#Michael Pressman

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Sweetest, precious darling baby Tom Hulce as Artie Shoemaker - Those Lips, Those Eyes (dir. Michael Pressman, 1980)

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Here's a behind the scenes shot of director Michael Pressman instructing the Turtles on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991).

If he looks a bit familiar, it's because he also played April O'Neil's news manager in the film.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

To a certain extent, children who are fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be happy to see ANY rendition of their favorite characters but a part of their subconscious will realize Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze is an inferior sequel. It’s less violent and more kid-friendly, which means uppity parents will be pleased. Well, being pleased is a stretch. The quality of the writing ensures no one will be satisfied.

In New York City, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Leonardo (voiced by Brian Tochi), Donatello (voiced by Adam Carl), Michelangelo (voiced by Robbie Rist), and Raphael (voiced by Laurie Faso) - are searching for a new home with the help of news reporter April O’Neil (Paige Turco this time) while their sensei, Master Splinter (Kevin Clash), begs them to remain hidden. When The Shredder (played by François Chau, voiced by David McCharen) returns, he forces Professor Jordan Perry (David Warner) to use the same ooze that created the turtles on a pair of ferocious animals: the first members of his mutant army.

Right away, it’s a disappointment to see April O’Neil recast and the absence of Elias Koteas as Casey Jones - the character doesn't even get mentioned. Also frustrating is the new kid sidekick who hangs out with the turtles: a pizza delivery boy and martial arts expert named Keno (Ernie Reyes Jr.). Our heroes already have a human friend. Why do they need another?

The most striking difference from the first picture is the overall tone of The Secret of the Ooze. The first movie might not have been fantastic - the four adolescent reptiles were basically interchangeable, the villains bland, there’s a long stretch in the middle where they retreat to a cabin in the countryside that’s as dull as a normal turtle practicing karate - but at least it had ambition. The movie wanted to be awesome. It wanted you to take the action and the premise seriously. It knew kids watching wanted the movie to be what they imagined it would be: a “grown-up” version of what they saw on TV. Director Michael Pressman doesn't even try. The jokes are so bad, so juvenile you'll want to crawl inside your shell and die of embarrassment. The gags make the villains complete non-threats, which robs the plot of any tension. TMNT II is a perfect example of the conservation of ninjutsu rule: the more ninjas on-screen, the less effective they are.

The most baffling aspect of this film is the titular "secret". There comes a point when our heroes get their hands on a canister of the green liquid (whose technical name is apparently “ooze”) and are crushed when they learn their inception was an accident. Well of course it was! You were raised in a sewer! By a rat! You spend your time hiding in the shadows! Did you think you were anything BUT a mistake of creation?!

Oh right. The animal monsters that supposedly pose a threat. They don’t. In another example of bad writing, the creatures - Tokka and Rahzar (not Beebop and Rocksteady, which means another disappointment for the fans) - are initially rejected by The Shredder. He doesn’t think they’re intelligent enough because he expected them to emerge not only super-strong and ferocious but also with genius-level intelligence despite being alive for less than a day. Oh, and then we get ANOTHER explanation for their stupidity: seems Professor Perry tampered with the mutagen to ensure they would be intellectual nincompoops. Because one reason wasn’t enough?

To throw some compliments in its direction, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II once again features impressive costumes/special effects and decent fight choreography considering the restrictions the performers were under. It has the occasional funny gag and if you wanted a less violent movie, you got it. Will this outweigh the horror of an impromptu rap number by Vanilla Ice? I’ll let you decide.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is a major letdown. It also fails to give fans of the characters what they want and suffers from a major lack of ambition. This plot is so basic you’ll be bored. Well, when you’re not groaning at the deluge of corny gags. (January 1, 2021)

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Adult Movie Posters

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976) Explosive drama and action when two sexy girls go on a bank robbing binge. Peter Macgregor-Scott - Mark Bruce Rosin - Claudia Jennings - Tara Strohmeier - Jocelyn Jones - Michael Pressman

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Carol & The End of the World Trailer

A planet is on a collision course with Earth. In the few remaining months before the apocalypse, Carol struggles to embrace the chaos of the end, where most people feel liberated to pursue their wildest dreams, and search for meaning in her life.

Carol & The End of the World stars the voice talents of Martha Kelly (Carol), Michael Chernus, Bridget Everett, Beth Grant, Lawrence Pressman, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Mel Rodriguez, and Delbert Hunt. The series is created by Dan Guterman.

Carol & The End of the World hits Netflix on December 15, 2023.

