#alison hayes

[flight-to-mars]

The Disembodied (1957)

#disembodied #alison hayes #❤️ #witch doctor #voodoo #priestess #black widow #my so-so gif

[warningsine]

#alison abdullah #cindy hayes #orange is the new black #sine's edits

[adamwatchesmovies]

Pieces of April (2003)

Pieces of April wears its indie filmmaking origins like a badge of honour and I can’t blame it. Quirky, funny, often sweet without becoming cloying and just weird enough to stand out, I’m surprised it isn’t mentioned more often around American Thanksgiving. There’s no way your family is as playfully dysfunctional as the one in this film by writer/director Peter Hedges but some of it is so out there it actually comes back around and becomes universal.

For the first time, April Burns (Katie Holmes) is hosting Thanksgiving with the help of her new boyfriend, Bobby (Derek Luke). This celebration is particularly important, as her mother is dying from breast cancer. As we speak, her parents, grandmother, and brother are on their way to her rinky-dink Manhattan apartment. Unfortunately, the oven has suddenly stopped working.

At first, we follow April as she scrambles to host the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. It will be a meal to remember and she wants to be sure it’s for all the right reasons. The turkey must be cooked to perfection. Not only is it the centerpiece of any Thanksgiving meal, it’s become a symbol of her adulthood. If she can’t get it right, no one will allow her to forget it. Her parents already basically think of her as a failure. Considering how crappy her apartment building looks, you can see why. Only minutes in, you understand completely the importance of this bird. If only the other tenants could too, maybe they’d be more sympathetic. Some of them are. Most of the eclectic people she attempts to quickly befriend are weirdos you instantly know will be zero help. In fact, she might've been better off remaining unaware of their existence. Some of them are a tad cartoonish, even for this movie, but overall, they generate some good laughs.

The second storyline follows Jim (Oliver Platt), Joy (Patricia Clarkson), Grandma Beth (Alison Pill) and Timmy (John Gallagher Jr.). They may act like April is the black sheep of the family, the one they failed and allowed to go astray but they’re all so alike you’d never believe she belonged to anyone else. They’re all full of the kind of surprises that feel real because they’re so absurd no one could just come up with them without reference. They make you laugh as much as the oddballs April has to ask for help but there’s also an underlying sadness in their drive. You can see how hard April is trying to get things right and meanwhile, they have no faith in her whatsoever. Despite this or maybe because of this, you grow attached to them. You want them to have this one perfect day. Realizing that they think it’s impossible is unexpectedly upsetting. It may be a very April thing to be in a spot where she needs to cook a turkey but has no oven (and that’s only the beginning of her troubles, Bobby’s got his own crazy tale) but they could have a little faith in her. Then you have this crazy thought "If it doesn't work out, maybe it won't be so disastrous. Maybe a catastrophe could be the thing that brought them together like nothing did before!"

Pieces of April shows what a strong (though not perfect) script can do when combined with enthusiasm from the director and dedicated performances. The actors and actresses give it their all and it adds up to more than the sum of the film’s parts. It’s got a couple of racy moments and some ideas you won't want the kids to hear but I could really see this one becoming a yearly tradition for the family, the movie you all watch together while waiting for that one person that’s always late to arrive. (Full-screen version on VHS, June 10, 2021)

#Pieces of April #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Peter Hedges #Katie Holmes #Derek Luke #Sean Hayes #Alison Pill #Oliver Platt #Patricia Clarkson #2003 movies #2003 films

[kp777]

MSNBC

June 14, 2023

Reality Winner was the first person prosecuted by the Trump administration under the Espionage Act. Her attorney Alison Grinter Allen joins Chris Hayes to discuss the differences between her case and her treatment vs. that of Donald Trump: “That is a stark contrast to what Reality Winner faced.” 

Watch video clip.

#reality winner #the scale of justice #chris hayes #alison grinter allen #donald trump

[thenatezone]

I would say at least once a week I think about the line "Ticks is spiders in a way, because of how much legs" and how it is said by Sean.

