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sevilodorf
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May 24 2017, 4:58am
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May 23 - Somebody's Watching me.... Wish for every movie maker in history.... What have you been watching?
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Life -- wow -- let's redo Alien just give the Alien a cute name like Calvin and make it rather flexible and from Mars because Mars is in right now.... but anyway... Some nice bits there but nothing new. 12 Monkeys Season 3... didn't binge watch the whole season due actually having things to do but did watch episode 301 -- Mothers.... okay...time travel is complicated and when everyone can do it at the drop of a hat boy that's gonna cause tangles. Snort at Jennifer singing 99 Luftballons-- it was way out there, but normal for Jennifer. One Act Plays at the Community Theater -- written by locals. Support your local theaters. What have you been watching/attending/etc/etc??
Fourth Age Adventures at the Inn of the Burping Troll http://burpingtroll.com Home of TheOneRing.net Best FanFic stories of 2005 and 2006 "The Last Grey Ship" and "Ashes, East Wind, Hope That Rises" by Erin Rua (Found in Mathoms, LOTR Tales Untold)
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Otaku-sempai
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May 24 2017, 7:02am
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Is There a Comic in the House?
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My wife is currently performing with a local theater group in a two-act play called "Is There a Comic in the House?" set in a NYC boarding house for comedians, run by an ex-comic actress. Tayna wasn't originally part of the cast but received a call-back when another performer dropped out. She's done very well for having had only two weeks of rehearsals.
"He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows." -- Favorite proverb of the wizard Ningauble of the Seven Eyes
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May 24 2017, 3:32pm
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Went last night to see A Quiet Passion - about the life of Emily Dickinson. I have read Dickinson's poetry but didn't know much about her life other than she died fairly young and lived in New England. The movie, directed by Terence Davies and starring Cynthia Nixon as Dickinson, took years to make. Davies really wanted Nixon in the role, but it took the two of them a long time to gather the financing and work out their schedules. The movie is beautiful, and it's remarkable for the absence of a musical soundtrack. The dialogue seemed stilted to me, but I think that's because it was written as people actually spoke in those days. However, we missed the conversation of daily life - we only saw vignettes of the Dickinson family throughout Emily's life. I don't know if the style was deliberate or editing, but the movie felt choppy to me. It was truly a series of moments, but they never connected. Who the heck was Vryling Buffam and why did she suddenly appear in Emily's life? I felt cheated at times - the movie seemed to take a leap in time, but at other moments it dragged out with endless 360 views of the characters seated in the drawing room - what was that all about? I kept thinking these panoramas where showcasing some momentous change, like the death of a parent, but after the full 360 we went on to another vignette that was completely unrelated. I now want to do some research on Dickinson's life because I didn't feel the movie told me much more about her that isn't already fairly common knowledge. I really want to know why Vryling Buffam dropped into Emily's life and who she was. She might have been a contemporary of Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. What an extraordinary collection of talented writers at that time in New England!
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Kilidoescartwheels
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May 24 2017, 6:53pm
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I've no desire to act, but I've written a stageplay version of one of my favorite childhood books, "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," which I'm hoping will get picked up either by the University I work for or one of the local playhouses. My inspiration for doing this was, of course, certain conversations on this site regarding PJ's adaptation of "The Hobbit." Kind of a fun process, really.
I'd say I've entered my second childhood, but I never left the first!
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May 24 2017, 6:54pm
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am I understanding right that the movie 12 Monkeys has been made into a TV series? That would be a mind-bender! For those who are watching Dr Who, what are your thoughts on the last episode, Extremis? I feel like we're finally back to what Dr Who does best. I'm crossing my fingers that the rest of the season continues on in the same vein. (Although stories that play with 'is this real or is this reality an illusion' gives me the heebies - both Dr Who and House have played with it and I'm always quietly frightened. No idea why.)
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..." Dwarves: "Pretty rings..." Men: "Pretty rings..." Sauron: "Mine's better." "Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak. Ataahua's stories
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Kilidoescartwheels
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May 24 2017, 7:02pm
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I've really cut back on the TV watching, but I've been watching "Preacher" season 1 thru Netflix DVDs. I should get the last disc tonight, and will probably end up subscribing to HULU for season 2. Only started watching it for Graham McTavish, and it's definitely not for everyone, but the show has grown on me. But I do like the action movies. Today I bought tickets to see "Wonder Woman" at a theater with a balcony section where you can order drinks, mostly because my college-age daughter just turned 21. So now she can have some Chardonnay with her show. And I'm trying to decide if I'm going to buy "Logan," for the black & white "Noir" version that is included with some of the Blu-ray packages. But Memorial Day weekend is upon us, which means the pool should be open, and hopefully my hubby & I will go kayaking on Sunday. And then maybe watch "Fellowship" - for some reason kayaking always makes me think of FoTR
I'd say I've entered my second childhood, but I never left the first!
