Mercy (2000 film)

Mercy is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Damian Harris and starring Ellen Barkin. The movie was based on a novel written by David L. Lindsey.

Plot

Detective Cathy Palmer (Ellen Barkin) is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie (Peta Wilson), who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.

Cast

Mercy (comics)

Mercy (Abigail Mercy Wright) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Fictional character biography

Abigail Mercy Wright is an extremely unpredictable and dangerous foe, and has given multiple explanations to her origin, including being an alien, and angel, or, much later, a woman who gained her powers through radiation treatments to save her from brain cancer. She considers herself on a mission of "mercy" to "help" those who are overcome with despair, but don't have the strength to commit suicide, believing that she is doing them a favor. This can include anything from dropping an electric toaster into the bath, to guiding the spirit of a comatose person to the afterlife.The Hulk is one of the few people Mercy has been unable to "help," as he refuses to stop fighting, no matter how horrible his existence may be.

As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Mercy later appears as one of the Red Hulk's recruits for his new black ops incarnation of the Thunderbolts.

Mercy (Muse song)

"Mercy" is a song by English rock band Muse from their seventh album, Drones. It was released as the second single from the album on 18 May 2015.

Background

The song is part of a concept album about "the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors". On the band's website, writer and singer Matthew Bellamy stated that "[t]he opening line of ‘Mercy’ - Help me I’ve fallen on the inside - is a reference to the protagonist knowing and recognizing that they have lost something, they have lost themselves. This is where they realize they’re being overcome by the dark forces that were introduced in ‘Psycho’."

Song description

In his review of Drones, NME's Mark Beaumont described the song as "infectious electro-rock".Consequence of Sound's Collin Brennan called it an "anthem" reminiscent of "latter-day U2". In similar fashion, Gigwise's Andrew Trendell described the song as a "driving and pulsing piano-led arena power-anthem". Likening it to the music from the band's fourth album Black Holes And Revelations, he called the song a "close cousin to 'Starlight'[...], albeit with a rejuvenated energy and very forward-looking approach".

Transparent (New York rock band)

Transparent is a rock band from upstate New York consisting of Matthew Sassano (vocals), Bradley Meise (guitars), Quintin Olix (guitars). Transparent's song, "Bridges" is the main menu song on NASCAR The Game: Inside Line that was released on November 6, 2012. The band released their first full-length album, Light in Darkness, with 11 original songs on June 6, 2013. They have opened for bands such as Project 86, Scarlet White and Cry to the Blind. The band was formed in October 2010. Their logo consists of a pink and purple ribcage, which is prevalently used on promotional materials and the album covers of the untitled 4 song demo (2011), 8 song "Light in Darkness EP" (2012) and the 11 song full length album, "Light in Darkness" (2013).

Beginnings of Transparent

Transparent (Coil album)

Transparent is a collaborative release by the band Coil with Zos Kia and credited to "Zos Kia/Coil".

The cassette version was released in 1984 on Nekrophile Rekords with catalogue number NRC 05. The CD version was released in 1997 on the label "Threshold House" with catalogue number LOCI CD 13. The 12" version of this was released in 1998 on "Eskaton/World Serpent" with catalogue number ESKATON 017.

The vinyl is etched as follows:
Side A: ZONE OF SOULS
Side B: KILLED IN ACTION

Track listing

Cassette release

Side A:

Side B: