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genevieveetguy · 4 months

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. Aunt Lucy said: "If we're kind and polite, the world will be right."

Paddington 2, Paul King (2017)

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geekcavepodcast · 8 months

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Castlevania: Nocturne Trailer **Graphic**

Set during the French Revolution, Castlevania: Nocturne follows the rise of Richter Belmont as he and his allies battle go up against a power-hungry vampire ruler.

Castlevania: Nocturne hails from showrunners Kevin Kolde and Clive Bradley. The series stars the voice talents of Edward Bluemel, Pixie Davies, Thuso Mbedu, Nastassja Kinski, Sydney James Harcourt, Zahn McClarnon, Richard Dormer, Aaron Neil, Elarica Johnson, and Franka Potente. Powerhouse Animation animated the series.

Castlevania: Nocturne hits Netflix on September 28, 2023.

#castlevania nocturne #castlevania #richter belmont #kevin kolde #clive bradley #edward bluemel #pixie davies #thuso mbedu #nastassja kinski #sydney james harcourt #zahn mcclarnon #richard dormer #aaron neil #elarica johnson #franka potente #powerhouse animation #netflix #TGCLiz #Youtube

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emergefromthenoise · 8 months

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Art in the times of censorship

You are invited to celebrate the marriage of Leyla and Joel. Dress code in place. Time of the exchange of the vows set. Entertainment will begin shortly after. That's the official version for this gathering. For the Ministry. And Motherland.

What's really happening is: this performance is stage without the licence from the Ministry and players commend your courage and will to participate. The risks are great. Welcome.

A mechanic writing a play - a mirror of his reality. A director of the Ministry of Culture who claims to be a patron of the arts, a benefactor. As long as the art is aligned with what the Ministry says happened. As long as it's art and not the depiction of the real world, because "a mirror is not a painting!". A young woman caught between two men. A celebrated playwright to guide the young mind. Because no one really wants to face the reality or rather relive it for what it is (was) - especially not the ruling regime when the truth is not exactly compatible with the doctrine. Theatre is supposed to be this profound spectacle lifting spirits. It does not raise doubts in the official version of history.

The thing with truth and art? It always finds its way to the surface. Bruised and battered? Maybe. But eventually comes to light...

'A Mirror' is such a careful web, each thread reveals something different, each delivers a gut punch - with finesse and precision, I may add. Layer, after layer, digging deeper - each character searching for... well, something. Artist versus censor. Truths and recollections of events excluding each other. And somewhere between: valuable lessons on how to write a play. How to build characters, arcs, differences between writing comedy and tragedy, character's choices and challenges, what could influence character's change. All excellent points to explore by a playwright. The very same points being picked apart by censors so the play fits the image of a great motherland.

Very Shakespearean (but careful! these books are banned!) - a play within a play exposing truths of a rotten system ('Hamlet'). The tragedy is imminent, the audience knows how the story ends and yet one hopes that this time it will be different, that it will defy the odds, gods and all the chaos between (like one would hope for star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet). A quote from 'Macbeth', completely unmatched with the situation only adds to the drama.

The tension grows and grows throughout the play, until it becomes this heavy knot weighing you down.

It starts small: a little red light at the back of your head as you laugh, a part of the collective ('wedding guests'). It changes hue slightly later: it becomes a chip on your shoulder, but you're still laughing. What danger? The fourth wall doesn't exist. The boundaries are a blur. So it creeps up on you when the grand finale unravels and your heart beats a little too fast. The laughter? A bit forced by then, covering the unease.

Palms sweating as the tragedy peaks right before your eyes. The sense of urgency never leaves you and is fed by the players through 2-hour "ceremony".

Company led by excellent Jonny Lee Miller is playing on the audience's emotions like it's a Stradivarius. Tanya's Mei and Michael's Adem battle their own demons, the reality, lose and find themselves, they shine and burn bright within the tragedy presented onstage.

Sam Holcroft's 'A Mirror' is a whirwind of twists and turns, raising questions about morality, ideals and whether it's better to live on your knees or die on your feet. And how far can one go to silence rebellious voices.

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'A Mirror' by Sam Holcroft. Directed by Jeremy Herrin.

Cast includes: Jonny Lee Miller, Tanya Reynolds, Michael Ward, Aaron Neil, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Miriam Wakeling

Performed in Almeida Theatre London (August- September 2023)

#a mirror #sam holcroft #jeremy herrin #jonny lee miller #tanya reynolds #michael ward #aaron neil #geoffrey streatfeild #miriam wakeling #play #art #theatre #play review #art vs censorship #tragedy #review #new play

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knox-knocks · 2 months

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nicky and aaron: when andrew’s on his meds he’s unhinged, but you haven’t seen him when he’s sober! he’s so much worse

andrew off his meds: *has clinical depression*

nicky and aaron: he’s craaazy

#I can’t stop thinking about nicky saying andrew is soulless when he’s off his meds #and andrew’s just like. showing symptoms of severe depression and ptsd #like bestie…#when neil said is anyone else calls andrew soulless he’ll have to fight them #I get it neil. I get it #andrew minyard #aaron minyard #nicky hemmick #aftg #andreil #tfc #all for the game #the foxhole court

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operose-art · 3 months

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"In eight years on the run, Neil had been through sixteen countries and twenty-two name."

