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Welcome to Best in Fest, where host Leslie LaPage sits down with Abby Savell, owner of LA Percussion Rentals & Recording, one of Hollywood's most unique resources for film composers, music supervisors, and sound designers. From blockbuster films to independent productions, Abby's collection of rare percussion instruments helps create the unforgettable sounds audiences hear in their favorite movies. In this fascinating conversation, Abby shares how she and her late husband built LA Percussion from a small instrument rental business into one of the industry's premier destinations for composers seeking distinctive sounds. She explains why percussion is one of the most powerful storytelling tools in cinema and how a single instrument can completely transform the emotional impact of a scene. The discussion also explores legendary percussionist Emil Richards, whose groundbreaking work introduced exotic percussion into Hollywood film scores, forever changing the sound of modern cinema. Abby explains how his influence continues to inspire composers today and how LA Percussion is helping carry that legacy forward by giving filmmakers access to hundreds of unique instruments and on-site recording opportunities. In this episode: How film composers create memorable movie soundtracks  The role of percussion in cinematic storytelling  The Hollywood legend who changed film music forever  Why rare instruments create unforgettable movie moments  How independent filmmakers can achieve blockbuster-quality sound  Recording custom percussion for films, television, and games  Behind-the-scenes stories from productions including The Office, Super Bowl commercials, and major feature films  How Abby transformed personal tragedy into a bold new business direction  Why collaboration between composers and musicians leads to better storytelling  How acoustic instruments continue to thrive in an AI and digital music world  Advice for filmmakers looking to elevate their sound design on any budget Whether you're a filmmaker, composer, producer, editor, sound designer, or simply fascinated by the craft behind movie magic, this episode offers a rare look inside one of Hollywood's most specialized creative industries.Subscribe to Best in Fest for more conversations with filmmakers, composers, producers, actors, festival founders, and entertainment professionals shaping the future of film.

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HorrorAddicts.net Season 21 CURATED, Episode# 266 Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ************************************ 266 | #CinematicMasterpieces | Mark Orr | Licorice Chamber http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts266.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: http://www.horroraddicts.net   55 days till Halloween      Theme: #CinematicMasterpieces Mark Orr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwHFRJueJCU&t=382s   Music: "Heavy" #LicoriceChamber https://youtu.be/8m8BRkheQh4?si=XLGXnqGh53k58gBR   Catchup:  #Illness #BrokenBodies #NoLegs #RobotParts #ICanWalk   Historian of Horror: #MarkOrr #Montage    AUTHORTUNIES: Angela Yuriko Smith https://authortunities.substack.com/   HA SOAPBOX:  https://forms.gle/qbanMDWUxYAuB1EK8   Quiz-akit: A raven sat on a headstone in the cemetery. To the mother he promised an end to grief. To the crone he offered an end to time. To the maiden he promised an end to joy. He spoke only a single word.  Write in answers! horroraddicts@gmail.com    Dead Mail: #HorrorFan SVEN: #Amnesia #DarkDescent FELICIA: #WriteWhatYouLike  JEFF: #Survival #Tornados #Disaster  #Dolls Story coming in #HorrorCurated Write in re: ideas, questions, opinions, horror cartoons, favorite movies, etc… Also, send show theme ideas! horroraddicts@gmail.com    NEWS:  "Plankett's Grove" #MidnightSyndicate https://youtu.be/UA7VAkIpvdE?si=Ev6mrmfR_Qhoimh2 #BookReview #LegendHasIt #DJSlater #ThisDayinHorror #Veronica #TheHauntedPalace #1963 #JesseOrr #DarkPrincess2  #MarkOrr #CastleofFrankenstein #Magazine #FreeFiction #Veronica #Librivox #TheHouseofEvil #WilliamLeQueux #FromtheVault #TheExorcist #1973 #TerrorTrax #LicoriceChamber #AuthorInterview #PattrickRutigliano #Neonate #Anomalies #HorrorAddictsGuidetoLife2 https://www.amazon.com/Horror-Addicts-Guide-Life-2/dp/B09YNF5QM3 #HorribleDisasters https://www.amazon.com/Horrible-Disasters-Emerian-Rich-ebook/dp/B00HG2S3RM #DeathlyFog #AdamBreckinridge https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Horror-Bites-Deathly-Fog/dp/B0BY3SJ7BQ #OnceUponAScream #DarkFantasy https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Scream-Dan-Shaurette/dp/1530529514 #ManofOfFrights #Audible https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Manor-of-Frights/dp/B0GK3CTZR6 #KillSwitch  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1096451468 #HorrorCurated #Dolls https://www.etsy.com/listing/1564359283/horror-curated-halloween EVENTS:  #SpookyBookFaire October 10th, 2026 / San Mateo Public Library World Fantasy Con Oct 22-25 2026 https://worldfantasy.org/ #MovieMixer #FrankWoodward  October 4th #OutoftheCellar #FilmFest #VeronicaCraven https://OutOfTheCellarFilms.com ~~End of News~~    Nightmare Fuel: #DJPitsiladis #TulipStaircaseGhost #GhostLady #RealPhoto   CURATED PIECE: #CinematicMasterpieces #Mosaic #InnocentBlood  Mark Orr ------------------------------------- Write in re: ideas, questions, opinions, horror cartoons, favorite movies, etc… Also, send show theme ideas! horroraddicts@gmail.com h o s t e s s Emerian Rich b l o g  e d i t o r Veronica McCollum r e v i e w  c o o r d i n a t o r  Daphne Strasert s t a f f Jesse Orr, Lionel Green, Kieran Judge, Crystal Connor, Nightshade, R.L. Merrill, Mark Orr, DJ Pitsiladis, Russell Holbrook, Michael Charboneau, Brian McKinley. Want to be a part of the HA staff? Email horroraddicts@gmail.com b l o g  / c o n t a c t / s h o w . n o t e s http://www.horroraddicts.net the  belfry  app  https://www.thebelfry.rip I♥radio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-horroraddictsnet-30940547/ stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/horroraddictsnet spotify  https://open.spotify.com/show/0DtgSwv2Eh6aTepQi7ZWdv audible https://www.amazon.com/HorrorAddicts-net/dp/B08JJRM4NM overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes286123050/horroraddicts-net podcast republic https://www.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/286123050 himalaya  https://www.himalaya.com/en/show/501228 rss http://horroraddicts.libsyn.com/rss YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4E9vnOzVkdRNLnL2QWVk3w Instagram https://www.instagram.com/horroraddicts.netpress/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/horroraddicts.net Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/208379245861499  

