Ooh! A wonderful interview with Rich Keeble who played Mr. Arnold (the one with the Doctor Who Annual :)) in S2! :)❤
Q: In Good Omens 2 you play Mr. Arnold, who runs the music shop on Whickber Street. Were you a fan of Good Omens before joining the cast, and is it challenging to take on such an iconic story which is already loved by a huge fanbase?
A: “There’s always pressure if you’re working on something with an existing fanbase and people might have an idea already as to how you should be approaching something. To be honest I was aware of the show but I hadn’t actually seen it before I was asked to get involved. I knew it was something special though! I remember talking to Tim Downie [Mr. Brown] about how when you tape for certain things you know if something’s a “good one”. Of course by the time I was on set I’d watched Season 1 and read the book.
I had an interesting route into the show actually: I was asked at the last minute to read the stage directions at the tableread on Zoom, and Douglas [Mackinnon] the director called me up to discuss pronunciations of the character names etc. To prepare further I quickly watched the first episode on Prime Video, and I was very quickly drawn into it. A couple of hours later I was on a Zoom call with David [Tennant], Michael [Sheen] (with his bleached hair), Neil [Gaiman], Douglas and the whole team, including Suzanne [Smith] and Glenda [Mariani] in casting. After that readthrough I asked my agent to try and see if she could shoehorn me in and she came back with a tape for Mr. Arnold saying “you play the piano don’t you…?” They wanted me to demonstrate my musical playing ability, so I rented a rehearsal studio room in Brixton for an hour and filmed myself playing piano (and drums just in case), then I did my scenes a couple of different ways and I guess it wasn’t too terrible!”
Q: During episode five you mimed to music written by series composer David Arnold alongside a real string quartet – this must have been very immersive! How did it feel to work with David, and bring the ball to life?
A: “I actually didn’t meet David Arnold sadly, but I did work with Catherine Grimes, the music supervisor who is lovely. David was at the London screening but I missed an opportunity to go and say hello to him which I kicked myself about.
I remember before I was in Scotland there was a bit of uncertainty as to whether I would need to play anything for real or not, so I practised every day playing loads of Bach and other music I thought was era-appropriate just in case they asked me to do anything on the fly. So yes, it was very immersive as you say! They sent me three pieces of music to learn which I practised in my Edinburgh apartment on a portable folding keyboard thing I bought. They introduced me to the string quartet (John, Sarah, Alison and Stephanie) and I tried to hang out with them when I could. On the day we all had earpieces to mime to. I had to mime while listening out for a cue from Nina [Sosanya] from across the room, then deliver my dialogue and carry on playing, which was tricky! The quartet and I helped each other out actually: Douglas would say something like “let’s go from a minute into the second piece of music”, I’d look at the sheet music and whisper “where the hell is that?” and one of the quartet would say “we think that’s bar 90” or something. Here’s a little bit of trivia: the shooting overran and the string quartet couldn’t make the last day, so they found some incredible lookalikes to replace them for the scene when we get lead out of the bookshop through all the demons, although I think they also kept them deliberately off camera.”
Q: What did you think of your music shop when you first saw the set? Did you have a favourite poster or prop?
A: “I thought it was incredible! It could’ve been an actual music shop with all the instruments hanging up with the “Arnold’s” price tags on. The attention to detail was incredible, well IS incredible as I understand it’s all still there. It’s hard to pick a favourite to be honest. I did a little video walkaround on my phone at the time so maybe I’ll post that if I won’t get in trouble. Interestingly the shop interior itself was elsewhere on the set to the shop entrance you see from the street. You walk out of Aziraphale’s shop, over the road, through the door of the music shop and… there’s nothing.”
Q: Mr. Arnold is tempted into the ball by a Doctor Who Annual and is playing the theme in the music shop scene – are you a fan of Doctor Who in real life? And what was it like making those jokes and references in front of the Tenth Doctor David Tennant?
A: “I’ve always dipped in and out of Doctor Who over the years since Sylvestor McCoy, who was doing it when I first became aware of it when I was growing up. Even if you’re not a fan it’s one of those shows you can’t really get away from, so doing that particular scene in front of David was really fun, and of course Douglas had directed Doctor Who as well. Apart from the amusing situation of two supposed Doctor Who fans talking about Doctor Who without realising they’re in the company of a Doctor Who, I also seem to remember Michael being the one to suggest that he would deliver his “due to problems at the BBC” line directly to David.
Oh, and I think it was actually my idea to grab the annual off the harpsichord before joining the queue behind Crowley at the end of the ballroom scene (which we’d shot weeks earlier at this point). When we were blocking it out and rehearsing I knew I had to leave my position and get to the front for my “surrender the angle” line, and then later it just felt like I wouldn’t leave without the annual so I ran back through everyone to grab it. Nobody seemed to have a problem with me doing that so I just carried on doing it when we shot it! I do remember it being a fun set with Douglas and the team being very open to suggestions.”
Q: How did you balance filming both Good Omens and BBC Ghosts at the same time?
A: “Luckily both shows were a joy to work on, and everyone seems to know about both of them. We were shooting them in early 2022 and I also had a little part in an ITV drama called ‘Stonehouse’, starring Matthew Macfadyen. I usually never know when I’m working next so to have three great TV jobs at once was very unusual. There was all this date juggling and I actually almost had to turn down Ghosts due to clashes. Luckily both shows had to move some dates so it worked out. But yes, I spent two weeks up in Scotland shooting all that Good Omens ballroom stuff, then I came back down to London to do Ghosts, knowing I’d be back up to shoot my scenes in the music shop in a couple of weeks. Now, when I found out who was playing my wife in Ghosts I couldn’t believe it: Caroline Sheen – Michael Sheen’s cousin! She was amazing and that was another great set in general. I say “set”, but it’s all filmed in that house which surprised me. I’d worked with Kiell [Smith-Bynoe] and Jim [Howick] before, and Charlotte [Ritchie] was in the Good Omens radio play a few years ago and a big fan of the book. Charlotte’s very musical of course and we got talking about my folding keyboard I had for practising my Good Omens stuff, and she ended up setting it up in the house for us to have a play on!
Now, when we’d shot all our internal scenes there was this big storm forecast, and our external scenes were scheduled for the day of the storm, so that had to be moved into the next week. It meant I ended up shooting those scenes outside the house, then going straight back up to Scotland to shoot the Good Omens music shop scene the next day! When I mentioned to Michael I’d just worked with Caroline he said “ooh she’s in Ghosts is she!” and revealed that she’d texted him about me which was rather surreal. Then later after the Ghosts wrap party Kiell gave me a part in his Channel 4 Blap, so at the time I felt like I was killing it career wise, but the industry quietened a bit after that and my workload eased off over the year so I was in my overdraft by November.”
Q: What are your plans for the future – can we expect to see you in something else soon?
A: “This year, after a bit of a quiet start, I was very fortunate to work on a Disney+ show called Rivals which stars… David Tennant! I think I’m allowed to say my character is called Brian, and I shot five episodes so that was another really amazing job, and great to work with David again (I told him he must be my good luck charm, although I hope he’s not sick of me). That should be out at some point in late 2024. Other than that I’ve filmed a few other bits I presume will be out next year, one of which is called Truelove on Channel 4 which actually looks really good. That starts early January. Of course now Season 3 of Good Omens has been greenlit, I would love Neil and the gang to have me back on that… but I can only keep my fingers crossed!”
The next infernal team in Hell: Skittles and Morax. Problems of demons' representation in s2
Well, I am keep viewing demons in s2 and my attention was drawn to these two.
