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HOLLYWOOD - Broomall, Pennsylvania artist David Hoffrichter is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest and was honored along with ten other artists and twelve writers at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 10th. His art is published along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41 which will be officially released on April 22nd 2025. David grew up in Broomall PA, right outside of Philadelphia and not too far from several museums that would direct his love of illustration for the rest of his life. David was raised on adventure stories, magical tales of Lions, Dwarves, Elves, and heroes of all ages. The one thing these stories had in common were amazing pictures illustrated by artists who lived very close to where David first learned to love art. From N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, and Jessie Wilcox Smith, to the artistic legends who are alive today. Still brightening the world with every brushstroke they make, David revels in his appreciation of art and how it has shaped his foundation from an early age. David loves to create narrative paintings that tell the stories between the lines. There is a mystery to be found in his works, that represents who he is as an artist, and how he sees the world. He cannot wait to share his world with you. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 9 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). devil can ever be justified. “The Rune Witch” is Jefferson's first sale. He hopes you enjoy it. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 42nd year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey (Wool), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 9 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. In the 41 years of the Writers of the Future Contest, there have been 571 winners and published finalists. The past winners of the Writing Contest have published 2,000 novels and nearly 6,300 short stories. They have produced 36 New York Times bestsellers, and their works have sold over 60 million copies. In the 36 years of the Illustrators of the Future Contest, there have been 418 winners. T

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Chicago, Illinois artist Mr. Cam Collins is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him a trip to Hollywood for a week-long master-class workshop, an awards event and his winning art will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41. Cam Collins was born in 1999 in the city of Chicago, being raised by his parents whose first actions of fostering his creativity were by having a chalkboard wall in his room. The creative pursuits continued, and Collins knew early on that he'd want to draw for the rest of his life. He was one of the first few members to be selected for the College Arts Access Program (CAAP) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago through high school, and went on to study Printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. He gained a love for creating books, and realized a key ingredient to bring his illustrations further was to start writing stories in tandem with his illustrations. Collins continues to do commissions for a variety of clients, and has brought his art and storytelling into his own world called "Way of the Canvas". He will be working on this world for as long as he can draw, and has created comics, videos, and even games devoted to it. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey (Wool), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The Writers of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful, and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of speculative fiction. Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 39 anthology volumes (with this event) and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties. T.R. Naus emerged from a love of exploration. He grew up traveling across Europe, Asia, and the United States as a military brat and a soldier in the US Army, developing a passion for wandering, adventures, and intriguing stories. His journey led him to experience fascinating cultures and subcultures, where he learned from inspiring people, but with each new encounter, he wondered how evolving technology impacts how we see ourselves and the communities around us. He eventually settled in Virginia with his wife and two daughters and turned to speculative fiction to express those anxieties-and hopes-about our future. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey

Tim Powers was born in Buffalo, New York, on Leap Year Day in 1952, but has lived in southern California since 1959. He graduated from California State University at Fullerton with a BA in English in 1976; the same year saw the publication of his first two novels, The Skies Discrowned and Epitaph in Rust. Tim's subsequent novels are The Drawing of the Dark, The Anubis Gates (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and the Prix Apollo), Dinner at Deviant's Palace (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award), On Stranger Tides (the novel the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was based on) The Stress of Her Regard, Last Call (winner of the World Fantasy Award), Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather, Declare (winner of the World Fantasy Award) and Three Days to Never. His most recent book is Hide Me Among the Graves. The Manchester Guardian called Powers “the best fantasy writer to appear in decades.” Tim has taught at the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop at Michigan State University six times and currently teaches the annual Writers of the Future workshop. He has been involved with the Contest since its early years, serving as one of the instructors (along with Algis Budrys and Orson Scott Card) at the very first official WotF workshop in Sag Harbor. He was formally inducted as a judge in 1993. Powers lives with his wife, Serena, in San Bernardino, California. “I think I've been a judge for most of the quarters in the past two decades. This means that several times a year I get a stack of manuscript photocopies via next-day mail, and take a day off from my own writing to read them all and evaluate them; this is no chore, since Dave Wolverton or K.D. Wentworth has already culled them from the total volume of submissions, and invariably there is at least one story that I'm grateful to have a chance to read. I send my verdicts in, and usually I hang on to a couple of the photocopies, just because I want to have the chance to read them again before the actual anthology is published. The stories at this point have no provenance beyond their titles—I don't know the genders or ages or addresses of the writers; and not all of them turn out to live in North America, by any means. The only thing I can be fairly sure of is that I have not read anything by any of these writers before. (Over the years, I have read a lot of subsequent books from many of them, with their names right there on the spines and their photos on the dust jacket flap—though since I'm not a very up-to-date reader, I generally don't get around to reading them until they've been nominated for Hugos or Nebulas or World Fantasy Awards.)” — Tim Powers Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer, Dean Wesley Smith published over two hundred novels and over seven hundred books in fifty years, and hundreds and hundreds of short stories. He has over thirty million copies of his books in printAt the moment he produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the cold case mystery series, Cold Poker Gang series, and the superhero series starring Poker Boy. During his career, Dean also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, they wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for “I think this Contest has done more to help new writers achieve their dreams than anything that has come before. I know it gave me a huge push. It's wonderful to return to be a part of it again as a judge.” —Dean Wesley Smith Find out more at: deanwesleysmith.com

The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must be said, a great deal of fanfare. Inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland and the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, the game was a swashbuckling piratical adventure which – unusually for gaming of the time – put laughs above thrills. Despite its initially mixed reaction, it went on to become a sleeper hit that a generation of gamers took to their hearts. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate why George Lucas wasn't putting his new video games division to work publishing loads of Star Wars games; explain why it was important to Monkey Island's creators that their main character couldn't die; and find out whether the jokes Olly found hilarious as a ten-year-old are still as side-splittingly funny today… Further Reading: • ‘The Complete History Of Monkey Island' (Time Extension, 2022): https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-complete-history-of-monkey-island • ‘What Is The Secret Of Monkey Island?' (The Gamer, 2022): https://www.thegamer.com/monkey-island-secret-origins-mystery-answer/ • ‘The Secret of Monkey Island Longplay' (AL82 Retrogaming Longplays, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgRIXntFhww&t=633s This episode first premiered in 2023, for members of

Let's talk about the fourth film in the Pirates series, On Stranger Tides, and listen to Scott's opinion on the film deflate in real-time.

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DRAPER WRITER CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST, HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS EVENT Draper, Utah resident, Barbara Lund, was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as the grand winner in the Writers of the Future Contest earning her the Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having her story, "Sixers," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37. The awards event at the Taglyan Complex on October 22nd was a black-tie gala honoring all the winners of Volume 36 and Volume 37 as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winner from each volume. Barbara's gratitude was expressed in her short but emotional acceptance speech, "Thank you. Thank you to the judges and thank you to my family and thank you to everyone here. I did not expect this because I'm in such a great, great company of amazing writers. So thank you very much!" Ms. Lund's novel Speaker for the People won second place in the science fiction/fantasy category of the 2015 Zebulon contest sponsored by Pikes Peak Writers. (The novel has since been renamed and published as Space, Lies, Syndicate). Since then, she has won three Silver Honorable Mentions and two Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future Contest. She has five indie-published novels and dozens of short stories and has been traditionally published in Daily Science Fiction. Add a husband, two kids, a dog, and a martial arts obsession, and she keeps pretty busy. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing competitions in the world, is currently in its 39th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasons tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book) Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 440 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 1,150 novels and nearly 4,500 short stories. They have produced 32 New York Times bestsellers and their works have sold over 60 million copies. The 370 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,000 illustrations, 360 comic books, graced 624 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows and 40 major movies.

DRAPER WRITER CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST, HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS EVENT Draper, Utah resident, Barbara Lund, was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as the grand winner in the Writers of the Future Contest earning her the Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having her story, "Sixers," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37. The awards event at the Taglyan Complex on October 22nd was a black-tie gala honoring all the winners of Volume 36 and Volume 37 as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winner from each volume. Barbara's gratitude was expressed in her short but emotional acceptance speech, "Thank you. Thank you to the judges and thank you to my family and thank you to everyone here. I did not expect this because I'm in such a great, great company of amazing writers. So thank you very much!" Ms. Lund's novel Speaker for the People won second place in the science fiction/fantasy category of the 2015 Zebulon contest sponsored by Pikes Peak Writers. (The novel has since been renamed and published as Space, Lies, Syndicate). Since then, she has won three Silver Honorable Mentions and two Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future Contest. She has five indie-published novels and dozens of short stories and has been traditionally published in Daily Science Fiction. Add a husband, two kids, a dog, and a martial arts obsession, and she keeps pretty busy. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing competitions in the world, is currently in its 39th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasons tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book) Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 440 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 1,150 novels and nearly 4,500 short stories. They have produced 32 New York Times bestsellers and their works have sold over 60 million copies. The 370 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,000 illustrations, 360 comic books, graced 624 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows and 40 major movies.