In the second episode of Editions, a podcast from Shakespeare and Company and Faber, literary director Adam Biles and Faber Editions curator Ella Griffiths are joined by novelist Megan Nolan to discuss Illusions by Ruth Rehmann, in a new translation by Rob Madole, the latest title in the Faber Editions imprint.First published in Germany in 1959 and lost to English-language readers for decades, the novel follows four employees of a vast West German corporation across a single weekend. Cinematic, fragmented, and seductively modernist, it is at once an intimate and hypnotic portrait of four inner lives and an incisive state-of-the-nation novel about West Germany's postwar "economic miracle" - and the illusions that sustain it.Our conversation covers Rehmann's place in the influential German postwar literary movement Gruppe 47, the novel's debts to and divergences from Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway and James Joyce's Ulysses, the way that the war haunts a generation trying to forget it, the mischievous omniscient window cleaner who watches over the story, and what it means for a woman writer to be faulted, as contemporary reviewers said of Rehmann, for "an excess of contemporaneity."Buy IllusionsUK: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571396580-illusions-faber-editions/Rest of World: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/illusions-faber-editions Megan Nolan's novels Acts of Desperation and Ordinary Human Failings are also available from Shakespeare and Company, and your local independent bookstore.Sign up to Faber's Heritage Subscription, featuring all Faber Editions titles: Subscribers get a book in the post each month for just £9 alongside a curated email with exclusive extra content about the book and its author. https://tr.ee/DsDYp5Books & Authors DiscussedThe Tin Drum — Günter GrassMrs Dalloway — Virginia WoolfUlysses — James JoyceThe Forged Coupon — Leo TolstoyPerfection — Vincenzo LatronicoAmerican Psycho — Bret Easton EllisActs of Desperation — Megan NolanOrdinary Human Failings — Megan NolanFilms/TV Shows DiscussedJeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles — dir. Chantal AkermanPlaytime — dir. Jacques TatiThe White Ribbon — dir. Michael HanekeFrozen Land — dir. Aku LouhimiesBiosMegan Nolan is an Irish writer based in New York. Her most recent novel is Ordinary Human Failings (Little, Brown and Company, 2024), chosen as one of the best books of the year by The Guardian, The Times, and Sunday Times. It was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, the Nero Prize for Fiction, The Gordon Burn Prize, The Royal Society of Literature Encore Award, and longlisted for the Women's Prize. Her debut novel, Acts of Desperation (Little, Brown and Company, 2021) was an international bestseller, and was chosen as a best book of the year by Time. Nolan was also among The Observer's Best Debut Novelists of 2021.Ella Griffiths is Faber's Head of Classics & HeritageAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and CompanyListen to Alex Freiman Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dbKbpFyqPbklwEdeLYYZR?si=Q5vy9KkRTrqf1BqU1v33cg Insta: @alex.guitarfreiman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first of 2 wonderful shows from our good friend Geoff McConnel (Jazzy The Gee).1. Julie Kelly. - Freedom Jazz Dance.2. The Womack Sisters. - You Went Away To Long.3. Sarah Pillow. - Eclipse.4. Ruby Wood Ft Devin Tracey. - Someone.5. Max From Gabin Ft Marta. - Around.6. Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman. - Double Raindow.7. Jumpin' Jazz Crew. - In Other Words.8. Dreamscapes. - Black Is The Colour.9. Roberta Flack. - Compared To What.10. Lehto & The Motion Orchestra.11. Morwell & Luther Vandross. - Never To Much. Morwell Remix.12. Arms & Sleepers. - Your Heart Knows Something That Your Brain Does Not.13. Biomania. - Birds & Drones.14. Bossasonic. - Carnival.15. Dj Antoni Roma, Temptations. - Treat Her Like A Lady.Pt 216. Dee C'reel. - Pool Urbano. Lounge Edit.17. Dave Mascall Ft Harry Cambridge. - We'll Be Together. Georgie B Remix.18. Cesaria Evora. - Carnaval De Sao Vicente.19. Ladi Adiosoul & Bantu Elements. - Groove Anthem.20. Joutro Mundo. - Panthera.

This week, Alex and Joe are reacting to some of the most shocking, hilarious, and completely out‑of‑nowhere cinematic deaths ever put on screen — the kind of moments that make you yell “WAIT—WHAT?!” even if you've seen the movie before.We're pulling clips from iconic 80s–90s action and sci‑fi films, but we're not telling you which ones.You'll know them when you see them.Expect:A tough‑guy cop movie where the most confident character gets obliterated mid‑sentenceA military sci‑fi scene where a heroic speech is interrupted by something… very large and very hungryA corporate dystopia moment where a boardroom demonstration goes catastrophically wrongA buddy‑cop comedy where a character's dramatic entrance ends faster than you can blinkSome deaths are brutal. Some are absurd. Some are so sudden they feel like jump scares.All of them are unforgettable.Alex and Joe break down each scene, react in real time, and try to figure out how these moments made it past the script stage, the director, the studio, and into cinematic history.Grab a snack, brace yourself, and enjoy the most chaotic movie‑reaction episode yet.#TheAllegendlyPodcast #MovieReactions #UnexpectedDeaths #ActionMovies #ComedyPodcast

In today's episode of The Quiz, we're testing your knowledge on everything from historic Hollywood monster movies to iconic 1980s cult classics. Can you answer these? Monster Movies: Long before modern visual effects, a legendary movie creature made cinematic history by scaling major New York City landmarks in both 1933 and 1976. Do you know this famous silver screen giant? Fairy Tale Realms: The original 2001 animated hit introduced audiences to a notoriously short ruler obsessed with creating a pristine kingdom named Duloc. Do you recall who ruled over this location? '80s Cult Classics: In the beloved 1987 fantasy adventure, Inigo Montoya spent his entire life seeking revenge against a nobleman with a distinct physical characteristic. What was this villain's name and title? Play. Share. Listen, with actor Kevin Sorbo.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s “Closer Look with Rose Scott,” Caribbean-American actor Juliette Jeffers shares her coming-of-age film, “Pan Gyul.” Featured at multiple film festivals, including Atlanta’s BronzeLens Film Festival, the movie takes viewers to the island of Nevis. Jeffers spoke with Scott about the 15-minute film that was shot within six days. She also discussed what else she hopes to achieve in the film industry – including more feature films, film festivals, and compete for more awards. Also on today’s show, for the past seven years, Brad Raffensperger has served as Georgia’s 29th Secretary of State. It's a position that gained Raffensperger international attention -- as well as threats from some Trump supporters -- when he defended Georgia's 2020 election results. Now, Raffensperger is preparing Georgians for one last midterm election before he leaves office in January, before sharing what's next for him. He also reflects on the changes to the state’s voting system during his tenure and shares his confidence in the security of Georgia elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the podcast's 100th episode, Madeline, Julian and Emilio fire up Nora Ephron's classic rom com from 1993 'Sleepless in Seattle', starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan as strangers separated by thousands of miles who, if their subconsciouses and their curious companions have their way, may just have a date with destiny on Valentine's Day at the top of the Empire State Building.  The group explores the underrated meta qualities of the film when it comes to media-influenced romance, the nature of para-social relationships now and then, the way the film explores the themes of fate and love, the 'An Affair To Remember' of it all, the ubiquity of Bill Pullman and his undisputed status as the "Baxter" of the 90s, favorite little details, and much more. The group then reflects on what moments and films have stuck with them the most from the last 100 episodes and shouts out several of the people who have made this podcast possible!    We want to thank our guests over these last 100 episodes: Anthony Hollock, Matt Friedman, Lily Desmond, Jamie Homs, Mike Duquette, Michaela Brady, Idris Goodwin, Maggie Hill, Sydney Duncan, Madeline's dad Richard, Tara and Emily from Down the Yellow Brick Pod, Courtney Iventosch, Rob Mitzner, Ron Piretti, Jess LeProtto, Rob McClure, Sharyn Rothstein, Prof Zhen Zhang, Mariquita Reese, Brendan McDonald, Julian's cousin Sylvie, Emilio's sister Maria-Elena, Prof Michael Cramer, Shaun Seneviratne, James Codoyannis, Edo Choi, Anu Valia, Anna Stone, David Schwartz,  Christian Garcia, Will Reynolds, Lexi Amoriello, Kelly Autry, and Sarah Ungerleider.  Getting to have you join us to talk movies has been a true pleasure!A HUGE thanks go out to our families, friends, and our listeners and subscribers - your love and support has made this podcast journey so far so very worth it!To check out Julian's representative past episode moment when we talked 'Dazed and Confused', listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2269866/episodes/14983408To check out Madeline's representative past episode moment when we talked 'That Thing We Do!' and the music of Adam Schlesinger, listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2269866/episodes/15769063To check out Emilio's representative past episode moment when we talked 'Amelie' with Anu Valia, listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2269866/episodes/18469464If you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice. This really helps us find new listeners and grow!We have a monthly newsletter!  Subscribe at sleeplesscinematicpod.substack.comFollow us on IG and TikTok: @sleeplesscinematicpodSend us an email at sleeplesscinematicpod@gmail.comOn Letterboxd? Follow Julian at julian_barthold and Madeline at patronessofcats

