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"THE BLACK DAHLIA" (2006) Review

"THE BLACK DAHLIA" (2006) Review

Judging from the reactions among moviegoers, it seemed quite obvious that director Brian DePalma’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s 1987 novel had disappointed them. The ironic thing is that I do not share their feelings.

A good number of people – including a relative of mine – have told me that they had expected "THE BLACK DAHLIA" to be a docudrama of the infamous 1947 murder case. Others had expected the movie to be an epic-style crime drama similar to the 1997 Academy Award winning film, "L.A. CONFIDENTIAL" - another Ellroy adaptation. ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” proved to be neither for many fans. For me, it turned out to be an entertaining and solid film noir that I enjoyed.

Told from the point-of-view of Los Angeles Police detective Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert (Josh Harnett), ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” told the story of how the January 1947 murder of Hollywood star wannabe, Elizabeth Short aka “The Black Dahlia” (Mia Kershner) affected Bleichert’s life and the lives of others close to him – especially his partner, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart). The story began over three years before Short’s murder when Bleichert saved Blanchard’s life during the Zoot Riots in 1943. After World War II, the pair (who also happened to be celebrated local boxers) participated in an inter-departmental boxing match to help raise support for a political bond issue that will increase pay for the LAPD, but with a slight tax increase. Although Bleichert lost the match, both he and Blanchard are rewarded by Assistant District Attorney Ellis Loew (Patrick Fischler) with promotions and transfers to the Warrants Department and the pair became partners. Bleichert not only became partners and friends with Blanchard, he also became acquainted with Blanchard’s live-in girlfriend, a former prostitute and artist named Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson). Although Bleichert fell in love with Kay, he kept his feelings to himself, due to his relationship with Blanchard. Thanks to Blanchard’s penchant for publicity, the two partners eventually participated in the murder investigation of Elizabeth Short (nicknamed the Black Dahlia). The case not only led the pair to a rich young playgirl named Madeleine Linscott (Hillary Swank) and her family, but also into a world of prostitution, pornography, lesbian nightclubs and the dark underbelly of Hollywood life.

Written by James Ellroy and originally published in 1987, ”The Black Dahlia” became the first of four novels about the Los Angeles Police Department in the post-World War II era (”L.A. Confidential” was the third in the quartet). In my opinion, it was the best in Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet. I believe that it translated quite well to the movie screen, thanks to DePalma’s direction and Josh Friedman’s screenplay. Like the movie ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”, ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” turned out to be superior to its literary version. Not only did DePalma and Friedman’s screenplay recapture the ambiance of the novel’s characters and 1940s Los Angeles setting, the plot turned out to be an improvement over the novel. Especially over the latter’s chaotic finale. Despite the improvement, ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” never achieved the epic style and quality of ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”. If I must be frank, I really do not care. Movies like the 1997 Oscar winner are rare occurrences of near perfect quality. Just because ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” was another film adaptation of an Ellroy novel, did not mean that I had expected it to become another ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”.

Mark Isham’s score for the film did not turn out to be that memorable to me. All I can say is that I am grateful that he did not attempt a remake of Jerry Goldsmith’s scores for ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL” and ”CHINATOWN”. On the other hand, I was very impressed with Vilmos Zsigmond’s photography for the film. One sequence stood out for me – namely the overhead shot that featured the discovery of Elizabeth Short’s dead body in the Leimert Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. Ironically, part of the movie was shot in Sofia, Bulgaria substituting as 1946-47 Los Angeles. Production Designer Dante Ferretti and Art Director Christopher Tandon did a solid job in disguising Sofia as Los Angeles. But there were a few times when the City of Angels seemed like it was located on the East Coast. And I could spot a few palm trees that definitely looked false. However, I really loved the set designs for Kay’s home and the lesbian nightclub where Bleichert first met Madeline. I loved Jenny Beavan’s costume designs for the film. She did an excellent job of recapturing the clothing styles of the mid-to-late 1940s and designing clothes for particular characters.

One of the movie’s best strengths turned out to be its very interesting characters and the cast of actors that portrayed them. Characters that included the ambitious and sometimes malevolent ADA Ellis Loew, portrayed with great intensity by Patrick Fischler; Rose McGowan’s bitchy and shallow Hollywood landlady/movie extra; Elizabeth Short’s frank and crude father Cleo Short (Kevin Dunn); Mike Starr’s solid portrayal of Bleichert and Blanchard’s immediate supervisor Russ Millard; and Lorna Mertz, the young Hollywood prostitute portrayed memorably by Jemima Rooper. John Kavanagh and Fiona Shaw portrayed Madeline Linscott’s parents – a Scottish-born real estate magnate and his alcoholic California society wife. Kavanagh was charming and fun in a slightly corrupt manner, but Shaw hammed it up in grand style as the alcoholic Ramona Linscott. I doubt that a lesser actress could have pulled off such a performance.

