anatomy

The Haunting of Bly Manor and the Anatomy of an Easter Egg

The following contains spoilers for every episode of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Shortly after The Haunting of Bly Manor, the followup to Netflix’s massively successful Haunting of Hill House, was announced, series creator Mike Flanagan made an intriguing promise via his Twitter.  We are already discussing how to up our hidden ghost game. https://t.co/rW4AW0LpF2— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) February 22, 2019 “We are already discussing how to up our hidden ghost game,” the prolific horror writer and director wrote.  Flanagan was referring to the fact that The Haunting of Hill House was positively teeming with ghostly Easter eggs. In many…
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Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer

Marcelo Gomes is a danceur noble: a male ballet dancer whose extraordinary technique, charismatic presence, and seemingly effortless strength make him the embodiment of the classical prince. Raised in Rio de Janeiro, the darkly handsome dancer, a principal with American Ballet Theatre since 2002, has been called the Pele of Ballet. When not performing, rehearsing, or traveling the world as a guest artist, Gomes is at home in NYC?s Hell?s Kitchen, accompanied by Lua, his dachshund. He is a delight, whether candidly discussing the positive influence of a gay uncle while he was growing up, the joys of particular roles,…
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