More T-Rex, more raptors, more Jeff Goldblum. Does Spielberg deliver paleo-gold or should the dinos stay buried? Helping us decide is Noah, of Cinematic Jurassic! We discuss all things Jurassic Park, old school dinosaur movies, and real-world paleontology. So grab your high-hides, gymnastic bars, and lucky packs - we're excited to share this one with you folks!Thank you for listening. Follow for more on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.We'll see you next time for Dragonslayer (1981) - a Magic & Monsters special with Patrick Kozicky!TRAILERS: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997); Jurassic Park III (2001); The Valley of Gwangi (1969); Planet of Dinosaurs (1977); Dinosaurus! (1960)SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSPlays by Vincent S. HannamCinematic.Jurassic - InstagramVolunteering at Fossil DigsPaleontology Feud: Bakker vs. Horner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Video Store MPLS - Fundraiser Link! Support Now!Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.

Looking for a horror podcast specific to horror movies? This is your place for horror movie reviews, trivia, and deep dives. This week on Students of Horror, the Students go to the cold Swedish landscape as we welcome Meka G. to chat about Let the Right One In. We hope you join us in a brand new study session! For links to our guest's work and socials: Cinematic Nightmares Links! Join the Study Group! Join the Patreon! Follow the Students on social media! Discord: Study Hall Discord Sam on Letterboxd - @machetesam Bryan on Letterboxd - @ByrdWitch Ross on IG - @RossPurvis Email: StudentsofHorror@gmail.com

This week, Scotty is joined by the always amazing Meka G., from the Cinematic Nightmares Podcast. Together, they explore the themes of divorce, adultery, and tentacled creatures as they discuss "Possession". And as always, stay tuned until the end of show to find out what's coming up next on Fun With Horror."Possession" was directed by Andrzej Żuławski and stars Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill as Anna and Mark, a couple going through a brutal divorce. Things take a weird and dark turn as Mark increasingly suspects Anna of infidelity.Where you can find our guest - https://linktr.ee/cinematicnightmarespodcastFeel free to send us a message! What did you think of this movie? Of this episode? Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/FunWithHorrorPodcastFollow us on social media:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/396586601815924Twitter - https://twitter.com/funwhorrorInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/fun_with_horror_podcast/FWH + Fangoria collab:For 20% off at the Fango Shop, just enter FUN_WITH_HORROR_PODCAST at checkout!

What if the audio recordings sitting on your hard drive could serve millions of people and create an entirely new revenue stream for your business? When I started producing guided meditations, I had ZERO audio production experience. My recordings had room echo, background noise and sounded like they had been recorded inside a tin can. People still paid $100 for the library because the meditations worked. Then I met Blair, AKA The Great Blairdini, who bought the library, listened to it and gave me some painfully honest feedback: “Dude, I love what you're doing and think it's amazing, but the quality sucks. Can I have a refund? And can I help you take it to the next level?” That conversation started a 15-year friendship and creative partnership. Together, we spent 18 months transforming those rough recordings into a professionally produced meditation library. I pursued licensing partnerships, and that single library eventually became the #1 meditation library on Mindvalley's Omvana app for more than six years. It has now: • Served more than 10 million meditators • Received tens of thousands of four and five-star reviews • Generated more than $750,000 in passive income In this episode, I share how professional audio production and licensing transformed a collection of rough recordings into a valuable library of intellectual property that continues serving people and generating revenue many years later. I also explore what may be sitting on your own hard drive right now. You may already have guided meditations, audio stories, sleep stories, audiobooks, courses, podcast recordings or spoken-word teachings that could become a professionally produced audio library, cinematic experience or licensing-ready catalogue. Through Majik Media, our audio production team can support you with: • Creative concept and script development • Recording support and voice direction • Professional voice casting • Audio editing and vocal cleanup • Noise reduction • Music composition and selection • Cinematic sound design and sound effects • Mixing and mastering • Distribution support We can work with a finished recording that needs professional editing, music and mastering, a written script that needs full production, an existing library that needs to be refreshed, or an early idea that still needs to be developed. We also offer a separate licensing and partnership pathway for creators and companies who already have valuable intellectual property and want help packaging it, developing a licensing strategy, creating a partnership deck and connecting with aligned platforms and organizations. Majik Kids has now secured licensing across 50 platforms, with dozens of additional partnerships currently in motion. Your work may already contain tremendous value. With world-class audio production and the right partnerships, it could reach thousands or even millions of people while creating a meaningful new revenue stream for your business. If you have an audio project, story or forgotten library you would love to bring to life, reply and tell me what you're sitting on. Explore our audio production, creative development and licensing partnership services: https://majikkids.com/services #AudioProduction #GuidedMeditation #AudioStorytelling #CinematicAudio #SoundDesign #MeditationTeacher #AudiobookProduction #PassiveIncome #IntellectualProperty #ContentLicensing #LicensingStrategy #CreativeBusiness #PodcastProduction #MajikMedia #MakingMajikPodcast

