#Janet Brandt

[ruleof3bobby]

SEMI-TOUGH (1977) Grade: D+

Burt Reynolds has a couple good lines but for the most part its a big pass. Silly idea, w odd sequences that add much to anything. Heard the book was much different. Skip it.

[samasmith23]

I feel really bad for Nadia in this scene. Learning that your heroes are not infallible is always rough! Plus, Jeremy Whitley brilliantly lays the groundwork for Nadia’s later bout with bipolar disorder, and Janet’s words here are so powerful!

Also, I love the meta-commentary of how Nadia confirmed the truth about the time Hank Pym struck Janet via the Internet, since in real-life the Internet is primarily where Hank’s infamous reputation is the most talked about.

From The Unstoppable Wasp (2017) #8 by Jeremy Whitley, Ro Stein & Ted Brandt.

[vintage-every-day]

Janet Leigh with her husband Robert Brandt at the 1963 film premiere of 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒅, 𝑴𝒂𝒅, 𝑴𝒂𝒅, 𝑴𝒂𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅..

[arojenniferwalters]

Nadia Van Dyne +dancing

Marvel Voices Pride vol 3 #1 (2023) written by Marieke Nijkamp; art by Pablo Collar

The Unstoppable Wasp vol 1 #8 (2017) written by Jeremy Whitley; art by Ro Stein & Ted Brandt

The Unstoppable Wasp vol 2 #7 (2018) written Jeremy Whitley; art by Alti Firmansyah

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #70: October 22nd - October 28th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from October 22 - October 28, 2023! Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing! 

Challenges/Prompts:

There are no open challenges/prompts that we know of this week. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote or know of one we’re missing? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

This Week in Canon:

Welcome back to This Week in Canon, where we revisit moments in The West Wing that occurred on these dates during the show’s run.

Season 2, Episode 4: In This White House aired on October 25, 2000.

Season 3, Episode 3: Ways and Means aired on October 24, 2001.

Season 5, Episode 4: Han aired on October 22, 2003.

Season 6, Episode 2: The Birnam Wood aired on October 27, 2004.

Season 7, Episode 5: Here Today aired on October 23, 2005.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from October 22 - October 28:

Amy Landecker posted photos of her and Brad’s new puppy, Angie: 1 | 2

Amy Landecker posted photos of her and husband Bradley Whitford with his The Handmaid’s Tale castmades Ever Carradine and Julie Dretzin at the Hudson Theatre, where Julie is appearing in Sea of Terror. Bradley Whitford posted one of these photos too. 

Amy Landecker posted a graphic promoting an upcoming Stories from the Front Line event in LA on November 2. 

Josh Malina posted a video of himself encouraging his fellow union members to stay SAG-AFTRA strong, as well as a version with captions. 

Josh Malina posted photos from a couple’s memorable wedding in celebration of their anniversary: 1 | 2 

Marlee Matlin posted photos from Family Weekend at UO, where her youngest daughter is a student. 

Marlee Matlin posted a video of Maine Governor Janet Mills hugging the ASL interpreter when speaking on CNN about the tragic mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, in which multiple victims were members of the Deaf community. 

Marlee Matlin posted in memory of Matthew Perry.

Mary McCormack posted a photo of herself walking the SAG-AFTRA picket line with Mac Brandt. 

Peter James Smith posted a photo of himself on the SAG-AFTRA picket line with Greg Daniels. 

Rob Lowe posted a photo of himself and his son Johnny on the pickleball court. 

Donna Moss Daily: October 22 | October 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28

Daily Josh Lyman: October 22 | October 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28

No Context BWhit: October 22 | October 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28

@twwarchive: October 22 | October 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28

Miscellaneous:

On October 28th, beloved actor Matthew Perry passed away. In addition to being known around the world for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, TWW and Sorkinverse fans also know and love him for his roles as Joe Quincy, the Associate White House Counsel who replaces Ainsley Hayes, and Matt Albie on Studio 60. We are deeply saddened by this loss and are sending our love to his family, friends, and fans. 

Edits/Artwork:

#joshdonnamsr (taylor’s version)! by @hvnleia [VIDEO EDIT] #JOSHDONNA: i broke my own heart ‘cause you were too polite to do it by @JessBakesCakes [VIDEO EDIT]

Editors’ Choice: 

Trick or treat! To celebrate spooky season, we rounded up some of our favorite Halloween fics that weren’t in last year’s Halloween round-up. Stay in with these sweet (and mostly not-so scary) treats! 

