Monday Motivation

Meditation = Monday Motivation - While I have meditated in the past it has only been on occasion, not as a regular practice. Thus with my impending surgery on the 16th I feel the needed to get my mental state in the best and strongest place it can be. Dissipate my anxiety and just plain chill out.

Thus today I am going to take the time to get my zen on everyday starting today until the going under the knife. 

Although I listed my reasons above, for wanting to go inward, here are some others from an article I found online.

Research shows that meditation can:

• Reduce stress
• Increase energy
• Improve sleep
• Decrease anxiety
• Increase creativity
• Make you look younger and live longer    

Sounds like a good gig to me. So surrender and enjoy your week and Motivate your Monday with some good old fashioned meditation. 

Mediation on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

World Pride

She's Got Spirit!
Lady Gaga

Today is the official last day of World Pride, and while the party may be over, the celebration should continue. "Yes" life should be a celebration every damn MotherF#cking day!

Bear witness to Lady Gaga sauntering her way in rainbow regalia to The Stonewall Inn, the place where the first Gay Pride was literally a riot. Hence on the 50th Anniversary of the historic event which transpired on June 28th in NYC - the Pride Party this weekend in the city of origin is an extravaganza!

So of course Gay ally our Lady of Gaga is out in full force and rocking it like a unicorn! Hey, she was Born This Way...

Thus on the last day of the party I leave you with this delightful image to remind you to keep on keepin' 365 days all the time. You and your life are a reason to celebrate!

Rainbow High Five!

Gaga on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga/?hl=en  

Saturday Sinema: Ladyworld

Amanda Kramer's Psychological Thriller LADYWORLD

Nationwide Theatrical Release on August 2nd 

VOD / DVD Roll-out On August 27th

"In pairing the aftermath of a natural disaster with the minefield that is female adolescence, it proves its own surreal, savage and superbly performed creation."

  - Sarah Ward, Screen International

LADYWORLD stars Ariela Barer, Annalise Basso (CAPTAIN FANTASTIC), Ryan Simpkins (BRIGSBY BEAR, THE HOUSE), Odessa Adlon, Maya Hawke (STRANGER THINGS Season 3), Tatsumi Romano, Zora Casebere and Atheena Frizzell. Written by Amanda Kramer and Benjamin Shearn, and produced by Love & Death Productions' Leal Naim and Thomas R. Burke alongside Amanda Kramer, the film is a modernized all-girl story inspired by LORD OF THE FLIES.

In LADYWORLD, eight teenage girls become trapped in an endless birthday party after a massive earthquake. The girls' sanity and psyches dissolve as they run out of food and water. Eventually, they regress to their basic instincts, exploiting each other's fears and insecurities.

 

The film enjoyed recent success on the festival circuit, including BFI London Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, TIFF Next Wave, Denver Film Festival, and SF Indie Fest. 

Cleopatra Entertainment will theatrically release LADYWORLD nationwide on August 2nd, followed by a VOD / Home Entertainment DVD release on August 27th. 

 

Additionally, the film will have an East Coast Premiere on Friday, August 2^nd at the Cinema Village, New York, NY and a West Coast Premiere also on Friday, August 2^nd at the Arena Cinelounge in Los Angeles, CA with a Q&A with Director Amanda Kramer and cast. 

Pre-order the DVD: https://mvdshop.com/products/ladyworld-dvd  

Ho, Ho, Ho, It's David Archuleta

Baby, It's Sweater Weather?
Photo:
Cyrus Pamganiban

DAVID ARCHULETA ANNOUNCES 2019 CHRISTMAS TOUR

ALL DATES ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019

David Archuleta has announced he will hit the road this fall with a 2019 Christmas tour which is sure to feature songs from his 2018 hit holiday album Winter In The Air.  The album featured such hits as “Christmas Every Day” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0QuvuTEGiU (which went Top 10 on the Billboard Holiday chart) as well as title track “Winter In The Air” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz70efcbPPw  with the video featuring World of Dance dancer Cassidy Forsyth and So You Think You Can Dance & World of Dance dancer Ezra Sosa.

The 2019 tour will kick off November 23 in Utah and weave through such cities as Atlanta, Nashville & Portland among others before winding down on December 23.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 28: https://davidarchuleta.com/home/live/

“I’m so excited to announce my 2019 Christmas tour. I had such a blast last year singing so many Christmas classics as well as songs from my two holiday albums.  It’s such a special time of year and I hope you’ll come out and make some new memories with us this year ” Says David

Additionally, David is also writing new material for his next pop album scheduled to be released in late 2019.

