#michael seabrook

[dustedmagazine]

Ingrid Laubrock — The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic)

Photo by Nicki Chavoya

The Last Quiet Place by Ingrid Laubrock (Pyroclastic Records)

Experimental art music sextets rarely create quiet places, but at least they can muse on them. For her latest set of compositions, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock brings in both regular and new collaborators to help her respond to worries about mass extinction, the need for internal quiet and the lack of undamaged places in the world. The driving themes sound morbid, but The Last Quiet Place works more energetically than its title or topics might suggest.

The ensemble's strength lies in their flexibility. Laubrock and guitarist Brandon Seabrook have worked together enough that they have a natural partnership, enabling Seabrook here to frequently step out of his comfort zone. While his best work has often been abrasive and kinetic, on this album he plays more with texture and subtle changes, as just one element of a heavily integrated group. That connection remains important as the sextet slides between moods and even genres. At times they gravitate toward chamber music; a minute later they move into contemporary jazz. Hints of minimalism release into rock-influenced catharsis. Under Laubrock's direction, the whole thing coheres into a singular sort of meditation, the group doing anything except a scattershot approach. 

Laubrock focuses much of her composition on the strings, a reasonable choice given the presence of Tomeka Reid (cello), Michael Formanek (double bass), and Mazz Swift (violin). “Afterglow” provides a wonderful example of the way she passes the lead from her own sax to the other members of the act. The wind-to-string transition subtly recolors the song, and when Laubrock takes over again, the end of the piece has a formally satisfying feel after exploring a short range of hues in depth. 

“Grammy Season” marks an album highlight as each member trades roles. A longtime Laubrock collaborator, drummer Tom Rainey mixes the beats, frenetic at times and pounding as others, shaping the track as the other musicians come in and out. The piece suggests several trios coming in and out, with Rainey remaining constant. Seabrook gets to skitter a little more here, the structure of the song keeps everything on track, broken into defined segments that all build toward something before releasing into nervous and then resigned quietness, a sort of aftermath that follows frantic activity. 

We might not associate Grammy season (the time and not the track) with human destructiveness, but Laubrock's title speaks to the way we rush toward an empty nothingness. “The Last Quiet Place” offers moments of meditative repetition, but the larger work across the album mixes a warning into its playfulness. The sextet never sounds down, even while processing difficult topics. While we can all benefit from peaceful solitude, some kinds of noise remain beneficial to our well-being. 

Justin Cober-Lake

#ingrid laubrock #the last quiet place #pyroclastic #justin cober-lake #albumreview #dusted magazine #jazz #brooklyn #Brandon Seabrook #Tomeka Reid #Michael Formanek #Mazz Swift #Tom Rainey

[tianalaurence1]

HRH The Princess Royal talking to Past Master Andrew Mayer, with Michael Hockney MBE at The Big Curry Lunch in aid of @armybenevolentfund. The Princess was delighted with her gift, a turned bowl by Colin Seabrook @colinbowlturner. Sheriff Masojada's wife Jane also purchased

👸 Princess Anne attended the Lord Mayor's Big Curry Lunch at the Guildhall today.

#GOAT PRINCESS ANNE #Busy Bee 🐝 Princess Royal #Mrs Timothy Laurence #Boss Lady HRH Princess Royal #the heartbeat of the British Royal family #Princess Anne #Princess Royal #British Royal family

[mikalaseabrooke]

{Keanu Reeves, he/him, 58} We just saw {Mikala "Michael" Seabrooke} entering {Highgate Cemetery}. I heard through the grapevine that their loyalties lie with {Jolly Rogers}, and that they also go by {Dr. Frankenstein}. Be careful, they work as an {advisor} and are known to be {amoral}, {cruel}, or {morbid}. However they’re also known to be {articulate}, {methodical}, and {persuasive}. – {Kuromi, she/her, EST, no triggers}

ABOUT. | CONNECTIONS. | CAPTURE. | CEREBRATION. | CORRESPONDENCE.

#lfl.intro #{ – pinned post. – }

[unhclywater]

— BASICS

Name: Mikala Alijah Seabrooke, A.K.A. Michael or Mik. Age / D.O.B.: 58 / April 17th, 1965. Gender, Pronouns & Sexuality: Male in the same way you might view Cthulhu as a masculine figure, he / him / his, demisexual & aromantic. Hometown: Brooklyn, New York. Affiliation: The Syndicate. Job position: Organ trafficker (and other extracurricular activities), retired funeral director as of 2021. Education: Completed all 12 grades, acquired a health sciences degree at Kingsborough Community College at age 27 and a mortuary science degree at Hudson Valley Community College at age 32.  Has undergone continuing education throughout his time working for funeral homes. Relationship status: Some secret third thing (weird marriage is the secret third thing). Children: None that he wishes to be aware of (two probably). Positive traits: + Articulate, confident, hardworking, methodical, persuasive. Negative traits: - Amoral, antagonistic, cruel, morbid, pedantic.

— BIOGRAPHY (CONTENT WARNING: military involvement, death, cruelty, murder, war crimes, torture, animal/human experimentation, gore, organ trafficking - it's just bad news bears under here, heed the warnings.  Please refer to the abridged version w/o heavy mentions of these triggers if the content below is not for you.)

