. Alabama officials said the execution was humane and offered to aid other states' efforts to put the method to use.

Difficulty obtaining the cocktail of execution drugs from pharmaceutical firms, along with former Gov. John Bel Edwards' opposition to capital punishment and a series of federal court orders pausing executions in recent years, had kept Louisiana from putting anyone to death since 2010.

It's unclear when state officials might begin taking steps to obtain materials needed to carry out executions or when executions could resume in Louisiana. Also unclear is which of the three execution options the state will use; the new law leaves that choice to the secretary of the state's Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

HB 6's sponsor, Rep. Nicholas Muscarello, R-Hammond, said in an interview last month that Landry has indicated that his preferred execution method is lethal injection.

Last week, a DPSC spokesperson referred questions about the death penalty process to Landry's office, which did not respond to requests for comment. Landry left Tuesday's bill-signing ceremony without taking questions from reporters.

The new law letting people carry concealed handguns without permits, which supporters dub "constitutional carry" because they argue it restores an absolute right to self-armament enshrined in the United States' founding document, drew applause from gun rights activists and condemnation from gun safety groups.

National Rifle Association Interim CEO Andrew Arulanandam in a statement praised the "resolve" of Landry and "pro-self-defense legislators" who voted for the new law. Angelle Bradford, a volunteer for the Louisiana chapter of the pro-gun control group Moms Demand Action, criticized Landry for "cater(ing) to the gun lobby and reinforc(ing) their deadly ‘guns everywhere’ agenda."

8 notes · View notes

raccoonscity · 2 years

Photo

SPECIAL TACTICS AND RESCUE SERVICE, BRAVO TEAM

134 notes · View notes

applesaucesims · 3 months

Text

The pub owner had quite enjoyed the first performance of Kenny and the Kats and thus invited them to perform regularly.

At the beginning, their jazz was mostly heard as background noise by visitors of the establishment. But soon, they noticed certain listeners reappearing and seeming to do so more for the music than the drinks.

Of course, Ken's family would come to see him and his band perform some nights, too. Seeing the proud sparkle in his parents' eyes gave him an extra boost in confidence, especially from his mother who had taught him the art that he was making his career.

[TRANSCRIPT]

Edward: "That's my boy!"

*Maureen and Emma laughing*

#ts4 decades challenge #ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 legacy #1930s #kenneth jones #tatiana ventura #quinn jiang #leon piper #edward darwin jones #maureen baker #emma jones #proud dad edward proud dad edward #also yes their name is kenny and the kats i thought of that name in 5 minutes

71 notes · View notes

dalekofchaos · 10 months

Text

How to make S.T.A.R.S. matter in the inevitable RE1RR

Posted my more S.T.A.RS. in RE1RR idea on reddit and I got this response and this response which is the best way to utilize said concept

"A cold open to the game playing as Bravo as they board the chopper and arrive at the mansion before they meet their demise could be awesome. Think a mix between RE4 with the end result of “…Bingo?” leading to the title card, but with Nazi Zombies style, with either more dogs or zombies coming out of the woods / outside the mansion grounds, until the difficulty gets too hard to handle. No happy ending/saved by the Bingo bell for these guys"

"Personally, I'd like the game to begin at the RPD.

After picking between Chris and Jill, you make your way from the garage and up into the department proper, crossing paths with various characters referencing the recent cannibal killings and the fact that Alpha and Bravo have been assigned. The walk through the RPD could be intercut with news reports and police banter about what's been happening.

You can interact with the various characters as much or as little as you want en route to the briefing room. Chris and Forrest can talk some trash and reference their apparent contest for top shot. Enrico can be seen helping Rebecca organize her equipment and her nerve. Joseph can be given more personality than being puppy kibble. Marvin can be caught informing Rebecca that she won't be the rookie in a couple more months. Chief Irons can greet the player with the mask of a competent professional because his mind was still intact. Hell, perhaps we can even catch a glimpse of whatever act Wesker put on for the two years that made these people trust him.

Wesker and Enrico would then host the briefing that will send them into mountains, still treating this like they think the suspects are hill people or whatever, culminating in Bravo Team taking point while Alpha Team remains behind. There could be some more small talk or some kinda time lapse before Richard makes contact in a panic before communications break down. Alpha Team immediately preps and heads out, complete with changing clothes in the locker room and gearing up.

The player will actually play the search through the woods, discover the crashed helicopter, and play through the mad chase to the mansion where the game as we know it begins.

This would have the consequence of retconning RE:Zero out of existence, but I get the impression it was never really necessary to the overall story. Also, the idea that Alpha would just sit on their hands for 24 hour while Bravo could be dying has never made sense to me."