#videos #hollywood handbook #sean clements #hayes davenport #alison rich #comedy #Youtube

[thousandfireworks]

Authors whose books you have to avoid because they are problematic.

Abigail Hing Wen.

Alex Aster.

Alice Hoffman.

Alice Oseman.

Alison Win Scotch. ‘Terrorism is never acceptable. Not in Israel.’

Allie Sarah.

Amber Kelly.

Amy Harmon.

Annabelle Monaghan.

Anna Akana.

Aurora Parker.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Brandon Sanderson. Islamophobic.

Carissa Broadbent. Said that hamas is doing violence against innocence.

Chloe Walsh. Siding with Israel in the name of humanity.

Christina Lauren. Believe that Israel is the victim. A racist, also Islamophobic.

Colleen Hoover.

Cora Reilly. Travel to Israel despite criticism.

Danielle Bernstein. Islamophobic.

Danielle Lori.

Deke Moulton. Said hamas is terrorist.

Dian Purnomo.

Eliza Chan.

Elle Kennedy.

Elyssa Friedland.

Emily Henry.

Emily Mclntire.

Emily St. J. Mandel. Admiring Israel.

Gabrielle Zevin. Wrote a book about anti-Palestine. Mentioned Israel multiple times without context on his book.

Gregory Carlos. Israeli author. A zionist.

Hannah Whitten.

Hazel Hayes. Reposted a post about October 7th.

Heidi Shertok.

Jamie McGuire.

Jay Shetty. ‘Violence is happening in Israel.’

Jean Meltzer.

Jeffery Archer. Wrote a book with a mc Israel operative (mossad) in a positive and anti terrorist light.

Jennifer Hartman. Liked a post about pro-Israel.

Jen Calonita.

Jessa Hastings.

Jill Santopolo. Said that Israel has right to exist and fight back.

John Green.

Jojo Moyes.

J. Elle.

J. K. Rowling. Support genocide. Racist. Islamophobic.

Kate Canterbery.

Kate Stewart.

Katherine Howe.

Katherine Locke.

Kristin Hannah. Support Israel. Shared a donation link.

Laini Taylor.

Laura Thalassa. Islamophobic.

Lauren Wise. Cussed that Palestinian supporters would be raped in front of children.

Lea Geller. Thanked people who supports Israel.

Leigh Stein.

Lilian Harris. A racist. Blocking people who educates about colonialism in Palestine and call them disgusting.

Lisa Barr. A daughter of Holocaust survivor. Support Israel.

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery.

Lisa Steinke.

Liz Fenton.

Lynn Painter. Afraid of getting cancelled as a pro-Palestine and posted a template afterwards.

L. J. Shen. Her husband joins idf (Israel army).

Mariana Zapata.

Marie Lu.

Marissa Meyer.

Melissa de la Cruz.

Michelle Cohen Corasanti.

Michelle Hodkin. Spread false rumors about arab-hamas. Islamophobic.

Mitch Albom. ‘We shouldn't blame Israel for surviving attacks or defending against them.’

Monica Murphy. Siding with Israel.

Naomi Klein.

Navah Wolfe.

Neil Gaiman. Suggested Palestinians unite with Israel and become citizens.

Nicholas Sparks.

Nic Stone. Talked nonsense that children in Palestinian refugee camp are training to be martyrs for Allah because they felt it was their call in life.

Nyla K.

Olivia Wildenstein. Blocking people who disagree with Israel wrongdoing.

Pamela Becker.

Penelope Douglas.

Pierce Brown.

Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Rebecca G. Martinez.

Rebecca Yarros. ‘I despise violence’ her opinion about what's happening in Gaza. Blocking people who calls her a zionist.

Rena Rossner.

Renee Ahdieh.

Rick Riordan.

Rina Kent.

Rivka (noctem.novelle).

Rochelle Weinstein.

