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Darren Criss at A Tectonic Cabaret benefiting the Tectonic Theater Project | Photos by Vincenzo Dimino
#Darren Criss#a tectonic cabaret#tectonic theater project gala#tectonic cabaret photoshoot#by Vincenzo Dimino#finally a PHOTOSHOOT!!!!!!!!!!#asdfghjkl#arms💪#please do not repost
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vincenzo.dimino: Got to shoot the incredible @ darrencriss for @tectonictheaterproject 🎭
Assisted by the amazing @ emilyadar ❤️
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vincenzo.dimino Got to shoot the incredible @darrencriss for @tectonictheaterproject 🎭
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“Pamela Isley loathes and despises all of humanity, singly and as a species. But apparently she loathes and despises you less than everyone else. Quite a lot less.”
oh to be a silly little clown who's so loved and adored by a plant goddess that when she creates a replica to distract foes and keep her love company, that affection and deep rooted love is already so engrained in her veins that even tho she's not Ivy, she can't help but feel that tug that's more human than she could ever possibly be.
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Batman: The Animated Series "Harley & Ivy"
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The Batman Adventures Annual #1 "24 Hours"
Artists: Dan Decarlo, Bruce Timm
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The Batman Adventures #12
Writers: Kelley Puckett
Pencilers: Mike Parobeck
Inkers: Rick Burchett
Colourists: Rick Taylor
Letterers: Tim Harkins
Editors: Scott Peterson & Darren Vincenzo
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Batman: Gotham Adventures #10
Writer: Ty Templeton
Pencils: Rick Burchett
Inks: Terry Beatty
Letters: Tim Harkins
Colors: Lee Loughridge
Editor: Darren Vincenzo
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The Batman Adventures (Vol 1) #23
Writers: Kelley Puckett
Pencilers: Mike Parobeck
Inkers: Rick Burchett
Colourists: Rick Taylor
Letterers: Richard Starkings
Editors: Scott Peterson, Darren Vincenzo
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Batman: The Animated Series "Harley & Ivy"
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The Batman Adventures (Vol 2) #16 "The Flower Girl"
Writers: Ty Templeton
Pencilers: Rick Burchett
Inkers: Terry Beatty
Colourists: Heroic Age
Letterers: Nick J. Napolitano
Editors: Joan Hilty, Harvey Richards
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Batman: Gotham Adventures #45
Story: Scott Peterson
Pencils: Tim Levins
Inks: Terry Beatty
Letters: Albert De Guzman
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
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Batgirl Adventures
Writers: Paul Dini
Pencilers: Rick Burchett
Inkers: Rick Burchett
Colourists: Rick Taylor
Letterers: Albert DeGuzman
Editors: Scott Peterson, Darren Vincenzo
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Batman: The Adventures Continue #15
Writers: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini
Pencilers: Ty Templeton
Inkers: Ty Templeton
Colourists: Monica Kubina
Letterers: Josh Reed
Editors: Andrew Marino
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The Batman Adventures (Vol 2) #16
Writers: Ty Templeton
Pencilers: Rick Burchett
Inkers: Terry Beatty
Colourists: Heroic Age
Letterers: Nick J. Napolitano
Editors: Joan Hilty, Harvey Richards
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Batman: The Adventures Continue #16
Writers: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini
Pencilers: Ty Templeton
Inkers: Ty Templeton
Colourists: Monica Kubina
Letterers: Josh Reed
Editors: Andrew Marino
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Love Is Love (2016)
Writer: Paul Dini
Illustrator: Bill Morrison
Colourist: Robert Stanley
Letterer: Sal Cipriano
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in 2023 I watched some movies
I was gonna catch up on all those best picture nominees from the last 5 years, but watched crap like Caligula 2 instead
The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015, dir. Jonas Åkerlund)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022, dir. Rian Johnson)
Flight 666 (2008, dir. Scot McFayden and Sam Dunn)
Dracula (1931, dir. Todd Browning)
Moonraker (1979, dir. Lewis Gilbert)
The Pez Outlaw (2022, dir. Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel)
Encino Man (1992, dir. Les Mayfield)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998, dir. Jonathan Frakes)