Dead Man's Creek by LadyReisling for RisalSoran | Rated G | No Pairings Listed (Gen Fic) | Complete | No political operative in their right mind would be here four days before the election. But they all lived by the same credo: Let Bartlet be Bartlet. "Who said this is a good idea?" by msmarycrawley | Rated G | No Pairings Listed (Gen Fic) | Complete | The country’s best and brightest decorate the White House for Halloween. life and love are the same by jazzjo | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, C. J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler (implied) | Complete | As far as Josh knows, his baby girl has it all figured out. If things were different... by Khoshekh42 | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete | Josh hands out candy on Halloween. He and Sam talk about their relationship. all dressed up by sam_writes_fics | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn | Complete | Josh and Donna take their kids trick or treating. // Halloween fic set fifteen (ish) years post canon. Stuck in the Middle With You by blueteak for SuburbanSun | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | fter an hour stuck in the elevator on Halloween, senior staff suspected the reason they were still stuck there had something to do with Leo trying to teach them a lesson. White House elevators couldn't just get stuck like others, could they? tears and fears and feelin’ proud by jeaniecregg | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete | CJ drags Toby to a scary movie.

We will be reblogging this week's fics shortly!

[moodforaashe]

Janet Margolin as Lisa Brandt

David and Lisa (1962) dir. Frank Perry

[wearelondonhq]

(ray) welcome to london, ELLE ARGENT! did anyone ever tell you that you look just like YASMIN FINNEY? well, no matter, we hear that you are 19 and working as a STUDENT. we also hear that you currently HAVE your memories from HEARTSTOPPER and have a tendency to be CREATIVE as well as BOASTFUL. 

(ray) welcome to london, MYSTIQUE / RAVEN DARKHÖLME! did anyone ever tell you that you look just like LESLEY ANN BRANDT? well, no matter, we hear that you are APPEARS 40 and working as a HITWOMAN. we also hear that you currently HAVE your memories from X-MEN MOVIES / MARVEL and have a tendency to be SEDUCTIVE as well as RUTHLESS. 

(ray) welcome to london, JENNA SOMMERS ! did anyone ever tell you that you look just like JANET MONTGOMERY? well, no matter, we hear that you are 30 and working as a REALTOR. we also hear that you currently HAVE your memories from THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and have a tendency to be SPIRITED as well as SHORT-TEMPERED. 

— WELCOME TO LONDON, elle argent, jenna sommers & mystique! you look very familiar, do we know you from somewhere? anyways, take your time settling in because whether you want to or not, it looks like you’re going to be living here for awhile! // welcome ray, please be sure to follow our checklist here! 

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Famous 1927 births.

Barbara Rush (American actress)

Eartha Kitt (American actress & singer)

Lewis Urry (Canadian-American engineer & inventor)

George Taliaferro (American football player)

Harvey Korman (American actor & comedian)

Sidney Poitier (American-Bahamian actor & ambassador)(pictured)

Roy Kohn (American lawyer)

Ralph Stanley (American singer & banjo player)

Harry Belafonte (American singer & actor)

Pope Benedict XVI (German pope)(Pictured)

Trudi Birger (German-Israeli holocaust survivor & writer)

Albert Uderzo (French cartoonist)

Coretta Scott King (American writer & activist)

Mort Sahl (Canadian-American comedian & political commentator)

Al Hedison; Jr. (American actor)

Norman Walker (American actor)

Jerry Stiller (American comedian & actor)(pictured)

Slim Dusty (Australian singer & guitarist)

Luigia Lollobrigida (Italian actress)

Jeannette Brandt aka Janet Leigh (American actress & singer)

Leonard Kelly (Canadian hockey player & politician)

Nan Martin Gesner (American actress & comedian)

Robert Shaw (British-Irish actor)

Freddie Jones (British actor)

Peter Falk (American actor)

Rosemary Harris Ehle (British actress)

Nick Massi (American singer & guitarist)

Tom Bosley (American actor)

Ibsen Elcar (American actor)

Sir Roger Moore (British actor)

George C. Scott (American actor)

Oscar Furlong (Argentine basketball & tennis player)