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s t a r t r e k d e e p s p a c e n i n e created by rick berman, michael piller [second skin, s3ep5]

'I want you to know something. In spite of whatever I might have said, I realise now you're an honorable man. And I think your daughter must have loved you very much.' - kira

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14.10.24

#Marco-Marathon | The Crow

Film Name: The Crow (1994); Production Studios: Image Comics, Miramax, Pressman Film, Jeff Most Productions, Crowvision Inc., Entertainment Media Investment Corporation; Director by: Alex Proyas; Screenwriter: David J. Schow, John Shirley; Starring: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Ernie Hudson, Rochelle Davis, David Patrick Kelly; Genres: Horror, Action, Criminal, Drama; Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes;

"The Crow" (1994) is a gothic action film with a dark atmosphere and impressive visual style. Brandon Lee gives a brilliant performance as Eric Draven, a musician who returns from the dead to avenge his death and the murder of his fiancee. His performance, enhanced by the actor's tragic death during filming, adds mythological depth to the film. A stylish image of the city and a strong soundtrack create a unique atmosphere, but the plot is sometimes simplified.

Four stars - powerful visually, but somewhat predictable in plot.

My rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐

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just tagging all my fav fictional characters bc I love them all to much <3

the bond between a girl and their favorite fictional man is both an unstoppable force and an immovable object

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tag drop pt 14

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Carol & The End of The World trailer released

With a mysterious planet hurtling towards Earth, extinction is imminent for the people of the world. While most feel liberated to pursue their wildest dreams, one quiet and always uncomfortable woman stands alone — lost among the hedonistic masses…

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Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on October 29 via Vinegar Syndrome. Chris Barnes designed the cover art for the 1985 werewolf sequel; the original poster is on the reverse side.

Philippe Mora (Communion) directs from a script by The Howling novel series author Gary Brandner and Robert Sarno. Christopher Lee, Annie McEnroe, Reb Brown, Marsha Hunt, and Sybil Danning star.

The film has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Commentary track with director Philippe Mora and author/screenwriter Kelly Goodner (new)

Commentary track with director Philippe Mora

Commentary track with composer Steve Parsons and editor Charles Bornstein

Lights, Camera, Werewolves? - a conversation with director Philippe Mora and filmmaker Michael Mohan (35 min)

A Romp Through Czechoslovakia - an interview with actress Annie Pressman (15 min)

Thrown to the Wolves - an interview with special make-up effects artist Steve Johnson (11 min)

A Life Collaboration with Philippe Mora - an interview with Pamela Krause, Philippe Mora's wife and artist consultant (11 min)

Freaky, Sexy, Mad - an interview with composer Stephen Parsons (16 min)

Lord of the Stricken Field - film historian Jonathan Rigby on Christopher Lee and Howling II (25 min)

Queen of the Werewolves - an archival interview with actress Sybil Danning (17 min)

Leading Man - an archival interview with actor Reb Brown (14 min)

A Monkey Phase - an archival featurette with special make-up effects artists Steve Johnson and Scott Wheeler (15 min)

Theatrical trailer

Still gallery

Ben is mourning the recent death of his sister, Karen, whom he believes to have been killed in a savage wolf attack. At her funeral, Ben is approached by the mysterious Stefan, who warns him that a cult of werewolves had attacked Karen and that she too will become an undead lycanthrope. Although dismissing his claim as mere superstition, Ben’s girlfriend Jenny convinces him that he should take Stefan’s warning more seriously, and, sure enough, Karen is soon back from the dead, covered in fur and complete with a deadly set of K9s. After being narrowly saved from a fatal bite by Stefan, Ben is persuaded that he’s telling the truth and volunteers to join him on his mission to destroy the increasing hoards of beastly creatures ravaging Europe. But as their journey takes them to Transylvania, where werewolves from around the world are gathering for their ritual, Ben and Stefan fear that they might be in over their heads, mainly once werewolf queen Stirba receives news of their arrival…

Pre-order Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf.

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elizabeth mcgovern as helen shaw in episode 2 of “the brotherhood of poland, new hampshire” (october 2003) | 🎥: dir. ron lagomarsino & michael pressman

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for the past few years i’ve been keeping track of every film i watch for the first time ever throughout the year. in 2023, i watched the most amount i have documented so far! out of those 132 films—i wanted to share some of my favorites <3

