Ziad Shihab

Showing all posts tagged "Ghost"

Can Ghosts Shape Our Selves?

Some of us are afraid of ghosts. Some are perhaps uncomfortable with the idea of encountering a ghost. Most of us would rather not talk about ghosts, let alone invite them into our homes. We can think of a few reasons for this reluctance, revulsion, or fear: firstly, ghosts appear to defeat rational explanations. They are also generally prone to behave like Cassandra in Greek mythology who is always full of dire prophesies about things expected to go wrong and is apt to project a dystopian...

Ghosted - Trailer - Chris Evans, Ana de Armas star in Apple TV Globetrotting action rom-com

The trailer for "Ghosted," a rom-com turned thriller featuring Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas, has been released on Apple TV+. The trailer depicts Evans’ character, Cole, who becomes certain that Sadie (played by de Armas) is not simply ignoring his messages after a single date. To win her heart, he travels to London, hoping for a grand romantic gesture. However, upon arriving, he discovers that Sadie is not who she seems to be and is a member of the CIA. As a result, the story takes a thrilli...

The Invisible War

BitcoinPac-Man FeverSliced bREADDogecoinD in 23B in 23Dawson CreekDawson ExposDolly Part: NoTrapPacification: HighUpdate: Great AwakeningIf you’ll allow me, I’d like to tell you the true history of the world.It’s not something to take lightly, because once someone starts to look at that world… that world will begin to look back at them!To know it you must know comms. With comms the invisible wonders and dangers become clear. No longer a sheep, but still you will have no power. Many choose to ...

Marid

Marid (thing) See all of Marid, no other writeups in this node. (thing) by Zephronias Rep: 16 ( +16 / -0 ) (Rep Graph) (+) Fri Sep 16 2022 at 14:54:34 A marid is a type of malevolent spirit found in Arabic mythology and folklore. The word in Arabic, مريض, literally means "illness," while the Semitic root comes from the Hebrew marad, מרד, which means, among other things, "to rebel." As can be guessed by the name, they are considered to be malevolent spirits, or demons, or typ...

3-IRON (2004) | 366 Weird Movies

291. 3-IRON (2004) Bin-jip "It’s hard to tell that the world we live in is either a reality or a dream."–closing quotation to 3-Iron DIRECTED BY: Ki-duk Kim FEATURING: Seung-yeon Lee, Hyun-kyoon Lee, Hyuk-ho Kwon PLOT: A young man spends his days pinning advertising fliers to residences as a pretext to discover who in the neighborhood is on vacation; he then sneaks into their home and stays for a few days, always cleaning and fixing something around the house as a form of payment. One day h...

Revisiting the science-fiction brilliance of Mamoru Oshii film Ghost in the Shell

(Credit: Manga Entertainment) Revisiting the science-fiction brilliance of Mamoru Oshii film 'Ghost in the Shell''Ghost in the Shell' - Mamoru OshiiTo conjure the realms of a brand new universe, being, or landscape whilst being limited to the physical implications of live-action filmmaking is no easy feat. It’s often why some of the most impressive fantasy projects reject live-action entirely, turning to the vibrant, dynamic world of animation instead. Celebrating over 25 years of existence, ...