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bcofl0ve · 10 months

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I'mma be real, I'm not excited for Bottoms to come out. As much as I love Kaia Gerber, her acting performance isn't great. I don't think she's a good actor, and I don't think she'll improve, and if so, I don't think it's that much. Austin Butler is a good actor, I'm not a Kaia nor am I an Austin stan. However, I do like his work. I think he did a good job as Wil Ohmsford from The Shannara Chronicles, Sebastian Kydd from The Carrie Diaries, James Wilkerson from Switched at Birth, Jacob from iCarly, and as George from Wizards of a Waverley Place, etc etc. I can't say the same for his girlfriend, Kaia.

Kaia, is a talented model. She's great, I love her. But, as an actor. I just don't see it. I'm obviously not going to compare the two because his experience outweighs her, but if I were to compare. I would say Kaia has the same energy as James Garrett from Zoey 101 Season 4 when he goes, "Do you know where I can go get lunch?" in the most, monotone voice imaginable, but it's her whole performance. She can do better with more training, obviously. But, I still just don't see it in my opinion. Not to mention, she kind of doesn't acknowledge that her nepotism plays into her acting career. For some reason, she acknowledges that it plays in her model career, but not in her acting, saying something along the lines of, and I quote: "I won't deny the privilege that I have. Even if it's just the fact that I have a really great source of information and someone to give me great advice, that I alone feel very fortunate for. But with acting, it's so different. No artist is going to sacrifice their vision for someone's kid. That just isn't how art is made, and what I'm interested in is art. No one wants to work with someone who's annoying, and not easy to work with, and not kind." Which, basically is saying; "yeah but the nepotism doesn't apply to me in acting." which... it does.

Her performance in AHS wasn't even bad, it's downright awful. There's a scene I can't forget which is basically one of the main characters is about to get attacked. Kaia, who is basically defending the main character, says. "RUN!" in the same way Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen isn't a bad actor, it's just an example) from AOTC says, "I don't like sand." just completely void of all emotion. You might be wondering, what do I want from her performance? I wanted her to sound panicked, because her character was panicking. But for some reason, her line delivery is the same as Kristen Stewart going: "woah... what is going on?" In Twilight, it's just bad. She doesn't sound panicked nor shocked, she just sounds completely void of emotion, not in shocked, not surprised, not panicked, not anything. The max she does is raise her voice by 3 octaves- maybe.

In my opinion, in order to become a good actor, you at least have to acknowledge what got you there. The people that got you to the spot you are. Austin, her boyfriend, does this all the time. I see him give credit to other people, I see him say he wants to become like Brad Pitt, like Leonardo DiCaprio, he loves acting, and you can see it, you can tell. He's humble, he treats his publicist amazing, and he gives her credit, saying she's always there for him. He gives credit to his acting coach, to his agent, to Baz, to Tom. The guy seems humble, and he gives credit, he acknowledges that he wouldn't be where he is today, without people.

Kaia doesn't have this in her, due to her refusing to acknowledge that nepotism. I don't think she'll become a good actor, and if so, not a humble one. Her boyfriend can acknowledge that strings were pulled so he could get the role of Elvis. But, she can't acknowledge that her name got her to where she is today. I really don't see it for her, which is why I'm not excited for Bottoms.

Maybe Kaia will be a good actor, maybe she won't be. But so far, from what I've seen. She hasn't been, she's been cringe. As a model, she is brilliant, she has an amazing cat walk. But, as an actor, I'm sorry. She's just not promising at all.

i think it’s a little unfair to just assume she’ll never improve when bottoms, and her other projects, haven’t been released at large yet. and when during ahs she was ‘singled out’ as a bad performance whereas there isn’t a single review of bottoms from the 25+ already out that says she sticks out in a bad way. while there are reviews that say the cast is a strong ensemble with no weak ones out and reviews that say positive things about her in general.

and i would really prefer to not drag the nepo ‘statement’ discourse out on here again but idk. maybe an unpopular opinion but i don’t think what she said was as terrible as people make it out to be. it was a little delulu sure, but delulu in regards to the concept of ppl not hiring nepo babies if they’re assholes. and i think it says something about her work ethic and who she is as a person that she thinks you shouldn’t be hired if you’re unkind/hard to work with no matter what your last name is. saying she “refuses to acknowledge it” just objectively isn’t true when she very much has- even if you didn’t particularly like how she went about it.

kaia hasn’t been interviewed about acting a great deal- but when she talks about modeling she has talked about influences before, and i think the whole reason she does book club is because she likes discussing people, thinkers, and books that have shaped her. so i don’t think it’s fair to say ‘well austin is humble because he talks about others, she doesn’t!’ either.

we can agree to disagree, but those are just my thoughts.

#gossip time with mollie

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danortizdigital · 11 months

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Creative Review 09

Here’s a quick look back at the Creative happenings and hot topics of the week.

#CreativeReview is a one-stop cheat sheet of everything that happened this week in the digital media world - it’s a weekly summary for creatives, written by creatives and it’s a free/quick read with no registration and we won’t add you to some annoying list that’s impossible to unsubscribe to promise.

Trailer Beat

Foundation, Season 2 Apple TV, July 14 Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn

More than a century after the Season 1 finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy. As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy the Empire from within.

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Landscape with Invisible Hand MGM, In Theaters, August Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, Tiffany Haddish

Welcome to the future, where the entertainment is us. Based on the acclaimed novel.

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Wildflower Hulu, June 23 Kiernan Shipka, Alexandra Daddario, Brad Garrett, Reid Scott, Jacki Weaver, Jean Smart

Based on a true story, Wildflower is a coming-of-age film that follows Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with two intellectually disabled parents and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.

Global Creative Spotlight

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Tencent: Legends Live Forever Tencent’s In-House agency created a spot with hand-drawn animation to shine a light on the classic tales that have carried on China’s cultural values for over five thousand years and served as a beacon for those seeking a cultural compass by introducing classic Chinese literature to a new audience inspiring readers to create their own reimagined and newly expressed classic tales.

VOX Cinemas: Live it instead of watching it Egypt’s VOX Cinema is promoting the premium Large Format theater-going experience in their new ad campaign emphasizing the theater chain’s bigger screen and clearer sound that makes fans feel truly immersed in movies.

Jason Momoa: Chief Island Officer

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Following Kevin Hart vacating his position as CIO, Jason Momoa has a new job: Chief Island Officer of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi - need we say more except, where does one apply?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Booth at Argentina Comic Con 2023

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The Paramount/UIP booth at Argentina Comic Con 2023 offered an immersive experience for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans recreating the iconic lair of the Ninja Turtles for over 80,000 attendees.

Land of Wood and Water/Adidas Originals by Wales Bonner

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Adidas Originals by Wales Bonner Spring Summer 2023 celebrates the sights, sounds, and people of Jamaica. Traversing the land of wood and water, the spot pays homage to the island’s intimate connections between landscape and cultural identity.

Uber Eats x Visa: Delivery Sustainability

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Uber Eats is partnering with Visa on a B2B small business program designed to support small- and medium-sized businesses on the Uber Eats platform in their transition to greener and more sustainable packaging solutions.

