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Angelina Jolie Was Afraid of Nude Bathtub Scene in By the Sea After Double Mastectomy
By Rachel McRady November 4, 2015
Angelina Jolie Was Afraid of Nude Bathtub Scene After Double Mastectom
Angelina Jolie admitted she was afraid of a nude bathtub scene in By the Sea after her double mastectomy. Universal Pictures
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Angelina Jolie seems pretty fearless, but even the Oscar-winning actress and director, 40, has her moments. Originally, she wasn’t planning to cast herself in the marital drama opposite her real-life husband, Brad Pitt. But when that moment came, she found herself second-guessing some of the planned scenes.
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“There were lots of scenes I wanted to change or cut,” she admitted to the New York Times in a new interview. “I realized it was going to be me [naked] in that bathtub. But I told myself, put all of that aside. Like, you can’t change or cut this scene because you’ve had a mastectomy, or because we’re married and people are going to analyze this or that. That would be cheating.”
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In February 2013, Jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy to reduce her chances of being diagnosed with breast cancer, which runs in her family.
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Roland (Brad Pitt) and Vanessa (Angelina Jolie Pitt) embrace in By the Sea. Universal Pictures
Jolie and Pitt, 51, filmed the movie in Malta, shortly after their August 2014 wedding, which took place at Château Miraval in Correns, France. She has often referred to filming as their “honeymoon.”
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“A few days into filming I thought: This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking?” she told the NYT. “This is going to destroy us before we’ve even gotten started. But by the time we got to the end of the film, we’d argued, challenged each other, disappointed each other, had good days, bad days, all of it. We’d pushed through, learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of ‘Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out.’”
As for the actual act of marriage, Jolie claimed it didn’t alter their 10-year relationship much.
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“It was just a nice thing,” she said of her nuptials. “For me, the big moment was when [we] signed the [joint adoption] papers for Maddox and Zahara. That was a decision to parent together, to commit to being a part of each other’s lives for the rest of my life. So [marriage] wasn’t close in comparison. In a way, it was very casual.”
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Years after that adoption was legalized, 14-year-old Maddox served as a gofer on the By the Sea set. And though he was closed off from some particularly graphic scenes, Jolie did recall one awkward moment the two shared on set.
“I remember one day I was in my robe, my mascara was running down my face, my hair was still in curlers, and we ran into each other in the hallway,” said Jolie, whose father, of course, is Oscar winner and Hollywood vet Jon Voight. “He just shook his head, like, ‘Wow, Mom. Nice.’ This business, I grew up in it myself, so I’d almost be happier if the kids weren’t interested. But he loved it.”
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Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy.
'I realized it was going to be me [naked] in that bathtub,' the 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times.
'But I told myself, "Put all of that aside." Like, you can’t change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because [Brad Pitt and I are] married and people are going to analyze this or that. That would be cheating.'
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'I told myself, "Put all of that aside"': Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy
'I told myself, "Put all of that aside"': Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy
The 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times: 'You can’t change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because [Brad Pitt and I are] married...that would be cheating' +13
The 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times: 'You can’t change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because [Brad Pitt and I are] married...that would be cheating'
The pillow-lipped beauty wants the world to know that she and her third husband - who turns 52 next month - are far from perfect.
'If people think these are our particular issues, well, that’s wrong,' Angelina noted.
'But if they want to think we have terrible fights, are imperfect, have insecurities and can be depressed and emotional, of course that’s true. We have problems, arguments. We are two very human, flawed people. And I think that’s a good thing to show.'
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'We are two very human, flawed people': The pillow-lipped beauty wants the world to know that she and her third husband - who turns 52 next month - are far from perfect (pictured Tuesday) +13
'We are two very human, flawed people': The pillow-lipped beauty wants the world to know that she and her third husband - who turns 52 next month - are far from perfect (pictured Tuesday)
Angie explained: 'If people think these are our particular issues, well, that’s wrong. But if they want to think we have terrible fights, are imperfect, have insecurities and can be depressed and emotional, of course that’s true'
Angie explained: 'If people think these are our particular issues, well, that’s wrong. But if they want to think we have terrible fights, are imperfect, have insecurities and can be depressed and emotional, of course that’s true'
The 1970s-set romantic drama focuses on a former dancer called Vanessa and her writer husband Roland traveling the French countryside together.
Shockingly, Jolie - born Voight - was the first woman to ever direct the Fury actor.
'That doesn't seem right when you think about it,' the Unbroken director pondered.
Depressed and blocked: The 1970s-set romantic drama focuses on a former dancer called Vanessa and her writer husband Roland traveling the French countryside together
Depressed and blocked: The 1970s-set romantic drama focuses on a former dancer called Vanessa and her writer husband Roland traveling the French countryside together
'That doesn't seem right when you think about it': Shockingly, Jolie - born Voight - was the first woman to ever direct the Fury actor +13
'That doesn't seem right when you think about it': Shockingly, Jolie - born Voight - was the first woman to ever direct the Fury actor
'He later said he felt like he could be the most open in his acting, because he trusted I was genuinely there to help him give the bes performance.'
The mother-of-six scheduled the shoot on the Mediterranean isle of Gozo immediately after their August 23 wedding, so it was literally how she and Brad spent their honeymoon.
'A few days into filming I thought: "This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking? This is going to destroy us before we've even gotten started,"' Angelina recalled.
The Unbroken director scheduled the shoot on the Mediterranean isle of Gozo immediately after their August 23 wedding, so it was literally how she and Brad spent their honeymoon +13
The Unbroken director scheduled the shoot on the Mediterranean isle of Gozo immediately after their August 23 wedding, so it was literally how she and Brad spent their honeymoon
The mother-of-six recalled: 'A few days into filming I thought: "This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking? This is going to destroy us before we've even gotten started"'
The mother-of-six recalled: 'A few days into filming I thought: "This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking? This is going to destroy us before we've even gotten started"'
Angelina added: 'We learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of "Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out"'
Angelina added: 'We learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of "Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out"'
'But by the time we got to the end of the film, we’d argued, challenge each other, disappointed each other, had good days, bad days, all of it. We'd pushed through, learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of "Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out."'
The A-list couple's eldest child - 14-year-old Maddox - served as a gofer on the set, but only for the 'lighter, funnier scenes.'
'Obviously we had a rule that for certain scenes he was on lockdown, not on set,' the Maleficent star noted.
'We had a rule that for certain scenes he was on lockdown': The A-list couple's eldest child - 14-year-old Maddox - served as a gofer on the set, but only for the 'lighter, funnier scenes' (pictured July 5) +13
'We had a rule that for certain scenes he was on lockdown': The A-list couple's eldest child - 14-year-old Maddox - served as a gofer on the set, but only for the 'lighter, funnier scenes' (pictured July 5)
The Maleficent star said: 'This business, I grew up in it myself, so I'd almost be happier if the kids weren't interested. But he loved it' +13
The Maleficent star said: 'This business, I grew up in it myself, so I'd almost be happier if the kids weren't interested. But he loved it'
Brangelina brood: Their five other children were also on location - Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, twins Vivienne & Knox, 7, and Pax, who turns 12 this month (pictured June 6) +13
Brangelina brood: Their five other children were also on location - Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, twins Vivienne & Knox, 7, and Pax, who turns 12 this month (pictured June 6)
'I remember one day I was in my robe, my mascara was running down my face, my hair was still in curlers, and we ran into each other in the hallway. He just shook his head, like, "Wow, Mom. Nice." This business, I grew up in it myself, so I'd almost be happier if the kids weren't interested. But he loved it.'
And Brangelina's five other children were also on location - Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, twins Vivienne & Knox, 7, and Pax, who turns 12 this month.
Jolie's depressed character Vanessa was inspired by her mother Marcheline Bertrand, who lost her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer at age 56 in 2007.
Mourning her mum: Jolie's depressed character Vanessa was inspired by her mother Marcheline Bertrand (L), who lost her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer at age 56 in 2007 (pictured 1998) +13
Mourning her mum: Jolie's depressed character Vanessa was inspired by her mother Marcheline Bertrand (L), who lost her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer at age 56 in 2007 (pictured 1998)
RIP: It took the 2007 death of his first wife Marcia Lynne 'Marcheline' Bertrand at age 56 of ovarian cancer to eventually reconcile with Jolie and his son James Haven (pictured in 2001) +13
The United Nations Special Envoy said in a featurette: 'Much of the film and my character is very much about my mother, and my feelings about my mother...and how I feel about her death' (pictured in 2001)
'I wrote By the Sea because I wanted to explore grief': The three-time Golden Globe winner revealed that every character in the film 'represents a different way of addressing grief' +13
'I wrote By the Sea because I wanted to explore grief': The three-time Golden Globe winner revealed that every character in the film 'represents a different way of addressing grief'
'I wrote By the Sea because I wanted to explore grief. Much of the film and my character is very much about my mother, and my feelings about my mother,' the United Nations Special Envoy said in a BTS featurette on EW.com.
'When the bartender (Niels Arestrup) speaks, and speaks about loss, that's how I reflect on her. That's how I feel about her, her death.'
The three-time Golden Globe winner revealed that every character in the film 'represents a different way of addressing grief.'
So in love: Brad and Angelina will attend Thursday's world premiere of the intimate character flick at AFI Fest in Hollywood, before it hits US theaters November 13 and UK theaters December 11 (pictured Tuesday) +13
So in love: Brad and Angelina will attend Thursday's world premiere of the intimate character flick at AFI Fest in Hollywood, before it hits US theaters November 13 and UK theaters December 11 (pictured Tuesday)
Her first official credit as 'Angelina Jolie Pitt': The LA-born brunette understands that some people are going to hate it, 'but it was important to me to feel like an artist again' +13
Her first official credit as 'Angelina Jolie Pitt': The LA-born brunette understands that some people are going to hate it, 'but it was important to me to feel like an artist again'
Brad and Angelina will attend Thursday's world premiere of the intimate character flick at AFI Fest in Hollywood, before it hits US theaters November 13 and UK theaters December 11.
