#Absence of Malice

[angelobadalamenti]

Absence of Malice (1981) dir. Sydney Pollack

[lizyork8509]

After watching Sweet Bird Of Youth (1962), I decided to list some of my favorite Paul Newman films. Youth’s not a favorite- it was ok - but Newman & Geraldine Page both did great jobs.

Favorite Paul Newman films:

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

The Sting (1973)

The Towering Inferno (1974)

Road to Perditon (2002)

Slap Shot (1977)

The Verdict (1982)

Absence of Malice (1981)

[cinemajunkie70]

A very happy birthday in the afterlife to Paul Newman!!

[onefootin1941]

[midwesternartlovertraveler]

She was a great actress. She gave a great performance in Absence of Malice.

[mad-prophet-of-the-airwaves]

Rest in peace, Melinda Dillon (1939-2023).

[cemyafilmarsiv]

Journalism Films

Zodiac, David Fincher

Salvador, Oliver Stone

Network, Sidney Lumet

Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy

True Story, Rupert Goold

Shattered Glass, Billy Ray

Spotlight, Tom McCarthy

Citizenfour, Laura Poitras

Brut Force, Eve Symington

The Post, Steven Spielberg

State Of Play, Kevin Macdonald

Deadline U.S.A., Richard Brooks

The Parallax View, Alan J. Pakula

Absence of Malice, Sydney Pollack

Broadcast News, James L. Brooks

Veronica Guerin, Joel Schumacher

Kill The Messenger, Michael Cuesta

The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson

All The President's Men, Alan J. Pakula

Good Night and Good Luck, George Clooney

Bonus: Anchorman directed by Adam McKay

[kristenswig]

#143. Absence of Malice - Sydney Pollack

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Absence of Malice (Pollack, 1981)

[haute-lifestyle-com]

Sydney Pollack: A Subliminal Existentialist, from Indiana Historical Society Press, presents author Wes Gehring's passionate homage to director Sydney Pollack and examines ten of his best-known films, each widely considered both critical and commercial successes. Sydney Pollack Book Review - Enlightening, Entertaining, A Treat #janetwalker #hautelifestylecom #theentertainmentzonecom #bookreview #film #filmhistorian #filmmakers #filmindustry 

[greensparty]

Remembering Melinda Dillon and Louise Harrison

Here is my combined remembrance of two we lost today:

Remembering Melinda Dillon 1939-2023

Actress Melinda Dillon has died at 83. She was one of those actresses you didn’t see too often, but was always good in everything she was in no matter how small the role. She was Oscar-nominated for two films: Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice. How awesome was she as single mother Jillian in Close Encounters, searching for her son! 

Dillon and Cary Guffey in Close Encounters

Other notable performances include Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory, the hockey classic Slap Shot, Ralphie’s mom in A Christmas Story, and Reign Over Me. But one of her greatest performances was as Rose, the wife of Jimmy Gator in Magnolia. That’s an incredible cast and she definitely shined in the scene where she confronted Jimmy. She was also notable on Broadway, where she was Tony-nominated for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

The link above is the obit from Hollywood Reporter.

Remembering Louise Harrison 1931-2023

The older sister of George Harrison has died at 91. She was 12 years older than George. After she got married she moved from Liverpool to the U.S. to Missouri. By 1963, she was now living in Benton, IL. Just as The Beatles were taking off, George went to visit his sister in Benton. He was the first Beatle to visit America. There’s a good documentary A Beatle in Benton Illinois all about George’s visit to Benton in 1963 to visit Louise. In 1964, when Beatle-Mania hit, Louise went on local radio to promote her brother’s band. She even wrote a book My Kid Brother’s Band A.K.A The Beatles.

George and Louise in 1964

The link above is the obit from Courier and Press.

[vallygirl285]

RIP Melinda Dillon. Loved her in Slap Shot, Close Encounters of a Third Kind, Absence of Malice and of course A Christmas Story.

Wonderful scene from Absence of Malice between two incredible actresses.

[blurred-honey]

Doctor who is about how absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the only things that can possibly stop it are beautiful women with all their emotions and flaws and assumptions and goodness and badness wrapped together with a messy bow tie and a splattering of tears to top it off

[aads22]

The highest form of knowledge is empathy.