I gave a lecture about "Blending the Elements of Experiential Design" on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at Seattle XR in Seattle, Washington. (PDF of Slides]. At the end, I run through some examples of the types of interdisciplinary fusion that I see within the context of immersive storytelling and immersive art. This lecture also digs into the process-relational philosophical foundations, as well as how I'm gaining additional inspiration from Empedocles, Aristotle, and the Classical Quadrivium (Four Arts) of Math, Music, Geometry, and Astronomy. For my 30+ hours of coverage of Venice Immersive, then I apply this archetypal framework to help describe the context, quality, character, and story of each of these projects. You can see an overview of how I've been using this framework in this PDF on "Venice Immersive 2025 Archetypal Categorizations" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01M5NcOYzx0 One of goals of this talk was to further define the archetypal nature of the elements, and how I'm conceiving of them as a possibility space of design tradeoffs (C.S. Peirce's "Firstness"), but also as the concrete decisions that an experiential designer makes ("Secondness"), and then finally how these decisions are experienced more from a phenomenological experience as the audience as we feel, sense, act, and make sense of these experiences, and what they might mean ("Thirdness"). I do not actually dive into Peirce's concepts of Firstness, Secondness, or Thirdness in this specific talk, but I wanted to elaborate on these concepts in this write-up as these have been crucial concepts to help translate the overall abstract Firstness quality of my talk, and ground it into the Secondness of something that is a bit more practical and pragmatic. For Peirce, his semiology is grounded into a triune theory of actualization that goes from a non-Boolean possibility space as Firstness, and then grounds into a Boolean actualization of secondness, and then an interpretant mediates from the concreteness of the Secondness object back to the Firstness of the fundamental archetypal qualities or meaning. I find speculative philosopher James Bradley's summary of the Peirce's triune semiology to be the most easy to digest in his essay titled, "Beyond Hermeneutics: Peirce's Semiology as a Trinitarian Metaphysics of Communication." I can also recommend this article on "Peirce's Theory of Signs" from the The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy for a comprehensive recap, and there's also this excellent YouTube series primer by Philosign's Markus Raninen titled The Basics of Semiotics. But here's Bradley's description of Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness, which I find myself coming back to again and again. "Within the fundamental speculative triunity of activity, difference and order, or firstness, secondness and thirdness, semiology is an analysis of order or thirdness… Thirdness is analyzed as idea or sign, as the exchange of information between individual entities, and as interpretation; in other words, thirdness is itself a threefold of sign, object and interpretant. Here, sign occupies the position of firstness because it is the potentiality for interpretation; object occupies that of secondness because it is determinate; and the interpretant occupies that of thirdness because the interpretant has the sign-interpreting or sign-ordering role, and so has the status of a third. [24] Thus for Peirce semiology is the analysis of the triune relation of sign, object and interpretant." It's still a bit obtuse, and one way that I like to think about it is through the experience of communication. You have a possibility space of meaning you want to convey (Firstness of the sign/potential), then you choose specific words that convey that meaning (Secondness of the object), then someone listens to those words and phrases, and then connects those words back to a meaning space (Thirdness of the interpretant mediating between the two). For Peirce, each of the Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness can also refer to themselves, like you can have a Firstness of Thirdness or Secondness of Firstness. It gets a little bit confusing, but I found the following graphic from Collected Essays in Speculative Philosophy (2021) by James Bradley and edited by Sean McGrath to be very useful. Within the context of immersive storytelling, then it's a semiotic process of communication of meaning where you're able to use all sorts of affordances from game design, literature, social dynamics and relations, music, film, lighting, architecture, dance, theme park design, sensory design, and embodiment. My Elemental Theory of Presence attempts to simplify this into the following: Fire Element of Active Presence: Interactivity, Agency, Game Design Air Element of Mental & Social Presence: Meaning, Semiotics, Language, Possibility, Form, Relationality Water Element of Emotional Presence: Experiential Processes, Story, Film, Music, Cycles, Time Earth Element of Environmental & Embodied Presence: Sensory, Immersive, Worldbuilding, Space I elaborate on the various philosophical frameworks that I'm leaning up within this talk that I gave on June 6, 2026, but since then I've been diving more into Peirce and his Triune Metaphysics and Semiology of Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness, which has been a helpful framework as I've been applying the elements to my Venice Immersive Coverage and categorizing the elemental center of gravity for each of the nearly 40 projects that I covered. Again see this framework in this PDF on "Venice Immersive 2025 Archetypal Categorizations" to see how I have been thinking about each of these projects. I used this approach in the introductions for each of my podcast episodes from Venice (see the links down below). Firstness of Fire: Creativity, Novelty, Intention, Purpose, Goals, & Aristotle's Final Cause Secondness of Fire: Interactivity & Core Gameplay Loops Thirdness of Fire: Agency & Will For Active Presence Examples of Fire: Game Design, Locomotion Options: No Movement, Automatic movement, Teleportation, or free roaming. The LIVENESS of the Live, To what degree does the experience encourage the expression of will and agency? And to what degree does that alter how the narrative unfolds (narrative agency vs participatory interactive moments that customize and flavor the experience)? Adventure, Exploration, Creativity, Novelty, Freedom, Will, and Collective Action. System Dynamics, & iterative feedback loops Firstness of Air: Peirce's "Sign," Intended Meaning, Pattern & Form, Archetypal Possibility Spaces, Relationality, & Aristotle's Formal Cause Secondness of Air: Peirce's "Object" Within A Triadic Semiotic Process (i.e. a specific action, word, harmonic, or action that points to a larger meaning.) Thirdness of Air: Peirce's "Interpretant," Sensemaking Thoughts, Expectations, & Social Dynamics For Mental & Social Presence Examples of Air: Literature, Language, Semiotics, Communication, Symbols, Abstractions. Single Player vs Multi-Player, Suspension of Disbelief and Plausibility, Social Dynamics, Anticipation of the Future, Possibility Spaces, Types of Choices. Realms of Speculative Imagination, How is meaning communicated? Dialogue amongst characters, voice-over narration, environmental storytelling, non-verbal associative dream logic. Mental friction from puzzles. Rules & Mechanics. Use of certain types of AI and Conversational Interfaces with Virtual Beings Firstness of Water: Time, Cycles, Harmonics, Value, & Aristotle's "Material Cause" (in Whitehead's event ontology, then base reality is processes, relationships, and possibilities of value & not Substance) Secondness of Water: Experiential Processes That Provide Contrasts Thirdness of Water: Feelings for Emotional Presence Examples of Water: Cinematic Film Tradition, Music, Harmonics, Rhythm, Pacing, Editing, Contrasts, Emotion, Memory, Dreams, Images, Soul, Psyche, Symbols, Lighting, Mood, Collective Unconscious Firstness of Earth: Space, World, Context, & Aristotle's Efficient Cause Secondness of Earth: Environment & Worldbuilding With Situated Perspectives in that Context Thirdness of Earth: Sensory Perception & Sense of Place for Embodied & Environmental Presence Examples of Earth: Worldbuilding of a spatial context & culture. Architecture, Theater, Theme Park Design, Dance, Are you a ghost or an embodied character? Sensory Experience: Touch/Haptics, Hearing/Spatial Sound, Smells, Vision. Relation of Immersive Tech to Environment as either VR, MR, or AR. Virtual CGI vs Cinematic 180/360 Video, Again, check out this PDF on "Venice Immersive 2025 Archetypal Categorizations" to see how I've ranked nearly 40 projects from Venice Immersive 2025 on the relative elemental center of gravity. Some projects feel more like a cinematic immersive film, which would be a bit more biased towards the Water Element. Some projects are more focused on the experience of a world that was build, and more focused on the Earth Element. Some projects are asking you to Read a book together with other people, which is more focused on the Air Element. And then other more game-like experiences are focused on using interactions as their primary mode of engagement, and so they're more focused on the fire element. There are 64 total combinations of the elements in terms of the first, second, third, or four centers of gravity, and you can see the comprehensive visualization here: Technically, all four elements are always happening all at once all at the same time. However, in experiential design, then creators can emphasize and blend elements together. So I find that ranking the elements can be helpful in determining an overall center of gravity, and that looking at the first two centers of gravity can achieve a sufficient job of creating some ad hoc, immersive and "elemental genres....

