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Durand Jones & Kara Jackson Live Show Review: 5/9, Lincoln Hall, Chicago
BY JORDAN MAINZER
Even if you’re familiar with the retro stylings of Durand Jones & The Indications, Wait Til I Get Over (Dead Oceans) is a reintroduction. The solo debut for Jones is inspired by his roots in Hillaryville, Louisiana, a town established as part of reparations to previously enslaved Black folks, and it sees him grappling with his biographical history while gaining a greater sense of self. Contextualized in the duality of the South--the beauty of the landscapes and the simultaneous institutional racism that’s devastated it--Jones’ record traverses a swath of Black music, from soul and rock and roll to R&B and gospel. With spoken word interludes, hymnals, prayers, and laments, all backed by guitar, bass, keys, and drums, he’s provided a contemporary classic.
Playing his first solo show in Chicago on Tuesday at Lincoln Hall, Jones brought many of the album’s players with him, including drummer Ben Lumsdaine, guitarist Drake Ritter, keyboardist Matt Romy, and bassist Glenn Myers. They gave all the songs on Wait Til I Get Over the “Lord Have Mercy” treatment. On that first single from the record, Jones sings, “Can you see me in those sad, smiling eyes?” emphasizing the further contradictions within himself, his desire to overcome by keeping on. Similarly, it was the celebratory aspects of the music that shone live, the raw guitars and slinky bass and Jones’ dancing. He let out cathartic James Brown-level screams during “I Want You”, a described prayer for music written during a stint working at a science lab before music was his full-time employment. Though the orchestral flourishes on the studio versions of songs like “Gerri Marie” and “That Feeling” give them a cinematic feel, the songs didn’t lack drama on Tuesday. The moment Jones walked out on stage, clad in a fitted blue suit with white stripes, a saxophone in one hand and a drink in the other, you knew you were in for a show.
Further, sharing the stories behind the album, both in the rollout to the release of Wait Til I Get Over and Tuesday night, proved therapeutic for Jones, who has been citing James Baldwin’s belief in “strength in vulnerability.” That includes both the blue-eyed doo wop of “Sadie” and “That Feeling”, the latter of which was not only the first breakup song Jones has ever written but his first love song written to another man, effectively his coming out as bisexual. During the middle of “Some Day We’ll All Be Free”, essentially a Donny Hathaway cover with a verse from rapper Skypp injected in middle, Jones cited another vanguard of Black art, Nina Simone. “To be free is to live without fear,” he quoted over the band’s percussive funk, later declaring, “Love will win.” It’s the same sense of radical optimism that permeates a song like “See It Through”, existing alongside the doubts and sorrow, and the very ethos of Wait Til I Get Over. Towards the end of the show, Jones admitted that he almost had to cancel the tour; a bout with food poisoning led to 3 ER trips and a lost voice. But with patience and belief, Jones has used the spirit of the album and seemingly every show to move one step closer to where he needs to go, personally and communally.
Oak Park’s Kara Jackson has also released a hell of a debut, Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? (September); like Jones’, her set acted more as an introduction of a newfound voice than a faithful recreation of her released songs. Playing acoustically, Jackson sang a few new tunes in a short set, plus two from her 2019 EP A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart and Karen Dalton’s “Right, Wrong or Ready”. The latter showcased a few of the talents that would extend throughout the set: Jackson’s smoky, controlled, octave-leaping voice, her dexterous finger-picked guitar playing, her effective tempo changes. But the songs from Why Does The Earth were the true indicators of her poetry. At multiple times, the audience howled with laughter at Jackson’s directness. “Every man thinks I’m his fuckin’ mother,” she sang on “therapy”. “And if seeing you naked wasn’t such a bargain / It would be a home run,” she quipped on “no fun/party” right as her dress strap inadvertently fell, an admitted possible cosmic wink. Of course, “dickhead blues”, whose very announcement garnered the most cheers to an audience clearly already familiar with Jackson, was the highlight. The crowd wowed at how her wordplay and delivery followed along with her guitars during lines like, “My dilemma is always a dickhead / Who’s drunk on the daily news / Like coyotes in culottes / Clawin’ for coffee in open-toed shoes.”
I admit that I can’t wait to hear what Jackson’s new songs sound like with a full band, should she decide to play with one. On the album, she collaborated with Chicago wunderkinds KAINA, NNAMDÏ, and Sen Morimoto, whose lush, shimmering instrumentation alongside Jodi’s slide guitar gives many of the album’s songs a borderline theatrical feel, the furthest thing from Tuesday’s stark arrangements. Jackson was never going to play 7-minute epics like “free” and “rat” in a short opening set, nor the heartbreaking title track of her new album, an ode to romantic and platonic love, inspired by the death of a dear friend in high school. “I’ve buried old and young / I’ve watched them lower a saint / We’re only waiting our turn / Call that living?” she sings. Its wistfulness would not have been the best way to prime a crowd for Jones’ life-affirming songs, which Jackson undoubtedly knew. What she does have in common with Jones is the sheer ability to punch you in the gut, with a one-liner, bluesy guitar lick, or an octave change. Inevitably and deservedly, in due time, they’ll both be headlining bigger stages and reaching more people with the power of their stories.
#durand jones#kara jackson#live music#lincoln hall#september#wait til i get over#durand jones & the indications#dead oceans#ben lumsdaine#drake ritter#matt romy#glenn myers#james brown#james baldwin#donny hathaway#skypp#nina simone#why does the earth give us people to love?#a song for every chamber of the heart#karen dalton#kaina#nnamdÏ#sen morimoto#jodi
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— THE BATMAN: GENESIS.
All in GALLERY. Like or reblog if it was useful, every interaction shows us that we should keep making screencaps for y'all ♡
#the batman#robert pattinson#zoe kravitz#matt reeves#screencaps#packs of screencaps#dc#packs for download#romi#the batman bts
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Get crazy get wild let's party get loud
#rob damiani#don broco#eyeliner rob is the superior version of rob#i mean 🥵#matt donnelly#marc okubo#chrissy nichole#death by romy
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Exclusive Preview: Captain Carter #4 (of 5)
Captain Carter #4 exclusive preview. Peggy and her dwindling list of allies just became prime targets for a sinister group operating at the highest levels of British society #comics #comicbooks #captaincarter #agentcarter @McKelvie @MarikaCresta
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Hello there, dear author! :D
I'm wondering, if you could cast voice actors for all the important characters in your game (ROs, siblings, empress, etc. ), who would you choose? :3
I personally prefer Japanese voices, so I'd love to hear your thoughts on those, but if you like English more, then that's fine too!
Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! :D
Oh this is a really cool question!! I am a connoisseur for both Eng and Jp Vas so I will provide both. Lmao Some of these are highly specific because some of these characters were lowkey blueprints 🙈 Though I'm curious about what other people would think!
Alberich:
His voice is soft, light, almost sweet tenor. It's gentle and very friendly, the kind that kids find soothing and approachable, but can go into a deep earthy tone when he wants to be serious.
Miyano Mamoru (Chrollo/Light Yagami)
Matt Mercer (Yusuke Kitagawa)
Sieghardt:
His voice would be a very smooth, relaxing tenor, dark but very gentle.
Jun Kasama (HiMERU) or Yuichiro Umehara (Alhaitham/ Keito Hasumi)
Greg Chun, specifically when he making cheesecake or as Adam)
Maeve:
Her voice would be the dark, warm and slightly husky voice. Y'know the one that screams Mommy that will wreck you uwu but also playful aunty.
Miyuki Sawashiro
Allegra Clark (Chihiro Morimura/Beidou)
Lugh:
DILF. DILF.DILF. *Swoons*
Junichi Suwabe (Sukuna/Archer)
Cam Clark (Kratos Auron/Prince Crescendo) but Patrick Seitz (Frederic Chopin) works too.