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ange1e4e5
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May 24 2017, 8:03pm
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
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Wasn't that good. Too much death metal, confusing fight scenes and missing the recognizable characters, i.e. Merlin and butchering Mordred and Guinevere.
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Otaku-sempai
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May 24 2017, 9:26pm
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I've no desire to act, but I've written a stageplay version of one of my favorite childhood books, "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," which I'm hoping will get picked up either by the University I work for or one of the local playhouses. My inspiration for doing this was, of course, certain conversations on this site regarding PJ's adaptation of "The Hobbit." Kind of a fun process, really. Are you sure that you are free and clear of copyright issues? I see that the book your play is based on was published in 1958.
"He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows." -- Favorite proverb of the wizard Ningauble of the Seven Eyes
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sevilodorf
Tol Eressea
May 24 2017, 11:12pm
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Fourth Age Adventures at the Inn of the Burping Troll http://burpingtroll.com Home of TheOneRing.net Best FanFic stories of 2005 and 2006 "The Last Grey Ship" and "Ashes, East Wind, Hope That Rises" by Erin Rua (Found in Mathoms, LOTR Tales Untold)
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Kilidoescartwheels
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May 25 2017, 12:29am
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Well I'm working on that - contacted the publisher & all. But I'm also thinking as long as it's a small-town production it's unlikely anyone will find out, so I'm probably safe. Possibly???
I'd say I've entered my second childhood, but I never left the first!
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2017, 4:03am
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"Freaky Friday". On stage not on film.
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A new musical based on the Mary Rodgers book and the two Disney films adapted from it.
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Dame Ioreth
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May 25 2017, 6:32am
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Shelagh had her baby! I cried. Lots. She is the former postulate who left the order to marry the local GP. Before she married she contracted TB and was told that she would have difficulty conceiving. She and the doctor adopted after trying for awhile. Then they found she was pregnant. She was put on bedrest early on because of complications that resolved when she was further on. This last episode she went into labor and had her baby. While I've never had TB or infertility issues, I have had a surprise pregnancy when I was older, I had a very similar labor to her (1st baby back labor) and I was also on bedrest for 2 of my children. There was something about how the actress managed to get all the body position and reaction so real that had me cheering for her through my tears. With all that had happened and knowing that this show does not pull punches and present only happy endings, I got really invested in her story. I was so proud of her overcoming that stage in late active labor where you just want to give up and I sobbed with joy when her little boy was born. My husband heard me and came into the room looking concerned. I managed to sob out the news, "Shelagh had her baby!". He just smiled and shook his head. He's used to me becoming invested, sometimes too much, in stories and characters.
_ Heed WBA when building blanket forts. ITLs don't get enough FAS. :) Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles. ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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Darkstone
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May 25 2017, 1:32pm
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Parisian Love (1925). Clara Bow is both vivacious and vicious as a Parisian Apache. She swears revenge when her lover is taken in by a wealthy man. In her quest for revenge street girl Bow disguises herself in turn as a man, a maid, a wide-eyed ingénue fresh out of a convent, a rich high-born society lady, etc. Her range is remarkable. I watched with the irritating tinkly piano score turned off. -Recommended if you can stand silent black and white (actually the original colored lens filters were used.) Down to the Sea in Ships (1922). The ostensible star is the then great film beauty Marguerite Courtot as obedient (and boring) daughter Patience Morgan who must sit around at home while her lover proves to her father that he’s worthy enough for her hand in marriage. 16 year old Clara Bow steals the movie as Dot, Patience’s rebellious tomboy niece who runs off to sea disguised as a boy. Another notable star of the film is the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, built in 1841. A large part of the film is documentary film footage of the actual “harvesting” of whales, scenes which may be considered too cruel and barbaric for modern sensibilities. There’s also typical for the time “Yellow Peril” xenophobia as an evil Chinaman disguises himself as a white suitor in order to despoil Patience. Again, I watched with the piano score turned off. -Recommended if you can stand silent B&W films, a racist villain, a passive heroine, and scenes of the butchering of whales.
****************************************** Once Radagast dreamt he was a moth, a moth flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Radagast. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakably Radagast. But he didn't know if he was Radagast who had dreamt he was a moth, or a moth dreaming he was Radagast. Between Radagast and a moth there must be some distinction! But really, there isn't, because he's actually Aiwendil dreaming he's both Radagast *and* a moth! -From Radagasti: The Moth Dream
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Annael
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May 25 2017, 2:06pm
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WOW was that great! Tim Piggot-Smith, may he rest in peace, was marvelous as a Charles who finds, after waiting all his life to be King, that he can't simply be a figurehead. The rest of the cast was excellent too. We loved the semi-Shakespearean style of writing too which seemed fitting for a play about a king facing difficult times.