Steve Ditko (American cartoonist)

Yamauchi Hiroshi (Japanese businessman)

Estelle Parsons (American actress)

Cardinal Angelo Sodano (Italian Catholic cardinal)

Robert Guillaume (American actor & singer)

Joseph Pelletier (Canadian hockey player & scout)

Dr. Robert Noyce (American physicist & businessman)

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ANONYMOUS ASKED : mw older fcs??? :)

*cracks knuckles* i'm gonna try to avoid naming the ones i already have , alrighty ⏤ skeet ulrich , kate beckinsale , li bingbing , gael garcia bernal , bill hader , jon bernthal , lesley ann brandt , tom ellis , angela bassett , idris elba , zoe saldana , kerry washington , tony goldwyn , salma hayek , channing tatum , janet mock , nasim pedrad , conrad ricamora , max greenfield , jake johnson , constance wu , tony leung , santiago cabrera , john cho , & diego luna !

[fewbat]

Hello! Thank you for stopping by. Two years ago I established The Daveys (they may have been The Davies back then, I don’t know), an end-of-year fake movie awards body, just because I got bored one day and was like hey, doing something like that might be fun. Last year I switched to a non-competitive format because I wasn’t really feeling it, but this year I said you know what, let’s get gifting again, and so here we are.

As always there are films that I didn’t get around to seeing, mostly due to availability, and as such they don’t feature here but possibly would’ve had I been able to see them. Likewise, there are many films that almost made their way on here but ultimately didn’t. The point is - these are all silly, really. Don’t take this seriously.

This year also sees the introduction of a special celebratory award, the Davey Award for “Wow I hadn’t seen you on screen for a while and seeing you again made me feel kind of emotional.” This year’s inaugural recipients are:

For his role in The Fabelmans, David Lynch. For her role in The Power of the Doctor, Janet Fielding. I’m sure this is the most important thing they will ever win in their lives. Congrats to them both.

A reminder: There is one winner from each category, except for the acting categories. There are two winners from those. There is also a runner up for each single-winner category. Anyway.

And now…(in alphabetical order based on movie title within each respective category)

The nominees are…

Actor (Supporting):

Paul Mescal as Calum Paterson - Aftersun

Sigourney Weaver as Kiri te Suli Kìreysì'ite - Avatar: The Way of Water

Stephen Lang as Recombinant Colonel Miles Quaritch - Avatar: The Way of Water

Sophie Okonedo as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon - Catherine Called Birdy

Paul Dano as Burt Fabelman - The Fabelmans

Michelle Williams as Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman - The Fabelmans

‘Danger’ Ehren as himself - Jackass Forever

Isabella Rossellini as Nana Connie - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Greta Gerwig as Babette Gladney - White Noise

Don Cheadle as Prof. Murray Siskind - White Noise

Animated Feature:

The Bob’s Burgers Movie

Mad God

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Turning Red

Wendell & Wild

Production Design:

Dylan Cole, Ben Proctor - Avatar: The Way of Water

Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy - Elvis

Rick Carter - The Fabelmans

Craig Lathrop - The Northman

Jess Gonchor - White Noise

Costume Design:

Julian Day - Catherine Called Birdy

Jenny Beavan - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Alex Bovaird and Leslie Sungail - Nope

Linda Muir and Louise Cassettari - The Northman

Ann Roth - White Noise

Screenplay (Original):

Charlotte Wells - Aftersun

Terence Davies - Benediction

Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner - The Fabelmans

Jordan Peele- Nope

Screenplay by Julia Cho and Domee Shi, Story by Julia Cho, Domee Shi and Sarah Streicher - Turning Red

Screenplay (Adapted):

Kogonada - After Yang (based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein).

Screenplay by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Story by Cameron, Jaffa, Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno - Avatar: The Way of Water (based on characters created by James Cameron).

Lena Dunham - Catherine Called Birdy (based on the novel of the same name by Karen Cushman).

Chris Chibnall - The Power of the Doctor (based on characters created by various creators).

