****
There can be
no more exceptions
or privileges.
Everybody must be equal...
The power of peace
must be dominant.
- Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky
!'Nuck said,
Brother Vol!
!!!!Mir
SalaamShalom
Peace!!!!
****
And remember,
when in
the Greater Toronto Area [GTA],
always visit
Image Collections,
the
finest emporium
of
collectibles, games
and
narrative art
in Streetsville,
the "Village in the City"
of
Mississauga.
!!'Nuck said!!
****
RIP
DAVID LYNCH
1946 - 2025
!THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING
WEIRD ON TOP
AND
WILD AT HEART,
DAVID!
!!MAY THE ETERNAL DREAM
NOW BLISSFULLY UNFOLD!!
!!!YOUR LIFE
WILL BE COMMEMORATED
EACH MONTH
WITH A LINE
FROM ONE OF YOUR
MOVING PAINTINGS
OR
TELEMOVING PAINTINGS
IN THE TITLE
OF THIS SITE!!!
!And
Happy
40th anniversary
to
Lynch,
Kyle MacLachlan, Sean Young,
Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow,
and
all of the rest of
the talented cast and crew
of
the twilit, allegorical, Ozian themed,
and implicitly David Cronenberg toasting
indie moving painting DUNE [1984],
still cleansing the universe!
Indeed,
to prove that
the allegorical spice still flows,
DUNE
has inspired two films
by Denis Villeneuve
and talented company,
which are
pondered
in the latest
and
more thoughtfully
re-re-re-revised edition
of the
Villenueve "essay",
and
a new telefilm series
in the form of
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced and Ozian themed
DUNE: PROPHECY [2024],
which implicitly roasted
Jeff Bezos
in the form of
Padishah Emperor Javicco Corrino-
played by Mark Strong.
!!Long live the fighters-
and the writers!!
!!!Kull wahad!!!
!!!!SHAI'HULUD!!!!
!Happy
35th anniversary
also
to
Lynch, MacLachlan,
Sheryl Lee, Dana Ashbrook,
James Marshall, Lara F. Boyle,
Sherilyn Fenn, Gary Hershberger,
and
the rest of the talented
cast and crew
of
the twilit and allegorical
telemoving painting series
TWIN PEAKS [1990-91]!
!!DAMN FINE SERIES!!
!Feel free
to
also check out
the
re-re-re-re-re-revised
Lynch "essay"
for
the beginnings of insight
into
the allegorical
and
implicitly Lynch addressing
Gillian "Gill" Armstrong
indie docufeature film
MY BRILLIANT CAREER [1979],
the twilit, allegorical,
and
implicitly Lynch roasting
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
indie docufeature telefilm series
TANNER '88 [1988],
the twilit, allegorical
and
Ozian themed
telemoving painting series
TWIN PEAKS [1990-91],
the daylit, allegorical,
Ozian themed
and
implicitly Tim Burton roasting and toasting
Lynch indie moving painting
WILD AT HEART [1990],
the
twilit, allegorical,
and Ozian themed
Jim Jarmusch
indie docufeature film
GHOST DOG [1999],
the
daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
Lynch and Riley Lynch toasting
Tomas Alfredson
indie docufeature film
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY [2011],
the
twilit, allegorical,
slightly CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Lynch and Emily Stofle roasting
Sir Ridley Scott
indie docufeature artbuster
THE COUNSELOR [2013],
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Lynch toasting
and
Sir Scott and Denis Villenueve roasting
indie docufeature film
THE DEVIL HAS A NAME [2019],
and
the first thoughts
on
the daylit, allegorical,
and CGI enhanced
Christopher Nolan
indie docufeature film
OPPENHEIMER [2023]!
****
!Started off 2025 right
by sitting down
on New Year's night
to experience
the twilit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced and Ozian themed
Kathryn Bigelow
indie docufeature artbuster
STRANGE DAYS [1995],
still one of the greatest films
ever made,
and still the greatest film
ever made
by a female film artist!
