#Hal Film Maker

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Production Artwork from Ōban Star-Racers

[pinceauarcenciel]

Previews of my 5-page comic done in collab with @squidpro-quo for the @princesstutuzine~ Come here, little children, and listen to this tale ⚙️✨

🐥 Preorders are open until August 29th! 🐥

※ Fanart: Princess Tutu © Ikuko Itoh / Hal Film Maker

[lazytitans-world]

Wish AU

Part 1: Background and Introductions

I have been inspired by the writings of @rascalentertainments and @annymation that I have decided to throw my hat in the ring of Wish AU's. I felt that Wish had a lot of potential to be a modern Disney classic but I feel the creative choices made by the team leant it to be more of a simple movie than one might have hoped for from a 100-year anniversary movie. So, after a lot of mulling over I decided that I want to do a re-write of Wish.

This version of Wish has Asha and Star (who in this version is a mute human-like figure) on a quest to stop Magnifico from hoarding and consuming all the wishes to gain power. During this quest, our duo will encounter characters and situations that harken back to previous Disney films.

I want to revisit the idea of the hamlet but instead of making it a hidden hideaway from Magnifico, it is more or less a slum area for those who cannot afford to live inside the walls of Rosas yet are still loyal to the king (though few if anyone has ever gotten their wish granted by the king himself). Magnifico cares nothing for those who live in the hamlet area yet gives them false hope that one day their wishes may come true, he only cares for their wishes.

Our story would start just like the movie's, with a lore dump through a story book that tells of how Magnifico founded Rosas along with his wife Amaya. This backstory would be unchanged from the movie.

Asha still works as a tour guide for Rosas and her hard work and dedication to the kingdom has caught the interest of Queen Amaya and she recommends Asha interviews for an apprenticeship with the king. Asha is excited about not only being able to work with the king himself but this opportunity could also help those in the hamlet as well, especially her grandfather Sabino who is turning 100 years old and was a part of the founding of Rosas.

Asha does have friends her age from both the hamlet and inside of Rosas. The characters of Dahlia, Safi and Dario are from the hamlet yet work in the king's personal kitchen with Dahlia being the pastry maker with Safi and Dario as her assistants. Bazeema, Hal, Gabo and Simon grew up inside the castle walls with Simon wanting to be a knight but is constantly falling asleep, Bazeema and Hal working in a florist shop and Gabo working as a stable boy who constantly is at odds with the animals who like to joke around with him as his anger amuses them. Bazeema could either have a crush on Safi, who frequents the store but can't stay long due to his allergies and his shyness around Bazeema, or Hal who she is inspired by to get out of her shell more.

Asha's interview with the king goes exactly how it does in the movie with Asha finding out that most of the wishes will never be granted and those that do get granted seem to only benefit the king himself or the wellbeing of the palace area of Rosas, and not the hamlet. Instead of making her watch the wishing ceremony, Asha hurries back to her home in tears and tells her family about what she experienced but they don't believe her as they are still somewhat loyal to the king. Her family leaves for the wishing ceremony that evening and Asha and her pet goat Valentino head to the wishing tree her and her father would sit in when she was a child before he passed away.

[tanejineri]

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This blog is created and run by @honey-snap (DNF <18) and is in no way affiliated with Nintendo, GameFreak, nor HAL Laboratory.

   ABOUT ME

Name - Rosie-Psi (Psi for this account)

DOB (MM/DD/YYYY) - 06/14/2004

Gender - Male

Level of Education - High School Diploma

Occupation - Unemployed

   INTERESTS / FAVORITES

Hobbies - Art (Sketching/Drawing, Animation, Writing), Cooking, uhh i dont fucking know

Books - The Notebook Trilogy (The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie [only really on an analysis level]), Warriors (Series), im going to get back to reading i swear

Films - Watership Down (1978), The Prince of Egypt, The Lion King (1994), How To Train Your Dragon [1+2], The End of Evangelion, Hereditary, Spider-Man: [Adjective] the Spiderverse (so all of it), The Fox and the Hound

TV Series - Neon Genesis Evangelion (im not one of those fans i swear), Invincible, Devilman Crybaby, TRON: Uprising, Arcane