They were credited as the demon Morax and the demon Skittles.
Lets look more closely at them. Skittles is first. What's the name? Why Skittles? She isnt even multicolored. Ok. She was played by Ann Louise Ross. She is looking like old evil lady. Or like a visitor of Berlin techno rave or of Wave Gotik Treffen idk. I love her honestly.
Her spirit animal is supposedly a raven or crow (or another bird). Look at the black feather on her belt and at the bird skull necklace:
I think she could be associated with goetian Malphas:
Great President of Hell, with 40 legions of demons under his command and is second in command under Satan. He appears as a raven, but if requested, will instead resemble a man with a hoarse voice. Malphas is said to build houses, high towers and strongholds, throw down the buildings of enemies, destroy enemies' desires or thoughts (and/or make them known to the conjurer) and all that they have done, give good familiars, and quickly bring artificers together from all places of the world.
The second one is called Morax. He is clearly a demon from Ars Goetia and Pseudomonarchia Daemonum.
He is a Great Earl and President. He appeareth like a great Bull with a Man's face. His office is to make Men very knowing in Astronomy, and all other Liberal Sciences; also he can give good Familiars, and wise, knowing the virtues of Herbs and Stones which be precious. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits
Obviously Morax's animal is an ox. *uncovers all jokes about Azi's relationship with oxes*
Morax is played by Florence Nzenwefi. He has big horns (dude something tells me that mask doesnt help you to blend in) and charmingly growls . He wears a long coat and....a sash???
Beautiful blue leather belt with a big ox head buckle. I dont know if that a sash or just baldric for weapon but I have questions in both cases.
It's a sash. According to @vaexathear's theory sash is a sign of power or status. Worn by demon from bottom of the barrel and bla bla bla. Whyyy?
It's a baldric for weapon. Dude did you have a flaming sword weapon? I am curious about what it might be. Sword or saber or axe maybe? How many demons are armed? Lords of the Hell dont wear weapons so why YOU should do.
And the last thing. Does that attack of demons bother you? I mean, they are definitely stronger than people. They can do miracles, and teleport and so on. You can say that lower demons are probably limited in a magic but Shax isn't. She can literally burn you in a lightning. Obviously she wouldnt kill Maggie and Nina because of Crowley's threat. But why not bring bookshop into chaos. Instead of this demons crawl up the stairs one at a time and girls knock them out with a books and fire extinguishers.
A whole demon representation in s2 bothers me. Why are demons so weak? Why are they shown as stupid and clumsy misfits? These ones who was in "legion" are fallen angels too, why they are the damp. Even Muriel can do miracles, but they cant. I am literally feeling bad for them.
21st Annual Visual Effects Society Awards — Film Winners
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Walter Garcia, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, JD Schwalm — WINNER
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – Christian Mänz, Olly Young, Benjamin Loch, Stephane Naze, Alistair Williams
Jurassic World: Dominion – David Vickery, Ann Podlozny, Jance Rubinchik, Dan Snape, Paul Corbould
The Batman – Dan Lemmon, Bryan Searing, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
Top Gun: Maverick – Ryan Tudhope, Paul Molles, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, Scott Fisher
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Death on the Nile – George Murphy, Claudia Dehmel, Mathieu Raynault, Jonathan Bowen, David Watkins
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Paul Norris, Tim Field, Don Libby, Andrew Simmonds
The Fabelmans – Pablo Helman, Jennifer Mizener, Cernogorods Aleksei, Jeff Kalmus, Mark Hawker
The Gray Man – Swen Gilberg, Viet Luu, Bryan Grill, Cliff Welsh, Michael Meinardus
The Pale Blue Eye – Jake Braver, Catherine Farrell, Tim Van Horn, Scott Pritchard, Jeremy Hays
Thirteen Lives – Jason Billington, Thomas Horton, Denis Baudin, Michael Harrison, Brian Cox — WINNER
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey, Mad God, Chris Morley, Phil Tippett, Ken Rogerson, Tom Gibbons — WINNER
Strange World – Steve Goldberg, Laurie Au, Mark Hammel, Mehrdad Isvandi
The Bad Guys– Pierre Perifel, Damon Ross, Matt Baer, JP Sans
The Sea Beast – Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Stirling Duguid, Spencer Lueders
Turning Red – Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins, Danielle Feinberg, Dave Hale
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
Avatar: The Way of Water: Kiri – Anneka Fris, Rebecca Louise Leybourne, Guillaume Francois, Jung-Rock Hwang — WINNER
Beast: Lion – Alvise Avati, Bora Şahin, Chris McGaw, Krzysztof Boyoko
Disney’s Pinocchio: Honest John – Christophe Paradis, Valentina Rosselli, Armita Khanlarpour, Kyoungmin Kim
Slumberland: Pig – Fernando Lopes Herrera, Victor Dinis, Martine Chartrand, Lucie Martinetto
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Geppetto – Charles Greenfield, Peter Saunders, Shami Lang-Rinderspacher, Noel Estevez-Baker
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Pinocchio – Oliver Beale, Richard Pickersgill, Brian Leif Hansen, Kim Slate — WINNER
Strange World: Splat – Leticia Gillett, Cameron Black, Dan Lipson, Louis Jones
Turning Red: Panda Mei – Christopher Bolwyn, Ethan Dean, Bill Sheffler, Kureha Yokoo
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
Avatar: The Way of Water: Metkayina Village – Ryan Arcus, Lisa Hardisty, Paul Harris TaeHyoung David Kim
Avatar: The Way of Water: The Reef – Jessica Cowley, Joe W. Churchill, Justin Stockton, Alex Nowotny — WINNER
Jurassic World Dominion: Biosyn Valley – Steve Ellis, Steve Hardy, Thomas Dohlen, John Seru
Slumberland: The Wondrous Cuban Hotel Dream – Daniël Dimitri Veder, Marc Austin, Pavan Rajesh Uppu, Casey Gorton
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: In the Stomach of a Sea Monster – Warren Lawtey, Anjum Sakharkar, Javier Gonzalez Alonso, Quinn Carvalho — WINNER
Lightyear: T’Kani Prime Forest – Lenora Acidera, Amy Allen, Alyssa Minko, Jose L. Ramos Serrano
Strange World: The Windy Jungle – Ki Jong Hong, Ryan Smith, Jesse Erickson, Benjamin Fiske
The Sea Beast: The Hunting Ship – Yohan Bang, Enoch Ihde, Denil George Chundangal, John Wallace
Wendell & Wild: The Scream Fair – Tom Proost, Nicholas Blake, Colin Babcock, Matthew Paul Albertus Cross
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
ABBA: Voyage – Pär M. Ekberg, John Galloway, Paolo Acri, Jose Burgos
Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Dan Cox, Eric Reynolds, A.J Briones — WINNER
Prehistoric Planet – Daniel Fotheringham, Krzysztof Szczepanski, Wei-Chuan Hsu, Claire Hill
The Batman: Rain Soaked Car Chase – Dennis Yoo, Michael J. Hall, Jason Desjarlais, Ben Bigiel
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
Avatar: The Way of Water: The Sea Dragon – Sam Sharplin, Stephan Skorepa, Ian Baker, Guillaume Francois — WINNER
The Sea Beast – Maxx Okazaki, Susan Kornfeld, Edward Lee, Doug Smith
Top Gun: Maverick: F-14 Tomcat – Christian Peck, Klaudio Ladavac, Aram Jung, Peter Dominik
Wendell & Wild: Dream Faire – Peter Dahmen, Paul Harrod, Nicholas Blake
