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![]() What Do Those Academy Inclusion Standards for Best Picture Really Mean? The trailer prominently features its adult cast of Viola Davis dressed in the wildest Panem garb, Peter Dinklage in full Tyrion Lannister menace, and Jason Schwartzman as the ancestor to Cesar Flickerman giving some familiar vibes to the original series of films. Highlights so far include a buzzy new trailer for “Oppenheimer,” which debuted alongside new footage from “Barbie,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” and “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part I.”īut in Lionsgate’s presentation on Thursday afternoon, audiences finally understood just how Lionsgate intends to revitalize one of their flagship franchises. It’s been a busy week at CinemaCon, with every major studio attempting to generate hype for its upcoming slate of blockbusters. The first look was a fitting conclusion to a long week in Vegas. ![]() ![]() The odds were ever in the favor of the crowd at CinemaCon, which was treated to the first trailer for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” The upcoming prequel film delves into the history of how the games as we’ve come to know them got their start. ![]() ![]() There, Jesse Merwin, a close friend of both Irving and the then-retired Van Buren, taught lessons. ![]() Nestled quietly along the side of the road on Route 9H in Columbia County sits the single-room public school built sometime during the 19th century. As you bypass the scenic and tranquil countryside, it’s easy to miss a small schoolhouse with a strong tie to the folklore of Irving’s tale. Many history buffs may recognize it as the home of the country’s eighth president, Martin Van Buren. 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Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season-but when Elias Wilder, the strange, handsome, and utterly ill-mannered Lord Sorcier, discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into peculiar and dangerous faerie affairs. ![]() It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you’re a young lady with only half a soul.Įver since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment-an unfortunate condition that leaves her prone to accidental scandal. ![]() “Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm” (India Holton), Olivia Atwater’s delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother! ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks to three of today's bestselling teen authors - John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle - the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses ![]() Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. ![]() Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. ![]() ![]() EPIPHANY won, and was an Amazon bestseller at #35.ĬLAIMING LIVES & CROSSING THE DOUBLE YELLOW – nominated best in thriller & action adventure, respectively, Paranormal Romance GuildĮNDLESS SKY – placed 3rd in Reviewer’s Choice, science fiction book of the year, Paranormal Romance Guild AWARDS FOR SCREENPLAYS ORIGINAL BLOOD: Gailene’s Vow (book 1, vampires series) – quarter-finalist, Writer’s Network semi-finalist WriteMoviesĮPIPHANY (now DAUGHTERS) & ORIGINAL BLOOD – both nominated Reviewers Choice Award: best read, Paranormal Romance Guild. SHADOW HOUSE – quarterfinalist, Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Awards ![]() (Approached for option by Lawrence Konner, writer/producer – Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) Michael Phelps – Traditional and Indy Author & Avid Indy ReaderīACK FROM THE DEAD: the true sequel to Frankenstein – Finalist WriteMovies BACK FROM THE DEAD: the true sequel to Frankenstein.ORIGINAL BLOOD: Dust and Shadow – covers front & wrap.ORIGINAL BLOOD: Echoes of Shadows – front & wrap cover.ORIGINAL BLOOD SERIES: Echoes of Shadows (1 of 5). ![]() ![]() ![]() And one wrong turn in streamspace, one misstep in the dark alleys of blackmarket tech and interstellar espionage, one risky hookup with an AI could literally blow her mind. Suddenly Li is chasing a killer in an alien world miles underground where everyone has a secret. And a mining “accident” that is starting to look more and more like murder. A missing dataset that could change the interstellar balance of power and turn a cold war hot. ![]() A dead physicist who just happens to be her cloned twin. But no memory upgrade can prepare Li for