It’s spring of 1965 in Brooklyn, New York.  A boy enters the world, healthy and screaming.  He is the last born of three boys, and the only one to survive the following years, evading the Grim Reaper’s forceful grip.  With a single mother and three boys with their own unique challenges, their family is unorthodox.

Mikala, or Michael as he’s known in social circles, is even more unorthodox.  Childhood is simple enough, frustrating because he could never relate to his peers, not even his own brothers.  An odd child, it starts the same as it always does—a general malaise towards the living, a penchant for experimenting with the dead.  No one needs to know about the roadkill he conducts experiments on, so they don't.

He graduates high school in 1983, top of his class, then promptly enlists in the United States Army.  It matters not to him that he lost both of his brothers, five and eight years his senior respectively, to war.  Serving your country is merely what you did to make the men in your life proud and the women dote over you.  Above all, he wants to feel—to kill.

Cut to 1985.  He's twenty years old and feels so alive after witnessing so much death and depravity in a mere two years.  He has a hostage.  He should tell someone, he really should.  But this is his capture, and so he doesn't.  The torture lasts a handful of days, though it might as well have lasted a lifetime to his innocent victim.  Interrogation leads to physical harm, lighting the match to a fiery path of torture, experimentation and, finally, death.  Information acquired from his hostage is offered up to those positioned above him on a bloodied silver platter.  Questions aren't asked, not for now.

Jump a few more years to 1989. He has completed his time in the military, not by choice.  It's alleged that Michael committed multiple war crimes during his time serving, but only by a singular witness.  The trial drones on for nearly a year, no evidence is found, and he walks as a free man amongst the innocents.  His ability to lie and twist stories saves him multiple times throughout his life.  Immediately after this, he enrolls into community college.

The next few years are uneventful, though he's intoxicated by power after winning his hefty case.  He lives on the downlow by choice, having tasted plenty of murder in his time in the military.  This changes at age 29 in 1994.  In ice cold blood, he murders the woman he's dating.  With attention to detail, he dissects and learns to preserve the human body, the organs within it.

He enters 1995 by enrolling into yet another community college, this time in mortuary science.  Ten lovely years go by as he pursues his one and lonely passion, until he is noticed by The Syndicate.  Wrong place, right time, or perhaps the other way around.  In either case, Michael offers himself—his services—up.  It takes a village to be this criminal and ruthless, and so he accepts the inherent shelter this organization provides.  He trades his access to cadavers, more specifically organs, in return with the time-to-time involvement in assassinations, murders, and body disposal as well.

Throughout this time, starting in the mid-1990s, Michael discovers an inmate named Malachi Howahkan and does research on his case. Naturally, he likes what he finds, so he begins sending letters, money, et cetera to him. The two become romantically involved, going so far to propose to each other in their letters. Funnily, Malachi is the exact reason Michael enters The Syndicate in the first place, his soon-to-be husband in prison noticed and recruited first. When Malachi is released from prison in 2003, he shows up on Michael's doorstep. Just as naturally, he accepts his long-term penpal and partner, albeit with some surprise. Within the year, they're married.

From 2005 to 2021, life continues on as normal as it can for the abnormal.  Summer of 2021 brings his retirement as a funeral director, a slightly controversial move, yet he's not lost access to what matters most in his position with The Syndicate.  He finds alternative means, he always does.

As of 2023, he dedicates himself wholly to the gang, the only commitment that's ever mattered to him.

ABRIDGED VERSION: Born to a single mother, loses his brothers to war, enlists in the Army himself, commits multiple war crimes, is taken to court based on those war crimes, no evidence is found, he wins the case, acquires a degree in health sciences, murders woman he's in a relationship with shortly after graduating, acquires another degree in mortuary science, spends several years working in funeral services and participating in extracurricular activities on the side, discovers Malachi Howahkan while he's in prison and becomes his penpal, the two start a romantic relationship of sorts, they marry almost immediately after Malachi is released from prison, joins The Syndicate in 2005 due to his access to bodies, cements himself as an organ trafficker with occasional involvement in assassinations/murders, retires as a funeral director in 2021, continues his unscrupulous work for the organization.

— WANTED CONNECTIONS / PLOTS

Dalliances: It's rare for him to get intimately involved with someone, given his marriage, however it's not impossible.  It's turbulent, it's hardly romantic, and it's all about gain—for him. He's using the person for one reason or another. Again, deets are worked out as we plot/write. (0 / 2) Ex-lovers: The dalliances that are no longer dallying.  Again, quite rare for him to accumulate past lovers, but he's nearly sixty for God's sake and has been around the block once or twice.  (0 / 2) Friends: Or whatever is the next best thing.  These are people he doesn't mind, actively seeks out for company, etc.  This is most often going to be other Syndicate members.  Formal apology for the pet names said friends have garnered over time—think of them as his way of saying "I don't loathe you." Foes: He keeps his friends close and his foes closer.  There are a million and one ways he could've wronged your muse and created this hostile attitude towards each other, so let's chat it out! Coworkers: A.K.A. beloved Syndicate members.  He is particularly fond of those who get their hands bloody, and likely enlists their assistance in acquiring cadavers for organ trafficking purposes, delighted to take care of and dispose of the body for them.  While he'll do the "acquiring" part himself, even after his retirement from the funeral home, he likes it more when he can get someone else to.  Ex-coworkers could include other funeral service workers, hospital staff, etc. Military mates: Essentially, people who served at the same time he did (1983-1989).  Doesn't have to be Army branch but it does help. Perhaps the one person to witness his war crimes and snitch? Children of Dracula: Alright, this is a little dramatic, but. Michael's kids that he doesn't have a connection with and never has, however perhaps they've reached out? Want to get to know estranged papa? They would be in their late 20s to early/mid 30s. (0 / 2) Cop who arrested him: Self explanatory. This is the police officer that took him into custody when he was accused for war crimes, maybe even believes he's guilty despite the verdict. Bad blood all around. (0 / 1) Lawyer who defended him: Again, self explanatory. Legal representation was his lifeline during his trial, and he likely feels as if he owes this person to this day. (0 / 1)