'I know some people are going to hate it. Some are going to like it. But it was important to me to feel like an artist again,' the LA-born brunette told NY Times.
The Jolie-Pitts haven't acted together since the 2005 assassin comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which grossed $478M at the box office worldwide.
Fell in love on set: The Jolie-Pitts haven't acted together since the 2005 assassin comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which grossed $478M at the box office worldwide +13
Fell in love on set: The Jolie-Pitts haven't acted together since the 2005 assassin comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which grossed $478M at the box office worldwide
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Angelina Jolie didn’t want to hide anything, so she decided to go though with the topless scenes in her new film ‘By The Sea,’ she explained in a brand new interview. She filmed the scene post-mastectomy — see what she said about the experience.
Keeping things real and raw, Angelina Jolie, 40, decided to shoot a topless scene, which was written before she had her mastectomy, for her film By The Sea. “It did cross my mind to cut certain things,” she admitted in a new interview, but she ultimately did what she thought was the right thing, which was to proceed with the topless scene.
“It was written before I had the mastectomy. And then I realized I was shooting the film, it did cross my mind to cut certain things. But I felt that was the wrong thing to do. That’s hiding something, and I just don’t believe in that. And then during the edit I got the call that I might have cancer and had to have my ovaries removed,” Angelina said in her new interview with People.
She also opened up about the reason she wrote the film. “I wrote it wanting to come to terms with my mother’s death. Not just her death but a unfulfilled life. She was very happy as a mother, but there were things she wanted to do but was unable or too scared to do,” she said.
The actress just turned 40 and she couldn’t be happier to be the age she is. “I wouldn’t want to be in my 20s or 30s again. I’m someone who didn’t think I would live very long, I’ve been worried about death and cancer and life. I think I’ve lived very much o the day. Now I’ve settled into my life with my children and Brad,” she explained.
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Things we're excited to see in By the Sea: Brad Pitt being directed by a woman for the first time, and—more specifically—that woman being his wife, Angelina Jolie. The couple recently kicked off promotion for their second movie together, and Jolie spoke to The New York Times about the vulnerabilities she faced while filming—especially in regard to post-mastectomy nude scenes.
"There were lots of scenes I wanted to change or cut," she said. "I realized it was going to be me [naked] in that bathtub. But I told myself, put all of that aside. Like, you can't change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because we're married and people are going to analyze this or that. That would be cheating."
Jolie tried to play by the rules while directing, a somewhat challenging experience given she's also By the Sea's star. "I'm hysterically crying and then calling 'Cut!'" she said. "Or during a sex scene I am calling "Cut!" on Brad. You had to laugh at how bizarre it was."
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Last year, the UFO sightings that Canadians phoned into the organization Ufology Research rose by 46 per cent. The same thing is happening in the U.S. The American National U.F.O. Reporting Center recorded 1,000 more sightings than usual in 2020. So are we all on the cusp of an alien invasion? Watch the video or read the transcript below to find out.
In Canada, the first documented wave of UFO sightings happened around 1914. In Ontario and Quebec in particular, dozens of reports were made of mysterious craft which sometimes dropped fireballs onto the ground below. In one instance, sightings of these things became so heavy that the army posted marksmen around Parliament Hill just in case.
Did people think they were seeing space aliens? No; they thought they were seeing secret flying machines dispatched to Canada by Imperial Germany. No such machines existed, of course, but everyone was freaked out about the First World War, and soon every balloon, kite or passing automobile was being reported as an invading Zeppelin.
The moral of the story? People are suggestible: If your neighbour Jim tells you he just saw the Kaiser bomb his chicken coop, your chances of magically seeing the same thing just went up.
text: From the February 15, 1915 edition of the New York Times.From the February 15, 1915 edition of the New York Times.
And UFOs have been getting a lot of very compelling press lately. In April of last year, the U.S. Navy officially released three videos taken by their pilots showing mysterious aircraft exhibiting qualities not known in any human-built machines. Then, just this month, the Pentagon confirmed the authenticity of a video showing a blinking triangular object in the sky.
Now remember: The U.S. military makes it their business to identify weird things in the sky, just in case they have to shoot it down. And twice in the past 12 months they’ve said “hey everybody, here’s some stuff we totally can’t identify.”
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It would be like if the Vatican came out and said “hey, we keep seeing ghosts everywhere and here’s video footage. WTF.” Here’s a hunch that ghost sightings would go up.
Now added to that are a whole bunch of other factors seemingly tailor-made to spike the number of UFO sightings. Pandemic lockdowns have meant thousands more people at home with more time to look at the sky.
There has also never been more weird stuff in the air. For $30 I can buy this drone and have a blinking red light hovering over your backwoods drinking spot tonight: Boom, UFO. Or you may have looked up into the sky in recent months and seen this freaking thing . This is Starlink, Elon Musk’s plan to surround the planet with a latticework of mass-produced satellites in order to provide cheap, global wireless internet.
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And we’re all super drunk or high right now. About a fifth of Canadians are drinking more under the pandemic , and with fewer public places to get drunk in, a lot of that drinking is happening on the balcony or the backyard: Prime UFO viewing territory.
So, kick back, have a beer and join the party. If fighter pilots are seeing weird floating stuff they can’t make sense of, the door is wide open to you, fellow sky-watcher.
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Caradhras - Archangel.. is the quintessential, official music of.. 11-year old Nocturna (11-year old Monica Bellucci): ..".. sob sob.. - Howie.. ?.. sob sob sob sob sob.. - Howie..?-.. Howie.. usna-sober Harvey Keitel he really, really cares about you.. Howie.. ".. $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3.....
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
.. Hans Zimmer - Dark Phoenix Suite.. is the official, quintessential music of.. of.. 19-year old Emma Frost issue #19 Nocturna (19-year old Monica Bellucci): ..".. AAAaaaauuuuUUUGGHHH!!!!!.. James Woods and the Kent State massacre.. and is his name.. Richard Reeves.. ?..-.. is Richard Reeves the name of the author of the book.. 'President Nixon'..?..".. $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3..
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.. Antti Martikainen - Corruption.. is a track.. an issue #823 Track track 3.. track 3.. track 3.. maybe track 3.. on the soundtrack for.. for.. the 15-hour movie.. "G. I. Joe- the rise of Cobra", directed by Sophia Copolla.. this music.. aka.. Antti Martikainen - Corruption.. is a track on this soundtrack.. is a track named.. "Cobra Commander".... $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3..
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
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LONELY JOLIE Inside Angelina Jolie’s ‘lonely life in lockdown’ with her children as it’s revealed she wants to get back together with Brad Pitt
As it’s revealed Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is asking ex Brad Pitt to give their marriage another go, we take a look at her isolated life
Rebecca Greenow
15 Apr 2019, 17:05Updated: 15 Apr 2019, 18:21
FOR over two decades she's been regarded as one of Hollywood's biggest stars, constantly greeted on red carpets by hoards of adoring fans.
But three years on from her split from Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie is said to be living a lonely existence holed up in her LA mansion.
Brad and Angelina were together for 12 years and split in 2016
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Brad and Angelina were together for 12 years and split in 2016
Last week it was revealed that the star wants to halt their impending divorce and get back with ex Brad.
But Brad has turned down the idea of a romantic reconciliation, saying he just wants a harmonious relationship for the sake of their kids.
A source close to the star tells Sun Online that supermum Ange has spent the last few years focusing on spending time with her six children - but now she craves companionship and "has no-one".
They say: “With work, she will only take projects that her kids can be involved in - or that means she doesn't somehow lose out on time with them.
"All her energy is spent on them"
Angelina is reportedly lonely having dedicated her time to her children, including Vivienne, pictured in February 2019
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Angelina is reportedly lonely having dedicated her time to her children, including Vivienne, pictured in February 2019Credit: Getty - Contributor
While Brad has made amends with his first wife, Jennifer Aniston, and been linked to Charlize Theron, Angelina, 43, hasn't dated since the split.
She claims she “doesn’t have a lot of friends to talk to” and nor is she active on the Hollywood party circuit.
Now, our source says her days are spent in therapy and she's taken up cookery classes as she adapts to being a single mum.
Angelina is said to be lonely, and hasn't dated since splitting with Brad - pictured here in January last year
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Angelina is said to be lonely, and hasn't dated since splitting with Brad - pictured here in January last yearCredit: Getty - Contributor
The source added: “She has work colleagues but almost no close friends.
“She knows that Brad dates - even the kids mention it - but she does not.”
An empty home
When they were Hollywood’s golden couple, Angelina and Brad, 51, split their time between their sprawling French mansion and vineyard, New York townhouse, LA estate and a beach house in Santa Monica.
Brad Pitt, pictured here in January 2018, has moved on since their split
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Brad Pitt, pictured here in January 2018, has moved on since their splitCredit: Getty Images - Getty
With six kids in tow – Maddox, 17, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and Vivienne and Knox, 10 - their home was never empty.
But after filing for their divorce, Angelina was said to be “living out of suitcase” as she and the kids rented apartments in LA for nine months.
Then, in the summer of 2017, Ange and her brood moved into a secluded, six bedroom mansion in LA’s Los Felix region.
Ange and the kids live in a secluded LA mansion
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Ange and the kids live in a secluded LA mansionCredit: refer to caption
She later did an “at home” interview with Vanity Fair magazine, who described the place as bare.
“I didn’t even know I needed ‘throw pillows’,” Angelina told the publication, before adding: “Decorating, house stuff… that was always Brad’s thing.”
Now her days are filled with therapy sessions, cooking classes and shopping in budget chain Target, which is owned by supermarket Asda, as she tries to juggle being a solo parent of six.
“I’ve been trying for nine months to be really good at just being a homemaker and picking up dog poop and cleaning dishes and reading bedtime stories. And I’m getting better at all three,” she said post-split.
Angelina was pictured shopping in Target in December last year
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Angelina was pictured shopping in Target in December last yearCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
Angelina, pictured in January 2018, is said to be living out of suitcases
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Angelina, pictured in January 2018, is said to be living out of suitcasesCredit: Splash News
Far away friends
It doesn’t help that Ange doesn’t have a social network to keep her company.
