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Happy Birthday Scottish actor John (Hunter) Bell born 20th October 1997 in Paisley.
John got his first break in acting when he was eight years old through a Blue Peter competition to be in Doctor Who. He was a huge Doctor Who fan at the time and was doing drama classes, so when his parents heard about the competition, they entered him and he ended up winning. fellow Paisley actor David Tennant! And before anyone corrects me I know Tennant was born in Bathgate, but he moved to Paisley and was educated there!
Without that part in Doctor Who, John says he may not have pursued acting as a career. In fact, he nearly gave up on it altogether as a teenager.
In March 2008, he was the lead singing boy in a promotional trailer for the BBC 1 talent show ‘I’d Do Anything’, since then he has had some great acting roles, the most high profile must have been when he portrayed Bain, son of Bard the Bowman in two of the three epic Hobbit films. He also put in an appearance as Young Spud in T2 Trainspotting.
His TV work, for a 25 year old, is quite extensive, as well as Dr Who other shows have included Life of Riley, Tracey Beaker Returns, Hatfield & McCoys and Into the Badlands.
Of course young John is arguably most well known to the audience of the hit Starz show Outlander.
From season three onward he has been a recurring character, Jamie’s nephew, i.e “Young” Ian Murray, I enjoyed seeing him return to the fold, complete with Mohawk in the last season of the show.
In January 2022 John began his theatrical career in the a one-man show, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me at Wimbledons New Theatre. John commented at the time;
“It was an opportunity to play somebody gay, and I’d never done that before in my career, even though I am gay. On Outlander, I’m playing a straight character, a guy who’s very different to me, so it was nice".
Of the latest season of Outlander John says
'Young Ian’s journey up to this point through the whole season, we’re really arriving at him fully developed. He’s not so young anymore. He’s fallen in love with America, with this land of opportunity and endless possibilities. He’s a passionate, loyal person, and he gets that from his uncle and his aunt. So of course, he is in for a penny, in for a pound in this fight and wants to give it his all. It’s very exciting. We’re gonna get to see a lot of warrior Ian again..... '
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List of Actors in Sanctuary who Also Appeared in Stargate (Spanning Entire Franchise).
Main Cast (Counting Regular Major Appearances):
Amanda Tapping. Sanctuary: Helen Magnus. Stargate: Sam Carter.
Christopher Heyerdahl. Sanctuary: John Druitt, Bigfoot. Stargate SG-1: Pallin. Stargate Atlantis: Halling and Todd the Wraith.
Ryan Robbins. Sanctuary: Henry Foss. Stargate Atlantis: Ladon Radim.
Agam Darshi. Sanctuary; Kate Freelander. Stargates Atlantis: Novo and Athosian 2.
Jonathon Young. Sanctuary: Nikola Tesla. Stargate Atlantis: Dr. Parrish.
Peter Wingfield. Sanctuary: James Watson. Stargate SG-1: Hebron and Taneth.
Jim Byrnes. Sanctuary: Gregory Magnus. Stargate SG-1: Documentary Narrator (Heroes Part 2). Stargate Infinity: voice (no character listed).
Significant Stargate Actors Not in Main Cast of Sanctuary:
Michael Shanks. Sanctuary: Jimmy (one episode). Stargate: Daniel Jackson.
Tom McBeath. Sanctuary: General Villanova. Stargate SG-1: Colonel Harry Maybourne.
Vincent Gale. Sanctuary: Nigel Griffin. Stargate SG-1: Deputy - Agent Cross. Stargate Universe: Morrison. (he was significant in Sanctuary and had a high episode list for Stargate, so no arguing)
Colin Cunnigham. Sanctuary: Gerald (one episode). Stargate: Major Paul Davis.
Paul McGillion. Sanctuary: Terrance Wexford (four eps + webisodes). Stargate Atlantis: Carson Beckett.
David Hewlett. Sanctuary: Larry Tolson (webisodes). Stargate: Rodney McKay.
Kavan Smith. Sanctuary: Joe Kavanaugh (two episodes + webisodes). Stargate: Evan Lorne.
David Nykl. Sanctuary: Strickland (one episode). Stargate Atlantis: Radek Zelenka.
Sarah Strange. Sanctuary: Allison Grant (one episode). Stargate: Morgan Le Fey.
Dan Shea. Sanctuary: Transit Cop 2 (one episode). Stargate: Sergeant Siler.
Gary Jones. Sanctuary: George (one episode). Stargate: Walter Harriman.
Peter Flemming. Sanctuary: FBI Agent Bruce Tanner (one episode). Stargate: Agent Barret.
Martin Christopher. Sanctuary: False Priest/Father Clark. Stargate: Kevin Marks.
Barclay Hope. Sanctuary: Security Force Commander (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Col. Lionel Pendergast.
Peter DeLuise. Sanctuary: Ernie Watts (one episode/webisodes). Stargate SG-1: Sal's Diner Customer, Wormhole X-treme Replacement Actor, plus 20 other roles. Stargate Atlantis: Dr. P. Smith (uncredited). Stargate Universe: Peter. (<- also directed all four shows)
Significant in Sanctuary but not Stargate:
Shekhar Paleja (Credited in both as Shaker Paleja). Sanctuary: Ravi Ganapathiraman. Stargate SG-1: Jaffa. Stargate Atlantis: Doctor (uncredited, six episodes).
Ian Tracey. Sanctuary: Adam Worth. Stargate SG-1: Smith.
Pascale Hutton. Sanctuary: Abby Corrigan. Stargate Atlantis: First Officer Trebel. (<- almost/should have been main cast in Sanctuary)
Carlo Rota. Sanctuary: Richard Feliz. Stargate Universe: Carl Strom.