Outstanding Effects Simulation in a Photoreal Feature
Avatar: The Way of Water: Fire and Destruction – Miguel Perez Senent, Xavier Martin Ramirez, David Kirchner, Ole Geir Eidsheim
Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Simulations – Johnathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicolas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian — WINNER
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: City Street Flooding – Matthew Hanger, Alexis Hall, Hang Yang, Mikel Zuloaga
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – Jesse Parker Holmes, Grayden Solman, Toyokazu Hirai, Rob Richardson
Outstanding Effects Simulation in an Animated Feature
Lightyear – Alexis Angelidis, Chris Chapman, Jung-Hyun Kim, Keith Klohn
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, Kiem Ching Ong, Jinguang Huang — WINNER
Strange World – Deborah Carlson, Scott Townsend, Stuart Griese, Yasser Hamed
The Sea Beast – Spencer Lueders, Dmitriy Kolesnik, Brian D. Casper, Joe Eckroat
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in Feature
Avatar: The Way of Water: Landing Rockets Forest Destruction – Miguel Santana Da Silva, Hongfei Geng, Jonathan Moulin, Maria Corcho
Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Integration – Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews — WINNER
The Batman: Rainy Freeway Chase – Beck Veitch, Stephen Tong, Eva Snyder, Rachel E. Herbert
Top Gun: Maverick – Saul Davide Galbiati, Jean-Frederic Veilleux, Felix B. Lafontaine, Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
Avatar: The Way of Water: Current Machine and Wave Pool – JD Schwalm, Richie Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock — WINNER
Black Adam: Robotic Flight – JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Andrew Hyde, Andy Robot, Mad God, Phil Tippett, Chris Morley, Webster Colcord, Johnny McLeod
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power “Adrift” Middle Earth Storm – Dean Clarke, Oliver Gee, Eliot Naimie, Mark Robson
Emerging Technology Award
Avatar: The Way of Water: Depth Comp – Dejan Momcilovic, Tobias B. Schmidt, Benny Edlund, Joshua Hardgrave
Avatar: The Way of Water: Facial System – Byungkuk Choi, Stephen Cullingford, Stuart Adcock, Marco Revelant
Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Toolset – Alexey Dmitrievich Stomakhin, Steve Lesser, Sven Joel Wretborn, Douglas McHale — WINNER
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: 3D Printed Metal Armature – Richard Pickersgill, Glen Southern, Peter Saunders, Brian Leif Hansen
Turning Red: Profile Mover and CurveNets – Kurt Fleischer, Fernando de Goes, Bill Sheffler
1. annie dirusso - hybrid
2. olivia barton - i don't do anything
3. shy martin - late night thoughts
4. tiny habits - hemenway
5. savana santos - messy
6. wallice - prepaid wireless
7. alix page - automatic
8. livia o - please don't hope for somebody better
9. leanna firestone - special
10. abby holliday - better by now
11. annika bennett - scared of getting what i want
12. lauren spencer smith - hey
13. grace gardner - acrobatics
14. julie byrne - portrait of a clear day
15. matilda mann - in plain sight
16. holly humberstone - room service
17. leith ross - too much time in my house alone
18. tessa violet - kitchen song
19. tommy lefroy - worst case kid
20. illuminati hotties - truck
21. emily vaughn - god complex
22. oston - hot
23. chloe george - runaway blue
24. tiffi - hoodie
25. madisenxoxo - mothership
26. sody - frozen lake
27. lyn lapid - poster boy
28. flowerovlove - coffee shop
29. forrest nolan - miss misery
30. sara kays - fireflies
31. ggwendolyn - my year of rest & relaxation
32. fizz - close one
33. deb never - say
34. palehound - eye on the bat
35. pynkie - plz
36. girlhouse - you don't think about me
37. dee holt - sober
38. king mala - sunny side up
39. syd b - focus
40. lauren sanderson - amen
41. hailey knox - charismatic
42. marian carmel - fabric of reality
43. moon tang - water comes out of my eyes
44. cassie marin - cup!
45. flo - 3 of us
46. alayna - who am i now
47. niko rubio - un millón de besos
48. cloudy june - you problem
49. maude latour - no rush
50. claud - a good thing
51. salem ilese - strongly worded letter
52. sorry - screaming in the rain again
53. jades goudreault - you're a star kid
54. maisie peters - you’re just a boy (and i’m kinda the man)
55. lølø - hot girls in hell
56. peach prc - favourite person
57. superfan - for you
58. tilly louise - baggy t-shirt
59. hannah cole - big bite
60. claire rosinkranz - screw time
61. spill tab - fetišh
62. suzie true - dumb
63. sundial - liar
64. meet me @ the altar - give it up
65. carr - dirty shoes
66. liza anne - rainbow sweater
67. sophia bel - 2am (and i did it again)
68. mimi webb - house on fire
69. helvetia - sideways
70. sedona - domino
71. jeromes dream - reminders to parallel
72. glass bones - pine overcoat
73. tsosis - snake eat tail
74. ivri - infinitesimal
75. 大原ゆい子 - ムスビメ
76. oohyo - teddy bear returns (summer edition)
77. minsu - buddy
78. youra - (throat)
79. hanbee - cushion
80. 김수영 kim suyoung - stumble
81. choi jungyoon - instant lover!
82. yebit - avec
83. hathaw9y - eclipse
84. shinee - gravity
85. layzi - idk
86. qveen herby - marie antoinette
87. almondmilkhunni - anxiety
88. jamila woods - tiny garden
89. madge - buttonss
90. poppy - knockoff
91. lizzo - pink
92. khalid - silver platter
93. tiffany day - should i be ok?
94. gabby's world - just for you to hear
95. patchymate - care
96. juliet ivy - lug
97. carol ades - free
98. tinashe - talk to me nice
99. reddish blu - humble me
100. vagabon - do your worst
101. kito - sticky
102. pinkpantheress - turn your phone off
103. charli xcx - speed drive
104. billie eilish - what was i made for?
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Episode Recap #66: Repetition
Original Airdate: February 17, 1990
Starring:
Louise Robey as Micki Foster
Steve Monarque as Johnny Ventura (as Steven Monarque) (credit only)
Chris Wiggins as Jack Marshak (credit only)
Guest cast:
David Ferry as Walter Cromwell
Kate Trotter as Anne Holloway
Vicki Wauchope as Heather Stevens
Kay Tremblay as Mrs. Cromwell
Sharry Flett as Ruth Stevens
Stephen Hunter as Martin Lentz
Dan MacDonald as Doctor
Aaron Ross Fraser as Bill
R.D. Reid as Bart
Brent Titcomb as Jimmy
Paul Bettis as Undertaker
Written by Jennifer Lynch
Directed by William Fruet
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We open on a newspaper office, having a party for a columnist named Walter Cromwell. He has been named American Columnist of the Year, and his editor gives a short speech. Walter's elderly mother is in attendance, as well. Walter accepts the award on behalf of all his coworkers, and gives a speech about responsibility he learned from his mother.
Later, Walter sends his mother home in a cab, since he has a column to finish. A coworker tries to get Walter to go for a drink, but Walter goes back in to work late.
The next morning, a young girl, Heather, goes out to play with her dog. Her mother tells her to come back soon and to avoid the river.
Walter finally leaves work after a long night, driving home tired and yawning and eventually dozing off. He swerves as he drives, flies off the road and into a clearing, hitting and killing Heather. He pulls the girl from under his car and lifts her up. The dog goes home without Heather, worrying her mother.
Credits roll.
