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adamwatchesmovies · 10 months

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The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)

It isn’t often that the third film in a series is the best one but when you’re dealing with the mediocre yet likeable Librarian franchise, it isn’t unfathomable. This film is for those who enjoyed the first two in the series. Under those terms, it could be called "good" because it's a major improvement over both of its predecessors.

While enjoying a well-earned vacation in New Orleans, Librarian Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) stumbles upon a sinister plot by former KGB agent Sergei Kubichek (Dikran Tulaine) to resurrect Prince Vlad Dracula using the “Judas Chalice”. With his help, he can create an army of vampires, take over Russia and restore the U.S.S.R. With the help of sultry nightclub singer Simone Renoir (Stana Katic), Flynn must keep the biblical goblet out of evil’s hands.

Less a ripoff of Indiana Jones than its predecessors, the film this one borrows most liberally from is… Dracula 2000. I never thought I’d see the day. Judas being the first vampire, the monsters’ weakness stemming from the 30 pieces he received for selling out Jesus, not every detail is there (this movie can’t afford Gerard Butler) but most of it, yeah. That’s fairly entertaining, as is the villain. With Flynn still being slightly unbearable, Kubichek often says exactly what the audience is thinking, which is funny. Writer Marco Schnabel has jettisoned the annoying love interest introduced in the previous movie and for the first time, Flynn’s catastrophic love-life is addressed. Continuity between films? An unexpected but pleasant surprise.

The film is funnier, the special effects more convincing and overall, Curse of the Judas Chalice is more entertaining than the other two Librarian films combined. It’s a good movie for the people who are seeking it out, particularly if you’re paying exactly $0 (it’s a made-for-TV movie after all) to see it.

That said, the film would be laughed off the big screen. For starters, the plot is full of holes. Stuck in a rotting ship no one’s found for hundreds of years (despite being out in the open), Simone and Flynn struggle to escape until they find an old cannon they can use to blast a door open. I would’ve gone through the window instead. Several aspects of the film (like Simone’s real deal) are as easy to decipher as 1+X=1. There are numerous ideas or objects introduced that’ll make you go “wait a minute!” if you pause to give them even a tiny bit of thought. For example, the philosopher’s stone Flynn has to recover at the beginning of this adventure. If the Librarian’s objective is to keep it out of evil’s hands no matter what, why does his boss, Charlene (Jane Curtin), care how much he spends? He can pay back whatever amount by turning anything into gold. Anyone who says otherwise is feebly attempting to fill a plot hole. The film’s conclusion, in particular, is unintentionally hilarious. It’s supposed to be tragic but when you think about what just happened, damn! What a low blow to Flynn! Don’t be so mean to him Jonathan Frakes; I was just (finally) starting to like the guy!

If you saw the first two Librarian movies and you thought they were alright, check out this third one. Those who thought they were bad might also be invested enough to enjoy this movie. If you haven't seen the others, however, don’t start with this one. The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice is a good movie if you grade on a curve. That’s still a sign of improvement and I applaud it. (July 10, 2020)

#The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #jonathan frakes #marco schnabel #noah wyle #bruce davison #stana katic #jane cu #bob newhart #2008 movies #2008 films #indiana jones

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ncisfranchise-source · 4 months

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WHILE NCIS ENGAGES IN A WALK-A-MILE DAY TO GAIN NEW PERSPECTIVES ON DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THINGS TAKE A TURN WHEN KASIE RECEIVES A DISTRESS CALL FROM A MYSTERIOUS MAN, ON “NCIS,” MONDAY, FEB. 26

Series Star Rocky Carroll Directed the Episode

“Lifeline” – When the NCIS team engages in Walk-a-Mile day to gain a new perspectives on different departments, things take a turn when Kasie receives a distress call from a mysterious man, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: Marco Schnabel

DIRECTED BY: Rocky Carroll

#ncis #press release

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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 1 year

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Is It Really That Bad?

When last we saw Mike Meyers, he had heavily damaged his career by starring in the live action Dr. Seuss adaptation The Cat in the Hat. Yes, I argued that it wasn’t that bad a film, but back in the day critics and audiences didn’t agree, and the one-time comedic juggernaut spent five years without headlining a major film. So, as you can imagine, when it was announced he was going to be coming out with another comedy in the vein of Austin Powers or Wayne’s World called The Love Guru featuring a character he had been working on for years, people got interested. Meyers is a very funny guy, and we all wanted to see him make a big comeback in live action. Shrek is great, but so is Austin Powers, and seeing the man inhabit a ridiculous character (or several) in live action is always amusing. Combine that with the star-studded cast, and what we have is a recipe for success!

Unfortunately, if that worked, we wouldn’t be here. What we got is a film that was so critically reviled that it sank what was left of Mike Meyers’ floundering career, ensured the director Marco Schnabel never directed again, and perhaps most notably sounded the death knell for the comedy formula Meyers had help popularize in the 90s and 2000s. Think of the gags in the Austin Powers films, with their gross-out humor and overly-long jokes and the clever but ridiculous visual gags; these films were already slowly dying off thanks to films like Freddy Got Fingered taking everything to the logical, polarizing extreme, but this movie basically took a genre that was on life support out behind the shed and executed it.