IIID-I: 3D in ideas

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Brazil’s School/AtlantisLSN created a brand identity spot for IIID-I an innovative 3D printing company demonstrating the different possibilities of IIID-I in an innovative and futuristic way.

Vanderpump Rules by the Numbers

Brandy Johnson breaks down Vanderpump Rules' scandal-filled Season 10

And, here's our season end scorecard to see how the Sur-vers and company fared this season:

Finally...

End your week with a smile by watching this kid perform the viral hit Peaches from the Super Mario Bros. Movie at his first-grade talent show - read Cairo's full story here and in the meantime, good luck getting this out of your head.

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#creative review #creative #creative inspiration #creative agency #advertising

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lukeevansgirl22 · 1 year

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An Extremely Goofy movie is funnier than the first one!

Hey guys! I’m here to do a review on the movie “An Extremely Goofy Movie!” I loved watching this movie as a kid because it was hilarious! The movie is about Max going to college, but soon is shocked when his dad comes to campus because he lost his job and is embarrassed by him. With the cast of Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Vicki Lewis, Rob Paulsen, Pauly…

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revelatorytruths · 3 years

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thisgirlisonfayeeer · 3 years

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ANYBODY HERE DISAPPOINTED THAT SINGLE PARENTS (2018) GOT CANCELLED???

#single parents #I GOTS TO KNOW HOW ANGIE AND WILL END UP :(((#angie d'amato #will cooper #poppy banks #douglas fogerty #miggy park #leighton meester #taran killam #kimrie lewis-davis #brad garrett #jake choi #adam brody #i kinda like the kids cast #especially the twins!!

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rewrotethestars · 4 years

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You want one, like you want a baby one? I thought you were done. So did I. I don’t know, something happened, something changed. I can't explain it, but I think I want a baby with Douglas.

#single parents #single parents abc #poppy banks #douglas fogerty #poppy x douglas #popplas #kimrie lewis #brad garrett #singleparentsedit #my gifs #i s2g if they break them up i'll riot #just kidding but ill be mad

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streets-in-paradise · 2 years

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Feel free to ignore this 😂😭

Imagine Paris is actually Aralas’ (Aragorn and Leggy’s ship name) son via magic, like biologically he’s their kid. But they had to give him up because Sauron or Gods shit. So baby Paris ends up in the hands of the kingdom of Troy and during the war reunites with his real parents

Again: this is so stupid

Bonus: I can see Gimli going “Are you sure Hector isn’t your other blood child? Because wow you lucked up with him looking exactly like your brat”

Awww this is actually kinda cute!

Don't worry, it's not stupid at all. I enjoy crossovers of all kinds. I'm gonna tell a non related thing about me to put an example of how far i can go with crossovers. Right now i'm working on an horror crossover fanfict mixing american horror story: hotel, the Chucky franchise and Supernatural that also includes greek mythology references and an OC inspired in Cassandra under the same name.

See? I'm all about weird crossovers.

Your idea is cute and Gimli's part made me laugh because i read it in his voice lol.

Btw Hector and Paris do look a lot alike!! There is a scene where they are getting down from their horses and they look so exactly the same that is impressing. I'm in awe with how much alike eric and orlando managed to look in that film. The casting was perfect because all the family bonded persons looked so alike. Eric and Orlando look like brothers, but there is also Garrett looking like Brad's mini me while playing his cousin and even Brendan Gleeson and Brian Cox looked like they could be brothers.

Back to the point, i'm obsessed with the little paralelisms between lotr and troy, so any crossover idea between both is cool. I have always felt that the dynamic going on between Priam and his sons is like reverse Denethor with Boromir and Faramir, because Priam spoils Paris while Denethor is an asshole to his youngest boy just because he is different from his brother.

I'm going to end this cassually commenting that i fancasted Viggo as Diomedes for the sake of having him in Troy. There are also a ton of other reasons i can ennumerate, but it also happened because part of me wanted to have him there because Sean and Orlando are there ( and because of the Iliad scene where Paris shoots Diomedes on the foot and instead of seeking medical help, he just stays there roasting him while Odysseus is like " Sir, wtf? " I reread the book and i was like " yeahh, this is perfect for viggo")

#asks #troy 2004 #lotr #legolas greenleaf #aragorn #paris of troy #gimli #hector of troy #orlando bloom #viggo mortensen #eric bana

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The Cleaning Lady Season 1 Episode 7

Thony

Awe they’re doing the holidays together. That’s cute.

Oh shit Thony can sing

She is sprung. Singing this song knowing she singing about Arman.

Oh fuck. She can’t kiss him cause she thinking about Arman.

What’s wrong? She’s in love with another man. Her future husband. Sorry Marco.

Oh shit it was bad bad before she left. Separate beds and shit.

She assumes the worst cause you lie. Arman do his shit but he ain’t lied about it. Not to her. At least she know what he into. Then again, she is lying to Marco too so...

So worried for her future husband.

Oh shit. She told him about the current husband.

She don’t want him here Fiona.

Yes. She is having an affair. An emotional one.

Y’all could’ve at least had a lie ready for the girl. That your original clinic fell through so now you’re in the process of getting another one or something.

It’s always something. Luca can never catch a break.

Coming clean time.

I know it bothers you Marco but you gotta do what you gotta do. Put your pride aside and get it done for Luca. And I know you don’t know this but I doubt you’ll be around long anyway. She’s gonna marry Arman.

Yeah I was caught off guard too Thony. Didn’t know that kid was there.

Fuck. He used the money didn’t he? I SWEAR THAT NO GOOD MOTHERFUCKER He better win big. Cause if he lose that shit imma call Arman and have him dealt with myself.

Arman

Man is sprung. Dreaming of her.

Who don’t think of him as handsome? I’m talking about the lyrics

Wait who you killing? What’s happening.

Did you kill him just so she would have to come? And y’all would have to talk.

He more focused on her being that close to him.

And by in too deep he means “I’m in love with you and he is my family now too”

His face when she mentioned the current husband.

Nadia’s back! Yes I finally learned her name.

Arman, you don’t want her back. You want Thony.

NO BAD ARMAN! YOU CANT LEAVE THONY BEHIND

Although I’m here for you going legit. Cause Thony ain’t staying forever if you’re doing illegal shit the whole time.

Oh shit Nadia got aim. THAT WOMAN CAN SHOOT

This man is weird. Do we really trust him?

SHE DONT WANNA LEAVE YOU

Seeing him step up to Marco like “bitch what” but calmly was so hot.

“You should listen to your wife” FORGET NADIA AND THONY MARRY ME ARMAN

She’s his future wife. That’s who she is to him.

Nadia, you love the life. That’s why it sounds like you wanna stay. He ain’t satisfied with you.

Fiona

Fiona get on key

I just realized this is the first time Fiona has seen Marco in almost two decades.

I feel for her, she’s stuck between the two of them. But does she know they were having problems?

No she didn’t send you the money Marco, cause she was gonna use it on her child. Why would she use it on you and not Luca? Fiona GET him!

Garrett 😒

Burn the roof of your mouth.

