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Welcome to my Blog!! This is the forum for my ramblings and unsolicited opinions on anything that I find interesting, bizarre, or downright ludicrous. Please enjoy my posts and feel free to comment and follow. Also, check out my ART. The link is on the right. Well, enjoy! R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-55889497195606326582023-03-27T12:54:00.004-05:002023-03-27T12:54:38.385-05:00Car Commercials, why? <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is something that has been bothering me for some time now. Why do car commercials always have these beautiful, natural landscapes as backdrops? I mean seriously it is so annoying. Moving forward, they should all be filmed in concrete, drab parking lots. EVs excluded, obvs!</span></p>R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-81486845360247722372023-03-27T12:52:00.000-05:002023-03-27T12:52:17.227-05:00WTF...what now?What a crazy time we live in right now, right? Pandemics, civil unrest, a divided country, and melting permafrost...seriously what a quagmire. So I been hearing a lot about the protests and having some heated debates with friends and loved ones regarding the protesters and their intent. How they are being labeled as Antifa domestic terrorists and opportunistic scabs.<br />
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<br />R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-81828564019472621882018-06-08T11:33:00.003-05:002018-06-08T11:33:37.246-05:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I would watch this guy and dream about having his job, and what a job it was! It was what I would have considered a DREAM job, but then he goes and ends his life. Puts things in perspective. Just because you have a great career and you are endowed with genius doesn’t mean you are happy. The dark cloud of uncertainty and sorrow isn’t supplanted by the tangibility of success.</span><br />
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nation on earth do we just watch, lest we become the problem? Children being
killed in Syria, you think we would learn from Rwanda, Serbia, and Darfur. Yes
there are countless children starving in America, but they don’t have to worry
about being sniped, blown up, or crushed to death from debris on a day to day,
hour to our basis. Something needs to be done. Please check out these sites: </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-90545643204400432552016-08-21T16:26:00.001-05:002016-08-21T16:26:12.830-05:00Art Work<a href="http://www.rlouism.com/art-work--artistic-notions.html">Art Work</a>R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-32257879273130388492015-08-12T23:45:00.002-05:002015-08-12T23:45:57.388-05:00It has been a long time now since I did any writing on this blog: however, I am currently doing my best to revise that spirit of controversy and systematic cynicism. I sincerely apologize that I have not been more prolific in my writings these fondly past years, but I assure you that I will attend to this mater ASAP....meaning I will do my best lolR. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-80488830145395497852012-08-28T13:53:00.000-05:002012-08-28T14:34:32.898-05:00New TV Series Review: Hell on Wheels<br />
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series (in its second season) that portrays the malevolent and corrupt nature
that engulfed America’s early railroad development. The story’s main protagonist is rough-neck
former Confederate soldier named Cullen Bohannan, played by Anson Mount, whose
family was murdered by union solders. This event sets him on a mission of
violent revenge that subsequently leads him to the further reaches of the great
frontier, and, ultimately, into the employment of a powerful railroad baron
named Thomas ‘Doc’ Durant, played by one of my favorite actors Colm Meaney. The
story line seems simple enough at first: man seeks revenge for slain family,
but as the plot unfolds what begins to develop is a dynamic story of many
different characters attempting to survive long enough to stake their claim of
the great undeveloped west. This mobile tent town that spearheads the train
track construction is laden with lawless men running from their pasts, voluptuous
women working the world’s oldest trade, recently freed slaves, and hardworking
immigrants. However, this combustible melting pot lives under constant fear of
attacks from the Native Americans, and it is this aspect of the show I find the
most compelling. I personally was drawn to the stark contrast developed between
the industrial “white man’s world” and the natural world of the Native
Americans. This struggle is best exemplified in the season 1, episode 6 where a
sit down is arranged to discuss a peaceful resolution to the tumultuous
relationship between Chief Many Horses of the Cheyenne, played by the ubiquitous
Wes Studi, and the railroad conglomerate, e.g., Durant, Senator Jordan Crane
(James D. Hopkin), and the town reverend Cole (Tom Noonan). It is within this exchange
that the underlying issue of this series presents itself; the struggle between industrialization
and nature, colonization and independence, and, ultimately, genocide. The railroad
barons argue that the land they need to develop does not actually belong to the
Indians but actually to the government. They assure the Chief that he and his
people would have a better way of life if they were to move to a reservation.
