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Der Satiriker und Illustrator Hans Traxler ist gestorben

Der Satiriker, Maler, Zeichner, Illustrator Hans Traxler ist im Alter von 97 Jahren in Frankfurt am Main gestorben. Das gab das Caricatura Museum Frankfurt im Namen der Familie bekannt. Traxler war Mitbegründer der Satiremagazine “Pardon” und “Titanic”. Er war Mitglied der Künstlergruppe “Neue Frankfurter Schule”.

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/kultur/der-satiriker-und-illustrator-hans-traxler-ist-gestorben,VTOwDLK

Der Satiriker und Illustrator Hans Traxler ist gestorben

Der Satiriker, Maler, Zeichner, Illustrator Hans Traxler ist im Alter von 97 Jahren in Frankfurt am Main gestorben. Das gab das Caricatura Museum Frankfurt im Namen der Familie bekannt. Traxler war Mitbegründer der Satiremagazine “Pardon” und “Titanic”. Er war Mitglied der Künstlergruppe “Neue Frankfurter Schule”.

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/kultur/der-satiriker-und-illustrator-hans-traxler-ist-gestorben,VTOwDLK

Titanic: The Stacked Deck

The Stacked Deck
by Stewart Stafford

I am the last man alive on the Titanic.
Do they commemorate rote chivalry?
Did they notice in the lifeboats
as I was savaged by the ravenous sea?

Into choking darkness, I fell tumbling,
The ship’s name eaten up in black,
Freezing water smothered my lungs;
Even if found, there’s no way back.

Women and children first, they said!
Our end certain as the sinking prow,
Would mothers now nobly step aside
to grant my final resting place somehow?

Classless wine, champagne bottles bobbed;
Numb fingers clasped at Old World pleasantries.
From the mass grave: “Tomb it may concern…”
The guilty waves murmur my eulogies.

© 2026 Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.

A Look Back at Scary Movie (2000)

Disclaimer: This is my original work with details by doing personal research and watching the movie more than once. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.

Welcome back, film buffs and fellow geeks. Today, we go back to the year 2000 which saw the release of the original Scary Movie. It was a parody film that poked fun on the slasher film genre with Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) as the major references. For teen comedy, it parodied American Pie (1999) which in my opinion is its 3rd main reference.

After getting released in cinemas in July 2000, Scary Movie (with a production budget of less than $20 million) opened way beyond everyone’s expectations grossing a then record $42.3 million (the highest opening weekend for an R-rated movie). It ended with over $157 million in North America and its worldwide total was at $278,019,771. By comparison, Scream (1996) grossed $173 million worldwide while I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) had global ticket sales of $125.6 million.

Months later, Scary Movie opened here in the Philippines and I was fortunate enough to have seen it in one of Festival Mall’s original cinemas (1998-2024). After that, I replayed Scary Movie on DVD and cable TV, and saw most of its sequels.

With the newest Scary Movie (2026) playing in cinemas around the world, it is not surprising that the original Scary Movie of 2000 suddenly got featured in YouTube retrospective videos, retro movie reviews, movie podcasts and the like. Indeed, now is a good time to look back at the one movie that led to a franchise.

With those details laid down, here is a look back at Scary Movie (2000) starring Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, Jon Abrahams, Dave Sheridan, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth, and Lochlyn Munro under the direction of Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Early story

The story begins on the night of Halloween. A student named Drew (Carmen Electra) is alone at home and was about to cook herself some popcorn when she suddenly received a telephone call. The talk over the phone start friendly until Drew realizes she’s being watched by the caller. Suddenly a person dressed as Ghostface appears inside her house forcing her to make hasty decisions to survive.

Drew runs outside. As Ghostface grabs her, Drew’s clothes fall off exposing her body and underwear. Ghostface stabs her on the breast only to remove one of her silicone implants. Drew notices their family car approaching fast but she got hit accidentally as her father (the driver) was distracted. Ghostface eventually kills Drew.

A very short time later, the local high school got swarmed by several members of the press. The murder of Drew caused a major disturbance there. At school, Cindy Campbell meets with her boy friend Bobby Prinze, and their friends Brenda Meeks, Ray Wilkins, Greg Phillippe, Buffy Gilmore, and Shorty.

During class, Cindy notices Ghostface watching from a distance. She opens an anonymous letter with a message from the writer that he knows what happened during the previous Halloween. This compels Cindy and her friends to reflect about the hit-and-run accident they were involved in the previous year. They assume the masked killer stalking them is seeking revenge for the cover-up…

Quality

This old movie is still very entertaining to watch. Under Keenen Ivory Wayans’ direction and his brothers’ involvement in writing the script, there is a strong emphasis on parodying films with the adult moviegoers in mind, and there definitely is a strong storytelling structure all throughout. There is a fine mix of comedy, horror, action and pop culture references throughout.