2019 Tour Dates

Sat 11/23/2019

Richfield, UT

Fairgrounds Hall

Mon 11/25/2019

Grand Junction, CO

Avalon Theatre

Tue 11/26/2019

Moab, UT

Star Hall

Wed 11/27/2019

Flagstaff, AZ

Orpheum Theater

Fri 11/29/2019

Queen Creek, AZ

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

Sat 11/30/2019

Salt Lake City, UT

Capitol Theatre

Mon 12/2/2019

Snowflake, AZ

Snowflake High School Auditorium

Wed 12/4/2019

Albuquerque, NM

John Lewis Performing Arts Theater

Fri 12/6/2019

San Antonio, TX

Tobin Center for The Performing Arts

Sat 12/7/2019

Austin, TX

One World Theatre (Early Show)

Sat 12/7/2019

Austin, TX

One World Theatre (Late Show)

Mon 12/9/2019

The Woodlands, TX

Dosey Doe

Tue 12/10/2019

Atlanta, GA

City Winery

Wed 12/11/2019

Franklin, TN

Franklin Theatre

Thu 12/12/2019

Franklin, TN

Franklin Theatre

Sat 12/14/2019

Minneapolis, MN

Cedar

Tue 12/17/2019

Portland, OR

Alberta Rose

Wed 12/18/2019

Pasco, WA

Faith Assembly

Thu 12/19/2019

Tacoma, WA

Alma Mater

Sat 12/21/2019

Pocatello, ID

Stephens Performing Arts Center

Mon 12/23/2019

Logan, UT

Logan High School Auditorium

Follow David Here:

https://www.facebook.com/davidarchuleta/

twitter.com/DavidArchie 

instagram.com/DavidArchie

https://www.youtube.com/user/theofficialarchuleta

 www.davidarchuleta.com

Michael's Musings

Listen To Beethoven...
Michael Shinafelt

"I'm a little bit unholy. So what, so is everyone else" Unholy, Miley Cyrus

"Yes" everyone is quote en quote unholy, what you need to ask are you an immoral POS?! Donald Trump stand in the front of that line. Swish, swish, Motherf#cker!!! Moving on...

I put my money where my mouth is. I attended a benefit for the ACLU organized and headlined by the amazing Ariel Beesley @ The Echo in Los Angeles this past Tuesday. So There's that.

Damn, it's four ayem!

"Head like a hole, black as your soul, I'd rather die than give you control" Head Like A Hole, Nine Inch Nails

Shade never made anybody less gay, it made them get gayer

Hope everyone is having a groovy Brady Bunch type of week

Random Thought: Anyone out there seen Maria Callas in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Medea, anyone?

About last night - "#Trump tweeted that tonight’s #DemocraticDebate was boring. As if we aren’t aware that’s how he feels about anything he can’t eat or fuck." - Bette Midler

HBO's Euphoria is an amazing show!

I have many answers, what is the question?

Girl Crush of the Week: Zendaya

Basically an all nighter and still grinding

Dr. Seuss, that is all

There once was a Boy from Chile who decided to show everyone his ______ I bet you all know what word to fill in the blank with 😉

Plaid Rompers, discuss -

Fall in line with me at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Hump Day & Chill

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Weird Science

"Weird Science, Plastic tubes and pots and pans

Bits and pieces and

Magic from the hand" 

- Weird Science, Oingo Boingo

THEY WENT FROM ZEROES TO HEROES IN ONE FANTASTIC WEEKEND. If you can't get a date... make one! After proving himself the king of heartfelt teen flicks with Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, writer-director John Hughes infused the genre with a hefty dose of wacked-out sci-fi comedy in Weird Science, a film where every teenage boy's wildest fantasies come to life. Perenially picked-on high school nerds Gary (Anthony Michael Hall, Sixteen Candles) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) are sick of their status at the bottom of the social food chain. Using Wyatt's computer, the two hatch a plan to create their dream woman - and following a massive power surge, that woman unexpectedly appears in the form of Lisa (Kelly LeBrock). Gorgeous, intelligent, and blessed with limitless magic powers, Lisa makes the boys' dreams come true... but what about Wyatt's gun-toting psycho older brother Chet (Bill Paxton), and the two bullies (Robert Downey Jr and Vamp's Robert Rusler) determined to put them back in their place? Inspired by EC Comics and boosted by a killer soundtrack (including the classic title theme by Oingo Boingo), Weird Science has never looked better than in this new special edition, including an exclusive extended version of the film featuring deleted scenes never released on home video before.

Bonus Materials

• New restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the original Theatrical Version of the film (94 mins), plus seamlessly-branched exclusive Extended Version (97 mins), featuring two additional scenes newly remastered in high-definition
• Original lossless stereo audio, plus 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround option (theatrical version only)
• Original English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Edited-for-TV version of the film (SD only, 95 mins), plus comparison featurette highlighting the alternate dubs and takes
• Option to watch additional scenes from the Extended Version separately
• Newly-filmed interview with special makeup creator Craig Reardon • Newly-filmed interview with composer Ira Newborn
• Newly-filmed interview with supporting actor John Kapelos • All-new interview with casting director Jackie Burch
• It’s Alive: Resurrecting Weird Science, an archive documentary featuring interviews with cast, crew and admirers, including star Anthony Michael Hall
• Theatrical trailers and TV spots
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tracie Ching
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Amanda Reyes
• https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV209