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You hear documentary and you want to change channels, but Unbranded may well be worth the time

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Unbranded (2015) is an excellent new documentary on Netflix.  I know, you hear documentary and you want to change channels, but this may well be worth the time (106 minutes).  Unbranded tells the story of four friends who attempt take sixteen mustangs from the Mexican border all the way to Canada.  Clearly, this would be a huge challenge for seasoned cowboys, but these young men are up for the ride.  I was a bit jealous as I imagined the trip as one of those events that defines and shapes our lives.

Unbranded stars Ben Masters as the driving force and guide through this amazing journey.  He is joined by Johnny Fitzsimons,  Thomas Glover and Ben Thamer.  Together, they will meet the daily obstacles and triumphs that comes from taking these beautiful horses on an incredible journey.  They have to train the wild horses, prepare for the ride, and deal with weather, terrain, and unreliable trails and GPS miscues.  Along the way, we learn about the problems created by wild horses on public land, unrestrained breeding and the push to control the population of mustangs in America.  There are real problems for the mustangs as well as local ranchers and horse activists.  Is there any solution, that will make everyone happy?  It’s complicated.

Why should you watch Unbranded?  This is a gorgeous film with spectacular photography and sound.  I was quite impressed by the quality of almost every shot, and many of the panoramic scenes deserved to be framed on my living room walls.  Sometimes, I just had to pause the film and enjoy the scenery.  Director Phillip Baribeau and his crew did a magnificent job of capturing the beauty of America and the mustangs that run free on the land.  Even though this was an intimate and very personal film, he used a good sized crew and had a lot of post-production support to make this a very professional film.  Unbranded also received a lot of support from their Kickstart program for funding.  It was money well spent.

The film also tells the story of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) adoption program, to provide safe homes for the thousands of horses born each year in the American West.  A good documentary is meant to be a great teacher, and Unbranded does not disappoint.  It seeks to create a balance between the competing sides of mustang management, allowing the viewer to make their own decision.

 

 

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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