Finny:
Finny has a youthful voice, something bright and almost nasally. I wouldn't take him very seriously and ruin the tone of the story, but I think it would be sooo cute if he had a little lisp. ;//w//;
Masakazu Morita (💕Tidus💕/Kurosaki Ichigo) or Yuki Kaji (Alibaba)
Max Mittleman (Ryuji/ Itto Arataki)
Thea:
She would have a very sweet, bubbly and airy voice. Something that borders on fairy-like and soothing, but isn't grating to the ears.
Rie Takahashi (Emilia/Hu Tao/Takagi)
Laura Bailey (Cheria Barnes/Rise Kujikawa)
Linnet:
Her voice would be something bright, cute and confident. Nothing too high or low, something just right in the middle.
Haruka Tomatsu (Kyoko Hori/ZeroTwo/Asuna)
Kelly Sheridan (Barbie/Sango)
Medea:
Her voice would sit somewhere between pretty, sweet and just edging on sexy. Not too bright or husky, a rich tone that's fitting for a young woman.
Rie Tanaka (Himeko / Lisa)
Michelle Ruff (Velvet (OdinSphere)/Sakuya Tachibana /Sadayo Kawakami)
Helios:
Androgynous, but soothing, dark and slightly husky. Something that makes you question their age, gender and your sexuality.
Romi Park
Veronica Taylor (Tsukasa Okino) or Eric Vale (Yuki Sohma)
Eirik:
SASS. Something not too bratty, but has a rich and sauve twang to it. A rich tone that borders on nasally.
Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha/Uryuu Ishida/Shimazaki (Mob Psycho100))
Liam O'Brian (Ingway(OpinSphere)/ Akihiko Sanada) or Yuri Lowenthal (Suzaku Kururugi/ Sasuke Uchiha)
#answered asks#tsr#I spent waaay to long finding clips lmaoo#I feel very strongly about Finny and Medea's voices because they feel like a perfect fit to me#Helios and Eirik gave me the most trouble fr ; w;#alberich#Sieghardt#Maeve#Thea#finny#Lugh#Medea#Linnet#Eirik#Helios#i'm crying that Alberich has villain Jp voices but they wooork
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omg livia and matt angst idea: we know remy is a little daddy’s girl but what if she cries (maybe on night 2 or 3 of livia staying at nico’s) and matt can’t get her to calm down because she wants her mom
so he calls her, leaves a voicemail because of course she doesn’t answer but decides to go for her baby and after he’s thanking her and she tells him ‘I didn’t do that for you, I did that for her’ and he is heartbroken
- lime anon
Matt wants to shake her because he can’t get her to stop so he called Livia and he didn’t think she’d come but he hears her amidst Romy’s cries opening the door.
She comes into the nursery and takes Romy silently.
Once both the twins are settled and asleep Livia is in the bathroom grabbing more toiletries
Matt leans against the door “Thank you for coming, I was-“
She looks at him in the mirror and clenches her jaw “I didn’t do that for you, I did that for my daughter”
Matt’s heart drops
My daughter
Not for you
“Oh well if you’re staying-“
“I’m getting more stuff to take to Nico’s. I’ll be over to pick the kids up in the morning before you’ve got practice”
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How to get a girlfriend
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"ARE YOU IN A PLAY?"
"alright, the first step is to get her to notice you," alahna says as she reads the lines on her phone, then looks up to her friend, and smiles brightly.
"she already does that, though," matt says, looking at alahna, "they're friends, remember?"
the four friends are sitting in chris's neat room (it's only neat because marylou cleaned it), thinking about a way for romi to like chris. nick and alahna are looking at the phone screen, reading the first step on the site.
"i know i'm right, the first step is already done. they're friends and know each other, right? they've hung out a couple of times. i mean, we're always together as a group," matt says, putting a twix bar in his mouth and chewing on the candy, not really getting what they're so smiley about.
"no!" nick says, "you got it all wrong. they've hung out, yes... but have they really? we usually hang out in a group like you said, matt. i don't think they've really hung out together, aside from their study-dates," he continues, and nods to alahna to continue.
the girl continues her friend's story, and nods, "right! Here it says he should get her to notice him with objects. wearing items that attract woman, like leather jackets, jewelry, suits, or maybe a tattoo!"
"oh, yeah! you should get a tattoo!" nick shouts, looking at his brother. "that would be so cool!"
chris widens his eyes, and shakes his head repeatedly. "Are you fucking nuts, Nick? I'm not getting a tattoo!" he says, rolling his eyes at his friends. "This sounds so stupid."
"a leather jacket it is, then," nick mumbles, secretly thinking the tattoo would be great. you see, chris would be really hot with a tattoo, right? it would make him jump out for sure! that way, romi has no other way than to like the boy back. but of course, if he doesn't want to, the leather jacket should work too.
"it also says that you shouldn't use excuses that are stopping you in track for not talking to her. don't say she's not interested in you because you don't know that yet. good point, if you ask me!" alahna says, reading the lines out loud to her friends.
"but what if she doesn't like me?" the boy asks, thinking about all the possible ways this plan could go wrong.
alahna shakes her head, sighing at her friend. "and that is exactly what you shouldn't think!" she tells the guy, watching him look into the distance. what is he even thinking about? she thinks about the possibilities of the boy's thoughts, but can't come up with anything.
"alright, let's get a leather jacket and get him to talk to romi!" nick then says, getting up from the bed.
once the group exits chris's room, matt finally lets out his long-held in laugh. he had been quietly thinking about how stupid his brother was going to look. he would pay anything to see his brother look so dumb in front of his crush. he hastily made his way downstairs not wanting to miss even a second of this free entertainment.
the next day, the four of them go to school, heading to the common meeting place where the black-haired girl usually waits for them.
"make sure you keep smiling when you approach her! oh, and relax your body. you'll do great!" alahna whispers as she gives a big thumbs-up to her friend.
everyone is standing behind the wall. romi is opening her locker, looking for some books for the next class. alahna gives her friend a small push in the right direction. the three friends then hide behind the wall. somehow they don't realise matt recording while, they watch chris talk to their other friend.
the nervous boy takes a deep breath and walks towards the kitchen area, leaning against the fridge while he starts to talk. "oi, romi. What's up?"
the black-haired girl turns around as she hears the familiar voice of her friend. "hey, chris—" she starts, then noticing while his words are somewhat normal, the clothes he's wearing and the way he leans against the fridge is something he would never do.
"what the fuck are you wearing?" she asks, laughing at him and eyeing him up and down. he looks great, she has to admit that, but why the sudden change? this is nothing like him. he would never lean against a fridge while he's wearing a leather jacket. is this some kind of joke?
meanwhile, the three friends standing behind the wall, are chuckling slightly. "this was a bad idea," matt mumbles, watching his brother. everyone is cringing at the way chris approaches their friend. he approached her with confidence, but it is so not like him that, it just looks weird. and they're sure that romi thinks so too...
chris panics at her words, and he starts to stammer. "uh..." he manages to bring out.
quick, come with something!
how is he going to get out of this awkward situation?
"are you in a play or something?" she asks, laughing uncontrollably at her best friend. "because if that's the case, I would pay a lot of money to see you play the bad boy, chris."
his face starts to flush red and he nods. "well, alahna and nick had this fun idea of signing up for the play but they wanted to see if i could be the gangster. that's that. i don't think it's going to work out, though. thanks for confirming that. i'll go tell them now, see you at lunch, romi" he yells in her face, then turns around to walk back to his friends.
romi frowns at his explanation as she watches her best friend turn around the corner, shaking her head a little. "that was so fucking weird," she mumbles, then shrugging and turning back to the lockers. shortly, she feels a vibration in her pocket and pulls her phone out.
#chris sturniolo#chris#sturniolo#matt sturniolo#matt#matthew sturniolo#christopher sturniolo#sturniolo triplets#nick sturniolo#nick#nicolas sturniolo#izukistar#chris sturniolo x reader
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Writeblr Intro
My name is Cecily, but you can call me Cece. I'm in my 30's and I primarily write fanfiction. I do have a large original project in the works though.