Music - MUSE, Radiohead, femtanyl, Periphery, Lapfox Trax/HALLEY LABS, RYUWAVE, RedOgre, Terrorfakt, Converter

Video Games - ULTRAKILL, Rain World, The MOTHER Series (1+2+3), LittleBigPlanet (1+2+3), OFF, Fer.al (R.I.P), Animal Jam, Rhythm Heaven, Needy Streamer Overload

Other - Animals (Mammalia, Reptilia, Aves), Fictional Theology, Music Analysis

   BIO

HI!!! Welcome! I'm quite the nervous wreck sometimes, so I apologize ahead of time if your interactions with me are awkward. I have autism, ADHD, and depression, which can be hard to deal with, and is also often the reason why I am slow on making things. And also why I am so passionate about everything I do. I was also recently diagnosed with OSDD, so if I ever seem off or not myself, then uh. Whoopsies. I am also very jumpy and really suck at reading people I don't feel the vibes with immediately! I apologize for that as well!! AND I APOLOGIZE A LOT-

I got into MOTHER around July of 2019 when I was 15. It has brought out a lot of joy into me and has shaped the way that I am today! I've been creating content for MOTHER since August 2019, but most of it is private and archived. I have gone under multiple aliases, but Tanehineri is the one that has stuck and resonated the most, being the Japanese name for Tanetane island. The 'j' in my name is actually supposed to be pronounced the way you would a 'j' in Spanish, actually!

While MOTHER is no longer a main interest, I am not afraid to say it's my special interest! Whenever I am running out of things to think or create about, the series is there to give me something to occupy my time. I have multiple takes and headcanons, and I'm always open to hear and share my interpretations of these games with other people, so don't be afraid to ask me for my takes on certain aspects!

As an adult, I speak in a manner that wouldn't be very appropriate for a child. So please, if you're speaking with me and you're a minor, let me know! Otherwise I'll be saying vile shit about Pork Trooper or something.

I ran out of things to say, so uh. ENJOY! WELCOME!!! Once again, please don't be afraid to talk with me!

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[alaffy]

Riverdale, Ep.7x16

With only five episodes left, what fresh hell have they brought this week? Well, there's about four stories going on. One that was stupid, two that were...there but (reading some of the synopsis for some of the episodes) probably are going somewhere, and the last story...actually wasn't completely horrible.

So, the episode starts with Jason Blossom getting a stag film. Long story short, Veronica is going to host the film at her theater and invites Betty along so she isn't the only female there. However, as the film starts, Betty realizes the woman in the film is Polly and she ends up stopping the film.

And from there I'm going to break down the rest of the stories individually. Reggie and Archie keep buying stag films from Jason, but the first one turns out to be two men and the second one breaks. Archie comes to the realization that Kevin *might be* gay (sigh).  Archie and Reggie end up having a threesome with Twila Twist. And I don't care if they are actually in their twenties or this is the 1950s, that is an adult woman having sex with two sixteen year old boys. Archie and Reggie contemplate the sun rising and tell each other that that love each other. And I would say that they probably mean that in a more bro way then sexual, except as everyone is getting with everyone...

Meanwhile, Jughead is fighting the Comics Code. The history of the Comics Code is very real, very scary, and something people should probably brush up on considering some of the proposals law makers are making RIGHT NOW. Except, in this universe, the Code is created by four people in Riverdale and all of America just decided, fuck it, I guess. Anyway, Jughead looses his battle against the Fearsome Four. However, as he's telling Veronica his plight (he had asked for her advice earlier in the episode) at her apartment, well, it seems like their romance (or teenage hormones) might be rekindling. Are we about to have a triangle with Betty and Jughead fighting for Veronica, or did the show forget the whole Betty/Veronica universe kiss? I'm guessing option two.

Cheryl and Toni decide to take pictures based on some they saw in an underground Lesbian magazine. Of course, they're risque. And, even though they've been trying to lay low for two episodes...well, we only have five episodes left so, of course, Cheryl would decide to take one of the photos and create a very detailed painting from it. and leave it in her bedroom. Where her mother can just see it. And, of course, Penelope sees it and destroys it. So Cheryl wants to put her family in their place once and for all. Toni, earlier in the episode, mentioned the magazine takes photos and Cheryl wants the negatives, so I can guess where this is going.