Romina Garber. ‘These terrorist attacks do nothing to improve the lives of Palestinians people.’

Roshani Chokshi. Encourage people to donate to Israel.

Samantha Greene Woodruff.

Sarah J. Mass. Her book contained ideology of zionism.

Skye Warren.

Sonali Dev.

Talia Carner.

Tarryn Fisher. Said ‘there was terrorist attack in Israel.’

Taylor Jenkins Reid. Posted a video about genocide.

Tere Liye. Rumoured to have ghoswriters to write his books and never give credit to them.

Tillie Cole.

Tracy Deon.

Trinity Traveler (Ade Perucha Hutagaol). Rumour to wrote book about handsome Israelis.

T. J. Klune.

Uri Kurlianchik.

Veronica Roth.

Victoria Aveyard. ‘Israel has the right to exist.’ quote from her about the issue.

V. E. Schwab. Shared a donation link and video about Israel.

Yuval Noah. ‘Israel has the right to do anything to defend themselves.’

Zibby Owens.

#boycott israel #boycott zionist #free palestine

[aaronstveit]

read in 2024!

it's that time again! i loved doing reading threads in 2022 and 2023 so i will definitely be carrying on the tradition this year. as always, you can find me on goodreads and storygraph, and you're always welcome to message me about books!

Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu* (★★★★★)

Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks and Stones by Ngozi Ukazu* (★★★★★)

Check, Please! Chirpbook by Ngozi Ukazu* (★★★★★)

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (★★★★★)

The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert** (★★★★☆)

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (★★★★★)

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (★★★☆☆)

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (★★★☆☆)

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

Dream Work by Mary Oliver (★★★★☆)

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (★★★★☆)

Cain’s Jawbone by E. Powys Mathers

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

You’ve Been Summoned by Lindsey Lamar** (★★☆☆☆)

The Seven Ages by Louise Glück (★★★★☆)

The Last Girl Left by A.M. Strong & Sonya Sargent** (★★★☆☆)

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Normal People by Sally Rooney (★★★★★)

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin** (★★★☆☆)

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen (★★☆☆☆)

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (★★★☆☆)

The Drowning Faith by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (★★★★★)

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

King Lear by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

All These Sunken Souls by assorted authors, edited by Circe Moskowitz (★★★★☆)

The Big Four by Agatha Christie (★★★☆☆)

The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin, Noah Hayes (★★★★☆)

That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton (★★☆☆☆)

The Avant-Guards, Vol. 2 by Carly Usdin, Noah Hayes (★★★★☆)

Jurassic Park by Michael (★★★☆☆)

The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (★★★☆☆)

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (★★★★★)

Violeta by Isabel Allende (★★★☆☆)

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister (★★★★☆)

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (★★★★☆)

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (★★★★☆)

The Color Purple by Alice Walker (★★★★★)

An asterisk (*) indicates a reread. A double asterisk (**) indicates an ARC.

#personal post #reading thread

[shefanispeculator]

Sam Bergeson is the only son of Alison Krauss.

He was born in July 1999 in United States to Alison Krauss and her ex-husband Pat Bergeson.

Sam’s father Pat Bergeson is an American guitarist, harmonica player and occasional songwriter. He is best known for his live and session work with Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Suzy Bogguss and Les Brers.

Like his parents, Sam Bergeson is a producer, songwriter and mixer.

Prior to graduating high school, Bergeson had his work featured in a national Geico ad campaign that ran during the NFL season and the feature film “Love The Coopers.”

He signed a publishing deal in 2017 with Nashville’s Combustion Music and has continued to grow and flourish in both the country and pop worlds.

Sam Bergeson has written and produced for many great acts, including arranging and remixing for Blake Shelton, High Valley, Chase Rice, and Hunter Hayes. As a writer, Sam has excelled in rooms with some biggest musicians including Josh Osborne, Tommy Lee James, Dave Kuncio, and Geoff Warburton.