During their 12-year marriage, she confessed to Marie Claire: "I stay home a lot. I'm not really social. I'll talk to my family. I talk to Brad … But I don't know, I don't have a lot of friends I talk to. He is really the only person I talk to."
It was said that after their split, Angelina sought her only Hollywood comfort from her Tourist co-star Johnny Depp.
Other than that, Angelina says her only close friend is her Cambodian-based business partner and writer, Loung Ung.
Last year, Angelina revealed: “She’s that girlfriend who rolled up her sleeves, got on a plane, and helped me on Christmas morning. “She’s been my closest friend. I cried on her shoulder.”
Loung Ung - pictured second left- is one of Angelina's closest friends
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Loung Ung - pictured second left- is one of Angelina's closest friendsCredit: AP:Associated Press
Brad admitted in a candid chat with GQ that his heavy boozing was a large part to blame for their marriage crumbling.
He’s now sobered up and, in contrast to his ex, has reconnected with best friends such as Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney - even Jen.
As Jen’s second marriage to Justin Theroux ended a year after Brangelina’s, the pair found comfort in each other, with Brad attending Jen’s 50th birthday party last year.
Not only that, but his best mate George Clooney and wife Amal – who Ange is said to have a “furiously” frosty relationship with – also attended, seemingly favouring Brad’s first wife over his second.
Brad is now friends with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston
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Brad is now friends with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston
Taking the backseat in Hollywood
In 2017, Angelina said she had taken a year off work to focus on being there for her kids.
She also confessed to Reveal magazine that she was “taking more of a backseat from acting… I would like to focus on my work with the United Nations.”
She has since written Netflix political film First They Killed My Father alongside her friend Loung Ung, as well as reprised her role of Maleficent in Disney's Maleficent 2.
But last summer, she was slammed for pulling out of the Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland mash-up Come Away in the 11th hour.
Insiders have claimed the A-Lister isn’t always well received by her Hollywood peers and may have caused a rod for her own back when it comes to working in the industry.
In 2014, producer Scott Rudin was exposed as hating her in the infamous 2014 Sony email hack when messages leaked about her work in a Cleopatra biopic that never came to fruition.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie split in 2016
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie split in 2016Credit: AFP - Getty
Rudin vented: “I'm not destroying my career over a minimally talented spoiled brat.”
He added that she had a “rampaging ego” and said to the receiver of the leaked email: “I will tell her this myself if you don’t.”
Being on lockdown
Angelina’s main priority is her children, but any mum will know it’s difficult raising kids alone.
In February 2018, she said: “I haven’t worked for over a year now because they needed me home.
“We’ve all been a bit in lockdown. I think they’re itching to get out in the world again.”
She has maintained Brad’s a hands-on dad, and when they were together, revealed how they would spend their evenings watching movies or telling stories as a family.
Angelina has been concentrating on her family, including from left, Shiloh and Zahara (also pictured Loung Ung, far right)
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Angelina has been concentrating on her family, including from left, Shiloh and Zahara (also pictured Loung Ung, far right)
She told Reveal: “We make up stories for the kids. I like to tell them stories every night and I make up any crazy thing!
“The oldest kids watched Mr and Mrs Smith recently and they thought it was the funniest thing in the world. Watching your parents fight as spies is some sort of strange child fantasy!”
Angelina has said to have been on lockdown in her house with the kids
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Angelina has said to have been on lockdown in her house with the kidsCredit: refer to caption
Giving another insight into their home lives as a married couple, she once revealed: “We always consult each other in advance to know how much time we need for work and where we need to go.
“Brad and I never work at the same time and we have the advantage of many months off.
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Angelina Jolie opens up about the challenges her family are facing during lockdown
The Maleficent actress shares six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt
APRIL 27, 2020 - 15:00 CEST
HANNA FILLINGHAM
Angelina Jolie has opened up about her family's experience during the coronavirus lockdown and how they have been coping in her latest column for Time magazine. The Maleficent actress is at home in Los Angeles with her six children, Maddox, 18, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, and just like every other parent, she's been struggling with homeschooling. "We're all locked in, we're doing all right… Well, the two things that affect children from my view the most being out of school is of course, education, and the challenges of education."
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Angelina Jolie has opened up about life in lockdown with her children
The Girl, Interrupted actress continued: "I know parents across the country are challenged with homeschool and maybe that's more a challenge for the parents than the children." The Hollywood star also opened up about her close relationship with her children and how she has learnt that it's okay not to be perfect. "Now, in the midst of this pandemic, I think of all the mothers and fathers with children at home. All hoping they can do everything right, answer all needs, and stay calm and positive. One thing that has helped me is to know that's impossible," she penned.
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The Hollywood star shares her six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt
Angelina added: "It is a lovely thing to discover that your children don't want perfect. They just want you honest. And doing your best. In fact, the more room they have to be great where you are weak, the stronger they may become. They love you. They want to help you. So in the end, it's the team you build. And in a way, they are raising you up too. You grow together."
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The award-winning actress shares her six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt, who lives nearby. During the lockdown, the kids have been spending their time between their mum and dad's houses. There is no doubt that the Jolie-Pitt children are keeping themselves occupied while staying at home too. Angelina has previously opened up about her children's interests and revealed that they all enjoy learning languages. During an interview on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour, she said: "All the kids are learning different languages. I asked them what languages they wanted to learn and Shi is learning Khmai, which is a Cambodian language, Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, Z is speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic, and Knox is learning sign language."
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Angelina Jolie pens op-ed about the increase in child abuse during coronavirus isolation
Jolie penned an op-ed in Time magazine describing the abuse that children may be exposed to while forced to self-quarantine at home
She said mass layoffs and economic insecurity may increase 'the risk of domestic violence'
Isolation at home, while necessary, mimics the tactics of domestic abusers
Jolie writes that no access to meals at school harms children suffering from food insecurity
The actress urged people to call friends and family members, 'particularly where we might have concerns that someone is vulnerable'
Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID
By BRIAN MARKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 23:42 EDT, 9 April 2020 | UPDATED: 03:05 EDT, 10 April 2020
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Angelina Jolie outlined how children are at risk of abuse while isolated at home during the coronavirus pandemic in an op-ed published Thursday by Time magazine.
The 44-year-old actress and activist noted that children may be 'especially vulnerable' to the pandemic's 'secondary' effects, even though they're more resistant to its physical symptoms.
'Isolating a victim from family and friends is a well-known tactic of control by abusers, meaning that the social distancing that is necessary to stop COVID-19 is one that will inadvertently fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children,' wrote Jolie.
Raising awarness: Angelina Jolie, 44, published an op-ed in Time magazine Thursday about the rising domestic violence crisis for children isolating at home amid the coronavirus pandemic; pictured in 2018 +6
Raising awarness: Angelina Jolie, 44, published an op-ed in Time magazine Thursday about the rising domestic violence crisis for children isolating at home amid the coronavirus pandemic; pictured in 2018
She explained that many children may be at a greater risk of experiencing domestic abuse amid shelter-in-place orders and economic insecurity.
Jolie noted that 'lockdowns and stay at home orders have resulted in job losses and economic insecurity, increasing stress, pressure and uncertainty for many families,' and that 'stress at home increases the risk of domestic violence.'
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She also noted stories of increasing domestic violence throughout the world as people are forced to stay inside together.
Double-edged sword: Isolating victims 'is a well-known tactic of control by abusers, meaning that the social distancing that is necessary to stop COVID-19 is one that will inadvertently fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children,' wrote Jolie; shown in 2018 on a mission for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at a refugee camp in Jordan +6
Double-edged sword: Isolating victims 'is a well-known tactic of control by abusers, meaning that the social distancing that is necessary to stop COVID-19 is one that will inadvertently fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children,' wrote Jolie; shown in 2018 on a mission for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at a refugee camp in Jordan
The effects of the pandemic can be particularly unfortunate for children because it comes 'at a time when children are deprived of the very support networks that help them cope: from their trusted friends and teachers to after-school sports activities and visits to a beloved relative's house that provide an escape from their abusive environment,' she added.
Many lower income children depend on their schools to provide meals throughout the day, but they're also 'a lifeline of opportunity as well as a shield, offering protection ... from violence, exploitation and other difficult circumstances, including sexual exploitation, forced marriage and child labor and domestic violence.
'It's not just that children have lost support networks,' Jolie continued. 'Lockdown also means fewer adult eyes on their situation. In child abuse cases, Child Protective Services are most often called by third parties such as teachers, guidance counselors, after school program coordinators and coaches.'
Cut off: The actress wrote that the; effects of the pandemic would be particularly unfortunate because children have already been separated from their support networks; shown in 2015 +6
Cut off: The actress wrote that the; effects of the pandemic would be particularly unfortunate because children have already been separated from their support networks; shown in 2015
Stepping up: She urged concerned readers to 'make a point of calling family or friends, particularly where we might have concerns that someone is vulnerable'; pictured in 2015 +6
Stepping up: She urged concerned readers to 'make a point of calling family or friends, particularly where we might have concerns that someone is vulnerable'; pictured in 2015
The humanitarian and actress gave her readers some clear-cut steps they could follow to make sure that children were safe, including to 'make a point of calling family or friends, particularly where we might have concerns that someone is vulnerable.'
She also urged readers to become familiar with the signs of domestic abuse so as to spot them more easily and to support local domestic violence shelters.
'It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child,' Jolie wrote. 'It will take an effort by the whole of our country to give children the protection and care they deserve.'
Doing her part: Jolie has donated $1 million to an organization providing food to children who relied on school meals. She's also working with UNESCO to increase online learning across the world; pictured in 2015 +6
Doing her part: Jolie has donated $1 million to an organization providing food to children who relied on school meals. She's also working with UNESCO to increase online learning across the world; pictured in 2015
Jolie has long used her fame for good. Last month, she donated $1 million to No Kid Hungry to distribute food to children who previously depended on meals at school.