A missing poster for Heather is on the pole outside Curious Goods, as inside we see a woman, Anne Holloway, thanking Micki for the items they are donating to the shelter she runs. Jack and Johnny are on a buying trip and will be home soon. Micki unpacks a figurine, which Anne remarks is beautiful. It's from the 18th century and Jack apparently bought a dozen of them. Anne asks if they are valuable and Micki says one of them is. Ruth Stevens, Heather's mother, enters. She has no news of Heather, but has new flyers to post. Anne also takes some, and Micki mentions Anne does counseling, but Ruth isn't interested and leaves. Micki tells Anne how much Ruth is hurting and the woman offers to check in on her.
Walter is at church, in the confessional. He admits to killing the girl but says it wasn't his fault and hid the body. The priest asks if he's gone to the cops, but Walter says he can't, he has to worry about his mother. He wants the priest to tell the cops where the body is, but he says he can't. The priest begs him to come clean, it is his only way.
At work, Walter's boss is irate at the bad writing Walter has been doing for the last week. Walter says he is working through something. His boss doesn't want to hear it and takes Walter off the payroll until he pulls himself together. Walter takes a drink.
Arriving at home that night, Walter hears his boss in is head an dreads facing his mother. He drops papers and when he stoops to pick them up he notices a cameo on a chain hanging from under his car. He pulls it free, realizing it is from the girl he killed. He hears her voice begging for help, and when he looks at the locket, the silhouette of the girl is speaking, begging to be set free.
Walter goes inside, still hearing her beg for help. His mother calls out to him, and the girl asks if his name is Walter. He drops the cameo into the garbage disposal and goes to check on his mother. He gives her her medicine and lies that he took time off to spend with her. She says she is so tired lately.
Later, Walter is pouring a drink and the girl from the cameo pleads with him, telling him she doesn't have to be dead. He fishes the undamaged cameo out of the sink, and tells her he could change things if he could. The girl tells him he can, if he kills someone else at the same place and time he killed her. She begs to live again, as mother again calls out for him.
Next day, Walter has brought his mother to the spot where he killed Heather. She is ill, cold and confused as to what is going on. He gives her the cameo as a present. His mother wants to know what is happening, and the girl tells him it is almost time and he has to kill her. Walter is confused, but grabs the blanket on his mother, covers her face and smothers her to death. Just then, Heather crawls from where he had hidden her and they come face to face before Heather runs off, scared.
Walter is putting his mother's body into the back of his car, as Anne happens to drive by and notice him with an empty wheelchair. Anne drives to Ruth's home to check on her, and the woman is still sure she will find her daughter. Ruth thinks she hears her daughter, and a very dirty Heather runs up, to the shock of both women.
At home, Walter puts his mother into her bed, covering her with the sheet. He takes another drink as he calls her doctor, telling him his mother passed in her sleep. He asks for help in sending someone over. As he takes another drink, he hears his mother calling for his help. He drops his glass. He knows he killed her, and when he checks, he sees she is indeed dead. But she is now on the cameo, begging him for help. He pulls it off her, saying it is not fair.
Heather is telling her mother and Anne about the big car that came at her, then remembers a man with an old woman, and thinks he killed that person instead. Heather realizes the cameo her grandfather gave her is missing. Her mother is just happy to have her daughter home, but Anne is puzzled.
Walter to goes back to the woods, telling his mother on the cameo that her time was almost up anyway. He drops it into an old well. Back at confessional, he tells the priest he has sinned again, but not as bad. He tells the man that the girl lives, but he traded another life for hers. The priest tells him he needs help, but Walter thinks it is all good now. He then hears her mother's voice and talks back to her. He leaves, walking the street looking disheveled and talking to himself. A cop watches. Walter goes in to the homeless shelter.
Inside, he notices all the men, who are alone in the world. Anne is there, and introduces herself to Walter. He goes to leave, but she backs off. Walter continues to hear his mother, and yells at her, drawing some attention. One man goes to tell him if they hear him, they'll take him to "the farm." The man, Bill, says he just got out of the farm. Walter offers him a cigarette. Bill asks if Walter knows of a place to sleep tonight, since the shelter only offers the floor. He does, but when Bill goes to tell a friend, Walter stops him, saying it isn't big enough for more. Bill goes with Walter as Anne watches.
Walter climbs down the well and retrieves the cameo as Bill sleeps in his car. His mother's voice warns him it is almost time. He gets Bill from the car, leading him to the spot he killed the girl and his mother. He gives the cameo to Bill, then looks for a big stick. As Bill realizes he can't let go of the cameo, Walter hits him with a branch, killing him.
At the same time, at the mortuary, the mortician is beginning the embalming process on Walter's mother, who shocks the man when she wakes up screaming.
The doctor arrives at Walter's house as Walter rushes out, asking where his mother was sent. The doc, in shock, tells him his mother just died this morning, while being embalmed. Walter is aghast, and very confused.
Later, walking the streets, Walter is now hearing Bill beg for help via the cameo. He bumps into his boss, and tries to get away. His boss heard about his mother and offers to help. Bill still calls out to him, so Walter walks off.
Back in the shelter, Walter is confronted by Bill's friends, who want to know what Walter did with him. Walter tries to go and they rough him up and hit him until Anne breaks it up. Walter, his glasses broken, goes with Anne. She bandages his face and gets him some food. He still hears Bill's cries for help. Anne asks what's wrong, knowing he doesn't belong there. He tries to leave, but she offers help, asking if he hurt Bill. Walter says Bill is around and will be back tomorrow. He sobs as Anne tries to help, telling him we all make mistakes, and to admit what happened, go back to where it all began. Walter rushes out and Anne sees him pull down one of Heather's missing posters.
At confessional, Walter says he is going to the police tomorrow, but first he has to put things right. The priest offers prayers and Walter leaves.
At home, Heather and her mother are playing, unaware Walter is watching from outside.
At the shelter the next day, Ruth calls Anne saying that Heather is gone again. Anne says she'll be right over. Walter has taken Heather back to the same spot he killed her in, and tells the voice of Bill it'll be okay. He gives Heather her cameo back. Anne is driving to see Ruth and spots Walter's car on the side of the road and pulls over.
Walter tells Heather he didn't mean to hurt her. Heather notices the cameo has a different silhouette on it. Anne calls to Walter, looking for him. Walter checks the time and picks up Heather, hiding them both. Anne continues looking, saying she just wants to talk. He holds up a finger to Heather to be quiet. But Heather sees the well and has a memory of crawling out of it. She yells and jumps up and runs to Anne. Walter goes to get her, still holding the cameo. He tells Anne he has to kill Heather to make things right. Bill's voice tells him to kill Anne instead. Anne tells Heather to run and then stumbles. Walter is confused, telling Anne he didn't mean to kill anyone. He says he's sorry and picks up a bottle, breaking it to a sharp point. Anne screams, but Walter cuts his own throat, killing himself. Anne checks on him and finds the cameo in his hand. Just then Bill stumbles out, confused. Anne leads him away.
At Curious Goods, Micki is holding the cameo and searching the manifest. Anne asks if it is something Micki would want and, having found it listed in the book, Micki says yes. Anne lies and said a homeless person gave it to her, and that it fit the kind of items Jack said they look for. She offers it free of charge for all the donations they've made. Micki asks if Anne heard about Ruth finding Heather. The phone rings and Micki answers to Jack. As Anne leaves, Micki says she got something back before it caused any problems. Hearing that, Anne stops and looks back.
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My thoughts:
I liked this one, even though it is quite sad and depressing.
The cameo is an interesting item with a unique curse. Walter really only had one way out in the end, since no matter who he killed to replace the last, the item would haunt him. He was doomed from the start. And besides his mother's unfortunate death via embalming shock, he was the only other victim, in the end.