Other Actors in Mostly Minor Roles in Both (but often more significant in Sanctuary, for obvious reasons) Listed in Order of Sanctuary Appearance:
Lauren K. Robek (Credited as Kirsten Robeck in both). Sanctuary: Maryanne Zimmerman (three episodes). Stargate SG-1: Lieutenant Astor.
Sheri Rabold (credited as Sheri Noel in all). Sanctuary: Molly (two episodes/webisodes), Helen Magnus Stand-in. Stargate SG-1: Physiotherapist. Stargate Atlantis: Scientist, Lab assistant.
Laura Mennel. Sanctuary: Caird (one episode/webisodes). Stargate SG-1: Mary. Stargate Atlantis: Sanir.
Alex Zahara. Sanctuary: Carver (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Motion Capture Warrior, Warrick Finn, Iron Shirt, Eggar, Shy One, Alien Leader, Alien #1, Micahel Xe'ls.
Peter Bryant. Sanctuary: Cabal Team Leader (two episodes). Stargate SG-1: Hoskins and Fro'tak.
MacKenzie Gray. Sanctuary: Mr. Jones (one episode). Stargate Infinity: Pahk'kal, Napoleon Bonaparte (voices).
Matthew Walker. Sanctuary: Oliver Braithewaite (one episode). Stargate SG-1/The Ark of Truth: Merlin/Roham.
David Richmond-Peck. Sanctuary: Jake Polanski (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Jaffa Leader. Stargate Atlantis: Toran.
Panou. Sanctuary: Sylvio (two episodes). Stargate SG-1: Lt. Fisher.
Katherine Isabelle. Sanctuary: Sophie (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Valencia.
Chuck Campell. Sanctuary: Two-Faced Guy. Stargate: Chuck the Technician.
Gabrielle Rose. Sanctuary: Ruth Meyers (one episode). Stargate: The Ark of Truth: Alterean Woman #2.
Daryl Shuttleworth. Sanctuary: (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Commander Tegar, Commander Rigar.
Rukiya Bernard. Sanctuary: Kayla Bradley (one episode). Stargate Universe: Airman Richmond.
Alex Diakun. Sanctuary: Doctor (three episodes). Stargate SG-1: Tarek Solaman.
Chris Gauthier. Sanctuary: Walter (two episodes). Stargate: Mattas and Hertis.
Anne Marie DeLuise. Sanctuary: Rachel (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Amy Vandenberg, Farrell.
Aleks Paunovic. Sanctuary: Duke (one episode). Stargate Atlantis: Rakai.
Ryan Kennedy. Sanctuary: Darrin Wilson (one episode). Stargate Universe: Dr. Williams.
Terry Chen. Sanctuary: Charles (three episodes). Stargate SG-1: Monk.
Nimet Kanji. Sanctuary: Pili (two episodes). Stargate Atlantis: Doctor.
Ron Selmour. Sanctuary: Kanaan (three episodes). Stargate Atlantis: Jannick.
Raquel Riskin. Sanctuary: Cheryl (one episode). Stargate Universe: Mindy.
Eric Keenleyside. Sanctuary: Det. Michael Bronson (one episodes). Stargate SG-1: Fred.
Michael J Rogers. Sanctuary: Stanley O'Farrel (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Major Escher, Col. Richard Kendrick, Colonel John Michaels.
Fabrice Grover. Sanctuary: Father Nathaniel Jensen (one episode). Stargate: The Ark of Truth: Amelius.
Allison Hossack. Sanctuary: Lillian (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Zerina Valk. Stargate Atlantis: Perna.
Scott McNeil. Sanctuary: Birot (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Kefflin, Townsperson.
Jody Thompson. Sanctuary: Fallon (three episodes). Stargate Atlantis: Hospital Nurse.
Nels Lannarson. Sanctuary: Commander Tollan, Praxian Guardsman. (two episodes). Stargate SG-1: Major Green. Stargate Atlantis: Captain Holland.
Sean Rogerson. Sanctuary: Castor (one episode). Stargate Atlantis: Nevik.
Richard de Klerk. Sanctuary: U.S. Sergeant (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Dominic, Joe.
Aaron Brooks. Sanctuary: Lieutenant Hallman (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Nisal.
Collen Winton. Sanctuary: Anna (one episode). Stargate SG-1: National Security Advisor, Dr. Greene.
David Milchard. Sanctuary: Garris. Stargate Atlantis: SGC Technician.
Greyston Holt. Sanctuary: Lt. Coxswell (two episodes). Stargate Universe: Corporal Reynolds.
Brian Markinson. Sanctuary: Greg Addison. Stargate SG-1: Lotan.
Lara Gilchrist. Sanctuary: Cassidy (one episode). Stargate Atlantis: Dr. Hewston.
John Novak. Sanctuary: Thug Boss (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Colonel William Ronson.
Martin Cummins. Sanctuary: Brad Sylvester (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Aiden Corso.
Kurt Evans. Sanctuary: Agent Gavin Crealy (two episodes). Stargate SG-1: Col. Johnson.
Sage Brocklebank. Sanctuary: Canadian Press Photographer (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Rand Protectorate Tech.
Kwesi Ameyaw. Sanctuary: Colonel Bosh (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Olokun. Stargate Atlantis: Technical Sergeant.
J.C. Williams. Sanctuary: SCIU Agent (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Jaffa (uncredited), Stargate Universe: Marine (uncredited).
Caroline Cave. Sanctuary: Sheila Delacourt (one episode). Stargate Atlantis: Dr. Cole. Stargate Universe: Dana.
Brent Stait. Sanctuary: Finn Noland (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Major Louis Ferretti.
