It's been a while since I reviewed anything on here, so I figured, "Oh, what the hell? They miss me."
POKER FACE:
Prior to viewing this show, Rian Johnson and I had a one-sided blood feud. Sure, he doesn't know me from Adam, but I know him as the writer/director that "subverted expectations" and ruined a little indie film called Star Wars... Maybe you've heard of it. I don't want to harp on nerdy stuff, but I have yet to see things like Knives Out because Rian Johnson's name was attached to it. For a few years, his name was stricken from every book and tablet---stricken from every pylon and obelisk in the house of Kenny.
That being said, after seeing endless commercials for this show, I eventually gave in. Even the damn fortune cookie I happened to open said, "Take a risk......fatty."
Charlie, the lead, reminds me one of Marge Simpson's twin sisters---pick any one of 'em. Raspy, cigarette-laced voice and all. The cool thing is that she inherently can tell when someone is lying.
Anyone that knows me can tell you I'm a big fan of Lie to Me, a show that was cut too soon, in my opinion. It centered around detecting various forms of deception through Micro-expressions. Every episode went something like, "This guy's Depressor Anguli Oris moved two degrees to the right, therefore he's a bloody liar!!!" Charlie, on the other hand, seems to be all intuition. There's really zero science behind her ability. It's just like when your mom knows when you're lying about going to the library to study, or when the wife swears that corporate dinner, you attended out of town, had nothing to do with business. It's almost a supernatural phenomenon.
One thing leads to another, and Charlie's special intuition ends up having her on the run. The intuition is one thing, but the main trait I love about the character is that she just can't seem to leave well enough alone. She scratches, she digs, and, if need be, she'll grab a friggin' shovel. If Columbo and the Incredible Hulk (the one with Bill Bixby) had a love child, with some sprinkles of Murder She Wrote, you end up with Poker Face. Despite taking place in current year, it really feels like a throwback.
I'm three episodes in, folks. Would I recommend this? Definitely. It certainly doesn't make up for Star Wars, but I'm open to catching up on Knives Out and other Rian Johnson related projects.
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Nearly 2 months ago, I volunteered to make a kidlitart banner for kidlidart on twitter (hosted by @anneappertillustration and Scout Underhill).
I really wanted it to stick out compared to others because my interests lie both in kidlitart as well as comics, illustration, animation and other artistic mediums.
I wanted to combine as many different art styles as possible to communicate the substantive nature of creativity and how art can be made beyond the dimensions of illustration--
Hence, 'Art Beyond Illustration' was the theme.
(And yes-- that's my take on Rian Johnson's Knives Out storyboard which I love)
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Director Rian Johnson For Filmmaker Magazine
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POKER FACE (2023) TV Show Trailer 2: Rian Johnson's Mystery-of-the-Week Series starring Natasha Lyonne [Peacock]
https://film-book.com/poker-face-2023-tv-show-trailer-2-rian-johnsons-mystery-of-the-week-series-starring-natasha-lyonne-peacock/?feed_id=124172&_unique_id=63b96d51c0d68
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#awards delivery #1 today: #GlassOnion @knivesout gift box with score CD, shirt, ascot, hat, can of kombucha, but no screener. #LeslieOdomJr @leslieodomjr #JessicaHenwick @jhenwick #DanielCraig #JanelleMonae @janellemonae #EdwardNorton @edwardnortonofficial #KateHudson @katehudson #KathrynHahn #DaveBautista @davebautista #MadelynCline @madelyncline #RianJohnson @riancjohnson #NathanJohnson @natronica #Netflix @netflix #film #cinema #movies #films #awardseason #awardsseason https://www.instagram.com/p/ClmhchhpaIa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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What this means for his long-rumoured trilogy is unsure, but news arrives that Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s company T-Street has signed a two-picture producing deal with Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. No word on whether Johnson will direct either of these projects, but it does mean he'll have as consistent home after projects for Disney, Netflix and Lionsgate. Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, who took over as the studio’s co-chairs and CEOs in 2022, orchestrated the deal. It marks the producers’ first collaboration with Warner Bros., having previously worked with Lionsgate on the box office hit “Knives Out,” Netflix on its sequel “Glass Onion,” Disney on “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and Focus Features on the neo-noir thriller “Brick.” It’s unclear if Johnson will direct either of the two films that he’ll be overseeing at Warner Bros. “Mike and Pam’s renewed commitment to original storytelling and the theatrical experience make Warner Bros. Discovery an ideal place to help us bring the filmmakers we love to audiences around the world on a grand scale,” said Johnson and Bergman. “We’re thrilled to have them as partners.” Life and illness has meant we've not had a regular edition of Making Tracks for a couple of weeks, but there will be one this week as we meet up at Megacon in Birmingham for an as-live episode, where we'll be sure to discuss this and all the latest news. [amazon box="1368070396"]
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🤯🤯Star Wars: Trilogia de Rian Johnson recebe atualização 🕵️♀️ 📰A presidente da Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, afirmou que a trilogia de Star Wars de Rian Jonhson ainda pode acontecer. Sabe mais sobre isto clicando no link acima 👆
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#RianJohnson you know exactly what a woman wants God bless 🏎️🚘🥵🫣😘 #charlesmelton #pokerface #tvshow 🫠🤥 https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxrciXOdlmYnw3fd6PND0up9eKqqk8WHUiMPE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Benoit Blanc visszatért, hogy megoldjon egy egészen bizarr gyilkossági esetet.
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Out Now Bonus: @Avatar & Glass Onion: A @knivesout Mystery - Spoiler Sessions (Link in the bio). #glassonion #knivesout #Avatar #JamesCameron #rianjohnson #danielcraig #January2023 #movie #film #podcast #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #outnowwithaaronandabe https://www.instagram.com/p/CnJODawu0Yl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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