Not understanding the larger context or who any of the referenced characters are is what kept me away. I gave it one episode and couldn’t understand what was happening so I bailed. It needed more narrative training wheels for folks like me.

Sad to see Apocalypse Hotel not here, but happy to see Lazarus suffering from its narrative wheel-spinning and complete lack of character definition.

A prodigy of a filmmaker and VFX artist barely out of high school, Parsons shot his YouTube following into the stratosphere with the viral success of his mysterious short, “The Backrooms (Found Footage).” It’s the first in a series of found-footage horror videos which have garnered many, many millions of views online and will now be adapted for the big screen by A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps.

Parsons will direct from a script by Roberto Patino. Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine will produce for 21 Laps, along with James Wan and Michael Clear for Atomic Monster, and Patino. Alayna Glasthal is overseeing for Atomic Monster, with Judson Scott exec producing for the company alongside White.

So it’s actually being directed by Kane Parsons, the person who made the original shorts. I’m very glad to hear this. And written by Roberto Patino who wrote several season 2 episodes of Westworld.

This all bodes very well.

Frustrated by Guy Ritchie no longer making Guy Ritchie movies, Darren Aronofsky tags himself in.

Duplicate of https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/26262996 – removing…

Yah, I don’t know if this HBO show that banks on the creepiness of a scary clown is going to get deep into Dark Tower lore.

That said, HBO is the ideal venue for a proper Dark Tower universe adaptation.

All good; thanks so much!

Heuristics are real things deserving of both respect and fear.

I pulled the descriptive copy here from the online festival program and just updated it with the radio station details. Thank you for both the context and the film endorsement! I’m fairly certain this doesn’t yet have a distribution deal in the US and, from the looks of it, is something that we should probably be watching.

@cm0002@lemmy.world - Would you mind editing the title to reflect the posting guidelines?

Jurassic World Rebirth (2025, dir Gareth Edwards)

I wonder how much Scarjo got paid to sit there and pretend to not laugh.

An ideal double feature with Sylvio.

There is a small theater monologue to be written about this event.

…and then what happened as a result?

The Liberty Hotel released a follow-up statement on Tuesday, May 6, saying that the security guard in question had been suspended, and that all staff were being “retrained on inclusive practices and guest interaction protocols.”

The statement went on to say:

“The Liberty Hotel is and always will be an ally of the LGBTQ+ community and a place where everyone is welcome and celebrated.”

“We will continue to educate and train of our team to ensure that everyone feels safe and accepted within our four walls and guests who do not show tolerance and acceptance towards others will be removed.”

In addition, the hotel said they were making a charitable donation to a local LGBTQ+ organization on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia on May 17.

Baker and Victor have also shared their experience with the office of Boston Mayor, Michelle Wu.

I’m very curious to see what type of discharge they’re going to throw at transgender enlisted who refuse to leave willingly. If they go for OTH or Dishonorable there should be solid ground to file one great big lawsuit over it where the government gets to defend the ludicrous assertion that simply being trans precludes an individual from serving with honor and dignity.

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https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17%2F-27.990030%2F153.423950

Good catch. I’ll update the post text to correct this.

The person they’re referring to, Beyond Reflections’ CEO Gillian Russell, is trans and uses they/she pronouns according to the charity website’s about-us page.

The BBC article has no “by” line, so it can’t be attributed to any specific author. There’s one reference to a “Mr Russell”, yet the article otherwise uses “Ms” and “she” when referring to them.

The BBC’s website seems to be blocking vpn traffic from outside the UK.

Here’s the archive link and post text:

https://archive.ph/PIMqV

University hosts pioneering trans+ research event

A university will host a free pioneering gathering of trans+ researchers on Thursday.

Bournemouth University will host a hybrid conference organised by trans+ charity Beyond Reflections, aiming to unite researchers across disciplines including healthcare, science, cultural studies, and the arts.

It comes just weeks after the Supreme Court ruling that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be based on biological sex.

Charity CEO Gillian Russell said they wanted the event to be “a beacon of hope for the trans community”.

She said researchers of different stages would be presenting their work, as well as looking to collaborate and share data and feedback.

“We wanted to create a foundation for really good, qualitative, trusted trans research,” she added.

“At the moment, when research is taking place, trans voices are not heard, so we wanted to create a place where that is possible.”

[Ms Russell, corrected] said they had chosen to host the conference at Bournemouth University, which which they had had “ongoing relationships for many years”.

Topics would include facial feminisation and facial masculinisation surgeries, the non-binary experiences and transgender representation in film.

"It’s sort of a cultural thing to see trans people as villains all the time, especially in the horror world, so we’ve got someone coming in from the [United States] to talk about how trans horror is moving.

“We will also talk about what we call gender euphoria - the hope for the future, the way that gender can be a liberating and enhancing experience”.

Ms Russell said trans healthcare would also be explored and “how the community gets though the various political and health challenges”.

“I think we exist at the moment in a sort of environment which is quite negative for trans people,” she added.

"We want this to be a bit of a beacon of hope and light to the trans community, showing that the vast majority of trans people just want to get on with their lives, they want to be students researchers, going to conferences, sharing practise, sharing experience.

She said one would need to be an ally or a researcher of the trans world to benefit from the conference.

Ms Russell said the event, which was planned last year, was “not political” and the trans people attending were “the victims” of the legislation.

“Their job is showing that we are normalising trans lives as trans lives have been for the last thousands of years and people are just getting on living their lives.”

Thanks! I’ve got some automation in the works to help make discovery and posting easier (hopefully).

That’s why I always add 'em. 🫵 😎 🫵