Not only were the supporting characters memorable, so were the leading characters, thanks to the performances of the actors and actresses that portrayed them. I was very impressed by Mia Kershner’s portrayal of the doomed Elizabeth Short. She managed to skillfully conveyed Short’s desperation and eagerness to become a Hollywood movie star in flashbacks shown in the form of black-and-white audition clips and a pornographic film clip. At first, I found Scarlett Johansson as slightly too young for the role of Kay Lake, the former prostitute and artist that both Bleichert and Blanchard loved. She seemed a bit out of her depth, especially when she used a cigarette holder to convey her character’s sophistication. Fortunately, Johansson had ditched the cigarette holder and Kay’s so-called sophistication and portrayed the character as a warm and pragmatic woman, who turned out to be more emotionally mature than the other characters. I found Aaron Eckhart’s performance as the passionate, yet calculating Lee Blanchard great fun to watch. He seemed funny, sharp, verbose, passionate and rather manic all at once. There were times when his character’s growing obsession toward the Black Dahlia case seemed to border on histrionics. But in the end, Eckhart managed to keep it all together. Another performance I truly enjoyed was Hillary Swank’s portrayal of the sensual, rich playgirl Madeline Linscott. Just by watching Swank on screen, I got the impression that the actress had enjoyed herself playing Madeline. I know I had a ball watching her reveal the charming, yet dark facets of this interesting character.

Ellroy’s novel had been written in the first person – from the viewpoint of LAPD detective, Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert. Which meant that the entire movie had to focus around the actor who portrayed Bleichert. I once heard a rumor that Josh Harnett became interested in the role before casting for the movie actually began. In the end, many critics had either dismissed Hartnett’s performance or judged him incapable of portraying a complex character. Personally, I found their opinions hard – even impossible – to accept. For me, Harnett did not merely give a first-rate performance. He ”was” Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert. One must understand that Bleichert was a difficult role for any actor – especially a non-showy role that also had to keep the story together. Throughout the movie, Harnett, DePalma’s direction and Friedman’s script managed to convey the many complexities of Bleichert’s personality without being overtly dramatic about it. After all, Dwight was basically a quiet and subtle character. Harnett portrayed the character’s growing obsession with both the Black Dahlia case and Madeline Linscott without the manic and abrupt manner that seemed to mark Blanchard’s obsession. You know what? I really wish I could say more about Harnett’s performance. But what else can I say? He perfectly hit every nuance of Bleichert’s personality. I personally believe that Dwight Bleichert might be his best role to date.

I wish I could explain or even understand why ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” had flopped at the box office. Some have complained that the film had failed to match the epic qualities of ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”. Others have complained that it failed as a docudrama that would solve the true life murder of Elizabeth Short. And there have been complaints that Brian DePalma’s editing of a film that was originally three hours ruined it. I had never expected the movie to become another ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL” (which did a mediocre job at the box office) – a rare case of near Hollywood perfection. I really do not see how a three hour running time would have helped ”THE BLACK DAHLIA”. It was a complex story, but not as much as the 1997 film. Hell, the novel was more straightforward than the literary L.A. Confidential”. And since the Hollywood publicity machine had made it clear that the movie was a direct adaptation of the novel, I found the argument that ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” should have been a docudrama that would solve Short’s murder rather ludicrous. Since I had read the novel back in the late 90s, I simply found myself wondering how DePalma would translate it to the movie screen.

In the end, I found myself more than satisfied with ”THE BLACK DAHLIA”. It possessed a first-rate cast led by a superb performance from Josh Harnett. Screenwriter Josh Friedman’s screenplay turned out to be a solid job that slightly improved Ellroy’s novel – especially the finale. And director Brian DePalma did an excellent job of putting it all together. I highly recommend it – if one does not harbor any high expectations.

