#Beverly Murray

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Cathy's Curse (1977) // Dir. Eddy Matalon

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80s Legends returning to show you how things are done. 😎

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Buster Keaton teaches actress Joan Davis how to throw a pie at Milton Berle's party at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Screen Snapshots host Ken Murray takes a pie to the face at the end.

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Star Trek Insurrection premiered on December 11, 1998. Insurrection was penultimate Star Trek film of the first Star Trek film franchise. It is the only film in the original franchise to not speak or show a Stardate. The events in the film took place in 2375. It was one of the few in either the original or the rebooted film franchise to not have any scenes filmed on or near Earth. It was the last Star Trek film to be rated PG. There was talk of killing Data (Brent Spiner), but the idea was ultimately rejected. This was the second Star Trek film directed by Jonathan Frakes. ("Star Trek: Insurrection", Star Trek, Film Event)

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**Shots of the Movie**

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Cinematographer: Thomas E. Ackerman

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Up next on my Christmas 🎄 movie 🎥 marathon...National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #comedy #christmas #johnhughes #christmasvacation #nationallampoonchristmasvacation #ChevyChase #beverlydangelo #randyquaid #juliettelewis #johnnygalecki #JuliaLouisDreyfus #ellenhamilton #briandoylemurray #DorisRoberts #DianeLadd #maequestal #ripmaequestal #RIPDorisRoberts #johnrandolph #SamMcMurray #williamhickey #ripwilliamhickey #egmarshall #ripegmarshall #dougllewelyn #dvd #80s #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2023

[oldshowbiz]

The vintage Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Beverly Hills.

[petty-crush]

Two or Three Things about “The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood”

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“You were foolish to put all your dough in one picture. You gotta invest, spread those eggs about”

Good advice

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The idea of a piano man playing music for the scenes during the silent era is pretty neat.

Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s bullshit. But it has a distinct pleasure to it

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There is an overhead camera movement to the ruin of theme song writers that is bumpy and odd and altogether a fascinating mess

Similarly, the final moment of pulling a black cat out of the car engine of a superstitious Irish family is easily the funniest moment of the entire picture

[misswarmnights]

The Goldbergs: Murray and Beverly (Tickle Headcanons)

Murray is most ticklish on his neck and knees. He usually hates being tickled because he finds it to be highly irritating. He does tolerate it from Beverly during tender moments, but he will get mad at the kids if they tickle him.

Beverly is not super ticklish, but she does love tickling and being tickled because she knows that it is an adorable way to bond with beloved family. And what could be better than spending time with family? She loves to tickle Barry, Erica, and Adam, and she often wishes that they would get her back – but they rarely do. She tickles Adam the most often since he is the baby of the family.

Murray would playfully tickle his kids when they were little, but he does not tickle them anymore. As for himself, he was never tickled as a child. In fact, Murray didn’t even know that he was ticklish until he began dating.

While Beverly is not the most ticklish woman in the world, she does have her weak spots. She is most sensitive on her sides and thighs. In fact, Barry got his sensitive thighs from his mother.

Sometimes, Beverly even tickles her girlfriends (much to their annoyance) with gooses, pokes, and prods, and then teases them about their reactions. This woman dishes out tickling much more often than she receives it. She is always saying things like, "Tickle, tickle, tickle!" while she is getting someone.

Her favorite way to get Murray is to blow raspberries on his neck which causes him to squeal and possibly spout a curse or two. He is likely to tickle her back and cannot help but smile when he hears that musical giggle of hers.

[therexasher]

On this day, June 25, 2009, Michael Joseph Jackson went into cardiac arrest in his home in Beverly Hills, Los Angelas. 911 was called after several attempts of cpr was performed. The pop singer was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately died at 2:26pm PST time. The news of his death shocked the world, as a result, making the dial tone internet crash. A few days after his death, fans started to speculate that Jackson’s physician, Conrad Murray, had something to do with Jackson’s death. After several trials, Murray was finally convicted in 2011, but he only served two years, being released in October, 2013. Murray had his physician license revoked, and is now in Trinidad trying to get it back.