#wb.intro #〈 🩸 — ; isms. 〉

[clementinecompendium]

To Be Read July 2023

The Mind

The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity―and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman & Michael E. Long

The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O'Shea

Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore

The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health by Emeran Mayer MD

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

Sensitive is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World by Anita Moorjani

The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Ph.D.

Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk

Music & The Mind (Art Philosophy, Aesthetics, Neuroaesthetics)

Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting by Mary Gauthier

The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook

This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Ogi Ogas & Susan Rogers

Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser

The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization by Howard Goodall

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina Kraus

Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction by Bence Nanay

Equipment for Living: On Poetry and Pop Music by Michael Robbins

How Music Works by David Byrne

General Non-Fiction / History / Science

The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by S. A. Smith

The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle

Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction by P. H. Matthews

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Gowers

After the End of Art: Contemporary Art and the Pale of History by Arthur C. Danto

Flappers by Judith Mackrell

Marketing for Dummies, 6th edition by Jeanette McMurty MBA

Sinatra: The Chairman by James Kaplan

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland by Gerald Clarke

Self-Improvement

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff

Self Compassion for Dummies by by Steven Hickman PsyD (in progress)

The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- and Start Standing Up for Yourself by Beverly Engel

The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries & Transform Your Relationships by Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW

Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When it Matters Most by Adam Alter

Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff PhD

The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander

Be Angry: The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,

Anger: The Conflicted History of an Emotion by Barbara H. Rosenwein

The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price

In Awe: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy by John O'Leary

Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose by Manis Friedman & Rivka Goldstein 

Fiction

Babel by R. F. Kuang

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (narrated by Tim Curry)

In/Spectre #2

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (in progress)

The Poisoner's Handbook ed. Raymond T. Bond

#booklr #book list #tbr list #to be read #dark academia study guide #musicology #neuroscience #self help

[nightrestrp]

Welcome to the another event recap! We’ll be posting a comprehensive list of notable things that happened in each event & this will also be posted in our Discord server and even though it was just a mini event, a lot of things happened. If there’s anything at all that we missed or if we need to edit something in the list, please let us know!

WARDWELL ACADEMY:

KYLE YANG took photos of VERITY CALMA in the snow

KYLE YANG and VERITY CALMA got into a heated argument

LUKAS NAVARRO ended his friendship with KATHERINE RUSSELL

KATHERINE RUSSELL kissed LUKAS NAVARRO at the end of their hug

SELIN TEMEL saw the kiss and had a fight with LUKAS NAVARRO

SELIN TEMEL and LUKAS NAVARRO slept together

SELIN TEMEL and VIVIAN HAYES (kind of) made up

SELIN TEMEL and NAM DAE-EUN (kind of) got into a fight

SELIN TEMEL and SAMUEL BAKSH (kind of) got into a fight

SELIN TEMEL and AMONI BROWN got into a fight

MALACHI PHILLIPS and ARANYA SAELI played basketball together and kissed and went home together after

MALACHI PHILLIPS took photos of KATHERINE RUSSELL in the snow

MALACHI PHILLIPS and KENNEDY O'NEILL almost kissed

ARANYA SAELI told FINLEY SEABROOKE she missed her

MELANY PHILLIPS and MICHAEL HOTCHNER slept together

KATHERINE RUSSELL and KENNETH CRAWFORD had phone sex

BROOKS AZAR being called Elsa and just getting high

BROOKS AZAR got his nose pierced by ROBYN WILSON

JULIA DAVIS texting everybody about her smut books (hehe)

DEAN HADWIN met Selin's husband, NAM DAE-EUN for the first time

ELSEWHERE:

MARISSA HARRISON and NICOLA SLOANE slept together

HUGO RUIZ and YASMIN DEMIR slept together

FINLEY SEABROOKE and ELIJAH KING slept together

LUNARA KAPLAN told MONTEZ PHILLIPS about their relationship and they almost slept together

KENNETH CRAWFORD and SADIYE KAPLAN got into a lowkey intense (and lowkey sexy ngl) argument

KAEO DUPONT and KAGE HIMURA had their own little sexy time over the phone but not phone sex (I don't know how to explain it but it was hot)

AT THE END:

Killer/s went after JACOB OH (but he survived, yay!!)