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In this episode, we continue to cover the fourth movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides. Jack Sparrow wakes up at sea, finding himself captured aboard the fearsome Queen Anne's Revenge. He devises a mutiny to take the ship, but everything falls apart when Blackbeard arrives. The HMS Providence begins its voyage to the Fountain, with Joshamee Gibbs charting their course. Jack learns of the profane ritual from Angelica, and finds something he did not expect to find in Blackbeard's cabin. Send an email: podcastsofthecaribbean@gmail.com Instagram: @podcastsofthecaribbean Twitter: @podcastpotc

Jay and Nick Rehak (@TheRehak on Twitter) fight against the current of the fourth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides. Rob Marshall directs Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Sam Claflin and Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey on a quest for the Fountain of Youth, whilst Nick and Jay discuss inexplicable cameos, floating water and the most expensive films ever made!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4484946/advertisement

We begin our quest for the Fountain of Youth in the first episode of Season 3! Justin recaps some recent Pirates of the Caribbean news before diving into the fourth Pirates movie, On Stranger Tides. Jack Sparrow arrives in London, England and meets with King George and Captain Barbossa. An imposter turns out to be Jack's long lost love, Angelica. Gibbs burns the Mao Kun map and joins Barbossa's crew as they prepare to sail for the Fountain of Youth. Send an email: podcastsofthecaribbean@gmail.com Instagram: @podcastsofthecaribbean Twitter: @podcastpotc

AMHERST AUTHOR WINS INTERNATIONAL WRITERS CONTEST Featured in New Release Amherst, Massachusetts author Marianne Xenos is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored, via remote video, along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. Her story, "Moonlight and Funk," is illustrated by April Solomon of Laguna Beach, California who is herself a winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which was officially released on May 16th. Marianne Xenos is a writer and visual artist living in western Massachusetts. She works with mixed-media, photography, and fiction. She's a member of an artist-run gallery and creates artwork with a strong sense of fantasy and narrative. Although she's been writing since she first learned to read, Marianne only began sending out her stories for publication in the past year and a half. Marianne grew up in a blue-collar family outside of Boston. Her childhood was full of immigrants, builders, and working-class heroes-people who inspire the characters in her stories. Her father was a heavy-equipment operator who moved to Key West to look for gold, with only moderate success. He introduced her to treasure hunters, conchs, and deep-sea fishing. Marianne's mother, who never left New England if she could help it, taught her to dance as soon as she could walk--everything from Greek line dances to the cha-cha. In 2021, Marianne published her first short story, and was a finalist for Writers of the Future. The current winning submission which will be published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 is her first professional sale and the title and story are not revealed at this point in time since they are in contention for the grand prize, the Golden Pen Award and a $5,000 cash prize. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. In the 39 years of the Writers of the Future Contest, there have been 547 winners and published finalists. The past winners of the Writing Contest have published 2,000 novels and nearly 6,300 short stories. They have produced 36 New York Times bestsellers, and their works have sold over 60 million copies. In the 34 years of the Illustrators of the Future Contest, there have been 394 winners. The past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,800 illustrations, 390 comic books, graced 700 books and albums with their art, and visually contributed to 68 television shows and 40 major movies. The Writers of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful, and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of speculative fiction. Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 39 anthology volumes (with this event) and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties. For more information about the Contests, go to www.WritersoftheFuture.com. Democrats are Hiding Joe Biden's Biggest Scandal Ever Here Are the First Photos of the Recovered Titanic Tourist Submersible China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims Harvard Astrophysicist's Search For UFO Crash Debris Makes Unique Discovery ‘Steven, I'm Moving On!' Biden Spox Blows Off Reporter Who Asks If Obama Told Biden To Hang It Up At Lunch

AMHERST AUTHOR WINS INTERNATIONAL WRITERS CONTEST Featured in New Release Amherst, Massachusetts author Marianne Xenos is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored, via remote video, along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. Her story, "Moonlight and Funk," is illustrated by April Solomon of Laguna Beach, California who is herself a winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which was officially released on May 16th. Marianne Xenos is a writer and visual artist living in western Massachusetts. She works with mixed-media, photography, and fiction. She's a member of an artist-run gallery and creates artwork with a strong sense of fantasy and narrative. Although she's been writing since she first learned to read, Marianne only began sending out her stories for publication in the past year and a half. Marianne grew up in a blue-collar family outside of Boston. Her childhood was full of immigrants, builders, and working-class heroes-people who inspire the characters in her stories. Her father was a heavy-equipment operator who moved to Key West to look for gold, with only moderate success. He introduced her to treasure hunters, conchs, and deep-sea fishing. Marianne's mother, who never left New England if she could help it, taught her to dance as soon as she could walk--everything from Greek line dances to the cha-cha. In 2021, Marianne published her first short story, and was a finalist for Writers of the Future. The current winning submission which will be published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 is her first professional sale and the title and story are not revealed at this point in time since they are in contention for the grand prize, the Golden Pen Award and a $5,000 cash prize. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial The Writers of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful, and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of speculative fiction. Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 39 anthology volumes (with this event) and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties. For more information about the Contests, go to www.WritersoftheFuture.com. Democrats are Hiding Joe Biden's Biggest Scandal Ever Here Are the First Photos of the Recovered Titanic Tourist Submersible China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims Harvard Astrophysicist's Search For UFO Crash Debris Makes Unique Discovery ‘Steven, I'm Moving On!' Biden Spox Blows Off Reporter Who Asks If Obama Told Biden To Hang It Up At Lunch

We're back for week 4 of the SUMMER OF PIRATES as we cover possibly the weakest film of the franchise so far, 2011's ON STRANGER TIDES. Does it feel like a continuation of the prior trilogy or is this just a Adventures of Jack Sparrow episode? We try to answer those questions and more on this weeks episode. Enjoy both these films, currently streaming on DIsney+ LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE and HIT THE BELL  GO TO OUR LINKTREE FOR ALL OF OUR LINKS https://linktr.ee/dissectthatfilm FOLLOW THE HOST Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkerdissects Instagram: https://instagram.com/parkerdissects FOLLOW THE CO-HOSTS https://twitter.com/dnagaming_1 https://twitter.com/roehm_21dw (Dan) https://twitter.com/aradella (Angela) WATCH THEM ON TWITCH https://twitch.tv/dna_gaming1 Opening/Closing music: TASTY WAVES AND A COOL BUZZ/RIDING THE WAVES IN YOUR EYES - DARKRAIZARD Follow wherever you listen to your music.

News On The Flipside Guest Writers of the Future winner, Jason Palmatier & John Goodwin is here for the podcast awards STATE COLLEGE AUTHOR HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS GALA Featured in New Release State College, Pennsylvania author Jason Palmatier is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. His story, "Under My Cypresses," is illustrated by Helen Yi of Sarasota, Florida who is herself a winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which was officially released on May 16th. Jason Palmatier is a stay at home dad who lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife and three sons. A former software developer, he now writes speculative fiction and has been fortunate enough to work on screenplays (the short film “The Hunter”), independent comics (Lords of the Cosmos, Ugli Studios), graphic novels (Plague, Markosia Enterprises Ltd.), short story anthologies (from Zombies Need Brains, LLC.) and full length books. When not writing he enjoys introducing his kids to 1980s culture, encouraging his kids to be creative and watching his kids ignore his advice. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. In the 39 years of the Writers of the Future Contest, there have been 547 winners and published finalists. The past winners of the Writing Contest have published 2,000 novels and nearly 6,300 short stories. They have produced 36 New York Times bestsellers, and their works have sold over 60 million copies. In the 34 years of the Illustrators of the Future Contest, there have been 394 winners. The past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,800 illustrations, 390 comic books, graced 700 books and albums with their art, and visually contributed to 68 television shows and 40 major movies. The Writers of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful, and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of speculative fiction. Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 39 anthology volumes (with this event) and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties. For more information about the Contests, go to www.WritersoftheFuture.com. Media runs cover for censured Adam Schiff after top Dem used news outlets to promote Russiagate The reason why human remains were never found at the Titanic wreckage Intel community releases declassified info on COVID origins and Wuhan lab Reporters Won't Drop It When Jean-Pierre Won't Talk About Hunter Biden: ‘It's Not Up To You How I Answer'

News On The Flipside Guest Writers of the Future winner, Jason Palmatier & John Goodwin is here for the podcast awards STATE COLLEGE AUTHOR HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS GALA Featured in New Release State College, Pennsylvania author Jason Palmatier is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. His story, "Under My Cypresses," is illustrated by Helen Yi of Sarasota, Florida who is herself a winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which was officially released on May 16th. Jason Palmatier is a stay at home dad who lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife and three sons. A former software developer, he now writes speculative fiction and has been fortunate enough to work on screenplays (the short film “The Hunter”), independent comics (Lords of the Cosmos, Ugli Studios), graphic novels (Plague, Markosia Enterprises Ltd.), short story anthologies (from Zombies Need Brains, LLC.) and full length books. When not writing he enjoys introducing his kids to 1980s culture, encouraging his kids to be creative and watching his kids ignore his advice. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard cr The Writers of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful, and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of speculative fiction. Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 39 anthology volumes (with this event) and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties. For more information about the Contests, go to www.WritersoftheFuture.com. Media runs cover for censured Adam Schiff after top Dem used news outlets to promote Russiagate The reason why human remains were never found at the Titanic wreckage Intel community releases declassified info on COVID origins and Wuhan lab Reporters Won't Drop It When Jean-Pierre Won't Talk About Hunter Biden: ‘It's Not Up To You How I Answer'