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tradedmiami · 3 months

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SALE IMAGE: Kevin Kavanaugh DATE: 01/31/2024 ADDRESS: 13695 Southwest 186th Street MARKET: Miami ASSET TYPE: Land ~ ACRES: 5.56 BROKER: Kevin Kavanaugh (@KevinKavanaugh_Mia) - Associates Realty SALE PRICE: $4,000,000 NOTE: In Miami, a 5.56-acre parcel of land located at 13695 Southwest 186th Street was sold for $4 million. The transaction was managed by Kevin Kavanaugh of Associates Realty. #Miami #RealEstate #tradedmia #MIA #Land #KevinKavanaugh #AssociatesRealty

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man-reading · 2 years

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Ronan Farrow (b. December 19,1987) is an openly gay journalist and author of the current best-selling book Catch and Kill (2019) that describes the challenges in investigating the cover-up of sexual abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, whose trial is currently underway in New York. The term “Catch and Kill” refers to a technique by which disreputable media companies purchase stories and subsequently bury them, thus preventing publication of damaging material. Farrow also investigated similar accusations against other prominent men, including U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Mr. Farrow initially began his investigative reporting on Weinstein while an employee at NBC, which decided against publishing his initial findings in 2016 (i.e., "catch and kill"). Ronan then took his story to The New Yorker, and they published his investigative reports in October, 2017. The magazine subsequently won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for Farrow’s reporting. Farrow’s disclosures effectively ended the career of Weinstein and gave rise to the #Metoo movement. That year Ronan was included in Time magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People.

Farrow has worked as a lawyer, speechwriter, investigative reporter, author, television journalist and activist. He also held positions in the Obama administration and the office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In 2011 Ronan began dating podcast host and former presidential speechwriter Jon Lovett (37), who had also worked at NBC and the offices of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They became engaged in 2019 and bought a home in Los Angeles last August. In addition to hosting Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, Lovett works as a television producer and writer under the umbrella of Crooked Media, a Los Angeles based political media company, which Jon co-founded in 2017. Farrow remains based in NYC, where he enjoys spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline from the terrace of his Lower East Side penthouse apartment (below). Farrow and Lovett are an influential bi-coastal gay power couple.

Farrow holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Bard College, and at age 15 became the youngest ever graduate of that institution (he enrolled as a freshman at age 11). When he turned 16 he began studies at Yale Law School, where he received a J.D. degree in 2009, subsequently passing the New York state bar examinations. He was later a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University while working towards a doctorate in philosophy; he submitted his thesis in 2018.

Ronan has a nearly unbelievable and complicated family situation. He was born Satchel Ronan O’Sullivan Farrow as the grandson of Irish actress Maureen O’Sullivan, remembered for playing the role of Jane alongside Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan films of the 1930s and 40s. Among O’Sullivan’s children was actress Mia Farrow, who conceived Ronan when she was in a relationship with filmmaker Woody Allen. Although they never married and always maintained separate residences, she appeared in 13 of Woody Allen’s films. Mia had been previously married to legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra and pianist and conductor André Previn. Ronan is estranged from Woody Allen, who married Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and André Previn. Upon Allen’s marriage to Soon-Yi, Ronan stated, “He’s my father, married to my sister. That makes me his son and brother-in-law. That is such a moral transgression.”

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow (Little, Brown)

#Ronan Farrow #journalist #author #gay #Catch and Kill #books worth reading

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moniameluzzi · 2 years

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1) Monika Grzymala

2) Cornelia Parker

3) Zao Wou-Ki

4) Cai Guo-Qiang’s

5) Antonio Sant Elia

6) Marisa Merz

7) Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B. Nguyen

8) Ian Trask

9) Robert Rauschenberg

10) Mia Pearlman

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dhaaruni · 3 years

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Mia you’re literally white.

Joe Manchin voted for a non-binding resolution to ban critical race theory in elementary schools when it’s not actually being taught in elementary schools in the first place! It was part of the reconciliation vote-a-rama and doesn’t count for shit apart to performatively prove to the world that Manchin isn’t a slave to the far left. Like, Cory Booker did the same thing with Tuberville’s “defund the police” amendment when the federal government can’t even defund the police since that’s done on the municipal level.

Like, I’m going to save my anger at Manchin for when he votes in a way that actually matters (and even his Kavanaugh vote doesn’t count here given Kav was already in thanks to Collins and Murkowski) and isn’t just doing his little Manchin Cycle dance. We need his seat right now, and since Democrats keep shooting ourselves in the foot and I’m increasingly doubtful we’ll keep our tiny majorities, I’m guessing we’ll need it for a while!