The comedic scenes or acts were done organically. Not one funny scene felt fake nor wooden. There definitely is something funny to see most of the time and very few films made me laugh or smile all throughout. When it comes to parodying key scenes from established films like Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), American Pie (1999), Scream 2 (1997), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Blair Witch Project (1999) and The Matrix (1999), the filmmakers went all-in to entertain viewers and I can say they were really successful here.

Apart from making parodies, Wayans and his team even went as far as doing their own remakes of key scenes from Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and American Pie, complete with camera angles that strongly replicated those from the established films. With such creativity and passion behind the efforts, Scary Movie crafted its own narrative and had something fresh to show at a time when the slasher horror sub-genre of film was revitalized in American pop culture during the 1990s. In other words, there is something for American moviegoers to relate with in this film.

Along the way, the filmmakers got fine performances from the cast. To begin with, Anna Faris really stood out as Cindy Campbell and she showed a fine range of acting. Even though she only had a few professional acting credentials at the time of filming, Faris proved she can be the sweet girlfriend towards Bobby (Jon Abrahams), a real friend towards her friends (played by Marlon Wayans, Regina Hill, Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth, Dave Sheridan and Lochlyn Munro), be broken-hearted in reaction to betrayal, and even be an effective action performer. Faris is also good with executing comedy and her performance parodying the “What are you waiting for?” moment from I Know What You Did Last Summer is a must-see. This movie marks Faris’ breakout role and she became an essential player as the Scary Movie franchise grew in the years that followed.

Dave Sheridan as Doofy is absolutely cartoony and exaggerated, and also one of the more defining characters of the film. Regina Hill as the girlfriend of Shawn Wayans’ character ranges from talkative to annoying. Marlon Wayans is the 2nd most notable performer in the cast and he symbolizes the stoned guy while successfully delivering a lot of funny moments. Lochlyn Munro as Greg is the high-school jock who is arrogant, uptight and even panicky.

The most surprising cast member here is Shannon Elizabeth as the rich and promiscuous Buffy Gilmore. Before watching Scary Movie, I saw Elizabeth in a small yet very notable sexy role as Nadia in American Pie and I was not surprised when she was presented as a walking sex symbol in this movie. Elizabeth surprised me with the huge amount of acting she did (easily overwhelming her limited acts in American Pie) being emotional, funny, and even sarcastic. As such, Shannon Elizabeth here is memorable to watch here.

As mentioned earlier, there is structure in the storytelling here. Even though a lot of films were parodied and some others were mentioned or visually shown, the filmmakers never lost their direction on telling the story in a coherent manner. In fact, Scary Movie’s story is still the best and the most solid among its many films within the franchise. As such, I enjoyed what was told and there definitely is a plot resolution to the crisis and paranoia that started early.

Conclusion

With a nice mix of inspired works by the filmmakers, the fine performances of the cast members, the unrestrained adulterated comedy, sufficient number of parodies done and the solid storytelling executed, I can easily say that Scary Movie (2000) is still very enjoyable to watch from start to finish.

It is a parody film that was never compromised by the disease of political correctness (which Hollywood has too much of nowadays plus the other disease of wokeness) and the filmmakers succeeded in making something fun to watch without fearing of any potential backlash from moviegoers who might get offended. This movie also had perfect timing with its release during the summer of 2000 as many moviegoers were still aware of the many films parodied (or referenced at). By today’s standards, Scary Movie (2000) stood the test of time and many other comedies or parody films released by modern-day Hollywood (or Commiewood since Hollywood itself has too many woke nuts, modern-day Communists and social justice warriors who love to ruin entertainment).

Scary Movie (2000) is not just the best film of its own franchise. It is still the very best parody movie Hollywood has produced in the 21st century and nothing else comes close to it. As such, its replay value and fun factor remain very strong. That said, I am glad to have seen this movie in the local cinema and replayed it from time to time.

Overall, Scary Movie (2000) is highly recommended.

+++++

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new found land

Whiteness enough off that coast to last a summer,
with chunks sized to drift among swells
like lost boats rising bottoms up to glimmer,

then dropping from a coastal watcher's view
halfway from here to wherever it is sky
comes down to touch water, blue on blue,

or even larger continents of white
shot through with green, shouldering breakers
with unhurried calm, things for night

to break on, or even day. You and I,
not having seen such before, go out
to frame each other with one in a camera's eye

and watch a schooner nosing among bays
scalloped along fringes of the beast.
The little ship goes near, but turns away

over and over to run, a cur who knows how strong
the behemoth it harries, how final its mere touch.
The white rock nothing notes, but wades along,

a mindless thing, and yet it knows command: we
think of the Titanic, sleeping in her mud --
having discharged frail cargo on the sea.

-- shonin #poetry #newfoundland #icebergs #Titanic

#conspiracy ??? #jpmorgan #titanic #fed #centralbank #fiat #currency #money #fascism

in #monopoly #capitalism = modern day #feudalism not #education or #intelligence earns most #money, no whoever owns #assets everyone else is dependant on = #exploitation = will ultimately lead to less #innovation + destruction of #mankind,, #rich vs #poor #inequality growing rapidly = #collapse of #society thank you

= no matter how #smart #people or #government are or act: will lose game to whoever prints #money and buys + owns the #assets (#bank, #centralbank)

the #solution: every Dollar or Euro or Pesos invested in your own #INDEPENDENCE from the #financesystem is well invested. #water, #food, #energy, DO IT NOW!