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hamrikaa · 3 months

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The gang at Eden's Twilight 🍸🪩

(R.I.P. Kevin 😔✌🏼)

#aftg #aftg fanart #all for the game #andrew minyard #andrew minyard fanart #neil josten #neil josten fanart #aaron minyard #kevin day #nicky hemmick #the foxhole court #palmetto state foxes

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realgansey · 16 days

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“He needed to know what Nathaniel was saying in this historic moment.”

Meanwhile Neil

#aftg #the sunshine court #neil josten #jean moreau #riko moriyama #kevin day #jeremy knox #andrew minyard #andreil #jerejean #kevjerejean #kevjean #dan wilds #matt boyd #aaron minyard #nicky hemmick #allison reynolds #renee walker

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kairospy · 5 months

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More AFTG Twitter updates because Nora likes torturing me

- Thea will make an appearance but Nora is aware she’s universally hated… so there’s that

- Blond Jeremy

- Auburn Neil. Auburn. Not ginger

- Neil gives Andrew the first cheek kiss and the first forehead kiss (mostly because Andrew can’t reach Neil’s)

- she really likes the bond between Jean and Neil and hopes to explore that to some degree. She says their experiences laid the groundwork for an enduring friendship and they have a very special kind of intimacy

- there will be flashbacks to Jean’s abuse in TSC

- if andreil ever got married Neil would pick Matt as his best man and Andrew would pick Kevin

- Andrew still pampers Neil with gifts and clothes even after Neil learns some fashion sense

- the marriage between Mary and Nathan was arranged

- Ichirou is 24 in TKM, 25 in TSC

- Kevin likes Hamilton and Andrew knows the Le Miserables songs because he heard them once

- Kevin does indeed appear in TSC

- Renee has a few scenes in TSC

- Jeremy’s family makes an appearance in TSC

- she hopes TSC will be a standalone

- the twins got on the horses in TKM with kiddie stools

- when the newbies start bothering Neil post TKM, Matt starts checking them so hard they see stars and denies he’s being overly aggressive when he’s confronted by Wymack

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very-small-giant · 2 months

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they’re trying to order some ice cream

#aftg #all for the game #nicky hemmick #aaron minyard #neil josten #andrew minyard #kevin day #accurate picture of the monsters inhabiting my brain lately #had a sudden urge to draw one of their trips #i love thinking about their matching black outfits #and ice cream dinners

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deathcherries · 6 months

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Aaron and andrew have the ultimate bros before hoes pact and both of them chose hoes

#it also gives me great delight to think of neil as andrew's hoe #neil josten #andrew minyard #andreil #all for the game #aftg #the foxhole court #tfc #exy #nora sakavic #the raven king #trk #the kings men #tkm #andrew x neil #aaron minyard

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sunriseabram · 3 months

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Aaron, trying to name his kids: Ever use this one?

Neil: 13. Germany. Jumped out of a moving car whilst being chased. Great times.

Aaron: For fuck sake.

#aaron: crossed name 20 off the list #andrew sat there finding it hilarious #aaron refuses to have a child named after neil in any capacity #this is canon now #aftg #all for the game #neil josten #neil #the foxhole court #aaron minyard #aaron

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foxholecore · 19 days

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Thinking about how badly Andrew must’ve wanted to be known. For someone to actually notice things about him and be curious and piece all these observations together. Like. The truth game was just as much about wanting to know things about Neil as him wanting Neil to know him. And even without the truth game being evoked, when he knows what answers Neil must be digging for, he gives in more often than not. I think about how when Neil started noticing Andrew’s odd memory, especially when Neil believed him not to be paying attention and when Neil started finally asking questions, and how quickly Andrew answered them, how he must’ve been thinking, finally.

How much he wanted to be known and by someone he knew by now he could trust. Someone he knew could understand him and the implications of things he’s told. Someone he could tell his own secrets and things he’s been keeping to himself. Everything he let other people assume or misunderstand about him. This little nobody runaway is paying attention, piecing it together, understanding in a way that no one has ever been willing to do, not even his own twin. And when Aaron and Nicky asks him when this happened or other variations of the questions Neil’s already solved himself, and Andrew tells them they should’ve figured them out himself.

The way Neil was the first person to take him at his word, especially about something that wasn’t violence. To look further into him and the things he says and does and actually try to understand him. Not just write him off as a violent psychopath who does things for his own pleasure. The way Andrew wanted him to see more of him and understand him. And I just. My mind is tangles. But I want to go on about this forever.

#aftg #all for the game #neil josten #andrew minyard #aaron minyard #nicky hemmick #kevin day

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geekcavepodcast · 9 months

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Castlevania: Nocturne Teaser T railer

Set during the French Revolution, Castlevania: Nocturne follows the rise of Richter Belmont.

Castlevania: Nocturne hails from showrunners Kevin Kolde and Clive Bradley. The series stars the voice talents of Edward Bluemel, Pixie Davies, Thuso Mbedu, Nastassja Kinski, Sydney James Harcourt, Zahn McClarnon, Richard Dormer, Aaron Neil, Elarica Johnson, and Franka Potente. Powerhouse Animation animated the series.

Castlevania: Nocturne hits Netflix on September 28, 2023.