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Small Town Paranormal
An Original Universe
Witches and Werewolves, Vampires and Demons- all hidden in plain sight. From a supernatural sanctuary created by a vampire to a college for witches. Small Town Paranormal is a series of stories all connected by their shared universe
Prince of Wrath
A Blaise Zabini Fanfiction
Torn apart four years ago by the impending war, the Zabini's and Fawleys reunite for an old family holiday tradition- an entire summer on a Grecian Island. Pushed together for the first time in year, Blaise and Reid Fawley have to learn to navigate their new circumstances. Not to mention her boyfriend, his memories from the Battle of Hogwarts and a past mistake coming back to haunt them
OC(s): Reid Fawley (Jessica Alexander) Tate Fawley (Luke Eisner)
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Nevermore
A Rabastan Lestrange Fanfiction
Merit Vander Wende hates me.
A fact she's never kept secret, but when her darling fiancé crossed me he all but signed her death warrant.
Merit might hate me, but she will be mine.
OC(s): Rhiannon Lestrange (Sydney Sweeney) Merit Vander Wende (Rachel Zegler)
Coven Wars
A Teen Wolf Fanfiction
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Wasting Time with Rabbits
A Disney Descendants Fanfiction
Once upon a time, King Adam declared an end to the darkness. He sent the Villains to the isle and magic became obsolete. Twenty years later, his son is ready to make things right by bringing over the children of the Villains he banished. Including the daughter of his father's greatest enemy, Gaston. Galston is just looking for a good time. She definitely didn't mean to be the catalyst for a war decades in the making
OC(s): Galston Legume (Kaia Gerber) Cedrick Facilier (Luka Sabbat) Quinn Queen (Rachel Zegler) Aleksander Westergaard (Danny Griffin) Winter White (Matt Cornett)
Red Riding Hood
A Disney Descendants Fanfiction
All her life Scarlett's been stalked by The Wolf. Always looking over her shoulder, terrified of the dark. After the death of her only protector, Auradon is her only hope. Fate has no hold on her.
OC(s): Scarlett Edon (Maia Mitchell)
Beyond the Star and By The Angel
A Shadowhunters Fanfiction
It all started with the Academy. When the Academy finally opened it's doors to warlocks, Max Lightwood-Bane was the first to jump in, alongside his older brother, of course. Neither of them had any idea that when meeting Romy Thornhill they would be meeting the woman who would change all their lives forever. (part of the Angels and Demons Series)
OC(s): Rowena 'Romy' Thornhill (Meg Donnelly)
Swing for the Fences
A Sandlot/Stranger Things Crossover Fanfiction
The summer of 1962: Scott Smalls and Benny Rodriguez along with their baseball crew did the impossible, they rescued their ball from The Beast. Cementing their friendship for until the end of time.
November 1983: Scott Smalls is getting a divorce, living in Hawkins Indiana with his two kids. The day his best friend Benny, and Benny's daughter, move to Hawkins to help him with the transition to single parenthood, Will Byers- Scott's daughter's best friend- goes missing and the mystery of Hawkins beings to unravel.
OC(s): Lou Rodriguez (Jenna Ortega), Emma Smalls (Mckenna Grace), Phillip Smalls (Walker Scobell), Charlie Baker (Felix Mallard)
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Prince of Ruin
A Theodore Nott Fanfiction
Once upon a time, long long ago, The Nott family and The Selwyns were the closest of friends. Two families who loved each other with their entire souls. Did I mention that was a long long time ago? Now, Theodore Nott can't stand the Selwyn Twins, especially the loud and rude Cordelia Selwyn. However after a incident of revenge gone wrong, Theodore finds himself stuck with the woman, until death do they part (Part one of The Serpents Club)
OC(s): Cordelia Selwyn (Model fc is Vika Bronova, actress fc is Odeya Rush), Bastian Selwyn (Model Fc is Alessandro Dellisola, Actor fc is tentatively Tanner Buchanan)
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— “when was the last time you slept?” For mox and Seth (or whatever ship you're comfy writing ♥️♥️)
Pairing: Seth Rollins x Jon Moxley
Word Count: 843ish
A/N: I loved writing this so thank you for requesting it @himbos-hotline ♥️♥️
When Was The Last Time You Slept?
Getting a call from the Young Bucks was the last thing Seth thought he’d get on this rainy Sunday morning but he was grateful they’d called. Granted having Nick Jackson yelling in his ear at 8:30 scared the shit out of and the only thing he could catch was Jon’s name. Matt finally took the phone away and quietly explained that his boy was coming to work exhausted and they along with fellow ROH alum Christopher Daniels were worried about him. Matt told him that at first they hadn’t thought much of it until they’d witnessed Mox chugging a gallon of coffee and they finally noticed the bags under his eyes.
Now having Jon Moxley pressed up against his side concerns him especially since Mox wasn’t one for personal contact. In fact hadn’t been since he’d left Seth and Roman a couple months before for the bright lights of the unknown. Wrapping his arm around Mox’s shoulders and pulling him even closer Seth kisses the side of his head and enjoys having a sweet version of his best friend for a little while.
He startles when he feels Mox begin to rub his face across his neck and he glances down in time to see Jon fighting back a yawn and figures now’s as good a time as ever to finally get to the bottom of whatever was troubling him.
“Jonathan, when was the last time you slept pretty boy?,” Seth asks and has to physically hold Mox against his side when he feels him try to squirm away. He can feel the moment that his boy gives up trying to get away and he chances another look at him and has to laugh as Jon grumpily pouts.
“I slept last night. I don’t know why you care so much anyway,” Jon mumbles through another yawn glare intensifying.
“Moxie, how long did you sleep? And don’t even try to lie to me about it,” Seth growls and Mox visibly wilts. Seth knows immediately he’s got his best friend right where he wants him.
“A couple hours on and off. It’s just not easy to sleep. Everything’s so loud and there’s a million things I wanna do now that I’m free. I’m having nightmares again and I don’t know what to do to make them stop.”
“Your nightmares are back? Why didn’t you call one of us baby? You know Rome and I still love you and if you needed us we’d drop everything to come help you. You do know that don’t you?”
“I know but you’re so busy being Universal Champion fighting Brock every night and Romies still trying to get back in the groove of wrestling. I didn’t wanna bother either of you with my stupid problems.”
“How bout you try to sleep now and then when you wake up we FaceTime Roman and the family. How’s that sound baby boy,” Seth says pulling the blanket off the back of the couch, wrapping it around Mox.
“Baby boy? I think I could get used to being your baby boy if that’s what you meant by that, Sethie,” Jon mumbles against his chest.
“Yeah, sweet boy. Now sleep honey and we’ll figure out all the details later,” Seth tells him, pressing another kiss to his forehead. “Wait hold on a second I wanna get us more comfortable then you can sleep baby.”
Laying down fully on the couch, Seth begins pushing and pulling on Jon until he’s got him completely draped across his body blanket and all. Rubbing circles on Mox’s back, he slowly hears and feels his breathing slow down and eventually hears him begin to snore. Pressing one last kiss to Jon’s hair, Seth decides to take the chance to take a nap himself.
They sleep for a few hours, but Seth startles awake when he hears Jon whimper and he’s smacked as Mox begins to fight dream monsters. “Jon you’re okay baby. Shhh it’s okay honey, you’re okay,” Seth whispers in Mox’s ear grabbing his hands to stop Jon from hitting him again.
Slowly, he gets Jon to wake up and seeing the haunted look in his eyes Seth feel his heart break a little. “You okay sweet boy? That was some dream you were having.”
“Wasn’t a dream Sethie. Please don’t leave me again. I promise I’ll be the bestest and I’ll listen to everything you say, just don’t leave me again,” Jon honest to god whimpers with tears beginning to stream down his cheeks.
Reaching up and wiping the tears away, Seth holds Jon a little closer whispering all sorts of sweet reassurances to him. “Baby, I learned my lesson a long time ago. I have no plans to leave you ever again. If God tries to make me leave I’ll fight him and anyone else that tries it, okay? I love you Jonathan Moxley! Now, forever and always.”
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Seth knew that he still had a lot of shit to make up for but for Mox he was willing to do anything to prove his love.