!!BRAVO
and
Happy pre-30th Anniversary
to Bigs,
James Cameron, Jay Cocks,
Ralph Fiennes, Tom Sizemore,
Juliette Lewis, Angela Bassett,
Michael Wincott, Brigitte Bako,
Richard Edson, Glenn Plummer,
Vincent D'onofrio, William Fichtner,
and
the rest of
the talented cast of crew
of
STRANGE DAYS
on a brave film
well done!!
!!!BRAVO,
AND ENCORE!!!
!!!!ENCORE!!!!
!!!!!And
feel free
to drop by
the Zone Warriors section
for the beginnings
of a
transformed
Bigelow
"essay",
and
the re-revised
King Cameron
"essay"
for a look
at
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed,
and
implicitly Francis, Eleanor and SCC
toastin'
and
John Landis and Frank Marshall
roastin'
Cameron indie docufeature Zonebuster
TRUE LIES [1994],
a
re-re-revised look
at
the
twilit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Lucas
and
Walt Disney Company
addressing
docufeature Zonebuster
TITANIC [1997],
a
re-revised look
at
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed,
and
implicitly Lucas and Martin Scorsese
roastin'
and
Coppola clan and Richard Kelly
toastin'
animaction Zonebuster
AVATAR [2009],
a revised look
at
the
daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Cameron toastin'
Chrisopher Nolan
Batman Trilogy
and
the
Marvel Cinematic Universe [MCU]
Thor Quartet,
and,
the first thoughts
on
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Cameron and Corman
toasting
and
Nolan roasting
Lance Daly
indie docufeature film
BLACK '47 [2018],
and
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Cameron toasting
and
Nolan roasting
Edward Norton
docufeature film
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN [2019]!!!!!
****
!And
while you are in the
Zone Warriors
section,
check out the
Sarah Polley "essay"
for
the first insights
into
the daylit, allegorical,
and
CGI enhanced
indie docufeature film
WOMEN TALKING [2022]!
****
!Happy 40th anniversary
also
to
Francis Coppola,
Richard Gere, Diane Lane,
Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne,
and
all of the rest of the
talented cast and crew
of
the twilit, allegorical
and
implicitly Lynch, John Landis,
and
Steven Spielberg addressing
indie docufeature artbuster
THE COTTON CLUB [1984]!
!Happy 40th anniversary
as well
to
Peter Hyams,
Bob Balaban, John Lithgow,
Helen Mirren, Keir Dullea,
and
the rest of the
talented cast and crew
of the
twilit, allegorical
and CGI enhanced
docufeature film 2010 [1984]!
!And,
last but not least,
Happy 40th anniversary
to
Norman Jewison,
Denzel Washington, Howard E. Rollins jr.
and
the rest of the talented
cast and crew
of
the twilit and allegorical
indie docufeature film
A SOLDIERS' STORY [1984]!
****
Feel free to
drop by
the
Zone Warriors section
and read
the
first rough
and
mistake and hole filled
draft
of
TRICKY MOUSE,
the rewatched,
rethunked,
rewritten,
and
revised
on
April 26, 2025
"essay"
on
the Walt Disney Company
now
with the first revised thoughts
on
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced and Ozian themed
S.J. Clarkson
indie super satirical
animaction film
MADAME WEB [2024]
and
the Deadpool Trilogy!
?Keep movin' forward?
!And
of course,
while you are in
the Zone Warriors section,
make sure
you check out
the beginning of a
rewatched, rethunked,
rewritten, and re-re-revised
"essay"
on
the film art of
Neill Blomkamp
complete with new thoughts
on
the twilit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced and Ozian themed
indie docufeature film CHAPPiE [2015],
and
also drop by
the Frolickin' Frank Miller "essay"
for
consternatin' insights
into
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, and Ozian themed
Angsty Angel M. Soto
super satirical animaction film
BLUE BEETLE [2023]!
!!And
don't forget
to
check out
the "startling" insights
into
rantin' and ravin' l'il Spawn
and
the rest of the Spawn Universe
and
Garic of Canuckleboney
in
the "essay"
on
film "scholar"
Gary W. Wright!!
!!!!HaW!!!!