Noah Baumbach - White Noise (based on the novel of the same name by Don DeLillo)

VFX:

Avatar: The Way of Water

Crimes of the Future

Nope

Top Gun: Maverick

White Noise

Ensemble:

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Fabelmans

Jackass Forever

Nope

The Power of the Doctor

White Noise

Original Score:

Aska Matsumiya and Ryuichi Sakamoto - After Yang

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Bones and All

John Williams - The Fabelmans

Tindersticks - Stars at Noon

Danny Elfman - White Noise

Editing:

Blair McClendon - Aftersun

Pietro Scalia, Doug Brandt, and Calvin Wimmer - Ambulance

Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond - Elvis

Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar - The Fabelmans

Matthew Hannam - White Noise

Cinematography:

Gregory Oke - Aftersun

Roberto de Angelis - Ambulance

Janusz Kamiński - The Fabelmans

Hoyte van Hoytema - Nope

Lol Crawley - White Noise

Actor (Lead):

Frankie Corio as Sophie - Aftersun

Jack Lowden as Young Siegfried Sassoon - Benediction

Bella Ramsey as Lady Catherine (Birdy) - Catherine Called Birdy

Léa Seydoux as Caprice - Crimes of the Future

Austin Butler as Elvis Presley - Elvis

Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman - The Fabelmans

Daniel Kaluuya as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. - Nope

Keke Palmer as Emerald "Em" Haywood - Nope

Margaret Qualley as Trish Johnson - Stars at Noon

Adam Driver as Prof. Jack Gladney - White Noise

Director:

Charlotte Wells - Aftersun

James Cameron - Avatar: The Way of Water

Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans

Jordan Peele - Nope

Noah Baumbach - White Noise

Picture:

Aftersun

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Benediction

Elvis

The Fabelmans

Jackass Forever

Nope

Top Gun Maverick

White Noise

The winners will be announced in the near future

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Avengers: Forever

Volume: 1 #2

Now is the Time For All Good Men

Writers: Kurt Busiek

Pencils: Carlos Pacheco

Inks: Jesus Merino

Colours: Steve Oliff

Covers: Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, Steve Oliff, Tony Kelly, John Roshell

Featuring: Yellowjacket (Hank Pym), Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell), Giant-Man (Hank Pym), Wasp (Janet van Dyne), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Songbird (Melissa Gold), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Rick Jones, Supreme Intelligence, Kang the Conqueror, Libra (Gustav Brandt), Immortus

Marvel

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

BFCD Calendar: Celebrity Birthday List

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

OCTOBER

1: Hamamat Montia, Michaela Coel, Jurnee Smollett Bell, Priah Ferguson 2: Akira Akbar 3: Ayo Edebiri, Tessa Thompson 4: Dana Davis, Ella Balinska, Ambrosia Kelley 5: Heather Headley 7: Toni Braxton, Adriyan Rae, Amber Stevens West, Aweng Chuol, Grace Saif 10: Damaris Lewis, Enam Asiama 13: Tisha Campbell, Ashanti, Aude Legastelois 15: Bethany Brown 17: Sharon Leal, Angel Parker 18: Joy Bryant 19: Ciara Renée Harper 21: Nakia Burrise 22: Carmen Ejogo 23: Amandla Stenberg, Duckie Thot

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) 24: Monica Brown 25: Ciara 26: Florence Kasumba, Folake Olowofoyeku 29: Gabrielle Union 30: Charnele Brown, Eva Marcille, Nia Long 31: Letitia Wright

NOVEMBER

1: Zoë Soul 3: Antonia Thomas 4: Brittany Adebumola, Demene Hall  5: Dominique Thorne 6: Thandiwe Newton, Lisa Berry, Alix Lapri 7: Dara Renee 8: Alfre Woodard, Esther Rolle 9: Dorothy Dandridge 10: Eve Jeffers 11: Camille Hyde, Susan Kelechi Watson 13: Aisha Hinds, Monique Coleman, Whoopi 15: Rachel True, Yaya Dacosta, Gloria Foster 16: Lisa Bonet 19: Erika Alexander, Gabrielle Elyse, Susan Heyward 

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) 22: Crystal Scales, Patra 24: Ifeoma Nwobu 25: Wakeema Hollis, 26: Tina Turner, Garcelle Beauvais, Camille McDonald 27: Robin Givens, 28: Angelica Ross S. Epatha Merkerson 29: Lovie Simone, Franchesca Ramsey 30: Kayden Grace Swan