KENNETH CRAWFORD & SADIYE KAPLAN were the ones who found the car wreck

#event recap

[pop-sesivo]

El primer zombi suelto en Hollywood

Por Gonzalo Jiménez

Los zombis, tal como los conocemos, son una creación de George A. Romero. Ese es el canon que, de alguna manera, ha imperado en Hollywood desde que Romero dirigiera en 1968 La noche de los muertos vivientes. Los zombis en Romero no guardan relación con el mito haitiano, salvo en el detalle de que son muertos reanimados; pero su origen es la radiación de un satélite que cayó del espacio.

El zombi ya posee entidad como uno de los monstruos clásicos del cine; hasta puede hablarse de un género de películas. Los muchos fanáticos de los filmes y series de TV sobre zombis ignoran cuál fue el primer gran éxito que el tema tuvo en Hollywood: un largometraje que había sido olvidado durante décadas hasta que la TV lo rescató en los años 60 y volvió a ser apreciado por una nueva generación. Esta es la historia de ese filme, White Zombie (La legión de los hombres sin alma, 1932).

Parte de la razón para que White Zombie no tuviera el estatus de otros clásicos del cine de horror como Drácula o Frankenstein (ambas de 1931) es que White Zombie es un filme independiente, financiado por un pequeño estudio de cine, Halperin Productions, que formaba parte de la llamada Poverty Row, que era como se designaba a los estudios menores que operaban independientemente en Hollywood, como Monogram, Majestic, Mascot y Puritan, entre muchos otros, que ya no existen y pocos recuerdan ya.

Según indica el libro Forgotten Horrors (Midnight Marquee Press. Baltimore, 1999), de George Turner y Michael Price, la palabra “zombie” fue introducida ante grandes audiencias en Estados Unidos con el libro sobre vudú haitiano The Magic Island, de William Seabrook. El concepto luego llegó al teatro, con la obra Zombie, que produjo Kenneth Webb en Nueva York y se estrenó en febrero de 1931. Sólo se ofrecieron 21 funciones de esa pieza. Curiosamente, Webb amenazó con demandar en marzo de ese año a los productores Edward y Víctor Halperin cuando estos anunciaron que iniciarían el rodaje de una película llamada White Zombie.

La historia de los hermanos Halperin es singular. Ambos arribaron a Hollywood a comienzos de la década de 1920. Tenían formación universitaria e inclinaciones por el teatro. Juntos produjeron una docena de películas mudas para los estudios First National, United Artists y Vitagraph; casi todas melodramas. Nada presagiaba que les interesaría incursionar en el género del cine de terror.

Los hermanos tenían una obsesión: encontrar una aproximación científica a la forma de hacer cine. En pocas palabras, teorizaban sobre hallar una fórmula que garantizara en 100% el éxito de una película. Sus análisis de filmes exitosos los condujo a preguntarse por qué funcionaban en la taquilla Drácula (Universal) o Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde (Paramount). Los Halperin (Víctor siempre dirigió y Edward era el productor) concluyeron que los diálogos debían limitarse al 15% del filme y que el resto debía ser pura acción.

Esta aproximación a la trama también se reflejó en su manera de hacer cine. White Zombie se completó en apenas 11 días de rodaje. Víctor Halperin y Garnett Weston escribieron el guión, con la asesoría del sargento Faustin Wirkus, otrora administrador de la isla de La Gonave, frente a Haití. El presupuesto fue de 65.000 dólares, aportados por la empresa Amusement Securities Corp. y por el productor independiente Phil Goldstone. Y como estrellas del filme se contrataron a Madge Bellamy (actriz del cine mudo que anhelaba un regreso triunfal) y Bela Lugosi, fresco del éxito de taquilla obtenido en Drácula y Murders of the Rue Morgue. En algunos libros se indica que Bela Lugosi sólo recibió 800 dólares como pago por White Zombie (en el libro Forgotten Horrors se indica que fueron 500 dólares por una semana de trabajo), pero cuesta creer que, si bien era una producción independiente, el actor húngaro se tranzara por esa cifra. Madge Bellamy, por ejemplo, comentó que le pagaron 5.000 dólares por su papel, que es estrictamente secundario frente al de Lugosi.

Lo cierto es que White Zombie en absoluto luce como una película barata. Sin duda, los diálogos y ciertos aspectos de la trama han envejecido mal. Pero todavía sorprende la dirección de fotografía de Arthur Martinelli (de lejos, lo mejor de la película). El filme se rodó en los escenarios de los estudios Universal, por lo que los hermanos Halperin le sacaron provecho a los decorados de primer nivel de la empresa; el director de arte fue Ralph Berger, quien comisionó a la empresa Howard Anderson Co. para hacer los efectos especiales y los trucos de cámara, que simulaban escenarios inmensos. Por ejemplo, el interior del castillo de Murder Legendre (Lugosi) fue usado en Drácula y en El jorobado de Nuestra Señora de París.