****
In addition,
I recently noticed
an implicit George Miller
addressing intent
to the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced and Ozian themed
Tim Burton animaction artbuster
DUMBO [2019]
that is explored
in more detail,
along with
some more likely
thoughts
on
the twilit, allegorical
and
implicitly Cameron, Lynch
and
Spielberg roasting
animaction artbuster
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS [1990],
in the Burton "essay"
in the
Zone Warriors section.
****
!!BRAVO
to
Francis Coppola,
Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza
and
the rest of
the talented cast and crew
of
the daylit, allegorical
and CGI enhanced
indie docufeature film
MEGALOPOLIS [2024]
on the premiere
of this thought provoking film
at Cannes '24!!
!!!BRAVO,
AND ENCORE!!!
!!!!ENCORE!!!!
****
!And
Happy
45th anniversary
to
Maestro Coppola,
Martin Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
and
the rest of the
talented cast and crew
of
the eerily and presciently twilit,
allegorical, Ozian themed
and
implicitly John Huston
and
George Lucas addressing
indie docufeature artbuster
APOCALYPSE NOW [1979],
making it fitting that
a revised and expanded look
at this
GREAT WILD FILM,
and
an equally revised and expanded look
at
THE INCREDIBLE HULK tv series
can now
both be found
in
Chapter 4
of
THE WIZARD OF FORCE!
!In addition,
Happy
25th anniversary
to
Sofia Coppola,
Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett,
James Woods
and
the rest of the
talented cast and crew
of
the twilit, allegorical
and CGI enhanced
indie docufeature film
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES [1999]!
!Happy
25th anniversary
as well
to
Spike Lee,
John Leguizamo, Adrian Brody,
Mira Sorvino
and
the rest of the
talented cast and crew
of
the twilit, allegorical,
Ozian themed
and
implicitly Lucas addressing
indie docufeature film
SUMMER OF SAM [1999]!
!And
Happy
belated
20th anniversary
to
Sir Peter Jackson,
Viggo Mortensen,
Elijah Wood,
Sir Ian McKellen,
Bernard Hill,
Andy Serkis,
and
the rest of
the talented cast and crew
of
the daylit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly
Lucas roasting
and Jason Reitman toasting
indie animaction film
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
!THE RETURN OF THE KING [2003]!
and
!Happy
belated
25th anniversary
to
Lana and Lilly Wachowski,
Keanu Reeves
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Laurence Fishburne
and
the rest of
the talented cast and crew
of
the twilit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced, Ozian themed
and
implicitly Lucas toasting
and
Vic Morrow roasting
indie docufeature film
THE MATRIX [1999]!
and
!Happy
belated
40th anniversary
to
Alex Cox,
Emilio Estevez, Dick Rude,
and
the rest of
the talented cast and crew
of
the twilit, allegorical,
CGI enhanced and Ozian themed
indie docufeature film
REPO MAN [1984]!
and,
last but not least,
!Happy
belated
45th anniversary
to
Miller,
Mel Gibson, Hugh Keays-Byrne
and
the rest of the
talented cast and crew
of
the eerily and presciently
twilit, allegorical
and
implicitly David Cronenberg addressing
indie docufeature film
MAD MAX [1979]!
****
THE SMART PHONE
HAS BECOME THE NEW RETINA
OF THE MIND'S I.
THUS,
THE MEDIUM
IS THE TEXT MESSAGE
THAT CONVEYS
THE PERMANENCE OF TRANSIENCE.
- Doctor Brian O'Blivion
****
"I often say
that there are two languages:
the words that I wrote-
the words you can understand-
and behind that,
there's a silent language."
- Jon Fosse,
winner of the
2023 Nobel Prize in Literature
****
"It sounds silly,
but when people talk about
Jane and Finch
or Downsview,
certain images
come to mind,
and a lot of those images
don't have the beauty...
There's so much history
and impact
that comes out of our community
that gets overlooked
because of media narratives
that have been there
for decades."
- Kayode Brown,
CEO of BGRAPHIC,
TORONTO STAR,
Together section,
Sunday, January, 21, 2024,
p. A16.