The film managed to make it to #3 on Empire’s 50 Worst Movies Ever (a list I have a lot of issues with, to be fair), but other than that, it really has kind of been forgotten. Sure, it comes up sometimes when people discuss bad comedies, but it’s not really a go-to example like some of the Seltzerberg films. It’s a very niche pick, so maybe there’s some sort of value to it that’s saving it from being more widely mocked. Fifteen years down the road, is The Love Guru really that bad, or was it unfairly judged by critics and audiences?

THE GOOD

With this much talent in the film, there was bound to be something good. Meyers definitely pulled in at least some of the right people, because there are a few truly standout performances here. Chief among them is Stephen Colbert as a deranged, drug-addicted sports announcer who feels like he would be at home in Madworld; they waste no time in showing him either, as he manages to breathe life into an otherwise bland opening infodump. He bounces off Jim Gaffigan pretty well; Gaffigan’s continued exasperation at Colbert’s insane hijinks are pretty amusing.

There is also, amazingly enough, Justin Timberlake. Unlike that other time he co-starred with Mike Meyers in a comedy film, he’s actually kind of funny (by this film’s standards, anyway). He portrays a hockey player named Le Coq, so named because he has a very big dick. Like, it’s fucking enormous, the bulge on this dude is unreal. As lame and one-note of a joke as this character would be in the hands of someone slightly less talented, Timberlake manages to make him amusing by portraying him as a huge fucking idiot, which ends up making him moderately endearing when compared to the “heroes” of the film.

That’s all I got, guys.

THE BAD

I think the big problem is, unfortunately, Meyers himself.

I love the guy and how he can just portray the wackiest people imaginable, but there’s somewhere where you have to draw the line, and boy fucking howdy is Guru Pitka the line. In the first twenty minutes, he establishes himself as a sexist pervert who is also extremely intolerant of dwarfism, and if that’s not enough he is very much the epitome of a guy who cannot stop doing a bit. Meyers shines through this character in the worst way possible here: It always, always feels like he’s mugging for the camera. The cherry on top is that the movie shills him constantly as this super genius guru, but all of his advice and his numerous books that he whips out for gags are the most basic self-help bullshit you could imagine. And there’s the whole weirdness of Meyers playing a white guru with an Indian accent; gives off heavy Apu vibes if I’m being honest, so I’m really not sure why he thought this character would be the next big thing.

And maybe this could be at least a little forgivable if he was ever funny. But he is not. All he does is act rude to others, make the lamest jokes and puns imaginable, and do one of those weird Mike Meyers laughs that sounds extremely similar to ones he did as the Cat. Speaking of the Cat, even if that movie was far from perfect, at least its main character got in a few chuckles with some of his lines, deliveries, and gags. Man got his cock and balls tortured for that pinata scene, you gotta respect that. Pitka doesn’t have anything like that.

Though let’s be real here: Nothing in this movie has anything like that. This is a comedy devoid of humor. Yes, there are a few mildly funny elements here and there, there are a couple of amusing side characters, but it’s not anything you’ll be laughing out loud at. I barely even cracked a smile watching this, at most nodding and thinking, “Yeah, I guess this isn’t as awful as the last few jokes.” Pitka is such an obnoxious and unfunny lead that any time you’re away from him for a moment with a different character, it feels like a comedic breath of fresh air even if the joke is just “This guy has a large penis” or “This guy has dwarfism.” And this film is really ripe with all the worst aspects of comedies of its time: There’s misogyny, there’s toilet humor, there’s lazy genitalia humor, there’s mockery of people with dwarfism (aimed at Verne Troyer, no less!), there’s homophobia… You know, it’s funny. I watched Talladega Nights recently, and while that film has a bit of homophobic humor to it, it kind of fits the sort of characters they are, and the film does end with Will Ferrel giving Sacha Baron Cohen a huge kiss to thunderous applause. Like it’s played for laughs and all, but it doesn’t feel nearly as mean as when this supposed love expert self-help guru is throwing around homophobic insults.

And then there’s the racism. For example, we have Ben Kingsley’s minor role as… sigh… Guru Tugginmypudha. He’s Pitka’s mentor obviously, and he is probably one of the most horrendous stereotypes imaginable. He’s like a minstrel show version of a Hindu guru, and this is even more fucking baffling because not only is he being played by a man who won an Academy Award for portraying Gandhi, Kingsley is literally of Indian descent! What the actual fuck was he thinking when he took this role? I’m guessing it was what he was going to do with the paycheck they offered him, but really, it just comes off as needlessly tasteless in a film nearly completely devoid of flavor.