#Resident Evil #Chris Redfield #Jill Valentine #S.T.A.R.S.#Rebecca Chambers #Barry Burton #Albert Wesker #Enrico Marini #Richard Aiken #Brad Vickers #Edward Dewey #Joseph Frost #Forest Speyer #Kenneth J Sullivan

29 notes · View notes

bonnies-animatrussy · 2 years

Text

Everyone else's favourite RE game: 4,7,8,3

Me:

#resident evil #resident evil 1 #resident evil remake #jill valentine #chris redfield #albert wesker #barry burton #rebecca chambers #brad vickers #enrico marini #richard aiken #forest speyer #Kenneth j sullivan #edward dewey #joseph frost #s.t.a.r.s.

149 notes · View notes

mishwanders · 1 year

Text

Chapter Twenty Five [No.031]: Superbeast

Pairing: Albert Wesker x GN!Cannibal Reader

Warnings: teeth, blood, eating flesh, murder, zombie dogs, gun, gun shot to the leg, punching, gorish descriptions.

Summary: You take your time picking off the S.T.A.R.S. members one by one.

Read On AO3 [ X ]

Hours earlier…

You ran through the darkness, weaving through the trees of the Arklay forest in quick pursuit of Bravo team member, Edward Dewey, to reach him before the undead hounds had caught his scent. You wanted to be the first one to sink your teeth into a S.T.A.R.S. member, before any of the others could.

You wanted to be the first to spill blood.

Dewey stopped in his tracks and you slowed down too, hiding behind the tree as he began to swipe his flashlight around in search of his pursuer. He was standing in the middle of a clearing, closest to railroad tracks. You could hear him yelling out to the darkness, trying to coerce whoever was following him to come out from hiding. You cursed under your breath, knowing that sneaking up in him wasn’t going to be an option. There was only one other thing you could do.

You moved away from the tree and into the view of the beam from his flashlight, holding your hands up in the air where he could see them. He looked at you in surprise, seeing your face and S.T.A.R.S. uniform covered in blood. You had sloughed off the Umbrella disguise in choice for this to follow them around in, knowing that each one would be unaware of your true intentions.

“It’s me! It’s me!” You shouted

“Rookie?!” He asked, lowering his gun. “What the hell are you doing out here?!”

“I was on an alternate case, at the last crime scene when I heard a loud crash. I came running as fast as I could and found the helicopter and attempted to search for any survivors. I-I got attacked by something, a dog I think, but I was able to run away. I can’t tell you how glad I am to have found you!”

Dewey placed his hand on your shoulder and you could see the relief on his face. A relief felt too soon.

“Well, I’m happy to hear that you're alright. Are you sure it was dogs that attacked you?”

You nodded.

“Positive.”

That’s when you both heard the sound of the undead howling, the trampling of their feet across the forest floor coming closer and closer. Dewey had taken his eyes off of you for a second, in search of them, and you took your chance to attack, disarming and turning the gun back on him.

“What are you -”

“Get on the ground.” You demanded

He looked at you, angry and hesitant. His unabashed defiance enraged you, so you shot him in the left leg, forcing him to cry out as the bullet ripped through his skin and pierced his bone, falling to his knees in pain.

“You know you don’t have to make this harder than it is.” You said

You walked around behind him, grabbing hold of his hair and pulling him to sit up on his knees. He hissed in agony as he felt the gun rest against his back.

“H-Why are you doing this?!”

“I’ve got something I need to prove.” You said, “And S.T.A.R.S. just so happens to be in the way.”

You smiled as you saw the hounds breaking through the trees, chuckling close to his ear as you whispered.

“Looks like they’ve found us.”

Dewey’s eyes went wide with pain, crying out as you took a bite out of the exposed skin on his neck. You bit down hard, teeth ripping through his white shirt and skin as you reared your head back. That’s when you tossed him back to the ground, allowing him the chance to try and cover his weeping wound. You pulled the shirt out of your mouth, eating what was left of him. You licked your fingers of the blood in delight, staring down at him with devilish glee.

“Mmm you taste better than I expected. Too bad I have others to attend to. I’d have so much fun with you.”

You looked back up, seeing the dogs approaching closer.

“I’d get going if I were you.” You taunted, “They’ve caught your scent now and will not stop their pursuit until they’ve sunk their teeth into you.”

He looked up at you, the anger radiating off of him. He wanted to snap at you, take you down, but those damned dogs were too close. He knew if he had any chance of survival, he had to go. Now.

You watched as he took off in the opposite direction, heading straight for the broken down train. The undead hounds passed right by you, chasing him the entire way there. You heard the sound of glass break, a scream from a familiar voice. You chuckled when you realized it belonged to the Bravo team's rookie, Rebecca.