MARQUETTE HEIGHTS RESIDENT CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS EVENT HOLLYWOOD - Marquette Heights, Illinois resident Desmond Astaire was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as the grand prize winner in the Writers of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his story, "Gallows," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38. The awards event at the Taglyan Complex on April 8th was a black-tie gala honoring all the writer and illustrator winners as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winners. In his acceptance speech, Desmond relayed to the nearly five hundred attendees, “Short story anthologies are such a beautiful piece of speculative fiction culture, and for L. Ron Hubbard's estate to continue nurturing emerging writers is a truly special gift. Thanks to all the judges and everyone at Author Services, Inc. and Galaxy Press responsible for anthologies like ‘Writers of the Future' for facilitating the journey of our imaginations to faraway times and places to the solace and escape of the story. My intent with this Golden Pen Award it to someday join your ranks and be able to touch minds and influence lives the way you've influenced mine in this wondrous venture of written storytelling.” Desmond Astaire is a speculative fiction storyteller from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life alongside a devoted wife and forever-loved son. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training, development, and operations of multimedia content creators. Astaire's lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries. The addiction was enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!, and the revelation to write professionally was born after his discovery of Dean Wesley Smith's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. For these formative experiences, he is forever grateful. Astaire can be found Saturday mornings in Peoria metro-area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to apply Denzel Washington's adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.” Writers of the Future was Astaire's goal since 2017. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing competitions in the world, is currently in its 39th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Duneprequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistbornseries, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryniseries) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metalcomics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book).

MARQUETTE HEIGHTS RESIDENT CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS EVENT HOLLYWOOD - Marquette Heights, Illinois resident Desmond Astaire was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as the grand prize winner in the Writers of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his story, "Gallows," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38. The awards event at the Taglyan Complex on April 8th was a black-tie gala honoring all the writer and illustrator winners as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winners. In his acceptance speech, Desmond relayed to the nearly five hundred attendees, “Short story anthologies are such a beautiful piece of speculative fiction culture, and for L. Ron Hubbard's estate to continue nurturing emerging writers is a truly special gift. Thanks to all the judges and everyone at Author Services, Inc. and Galaxy Press responsible for anthologies like ‘Writers of the Future' for facilitating the journey of our imaginations to faraway times and places to the solace and escape of the story. My intent with this Golden Pen Award it to someday join your ranks and be able to touch minds and influence lives the way you've influenced mine in this wondrous venture of written storytelling.” Desmond Astaire is a speculative fiction storyteller from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life alongside a devoted wife and forever-loved son. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training, development, and operations of multimedia content creators. Astaire's lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries. The addiction was enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!, and the revelation to write professionally was born after his discovery of Dean Wesley Smith's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. For these formative experiences, he is forever grateful. Astaire can be found Saturday mornings in Peoria metro-area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to apply Denzel Washington's adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.” Writers of the Future was Astaire's goal since 2017. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing competitions in the world, is currently in its 39th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Duneprequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistbornseries, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryniseries) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metalcomics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book).

For the 10 and 11 hours great stuff in US News and world news Thousands of Chinese spy balloons are hovering over American universities Earth has warmed in recent decades, but trends over past 4,000 years unclear | Fact check Hundreds of Mystery Structures Found at The Heart of The Milky Way Minnesota Resident Catches Sight of Long 'Cigar' UFO Over House Unearthed Hunter Biden emails with Obama White House slammed by GOP: 'Worse than Watergate' AWARD-WINNING BLACKFOOT WRITER FEATURED IN NEW BOOK RELEASE Honored at Hollywood Award Event HOLLYWOOD - Blackfoot, Idaho writer Brittany Rainsdon was a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored at the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards Gala in Hollywood, California on April 28th. Her story, "The Last Dying Season," is published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38. Brittany's story was released last year in Volume 38 but she was unable to attend the awards event due to giving birth to her 5th child. More recently, Volume 38 was awarded the Ben Franklin Award for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy this year by the Independent Book Publishers Association at their conference which was held in San Diego, California on May 5th. Brittany grew up as the only girl in a family with four brothers. She's reversing that trend with her own children—three girls and one boy. In 2009, Brittany graduated with her RN from Brigham Young University-Idaho. She received her BSN in 2010. Brittany has worked in both medical/surgical and rehabilitation specialties, but she currently enjoys work as a stay-at-home-mom. Brittany started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007). But after entering college, Brittany lost touch with her writing and didn't come back to it for several years. After having her third child in 2015 and needing a creative outlet, her passion for writing reignited. Once she found the Writers of the Future Contest, Brittany has not missed a quarter and has been a Writers of the Future finalist three times. She was a Published Finalist last year entering in the contest her story, “Half-Breed,” appearing in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37. As a winner this year, her story, "The Last Dying Season," is published in Volume 38. Brittany lives with her husband and children near the Snake River in Idaho, where she swears it looks like a wintered Narnia for nearly half the year. She has many pairs of fuzzy socks. The Contest, one of the most prestigious illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. In the 39 years of the Writers of the Future Contest, there have been 547 winners and published finalists. The past winners of the Writing Contest have published 2,000 novels and nearly 6,300 short stories. They have produced 36 New York Times bestsellers, and their works have sold over 60 million copies. In the 34 years of the Illustrators of the Future Contest, there have been 394 winners. The past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,800 illustrations, 390 comic books, graced 700 books and albums with their art, and visually contributed to 68 television shows and 40 major movies. royalties. For more information about the Contests, go to www.WritersoftheFuture.com

GLEN SPEY AUTHOR HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS GALA Featured in New Release Glen Spey, New York author T.J. Knight is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. His story, "The Fall of Crodendra M," is illustrated by Chris Arias of Cartago, Costa Rica who is himself a winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which was officially released on May 16th. T. J. Knight is the pen name for a regular dude who lives in New York (upstate, not city) surrounded by oaks and pines, deer and turkeys, a cat, son, wife, and on holidays, a daughter. He makes soap, bakes too many paleo brownies, reads, runs, and writes. His favorite authors are K. L. Going, Laini Taylor, and John Steakley. While this may seem an eclectic group, he reads more for style than content. And oh, the style! You can find his flash-length works in Every Day Fiction and Daily Science Fiction. His longer works appear in Future Finalists Publishing's Starlight series where he served as editor for volume two. In his story, “The Fall of Crodendra M” T. J. attempts to highlight the drawbacks of our evolving hyper-individualism. Technology allows us to remain home and watch weddings, graduations, and funerals on screens. This quickly went from unheard of to accepted, perhaps with normal coming soon. So as more and more of our entertainment is streamed into our living rooms (be it from space or otherwise), this story explores the meaning of actually visiting a friend or loved one instead. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book).

GLEN SPEY AUTHOR HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS GALA Featured in New Release Glen Spey, New York author T.J. Knight is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. His story, "The Fall of Crodendra M," is illustrated by Chris Arias of Cartago, Costa Rica who is himself a winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which was officially released on May 16th. T. J. Knight is the pen name for a regular dude who lives in New York (upstate, not city) surrounded by oaks and pines, deer and turkeys, a cat, son, wife, and on holidays, a daughter. He makes soap, bakes too many paleo brownies, reads, runs, and writes. His favorite authors are K. L. Going, Laini Taylor, and John Steakley. While this may seem an eclectic group, he reads more for style than content. And oh, the style! You can find his flash-length works in Every Day Fiction and Daily Science Fiction. His longer works appear in Future Finalists Publishing's Starlight series where he served as editor for volume two. In his story, “The Fall of Crodendra M” T. J. attempts to highlight the drawbacks of our evolving hyper-individualism. Technology allows us to remain home and watch weddings, graduations, and funerals on screens. This quickly went from unheard of to accepted, perhaps with normal coming soon. So as more and more of our entertainment is streamed into our living rooms (be it from space or otherwise), this story explores the meaning of actually visiting a friend or loved one instead. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book).

