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Match #1: Stephanie Vaquer def. Wren Sinclair The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
The hype is real as Nxt’s newest sensation Stephanie Vaquer shined in her debut against Wren Sinclair. The No Quarter Catch Crew Superstar did her best to keep up, but the vicious offense from The Dark Angel was as brutal as it was impressive, allowing Vaquer to win comfortably. After the match, Nxt Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade launched on sneak attack on Vaquer, prompting Giulia to save her.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Gentleman’s Duel – Lexis King def. Oro Mensah The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Lexis King proved he could win fair and square by defeating Oro Mensah in a Gentleman’s Duel.
Match #1: Stephanie Vaquer def. Wren Sinclair The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
The hype is real as Nxt’s newest sensation Stephanie Vaquer shined in her debut against Wren Sinclair. The No Quarter Catch Crew Superstar did her best to keep up, but the vicious offense from The Dark Angel was as brutal as it was impressive, allowing Vaquer to win comfortably. After the match, Nxt Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade launched on sneak attack on Vaquer, prompting Giulia to save her.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Gentleman’s Duel – Lexis King def. Oro Mensah The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Lexis King proved he could win fair and square by defeating Oro Mensah in a Gentleman’s Duel.
- 10/17/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The calendar says that we’re still in September, which means there’s still roughly half a year until the 2024 Academy Awards. But it’s difficult to imagine that there will be a more significant shocker this Oscar season than the one that surfaced Tuesday when it was revealed that Lily Gladstone will campaign as a lead rather than supporting actress for her acclaimed role in the Martin Scorsese-directed epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” that wowed the critics at Cannes and breaks in theaters wide on October 20.
In the film, Gladstone plays a member of the Osage Nation named Mollie Burkhart, a real-life indigenous woman whose fellow tribespeople and family members were being murdered at an alarming rate akin to genocide. It’s based on the devastating true story of the Osage who were slaughtered for their oil money in 1920s Oklahoma, as told in David Grann’s 2017 true crime book,...
In the film, Gladstone plays a member of the Osage Nation named Mollie Burkhart, a real-life indigenous woman whose fellow tribespeople and family members were being murdered at an alarming rate akin to genocide. It’s based on the devastating true story of the Osage who were slaughtered for their oil money in 1920s Oklahoma, as told in David Grann’s 2017 true crime book,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Lily Gladstone, the Native American actress who plays Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, has been receiving rave reviews for her portrayal of an Osage woman whose family is targeted by a ruthless conspiracy in 1920s Oklahoma. Based on the true story and the best-selling book by David Grann, the film explores the dark history of the Osage murders, also known as the Reign of Terror, when hundreds of Native Americans were killed for their oil wealth.
Gladstone, who is of Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage, was cast by Scorsese after he saw her work in Kelly Reichardt’s indie drama Certain Women, where she played a lonely ranch hand who develops a crush on a lawyer (Kristen Stewart). Scorsese was impressed by her natural and nuanced performance, and invited her to a Zoom meeting to offer her the role of Mollie, who is married to...
Gladstone, who is of Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage, was cast by Scorsese after he saw her work in Kelly Reichardt’s indie drama Certain Women, where she played a lonely ranch hand who develops a crush on a lawyer (Kristen Stewart). Scorsese was impressed by her natural and nuanced performance, and invited her to a Zoom meeting to offer her the role of Mollie, who is married to...
- 9/20/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” has been riding high on Oscar buzz since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and Lily Gladstone’s eye-opening turn as a tragedy-stricken Indigenous woman in the midst of an Osage slaughter in the 1920s has been at the forefront of those loud whispers.
Gladstone’s campaign announced her “Killers” bid will be for leading actress, and if the “Certain Women” standout were to win, she would become the first Best Actress Oscar winner who identifies as Indigenous.
Gladstone made a splash in Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 indie “Certain Women,”, where she amassed several awards and nominations, including winning the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s Best Supporting Actress prize, as well as an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Her other credits include Reichardt’s “First Cow,” the FX on Hulu critical darling “Reservation Dogs” and “Fancy Dance,” a Sundance premiere which premiered to rock-solid reviews.
Gladstone’s campaign announced her “Killers” bid will be for leading actress, and if the “Certain Women” standout were to win, she would become the first Best Actress Oscar winner who identifies as Indigenous.