DECEMBER

1: Janelle Monae, Zoe Kravitz 2: Lesley Ann Brandt, Celeste O’Connor  4: Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, Nefessa Williams 5: Lauren London 6: Ashley Madekwe 7: Idara Victor 8: Nikki Minaj 10: Kiki Layne, Raven Symone 11: Chloe Coleman, Condola Rashad, Xosha Roquemore 12: Regina Hall, 16: Kiara Muhummad, Gretchen Palmer 18: Adelayo Adedayo 19: Cicely Tyson 21: Quinta Brunson, Michelle Hurd 

Capricorn  (Dec 22-Jan 19) 22: Alexis Floyd, BernNadette Stanis 23: Brooke & Bria Singleton, Ruby Barker 25: Bethany Antonia, CCH Pounder 27: AmandaMaryanna, Faithe Herman 28: Nichelle Nichols, 30: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Aesha Ash 31: Susan Wokoma, Donna Summer, Rosalind Cash, Denee Benton

Obviously this isn’t a comprehensive list and will be updated as more are remembered or learned. So, list will be updated as needed. Currently/Continually working on it.

JANUARY: WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR!

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) 1: Josette Simon  2: Erica Hubbard, Renée Elise Goldsberry 3: Angelique Perrin, Nicole Beharie 4: Vanity, Jill Marie Jones, Miss Tina Lawson, Lenora Crichlow, Alexandra Grey, Coco Jones, Sindi Dlathu 5: Ms. Juicy Baby 6: Betty Gabriel, Jacqueline Moore, Tiffany Pollard, Armelia McQueen, Tanyell Waivers 7: Blue Ivy Carter, Ruth Negga, Sofia Wylie, Zora Neale Hurston, Zaraah Abrahams 8: Butterfly McQueen, Ryan Destiny, Cynthia Erivo 9: Amber Ruffin, Flo Milli, Anais Lee/Mirabel Lee,

10: Kathleen Bradley, Sisi Stringer, Teresa Graves 11: Adepero Oduye, Aja Naomi King, Amiyah Scott, Kim Coles, Mary J. Blige 12: Cynthia Addai Robinson, Erinn Westbrook, Issa Rae, Naya Rivera, Zabryna Guevara 13: Janet Hubert, Andy Allo, Shonda Rhimes 14: Adjoa Andoh, Vonetta McGee, Emayatzy Corinealdi 15: Regina King 16: Debbie Allen, Aaliyah, FKA Twigs, Sade 17: Eartha Kitt, Indya Moore, Michelle Obama, Ann Wolfe, Quen Blackwell 18: Ashleigh Murray, Estelle 19: Simone Missick  

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) 20: Rukiya Bernard 21: Anastarzi Anaquway 22: Blesnya Minher, Dwan Smith 23: Lanei Chapman 24: Kenya Moore, Tatyana Ali 25: Ariana DeBose, Jenifer Lewis, Tati Gabrielle, Etta James, Willow Nightingale 26: Angela Davis, Anita Baker, Bessie Coleman, Ciera Payton, Desiree Burch, Sasha Banks, Zara Cully  27: Betty Adewole 28: Tyra Ferrell 31: Kerry Washington

FEBRUARY: HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH, SIS!!!

3: Ellen Thomas 6: Mame Anna Diop, Heir of Glee (Phillicia Deanell) 7: Essence Atkins, Kirby Howell Baptiste 8: Quintessa, 9: Alice Walker, Camille Winbush 10: Yara Shahidi, Uzo Aduba 11: Kelly Rowland, Brandy 12: Latrice Royale 14: Danai Gurira, Aniela Gumbs 15: Amber Riley, Lynn Whitfield, Meg Thee Stallion, Zuri Reed 16: Hailey Kilgore  18: Emelia Burns, Genelle Williams, Toni Morrison

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) 19: Caroline Chikezie, Angela Meryl, Ariel Alexandria Davis 20: Rihanna 21: Aunjanue Ellis, Ann Ogbomo 22: Genneya Walton 23: Niecy Nash 24: Kasi Lemmons, Tawny Newsome, Dede Lovelace 25: Geffri Maya 28: Rae Dawn Chong, Tasha & Sidra Smith 29: Augusta Savage

MARCH: HAPPY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, SIS!!!