Tagging: @sunnyfleur23 @queenslayer1985 @rollins4eva @queencherryberry @tomhardydallasstarsgirl @gobbersworld
#Mox is a stubborn tired boy#Seth’s a good boyfriend#Mox has nightmares#Seth’s still got lots to make up for#Developing relationship#Jon Moxley#Seth Rollins#Seth Rollins x Jon Moxley#MoxSeth#Background characters#Mentioned#Matt Jackson#Nick Jackson#Christopher Daniels#Roman Reigns
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Ladies, gentlemen, and interesting people, welcome to...
The Mackolades are my personal annual film awards, awarded to my favorite (for the most part) movies, performances, and people from all the movies I watched for the first time in 2022, regardless of release year. This is more or less a companion series to Brendan’s Pink Bettes, as most of our movie watching is together. You can see the first and second Mackolades here on my tumblr, now let’s get started on the third!
FAVORITE DRAMA
WINNER: tick, tick...BOOM! (2021) dir. Lin-Manuel Miranda
FINALISTS:
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) dir. James Cameron
Dramarama (2020) dir. Jonathan Wysocki
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) dir. Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan
TÁR (2022) dir. Todd Field
NOMINEES:
The Batman (2022) dir. Matt Reeves
The Godfather (1972) dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Klaus (2019) dir. Sergio Pablos
Pride & Prejudice (2005) dir. Joe Wright
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) dir. Anthony Minghella
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) dir. George Miller
GREAT year for the Favorite Drama category! I knew from the first few minutes of tick, tick...BOOM! that it was winning, but two of the finalists (Dramarama and Everything Everywhere All At Once) gave it a real run for its money. And then TÁR was just impeccable in every way (CATE!!!!!!). Special shoutout to The Godfather for actually living up to the hype and The Batman for being a genuinely good superhero movie. Highly recommend Dramarama in particular to any of my theatre friends that see this.
FAVORITE HORROR
WINNER: The Menu (2022) dir. Mark Mylod
FINALISTS:
All About Evil (2010) dir. Joshua Grannell (aka Peaches Christ)
Nope (2022) dir. Jordan Peele
Pearl (2022) dir. Ti West
Scream (2022) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
NOMINEES:
Arachnophobia (1990) dir. Frank Marshall
Barbarian (2022) dir. Zach Cregger
Fresh (2022) dir. Mimi Cave
Hellraiser (2022) dir. David Bruckner
What Keeps You Alive (2018) dir. Colin Minihan
X (2022) dir. Ti West
GREAT year for horror, too! The Menu is such a fun ride, almost more of a dark comedy than horror. I had a lot more actual scares this year than in 2021, particularly in Nope, Scream, Arachnophobia, and Barbarian.
FAVORITE COMEDY
WINNER: Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar (2021) dir. Josh Greenbaum
FINALISTS:
Do Revenge (2022) dir. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Glass Onion (2022) dir. Rian Johnson
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) dir. Michael Showalter
Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
NOMINEES:
Burn After Reading (2008) dir. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Fire Island (2022) dir. Andrew Ahn
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022) dir. Anthony Fabian
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) dir. Joel Zwick
See How They Run (2022) dir. Tom George
Hey guess what. It was a great year for comedy, too. Barb & Star is destined to join Romy & Michele and the Tragedy Girls as a pair of gal pals that live in my head for the rest of my life. They’ve had this win sewn up since I first saw the movie in August, but there was still plenty of competition. Do Revenge is probably my unofficial runner up - those twists and turn and goops and gags and outfits!
FAVORITE SERIES
WINNER: Before Trilogy (3/3)
FINALISTS:
The Godfather (3/3)
Hell House, LLC (2/3)
Wong Kar-wai’s Love Trilogy (3/3)
X/Pearl/Maxxxine (2/3)
God, what can I say that hasn’t already been said about Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy? It’s just two people talking, but it’s perfect!
THE THANKS! I HATE IT! AWARD
WINNER: Whiplash (2014) dir. Damien Chazelle
FINALIST: Fall (2022) dir. Scott Mann
This new category is for movies that are good, but I hate them anyway! And there’s no movie that quite fits that bill like Whiplash. What an incredible work that I never wanna see again. Or dwell on for long here.
BIGGEST SURPRISE
WINNER: Halloween Ends (2022) dir. David Gordon Green
FINALISTS:
Brothers (2009) dir. Jim Sheridan
The Invitation (2022) dir. Jessica M. Thompson
Nerve (2016) dir. Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman
Uncle Peckerhead (2020) dir. Matthew John Lawrence
NOMINEES:
Fall (2022) dir. Scott Mann
Hatching (2022) dir. Hanna Bergholm
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) dir. Michael Showalter
Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
The Lost City (2022) dir. Adam Nee & Aaron Nee
Valentine (2001) dir. Jamie Blanks
After Halloween Kills won Biggest Letdown at last year’s Mackolades, I went into Halloween Ends with rock bottom expectations, but was pleasantly surprised! From the opening scene it showed it was completely different from any Halloween movie that came before it, and I was mostly delighted by what followed. It’s far from the best Halloween, and has some major problems, but it’s leagues ahead of Kills, and that alone win it Biggest Surprise for me.
BIGGEST LETDOWN
WINNER: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022) dir. Sam Raimi
I’ve engaged in a fair bit of MCU hate over the last few years, but I’ve held onto the belief that I’d probably enjoy them if I gave them a chance and just didn’t think too hard about it. Well... I guess I was wrong. I really thought I’d like this, the trailers looked interesting and Sam Raimi has a pretty good track record with me. But yeah... Martin Scorsese was right, these are just flashy theme park rides. Absolutely zero substance worth engaging with. What a disappointment, for me and for general culture. Anyway, somehow this was the only movie I watched in 2022 that I went into with expectations that were significantly let down, and I figured I’d give it its own multiverse of mediocrity with the myriad of posters available.
FAVORITE LEAD ACTRESS PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Cate Blanchett, TÁR (2022)
FINALISTS:
Mia Goth, Pearl (2022)
Janelle Monae, Glass Onion (2022)
Keke Palmer, Nope (2022)
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
NOMINEES:
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Sally Field, Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Natasha Lyonne, All About Evil (2010)
Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022)
Thandiwe Newton, God’s Country (2022)
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu (2022)
Okay I have to bullet point this one so I can talk about all the finalists.
Cate is THE performance of the year for me. Her take on Lydia Tár is nothing short of amazing - even from the opening scene, with that TED Talk-like scene where she just talks about music for a few minutes, had Brendan and me grabbing each other and whispering in the (otherwise empty) theater about how breathtaking her performance was. I can’t believe I’m giving her lead actress two years in a row (out of three total!) but she really does deserve it.
Brendan and I loved Mia Goth in 2020′s Emma, but she reached new heights in X and, in particular, Pearl. The monologue! The face journey! The everything else! She’s now on the We’ll See Anything She’s In list, and I can’t wait for MaXXXine.
Janelle! I don’t have as much to say for her, but damn she picks projects well! Incredible lady and fantastic performance(s) in Glass Onion.
Keke - #ReleaseTheSpinCut! What a joy.
Okay I adore Michelle Yeoh and if Cate doesn’t win the Oscar I hope it’s hers. Truly wonderful and deserves everything good that’s coming her way right now.
FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTRESS PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Hong Chau, The Menu (2022)
FINALISTS:
Jamie Clayton, Hellraiser (2022)
Courtney Cox, Scream (2022)
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Brittany Snow, X (2022)
NOMINEES:
Margaret Cho, Fire Island (2022)
Tovah Feldshuh, Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
Vanessa Hudgens, tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Andrea Martin, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Alia Shawkat, Being The Ricardos (2021)
Tandi Wright, Pearl (2022)
Hong Chau is another 2022 addition to the We’ll See Anything She’s In list, and she got an Oscar nom for the other one! Yay! But this is about my favorites, not objectivity, and I prefer her in The Menu. What a treat! I don’t have much to say about the finalists and nominees that wouldn’t require this becoming far too long, so I’m just gonna move on.