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood (2019, dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Cleopatra (1963, dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
The Alligator People (1959, dir. Roy Del Ruth)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Thomas Demme)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (“ゴジラ対メガロ” 1973, dir. Jun Fukuda)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (“怪獣大戦争” 1965, dir. Ishirō Honda)
Breaking a Monster (2015, dir. Luke Meyer)
Terror at Orgy Castle (1971, dir. Zoltan G. Spencer)
Wake in Fright ("Outback" 1971, dir. Ted Kotcheff)
m.A.A.d. (2014, dir. Khalil Joseph)
Reservoir Dogs (1992, dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002, dir. Steve Oedekerk)
House (1977, dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, dir. Steven Spielberg)
Dunkirk (2017, dir. Christopher Nolan)
Final Destination (2000, dir. James Wong)
Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia (2023, dir. Salima Koroma)
Basic Instinct (1992, dir. Paul Verhoeven)
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985, dir. Tim Burton)
Caligula 2: The Untold Story (“Caligola: La storia mai raccontata” 1982, dir. Joe D’Amato)
La noche del terror ciego (1972, dir. Amando de Ossorio)
Rocky IV (1985, dir. Sylvester Stallone)
Saw IV (2007, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman)
House of Wax (1953, dir. Andre DeToth)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001, dir. Steve Beck)
Kashchey the Immortal (“Кащей Бессмертный” 1944, dir. Aleksandr Rou)
Ghost Ship (2002, dir. Steve Beck)
The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971, dir. Piers Haggard)
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965, dir. Don Sharp)
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966, dir. Don Sharp)
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967, dir. Jeremy Summers)
The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968, dir. Jesús Franco)
April Fool's Day (1986, dir. Fred Walton)
It's Pat 1994, dir. Adam Bernstein)
The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969, dir. Jesús Franco)
Adam and Eve Meet the Cannibals ("Adam ed Eve, la prima storia d'amore" 1983, dir. Enzo Doria & Luigi Rosso)
The Mountain of the Cannibal God (“La montagna del dio cannibale” 1978, dir. Sergio Martino)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989, dir. Rob Reiner)
Beetlejuice (1988, dir. Tim Burton)
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001, dir. Peter Jackson, Long as Shit Version)
The Hobbit (1977, dir. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, dir. Robert Wiene)
The Wicker Man (1973, dir. Robin Hardy)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974, dir. Tobe Hooper)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003, dir. Rob Zombie)
Chopping Mall (1986, dir. Jim Wynorski)
Basket Case (1982, dir. Frank Henenlotter)
Cube (1997, dir. Vincenzo Natali)
Cube 2: Hypercube (2002, dir. Andrzej Sekula)
Practical Magic (1998, dir. Griffin Dunne)
Tropic Thunder (2008, dir. Ben Stiller)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, dir. J.J. Abrams)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, dir. Rian Johnson)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, dir. J.J. Abrams)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999, dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Superbad (2007, dir. Greg Mottola)
Bruce Almighty (2003, dir. Tom Shadyac)
House of Flying Daggers (“十面埋伏” 2004, dir. Zhang Yimou)
Saltburn (2023, dir. Emerald Fennell)
Grandma’s Boy (2006, dir. Nicholaus Goossen)
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023, dir. Emma Tammi)
Caligula and Messalina (“Caligula et Messaline” 1981, dir. Bruno Mattei)
The Wizard of Oz (1939, dir. Victor Fleming, King Vidor, George Cukor, and Norman Taurog)
A Christmas Prince (2017, dir. Alex Zamm)
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018, dir. John Schulz)
The Knight Before Christmas (2019, dir. Monika Mitchell)
Goldfinger (1964, dir. Guy Hamilton)
Total Recall (1990, dir. Paul Verhoeven)
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The Kolchak Report :The Night Stalker 1972
Welcome to the Kolchak Report where I am gonna review every episode of Kolchak the Night Stalker,but before I do that Im going to talk about the two TV movies that lead to the series ,starting with 1972's The Night Stalker
Hasbeen investigative reporter Carl Kolchek (DArren McGavin ) is investigating A mad killer known as Janos Skorzeny(Barry Atwater ) is going around draining women of blood in Las Vegas ,when he starts to realize theymight be dealing with an actual vampire