Gladstone made a splash in Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 indie “Certain Women,”, where she amassed several awards and nominations, including winning the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s Best Supporting Actress prize, as well as an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Her other credits include Reichardt’s “First Cow,” the FX on Hulu critical darling “Reservation Dogs” and “Fancy Dance,” a Sundance premiere which premiered to rock-solid reviews.
- 9/20/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
Oscar season is always full of twists and turns, and the biggest one yet just dropped with “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Variety has learned exclusively that Lily Gladstone’s work as Mollie Burkhart, an Indigenous woman at the center of a sinister plot in Martin Scorsese’s crime epic, will be campaigned for the Oscars in best actress, instead of supporting where many pundits had speculated. She will campaign alongside her Oscar-winning co-star and executive producer, Leonardo DiCaprio.
Based on David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” the film tells the tragic true story of members of the Osage tribe who were murdered under suspicious circumstances during the 1920s.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
“Killers” is a movie that focuses on the Indigenous experience, especially in the context of the events surrounding it.
Variety has learned exclusively that Lily Gladstone’s work as Mollie Burkhart, an Indigenous woman at the center of a sinister plot in Martin Scorsese’s crime epic, will be campaigned for the Oscars in best actress, instead of supporting where many pundits had speculated. She will campaign alongside her Oscar-winning co-star and executive producer, Leonardo DiCaprio.
Based on David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” the film tells the tragic true story of members of the Osage tribe who were murdered under suspicious circumstances during the 1920s.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
“Killers” is a movie that focuses on the Indigenous experience, especially in the context of the events surrounding it.
- 9/19/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Michelle Yeoh's Best Actress win at the 95th Academy Awards made Oscars history, but it also proved that the Academy must do more. Yeoh's performance in the multiverse-hopping comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once triumphed over a group of equally talented women: Cate Blanchett for Tár, Ana de Armas for Blonde, Michelle Williams for The Fabelmans, and Andrea Riseborough for To Leslie. Yeoh's win is highly notable not just because of the quality of her performance but also for the historical precedent it set. Michelle Yeoh winning Best Actress was extremely important, and hopefully, this is the start of the Academy doing more.
Yeoh has had an impressive career, acquiring fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong films where she performed her own stunt work. After moving to the United States, Yeoh portrayed Bond girl Wai Lin, a fan-favorite, in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies.
Yeoh has had an impressive career, acquiring fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong films where she performed her own stunt work. After moving to the United States, Yeoh portrayed Bond girl Wai Lin, a fan-favorite, in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies.
- 3/13/2023
- by Tiffany Beverley
- ScreenRant
The victory of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the 95th Oscars on Sunday is a milestone for Asian talent in front of and behind the camera. It’s also a sign that the Academy Awards is unafraid to make bold, unconventional bets and to embrace a movie that, on paper, could not be farther removed from typical Oscar bait.
And yet the A24 film walked away with the most Oscars with seven, including statues for best picture, director and original screenplay for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, actress for Michelle Yeoh, supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis and supporting actor Ke Huy Quan. This marked A24’s second best picture win since the stunning upset of “Moonlight” (2016) over “La La Land,” also known as “envelope gate.”
Kwan became the second Asian to pull off the “hat trick” — winning picture, director and screenplay — after Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite” (2019). He...
And yet the A24 film walked away with the most Oscars with seven, including statues for best picture, director and original screenplay for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, actress for Michelle Yeoh, supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis and supporting actor Ke Huy Quan. This marked A24’s second best picture win since the stunning upset of “Moonlight” (2016) over “La La Land,” also known as “envelope gate.”
Kwan became the second Asian to pull off the “hat trick” — winning picture, director and screenplay — after Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite” (2019). He...
- 3/13/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
It turns out the Academy really liked doing laundry and taxes with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh, who completed her recent sweep of best actress prizes with a thunderous, history-making win at the 95th Oscars for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She is the first-ever lead actress of Asian descent to win in all 95 years of the Academy Awards.
Yeoh, a titan of Asian cinema who famously performed a number of stunts in death-defying action classics such as “Supercop” and “Yes, Madam” before finding her way into the Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies,” the Ang Lee classic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” She is a beloved industry legend and the Daniels wrote the role of Evelyn Wang in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” especially for her.
During her time on the awards campaign trail, she has been vocal about...