Leave Arman the hell alone.

GOOOO AWAAAAAAY

I really hope Arman moves it all before he comes back with a warrant.

Get caught. Please get caught.

Y’all I don’t like this man.

Miscellaneous

Literally anytime Garrett was on my screen, I was like “Go back to Thony and Arman”

I’m acting so thirsty this episode. It’s just something about Arman tonight that’s doing it for me.

LMAO Why is it always Brad?

SO IT’S NOT JUST THE FANDOM THAT’S BEEN LOSING IT OVER THE WE’LL FIND A WAY LINE?! I might make this a whole ‘nother post

OOOOH NEXT WEEK IS GONNA BE AMAZING

Why do I feel like Hayak is gonna find out cause Nadia tells him? Like she gets jealous that Arman is in love with Thony so she tells Hayak about the guns.

#the cleaning lady fox #the cleaning lady #arman x thony #thony x arman #thony de la rosa #arman morales #he was doing it for me tonight #so sexy #nadia morales #marco de la rosa #fiona de la rosa #Garrett #still don’t know his other name #fuck him tho

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lovinglapislazuli · 2 years

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Legendz Tale of the Dragon Kings (English Dub)

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Here's an English Dub for “Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings”. • Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani - Pamela Adlon • Meg Sprinkle/Melissa Sparks/Mrs. McField - Kari Wahlgren • Mike "Mac" McField - Candi Milo • Dino Sparks - Jesse McCartney • Halca Hepburn/Garion the Griffin - Vanessa Marshall • BB (Bouchou)/Yoko Matsutani/Anna the Harpy/Mrs. Sprinkles - Grey DeLisle • J1/Wolfy the Werewolf/Greedo the Blazedragon/Mr. McField/Bruno Sparks - Rob Paulsen • Sasuke Matsutani/J2/Mr. Sprinkles - Jeff Bennett • Professor Parkins - Maurice LaMarche • Ranshiin/The Dark Wiz Company President/Rapper King - Kevin Michael Richardson • Yul Hepburn/Dark Wiz Company CEO - James Arnold Taylor • Lad Hepburn - Kath Soucie • Nezuccho (hamster size) - Tara Strong • Shiron the Windragon - Yuri Lowenthal • Dandy the Crocodile/Leon the Manticore - Corey Burton • Zuou the Bigfoot - Brad Garrett

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I am not familiar at all with this series but I like the designs, these kids look very endearing :D

#Legendz Tale of the Dragon Kings #submission #anon ask #kirby anon #voice acting

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50 More Underrated Horror Films To Watch If You're Still Bored and Stressed Out

Last year, I made this list to try to provide entertainment during a bad time. Honestly, we still in this, and it might be time to recommend some more movies.

Eyes of Laura Mars : Faye Dunaway plays a photographer that has psychic visions where she’s seeing through the eyes of a killer. Brad Dourif and Tommy Lee Jones and Rene Auberjonois are there, too, and all great. This movie has been illustriously dubbed a Disco Giallo, and if that doesn’t convince you, nothing will.

The Vagrant : A pitch black comedy that pits Bill Paxton against a vagrant that he believes is trying to ruin his life, but no one will believe him. Does that sound kind of insensitive? Wait for the twist ending, wherein nothing is as it seems. And when I said pitch black, I wasn’t kidding. VERY dark humor, just to warn you.

Antiviral : David Cronenberg has a son! Who is taking after him quite well. Celebrity viruses are a fad in this world, and the body horror happens, and watch it.

Party Line : Do you like psychosexual thrillers full of neon and big hair? This is a big recommendation if that sounds as delightful to you as it does to me. Also, Leif Garrett was a surprisingly good actor in this?

Beyond the Door III : No, you don’t need to watch the first two. That says most of what can be said about this. The rest that can be said is there’s a train and some weird religious stuff and a lot of gnarly deaths.

Pretty Poison : Early Anthony Perkins, playing to type... in a way. There’s a big difference between this and Psycho, and it’s the addition of Tuesday Weld. As much as I love Perkins, she steals the show.

The Editor : If you’re like me and have ventured deep into giallo territory already, then this is what you need. A giallo parody. That’s as wonderful as it sounds.

Absentia : Mike Flanagan’s first film. I might be making this sound more simple than it is, but the story can be boiled down to this premise: what if fairy tale bridge trolls were REAL? Turns out that’s absolutely horrifying.

Banshee Chapter : From Beyond meets MK Ultra. With Ted Levine doing a Hunter Thompson impression the whole time. *chef’s kiss*

Death Machine : You had to see this one coming. Killer robot on the loose. It’s Brad Dourif’s robot, and he’s super weird about it the whole time. This is a love letter to all those action-packed horror movies we love.

Dream Demon : This is the most Sapphic film I’ve ever seen where the two women don’t simply hook up during the course of the film. It’s glorious. I admit I barely noticed anything else. I was just so happy it was so gay. Please watch.

Visiting Hours : Michael Ironside is a killer on the loose. Some other stuff happens, but mostly Michael Ironside happens. William Shatner is there? But who gives a damn! Michael Ironside!

The Unborn : The ending to this. This is one of those movies that keeps one-upping itself, and you’re like it can’t go any farther. They wouldn’t dare. And then they dare. They go there. Pregnancy horror gone hog wild.

Jennifer : Carrie rip-off, but we loves those in this house. Only Carrie is Jennifer, and she has some God-given power to control snakes. Fantastic dismount at the end.

Satan's Slave : Religious horror. BUT. Not Judeo-Christian. Muslim. I love seeing other cultures get in on the religious horror trend. Let’s all be super scared of the evils that can befall us together!

Eyeball : Another good ole nasty giallo. Umberto Lenzi was super prolific, kind of workman-like, but he always delivered on good exploitation. Also, the title means lots of eyeball gore, be aware.

Splinter : Body horror turned up to eleven. The whole point of this movie is to introduce a creature that takes over your body and uses it to locomote, and in doing so, hurts ya real bad. The effects look absolutely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs and will burn itself into your brain.

Alone in the Dark : This is only a rare watch because no one has released it on blu-ray yet. *taps watch* Donald Pleasance and Martin Landau get to have a lot of fun. But my fave was a character known as Bleeder. Watch and you’ll see.

The Caller : The only reason I’m able to make these lists as varied and deeply cutting as I am is because of Vinegar Syndrome, and I owe them everything for bringing this one to my attention. I don’t dare say a thing about it. Watch this movie, take the journey, and get your mind blown.

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice : Oh boy. I went through a whole thing where I watched every Children of the Corn film, and believe it or not, I don’t regret that at all. They’re a lot of fun. This one, though, is the MOST fun. My favorite is the church scene where a guy gets a nose bleed. Oh so nasty.

Grim Prairie Tales : Brad Dourif and James Earl Jones in an old west horror anthology. They meet up and tell each other weird stories through the night. Including one where a man is eaten by a woman’s vagina. Hmm.

Amityville 1992: It's About Time : Amityville as a “true” haunting is... bullshit. I hope we all know that by now. But these sequels where hapless families inherit cursed objects that absorbed the house’s ghostly funk... These are great, and this one has the added bonus of Stephen Macht.