Finally, going back to Betty. Betty contacts Polly and finds out her sister is a Burlesque performer and, according to Veronica, it seems that she is one of the most popular ones out there. She's basically Gypsy Rose Lee. Alice and Hal know about Polly's career and have cut her off. But, guess what? Polly, not being in that toxic hellhole, is thriving! She's happy, she's getting married, she's living her best life. And she convinces Betty that Betty can do the same. And finally we have the moment I have been waiting seven years for. Betty finally tells Alice that Alice is the reason why the family is falling apart (which kind of is a call back to the first season where Betty feels the responsibility to keep her family from falling apart), that Alice is a miserable person, that Betty is no longer going to let Alice control her life, and once she graduates high school, Betty is getting the hell away from Alice. Please, please writers, do not walk this back. Do one right thing before this show ends.

[ozu-teapot]

Films Watched in January 2023

La Jetée | Chris Marker | 1962

Boro in the Box | Bertrand Mandico | 2011

Lebenszeichen (Signs of Life) | Werner Herzog | 1968

Trans-Europ-Express | Alain Robbe-Grillet | 1966

Henry Fool | Hal Hartley | 1997

Fay Grim | Hal Hartley | 2005

Ned Rifle | Hal Hartley | 2014

Les Enfants Terribles | Jean-Pierre Melville | 1950

La vie rêvée des anges (The Dreamlife of Angels) | Erick Zonca | 1998

Bob le Flambeur | Jean-Pierre Melville | 1956

The Working Class Goes to Heaven | Elio Petri | 1971

Big Time Gambling Boss | Kôsaku Yamashita | 1968

Dementia 13 | Francis Ford Coppola | 1963

One More Time | Maurice Hamblin | 1974

Love Rites | Walerian Borowczyk | 1987

Emmanuelle 5 | Walerian Borowczyk | 1987

Behind Convent Walls | Walerian Borowczyk | 1978

Men | Alex Garland | 2022

The Juniper Tree | Nietzchka Keene | 1990

M3GAN | Gerard Johnstone | 2022

La marge (The Margin) | Walerian Borowczyk | 1976

Flux Gourmet | Peter Strickland | 2022

Letter From Paris | Walerian Borowczyk | 1975

Peter Von Kant | François Ozon | 2022

Lady Oscar | Jacques Demy | 1979

Bold = Top Ten

Some notes: After watching the Borowczyk biopic (of sorts) Boro in the Box I decided to catch up on some of the later movies by the "dead Polish film maker" which I was more unfamiliar with, which turned out to be a very mixed bunch. Similarly I'd been promising myself to watch the Hal Hartley “Henry Fool trilogy” for ages but found Fay Grim a huge disappointment after Henry Fool. Ned Rifle was more of a return to form at least.

[l-egionaire]

I say this as a black person myself but...an issue I might take with this idea might be: Why do they just make white characters black for good representation? Why can't they create good, complex original black characters?

Because turning white characters black in certain versions of stories isn't....necessarily bad. Like with Nick Fury, those versions can become iconic and maybe even more well known than the original. But the thing is, it also....comes off to me at least as sometimes being a bit lazy.

Because the OPs right. Little girls should have more black Disney princesses than Titiana. But just making white characters black isn't the best solution for that. Because that means instead of creating new and interesting and unique black characters, writers can just make a white character black instead of putting in the work to create unique black characters. We don't need them to make more Disney princesses black. We need more black Disney Princesses.

Like, look at superhero stories. Look at characters like Miles Morales, or Ms Marvel (Kamala Kahn) or John Stewart. They're all unique, complex, interesting characters who have lots of amazing stories. And they wouldn't be the same if they were just a black Peter Parker or a black Carol Danvers, or a black Hal Jordan.

Not to mention, depending on the story, the character and story stays the same. So, they'd basically be reselling an old story with black character packaging instead of telling a unique story with a character of color. Or, they'll change the character so much, they aren't really as much like the original which makes you wonder why they didn't just make an original black character anyway. It's one of the reasons I'm not...super jazzed at the idea of Annabeth being black in the Percy Jackson TV series. Not only because I was hoping we'd FINALLY get a book accurate Annabeth after the movies....weren't great with her design, but also because they'll either change her so much she's nothing like Annabeth personality wise (like they did with Grover in the movies) or....she'll just be Annabeth. In which case, they could've just had her stay white and added a new black character to the cast. Or hell, if they really wanted to have a black character be important, why not have it be Beckendorf? He didn't have that much focus in the books despite being treated as important and we could have learned more about HIS unique story.