#Twitter #can we leave Joe Manchin alone Y/N?#I’m just so tired of liberals being stupid lol

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therealsaeranhaeyo · 4 years

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Some of my most recent art! Mainly my Obey Me! OC Mia Kavanaugh and Leviathan, and some of the other brothers (Beelzebub and Belphegor to be exact). I also included Airie’s birthday drawing

#aspiringartist #digitalart #obey me fanart #belphegor fanart #beelzebub fanart #leviathan x mc #originalcharacter

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divinebronzegoddess · 22 days

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Grey Reflections: Episode 26—Baby Business… Mostly

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volturialice · 4 years

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I’m just gonna say it: you’re not true jalice trash until you’ve looked in the mia grey/ethan kavanaugh tag

#50 shades mention //

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tabloidtoc · 5 years

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Time, April 29/May 6

Cover: The 100 Most Influential People -- Dwayne Johnson

Cover: Taylor Swift

Cover: Gayle King

Cover: Sandra Oh

Cover: Nancy Pelosi

Page 9: Contents

Page 10: Contents

Page 14: From the Editor

Page 18: Behind the Scenes

Page 20: The 100 most influential people in the world

Page 22: Points of Origin -- Where this year’s Time 100 were born

Page 25: Pioneers -- Sandra Oh

Page 26: Sandra Oh by Shonda Rhimes, Barbara Rae-Venter by Paul Holes

Page 27: Fred Swaniker by Mo Ibrahim

Page 28: Ninja by Juju Smith-Schuster, Chrissy Teigen by Eric Ripert

Page 29: Lynn Nottage by Martha Plimpton

Page 30: Naomi Osaka by Chris Evert

Page 32: Aileen Lee by Kirsten Green, Tara Westover by Bill Gates

Page 36: Massimo Bottura by JR

Page 38: Jay O’Neal and Emily Comer by Dolores Huerta, He Jiankui by Jennifer Doudna

Page 40: Marlon James by Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy by Priyanka Chopra

Page 41: Shep Doeleman by Lisa Randall

Page 45: Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin by Ayanna Pressley

Page 46: Hasan Minhaj by Trevor Noah

Page 47: Adam Bowen and James Monsees by Tom Miller, Samin Nosrat by Alice Waters

Page 48: Indya Moore by Janet Mock

Page 50: Motivating factors -- which books, movies, shows, songs and places they turn to for inspiration

Page 53: Artists -- Dwayne Johnson

Page 54: Dwayne Johnson by Gal Gadot, Ariana Grande by Troye Sivan

Page 55: Rami Malek by Robert Downey Jr.

Page 56: Regina King by Viola Davis

Page 57: Richard Madden by Kenneth Branagh

Page 58: Brie Larson by Tessa Thompson, Luchita Hurtado by Hans Ulrich Obrist

Page 59: Emilia Clarke by Emma Thompson

Page 60: BTS by Halsey

Page 65: Mahershala Ali by Octavia Spencer, Chip and Joanna Gaines by Tim Tebow

Page 66: Glenn Close by Robert Redford, Clare Waight Keller by Julianne Moore

Page 68: Ozuna by Daddy Yankee

Page 69: Yalitza Aparicio by Alfonso Cuaron, dream hampton by Tarana Burke

Page 71: Khalid by Alicia Keys

Page 72: Motivating factors

Page 75: Leaders -- Nancy Pelosi

Page 76: Nancy Pelosi by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mahathir Mohamad by Clare Rewcastle Brown

Page 77: Donald Trump by Chris Christie

Page 78: Ren Zhengfei by Charlie Campbell

Page 79: Jane Goodall by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matteo Salvini by Steve Bannon

Page 80: Leana Wen by Cynthia Nixon, Xi Jinping by Jon Huntsman

Page 81: Robert Mueller by Sally Yates

Page 82: Abiy Ahmed by Feyisa Lilesa, Cyril Ramaphosa by Vivienne Walt

Page 83: Jacinda Ardern by Sadiq Khan

Page 84: Zhang Yiming by Kai-Fu Lee, Benjamin Netanyahu by David French

Page 86: Imran Khan by Ahmed Rashid

Page 87: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador by Jorge Ramos, Mitch McConnell by John Boehner

Page 88: Juan Guaido by Juan Manuel Santos

Page 90: Pope Francis by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Hoesung Lee by Ban Ki-Moon

Page 91: Brett Kavanaugh by Mitch McConnell

Page 92: Jair Bolsonaro by Ian Bremmer, Greta Thunberg by Emma Gonzalez

Page 93: Zhang Kejian by Scott Kelly

Page 94: William Barr by Rod Rosenstein, Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed by Ryan Bohl