Yeoh, a titan of Asian cinema who famously performed a number of stunts in death-defying action classics such as “Supercop” and “Yes, Madam” before finding her way into the Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies,” the Ang Lee classic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” She is a beloved industry legend and the Daniels wrote the role of Evelyn Wang in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” especially for her.
During her time on the awards campaign trail, she has been vocal about...
- 3/13/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
Michelle Yeoh has made history. The legendary Hong Kong actor won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 95th Academy Awards for her star turn in “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” becoming the first Asian woman and second woman of color to win the award. The star took the stage of Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Sunday night to accept the trophy.
Yeoh’s win comes after a close race between her and her closest competitor this awards season, Cate Blanchett and her own powerhouse performance in “Tár.” Additional honorees in the category include Michelle Williams for her performance in Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde,” and Andrea Riseborough’s dark horse and somewhat controversial nomination for “To Leslie.”
When Yeoh was officially nominated for “Everything Everywhere” in January, she became the first Asian nominee in the category. Although Merle Oberon, an actor of part-Sri Lankan descent,...
Yeoh’s win comes after a close race between her and her closest competitor this awards season, Cate Blanchett and her own powerhouse performance in “Tár.” Additional honorees in the category include Michelle Williams for her performance in Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde,” and Andrea Riseborough’s dark horse and somewhat controversial nomination for “To Leslie.”
When Yeoh was officially nominated for “Everything Everywhere” in January, she became the first Asian nominee in the category. Although Merle Oberon, an actor of part-Sri Lankan descent,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
If Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Michelle Yeoh wins the best actress Oscar on March 12, she will become the first Asian to do so. But she’s not the first to be nominated: Merle Oberon preceded Yeoh 87 years ago — though no one knew it at the time.
The star of 1935’s The Dark Angel, for which she was nominated, kept her Indian heritage hidden her entire life. Born in Bombay to a Sri Lankan-Maori mother and white father, Oberon grew up in poverty in Calcutta. When she was 17, she moved to England to pursue acting; fearing backlash from a racist entertainment industry, she claimed she was born in Tasmania and that her birth certificate was lost in a fire.
She broke out playing Anne Boleyn in director Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933, which led to her being cast in Sidney Franklin’s World War I drama The Dark Angel,...
The star of 1935’s The Dark Angel, for which she was nominated, kept her Indian heritage hidden her entire life. Born in Bombay to a Sri Lankan-Maori mother and white father, Oberon grew up in poverty in Calcutta. When she was 17, she moved to England to pursue acting; fearing backlash from a racist entertainment industry, she claimed she was born in Tasmania and that her birth certificate was lost in a fire.
She broke out playing Anne Boleyn in director Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933, which led to her being cast in Sidney Franklin’s World War I drama The Dark Angel,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2023 Oscar nominees for Best Actress are Cate Blanchett (“Tar”), Ana de Armas (“Blonde”), Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”), Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”). Our current odds indicate that Yeoh (82/25) will take the prize, followed in order by Blanchett (18/5), Williams (9/2), Riseborough (9/2), and de Armas (9/2).
Blanchett, who triumphed here in 2014 for “Blue Jasmine,” is the only past Oscar winner in this lineup. She now belongs to a group of 20 women with at least five Best Actress nominations apiece, with her previous unsuccessful bids having come for “Elizabeth” (1999), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), and “Carol” (2016). She also has a supporting victory to her name for “The Aviator” (2005) as well as two more notices in that category for “Notes on a Scandal” (2007) and “I’m Not There” (2008). Her overall nomination total of eight is the one of the highest for an actress, behind Meryl Streep (21), Katharine Hepburn (12), and Bette Davis...
Blanchett, who triumphed here in 2014 for “Blue Jasmine,” is the only past Oscar winner in this lineup. She now belongs to a group of 20 women with at least five Best Actress nominations apiece, with her previous unsuccessful bids having come for “Elizabeth” (1999), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), and “Carol” (2016). She also has a supporting victory to her name for “The Aviator” (2005) as well as two more notices in that category for “Notes on a Scandal” (2007) and “I’m Not There” (2008). Her overall nomination total of eight is the one of the highest for an actress, behind Meryl Streep (21), Katharine Hepburn (12), and Bette Davis...
