"Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures" for the BBC, It was fun retouching and grading this series of images. Working across multiple files and layouts while maintaining Charlie's unique style of photography was an exciting challenge. Collaborating with the illustration team to incorporate elements that complement Sir Quentin's iconic illustration style.
It largely depends on the type of horror. Pointless jump scares are dull, and unneeded. Gore-fests do not bother me particularly, but I can not watch them with Cykes-Dono, as it is upsetting to her. though Fool-bright and I do enjoy picking apart inaccurate scenes in them, it's amazing how many ignore how blood actually works.
Phycological horror is, at times, a fascinating exploration of the human mind. To plunge into the abyss and see what lurks underneath. Unfortunately, it is not always as easy to climb back out. For this reason, I tend to steer clear except for occasional films, lest my paranoia become crippling. Of course, that is only if it is done well, not poorly. A poorly written film is easily cast aside.
That said, anything with faces disappearing or being removed is not welcome in our home.
I would be interested in hearing your thoughts, and if you have any you particularly like. Are you a great watcher of these films?
Cast: Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O’Donoghue, John Ratzenberger, Adelynn Spoon, Grey DeLisle, Suzy Nakamura, Kari Wahlgren, Kwaku Fortune, Chris Edgerly, Maurice J. Irvin, Nick Thurston, Fred Tatasciore
Release year: 2022
Genres: adventure, fantasy, comedy, family
Blurb: Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
Welcome to the Land of Luck, the mythical place that handles luck - good and bad - for humans. Enter Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world, into this land where humans are not allowed. I’m sure Sam will get along juuuust fine.
Luck stars the voice talents of Eva Noblezada (Sam Greenfield), Jane Fonda, Simon Pegg, Lil Rel Howery, Flula Borg, John Ratzenberger, and Whoopie Goldberg. The film hails from Skydance Animation and Apple Original Films. Luck is directed by Peggy Holmes from a screenplay by Kiel Murray.
A work in progress for Pride Month (Elora and Simone)
Simone, The 10th P.I.X.A.L with her Wife Elora on their wedding day a work in progress Elora has so many details that need rendering, but she's committed to the 80s bit so I must suffer haha
"Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures" for the BBC, It was fun retouching and grading this series of images. Working across multiple files and layouts while maintaining Charlie's unique style of photography was an exciting challenge. Collaborating with the illustration team to incorporate elements that complement Sir Quentin's iconic illustration style.
how can i face you now, a (partially) pre-blaseball story about magi growing up, her parents adopting bo, and their sibling dynamic. i think magi has a lot of feelings about growing apart from her sibling and the weird mixture of pride and jealousy and love when bo finds a bunch of connections and sibling-like figures with the beams
A month or so after their ninth birthday, Magi heard a knock and a sniffle outside their door.
Bo stood on the other side, cheeks wet, nose running. “I didn’t mean to,” said Bo.
She let Bo lead her downstairs. “I was gonna put in the car race game,” Bo blubbered. “But I slipped.” It was the Playstation. Bo must have grabbed the cord while falling, and it had come off its shelf and cracked against a windowsill. The TV hissed and spat with the static of a dead channel. Magi took it all in and thought carefully. She was nine, and (not but) she was smart.
Apinya was getting an MRI on her ankle. Carmen and Roberta were with her. They’d be out for another few hours. Magi knew where Roberta’s toolbench was. They knew how machines and TVs and a Nintendo Wii worked.
“I’m gonna fix it for us,” Magi told Bo with a bright smile. “You can go and get some fruit snacks. And then we can play your game together. Okay?”
Bo looked at her with pure admiration. No, even better. Awe. Magi could have flown, then. She could have done anything, if it got everyone to see her the way Bo did right then.
Interview: Luck's Flula Borg would have been "too nervous" to meet Jane Fonda
Interview: Luck's Flula Borg would have been "too nervous" to meet Jane Fonda
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Skydance Animation leaps headfirst into its first full-length feature this week with Luck, released on Apple TV+. A colourful fantasy delving into the mystery of where luck – good and bad – comes from, it comes with a strong pedigree, including an impressive voice cast.
Teenager Sam (voiced by Eva Noblezada) is, to use her own words, “the unluckiest person in the world”. She’s grown up in the…
Ah hello there! Welcome, we are your deadicated hosts, here to present the first Inner Sanctum mystery film CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) from director Reginald Le Borg for our April bonus episode!
This horror-adjacent film from Universal stars Lon Chaney Jr, Patricia Morison and J Carrol Naish. Plus, we give the history of the Inner Sanctum book and radio show!
Bastad MD R1: Gonzalo Escobar/Aleksandr Nedovyesov def. Leo Borg/Simon Freund [WC] 6-1, 6-4 Match Highlights + Stats
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G. Escobar/Nedovyesov was on another level in this match. Not only they dominated through the service game, they also rallied intuitively until they were able to close a critical point with some winners. The stats reflected the flow in this regard.
Despite Leo/S. Freund landing 70% of their first serves, G. Escobar/Nedovyesov was still able to win 86% of their points from their first serves. Despite neither pair being able to score aces, there was a complete contrast in the second serves where G. Escobar/Nedovyesov was almost flawless there with 92% efficacy, exposing Leo/S. Freund's vulnerability on the second serves by a whopping 54%.
On the other hand, even if Leo/S. Freund tried to open their own gates, the flow was entirely on G. Escobar/Nedovyesov's racquets. This was visible through their break point conversion rate, where they came up with several points through the net (including the volley) to secure that lead, mostly capitalizing on Leo/S. Freund's second serves. As a result, not only they got a 43% break point conversion rate, but their clutch serves also did not give a room for Leo/S. Freund to create or convert their possible chances.
In the quarterfinals, G. Escobar/Nedovyesov will face the winner between Nikola Cacic/Dusan Lajovic and second seeds Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen, who became the runner-up of Roland Garros last May. While it could become a close match, Sandoran would be tricky to be driven off balance, but who knows this balance is necessary next!