Oh, and among the many celebrity cameos, we have one from Celine Dion. She’s only ever seen from far away or from behind. Out of all the celebs they got for this film, they decided to keep in a joke for one they couldn’t get, and this is all the more glaring when they managed to manipulate stock footage of Oprah to at least kind of seem legit. Like if it weren’t for everything else I mentioned prior, this wouldn’t really be a big issue, but it kind of just highlights how little of a fuck anyone gave about this movie.

Did I mention the fucking elephants? The plot is resolved with the help of fucking elephants.

IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?

I decided to come up with this series because I wanted to examine some of the most infamous, contested, and despised movies in history and determine if they’re deserving of their reputation. So far, my answer for every film has been a “No,” or at least not a straight up “no.” But The Love Guru? This film is exactly as bad as it sounds.

I think the reason it has been so thoroughly forgotten is because, in the grand scheme of things, it is just another really bad late 2000s comedy filled with all of the sort of jokes people stopped doing in the wake of stuff like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which pushed comedy in a more natural and realistic direction which involved less outrageous scenarios and more down-to-earth hijinks with a smarter angle to it. This was a film Meyers had been gestating for a while, so it came out right in time to snuff out it brand of comedy by being woefully outdated and out of place, a sad relic of a bygone era of comedy films. It was the sort of thing no one wanted anymore, and so why even bother to remember it?

Frankly, I think this film would have fared a lot better if it had been connected to the Austin Powers films as originally intended. It would have worked on multiple levels: It gives Meyers another new character to bounce Austin off of, it rejuvenates the Austin Powers franchise with a new film, it gives Pitka a role in an established property as a boost, and its humor is far less out of place in a series that relies on that very thing. If they had released it earlier, maybe after Goldmember, they could have given Powers one last hurrah and maybe had Guru Pitka in a film that wasn’t absolute dogshit.

That being said, is this really the worst comedy ever? I’m not sure that it is, but it’s definitely up there. Alongside The Master of Disguise and Disaster Movie, I certainly consider it one of the worst comedies I’ve ever seen in my life. That 3.8 is way to generous; how this film isn’t higher on the Bottom 100 of IMDB is beyond me. This is rated better than Battlefield Earth, better than Cats, and most bafflingly of all it has a higher score than Sharkboy and Lavagirl is just baffling to me! The Room is rated worse than this! HOW?

So hey, congrats to everyone who voted for me to watch this! You’ve given Is It Really That Bad? It’s first resounding “YES, it’s that fucking bad!” I’m sure it won’t be the last time this happens, but what a first entry in films that are hated as much as they deserve… although I honestly think this one deserves to be hated a little more.

#Is it really that bad #review #movie review #The Love Guru #Mike Meyers #comedy

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dan6085 · 14 days

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Here's a list of 20 movies often considered among the worst of all time, along with details about each:

1. **"Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959)**

- Director: Ed Wood

- Plot: Aliens resurrect dead humans as part of a plan to take over Earth.

- Notable for: Poor special effects, wooden acting, and a disjointed plot.

2. **"Battlefield Earth" (2000)**

- Director: Roger Christian

- Plot: In the year 3000, a small group of humans fight back against the alien race that has enslaved Earth.

- Notable for: Over-the-top performances, excessive use of Dutch angles, and confusing plot.

3. **"The Room" (2003)**

- Director: Tommy Wiseau

- Plot: A successful banker’s life falls apart as his friends and family betray him.

- Notable for: Bizarre dialogue, inconsistent plot, and unintentional humor.

4. **"Gigli" (2003)**

- Director: Martin Brest

- Plot: A lowly mobster is given a high-profile kidnapping job, but complications arise.

- Notable for: Incoherent plot, lack of chemistry between stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

5. **"Howard the Duck" (1986)**

- Director: Willard Huyck

- Plot: A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth, where he must stop an alien invader.

- Notable for: Creepy animatronics, poor humor, and awkward storyline.

6. **"Catwoman" (2004)**

- Director: Pitof

- Plot: Patience Phillips, a shy artist, gains superhuman abilities and becomes Catwoman to stop a cosmetics company’s evil plans.

- Notable for: Poor CGI, a weak script, and Halle Berry's Razzie-winning performance.

7. **"Troll 2" (1990)**

- Director: Claudio Fragasso

- Plot: A family vacations in a small town, only to discover it’s inhabited by vegetarian goblins who turn people into plants to eat them.

- Notable for: Laughable special effects, terrible acting, and nonsensical plot.

8. **"From Justin to Kelly" (2003)**

- Director: Robert Iscove

- Plot: A musical romance between two American Idol contestants during spring break in Miami.

- Notable for: Weak storyline, poor music, and lack of chemistry.

9. **"The Love Guru" (2008)**

- Director: Marco Schnabel

- Plot: An American raised by gurus in India returns to the U.S. to break into the self-help industry.

- Notable for: Offensive humor, over-the-top performances, and poor reception.

10. **"Movie 43" (2013)**

- Director: Various

- Plot: A series of interconnected short films featuring various characters and outrageous scenarios.

