Stories by @Jeshisthename

Who Do You Trust With Completing The Thief and The Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler is an unfinished animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Richard Williams. Originally conceived in the 1960s, the film was in and out of production for nearly three decades due to independent funding and ambitiously complex animation. It was finally placed into full production in 1989, when Warner Bros. agreed to finance and distribute the film. When production went over budget and fell behind schedule, it was heavily cut and hastily re-edited by producer Fred Calvert without Williams' involvement; it was eventually released by Allied Filmmakers in 1993 under the title The Princess and the Cobbler. Two years later, Disney's Miramax Films released another re-edit titled Arabian Knight. Both versions of the film performed poorly at the box office and received mixed reviews. Now that Williams has unfortunately passed away, who do you think is most qualified to complete this long unfinished passion project according to Richard’s lofty vision.

Don't Worry Darling: 60's Edition

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950's societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank--equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach--anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia. While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the "development of progressive materials," their wives--including Frank's elegant partner, Shelley--get to spend their time enjoying the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their community. Life is perfect, with every resident's needs met by the company. All they ask in return is discretion and unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause. But when cracks in her idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can't help questioning exactly what they're doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what's really going on in this paradise?

Annacolia

A pariah fending for herself after a traumatic fallout is taken in by a family of traveling performers, whose strenuous relationship and insidious hobbies push her over the edge with murderous consequences.

The Duck

A manically depressed animator in the throes of a mid-life crisis navigates his stagnating career and his own sociological shortcomings. All while being pestered by visions of his most noteworthy creation.

Le Cinéma Mystique

A young adult working at a historic movie theater explores love, nostalgia and changing times as his small-town faces un-incorporation.

The Many Miracles of Doctor Terminus

A series exploring the origins of notorious humbug Dr. Terminus as he swindles townspeople across the nation with the aid of his newfound assistant, Hoagy.

Space: 1999

A film adaptation of the 1975 science-fiction television program of the same name about the crew of a lunar space station that battles against the elements after an explosion leaves them jettisoned in the deep vacuum of space.

The Plague Dogs

An animated adaptation of Richard Adams' novel, about a pair of dogs (Snitter and Rowf) who escape from a research laboratory and try to survive in the wild with the help of a cunning fox (The Tod). The lab director tries to keep the escape quiet, but as an increasing number of sheep are found killed, word leaks out, together with rumors that the dogs might be plague carriers.

The Phantom of the Opera

The story of a young chorus girl, Christine - a young talented singer who, with the right training, could become world famous. While rehearsing at the Opera Populaire, where weird and unexplainable things happen, she captures the attention and the heart of The Phantom, or as the Opera Populaire call him...The Opera Ghost. But he is no ghost - he is a disfigured musical genius who has hidden away for years to avoid the cruel stares of strangers. With the Phantoms help, Christine becomes the venue's leading lady, but tragedy awaits as the young soprano has fallen for the charms of handsome noble Viscount Raoul De Chagny, not realizing her Angel of Music is deeply in love with her. Insane with jealousy and unable to see the object of his affection, and ultimately is obsession, in the arms of another man, The Phantom kidnaps Christine - unaware of the lengths Raoul is prepared to go to get her back.

The Pillowman

In an interrogation room in an unnamed totalitarian dictatorship, Katurian Katurian, a writer, is being interrogated by two detectives. Next door, Katurian’s mentally disabled brother Michal waits. The detectives want to know why Katurian’s stories feature gruesome plots about child murder and torture, and in particular, why they seem to mirror a string of recent child murders in the area. This brutal dark comedy from Martin McDonagh, the master of the horror-comedy, poses unanswerable questions: Can stories hold the power to cause atrocities? Where is the line between truth and fairy tale? Is a life of horror worth living at all? Drawing on inspiration as diverse as Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Kafka, and Antonin Artaud, The Pillowman is a dark, twisty, and utterly unforgettable masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most treasured writers.

Harrison Monte

A school resource officer at a middle-American high school jeopardizes the livelihood of his student body in an effort to bury a mistake on the job.

Stag

An agoraphobic novelist decides to reclaim his storied career by confronting his sinister past, which seems to be coming back to haunt him in more ways than one.

Veiled Practices

After surviving a natural gas explosion at his workplace, a jaded employee works with a court-appointed lawyer to uncover a massive medical conspiracy after nearly being euthanized without consent.

Her Name is Laura Lee

A bipolar projectionist left without a job for over a year becomes fascinated with an unreleased film and its enigmatic leading lady.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plan to flee from the city under cover of darkness but are pursued by an enraged Demetrius (who is himself pursued by an enraptured Helena). In the forest, unbeknownst to the mortals, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries) are having a spat over a servant boy. The plot twists up when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking. Throw in a group of laborers preparing a play for the Duke's wedding (one of whom is given a donkey's head and Titania for a lover by Puck), and the complications become fantastically funny.

Nope: 80s Edition

After random objects falling from the sky result in the death of their father, ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood attempt to capture video evidence of an unidentified flying object with the help of tech salesman Angel Torres and documentarian Antlers Holst.

Lightyear (1995)

While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.

Status Quo

A defiant rhetoric student attending a university in 1950s Rhode Island develops a relationship with a young religious studies hopeful which severely challenges the societal norms that surround them.

Jaws V

A coast-guard officer is called upon to help in the extermination of an aggressive shark. Only to find the circumstances around the slew of killings is far more complicated.

Noises Off

Lloyd Fellowes, the director of an eccentric theatre company, is desperately trying to get his production together, despite the worst efforts of the cast, crew, and Lady Luck. We follow the production from final rehearsals through opening night, and onto the tour. As with any group of actors forced to work closely together for any great length of time, romances and arguments are bound to break out. Quite often, what's happening on stage is nothing compared to what's happening backstage.