He recently landed a song in the critically acclaimed movie Blush, the TV show Younger and has many other songs poised for release.

Bergeson co-wrote and co-produced the Top 15 Dance single “I Still Remember” from Caroline Romano ft. R3hab.

Sam Bergeson is 23 years as of 2022.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

💖 Sapphic Books Coming Out April 2024

🩷 There's something especially sweet about a sapphic romance. Here are only a few of the amazing sapphic books hitting shelves in April 2024. Which ones are you adding to your ever-growing TBR?

💖 What's your favorite sapphic book?

[ List below. ]

Contemporary 💖 A Happy Good Girl - Marissa Higgins 💖 A Case for Discretion - Ashley Moore 💖 Thawing the CEO - Emily Hayes 💖 Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married - Georgia Beers 💖 The Broken Lines of Us - Shia Woods 💖 Rainbow Overalls - Maggie Fortuna 💖 Here Come the Brides - Micheala Lynn 💖 Houseswap 101 - Jaime Clevenger 💖 Sweet on You - Shannon O'Connor 💖 Sing, I - Ethel Rohan 💖 Light Betrays Us - Greta Rose West 💖 Moving Hearts - Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue 💖 The Last Love Song - Kalie Holford 💖 Playing For Keeps - Jennifer Dugan 💖 Truly, Madly, Deeply - Alexandria Bellefleur 💖 Finally Fitz - Marisa Kanter 💖 Every Time You Hear That Song - Jenna Voris 💖 Women! In! Peril! - Jessie Ren Marshall 💖 Revisiting Summer Nights - Ashley Bartlett 💖 Leather, Lace, and Locs - Anne Shade 💖 So Long Sad Love - Mirion Malle 💖 Girls Night - I.S. Belle 💖 Here We Go Again - Alison Cochrun 💖 Pillow Talk - Stephanie Cooke, Mel Valentine 💖 Good Bones - Aurora Ray 💖 Crash Landing - Li Charmaine Anne 💖 Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine - Nicole Melleby

Paranormal/Horror 💖 Bloodline - Jenn Alexander 💖 Grey Dog - Elliott Gish 💖 Cranberry Cove - Hailey Piper 💖 Court of Wanderers - Rin Chupeco 💖 Something Kindred - Ciera Burch 💖 Blood City Rollers - V.P. Anderson, Tatiana Hill

Fantasy 💖 Call Forth a Fox - Markelle Grabo 💖 Someone You Can Build a Nest In - John Wiswell 💖 Off With Their Heads - Zoe Hana Mikuta 💖 Calling of Light - Lori M. Lee 💖 To a Darker Shore - Leanne Schwartz 💖 The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray - Christine Calella 💖 Saint-Seducing Gold - Brittany N. Williams 💖 A Sweet Sting of Salt - Rose Sutherland 💖 Darker by Four - June C.L. Tan 💖 The Map That Led to You - Ella McLeod 💖 The Merciless King of Moore High - Lily Sparks

Historical 💖 Lighthouse Keeper - Eliza Lentzski

Mystery/Thriller 💖 Rough Trade - Katrina Carrasco 💖 Molten Death - Leslie Karst 💖 Eye of the Ouroboros - Megan Bontrager 💖 Text Me When You Get This - Frances Lucas 💖 Paige Not Found - Jen Wilde

Sci-Fi 💖 Moon Dust in My Hairnet - J.R. Creaden 💖 Hearts Still Beating - Brooke Archer 💖 Harley Quinn: Redemption - Rachael Allen 💖 In Universes - Emet North

#sapphic books #sapphic #sapphic romance #queer romance #queer books #queer fiction #batty about books #battyaboutbooks #text posts

[autism-resources]

Do you have any tips for making friends as an autistic adult?