SO in the 70's the vampire started being seen as a kind of a quaint idea ,so a few writers thought "What if a vampire attacked in modern times",so we got stuff like Salems Lot and Blacula but I think the best of them is Night Stalker .Its a pretty realistic take on a vampire .Like all the tropes are there(The crosses,the stakes,the fangs) but the feel is very much that this is a murder mystery/thriller where the villain happens to be a vampire ,and that groundedness makes it legit spooky .Barry Atwater is legit chilling ,with an imposing physical presence and acts more like a cornered animal then a person .However he isnt the main focus,the focus is on the utter denile by the police and politicians to admit there is a real vampire going around
Cast is solid including Ralph Meeker as the token buddy of Kolchak ,Claude Akins as the bullheaded sheriff ,CArol Lynley as Kolchaks girlfriend,and the always awesome Simon Oakland as Kolchaks boss Tony Vincenzo,who would go on to be the main supporting character for Kolchak going forward
The standout however is Kolchak himself played by the great Darren McGavin.....Im gonna see if I keep thios thought to the end of the series,but Kolchak maybe one of my favorite horror heroes .Hes an obnoxious blowhardt but he belives in the truth ,and as a newsman his job is to lay out all the facts,no matter how absurd they maybe and who doesnt want them said .When the supernatural is staring him in the face ,he rolls with it and has to do what it takes to take it on
This is a great TV horror movie ,and a perfect watch around Halloween time .The film has a clear ending so if you wanna watch it as a stand alone,you can find it on youtube
This is only the begining of Kolchak ,as next up we shall talk about its sequel the Night Strangler
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak and Simon Oakland as long-suffering editor Tony Vincenzo
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Detective Comics Annual (vol. 1) #8:
Questions Multiply the Mystery
Read Date: December 31, 2022
Cover Date: July 1995
● Writer: Chuck Dixon ● Penciler: Kieron Dwyer ● Inker: Kieron Dwyer ● Colorist: Richmond Lewis ● Letterer: Albert DeGuzman ● Editor: Darren Vincenzo ◦ Scott Peterson ●
**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers
Reactions As I Read:
● this is (if I remember correctly) my first time reading the Riddler in comics!
● (btw, Cory Michael Smith is fabulous as Nygma in Gotham. Aaaand, I have only two degrees of separation from him thanks to a cousin who taught some of the classes where he went to college!)
● (pg 4) wow that scowl of Riddler's is intense!
● oh, it's spelled "Nigma" here
● I like the sepia-toned flashback panels
● (pg 9) ohhh, Eddie admits to cheating. I thought he disliked being accused of that. But I only know him from non-comic book sources, so…
● (pg 10) at least the poor kid who was getting bullied before gets a bit of a break.
● Brian T. Zer = brain teaser. cute
● (pg 17) the tiny parachutes! 💙
● "Why did the cottage go on a diet?" - hmm… I dunno
● "When's the best time to go to the dentist?" - 2:30 (tooth hurty)
● "What day do soldiers hate the most?" - uh… March fourth?
● riddle 1 - ah, to be a lighthouse (I was right on the other two)
● (pg 20) oo, nice entrance by B-man
● I love the inking and color styles; makes the art feel very noir
● I bet Bruce Wayne is missed at this fundraiser
● … how else does one pronounce "banquet"?
● Query and Echo are having so much fun. I kind of love them.
● (pg 48) Yo-Yo Ma gets a mention! (wrong instrument, though)
● (pg 52) ahhh, I wondered why they'd let him keep his clothes in Arkham! It was a delusion.
● 👏👏👏
Synopsis:
The Riddler, occupying an observation room at Arkham Asylum, expresses his annoyance with the inept psychiatrists' repeated attempts to pierce his psyche, and decides to give them what they want: the story of his life, how he became a criminal, and why he repeatedly opposes Batman.
As a child, Edward was a cipher, ignored by even the playground bullies at his school. Hungry for attention (especially with ignorant, unloving parents), the young Edward began his "career" in the sixth grade by cheating at a solve-the-puzzle contest - by sneaking into the school the night before the contest, he was able to practice solving the puzzle, and easily won the contest. Edward's fame proved to be fleeting, however, and the young boy realized that to keep the attention he so craved, he had to turn to his true talent: cheating.