1: Alexis Fields, Lupita Nyong’o 2: Danielle Moné Truitt, Nathalie Emmanuel 3: Gloria Hendry, Meagan Tandy 4: Angela V. Shelton 6: Anna Maria Horsford, Birgundi Baker 9: Christiana Pitts 10: Ego Nwodim 11: Ajani Russell 13: Adina Porter 14: Tamara Tunie, Carol Speed, Elise Neal, Greta Onieogou 15: Aaron Rose Philip 16: Cynthia Bond, Sierra McClain, Ajiona Alexus  18: Vanessa L Williams, Queen Latifah, Ayisha Issa, Amanda Foster, Bonnie Mbuli, Christina Elmore  19: Alycia Pascual Pena 20: Bianca Lawson, Dominique Jackson, Erica Luttrell, Freema Ageyman, Vanessa Bell Calloway 

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) 21: Sonequa Martin Green 22: Kandyse Mcclure 23: Chaka Khan, Vanessa Morgan 25: Jeryl Prescott 26: Diana Ross 27: Mariah, Halle Bailey 28: Celai West, Chrystale Wilson 30: Gabrielle Byndloss 31: Erica Tazel, Andrea Bordeaux, Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele

APRIL (National Stress Awareness Month)

1: Cece Show, 2: Nikki Perkins, Amber Gray 3: Catherine Lough Haggquist, Sarah Jeffery, Young MA, 4: Lorraine Toussaint, Jill Scott, Khadi Don, Maya Angelou 6: Simona Brown, Lauren Ridloff 7: Billie Holiday, 8: Skai Jackson, Femi Taylor 9: Jazmine Sullivan, Bianca Belair, Kisha Knight Pulliam 10: Dana Heath, Jasika Nicole, April Weeden-Washington  11: Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Summer Walker 12: Imani Lewis, Retta, Suzzanne Douglas 13: Brittany Marie Batchelder, Marci T. House 14: Da Brat 15: Ester Dean, Kron Moore, Samira Wiley 16: Ebony Obsidian, Vallerie Rae Miller 

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) 21: Gugu Mbatha-Raw  24: Reagan Gomez Preston 25: Gina Torres, Leyna Bloom 26: Debra Wilson 27: Lizzo 28: Aleisha LaNaé Allen, Cheslie Kryst, Madge Sinclair 29: Shahadi Wright Joseph

MAY (Women's Healthcare Month)

1: Victoria Monet 2: Golda Rosheuvel 3: Meagan Tandy, Chinenye Ezeudu, Danielle Deadwyler, Genevieve Nnaji 5: Gabrielle Nevaeh Green 6: Gabourey Sidibe, Adrienne Warren, Bresha Webb 7: Devyn Tyler 11: Dominique Thorne 12: Vanessa Estelle Williams, Kim Fields 13: Pearl Thusi 14: Tamara Dobson 15: Anjelika Washington, Bahia Watson, Sommore, 16: Janet Jackson, Aleyse Shannon 17:  Francis Callier, Rochelle Aytes, Cynda Williams 19: Grace Jones, Angel Theory 

Gemini (May 21-Jun 20) 21: Da’Vine Joy Randolph 22: Naomi Campbell 24: Patti Labelle, 25: Ebonee Noel, Octavia Spencer, Zazie Beetz, Leslie Uggams, Aïssa Maïga 26: Pam Grier, Lauryn Hill, Madeleine Mantock, Marie Pierra Kakoma 27: Left Eye, 28: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gladys Knight 29: Laverne Cox, Mel B, Ashleigh Morghan, Michole Briana White 30: Javicia Leslie, DeWanda Wise 31: Cupcakke, Normani 

JUNE (HAPPY JUNETEENTH AND BLACK MUSIC MONTH!!! HAPPY PRIDE LADIES,GAYDIES & THEYDIES)

1: Shailyn Pierre-Dixon 2: Brandee Evans, Jadah Marie, Laura Kariuki 3: Assa Sylla, Elizabeth Adare, Josephine Baker 4: Bahni Turpin 5: Denisea Wilson 6: Alex Datcher 9: Logan Browning, Gloria Reuben 10: Faith Evans 12: Felecia M. Bell 13: Daniella Perkins 14: Marla Gibbs, Tamara Smart 15: Judy Pace, Ashley Nicole Black 16: Iantha Richardson 17: Venus Williams 18: Fatou Jobe 19: Phylicia Rashad, Alysia Rogers 20: Tika Sumpter 