The mother of six is also working with UNESCO on efforts to make online learning more accessible for children quarantined across the globe.
The whole gang: Angelina pictured in 2019 with her children: (L-R) Knox, 11, Vivienne, 11, Pax, 16, Shiloh, 13, Zahara, 15, and Maddox, 18 +6
The whole gang: Angelina pictured in 2019 with her children: (L-R) Knox, 11, Vivienne, 11, Pax, 16, Shiloh, 13, Zahara, 15, and Maddox, 18
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Conservative MP David Sweet has apologized after issuing a tweet on Friday claiming there is “no evidence” that COVID-19 lockdowns work, stating they are the “the single greatest breach" of civil liberties "since the Internment Camps during WW2.”
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"My tweet yesterday regarding the freedom of Ontarian's was to give a timeline only. In no way was I comparing today with the atrocities of war," Sweet wrote on Twitter.
"For anyone offended I unequivocally apologize."
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In his initial tweet, issued Friday night, Sweet used the example of internment camps to highlight his firm opposition to lockdowns.
"We are experiencing the single greatest breach of our Civil Liberties since the Internment Camps during WW2," he wrote.
He doubled down in a second tweet, also issued Friday.
“To be clear I am referring to Canadian internment camps of innocent immigrants during WW2,” he wrote. “Unjustly, because of their ethnic association had their civil liberties suspended even though they were landed immigrants or Canadians.”
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About 24,000 people, including 12,000 Japanese Canadians, were forced into internment camps during the Second World War. Men in the camps were often separated from their families and forced to do physical labour, according to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Many lost all their property and thousands were later exiled to Japan.
One expert said the comparison was “disgusting.”
“To compare lockdowns to [Second World War] internment camps is wrong for so many reasons,” said Dr. Matthew Miller, assistant dean at McMaster University’s department of biochemistry and biomedical sciences.
“[Second World War] internment camps disproportionately affected a minority racialized community in Canada. And this pandemic, we know, is disproportionately affecting minority racialized communities, equity-seeking groups. And these lockdowns, frankly, protect those groups.”
Miller said Sweet’s comparison show such a “naiveté” and a “lack of understanding of the situation on the ground.”
As legions of Twitter users questioned his choice of comparison with hundreds of replies, Sweet issued a third tweet claiming he wasn't comparing the two issues.
“For those who just can’t hold back outrage "since" is Not the same or interchangeable with “as” or “like”! So cancel your disingenuous leap of comparison!” he fired out.
Less than half an hour before apologizing for his remarks, he tweeted in direct response to this Global News report.
"I guess I messed up my quiet reserved persona with you!" he wrote on Twitter.
Lockdowns are effective, experts say
During his tweetstorm, Sweet also called into question the efficacy of the lockdowns, despite resounding evidence that they’ve been an effective method of combatting the virus.
“ABSOLUTELY NO evidence that lockdowns work but dozens and dozens of papers proving they don’t,” claimed Sweet in his tweet.
“I’m am saddened and appalled at my political colleagues' silence!”
Read more: COVID-19: Public Health Ontario confirms 36 cases of B.1.617 variant now in province
Global News reached out to Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's office but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Sweet's claims are totally contrary to all the evidence to date, which has clearly shown the efficacy of stricter lockdown measures at pushing down otherwise swelling case counts, according to Miller. Canada's disease trajectory was following a steady growth pattern, according to federal officials -- but that changed when hard-hit jurisdictions like Ontario brought down new measures.
"In recent days, following the implementation of restrictions in heavily impacted areas of Canada, the national RT has finally dipped below one," said Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam.
"This means that for the first time in many weeks, the epidemic has dropped out of a growth pattern."
Video: Canada’s COVID-19 reproduction number drops below 1 for first time ‘in many weeks,’ modelling shows
The current reality on the ground makes Sweet's tweet all the more "naïve and ignorant," according to Miller.
"ICUs are overwhelmed. We're having to shuttle patients all around the province to ensure that they're able to get the care they need. You know, it's just such an absolute disconnect from reality," Miller said.
The evidence is clear, he added: lockdowns are effective.
"There's absolutely no doubt that they do work," said Miller.
"Look, the reality is that no one wants to have to institute a lockdown. There's no one in the medical field, and there's certainly no one in government, who wants to do this."
Read more: Losing sight of the COVID-19 finish line: How more lockdowns, cases blur hope
He said that because of the impact on finances and mental health, lockdowns are a "last resort."
"Unfortunately, we're in an unprecedented public health crisis and nothing but the most stringent lockdown has worked. And frankly, we were too slow to institute a lockdown that could have easily prevented the severe third wave we're in now," Miller said.
"So all objective evidence points to the fact that these lockdowns have worked to curb these numbers."
Miller said he hopes that elected officials will do better in their use of social media.
"I certainly expect better from our elected officials," he said.
"Unfortunately, things like Twitter provide a platform for misinformed and uneducated people to have an audience and say whatever they want."
Friday, April 23, 2021
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Thursday, April 22, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wTLuf_WcGM
.. Revolution - Dark Dramatic Action Music.. is the official, quintessential music of.. of.. Doug Ford: a hero.. he-.. he apologized for lockdown.. $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShvdSTgdqGg&t=2658s
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
1-hour epic music mix - powerful dramatic female orchestral.. is the official, quintessential, haunting, sad, wailing, woedrops of music of.. of.. Harry Knowles: ..".. well.. it began in late January I think.. and it's gone on for four months now into late April.. and what has gone on for these four months.. is the hellfire-demonic-nature of a Harry Knowles who I honestly don't understand.. such righteous rationality from this Harry Knowles to such lacerating such soul-lacerating effect.. and such.. monster-terror intelligence and intellect from this terror-Harry Knowles... and.. and.. and.. "... $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1S4frR5pek&t=467s
.... Harry Knowles's DRASTIC revision of his review of 'Batman vs Superman; Dawn of Justice', directed by Zack Snyder... in this DRASTIC revision of his Harry Knowles's review of this movie.. I'm just about CERTAIN that I read NOTHING about Batman branding sex-traffickers with the Batman Brand of Justice.. also... in THAT review.. in THAT review... Harry Knowles was infinitely more sympathetic to Jesse eisenberg's Lex Luthor... $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3...
Harry wrestles with BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE and came up with this...
Published at: March 24, 2016, 11:57 p.m. CST by headgeek
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE is a helluva first watch. I was wanting so much more than this movie gave me – and my expectations were through the roof. However to discuss how this film both succeeds and fails – I must dive into spoiler territory. So if you want to skip this review until you’ve seen the film… then go right ahead.
First – let’s discuss the greatness of the film.
BATMAN. Finally, for the very first time ever in a live action film, BATMAN is there. The costumes move and are used properly. The fighting style, Alfred, the Bat cave, the ramshackled Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne waking up with some model-esque beauty passed out in his bed, going undercover as himself to discover secrets. All of this was just delightful to see on screen. By the time we’re in the full battle armor – I was giddy. Very cool stuff. Ben Affleck and Jeremy Irons are a perfect Batman & Alfred and I could watch them in dozens of movies doing their thing.
WONDER WOMAN. We don’t really get to see a whole lot of her, but if you pay close attention, you’ll see Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince wandering around in the backgrounds of several scenes. Gal is filled with guile, mystery and a degree of Catwoman in this film. At least that’s my take on her interactions with Bruce at Lex’s shindig. I’m not so sure why the picture was a big deal, other than it just shows she’s an immortal – and perhaps she wants that under wraps. We don’t get an invisible jet – and I do have some questions, like… Was her Sword & Shield and costume in her carry on? And if so, the Metropolis Airport Security is really really laxed. All kidding aside, when Wonder Woman hits the screen to kick ass, that’s exactly what she does. She handles DOOMSDAY better than either of the boys – and SUPERMAN was little more than a whipping boy – but then that is his job when faced with DOOMSDAY.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN BATMAN & SUPERMAN… I’d rate it a solid 7 out of a possible 10. Mainly because the fight in the animated DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is vastly superior a combat than the one in the live action feature. That said… was it cool? Very much so. However, it did feel truncated and I did wonder – why, when Superman first lays hands on BATMAN he just doesn’t open his armor up like a can of sardines. I mean… He’s Superman… but then part of the problem with the film is just the mishandling of Superman’s side of the story.
Before I get into what I felt was wrong – I want you to know – this is no Schumachrian Nightmare. We do get to see SUPERMAN, BATMAN & WONDER WOMAN all on screen together for the first time and that… all by its lonesome is a reason to celebrate. And I am seeing the film again this weekend and hope that I come to like it more than I do – or that some of the problems I have drop to the side.
Both my nephew and Fathergeek enjoyed the film completely – and I hope now that I know what the film is – upon second viewing it’ll cease to compete with my expectations that wanted something more epic than what I got.
See, I was expecting a film that had a series of growing conflicts with Batman & Superman… but really – there’s just the one. They come face to face before that, but it’s dreams and parties.
I also have to say – it was a mistake for Warners to stress that Aquaman, Cyborg, Flash, etc would be in the film – and the rumor mill had them all coming in, in the third act for a spectacle – and that would’ve possibly been cool, but having Wonder Woman and Batman opening really lame files on a computer… that just feels cheap and bullshit. Really does. Complete cop out. The AQUAMAN one was exceptionally lame.
But to me, the real problem of the film was just how preoccupied it decided to be with MAN OF STEEL. Really, the first hour and a half of the film is about the political fallout of Zod’s attack. It’s neat to show Bruce racing into certain death, but at the same time… Yes, it is building animosity towards Superman from the Wayne perspective… and showing him right there, showing an employee that lost his legs, a little girl that lost her mother. Powerful stuff, but also… just as an audience member… I’m fucking tired of this imagery. The first half of the film is debating the first film.
Now, I loved MAN OF STEEL, in fact I watched it right before going to see BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE – and as of right now, I greatly prefer MAN OF STEEL – mainly because it was its own film – and this new one is trying to convince us how deep and smart MAN OF STEEL was by constantly referring to it. Sure, there’s lots of it that is being pushed by Lex, who is framing Superman with various terrible scenarios – and in a way it feels like it wants to have the weight of WATCHMAN, but that’s just not going to work here.