Galaxy Press is the publisher for the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 (release date May 16th 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkR3wPiLN5M&t=8400s STERLING AUTHOR CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL WRITERS CONTEST Honored at Hollywood Awards Event Sterling, Virginia author David Henrickson is the grand prize winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000. David's winning story, "White Elephant," is published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 with an official release date of May 2, 2023. Dave Henrickson has been in love with science fiction since he was nine years old. He still remembers turning a corner in his local library and seeing rack upon rack (okay, three racks) of juvenile science fiction, which fired his imagination and transported him to strange new worlds. Unlike other boys his age, he never developed an obsession with cars or other such pedestrian forms of travel. If it couldn't take him to other worlds, out of the solar system, back in time, or to another dimension, he just wasn't interested. During college, he won several writing awards and later received a scholarship to the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Workshop. Dave has a background in oceanography, engineering, and computer science, but always wanted to be an artist. Or maybe a dancer. These days he lives in Virginia and spends his free time reading, writing, and killing monsters with his wife, Abbie. Dave has also written a number of novels he hopes might even get published one of these days. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 382 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,000 illustrations, 360 comic books, graced 624 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows, and 40 major movies.

Galaxy Press is the publisher for the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 (release date May 16th 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkR3wPiLN5M&t=8400s STERLING AUTHOR CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL WRITERS CONTEST Honored at Hollywood Awards Event Sterling, Virginia author David Henrickson is the grand prize winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000. David's winning story, "White Elephant," is published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 with an official release date of May 2, 2023. Dave Henrickson has been in love with science fiction since he was nine years old. He still remembers turning a corner in his local library and seeing rack upon rack (okay, three racks) of juvenile science fiction, which fired his imagination and transported him to strange new worlds. Unlike other boys his age, he never developed an obsession with cars or other such pedestrian forms of travel. If it couldn't take him to other worlds, out of the solar system, back in time, or to another dimension, he just wasn't interested. During college, he won several writing awards and later received a scholarship to the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Workshop. Dave has a background in oceanography, engineering, and computer science, but always wanted to be an artist. Or maybe a dancer. These days he lives in Virginia and spends his free time reading, writing, and killing monsters with his wife, Abbie. Dave has also written a number of novels he hopes might even get published one of these days. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 40th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 382 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,000 illustrations, 360 comic books, graced 624 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows, and 40 major movies.

Our Pirates of the Caribbean run of episodes reaches it's most divisive entry yet as Trevor, Cameron, and Logan share their thoughts on 2011's On Stranger Tides. Follow the Nerds: Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey Logan: @LeftyLoggy Cameron: @RevCabbott That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite  

When the original Pirates of the Caribbean was released in 2003, career upticks were abound for all involved. The third sequel was supposed to mark the end of the franchise, so all the stars went their separate ways to do other projects. Orlando Bloom was everything from a romantic lead (Elizabethtown) to a sandal wearing swordsman (Kingdom of Heaven). Keira Knightly was a bounty hunter (Domino) and a fixture in period pieces (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice). So, when rumblings of another sequel in the Disney attraction based franchise started to get louder, the two stars had every reason to say thanks, but no thanks. However, third star Johnny Depp had a bomb called The Tourist in the rear view, and needed a hit. So, why not write a new entry starring its Oscar winning background character? That's exactly what they did, and the result, is Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides. Join Matt, Adam, and Garrett as they continue on the ride that is the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with this review of the fourth entry in the franchise. After being disappointed in their revisit of At Worlds End, can On Stranger Tides avoid the rough current of their words? Listen in to find out!

Fans of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise were thrilled when Orlando Bloom, who played the role of Will Turner in the first three films, recently expressed his interest in returning for the sixth film of the swashbuckling adventure franchise. During a recent interview with Parade, Bloom shared his thoughts on potentially revisiting the character of Will Turner, saying, “I wouldn't mind seeing what Will looked like today in some ways, because he was such this earnest guy, but after rumbling around the bottom of the ocean for as long as he would have done at this point, it'd be interesting to see how he surfaces and what he's like.” Bloom first portrayed the character in the franchise's first film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” in 2003. The character was initially depicted in the film as a blacksmith's apprentice working in Port Royal, Jamaica, who embarks on a life-changing adventure with Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, after the love of his life, Elizabeth Swann, played by Keira Knightley, is kidnapped by pirates. Bloom returned as Will Turner in the franchise's second and third films, “Dead Man's Chest” and “At World's End,” respectively. In these films, Will replaces Davy Jones as the immortal captain of the Flying Dutchman. This plot point was revisited in the franchise's fifth film, “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” in which Will and Elizabeth's son, Henry, played by Brenton Thwaites, seeks the Trident of Poseidon to destroy it and break all curses imposed by the sea, including the one that binds his father to the Dutchman. Bloom also made a brief cameo in the franchise's fifth film, including the film's post-credits scene, which teased a potential sixth film involving the return of Davy Jones. Should Disney move forward with “Pirates of the Caribbean 6,” which has been in various stages of development since 2011, it could be a family affair with Brenton Thwaites also expressing interest in returning for a sixth film or spinoff. “Pirates of the Caribbean” remains one of Disney's most successful film franchises, with all installments grossing over $650 million worldwide. It was also the first franchise to have two films, “Dead Man's Chest” and “On Stranger Tides,” gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The franchise even crossed over with the open-world video game “Sea of Thieves” in 2021 with a free expansion that included a new original story featuring Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones. The original 1967 theme park from which the films are derived continues to operate at Disneyland. As fans eagerly await the return of the beloved “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, the potential return of Orlando Bloom as Will Turner has only added to the excitement surrounding the upcoming sixth film.

Daniel and Kayleen jump right back into the saddle... of a pirate ship to discuss the fourth and fifth films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides (2011) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). We talk beefs, suggestions for improvements, Johnny Depp's drunkenness, and the Dark Fating of one of favorite franchises. Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Attached below are scenes that we discuss from On Stranger Tides: Blackbeard's Introduction Scene Pirates Meet Mermaids at Whitecap Bay Attached below are scenes that we discuss from Dead Men Tell No Tales: Robbing the Bank Shark Jumping Them Bonus Content Rachel Hardy || My Jolly Sailor Bold Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 On Stranger Tides Plot Summary — 2:35 On Stranger Tides Discussion — 7:57 Dead Men Tell No Tales Plot Summary and Commentary — 42:57 Dead Men Tell No Tales Discussion — 1:01:27 Wrapping Up: 1:21:46 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/superseriouspodcasts/message

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 684, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Fictional Females 1: Syrena is a mermaid in "On Stranger Tides" in this movie series. Pirates of the Caribbean. 2: Lydia is a housecarl given by Jarl Balgruuf the Greater in this "Elder Scrolls" game. Skyrim. 3: Appropriately, Victoria Justice stars as aspiring singer Tori Vega on this Nickelodeon show. Victorious. 4: Cortana makes A.I. sexy in this video game series. Halo. 5: That's the young Sarah Jessica Parker as this optimistic little orphan girl. Annie. Round 2. Category: Describing The Recent Movie 1: There's no queen like snow queen; Sven the non-red-nosed reindeer. Frozen. 2: Alabama at sea; makes me rethink a trip to Somalia. Captain Phillips. 3: Tina Fey: "Clooney would rather float away... and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age". Gravity. 4: Lee Daniels' White House film; Lee Daniels' look at U.S. history; "Lee Daniels"' this. The Butler. 5: J.J. Abrams, an enterprise-ing director; Pike's Peak; Khaaaaaaaaan!. Star Trek Into Darkness. Round 3. Category: Fashionable Common Bonds 1: Relaxed fit,boot cut,skinny. jeans. 2: Cowboy,combat,waders. boots. 3: Cap,Kimono,3/4. sleeves. 4: Knee high,crew,peds. socks. 5: Fisherman's,Aran Isle,shrug. sweaters. Round 4. Category: Happy Birthday! 1: You're 2! Here's a video called "Learning About Letters", made in 1969 for this show and co-directed by Jim Henson. Sesame Street. 2: You're 21, so enjoy a $429 1996 bottle of this from Dom Perignon. Champagne. 3: You're 40; that's old enough to get the cake you want, and you want this layered one whose name means "refrigerator"!. icebox cake. 4: You're 100 and celebrating your 75th wedding anniversary, so here's this pricey stone that marks 75 years. diamond. 5: You're 16 and thrilled with your new Accent, from this car company that uses the voice of Jeff Bridges. Hyundai. Round 5. Category: Double Talk 1: In his hit song, "Spanish Eyes", what Al Martino wanted the girl to say. Please say "si, si". 2: This breed was kept by fierce Asian tribes for hunting and guarding. the chow chow. 3: From Chinese, this piece of double talk can be a toast or casual, light chatter. chin-chin. 4: At foodnetwork.com recipes for this fish include Macadamia Nut Crusted and Grilled Tacos. mahimahi. 5: Done around 1640, the painting here may be one of the last illustrations made of a live one of these. a dodo. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