FAVORITE ACTOR PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
FINALISTS:
Marlon Brando, The Godfather (1972)
Austin Butler, Elvis (2022)
Alton Brown, Elvis (2022)
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
NOMINEES:
Rohan Campbell, Halloween Ends (2022)
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu (2022)
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Robin de Jesús, tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Haley Joel Osment, Sassy Pants (2012)
Conrad Ricamora, Fire Island (2022)
I started watching Little Miss Sunshine for Toni, but I remember it for Paul, particularly the sequence pictured above. Special shoutout to Alton Brown for stealing the show for a scene or two of Elvis (a difficult task when Austin Butler’s Elvis is present!)
THE TONI “SHE HAS THE RANGE” COLLETTE AWARD FOR MULTI-GENRE EXCELLENCE
WINNER: Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)/Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)
FINALISTS:
Jamie Dornan, Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar (2021)/Belfast (2021)
Idris Elba, The Dark Tower (2017)/Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022)/Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
Jenna Ortega, The Fallout (2021)/Scream (2022)
Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading (2008)/Constantine (2005)/Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
I mean, Jim Carrey was basically born to play Dr. Robotnik, and when you contrast that with Eternal Sunshine, well, that’s basically what this category is for!
THE CARLY RAE JEPSEN “SHE MAKES MY BLOOD FEEL CARBONATED” AWARD
WINNER: Elaine Stritch, Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
During the Ladies Who Lunch sequence of the Company documentary, I must’ve turned to Brendan at least three times to say “I love being gay” - Elaine’s an icon and a queen and I hate I didn’t get into theatre soon enough to appreciate her while she was alive. (NOTE: If I’d started this category a year earlier, Carol Channing certainly would’ve gotten it for the documentary Larger Than Life, and it felt wrong to not mention that here)
HOTTEST DADDY
WINNER: Russell Crowe, The Nice Guys (2016)
FINALISTS:
George Clooney, Solaris (2002)
Guillermo Diaz, Bros (2022)
Thomas Forbes-Madison, The Lost City (2022)
David Harbour, Violent Night (2022)
NOMINEES:
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion (2022)
Idris Elba, Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
Ethan Hawke, The Black Phone (2022)
Martin Henderson, X (2022)
Peter Sarsgaard, The Batman (2022)
Bradley Whitford, tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Someone ask me what kind of guys I like. I dare you. I downloaded six entire movies to get enough usable shots of these men - definitely the most work I did for any single category.
Anyway, that’s the 2022 Mackolades! 65 movies honored (or dishonored) from an eligibility pool of 205. Now you know what I love - any recommendations of what to watch in 2023?
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I read the comments on Instagram for the latest episode in regards of future guests. Most popular is Dianna followed by Chris, Darren and Lea. (I have the feeling Chris was a guest early on, because he doesn't want to talk about Klaine.)
There were mentions about a lot of the Warblers, the band and Brad the piano player.
From season 4 people want Melissa, Nolan Funk, Dean Gyer, Oliver Kieran-Jones.
People want Amber, Heather, Harry, Ashley and Romy again. (I hope they have Amber, because her episode was about the Masked Singer and I want her in a Glee episode.)
And there were a few comments about Zach Woodly and Brooke Lipton. (I don't understand why they didn't got them during the strike.)
Other than that there were comments about Kristin Chenotwith, Matt Bomer, Lauren Potter, Dijon, Idina Menzel, Samuel Larsen, Jonathan Groff. And some people I don't know. Maybe fans?
I hope they will have the cast and crew as guest and don't go back to fans episodes.
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Supporters of Creative Community For Peace Open Letter (Support of Israel) - Part 1/2
The letter condemns the Supernova Music Festival attack on Oct 7, but fails to mention Palestinian civilians, then states:
"As Israel takes the necessary steps to defend its citizens in the coming days and weeks, social media will be overrun by an orchestrated misinformation campaign spearheaded by Iran."
see full letter (x)
Supporters:
Ari Ingel, Executive Director, Creative Community For Peace
Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO/Co-Chairman, Warner Records
Brad Ableson, Animation Director, Illumination
Natalie Abrams, Co-EP
Deeba Abrishamchi, Senior Manager, A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group
Jason Adelman, VP, Brand Innovators Labs
Orly Adelson, Former President of ITV Studios, America
Marty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow Studios
Ali Adler, Producer
Ben Adler, Musician
Rachel Adler, Agent, CAA
Dan Ahdoot, Comedian
Jason Alexander, Actor/Director
Sasha Alexander-Ponti, Actress/ Director, The Ponti Company
Karen Allen, Actor/Director, Blue Willow Productions Inc.
Dan Aloni, Partner, WME
Kayla Alpert, Writer
Cindy Ambers, Co-Owner, Art/Work Entertainment
Leon Angel, Joint Head of Football, CAA Base Limited
Dennis Arfa, Chairman, IAG Music, Independent Artist Group
Jarred Arfa, EVP and Head of Music, Independent Artist Group
Taryn Ariel, Agent
Antonina Armato, Founder, Heroine Music Group
Jeff Astrof, Showrunner, Warner Brothers
Liz Astrof, Writer/Producer, 20th Century/Disney
Eve Attermann, Literary Agent, WME
Michael Auerbach, Partner, Jackoway Austen
Nate Auerbach, Partner, Versus Creative
Karl Austen, Attorney, Jackoway Austen
Meredith Averill, TV Writer/Showrunner,
Shahar Avnet, Creative Director & Founder, SHAHAR AVNET
Asi Azar, TV Host, Keshet
Irving Azoff, Chairman, Full Stop Management
Ivor Baddiel, Scriptwriter and Author
Gary Barber, CEO, Spyglass Media
Moshe Barkat, CEO, ColorTime, LLC.
Eve Barlow, Music Journalist
Jonathan Barnett, Chairman, CAA Stellar
Romi Barta, Writer
Jonathan Baruch, Partner, Rain
Richard Baskind, Partner & Head of Music, Simons Muirhead & Burton
Lance Bass, Music Artist
Neal Batra, President, Tradition Pictures
Brian Baumgartner, Actor
Jaime Becker, Writer/producer
M. Becker
Matt Earl Beesley, Director/Producer, This Much Films
Idan Ben abou, Football Agent, ISCOUT LTD
Karyn Ben-Gal, A&R Coordinator, Disney Music Publishing
Aton Ben-Horin, VP of Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group
Rachel Bendavid, Head of Scripted Programming, BBC Studios/Lionsgate Partnership
Pablo Bendersky, Producer/Artist
Steven Bensusan, President, Blue Note Entertainment Group
Ram Bergman, Producer, T-Street
Adam Berkowitz, Founder and President, Lenore Entertainment Group
Jim Berkus, Chairman of the Board of Directors, UTA
Jordan Berkus, Talent Agent, UTA
Greg Berlanti, Writer/Director/Producer, Berlanti Productions
Gail Berman, CEO, The Jackal Group
Luc Bernard, Director, Voices of the Forgotten
TJ Bernardy, Talent Agent, WME
Carolyn Bernstein, Exec VP, National Geographic
Jeff Bernstein, Partner & Board Member, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein
Heather Besignano, CEO & Founder, ICON PR
Mayim Bialik, Actor/Host/Author
Sharon Bialy, Co-Owner of Bialy/Thomas Casting, Bialy/Thomas & Associates
Matthew Bierman, Producer
Allison Binder, Partner, Goodman Genow Schenkman Smelkinson & Christopher
Joshua P. Binder, Partner, Rotherberg, Mohr, and Binder LLP
Neil Blair, Partner, The Blair Partnership
Rachel Bloom, Writer
Doug Blu, Commercial Dept, Eris Talent Agency
Robyn Bluestone, Talent Manager, Robyn Bluestone Management
Steven Blume, COO, Content Partners LLC
Sawyer Bock, Coordinator, Elevate Entertainment
Evan Bogart, Songwriter & CEO, Seeker Music
Laura Bonner, Partner, WME
Michael Borkow, Writer/Producer, Tinder Hill Productions, Inc.
