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Gidi Kroon

gidi@friendica.gidikroon.eu

TV addict, science fiction enthusiast, proud inhabitant of Earth (our only home).

Trying to show support for films, tv series, actresses and musicians I admire. Posting some tech and politics in between.

There's nothing wrong with fighting for social justice. Black Lives Matter. Gender equality. Fight for a sustainable use of environmental resources.

Posts by me are published cc-by, so they may be shared, boosted, reposted, reblogged, retweeted, etc. Posts and/or photos by others that I share remain copyright by the respective owners. Posts by me are searchable in the opt-in index of tootfinder. This profile is discoverable on the opt-in fediverse.info people directory (#fedi22).

My tags for services that don't support or see profile keywords:
#film, #movies, #music, #tv, #photography, #scifi, #actresses, #fandom, #science, #physics, #astronomy, #electronics, #programming, #technology, #android, #politics, #news, #environment

People I'm likely posting about:
Jenna Ortega, Dove Cameron, Miranda Cosgrove, Stephanie Leonidas, Jodie Foster, Alizée, Dafne Keen, Alexa Nisenson, Bella Gantt, Katie Douglas, Ciara Bravo, Amy-Leigh Hickman

Netherlands

https://gidikroon.eu/

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4 months ago

Content warning: pinned opinion about nude scenes in films

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6 months ago

Content warning: crossposting policy

#CrossPosting

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Hi, this me from my Friendica instance. I also post from @GidiKroon@mastodon.social, @gidi@pleroma.gidikroon.eu as well as from Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr as @GidiKroon but I'm mainly using my own Friendica for now. Even though I have been on the fediverse for a few years, I've never done an #Introduction post, so let's do one for this channel.

I tend to post about actresses and singers I'm a fan of, sharing news about their new projects as well as my thoughts about films and tv I watch. In between I give my take on political things as well as about the fediverse. When I learn new things hosting a fediverse server or other technical things, I try to share them here too. Longer posts may end up on my blog gidikroon.eu (which you can follow at @GidiKroon@gidikroon.eu).

In real life I work as a software developer, but I keep work separate from a private account like this. I play (beach) volleyball when I can, at a very low level. I live i... show more

Hi, this me from my Friendica instance. I also post from @GidiKroon@mastodon.social, @gidi@pleroma.gidikroon.eu as well as from Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr as @GidiKroon but I'm mainly using my own Friendica for now. Even though I have been on the fediverse for a few years, I've never done an #Introduction post, so let's do one for this channel.

I tend to post about actresses and singers I'm a fan of, sharing news about their new projects as well as my thoughts about films and tv I watch. In between I give my take on political things as well as about the fediverse. When I learn new things hosting a fediverse server or other technical things, I try to share them here too. Longer posts may end up on my blog gidikroon.eu (which you can follow at @GidiKroon@gidikroon.eu).

In real life I work as a software developer, but I keep work separate from a private account like this. I play (beach) volleyball when I can, at a very low level. I live in the Netherlands and occasionally cycle and take photographs. I read and watch sci-fi and fantasy, and am interested in ways to achieve social justice, gender and race equality, sustainable energy use and climate justice.

Feel free to follow, as I will also follow other accounts I find interesting without expectation of them following back. Feel free to share (boost, repeat) my posts if you want, using whatever share function comes with your platform. I tend to close DMs to only allow people I follow. I check my fediverse accounts only one or a few times a day, typically on my phone or tablet, so I tend to not be part of live discussions.

#Introduction @Gidi @Gidi Kroon @Gidi Kroon @Gidi Kroon

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

Watching Luna to celebrate the birthday of Stephanie Leonidas. This film is made by some of the same people that made Mirrormask, which is another great candidate for the birthday rewatch. I chose this one because I can now finally watch my US disc in a player that accepts the region coding. If I remember a theme was a couple mourning after the death of a child, but the events are fantastical and may be based on wishful thinking.
#StephanieLeonidas #Luna #BirthdayRewatch

Photo of the dvd cover which is somewhat monochrome, showing Dervla Kirwan in a forest surrounded my fantastical imagery

#luna #BirthdayRewatch #StephanieLeonidas

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3 months ago

The film is from a while ago, around 2014, but it also took many years after filming before it was released. The effect is that we're getting a much younger Stephanie.
#StephanieLeonidas #Luna

Photo of my tv on a close up of Stephanie in the film, smiling

Photo of my tv on a close up of Stephanie in the film, looking pensive

#luna #StephanieLeonidas

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

And yes, I played with the white balance setting of my phone. The first photo is quite wrong.

