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Highwaymen will be released on Blu-ray on May 9 via Scream Factory. The 2004 Canadian thriller is directed by Robert Harmon (The Hitcher).

Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison, Colm Feore, Gordon Currie, and Andrea Roth star. Craig Mitchell (The Flock) and Hans Bauer (Anaconda) wrote the script.

Special features are not listed.

Two driven men are locked in an escalating cycle of violence and revenge in this edgy thriller from the director of The Hitcher. Haunted by the hit-and-run death of his wife five years ago, Rennie Cray (Jim Caviezel) has devoted his life to tracking down the killer – a twisted psychopath (Colm Feore) who randomly murders women using his souped-up '72 El Dorado. But the stakes are suddenly raised when a mysterious, tormented woman (Rhona Mitra) becomes caught in their deadly game of cat-and-mouse, leading to a shocking showdown neither one is willing to lose.

Pre-order Highwaymen.

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Hans Bauer

HJB - ACHILLES' DAUGHTER

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Titan A.E. (2000)

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The Women's Strike that took place yesterday was a success, and I am happy to have been part of it. It was also the reason why I didn't produce any content yesterday - it may not have been much, but I wanted to participate in different ways, covering all aspects of my life. But now I'm back to the regular schedule, and today's spotlight is given to The Lost Tarot, a limited edition major arcana tarot deck of photo-based medieval imagery, created by Hans Bauer.

I would like to start with something that makes this deck utterly special. To complete his creation, Hans decided to create a fictitious background for it, to submerge the deck in its own lore: "[...] the deck being the brainchild of an English wool merchant, William Bradford, whose chance encounter with Leonard da Vinci on the Continent resulted in the purchase of a design for an optical device (the first camera), leading to the making of the first known photographs, i.e., The Lost Tarot, how in 1994 the deck was discovered buried in a farmer’s field near Nottingham, England, and how the use of digital tools allowed for its restoration". With this in mind, and taking into account the beauty of the images that Hans has created, I think that this is a deck that allows for story-telling, which translated to a personal meditation means that there's a progression to be discovered each time.

Let's get to the artwork. The pictures taken for the cards were later added some filters, but also additional elements to shape and complete their symbolism. Some are more heavily edited, and these are my favourite, as they look so dream-like and hypnotic. This can be seen in the Moon or the Blasted Tower; but also in the four aces, which complete the whole set. There's a variety of colours, but the whole set is cohesive and features its own particular style that makes it special. You can get a look at all of the cards here, and also on its Kickstarter page which includes loads of information - for example, previews of the minors which are already finished!

The backs are gold toned and add to the feeling of a restored deck. It is housed in a very sturdy custom-made box with a golden wax seal, and it includes a 52 page companion guide written by Carly Fischer, and a copy of William Bradford’s Testamentum detailing the origins of The Lost Tarot. The guide is very complete, and it includes an introduction, some layouts, and card information. For each, we find the corresponding archetypes, keywords, a card description with its message, meanings of the main elements of the card, its meaning as an obstacle, and a small sentence to wrap it up. In the aces there's less information, but it's very complete nonetheless.

The Lost Tarot is a dreamy deck with a genuinely deep energy and lots of details to reflect upon. The inclusion of the aces is a great touch for a majors-only deck, and a taste of what will come next. The cards, the design, the booklet and the fictitious background create something that can be seen as an experience in a box. And remember, this is a very limited first edition of 500 copies, so if you are interested in it, go get your copy before it's sold out!

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Anaconda

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(pentiment spoilers) just finished pentiment and was I the only one that thought that Magdalane and Hans in act iii had a ton of tension in their conversations? I genuinely thought the game was setting up a romance option for a sec