A bit odd having Micki in only two scenes, and no Jack or Johnny, but maybe better than trying to twist the story to fit one of them in. Different, but glad it is mostly a one-off. I like having Micki and Jack, and Johnny, involved.
The guy playing Walter did a good job of slowly loosing it. More and more disheveled as his nightmare went on.
One odd thing is the lack of cops, with the girl missing. Even when she is found, it is Anne with Ruth, no cops. And when she goes missing again, Ruth calls Anne? Who she only just met and no cops? Weird.
Liked the little peek into how they find some of the cursed items, with Jack buying a dozen figurines, knowing one is the one they want and the rest will just be broken to look for that one unbreakable object.
Again, I liked this, but not as the norm. Prefer the group hunting together.
But Kate Trotter is great, isn't she? Love her scenes with Micki.
Triumph of Achilles, Louise Glück / Love Like You, Rebecca Sugar / THE NEXT TIME WE TALK ON FACEBOOK, Clementine von Radics / C. C. Aurel / Natalie Dias / ??? / Langston Hughes / Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude, Ross Gay (Modified by: Me)/ H of H Playbook, Anne Carson / Grief Lessons: Four Plays, Euripides (Translation: Anne Carson) / Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl / Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude, Ross Gay
[My thoughts belovw the cut!]
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Anyvways. These are just a bunch a' quotes I'wve collected here an' there, vwhenewver they pass my dash, that. Uh. Reminds me a' CroTuna, I guess.....
The quotes that are in first person are all in Cronus' PoV.
I plan tae ewventually turn all a' these intae li'l doodles, just like I did vwith the Pylades/Orestes quote.
An Inspiring Earth Day Art Exhibition: arbre/moi
Chalet Bellevue,
27 Bellevue Road, Morin-Heights, QC J0R 1H0
April 20 - April 23, 2024, 10:30 am - 4 pm
Opening reception: Friday, April 19, 2024 4pm - 7 pm
Refreshments A free family event
The participants of arbre/moi invite you to see the art they have created celebrating their love of trees.
The connection between people and trees is the inspiration for this art and nature project organized by Morin Heights artist, Elizabeth Whalley. Over the course of a year the participants, who have come from many corners of the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut and beyond, gathered in workshops and independently created artworks and texts.
Like a forest of trees, the participants are interconnected and yet each is unique. Claudel Lacroix and Shirley Metka evoke family ties and a sense of place. Sharon Goldberg and Marie-Françoise Condamin remember a loved one. Jana Novy, Claire Contant and Jocelyne Annereau Cassagnol celebrate the vitality and evolving forms of trees. Marci Babineau and Léo Cóté, Rossy L. Fuentes and Holly Blenkhorn immerse us in the timeless life cycles of nature. Kim and Nadia Bertrand show the beauty and symbolic force of trees while Lilija Gedvila and Sylvie Duval explore their expressive abstraction. John Pohl, Monique Bélisle and Joanne Hayes share their close observations of trees. Rachel Gagnon and Brigitte Simon find the spirit of the tree in the wood itself while Lawrence Bass and Hélène Lemyre discover it in anthropomorphic trunks and branches. Carole Beaudet, Chantale Royer, Nuri Alcala, Diane Brodeur, Julie Marcoux, Mélanie Chartrand, Magali Ross, Andréanne Ouellet, Alain Durepos, Richard Petitclerc, Lucy Lafontaine, Ginette Pelletier and Sandra Kowalski imaginatively channel the tree spirit. Diane Viau, Louise Ladouceur and Jo-Anne Edger powerfully project the life force of the whole, dynamic forest.
The participants thank the Fonds culture et patrimoine de la MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut, the Municipality of Morin Heights, the Bibliothèque Claude-Henri-Grignon (Sainte-Adèle), the Bibliothèque de Saint-Sauveur, the Morin Heights Municipal Library, the Bibliothèque municipale of Wentworth-North, Galerie L’Apostrophe, L’Échelon des Pays-d’en-Haut, and the Biodiversity sub-committee of the EAC of Morin-Heights.
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23:56 KIRK WHALUM - Big Ol' Shoes
23:52 BONEY JAMES - Sundance
23:47 DANIEL DOMENGE - Cool
23:44 ANDRE CAVOR - Road Trip
23:39 BRIAN SIMPSON - It Could Happen
23:34 KEN NAVARRO - In My Wildest Dreams
23:30 DEAN JAMES - GroovySax
23:25 STEVE OLIVER - Let it Go
23:21 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - Maybe Next Time
23:16 JEFF KASHIWA - The Good Life
23:11 JULIAN VAUGHN - Ya Dig
23:08 PAUL BROWN - Flight Of The Conchords
23:04 RANDY SCOTT - You're My Joy
23:00 KIM WATERS - Nina In Tortola
22:59 MODJO - Lady (Acoustic Version)
22:55 TYDI, AUDREY GALLAGHER - World's Apart (Album Mix)
22:50 MEHMET CEMAL YESILCAY - You And I
22:45 MARIE THERESE - Gin And Tonic (Pier-O Bossa Chill Mix)
22:42 KRONO, VANJESS - Redlight (Original Mix)
22:37 KUBA - Kailash
22:33 BLISS - Evening Sun
22:28 MO'JARDO - Sonador
22:22 MATT DAREY, KATE LOUISE SMITH - See The Sun (Original Mix)
22:18 LIQUID MOTION - Silent Running
22:16 IDENLINE - At Sunset (Original Mix)
22:10 AMEDEO BIANCHI - Spring Water
22:05 LEMONGRASS, JANE MAXIMOVA - Frozen Boy
22:02 ATB & TILSEN - Faith (Original Mix)
21:57 VELVET DREAMER - Your Game My Love (Five Seasons Remix)
21:52 D-PULSE - Velocity Of Love (Original)
21:48 HI-GATE - I Can Hear Voices (Chilled Mix)
21:43 A.R.D.I, CYNTHIA HALL - Sunflowers (R.I.B Chill Out Remix)
21:35 DAVE ROSS - Break The Silence (Original Mix)
21:31 ALAN MORRIS, ENZO, JESS MORGAN - Tapestry Of Us (Piano Acoustic Mix)
21:28 JAVAH, STACEY MCCLEAN - You And Me (Damien Chillout)
21:23 TRIANGLE SUN - White Song
21:19 EL SEGUNDO - Blue Marlin (Juan Padilla Serve Chilled Remix)
21:15 ARMIN VAN BUUREN, FIORA - Waiting For The Night (Zetandel Chill Out Mix)
21:10 GOLD LOUNGE - She's Arriving
21:05 JIMMY ROQSTA, THALYA HILL - Endless Summer Dance (El Gambrero Remix)
21:01 NOMOSK, ROMAN MESSER, CHRISTINA NOVELLI - Lost Soul (Zetandel Chillout Remix)
20:54 THE RHYTHM DIVINE - Moments In Love
20:48 MENZI - Aufbruch
20:42 SIMON LE GREC, DENISE GUTTENBACH - Touch Me (Original Mix)
20:38 JOHANNES HUPPERTZ - Freeee
20:33 VIVIAN LACOSTE - Ibiza Magica
20:28 CALAR DEL SOLE - Cafe Del Mar (Lounge Remake)
20:24 MANDALAY - Beautiful (7'' Canny Mix)
20:20 DJ CHART, DOBA, PRINCESS LARISSA - Danger Games
20:17 COLLIN MCLOUGHLIN - Stereo Hearts (DJ Lime El Project Chill Remixes)