- 3/10/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Merle Oberon, a pick for best actress in 1936, was born in Bombay and spent her career passing for white
Magazine writers didn’t know what to make of Merle Oberon when she took Hollywood by storm in the 1930s. One writer described her as “bizarre, bewildering, and different”, while others marveled at her “delicate” oval face, “eloquent” emerald eyes, “bright red lips” and “alabaster” skin.
Though her 1936 best actress Oscar nomination for the coming-of-age drama The Dark Angel affirmed her place in a league with Katharine Hepburn and the eventual winner, Bette Davis, the glamor paragons of the day, it was only later that the world discovered Oberon was a south Asian woman passing for white.
Magazine writers didn’t know what to make of Merle Oberon when she took Hollywood by storm in the 1930s. One writer described her as “bizarre, bewildering, and different”, while others marveled at her “delicate” oval face, “eloquent” emerald eyes, “bright red lips” and “alabaster” skin.
Though her 1936 best actress Oscar nomination for the coming-of-age drama The Dark Angel affirmed her place in a league with Katharine Hepburn and the eventual winner, Bette Davis, the glamor paragons of the day, it was only later that the world discovered Oberon was a south Asian woman passing for white.
- 3/7/2023
- by Andrew Lawrence
- The Guardian - Film News
With Oscar voting underway right now, Best Actress contender Michelle Yeoh is making her case for what would be an historic win. The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” star made a couple of high-profile media appearances this week, first appearing on the cover of People magazine and then also as a guest on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
Speaking to People, Yeoh discussed the challenges she faced early in her career – particularly following her American breakout opposite Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies.”
“At that point, people in the industry couldn’t really tell the difference between whether I was Chinese or Japanese or Korean or if I even spoke English,” she told the publication. “They would talk very loudly and very slow.”
Yeoh said in those days she was often offered roles that adhered to offensive cliches about people of Asian descent. “I didn...
Speaking to People, Yeoh discussed the challenges she faced early in her career – particularly following her American breakout opposite Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies.”
“At that point, people in the industry couldn’t really tell the difference between whether I was Chinese or Japanese or Korean or if I even spoke English,” she told the publication. “They would talk very loudly and very slow.”
Yeoh said in those days she was often offered roles that adhered to offensive cliches about people of Asian descent. “I didn...
- 3/2/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh has made history with her win for best performance by a female actor in a leading role at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, becoming the first Asian woman to win a leading film acting award.
“I think if I speak my heart will explode,” an emotional Yeoh said on stage while accepting her award. “SAG- AFTRA, to get this from you who understand what it is to get here… everyone of you know the journey, the roller coaster ride, the ups and downs. But most importantly we never give up. I thank you… This is not just for me, this is for every little girl who looks like me.”
The actress then paused, turning away from the podium to compose herself but eventually relenting with an excited litany of curses screaming “shit” and “fuck” to an elated crowd. “Thank you for giving...
“I think if I speak my heart will explode,” an emotional Yeoh said on stage while accepting her award. “SAG- AFTRA, to get this from you who understand what it is to get here… everyone of you know the journey, the roller coaster ride, the ups and downs. But most importantly we never give up. I thank you… This is not just for me, this is for every little girl who looks like me.”
The actress then paused, turning away from the podium to compose herself but eventually relenting with an excited litany of curses screaming “shit” and “fuck” to an elated crowd. “Thank you for giving...
- 2/27/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood child actor who was one of the last surviving performers from the silent film era
Lassie Lou Ahern, who has died aged 97, enjoyed a substantial career as a child actor in 1920s Hollywood, and was one of the last surviving performers from the silent film era.
She made her debut aged three, in Hal Roach’s first full-length movie, an adaptation of The Call of the Wild (1923), and soon was regularly cast in Charley Chase comedies and as the object of rescue in the popular serials of Helen Holmes. In pictures such as Webs of Steel (1925), Ahern and Holmes carried out their own dangerous stunt work. She appeared in productions by independent producers (The Dark Angel for Samuel Goldwyn, Hell’s Highroad for Cecil B DeMille, Robes of Sin for William Russell, all in 1925), and features at major studios (John Ford’s now lost film Thank You and Excuse Me starring Norma Shearer,...
Lassie Lou Ahern, who has died aged 97, enjoyed a substantial career as a child actor in 1920s Hollywood, and was one of the last surviving performers from the silent film era.