Ladromes de Tumbas (Grave Robbers) : A Mexican slasher made by Ruben Galindo Jr. America isn’t the only place where you can get a nasty movie where an undead Satanist chops up screaming teenagers. Thank God.

Memorial Valley Massacre : I’m taking a real chance recommending this one. Some people might find this as dumb as a bag of hammers, but I thought it was charming in what it clearly wanted to be. A killer is loose at a campground, but things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. If only it’d had the budget to really tell the story like it deserved.

Blue Monkey : A bug... that grows really giant... and a disease caused by the bug... get loose in a hospital. So it’s medical horror. And a giant bug movie. With Steve Railsback whipping ass the whole time. Good stuff.

So Sweet... So Perverse : Twisty and turny giallo starring Carroll Baker and directed by Umberto Lenzi. That keeps twisting until you’re like IS THIS THE ACTUAL ENDING? Those are my faves.

Diary of the Dead : Romero! We all know and love him, but this movie got a bad rap, and I’m here to say it deserves a second look. His entire zombie oeuvre is great, and this one is no exception. The man had a lot to say, and now more than ever, it all rings pretty true.

Black Mountain Side : The Thing rip-off, but if you love The Thing, don’t you want more The Thing? Plus, slightly different bend, but with just as much of those paranoid mind games we love.

Turkey Shoot : Maybe more exploitation than horror, but adjacent enough to mention it. This movie starts with a lot of world building, and if that bores you, please stick it out. You don’t want to miss the over-the-top kills and the very satisfying ending.

The Shrine : Folk horror with such a wonderful twist to it. You think you’re watching one kind of movie, then it becomes a whole other beast. A great beast. I won’t spoil it, so just watch it.

Mikey : Killer kid movie. But one of those that doesn’t rely on powers. It’s all about a child exhibiting the early signs of being a psychopath, and the kid they got for the lead is as solid at pulling that off as he’d need to be. Also, Ashley Lawrence appears as a concerned teacher.

The Wind : Meg Foster has the bluest eyes on earth. Also, Wings Hauser chases her around and is completely off his rocker, as usual. Great cat-and-mouse thriller.

Pulse (Kairo) : Japanese apocalyptic movie that kept shocking me and making me shudder in my seat. I can’t express how hard it is for a movie to get that reaction from me and what a feat it is that this one did. It haunts me still.

Martha Marcy May Marlene : Speaking of haunting. I just watched this one, and it feels burned into me. Elizabeth Olsen plays a young woman escaping from a cult, but is she really? Fantastic slow burn.

The Attic Expeditions : This movie is not bad. Stop saying it’s bad. It isn’t. It’s a wonderful mind fuck that will have smoke coming out of your ears. And I’ll just list some people in it: Ted Raimi, Jeffrey Combs, Seth Green, and Alice Cooper.

Primal Rage : Monkey bite man. Man go rabid. Girl go rabid. Shit hit fan.

Night Owl : Early 90s club scene vampire flick filmed in black and white with dark, nasty sex, and I just loved this. Give me that 90s techno arthouse vibe and let me live in it.

The Mortuary Collection : This one is up on Shudder, if you’re so inclined. Highly aesthetically pleasing anthology with Clancy Brown as the “Cryptkeeper” of this particular set of stories.

Death Warmed Up : Australian-made splattery, melty movie that goes all out. If you want to deepen your knowledge of the film movement in that place at that time besides just watching Mad Max, this is a good place to continue your journey.

Kiss of the Damned : If Interview with the Vampire was more... girls. Which means I dug it so much. Particularly the character of Xenia. More Sapphic horror!

From Dusk Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money : If the first film had been filmed even MORE like Evil Dead. And starred Robert Patrick. RIGHT?

Scissors : Sharon Stone goes insane. That’s the movie. But also this was wild and the ending made me stand up and clap. And Steve Railsback plays twins. I just.

Crimes of Passion : Ken Russell directs Anthony Perkins and Kathleen Turner (both of whom apparently did a LOT of drugs during filming) in an erotic thriller. I feel I don’t need to say more.

Wer : Some murders happen, and everyone believes it’s this one guy, but his lawyer is like oh no it can’t be. But... he’s a werewolf. And it’s fantastic.

The Keep : Michael Mann’s second masterpiece outside of Manhunter. Nazis attempt to occupy a keep that houses an ancient evil, and they all get slaughtered. It warms my heart.

The Fury : Brian de Palma made TWO movies about psychic kids killing everyone in sight. This one has more of a political thriller edge to it, but it’s just as good. Just as fun. Just as in need of attention.

The House of Usher : Specifically the 1989 version. With Oliver Reed. And Donald Pleasance. You read that right. Both of them chewing scenery. Maybe that’s what was actually wrong with the house. The two of them chewed it up until it collapsed.

The Perfume of the Lady in Black : It starts off like any other giallo. And then it ends in a place where you ask yourself, much like David Byrne, how did I get here? It’s magnificent.

Fire in the Sky : Alien abduction! And I mean fucking scary, too. If you ever thought, “that wouldn’t scare me.” Well! I challenge you to watch the ending of this movie and not SHIT EVERYWHERE.

Deepstar Six - Do you like The Abyss? And Leviathan? And Underwater? Watch this. Just go do it. What are you waiting for? Sea monster! And also Miguel Ferrer says of some porn, “is it hot? Is it wet? DOES IT RIDE!?” And I want to say that about everything now.

Oh my God, that took a long time. Now go watch! Enjoy!

#horror #horror movies #horror recommendations #horror recs

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In Touch, November 23

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Alex Trebek

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Who Wore It Better? Brooke Burke vs. Kristin Chenoweth vs. Gabrielle Haugh vs. Kristen Taekman all in Kittenish

Page 4: As far as Caitlyn Jenner is concerned her daughters Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner are long past keeping up with the Kardashians -- she boasted of her daughters that both are good at business and having a good business mind that will last so much longer than the show will

Page 5: Man Candy of the Week -- Richard McCluskey who graces the Australian Firefighters 2021 calendar, Number of the Week -- 73 years Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have been married, Pot-Stirrer of the Week -- Matthew McConaughey joking after being asked about the sexual tension during Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s virtual read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, No Regrets of the Week -- Clare Crawley after being criticized for leaving The Bachelorette early to be with contestant Dale Moss

Page 6: Crib of the Week -- Khloe Kardashian’s Calabasas mansion sold, Makeover of the Week -- Olivia Culpo debuted bangs, Winner of the Week -- Bruce Springsteen becomes the first artist to have a Top 5 album in each of the last six decades, Loser of the Week -- Jaden Smith is blasted by fans who assume he was mocking COVID victims by wearing an oxygen mask to Kendall Jenner’s birthday costume party but he has hinted that he came as a character from Tenet

Page 8: Up Close -- Kim Kardashian shared a photo from her 40th birthday trip including sisters Kendall Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian

Page 9: Camila Cabello stops her dog Leo from chasing after another dog

Page 10: Demi Lovato makes new friends at Farm Sanctuary, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger with sheep Clementine and Cupid

Page 12: Skai Jackson and her Dancing With the Stars partner Alan Bersten, Bobby Flay, Keith L. Williams and Miya Cech and Ben Daon and Kayden Grace Swan celebrate the premiere of the action series The Astronauts

Page 14: Armed & Dangerous -- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson working out, Joe Manganiello shows off his blue Mohawk and bulging biceps, Liam Hemsworth gets all pumped up at the gym

Page 16: Ben Affleck shows off his recent weight loss for his return as Batman in Zack Snyder’s Justice League while out in L.A.