20:12 ATB, TIFF LACEY - Missing
20:06 TRENTEMOLLER - Miss You (Lulu Rouge feat. Asger Baden Remix)
19:59 LERRY MULLER, ANETTA GRANT - Dreaming (Original)
19:54 BLANK & JONES, CATHY BATTISTESSA - Miracle Man (Afterlife Remix)
19:47 EDWARD MAYA - Stereo Love (Yonta Chillout Remix)
19:41 ARROJAS - Textpectations
19:38 JOHN DAHLBACK - Shivers (Acoustic Version)
19:34 DASH BERLIN, EMMA HEWITT - Waiting (Acoustic Version)
19:31 MAXIGROOVE - Alone (Wellski)
19:27 ARNOLD T - Just The Way You Are
19:22 SUPERLOOP - Be
19:18 GUENTER HAAS - Secret Diary
19:09 TINA COUSINS - Wonderful Life (Ballad Version)
19:04 CANE GARDEN QUARTET - Chillaxin'
19:01 KRYSTIAN SHEK - Devot
18:58 AUDIO BULLYS - Take You There
18:52 KITARO - Caravansary Original
18:48 LEO ROJAS - The Last Of The Mohicans
18:44 PRIME CIRCLE - As Long As I Am Here (Cafe D'Afrique Mix)
18:41 MOKITA - Monopoly (Acoustic Version)
18:39 CHICANE, KATE WALSH - Playing Fields (Original Mix)
18:32 HALDO, GEORGIA CEE - Clouds
18:28 NIK LLOYD - Number 1 (Acoustic Cover)
18:24 LIZ KAY - Castles In The Sky (Kenny Hayes Nitelite Mix)
18:20 BLANK & JONES, RACHEL LLOYD - Under The Stars (Stardelay Mix)
18:16 YORK, ASHENI - Iceflowers (Original Mix)
18:12 METAHARMONIKS - Star
18:07 DANITY KANE - Stay With Me (Van Immortal Remix)
18:01 SYNTHETICSAX - Beach (DJ Rostej Remix Chillout Dreams)
17:57 KRAAK & SMAAK - Stumble (feat. Parcels)
17:53 DISCO FRIES, NIKO THE KID - The Light (Acoustic Version)
17:49 BISCAINE - Sunrise At Paradise Beach (Original Mix)
17:45 DASH BERLIN, JONATHAN MENDELSOHN - Better Half Of Me (Acoustic Mix)
17:41 RUTH ANN - Beautiful
17:38 KYLIE MINOGUE - Wonderful Life (Acoustic Version)
17:33 NUAGE, N4M3 - Sunday Morning (Original Mix)
17:28 RAZ MITZAN, MOYA BRENNAN - Find The Sun (Original Mix)
17:22 JES - Heaven (Orange Project Del Sol Interpretation)
17:17 THOMAS LEMMER - Through My Father's Eyes
17:13 DOMINIK POINTVOGL - Step Up (Original Mix)
17:07 PREMASARA COUNCIL - Sensual Ecstasy
17:03 E ONE, ARUNA - Still Holding On (Aruna vs. Conjure One Chill Mix Lounge Edit)
17:00 JOHN DAHLBACK - Walking With Shadows (Acoustic Version)
16:56 BRIAN CULBERTSON - You're Magic
16:52 ERIC DARIUS - Never
16:48 PAUL BROWN - Brother Earl
16:44 JAREZ - A New Day
16:40 WAYMAN TISDALE - One on One
16:36 GREGORY FIELDS - In The Moment
16:32 THE SAX PACK - This Time Around
16:28 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - CSL (For Charles Samuel Loeb)
16:24 JEFF LORBER FUSION - Memorex
16:21 TAKE B - What Is Love
16:18 LISA ADDEO - Deep Blue C
16:13 STEVE RAYBINE - Second Chance
16:09 GERALD ALBRIGHT - Read Your Mind
16:05 NORMAN BROWN - That's The Way Love Goes
16:00 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Show Me Another Way
15:56 GEORGE JINDA - Never Ending Love
15:52 DONALD HAYES - Riverside Drive
15:48 ANDRE DELANO - When Jadon Smiles
15:43 STEVE OLIVER - Magic World
15:39 PETER WHITE - November
15:34 KIM WATERS - Possession
15:30 JEFF KASHIWA - Back To Love
15:26 SAM RUCKER - Throwback
15:20 NATE WHITE - Step up to the Plate
15:16 JAZZ IN PINK - Positivity
15:12 JULIAN VAUGHN - If I Could
15:08 SONIX - Easy Street (feat. Eric Marienthal)
15:04 BRIAN SIMPSON - Our Love
15:00 HANK BILAL - Glass Slipper
14:56 RICHARD ELLIOT - Right On Time
14:51 NELSON RANGELL - Human Nature
14:47 ROD BEST - An Uptime Groove
14:42 NORTH 2UNES WOODALL - Susie Mae
14:39 PETER HEROLD - Sakura (feat. WaKaNa)
14:35 RANDY SCOTT - Cabo
14:30 JOY RIDE - Bisso Baba
14:26 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - Chicago Morning
14:21 GERALD ALBRIGHT - Hope
14:18 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Mr. Right
14:14 PAUL BROWN - What About Bob
14:09 JAREZ - One Take
14:05 FRANK SUTTON - After The Storm
14:00 DAVID BENOIT - Floating
13:56 TOM BRAXTON - Sharon's Groove
13:52 MARQUEAL JORDAN - Sistas (feat. Brian Culbertson)
13:48 JAZMIN GHENT - Work Wit' It
13:43 LOUIE FITZGERALD - Stars of Light
13:37 JEFFERY SMITH - Southern Style
13:33 JOEL THIBAULT - Miss Foly
13:29 KEN NAVARRO - Smooth Sensation
13:24 KIRK WHALUM - Ascension
13:19 J. WHITE - 90's Kinda Love
13:15 DENNIS MURPHY - Samba Monterey
13:09 PETER WHITE - Swept Away
13:05 AL GOMEZ - Groovetimez
13:00 WARREN HILL - Daydreamer
12:56 KIM WATERS - In The Fast Lane
12:52 VINCENT INGALA - Feng Sway
12:48 JESSY J - My One and Only One
12:44 RONNY SMITH - Forever Friends
12:40 ROBERT HARRIS - Sign of the Times
12:36 BRIAN BROMBERG - Lazy Afternoon
12:32 ART RUPRECHT - M & M
12:28 NAJEE - The Way She Moves
12:24 BRIAN SIMPSON - Surreal Theme
12:20 CAL HARRIS JR. - Endless Summer
12:16 MARK CARTER - Swingtown
12:12 SHAUN LABELLE - Spin Cycle
12:08 ROD BEST - Soul Soothing
12:04 BOBBY WELLS - She's Playful - Pandora View
12:00 JEANETTE HARRIS - Oh So Good
11:55 STEVE OLIVER - 3D Third Dimension
11:52 PETER WHITE - Say Goodnight
11:47 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - When The Stars Go Blue
11:43 TONY SAUNDERS - Melody in My Heart
11:38 KENNY NIGHTINGALE - New Day
11:34 JAREZ - All I Need
11:30 BONEY JAMES - Watchu Gon' Do About It
11:25 ADAM HAWLEY - Joy Ride
11:21 CHRIS STANDRING - Fat Tuesday
11:16 MARCUS ANDERSON - Addictive Love
11:11 REGGIE CORDINGTON - Just You
11:07 ROCCO VENTRELLA - See You Smile
11:04 PAOLO RUSTICHELLI - My Geisha
11:00 FRANK SUTTON - Brighter Days Ahead
10:55 RON OTIS - That Feels Good
10:52 SHAWN RAIFORD - All Systems Go
10:47 KEN NAVARRO - Pulse Point
10:43 KIRK WHALUM - The Wave
10:38 PAUL BROWN - Bridges Of Paris
10:34 JIM ADKINS - Night Groove
10:30 RONALD BOO HINKSON - Making It Easy
10:26 JULIAN VAUGHN - All I Do Is Think Of You
10:22 KIM WATERS - Let's Do This
10:17 JOEL DEL ROSARIO - Gettin' It
10:15 JESSY J - We Kissed
10:10 MARC ANTOINE - Hi-Lo Split
10:05 ROBERT HARRIS - Easy Like Sunday Morning
10:00 KEITH MASON - Joyful Noise
09:56 SONNY EMORY - You Don't Have to Cry
09:52 NAJEE - Rendezvous
09:48 GREGG KARUKAS - Nightshift
09:43 DEMETRIUS NABORS - Get on the Floor
09:39 JACKIEM JOYNER - Elevation
09:34 EUGE GROOVE - Slow Jam
09:30 DANIEL CHIA - Just Because (feat. Darren Rahn)
09:26 PHIL DENNY - Playin' Coy
09:21 SHAUN LABELLE - Down Low
09:17 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - You Go To My Head
09:13 TIM BOWMAN - Wanda Patrice
09:09 BALANCE9 - 110 at Night
09:05 LEBRON - Feels Like '84
09:00 NORMAN BROWN - In My Life
08:56 JAREZ - Slow Motion
08:50 BONEY JAMES - Camouflage
08:46 NICK COLLIONNE - What You Do To Me
08:42 MIKE PHILLIPS - Hangin' With Mr. D.