She made her debut aged three, in Hal Roach’s first full-length movie, an adaptation of The Call of the Wild (1923), and soon was regularly cast in Charley Chase comedies and as the object of rescue in the popular serials of Helen Holmes. In pictures such as Webs of Steel (1925), Ahern and Holmes carried out their own dangerous stunt work. She appeared in productions by independent producers (The Dark Angel for Samuel Goldwyn, Hell’s Highroad for Cecil B DeMille, Robes of Sin for William Russell, all in 1925), and features at major studios (John Ford’s now lost film Thank You and Excuse Me starring Norma Shearer,...
- 2/26/2018
- by Jeffrey Crouse
- The Guardian - Film News
Teresa Wright-Samuel Goldwyn association comes to a nasty end (See preceding post: "Teresa Wright in 'Shadow of a Doubt': Alfred Hitchcock Heroine in His Favorite Film.") Whether or not because she was aware that Enchantment wasn't going to be the hit she needed – or perhaps some other disagreement with Samuel Goldwyn or personal issue with husband Niven Busch – Teresa Wright, claiming illness, refused to go to New York City to promote the film. (Top image: Teresa Wright in a publicity shot for The Men.) Goldwyn had previously announced that Wright, whose contract still had another four and half years to run, was to star in a film version of J.D. Salinger's 1948 short story "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut." Instead, he unceremoniously – and quite publicly – fired her.[1] The Goldwyn organization issued a statement, explaining that besides refusing the assignment to travel to New York to help generate pre-opening publicity for Enchantment,...
- 3/11/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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- 11/29/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Oscar winners Olivia de Havilland and Luise Rainer among movie stars of the 1930s still alive With the passing of Deanna Durbin this past April, only a handful of movie stars of the 1930s remain on Planet Earth. Below is a (I believe) full list of surviving Hollywood "movie stars of the 1930s," in addition to a handful of secondary players, chiefly those who achieved stardom in the ensuing decade. Note: There’s only one male performer on the list — and curiously, four of the five child actresses listed below were born in April. (Please scroll down to check out the list of Oscar winners at the 75th Academy Awards, held on March 23, 2003, as seen in the picture above. Click on the photo to enlarge it. © A.M.P.A.S.) Two-time Oscar winner and London resident Luise Rainer (The Great Ziegfeld, The Good Earth, The Great Waltz), 103 last January...
- 5/7/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
While I've enjoyed American Horror Story: Asylum, I didn't realize how much until I watched "The Name Game." I hadn't particularly missed the show over its short two-week hiatus, but once I started watching the episode, I was engrossed in the Briarcliff world immediately.
I especially enjoyed that the focus of the hour was back on the main characters and their journeys... for better or worse. It's not that I haven't appreciated the introduction of new characters to Briarcliff - such as, Anne Frank, the Killer Santa and the serial killer kid - I've just preferred when the show has centered on those we already know.
The pacing on "The Name Game" was a bit slow at times, though the overall story moved forward with resolution for some characters, which is reassuring since there are only a few episodes left in this anthology.
The evil inside Sister Mary Eunice has...
I especially enjoyed that the focus of the hour was back on the main characters and their journeys... for better or worse. It's not that I haven't appreciated the introduction of new characters to Briarcliff - such as, Anne Frank, the Killer Santa and the serial killer kid - I've just preferred when the show has centered on those we already know.
The pacing on "The Name Game" was a bit slow at times, though the overall story moved forward with resolution for some characters, which is reassuring since there are only a few episodes left in this anthology.
The evil inside Sister Mary Eunice has...
- 1/3/2013
- by carla@tvfanatic.com (Carla Day)
- TVfanatic
It's beginning to look a lot like Santa rape! Apparently, I'm more precious about Christmas than I am about Anne Frank, because there were more than a few moments in this week's episode that had my face paralyzed in a grim mask of disgust. At least Anne Frank was not depicted as a serial killer; I can say that about American Horror Story: Asylum. Kris Kringle, on the other hand. . . well, let's just say there is no God, but there is a Santa Claus.
We open on December 1962, in which...
We open on December 1962, in which...
- 12/6/2012
- Rollingstone.com
"Dark Cousin" was an odd episode of American Horror Story: Asylum - and not in the normal American Horror Story freaky, scary or horrific way. It felt like a transitional hour that moved characters from one place to another. In most cases, they moved physically, as opposed to forward.