Now, I kinda hate Holly Hunter’s Senator in this. She’s fine as a Senator, but this is all the boring shit that folks will fast forward / chapter skip – to get to the good parts. Terrio and Crew decided to be too cute and clever with the devastation of MAN OF STEEL. I would have preferred they just tell a new story.
My biggest problem I have right now with BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE is Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor … or… Alexander Luthor, who’s father we’re told is the Lex in LexCorps. Now, I’m somebody that loves everything Eisenberg has done – and I know just flat out – this has more to do with my own estimation of Luthor in my mind – and Luthor – historically speaking has still never once been done particularly well on camera. Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey both played him as a bit of a buffoon – and personally I find that intolerable. Here, Jesse plays Luthor – and I just still haven’t quite wrapped my head around what the fuck he’s doing here.
It’s evident he hates Superman. But more than that, he seems to have an obsession with superheroes on Earth – or at the very least he’s been acquiring intel on them – getting web videos of some, pictures of others – there was more info than we were allowed to see – but it was all pretty lame anyways.
Luthor’s quirks were just annoying to me. There’s a part of me that hopes Lex Sr is also in a prison and gets out to retake over LexCorps in a future film. That’d be an easy fix.
The explosion that Lex causes was shocking, but the mason jar of piss kinda just ruined the whole thing by turning it into a crass joke. Which does underline how fucked in the head Lex was, but still – it was all in very bad taste.
I think, that leads to what was most wrong with Lex Luthor – they made him all in all, inappropriate. Cutely intellectual. The best thing to do with Lex in the film is when he throws Lois off the building to call Superman. That’s Lex. But also, this is the first reveal of Lex Luthor as a villain… his first time going to prison. So he’s trying to pull his first huge shenanigan – and if his final scene is to be believed, he’s set into motion something cosmic. What all did he learn in the Kryptonian Genetic Swimming pool ship? I’m hoping that upon multiple viewings, Lex’s character will seem less lame and more Machiavellian. I know those aspects are there – I just didn’t fully appreciate it cuz I was waiting to see what was going to happen. Plus it was taking too long to develop it felt like.
Then there’s SUPERMAN. The premise of making SUPERMAN the beautiful alien / Christ child from Krypton isn’t how to handle the character. He isn’t an alien, he’s from Kansas. And having the character just say that… well, that’s not enough. The film is mainly from the Batman perspective and given this very threadbare version of SUPERMAN – it just doesn’t hold up well here. The worst scene is Arctic Pa Kent stacking stones. The audience I saw laughed at this scene, which is not at all the effect it was going for.
The film is a whole lot of build up, then they take the Frank Miller BATMAN SUPERMAN fight – and glue it to the DEATH OF SUPERMAN / DOOMSDAY plot – and it just… is such a limited scope for the characters. I mean, Batman meets Superman, fights Superman, calls Superman Friend, Then DOOMSDAY fight with Superman – and it just didn’t fly for me.
Part of the reason is Doomsday’s big blast power which was just dumb. Kinda like Luthor adding his DNA to make Doomsday… hated that. Sort of like how DOOMSDAY – the only thing that made him cool was that he was Brainiac’s guy – and we still don’t have Brainiac. Having Luthor create him in the Kryptonian Hatchery just felt… a bit much.
Now – if I just dismiss that Doomsday is Doomsday – and is instead a Cave Troll with Blast Powers – and I just enjoy the action… I gotta say, Wonder Woman with the Lasso around him, Batman hitting him with a Kryptonite Gas Grenade and Supes flying in with a Kryptonite Spear… helluva take down. In particular – the magic lasso with Wonder Woman holding him in place – that was super sweet looking.
The film felt a bit messy & erratic. We know the R-rated cut is 30 minutes longer – and we have to wonder what is missing? Personally, I could have done with 5 minutes of learning with Luthor on the ship. Apparently he learned how to communicate with entities unknown in the future.
These are my thoughts for the film based upon the first viewing. That said, I do have tickets for IMAX 3D this Saturday – and upon second viewing, if I see the film differently I will write another piece. One thing is certain, it didn’t send me over the moon like I wanted. I’m quite excited to see it again, as I can say I was expecting a bit of a different movie.
At the end of the film, there’s a thank you list to a whole lot of great artists and creators that have inspired the film. To see Curt Swan’s name there is pretty sweet, but I’d kill to see SUPERMAN be a bit more Swan-ish. Batman’s final talk with Wonder Woman gave me goosebumps – and vibrating dirt… I mean, who was surprised?
I don’t feel it is a bad movie, just one that I wish was even better – Now to see it again and see if it goes up or down in estimation.
Keep it cool,
Harry
Monday, April 19, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wiiifvbiY8
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
.. the enigma TNG - World of Tragedy.. is the official, quintessential music of.. of.. "Lois Lane (Victoria Brianne Hill).. Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) is in the Daily Planet Offices"... and Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck): ..".. Hi.. Lois Lane (Victoria Brianne Hill).. my name is Ben Wayne (Ben Affleck).. my name is Ben (Ben Affleck).. Ben Wayne (Ben Affleck).. and I want... to talk.. to you.. about lex (jesse eisenberg).. lois lane (victoria brianne hill)..".. $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MIRBUPE99g&list=RD7MIRBUPE99g&start_radio=
.. the enigma TNG - I come from Darkness.. is the official, quintessential music of.. of.. gal godot: .. ".. sob sob sob sob sob sob sob sob sob sob sob... Ralph Fiennes is Loki.. sob sob sob sob sob.. boo hoo hoo hoo hoo.. boo hooo hoo hoo.. ".. $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHF7sYLDjz0&list=RDR4P_LxT9ybM&index=6
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.. copy-and-pasted from.. from.. cosmicteams.com/jsa/profiles... Hyacinth Ryder is Paula Brooks aka the Golden Age Huntress who may also share the title of being... the Tigress the second.. she is the biological daughter of the Tigress the first (Claire Higgins)... Paula Brooks's (Hyacinth Ryder's) boyfriend is Victor Crock (Billy Crudup) aka the Sportsmaster (Billy Crudup)... they are a boyfriend-girlfriend supervillain team of the Golden age who I think they... at least the Golden Age Huntress (Hyacinth Ryder) aka Paula Brooks (Hyacinth Ryder) she was a female villain antagonist of the Golden Age Ted Grant (Matt Damon)... Crusher Crock (Billy Crudup) aka the Sportsmaster and Paula Brooks (Hyacinth Ryder) both had a beautiful baby daughter.. named Artemis Crock (adorable tiny little girl baby 4-year old tiny girl Hanno Jason Leigh.. or.. sob sob sob.. or.. or tiny little girl Hannah Jason Leigh)... $3.. stochastic disturbance terms.. paul dini / joe benitez poison ivy pamela isley kate moss.. stochastic disturbance terms.. $3...
The Huntress I created by Mort Meskin
The Sportsmaster created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen
Artemis Crock created by Roy Thomas and Todd McFarlane
The Original Huntress The Sportsmaster"Mr. and Mrs. Menace" Artemis/Tigress
In DC Comics, "the Huntress" is a name popularized by the character of Helena Wayne, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, on Earth-Two. But DC originally published a different character by that name, a villainess from the Golden Age who fought Wildcat.
This Huntress made a handful of modern appearances as well, even clashing with her heroic namesake.
After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Huntress name was reserved for Helena (though in a new capacity). Around this time, the Golden Age Huntress was given an expanded story in the pages of Young All-Stars, set in DC's Golden Age. In this series, she was new on the scene and went by the name "the Tigress" (ostensibly to stem fans' confusion), and cast as a heroic figure.
Crusher Crock, the Sportsmaster, likewise had a few Golden Age clashes with the Green Lantern. In the 1940s, he and the Huntress were members of the Injustice Society. Then in the Silver Age of comics, they reappeared as a married team.
Their daughter, Artemis, was introduced in Infinity, Inc. Years later, she adopted her mother's alias, the Tigress.
To make matters more confusing, there was another Golden Age DC Tigress (so much for stemming confusion) — a villain who frequently fought Zatara. Post-Crisis revisionism united all three of these characters in a statement from Who's Who Update '87 #1 (Aug. 1987). The entry for young Artemis stated, "The Huntress' mother … was the Tigress, a foe of Zatara the Magician." No other in-story reference was ever made about this. The first Huntress made numerous appearances in early Action Comics.
NAME + ALIASES:
Paula Brooks, aka the Tigress II, the Huntress I
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Crusher Crock (the Sportsmaster, husband), Artemis Crock (Tigress III, daughter), the Tigress I (mother), Isabelle Rose Mahkent (granddaughter)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS:
Injustice Society, Injustice, Unlimited
FIRST APPEARANCE:
As the Huntress: Sensation Comics #68 (Aug. 1947)
As the Tigress: Young All-Stars #6 (Nov. 1987)
The Huntress I (Paula Brooks)
Secret Origins
The original Tigress—from Action Comics #1 (1938), no less! Art by Fred Guardineer.
Paula Brooks explains her motivation for becoming a costumed huntress. From Young All-Stars #9 (1988); art by Brian Murray and Malcolm Jones III.
The Tigress falls in the Young All-Stars' battle with Axis Amerika. From Young All-Stars #23 (1989); art by Ron Harris and Bob Downs.
The Tigress is changed by her resurrection by Gudra the Valkyrie. From Young All-Stars #26 (1989); art by Ron Harris and Bob Downs.
Paula resurfaces working with her idol, the Manhunter. From Thrilling Comics #1 (1989); art by Russ Heath.
Paula Brooks, it has been said, was the daughter of the original Golden Age Tigress. (Who's Who Update '87 #1) This Tigress fought the magician called Zatara many times. (Action Comics #1) Nothing else is known about that woman's personal life, or Paula's childhood days. NOTE: The Huntress' real name was not given in her Golden Age appearances; it was created in Young All-Stars #8 (Feb. 1988).