what she finds on Compson’s World: a mining colony she once called home and to which she is sent after a botched raid puts her on the bad side of the powers that be. And Li should know she’s been hacking her memory for fifteen years in order to pass as human. But that’s what backup hard drives are for. UN Peacekeeper Major Catherine Li has made thirty-seven faster-than-light jumps in her lifetime-and has probably forgotten more than most people remember. You trust them because the risk that you’ll lose them is worse than the risk that they’ll hurt you. From a stunning new voice in hard science fiction comes the thrilling story of one woman’s quest to wrest truth from chaos, love from violence, and reality from illusion in a post-human universe of emergent AIs, genetic constructs, and illegal wetware. Chris Moriarty, Spin State 42 likes Like You don’t trust people because they’re a sure bet or even a good risk. ![]() ![]() Leben und Werk: Tyler wuchs in North Carolina auf und studierte an der Duke und der Columbia University Slawistik. Oktober 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) ist eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin. Doch vor allem bei ihren Familienessen im Restaurant Heimweh muss Pearl immer wieder einsehen, dass dies womöglich nicht die richtige Entscheidung gewesen ist. Vollkommen selbstständig erzieht sie die drei Kinder, begräbt all ihre Wünsche und Träume, um ihnen ein gutes Leben zu bieten. Pearl jedoch gibt nicht auf sie will kein Mitleid. Ihr dandyhafter Mann Beck schlägt sich als Vertreter durch, während Pearl das perfekte Zuhause für sich und ihre Familie schaffen will so perfekt, dass Beck sich eines Tages auf und davon macht. ![]() ![]() Pearl Tull ist zierlich, zäh und mit ihren überhöhten Ansprüchen oft schwer zu ertragen. ![]() ![]() Die hier untersuchte historiographische Trilogie untersucht die nationale Identität der USA im Hinblick auf ihre afroamerikanische Minderheit und versucht eine Wiederherstellung des sozialen Gedächtnisses der ehemaligen Sklaven. ![]() Ausgehend von der Tatsache, dass die Geschichte der Afroamerikaner innerhalb der amerikanischen Geschichtsschreibung die längste Zeit vernachlässigt wurde, hat es sich Morrison zum Ziel gesetzt, eben diese Geschichte wiederzuentdecken, wiederzuerinnern und aus der afroamerikanischen Perspektive heraus, wiederzuschreiben. Die Kenntnis der räumlichen Koordinaten des Menschen ist sozusagen von der Kenntnis seiner historischen Koordinaten abhängig. rnMorrisons geht davon aus, dass die Schaffung eines Zuhauses, sei es auf persönlicher oder nationaler Ebene, unmittelbar an die Kenntnis seiner Geschichte geknüpft ist. ![]() ![]() ![]() Die Verbindung des psychologischen Traumasymptoms mit dem geographischen und phenomenologischen Begriff des Zuhauses wird besonders deutlich in Morrisons Trilogie bestehend aus den Romanen Beloved, Jazz und Paradise. Im Zentrum der Arbeit steht die Untersuchung der Konzepte Trauma und Zuhause in den Romanen der afroamerikanischen Schriftstellerin und Nobelpreisträgerin Toni Morrison. ![]() ![]() But Marvel isn't getting any extra money that way, Scrooge. Yes, you can read this online already with a Marvel Unlimited subscription. when X-MEN UNLIMITED: LATITUDE #1 hits comic shops on March 16! Or, revisit the original vertical story in X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC #1-4 on the Marvel Unlimited app. ![]() "The one thing I knew going in was that working on a project like this was going to push me as a storyteller and that definitely turned out to be true." ![]() "I'm a huge X-fan and have very much been admiring what and the X-crew have been doing," says "Latitude" artist Declan Shalvey. ![]() From the vacuum of space to the dripping guts of an evil supercomputer, Logan will stop at nothing to save his friends. station and kidnaps three mutants, it's up to Wolverine to take one giant leap for man and get them back. manages a covert infiltration of the S.W.O.R.D. With its March release, everyone can read the original story from X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC #1-4, retold for the first time in print! X-MEN UNLIMITED: LATITUDE #1 hits comic shops on March 16-a Wolverine-centric one-shot that adapts the hit Infinity Comics story arc from creators Jonathan Hickman and Declan Shalvey! "Latitude," the opening arc from the X-Men's latest anthology series, was first released in vertical digital format on the Marvel Unlimited app. ![]() |