Jack Pierce, creador del legendario maquillaje de la criatura de Frankenstein, hizo el maquillaje de los zombis en la película, así como del personaje de Bela Lugosi, Murder Legendre. Lugosi creó con Legendre uno de sus villanos más memorables. No sólo era una cuestión de maquillaje; ayudó también los acercamientos que la cámara hacía de su rostro. Legendre crea zombis a través de la magia negra para valerse de mano de obra que trabaje sin parar en su molino de caña. Pero los zombis a los que hace alusión el título del filme son seis hombres blancos, que fueron enemigos de Legendre y éste los transformó en muertos vivientes: Latour, el brujo antiguo mentor de Legendre; Von Gelder, un terrateniente adinerado; Víctor Trischer, ministro del Interior; Scarpia, oficial del ejército; Marquis, capitán de la policía; y Chauvin, el verdugo de la isla.

White Zombie, pese a sus limitaciones, probó ser un éxito en la taquilla y eventualmente, con el paso del tiempo, encontró defensores en los espacios menos esperados, como en el del músico (y ahora cineasta) Rob Zombie, quien bautizó a su primera banda con el título del filme. En YouTube es posible ver la película completa. Una curiosidad, para quienes son fanáticos del género de horror.

(Publicado originalmente el 11 de diciembre de 2012 en el blog de los Hermanos Chang).

#White Zombie #Zombies #Bela Lugosi #Edward Halperin #Victor Halperin #poverty row

[thequartz0ne-archived]

Since it’s June 25th I’ll be telling michalea’s backstory

On September 28 2008 michalea jackson was born and when Michalea was still a baby in June michael and sunset both di3d but their sprits were in michalea now(they still are but I’ll say when michalea fights the shredder Michael and sunsets spirits leaves michalea body but she is still made of love) now she goes to seabrook high and she’s 13

#trins shitposts #best builder zombies #wild kratts #michalea jackson #june 25 #michael jackson day #michael jackson #😢😢😢😢

[ulkaralakbarova]

A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Cale Erendreich: David Tennant Sean Falco: Robert Sheehan Katie: Kerry Condon Derek Sandoval: Carlito Olivero Riley Seabrook: Jacqueline Byers FBI Agent Olivia Fuller: Tracey Heggins Don Falco: Rob Nagle Patti Falco: Lorraine Bahr Rowan Falco: Jacob Resnikoff Nino: David Meyers Detective Wayne Banyon: Tony Doupe Helen Leyton: Lisa Brenner Jocelyn: Sofia Hasmik Officer Aguilar: Delpaneaux Wills Sabine: Hannah Barefoot Mitchell: Danny Bruno Young Cale: Austin Leo FBI Agent: Jared Q. Miller FBI Agent Driver: Lydia Reim FBI Supervisor: Brandon Boyce Female Cop: Dana Millican Girlfriend #1: Emily Kimball Horse Trainer: Sam Bangs Newscaster: Brenda Braxton Uniform Cop: David S. Hogan Valet: Alex Donnolo FBI Agent: Tim Bennett Umbrella Ped: Chris Ihlenfeldt Film Crew: Producer: Dean Devlin Original Music Composer: Joseph LoDuca Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell Second Unit Director: Carsten H.W. Lorenz Property Master: John Pearson-Denning Makeup Artist: Eva Lohse Director of Photography: David Connell Art Direction: Michelle Jones Screenplay: Brandon Boyce Editor: Brian Gonosey Production Design: Nate Jones Extras Casting: Susan Funk Producer: Marc Roskin Costume Design: Critter Pierce Gaffer: Neil Holcomb Steadicam Operator: Gary L. Camp Extras Casting: Bill Marinella Second Unit Director of Photography: Matthew Moriarty Foley Artist: Jörg Klinkenberg Makeup Department Head: Christina Kortum Stunt Double: Tim Bennett Construction Coordinator: Dean G. Roberts Scenic Artist: Ellen Lepinski First Assistant Director: Gregory J. Pawlik Jr. Sound Editor: James Gallivan Dialect Coach: Mary McDonald-Lewis Script Supervisor: Andy Spletzer Co-Producer: Mark Franco Special Effects Coordinator: William Boggs Assistant Editor: Lana Wolverton Focus Puller: Bob Webeck Stunt Double: Daniel Locicero Stunt Double: Kym Stys Still Photographer: James N. Clark Key Grip: Art Bartels Assistant Production Coordinator: Naomi Yospe Casting Associate: Marin Hope Makeup Artist: Stephanie June Johnson Unit Production Manager: Brandon Lambdin First Assistant “C” Camera: Ronnie Dennis Assistant Property Master: Sean Fong Producer: Rachel Olschan Set Decoration: Benjamin Hayden Stunt Coordinator: Kent W. Luttrell Assistant Editor: Rick Chapman Sound Designer: Mark Hailstone Dolly Grip: Todd England Nicodemus Location Manager: Robert Warberg Boom Operator: Heidi DuBose Stunt Driver: Michelle Damis Utility Stunts: Lex Damis First Assistant “A” Camera: Kyril Cvetkov Hair Department Head: Autumn Sanders Production Accountant: Colleen Emry Hairstylist: Dusti Leon Stunt Driver: Ken Clark Second Assistant Director: Devan Linforth Script Coordinator: Kerry Glover Stunt Double: Anthony Oh Makeup Artist: Tammy Brant Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Bellis Second Second Assistant Director: James McCoy Leadman: Jason Beveridge Construction Foreman: Jarred Decker Greensman: Rick Lepinski Set Designer: Jason Raines Foley Mixer: Jean-Marie Gilles Stunt Driver: Tommy Goodwin Stunt Double: James A. Smith Second Assistant Camera: Michael Crockett Second Assistant Camera: Madison Rowley Best Boy Grip: Brian Shotzbarger Best Boy Electrician: Jeremiah Skender Costume Supervisor: Alison Carlos Set Medic: Michael Fine Set Medic: Taylor Saxon Producer: Tony Malzone Movie Reviews: offscreenbabble: I did not enjoy the movie. The trailer looked really interesting and I really like David Tennant.The movie had some strange editing choices. It’s unintentionally funny but not a movie thats so bad its fun. To give you a quick spoiler free review it’s about a valet who tries to rob David Tennant’s place. When he is about to leave he sees a woman tied up. The rest of the movie is him trying to notify the police but it becomes a “Cat and Mouse” game between the valet and David Tennant. But increasingly gets silly and overall the stuff that is s...