After graduating, Edward became a deliveryman, a job he found extremely tedious. Out of boredom and greed, he began stealing from his clients, but even this could not satisfy his ego. Eventually, he donned the alias of "the Riddler", and started sending riddles to the police foreshadowing his future crimes. The Riddler's early career was fraught with many difficulties, missteps, and a narrow escape from Batman, but nevertheless, he managed to accrue a respectable amount of loot and two loyal henchwomen named Query and Echo.
With Query and Echo, the Riddler came to the crowning caper of his early career: a raid on the Reservoir Street depository that completely misled the police and left him with two million dollars. Once again, Batman narrowly failed to capture him, giving the Riddler a more impressive reputation than ever. Now overconfident, the Riddler planned an even bigger caper: stealing a set of Stradivarius violins from both a private collector and a public opera. Unfortunately, Batman quickly put an end to this caper, handing the Riddler his first unqualified defeat.
As he recounts his humiliation at Batman's hands, the present-day Riddler begins to have a meltdown. In a fit of psychosis, he breaks the one-way glass between him and his doctors, only to realize that his doctors had left on lunch break; he had been telling his life's story to thin air all along. Orderlies rush in and subdue him, leaving the Riddler near-catatonic and muttering "no one there…" on an endless loop.
(https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Annual_Vol_1_8)
Fan Art: The Riddler by Sno2
Accompanying Podcast:
● Bat-Books for Beginners - episode 09
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VENEZIA 79 - 90 ANNI DI CINEMA al LIDO di VENEZIA
Manifesto Lorenzo Mattotti
COMPETITION of 79th Venice Film Festival
1. WHITE NOISE - OPENING FILM by NOAH BAUMBACH starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Jodie Turner-Smith, André L. Benjamin and Lars Eidinger/ USA / 136'
2. IL SIGNORE DELLE FORMICHE by GIANNI AMELIO with Luigi Lo Cascio, Elio Germano, Leonardo Maltese, Sara Serraiocco / Italy / 134'
3. THE WHALE by DARREN ARONOFSKY with Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins / USA / 117'
4. L'IMMENSITÀ by EMANUELE CRIALESE with Penélope Cruz, Luana Giuliani, Vincenzo Amato, Patrizio Francioni / Italy, France / 97'
5. SAINT OMER by ALICE DIOP with Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit / France / 122'
6. BLONDE by ANDREW DOMINIK with Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, Julianne Nicholson, Lily Fisher / USA / 165'
7. TÁR by TODD FIELD with Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, Mark Strong / USA / 158'
8. LOVE LIFE by KÔJI FUKADA with Fumino Kimura, Kento Nagayama, Atom Sunada / Japan, France / 123'
9. BARDO, FALSA CRÓNICA DE UNAS CUANTAS VERDADES (BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS) by ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU with Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Iker Sanchez Solano, Andrés Almeida, Francisco Rubio / Mexico
10. ATHENA by ROMAIN GAVRAS with Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek, Alexis Manenti / France / 97'
11. BONES AND ALL by LUCA GUADAGNINO with Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, André Holland, Chloë Sevigny, Jessica Harper, David Gordon Green, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jake Horowitz / USA / 130'
12. THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER by JOANNA HOGG with Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies / UK, USA / 96'
13. SHAB, DAKHELI, DIVAR (BEYOND THE WALL) by VAHID JALILVAND with Navid Mohammadzadeh, Diana Habibi, Amir Aghaee / Iran / 126'
14. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN by MARTIN MCDONAGH starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan / Ireland, UK, USA / 109'
15. ARGENTINA, 1985 by SANTIAGO MITRE with Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Norman Briski / Argentina, USA / 140'
16. CHIARA by SUSANNA NICCHIARELLI with Margherita Mazzucco, Andrea Carpenzano, Carlotta Natoli, Paola Tiziana Cruciani, Luigi Lo Cascio / Italy, Belgium / 106'