UFO Undercover w Joe Montaldo guest Illustrators of the Future Grand Prize winner, Zaine Lodhi HOLLYWOOD - Sarasota, Florida native Zaine Lodhi, was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as the grand prize winner in the Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Brush Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his art published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38. Zaine is a 2018 graduate of Booker High School as well as a recent graduate of Ringling College majoring in Illustration. The awards event at the Taglyan Complex on April 8th was a black-tie gala honoring all the writer and illustrator winners as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winners. The official release of the anthology was April 12th. However, due to paper shortages, the trade paperback will be released on June 28th. In his acceptance speech, Zaine relayed to the nearly five hundred attendees, “I don't think I would have made it this far if it hadn't been for my girlfriend, Haley Burton, whom I'd like to thank. She would tell me, ‘You need to get better at managing your time. Just do it.' Thank you for encouraging me to stick with it. It means so much to me. From now on, every morning, I will continue to do what I do.” Zaine Lohdi was born in 1999 in the seaside tourist town of Sarasota, Florida. He feels as if his path as an illustrator was predestined—he has known the trajectory of his life since childhood. Zaine was surrounded by incredible fantasy art from a young age, collecting Magic: The Gathering cards and whatever comics he could get his hands on. The art of Frank Frazetta, Alex Ross, and Gerald Brom were pivotal in his stylistic development. Zaine is currently studying illustration with a visual development (concept art) focus at Ringling College of Art and Design. He placed the most importance on programs that value an unwavering work ethic and emphasize preparation for the workforce. He has a strong classical painting background fostered by professors who specialize in figure and landscape painting—he combines traditional painting and drawing skill sets with his visual library to produce concept art for games and film. Currently, he is a student freelance illustrator looking to join a studio and make a mark in the video game industry upon graduation. The Contest, one of the most prestigious illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 34th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metalcomics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Duneprequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistbornseries, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), David Farland (Runelords), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryniseries) to name a few. Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 382 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,000 illustrations, 360 comic books, graced 624 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows, and 40 major movies. The 452 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 1,150 novels and nearly 4,500 short stories. They have produced 32 New York Times bestsellers and their works have sold over 60 million copies. The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of contemporary fiction. Since inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 36 anthology volumes and awarded over $1,000,000 cumulatively in prize moneys and royalties. For more information about the Contests, go to www.WritersoftheFuture.com.

UFO Undercover w Joe Montaldo guest Illustrators of the Future Grand Prize winner, Zaine Lodhi HOLLYWOOD - Sarasota, Florida native Zaine Lodhi, was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as the grand prize winner in the Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Brush Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his art published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38. Zaine is a 2018 graduate of Booker High School as well as a recent graduate of Ringling College majoring in Illustration. The awards event at the Taglyan Complex on April 8th was a black-tie gala honoring all the writer and illustrator winners as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winners. The official release of the anthology was April 12th. However, due to paper shortages, the trade paperback will be released on June 28th. In his acceptance speech, Zaine relayed to the nearly five hundred attendees, “I don't think I would have made it this far if it hadn't been for my girlfriend, Haley Burton, whom I'd like to thank. She would tell me, ‘You need to get better at managing your time. Just do it.' Thank you for encouraging me to stick with it. It means so much to me. From now on, every morning, I will continue to do what I do.” Zaine Lohdi was born in 1999 in the seaside tourist town of Sarasota, Florida. He feels as if his path as an illustrator was predestined—he has known the trajectory of his life since childhood. Zaine was surrounded by incredible fantasy art from a young age, collecting Magic: The Gathering cards and whatever comics he could get his hands on. The art of Frank Frazetta, Alex Ross, and Gerald Brom were pivotal in his stylistic development. Zaine is currently studying illustration with a visual development (concept art) focus at Ringling College of Art and Design. He placed the most importance on programs that value an unwavering work ethic and emphasize preparation for the workforce. He has a strong classical painting background fostered by professors who specialize in figure and landscape painting—he combines traditional painting and drawing skill sets with his visual library to produce concept art for games and film. Currently, he is a student freelance illustrator looking to join a studio and make a mark in the video game industry upon graduation. The Contest, one of the most prestigious illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 34th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metalcomics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Duneprequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (Quantum Night), Brandon Sanderson (Mistbornseries, The Stormlight Archive),

Tim Powers' 1987 novel On Stranger Tides weaves a swashbuckling adventure combining buccaneers, voodoo, and romance set in the golden age of piracy. But fear not, because reading the words “avast matey” just now in this description is the only piratical talk you'll encounter. Join Jack and Kate as they hit the high seas and discuss this rip-roaring slice of speculative fiction. Why have your hosts encountered so many puppeteer protagonists? How does this book deftly avoid the pitfalls of other occult thrillers? What is the worst kind of metal that exists? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode of the podcast. BBfBP theme song by True Creature  Find us at BadBooksBadPeople.com, on Twitter @badbooksbadppl, Instagram @badbooksbadpeople and on Facebook. Got questions, comments or feedback? Email us at badbooksbadpeople@gmail.com You can discover where to get all the books featured on Bad Books for Bad People on our About Page. Clicking the link above gets us a wee Amazon commission that goes towards our hosting fees and tech costs, but we support your book-reading habits whatever they look like!

This was our season 1 finale. To celebrate we discussed one of Cheryl's favorite film franchises, Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl and all its greatness versus On Stranger Tides. This episode was a little visual, but you can check out the clip below! Thanks to all you listeners out there! Stream Clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaXuUDtFaQA/?hl=en *Spoiler Alert* Join us on Twitch where we stream every Monday at 7:30PM. You can find our video version on YouTube and Facebook! Please like, share, and subscribe! https://www.twitch.tv/c3films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ADNhED0s8&list=PLzblx37s-cTG9LBHPTrUXICVzcpCfcY3y&index=25 https://www.facebook.com/C3-Films-101575058136161

2011's On Stranger Tides was a misstep in many ways, the worst of which being that it tried to continue a story that didn't need continuing. Seriously, why make a follow up to what was arguably a perfect trilogy?

Kvikmyndasérfræðingarnir Tómas Valgeirsson, Óli Bjarki Austfjörð og Máni Freyr kíktu til Hafsteins til að ræða Pirates of the Caribbean myndirnar, On Stranger Tides og Dead Men Tell No Tales.   Í þættinum ræða þeir hversu lélegar þessar myndir eru, hvernig Depp var fullur þegar hann lék í fimmtu myndinni, hvernig Rob Marshall var ekki rétti leikstjórinn fyrir fjórðu myndina og margt, margt fleira.   Þátturinn er í boði Popp Smells frá Nóa Síríus, Subway og Sambíóanna.

On the swashbuckling finale of the Old Millennials Remember Movies SUMMER OF BRUCKHEIMER, co-hosts Tyler and Angela discuss the entirety of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. Yes, we know talking about Johnny Depp is a thorny issue these days, but thankfully, the charm, spectacle and weirdness of the "Pirates" franchise extends far beyond a single actor, and it's still fair to say the character of Captain Jack Sparrow qualifies as a definitive early 2000s pop culture phenomenon. The co-hosts predictably gush about the first film, 2003's still spectacular "The Curse of the Black Pearl," a blockbuster that takes big risks and delivers against long odds. Seriously, who would've thought a movie based on a theme park ride could work? Credit to the off-kilter presence of drunken/insane Captain Jack, steady romantic leads in the form of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, a scenery-chewing Geoffrey Rush as cursed baddie Captain Barbossa, lush production design, quality CGI and daring direction by Gore Verbinski. Tyler and Angela also discuss the sequels and rigorously defend the divisive 2nd and 3rd entries, 2006's "Dead Man's Chest" and 2007's "At World's End." Those Verbinski sequels are almost adversarial in their strange and twisty creative choices, and Tyler in particular loves it when filmmakers deliberately antagonize the masses. The co-hosts also recall experiencing the revamped "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride at Disney World on its opening day (much ado about almost nothing) as well as seeing "Dead Man's Chest" on their honeymoon. The Old Millennials also slog through the series weak point, 2011's "On Stranger Tides," then (sorta) defend the much-maligned 2017 entry, "Dead Men Tell No Tales." Zombie sharks! The key to a successful "Pirates" movie? Let Jack Sparrow be an instrument of chaos and let the other characters deliver key story elements. So take a listen, me hearties, and try not to be eaten by a Kraken while sinking down to Davy Jones' locker. It's the oversized finale to the summer-long look at the blockbuster films of producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Old Millennials Remember Movies! Yo ho! Also discussed on this episode of Old Millennials Remember Movies: The Green Knight (2021) Annette (2021) Cruella (2021) Reminiscence (2021) The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021) Vivo (2021) Hudson Hawk (1991)

Hyle watched all five "Pirates of the Caribbean" films for the first time in order to have proper context for Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life. He has opinions, so Jeff will be the Ebert to his Siskel in the Kongversation's first-ever Film Critique!