Betsy Borns, Television Writer/Producer
David Bradley, Partner, WME
Alan Braun, Agent, CAA
Dan Brecher, Principal/Owner, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston
Chris Bremner, Screenwriter, Unknown Quantity
Tor Breon, Music Agent, WME
Theodore Bressman, Screenwriter
Josh Brill, Writer/Producer
Karen Brodkin Watson, EVP, Endeavor
Aline Brosh McKenna, Writer/Director/Producer
Brantley Brown, Talent Representative, Authentic Talent and Literary Management
Amy Brownstein, Founder, PRStudio
Ashley Brucks, President of Screen Gems, Sony
AJ Buckley, Artist
Mitch Bukhar, Talent Agent, CAA
Danny Burstein, Actor
Joannie Burstein Besser, Owner/Manager, Burstein Company
David Byrnes, Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP
Omri Caaspi, Former Professional Basketball Player
Ryan Cabrera, Musician
Trey Callaway, Television Showrunner
Bryan Carmel, Independent Producer, The Very Specific Corporation
Tia Carrere, Actress
Madeline Carver, Account Service Representative, Vevo
Markell Casey, Music Executive
Nir Caspi, Partner, Non-Scripted TV, WME
Daniela Cassorla, Associate, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, PC
Jennifer Cecil, Writer/Producer
Jared Ceizler, Talent Manager, MGMT Entertainment
Brian Celler, Founder, Bravo Charlie Management
Pamela Charbit, A&R Manager, Atlantic Records
Olivier Chastan, Founder & CEO, Iconoclast
Cliff Chenfeld, Co-Founder, Razor & Tie
Ted Chervin, Agent, CAA
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Actor
Jeffrey Ciabattari, Talent Manager
Patrick Clifton, Writer, Promise & Potential
Andrew Cohan, Co-Founder/C.E.O., ACI Licensing LLC
Ayala Cohen, Talent Agent, CAA
Etan Cohen, Writer/Director
Joe Cohen, Agent, CAA
Alex Cole, President, Elevate Entertainment
Lindsay Conner, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers
Henrietta Conrad, CEO, The Optimism Company
Lionel Conway, SVP, BMG
Adam Cooper, Partner, Jackoway Austen, et al.
Leanne Coronel, President, The Coronel Group
Raye Cosbert, Managing Director, Metropolis Music
Ben Cosgrove, CEO, Leviathan Productions
Cassidy Crosby, Associate Manager of Marketing, Vevo
Jamie Lee Curtis, Actress
R.J. Cutler, Filmmaker, This Machine
Avi Dahan, Attorney, Boyarski Fritz LLP
Ian Daly, Head of Brand Strategy, Live Nation
Hannah Damico, Junior Designer, Vevo
Greg Daniels, Writer
Dani Darling, Entertainment Attorney, LaPolt Law
Ben Davis, Partner, Co-Head of Digital, WME
Doug Davis, The Davis Firm
Mitch Davis, Concert Promoter, The Artist Partnership
Taylor Dayne, Artist
Danielle Del, Partner, D2 Management
Jamie Denbo, Co-EP Grey’s Anatomy, ABC/Disney
David DeSantos, CEO, Cottonwood Productions
Meredith DeSantos, Writer/Producer
Josh Deutsch, Chairman/CEO, Premier Music Group
Ken Deutsch, Global Co-Chair, Entertainment and Media Group, Paul Hastings LLP
Vikram Dhawer, Partner, Authentic Talent & Literary Management
Avi Diamond, Director, Film & TV Licensing, Warner Music Canada
Michael Diamond, Talent Manager/Partner, MGMT Entertainment
Jessica DiBiase, Talent Agent, CAA
Lucy Dickins, Global Head of Music and Touring, WME
David DiGilio, Showrunner/Executive Producer, THE TERMINAL LIST – Amazon Prime
Kosha Dillz, Artist, Rapper
Matt Dines, Producer
Lee Dinstman, Partner, IAG
Brian Dobbins, Co-CEO, Artists First
Efrat Dor, Actor
Joella Dorenbaum, Talent Agent, CAA
Craig Dorfman, Partner/Manager, Three Six Zero
Rick Dorfman, Partner/Head of Comedy & Development, Authentic Talent & Literary Management
Michael Douglas, Actor/Producer
David Draiman, Frontman of the band Disturbed
Bill Duffy, Head of Basketball, WME Sports
Alex Edelman, Comedian/Writer
Julian Edelman, Co-Founder, Coast Productions
Scott Edelman, Senior Partner, Gibson Dunn
Lisa Edelstein, Actor
Jason Egenberg, CEO/Producer, Tiny Riot Entertainment
Jon Ehrlich, Founder/Composer, Qwire
Matthew Einstein, CEO, Tradition Pictures
Jessica Elbaum, Producer, Gloria Sanchez productions
Natasha Elie, Marketing Assistant, Atlantic Records
Talya Elitzer, Co-Founder, Godmode Music
Andy Elkin, Agent, CAA
Craig Emanuel, Partner, Entertainment & Media, Paul Hastings
Robert Emmer, Founding Partner, Shout! Factory
Alexandra Emmerman, Agent, CAA
Hannah Epstein, Agent, CAA
Dan Erlij, Partner, Co-Head of TV Lit, UTA
Ingrid Escajeda, Showrunner/EP
Henry Eshelman, Managing Director, PMG: Platform Media Group
Nancy Etz, Agent, CAA
Ikenna Ezeh, Partner, WME
Ron Fair, Record Producer & CEO, Faircraft Inc.
Veronica Falcón, Actor
Donny Farber, Dan Farber
Sharon Farber, Composer, Soaring Taurus, LLC
James Farrell, Agent, WME
Daniel Federman, Owner, Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Oded Fehr, Actor
Erik Feig, Founder/CEO, PICTURESTART
Jaime Feld, Talent Agent, CAA
James Feldman, Partner, Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler Feldman & Clark
Josh Feldman, Head of Film and Television, Altar Rock Pictures
Katie Feldman, Publicist
Ryan Feldman, Partner, WME
Patti Felker, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan LLP
Jacob Fenton, Partner, UTA
Ken Fermaglich, Partner, UTA
Hannah Fidell, Filmmaker
Tommy Finkelstein, Head of Business Affairs, General Counsel, Independent Artist Group
Dylan First, Agent, WME
Bradley Fischer, Producer
Alexis Fisher, CEO, Timeline Management
Scott Fisher, Select Management Group
Seth Fisher, Showrunner
David Fishof, Producer and Music Executive
Wayne Fitterman, Talent Agent, WME
Carlos Fleming, Partner, WME
Josh Fluxgold, Founder and President, ONEWAY.
Beau Flynn, Producer, FlynnPictureCo
Erica Forster, Entertainment Attorney
Gary Foster, Principal, Krasnoff Foster Productions
Lauren Fox, TV Literary Agent, CAA
Sarah Francus, Manager, Roc Nation
Etan Frankel, Writer
Ashley Franklin, Partner/Talent Manager, Thruline Entertainment
Jordan Frazes, Founder, Frazes Creative
Bryan Freedman, Founding Partner, Freedman, Taitelman + Cooley
Jeffrey Freedman
Jessica Freedman, Singer, SAG-AFTRA
Jay Jay French, French Management, Twisted Sister
Geordie Frey, Owner, GEF Entertainment
Michael Fricklas
Stuart Fried, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks
Jody Friedericks, Executive Creative Director, 160over90
Adam Friedman, Executive, CAA
Adina Friedman, President, Friends at Work Management
Daryl Friedman, Former Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer, The Recording Academy
Stephen Fry, Actor/Writer
Antoine Fuqua, Producer/Director
Bryan Furst, Producer
Sean Furst, Producer, Global Position Studios
Gal Gadot, Actress, Producer, Pilot Wave
Alex Gansa, Writer/Producer, Gansa Films Inc.