17. MONICA by ANDREA PALLAORO with Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, Adriana Barraza, Emily Browning, Joshua Close / USA, Italy / 106'
18. KHERS NIST (NO BEARS) by JAFAR PANAHI with Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiar Panjeei, Mina Kavani, Reza Heydari / Iran / 106'
19. ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED by LAURA POITRAS USA / 113'
20. UN COUPLE (A COUPLE) by FREDERICK WISEMAN with Nathalie Boutefeu / France, USA / 63'
21. THE SON by FLORIAN ZELLER with Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Quarshie / UK / 123'
22. LES MIENS (OUR TIES) by ROSCHDY ZEM with Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Meriem Serbah, Maïwenn, Rachid Bouchareb, Abel Jafrei, Nina Zem / France / 85'
23. LES ENFANTS DES AUTRES (OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN) by REBECCA ZLOTOWSKI with Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira / France / 104'
OUT OF COMPETITION
1. The Hanging Sun, by Francesco Cozzini - Closing Film of the Festival
2. Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon (When the Waves are Gone), by Lav Diaz
3. Living, by Oliver Hermanus
4. Dead for a Dollar, by Walter Hill
5. Kone Taevast (Call of God), by Kim Ki-Duk
6. Dreamin' Wild, by Bill Pohlad
7. Master Gardener, by Paul Schrader
8. Drought, by Paolo Virzi
9. Pearl, by Ti West
10. Don't Worry Darling, by Olivia Wilde
OUT OF COMPETITION - NON FICTION
1. Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, by Evgeny Afineevsky
2. The Matchmaker, by Benedetta Argentieri
3. The Last Days of Humanity, by Enrico Ghezzi and Alessandro Gagliardo
4. A Compassionate Spy, by Steve James
5. Music for Black Pigeons, by Jorgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed
6. The Kiev Trial, by Sergei Loznitsa
7. In viaggio, by Gianfranco Rosi
8. Bobi Wine Ghetto President, Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo
9. Nuclear, by Oliver Stone
OUT OF COMPETITION - TV SERIES
1. Riget Exodus (The Kingdom Exodus) - episodes 1-5, by Lars von Trier (1 September)
2. Copenhagen Cowboy - episodes 1-6, by Nicolas Winding Refn
OUT OF COMPETITION - SHORTS
1. Camarera de Piso (Maid), by Lucrecia Martel
2. Look at Me, by Sally Potter
3. As for Us, by Simone Massi
4. When the war is over, by Simone Massi
ORIZZONTI
1. Princess, by Roberto De Paolis - Opening film
2. Obet' (Victim), by Michal Blaško
3. En Los Margenes (On the Fringe), by Juan Diego Botto
4. Trenque Lauquen, by Laura Citarella
5. Vera, by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
6. Innocence, by Guy Davidi
7. Blanquita, by Fernando Guzzoni
8. Pour la France (For My Country), by Rachid Hami
9. Aru Otoko (A Man), by Kei Ishikawa
10. Chleb I Sol (Bread and Salt), by Damian Kocur
11. Luxembourg, Luxembourg, by Antonio Lukich
12. Ti mangio il cuore, by Pippo Mezzapesa
13. Spre Nord (To The North), by Mihai Mincan
14. Autobiography, by Makbul Mubarak
15. The Syndacaliste (The Sitting Duck), by Jean-Paul Salomé
16. Jang-E Jahani Sevom (World War III), by Houman Seyedi
17. Najsrekniot Čovek Na Svetot (The Happiest Man in the World), by Teona Strugar Mitevska
18. A Noiva (The Bride), by Sergio Trefaut
ORIZZONTI EXTRA
1. L'origine du mal (Origin of Evil), by Sebastien Marnier - Opening film
2. Hanging Gardens, by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
3. Amanda, by Carolina Cavalli
4. Zapatos Rojos (Red Shoes), by Carlo Eichelmann Kaiser
5. Nezouh, by Soudade Kaadan
6. Phantom Night, by Fulvio Risuleo
7. Bi Roya (Without Her), by Arian Vazirdaftari
8. Valeria Mithatenet (Valeria is Getting Married), by Michal Vinik
9. Goliath, by Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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¡31 Nights of Halloween Movie Challenge 2023!
Of course every day is Halloween when you're Goth but now that it's October we've officially entered ...
Spooky Season!
This year is will be different again. This year's challenge is coming to us from Nightmare on Film Street. Every night will be just one film. And I'll try not to post huge looming walls of GIFs.