Did the writers decide they didn't like where characters had ended up and decided to use the episode to reset the story?
The Dark Angel may have taken people to their death, but only those who called for her and were ready to die. Given the horrible conditions at Briarcliff and especially with Dr. Arden's torturous experiments, it's surprising the Dark Angel hasn't taken up a permanent residence at the institution. She first appeared to take Grace, who was bleeding out from what appeared to be a botched sterilization.
Then, Arthur called to her. He couldn't take the voices in his...
Did the writers decide they didn't like where characters had ended up and decided to use the episode to reset the story?
The Dark Angel may have taken people to their death, but only those who called for her and were ready to die. Given the horrible conditions at Briarcliff and especially with Dr. Arden's torturous experiments, it's surprising the Dark Angel hasn't taken up a permanent residence at the institution. She first appeared to take Grace, who was bleeding out from what appeared to be a botched sterilization.
Then, Arthur called to her. He couldn't take the voices in his...
- 11/29/2012
- by carla@tvfanatic.com (Carla Day)
- TVfanatic
The Harmony Society by Tim Waggoner
(Dark Regions Press)
Reality and nightmare. Past and present. Sanity and madness. For Nathan Bennett, there is no longer any difference between them – not since the Harmony Society came into his life. Now, as his world begins to collapse around him, Nathan must travel the strange and dangerous roads of the Nightway in search of the Dark Angel – a being of great power that the Harmony Society desperately wishes to control. But even if Nathan reaches the Angel first, what waits for him at the end of his long, dark road: salvation . . . damnation . . . Or both?
Editions
Leather-bound Deluxe Thirteen Hardcover w/slipcase + discounted trade paperback: numbered 1-13, 6”x9”, bound in leather, signature page which is signed by both author and artist, front cover stamped and spine stamped with the title and the author’s name, includes end papers, colored book ribbon with a full colored header,...
(Dark Regions Press)
Reality and nightmare. Past and present. Sanity and madness. For Nathan Bennett, there is no longer any difference between them – not since the Harmony Society came into his life. Now, as his world begins to collapse around him, Nathan must travel the strange and dangerous roads of the Nightway in search of the Dark Angel – a being of great power that the Harmony Society desperately wishes to control. But even if Nathan reaches the Angel first, what waits for him at the end of his long, dark road: salvation . . . damnation . . . Or both?
Editions
Leather-bound Deluxe Thirteen Hardcover w/slipcase + discounted trade paperback: numbered 1-13, 6”x9”, bound in leather, signature page which is signed by both author and artist, front cover stamped and spine stamped with the title and the author’s name, includes end papers, colored book ribbon with a full colored header,...
- 6/19/2012
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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Key Of Z Volume 1 Tp, $14.99
Steed And Mrs Peel #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Ian Gibson), $3.99
Steed And Mrs Peel #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Ian Gibson), Ar
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Angel And Faith #7 (Rebekah Isaacs Variant Cover), $2.99
Angel And Faith #7 (Steve Morris Regular Cover), $2.99
Drinky Crow Party Lights , $14.99
Empowered Volume 1 Hc (Deluxe Edition), $59.99
Gantz Volume 21 Tp, $12.99
Gate 7 Volume 2 Tp, $10.99
Immortal Demon In The Blood #3 (Of 4), $3.50
King Conan The Phoenix On The Sword #2 (Of 4), $3.50
Usagi Yojimbo #144, $3.50
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Batman Beyond Unlimited #1, $3.99
Batman Odyssey Volume 2 #5 (Of 7)(Neal Adams Black & White Variant Cover), Ar
Batman Odyssey Volume 2 #5 (Of 7)(Neal Adams Regular Cover), $3.99
DC Universe Online Legends #24, $2.99
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Justice League #4 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
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- 2/29/2012
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
007 Magazine & Archive Ltd
007 Magazine Archive Bond Girls Of The 60s, $18.00
Action Lab Entertainment
Exo 1 And The Rocksolid Steelbots Volume 1 Gn (not verified by Diamond), $14.95
Monsters Are Just Like Us Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.95
Space-Time Condominium Season One Volume 1 Tp (not verified by Diamond), $14.95
Antarctic Press
How To Draw And Defeat Street Fighter Warriors Turbo Tp, $21.95
Ape Entertainment
Strawberry Shortcake Digest The Berry Scary Storm And Other Stories Gn, $6.99
Strawberry Shortcake Digest Pineapple Predicament And Other Stories Gn, $6.99
Arcana Studio
Dragons Vs Dinosaurs Gn, $14.95
Markus Fang Gn, $14.95
Archie Comics
Mega Man Volume 2 Time Keeps Slipping Tp, $11.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #234, $2.99
World Of Archie Double Digest #15, $3.99
Ardden Entertainment
Knightingail #3, $3.99
Phoenix #5 (resolicited)(not verified by Diamond), $2.99
Wulf #5 (resolicited)(not verified by...