Richard Stroh. Sanctuary: Orin (one episode). Stargate Atlantis: Genii Soldier #2.
Venus Terzo. Sanctuary: Capt. Franklin (one episode). Stargate SG-1: Dr. Francine Michaels.
I spent entirely too much time on this, but I really got going. I also probably missed a few people (and didn't even start on the crew because of so much overlap). I'm not sure if this is just Vancouver film industry at work or what, but I am done.
#sanctuary#stargate sg1#stargate atlantis#stargate universe#please someone care#i spent so much time on this
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I just watched Teen Wolf 3.08 and I loved the way it used the unreliable narrator trope.
My random thoughts:
The casting for babyDerek and babyPeter doesn’t work. I couldn’t remember why I already loved Paige, then realized she played Ian Tracey’s daughter on Supernatural. Small world.
I loved babyDerek having the same (reasonable) reaction any adult watching this show has had: someone should really call security or report this older teen/young man who keeps hanging around the high school looking sketchy as hell in his leather jacket.
Oh good, Gerard has a Lucille.
Love how we’re pretending the adults are way younger by having the actors shave. That appears to be the only change made to their appearance.
I was puzzled by Peter using the exact line Stiles used on Lydia the previous season, then remembered he was in her head at the time, so: well done writers! (Or maybe it was a slogan from a Reese’s ad? I dunno.)
I barely had time to mentally respond to Stiles’ “how do you know that?” by “ew, he was watching the children have sex” before it cut to… babyPeter watching the children make out. He’s such a perv.
What was Peter’s plan, exactly? Maybe I’m too used to him only doing things that benefit him in some way to imagine there was ever a time when he was different, but… suggesting Derek get some rando, violent werewolf non-consensually turn his girlfriend? That seems like a no-win situation. (Maybe he learned his lesson and that’s why he asked for Stiles’ consent in season 1 then didn’t do it when Stiles said no?)
I have to say that’s a lot of rape-y tropes for one teen show. Yikes.
How did Chris grow up with those fucking psychos and become the man we’ve got to know? I judged him for violently pulling Scott from the car window and threatening to kill him, but from what I’ve seen in this episode that was gentle by comparison. He’s a kitten compared to those people. (Kit the kitten. Sorry.)
I love, love, love how my boy Stiles saw right through Peter’s edited version of the story.
Scott!!! It took only 3.5 seasons but he finally did something that impressed me. He saw through Colonel Tigh’s lies *and* threatened to kill him. Now if only he followed through…
That was fun.
Btw I get the Peter/Stiles shippers, but when do we get Peter/Chris scenes? (Except for the movie. And the homoerotic impaling. I saw those gif sets.) Those have way too many shippers for the fact I don’t think they’ve met yet.
I love Peter. Even (especially) when he’s being creepy and/or manipulative.
#teen wolf#teen wolf first watch#teen wolf season 3#Peter hale#stiles stilinski#Derek hale#unreliable narrators#god I love Peter but he’s such a creep#Chris argent deserves all the hugs#fuck yeah Scott
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Okay, somebody help me out here. In the Peter Pan & Wendy trailer, there’s this shot of a pirate who looks achingly familiar to me. I thought it might be Smee but unless they seriously transformed him for this, it looks nothing like Jim Gaffigan. Who it does look like to me is Ian Tracey, but I’m finding no evidence of any particular involvement of his with this movie. Anybody else think it could be Ian Tracey or otherwise know who it actually is?
Tagging @zebsfloppyears to get another pair of eyes on this from someone else who knows their Sanctuary actors
#ian tracey#peter pan & wendy#disney#there’s a part of me that feels like he looks familiar as someone other than him but for the life of me i don’t know who it would be#and no one on the cast list looks like this man? which does NOT help#his quick line sounds potentially like him though
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Show notes for Episode 117: Celebration Anaheim
A special show indeed as it is the CELEBRATION ROUNDUP/DIARY/RECAP
These are the Interviews that were recorded over my days at Star Wars Celebration 2022 at the Anaheim Convention center, but were not in the Wristbands for Breakfast shows that Greg Cass from @eyeoncanon and I would record and assemble each day of the event.
What I like about them….
First just a shout out…
Amy and Frank Mulder
Gregory Cass -
Jen Bankard
Colby Mead
Ross Hollebon
Tom Gross
Daniel Lo
Dan Zehr
Cory Clubb
Cameron Tobias
On tap for this episode…
Britt Barnim - Professional Photographer, Prequel & Anakin fan
Brandon Bernard Lead graphic designer for Topps SWCT
Bob Herron Events manager on the Marketing side of SWCT
Cantina Cast Andor trailer reaction, Albert & Jonsey, hosts of the podcast
Tom Gross, Coffee With Kenobi news guy and of the podcast Teachers in the Dungeon
Dawn Murphy, artist, guest artist in the Star Wars Celebration Art Show
Dan Zehr, podcaster, author and Celebration host, the person behind Coffee With Kenobi
Justin Cabanting Cosplayer, voice actor and Kenobi series Ep 1 extra
Brandon Wainerdi Podcaster, Talking Bay 94
Ross Hollebon, Writer, Fantha Tracks, Tattoo experience at the Pavilion
Romeo Ortiz from the Vintage Star Wars Club Instagram channel and GONK Toys
Rick Ray, aka dopeweekends on Instagram and part of the VSWC
Mark Newbold of Fantha Tracks, running the podcast stage
Audio from the surprise address of Ewan McGregor at the Celebration Live Stage
Podcast Stage Highlights:
Cantina Cast: Claudia Grey, author
Talking Bay 94 Matt Martin, sr creative exec Lucasfilm
Fantha Tracks: Making Tracks - Author Adam Christopher, Mark Von Ohlen of Denuo Novo
Pink Milk - The audience
Coffee With Kenobi, Dan Madsen
Wednesday: Cleared and wristbands, Initial meetups
Thursday
Wristbands recording
Cantina Cast 11:00am
Overflow for Dan Z Mythology panel
Thursday podcaster meetup 7pm
Brian Miller & Joe Coroney & Dawn Murphy Cameron Tobias
Lunch with CWK
Dan and Amy book signing ‘I am your father’ - Lessons for parents, protectors and mentors
Podcaster Meetup
Friday opens at 10 closes 7
Wristbands recording
Galaxy’s Edge Explorers
Talking Bay 94 11-12 podcast stage
Rancho Tour and Steve Sansweet meeting
Mark Von Ohlen -Denuo Novo Booth 2347
Steve Sansweet 3-4pm 30 years on panel
Ian McDermott at the Live Stage
Topps meetup 7pm
Disney After Dark 9-
Saturday opens at 10. Leave in the AFTERNOON.
