Wynfrith's Interests
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The Raising of Lazarus (after Rembrandt), Vincent van Gogh, May 1890
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Sappho, Anders Zorn
(via artist-vangogh)
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There is a Ghost Dog RPG. This is a thing that exists. Weirder still, it is actually pretty cool?
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, for those of you who didn’t know, is a 1999 Jim Jarmusch film about a contract killer (Forest Whitaker) who adheres to the code of the samurai. He eventually runs afoul of the mafia and, well, hijinks ensue. But quietly and over a long period of time: its a Jim Jarmusch film, after all.
Apparently developed at the request of the film studio off a crummy VHS of the film, the game uses the Guardians of Order Tri-Stat system, which is an anime RPG that I am not familiar with. Though there is a through line there between Ghost Dog and anime that I think makes a kind of sense.
The game is a pretty simple points-buy system designed to be played by a GM and a single player, specifically because of time constraint for older players. I think this is novel and, knowing that, think Ghost Dog is an excellent property to build that sort of game around, considering the contemplative, solitary nature of the film. Even if you never play it, if you’re a fan of Ghost Dog or the Hagakure, the book is worth a read – it does an excellent job of reflecting the source material in its rules and its approach.
Wish there were more pigeon-related rules, though.
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Worship of the Golden Calf by Lucas van Leyden, 1529, Museum of the Netherlands
This biblical narrative, showing the Israelites who were disloyal to God by worshipping the golden statue of a calf, was set by Lucas van Leyden in a continuous landscape. The triptych warns against faithlessness and debauchery. The choice of this rare subject is perhaps connected to the rise of Protestantism, with its strong aversion to the Roman Catholic veneration of religious images. -
(via peashooter85)
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I do not get all the squeamish comments about the original film. I was about five to seven when I saw this in the wee early 1980’s on HBO. It is literally one of my favorite childhood movies. Monsters who want to take everything away from you do exist.
Long live Frith!!! 🌞
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The Great Frith!!! 🌞
I like the 1978 animated film better because of pacing and unflinching illustration of their troubles. Still this is a okay watch. I will say it looks like Xbox/PS2 era cutscenes graphics. I wonder why they did not put more into the graphics? Anyway, I am happy to see “Watership Down.” Now if only the 1978 animated film was up for streaming!!! 🤬
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Rodney Matthews
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Ok a new genre of film has been born! The choose your own adventure & interactive film has arrived with the BBC & Netflix collaborative film “Black Mirror Bandersnatch.”
This movie is just epically great! I highly recommend it. I am now on my second run through this film. It is amazing the changes, which occur because I pick this or that to advance the story. This movie gives a whole new reason to rewatch it.
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Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, Antonio de Pereda, 1655