No words....judge yourself. Orgy in a poppy Placebo-mood?

“Star Trek 3″ is set to debut in 2016 and will be directed by Roberto Orci. He is the man who co-wrote the first two movies, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ and the first two “Transformers” movies. According to an interview, he promises that he will stay true to its roots.

He told: “In this movie, they are closer than they are to the original series characters that you have ever seen. They have set off on their five-year mission. So their adventure is going to be in deep space. In the first two films – especially the 2009 ['Star Trek'] – was an origin story. It was about them coming together. So they weren’t the characters they were in the original series. They were growing into them and that continues on in the second movie.”

A-Film has given us 10 duotickets and 2 soundtracks by Mica Levi from the newest movie by Jonathan Glazer who is now already called the next Stanley Kubrick! The newest film from the man who previously made some excellent videoclips features Scarlet Johannsson as a femme fatale who murders her victims.

A lot of you knew the proper answer to our contest, but only the following persons were randomly selected as our winners :

FOLLOWING WINNERS (12x):

• Maxim-Igor P., 9000 Gent (soundtrack)
• Mike V., 9032 Wondelgem (soundtrack)
• Frank B., 2000 antwerpen (duo ticket)
• Nancy D., 2610 wilrijk (duo ticket)
• Tim W., 2180 Ekeren (duo ticket)
• Vliegen M., 3660 opglabbeek (duo ticket)
• Michael B., 2060 Antwerpen (duo ticket)
• Greta F., 2288 Bouwel (duo ticket)
• Nico V., 2150 Borsbeek (duo ticket)
• Rosa V., 2270 Herenthout (duo ticket)
• Fons V., 2288 Bouwel (duo ticket)
• Dien D., 1930 Zaventem (duo ticket)

MERCIFUL NUNS are one of the few bands that foster their own unique style which is actually rather cool. Seldom have I encountered such a telling and comprehensive work of art comprising graphics & cover art, stage imagery, lyrics, videos, trailers and still images of the band as that which has become representative of the MERCIFUL NUNS. “Post Goth?” - Artaud’s telling response to the question how the MERCIFUL NUNS’ sound could be defined. Somehow one cannot help but agree with such sentiment. What Artaud Seth, Jawa and Jón Tmoh deliver with METEORA VII is arguably an outstanding work of art, laced with Post-Goth hymns as only the MERCIFUL NUNS can offer. Setting an extraordinarily elevated standard in musical quality, never excessive but always hitting a point of focus, we find ourselves taken back to the mystical places Artaud traversed during his first musical incarnation: GARDEN OF DELIGHT and their seminal album NECROMANTEION IV – ancient Greece and the Hellenic Pantheon.

METEORA (ancient Greek: “to elevate”)

“When fog envelopes the METEORA rock at dawn we can sometimes see the monasteries. They appear to be floating.” Artaud

When listening to METEORA one quickly realises that the contextual lyrical plane recently occupied by Artaud has changed. Surreal and fictionalised events replace otherworldly themes as well as complex and universal questions pertaining to the origins of mankind. We move into a “Soul Room” in the KARMA INN, accompany ELEKTRA along “Concubine Street”, interpret signs & symbols from the future on the PHANTOM WALL, race through life at the SPEED OF LIGHT and lose all earthbound traction whilst exploring curious and strange entities, traverse Eleusinian grounds and observe the spawning of new galaxies until we finally reach an Acheronian place of calm and solitude in A PLACE BEYOND.

The KARMA INN

“…a cosmic hotel with 12 rooms at the event horizon between this world and the beyond. A place of transformation and the stomping ground of earthbound, corporeal and exoplanetary entities.” Artaud.

It is nothing short of a remarkable achievement; considering the short period of time in which Artaud Seth and his MERCIFUL NUNS have managed to establish themselves at the pinnacle of the international Goth Rock Scene. Having amassed a comprehensive and richly diverse following, with a level of interaction exceeding conventional musical horizons and regular gatherings in a global network of Lodges imbued with the scent of exclusiveness; they organise gigs, release-parties and serve as the band’s mouthpiece in their respective countries. Currently there are 21 Lodges operating in 21 countries. 

33 Degrees of the A.A.S.R. (Ensoph)

“For me the 33rd Degree represents a metaphor for perfection, alluding to Freemasonry as something that can be deemed god-like.” Artaud

The album is available in a beautifully created, rendered in an almost pitch black 6 panel digipack featuring an integrated booklet. As with all previous MERCIFUL NUNS covers an archaic logo designed by Artaud adorns the album’s front cover. “The graphic representation of my conceptual and contextual ideas is rather important to me. Every element ought to complement, even supplement each other as an integral unit. If a symbol by itself is deemed not entirely sufficient I simply create character fonts to add contextual weight and this particular style has developed into a secondary, explanatory level to my art work.” Artaud 

METEORA raises many questions to which we humans have been seeking answers since time immemorial. Who are we? Where do we go? Where do we come from? Who created us? Such and even more fundamental aspects which compel us to acknowledge in reverence the beauty and complexity of our universe. METEORA offers suggestions, thoughts and ideas without preaching them, it asks questions and shares insight which should lead the listener to his or her very own conclusions. Rather fittingly and somewhat reminiscent of Socrates the Greek philosopher. Elektra, Triton, Hades, Eleusinian Grounds and Morphogenetic Fields escort us through the ancient mythology to METEORA - that place of contemplation in which we find close proximity to the Divine. And I am certain that the MERCIFUL NUNS have erected the superstructure of their own KARMA INN in this most sacred of locations, where we can pause for a moment or two in order to marvel at the beauty of transformation.

The news of the day in movieworld comes from Guillermo del Toro as Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures have announced that they will release “Pacific Rim 2” worldwide on Friday, April 7, 2017 in both in 3D and IMAX 3D.

Del Toro will direct again, there's nothing known so far about the cast.