- Notable for: Crude humor, incoherent segments, and an all-star cast in embarrassing roles.

11. **"Manos: The Hands of Fate" (1966)**

- Director: Harold P. Warren

- Plot: A family on vacation stumbles upon a lodge run by a cult leader.

- Notable for: Poor production quality, dreadful acting, and a nonsensical plot.

12. **"Jack and Jill" (2011)**

- Director: Dennis Dugan

- Plot: A successful advertising executive deals with his annoying twin sister during the holidays.

- Notable for: Adam Sandler playing both lead roles, forced humor, and negative reviews.

13. **"Birdemic: Shock and Terror" (2010)**

- Director: James Nguyen

- Plot: A romantic thriller where birds attack a small town.

- Notable for: Horrible CGI, amateur acting, and laughably bad dialogue.

14. **"Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2" (2004)**

- Director: Bob Clark

- Plot: Babies with superhuman abilities team up to stop a media mogul from taking over the world.

- Notable for: Incoherent plot, bad acting, and universally panned by critics.

15. **"The Hottie & the Nottie" (2008)**

- Director: Tom Putnam

- Plot: A man tries to win the heart of his childhood crush but must first befriend her unattractive best friend.

- Notable for: Offensive premise, poor performances, and negative reception.

16. **"Jaws: The Revenge" (1987)**

- Director: Joseph Sargent

- Plot: The widow of Chief Brody believes her family is being hunted by another shark.

- Notable for: Implausible plot, poor special effects, and considered the worst in the Jaws franchise.

17. **"The Last Airbender" (2010)**

- Director: M. Night Shyamalan

- Plot: A young boy must master the elements to stop an evil nation from conquering the world.

- Notable for: Whitewashing, poor acting, and a failure to capture the spirit of the source material.

18. **"Batman & Robin" (1997)**

- Director: Joel Schumacher

- Plot: Batman and Robin try to stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.

- Notable for: Campy dialogue, over-the-top performances, and criticized for ruining the Batman franchise.

19. **"Son of the Mask" (2005)**

- Director: Lawrence Guterman

- Plot: A cartoonist’s son inherits the powers of the Mask of Loki.

- Notable for: Lack of connection to the original, poor humor, and bad CGI.

20. **"Disaster Movie" (2008)**

- Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

- Plot: A series of pop culture parodies set during a disaster scenario.

- Notable for: Crude humor, lack of coherent plot, and widely regarded as one of the worst parody films.

These movies have gained notoriety for their poor execution, making them infamous in the world of cinema.

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confessionsofabingefreak · 5 years

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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006)

My Collection: yes

Impression: Flynn Carson is so much fun

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Story: ⭐️⭐️1/2

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visually: ⭐️⭐️

Score/Soundtrack: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: The people! They make it so much fun!

Worst: cheap sets, especially the mine

#the librarian #return to king solomon’s mines #2006 #tnt #adventure #film rating #movie rating #tv ratings #jonathan frakes #marco schnabel #joseph loduca #noah wyle #gabrielle anwar #bob newhart #jane curtin #olympia dukakis #erick avari #robert foxworth #confessionsofabingefreak

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seanmccaughan · 4 years

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Brickell Flatiron Unveils Art Collection Gracing its Grand Lobby & Public Spaces

Brickell Flatiron, the luxury condo tower in Brickell which is shaped somewhat like the famous Flatiron Building in New York, was completed in October of last year, but just received its art collection, which graces its lobby and public spaces.

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ART COLLECTION UNVEILED AT MIAMI’S NEWEST ARCHITECTURAL GEM, BRICKELL FLATIRON

Exclusive works created by world-renowned…

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#Art #Brickell Flatiron #Carlos Battaglia #CMC Group #condos #Features #Julian Schnabel #Marco Glaviano

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just-a-girl-and-her-ships · 4 years

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Slibbs Writers - Marco Schnabel

Season 17

No Vacancy (17x07) dir. Rocky Carroll

No Slibbs scenes together. They are in the episodes, but not together.

Lonely Hearts (17x15) dir. Michael Zinberg

We all know this one, right? It's Valentine's Day and Jack receives chocolate and flowers with no note. "The whole office thinks it's you."....but it wasn't. She offers him a chocolate and he thanks her with a kiss on the cheek.

During a talk with Phil, he admits that he doesn't think a relationship is in the cards for him.

"I got my work, my boat....sometimes that's just not enough."

Later, in Observation, Gibbs gets a call from Phil. Jack asks if everything is ok. "It's Phil. Probably wants more relationship advice."

"From you?"