Page 18: Queen Elizabeth wearing a face mask in public for the first time in London, Rita Ora on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards in London, Nick Viall relaxes in the bathtub

Page 20: Body News -- here are some star-tested tips to ward off those extra holiday pounds

Page 22: Cover Story -- Alex Trebek’s amazing life and legacy -- the Jeopardy! host tragically loses his battle with pancreatic cancer but his memory will live on in the hearts of his wife and his children and his fans

Page 26: A wedding and a baby for Clare Crawley -- Bachelorette Clare is moving fast with her fiance Dale Moss

Page 28: Al Roker’s brave battle -- Al takes a break from Today in the wake of his cancer diagnosis

Page 30: Brian Austin Green vs. His Exes -- Brian is publicly shamed by the three women in his life Megan Fox and Vanessa Marcil and Courtney Stodden and the worst is yet to come

Page 32: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in October began a private custody trial that’s expected to yield a final ruling in December but Brad visited Angelina at her Los Feliz home five minutes away from his L.A. compound to plead with her to stop the madness now for the sake of their six kids because he’s tired of fighting and he’s exhausted and the kids hate it and even the lawyers are fatigued but although Angie didn’t shut him down she didn’t agree to anything either

Page 33: Emma Roberts’ baby daddy Garrett Hedlund was arrested on January 24 for driving under the influence and his blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit and in a plea deal he was required to complete a 30-day residential treatment program and a nine-month first-offender alcohol and drug education counseling program which was successful

Page 36: The Big Interview -- Joel McHale -- I love giving money away -- the funnyman opens up about his favorite part of hosting the high-stakes game show Card Sharks

Page 42: Animal Overload -- My dog looks like Steve Harvey

Page 46: Horoscope -- Sagittarius Hailey Baldwin turned 24 on November 22

Page 48: Last Laughs

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Finding Nemo (2003)🐠👦

Finding Dory (2016)🐟🧠

With beautifully crafted animation, clever storytelling, insane humor and an all-star voice cast led by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres, these Pixar movies feature a timid clownfish named Marlin (Brooks) and a friendly but forgetful blue tang named Dory (DeGeneres). Together, they embark on epic journeys to find Marlin’s son Nemo and Dory’s parents (voiced by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy), respectively.

In the first movie, Nemo is kept in a fish tank at a dentist’s office in Australia, where he meets a group of fish called the Tank Gang (voiced by Willem Dafoe as a Moorish idol named Gill, Brad Garrett as a pufferfish named Bloat and Allison Janney as a starfish named Peach to name a few). Meanwhile, Marlin and Dory come across sharks, jellyfish, sea turtles and an enormous whale as they search for Nemo.

By the second film, Dory is kept inside a conservatory in California that rescues sick ocean species known as the Marine Life Institute. There, she meets a cranky but well-meaning octopus named Hank (voiced by Ed O’Neill), a whale shark named Destiny (voiced by Kaitlin Olson), and a beluga whale named Bailey (voiced by Ty Burrell). A running gag shows Dory hearing the voice of Sigourney Weaver herself while looking for her family. Elsewhere, Marlin and Nemo meet two sleepy sea lions (one of whom is voiced by Idris Elba) and a common aquatic bird named Becky as they search for Dory.

Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres are well-cast since Brooks is known for playing neurotic characters while DeGeneres is recognized for her hilarious ability to rapidly change subjects.

What’s breathtaking about the animation is the aquatic world is made to look very realistic. You feel like you’re underwater and get the idea that sea creatures have genuine feelings. On that note, the characters emote just the same as humans, yet they move and behave like real fish.

Both movies bring a lighthearted sense of family-friendly pleasure to each daring storyline. In other words, no matter how risky or emotional the adventure, humor tends to shed plenty of light on the heavy parts.

Two classic songs are heard during the end credits to express the adventures of Marlin and Dory. The first song is Bobby Darin’s “Beyond the Sea”. The second is Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable” performed by Sia.

The basic message is to comprehend the self-reliance and survival instinct of others. Marlin, despite his fear of the ocean, comes to realize that Nemo can take care of himself. Dory, in spite of her bad memory, is able to come up with her own strategic ideas to overcome her tendency to forget. In fact, one catchphrase Dory often sings to get where she wants to go is “Just keep swimming”. In closing, I eagerly recommend both heartfelt movies to kids and adults of every age.

#disney pixar #finding nemo franchise #Finding Nemo #Finding Dory #Marlin and Nemo #Dory #Ellen DeGeneres #just keep swimming #disney #Pixar

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Chris Rock wasn’t sure if he was hiding out or not.

On the Friday before Labor Day, he was speaking by phone from Yellow Springs, Ohio, the rustic village where he’d gone to spend time with Dave Chappelle, his friend and fellow comedian. Rock had previously traveled there in July to perform for a small, socially distanced audience as part of an outdoor comedy series Chappelle has been hosting. But Rock couldn’t decide if this return visit was meant to be clandestine. “I don’t know if it’s a secret,” he said quietly. “Maybe it is out here.” He couldn’t easily find the words to describe what he’d been doing just before this trip, either. “I mean, I guess I’ve been acting,” he said. After a short pause, he added, at a more assuredly Rock-like volume: “In a pandemic.”

In August, Rock had gone to Chicago to finish filming the fourth season of “Fargo,” the supremely arch FX crime drama, which makes its debut on Sept. 27. The show’s creator, Noah Hawley, had chosen him to star in its latest story line, set in the dapper gangland of 1950s Kansas City, Mo., and which casts Rock — the indefatigable standup and comic actor — as a mannered, methodical crime lord named Loy Cannon.

Maybe in a different universe where the show premiered in April as originally planned, the “Fargo” role has already put the 55-year-old Rock on a whole new career trajectory, opening the door to more serious and substantial roles and silencing the chorus of fans who still knowingly ask him for “one rib.” Maybe in this universe it still will.

But when the coronavirus pandemic struck, production on “Fargo” was halted in March, and Rock and his co-stars (including Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley and Andrew Bird) were all sent packing. Then at the end of the summer, Rock was summoned back to set, first to spend a week in quarantine and then to complete his acting work under new protocols and not a little bit of stress.

Other prominent projects of his have also been pushed back — he has a starring role in “Spiral,” a reboot of the “Saw” horror series, whose release was postponed a full year to May 2021. But Rock wasn’t mourning the delay of any professional gratification, having spent the spring and summer realigning his values for the new reality of pandemic life. “Maybe for like a day or two, I was like, ‘Oh, me,’” he said with an exaggerated whimper. “But honestly, it was more like, I’ve got to get to my kids and make sure my family is safe.”