[REBROADCAST FROM May 15, 2026 ] Tony, Emmy and five-time GRAMMY-Award nominated singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban shares tracks from his new album called CINEMATIC, and discusses his upcoming tour.   Photo courtesy of the artist Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week's show, Peter will be asking why the foreign office is still going after Graham Phillips, and Sarah will be grabbing the popcorn and headed to the cheap seats to talk film/book adaptations, some good, some not so good.And we'll be opening up our mailbag to discuss Sarah's best nightie (she favours pyjamas), why MPs should live a full life before entering into politics, the correct us of ‘hopefully' (let's hope we get that right) and where to go and what to see when you're visiting Berlin (according to Peter).On our reading, listening and watch list this week: •Drowned World - JG Ballard•The Last Of The Wine – Mary Renault•The Kraken Awakes – John Wyndham•American Gods – Neil Gaiman•Almansor - Heinrich HeinePlease do get in touch, email: Alas@dailymail.co.uk you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas'.Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter HitchensProducer: Philip WildingEditor: Chelsey MooreProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniExecutive Producer: Jamie EastA Daily Mail production. Seriously PopularTo get in touch email alas@mailonline.co.uk, you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp - on 07796 657512 start your message with the word 'alas'Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter HitchensProducer: Phillip WildingEditor: Chelsey MooreProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniExecutive Producer: Jamie EastA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I interviewed Craig Quintero & Phoebe Greenberg about Blur on Friday, August 29, 2025 at Venice Immersive in Venice, Italy. Here is the story synopsis for Blur: "Blur presents a new myth for the modern age, where science has changed how we think about life and death. With cloning and advances in resurrection biology, we have obscured the boundaries between the living and the dead — the natural and the artificial. This extended reality theatrical production unfolds as a dreamscape, shifting between real and virtual, taking participants on a journey of reflection on grief and eternality." Here are the contextual domains that are explored: Some fundamental questions around LIFE [1] and DEATH [8]. Blur born out of a "desire to explore the emotional and ethical terrain where science, loss and imagination collide." Philosophical and ethical implications [9] of the science human cloning [9] as explored through the main story of a mother [4] who's child [5] has died [8]. Explores a speculative and imaginal space of scienced-based possibilities [9] with imagery reflecting these moral and ethical dilemmas [9] around these hybrid entities [Combination of [1] Self with [7] ]. Also the implications of taking extinct animals [8] like the Wooley Mammoth or Dire Wolf, and resurrecting them through science [9], and bringing them back to life [1]. Here is the Elemental Center of Gravity: 1st Center of Gravity of Earth Element / Environmental and Embodied Presence: Blend of Immersive VR, CGI, Cinematic 360 video, 180 video, Mixed Reality. With specific architectural modulations, live performance, and integrations of your embodiment. Some Generative AI around your representations of embodied identity. There's also a LOT of invisible spatial choreography that is happening behind the scenes in order to move a number of human bodies through a physical space without colliding into each other, whilst also creating a seamless virtually-mediate spatial journey that is also A LOT MORE VAST than the constraints of the physical space. So it really feels like being taken on an expansive journey through space and time within this piece.2nd Center of Gravity of Air Element / Mental and Social Presence: Constant perversion of expectations and experience of having the "rug pulled out from underneath you." Symbolic Dream Logic, and Theatre of the Absurd. There's a lot of abstract and semiotic associative linking that Quintero describes as a "Rauschenberg-like collage" blending and blurring together lots of various archetypal forms to communicate their message. There's definitely a narrative to be parsed, but you have to sort of piece it together as there's a lot of symbolic communication, as well as expectation-perversion that either creates a deep sense of awe and wonder, or it can also be confusion for some where the overall plausibilty throughline and suspension of disbelief results more in a break in presence from a "I don't get it" experience rather than a deepening of awe from an unbounded possibility space. Overall feels a bit like waking from a dream, and then trying to parse it. There is also a moment of a theatre-for-one encounter, and then later more of a collective experience.3rd Center of Gravity of Fire Element / Active Presence: LIVE PERFORMANCE of theatrical actors. There's some constructed locomotive agency within bounds to replicate wandering. Some more interactive parts near the end. No real agency to change the flow of the narrative4th Center of Gravity of Water Element / Emotional Presence: Cinematic VR, but also a specific cadence and pacing of the narrative. Archetypal Themes and Character Explored: Blur explores "fundamental questions of identity and selfhood, and what makes 'me' me?" The strurctures of our society and science mashed up against the dissolving and dissolution of the boundaries between the science and humanity bringing questions around the archetypal qualities that make us uniquely human. The idealized image of the human form from evolution, then gets dissolved through hybrid combinations, that is also amplified by the actual blending and blurring of communication media from MR to VR to Invidual and Collective Theatrical Performances to Architecture with bit of magic thrown in. It's a seamless use of the forms of immersive and experiential to amplify the overall themes of the piece. What is Imaginal / Virtual / Synthetic / Artificial / Eternal? vs What is Real and Mortal? Life vs Death in the context of Scientific Truths and Technological Advance. "With cloning and advances in resurrection biology, we have obscured the boundaries between the living and the dead — the natural and the artificial." Artist Statement: "Blur was born from a shared desire to explore the emotional and ethical terrain where science, loss and imagination collide.Meeting in Venice, we recognised a deep alignment in poetic storytelling and a fascination with questions raised by cloning, bioengineering and de-extinction. The work examines the human urge to transcend death and the consequences of reshaping life. Combining immersive theatre, motion capture, passthrough, VR and AR, we invite audiences into a sensorial and surreal journey — where AI, myth and grief intersect. Blur is both a cautionary tale and a meditation on fragile humanity: a boundary-pushing experience that challenges perception while grounded in universal emotions." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFXTon0-tQ0 This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

The Deep Cut team reaches a major milestone as Ben and Eli interview Deep Cut canon director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! The Japanese auteur generously answers questions about his latest film, The Samurai and the Prisoner: how does Chiyoho in this film link to Akiko in Cloud? Are the comedic moments intentional? And Eli finally gets to ask his most burning Kurosawa question: WHY ALL THE PLASTIC SHEETS?Special thank you to Ryanne Gordon, Benkei Golden, and Amaka Nwokocha from Divergent PR and translator, filmmaker, and artist Monika Uchiyama for making this episode possible.Get trapped in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:18 Interview begins04:13 Social structures and Murashige05:47 Chiyoho in a man's world07:33 Plastic sheet09:41 Long takes and blocking12:47 Cinematic influences15:18 Comedic aspects17:02 Closing thoughts

Chapter 741 - "The Freedom To Do All Of It" ...as read by Marco Heubaum of Xandria Today we welcome Xandria guitarist and founder Marco Heubaum to the podcast! Xandria will release Eclipse this Friday, August 7th, on Napalm Records! Marco talks about the struggle to form bands in a small town, the band's early musical influences, keeping a band going through many line-up changes and having to be reinvigorated to keep creating, becoming more outspoken about political and social issues as a lyricist, and more.https://www.xandria.dehttps://napalmrecords.us/collections/xandriaDiscordPatreonSubstack Email: asthestorygrows@gmail.com Chapter 741 Music: Xandria - "The Shannon's Home" Xandria - "Kill The Sun" Xandria - "Universal" Xandria - "Colours"

Season Seven.Let that sink in for a second.Season Seven of Livi's Corner.Long before there was a podcast, there were years spent studying the box office, tracking film, television, music, audience trends, and the way stories move through culture. Then, in 2020, sitting in my little courtyard apartment in Hollywood, California, during one of the most uncertain moments any of us had ever experienced, I decided to stop dreaming about it and start doing it.I made a podcast.Seven seasons later, that little idea has grown beyond anything I could have imagined. We've expanded into new series, charted internationally—including our latest placement on the Apple Podcasts charts in Uzbekistan—surpassed one million listens this summer, and built a community of listeners from around the world. Every stream, every review, every message, every conversation... thank you. None of this happens without you.Today, we kick off Season Seven of Act Two: Women in Cinematic Transition with the 1974 classic Claudine.More than a love story, Claudine is a portrait of perseverance. It follows a Black mother navigating work, family, government assistance, and a society that continually places barriers in front of her, all while creating a home where her children can dream beyond those barriers. It's a film about ambition, survival, dignity, and the quiet determination required to build a better future.It's the perfect place to begin The Ambition Era.

◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks about things being “cinematic”, Eric from New Jersey talks alcohol at the game table, and from the archive 2021: Scott asks about compels in FATE | Hosts: Jason, Kodi, Jay & Riley ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 02:17◇ Announcements – Game Daze will be happening August 08! Sign up to run or play games for this free, fun, safe online game event at happyjacks.org/discord ◇ We will be at LFG Con! August 13–16, 2026 in Burbank California! lfg-con.com ◇ 04:00◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Matthew Nevers (he/him) of Coffee All Night Games at https://coffeeallnight.itch.io/ or https://coffeeallnight.com 04:51◇ Mailbag 1 – Wes in Indianapolis asks about things being “cinematic” 38:12◇ Mailbag 2 – Eric from New Jersey talks alcohol at the game table 52:31◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2021: Scott asks about compels in FATE 71:04◇ Episode Closing 77:45◇ Music ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇Instagram ◇Facebook ◇Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

Cinematographer James Laxton joins the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast to discuss the visual storytelling behind Netflix's Beef. From shaping character through composition to creating a cinematic language for emotional conflict, James breaks down the craft behind the series' acclaimed look.Filmmakers will learn how creative collaboration, camera choices, lighting, and visual intention come together to serve a story. A must-watch conversation for cinematographers, directors, film students, and creators.

What happens when a comic book artist becomes a visual effects supervisor at the forefront of filmmaking technology? In this episode, Marc Rienzo shares his journey from drawing comic book panels to creating cinematic worlds through visual effects. Along the way, we explore how the VFX industry has evolved, what AI means for the future of filmmaking, and why great storytelling will always matter more than the tools we use.

Cinematic continues to binge every project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to prepare for Doomsday! On this episode - Chris breaks down the Disney+ series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, along with revealing a new level of the delicious Popcorn Rating Scale.- "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like it when I'm angry."

Fluent Fiction - French: Parisian Rain Sparks Cinematic Romance Amidst Art Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-07-24-07-38-19-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Au cœur de Paris, au Parc de la Villette, un festival de cinéma d'été attire une foule colorée.En: In the heart of Paris, at Parc de la Villette, a summer film festival attracts a colorful crowd.Fr: Le soleil commence son déclin, embrasant le ciel de teintes dorées.En: The sun begins its descent, setting the sky ablaze with golden hues.Fr: L'amphithéâtre est vivant, rempli de rires et d'une douce odeur de popcorn.En: The amphitheater is alive, filled with laughter and a sweet smell of popcorn.Fr: Parmi cette foule se trouve Émilien, un critique de cinéma timide mais passionné.En: Among this crowd is Émilien, a shy but passionate film critic.Fr: Il regarde les gens, ses yeux brillants de curiosité.En: He watches the people, his eyes shining with curiosity.Fr: Tout à coup, le ciel s'assombrit et une pluie soudaine surprend les spectateurs.En: Suddenly, the sky darkens and a sudden rain surprises the spectators.Fr: Émilien court vers un grand arbre pour se protéger.En: Émilien runs towards a large tree for shelter.Fr: C'est là qu'il rencontre Sabine, une artiste pleine d'énergie et de vie, cherchant elle aussi un abri.En: It's there that he meets Sabine, an artist full of energy and life, also seeking cover.Fr: Ils échangent un sourire complice, brisant la glace fragile entre eux.En: They exchange a knowing smile, breaking the fragile ice between them.Fr: "Tu aimes les films ?En: "Do you like movies?"Fr: ," demande Sabine avec un sourire lumineux.En: asks Sabine with a bright smile.Fr: "Oui, beaucoup," répond Émilien, un peu hésitant mais enchanté.En: "Yes, a lot," replies Émilien, a little hesitant but delighted.Fr: Ils commencent à discuter, partageant leur amour pour le cinéma.En: They start discussing, sharing their love for cinema.Fr: Sabine parle avec passion de son art et de ses recherches d'inspiration.En: Sabine speaks passionately about her art and her search for inspiration.Fr: Émilien, encouragé par sa sincérité, commence à partager ses pensées sur les films et ses rêves de nouvelles rencontres.En: Émilien, encouraged by her sincerity, begins to share his thoughts on films and his dreams of new encounters.Fr: Mais malgré leur complicité évidente, une gêne persiste en Émilien.En: But despite their obvious rapport, a shyness persists in Émilien.Fr: Il pense aux blessures du passé et aux rejets qu'il a connus.En: He thinks of past hurts and the rejections he's faced.Fr: Mathieu, son meilleur ami, lui a toujours conseillé de prendre plus de risques.En: Mathieu, his best friend, has always advised him to take more risks.Fr: Peut-être que c'est le moment.En: Perhaps now is the time.Fr: "Veux-tu venir à une projection privée ?En: "Would you like to come to a private screening?Fr: Je l'ai organisée pour quelques amis," propose Émilien, son cœur battant fort.En: I've organized it for some friends," proposes Émilien, his heart beating fast.Fr: Sabine hésite.En: Sabine hesitates.Fr: Elle a des projets à finir, des délais à respecter.En: She has projects to finish, deadlines to meet.Fr: Mais elle est touchée par l'invitation.En: But she is touched by the invitation.Fr: Sa curiosité l'emporte.En: Her curiosity wins out.Fr: "D'accord, pourquoi pas," répond-elle finalement avec un sourire.En: "Okay, why not," she finally replies with a smile.Fr: Quelques jours plus tard, à la petite salle de projection, Émilien se tient nerveux.En: A few days later, in the small screening room, Émilien stands nervously.Fr: Sabine entre, découverte du lieu avec des yeux émerveillés.En: Sabine enters, discovering the place with wonder in her eyes.Fr: Pendant le film, Émilien tout doucement exprime son admiration pour le monde artistique de Sabine.En: During the film, Émilien slowly expresses his admiration for Sabine's artistic world.Fr: Ses mots simples mais sincères touchent profondément Sabine.En: His simple but sincere words profoundly touch Sabine.Fr: Elle ressent quelque chose qu'elle ne peut ignorer.En: She feels something she cannot ignore.Fr: Après la projection, Sabine s'approche d'Émilien.En: After the screening, Sabine approaches Émilien.Fr: "Il y a une exposition d'art ce week-end.En: "There's an art exhibition this weekend.Fr: Ça te dirait de m'accompagner ?En: Would you like to come with me?"Fr: "Cette invitation résonne comme une douce promesse.En: This invitation resonates like a sweet promise.Fr: Émilien accepte, sentant une confiance nouvelle en lui.En: Émilien accepts, feeling a newfound confidence within him.Fr: Pour la première fois, il entrevoit un équilibre entre son amour pour le cinéma et le début d'une relation significative.En: For the first time, he glimpses a balance between his love for cinema and the beginning of a meaningful relationship.Fr: Sabine, pour sa part, réalise qu'elle peut concilier sa passion pour l'art avec des connexions humaines sincères.En: Sabine, for her part, realizes that she can reconcile her passion for art with genuine human connections.Fr: Leur aventure commence dans ce parc, sous un ciel encore capricieux mais éclatant de possibilités.En: Their adventure begins in this park, under a sky still capricious but brimming with possibilities.Fr: Ensemble, ils s'engagent sur un chemin où l'art et le cinéma se rencontrent, où deux cœurs curieux trouvent un rythme commun.En: Together, they embark on a path where art and cinema meet, where two curious hearts find a common rhythm.Fr: Ainsi, entre rires et découvertes, un nouveau chapitre se dessine à l'horizon.En: Thus, between laughter and discoveries, a new chapter unfolds on the horizon. Vocabulary Words:the heart: le cœurthe descent: le déclinthe amphitheater: l'amphithéâtrethe shelter: l'abrithe laughter: les riresthe critic: le critiquethe popcorn: le popcornthe eyes: les yeuxthe sky: le cielthe rain: la pluiethe screen: l'écranthe life: la viethe ice: la glacethe smile: le sourirethe thought: la penséethe dream: le rêvethe wounds: les blessuresthe rejection: le rejetthe risk: le risquethe invitation: l'invitationthe deadline: le délaithe exhibition: l'expositionthe promise: la promessethe confidence: la confiancethe balance: l'équilibrethe connection: la connexionthe path: le cheminthe rhythm: le rythmethe discovery: la découvertethe horizon: l'horizon