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#slibbs writers #slibbs directors #slibbs #ncis

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tabloidtoc · 4 years

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Star, April 20

Cover: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are self-quarantining together

Page 1: Ten months after her split from Bradley Cooper Irina Shayk hunkers down in NYC with Heidi Klum’s playboy ex Vito Schnabel

Page 2: Contents, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas

Page 3: Sofia Vergara at home with her dog, Elizabeth Banks at her home office, Brooke Burke and a dog

Page 4: After some challenging twists and turns Flip or Flop’s Christina Anstead is in a very good place

Page 6: John Stamos is trying a new gig as a stand-up comedian and has turned to Bob Saget for pointers, Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga’s friendship has gone from strength to strength so much so that the galpals are planning to pair up for a dream-team world tour, Star Spots the Stars Fashion Edition -- Kate Hudson, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Nina Dobrev, Camila Cabello, Amelia Gray Hamlin

Page 7: After a face-slapping brawl on Keeping Up With the Kardashians with sister Kim Kardashian Kourtney Kardashian confirmed she has quit the show, after a painful fertility struggle and against all odds Good Bones star Mina Starsiak is finally pregnant, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella pregnancy update

Page 8: Star Shots -- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley on a bike ride in LA, Pierce Brosnan meditating on the beach in Hawaii

Page 10: Andy Cohen reunites with his son after testing positive for coronavirus, Amber Heard cleaned out her garage on the same day it was announced she’d lost her defamation lawsuit appeal against ex Johnny Depp, Bella Hadid in a bikini

Page 11: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello on Fox’s iHeart Living Room Concert special

Page 12: Lucky Dogs -- Ellen DeGeneres and her dogs and one cat, Kaley Cuoco and husband Karl Cook showered their foster dog Dumpy with affection, animal adoption advocate Sophia Bush and her foster pup

Page 13: Christie Brinkley took a beachside stroll with her dogs Daisy and Chester, Taylor Lautner and his dog Lily

Page 14: Arnold Schwarzenegger on a motorcycle, Melissa Gorga and daughter Antonia do a puzzle

Page 15: Selma Blair, Steve Kazee and Jenna Dewan and kids Everly and newborn son Callum take a walk with their dog, Yara Shahidi

Page 16: Christina Milian and boyfriend Matt Pokora, Jeff Goldblum shared an important message, David and Victoria Beckham’s sons Cruz Beckham and Romeo Beckham

Page 18: Michelle Monaghan channels her inner yogi, Liev Schreiber and girlfriend Taylor Neisen go for a jog in LA

Page 19: Amy Poehler shopping in Beverly Hills

Page 20: Normal or Not? Jared Leto, Mindy Kaling cleans her bathroom, Chris Pratt sweeps outside his home in LA

Page 21: Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego made up, Demi Moore with daughter Tallulah’s dog Cowboy on her head

Page 22: Fashion -- yellow -- Sienna Miller, Zoey Deutch, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Page 23: Issa Rae, Kate Hudson

Page 26: Stuck at home Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard admit their nerves are frayed

Page 27: How Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish saved their marriage, Adele and Skepta are over because they had some fun together but she didn’t see anything serious in it as far as long-term, Jessica Chastain and Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo welcomed their second child

Page 28: Evan Peters isn’t wasting any time after his split from Halsey -- he’s trying to rekindle the flame with ex Emma Roberts who is dating Garrett Hedlund, Heidi Klum has to work hard to keep the peace between her husband Tom Kaulitz and her ex Seal because they’re both eccentric guys who need to be the center of attention, they’ve only been dating a short time but Demi Lovato is already all in on Max Ehrich

Page 30: Cover Story -- Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston cozy in quarantine

Page 33: How Hollywood’s Staying Busy -- Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Alba and daughter Honor, Dolly Parton, Mark Wahlberg and daughter Grace, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend with kids Luna and Miles

Page 34: Royals in Crisis -- as the coronavirus lockdown expands and drives the house of Windsor far apart -- Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton putting duty first, Princess Beatrice is the unluckiest princess, Queen Elizabeth staying safe

Page 35: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s rocky start in LA, Prince Charles is out of the woods

Page 38: Cutting the Kids Off -- these stars plan to cut off their kids without a dime -- Daniel Craig, Elton John

Page 39: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, Marie Osmond

Page 40: Simon Cowell, Sting, Nigella Lawson

Page 41: Gene Simmons, Jackie Chan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Bloomberg, Gordon Ramsay

Page 42: Health -- Martha Hunt

Page 44: Game On -- Sarah Hyland

Page 46: Beauty -- at-home beauty treatments -- Karlie Kloss

Page 48: Entertainment

Page 50: Q&A with Jon Taffer of Bar Rescue

Page 60: Parting Shot -- Reese Witherspoon on a bike ride with son Tennessee

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tobikeck · 5 years

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underwater art show near Leipzig (GER) on 15th of august 2019

participating artists were:

Karoline Schneider, Manuel Frolik, Konrad Hanke, Willy Schulz, Helen Hetzel, Minor Alexander, Lisa Wölfel, Andrea Barzaghi, Deborah Geppert, Hannes Uhlenhaut, Markus Heller, Jens Müller, Marten Schech, Myriam Mayer, Melo Börner, Irina Pilhofer, Florian Birk, Michi Eppler, Nadja Kurz, Till Hunger, Tobi Keck, Marco Stanke, Michael Ullrich, Lars Fischer,

developed by: Tobi Keck

watch the underwater video tour here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhFucAzNF54

venue: Westbruch, Brandis

underwater photos by: Torsten Schnabel

#contemporaryart #visualart #leipzig #youngartist #groupshow #exhibition #underwater #swim #dive #water #deepbluesea #fish #outdoor #therockunderwater