Night 1: Trapped
Cube (1997) dir. Vincenzo Natali
Night 2: In a Cornfield
Signs (2002) dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Night 3: Jaime Lee Curtis
Road Games (1981) dir. Richard Franklin
Night 4: Set in Space
Event Horizon (1997) dir. Paul W.S. Andersen
Night 5: Schoolhouse Screams
Scream (1996) dir. Wes Craven
Night 6: J Horror
Cure (1997) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Night 7: Rob Zombie
The Devil's Rejects (2005) dir. Rob Zombie
Night 8: Meta Horror
Funny Games (1997) dir. Michael Haneke
Night 9: Creepy Doll
Puppet Master Series - Full Moon Features
Night 10: City Slickers
Critters 3 (1991) dir. Kristine Peterson
Night 11: Tony Todd
Candyman Series
Night 12: Mise en Abyme
Inland Empire (2006) dir. David Lynch
Night 13: Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th Film Series
Night 14: Found Footage
The Blair Witch Project (1999) dir. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez
Night 15: Rock & Roll
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
Night 16: First Time Watch
Incident in a Ghostland (2018) dir. Pascal Laugier
Night 17: In a Cemetery
Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man (1994) dir. Michele Soavi
Night 18: Toni Collette
Hereditary (2018) dir. Ari Aster
Night 19: Killer Machines
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) dir. Emma Tammi
Night 20: Freddy Krueger
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) dir. Wes Craven
Night 21: Guillermo Del Toro
Crimson Peak (2015) dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Night 22: Creepy Crawlies
Bug (2006) dir. William Friedkin
Night 23: From The 70s
Hausu (1977) dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
Night 24: Giallo
Opera (1987) dir Dario Argento
Night 25: Vincent Price
Return of the Fly (1959) dir. Edward Bernds
Night 26: Haunted Hotel
The Shining (1980) dir. Stanley Kubrick
Night 27: Michael Myers
Halloween (2018) dir. David Gordon Green
Night 28: Classic Monster
Frankenstein (1931) dir. James Whale
Night 29: Folk Horror
Midsommar (2019) dir. Ari Aster
Night 30: Family Friendly Fright
Casper (1996) dir. Brad Silberling
Night 31: Set on Halloween Night
Ginger Snaps (2000) dir. John Fawcett
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Go Inside Tectonic Theater Project's A Tectonic Cabaret, Hosted by Billy Porter
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Billy Porter hosted Tectonic Theater Project’s annual benefit, A Tectonic Cabaret, October 3.
Directed by Timothy Koch, the evening also featured 2022 Tony winner Joaquina Kalukango, Michael Urie, Darren Criss, Sasha Velour and more. Get a special inside look at the event below.
FULL ARTICLE | PLAYBILL.COM
[UHQ] Darren Criss at A Tectonic Cabaret benefiting the Tectonic Theater Project (Photo by Vincenzo Dimino)
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Unmasking the Supernatural World of Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Decades before shows like The X-Files, Supernatural, and Grimm brought monsters-of-the-week to the small screen, there was Kolchak: The Night Stalker. This short-lived 1970s series followed monster-hunting newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak as he investigated supernatural threats hiding in the shadows of modern-day Chicago.
Though it only aired for one season on ABC, Kolchak left an undeniable impact on network television and the horror/sci-fi genres. With its dark tone, witty lead character, and episodic paranormal stories, the show introduced key tropes that inspired future programs to embrace tales of vampires, robots, and UFOs. On the 45th anniversary of its debut, it’s time to revisit why Kolchak remains a cult favorite and seminal influence.
The Made-for-TV Films That Started It All
Kolchak’s origins begin with The Night Stalker, an ABC made-for-TV movie that aired in 1972. The film was penned by acclaimed sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson, who adapted an unpublished novel titled The Kolchak Papers. It featured Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak, a reporter for the Independent News Service who investigates a string of Las Vegas murders committed by a modern-day vampire.
The Night Stalker was the highest-rated TV movie at the time with an unprecedented 33.2 rating. This smash success led ABC to quickly commission a sequel film, 1973’s The Night Strangler. Set in Seattle, this second movie saw Kolchak uncover a 146-year old alchemist extracting glandular fluids to stay alive. Both 90-minute films were ratings hits for ABC due to their supernatural hooks and McGavin’s performance as the persistent, quick-witted reporter willing to battle monsters.
