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Blake Simons
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Writer, Freelance
London
Beats
Biography
Film journalist and programmer with a penchant for interviewing. Expert in contemporary Japanese cinema, romance on film, global queer cinemas, Latin American cinemas, self-reflexivity, dialogues between videogames and film Creative Director of London International Fantastic Film Festival GALECA Member. Cineuropa GoCritic '24/'25, Far East Film Festival Campus '24. Founder of Queer Film Nights at King's College London
Jewish life, History Georgia, Millenial Culture Politics, Jewish culture
Content
By Blake Simons Verified| EasternKicks@ The transnational co-directors of a daring new documentary examine Aum’s impact past and present…A police radio. Some kind of gas is filling a train compartment on the Tokyo underground, and it’s making people sick. Soundtracking this archive audio, a low rumble gives rise to a Godzilla-like foghorn, but this disaster movie is no fantastical metaphor. Sometimes the raw truth can be as compelling, frightening, and bizarre as fiction
By Blake Simons Verified| ScreenAnarchy Verified We built this algorithm block by block. The IP movie has been on the rise of late -- tent-poles such as Barbie and The Super Mario Bros Movie each raked in over a billion dollars -- and so it is that A Minecraft Movie has spawned into cinemas. The input lag has been severe
By Blake Simons Verified| EasternKicks@ The visionary director discusses the spirituality at the core of his current cinema…Toshiaki Toyoda is one of the most idiosyncratic voices in Japanese filmmaking today — a propulsive firecracker of a filmmaker who has spanned multiple genres, modes, and durations since his debut in 1998 with kinetic urban drama Pornostar. Back in the DVD days, Toyoda was best-known in the West for Blue Spring, a character-driven delinquent drama adapted from Taiyō Matsumoto’s manga of the same name
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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