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[mateoxgimenez]

[cisman, he/him] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [MATEO GIMENEZ]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [OSCAR ISAAC]. You must be the [FORTY-FOUR] year old [FORMER BODYGUARD/MANAGER AT SEASCAPE HOTEL]. Word is you’re [LOYAL] but can also be a bit [RECKLESS] and your favorite song is [WHAT A TIME BY JULIA MICHAELS]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [SEABROOK QUARTER]. I’m sure you’ll love it!

The Gimenez family didn’t have much growing up, which caused Mateo and some of his siblings to have to begin working at a young age. The first job Mateo had gotten was at a grocery store, bagging groceries. He helped his parents pay the bills and as the eldest, he always looked after his siblings. Their neighborhood wasn’t the safest place so he often walked his siblings home from school and did what he could to protect them. After he and his sister, the second oldest of the Gimenez siblings, were mugged one night, Mateo felt it was important for them to learn self defense. With what little money he had towards himself, he did take self defense classes and taught what he knew to his family. 

After Mateo’s father passed away, his mother became incredibly reliant on him for money. After having finished school, he focused all his time on working and even got promoted a few times. He became a manager in the grocery store he’d been working at since he was a teenager, but quickly realized that even that money wasn’t cutting it for his family. He then decided to go job hunting and this is where he found an opening as a bouncer at a club in their city. His sister told him he shouldn’t even consider it since it was in such a terrible area, but he knew he could use the extra cash and it paid decently. Besides, he couldn’t find anything else.

So Mateo worked as a manager by day and a club bouncer by night. There were plenty of times that he had to use his muscles and self defense training there, but it was one night that really stood out. He was asked to watch over the VIP section and after an encounter with a patron trying to attack the VIP, he was offered a job to work for him. That VIP guest was none other than Yian Huang, a dangerous man that nearly everyone knew of. It was something Mateo was unsure of other than knowing the job would pay well. If he could take the job he could help his family more than he ever had been able to before. He could even quit working two jobs, he could somewhat have a life. It was an offer that, despite his better judgements, he couldn’t refuse as it paid too well. 

Mateo was given the task to be the bodyguard of Mr. Huang’s daughter, Mei Lian. He thought it seemed easy enough, and it truly was. They spent hours together, they spoke like friends and eventually as lovers. Mateo was paid well and he sent money to his family every week, all for spending his time with the woman he was falling deeply in love with. Mateo knew it was risky because he could lose his job and could even be killed for it, but that was what made Mateo begin saving some of his money so maybe one day he could quit his job as her bodyguard and be something else where they could run away and be together. But all his plans changed when he was called about a family emergency. He was given permission to leave but when he came by Mei’s room to tell her he was leaving for a few weeks, maybe even a few months, he asked her to run away with him. He told her he could quit, he’d find work somewhere else, and they could be happy together. But Mei said no.

Mateo left the Huang family’s home and made his way back to his own family, where he and his siblings spent time with their mother in the last few days in the hospital before passing away. After the funeral, Mateo had every intention of coming back to Mei because the pay was good, but just before he was supposed to come back, some of  Yian Huang’s men found him and attacked him, leaving him nearly dead in an alleyway. It was Mr. Huang’s warning to never see Mei again. 

Mateo was found by his brother and he was taken to the hospital. He’d suffered from many injuries but the most severe was to his leg, and even after plenty of physical therapy, he was told it probably wouldn’t be the same again. Mateo’s brother took him in and let him stay with him and his wife for a while. Mateo was too afraid to tell his brother who he’d been working for all this time and what exactly happened to him, afraid that Mr. Huang would come after his brother and his own little family if he knew anything about it. So Mateo kept his mouth shut.

Despite his long-lasting injury to his leg, Mateo knew he needed to find work again and help himself. He couldn’t live with his brother, sister-in-law and niece forever. So, Mateo’s brother suggested he try going back to something like a managerial position since he’d liked that when he was a bit younger. Before he’d met the Huang’s. So, Mateo applied to different places and eventually landed himself a job at one of the Banner’s hotels in London. 

While Mateo’s injury had caused him to have to walk with a cane for the rest of his life, he still managed to get around and get his work done. He was a manager at one of the hotels in London for about a year before recently being transferred to Aurora Bay, California. He hopes that in Aurora Bay, he can finally put his past of working for Yian Huang, and his little fling with Mei behind him entirely.