In that time he has also heard countless Americans echoing the lesson he offered in the opening minutes of his 2018 standup special, “Tamborine,” where he spoke humorously but emphatically about the ongoing incidents of police violence against Black people. As he said in that routine, law enforcement was among the professions that simply cannot allow “a few bad apples”: “American Airlines can’t be like, ‘You know, most of our pilots like to land. We just got a few bad apples that like to crash in the mountains.’”

Now Rock was feeling mistrustful about the power of his comedy to do anything other than entertain, and unsure when he would get to perform it again for large audiences. And he was admittedly wary about this very interview, explaining with a chuckle that when he talks to the print media, he said, “You have to be comfortable with being boring. If you’re not comfortable with being boring, occasionally, you’re going to get in trouble.”

Not that Rock was ever boring in a wide-ranging conversation that encompassed “Fargo” and his broader career; his latest observations on a nation grappling simultaneously with a pandemic and a reinvigorated longing for racial equality; the resurfacing of a past video where Jimmy Fallon impersonated him in blackface; and of course, President Trump. (“No one has less compassion for humans than a landlord,” he said.) Even in the absence of an audience, Rock was candid, increasingly animated, uncommonly nimble and always looking for the laugh. Now, let the trouble begin.

These are edited excerpts from that conversation.

Was there a time when you thought this “Fargo” season was never going to get finished and that the series might not be seen for a long time, if ever?

I’ve had weird little things in my career — I was supposed to do this Bob Altman movie, “Hands on a Hard Body.” We were on the phone a lot, going over my character and I was so excited about doing the movie. And he died. I was supposed to be Jimmy Olsen in “Superman” with Nic Cage [“Superman Lives,” which was canceled in the late 1990s]. I remember going to Warner Bros., doing a costume fitting. Hanging out with Tim [Burton], who I idolized. Like, I’m hanging out with the guy that made “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and he’s showing me the models of the sets for “Superman.” So yeah, I definitely thought there’s a chance this might not happen. Fortunately for everyone involved, that was not the case.

How did Noah Hawley approach you about “Fargo”?

It was a weird day, because it was the day of the Emmy nominations and I didn’t get nominated for my last special [“Tamborine”]. I wouldn’t say I was down down, but I was a little disappointed, and then I got a call from my agent that Noah Hawley wanted to meet with me.

I get acting offers, but I get more hosting offers than anything. It is not uncommon for somebody to want me to do a high-priced wedding or bar mitzvah — a few years ago, I officiated the wedding of Daniel Ek, the owner of Spotify, and Bruno Mars was the wedding band. I think I sat next to [Mark] Zuckerberg at the reception. [Laughs.] I just assumed Noah had some crazy request like that. The only reason I went is because I love “Fargo.” And I get there and he offers me this part.

How did he explain the character of Loy Cannon to you?

He said 1950s gangster, so I know exactly who he’s talking about. My father was born in 1933. It’s not like “12 Years a Slave.” It’s literally a guy my grandfather’s age.

In the first episode, we see Loy pitching the idea for credit cards to an uninterested white banker. Is he a man who wants to be part of polite society, but it doesn’t want him?

I mean, I remember having a production overall deal at HBO and I came in with one person to sell a talk show with them. And they wouldn’t. That person’s name is Wendy Williams. [Laughs.] That’s $100 million that I never made. I was selling Leslie Jones to people, to agents and managers, for 10 years before she got on “S.N.L.” I’m very familiar with selling a no-brainer that people go, “Huh? Why that?”

Is he different from characters you’ve played before, because he’s older and we don’t know how much longer he’s going to be sitting on his throne?

Yeah, it’s one of those jobs: Because of how well it pays, you could be killed at any moment. It is the best part I’ve ever, ever, ever had. I hope it’s not the best part I ever have. Hey, Morgan Freeman’s done a hundred movies since “Shawshank Redemption.” But that’s the best part he ever had.

This role feels like it’s declaring itself as being outside the realm of what you’re best known for. Are you thinking differently about your acting career and where you hope to go with it?

My casting isn’t as weird as it seems if you really watch “Fargo.” Key and Peele are in the first season and Brad Garrett’s amazing in Season 2. Hey, it’s my turn, OK? I want to work on good stuff. Everything I’ve done hasn’t been great, but I was always striving for greatness. I loved “Marriage Story.” I’d kill for something like that. [Laughs.] You see what [Adam] Sandler did with “Uncut Gems.” But you’ve got to get the call and be ready when your number’s called.

Your 2014 film “Top Five,” which you wrote, directed and starred in, was very personal for you. Do you want to make more movies like that?

That’s a vein I intend to keep going in. When I made “Top Five,” I got divorced. And like most people that get divorced, I needed money. [Laughs.] I had to pay for stuff. I also went on tour. Because of Covid, it doesn’t look like there’s going to be any serious touring until 2022. So I’m a writer-director-actor right now. I’m working on some scripts in the “Top Five” vein and I honestly hope to direct, some time after the new year.

How much of “Fargo” did you have to finish during the pandemic?

It was like an episode and a half — the whole last episode, and some scenes from the one before it. It’s weird, quarantine when you’re acting. Acting can be isolating, anyway, and then you throw quarantine into that. You’re in solitary confinement with Netflix and Uber Eats. But let’s not get it too twisted. Somebody that’s in solitary is like, shut the [expletive] up. And then to actually act and get tested every other day, and wear a mask whenever you’re not saying your lines. And be cognizant of which zone you’re in. Because for Zone A, everyone’s been tested, but in Zone B, not everyone’s been tested. Zone C is just, everyone’s got Covid.

You performed at one of Chappelle’s live shows in July. What was that like for you?

When you’re in the clubs, you learn the rain crowd is the best crowd. Any time it’s raining, they really want to be there. The pandemic crowd is really good. “Dude, not only do we want to be here, there is nothing else to do. There’s nothing else to watch. Thank you.”

What did you talk about?

I talked about our political whatever. America. Part of the reason we’re in the predicament we’re in is, the president’s a landlord. No one has less compassion for humans than a landlord. [Laughs.] And we’re shocked he’s not engaged.

Did you ever see that movie “The Last Emperor,” where like a 5-year-old is the emperor of China? There’s a kid and he’s the king. So I’m like, it’s all the Democrats’ fault. Because you knew that the emperor was 5 years old. And when the emperor’s 5 years old, they only lead in theory. There’s usually an adult who’s like, “OK, this is what we’re really going to do.” And it was totally up to Pelosi and the Democrats. Their thing was, “We’re going to get him impeached,” which was never going to happen. You let the pandemic come in. Yes, we can blame Trump, but he’s really the 5-year-old.

Put it this way: Republicans tell outright lies. Democrats leave out key pieces of the truth that would lead to a more nuanced argument. In a sense, it’s all fake news.

Looking back at the beginning of “Tamborine,” the first several minutes is you talking about police violence and raising Black children in a racist country. Does it feel futile when you discuss these issues and it doesn’t change anything?