Related shipwreck treasure

www.titanic2.ca

Here lie the remains of 150 victims of one of history’s most tragic maritime disasters.

https://titanic2ca.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/here-lie-the-remains-of-150-victims-of-one-of-historys-most-tragic-maritime-disasters/

Ausschnitt aus der WDR 2-Satiresendung "Zugabe" mit Sigrid Fischer (April 1997)
Darin: Thomas Freitag: "Untergang der Titanic" (5 Akte); Lufthansa-Pilot Jens Henning Hansen

https://youtu.be/wJ4TG3T9Hyo

#wdr2 #zugabe #sigridfischer #satire #comedy #kabarett #radio #medien #radiosendung #aircheck #thomasfreitag #titanic #reisen #april1997 #flugkapitän #kapitän #westdeutscherrundfunk #wdr #pilot #lufthansa #flugzeug #flugzeugabsturz #germanwings #retro #nostalgie #throwback #flashback

Aboard the Titanic, two women fight for the futures they dream of, fraught with secrets that could change everything. I recommend with reservations. My review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookReview #ShipofDreams #Titanic #DonnaJonesAlward #HarperCollins #HistoricalFiction #NetGalley #ARCReview

http://bargain-sleuth.com/2025/10/23/%f0%9f%93%9aship-of-dreams-a-novel-by-donna-jones-alward-bookreview-harpercollins-arcreview-titanic-historicalfiction/

The early morning hours of 15 April 1912, and time is running out for time-tunnellers Doug Phillips and Tony Newman, who remain trapped aboard the sinking RMS Titanic. Only a desperate gamble by their colleagues back at Project Tic-Toc can save them.

#TheTimeTunnel #Titanic #JamesDarren #IrwinAllen #RetroSciFi #TimeTunnel

"I've no right to take a place in one of those lifeboats..."

April 15th, 1912: As the Titanic continues to sink, Tony (James Darren) attempts to convince a reluctant Althea (Susan Hampshire) that her life is worth saving.

#TheTimeTunnel #Titanic #JamesDarren #SusanHampshire #IrwinAllen #RetroSciFi #TimeTunnel

"It occurs to me now you may even know whether I will die tonight"

Aboard the sinking RMS Titanic, time travellers Tony Newman (James Darren) and Doug Phillips (Robert Colbert) have a difficult conversation with Captain Smith (Michael Rennie).

#TheTimeTunnel #Titanic #JamesDarren #IrwinAllen #RetroSciFi

Jimmy Hynes conducting the ConFraternity Band today and "De Banks" in #Cobh.

#speirgorm #spéirgorm #coast #corkCoast #coCork #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #cork #cobh #mastodaoine #brassBand #bandStand #titanic

🌍 ■ El testamento inválido de una víctima multimillonaria del sumergible Titán deja una herencia de 92.000 euros para una fortuna de 340 millones de euros ■ La implosión del submarino dejó cinco víctimas mortales.
https://www.huffingtonpost.es/global/el-testamento-invalido-victima-multimillonaria-sumergible-titan-deja-herencia-92000-euros-fortuna-340-millones-euros.html?int=MASTODON_WORLD

#submarinos #global #sucesos #titanic #titan #submarino

#Titanic #WHOI #Ocean #AtlanticOcean #ShipWreck #History #HistoricalSites

This is pretty incredible. This is new footage that was released a few months ago.

Stumbled onto this due to the missing submarine of Titanic tourists that is currently being searched for. $250K a seat.

https://youtu.be/kmfjjsRbKCY

Den Kapitalismus in seinem Lauf …

… hält weder Ochs noch Esel auf. Und schon gar nicht ein paar revolutionäre Zwerge. Best of 26. April 2023
1969 wollte eine Gruppe revolutionärer Spiegel-Mitarbeiter*innen den Besitzer der Produktionsmittel Rudolf Augstein in die Wüste schicken. Der wollte aber nicht in die Wüste. Einerseits Dickschädel, andererseits aber auch schlau, vereinbarte er […]

https://extradienst.net/2023/04/27/den-kapitalismus-in-seinem-lauf/

Den Kapitalismus in seinem Lauf …

… hält weder Ochs noch Esel auf. Und schon gar nicht ein paar revolutionäre Zwerge. Best of 26. April 2023
1969 wollte eine Gruppe revolutionärer Spiegel-Mitarbeiter*innen den Besitzer der Produktionsmittel Rudolf Augstein in die Wüste schicken. Der wollte aber nicht in die Wüste. Einerseits Dickschädel, andererseits aber auch schlau, vereinbarte er […]

https://extradienst.net/2023/04/27/den-kapitalismus-in-seinem-lauf/