Wearing a yellow-and-black tiger skin outfit, Paula adopted her mother's namesake and first introduced herself as the Tigress. She injected herself into the actions of the newly-formed "Young All-Stars" (an offshoot of the All-Star Squadron). (Young All-Stars #6)
When she met the All-Stars, she identified herself as an eighteen-year-old college student who had long idolized big game hunter Paul Kirk; she immediately recognized her hero as the costumed Manhunter. She'd practiced with the bow and arrow to be like him, and studied jiujitsu with her parents' Japanese gardener. She created a unique "crossbow-gun" and hoped that the Manhunter would sponsor her for membership in the All-Star Squadron. Her skill with skill a crossbow earning her provisional membership in the group. (#7)
After distinguishing herself during the All-Star Squadron's battle with Baron Blitzkrieg in May of 1942, the Tigress was voted a provisional member of the team. (#9) She served continuously with the Young All-Stars over the next month. (#11–23, Annual #1)
Then on June 11, during a clash with Axis Amerika, a Nazi agent known as the Horned Owl thrust the Tigress through a billboard. She was mortally wounded by debris that pierced her chest. (#23)
Later that evening, as Squadron member "Iron" Munro was poised to kill Axis' leader, Ûbermensch, the Valkyrie Gudra begged Munro to spare the him. In exchange for this mercy, she restored the Tigress to life, but warned him: "the journey beyond Earth's ramparts can leave no one untouched." (#25) The following day, the Tigress rose from her hospital bed in a state of dementia. She was adversarial with them, then severed her ties with the All-Stars. She departed with Gudra. (#26)
By 1945, the Tigress was maintaining a tenuous hold on her heroic past, thanks to the intervention of her crush, Paul Kirk, who took the Tigress as his partner. They encountered Wildcat and Hawkman during a case and used a flamethrower to destroy a demonically altered Nazi. (Thrilling Comics vol. 2 #1) During their subsequent battle against the forces of Stalker, it appeared that she and Manhunter had become romantically involved. (All-Star Comics vol. 2 #2)
Going Feral
The Tigress breaks bad as the Tigress! From Sensation Comics #68 (Aug. 1947); art by Mort Meskin.
The Huntress is a threat by land, sea and air! From Sensation Comics #76 (Aug. 1948); artist uncertain.
Teaming with the Injustice Society, the Huntress meets her future husband, the Sportsmaster. From All-Star Comics #41 (Aug. 1947); art by Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia.
A couple of years later, Brooks had shed both the Manhunter and "the Tigress." Her first appearance as a bona fide villain — the Huntress — was in opposition to Wildcat. She goaded him into a boxing match in Gotham City using the alias "the Masked Mauler." The Huntress leapt into the ring and landed a few good punches from sheer surprise. Then she kidnapped Wildcat and took him away to her private zoo. He watched while she released other captives and gave them 30 minutes to run (so she could hunt them). Meanwhile Wildcat escaped his cage and caught her in a tiger trap. He later learned that she had escaped. His victory won the hero lasting enmity as "the only man who has ever escaped the traps of the Huntress." (Sensation Comics #68)
For her next shot, the Huntress tried to reap a fortune by betting against heavyweight champion Ted Grant (aka Wildcat) by replacing him with a double. She kidnapped Grant's manager "Stretch" Skinner and drew Wildcat to her ship, the Seven Seas. Again their fight ended in a draw; Wildcat and Stretch escaped the villainess (and a frenzy of sharks). Back in the ring, Grant returned to foil his impostor, and the Huntress escaped into the crowds. (#71) The Huntress' frenzied clashes with Wildcat continued through 1948. (#75–76)
Her reputation received the notice of the nefarious Injustice Society. In a competition to determine who would lead the group, the Huntress stole nothing less than Plymouth Rock, nearly defeating the Atom and the Flash in the process. (All-Star Comics #41) Despite their defeat, this caper sparked a mutual attraction between Paula and her teammate, the Sportsmaster.
In August of 1948, the Huntress and her gang made one last attack on Wildcat, this time intending to kidnap both him and opponent, and hold them for ransom. Wildcat narrowly escaped decapitation to bring the villainess to justice once more. (DC 100-Page Super-Spectacular #6) NOTE: This story was written and illustrated in the 1940s but not published until 1971. Wildcat's feature ended in Sensation Comics #90 (June 1949).
She and the Sportsmaster teamed at least one more time with the Injustice Society. (Starman vol. 2 #62)
The Huntress married the Sportsmaster (Brave & the Bold #62) and their subsequent appearances were usually as a pair. Continue reading below...
Powers
The original Huntress was a top-notch hand-to-hand combatant. She displayed proficiency in a wide range of weapons, ranging from the bow and arrow to shotguns to knives. Her knowledge of plant and animal life was also uncanny. She was capable of training creatures as varied as elephants and falcons to obey her and once used a serpentine jungle vine in an attempt to strangle Wildcat.
The Tigress is a superb marksman, usually preferring a crossbow or bow and arrows.
Appearances + References
» FEATURED APPEARANCES:
Tigress I:
Action Comics #1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 22, 23, 25, 30, 35, 42
Huntress I/Tigress II:
All-Star Comics #41, 72–73
Batman Family #7
The Brave and the Bold #62
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9-10
Infinity, Inc. #35
Justice League of America #123–124
Sensation Comics #68-69, 71, 73, 75-76
Thrilling Comics vol. 2 #1
Young Justice #25
» SERIES:
Young All-Stars, 31 issues (1987–89)
» SEE ALSO:
All-Star Squadron
The Huntress (Earth-Two)
Injustice Society
Wildcat
NAME + ALIASES: Victor "Crusher" Crock, aka the Sportsmaster
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Paula Brooks (the Huntress I, wife), Artemis Crock (Tigress III, daughter), the Tigress I (mother-in-law), Isabelle Rose Mahkent (granddaughter)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS:
Injustice Society, Injustice, Unlimited
FIRST APPEARANCE:
As Crock: All-American Comics #85 (May 1947).
As the Sportsmaster: Green Lantern #28 (Oct. 1947)
The Sportsmaster
"Crusher" Crock is the best — and the dirtiest — sportsman alive. From All-American Comics #85 (1947); art by Irwin Hasen and John Belfi.
Crock returns from the dead as the Sportsmaster. From Green Lantern #28 (1947); art by Alex Toth and Irwin Hasen.
The Sportsmaster tries for revenge against the Harlequin. From Superman Family #206 (1980); art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dan Adkins.
Looking uncharacteristically youthful. From JSA: Classified #26 (2007); art by Gordon Purcell and Jerome Moore.
Victor "Crusher" Crock was known the best all-around sportsman, but he had a reputation for playing dirty and injuring his opponents. He was banned from playing sport after sport. After an argument with his football coach, went fully rogue and started his own gang. His "mystery polo team" drew the attention of Alan Scott, aka the Green Lantern. During the game, Crock used a special ball with gas in it to put the others to sleep. Then his men robbed the spectators. Crock discovered the Lantern's weakness by accident when his wooden mallet clobbered the hero. In their next confrontation, Crock challenged the Green Lantern to escape from a tank of water without his ring. With a wooden duck and a pen knife, the hero made an air channel through the duck to breath, then feigned death in order to surprise Crock. In the final match, the staircase under Crock collapsed and he apparently died on the hard floor below. (All-American Comics #85) NOTE: Crock's first name, Victor, was given in JSA: Classified #26 (2007).
Crusher Crock returned while Alan Scott was broadcasting from Spiffany's department store. His boomerang stole jewels and returned them to the hands of the Sportsmaster. Later, something at a cemetery caught GL's attention and he noticed Crock's grave. He exhumed it and found his partner, Doiby Dickles, in the coffin! When Lantern found the Sportsmaster at Lake Victory, GL was knocked out with a wooden hammer — causing a ricochet that knocked out Crock himself. He fell into the water and disappeared. (Green Lantern vol. 1 #28)
When Crock joined the Injustice Society to fight the Justice Society of America, it was he who rooted out a traitor in their midst, the Harlequin. He also managed to knock the Flash and Green Lantern out with a gaseous lacrosse ball. He didn't fare as well against Hawkman, though. (All-Star Comics #41)
Crock resurfaced as a new member of Alan Scott's sports betting club. Naturally, the Sportsmaster was rigging the games with his new Crime Syndicate of Sports! Crock challenged the Lantern to a series of contests. Despite the villain's cheating, GL proved his superior athletic prowess. (All-American Comics #98)
In 1954, the Sportsmaster turned up in Metropolis, to foil the machinations of his old "ally," the Harlequin. He hoped to exact revenge for betrayal of the Injustice Society but was handily mopped up by Superman. (Superman Family #206)
Post-Crisis
Both the Huntress and the Sportsmaster seemed to have retained an unreasonable measure of youth. Perhaps they benefited from bioengineering technology of the Council? This underworld organization (known for having cloned Paul Kirk, Manhunter) used Crock's DNA to engineer an elite squad of men led by their agent Nemesis. She turned on her masters and teamed with Black Canary, Hawkgirl and others to invade the Council's lab on Crete. (JSA Secret Files #1, JSA Annual #1)
In more recent times, the Sportsmaster joined a group of gambling-themed villains led by Amos Fortune. (JSA: Classified #14-16)
Other Sportsmasters
Grover. From Manhunter vol. 2 #17 (1989); art by Grant Miehm and John Statema.
Wicked Francis Sullivan wields a wooden bat to take revenge on the original Green Lantern. From Detective Comics #786 (2003); art by Patrick Zircher.