My point is, if you're someone who likes the idea of a black Ariel, or a black Hermione, or a black Superman, that's fine. It IS good for young black kids to see characters who look like them. But we should also want more new black characters rather than just white characters made black. Because just having lots of black characters who were originally white might give the idea to film makers and the like "Oh, we don't have to actually put in the work to create iconic black characters with their own unique stories. Just take an iconic white character and their story and make them black, and that'll satisfy people who want representation. Because that's all they want right? A black character starring in something?"

why Ariel being black matters

Ariel is black now and it brings so much joy to the girls who have only seen themselves in one disney princess, Tiana, who is an amazing character but representation matters and its damn time black girls got their little mermaid

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 5.30

Beer Birthdays

Peter Schemm (1824)

Adolph G. Bechaud (1840)

John Gilroy (1898)

Candy Lightner (1946)

Adam Avery (1966)

Ben Love (1978)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Mikhail Bakunin; political philosopher (1814)

Mel Blanc; voice actor (1908)

Benny Goodman; jazz clarinetist (1909)

Shauna Grant; porn actor, a.k.a. Colleen Applegate (1963)

Howard Hawks; film director (1896)

Famous Birthdays

Alexander Archipenkpo; sculptor (1887)

King Arthur; legendary British leader (c. late 5th century)

Julius Axelrod; biochemist (1912)

Hal Clement; writer (1922)

Countee Cullen; poet (1903)

Arthur Vining Davis; businessman, philanthropist (1867)

Keir Dullea; actor (1936)

Kevin Eastman; comic book artist (1962)

Jennifer Ellison; model, actor (1983)

Pee Wee Erwin; jass trumpeter (1913)

Bob Evans; sausage-maker, restaurateur (1918)

Peter Carl Faberge; jeweler, goldsmith, egg-maker (1846)

Stepin Fetchit; actor (1902)

Hugh Griffith; actor (1912)

Topper Headon; rock drummer (1955)

Wynonna Judd; country singer (1964)

Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd; archeologist (1902)

Meredith MacRae; actor (1944)

Ted McGinley; actor (1958)

Tom Morello; rock guitarist, singer (1964)

Alexander Nevski; Russian leader (122)

Peter the Great; Russian tsar (1672)

Michael J. Pollard; actor (1939)

Robert Ryman; artist (1930)

Gale Sayers; Chicago Bears RB (1943)

Cornelia Otis Skinner; actor, writer (1901)

Joseph Stein; playwright (1912)

Harry Clement Stubbs; writer (1922)

Irving Thalberg; film director (1899)

Stephen Tobolowsky; actor (1951)

Frankie Trumbauer; jazz saxophonist (1901)

Louis Varney; composer (1844)

Clint Walker; actor (1927)

[radniwsatu]

Moon River

Catatan lama, seingatku, ini ada versi tulisan tangannya entah di mana, ditulis akhir 2014

Ke toko buku itu memang menyenangkan, di tambah lagi ikan arwana di dekat tangga itu selalu menggugahku untuk berlama-lama di sana. Tetapi, beberapa hari terakhir, ada satu toko CD yang sedang menuju kebangkrutan karena sepinya pembeli. Ketika ke sana ada satu film yang menggugahku, Breakfast at Tiffany.

Audrey Hepburn itu cantik ya, kamu harus menontonnya di kala senggangmu. Senyumnya memang tidak begitu merekah, tapi cukup manis untuk disimpan di kepala. Itu mencuri setidaknya 20 persen pikiranku hanya dalam hitungan detik.

Yah, Audrey Hepburn di film ini mengingatkanmu akan sosokmu. Tenang, tidak peduli sorotan dan hanya berjalan sesuai langkah kakimu saja. Dulu kuanggap itu hal egois, tapi ternyata itu caramu menyembunyikan pilu.