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er7879 · 2 years

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@NCIS_CBS episode 19 “All or Nothing” written by Yasemin Yilmaz & Marco Schnabel and directed by Tawnia Mckiernan !!! . . . #nciscbs #ncis #cbs #cbsla #actorslife #workingactors #hollywoodlife #yaseminyilmaz #marcoschnabel #stephenomahoney #hollywood #actorslifestyle #actorslife #blumillennium #erruiz #losangeles #kmrtalent #kmrdiversity #bactalent #melaniebacker #TawniaMckiernan #californiadreaming (at Disney Ranch) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2Z7auu0Kp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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adamwatchesmovies · 11 months

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The Librarian 2: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006)

The Librarian 2: Return to King Solomon’s Mines is better than its predecessor. While the special effects are still of TV quality, they’re mostly concentrated in one scene rather than spread throughout. The film is better shot, acted and written than the original but it’s still a facsimile of the Indiana Jones films. In some ways, it being “better” actually makes it less enjoyable.

Having saved the world several times now, Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) returns home one day to find his apartment ransacked. Whoever stole the scroll he received in the mail earlier that day is after the Key of Solomon, a book that allows control over time and space. As Flynn attempts to beat the thieves to the treasure, he is joined by Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar), an archaeologist obsessed with the Queen of Sheba.

This is an obvious movie. The second Flynn goes home to a surprise birthday party and bumps into his late father’s best friend, his “Uncle” Jerry (Robert Foxworth), you know exactly what part he’s going to play. It's also no surprise when you learn Flynn's late father was a member of a secret society who wear amulets. When you see that, as a child, Flynn avidly listened to his father’s “silly bedtime stories” and drew pictures of the locations he described, you know they will play an integral part in the adventure. The only real surprise is the lack of Sonya Walger, whose character is nowhere to be found. Her absence has made room for Emily, who is something else. If you thought Flynn was annoying while constantly vomiting historical trivia to anyone who would listen, try a double dose. The two argue constantly which of course, means it’s only a matter of time before they fall in love. Their romance is even less convincing than the climax's CGI. You can’t think of two people who should be less drawn to each other than this man and woman.

In addition to being predictable, the plot is thin. It isn’t uneventful; it’s that nothing has any substance or weight. The characters are flat. The action and adventure devoid of energy. After it's all done it feels like the movie should have been much longer than 95 minutes. We meet several characters along the way, there’s a fair amount of globe-trotting… but all you get are the basics so we blitz through everything and then move on. There’s nothing to distract you from the obvious route the film is taking.

I’m coming down hard on this sequel but it’s a significant improvement over The Librarian: Quest for the Spear. I could even see someone who grew up with this film enjoying it and forgiving the budgetary limitations imposed upon it by its “made-for-TV” origin. There are fun moments and you could describe the familiar plot as "tried-and-true". Here’s the thing. The movie is not bad enough to be ironically entertaining. It’s also not good enough to rival the films it wants to be. No one should be watching this instead of Indiana Jones - any of them - so who is The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines movie for? No one, except those who originally caught it on TNT on December 3, 2006. Unless you've got a time machine, that ain't you. (May 22, 2020)

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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE NCIS TEAM AS THEY TRACK DOWN AN OLD PAL OF TORRES’ WHO DISAPPEARS AMIDST AN UNDERCOVER FBI OPERATION, ON “NCIS,” MONDAY, JAN. 23

“Big Rig” – When an old pal of Torres’ comes to him – disheveled and bloodied – for guidance amidst an undercover FBI operation and then disappears, NCIS helps track him down. Also, McGee prepares to be a contestant on a popular game show, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Jan. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

REGULAR CAST:

Sean Murray

(NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)

Wilmer Valderrama

(NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres)

Brian Dietzen

(Medical Examiner Jimmy Palmer)

Diona Reasonover

(Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines)

Katrina Law

(NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight)

Rocky Carroll

(NCIS Director Leon Vance)

Gary Cole

(FBI Special Agent Alden Parker)

GUEST CAST:

Zane Holtz

(NCIS Special Agent Dale Sawyer)

Nancy Youngblut

(Joanna “Mama Jo” Dalton)

Alex Mortensen

(Emmet)

David Meunier

(Wade Cutler)

Susan Diol

(Doris Sawyer)

Aline Elasmar

(Annie Hankamer)

Kaipo Schwab

(FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Liam McCullers)

Rahvaunia

(Fire Captain)

Andy Marques

(Policeman)