Chatting with Sherri welcomes award winning author; Tim Powers! Tim Powers is the author of numerous novels including Hide Me Among the Graves, Three Days to Never, Declare, Last Call, and On Stranger Tides, which inspired the feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award twice, and the World Fantasy Award three times.  In 1976 his first two novels, The Skies Discrowned and Epitaph in Rust were published. Tim's subsequent novels are The Drawing of the Dark, The Anubis Gates (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and the Prix Apollo), Dinner at Deviant's Palace (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award), On Stranger Tides (the novel the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was based on) The Stress of Her Regard, Last Call (winner of the World Fantasy Award), Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather, Declare (winner of the World Fantasy Award) and Three Days to Never. His most recent book is Hide Me Among the Graves. The Manchester Guardian called Powers “the best fantasy writer to appear in decades.” Tim has taught at the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop at Michigan State University six times and currently teaches the annual Writers of the Future workshop. He has been involved with the Contest since its early years, serving as one of the instructors (along with Algis Budrys and Orson Scott Card) at the very first official WotF workshop in Sag Harbor. He was formally inducted as a judge in 1993. Powers lives with his wife, Serena, in San Bernardino, California.

SPECIAL GUESTS: LETTENEY and DAVID from Seriously Pointless Conversations about Culture Matey's, did ya know that the Pirates of the Caribbean series has 5 movies in it? The last two, On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales, are roundly drubbed here. Why two movies in one episode, ya might ask? Well, because these movies are terrible. So terrible, that we couldn't bear the thought of having to dedicate one whole episode on each of them. We discuss how much we don't like these movies, ARRGGHH. We discuss how much they make us hurt inside. How much we despise good music because of these poor souls. We also discuss the series as a whole! Our favorite Jack Sparrow, our favorite villain, and our favorite movies in the series are some topics we debate, ya know, in a friendly fashion! Even if these movies are terrible, this episode is one of our favorites because all us scallywags had so much fun doing it. So strap in and listen to an ol' fashion poop slingin' fest!

Yo-ho, yo-ho. Unfortunately, it's a pirate's life for us this week, as we talk about what is somehow the most expensive film ever made, Rob Marshall's fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise - On Stranger Tides. Special guest Will Canalizo joins!

Tim Powers is my favorite author. There, I said it. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, let’s talk about this episode. Tim is the author of many incredible novels, such as - On Stranger Tides, The Anubis Gates, The Stress Of Her Regard, Expiration Date and Alternate Routes. Twisted histories? Sort of. More like a fictional unveiling of the secrets behind historical figures and events. Why did Blackbeard drink burning rum mixed with gunpowder? Why did Thomas Edison throw firecrackers at his terrified children? Who wad Spring-Heeled Jack, really? Read Tim’s books and you’ll find out the answers to these questions and many, many more. I might add, you’ll be VERY entertained and enthralled, too, when reading the words of Tim Powers. We talk about UFO’s, Tim’s writing process (which is sometimes a little rough), freeways in Los Angeles and why most of the main characters, or, heroes, in Tim’s books get run so ragged. Hint - I’m calling it the “Diehard Effect” from now on.

Multiple World Fantasy Award-Winning Author ("Last Call" and "Declare") and author of "On Stranger Tides," Tim Powers has been a Writers of the Future judge for over 30 years. In this interview, he discusses the craft of writing fantasy, both World Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy.www.TheWorksofTimPowers.com

Multiple World Fantasy Award-Winning Author ("Last Call" and "Declare") and author of "On Stranger Tides," Tim Powers has been a Writers of the Future judge for over 30 years. In this interview, he discusses the craft of writing fantasy, both World Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy. www.TheWorksofTimPowers.com

While a lot of readers have struggled during the pandemic, Scott had a reading breakthrough this past year. We talk about BookTube, places for readalongs, and books we've read and liked recently.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 204: BookTube Season Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify New! Listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady MartineHow Long 'Til Black Future Month by N.K. JemisinThis is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann PatchettEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineLast Call by Tim PowersOther mentions:The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns GoodwinAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganCoode St. Podcast with Arkady MartineForeigner by C.J. CherryhA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinSistah ScifiThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineOn Stranger Tides by Tim PowersThe Anubis Gates by Tim PowersThe Great & Secret Show by Clive BarkerThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan SimmonsGet Booked PodcastHugos There PodcastA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter MillerThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellEveryone who Reads Must Converse (YouTube)Endymion by Dan SimmonsA Case of Conscience by James BlishWelcome Home: An Anthology of Love and Adoption edited by Eric SmithRelated episodes:Episode 009 - Pirates and Noonday DemonsEpisode 039 - Paranoid Squint with FredEpisode 058 - Wishing for a Sequel with Scott D. Danielson Episode 123 - Godlets and Forests with Lauren WeinholdEpisode 202 - Jacket Flap with Chris and Emily Shelf Wear - Book 3 - The Only Good Indians  Stalk us online: Scott on A Good Story is Hard to Find (podcast) Scott on Shelf Wear (blog and podcast)Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors, and less to Jeff Bezos. I only link to Amazon in cases where Bookshop.org does not carry a backlist title, which took place a few times for this list.

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, here we go again! It's movie number four in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise: "On Stranger Tides." This was the long awaited installment following a extended hiatus that saw the changing of many leaders in the Disney company including one of the producers behind the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Perhaps it is changing of the guards and the EXTREME trimming of the budget (made for 100 Million dollars LESS than At World's End.) that makes this film feel like it's...missing something.Though we are missing a Will Turner and a Elizabeth...Turner, we still have Captain Jack Sparrow...though he doesn't do much captain-ing in this movie. Gibbs, is back and loyal as ever. Barbossa, a turn-coat Privateer in the service of his Majesty. Jack is in need of an adventure and finds one in an old flame played by the intoxicatingly gorgeous Penelope Cruz who turns out to be the long-lost daughter of Blackbeard himself, played by Ian McShane. Severely watered down supernatural elements and a ragged supporting cast offer some level of fun but may have earned it's reputation as the most disappointing additions to the Pirates of the Caribbean. But don't let that stop you from listening in on the more rewarding elements of the movie. Email us with questions, comments and ideas for future episodesdisneychannelsurfers@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramListen to us on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcastsJoin us for the final film in our voyage through the Pirates of the Caribbean movies with "Dead Men Tell No Tales"

Tyler and Konnery are taken aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge for On Stranger Tides! The two talk about mermaid madness, unnecessary characters, the rise of Gibbs and His Pigs, and they work on their pitch packages. All this and more on this episode of The Friendchise! Follow us on social media: www.instagram.com/friendchisepod/ twitter.com/FriendchisePod www.facebook.com/TheFriendchisePod E-mail us at: Thefriendchisepodcast@gmail.com

Top of the morning! In this week's episode of Disney + the Boys, we discuss the semi-recent Disney+ exclusive, Artemis Fowl. We give our thoughts on the film (mostly complain about it), and mistake the fairies for elves multiple times. In Disney+ news, we discuss what's on Disney+ this week, and also have a small discussion on Pirates of the Caribbean. Also: Blake hates On Stranger Tides, Hayden is offended by the Artemis Fowl, and Wiese likes the movie more than the Summer Singalong. Wha...how? If you want to skip right to our main discussion, skip to 4:33. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/disneyplustheboys/message

Everyone welcome to the show assistant director (A.D.) Kevin Roy! Kevin has worked on numerous projects as a production assistant working his way up to the assistant director position including ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin‘, ‘The Lone Ranger’, ‘Lemony Snicket’s: A Series Of Unfortunate Events’, ‘Live Free Or Die Hard’, ‘War of the Worlds’ and dozens more! In this episode we talk about some other projects including ‘We Bought A Zoo’, ‘Pirates 4: On Stranger Tides’, ‘Blades of Glory’, ‘Zathura: A Space Adventure’, ‘Dodgeball’ and others!

Multiple World Fantasy Award-Winning Author ("Last Call" and "Declare") and author of "On Stranger Tides," Tim Powers has been a Writers of the Future judge for over 30 years. In this interview, he discusses the craft of writing fantasy, both World Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy. www.TheWorksofTimPowers.com

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean in the franchise, On Stranger Tides. This is the largest budget in cinema history at over 400 million dollars! Listen in to our thoughts on this insane budget. MPBC always includes spoilers and explicit content.

"On Stranger Tides" by Tim Powers, and "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

  Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, William Thrasher and very special guest Alexander Miller (Producer of The Trailer Project) discuss Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), and Captain Blackbeard (Ian McShane) all try to track down the Fountain of Youth. To get there, they will have to find hidden treasure, trick deadly mermaids, and avoid a Spanish Armada. Inspired by the Tim Powers novel On Stranger Tides (itself an inspiration for the classic Monkey Island computer game series), this flick tries to be a soft reboot and instead just sits there on the silver screen with no real sense of purpose. Things start off with flourish as Captain Jack poses as a Judge, runs through the streets of London, and battles a doppelganger. A heavy quest structure bogs down the rest of the story which lumbers along with a handful of milquetoast characters.  Mat loves the super detailed production histories in the recent tome Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones. Alexander digs the Abel Ferrara vampiric drug allegory The Addiction, but was less impressed with the recent Dick Cheney biopic Vice. Thrasher likes the recent meme spawning Netflix feature Bird Box.  The next few movie series we'll be covering are: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) The Fugitive (1993) U.S. Marshals (1998)  Waxwork (1988) Waxwork 2: Lost in Time (1992) Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Like our Sequelcast 2 Facebook Page The theme song to the Sequelcast is written and performed by Marc with a C. Sequelcast 2 is delighted to be a member of The Batman Podcast Network. Hear more great podcasts here! Watch Thrasher's tabletop RPG YouTube show d-infinity Live!. Listen to Marc with a C's music podcast Discography. Buy One Starry Night, a Cthulhu Live scenario Thrasher contributed to, from DriveThruRPG!  Watch Alexander Miller's YouTube series The Trailer Project!  