I remember when “Tamborine” dropped, I got a lot of flak over that cop thing. There was a lot of people trying to start a fire that never really picked up. It’s so weird that, two years later, it’s right on. I remember watching the news and Trump said “bad apples.” It was like, you did it! You did it!

But you told people two years ago —

I did. But so did Public Enemy. So did KRS-One. So did Marvin Gaye. There’s something about seeing things on camera. If O.J. kills Nicole on camera, the trial is two days. [Laughs.] It’s two days trying to figure out what kind of cell he deserves. It’s just Johnnie going, [Johnnie Cochran voice] “Well I think he needs at least a 12-by-8. Can he have ESPN?” That would be the whole trial.

But there was videotape of Rodney King’s beating, too. It doesn’t assure any particular outcome.

Yeah, man. Put it this way: This is the second great civil rights movement. And Dr. King and those guys were amazing. But they knew nothing about money. They didn’t ask for anything. At the end of the day, the things we got — it was just, hey, can you guys be humane? All we got was, like, humanity. If they had it to do all over again, in hindsight, there would be some attention paid to the financial disparity of all the years of — let’s not even count slavery, let’s just count Jim Crow.

You’re talking about a system that really didn’t end until about 1973. And I’m born in ’65 in South Carolina. I’m probably in a segregated wing of a hospital — there’s no way in the world I was next to a white baby. Even if the hospital wasn’t segregated, I was in a whole other room and that room didn’t have the good milk and the good sheets. My parents couldn’t own property in certain neighborhoods when I was born. There was an economic disparity there, and that was not addressed in the original civil rights movement. It was a huge oversight. So there’s no money and there’s no land. If you don’t have either one of those, you don’t really have much.

Did you want to participate in the recent protests?

Me and my kids, we looked from afar. But we’re in the middle of a pandemic, man, and I know people who have absolutely passed from it. I’m like, dude, this Covid thing is real.

You’ve been telling audiences for years that racism isn’t going away and remains a potent force in America. Do you feel like you’ve seen circumstances improve at all?

It’s real. It’s not going away. I said this before, but Obama becoming the president, it’s progress for white people. It’s not progress for Black people. It’s the Jackie Robinson thing. It’s written like he broke a barrier, as if there weren’t Black people that could play before him. And that’s how white people have learned about racism. They think, when these people work hard enough, they’ll be like Jackie. And the real narrative should be that these people, the Black people, are being abused by a group of people that are mentally handicapped. And we’re trying to get them past their mental handicaps to see that all people are equal.

Humanity isn’t progress — it’s only progress for the person that’s taking your humanity. If a woman’s in an abusive relationship and her husband stops beating her, you wouldn’t say she’s made progress, right? But that’s what we do with Black people. We’re constantly told that we’re making progress. The relationship we’re in — the arranged marriage that we’re in — it’s that we’re getting beat less.

Jimmy Fallon drew significant criticism this past spring for a 20-year-old clip of himself playing you in blackface on “Saturday Night Live.” How did you feel about that segment?

Hey, man, I’m friends with Jimmy. Jimmy’s a great guy. And he didn’t mean anything. A lot of people want to say intention doesn’t matter, but it does. And I don’t think Jimmy Fallon intended to hurt me. And he didn’t.

There’s been a wider push to expunge blackface from any movies or TV shows where it previously appeared. Have people taken it too far?

If I say they are, then I’m the worst guy in the world. There’s literally one answer that ends my whole career. Blackface ain’t cool, OK? That’s my quote. Blackface is bad. Who needs it? It’s so sad, we live in a world now where you have to say, I am so against cancer. “I just assumed you liked cancer.” No, no, no, I am so against it. You have to state so many obvious things you’re against.

Who do you hang with these days? Who’s your peer group?

I hang with Dave [Chappelle]. I hang with my kids. I hang with Nelson George. There’s not a lot of hanging in the Covid world. The better question is, who do you FaceTime with?

So who do you FaceTime with?

The other day I realized I’ve never met an elderly person that was cared for by their friends. Every elderly person I know that’s got any trouble is cared for by a spouse or a child. Sometimes they have like five kids but only one helps. Where are your friends? Your friends are probably not going to be there when it really counts. [Laughs.] When my dad was dying in the hospital, where were his friends? My grandmother, where were her friends? Don’t get me wrong, you get sick in your 20s, your friends will come to the hospital. It’s an adventure. [Laughs.] You get sick in your 60s, they farm it out. “You go Wednesday and I’ll go Sunday.”

Enjoy them while you have them. But if you think your friends are your long-term solution to loneliness, you’re an idiot.

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Sasha Fokin (Crazy Ukranian Kid) - Behind the Meme

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The language barrier is such a wonderful thing. Without the ability to understand the context behind something, we can react to it any way we want. As such, people are so easy to judge others.

The three-minute video above is usually the only thing that Westerners know about Sasha (because this is usually the only bit that gets used in memes and as such, is the only bit that gets translated). Sasha’s story is a two-parter that premiered in December 2011 with a lot of golden meme material left untapped. I know because I bothered to watch the videos and I used a bit of extra material in my own parodies, which I did in high school.

This show is a Ukranian adaptation of the BBC show Honey, We’re Killing the Kids, which was broadcast from 2005 to 2007. The show’s name in Ukranian is Кохана, ми вбиваємо дітей (Kokhana, my vbyvayemo ditey) and amazingly, it was broadcast on STB from 2011 to 2017. I mean, is it really surprising for a channel that has been known for reality TV?

I must warn you, I am only able to recap Sasha’s story (in the two-parter) from what I can see. The show was broadcast in Ukranian, but YouTube’s auto-transcription system assumes that it’s Russian, so the English translation I get is not very good. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here.

Context

11-year-old Sasha lives with his mother Elena and 5-year-old little brother Oleksiy. Elena is a single OL, so presumably Sasha and Oleksiy are left at home. Sasha is addicted to computer games and television. He is known to play violent and gory video games. We see him laughing at a violent cartoon. There was a line where he said something that translated to “swears, blood and tits”. He and his brother are known to fight each other and they don’t eat healthily. His grandmother can’t control him and he refuses to do his homework.

The brothers are taken to do some tests to analyse their current condition. Elena meets with the host, Dmytro Karpachov, who shows them simulated images of what Sasha and Oleksiy would probably look like in their current situation when they turn 40. Sasha kind of looks like Sal from Futurama while Oleksiy reminds me of Brad Garrett (who played Robert in Everybody Loves Raymond). The life expectancy of Ukranian men at the time was 62; it was predicted that Sasha and Oleksiy’s life expectancies would be 59 and 57 respectively. Dmytro gives the family a few rules to live by for the week, which include limiting their screen time and only playing non-violent games, a change in diet and giving the brothers their own spaces.

Next, we see the family implementing their new rules for the first week. The brothers don’t want to eat the healthy food and Sasha begins playing his violent games again. We then come to the first half of the meme video, up to the point where Sasha goes into the kitchen and starts whacking some papers on the chair. What you didn’t see after that was that Elena came into the kitchen and Sasha attempts to attack her with anything he could find. She lectures him for a long time and Sasha is finally convinced to do his homework.