Shifting to a Weekly Series in Primetime
Buoyed by the success of the Kolchak TV movies, ABC made the pivotal decision to order a third iteration as a weekly series. Simply titled Kolchak: The Night Stalker, the show premiered on September 13, 1974. It transplanted the Kolchak character from Seattle to Chicago and expanded the threats beyond vampires and alchemists.
While maintaining the core DNA of McGavin’s dogged reporting and dark monster themes, the series took an episodic, X-Files-esque approach with weekly supernatural adversaries. Over 20 episodes, Kolchak faced off against a diverse array of creatures like zombies, Jack the Ripper, a rakshasa, and even a robot assassin. He reported for the independent INS wire service, narrating his investigations in trademark hardboiled fashion.
The weekly format also introduced a regular supporting cast like Kolchak’s editor Tony Vincenzo (played by Simon Oakland). Despite its loyal following, Kolchak: The Night Stalker struggled in the ratings against programs like Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man. ABC declined to order a second season, while tying up the major storyline threads in the final episode.
Why the Show Became a Cult Favorite
Though short-lived as a series, Kolchak: The Night Stalker had an outsized impact that led to its eventual status as a cult classic. Carl Kolchak stepped directly from the pages of 1930s pulp fiction with his straw hat, seersucker suit, and refusal to let authority figures deter him from getting his scoop.
Darren McGavin fully embodied the role and gave it a layer of humor with his deadpan narration and quippy reactions to being fired on a regular basis. Kolchak feverishly typed away at his articles on a worn-out typewriter, determined to reveal the truth no matter the personal cost. His quest spoke directly to viewers who felt marginalized or dismissed in society.
The monsters themselves tapped into horror and sci-fi themes that the 1970s public was eager to see, from occult legends like the djinn to Creature from the Black Lagoon-style swamp beasts. ABC took a major risk bringing a genre program like Kolchak to their primetime lineup, paving the way for future series.
Legacy of a Genre Trailblazer
Though ratings struggled in its initial run, Kolchak: The Night Stalker turned out to be shockingly ahead of its time. It helped break major ground in bringing horror and supernatural themes to network television. Following Kolchak’s cue, ABC debuted sci-fi shows like The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman in quick succession.
The “monster-of-the-week” episodic approach pioneered by the show became a staple of future programs like The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Fringe. Kolchak also popularized now-standard tropes like government UFO cover-ups, investigations of creatures hiding in plain sight, and paranormal journalism. Without Carl Kolchak’s odyssey, we may never have gotten to ride along with paranormal sleuths like Fox Mulder, the Winchester brothers, or Grimm’s Nick Burkhardt.
From the underground tunnels to dark alleys of Chicago, the show developed an aesthetic that became foundational for urban-set genre series. Traits like narration, morgue visits, and twisting stairs influenced everything from The X-Files to Evil.
The series memorably played on viewer “fear of the unknown” in the shadows of the everyday world. As Kolchak relentlessly chased down ghosts, witches, and serial killers, he showed it was possible to face the darkness with courage and wit.
Kolchak's Enduring Pop Culture Legacy
Though it went off the air in 1975 after just one 20-episode season, Kolchak: The Night Stalker continued finding new audiences through syndication and strong word-of-mouth. Darren McGavin reprised the role in two short-lived sequels – a 2005 TV movie on ABC and a short-lived 2008 series called Night Stalker. Neither quite captured the magic of the original.
Kolchak remains a highly influential part of pop culture, getting referenced in shows from The Simpsons to The X-Files. The character even appears in the novel Ready Player One, described as an “obscure 1970s TV character that only the most diehard geeks seem to remember.”
But those who do remember Kolchak hold the show close as a nostalgic gem full of monsters, mystery, and Carl’s determined reporting spirit. On the 45th anniversary of its debut, Kolchak: The Night Stalker deserves appreciation as a cult favorite that brought ghouls and dark supernatural themes to primetime. Through writers like Chris Carter and Joss Whedon, Carl Kolchak’s legacy shines on in today’s era of small-screen monster hunting.
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