007 Magazine & Archive Ltd
007 Magazine Archive Bond Girls Of The 60s, $18.00
Action Lab Entertainment
Exo 1 And The Rocksolid Steelbots Volume 1 Gn (not verified by Diamond), $14.95
Monsters Are Just Like Us Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.95
Space-Time Condominium Season One Volume 1 Tp (not verified by Diamond), $14.95
Antarctic Press
How To Draw And Defeat Street Fighter Warriors Turbo Tp, $21.95
Ape Entertainment
Strawberry Shortcake Digest The Berry Scary Storm And Other Stories Gn, $6.99
Strawberry Shortcake Digest Pineapple Predicament And Other Stories Gn, $6.99
Arcana Studio
Dragons Vs Dinosaurs Gn, $14.95
Markus Fang Gn, $14.95
Archie Comics
Mega Man Volume 2 Time Keeps Slipping Tp, $11.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #234, $2.99
World Of Archie Double Digest #15, $3.99
Ardden Entertainment
Knightingail #3, $3.99
Phoenix #5 (resolicited)(not verified by Diamond), $2.99
Wulf #5 (resolicited)(not verified by...
- 2/27/2012
- by GeekRest
- GeekRest
At the conclusion of "The Dark Angel Saga", Psylocke was forced to kill original X-Man, Warren Worthington III. Originally known as Angel, his Archangel persona (implanted by Apocalypse) finally took over resulting in the death of thousands as he attempted to remake all life on Earth. He first appeared in 1963's X-Men #1, and while the press didn't pick up on this major death, the Angel we all know is indeed dead according to writer Rick Remender. "He's dead. Warren is dead," he told Newsarama. "I know where he's ending up, I know what we're doing with him for the next year. Our intention right now is that Warren died. His soul died, his mind died, he died. But that Life Seed stuck in his gut regenerated something. It took the husk that was there, of Archangel, and it regenerated something else. It took that dead body and made this new...
- 12/19/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
In 1995, X-Men fans noticed something strange happening to their favorite line of books. The crossover event, “Legion Quest” ended with the insane son of Charles Xavier, Legion, killing his father in the past. The next month, new books appeared. Featuring new team iterations, heroes turned villains and vice versa, these books were set in a dark world where long standing villain Apocalypse ruled a mutant dominated society. The Age of Apocalypse was here.
The event was lauded by fans, and is considered the best multi part crossover the mutants have being a part of. A tenth anniversary mini series returned to the world in 2005, and has being used from time to time in the X-books since, most recently in the recent Uncanny X-Force storyline “The Dark Angel Saga”.
Now, revealed on Marvel’s live blog, and in it’s recent “Point One” on shot, writer David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Batman:...
The event was lauded by fans, and is considered the best multi part crossover the mutants have being a part of. A tenth anniversary mini series returned to the world in 2005, and has being used from time to time in the X-books since, most recently in the recent Uncanny X-Force storyline “The Dark Angel Saga”.
Now, revealed on Marvel’s live blog, and in it’s recent “Point One” on shot, writer David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Batman:...
- 12/15/2011
- by Tom White
- Obsessed with Film
As The Dark Angel Saga in the awesome Uncanny X-Force draws to a close Marvel have begun releasing cryptic teasers leading up to that final issue. This second one features Archangel and Fantomex inflicting some pretty severe looking injuries on each other with the tagline "You have no idea what is going on do you?". Nope, but we will definitely be reading to find out. You can see teh first teaser featuring Dark Beast below too.. Don’t miss the shocking conclusion to the critically acclaimed Dark Angel Saga from the blockbuster creative team of Rick Remender, Jerome Opeña & Dean White, this December in the polybagged Uncanny X-Force #18! Uncanny X-force #18 (OCT110676) Uncanny X-force #18 Spoiler Variant (OCT110677) Written by Rick Remender Pencils by Jerome OPEÑA Colors by Dean White Cover by Esad Ribic Foc – 11/14/11, On Sale – 12/7/11 By TwitterButtons.com...