Some years after Jackson’s death, some even started to speculate that his death was a suicide attempt, after the accusation of child molestation has gotten worse, fans started to think he wanted the easy way out. Can’t say I blame him, if I was investigated by the cops for more than ten years, I’d lose my mind.

My deepest condolences to his family, they lost a son, a brother, a boy who just wanted to get some root of his childhood back as an adult. He’s one of the most caring people I’ve ever came across, it was so wrong what this world did to him. People he thought he could call “friends” betrayed him. I feel so bad for him. Whether it was an intentional death or not, I’m glad his soul is at rest now. Let’s not cry because he died, but instead smile because he was born.

[mermaidsirennikita]

What are your recs for woc in historical romance?

Ooh!

So, obviously there's Beverly Jenkins, who writes exclusively Black heroines (I believe all of her heroes are Black as well). My favorites of hers, both of which have great heroines, are Indigo and Forbidden. Sable (edit: it's Through the Storm, the heroine is named Sable) is also really good.

Beverly's heroines tend to be on the quieter side--very rational and determined to NOT be swept off their feet....... and then they are lmao

Grace Callaway has a great book with a heroine who's of mixed Chinese descent (her paternal grandmother was Chinese). Glory and the Master of Shadows--the Opium Wars figure heavily into it, and Glory sort of struggles with her identity as a woman who is of Chinese descent but wasn't raised around the culture (her hero is Chinese). Grace also wrote a novella called Mrs. Peabody and the Unexpected Duke in which the heroine is mixed race (I believe her mother was Chinese).

Adriana Herrera's Las Leonas series (the last book comes out this year) stars Afro-Latina heroines from the Dominican Republic coming to France! The first book has the heroine with a Scottish noble, the second is a sapphic romance--the other heroine is Latina as well--and the third book is going to star a Latino hero in turn. They're so very good, and you can tell that Adriana researches the hell out of them while also making them suuuuper hot.

Jeannie Lin writes books set in Tang Dynasty China. My favorite so far is The Dragon and the Pearl (former emperor's concubine heroine gets kidnapped by villainous hero, cat and mouse dynamic ensues in which he's soooooo mad that , but Butterfly Swords is also really good. All of her heroines are Chinese, I believe; Butterfly Swords has a white hero, though I think that's the only hero in the series that isn't Chinese.

Liana de la Rosa writes books with Latina woc in her Luna Sisters series. They're a lighter touch, kind of fluffy but clever.

The Marleigh Sisters series by Amita Murray is good, and it features heroines whose father was white and whose mother was Indian. They both have a bit of mystery to 'em.

Lisa Rayne's Never Cross a Highlander is quite good--it's a Highlander romance (duh) with Black leads. The hero sort of accidentally kidnaps the heroine, which is hilarious.

One Season with the Duke by Addy Du Lac (she's on here too @thataddylady) is really good! It's a friends to lovers marriage of convenience book with a Scottish hero and a Black heroine. She's an heiress who's sort of being preyed upon by a guy who wants her to $$$, so naturally she just runs off to Scotland with her childhood friend who's hot now and NOBLY marries her and his secret love for her isn't a factor AT ALL.

[undeath1245]

Headcanon full names for the TD contestants

I figured that I should share my list of headcanon full names of each of the characters of Total Drama, with a couple of exceptions here and there (i.e. Chris McLean, Blainely O'Halloran, Alejandro Burromuerto, Cody Anderson, Harold McGrady, Devon "DJ" Joseph, Dakota Milton, Lightning Jackson, Cameron Wilkins, Nichelle LaDonna, Valentina MacArthur). Results may possibly vary.