Sportsmaster II (1989)
Disgruntled Gotham City athlete Victor Gover came into conflict with Manhunter (Mark Shaw) and the Batman. (Manhunter vol. 1 #17) Gover was later recruited by Amanda Waller to be an operative for the Suicide Squad. (Suicide Squad vol. 1 #58)
Sportsmaster III (2003)
In the 1940s, a fight between the original Sportsmaster and Green Lantern left Seamus Sullivan's general store in ruins. Sullivan had witnessed the Sportsmaster strike his foe with a wooden bat, then became a killer who carved the phrase "Made of Wood" on his victims. His wife had him committed to Arkham Asylum. Decades later, his grandson, Francis Sullivan, learned this legacy and committed serial murders in the same style. He did not wear a costume, but wielded a wooden bat with "Sports Master" engraved upon it. He was captured by Green Lantern with help from the Batman. (Detective Comics #785–786)
Any of the previous three characters might have been the one who joined General Immortus' group, the Army of the Endangered. This Sportsmaster was killed by the Seductress. (Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #4)
Sportsmaster IV (2011)
A version of the villain made a cameo (in which he died) during the "Flashpoint" crisis, which was outside any mainstream DC continuity. (Flashpoint: The Legion of Doom #3)
Sportsmaster V, New 52
In the universe created from the fallout of "Flashpoint," the New 52 Sportsmaster resembled the "Flashpoint" version. He was part of a large gang led by Talia al Ghul. (Batman, Incorporated vol. 2 #4)
Animated Sportsmen
From Batman Adventures #6 (1993); art by Brad Rader and Rick Burchett.
From Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11 (2010); art by Carlo Barberi and Terry Beatty.
In addition to the Sportsmasters above, there have been three different depictions in DC animated series. The first appeared in the comic book, Batman Adventures #6-7 (1993), wearing the baseball catcher's mask and uniform. He did not appear in the corresponding television series (Batman: The Animated Series).
The second was the blond-haired, purple-costumed version, who appeared in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11 (2010). He fought Batman and Blue Beetle in season 1, episode 5 (2008), and was part of a cadre of villains in Gotham City in season 3, episode 3 (2011).
The third animated Sportsmaster played a more significant role, as the father of the character Artemis in the Young Justice animated series. He first appeared in season 1, episode 4 (2011). This series also had a companion comic, and the Sportsmaster showed up in Young Justice vol. 2 #7 (2011).
"Mr. and Mrs. Menace"
The new, outgoing husband-and-wife team of crime. From The Brave & the Bold #62 (1965); art by Murphy Anderson.
The Injustice Society becomes a multiversal threat. From Justice League of America #124 (1975); art by Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
Sportsmaster and the Huntress reemerge as allies of the Thorn. From All-Star Comics #72 (1978); art by Joe Staton and Bob Layton.
The Huntress confronts the young upstart who 'stole her name.' From All-Star Comics #72 (1978); art by Joe Staton and Joe Giella.
In the Silver Age of DC Comics, many Golden Age characters were reintroduced to new readers. The Huntress and Sportsmaster were joined as a married team by Gardner F. Fox (himself a 1940s writer) in The Brave & the Bold #62 (Oct./Nov. 1965). This combo was a winner, even if the villains were not. From this point onward, each rarely appeared apart from the other.
Sometime after their meeting, the Huntress and Sportsmaster decided that, "when they got out of prison, to make their team-up permanent." By 1966, they were a "perfect partnership" in villainy. Crock planned the capers while the Huntress ran interference with the heroes.
The Huntress planned to reestablish her underworld prison and stock it with costumed "trophies." She lured Wildcat out of retirement and made him its first prisoner. During a series of raids on Federal City, she vowed to add local heroes Black Canary and Starman to her "super-hero menagerie." Instead, the two heroes managed to coordinate their efforts so that "Mr. and Mrs. Menace" got caught in their own trap. (Brave and the Bold #62)
A few years later, after the new Justice League began having regular team-ups with the Justice Society, the evil couple renewed their ties with the Injustice Society and crossed the border between universes. (Justice League of America #123-124) They also formed a partnership with the Thorn. (All-Star Comics #72) In the latter case, the Huntress stalked her young heroic namesake — Helena Wayne, the new Huntress. She vowed to kill the woman who 'stole her name,' but was lured into her own trap. Green Lantern opined that the new Huntress had won the right to the name. (#73)
Post-Crisis
Artemis breaks her parents out of prison, to join the all-new Injustice, Unlimited. From Infinity, Inc. #35 (1987); art by Todd McFarlane and Tony DeZuniga.
The Huntress goes down embarrassingly easy when trying to 'help' her daughter win an archery competition in Australia. From Young Justice #24 (2000); art by Eric Battle and Larry Stucker.
Brooks and Crock had a daughter, Artemis (see below), named after the goddess of the hunt. The arrow-wielding Artemis joined Injustice, Unlimited to oppose Earth-Two's new, young heroes, Infinity, Inc. (Infinity, Inc. #34) Artemis freed her parents from the Empire State Detention Center (#35) but they were slammed into submission by Solomon Grundy, who was protecting the Infinitor called Jade. (#36)
The original Huntress made her last appearance (looking more youthful than one would expect) at an archery competition in which her daughter was competing. Artemis represented the country of Zandia, which was known to harbor super-villains. Paula tried to sabotage the competition, but was foiled by the teen heroes of Young Justice. (Young Justice #25)
Elseworlds
In a series set outside of regular DCU continuity (though originally proposed to be in continuity), James Robinson and Paul Smith featured the Tigress in 1993's The Golden Age. That tale was set in 1948, and Paula Brooks had been granted amnesty for her crimes in return for her allegiance to Tex Thompson's newly created anti-communism force. (The Golden Age #2) After learning that Thompson was actually the ruthless Ultra-Humanite (#3), Brooks joined other heroes in opposing him and his allies. Traumatized by the deaths of her lover, Lance Gallant, and friends such as Miss America and the Sportsmaster in the ensuing conflict, Paula returned to crime, and by 1955 was reported to have "made the F.B.I.'s most wanted list." (#4)
Earth-One Huntress and Sportsmaster
The Earth-One Huntress and her partner, Typhoon. From Aquaman #26 (1966); art by Nick Cardy.
While there were still infinite Earths, there were also an Earth-One version of the Huntress and Sportsmaster. The first appearance involved just the Huntress, who was romantically involved with a rough-hewn muscle man known as Typhoon. She wore a yellow leopard-print bikini and wielded a spear gun. They were pawns of O.G.R.E. and came to blows with Aquaman and his wife Mera, who eventually helped them escape from the tyranny of O.G.R.E.'s Supreme One. (Aquaman vol. 1 #26)
Many years later, the Huntress reappeared with the Earth-One Sportsmaster. They looked identical to their Earth-Two counterparts and had discovered a treasure at the base of a Mexican pyramid. They abducted Batgirl and Robin and forced them into a competition to navigate the pyramid's traps. The Dynamite Duo turned the tables on their captors and captured the bickering husband and wife. (Batman Family #7)
Mr. and Mrs. Menace escaped to their suburban home within three months but the Huntress was fed up. Declaring that "super-villains never win," she announced her intention to become a heroine. The Sportsmaster suggested a friendly baseball game between heroes and villains; if her team won, she would become a crime fighter.
Using unexplained technology, they teleported several heroes to New York's Crandall Stadium and forced them to participate in the game. Despite his dirty tricks, the Sportsmaster and his team lost. (DC Super-Stars #10) The Huntress' promise to abandon crime never manifested.
Appearances + References
» FEATURED APPEARANCES:
All-American Comics #85, 98
All-Star Comics #41, 72, 73
Batman Family #7
The Brave and the Bold #62
Green Lantern vol. 1 #28
Infinity, Inc. #35–36
JSA Annual #1
Justice League of America #123–124
Superman Family #206
Who's Who #21
» SERIES:
None
» SEE ALSO:
Green Lantern I
Injustice Society
NAME + ALIASES:
Artemis Crock, aka Artemis II, the Tigress III
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Crusher Crock (the Sportsmaster, father), Paula Brooks (Tigress II, mother), Isabelle Rose Mahkent (daughter), Cameron Mahkent (the Icicle II, partner), the Tigress I (grandmother)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS:
Injustice, Unlimited, Injustice Society
FIRST APPEARANCE:
As Artemis: Infinity, Inc. #34 (Jan. 1987)
As Tigress III: JSA #9 (Apr. 2000)
The Tigress III (Artemis Crock)
Profile picture from Who's Who Update '87 #1 (1987); art by Todd McFarlane and Al Gordon.
Artemis and the Icicle's relationship begins with teasing. From Infinity, Inc. #52 (1988); art by Mike Bair and Bob Downs.
Artemis (now calling herself the Tigress) clashes with Young Justice in Australia. From Young Justice #24 (2000); art by Todd Nauck and Larry Stucker.
Working with Johnny Sorrow was a danger in itself. From JSA All-Stars #3 (2010); art by Freddie Williams II.
The Tigress and Icicle discover Hourman and Liberty Belle are on the same hunt. From JSA All-Stars #2 (2010); art by Travis Moore and Dan Green.
At a pivotal moment, the pair decides whether to play fair. From JSA All-Stars #11 (2010); art by Freddie Williams II.
Artemis Crock is the daughter of the Sportsmaster and the Huntress. Like her mother, she took to crime early in life. The skilled young marksman joined the Wizard's Injustice, Unlimited for their debut in Calgary, where they menaced Infinity, Inc. and the Global Guardians. The group included two other second-generation villains: Hazard (granddaughter of the Gambler) and Icicle II. They kidnapped Hourman and blackmailed the heroes into doing their dirty work. (Infinity, Inc. #34)
Artemis freed her parents from prison, (#35) but the three of them were promptly rounded up by Infinity. (#36)
She returned to help (literally) put the nail in Infinity's coffin. Injustice, Unlimited was led by the Dummy to orchestrate the death of the heroes' leader, Skyman. (#51) Artemis nearly killed Jade as well but the team was rounded up in the end. (#53)
After this, Artemis became romantically involved with her teammate, the Icicle (Cameron Mahkent). She changed her alias to the Tigress (III) and they joined a new group led by Johnny Sorrow, a revival of the Injustice Society. (JSA #9) NOTE: By this time in DC publishing, the name "Artemis" was being primarily used by a different character, the Amazon Artemis who was Wonder Woman for a short time.