Page 95: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Elizabeth Warren

Page 102: Motivating factors

Page 105: Titans -- Mohamed Salah

Page 106: Mohamed Salah by John Oliver, Jeanne Gang by Anna Deavere Smith

Page 107: Pat McGrath by Beverly Johnson

Page 108: Gayle King by Ava DuVernay

Page 109: Ryan Murphy by Jessica Lange

Page 110: Jennifer Hyman by Diane Von Furstenberg, Mark Zuckerberg by Sean Parker

Page 111: Jerome Powell by Janet Yellen

Page 112: LeBron James by Warren Buffett

Page 114: Vera Jourova by Margrethe Vestager, Alex Morgan by Mia Hamm

Page 115: Mukesh Ambani by Anand Mahindra

Page 116: Tiger Woods by Justin Timberlake, Marillyn Hewson by Penny Pritzker

Page 117: Bob Iger by Michael R. Bloomberg

Page 118: Motivating factors

Page 121: Icons -- Taylor Swift

Page 122: Taylor Swift by Shawn Mendes, Loujain al-Hathloul by Sarah Leah Whitson

Page 123: Pierpaolo Piccioli by Frances McDormand

Page 124: Spike Lee by Jordan Peele, Grainne Griffin and Ailbhe Smyth and Orla O’Connor by Ruth Negga

Page 125: Desmond Meade by Stacey Abrams

Page 126: Christine Blasey Ford by Kamala Harris

Page 128: David Hockney by Edwin Becker

Page 130: Caster Semenya by Edwin Moses, Mirian G. by Kumail Nanjiani

Page 131: Maria Ressa by Madeleine Albright

Page 132: Lady Gaga by Celine Dion

Page 134: Radhya Almutawakel by Bernie Sanders

Page 135: Michelle Obama by Beyonce Knowles-Carter

Back Cover: Simon Baker for Longines

#time #100 most influential people #dwayne johnson #taylor swift #sandra oh #gayle king #nancy pelosi #simon baker #the mentalist #patrick jane

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officialclinicescort · 6 years

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Oh yeah I’m pregnant

Four months in, found out at the end of August. We were sorta trying, we decided the time was as right as it would ever be.

We’re happy about it. I feel fine, I’m due in April, we don’t know if it’s a boy or girl yet and we don’t really care either way. For now, we’re just enjoying the lighter parts of pregnancy (it’s moving around a lot nowadays!!) and deciding what we wanna do with the nursery.

It’s pretty much why I have been more or less MIA the past couple months. That and the Kavanaugh bullshit making me feel extremely burnt out on any kind of political anything. I needed a break for a bit.

So. That’s what’s going on with me. I hope you’ve all been well :)

#officialclinicescort #officialclinicescort personal

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tradedmiami · 10 months

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ryankavanaugh28-blog · 5 years

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going before hollywood specialists ryan kavanaugh eyes china for film age

Film loan specialist and creator ryan kavanaugh is abatement decline again inside the film organization now not drawn out after he swore he ended up completed with hollywood opens a fresh out of the box new window. . He consolidated relativity media with an important unbiased film studio with hits altogether with "the informal organization," "the warrior" and "mamma mia!" ahead of time than utilizing it into budgetary catastrophe 11 opens an advanced window. — times — and at last advancing the association. For his bounce back, kavanaugh is asking east to china alongside his new media enterprise: proxima media. He talked fine with fox endeavor following his keynote at the wrap's "fire sear" gathering. The gigantic by walking get together begun with a request on why he is partaking with a hong kong-based totally completely studio in the midst of a change war with china.

"for china, unquestionably, there can be an exchange fighting and this is political, anyway for the chinese language customer that does not interchange that they revere u. S. films and there is no change in the manner that motion pictures are being made; as a substitute, in truth it come to be presently proclaimed that hong kong is not the slightest bit once more showed up as an element of the [foreign film] sum. So on the off risk that you are using hong kong films, hong kong work environments, you without a doubt are contemplated to now be a chinese language [studio]."

incredibly, the chinese language sensational commercial center fits the u. S. In span and is for all intents and purposes foreseen to create. Kavanaugh says he is raising a $250 million save that can be executed to $1 billion. So one can be actualized to make films with countrywide expressions and relaxation. Kavanaugh discovered to fox business undertaking business venture he hasn't wrapped up that hold anyway is wanting to make american-style motion pictures with $15 million to $eighty million spending plans opens a cutting edge window. , "I can't typically say what we've 'raised' in moderate of the truth that till the coins' in the monetary gathering, and it's miles an open association and there's an incredible arrangement of shows it needs to encounter, however we appreciate basically top notch we will close to the total entirety."