- 11/10/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
The Dark Angel Saga: part 5 Genocide has incinerated half of Wolverine’s body, leaving only two remaining members of X-Force to defeat Archangel and his army. Someone has wiped out a small town in Northern Montana and in its place a new alien landscape has grown. What is Tabula Rasa? Can Fantomex and Deadpool work together to survive its harsh terrains long enough to unlock its mystery? The acclaimed team of Rick Remender (Venom, Punisher), Jerome Opeña (Punisher, Moon Knight) and Dean White (Avengers) return to introduce you to the strangest territory in the Marvel Universe. 32 Pgs./Parental Advisory …$3.99 Written by Rick Remender Penciled by Jerome Opeña Cover by Esad Ribic Marvel Architect Variant also available Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available...
- 9/8/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Force" #12, available July 27, 2011, is written by Rick Remender, with illustrations by Mark Brooks and a cover by Esad Ribic :
"... In 'The Dark Angel Saga: Part 2 : Trapped in the Age of Apocalypse', 'Fantomex' must lead a team of 'X-Men' to a distant galaxy and steal the origins of life itself from the god race known as 'The Celestials'. On Earth, within the mysterious floating city known as 'The Sky', the rest of 'X-Force' fight through an army of twisted versions of Earth's mightiest beings as they seek a route home. If they do not succeed, and soon, 'Archangel' will become the new 'Apocalypse'..."
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"... In 'The Dark Angel Saga: Part 2 : Trapped in the Age of Apocalypse', 'Fantomex' must lead a team of 'X-Men' to a distant galaxy and steal the origins of life itself from the god race known as 'The Celestials'. On Earth, within the mysterious floating city known as 'The Sky', the rest of 'X-Force' fight through an army of twisted versions of Earth's mightiest beings as they seek a route home. If they do not succeed, and soon, 'Archangel' will become the new 'Apocalypse'..."
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- 4/13/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Marvel Comics has released the first teaser image for a new story arc beginning in Uncanny X-Force that will focus on Warren Worthington, better known as Archangel. Accompanied by the tagline, 'The Dark Angel Saga Begins', the image shows Worthington in his 'Death' persona angrily attacking his original 'Angel' form. Marvel has teased big changes for the character ever since Chis Yost and Craig Kyle (more)...
- 3/12/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
Another Oscar Trivia Explosion. This time it's the Actresses.
Jennifer Lawrence made quite a film-carrying impression in Winter's Bone this past summer. It was one of the leggiest arthouse hits in some time, playing for months, and wracking up $6+ million without a huge advertising budget or bankable stars and with grim subject matter. Well done. At Christmas Hailee Steinfeld will lead us on a revenge journey in True Grit. While we suspect she's the lead actress as well, people her age are almost always demoted to "Supporting" if they're sharing the screen with a big star as co-lead and she is. Hi, Jeff Bridges! But we're pretending she's an Oscar lead today so as to have double the excuse to make this list. Humour us, won'cha?
Imaginary Movie: Steinfeld. Lawrence. Winter's True Bone.
36 Youngest Best Actress NomineesAnd where Jennifer or Hailee would fit in, were they to be nominated. (Winning performances are in red.
Jennifer Lawrence made quite a film-carrying impression in Winter's Bone this past summer. It was one of the leggiest arthouse hits in some time, playing for months, and wracking up $6+ million without a huge advertising budget or bankable stars and with grim subject matter. Well done. At Christmas Hailee Steinfeld will lead us on a revenge journey in True Grit. While we suspect she's the lead actress as well, people her age are almost always demoted to "Supporting" if they're sharing the screen with a big star as co-lead and she is. Hi, Jeff Bridges! But we're pretending she's an Oscar lead today so as to have double the excuse to make this list. Humour us, won'cha?
Imaginary Movie: Steinfeld. Lawrence. Winter's True Bone.
36 Youngest Best Actress NomineesAnd where Jennifer or Hailee would fit in, were they to be nominated. (Winning performances are in red.
- 10/28/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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