Adam Ant and Pamela Rooke aka Jordan at film premiere of film Jubilee, February 1978.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Spring 1983.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Printemps 1983.

(Photo by Tim Jenkins/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Peter O'Toole photo by Tim Jenkins

Vivienne Westwood by Tim Jenkins

I have separate scenarios for all if these,,,scenarios I will not share right now-

I didn't come up with the idea (the wonderful @tio-trile did) but hum. Our Flag Means Christmas?

Aka the OFMD/The Nightmare Before Christmas that was meant to be??? I mean, have you listened to Jack's Lament? It's totally Edward speaking before meeting Stede.

And yes, I have more idea for this AU. Just you wait!

bout once a week i think about that post on David Jenkins' Instagram x. and wonder who the hell the "special guest stars" are gonna be. any guesses?

The Chaotic Four: Curse of The Weremouse - An Idea is Born

"I can keep her occupied and far away from your stupid festival just fine without the police knocking on my door every hour! So take your "fair" plan and shove it somewhere else! Good day! Steven sneered as he left the room, slamming the door shut behind him in front of the gobsmacked faces of the Mayor and board members. 'That didn't go so well.' the Mayor thought. Steven leaned back against the door that lead to the room he marched out of. A large breath of air exhaled from his lungs as his anger began to dissipate. He was still upset at what that gullible mayor and greedy board members were trying to ask of him. Yet, he also felt an old, familiar anger. One combined with pain and guilt, all directed towards himself. 'They wouldn't have asked my daughter to make that stupid request if I was the one fused to that parasite instead.' Steven thought with a crestfallen look. A hand was placed on Steven's shoulder. The man snapped out of his emotional state long enough to see Tim Botsford hovering near him, giving Steven a sympathetic look. "I'm guessing the meeting with the Mayor and the heads of the safety and events committee didn't go so well." Tim calmly said. "Understatement of the century." Steven snorted with lingering bitterness. His expression then morphed back into a more placid look. "Thank you again for giving me the heads up about them wanting to see me. As well as coming here for support." Steven spoke to Tim with a grateful underlined tone. Tim smiled widely "No problem Steven. I know you do such a great job of raising your daughter even if most people don't realize that. Mouse is still a good and well behaved kid even if she is a villain." Tim spoke, trying to reassure his friend. "It's a shame most people can't see Mouse for who she is due to her villain side." Steven frowned, he agreed with Tim wholeheartedly, which was why his friends words were so painfully true. "It's not her fault her will can't override that vicious mouse's instincts and constant cheese obsession." Steven grumbled bitterly, the common feelings of guilt and regret pushing through him again. Tim just nodded solemnly, knowing how Steven felt about his daughter's condition. "I know, unfortunately there is no way you can't make animals ignore their nature and eating habits on their own. That's a sad but true fact about mother nature my friend." Tim replied. Steven slowly nodded, taking in Tim's words. The two men walked to the parking lot where there cars were left waiting. They waved goodbye to each other, well after Steven had to decline a dinner invitation from Tim for another time. As Steven drove back home through the city streets, he grimly took in the images of people setting up for the Cheese Appreciation Festival celebration. Steven scowled silently as he looked at all the cheery faces of the townspeople setting up, acting like they didn't care how their actions would affect a certain cheese craving villain. 'There is no way you can't make animals ignore their nature and eating habits on their own.' Tim's words echoed in Steven's mind. "I guess there really isn't a way is there." Steven muttered, feeling dejected as he mulled over his conversations with Tim and the Mayor. "But what if there was?" Steven spoke, shrugging at the false hope. Then an though struck his mind. "That's It!" Steven exclaimed as his eyes widened at the idea which began forming in his brain. His mood brightening as he raced home. Eager to share his plan with one of the few people who could help him pull it off. "This will work. It just has too." Steven spoke aloud. A small smile forming from his usually sullen face. He might finally have the solution that would ease their situation. Even if it was temporary. "Fair City's First Annual Cheese Appreciation Festival is sure too..*click* brought to you by the Cheese...*click* The giant grilled cheese sandwich is once again making an appearance at..*click click*. "Please turn off the television Jenkins." Mouse moaned as she tried covering her ears with the couch cushions. @melodythebunny @erraticeris

Pearl’s original motion picture soundtrack is available on vinyl via A24. The score is composed by Tyler Bates (X, Guardians of the Galaxy, Halloween) and Tim Williams (Brightburn, We Summon the Darkness).