The Tigress was given asylum by diabolical Brain and Monsieur Mallah in the country of Zandia. She agreed to compete for the country in a major international sporting competition. In Australia, the world was shocked by their team, which was entirely composed of super-villains, but whether on or off the field of play, all were defeated. (Young Justice #23-25)
With Johnny Sorrow banished to another dimension, the Wizard assumed leadership of the evil Society. The Icicle and Tigress helped him acquire Prometheus' Cosmic Key from the Justice Society's headquarters. (JSA: Classified #5) The Injustice Society found competition for the Key and clashed with Talia al Ghul and her sister, Nyssa. (#6) At the successful conclusion of their mission, Cameron professed his love for Artemis. (#7)
In the end, the Wizard prevailed and used the Key to free Johnny Sorrow. The Tigress and Icicle made plans to leave the group, but were strong-armed by Sorrow into staying. (#7)
The Tigress frequently took freelance gigs, teaming with the Shadow Thief and Copperhead to hunt for a diamond in the Asian jungles. (Hawkman vol. 4 #2-4) She and the Icicle were foiled by a new formation of Infinity, Inc. in New York. (52 #25)
Straightish
Both Tigress and Icicle went back to the Injustice Society under Johnny Sorrow, (JSA All-Stars #2) but they were rounded by the JSA All-Stars while Sorrow caused a higher level of trouble for the JSA. (#5)
Not long after this the pair were somehow released and tried to take up an "honest job." They were hired to find the Rod of Aesclepius, or the Tachophixyl (fast snake stick), which legend told had the powers to heal. (JSA All-Stars #2) The complex path to the artifact intersected with that of the JSA's Hourman and Liberty Belle. Each had their own motivation for finding it; the Icicle later revealed that Artemis was pregnant and he hoped the stick would prevent his genes from affecting their baby. (#9)
Cameron and Artemis were hired by Prof. Hayes to find the staff but Hayes' son — Peter aka "Blue" — was trailing them in hopes of grabbing it for himself. At first, the heroes raced the villains, (#3) but they were ultimately forced to team with them when the challenge grew harder. (#4) Along they way they helped each other escape from several deadly traps, and agreed that whoever laid hands on the staff first would get to keep it. (#6)
Artemis was injured in an avalanche and was forced to reveal her pregnancy. (#9) When they finally found the Tachophixyl, Liberty Belle grabbed it using her super-speed, (#10) but allowed the ailing Prof. Hayes to keep it, over the objections of Artemis. Just then, Blue returned and stabbed Hourman through his torso with a spear. After a fight, all agreed that the staff's power should be used to save Hourman's life.
The Tigress asked Belle to put in a good word for them at the embassy, so that they'd be granted passage home. Several months later, Tigress and Icicle welcomed their baby daughter, Isabelle Rose Mahkent. (#11)
Other Versions
Young Justice's newest member, Artemis. From Young Justice season 1, episode 6 (2011).
Artemis goes undercover as the Tigress. From Young Justice season 2, episode 16 (2013).
The character of Artemis Crock was reinvented for television in 2011's Young Justice. Here, she was the heroic daughter of the nefarious Sportsmaster. Artemis joined the young version of the Justice League, the whole time trying to hide the fact that her father and sister, Cheshire, were among the team's enemies. (Young Justice Season 1, Episode 6)
Artemis even joined a mission to track down the Sportsmaster, which resulted in another battle with Cheshire. (S1, E23)
She became a part of a deep cover operation and was apparently killed by Aqualad (also undercover). (S2, E7) Artemis used an amulet to disguise herself and took the name Tigress (Icicle Jr. was a part of their crew, too). (S2, E9)
Her family wanted revenge on Aqualad for her death and became pseudo-allies of the heroes. (S2, E16) When the villain's organization, the Light, were finally exposed and defeated, (S2, E19) Artemis returned to her friends, but kept the name Tigress. (S2, E20)
This cartoon also spawned a comic book companion. Artemis appeared in it beginning with Young Justice #7 (Oct. 2011).
Appearances + References
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ByMike Greenberg, PhDPublished on December 21, 2020
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It might surprise you that the warlike Vikings worshipped a god of poets, but Bragi was revered for his wit and intelligence instead of his strength.
When one thinks of Norse gods, they often picture a series of strong and temperamental warriors. Even the wisest of them, such as Odin, was known for his strength in battle and his magical weapons.
Among the gods of Asgard, however, there was one who was never known to fight. In fact, his most famous surviving appearance in written legends calls him a coward for never wanting to fight.
While Loki’s claim that Bragi was a coward is refuted by Bragi’s reply that he would behead the trickster if they were outside of their host’s hall, the fact remains that there are no known accounts of Bragi fighting. Even when his wife was kidnapped, he was not mentioned.
Bragi, however, was one of the most revered gods despite his lack of physical feats. His power lay in his mind and in his dominion over poetry.
As the god of poetry, Bragi seems like an unlikely addition to the Norse pantheon. In truth, however, it made him one of the chief gods of the Norse culture and the people who relayed its stories.
Bragi and Poetry
In Norse mythology, Bragi was the god of poetry and music.
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His name comes from the Old Norse word bragr, or “poem.” The word bragr can also refer to his nobility as a word for “first” or “chief.”
It is unclear which meaning gave Bragi his name. Some historians believe that the homonym could have been used intentionally.
Int he Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson described Bragi as the wisest and most eloquent of all the kids. Sturluson claimed that wise men and women alike were called bragr because of him.
Skalds were also known as bragr. These poets played an important role in Norse life.
The Prose Edda is one of the few known accounts that also says that Bragi is a son of Odin.
The precise term used, however, could mean that he is not literally Odin’s child. The term “wish-son” could also apply to someone with another family relationship such as a nephew, younger cousin, or even an adopted relative.
Whether or not he is Odin’s son, the identity of Bragi’s mother remains unclear.
Some historians think that the most likely mother of Bragi is Gunnlod, the giantess who once guarded the Mead of Poetry. Odin seduced her to steal the mead and the relationship would provide the source of Bragi’s powers.
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Odin’s wife Frigg seems unlikely. In another scene from the Prose Edda she implies that she has no son in the room when Bragi is nearby.
More clearly defined than his parentage is Bragi’s marriage. He is the husband of Iðunn, the goddess of youth.
Iðunn is most well-known for the story in which she is taken to Jötunheim by Loki. Bragi, however, is not named in this story.
Instead, Bragi’s most well-known appearance in the legends occurs later in the gods’ history, after Loki has caused the death of Baldr.
When Loki arrives uninvited at their feast, Bragi is the one who tells him that he is no longer welcome in their company. When Odin overrules him, Bragi attempts to make peace by offering the trickster his golden armbands.
Loki’s response is to call Bragi a coward, beginning the series of insults against all the gods that the scene is known for. The flyting, as such an exchange was known, lasts until Thor arrives and directly threatens Loki.
Loki is afraid enough of Thor’s violence to leave, but he shows no such qualms over Bragi. He continuously calls Bragi a coward until Iðunn steps in to calm her husband, at which point Loki begins to insult her as well.
Loki claims that Iðunn embraced her brother’s killer, but the reference is not clear. The line seems to imply that in another, now lost, myth Bragi killed Iðunn’s unnamed brother.
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My Modern Interpretation
Loki repeatedly says that Bragi is the most cowardly of all the Aesir and elves present at the feast. Like much of what Loki claims in the scene, there may be some truth to this.
The Aesir gods are generally regarded as the more war-like and physically powerful of the two Norse pantheons. While the Vanir were known for their wisdom and use of magic, Aesir gods like Thor, Tyr, and Odin were renowned warriors.
Among this powerful group, the poet Bragi is not known for any feats of strength. He is known for his skill with words rather than weapons.
No myths survive, in fact, that show Bragi in any kind of physical fight. Even in the great battle of Ragnarök or during the abduction of his own wife he is absent.
Despite this, however, Bragi still had a place of importance in Norse culture.
Modern readers often associate the Norse people with their Viking warriors. Both historical accounts and their surviving mythology often paint the Norse as a fierce people who glorified warfare.
Like any other culture, however, they were far more multifaceted than this popular portrayal would imply.
The Norse were also farmers, merchants, and fishermen. And, as the character of Bragi shows, they placed a great value on words.
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The skalds, or poets, of the Viking Age had an important role in their culture.
The Norse and other Germanic tribes did not develop their own writing system until the early Middle Ages. Even then, the use of runes was reserved for ritual and monumental purposes.
Like most cultures of the time, the majority of Norse people were illiterate. A few prominent rulers learned to use the languages used by their neighbors such as Latin, but even among the upper classes reading and writing were limited.
The skalds were one of the main ways in which information was conveyed. They also provided entertainment.
They recited the poems that recounted popular myths and historic events. They also relayed news, messages, and proclamations from the kings.
Skalds were known to compete with one another as well. Flyting was considered a skill and Norse poets prided themselves on the use of kennings, poetic descriptions.
The importance of the skalds is evident when one tries to read or translate the works of Snorri Sturluson and other Norse poets. The poetic language used includes many unclear descriptions, allusions to other stories, and imaginative puns that showed off the poet’s skill and tested the intelligence of the reader or listener.
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Thus, while Loki might have derided Bragi as weak and cowardly, he had an important role among the gods of Asgard. Among the fighters of the Aesir he was known as bragr not only for his poetry, but also for his noble position.
In Summary
In Norse mythology, Bragi is the god of poetry. He is associated with the skalds, the talented poets and musicians of Viking Age culture.
Sometimes called the son of Odin, Bragi was also the husband of Iðunn. Even when she was kidnapped, however, he was never shown in scenes of physical conflict.
Instead, his most famous appearance is in a scene of verbal sparring. When Loki disrupts the gods’ feast, he and Bragi begin a flyting, or exchange on insults.
Loki called Bragi a coward, but his position as a skald made him an important god. In many cases, such a flyting and other types of poetic language were just as valued as a fight with weapons.
Skalds were highly regarded in Norse society and people with exceptional verbal skills were lauded. Although Bragi was not a fighter, he represented a skill that was considered valuable and admirable in Norse culture.
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