Ah iya, aku lupa membelikanmu kado di hari ulang tahunmu. Aku juga urung membantumu pindah kos beberapa waktu lalu. Kebodohanku rasanya tidak akan berhenti sampai di situ saja, ku rasa, seperti panjangnya presentasi Rancang Kota yang membosankan ini.

Sore itu hujan, jika bukan karena absenku sudah tiga kali, tentu aku tidak akan berangkat. Aku berpapasan denganmu andai kau sadar, dan seperti senyum Audrey Hepburn, se-sopan itu, masuk ke alam bawah sadarku.

Satu adegan yang tidak pernah lepas, tentu adalah ketika Audrey memetik gitar di bawah tangga dan menyanyikan lagu 'moon river'. Ah sial, lagu itupun selalu membuatku tersenyum sendiri betapa rindunya melihat wajah lugumu itu.

Di ujung hujan sore ini aku melihat pelangi di belakang gedung Industri yang mungil itu. Bersolek tenang selepas hujan, di bawah pakaian basahku, aku memikirkanmu dan ingin mengajakmu pulang bersamaku.

Sudahlah, nyaliku terlalu kecil, apalagi sejak ku mengutarakan rasaku pasca Naif membawakan lagu Buta Hati tahun lalu. Biarkan parasmu ku simpan sendiri, biarkan tawa kecilmu tetap ada di pikiranku, seperti tetesan hujan yang diresap tanah. Ku bernyanyi kecil seraya memujamu. Smurf.

Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style some day Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way

Two drifters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end Waitin' 'round the bend My huckleberry friend Moon river and me

[tga-ines-soares]

Models and scenic props in films

Star Wars The one who made the props for the star war movies was Andrew Ainsworth. He's of shepperton design studios created the originals storm-trooper helmets and Armour for the first Star Wars movie. A new hope, all the years later,Andrew produces genuine, authentic replicas using the original moulds, as close as it is possible to get to original films props.

Independence Day John Zabrucky also constructed props for Rockey IV what was made in 1985. He created props for Robocop what was made in 1987. For which he built a mechanical recharging chair. He also made props for Back to future paet II what was made in 1989 and Batman Returns what was made in 1992. He made props for speed and independence day.

Pacific Rim Industrial light and magic was chosen to create the visual effects for pacific Rim. Del Toro hired Oscar winners John Knoll and hal T. Hickel, both known for their work on the star wars prequel trilogy and the pirates of the caribbean films.

Harry potter The prop maker Pierre Bohanna's amazing career has seen him play a vital creative role in the film series such as the James Bond, Star wars and harry potter. Chris Burn report. Pierre Bohanna has made props for the Harry Potter and the Fantastic Beast Films.

[bryanos12]

Inovasi Seni yang Mempesona: Pameran Lukisan Teknologi AI Denny JA di International MLF

Pada bulan Juni lalu, Indonesia kembali menunjukkan kehebatannya dalam dunia seni dan teknologi. Pameran lukisan digital menggunakan teknologi Artificial Intelligence (AI) bertajuk "Denny JA AI Art" dipamerkan dalam rangkaian kegiatan Indonesia Pavilion di ajang International Media and Literature Festival (MLF) di Beijing, China.

Pameran lukisan digital ini merupakan salah satu bentuk inovasi seni yang mempesona. Lukisan-lukisan digital tersebut digambar menggunakan teknologi AI dengan bantuan sang seniman, Denny ja.

Melalui pameran ini, Denny ja ingin menunjukkan betapa hebatnya teknologi AI dalam seni rupa. Denny JA, merupakan seorang seniman yang dikenal produktif dalam berkarya dengan berbagai media, seperti lukisan tangan, digital art, hingga mural. Tidak hanya itu, ia juga seorang pengajar seni di Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain Universitas Kristen Maranatha.

Dalam pameran ini, terdapat berbagai jenis lukisan digital yang mengusung tema alam, teknologi, dan kebijakan publik. Teknik dan penampilannya pun sangat beragam, mulai dari gaya realisme hingga gaya abstrak yang khas.

