Bad Idiosyncracies

DIGITAL PHANTOM SERIES 003
I've been listening to a ton of Alan Watts lately - which isn't anything new if you know me - but his series Ecological Awareness kinda sparked the subject matter for this illustration. No idea what I'm going to do with these yet. Really, I've been known to start these things and not finish them, so...

...Anyway, if you're not familiar with the Terrifier series, you are now:

From Bloody Disgusting:

‘Terrifier 3’ – Damien Leone Just Filmed “One of the Most Insanely Horrific Scenes” of the Franchise

"Filming has been underway for the last several weeks on Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3, the next installment in one of the most popular new horror franchises of the modern era.

Coming to theaters later this year from Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting, Terrifier 3 aims to raise the bar even further on the gruesome exploits of Art the Clown, and Leone has taken a little break from filming this morning to tease an insane sequence the team just got on camera.

Damien Leone tweets from the set of Terrifier 3, “Can honestly say we just filmed one of the most insanely horrific scenes of the Terrifier franchise and you’ll never believe who couldn’t handle it on set 😬😂 🤮 the bts is hilarious. Can’t wait for you all to see!”

Considering 2022’s Terrifier 2 had people throwing up and fainting in theaters, well, it’s safe to say that nobody is prepared for the uncut brutality of this year’s sequel. Stay tuned for more.

Art the Clown is slashing his way through Christmas in the upcoming third installment, with David Howard Thornton back as Art and Lauren LaVera returning as adversary Sienna."

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I'm just going to go ahead and say that if what they're saying is true, we've come into a new era of film. The scene they're attempting to go further than made me turn away in disgust until I thought it was over, and I hadn't done that since I saw some of the scenes in the Hannibal show.

Some films are smart when it comes to plot and progression. Some films are funny when it comes to character personality, odd situations, or slight misfortune. Igby Goes Down is all of those:

IGBY GOES DOWN CLICK HERE TO WATCH
This movie was shown to me by an old cohort when I was stationed in the Keys and I honestly didn't know what to expect beforehand. At that time I was watching a bunch of Japanese Horror and French shock films (if that's even a term), so I was skeptical I would even remain interested after the first 10 minutes. That turned out to be completely wrong. I'd rate this in my top 10 of most hilarious flicks I've had the pleasure of viewing. The characters are SHARP, each presenting personality traits and idiosyncrasies that are odd yet relatable. It's a smart film, so I'm confident you all will enjoy it.

A few of my line work study illustrations are up for grabs if you're interested in getting your hands on some of my work. These are hand drawn and vectored by yours truly; signed, framed, and prepped to hang. Drop an email at mechdirective@proton.me to get in touch.

Just so you know, quitting caffeine will bring about an unruly headache that lasts for what seems like a fortnight. Goodnight!

SEAN PRICE - ONE
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Nerdism

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I know what you're thinking. You took one look at that graphic and thought "what in the Alice in Wonderland?". That or you just scrolled down to the movie review (you're wrong for that, btw). Seriously though, whenever I finish a project like this I immediately realize that I've probably watched The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus waaay too many times.

Good news!

The first issue of ALT:VISION (an AI, Glitch, and Synthography magazine) published by Geist (@4e1st) has just been released and guess who got a spot in that joint...
...that's right, ya boy! 15 other killers in the community are featured and none of them hold any punches. Check us out at the link below!

https://ko-fi.com/s/97b7bb1a20

I was 30 minutes ago years old when I found out about this. Getty is just giving this stuff away!

From PetaPixel:
Getty’s Open Content Program Has 88,000 Images You Can Use for Free

The J. Paul Getty Museum added around 88,000 images of artworks from its collection to its Open Content database. People can download, edit, and repurpose any high-resolution images without any restrictions using a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. “Add a print of your favorite Dutch still life to your gallery wall or create a shower curtain using the Irises by Van Gogh — the possibilities are endless,” Getty explains.

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*NOT AN ACTUAL PERSON*
Listen, I've never been the type of dude to say this about a film...like ever, but I think I made a mistake by watching this...