[phantomsita]

top 5 albums of all time??

OHFUCKOHFUCK okay

Probably, currently:

Malice Mizer - Merveilles

Jack Off Jill - Clear Hearts Grey Flowers

Holding Absence - The Greatest Mistake Of My Life

I See Stars - Treehouse

Peach Pit - Being So Normal

I would also put a few more as like ‘honorable mentions’ but there’s way too many for me to choose to do that

Also other than the first two I don’t really have a top 5 of all time, it changes around pretty frequently tbh

[wannaeatramyeon]

Ryuhei Kuroda x Reader: Imaginary

G/N. Some fluff cos I miss him too. Masterlists

Everyone has heard about you in Workers.

At first, they had thought it was just the delusional ramblings of their executive, Ryuhei Kuroda.

Finally driven mad after Mitsuki's absence and making up tall tales about a mysterious new person to take the edge off the heartache.

You're the cutest, the prettiest, the smartest he would gush to anyone within earshot. You had a smile that could light up the darkest corner and a warmth that could thaw the coldest person.

Supposedly.

Kenta has had the misfortune to hear all about this. And Mandeok. And Yuseong. And Eugene.

Your name has been crowbarred into conversations that really have nothing to do with you. Into meetings and conferences and awkward journeys in the car that no matter how many times Ryuhei is asked to shut up, he will still find a way to bring you up.

Most of it should have been easy to ignore. His friends and colleagues figured these made up stories would soon fade away.

Then the delusion worsened.

Ryuhei's phone wallpaper was changed to a picture of the two of you. The sun's glare was a bit too full to make out all your features, filter a bit too strong, and well-

It all seemed a bit too fake. Whether with the power of Photoshop or AI was anyone's guess.

The lower level workers nodded and smiled politely whenever Ryuhei showed them that picture of you. All the senior team just ignored him.

And it was sorta easy to ignore. Except the number of pictures grew and grew.

Until it becomes obvious that you are real or Ryuhei is spending a psychotic amount of time creating fake couple pics. The evidence that you are not the result of his imagination working overtime is beginning to look pretty indisputable, yet no-one truly, one hundred percent, ruled out the latter.

"Very good," Eugene comments, not even looking and pushing Ryuhei's phone away when it is thrust in his face.

Ryuhei beams. "Thanks!"

.

.

The truth startles everyone one evening.

As the Workers employees finish for their day, making their way out of the building and starting their commute home, they spot you waiting in the reception area.

How could they not recognise you? Ryuhei has been showing your face around constantly.

You... You are so much sweeter than Ryuhei is used to. None of the edge or malice that Mitsuki had. One look at you and it's obvious.

No air of manipulation or wrong-doing. Definitely not a likely candidate to drug a man and erase his memories.

Someone normal, without the baggage that comes with their sort of lifestyle.

And maybe with you and Ryuhei, opposites attract.

Eugene's eyes flicker towards you as he walks past. Mandeok, flanking his left, manages to control his jaw from dropping and Yuseong, on the right, shrugs.

Kenta arrives a couple minutes later and double takes. Confusion clouds his features. He stares for a beat too long to be considered polite then also leaves.

You don't notice Kenta or any of the odd looks diverted your way. Your eyes are glued to your phone, soft smile on your face as a series of texts and selfies from Ryuhei come through:

😣😭

Soooorry 😭😭

Just finishing work

*Photo of Ryuhei on the verge of tears in an empty office and a laptop glares behind him*

I hate that you have to wait for me

I hate not seeing you

I hate Eugene

I'll kill him 🤬

Stupid bastard

You're the best

🥰🥰

Thank you for waiting for me ❤️❤️

*Photo of Ryuhei giving you fingers heart and a kissy face*

You text back, short and sweet:

I'll always wait for you

Not even five minutes later, a blur of blonde hair and muscles falls into your lap and wraps you tightly in his arms.

"Fuck work," Ryuhei snarls before turning to you with a toothy grin.

All previous venom is already forgotten as he smothers your face with kisses.