Thank you so much for sending this in after I deleted the first ask, it’s really awesome of you and I really appreciate it! 😁 I looked online for articles and guides to making friendships. Here are the autistic adult-specific resources I found:

This is a guide that I found quite helpful:

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/family-life-and-relationships/making-friends/autistic-adults

This one has some interesting tips, though they might not all apply to you because they’re based on someone’s experiences. It’s a linear guide which I appreciated:

https://themighty.com/topic/autism-spectrum-disorder/how-to-make-friends-autism

This one is technically for teens, but I found it quite helpful, especially if social cues are hard for you:

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/making-friends.html

This is not necessarily going to have good info in the article because I just skimmed it so I’m not sure. I included it because it has a lot of links and resources which might be helpful. Asan is listed in it and I don’t support asan because of their racist actions:

https://autismandhealth.org/?a=pt&p=detail&t=pt_aut&s=aut_meet&theme=dk&

This article has many different strategies for making social connections as an autistic person. Also if you find images helpful it has very cool illustrations, but they are completely not required to understand if that doesn’t work for you. This is my favourite of all the resources I found:

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Friends-if-You%27re-Autistic?amp=1

I also researched beyond the category of autism to making friends as a disabled adult and found some cool stuff. Also if you’re multiply disabled this stuff might address other things you encounter:

This is an article about making friends from a disabled adult’s perspective:

https://disabilityhorizons.com/2019/04/how-to-make-new-friends-when-you-have-a-disability/

This is an article which guides you through 8 ways to make friends that are accessible to disabled adults:

https://www.endeavour.com.au/media-news/blog/8-ways-to-make-friends-when-you-have-a-disability

Here are a few places I found for virtual connection:

The Hiki app is a friendship and dating app for autistic people over the age of 17. I’ve never used it but a quick search showed me mostly positive reviews.

This is support and social groups for autistic adults for free. It appears to be current but I’m not 100% sure. TW it uses the term aspergers:

https://www.aane.org/resources/adults/support-groups/

There’s also meetup.com which I have no experience with but is recommended in a few things I read:

https://www.meetup.com/topics/autistic-adults/

My perspective

For advice I have, find environments where the social structure is comfortable for you. My example is that I like sports and can feel comfortable in athletic settings if I’m not triggered. Primarily though, don’t de-value yourself as a person people want to be around.

Autistic people often face a lot of messaging that affects self image and esteem in regards to friendships and relationships in general. Give yourself respect and grace, that stuff is really hard when it’s internalized so remember to call yourself on it. 💗

Also @through-thick-and-quinn you and I have had a lot of exchanges on here and you’re genuinely one of the kindest people I’ve ever met, I’d like to talk whenever, and consider you a friend.

#autism #autistic #actually autisitc #autism and friendship #autistic community #autistic identity #disabled identity #disabilities #disability #neurodivergent #neurodivergent community

[warningsine]

#janae watson #cindy hayes #Alison Abdullah #Kasey Sankey #orange is the new black #sine's edits

[adamwatchesmovies]

Deadly Detention (2017)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

Take The Breakfast Club and rip out everything charming about it. Replace them all with scenes from Friday the 13th (the original). Then, rip out all the scares and tension. Replace them with humour so poorly executed that the audience will wonder if this horror-comedy is trying to make you laugh on purpose. Now, you have an idea of what Deadly Detention is like.

Star athlete Jessica (Sarah Davenport), troublemaker Lexie (Alex Frnka), hottie Barrett (Henry Zaga), Bible-devotee Kevin (Coy Stewart) and skateboarder Taylor (Jennifer Robyn Jacobs) have received detention under the supervision of Ms. Presley (Gillian Vigman). Unfortunately, the school is currently being fumigated, which means the teens are being sent to an abandoned prison. Worse, there’s a killer on the loose!

If you can’t spot the killer within 30 seconds, I don’t know what to tell you. There are only seven people in this film - the last one is the bus driver/security guard, Pete (Kevin Blake). As soon as the shadiest character appears, it takes every fiber of restraint in your body not to yell “GUILTY!” at the top of your lungs. Your instinct is correct. Even though the foreshadowing and hints about the killer’s identity are so badly handled you shouldn’t be able to figure out who they are, you will. It makes you wonder if writers Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck McNeely or director Blair Hayes have ever seen a slasher movie. You can’t have your victims running around getting picked off for a reason that’s only revealed at the end and without any flashbacks. Not unless your objective is to waste the audience’s time.