MARTYRS

>>> CLICK HERE TO WATCH <<<
I don't even want to post the trailer because in my opinion it gives away too much. Just know, if you make it past the first 20 minutes of this film, you're a true cinema soldier. I seriously had a hard time watching the first few scenes because, quite frankly the entire thing is the epitome of "not what you'd expect". Not even joking. The first act is going to knock your head off. I first saw this film years ago and purposefully repressed the memory. I decided to blog about it because of the shock factor, and once you watch it you'll repress the memory as well. Good luck, citizens!

BRUH, the new Alien: Romulus teaser trailer has just been released and I stopped breathing for approximately 5 seconds:

ALIEN: ROMULUS TEASER TRAILER
I've been a fan of the A L I E N franchise for decades and, even amidst the skepticism catalyzed by the mixed reviews of the Prometheus and Covenant films, I still have faith that this will be one of the best in the entire series. I personally have no beef with any of the films except Resurrection (I think it was just unnecessary), so having a bridge in the story other than the reading material that is canon is highly anticipated. The movie is set to release August 16th of this year, so you have plenty of time to dust off your DVD's (or VHS's if you're nasty) and catch up.

* NOT A SCENE FROM THE FILM *

A fellow artist and comrade suggested that I work on an audio version of the blog, so I may be putting that in the works in the coming months. You'll get to read AND hear me talk smack to an audience that may or may not exist. Stay tuned!

ORGANIZED KONFUSION - KEEP IT KOMING

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Further

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A quick black and white vector illustration to study line work and variations in line weight - composed in Adobe Illustrator. It's the beginning of a series I'll be exploring with the intention of utilizing line work to convey depth rather than multiple shades of a color. We'll see how weird it gets.

Not to intentionally kick off with gloom, but the art world loses another legend:

Akira Toriyama, Creator of Dragon Ball and Manga Pioneer, Dies at 68

From IGN:
"Toriyama's body of work inspired both anime fans and creators alike.

Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball and the artist behind Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and numerous other works, has died. He was 68. News of Toriyama's passing was made public by the official Dragon Ball Z X (formerly Twitter) account on March 7. According to the statement, Toriyama died due to an acute subdural hematoma."

I don't really need to explain how much of an influence he was on a whole generation, but there will never be another.
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Now, I gotta tell you, this is an interesting yet weird conversation:

JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE #2111 - KATT WILLIAMS
The menthol question is what first piqued my attention. Katt Williams is a legend and an iconoclast in his own right, and this conversation shows and proves why he's earned both of those titles. It delivers the brand of banter and compelling communication that we've all come to expect of him and Joe Rogan, so I for one am glad this conversation happened...even though by the time I've posted this, we've all moved on to something else wild that Katt's said.

A24 is undoubtedly racking up a killer resume - with flicks like Under the Skin, Hereditary, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and this oddity:

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER >>> CLICK HERE TO WATCH <<<
I've watched many a strange film in my day. I was a big fan of Takashi Miike in his Audition / Ichi the Killer days, so I'm pretty familiar with what's left field - and The Killing of a Sacred Deer definitely ranks up there. I watched the first 15 minutes of this asking myself aloud this one question: "wtf?". That should give you an idea of the obscure level of this film. Although, if you're not a fan of Hitchcock or Kubrick, well...

While we're on the subject of film, I just so happened to stumble upon this video (thanks to the good folks at the USS Sulaco Colonial Marines (Aliens) Fans Group) that's 45 minutes of unreleased footage from the original ALIEN film by Ridley Scott. It's packed with information about the storyline that, if you ask me, should have never been removed from the film. Although, it's easy to say that 40 something years later.

ALIEN (1979) | RESTORED EDITION (WITH DELETED SCENES)
Parker is the OG "disagreeable dude", hands down.

I'm going to go ahead and leave it there because this time change has me yawning in broad daylight.

CZARFACE feat. GODFATHER DON & KOOL KEITH - HELICOPTER

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