Cancer (June 21-July22) 22: DomiNque Perry 23: Brandi Rhodes, Britne Oldford 24: Solange, Candice Patton, Adele Oni, Dominique Tipper 25: Brenda Sykes 26: Antoinette Robertson 27: Anjela Lauren Smith, Chantel Riley

JULY (HAPPY DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH)

1: Storm Reid 3: Audra McDonald, Alyah Chanelle Scott 4: Edmonia Lewis 5: Ellen Bendu 6: Della Reese, Little Miss Flint, Tia Mowry 7: Cree Summer, Akira Golz 8: Riele Downs, Taja V. Simpson 10: Angel Haze 11: Lil’ Kim, Aida Osman, Annarah Cymone, Aerial Hull, 14: Alisha Wainwright, Angela Lewis, Geretta Geretta, Kelly Jo Minter 15: Shari Headley 17: Diahann Carroll, Amanda Warren, Asjha Cooper

Leo (July 23-Aug 22) 24: Brenda Crichlow, Herizen Guardiola 25: Iman, Jajube Mandiela  26: Grace Byers 27: Gabrielle Graham, Savannah Smith 29: Sweet LD, 30:Vivica A. Fox 31: Wunmi Mosaku, Bukamina Cebekhulu

AUGUST

1: Tempestt Bledsoe 2: Alvina August 3: Chandler Kinney, Jo Marie Payton 4: Eris Baker 5: Chip Fields, 6: Merrin Dungey, 7: Kheris Rogers, 8: Meagan Good, Kimberly Brooks 9: Whitney Houston, Angely Gaviria  11: Viola Davis, Sophie Okonedo 12: Imani Hakim, Yvette Nicole Brown 13: Dawnn Lewis,  Deborah Ayorinde 14: Jackée Harry, Halle Berry, Marsai Martin, Aliyah Moulden 15: Christine Adams, Andrea Lewis 16: Angela Bassett 19: Sara Martins, Tracie Thoms 20: Ashley Nicole Williams 21: Loretta Devine, Kelis 

Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22) 23: Angelique Noire, Clarissa Thibeaux 24: Ava Duvernay, Harriett D Foy 25: Ashley Winfrey, China Ann McClain 26: Keke Palmer 27: Chandra Wilson, Demetria McKinney 29: Kelly McCreary 30: Angel Coulby

SEPTEMBER

1: Zendaya Coleman, Skye Townsend, Bianca Brewton 3: Iza 4: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter, Sammie Ware 5: Clark Backo, Coco Rebecca Edogamhe, Kat Graham, Jade Payton 6: Anika Noni Rose, Daniele Gaither, Naomie Harris, Trina McGee 7: Afton Williamson 9: Camilla Beeput 

10: Treshelle Edmond 11: Taraji P. Henson 12: Jennifer Hudson 13: Aisha Dee 14: Ololade "Lolly" Adefope 16: Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye 17: Danielle Brooks 18: Aisha Tyler, Jada Pinkett Smith 19: Sanaa Lathan 20: Debbi Morgan, Enuka Okuma, Victoria Dillard 21: Jerrika Hinton  

Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22) 22: Teyonah Parrish 23: Cush Jumbo, Janelle James, LisaRaye McCoy 24: Yetide Badaki 26: Serena Williams, Fola Evans-Akingbola 27 Beverly Osu 28: Vernee Watson-Johnson

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The Unstoppable Wasp #8

Why is Doctor Doom forgivable in Nadia’s eyes but Hank isn’t?

Tony starts two civil wars, cloned/made a Thor without the original's consent, The fucking Illuminati! And God knows what else and he's still a great hero.

The guy could have gotten help from his issues, but it was not as if Janet herself was that supportive of Hank, even taking advantage of his problems to make him marry her instead of actually trying to help him, and even then, him hitting Janet was an accident and he became so horrified immediately afterwards that he regained his sanity and save the day...from a problem he created, but still.

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By order of the fookin’ PEAKY BLINDERS, it is done. It has been announced that the currently filming sixth season will be the series’ last. 

Yep. No more staring into the tormented crystal blue eyes of Tommy Shelby. 

With the announcement of PEAKY BLINDERS’ cancellation comes the realisation that it is the second job Finn Cole has lost in a week. 

The only worthwhile thing Michael Gray has done is the French inhale.

On Thursday, TNT announced that the upcoming sixth season of ANIMAL KINGDOM will be its final season. 

Finn can be currently seen in the film DREAMLAND with Margot Robbie, and will next be seen in HERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN, directed by actor Eoin Macken (The Night Shift, Merlin). 

The film also stars Dean Charles Chapman (1917), Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (Vikings, Sing Street) and Finn’s PEAKY BLINDERS wife Anya Taylor Joy. 

Speaking of Anya Taylor Joy, she is amongst the actors nominated for a Critics Choice Award.   Anya was nominated in the category of Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Made for TV Movie for Netflix’s THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT.

Her competition in that category is: Shira Haas (Unorthodox), Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America), Michaela Coel ( I May Destroy You), Daisy Edgar Jones (Normal People, Tessa Thompson (Sylvie’s Love). 

The surprises to me are Nicholas Hoult being nominated in Lead Actor for a Comedy Series

amongst Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso),

S2 currently filming

Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadow), Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Hank Azaria (Brockmire) and Ramy Youseff (Ramy);  surprised by no nomination for Elle Fanning in THE GREAT, no nomination for Ben Whishaw, Timothy Olyphant, Jack Huston or any of the female actors who gave extraordinary performances this season of FARGO (congrats to Chris Rock and Glynn Turman for their nods); no Ethan Hawke nomination for his performance in THE GOOD LORD BIRD (though his two costars received nods); Quibi dominated the short form category but no nomination for THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME which garnered Christoph Waltz an Emmy nomination or #FreeRayshawn whose two leads Laurence Fishburne and Jasmine Cephas-Jones won Emmys; the nomination for Betsy Brandt in the superb finale of SOULMATES. I did not see that coming. 

The other Critics Choice nominees.

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STELLA BRADY

1931

Stella Brady is a play by James Montgomery. It was originally produced by Charles Dillingham and staged by R.H. Burnside. The cast included Cesar Romero, Hilda Spong, and Janet Megrew as the title character.

Stella, a damsel of fair features and thinly-lined pocketbook, is blackmailed into doing unsavory things when she happens onto a bag full of cash. She flees to Cuba with the money and a new-found traveling companion. When a detective tracks them down in Havana, the companion confesses to losing all the money in a casino. Stella is courted by a romantic Cuban, but the detective also loves her.  Who will win the heart of Stella Brady?

The title role was originally cast with Erin O’Brien Moore, but was replaced by Janet Megrew before the first performance. It was originally publicized that Montgomery would direct his own play, but staging duties were assumed by R.H. Burnside. 

Newspapers reported that the play was in rehearsal at the beginning of September 1931. It was originally announced to open in Newark NJ on October 5th, but that did not come to pass.  Instead it went North. 

Although the play’s “premiere” was said to be in Atlantic City, it actually had a three-day try-out at the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, Mass. It was a three-day engagement starting October 5, 1931.  

Stella Brady played at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City NJ on October 12, 1931. It was widely advertised as “Pre-Broadway”.  

After leaving AC, the play was scheduled for a week at Brandt’s Windsor Theatre in Fordham. 

RIP ~ Stella Brady died on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She was murdered by Charles Dillingham. Apparently, it was a mercy killing. 

James Montgomery was the librettist for the mega-hit musical Irene, the musical for which he also wrote the original play, Irene O’Day. Apparently he had an affection for titling his plays after Irish lasses. After the death of Stella, he tried to repeat Irene’s success, by penning the book to his hit 1916 play Nothing But the Truth. The musical was titled Tell Her The Truth, and it opened on Broadway in late October 1933. It featured Margaret Dumont, the matronly foil of the Marx Brothers, and William Frawley, who is best known as Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy.” Although moderately successful in London, it closed after 11 performances at The Cort Theatre. 

The title Stella Brady would live on in the resume of film star Cesar Romero, who grew up in another New Jersey Shore town, Bradley Beach and went to Asbury Park High School. Stella Brady was supposed to be his sophomore outing on Broadway after his 1929 debut in The Street Singer. In October 1932, a year after the death of Stella Brady, Romero returned to Broadway in Kaufman and Ferber’s Dinner at Eight. It would be his last Broadway play before Hollywood fame. His character was deleted from the 1933 film version, but is first movie The Shadow Laughs, beat Dinner at Eight to the box office by five months!