Original Total Drama contestants

Gwendolyn York (sharing the same name as the York Region)

Trent McAllister

Duncan van Jensen

Courtney Ferrera

Heather Yang

Lindsay Berglund

Tyler Greenwood

Bethany Collins

Geoff Baskerville

Brigette Heinemann

Justin Carroway

LeShawna Martin

Isabella Crampton

Eva Alexandrova

Sierra McAnthony

Katie Bisonette

Sadie Jeong

Ezekiel Brimstone

Revenge of the Island contestants

Michael Holmvik

Zoey Abendroth

Brick Hopkins

Scott Bronson

Josephine "Jo" Arnold

Samuel Braxton

Anna Marie Lombardi

Dawn Nicholson

Beverly "B" Norwood

Staci Murray

Pahkitew Island contestants

Shawn Romero

Jasmine Abbott

Sky Rouleau

David Corduroy

Sugar van Hoffman

Amanda Dufresne

Samantha Dufresne

Topher Fellows

Ella Grimm

Maxwell Hunter

Scarlett McGrady

Rodney Fieldston

Leonard Hammersmith

Winslow Beardman

The Ridonculous Race contestants

Devin Letterman

Carrie Brennan

Thomas Wesley

Jennifer Walcott

Brody Simpson

Stephanie Fairchild

Ryan Carmichael

Rosalind Sanders

Josée Guillaume

Jacques Beaumont

Emma Zhong

Katherine Zhong

Stuart Rockford

Theodore Spudman

Dwayne Broker Sr.

Dwayne Broker Jr.

Kelly Greenwood

Taylor Greenwood

Jay Henderson

Mickey Henderson

Ennui Craven

Marie Crimson

Tammy Lundgren

Laurie Delcroix

Kristoffersen Miles

Ellody Newton

Marie Poindexter

Chet Levett

Lorenzo Antonelli

Gerry Drummond

Peter McLean

Total Drama Revival contestants

Caleb Edwards

Priya Rouhani

Millie Baldridge

Hezekias "Zee" Wanchai

Julie Martinson

Mary Kate "MK" Chung

Wayne Rupert

Raj Samaroo

Bowie Davison (based on the late English pop star)

Emma Wahlgren

Damien Laurence

Ripper Alderman

Axel Emerson

Chase Rodgers

Lauren "Scary Girl" Metcalf (sharing the same name as the actress)

Why don't you share me your fan name ideas?

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Andrew Scott on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show with Beverly Knight and Judy Murray.

(Apologies for the audio, if you can, listen on the BBC player instead)

The guests arrived at 1:39:16 BBC player timestamp, Andrew's main interview bit about Vanya begins around 2:07:20 but there are other don't miss highlights scattered before that which aren't included here.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001mbc6

[brokehorrorfan]

Cathy's Curse will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on May 28 via Severn Films. The 1977 Canadian supernatural horror film is also known as Such a Sweet Little Girl.

Inspired by the success of The Exorcist, The Omen, and Carrie, the movie is directed by Eddy Matalon from a script he co-wrote with Myra Clément and Alain Sens-Cazenave. Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray, and Randi Allen star.

Both the director's cut and US release version have been newly scanned in 4K from the recently discovered negatives. It features reversible artwork.

A booklet written by filmmaker Simon Barrett (You're Next) and horror historian Brian Collins is included. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Director's cut (91 minutes)

US release cut (82 minutes)

Audio commentary by filmmaker Simon Barrett and horror historian Brian Collins (US cut)

Theatrical trailers

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Director's cut (91 minutes)

US release cut (82 minutes)

Audio commentary by filmmaker Simon Barrett and horror historian Brian Collins (US cut)

Interview with director Eddy Matalon

Interview with Alan Scarfe

Interview with actress Randi Allen and costume designer Joyce Allen

Screening introduction by horror historian Brian Collins

Theatrical trailers

In 1947, a young girl is roasted alive in a car accident. Thirty years later, her grown brother returns to their childhood home with his mentally unstable wife and sweet daughter Cathy. But when the dead aunt’s vengeful spirit possesses the child, it will unleash an unnerving nightmare of creepy mediums, demonic dolls, and plenty of sick ‘70s foul-mouthed moppet mayhem.

Pre-order Cathy's Curse.