WRITTEN BY: Marco Schnabel

DIRECTED BY: Rocky Carroll

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CINEMA O Bibliotecário A Maldição do Cálice de Judas The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice SINOPSE Flynn, o bibliotecário, é atraído até Nova Orleães por um estranho sonho, e vai deparar-se com uma conspiração que envolve o príncipe vampiro Vlad Dracule. Novamente, Flynn vai ter que proteger os artefactos sagrados - neste caso, o cálice de Judas - para evitar que caiam nas mãos erradas. 1 Prémio e 5 Nomeações Realização: Jonathan Frakes Argumento: Marco Schnabel Elenco: Noah Wyle Bruce Davison, Stana Katic, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Dikran Tulaine, Jason Douglas, Beth Burvant, Joe Knezevich, David Born, Joe Ross E John Curran. Ano: 2008 Género: Acção Aventura País: EUA Idade: M/12 Duração: 90 min IMDB: 6.6 OPINIÃO Este é o terceiro filme da trilogia "O Bibliotecário" (The Librarian) e pela introdução dá logo para ver o mau que é. Vampiros, lamecha e fraco. http://lopesca.blogspot.com/2021/09/cinema-o-bibliotecario-maldicao-do.html https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=227526692719368&set=a.143408627797842&type=3

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♫ Schwanensee – Swan Lakes - 4 x neu im Theaterhaus

Swan Lakes: Eric Gauthier hatte die Idee, den „alten Schinken

Schwanensee“ neu zu interpretieren mit den Choreografen Cayetano Soto, Marie Chouinard, Marco Goecke und Hofesh Shechter. Sein Auftrag: „Schwanensee in der heutigen Tanzsprache, ihr habt alle Freiheiten“ Schwanensee und „Modern Dance“ Dummerweise hatte er sich Choreografinnen ausgesucht, die bisher nur Modern Dance getanzt hatten. Schwanensee kannten sie nicht, dem wurde aber mit Videos vom Bolschoi und der Royal Opera nachgeholfen. Jede der vier Choreografinnen hat ihre Eindrücke in eigenen Stücken verarbeitet. Eine Einführung wurde extra nicht ins Auge gefasst, damit jede Besucherin ihre eigenen Interpretationen behält. Auch ich habe lange gerätselt, welche Verbindung es zwischen Schwanensee und den vier Choreografien gibt.

Swan Lakes Marie Chouinard (c) Photo Jeanette Bak Meine ganz persönlichen Eindrücke und Verbindungen zum Schwanensee:

Swan Lakes: Swan Cake – Hofesh Shechter

1. Akt - Prinz Siegfried feiert seinen 21. Geburtstag. Mit seinen Freunden feiert Prinz Siegfried ausgelassen seine Volljährigkeit. Sie tanzen so lange, bis die Königinmutter kommt und ihn ermahnt, ab jetzt nicht nur zu feiern, sondern auch Pflichten zu tragen. Als erstes sollte er sich eine Frau suchen → weiterlesen Nach den Kostümen zu urteilen sind wir in einer Hippiekommune gelandet. Ich interpretiere es einmal als das Fest des jungen Prinzen. Seine Volljährigkeit soll gefeiert werden. Alle Freunde sind eingeladen. Gleich zu Beginn kommt Partystimmung auf. Einige Tänzerinnen klatschen im Takt und animieren das Publikum zum Mitklatschen – das lässt sich keine Zuschauerin entgehen.

Swan Lakes - Hofesh Shechter (c) Photo Jeanette Bak Freude, Ausgelassenheit, aber zwischendurch auch Disziplin. Die Sause scheint zum Schluss aus dem Ruder zu laufen. Mit einem immer lauter und schneller werdenden „da-da-daa, dadada-da-daa!“ – der Rhytmus aus dem „Tanz der kleinen Schwäne“ – eskaliert die Stimmung. Mensch hört nicht die harmonischen Tschaikowski-Klänge, sondern einen überlauten Kopfschmerz-Disco-Beat. Bei lautem Geknatter sinken die Feiernden auf die Knie, kommen aber gleichmäßig wieder hoch und sind zum wiederholten Male die vergnügten jungen Leute von vorher

Swan Lakes: Le Chant du Cygne - Le Lac

2. Akt – Siegfried entdeckt die Schwanenprinzessin im Schwanensee und schwört ewige Treue. Um Mitternacht, bei glitzerndem Vollmondlicht, erreichen die Freunde einen See, auf dem sie reiche Beute vermuten. Fasziniert beobachten sie die schwimmenden Schwäne – der berühmte Schwanentanz... → weiterlesen Eindeutig sind die kleinen Schwäne zu erkennen an den strubbeligen Boris-Johnson-Frisuren der Schwanenküken; ein Tutu, das an Sonnenschirme an tropischen Stränden erinnert und an einer Hand den Handschuh mit dem Schnabel. Den strecken sie immer in die Höhe, sobald sie brav eine Formation bilden.

SwanLakes Marie Chouinard (c) Photo Jeanette Bak Sie schreien ihren Frust heraus. Sie klagen ihre Vergewaltiger an. Sie wollen sich so frei bewegen, wie sie möchten. Sie sind keine Spielbälle der Männer, lautet ihre Botschaft.