Wristbands recording
Morning visit with Tracey and Kevin Thompson outside
Autograph opp and book ‘My Journey to Endor
Pink milk podcast stage 12:30
Fantha tracks Making Tracks live 2:00pm
Cwk live 3:30pm
Ewan Address
Sunday
Wristbands recording
Meetups:
Steve Stolk - Star Wars Topps Cards Instagram
Megan Cullenan Fantha Tracks
Holly Frey - Full of Sith
Cory Clubb - Coffee with Kenobi
David Rabbitte - artist
Andy from the Holochronicles Podcast & YouTube channel
Kara DJ from the Into a larger world Fanzine
Travis from the Force Time Podcast
Ryan Donoho from the Forcecast
Jason and Gabe from Blast Points
Matt Booker from Fantha Tracks
All the lovely people from Rancho Obi-Wan, Kelly, Tracy
Jay Acierto - Pacific 501st Legion
Lisa and Brendon from Topps SWCT
Chris from Retro Rebels 77 Instagram
Dominic Pace in full Gekko cosplay
Daniel from Star Wars Podcast Day
Nick Mielke from Podcast of the Whills & Podcast ATG
Alden Diaz from Ahch-To Radio
Mark, Chase, Em and Bryan from Pink Milk
Alan from the Luke Hangover Instagram
Colby Mead and his two boys,
Mary Perdue & the CWK Alliance crew
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Adam Worth // Sanctuary
#ian tracey#canadian actors#ian tracy#film#actor ian tracey#adam worth#sanctuary#sanctuary series#sanctuary show#sanctuary adam
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My fan-cast for the MCU version of the X-Men. I’m having my personal X-Men line-up be based on X-Men Evolution. Also, two things I must say. First of all, I realize I made some spelling errors with Storm and Kitty’s last names. Sorry! Second, do NOT tell me that any of the actors from the original movies should be cast because that isn’t likely to happen and I base my fan-casts on casting choices that could likely happen (With the exception of my choice for X-23 because she’s difficult to cast and the casting for her is perfect). But I will say that Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen were the absolute most perfect versions of Wolverine, Charles Xavier, and Magneto respectively. I also made sure to cast an Egyptian actor for Apocalypse because his backstory is very much tied into his Egyptian background. X-Men is my favorite of all superheroes, so this is something that means A LOT to me and I am super passionate about. Let me know what you think and be respectful. Enjoy!
Ralph Fiennes as Professor Charles Xavier
Robbie Amell as Cyclops/Scott Summers
Bella Thorne as Jean Grey/Phoenix
Yetide Badaki as Storm/Ororo Munroe
Robert Carlyle as Magneto
Elizabeth Gillies as Rogue
Charlize Theron as Mystique
Joel Edgerton as Wolverine
RJ Mitte as Gambit
Rowan Blanchard as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat
Robbie Kay as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
Jeffrey Wright as Beast
Jennifer Morrison as Emma Frost
Arden Cho as Psylocke
Patrick Schwarzenegger as Iceman
Dacre Montgomery as Angel
Keenan Tracey as Havok/Alex Summers
Madison Hu as Jubilee
Sean Dapner as Colossus
Dafne Keen as X-23
Ioan Gruffudd as Senator Robert Kelly
Lucy Liu as Lady Deathstrike
Josh Hutcherson as Avalanche
Moises Arias as Toad
Ryan Hurst as Sabertooth
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as The Juggernaut
Uma Thurman as Destiny/Irene Adler
Liam Hemsworth as Pyro
Jason Nott as The Blob
Amr Waked as Apocalypse
#dreamcast#fancast#dreamcasting#fancasting#marvel#mcu#marvel cinematic universe#x-men#bella thorne#jean grey#phoenix#dark phoenix#storm#ororo munroe#scott summers#robbie amell#yetide badaki#magneto#lucy liu#wolverine#rowan blanchard#rogue#elizabeth gillies#emma frost#arden cho#psylocke#jennifer morrison#apocalypse#x-23#mystique
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Mary McCartney's New Book of Photography
easyJet.com; Nov. 10, 2010; Sophy Grimshaw
As Mary McCartney steps into the spotlight with her first book, she reflects on 15 years as a photographer
"I have a shoot today, so I hope you don't mind that I'll be packing cameras into bags as we talk," says a cheerful Mary McCartney, "but this is a good time to chat," she reassures me. You might expect the daughter of a Beatle and the sister of a top fashion designer to be guarded around strangers, but there's nothing prickly about McCartney. She is bright and breezy and chuckles frequently.
Her first book, a career-spanning collection of photographs called From Where I Stand, is about to be published and McCartney is buzzing about it: "It's great to finally have a book to show people; I've never had that before. Now I can give it as a gift: 'Here's my book, have it!'"