“She’s not going to last long.” You whispered into the night air.

You turned your attention back to the mansion, knowing that the others had made their way for it. You let out a sigh as you began to make your trek back.

Hopefully the other infected were able to keep them busy.

******

You slowly opened the front door of the mansion, hearing the creak of the hinges reverberate throughout the empty main hall. You slowly looked around, trying to see if any of the rest of Bravo team was close at hand. There were no other sounds amidst the hall, no scent of newly spilled blood reaching your nose. You decided to make your way up to the second floor and back into the security room to attempt to locate them. When back inside, you stepped over the leftover remains of the dead guards, placing your hands down on the desk as your eyes met the pale blue screens.

You could see where each member was now.

Richard Aiken had found himself inside the library on the northwest side of the mansion on the second floor. You could see movement coming from the upper dining floor. You had to double check it, to make sure your eyes weren’t deceiving you, but you found the movement was coming from a giant snake and it was making its way straight for the library. You remember seeing the name “Yawn” and “Snake” put together on the release codes in the lab. You just weren’t expecting it to be an actual snake that was larger than a human.

Good for Yawn, bad for Richard.

You looked at the other screens, seeing Kenneth wandering about on the first floor, still making his rounds, while Forest was closest to you, checking out the east balcony. You smiled at the sight of him, knowing he had nowhere to run except for a short drop and a sudden stop to the ground.

He would be your next target.

You stepped over the bodies once more, making your way into the hall, to the second floor of the main hall, and right though the door to the balcony. You walked down the stone terrace, your face shrouded by the shadow of the greenery, hidden away from the light of the moon. You walked down to the other end, hearing footsteps approaching you. You caught a glimpse of the flashlight and the gun peek around the corner and quickly took to disarming Forest, tossing his weapon and flashlight to the stone surface below and away from you. But that didn’t slow him down as he grappled you, tackling you down to the ground. It stunned him when he finally caught sight of you, hearing you laughing, seeing the sinister bloody grin on your face.

“Finally, someone who can fight.”

You quickly brought your head up into his, knocking him back, giving you enough time and room to free your hands from his grip and toss him to the ground, pinning him down.

“Oh come on Forest, I know you can do better than this.”

“Fuck you!”

He took you by surprise this time, spitting in your eyes before he pushed you off of him, scrambling to reach for his gun. But you were infuriated by his little ruse, in hot pursuit of him. You grabbed hold of his ankle and dragged him back to you, teeth bared like a wolf looking down at its prey.

“You really shouldn’t have done that.”

You moved to take a bite out of his neck like you had Dewey, but Forest brought up his arm to block you. It was no use for him though, he let out a pained scream in horror at the sight of you ripping away at the skin on his forearm, blood spurting down onto his face and vest.

And that wasn’t all that you did. No, your animalistic rage had taken over your entire being now.

You punched down into him, hitting the rib cage, breaking through it. You ripped a hole straight through him as you began to move your hand around. You took hold of his lung as you ripped a piece of it out, eating it entirely in front of his dying eyes.

When the rage in your body died down, you finally noticed the life in him vanish. You picked him up, moving him over to the seat by the window. You knelt down beside his bleeding body, listening to the sound of the blood drip onto the stone, looking at him in his lifeless eyes. A strange sensation washed over you as the rational thoughts came flooding in. It was neither guilt nor joy, but rather a realization. It was one thing to kill those in line with Umbrella - their blood deserved to be spilled in your eyes. Their screams of anguish and the taste of the fear in their blood had become inscribed into the very marrow of your bones, becoming a part of the secret diary of your mind. But it was another story when it came to S.T.A.R.S.

As Wesker had said time and time again, they were the perfect subjects for this experiment, having some of the best training that the American Military could provide. But here they were, dropping like flies in your environment, under your control. A pity, truly, and you couldn’t help but feel at least a bit of pain for their circumstance. You knew you couldn't think on it too much, because if you did, it would become like a vengeful ghost, ready to haunt the every waking moment of your rational mind. You held onto the promise that their deaths would not be in vain, that this would all lead to something greater, someway, somehow. Regardless in the end, you were fed, you were filled, and you would continue to make it another day.

You would survive at all cost, and that was really all you could hope for at this point.

You stood up from your place and left Forest behind. His body would lay there, rot away, become the food for the carrion who made their passage through this horrifying place. At least they’d be able to find some food and solace in their visit. Just like you.

You let out a sigh as you pressed your hand against the door.

It was time to go find your next victim.

Time to go find Kenneth.

Chapter Twenty Four: Dirty

Chapter Twenty Six: Psycho Killer

65 notes · View notes