Swan Lakes: „UNTITLES FOR 7 DANCERS“ Cayetano Soto

3. Akt – opulentes Fest mit Vorstellung der Brautbewerberinnen und falscher Schwanenprinzessin und schwarzen Schwänen. Das rauschende Fest zur Volljährigkeit des Prinzen ist in vollem Gange, als die Königinmutter ihm eine Auswahl von sechs Kandidatinnen als künftige Braut vorgestellt. Mit jeder tanzt er, aber entscheiden kann er sich nicht für eine – zum Ärger seiner Mutter. Als ein unbekannter Gast mit seiner Tochter erscheint... → weiterlesen Schwarz ist die Bühne! Schwarz sind die Kostüme der Tänzer! Eine zweite Haut, die nur den Kopf und die Finger frei lässt. Das macht sich bei tanzenden Paaren bemerkbar. Dann blitzen plötzlich Hautfarben auf Rücken oder Schenkeln. Das sorgt für Abwechslung. Die Tänzer sehen aus und bewegen sich wie verlorene Seelen, die irgendwo im Nirwana gelandet sind, ohne sich auszukennen. Sie laufen umher, haben selten Kontakt zu den übrigen. Dabei vollführen sie die schönsten Kunststücke. Wenn sie tatsächlich zusammenkommen, sieht das sehr zufällig aus. Sie kleben etwas aneinander, haben sich nichts zu sagen, schauen sich kaum an. Das Stück dauert exakt 20 Minuten. Es läuft eine digitale Uhr mit Minuten und Sekunden rückwärts ab als ein 20-Minuten-Abschnitt aus der Ewigkeit. Verdammt in eine schwarze Zeit, bei der keiner weiß, wie lange das noch gehen mag – trostlos.

Swan Lakes - Cayetano Soto (c) Photo Jeanette Bak Die Musik ist stampfend gleichmäßig, aber mit aggressiven Höhepunkten. In dieser Zeit treffen mehrere Schwarzgekleidete aufeinander und gehen genau so unmotiviert auseinander – trostlos!

Swan Lakes: Shara Nur – Marco Goecke

4. Akt – Siegfried, Odette und die vielen Schwäne verzweifeln. Siegfried erkennt seinen Irrtum. Große und kleine Schwäne tanzen traurig um das Paar herum. Für das Ende bestehen verschiedene Varianten... → weiterlesen Wie in der Modoration von Eric Gauthier zu hören war, handelt es sich um einen See in Russland. Diejenigen, die hineinspringen, kommen gelb wieder raus. Ansonsten ist die Choreografie ein echter Goecke – also wie immer. Abgehackte Bewegungen bis in die Fingerspitzen – besonders hektisch in diese.

Swan Lakes - Marco Goecke (c) Photo Jeanette Bak Es muss ein verseuchter See sein. Insofern passen die Bewegungen. Die Schwimmenden / Badenden / Schwäne waren eindeutig zu lange im See. Sie sind durch eine eingefangene Virus-Variante nicht einfach nur gelb geworden, sondern zusätzlich rosa. Sie werden von Schüttelfrost gebeutelt, alleine, zu zweit oder zu mehreren. Ungesunde Zuckungen, zum Bemitleiden. Wie Gauthier vorher sagte, hat Goecke einen Teil von Björks Musik selbst gesungen, um Gema zu sparen. Das stellte ich mir aufgrund der Erzählung als Höhepunkt vor. Lustig war das dann aber doch nicht – im Gegenteil. Eine Szene bleibt im Gedächtnis als anrührendes Erlebnis. Ein Mann (Siegfried?) und eine Frau (Schwanenprinzessin?) finden zueinander. Sobald eine/r es geschafft hat, seine/ihre Hand auf die die Schulter der/den Partner/in zu legen, hört das Gezappel auf und die Hand wird ruhig. Es ist beruhigend, die Verwandlung eins nach dem anderen mitzuerleben. Liebe und Vertrauen hilft über Nervosität und Krankheiten hinweg. Das könnte doch eine neue Schlussvariante im Schwanensee werden – aufbauend und zukunftsweisend. SWAN LAKES im Theaterhaus Stuttgart Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart: SWAN LAKES Aufführung am 3. Juli 2021 Eine Produktion von Theaterhaus Stuttgart Mit Uraufführungen von Marie Chouinard, Marco Goecke, Hofesh Shechter, Cayetano Soto 3sat zeigt "Swan Lakes – Gauthier Dance" am Samstag, 28. August, um 21.00 Uhr in Erstausstrahlung. Mehr Beiträge zum Ballett Schwanensee Read the full article

#Ballett #CayetanoSoto #Choreograph #Choreographie #EricGauthier #GauthierDance #Haut #Hippie #HofeshShechter #MarcoGoecke #MarieChouinard #ModernDance #Schwanengesang #Schwanensee #SwanLake

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