Mary McCartney was born in 1969, the first child of Beatle Paul and photographer Linda. She was named after her paternal grandmother (who inspired the song Let It Be), and as a baby she stared out at the world from the cover of her father's solo album McCartney, tucked inside his coat.
From Where I Stand draws on all the photos McCartney has taken over the last 15 years, "so it was hard choosing which images wouldn't make it in," she laughs. "It might seem like a lot of photos, but there are also favourites that aren't in there. I kept saying, 'Can't we just make it a bit longer?' I had to get the flow right as well, because I included all the different types of images: work for commissions, portraits, my exhibited works, and my personal photos of my family."
It would be a tough enough task for any photographer, but it's complicated further for McCartney by the fact that her family snaps are also celebrity portraits. Paul is shown in private moments at home, while Stella looks at ease showing off her pregnant belly or riding her horse at the family farm in Sussex.
McCartney's family presumably find it far easier to be photographed by her than by anyone else. "Definitely... because I'm family, but for me, it's almost the opposite! I find it far harder to photograph people who I know well than people I don't."
Many of her pictures celebrate British identity and eccentricity. The book includes images of Brit-artists Sam Taylor-Wood and Tracey Emin and established actors with a rebellious streak, like Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren. Kate Moss is even seen with Branston pickle to hand. As well as these portraits, her documentary photos include beautiful shots taken backstage at the Royal Ballet, and London street scenes, such as a pair of pearly kings.
"A sense of Britishness is definitely something that is very present in my work. I live in England and I'm very proud to be British. British eccentricity appeals to me. The shot of Dame Vivienne Westwood for instance - it wasn't a commission, I approached her myself because she's such a strong character. I wanted her to look great in the shot. It's important to me that people like the photos that I take of them."
One of the most striking images is of the artist Tracey Emin, dressed as the painter Frida Kahlo. "That came about because I had an idea to do a series of shots of people dressed as figures who inspired them. I did a few of them but never quite finished the project. It began when Twiggy told me she loved Greta Garbo so I shot her as Garbo, and then I did Gwyneth Paltrow as Madonna. I knew that Tracey loved the work of Frida Kahlo and I do too, so I approached her. I didn't know her then and I honestly thought she'd say no…" But Emin loved the idea. "She got completely into it. She wasn't just posing or dressing up - she really began to embody Kahlo. She is staring into the distance, thinking about Kahlo's experiences and what might have been on her mind. It was something very special."
Ultimately, all of McCartney's work leads her back to memories of her mother Linda, whose own successful photography career was cut short when she died from breast cancer in 1997, aged 56.
"I think we're drawn to some of the same things and share the same eye. I look at some photos of mine and they remind me of photos from her archive. There's a photo of the countryside seen from my horse, with the horse's ears in the shot; that's similar to a photo she might have taken. I used to sit and help her to edit her contact sheets. When I became a photographer myself she was always so supportive of me and would phone me and ask, 'So, how did your shoot go?'"
From Where I Stand by Mary McCartney is out now, published by Thames and Hudson (£19.95/€25)
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Happy Birthday Scottish actor John (Hunter) Bell born 20th October 1997 in Paisley.
John got his first break in acting when he was eight years old through a Blue Peter competition to be in Doctor Who. He was a huge Doctor Who fan at the time and was doing drama classes, so when his parents heard about the competition, they entered him and he ended up winning. fellow Paisley actor David Tennant! And before anyone corrects me I know Tennant was born in Bathgate, but he moved to Paisley and was educated there!
Without that part in Doctor Who, John says he may not have pursued acting as a career. In fact, he nearly gave up on it altogether as a teenager.
In March 2008, he was the lead singing boy in a promotional trailer for the BBC 1 talent show ‘I’d Do Anything’, since then he has had some great acting roles, the most high profile must have been when he portrayed Bain, son of Bard the Bowman in two of the three epic Hobbit films. He also put in an appearance as Young Spud in T2 Trainspotting.
His TV work, for a 25 year old, is quite extensive, as well as Dr Who other shows have included Life of Riley, Tracey Beaker Returns, Hatfield & McCoys and Into the Badlands.
Of course young John is arguably most well known to the audience of the hit Starz show Outlander.
From season three onward he has racked up 20 appearances as Jamie’s nephew, “Young” Ian Murray, I enjoyed seeing him return to the fold, complete with Mohawk in the last season of the show.
In January this year John began his theatrical career in the a one-man show, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me at Wimbledons New Theatre. John commented at the time;
“It was an opportunity to play somebody gay, and I’d never done that before in my career, even though I am gay. On Outlander, I’m playing a straight character, a guy who’s very different to me, so it was nice to go back and play something a bit more true to me.”
There’s still no date for season 7 of Outlander, but fans will be happy to see John return as Young Ian back on the Ridge and forming an even closer bond with Jamie played by Sam Heughan.