11/28/2018 - The Station 71 hosts and guest host Jerry Skids from Mouse Rants Podcast finish giving their thoughts on the many films based on attractions in Disney Parks in part two of From Disney Parks to Silver Screen. Which of these films is your favorite? Did you agree with the sentiments expressed? Let us know! Topics: Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007), On Stranger Tides (2011), Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) The Haunted Mansion (2003) Tomorrowland (2015) Future releases and rumored films Jungle Cruise (2020) Guillermo del Toro's Haunted Mansion (TBD) Untitled Pirates of the Carribean 6 Magic Kingdom (TBD) Tower of Terror (TBD) It's a Small World (TBD) The Hill (TBD)   Want more from Jerry? Email:  Listen: Listen: (Both Jerry's podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher, and pretty much everywhere else you get your podcast fix!)   Find us online at: Facebook:  Twitter:  Instagram:  Email:  Google Voice Number: (561) 899-6441

Tim Powers on Expiration Date, his contemporary supernatural adventure novel featuring a young boy haunted by the ghost of Thomas Edison. The boy and Edison are fleeing dealers and junkies who use ghosts as a drug, and for whom Edison's ghost would be the ultimate high. Power is a multiple winner of the World Fantasy Award, and the author of On Stranger Tides and the The Annubis Gates. His complete short story collection, Down and Out in Purgatory, the Collected Stories of Tim Powers, is also out from Baen; and part fifty-eight of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Tim Powers discusses Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers in Part 2 of a two-part interview. Powers is the author of groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy novels such as The Anubis Gates and On Stranger Tides (which was the basis for the Pirate of the Caribbean movie series entry). He's won two World Fantasy awards and numerous others. In addition to talking about his short fiction, Powers discusses his upcoming Baen novel, Alternate Routes; and part twenty-seven of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Tim Powers discusses Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Powers is the author of groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy novels such as The Anubis Gates and On Stranger Tides (which was the basis for the Pirate of the Caribbean movie series entry). He's won two World Fantasy awards and numerous others. In addition to talking about his short fiction, Powers discusses his upcoming Baen novel, Alternate Routes; and part twenty-six of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Adam and Patrick sit down to talk about their upcoming trip to Gen Con 50 while Chris sulks in the corner. Area of discussion: Gen Con, Planning for Gen Con, Fun Things to do while at Gen Con. Persona 5, Tim Power's On Stranger Tides, Edgar Cantero‘s Meddling Kids: A Novel, Knifepoint Horror podcast, and Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. The post Episode 19: Pre Gen Con 2017 appeared first on The Roleplaying Exchange.

In our 56th podcast episode, we follow the aging cover band musician Captain Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp as he does his farewell South American tour looking for the fountain of scumbag youth in On Stranger Tides. Listen as we break down, brutally joke on, and parody the movie's plot and the characters, as well as give each of our scores out of 10. Hopefully you'll laugh or will be healthily offended. Listen to the previous released movies in our Pirates of the Caribbean series where we talk about At World's End (Ep. 55), Dead Man’s Chest (Ep. 54), Curse of the Black Pearl (Ep.53), and Dead Men Tell No Tales (Ep. 52). Subscribe and be sure check out all our previous episodes on all the movies in Fast and the Furious (Ep. 44-51), X-Men (Ep. 33-43), Star Wars (Ep. 24-31), Harry Potter (Ep. 15-23), and MCU(Ep.1-14) movie series'. Hit us up with how you feel about On Stranger Tides or if watching this movie made you feel like an STD riddled rock star stranded you on an island.    Follow on Twitter for Release Schedules and Buffoonery: twitter.com/OrderOfOpinion   Like our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/orderofopinion      

Captain Jack Sparrow discovers Elizabeth Swann is just as ruthless as he is and knows the only way he can complete his plan to retake the Black Pearl is to steal her freedom. Join us for minute 104 of The Curse of the Black Pearl as we come to see Jack and Elizabeth as two peas in a pod determined to do whatever it takes to realize their goals, discuss a deleted scene that takes place on the HMS Dauntless, identify the moment when Pandora’s box unleashed the supernatural in the Pirates of the Caribbean Universe, and laugh at Gillette as he does a bit of On Stranger Tides foreshadowing. Thank you for listening to this episode of Pirates of the Caribbean Minute! If you enjoyed it, please like and share on Twitter and Facebook. We’d also be VERY grateful if you could rate, review, and subscribe to Pirates of the Caribbean Minute on iTunes. You can also listen and review via Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play. For questions or comments, you can call the show at 86-37-PIRATE or send an email to podcast@blackpearlminute.com. We just might feature your questions on future episodes. Your support helps a lot in ranking this show and would be greatly appreciated. If you’re looking for a podcast that discusses Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise (in a movies by minutes format), integrates historical pirate and the golden age of piracy facts, analyzes and entertains, then Pirates of the Caribbean Minute is for you. Website: http://blackpearlminute.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/PiratesoftheCaribbeanMinute Twitter: https://twiiter.com/blackpearlmin Cursed Listeners’ Crew (A Pirates of the Caribbean Minute Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/272990339778981/

Captain Jack and his crew are back with another swashbuckling adventure on the high seas as he tried to stay one step ahead of the villainous Captain Salazar. This fifth entry into the Pirates franchise brings us many of the benchmarks the franchise is famous for and some genuine surprises as it tries to shake off the stink of "On Stranger Tides". As always with FULL DISCLOSURE, LISTEN AT YOUR OWN PERIL AS SPOILERS LIE AHEAD! IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790809/?ref_=nv_sr_1 __________________________________________ CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSITE!!! www.thefrontrowmoviereviews.com   If you haven't subscribed to us on iTunes yet, please do! - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-front-row-movie-reviews/id1005302379   We are also now on Instagram! Just search for "The Front Row Movie Reviews" - https://instagram.com/thefrontrowmoviereviews/   Also find us on Facebook and Like us there as well! You know, if you actually do.... - https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Front-Row-Movie-Reviews/267899814323   And of course follow us on Twitter to get the latest news on the Front Row! - https://twitter.com/FrontRowReviewz   Please enjoy this episode of FULL DISCLOSURE and as always, we'll see you in the front row!

In which we take a look at all four films in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man's Chest, At World's End and On Stranger Tides) in the run up to Dead Men Tell No Tales / Salazar's Revenge (depending on where you live). Lots of talk of pirates, Johnny Depp, zombies, monkeys... pretty much anything and everything you could want... ...and, as always, we pitch our own ideas for what the sequel should be. This week, Sol and Allen actually pitch real sequels instead of joking around like they normally do which makes for a nice change of pace.

It's Time D-Heads! This week we set sail into January, steer clear of Sleepy Hollow, watch out for Pirates and Zombies, and laugh with Improv as we welcome DEREK MEARS (Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest, On Stranger Tides, Portrayed Jason Voorhees in the reboot, Predators, Haunted Mansion, Sleepy Hollow, Improv, Comedian, Stunt Man) to the show! Derek stops in and discusses his career, working on the Pirate films, Improv, Comedy, doing Stunts, having Action Figures and more! In addition we have the D-Team back kicking it off with Erin answering your questions in I Want To Know and we have Jason giving you a Blu-Ray and DVD that we must add to your collection in The Vault. Nathan looks backwards at This Week in Disney History and Paige sets sail into the musical realm with the Magical Music Review. And our Newest D-Team Cody stops in with the Hollywood Walk. There is news hot off the D-Wire with news about Disney Parks, the Magic Kingdom, the Moms Park Panel, Music, Lauren Conrad, Minnie Mouse, Brian Bedford, Robin Hood, Star Wars Blasters, Jesse, Soundtracks, New Releases, Attractions, The Disney Channel, Toys, and Discounts! So it's time to Put on Your Ears, Give it a Little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, and get ready to Relive the Magic, Memories and Appreciation from Your Lifetime of Disney with our New Kind of Disney Show!