Expected to ship in Summer 2023, the album is available to pre-order for $30. It’s pressed on black vinyl.

G.I. Joe Cobra Reborn #1 (January 2004) by Devil's Due Publishing

Written by Paul Jenkins, drawn by Eddy Barrows, Renato Arlem, Moises Damasceno, Jack Jadson, Wellington Dias, and Andrew Pepoy, cover by Tim Bradstreet.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Spring 1983.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Printemps 1983.

(Photo by Tim Jenkins/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Higher Quality on Youtube:

I’ll probably post some of the individual art here without the credits on it. I’ll definitely be posting them ALL on my art insta ( @ hopesartcastle ) including some sketches and concept art type things.

The Japanese lyrics were from Lauren Horii’s original Youtube video. The rest of the Japanese text was me. And I am by no means fluent so apologies if I made any glaring or horrible mistakes 😆

[Review] Grapple Force Rena (PC)

More grappling action!

Grapplethon 2023 continues with this little treasure of a game. Rena was Kickstarted in 2014 with a quite experimental model: a serialised episodic game playable in a browser (“a webcomic you can play”). These plans fell through but its creator Tim Ashley Jenkins pushed on and with the help of Galaxy Trail (Freedom Planet) published it in 2018 as a traditional standalone game, which works perfectly well for it.

GFR seems inspired by 16-bit action games like Treasure’s, as well as obviously grapple-action classics like Bionic Commando and Faussete Amour. It benefits greatly from being a modern release though, sporting vibrant colours, options for analogue control that add much to the grappling gameplay, and a diverse cast in both skin tone and respectful gender identity (for example, several characters are non-binary).

Rena has few verbs in practice: her grapple powers are a laser focus here. This lets the game hone and iterate those mechanics, and allows even more options for control schemes. I tried D-pad and buttons at first (I just can’t get on with analogue movement in a 2D sidescroller) but analogue aiming is so essential for getting the most out of the grapple that I switched to mouse and keyboard. Not only does the grapple let you swing and climb, but combat is frequent and your only recourse is grabbing and chucking, as in Treasure’s Mischief Makers. Lucky it’s so satisfying to do, and not much of the game overstays its welcome outside some platforming difficulty spikes at the very end.

The story is mostly pretty breezy, with a cartoony tone in a fantasy world, mysterious artefacts, likeable friends and rivals, and a moustache-twirling antagonist... until an odd swerve at around the three-quarter mark where reality breaks down, the government turns fascist, and everything goes a bit Iconoclasts-lite. This does encourage cooperation with former enemies (always a fun trope), but some plot threads get hastily dropped and the ending actually ends up rather anticlimactic. I have to wonder if the planned episodic release might have smoothed this over more or given more time to address the disappearing antagonist and their plot, the hinted moral ambiguity, or the enemy lieutenant who shows up in one cutscene and is never seen again. Oh well, I’m glad the attempt was made to shake things up and make the story more interesting even if it didn’t all pan out.

There’s occasional cracks in other parts too. Some level gimmicks work better than others. And maybe it’s all the other grapple-based games I’ve played recently but Rena’s feels a bit weak and finicky. There is depth to the game in mastering these mechanics and learning the levels, with optional time trials unlocked after finishing, so I understand that it’s not just a joyride down easy street. And honestly, for a first-time commercial game developed almost entirely by one person which changed business model and release format partway through development, it’s a remarkable achievement, so I can forgive a few rough spots.

Five Corners (1987, Tony Bill)

12/6/22

via ig - charles_esten

Escape from Pretoria (2020)

My rating:6/10

Pretty solid prison escape movie, with much planning and making of Devices and sneaking around, plus the guards are actual fascists, so that makes the eventual escape (and subsequent humiliation of said guards) all the sweeter.