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Books I’ve Read: 2006-2019
Alexie, Sherman - Flight
Anderson, Joan - A Second Journey
- An Unfinished Marriage
- A Walk on the Beach
- A Year By The Sea
Anshaw, Carol - Carry the One
Auden, W.H. - The Selected Poems of W.H. Auden
Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice
Bach, Richard - Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Bear, Donald R - Words Their Way
Berg, Elizabeth - Open House
Bly, Nellie - Ten Days in a Madhouse
Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451
- The Martian Chronicles
Brooks, David - The Road to Character
Brooks, Geraldine - Caleb’s Crossing
Brown, Dan - The Da Vinci Code
Bryson, Bill - The Lost Continent
Burnett, Frances Hodgson - The Secret Garden
Buscaglia, Leo - Bus 9 to Paradise
- Living, Loving & Learning
- Personhood
- Seven Stories of Christmas Love
Byrne, Rhonda - The Secret
Carlson, Richard - Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Carson, Rachel - The Sense of Wonder
- Silent Spring
Cervantes, Miguel de - Don Quixote
Cherry, Lynne - The Greek Kapok Tree
Chopin, Karen - The Awakening
Clurman, Harold - The Fervent Years: The Group Theatre & the 30s
Coelho, Paulo - Adultery
The Alchemist
Conklin, Tara - The Last Romantics
Conroy, Pat - Beach Music
- The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
- The Great Santini
- The Lords of Discipline
- The Prince of Tides
- The Water is Wide
Corelli, Marie - A Romance of Two Worlds
Delderfield, R.F. - To Serve Them All My Days
Dempsey, Janet - Washington’s Last Contonment: High Time for a Peace
Dewey, John - Experience and Education
Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol
- Great Expectations
- A Tale of Two Cities
Didion, Joan - The Year of Magical Thinking
Disraeli, Benjamin - Sybil
Doctorow, E.L. - Andrew’s Brain
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I really have no will power. I just binged S2 & 3 of Travelers on Netflix in the last 2 days. That’s 22 eps at about 45 mins each or 16 hours.
I have such good intentions.
“OK I’ll watch 2 eps tonight, then just sneak a peak at the start of the 3rd one. Oh look, it’s 12:30.”
Good time travel sci-fi show with an interesting twist. The most recognisable actor is Eric McCormack, whom I believe was also the executive producer. Filmed in BC, so if you’re familiar with Canadian TV you’ll see actors like Amanda Tapping, Ian Tracey and Louis Ferreira in minor roles. And if you’re a Letterkenny fan, Dylan Playfair,
As a complete aside, why does Travelers without the double “l” look so wrong?
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Faves and fails of SPN (season 12):
Favorite episodes in chronological order:
12:3 The Foundry - Mylings! Nuff said. And I knew it as soon as I heard the baby cry. And that makes me feel good about me.
12:4 American Nightmare - Stigmata. Dean dressed as a priest getting stuck looking at a boy lighting a candle in the church. Mr Mess: ”Dean! Time and place!” Sam wasting his sensemaking on a relentlessly angry Dean as usual, but then laying the hard truth on the crazy lady - is it hot in here?
12:5 The One You’ve Been Waiting For - Nazi dirtbags! Referencing one of the great episodes of season 8 too. Good. Good. And Allison Paige is friggin’ beautiful! Nauhaus is such a spoofy villain I think this is a comedy. ”Do you know what it’s like to have en nazi necromancer as a father?” ”He had a guy named Fritz try to kill me!” GOLD.
12:6 Celebrating the life of Asa Fox - badass-intro. And Jody. Hunter community! Canadian hunter community! Here for it. Bucky, or as I like to call him: demon nr 5 from early season.... single digits.
12:7 Rock never dies - Loving this glam-metal thing. Crowley in LA. And omg! Cass being snarky with Dean of all people. ”Atleast I don’t look like a lumberjack.” I laughed. And Mr Mess pointed out that Cass is tired, that that’s why he snapped, and it dawned on me that Cass is *choosing* to be kind under normal circumstances. My heart! ”I work for sexists, rasists, even politicians.” Lol. Loving the group dynamic of the four. But I’m a bit disappointed that Lucifer can’t chill, he could have had so much fun.
12:11 Regarding Dean - A goofy Dean episode. That’s rarely bad news. I like Rowena in this, she’s rly growing on me.
12:15 Somewhere between heaven and hell - Honesty’s the best policy, signed, Dean. Hear, hear! ”So, ten years ago did you rly want something? Like, a Hello Kitty backpack or the death of an enemy?” Lol! Dean and Crowley and Lucifer breaking free! Dean is a hoot this episode. Sam, killing the hellhound like a pro, and thanking Crowley. And Crowley kicking Lucifer’s ass. That’s the stuff. And Sam being honest with Dean and Dean being all reasonable about it! Loving it!
12:16 Ladies drink free - Claire! Nuff said. Loving everyone this episode, except Mick of course, but my homicidal thoughts at the sight of his beard have lessened. ”The experiment was on mice.” Werewolf-mice! XD
12:17 The british invasion - Eileen! God this show needs more women, the brothers are so much better dealing w them, which I guess is a problem on its own. ”Make your voice a mail.” Oh Cass. Eileen and Sam! My heart! Am I shipping this? God I hope not, it’ll mean instant death. God, Mick is an idiot, I mean, I’m obv digging his change of heart, but apparently he hasn’t learned a thing in the entire life he’s worked for his fucky organization.
12:18 The memory remains - Goodness. Loving this intro. Taxidermist sheriff. Man, sometimes I feel these quirky characters are wasted on the just-passing-through format. ”Hunting people! Killing them! The family business!” Lol.
Fail episodes in chronological order:
12:1 Keep Calm and Carry on - ”You’re bad at your job.” Sure, she has a point, but as generous as this british chick’s offer is, her pitch is somewhat lacking. A torture montage is the quickest way to wind up on the fail list. Also ”break his mind”? That’s what it’s like inside Sam’s head *all* the time.
12:2 Mamma Mia - A sexscene featuring Dean Forrester is the second quickest way to wind up on the fail list. You say his name is Sam Winchester? Nah. Nope. Not buying it. Listen, I know I talk a tall game about being a big Sam-fan, I just don’t ship him with a.n.y.o.n.e. So what the sexscene isn’t real!? I still had to see it with my own orbs of sight. ”Your job was to find american hunters and gain their trust.” I’m howling! Maybe *you’re* rly bad at your job, lady!