Peter Huessy. Peter Huessy and John Batchelor review classic films like Godzilla, On the Beach, and Dr. Strangelove to discuss cultural fears of nuclear war. They contrast cinematic depictions of accidental launches with modern safeguards, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a credible nuclear deterrent in a complex geopolitical landscape. (15)1940

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This week, Phil & David revisit one of their most uplifting and entertaining episodes ever. They welcome Josh Groban -- who David will be interviewing at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on July 20th about his latest album "Cinematic" and his upcoming "Stage, Screen & Symphony" tour -- for this funny and fascinating 2025  "Lunch" with the multi-platinum singer, songwriter, actor and arts advocate. Josh joined them at Phil's house in 2025 to tell amazing stories about how he got his first big break singing with Celine Dion at a Grammy rehearsal and about his strong comedic chops that many first discovered when he sang Kanye West's tweets for Jimmy Kimmel. Josh, Phil and David all also discuss their shared love for Stephen Sondheim. To learn more about Josh, his remarkable career and passion for supporting arts education, go to https://www.joshgroban.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. And you can watch this whole "Lunch" -- and many more --  on YouTube on the Phil Rosenthal World channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caleb Masters reviews Christopher Nolan's ambitious adaptation of the classic Homer epic, The Odyssey. The post ‘The Odyssey' Is an Epic Cinematic Masterclass appeared first on The Cinematropolis.

After a year away I wanted to come back with a podcast episode with a super unique guy I recently met. Chris has been documenting the Marymont Mansion in Murfeesboro, Tennessee for almost two decades, after a bout of insomnia that followed a heart attack inspired him to dive into the history of this property. -Read my urbex blog: http://notracers.comPick up my book: http://notracers.com/shopWatch the POV photography video I made at this house: https://youtu.be/kAqneFhmsJMWatch the Cinematic video I filmed here: https://youtu.be/RNqYEC1M1XUInterested in buying the property? Hit up Shawn Wright at Century 21: https://www.century21.com/agent/detail/tn/murfreesboro/agents/shawn-wright/aid-P00200000FDdtPR0TrSl0aVW3S6Z8ktP8UBupXFxCheck out Chris' photography business: https://www.facebook.com/marshall.chatham.photographyDon't forget to subscribe to No Tracers for more stories from the world of urban exploration and to stay updated on our future episodes. Let's keep exploring and remember to leave no trace.-Want to be a guest on the podcast? Email me at contact@notracers.com-Pick up a WANDRD bag here: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1183579&u=3481091&m=79898&urllink=&afftrack=Join the AAA24 membership: https://aaa24.a24films.com/?referral=K0E209FAD0-Follow me on socials:http://instagram.com/no.tracershttp://youtube.com/notracersurbexTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notracers?lang=enEverything else:http://beacons.ai/notracers-- URBEX GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS -Wandrd Sling 9L Bag: https://amzn.to/4hTfrWYTactical Gloves: https://amzn.to/2SreZFiDSLR Camera: https://amzn.to/2YwbVLIGopro: https://amzn.to/48Y7ZG7Chest strap: https://amzn.to/2VT5HnyWide Angle Lens: https://amzn.to/3ZddqO0DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone: https://amzn.to/3YYuiqe3 legged tripod: https://amzn.to/322EGhKINIU Portable Charger: https://amzn.to/3YVhxgfSSD Drive Storage: https://amzn.to/3Ogd6rxRode video mic: https://amzn.to/2zl2zonFilm Camera: https://amzn.to/4fyTVoH

In this episode of Brave New Bookshelf, hosts Steph Pajonas and Danica Favorite are joined by Anat Dayagi, the founder of Midsummerr, to discuss the revolutionary frontier of AI-driven cinematic audiobooks. Anat shares her personal journey with ADD and how it inspired her to create Midsummerr, a cutting-edge platform that democratizes premium, multi-cast dramatized audio productions complete with sound effects, musical leitmotifs, and an AI-driven "agentic director." Listeners will discover how indie authors can now easily produce high-end, immersive listening experiences once reserved for major publishing houses, explore the power of audio personalization through stems, and learn how to leverage AI tools to scale their creative workflows. Visit our website https://bravenewbookshelf.com to view the full episode notes, links and apps mentioned in the episode, and the full transcript.

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REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 222We examine the movie Barbie from the standpoint of social interactions and libertarian principles. We can conclude that Barbie is a wonderful satire with multiple nuances for consideration. The libertarian principle of personal freedom, and the relationship to the freedom of others, is the most important take away.Watch our video: The Movie "Barbie" and Libertarian Principles (ep 222)Barbie is a 2023 fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Based on the eponymous fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous animated films and specials. Starring Margot Robbie as the title character and Ryan Gosling as Ken, the film follows them on a journey of self-discovery through Barbieland and the real world following an existential crisis. It is also a commentary regarding patriarchy and the effects of feminism. The supporting cast includes America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.A live-action Barbie film was announced in September 2009 by Universal Pictures with Laurence Mark producing. Development began in April 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired the film rights. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of Amy Schumer and later Anne Hathaway as Barbie, the rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures in October 2018. Robbie was cast in 2019, after Gal Gadot turned down the role due to scheduling conflicts, and Gerwig was announced as director and co-writer with Baumbach in 2020. The rest of the cast was announced in early 2022. Principal photography occurred primarily at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, England, and at the Venice Beach Skatepark in Los Angeles from March to July 2022.Barbie premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023, and was released in the United States on July 21. Its concurrent release with Universal Pictures' Oppenheimer was the catalyst of the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon, encouraging audiences to see both films as a double feature.The film grossed $1.446 billion and achieved several milestones, including the highest-grossing film of 2023 and the 14th highest-grossing film of all time. Named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, it received widespread critical acclaim and other accolades, including eight Academy Award nominations (among them Best Picture), winning Best Original Song for "What Was I Made For?"; the song also won Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song while Barbie was awarded Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.Watch the Barbie | Main Trailer Barbie | Main Trailer#barbie #coffee #consideration #freedom #interactions #julie #libertarian #libertarians #mike #movie #nuances #personal #principles #psychology #social #standpoint #talkFollow Us:YouTubeXFacebookBlueskyAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