Denny JA mengatakan, teknologi AI membantunya dalam berkarya lebih cepat dan efisien, namun tetap mempertahankan kualitas dan keunikan karyanya. Penggunaan teknologi AI dalam lukisan digital memungkinkan hal-hal yang sulit dilakukan dalam lukisan tangan, seperti perubahan warna secara dramatis, sketsa yang rapih, dan banyak lagi.

Dalam pameran ini, Denny JA juga menunjukkan proses pembuatan lukisan digital dengan teknologi AI. Teknologi AI memungkinkan Denny JA untuk menjalankan sketsa awal dengan lebih cepat dan efisien. Setelah itu, teknologi akan menentukan area mana yang diisi dengan warna-warna tertentu. Kemudian, Denny JA akan melakukan perubahan pada hasil yang dihasilkan teknologi AI sesuai dengan keinginan dan kreativitasnya.

Pameran Denny JA ini adalah bagian dari "Indonesia Pavilion" yang diselenggarakan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia di International Media and Literature Festival (MLF) di Beijing, China. Indonesia Pavilion sendiri merupakan bagian dari rangkaian kegiatan dalam acara Culture and Tourism Week, dalam rangka memperingati 70 tahun hubungan diplomatik Indonesia-Tiongkok.

Dalam ajang ini, Indonesia mengirimkan enam seniman dan pelaku industri kreatif, di antaranya adalah Denny JA (seniman), Fikri Satari (desainer grafis), Cindy Claudia (film maker), Frederick M. Sitepu (penulis), Muhammad Umar Riza (penulis), dan Arief Rachman Hakim (pengamat media)

Dalam acara ini, mereka membawa karya-karya berbagai jenis media, seperti instalasi seni, foto, lukisan, dan miniatur. Karya-karya tersebut menunjukkan keberagaman dan kekayaan akan budaya Indonesia.

Berkarya di era digital dan teknologi yang semakin maju, karya seni ternyata tidak kalah menarik dan mempesona. Sebagai mediator antara teknologi dan seni, Denny JA berharap dapat menjadi pelopor dan membuka jalan bagi banyak seniman untuk menciptakan karya seni yang inovatif dan unik, yang dilandasi kualitas dan kreativitas.

Cek Selengkapnya: Inovasi Seni yang Mempesona: Pameran Lukisan Teknologi AI Denny JA di International MLF

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Kunst en Architectuur: Ontrafelen van het creatieve erfgoed van BOL Nederland

Als we aan Nederland denken, denken we vaak aan pittoreske windmolens en tulpenvelden. Dit levendige land heeft echter een rijk cultureel erfgoed dat verder reikt dan zijn natuurlijke schoonheid. De kunst en architectuur van Nederland hebben een grote invloed gehad op de wereldwijde creatieve scene. In dit artikel gaan we dieper in op het artistieke en architectonische erfgoed van Nederland en ontrafelen we de creatieve erfenis die BOL en de natie als geheel heeft beïnvloed.

Artistieke schittering:

Nederland is door de geschiedenis heen een centrum van artistieke schittering geweest. De Nederlandse Gouden Eeuw, verspreid over de 17e eeuw, staat bekend om zijn uitzonderlijke schilders, waaronder Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer en Frans Hals. Deze meesters van het penseel legden het dagelijks leven, landschappen en portretten vast met opmerkelijke vaardigheid en aandacht voor detail. Hun werken blijven kunstliefhebbers over de hele wereld inspireren en boeien.

De Nederlandse kunstscène reikt verder dan de Gouden Eeuw. Het land is ook de thuisbasis geweest van invloedrijke moderne en hedendaagse kunstenaars. Figuren als Piet Mondriaan en Vincent van Gogh hebben een onuitwisbare stempel gedrukt op de kunstwereld door grenzen te verleggen en nieuwe artistieke uitingen te verkennen. Nederland beschikt over musea van wereldklasse, zoals het Van Gogh Museum en het Rijksmuseum, waar u zich kunt onderdompelen in het artistieke erfgoed van het land.

Architectonische wonderen:

De architectuur van Nederland is net zo divers als de artistieke nalatenschap. Van middeleeuwse bouwwerken tot hedendaagse ontwerpen, het land toont een scala aan bouwstijlen.