12:10 Lily Sunder has some regrets - uhm... using demon number 5 to play other randos throughout a 15 season show I’ll forgive them for but you can’t use the same distinct actor (Ian Tracey) to play two distinctly different characters (Lee/Ishim) and not acknowledge it, especially when they could easily explain it as Lee’s body being possessed by Ishim. It ruins the whole episode for me. Also, I’m rooting for the ”bad” guy.
12:14 The raid - The british men of letters are the worst, they are worthless recruiting agents, salesmen and got crappy intel; where the Winchesters go the rest of the american hunters will follow? Pretty sure the opposite is true: ”Oh shit, the Winchesters are joining ’em? Better stay as far away from that shit as possible!” Also Mary’s being more than a little silly and I’m surprised Sam didn’t give her some speech about how he used to aim for big things like killing the devil, closing the gates of hell, before learning to settle for more realistic goals, like, staying alive, keepin your brother alive, savoring the occasional win, y’know, for the sake of your mental health. Anyhoo; Sam’s reaction on finding out Mary gave the Colt to the british men of letters might have been enough put it on the fave list but there are just so many icky characters and so many shots of Mick’s ugly beard I can’t let it slide. Plus Sam winds up joining these assholes. Boooohhhh!
12:20 Twigs & twine & Tasha Banes - Jeez. Petition to have Dean always justify his icky feelings about something w the Star Wars classic ”i got a bad feeling about this.” It would save time and my sanity. Also I have issues w Mary not being reasonable and understanding the basics about the life she and the boys are leading - you’re in or out, but there’s no finishing it w/o finishing yourself. Is this season’s big bad trying to annoy me to death? And the other hunters? What is it with this show and any other fun or awesome characters? Sorry, can’t keep ’em on, it’s a density-thing.
12:21 There’s something about Mary - Booohh! First Eileen, my bae (did I call it or did I call it?) and then the entire episode is full of The Big Annoying. First episode I didn’t bother finishing. Screw this season.
12:23 All along the watchtower - honestly I don’t get the constant jokes about IKEAs manuals, they’re all pictures, you don’t even need to be able to read to read them. Crowley <3 Plz spare me this show’s take on child birth, really just any show, (how is it possible that it’s so frickin’ hard to get right??), but especially this show’s. And Crowley. And Cass. And Mary. Such an intense bummer.
Honorable mentions:
Crowley blowing up Rowena’s scammer! And Rowena’s reaction! ”That is the sweetest thing you’ve ever done for me!” Covered in blood. Priceless.
Cass and his sass is on this season. He’s so done w everyone. The exasperation!
The hug at the end of 12:22.
Dishonorable mentions:
Dean and Sam making a deal to get out of jail, kinda unepic w a predictable outcome.
Mediocre mentions:
The entire episode Stuck in the middle (with you) - It’s a Reservoir Dogs reference right? And it works very well until you realize that, then you just start missing Tarantino’s poignant dialogue about tipping (not fucking!) your waitress. The return of the yelloweyed bloodline. Bound to happen with Mary back. Don’t care about that but I do care about Crowley being back and being awesome. The Dukes of Haphazard. That’s good, I’ve just been referring to them as the Two Stooges.
The episode Who we are - There are separate aspects of this I like: Dean and Sam blasting their way out of the bunker, Jody and Alex, Dean dreamwalking Mary back home. Ackles is a genius with this sort of thing. But it’s just so silly: The british men of letters are just so unepic, it ruins everything, wraps it in a mediocre blanket: They’re bad at their job, have inexplicable motivations, are such annoying stereotypes the only way this would be a win would’ve been if Sam’s speech went something along the lines of ”I’ve had this fly buzzin’ around my ear all year, I could use your help squashing it.” But at least, then they do.
Summing up:
I’m rly enjoying the warped relationships early in the season. Crowley and Cass. Rowena and Lucifer, Rowena and Crowley. Sam, Dean and Mary. But my usual creed about the gooey middles of seasons doesn’t hold true this time and I rly feel like it gets good only when it’s almost over. And honestly on whole the season is the worst so far. The british men of letters are so annoying and they’re everywhere, tainting everything. Ugh.
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For All My The 100 Fans Looking for a New Show!
Check out Travelers! All three seasons are on Netflix.
It's about five strangers from completely different backgrounds who suddenly have a complete personality change. These Travelers are, you guessed it, time travelers, who project their conscious mind into a host body. The host's conciousness dies regardless, just as fate would have it, but the Travelers are then able to snatch a host body just before a preventable physical death is to take place. Their job now is to blend in as much as possible and resume their host's life, while still balancing missions given to them by the Director in an effort to correct the course of humanity that we have no doubt destroyed. They get their information about their hosts from historical records and social media which ~uh oh~ isn't always right.
You'll also find some actresses/actors from The 100 starring in it!
Tasya Teles - Echo on The 100, Pike/Traveler 0009 on Travelers
Nesta Cooper - Shay on The 100, Carly Shannon on Travelers
Ian Tracey - Vincent Vie on the 100, Ray Green on Travelers
Kyra Zagorsky - Kara Cooper on the 100, Dr. Delaney on Travelers
Watch at your own risk - you will completely fall in love with Philip Pearson.
#the 100#travelers showcase#travelers netflix#please you guys i beg you#watch it#its amazing#you are all welcome to come to my inbox and tell me how much you love philip#and if you ship philip x marcy i will love you forever
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Patrik-Ian Polk
Patrik-Ian Polk (b. July 29, 1973 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and actor. Polk, who is openly gay, is noted for his films and theatre work that explore the African-American LGBT experience and relationships.