Needless to say, the Chief disagrees and the parties leave in a hot huffy. I vehemently
recommend this show. It is an excellent rendition of the bloody turmoil that surrounded
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Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-24724564841436439582011-06-25T22:20:00.004-05:002012-03-15T22:23:13.501-05:00To Kill an Irishman (2011)<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thcema-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B004UVYQYQ&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thcema-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0966250893&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><span class="apple-style-span"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, <i>To Kill an Irishman</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a dramatic film depicting the live and times of the bushwhacking, fierce, Celtic warrior Danny Greene. This film is based on a book, sharing the same title, written by Rick Porrello. It is uncommon for me to fully appreciate a film rendered from a book, because so often, the film will hype up scenes for cinematic ‘enjoyment’ or add superfluous endings. But this film is the exception to the cause. The director and writers were able to highlight Danny Greene’s most famous and infamous exploits as he fought, tooth and nail, against the more powerful and rich Cleveland La Costa Nostra (that means Italian Mafia for those who of you are less informed). The cast is a well-balanced list of seasoned actors that included: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Stevenson_(actor)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" title="Ray Stevenson (actor)"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Ray Stevenson</span></a> (Danny Greene),</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D%27Onofrio" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" title="Vincent D'Onofrio"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Vincent D'Onofrio</span></a> (John Nardi),</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Walken" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" title="Christopher Walken"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Christopher Walken</span></a> (Shonod Birns)</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Kilmer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" title="Val Kilmer"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Val Kilmer</span></a> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"> (</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Joe Manditski</span>, based on the real life Cleveland Detective Ed Kovacic)</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;">. The film follows Greene as he fights to protect his family and underlings all the while seeking to cut out a piece of the lucrative Cleveland rackets for himself. </span></span></span><br />
<div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> In this film as well as the book, Greene is a throwback to the larger than life Chicago gangster, Dion O’Bannon, whom was the dread and nemesis of Al Capone, and like O’Bannon, Greene is portrayed as financially supporting many impoverished Irish families by supplying turkeys on Christmas and Thanksgiving and paying much of these families bills, which included send their children, as well as orphans to private schools. There are many scenes that emphasis the bravado, fearlessness and slight insanity of Greene, because let’s be honest, to take on the Mafia, or an organization that powerful, one would have to be a little of kilter, right? Nevertheless, his persistent mocking and antagonizing nature regarding the Mafia is quite entertaining. For instance, there is one scene where he is being interviewed without a shirt, arms interlocked, and bearing only his gold Celtic cross. Anther scene shows Greene dealing with some rowdy Hell’s Angels that have been terrorizing his neighborhood. He stands toe-to-toe with the gang’s leader and recites his catch phrase “want to dance with me”. The movie is fast paced and the characters’ are well developed. The story line is very close to the book and pretty much faithful to Greene’s exploits. I highly recommend this film, if you like a gangster film that is. I give it 3 ½ shamrocks.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This work by <a href="http://rlouism.blogspot.com/" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#">BigLouKnows</a> is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</span>R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-74678182142890372232011-05-04T15:37:00.000-05:002011-05-04T15:37:09.129-05:00It is over, but it has also just started!Well folks this is it...I graduate in 4 days; it feels so surreal. Now I most get a grownup job. But I am excited and relived that the journey is now coming to an end, for now I will have more time for reviews and blogs. So look forward to so tough criticisms in the next few months ha-ha.R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-59421453525451154242011-02-19T11:52:00.000-06:002011-02-19T11:52:45.245-06:00Art Work!I opened a gallery featuring my work through this online 3D gallery, and it is quite interactive and user friendly. Check it out whenever you get a chance. However, it will not open if you use Chrome as a browser but Firefox works fine.<br />
<a href="http://www.3dvas.com/galleries/profile/artists/artistProfile.php?username=rlouism">http://www.3dvas.com/galleries/profile/artists/artistProfile.php?username=rlouism</a>R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-49070432845892473842010-11-27T14:26:00.004-06:002011-01-07T05:37:52.157-06:00New reviews coming very soon, hold your breath.I will be reviweing two new shows:<br />
1. The Walking Dead- AMC,<br />
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I will also be reviewing two books I just finished, but I will not disclose those as of now. However, I will offer a teaser....one of them covers Carters excavation of King Tut's grave and the theories of his death at such a young age.R. Louis Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504345456297534445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735198425432207806.post-69334862739725281402010-08-05T20:53:00.002-05:002010-08-20T02:02:31.467-05:00Second TV review: "Sons of Anarchy"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sons-Anarchy-Season-Ron-Perlman/dp/B002N5N5QQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thcema-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Sons of Anarchy: Season Two" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B002N5N5QQ&tag=thcema-20" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sons-Anarchy-Season-Charlie-Hunnam/dp/B0024FAR5M?ie=UTF8&tag=thcema-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Sons of Anarchy: Season One" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0024FAR5M&tag=thcema-20" /></a></div><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fast hitting show is one of FX’s most riveting series to date. The show is a Pandora’s Box of loyalty, love, betrayal, survival, honor, and greed all set in a small California town ironically named Charming. It is the story of an outlaw biker gang fighting and scheming to defend the small area of the world they claim as theirs, from the onslaught of other biker gangs, white supremacists, corrupt politicians, and the long-arm-of-the-law. However, the meat of the show is the eternal struggle between good and evil, the old vs. new, and the inevitability of change. These concepts are embodied in the dangerous power struggle between the M.C’s young V.P </span></b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackson "Jax" Teller</span></b></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (</span></b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charles Matthew "Charlie" Hunnam</span></b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) and </span></b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clarence "Clay" Morrow</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Ron Perlman), his </span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stepfather and the incumbent old-warhorse club president. In the onset of season one, Jax inadvertently stumbles upon his deceased father’s mission statement/manuscript which outlines a cleaner and more honest direction for the club. And with this opus, from his father, and his own personal moral tug of war, he soon finds himself on a deadly collision course with his stepfather. The story line is gritty and invoking, with all the characters well defined and developed. Of course with such a talented cast, full of such diversity and intensity, like Ron Perlman, Katey</span></b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Saga</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">l who plays Jax’s mother Gemma Teller Morrow</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, or Tommy Flanagan who plays Filip "Chibs" Telford, the club’s Scottish powerhouse and connection to the IRA gun running, to only name a few, it would be near impossible to have a weak story line. I look forward to the third season, which is to air in early September. </span></b><br />
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