Wasting our time must’ve been the goal. Minimal efforts were put into the script, after all. In what reality would a state lend a dirty abandoned prison to a school for a couple of hours on a Saturday to punish five students for crimes as benign as writing “Jesus ate my homework” on the school’s walls? It makes no sense, and that’s just the setup. This is one of those movies where the killer can do whatever they want and are unimpeded by things like walls and distance. At one point, Barrett grabs a door handle and pretends to be electrocuted to scare his “friends” - because joking around while pursued by a murderer is a great idea. He has a brief laugh, then grabs the handle again. This time it IS connected to a current of electricity and he nearly dies. So let me get this straight. The revenge-motivated butcher just HAPPENED to be standing on the other side of that door, listening in to their conversation, didn’t turn on the electricity when he reached for the handle the first time, but did the second time, just to have a laugh?

Deadly Detention a.k.a. The Detained has fewer laughs than a decapitated cadaver has heads. The characters are so paper-thin that even when the script tries to roll with the stereotypes it’s exploiting, you can’t muster a smile. They’re written to a level so cartoonish they stop making any sense and the dialogue doesn’t do the actors any favours. Universally, the performances are terrible but I’ll give the cast the benefit of the doubt. It's not like the people in charge knew what they were doing.

Deadly Detention also fails as a horror comedy because it is never scary. In terms of violence, this is the most tame slasher film I’ve ever seen. It’s a slasher movie… with NO SLASHING! Every single death is off-screen. When the picture started, I was convinced that the comically oversized “Principal of the Year” award Ms. Presley brought with her would be used to skewer someone - Black Christmas style - but no.

Deadly Detention is a complete waste of time. It’s not funny. It’s not scary. It has no gore and no nudity either - despite two sex scenes! It’s contrived from the beginning and the end is preposterous. Unless you were involved in its production, it would be impossible to enjoy. (October 31, 2020)

#deadly detention #the detained #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #blair hayes #casie tabanou #alison spuck mcneeley #alex frnka #sarah davenport #henrique zaga #coy stewart #2017 movies #2017 films

[docadams72]

Alison Hayes

"The Undead" 1957

[jacobwren]

Every year, some time in December, I do a list called "some favourite things from my year" and sometimes, around mid-year, I give a little sneak preview. So, in that spirit, here's a short list of my favourite books I've read so far in 2023: Ordinary Notes – Christina Sharpe Francisco – Alison Mills Newman Easily Slip into Another World – Henry Threadgill with Brent Hayes Edwards For Sure – France Daigle (Translated by Robert Majzels) The Women’s House of Detention – Hugh Ryan Baby Book – Amy Ching-Yan Lam

[andreablog2]

they need to make a bravo show w like Alison Roman, Ziwe, Hari Nef, Eva Chen, Hannah Bronfman, Audrey Gelman, Jeanette Hayes, ella emhoff, Alexandra Marzella

[moonshinemagpie]

Writers: As we enter 2023, what books about craft have you found useful? What are some you want to read? (1-4 of each)

I'll start.

Have read:

Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes; used it to outline my first published romance novel

The Art of Description: World into Word by Mark Doty

Jill Elizabeth Nelson's Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View: read it years ago but remember it being very helpful; would give beginners a big boost

Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide From Story Creation to Publication by Ann Whitford Paul

(including a picture just because it's pretty)

Want to read:

Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative by Jane Alison

Writing for Animals edited by John Yunker

The Antiracist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez

What are yours?

#bookblr #writing #writeblr #readblr #booklr #am writing #nonfiction #romancing the beat #kidlit #writing poetry #fiction #books #2023 writing #writing community #writing goals