It's Time D-Heads! This week we set sail into January, steer clear of Sleepy Hollow, watch out for Pirates and Zombies, and laugh with Improv as we welcome DEREK MEARS (Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest, On Stranger Tides, Portrayed Jason Voorhees in the reboot, Predators, Haunted Mansion, Sleepy Hollow, Improv, Comedian, Stunt Man) to the show! Derek stops in and discusses his career, working on the Pirate films, Improv, Comedy, doing Stunts, having Action Figures and more! In addition we have the D-Team back kicking it off with Erin answering your questions in I Want To Know and we have Jason giving you a Blu-Ray and DVD that we must add to your collection in The Vault. Nathan looks backwards at This Week in Disney History and Paige sets sail into the musical realm with the Magical Music Review. And our Newest D-Team Cody stops in with the Hollywood Walk. There is news hot off the D-Wire with news about Disney Parks, the Magic Kingdom, the Moms Park Panel, Music, Lauren Conrad, Minnie Mouse, Brian Bedford, Robin Hood, Star Wars Blasters, Jesse, Soundtracks, New Releases, Attractions, The Disney Channel, Toys, and Discounts! So it's time to Put on Your Ears, Give it a Little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, and get ready to Relive the Magic, Memories and Appreciation from Your Lifetime of Disney with our New Kind of Disney Show!

Is the MacGuffin truly interchangable, and how does it impact on your character writing? Stu and Chas are joined by a special guest - Scriptmag contributor Brad Johnson - to discuss how the choice of the MacGuffin can impact on the quality of an action/adventure film. To test this thesis, our heroes compare the auspicious originals of two iconic franchise with their, um, less-than-auspicious 4th instalments (in other words we compare RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK with KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL and THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL with ON STRANGER TIDES) as well as look at two recent & original entries into the genre, namely NATIONAL TREASURE and PRINCE OF PERSIA. Our heroes uncover how key the relationship between the protagonist and the MacGuffin is and how this can impact on writing in any genre, not just action/adventure. Suprisingly, Brad brings up STAR WARS before Stu does... LINKS You can find Brad Johnson on Twitter or at www.ReadWatchWrite.com Scriptmag: Specs & The City: MacGuffins and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ by Brad Johnson pecs & The City: MacGuffins and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ - See more at: http://www.scriptmag.com/features/specs-the-city-macguffins-and-raiders-of-the-lost-ark#sthash.zlc7sxQo.dpuf The Blackboard forum: What is a MacGuffin? citing TVTropes.org and Alfred Hitchcock Youtube: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - The Greek Chorus/Exposition Scene Youtube: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - Showing protagonist's desire for the MacGuffin The Complete Making of Indiana Jones by Rinzler and Bouzereau Youtube: How Indy 4 should have ended Youtube: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL - Visualising and explaining the MacGuffin Youtube: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES - Where the protagonist says that they do not want the MacGuffin in the middle of the film Youtube: NATIONAL TREASURE - Where the MacGuffin itself actually tells the protagonist to take action Youtube: PRINCE OF PERSIA - The only point where the MacGuffin actually affects the plot Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or RSS. Please send feedback to ask at draft-zero.com. Please considering rating us on iTunes!

Arr, mateys! D'you fancy a walk on the plank? Or...oh, let's drop the charade, shall we? We're at the end of the pirate world, finally, as Josh, Mike, and Gabe review the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. You remember On Stranger Tides, right? It came out two years ago! It had Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Ian McShane! Plus Penelope Cruz looking like...well, Penelope Cruz! Josh and Gabe had to have their memories jogged, but...well, we bet you know what Mike thought of this movie. But our three hosts also spent a good deal of time discussing the current state of affairs in Disney hand-drawn animation, because how could they not? These are choppy waters in this week's show, but don't hesitate to check it out!

Recorded September 24, 2012 The Cast: Gary, Carol, Mel, Michael, John - We've been doing this for 2 years now - whoda thunk it. The lost episode comes up yet again! - Be Our Guest Discussion.  Alcohol in the Magic Kingdom for the first time ever (other than after hours private events). Disney changes policy. Does it open the door to alcohol at more locations or not? - The INTERCOT 15th Anniversary Celebration... its right around the corner. We are anticipating things being a big blur. We'll be taping a podcast to wrap up the weekend at the Contemporary Pool Snack Bar. - Chocolate Covered Bacon and a Virtual High Five! - Pirates of the Caribbean additions – possibly from On Stranger Tides.  Just swapping out mist projection.  Kids and scary rides.  Disneyland vs. Disney World version. - Chase Lounge at the Food and Wine Festival. - Gary and the puppet. - The Yeti is Down shirts are coming and the INTERCOT bear.  Tawney.  Pete.  Stuffy.  Cotty.  Geo.  INTERScott.  We need a name and a backstory on how the INTERCOT bear met Duffy. - INTERCOT’s Best Of - something you want to do at Disney that you need special permission for.  DisneyKidSince1970 suggested the topic.  Carol volunteers to go first and she wants to go into Walt’s Apartment alone. Michael wants to run a churro cart but only for a limited time and challenges the validity of the Cherry Churro. Gary wants to sit alone on Main Street USA and watch the sunrise while having a cup of coffee (Ian ruined it). Melanie wants access behind all the construction walls.  John wants to stand on top of Spaceship Earth and appear in a promo video. - The world is coming to an end – John watched Phineas and Ferb. - Sally and Jack at Downtown Disney but only for about 3 days. - Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – video on http://youtube.com/intercot. - Epcot 30 arrives and the events are a bit underwhelming. Horizons Resurrected on the other hand is doing something super cool… http://horizonsresurrected.com/2012/09/09/e30-event-update/. - Space Shuttle flying over Walt Disney World and Disneyland. - Costumes at American Adventure. - Art of Animation – all sections are now open. - Disney Magic in the Lone Star State – complete with 10 gallon hat. - Wreck it Ralph coming soon and classic arcade games. ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journey's The Official Ticket Center *****

Tim Powers writes secret histories– novels that take characters and situations from “real” history and give them a slight supernatural supernatural twist. He is the author of, among other things, The Drawing of the Dark, The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, Declare, Three Days To Never, and his forthcoming novel Hide Me Among the Graves. Stephen interviewed […]

Pictured: NOT McYapandFries Yes, we're back after quite a break, again and no neither of us was in jail . At this point I think that we have more "welcome back" podcasts than regularly scheduled shows. We've selected only the choicest cuts from all the news for discussion in the podcast this week, including: the gritty reboot no one expected (or wanted); news on Tarantino's next project (and who has already bailed on it, allegedly) and more casting news on Superman's Dad with some rampant speculation on his accent and hairstyle . As it's been over a month since ewe've had a chance to cast,  we also catch up on all the movies that we've missed with reviews of   "X-Men: First Class", "The Hangover Part 2", "Blitz", "Green Lantern" (and a little bit on "Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides"). As usual you can find all the trailers and pics mentioned in this week's show below for your perusal. Until next time, enjoy! Show Notes: Latest "Captain America" Trailer: Heroes are made where? First pics of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit" The Adventures of Tin Tin trailer First look at Hawkeye and The Hulk alongside Captain America, Thor and Iron Man in the new  "Avengers" Promo Latest Poster Latest "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" trailer featuring JOHN LITHGOW!! Red Band "Conan the Barbarian" Trailer  

Devin Pike and Matt Mungle spar over “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” and have a conversation with “The First Grader” director Justin Chadwick live from the Seattle International Film Festival. Also discussed: “Priest” and “Midnight in Paris.” Stay through the end credits…

Does the title make sense? I hope it does, for those not in the know I am talking about the respective third and fourth entries in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. So I bring you guys some of the news, for the Trailer Spot I bring you Green with Envy or is it? Haha you shall never know at least until you listen to the episode. There is the Box Office Report and for the reviews it is as mentioned earlier Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End and On Stranger Tides. Enjoy the show! Opening and Closing Song- Palm Tree Escape by Hans Zimmer feat. Rodrigo y Gabriela

Oh I Can't STAND IT - seven weeks without my boys...what am I gonna DO?  Well, I'll have to count my blessings...and look forward to the second half of the season.... THIS WEEK'S VISIT TO THE GARDEN: INTRO -  CARRY ON WAYWARD SON -  "Supernatural"  - "Appointment In Samarra" SHOUTOUTS And BYE BYE! Next Show - Sunday December 19,  2010 - join me for my "Season So Far" recap show! Don't forget to check out our other shows: Subject:CINEMA - http://subjectcinema.com -This week, we look at "Eponymous Epics" (That's self-titled movies, don'tcha know..) and  Mirrorball Mayhem - http://mirrorballmayhem.com - congrats to Jennifer Grey, Season 11 Champion (with Derek "Cookiepants" Hough). Watch for our December update during Christmas Week! By the way, if anyone out there wants to check out the Pirates of the Caribbean trailer, it's not at Dread Central as I said on the show, but at Deadline:Hollywood. And it's "On Stranger Tides", not "Strange Tides". O Well...anyway, here's the link: http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/hot-trailer-pirates-of-caribbean-on-stranger-tides/  Oh, and keep an eye out in late December or early January...my DH tells me that the Garden has to be uprooted and replanted somewhere else...some changes are coming...

Bilgemunky returns from St. Augustine refreshed and ready for rum and pirate tunage. And as a bonus, he has a spare edition of the On Stranger Tides Audiobook to trade with one lucky listener!