08:38 BRIAN SIMPSON - Always Here for You
08:35 PAUL TUVMAN - The Fool on the Hill
08:30 ROCCO VENTRELLA - Hypnotic
08:26 PAOLO RUSTICHELLI - Voyager
08:22 TAKE B - Sex Bomb
08:19 DAVE KOZ - I'm Waiting For You
08:14 CHIELI MINUCCI - Anything and Everything
08:10 MARK ETHEREDGE - Peace
08:04 EVERETT B WALTERS - It's Yo Time
08:00 ART RUPRECHT - Wine and Dine
07:56 JULIAN VAUGHN - Afternoon Delight
07:52 OLI SILK - De
07:48 JULIAN VAUGHN - Black Dynamite
07:43 LISA ADDEO - Little Black Dress
07:39 JESSY J - Sugar Fish (feat. Paul Brown)
07:36 DARRON COOKIE - Back at It Again
07:31 DAVID PETROSYAN - In the Island
07:27 PAUL HARDCASTLE - Slomotion
07:22 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - The Crossing
07:18 LUKAS LEUTHOLD - Dancing On Golden Streets
07:13 GREGG KARUKAS - Blue Touch
07:09 YULARA - Lights Of Ayodhya
07:05 EARL KLUGH - Crazy For You
07:00 MEKIEL REUBEN - Lovely Day
06:56 PAUL BROWN - Tequila Moon
06:52 JEREMY HECTOR - African Lady
06:48 MARCUS ANDERSON - You Made My Day
06:43 GINO ROSARIA - Funkin'
06:39 J.J. SANSAVERINO - The Groove Messengers
06:35 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Groove Step
06:30 DERRICK HARVIN - Another Day in Paradise
06:25 RICHARD ELLIOT - Golden Triangle
06:21 JAREZ - Can't Get Enough
06:17 NORMAN BROWN - Late Night Drive
06:13 GARY PALMER - Lisa
06:09 3RD FORCE - Carry On
06:05 RONALD BOO HINKSON - How Can I
06:00 KENNY NIGHTINGALE - Coltrane to Montgomery
05:56 MADOCA - On The Beach (With You)
05:52 PHIL DENNY - Tryst
05:48 JACKIEM JOYNER - Born to Fly
05:44 AL DEGREGORIS - Follow Your Dreams
05:39 ZOLBERT - Budapest
05:35 BRIAN SIMPSON - You Gotta Be
05:31 PATRICK YANDALL - Your Satisfaction
05:27 EVERETT B WALTERS - It's for the Love of Music
05:23 DARREN MOTAMEDY - Last Flight to Vegas
05:19 CHRIS GODBER - Rain
05:15 PETER WHITE - Sunny
05:11 ROB TARDIK - Christmas Morning (feat. Warren Hill)
05:08 THE SAX PACK - Sooner Or Later
05:04 WILL DONATO - What IT Takes (Feat. Steve Oliver)
05:00 CAROL ALBERT - Love Again
04:55 BRIAN SIMPSON - Closer Still
04:51 PAULA ATHERTON - Can You Feel It
04:46 MEZZOFORTE - Later On
04:42 STEVE COLE - Where the Night Begins
04:38 DEE LUCAS - Full Tilt (feat. Blake Aaron)
04:34 JUSTIN KLUNK - Dive
04:29 JOY RIDE - Strollin'
04:25 NOTEWORTHY BAND - Sweet Breeze
04:20 PAUL BROWN - R 'N' B Bump
04:16 RODNEY GREENE - Real Close
04:12 MARCUS ANDERSON - Coffee Cocktails
04:08 PIECES OF A DREAM - Going Home
04:04 J.J. SANSAVERINO - Midnight Fizz
04:00 NAJEE - First Kiss
03:56 JULIAN VAUGHN - Bona Fide
03:52 RICHARD ELLIOT - Sweet Memories
03:43 LES SABLER - City Rhythm
03:39 LEBRON - Undeniable
03:33 BOB BALDWIN - Let's Fly Away
03:28 CHILLAXING JAZZ KOLLEKTION - Wherever I Go
03:24 VINCENT INGALA - This Or That
03:20 JEANETTE HARRIS - Chi Town
03:14 REZA KHAN - The Way
03:10 JIM ADKINS - Soul Expression
03:05 GERALD ALBRIGHT - The Duke
03:00 DEMETRIUS NABORS - Sensuality
02:55 JEFF KASHIWA - 3-Day Weekend
02:51 TIM BOWMAN - Friends
02:46 JESSY J - Twice
02:42 CHRIS GODBER - Meant 2 Be (feat. Hawc Griffin)
02:38 PETER WHITE - Deep In My Heart
02:33 GERALD ALBRIGHT, NORMAN BROWN - Power Of Your Smile
02:28 3RD FORCE - You Gotta Be Real
02:23 THE SMOOTH JAZZ ALLEY - Tidal
02:19 DOMINIC CAMARDELLA - I Long 4U
02:15 BLAKE AARON - Spin Zone
02:10 LISA ADDEO - Stay With Me Tonight
02:04 CHUCK LOEB - Unspoken
02:00 BRIAN CULBERTSON - That's Life (feat. Earl Klugh)
01:56 BRIAN SIMPSON - Wonderland
01:52 PAOLO RUSTICHELLI - Vagabond
01:48 RICK HABANA - 5th Ave
01:44 BLAKE AARON - Desire
01:40 ROD BEST - Rising Up
01:36 MARCUS ANDERSON - Karsen's Song
01:32 FREDDIE FOX - Thoughts Of You
01:28 BROOK ALFORD - Empire State of Mind
01:24 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Ridin' High
01:20 DR. DAVE, THE HOUSECALL BAND - Feel so Good (Revisited Version)
01:15 RICHARD ELLIOT - On The Fly
01:09 EUGE GROOVE - Knocki Knocki Who's There
01:05 LES SABLER - In the Light (Remix)
01:00 JOYCE COOLING - Come and Get It
00:55 NELSON RANGELL - City Lights
00:50 JESSY J - Siempre
00:46 PAUL MESSINA & MARK R. HARRIS - Gus's Groove (feat. Ignacio Nunez, Jason Meekins & Bobby Lebel)
00:42 WILL SUMNER - Love Song
00:38 NATE WHITE - Feels Like Love
00:34 ROB TARDIK - Smile
00:31 MARK JAIMES - Miel's Song
00:27 RONALD BOO HINKSON - That's What He Said
00:23 JULIAN VAUGHN - Sunset Station
00:17 BE'NE MUSIC - Rock Steady
00:13 RANDY SCOTT - Ignite
00:09 DEE LUCAS - Feeling You (feat. Darryl Williams)
00:05 MAX HIGHSTEIN - The Ship Hail Mary
00:00 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - World Stage
Hello! Thank you for stopping by. Two years ago I established The Daveys (they may have been The Davies back then, I don’t know), an end-of-year fake movie awards body, just because I got bored one day and was like hey, doing something like that might be fun. Last year I switched to a non-competitive format because I wasn’t really feeling it, but this year I said you know what, let’s get gifting again, and so here we are.