Historisch gezien staat Nederland bekend om zijn unieke grachtenpanden. Deze hoge, smalle gebouwen met sierlijke gevels omzomen de pittoreske grachten van steden als Amsterdam en Utrecht. Deze huizen, gebouwd tijdens de Nederlandse Gouden Eeuw, worden gekenmerkt door hun kenmerkende architectonische kenmerken en dienen als een bewijs van de rijke geschiedenis van het land.

Nederland omarmt ook vernieuwende en duurzame architectuur. Met name Rotterdam staat bekend om zijn moderne architectonische landschap. De stad heeft iconische bouwwerken zoals de Kubuswoningen, de Erasmusbrug en de Markthal, die toonaangevend ontwerp en techniek laten zien. Deze architectonische wonderen trekken bezoekers van over de hele wereld en dragen bij aan het levendige stedelijke weefsel van Nederland.

BOL en het Creatief Erfgoed:

BOL, de populaire online retailer gevestigd in Nederland, is diep geworteld in het creatieve erfgoed van het land. Het bedrijf viert de artistieke en architectonische erfenis van Nederland door een breed scala aan culturele producten aan te bieden, waaronder boeken, muziek, films en kunstwerken. BOL erkent het belang van het bevorderen van creativiteit en het ondersteunen van kunstenaars en makers, waardoor hun werk toegankelijk wordt voor een breed publiek.

Om verder in contact te komen met BOL en het creatieve erfgoed van Nederland te ontdekken, kunt u contact opnemen met de klantenservice van BOL in Nederland door Bellen nummer BOL te bellen. BOL Klantenservice Nederland helpt klanten met al hun vragen of zorgen.

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Noir Watch: The File on Thelma Jordan (1950)

Watched:  05/15/2023

Format:  TCM

Viewing:  First

Director:  Robert Siodmak

What's not to like?  A Hal B. Wallis production, directed by Robert Siodmak, shot by George Barnes and starring Stanwyck.  No notes.  Well done.

The movie was written by a pair of women, one on story (Marty Holland) and one on script (Ketti Frings), who understand the assignment and put together characters in trouble before the action even starts.  

Wendell Corey plays an Assistant DA, an up-and-comer, whose wife has slotted him as caretaker and figurehead but who has made him a stranger in his own home by refusing to hear him on anything, but in the sweetest and dimmest way, all wrapped up with good intentions.   Meanwhile, Stanwyck - at the end of her rope - has moved in with her elderly aunt as a companion.  The two meet under boozy circumstances, and soon strike up an affair.

SPOILERS

In 1950 if two characters struck up an affair, there's a 90% chance they'll be dead or in jail or both by the end of the film.  This is Breen Office-time, and by policy, sins in movies needed to be punished.  

As a rule, I don't try to outguess movies anymore.  I take them at face value and try to understand not what I think the movie is, but what I think the movie-makers are trying to do - and *then* I'll loop back to what I think on top of it, because, and I know the internet will hate this: what I think about a movie is secondary.  Probably tertiary.

But.  Knowing the movie was made when it was and under what rules, it does limit possible avenues for the narrative.  

Corey discovers Stanwyck was married already, but the two are so in love, they plan to run off, seek divorces and marry.  But the night in question, Stanwyck's aunt gets spooked by noises in the house and then is killed by a burglar - in what is an amazing sequence film students would do well to review.  It's just wonderfully shot, leaving a trail of clues for the unpacking while aesthetically top notch.

Stanwyck calls Corey to come now, and - afraid her ex has stolen the jewels and she'll be implicated, makes a mess of the crime scene, and Corey just stands there, amazed at how she's basically set herself up to wind up in jail despite her innocence.

SPOILER SPOILERS

And here's the rub.  This is fundamentally a good movie, but you also know immediately - because of the movie punishment gods - that Stanwyck did kill her aunt and this is all a cover up.  If she's willing to cheat on her nowhere-in-sight abusive husband, she's also clearly capable of murder.  Thanks, Hayes Code!  

In the noiriest of noir moves, she gets Corey to prosecute her in court.  Corey is never suspected of any involvement despite evidence *someone* was there.

It's Stanwyck, so it's all utterly buyable and believable - from her seemingly innocent ensnarement of Corey to the slow unravelling of the plan.