kavanaugh and the exchanged on an open commercial center hong kong studio are in like manner building up a pleasure park/studio on the domain called "the field." it will replicate impressive city organizations from around the field that could similarly be completed as contraptions. Making some particular motion picture changing over certificate

the producer have turned into a pioneer in slate financing for motion pictures - securing shared rate run and non-common theorists to once more obligations. additionally, by and by, he's planning to supply film financing from divider road to significant road. His ensuing exhibition, proxima media, contains making a changing over certificate and a security token at the ethereum advanced remote money degree - allowing lovers to really found resources into development previews after they initial public offering and change titles as they go from the more tremendous showcase to spilling video and exact home windows and degrees that make benefits for substance makers.

"I typically found a prevalent market … an as often as possible successful market, which isn't the common value assortment and banks," kavanaugh said. "at any rate, how may need to we get the very customers who're purchasing tickets to movement photographs to be money related experts inside the motion pictures they worship? So truly what we have made is a changing certificate that takes into intrigue money related specialists to truly get tied up with their favored films."

he covered, "we be given from our talks the enormous dominant part of [the studios] will posting [films] and we are equipped for start posting a top notch smidgen of their 600 endeavors and we can be the fiscal focus to position end-clients and the studios all in all."

the development picture specialists says pleasure stock x (esx) plans to dispatch inside the not so remote. Kavanaugh says the certificate is intended to present benefits, which can likewise trap multifaceted ventures searching out commercial center inefficient components and non-compulsory resources. Be that as it can, the significant reason for existing is pulling in individuals. he is sure it'll pass government considers beneath law an of the employments demonstration. That guideline lets in mass offering to adults, presently not essentially indicated current (for instance wealthy) monetary experts, to put resources into exclusive offices or perhaps early on open commitments with significantly less government rules and stipulations than theoretical stock speculations and traditional assurances ryan kavanaugh.

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megaelijah57 · 5 years

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Ryan Kavanaugh's Proxicoin, the first safety Token allowing traders To put money into Studio exceptional movie And tv Slates, receives $a hundred Million USD investment From The critical Wealth investment Fund Of Hong Kong And Step Ventures

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HONG KONG, can also 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Proxicoin and the imperative Wealth organization of Hong Kong introduced these days that the significant Wealth funding Fund of Hong Kong and Step Ventures is investing $100 million USD into Proxicoin, a primary of its type safety token (STO).

Proxicoin, created and owned by means of Proxima Media, is a securities token constructed at the Ethereum platform which permits fractionalized possession in film, tv, song and different IP-pushed content wherein every day certified investors can, for the very first time, participate in the Hollywood industry in a capability previously to be had handiest to massive, elite establishments.

"Blockchain era is enabling new business fashions that liberate price in traditional industries like movie financing. worldwide audiences can now participate as traders in tokenized offerings via a new asset elegance. Having worked carefully with the management crew to shape the supplying, we are confident that Proxicoin will create extraordinary cost by way of organising a market for global enjoyment property," stated Aman Johar, essential at Proteum Capital, who has been an early advisor and representative to Proxicoin.

The token has been built and is fully audited and has already signed a deal with the Fusang alternate. Fusang is the first crypto trade in Asia that trades protection tokens and Proxicoin can be some of the first safety tokens to be listed and traded on their platform.

Proxicoin holders may also be partial proprietors of enjoyment stock X (ESX), an revolutionary platform working much like a stock change for financing entertainment initiatives. It makes use of law A of the roles Act permitting every movie or television display to undergo an IPO, presenting liquidity for every production via aftermarket buying and selling. ESX takes gain of the booming international call for for content whilst helping fill the want for new, green sources of financing for filmmakers. There are handiest fifty seven recognized trading systems global, making this a completely unique and noticeably sought-after asset. it will additionally benefit from the $1.6 billion USD, and growing, crowd-sourced film financing marketplace. Proxima has been working on constructing ESX for almost two years and expects to be stay before the quit of the 12 months. presently the buying and selling platform has offers for listings on over 30 main characteristic movie projects and is predicted to have a substantial percentage of the 600 predominant movies and television shows shot yearly.