What do you do when your boss is an absolute insect? We watch The Wasp Woman to find out.Host segments: Devori has her priorities straight this week; we once again talk about how Joe ate that (almost) deadly burrito; it's hard to be the boss (wasp); what about Operation Paper Clip?; add the stinger, blow some minds; like an English student padding out a paper; every movie should end with a gauzy nightgown fight; we're still talking about the bedside baby oil.

In this episode, we discuss one of the most beloved Sci-FiHorror movie, not only Adam's favorite movie year of 1982, but also perhaps of all time, John Carpenter's The Thing. We are joined by fellow cinephile and horrorhound, Andy Lalino. Proprietor of The Tampa Bay Screams Horror Convention. Led by Adam, this very special episode goes into detail about the John Carpenter classic. From box office flop to Cinematic masterpiece.

Only a few Westerns contain explicitly Jewish stories or themes, and very rarely do Old West tales involve identifiably Jewish characters. Yet Jewish contributors have shaped the Western—once Hollywood's most popular genre—ever since the silent era, both onscreen and offscreen, and some filmmakers have sought to infuse the genre with a distinctly Jewish sensibility. In Chai Noon: Jews and the Cinematic Wild West (University of Wisconsin Press, 2025), Friedmann engages with larger themes of Jewish identity in popular film, including depictions of race, ethnicity, and foreignness. He also identifies similar concerns within the invention and creation of the imaginary West writ large in American culture. The juxtapositions prove to be both unexpected and intuitively understandable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Only a few Westerns contain explicitly Jewish stories or themes, and very rarely do Old West tales involve identifiably Jewish characters. Yet Jewish contributors have shaped the Western—once Hollywood's most popular genre—ever since the silent era, both onscreen and offscreen, and some filmmakers have sought to infuse the genre with a distinctly Jewish sensibility. In Chai Noon: Jews and the Cinematic Wild West (University of Wisconsin Press, 2025), Friedmann engages with larger themes of Jewish identity in popular film, including depictions of race, ethnicity, and foreignness. He also identifies similar concerns within the invention and creation of the imaginary West writ large in American culture. The juxtapositions prove to be both unexpected and intuitively understandable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Only a few Westerns contain explicitly Jewish stories or themes, and very rarely do Old West tales involve identifiably Jewish characters. Yet Jewish contributors have shaped the Western—once Hollywood's most popular genre—ever since the silent era, both onscreen and offscreen, and some filmmakers have sought to infuse the genre with a distinctly Jewish sensibility. In Chai Noon: Jews and the Cinematic Wild West (University of Wisconsin Press, 2025), Friedmann engages with larger themes of Jewish identity in popular film, including depictions of race, ethnicity, and foreignness. He also identifies similar concerns within the invention and creation of the imaginary West writ large in American culture. The juxtapositions prove to be both unexpected and intuitively understandable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

In this sixtieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return to Peterson's Grocery in St. Jerome, where the mystery of what is happening to the local homeless population is deepening. A mystery Maggie Sambor is now finding impossible to ignore.  For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.com Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to Death ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Last year, Milwaukee Film held its inaugural season of “Cinematic Sisterhood,” a series of films that brings well-deserved (and often overdue) attention to the work of women in the industry. Now in the midst of its second go-around, the series will bring Wildwood, NJ to the Oriental Theatre on July 11, which made this episode the perfect time to welcome the perfect guest to the podcast.Tracey Thomas is the co-founder of online service provider Exec-PC and was in the midst of her retirement when she embarked on a project titled My First and Last Film. Released in 2019, the documentary notably featured an all-female crew as Thomas tangled with questions about aging, with Milwaukee Film playing what she called a “very instrumental” role in making the project a reality.Thomas was in the audience for the first year of “Cinematic Sisterhood” and took it upon herself to get more involved this time around. In fact, she's presenting the entire series, which started in June with a screening of Billie Jean King documentary Give Me the Ball!This episode keeps its focus on the documentary yet to come, which has become a classic since its initial 1994 release. Wildwood, NJ has a dream-like quality, courtesy of its heavy use of Super-8 film as it tells the story of “the last great American carnival town.” Like Thomas's project, this is another one created by an all-female team, led by co-director Ruth Leitman, who will be at the Oriental Theatre for a Q&A when the movie screens July 11.#####Cinebuds is sponsored by Joe Wilde Garage Doors.

去过四十多个国家，我最爱的，永远是冰岛。这一切，从一部电影开始。一句“我一定要去冰岛”，带着我在那座岛屿住了超过一百个夜晚，谈了恋爱，学会放手，也一次次重新认识自己。《Fly with Lily: Iceland》是一个关于旅行、爱、疗愈与成长的系列故事——不是攻略，而是那些让我更喜欢自己的时刻。跟着我，一起走进冰岛。单词列表（Top 5 Vocabulary）1. Wanderlust /ˈwɒndəlʌst/ ／ 旅行的渴望I've had a deep wanderlust ever since I saw that movie.自从看了那部电影，我就有了强烈的旅行渴望。2. Cinematic /ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk/ ／ 电影般震撼的The landscape in Iceland feels almost cinematic.冰岛的风景几乎像电影场景一样震撼。3. Burnout /ˈbɜːnaʊt/ ／ 身心具疲、职业倦怠I was dealing with burnout and needed a real escape.当时我正在经历职业倦怠，迫切需要一次真正的逃离。4. Volunteer exchange (名词片语) ／ 打工换宿I joined a volunteer exchange program and lived like a local.我参加了打工换宿计划，像当地人一样生活。5. Calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ ／ 召唤、呼唤Even after I left, I kept feeling Iceland's calling.即使离开之后，我仍然感受到冰岛在召唤我。加入我的《学英语环游世界社群》7. 15 开启你学英语环游世界的旅程flywithlily.com，加入我的电子邮件列表写信给我：boss@flywithlily.com

Philippa opens with a genuinely unbelievable true story — how a friend trapped in a locked Barcelona hotel toilet used her Kindle to prise the door open and escape. Reading saves lives, people.Then it's three book reviews and a brilliant listener Q&A with crime fiction favourite M.W. Craven, talking about book eight in the Washington Poe series, The Killer's Mark, out 13th August.

Singer-songwriter Josh Groban feels downright giddy about being Conan O'Brien's friend.   Josh sits down with Conan to discuss his breakout moment at 16 singing with Céline Dion at the Grammys, finding ways to exercise his comedic inclinations, and asking his dad to play trumpet on his latest album Cinematic. Plus, Conan comes face to face with his character's real-life toy from the upcoming Toy Story 5.   For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847. Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.