Siri Garber, CEO & Founder, Platform Public Relations
Andy Garcia, Actor
Risa Bramon Garcia, Casting Director, Teacher, Director, The BGB Studio
David Gardner, President, Artists First
Jeremy Garelick, Founder / Owner, American High
Bruce Garfield, Executive Director, Columbus Music Commission
Spencer Garrett, Actor
Nancy Gates, Partner, UTA
Willie Gault, Retired NFL Player
Andrew Genger, Manager, Red Light Management
Paul George, Manager, Podwall Entertainment
David Gersh, Co-President Gersh Agency, Gersh Agency
Gary Gersh, President, Global Touring, A.E.G.
Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group
Risa Gertner, Agent, CAA
Pete Giberga, President, AWAL
Jill Gillett, Agent, WME
Gary Ginsberg, Senior VP, SoftBank Group Corp.
Joyce Giraud, Actress/Model
Fran Glasenberg, Foundation Executive, CAA
Nikki Glaser, Comedian
Patricia L. Glaser, Partner, Glaser Wei Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro
Daniel Glass, Founder/ CEO, Glassnote Records
Karen Glauber, President, HITS Magazine
David Glick, Founder & CEO, Edge Group
Joshua Glick, Manager
Jonathan Glickman, Founder, Panoramic Media Company
Jordan Glickson, VP, Music & Talent, Vevo
Mark Goffman, Executive Producer, Off The Cliff Entertainment
Ross Golan, Songwriter, Unknown Music Publishing
Elon Gold, Comedian/Actor
Hannah Gold, VP Marketing, Interscope Records
Judy Gold, Comedian, Actor, Writer
Andrew Goldberg, Writer/Producer
Dana Goldberg, Chief Creative Officer, Skydance
Saul Goldberg, Agent, CAA
Tracey Goldblum, VP commercials, KMR
Tony Goldring, Agent, WME
Alistair Goldsmith, President, Chosen Music
Lindy Goldstein, Producer, Lindy Goldstein Productions
Michal Goldstein, Co-President, Basset Hound Distribution
Michael Goldwasser, President/Co-Founder, Easy Star Records
Nichole Gomez, Agent, Eris Talent Agency
Adrianne Gonzalez, Owner, BYAGINC
Alissa Goodman, Manager, Authentic Talent & Literary Management
Brandon Goodman, Co-Founder / Co-Owner, Best Friends Music
Howard Gordon, Writer/EP
Jonathan Gordon, CEO, 1916 Enterprises LLC
Michael Gordon, Partner, CAA
Jeff Gorin, Partner/Talent Agent, WME
Hildy Gottlieb, Agent in MP Talent, CAA
Karen Gottlieb, Partner, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C.
Andrew Gould, Music Executive
David Graber, SVP, Content Licensing, Warner Brothers Discovery
Jessica Graboff, Agent, CAA
Marc Graboff, Consultant
Nicholas Grad, President, FX Entertainment
Cary Granat, Co-Founder and Partner, Destiny Media, EMH Media
Jack Dylan Grazer, Actor, JDG Creative Services
Michael Green, Writer
Roger Green, Partner, WME
Trudy Green, Trudy Green Management/HK
Alison Greenberg, Author and screenwriter,
Scott Greenberg, Partner, LBI
Stacy Greenberg, Head of Scripted, US, Merman
Steve Greenberg, Founder and President, S-Curve Records
Ava Greenfield, Scripted TV Agent, CAA
Josh Greenstein, President Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
Dan Gregor, Writer
Adam Griffin, Manager, Vault Entertainment
Iris Grossman, Partner, Echo Lake Entertainment
Jonathan Grossman, Coordinator, Elevate Entertainment
Lynn Grossman, CEO, Secret Road
Jeremy Gruber, Friends at Work, Head of Artist Marketing
Tony Guanci, Chairman, EDGEOUT
Marc Guggenheim, Writer/Producer
Gary Gulman, Comedian/Writer
Julie Gurovitsch, Music Producer, The Tonight Show
Paul Haas, Partner, WME
Michael Hackman, CEO, Hackman Capital Partners
Amanda Hacohen, Agent, WME
Amir Haddad, Singer Songwriter, Warner Music France
Shirley Halperin, Editor-in-Chief, Los Angeles Magazine
Marilou Hamill
Mark Hamill, Actor
Alicia Hannah-Kim, Actor
Amy B. Harris, Writer/Producer
Lynn Harris, Producer/Partner, 6th & Idaho
Ronnie Harris, Partner, Harris & Trotter LLP
Ashley Harrison, Agent, CAA
Jo Hart, Founder, Hart Media
Becky Hartman Edwards, Writer/Producer, Two in A Tub Productions
Ryan Hayden, Partner, UTA
Josh Heald, Writer/Producer
Patricia Heaton, Actress/Producer, FourBoysEntertainment
Julianne Heitzer, Attorney, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein
Scott Henderson, Partner, WME
Karen Hermelin, EVP, Marketing, Strategy & Insights, Paramount Pictures
Peter Hess, Co-Head, CAA Commercials Endorsements
Stephen Hill, Actor
Avi Hirshbein, A&R Coordinator, Electric Feel Ent.
Beth Holden-Garland, Manager, Authentic
Shawn Holiday, Full Stop Management
Laura Holstein, Producer
Billy Hopkins, Casting Director, Hopkins Ingram Casting
Matthew Horowitz, Agent, CAA
Samuel Horowitz, Television/Film Writer
Chris Horsman, Talent Agent, CAA
Allison Howard, Talent Agent, WME
Andrew Howard, Attorney, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein
Linda Edell Howard, Attorney, Novick Law
Lindsay Howard Parker, EVP, Head of Scripted Literary, Independent Artist Group
David Hunt, Founder, FourBoys Entertainment
Michelle Hurd, Actor and Activist
Jon Hurwitz, Showrunner
Richard “BournRich” Ingram, Artist/Creative Director
Susana Ivanir, Executive, CAA
Basil Iwanyk, Producer, Thunder Road Films
Chukwudi Iwuji, Actor
Levi Jackson, Agent, WME
Mara Jacobs, Producer
Neil Jacobson, Founder of Hallwood Media
Chris Jacquemin, Partner, WME
Jonathan Jakubowicz, Writer & Director, Epicentral Studios
Tim James, Co-Founder, Rock Mafia
Maxwell Jenkins, Actor
Raymond Jimenez, Talent Manager, Zero Gravity Management
Brandt Joel, Agent, WME
Douglas Johnson, Agent, CAA
Jasmine Joseph-Danielpour, Manager
Nancy Josephson, Partner, WME
Al Joyner, Former Olympian
Brooke Jung, Talent Agent, WME
Heather Kadin, President, Scripted TV Range Studios, Range Media Partners
Rachel Kalban, Children’s Television Producer
Rachel Kaplan, Producer, Absecon Entertainment
Marisa Kapust, Attorney, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein
Dorian Karchmar, Agent and Partner, WME
Mike Karz, Partner, Gulfstream Pictures
Zach Katz, President and COO, FaZe Clan
Ryan Kavanaugh, Founder, Proxima
Stephen Kay, General Counsel, Roku, Inc.
Jonathan Kellerman, Novelist
Cari Kenny, Talent Agent, Eris Talent Agency
Lee Kern, Writer
Craig Kestel, Partner, WME
Ilan Kidron, Artist & Musician
April King, Talent Agent, WME
Russell King, Director, King Law Firm
Melanie Kirschbaum, Writer/Co-EP
David Kissinger, CEO, DK Media
Dana Klein, Writer/Creator, Can’t Get Five Productions
Jenny Klein, Writer
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Michel J. Mazouz MD, Physician
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Judith McCreary, Executive Producer, Griot, Inc
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AJ McLean, Music Artist, Backstreet Boys
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DJ Nash, Creator/Executive Producer, A Million Little Things
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Hanna Rochelle, Founder, Purple Productions LLC
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Josh Zilberberg, Influencer
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Paul Craig, Founder, Nostromo
Vanessa Livingston, Agent, RBEL Agency
Tom Rothman, Chairman & CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Greg Grunberg, Actor
Guy Nattiv, Filmmaker
Bruce Resnikov, President and CEO, Universal Music Enterprises
John Fogerty, Musician
Julie Fogerty
Asher Angel, Actor
Gary Goetzman, Producer
Cedric Kyles, Actor/Producer
Samantha Levenshus, Writer/Producer
Richard Trank, Documentary Filmmaker, Moriah Films
Jeremy Norkin, President, Exile Music
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“Hamster & Gretel”: A Series With Promise
Hamster & Gretel tells the story of 16-year-old boy, Kevin, who helps his sister, Gretel, when she and her pet hamster get superpowers. It is an animated action, comedy, and superhero series created by Dan Povenmire. He is well-known for being a co-creator of Phineas and Ferb, and Milo Murphy's Law, with his Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, often his writing partner. The series debuted on August 12.
Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs, my History Hermann WordPress blog on Feb. 19, 2023, and Wayback Machine. This was the thirteenth article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on September 1, 2022. This article was originally written for The Geekiary, but due to their guidelines I submitted to Pop Culture Maniacs instead.
Hamster & Gretel has a pretty simple storyline. An elementary school kid named Gretel (Meli Povenmire) is granted the power to fly and superstrength. She fights alongside her hamster (Beck Bennett). Her older teenage brother, Kevin (Michael Camino), tries to guide Gretel and Hamster. He helps them recognize what it means to defeat evil and remain superheroes.
The series is set in the same universe as Milo Murphy's Law and Phineas and Ferb. Although it has been stated that no official crossover will happen, it is not known which characters will reappear in Hamster & Gretel.
Diversity is a big part of Hamster & Gretel. Gretel and Kevin are Venezuelan lead characters. Their mother, Carolina Grant-Gomez (Carolina Ravessa) is Venezuelan. The fact that the head writer, Joanna Hausmann, is Venezuelan, as is Povenmire's wife, according to a podcast, inspired these characters.
Additionally, the series is based on a dynamic between Povenmire and his younger sister. It is also inspired by Povenmire's family. The series will focus on Kevin and Gretel's sibling relationship, according to show director Amber Tornquist Hollinger.
Hamster & Gretel includes many former cast and crew who worked on Povenmire's previous projects. Hiromi "Romi" Dames, who voices Hiromi, a geeky comic book ship employee that Kevin has a crush on, voiced Charlene & Sharon Burlee in Milo Murphy's Law. Phil LaMarr voiced Marcus Underwood in the same show, while Alyson Stoner voiced Lydia.
Danny Jacob, a composer, performer, and songwriter for Phineas and Ferb, is the series composer and song producer. Like Milo Murphy's Law, Povenmire is involved with the show's music. However, he is more involved in the songwriting for this series.
As for Stoner, her voice acting as Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in Phineas and Ferb is well-known. In this series, LaMarr voices a supervillain, Professor Exclamation. Stoner voices Lauren/The Destructress. The latter is part of an fraternal evil duo with Lyle/FistPuncher (Brock Powell).
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Hamster & Gretel has promise as a new series due to its animation and voice acting. Even the simple storylines have the potential to lead to something more. It is easily digestible and doesn't take itself seriously. This quality is not only present in Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law, but Kim Possible, a classic 2000s Disney series.
Reportedly, Hamster & Gretel has action sequences with better quality than the two aforementioned series co-created by Povenmire. The series garnered voice actors like Joey King, who voices Fred, a tech-savvy cousin of Kevin. Also, actor and comedian Matt Jones voices Dave, the father of Kevin and Gretel.
Povenmire voices an unseen extraterrestrial entity. Internet personality Liza Koshy voices Veronica Hill, a no-nonsense news reporter. Priah Ferguson (best known from Stranger Things) has a breakout animation voice role as Bailey, a school friend of Gretel. Also, Povenmire’s daughter, Meli, has her first big-time voice role as Gretel.
The show's voice actors are experienced. They voiced characters in The Simpsons, American Dad!, Adventure Time, Amphibia, and Onyx Equinox. Series such as Victor and Valentino, The Ghost and Molly McGee, The Legend of Korra, We Bare Bears, DC Super Hero Girls, Harley Quinn, Final Space, Craig of the Creek, and Disenchantment also featured some of the show's voice talent.
Diverse representation of characters of Venezuelan descent and Black characters, like Bailey, is a key part of the series. However, it remains to be seen whether there will be LGBTQ+ characters or not.
Specifically, Camino described himself as straight but said he doesn't want his sexuality "in a box". Stoner, as I noted in my review of Phineas and Ferb, stated her attraction to men, women, and "people who identify in other ways". She also said she wanted to remain fluid in how she identified her sexual orientation. Hopefully, these qualities are portrayed in the characters they voice.
Furthermore, the series has emphasized the importance of being your true self and acceptance. Having LGBTQ+ characters would not be a stretch. It would easily fall within the series.
Dave cries as Carolina introduces Dave's "lost" dad as a present
Even so, the series has some downsides. For one, it is not a young adult series like The Owl House, which will is ending possibly this year with its final season, or the recently ended Amphibia. Instead, kids and families are the target audience.
This is not unique. Currently airing Disney series like Big City Greens, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Chibiverse, Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life, and Monsters at Work appeal to this demographic. In addition, upcoming series such as Cars on the Road, Firebuds, Cookies & Milk, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Tiana, Iwaju, Moana: The Series, Hailey's On It!, Primos, and Kiff are geared toward the same audience.
This contrasts with Star Wars: The Bad Batch and What...If?, which have more mature themes. Even The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder falls into this category. Such series are not, for the most part, the focus Disney executives. Instead, they want to remain family-friendly despite the growth of the young adult animation genre with series like Dead End: Paranormal Park, The Owl House, and Infinity Train.
In addition, the series has an issue with implied self-inserts. For one, Povenmire appears to loosely base Kevin on himself. Secondly, the father of Kevin and Gretel has a similar name to Povenmire. This complicates the series in various ways.
It is an open question as to how effective the series can be without Swampy, who is reportedly voicing characters later in the series, as a co-creator, and co-writer. Milo Murphy’s Law and Phineas and Ferb were strong due to their combined talents.
In addition, I have concerns about the series’ staying power considering the first episode is not strong. The theme song is not very good.
Furthermore, since Povenmire wrote and performed the song, it makes me worried that the series will be middling, rather than superb. Generally, I have a high tolerance for theme songs. But, I dislike this one more than Arcane‘s theme, sung by Imagine Dragons.
Kevin and Gretel singing about family togetherness
Despite this, the pop music of Hamster & Gretel is like Milo Murphy’s Law and Phineas and Ferb. I was glad to see a rap battle at the end of “Neigh, It Ain’t So!” It reminded me of the much smoother rap battle between Rinku and Muni in D4DJ, voicing their grievances about each other in song. Hamster & Gretel may do something similar.
It is a distinct possibility that this series will do something akin to the sick battle dance in now non-canon 2005 The Proud Family Movie. It has a bizarre plot almost pulled from Kim Possible or Totally Spies! episode. Currently, such music battles generally only occur in anime series, but Hamster & Gretel could change that.
I liked the reference to the anime series within the show’s universe about cheerleaders who masquerade as students in the daytime but have superpowers otherwise. It had a feel of Totally Spies! and was a clear parody of absurd anime out there.
Situational comedy is an important part of the series, similar to Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy’s Law. It is coupled performances said to be “inspired“, featuring actors like Thomas Sanders, who voiced a character in the TV film, Candace Against the Universe.
With other Disney series like Elena of Avalor, Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, and Mira Royal Detective having elaborate musical numbers, it is likely that Hamster & Gretel will follow suit. There is also a distinct possibility that Disney will revive Phineas and Ferb as well.
Since ten episodes of Hamster & Gretel are on Disney+, the series appears to be one-third through the 30 episodes ordered for its first season. This means that there is a possibility that the series will become even better as the season continues.
Despite my criticisms, I tentatively recommend the series, and hope it improves in the future.
Hamster & Gretel can be watched on Disney+ or the Disney Channel.
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