"this is a sport-changing second for the amusement enterprise. Proxicoin makes a fantastically sought-after financial product available to many character and smaller buyers. film, as an asset magnificence, is traditionally uncorrelated to capital markets and has been a competitive and sought-after asset class a number of the big hedge funds and banks which include Citibank, Duetsche financial institution, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and lots of others. at some point of the wonderful depression one of the simplest stocks that went up turned into MGM," stated Vincent Tse, CEO of Step Ventures.

"we are inspired with the aid of the Proxicoin crew and their determination to developing cooperation and synergies between the China and Hollywood film industries," said David Lee of The important Wealth organization of Hong Kong. "we're looking ahead to reaping fulfillment from our investment in Proxicoin and their reputable leadership at the roadmap to developing amazing productions the usage of the brand new era. this is ideal for our LP traders to assist create a wide and rather shielding portfolio looking to create higher than marketplace returns."

"Proxicoin and this transaction dispose of among the hurdles that have held lower back boom between the two countries due to heavy restrictions in currency conversion. Proxicoin removes those friction factors whilst growing total transparency. we've got prepare a stellar team to put in force what we consider might be a critical paradigm shift within the financing and advertising of films. we have pinnacle bankers with a deep know-how of the capital markets, content material creators, operators and emblem experts. Having crucial Wealth investment Fund and Step VC as companions is a superexcellent validation for us that we are at the right track. There could not be better lead investors and companions," said Ryan Kavanaugh.

The the front end of the trading platform turned into constructed via a partnership with Hanzo, a Techstars funded AI marketing platform that has powered over $three hundred million USD in funding for some of the most a hit crowd sales in records. Zach Kelling, founder and CEO of Hanzo comes on board, via an special agreement, to steer development of the ESX trade platform.

The advisory and control team consists of Bonin Bough, Chairman of marketing and Branding; Eddie Ibanez, era and synthetic Intelligence consultant; Jaeson Ma, Co-Chairman of Asia content; Alex Zhang, Co-Chairman of Asia content material; Aman Johar, CEO of Proteum partners amongst many others.

Step Ventures is a Hong Kong-based assignment Capital employer whose consciousness is on investing in emerging technologies, corporations which create and sell modern technology and structures with entrepreneurs with ancient fulfillment of innovation and creation of paradigm shifts inside the generation and media industries.

The Hong Kong important Wealth institution is a publicly-traded, long-established and deeply reputable economic services organisation based in and serving China and Hong Kong. As a comprehensive economic offerings group enterprise, CWF provides 86f68e4d402306ad3cd330d005134dac services thru an experienced elite and purchaser-centered control group. CWF is a international, sound and efficient economic buying and selling platform for China, Hong Kong and Macau traders which gives new, 86f68e4d402306ad3cd330d005134dac and secure financial services.

Proxima Media changed into based by using mythical Hollywood producer Ryan Kavanaugh, who collectively along with his government group, have been accountable for extra than 200 films, with a field office of $17 billion. among their productions are Immortals, rapid and the furious, girl with Dragon Tattoo, Salt, desired, countless, The Fighter, replicate mirror, secure Haven, beyond the lighting; and The Social community, which acquired 8 Oscar nominations. different films consist of Mamma Mia! three:10 to Yuma, Grown united states of americaand dear John.

Proxicoin is owned and operated by Proxima Media founder, Ryan Kavanaugh. Proxicoin makes use of block chain technology to offer formerly untapped traders with the potential to participate in tokenized offerings for movie and television financing. Their business model aspires to generate higher marketplace returns with the aid of developing a area for the regular investor to attain worldwide audiences.

Mr. Kavanaugh is likewise credited with originating some of first-of-their-kind deals that changed the film enterprise, together with for marvel Studios, which led to the creation of the wonder Cinematic Universe, that has amassed greater than $17.five billion at the global box office. Mr. Kavanaugh accompanied-up that success with a primary of its type tv pay address Netflix and created what is nowadays known as the SVOD window for Netflix, which boosted Netflix's market capitalization to $10 billion USD. He became additionally commemorated with a 'Hollywood producer of the year' Award and turned into named by way of range as, 'Showman of the 12 months.'