****
SRV
FVR
****
"...Quite the movie fan
is Holly Gibney
(although she hasn't been in
an actual theater
since the previous spring),
and she enjoys
Hollywood tentpole movies
every bit as much as art films.
One of her faves
from the eighties
is Conan the Barbarian,
and her favorite line
from that film
is spoken by a minor character.
"Two or three years ago",
the peddler says of Set
and his followers,
"they were just another snake cult.
Now they're everywhere.""
- a paragraph from p. 17,
and another misquote from p. 326
"...Holly channels The Empire
Strikes Back. "Everything
means something, it does.""
and still another quote from
the all too fittingly
and
ominously twilit p. 382
"..."Excuse my husband, " Emily says.
"He's upset and it makes him
garrulous.""
and
this Fourceful and final one
from p. 389
"...I have a bad feeling about this,
Ba."
from
the allegorical
and
implicitly Stan and Joan Lee roasting
Stephen King
indie docufiction novel
Holly [2023]
that affirmed
the implicit link
of
lonely, eccentric,
indie, solitary,
STAR WARS luvin',
and mystery solvin'
Holly Gibney
to
equally lonely, eccentric,
indie, solitary,
STAR WARS luvin',
and allegory crackin'
Gary Wright.
****
"Very few critics
work carefully,
thoughtfully enough.
To see a film once
and
write a review
is an absurdity."
- Stanley Kubrick
from p. 106
of
STANLEY KUBRICK: interviews,
ed. by Gene D. Phillips
****
"...The truth is always the best,
the only trouble is-
what is the truth?"
- Rockie
from
OUT IN THE OPEN:
life on the street [1997]
****
"...Then
when we in turn
write, speak
or do things,
we release our ideas
out into the environment,
where they can infect
new brains.
Ideas,
like viruses,
thus proliferate
at prodigious rates,
changing at prodigious rates,
as they do so."
- George P. Smith
****
"...Received opinion
is
often wrong
and
usually boring;
the text is yours
to interpret...
This ability
to read symbolically,
to view
the very world around us
symbolically,
is at the heart
of
the whole literary
[and cinema games].
To accept things
at first glance
to be
as they appear
on the surface
is to be trapped
in the literal.
To be able
to see
symbolic possibilities
allows one
to begin to make
connections
between things
that at first
seem to have
little to do
with each other."
- Doctor David R. Williams, PhD
from pp. 88 and 136
of
SIN BOLDLY:
Dr. Dave's guide to writing
the college paper [2004]
****
"...The Evil
running rampant
around the world
shows no sign
of disappearing.
It hasn't changed
since I became
a Hero for fun.
In other words,
I am having no effect
on society.
I'm not sad about that.
I do this for fun,
so I just need
to satisfy myself."
- from
the intriguingly garish,
twilit, allegorical
and
CGI enhanced
One and Murata Yusuke
indie manga
ONE-PUNCH MAN:
volume one,
p.92.
For some equally garish thoughts
on
ONE-PUNCH MAN,
with "...his lifeless expression
to his bald head
to his unimpressive physique"
[from the Chapters/Indigo Books website],
check out
the
Wright "essay"
in
the Zone Warriors section.
!Wright on!
****
...life is the same as death
but the soul continues
in the same blinding light
- Ti Jean Kerouac
from
the 123rd Chorus
of
MEXICO CITY BLUES
****
RIP
Betsy Arakawa
Jeff Baena
Cartelo
Bruce Glover
Guy
Gene Hackman
Greg Hildebrandt
Jon Landau
Lily
Los Angeles Hell Fire Victims,
including Rory Sykes
Magdeburg Market Attack Victims
Malibu and Pacific Palisades homes
of Billy Crystal, Anna Faris,
Mel Gibson, John Goodman,
Paris Hilton, Sir Anthony Hopkins,
Dan & Eugene Levy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
Cobie Smulders, and Carel Struycken
Damian Maracle
Moja
Nidhua Muktadir
New Orleans Terror Attack Victims
Sophie Nyweide
Joan Plowright
Mike Rinder
Suzette Penton
Sammy
Zinna
****