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

In this film the animations, computer graphics and fantasy elements have more of a role than normal, being representations of people's bereavements and thoughts. It's quite beautiful.
#Luna

#luna

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

I'm struck by the fullness of how Stephanie plays her character Freya, especially since at least initially she should not be that central to the story. But you immediately feel her, want to meet her, talk to her, a bit like Stephanie's other roles often are real people you'd like to know. The other characters in this film take longer to develop.
#StephanieLeonidas #Luna

#luna #StephanieLeonidas

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

There's an interesting thing about this moment in the film that I hope I remember correctly. The director revealed that this isn't an official take, but is Stephanie preparing for another scene which he secretly filmed from around the corner because he liked how it looked when he saw her standing like that and thought it would fit great in the film. And it does.

There are some quick cuts back and forth between the previous scene and the scene she's preparing for here, with these clips mixed in, that's why it works.
#StephanieLeonidas #Luna

Stephanie as Freya standing alone in the dining room, deep in thought

#luna #StephanieLeonidas

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

I slightly misremembered. He says he found this shot between takes, so not secretly filmed as I thought. But it is Stephanie preparing and getting her mind ready for the next take.

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

I think the overall word for this film is beautiful. Stephanie is superb.

Gidi Kroon

3 months ago

Seven years it took between filming this film (2007) and it's eventual release (2014). And us in the rest of the world are still waiting (it's only out in the US and UK I think).

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

I may have some films and shows with Stephanie Leonidas... I think I already know which one I'm going to rewatch tonight.
#StephanieLeonidas

A rather large stack of discs with various films and tv shows that feature Stephanie. Including Luna, Mirrormask and the three seasons of Defiance.

#StephanieLeonidas

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4 months ago

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4 months ago

In the meantime, while the conversion runs and the PC is making a lot of noise to pretend it's busy, the amazing Stephanie Leonidas in Dracula. I've seen this version and as always she's very good. Though as always in stories the female lead is more the object than the subject, even more so in a Dracula story. What's great is that Stephanie really shifts her character when the influence of the count becomes stronger.
#StephanieLeonidas #Dracula

#StephanieLeonidas #dracula

Gidi Kroon

4 months ago

This is still early in the film, I keep freeze framing because I'm also making dinner.

Gidi Kroon

4 months ago

There's a bat infestation.

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1 year ago

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1 year ago

Watching Stephanie Leonidas in the episode she filmed in Amsterdam, for Van der Valk, since the dvd arrived.
#StephanieLeonidas #VanDerValk

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503060/

Stephanie Leonidas - IMDb

Stephanie Leonidas, Actress: Mirrormask. Stephanie Leonidas was born on February 14, 1984 in London, England. She is an actress, known for Mirrormask (2005), American Gothic (2016) and Defiance (2013).

^{Stephanie Leonidas (IMDb)}

#StephanieLeonidas #VanDerValk Stephanie Leonidas

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1 year ago

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1 year ago

I've been a fan of Stephanie Leonidas for a long time. Her major projects are Mirrormask, Crusade in Jeans, Luna, Atlantis, Defiance, Snatch and American Gothic. More recently she was in S7 of Endeavour and I'm watching the dvd now.
#StephanieLeonidas
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503060/

Stephanie Leonidas - IMDb

Stephanie Leonidas, Actress: Mirrormask. Stephanie Leonidas was born on February 14, 1984 in London, England. She is an actress, known for Mirrormask (2005), American Gothic (2016) and Defiance (2013).

^{Stephanie Leonidas (IMDb)}

#StephanieLeonidas Stephanie Leonidas

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