Mr. Kavanaugh has a intensity of enjoy in China as he become instrumental in launching Sky Land entertainment, which entered into a historical partnership with Huaxia movie Distribution Co. Ltd. to deal with manufacturing and distribution of movies in China and the U.S. The deal marks the most effective strategic alliance up to now between a Hollywood movie production entity and a chinese language authorities-subsidized corporation. Mr. Kavanaugh's other terrific credits encompass what is now called impartial sports & enjoyment, an included sports, media, entertainment and control enterprise that represents three hundred of the quality athletes within the NBA, NFL and MLB, and is the second-largest included management employer inside the U.S. with approximately $2.five billion in participant contacts. He also created the powerhouse television business enterprise, now referred to as crucial content material, which produced hit suggests including Catfish on MTV and endless on CBS and underneath his tenure had over 40 series at the air.

enjoyment inventory X (ESX) is an modern aftermarket-buying and selling platform two years in the making. man or woman film or tv initiatives will adopt an IPO to accept liquidity and be easily traded with transparency, presenting an efficient road for filmmakers in search of financing for the growing call for for brand spanking new content material. ESX presently has deals for listings on over 30 principal characteristic film initiatives and is expected to have a huge share of the 600 essential films and tv suggests shot annually. ESX is anticipated to release via the give up of 2019 ryan kavanaugh.

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skullprincess · 6 years

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It’s been about 3 months since I started working at my current job at a bookstore so let’s break down the highlights

That time I got a call asking if we sell vitamins and I’m like “No... we’re a bookstore.”

The time my coworker got a call from someone asking if we sold nitric acid

The time I got a call from someone with a raspy voice asking for my coworker and that was all they wanted to know

That time someone tried to get downstairs via getting off the upstairs rail rather than walking down the stairs or using the elevator

The time I was in the Starbucks that is connected to our store and some guy came in yelling about Kavanaugh and a barista just shouted “get OUT” and after he left I made knowing eye contact with the gay barista there and they’re just like “so how’s YOUR day going??”

The time I walked into the large women’s stall and there was blood splattered on the wall and the floor (I think the splatters are still on the wall to this day)

The time I walked into the large women’s stall and on the baby changing station there was a package opened so I thought “Oh great another shoplifter” but it turned out to be a package for a vibrator that was from Spencer’s

The time I found a half-eaten pastry on the floor in the hallway of the bathrooms

There are too many horror stories about the mens’ room

The time I rang up an old lady and I asked her if she has a phone number for the bookstore membership and she said she does so I ask “Okay, what’s your phone number?” and she hands me her medicaid card and I check it but there’s no phone number on it so I’m like “no, I need your phone number” and this somehow confuses her, and I repeat my question, and then she starts saying her address and I’m like “no I need your PHONE NUMBER” and then she says she and her husbands’ name and starts giving me her damn address again and I’m like “NO I NEED YOUR PHONE NUMBER” and she FINALLY gives it to me

The one night someone left a huge rank wet spot on one of our chairs

The time the other day where I had to physically measure some books to make sure it’s the fucking size she wanted

The time a customer gave his number for the membership and it was 867-5309 as in the fucking Jenny song and I’d just come in and I was so tired and DONE but my coworker thought it was the funniest thing

The old lady who bought the newest Mamma Mia movie and she said it reminded her of how she used to be when she was younger and I was awkwardly laughing along like oh god

The cutest little girl with glasses who came up to me like 6 times in half an hour with questions about whether we had books in stock and what the prices for some things were, she was the most precious bookworm

That time these two girls came up to me and wanted to know the price of their gift card and I said sure but they handed me 6 gift cards

The time a mom and daughter came in and got a Jane Goodall book and Mein Kampf at the same time and then like a week later returned both books

The time a twenty-something guy came in with his mom and he was wearing that fucking ahegao sweater and I couldn’t look him in the eyes because OH GOD does she KNOW? Does YOUR MOM KNOW??

The time my tall coworker put on Dobby ears while sorting children into houses for our Harry Potter event and scared some children

The time someone left some brand new (albeit stolen) red Levi’s in the store and they were put with the rest of the lost and found which currently includes a shit ton of reusable water bottles

The time a guy asked me the price of the batteries we sold, then guessed my ethnicity wrong multiple times until I told him, and then left

The “blatant drug deal” that once happened upstairs

My coworker getting frustrated that he couldn’t find the kids’ Sports Illustrated on the computer system because it wasn’t called “Sports Illustrated Kids”, it was called “Sports Illus”

The time a firetruck passed by and I was like “That’s my ride” and my coworker’s like “the firetruck’s your ride?” and I’m like “yeah cuz I’m on FIRE” and nobody laughed

The time accidentally asked “What can I get you today?” instead of “Did you find everything alright today?” because I forgot I wasn’t working in the coffee shop

The time my coworker and I discovered that the chocolates were 75% off and she made a whole pile of chocolates to buy

I’ll add on if I remember more

#lifegambols

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