The next day, Sasha and Oleksiy are taken to a karate class in the hope that they can get some exercise. Interestingly, he gets interviewed during the class while the other kids stand in a line behind him. We then see them back at home practising their karate moves. Elena prepares a healthy dinner and both Sasha and Oleksiy are willing to eat it. They have the bedroom renovated and they get the kids involved.

On the third day, the kids are taken to a speech therapist. Upon getting home, Sasha is on the computer again and in getting him to do his homework, there is a verbal altercation between him and Elena. Elena has someone come in to create a new user account for Sasha so she can limit his use of the computer. This leads us to the second half of the meme video. Sasha goes on the computer and is led to use the new account that was made for him. He discovers that he can’t access his games or the internet. There’s the bit from the video where he makes a creepy smile and says “I will install all the games”. The ensuing argument is skipped in the meme video, up to when Elena gets Sasha to turn off the computer and she throws the keyboard away when she can’t. We then have the scene where Sasha starts crying and screaming at his mother. That’s when the meme video usually ends, but what happens after that is absolute meme gold. Elena and Sasha start fighting again, at which point the former gets psychologist Igor Artemyeva (he’s not the father) to restrain him (I interpreted it as a rape scene in my parody). This ends Part 1.

Part 2 starts with Elena seeing Dmytro to discuss their progress. He implements three new rules on top of the previous three; “it’s time to grow up”, meaning that they should start living a more adult-conscious life, “get to know the world”, which I might have mistranslated because of auto-translate, but he arranges for them to visit an animation studio, and also for Elena to “care for [herself] more”. Yeah, I kind of borked there. I’m starting the days again.

During what seems to be the second week, Elena goes for a snorkelling session at the pool while Sasha goes to buy food and make dinner. The next day, they go to visit the animation studio, where they make a clay stop-motion cartoon. Knowing Sasha, there is a violent nature to it, but it’s as violent as Dynasty Warriors is “violent”.

Later, Sasha helps plan his birthday party and we see his friends during the party. It’s unclear to me what happens after that, but from what I can make out, we see him bending the rules at home, making food in the kitchen, going to school, coming back from school, has a friend come over, then his grandma comes over and they have what seems to be a little argument about homework or something.

At the end of the week, they see Dmytro again and he implements three more new rules for the next week; “fight against aggression”, “help and respect your elders” and “win against the computer” or something like that, I dunno, there was a finish flag there.

During the next week, the family goes go-carting. While Elena is at work, Sasha learns how to take care of the house and do his homework. He also learns to build a canvas wardrobe. Sasha and Oleksiy start fighting again and there’s another interpreted rape scene where Sasha unzips his pants (but not his underwear) and pretends to pee on Oleksiy. After comforting Oleksiy (this kid, I swear), Elena makes a life-size punching doll for them to punch and hit all they want.

This is where things start to go back to where they were. After some days, Sasha somehow goes back on the computer again. His grandmother comes in and confronts him and there’s this bit where during an altercation, Sasha pushes her away and goes back on the computer.

During Elena’s final meeting with Dmytro, she did not seem positive about the changes. The simulation of Oleksiy at 40 shows a marked improvement over the initial simulation, but Sasha didn’t seem to change much. Dmytro states to Elena that there were rules she didn’t fully implement and some generally ignored. Later on, Dmytro goes to visit the family at their home. He finds Sasha still at the computer and in trying to speak to him, he gets sworn at.

This ends Part 2. There was also a set of behind-the-scenes footage that wasn’t in the episode, but is pretty memetic. Once again, a lot of things have gotten lost in translation, but I managed to get the gist of it. If anyone wants to correct me on something or enlighten me on the full details of what happened, feel free to contact me.

Sasha revisited

In 2015, Sasha, Oleksiy and Elena are interviewed in a special episode of the show filmed in front of a studio audience. I remember downloading the raw footage of it from VK and using the Sasha portion of it for another parody. It was nearly 30 minutes long and I had to fill it with random dialogue. I deleted the raw footage afterwards, but this YouTuber did a reaction video on that, which you can find here. And finally, you can see Sasha in glorious widescreen. In that 2015 interview, footage from this video was shown of him at school seemingly fighting a couple of others.

Around 2017, Sasha started posting on YouTube. For those of you who were wondering, 2017 Sasha looked about the same as 2015 Sasha, so this image is fake news. He’s basically a fucking gopnik now. He did a few crazy videos, but he also did a few videos talking about his time on the show as well. A couple of these “crazy” videos include this one, which seems to be some kind of debate between beer and cider that quickly turns violent, and this one, which seems to be an attempt at gopnik rap (fuck you, there’s no hardbass in this). He also did this reenactment of some key moments from the two episodes. He also had an Instagram account, but it seems to have been deleted.

This is one of the videos in which he shares his feelings about his time on the show. Gathering from this video and some other articles, I deduced that he was bullied by everyone at school after they heard about his family’s problems and was forced to change schools as a result. He also states that he doesn’t know how to act around girls, but I think that’s a separate thing considering there are other people with this problem. In this video, he mentions an incident where he shat himself in class because his tea was laced with laxatives.

Presently, he doesn’t keep up a regular social media appearance. Most of his interactions are isolated to VK, so I have no idea about it.

My thoughts

A lot of people know about Christian Weston Chandler’s life and how he is a “victim” of the trolling he received because he divulges lots of details and/or the trolling is very well-documented. Many people might have a one-sided view of him, that is, you hate him or you feel sorry for him, but there are some who have mixed feelings because of all the factors in his life that made him the way he is. CWC is different from Sasha in that even if you got both sides of the story for the former, you’d still hate him for a variety of reasons.

While there are not a lot of details on the internet (in English) about Sasha, I’d have to be one of the few people who actually feel somewhat sorry for him, after having learnt about what happened after his appearance on the show. Reality TV becomes the talk of the town and if Sasha or Minami-chan (from Japanese Kitchen Nightmares) are anything to go by, it’s that certain people, who the show seemingly fails because they don’t want to be helped themselves, are mocked quite frequently. These two have changed with time, so maybe people should be more forgiving when they see the “where are they now” stuff about them.

At the time when I made the Sasha parodies, I was under the impression that Elena was just a strict mother who was trying to get Sasha off the computer. However, some years and a lot of thinking later, I learnt that Elena was a shitty mother overall. In the end, while she got Oleksiy to eat his vegetables, she couldn’t get Sasha to control his time on the computer or respect his elders. I have mixed feelings for the older Sasha, though; there were photos and videos of him smoking, drinking and being a gopnik, but in other photos and videos, he seemed more mature.

I tried to understand Sasha’s situation as best as I could so I could make this post, but as I said, there are still things that are lost in translation and I might not understand him as well as I might think. I think the bottom line for us Westerners is, given that the meme is practically dead, that Elena was a shitty parent during the program and Sasha was bullied because of it and his actions, but he eventually became mature, even if he did have that gopnik phase. And I swear, sooner or later, I’ll have someone tell me, “Stop saying ‘gopnik’, it’s derogatory to us Slav’s!”

#crazy ukranian kid #sasha fokin

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