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the words begin to move around … The words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young. -- Gaston Bachelard * * * * * * * * * * NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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dernwyn
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May 25 2017, 3:56pm
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Lily Fairbairn's and my discussion of it is here (spoilers in link): http://newboards.theonering.net/...rum.cgi?post=928438; The Shakespearean style set the tone perfectly. We've been hoping one of our British 'sibs who's seen it (stage or TV) would chime in on their reaction to using the royal family as characters in a drama.
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Meneldor
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May 25 2017, 4:23pm
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Down to the Sea was fascinating to me. I ought to see it again, especially since I've been aboard the Charles W Morgan since then. Her homeport is Mystic, Connecticut, when she's not out sailing. I got to see her in Boston, tied up next to Old Ironsides.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
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ange1e4e5
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May 25 2017, 4:51pm
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Rewatched the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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Man, George Lucas can't write romantic dialogue at all.
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Annael
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May 25 2017, 7:49pm
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how strong my reaction was to watching the funeral at the start. I mean, I didn't think I had any particular investment in the Queen. Or Charles. (Who I suspect will make a fine King and I'd like to see him in the role.) I think Kate was amped up for drama. Like his dad I think Wills will prove a fine King. The scene in Parliament made us go "WHOA!" I was thinking so much about this show this morning that I actually missed my bus stop and had to get off four blocks later and walk back!
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the words begin to move around … The words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young. -- Gaston Bachelard * * * * * * * * * * NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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Tintallë
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May 25 2017, 7:51pm
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Saw it at the La Jolla Playhouse
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and loved it despite my *meh* preconceived notions. I thought it was very clever, laugh-out-loud funny and just plain fun!
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dernwyn
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May 25 2017, 8:58pm
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Yes, the show is quite thought-provoking! We had the same reaction during the Parliament scene. It was brilliant - and brilliantly played.
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Darkstone
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May 26 2017, 12:57pm
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....Cecil B. DeMille's The Yankee Clipper (1927), a highly fictionalized account of the 1856 Tea Race from China to England between the clippers the American Maury and the British Lord of the Isles? The 1856 three masted square rigger Indiana stars as The Yankee Clipper (replacing the less jingoistically named Maury). The shots of the old sailing ship in action, with the actual crew working the ship and running up and down the rigging, are breathtaking.
****************************************** Once Radagast dreamt he was a moth, a moth flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Radagast. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakably Radagast. But he didn't know if he was Radagast who had dreamt he was a moth, or a moth dreaming he was Radagast. Between Radagast and a moth there must be some distinction! But really, there isn't, because he's actually Aiwendil dreaming he's both Radagast *and* a moth! -From Radagasti: The Moth Dream
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Meneldor
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May 26 2017, 1:05pm
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Will see if I can find it. How about the silent film Old Ironsides? That was more of a light-hearted romp than a historical documentary, but it did have some beautiful shots on sailing ships at sea.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
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entmaiden
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May 26 2017, 2:23pm
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violating copyright, because you're unlikely to get caught? Would it then be OK if someone took your play and put it on somewhere else without your permission, as long as you don't catch them? I think you're doing the right thing by contacting the publisher, and hopefully they will grant you the copyright.
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Kilidoescartwheels
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May 26 2017, 3:25pm
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I would very much like to get legal permission, but the situation is very complicated - there's alot I didn't say here. Short version is, it's possible the copyright/license is floating around out there somewhere and no one is sure who the correct owner is. This is actually the 2nd time I've contacted the publisher, and I've also contacted an attorney for help. My remark about it being unlikely I'll "get caught" was partially snark, but the truth is I'd like to see this onstage and not merely on paper. Btw, I can't even copyright my adaptation without proper permission, so if someone DID do a production without me I wouldn't have a legal leg to stand on.
I'd say I've entered my second childhood, but I never left the first!
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Hamfast Gamgee
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May 27 2017, 8:23am
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I've seen two things this week
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And they have surprising similarities. Alien Covenent which was ........... interesting! Only to be watched by those with a strong stomuch! And the Robot was the star of the show by a mile. I also watched Antony and Cleopatra on a live theatre stream, Antony shouted a lot and Cleopatra spend a lot of time on the flloor! Now why do I say that these two are similair? Well, they where a bit. And I wonder which end is more painful, an Alien exploding from your stomuch or stabbing a sword through it and bleeding out?
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