Polk made his feature film directorial debut with Punks, an independent feature that he also wrote and produced. Often described as a male Waiting to Exhale, Punks had its world premiere in January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film won several awards at festivals around the world and was released theatrically in November 2001. He also directed the film Blackbird in 2014.
Polk is also the creator of the television series Noah's Arc, which made its debut on the Logo television network in October 2005.
Education
Born in 1973 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Polk was interested in television and movies as a child. He attended Brandeis University, where he was the arts editor of the college newspaper. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, then went on to study at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinema-Television.
Early career
Polk served briefly as a producer's assistant for Amblin Entertainment's TV series known seaQuest DSV. He was then hired to work for MTV as a development executive in the newly formed, Paramount-based film division known as MTV Films. He helped with development of many productions including Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Election. The latter, a scandalous story about a high school election starring Reese Witherspoon, was nominated for an Oscar in 1999.
Polk then began to work for Edmond's Entertainment, or E2 Filmworks. Under Tracey and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Polk worked as vice president of production and development. While at E2, he worked on films such as Soul Food (1997), Hav Plenty (1998) andLight It Up (1999). Soul Food, told through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy, is a story about the plights of an African-American family broken by the death of their mother. The film eventually went on to be produced into a Showtime network show that turned into a series that ran for four years, becoming the longest running drama featuring a predominantly black cast.
Light It Up, which starred Usher in his first leading role, grossed $6 million in ticket sales.
TV series, Films
Noah's Arc
(2005)
Noah's Arc started as a television series about a group of black gay friends. The show integrates issues like same-sex dating, same-sex marriage, HIV and AIDS awareness, infidelity, sexual curiosity, promiscuity, homophobia, gay bashing, and same-sex parenthood. Often considered "the gay Sex and the City", the show aired for two seasons, making 17 episodes, excluding the pilot. The series aired on the Logo cable network, and became extremely popular after its initial airing in October 2005. For a long time, the show was the network's most popular title. The 23-minute episodes take place in Los Angeles and show four gay black friends – Noah, Alex, Ricky, and Chance – dealing with everyday life through complex romantic and professional relationships.
Starring in the show were Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Christian Vincent, Doug Spearman, and Jensen Atwood. A second season aired eight episodes, ending with a cliffhanger. Logo announced that the show was cancelled but, facing demand for a third season, stated that if the planned feature film was a success, the series might return. Polk said that Noah's Arc was both a "triumph and a let down". To this day, many fans still don't understand what possessed LOGO executives to cancel the show.
Punks
(2001)
Polk's first directorial feature was Punks (2001). The movie, starring Rockmond Dunbar, Renoly Santiago, Jazzmun, and Devon Odessa, is about a group of gay African-American friends. Punks was first shown in January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film won the Black Reel Award (2002) for Best Independent Actor (Rockmond Dunbar) and the Cleveland International Film Festival's Best American Independent Feature Film. It also was chosen to open the Twenty-Fourth San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. It was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award and the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. In November 2001,Punks was released to theatrical audiences at the Quad in New York City. This film's major themes were incorporated in Polk's later works. It had its TV premiere on Logo on August 7, 2011.
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
(2008)
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom was his next film, featuring Polk as director, writer, and producer. It was written in collaboration with fellow writer from the series John R. Gordon, and picks up after the cliffhanger in the second season. It is about the marriage and wedding of the main character, Noah Nicolson, and his boyfriend Wade Robinson at Martha's Vineyard. In the movie, four groups of couples struggle for identities while attending four different bachelor parties where each relationship becomes more complicated. Near the end, Noah and Wade are not helped with their last-minute jitters by the social tension.
The film was released on October 24, 2008, on a limited basis, performing at theaters in Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Palm Springs, California, and Washington, D.C. The movie showed in Ocean City, New Jersey, Detroit and San Francisco in early November. The movie then began showing at theaters in Philadelphia and Dallas in at the end of November and performed well on a per-screen basis.
Polk's film received much acclaim throughout the gay community. It received three NAACP Image Award nominations: Outstanding Independent Feature Film, Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film and Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film. It won GLAAD Award's for Best Feature Film (Limited Release), but received poor reviews. Time Out called it a "silly soaper," and Variety described it as "a lame feature" that was "blandly staged",. It received a 43% rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes.
Despite the criticism, according to IndieWire (October 27, 2008), the movie opened as number 1 on the independent film box office report. Theaters reported around-the-block lines, and even though it only played for 7 weeks in no more than seven theaters at once, taking in over $532,000 despite its low mainstream marketing support. The film cost an estimated $5 million to make and is not expected to recover those costs even with its DVD release.
The Skinny
(2012)
In 2012, Patrik Ian Polk released the film The Skinny, in which he wrote, directed and produced. The film tells the story of five friends who are Brown University classmate s- four gay men and one lesbian - as they reunite in New York City for Gay Pride weekend, in which secrets are exposed, lies and lots of drama.
Personal life
Polk's portrayal of the gay African-American community is considered one of his best achievements. Among other things, Polk notes one experience where he was confronted by one transitioning person that they were experiencing exactly what Noah's Arc characters went through and that they were extremely grateful to him. When asked in an interview with Shei what his inspiration was to the seriesNoah's Arc, Polk replied, "I wanted to see black gay characters and there were none on TV. So I decided rather than complain about it, I'd do it myself." Polk says he was inspired by Spike Lee on television with the scene She's Gotta Have It, where there was a black face in filmmaking. He believes that people should come out and not have a secret lifestyle as it leads to lies and deception.
Polk's film, "The Skinny", debuted in spring 2012, and "Blackbird" opened in 2014.
http://wikipedia.thetimetube.com/?q=Patrik-Ian+Polk&lang=en
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