As always there are films that I didn’t get around to seeing, mostly due to availability, and as such they don’t feature here but possibly would’ve had I been able to see them. Likewise, there are many films that almost made their way on here but ultimately didn’t. The point is - these are all silly, really. Don’t take this seriously.
This year also sees the introduction of a special celebratory award, the Davey Award for “Wow I hadn’t seen you on screen for a while and seeing you again made me feel kind of emotional.” This year’s inaugural recipients are:
For his role in The Fabelmans, David Lynch. For her role in The Power of the Doctor, Janet Fielding. I’m sure this is the most important thing they will ever win in their lives. Congrats to them both.
A reminder: There is one winner from each category, except for the acting categories. There are two winners from those. There is also a runner up for each single-winner category. Anyway.
And now…(in alphabetical order based on movie title within each respective category)
The nominees are…
Actor (Supporting):
Paul Mescal as Calum Paterson - Aftersun
Sigourney Weaver as Kiri te Suli Kìreysì'ite - Avatar: The Way of Water
Stephen Lang as Recombinant Colonel Miles Quaritch - Avatar: The Way of Water
Sophie Okonedo as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon - Catherine Called Birdy
Paul Dano as Burt Fabelman - The Fabelmans
Michelle Williams as Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman - The Fabelmans
‘Danger’ Ehren as himself - Jackass Forever
Isabella Rossellini as Nana Connie - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Greta Gerwig as Babette Gladney - White Noise
Don Cheadle as Prof. Murray Siskind - White Noise
Animated Feature:
The Bob’s Burgers Movie
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild
Production Design:
Dylan Cole, Ben Proctor - Avatar: The Way of Water
Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy - Elvis
Rick Carter - The Fabelmans
Craig Lathrop - The Northman
Jess Gonchor - White Noise
Costume Design:
Julian Day - Catherine Called Birdy
Jenny Beavan - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Alex Bovaird and Leslie Sungail - Nope
Linda Muir and Louise Cassettari - The Northman
Ann Roth - White Noise
Screenplay (Original):
Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
Terence Davies - Benediction
Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner - The Fabelmans
Jordan Peele- Nope
Screenplay by Julia Cho and Domee Shi, Story by Julia Cho, Domee Shi and Sarah Streicher - Turning Red
Screenplay (Adapted):
Kogonada - After Yang (based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein).
Screenplay by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Story by Cameron, Jaffa, Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno - Avatar: The Way of Water (based on characters created by James Cameron).
Lena Dunham - Catherine Called Birdy (based on the novel of the same name by Karen Cushman).
Chris Chibnall - The Power of the Doctor (based on characters created by various creators).
Noah Baumbach - White Noise (based on the novel of the same name by Don DeLillo)
VFX:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Crimes of the Future
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick
White Noise
Ensemble:
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Fabelmans
Jackass Forever
Nope
The Power of the Doctor
White Noise
Original Score:
Aska Matsumiya and Ryuichi Sakamoto - After Yang
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Bones and All
John Williams - The Fabelmans
Tindersticks - Stars at Noon
Danny Elfman - White Noise
Editing:
Blair McClendon - Aftersun
Pietro Scalia, Doug Brandt, and Calvin Wimmer - Ambulance
Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond - Elvis
Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar - The Fabelmans
Matthew Hannam - White Noise
Cinematography:
Gregory Oke - Aftersun
Roberto de Angelis - Ambulance
Janusz Kamiński - The Fabelmans
Hoyte van Hoytema - Nope
Lol Crawley - White Noise
Actor (Lead):
Frankie Corio as Sophie - Aftersun
Jack Lowden as Young Siegfried Sassoon - Benediction
Bella Ramsey as Lady Catherine (Birdy) - Catherine Called Birdy
"Is it a tragedeigh or a murghdur if each of your children have 10+ first names *and* 10+ middle names??
including their birth certificates and every official form AFAIK... they even teach their kids to write/spell all of their names from a relatively young age
[Edit: I have obviously not seen their official documents. I would love to discover that they had to shorten the names for the official papers. I can only tell you what friends & family were told]
Here are the names [ps i redacted their first names because of searchable birth announcements... plenty of names left to critique tho!]
'Some have inquired about our children's long names, so I've decided to share them. I often say all of them when they are in trouble because by the time I get to the end of the litany I'm not as upset with them anymore. But jokes aside, [spouse] and I are name nerds and etymology buffs, so there is always a really thoughtful, purposeful, and particular process when coming up with the names for our children. Without further ado...
[FirstName] Margaret Louise Barbara Catherine Aurora Anastacia Augustina Arwen Arianna Wilhelmina Marla Lorraine Misti Jacinda Fébronie Deborah Cheryl Brenda Jean Meredith Mary Dolores Benedicta Philomena Francisca Teresa Teofania Xena Una Victoria Christina [LastName]
[FirstName] Michael William Joseph John Jack Stephan Rowan Ross Wayne Gerald Harris Robert Duncan Harold Wynn Kilian Adalbert Adair Edward Hormisdas Alcide Providence Paul Anthony Francis Thibault Theophilus Xenon Secundus Christopher Victor Edwin Elpidius Jabez [LastName]
[FirstName] Alice Mary Lorraine Anne Ozite Barbe-Amable Louise Léa Léonie Sérèna Sophronie Hélène-Béatrix Laëtitia-Julie Honoré-Hortense Dorothée Donna Guinèvre Kimberly Malvine Matilde Angèle Brünhilde Carmentis Caroline Travisane Nicole Caitline-Rose Christine-Guillemette Quartz Josèphe Victoire [LastName]
[FirstName] Marla Rose Alaïne Elizabeth Rowan Natalie Freya Lucy Liora Eulalia Edwige Jessica Brenda Hazelelponi Flora Penelope Rebecca Kristen Aerika Trevorina Davida Diana Kyle Jean Adele Dolores Marie Josephine Quintilia Victoria Susan [LastName]'" lol.
Cast: Emma Harris, Gary Wood, Kate Milner-Evans, Patrick Neyman, Lucy May Barker, Michael Hobbs, John Game, Liam Bewley, Joanthan Barnes, Georgia Evans, Caroline Crawley, Jake Lindsey, Ross Russell, Louise Ann Close, Molly May Gardiner, Lucy Murdoch, Holly Bluett, Riccardo Franco