Look, I genuinely liked the movie.  Everyone in it does a great job, including Corey's boss, the upright lawman.  If you aren't clocking what *has* to happen to satisfy the needs of censorship, this could have gone a lot of ways.  Stanwyck is appealing and terrific as ever, Corey shows why he was a thing until he wasn't, and Siodmak manages to put together a terrific film.  

Once you get over that, the unveiling and dealing with the consequences is solid stuff and Stanwyck gets some scenes that make for quality melodrama.  She's just a woman caught up in circumstances in some ways, but she also *did* shoot her aunt, so... a bit of a heel!  It's a great role and one that let's a female character be (a) a sort of femme fatale and (b) very, very smart except when she isn't.  

I admit that I also liked that they really did set up Corey to be a bit sympathetic in his dissatisfaction.  A perfectly lovely, sweet wife who can't begin to empathize with her husband and dismisses his expressed feelings as irrelevant.  Of course Corey is being a bit selfish, and of course he pays for his indiscretions, but you can also see how someone could start hating their homelife even when the one at home isn't a monster, just vapid.  Excellent nuance there.

Anyway, all around, I liked it.  I wish I'd watched it with Jamie instead of by myself.  I think she would have liked it, but I'll just watch it again some time.

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[mournfulminds]

A shaft of light, all lemony yellow and clement shined through the glass ceiling, casting a halo effect on the younger woman as they walked; it had been too long of a time that Halcombe had felt her airy heart waver for another. Often, people were met with the asperous exterior that she presented due to her line of work, an easy way to keep all at a proper length so she could focus on said work. In a way, she found it comical, that she was a retired agent that spent her career searching for things lost to time, and now here was Iseul, a map maker, that had somehow found her, or found each other, really. Such a notion of coming back here with Iseul time and time again, so they could look at the variety of flora ─ maybe even make a small tradition of it filled her with repletion that abated her into the locale. "Of course we can, there will be many more summer days to come, so I am sure we can sneak in a visit or two." The older woman assured Iseul with a playful wink. "I think the most common one would be a fly trap." She returned, Iseul's laughter infectious and fashioning a warm smile on her face.

"I understand what you're feeling, it can be hard in a new city all alone." Hal's own work had taken her to far places in the world she had only ever heard in books or films in her youthful years, and she was not sure if she ever got used to the solitude that she was drenched in each time. "You know if you ever need someone to talk to, you can call me, I'm usually around since it's one of the lovely traits of the willfully unemployed. And I am sure they will all be putty in your hands the first time they run into an internet connectivity problem." She joked. "I'm glad it's keeping you busy though. Oh yeah, what has been your favourite one you've tried so far?" Hal asked, curious what her cuisine leaning was. "Well, I must say, I am honoured that I am your first adventure out, I guess I better make it worthwhile huh?" Stopping at a lush patch of greenery, Hal mused over her own life for a moment, "me? Oh, I have a whole herd, don't you worry. I'm kidding... just you so far, would you be jealous if I had?" She could not help but tease Iseul a bit, a cheeky glint in her eye as she matched the girl's gaze. "I've been good, staying in my apartment a little too long these days. But the weather is so nice, I shouldn't waste it."

Iseul's face lit up in surprise as Halcombe told her just how large the botanical garden was and she found herself looking at the woman with hopeful eyes, "That's a bit much to explore in just a day. Will you come back with me?" She liked the idea of getting to do this again with Hal, but her cheeks flushed at the unanswered question of whether this was a date or if they were two women being friendly. Iseul certainly didn't have the knowledge of self nor the confidence to ask. Her doll-like eyes blinked even wider. "Carnivorous... plants? I didn't even know that was a thing! I've traveled a lot and..." She made a little explosion at her head to imply her mind was blown before she made a sound that was somewhere between a giggle and cheer, and full of giddiness.

"I've been settling in but it can be very solitary. A lot of the work I do is done alone and I'm significantly younger than my co-workers. Though I'm definitely proving to them that I'm an asset, it's also made for a lot of running around and putting out fires because they're adorably clueless with new mapping tech. Sadly, though, it's left me pretty exhausted at night. I've been trying new restaurants, but you're my first real adventure out." She offered up a smile to Hal that let her know that this was perfectly welcome in her book. "How about you? Find any other lost lambs to make smile?"