@aurorabayaesthetic

#aurorabay.intro

[aurorabayrpg]

Welcome to Aurora Bay [KELL]! We hope you enjoy your stay! Please send in your account within 24 hours to secure [OSCAR ISAAC] as your faceclaim, and please be sure to review our checklist and make sure you read our guidelines!

[cisman, he/him] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [MATEO GIMENEZ]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [OSCAR ISAAC]. You must be the [FORTY-FOUR] year old [FORMER BODYGUARD/MANAGER AT SEASCAPE HOTEL]. Word is you’re [LOYAL] but can also be a bit [RECKLESS] and your favorite song is [WHAT A TIME BY JULIA MICHAELS]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [SEABROOK QUARTER]. I’m sure you’ll love it!

#oc rp #town rp #appless rp #group rp #beach rp #plotless rp #active rp #city rp #aurorabay.accepted

[laresearchette]

Friday, August 12, 2022 Canadian TV Listing (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: ROGUE AGENT (AMC +) FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL (Apple TV+) LUCY’S SCHOOL (Apple TV+) VIAGRA: THE LITTLE BLUE PILL THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (discovery +) THIS FOOL (Disney + Star) SECRET HEADQUARTERS (Paramout +) CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND (FX Canada) 8:00pm - 1:00am RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Crave 2) 8:30pm HAMSTER & GRETEL (Disney Channel Canada) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT SHE IS NOT YOUR DAUGHTER (TBD - Lifetime Canada)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (Season 1) COSMIC LOVE NOTICIA DE UN SECUESTRO NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

CBC GEM NO RETURN POGEY BEACH

CRAVE TV AFTER YANG BELFAST HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS REPUBLIC OF DOYLE (Season 1 - 6) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Season 2) SANCTUARY (Season 1 - 4)

DISNEY + STAR DISNEY SUMMER MAGIC QUEST THE DOMINICAN DREAM PHI SLAMA JAMA SURVIVE AND ADVANCE THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME THIS FOOL (Season 1)

NETFLIX CANADA 13: THE MUSICAL DAY SHIFT A MODEL FAMILY (Season 1) NEVER HAVE I EVER (Season 3)

NATIONAL BANK OPEN (SN) 12:00pm: Men’s Day Session (SN1) 1:00pm: Women’s Day Session (SN1) 6:30pm: Men’s Evening Session (SN Now) 7:00pm: Women’s Evening Session

IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (TSN/TSN3) 2:00pm: Austria vs. Sweden (TSN/TSN3/TSN4) 6:00pm: Slovakia vs. Latvia (TSN4) 10:00pm: Switzerland vs. USA

MLB BASEBALL (SN Now) 7:00pm: Yankees vs. Red Sox (SN) 7:00pm: Guardians vs. Jays

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN4/TSN5) 7:30pm: Argos vs. Ti-Cats

BIG SKY RIVER (W Network) 8:00pm: Trying to move forward after a messy divorce, a woman returns to Parable, Mont., and meets a handsome neighbor who presents an unexpected twist.

ZOMBIES 3 (Disney Channel Canada) 8:00pm: Zed anticipates an athletic scholarship while Addison gears up for Seabrook's first international cheer-off. Then suddenly, extraterrestrial beings arrive in Seabrook, provoking something other than friendly competition.

GARAGE SALE MYSTERY: MURDER BY TEXT (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm: A rehearsal is stalled when the bass player is found dead from an apparent suicide. Jenn discovers that a Taser was used to immobilize the bass player before her death, but before Jenn can confront the weapon's owner, another band member is murdered.

CBC WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL (CBC) 9:00pm: You Do You: Host: Priyanka with Joze Piranian, Steph Tolev, Marito Lopez, Mikey Dubs, Nour Hadidi and Chris Locke.

HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE (CTV) 9:00pm: A homeowner buys a bungalow with her mother, but a flood in the basement dampens their dreams and health; Mike, Sherry and Michael come to the rescue and expose dangerous electrical issues, mold and possible structural concerns.

AFTER YANG (Crave) 9:00pm: When his daughter's beloved AI companion malfunctions, Jake uncovers details of the robot's previously unknown life hidden in the android's interior core, leading Jake to surprising discoveries about himself and his family.

#cdntv #cancon #canadian tv #canadian tv listings #cbc winnipeg comedy festival #holmes family rescue #tennis #iihf world juniors #mlb baseball #cfl football

[badgaymovies]

The Rescue (2021)

The Rescue (2021)

JIMMY CHIN, ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5 United Kingdom/USA, 2021. National Geographic Documentary Films, Ventureland, Storyteller Productions, Little Monster Films, Passion Pictures, Cavalry Media, Michael De Luca Productions. Cinematography by David Katznelson, Ian Seabrook, Picha Srisansanee. Produced by Jimmy Chin, John Battsek, Bob Eisenhardt, P.J. Van Sandwijk,…

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#Anan Surawan #Anupong Paochinda #Apakorn Youkongkaew #Bancha Duriyapunt #Ben Reymenants #Ben Svasti Thomson #Beverly Freeman #Bhak Loharjun #Bob Eisenhardt #Cavalry Media #Chris Jewell #Connor Roe #Craig Challen #Daniel Pemberton #David Katznelson #Derek Anderson #Ekapol Chanthawong #Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi #Fiona Harris #Ian Seabrook #Jason Mallinson #Jim Warny #Jimmy Chin #John Battsek #John Volanthen #Josh Bratchley #Joshua Morris #Kruba Boonchum #Laz Warwick #Little Monster Films

[clementinecompendium]

Book List: Maestromind

For the "siren" archetype; a villain with mind control powers through music.

Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music by Lawrence Sherman, Dennis Plies

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross

The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art by Anjan Chatterjee MD

How Music Works by David Byrne

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas

Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser

Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty by Ben Ratliff

Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds by John Powell

The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music by David Sulzer

Emotion and Meaning in Music by Leonard B. Meyer

Musical Emotions Explained: Unlocking the Secrets of Musical Affect by Patrik N. Juslin

The Science-Music Borderlands: Reckoning with the Past and Imagining the Future by Elizabeth H. Margulis (Editor), Psyche Loui (Editor), Deirdre Loughridge (Editor)

The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell: How to Create Hits in Today's Music Industry by Eric Beall

On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone by Philip Ewell

The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain by Donald Hodges (Editor), Michael Thaut (Editor)

The Science of Music and the Music of Science: How Music Reveals Our Brain, Our Humanity and the Cosmos by Michael J. Montague

How to Listen to Jazz by Ted Gioia

The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth by Michael Spitzer

The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature by Daniel J. Levitin

MUSIC AND THE MIND by Anthony Storr

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin

Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics by Gordon Graham

Art, Aesthetics, and the Brain by Joseph P. Huston (Editor), Marcos Nadal (Editor), Francisco Mora (Editor), Luigi F. Agnati (Editor), Camilo José Cela Conde (Editor)

Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger by Albert Hofstadter (Author, Editor), Richard Kuhns (Author, Editor)

Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) by Steven M. Cahn (Editor), Stephanie Ross (Editor), Sandra L. Shapshay (Editor)

The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts by Pablo P. L. Tinio (Editor), Jeffrey K. Smith (Editor)

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina Kraus

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross

#book list #music magic #musicology #mind control #villainess #villain archetype #villain aesthetic #aesthetic book list #dark academia #study guide #music study guide #dark academia study guide

[nightrestrp]

Valentine's Day wasn't an actual event in the group but with so much that had happened that day, we wanted to list down the notable things that happened during love day. This will also be posted in our Discord server! If there’s anything at all that we missed or if we need to edit something in the list, please let us know!

It was also MICHAEL HOTCHNER's birthday!!

MICHAEL HOTCHNER & MELANY PHILLIPS slept together

MALACHI PHILLIPS gave ARANYA SAELI a bouquet of roses & an expensive necklace & they also slept together

MALACHI PHILLIPS made horror movie character waffles with KAEO DUPONT

MALACHI PHILLIPS took KATHERINE RUSSELL's bikini pictures in the snow

MALACHI PHILLIPS came over and had a drink and an almost kiss with KENNEDY O'NEILL

MALACHI PHILLIPS spent the night at KATHERINE RUSSELL's and they slept together

KATHERINE RUSSELL and KENNETH CRAWFORD slept together earlier in the day

KATHERINE RUSSELL and ENZO HUANG went to the spa together and they shared a steamy kiss in the sauna

NICOLA SLOANE and MARISSA HARRISON spent the day together and slept together

FINLEY SEABROOKE and ELIJAH KING slept together

KYLE YANG and VERITY CALMA slept together (hehe)

KAGE HIMURA and KAEO DUPONT had a movie night

ENZO HUANG ended the night at KENNEDY O'NEILL's place and they slept together

LUNARA KAPLAN made everyone heart cookies and heart brownies and she and MONTEZ PHILLIPS walked around town to hand them out (along with special mention: BIG MAC, their mini cow)

LUNARA KAPLAN & MONTEZ PHILLIPS almost kissed but got walked in on by MELANY PHILLIPS

SELIN TEMEL and LUKAS NAVARRO slept together & ended the night having a threesome with BROOKS AZAR

#event recap

[nylanderbunting]

Playoff Game Day!!

We’re here, it’s happening. The Toronto Maple Leafs will face off against the back-to-back reigning Stanley Cup champs, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Toronto has home ice advantage, meaning they will play games 1, 2, 5* and 7* on home ice in Scotiabank Arena. Games 3, 4 and 6* will be played in Florida at Amalie Arena. (* = if needed)

Taking a look at both team’s injured lists, Toronto will be without: Goaltender Petr Mrazek (Groin, IR), Left Wing Michael Bunting (Upper-body, day-to-day), Defenceman Rasmus Sandin (Knee, IR)

*Ondrej Kaše is returning to the lineup tonight*

Tampa will be without: Brent Seabrook (Shoulder, Hips, IR)

Starting goaltenders will be Jack Campbell (TOR) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL). Both Campbell and Vasilevskiy are projected to start all games for their teams. 

#Leafs game day #TML game day #TML #toronto maple leafs #tampa bay lightning #nhl #nhl playoffs