Film Buff Friday: Flatliners

"An original, intelligent thriller, well-directed by Joel Schumacher"

     —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

SOME LINES SHOULDN'T BE CROSSED. Known for his impressively eclectic filmography and for helping to launch the careers of several young Hollywood stars of the 80s and 90s, Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, St. Elmo's Fire) tackles the existential question that, at one time or another, haunts us all: what awaits us after we die? At the University Hospital School of Medicine, five ambitious students subject themselves to a daring experiment: to temporarily induce their own deaths, hoping to glimpse the afterlife before being brought back to life. But as competition within the group intensifies and their visions of the world beyond increasingly bleed into their waking lives, they're about to learn that the greatest threat comes not from the spirit world but from the long-suppressed secrets of their own pasts... Stylishly photographed by Jan de Bont (Basic Instinct) and featuring a cast of Hollywood's hottest talent - including Kiefer Sutherland (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me), Julia Roberts (Secret in their Eyes) and Kevin Bacon (Wild Things) - Flatliners is the ultimate life-and-death thrill ride.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative, approved by director of photography Jan de Bont
• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 surround soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by critics Bryan Reesman and Max Evry
• The Conquest of our Generation, a brand new video interview with screenwriter Peter Filardi
• Visions of Light, a brand new video interview with director of photography Jan de Bont and chief lighting technician Edward Ayer
• Hereafter, a brand new video interview with first assistant director John Kretchmer
• Restoration, a brand new video interview with production designer Eugenio Zanetti and art director Larry Lundy
• Atonement, a brand new video interview with composer James Newton Howard and orchestrator Chris Boardman
• Dressing for Character, a brand new interview with costume designer Susan Becker
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Amanda Reyes and Peter Tonguette

Order Here: https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV466

Michael's Musings

Secret Agent Man
Michael Shinafelt

With the impending Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and the mass promotion I have been seeing for it lately I've been thinking about secrets. "Yes" I was a huge fan of the original PLL, probably won't watch this one. In my experience the OG is always the best and the spin-offs fail to compare.

Oh, now back to the matter at hand "secrets" we all have them, what are yours? Carry on, or not...

BTW I'm not a homeless girl in drag, the more you know

Whenever someone breaks into song mid-dialogue it's a hard pass for me

To get out of bed, or go back to sleep? That is the question, what is the answer?

Winnie The Pooh enjoying a bacon sandwich, discuss

It's a subpoena, not a request to RSVP

My favorite childhood memory? Having energy!!!

Random Thought: Harry Potter coulda made a killing selling coke to the kids at school and calling it Excitement Powder

Today's Secret Word is: 'filipendulous' (19th century): hanging by a thread.

Woman Crush of the Week - Hayden Panettiere who has been making the rounds teasing her return as Kirby Reed in Scream 6. Welcome back Hayden!

You are not allowed to tell people when life begins when you don't even know an election is over, so there!

Dolphins & Cows doing the Surfin' Bird, that is all

I've been making a man with blonde hair and a tan, ya know, to relieve tension

Satan took my wheel and now I'm on a highway to Hell, Woot!

Name some things you can put in a box

Tell me your secrets here -

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

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

While I love Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, the WW OG Lynda Carter will always be the the ultimate Wonder Woman to moi. 

BTW Minions did you hear? Lynda did a remix with Dave Aude' of Human and Divine which was released in the nick of time for Pride Month!

Lynda had this to say on the matter:

“I didn’t write Wonder Woman, but if you want to argue that she is somehow not a queer or trans icon, then you’re not paying attention, every time someone comes up to me and says that Wonder Woman helped them while they were closeted, it reminds me how special the role is.”

Lynda truly lives up to the WW legacy that we are lucky enough to have her been a part of, she gets it. 

So put on your dance shoes and hit this great remix below, it is one for the playlist!

Lynda on Twitter -

https://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter  

The Paddington Chainsaw Massacre

The Bear Necessities 
Paddington & Marilyn Burns

I thought we could all use a break from the chaos around us and join Paddington on a killing spree, say what?!?!

You read that correctly Minions, Paddington is wielding a mighty chainsaw and is now after Marilyn Burns in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre circa 1974!!! 

This comes courtesy of a brilliant photoshop artist I follow on Twitter Jaythechou, his renderings of Paddington inserted into various movies and TV shows is something that always entertains me on my Twitter feed (these days something has to.)

I do hope you enjoy homicidal Paddington as much as I, pleasant dreams...

Jaythechou on Twitter -

https://twitter.com/jaythechou 

Happy UnBirthday!

 Alice In Wonderland - Wikipedia 

C'mon Barbie Let's Go Party!

I Got A Brand New Pair Of Rollerskates
Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling

Look skating down the Venice Beach Boardwalk it's the famous Barbie and her equally famous beau Ken!

This image was captured straight outta the set for the currently filming Barbie Movie. 

Now I know simply hearing that is a cringe moment for some of you out there, I too was skeptical at first. But seeing this photo makes me intrigued to say the least.

"Yes" Minions it peaks my interest. After all it is being directed by indie darling Greta Gerwig and was co-written by her an her equally well thought of indie filmmaker partner in life Noah Baumbach, so there!!!

Thus enjoy the fun of seeing Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken skating in some astoundingly loud neon outfits on skates, naturally. 

I know I did!!! 

Barbie on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film)  

Make Better Friends

ABOUT ONLY CHILD TYRANT

When Nomark released the debut Only Child Tyrant album Time to Run in 2019, Amon’s adventure into rock music at first seemed surprising, but long time followers of Tobin’s work were able to join the dots between the album’s pounding, explosive energy and earlier releases. District Geek described it thusly, “this album is a worthy successor to Chaos Theory, it is once again a sensational journey.”  A mix of alt-rock and surf rock electronica, the album was described as “an eye-opening piece of art.” (EDM.com) and the LA Times concluded Time to Run "rocks. Like, turn-it-up-to-11 rocks.”

 

Press for Only Child Tyrant

 

“Time To Run is a refreshing clash of styles within electronic music, and everyone from fans of Tool to Trentemoller may find themselves with the record on repeat. It's an eye-opening piece of art.” – EDM.com

 

‘"Solid Gray Zebra" opens with what sounds like the hum of a shorted-out guitar cord, pushes forth a touch of distortion and rolls into a driving bass pattern that sounds ripped from an early Black Flag record. "Long Down" opens with a slow, twang-bar-accented guitar riff that echoes through Duane Eddy-style strums… “Time to Run” rocks. Like, turn-it-up-to-11 rocks.’ – LA TIMES

 

“It’s brilliantly bonkers… the wonderfully wonky riff of "Monkey Box" opens proceedings… "Eight Bit Psyche" sounds like Augustus Pablo and The Tornados jamming in some faraway corner of the stratosphere.”

– Electronic Sound Magazine