1. aftersun (2022) dir. charlotte wells

2. the bling ring (2013) dir. sofia coppola

3. king richard (2021) dir. reinaldo marcus green

4. the whale (2022) dir. darren aronofsky

5. nine days (2020) dir. edson oda

6. air (2023) dir. ben affleck

7. top gun: maverick (2022) dir. joseph kosinski

8. glass onion (2022) dir. rian johnson

9. take care of maya (2023) dir. henry roosevelt

10. the king’s speech (2010) dir. tom hopper

11. girl in the picture (2022) dir. skye borgman

12. green room (2015) dir. jeremy saulnier

13. pulp fiction (1994) dir. quentin tarantino

14. red, white & royal blue (2023) dir. matthew lópez

15. boys don’t cry (1999) dir. kimberly pierce

16. scream vi (2023) dir. matt bettinelli-olpin & tyler gillett

17. the menu (2022) dir. mark mylod

18. the quiet girl (2022) dir. colm bairéad

19. barbie (2023) dir. greta gerwig

20. interstellar (2014) dir. christopher nolan

21. the super mario bros. movie (2023) dir. michael jelenic & aaron horvath

22. the craft (1996) dir. andrew fleming

23. bones and all (2022) dir. luca guadagnino

24. bullet train (2022) dir. david leitch

25. when harry met sally… (1989) dir. rob reiner

26. pearl (2022) dir. ti west

27. molly’s game (2017) dir. aaron sorkin

28. pain hustlers (2023) dir. david yates

29. elemental (2023) dir. peter sohn

30. nyad (2023) dir. elizabeth chai vasarhelyi & jimmy chin

31. the other zoey (2023) dir. sara zandieh

32. oppenheimer (2023) dir. christopher nolan

33. eloise at christmastime (2003) dir. kevin lima

34. leave the world behind (2023) dir. sam esmail

35. tinker bell (2008) dir. bradley raymond

36. prayers for bobby (2009) dir. russell mulcahy

37. little women (1994) dir. gillian armstrong

38. saltburn (2023) dir. emerald fennell

39. candy cane lane (2023) dir. reginald hudlin

40. the grinch (2018) dir. scott mosier & yarrow cheney

41. a season for miracles (1999) dir. michael pressman

42. bottoms (2023) dir. emma seligman

(these are ranked in the order that i watched them)

full list of films i watched in 2023 on my letterboxd

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i don't think i ever made a post about my muses sexualities....so here is a list lol

canon muses:

hayley james - straight

lydia martin - straight

lucas scott - straight

brooke davis - bi-curious

stu matcher - pansexual

tatum riley -straight

Eli Hale - bisexual

john b routledge- pansexual

sarah cameron - pansexual

rafe cameron - pansexual

steve harrington - bisexual

eddie munson - pansexual

nancy wheeler - bisexual

chrissy cunningham - bisexual, more women leaning

robin buckley -lesbein

joyce byers - straight

Carol Perkins - straight

jonathan byers - bisexual

tara carpenter - straight

sara carpenter - straight

ethan landry - bisexual

quinn bailey - straight

dom torretto - straight

jokob torretto - bisexual

taylor jewel - straight

billy loomis - bisexual

campbell eliot - bisexual

sam eliot - homosexual

allie pressman - straight

abel teller - straight

thomas teller - pansexual

isaac lahey - bisexual

erica reyes - straight

OC CHARACTERS

sage thomspon - straight

juniper thomspon - bisexual

hope whittemore - straight

noah armstrong - bisexual

eric armstrong - pansexual

bree armstrong - straight

katherine bell - straight

elijah moran - pansexual

ethan moran - bisexual

naya gomez - straight

matthew evans - bisexual

daniel james - bisexual

kendall floyd - bisexual

joseph taylor - straight

kira huges -straight

kai coleman  - bisexual

hanna pittman  - straight

miko young - pansexual

jasper wooley - pansexual

eden wolfe - pansexual

sterling herrman - bisexual

pete warner - bisexual

dixie adams - straight

lily danberry - straight

julia danberry - straight

nick danberry - pansexual

davina davidson - straight

hayley davidson - straight

madison lewis - straight

russel lewis - bisexual

talon lewis  - straight

tatum lewis - bisexual

dani sanchez -straight

maya sanchez - straight

celeste lovegood - straight

samuel johnson - bisexual

paisley johnson - demisexual

nate felix -pansexual

andy darnell - bisexual

astrid sullivan - straight

carter ramsey - bisexual

willow anderson - straight

ivy greene - straight

Nate Felix  - bisexual

Dakota Roth - bisexual

wesley henson -  - bisexual

roxanne roca - straight

jolene devin cooper - straight

colby ireland roberts - straight

myles james boyce - straight

kyro javier gomez - pansexual

Dalton Winter Richmann - bisexual

Shepard Knight Richmann - bisexual

vincenza "vince" lucciano - pansexual

wren nicole caruso - bisexual

james oliver alexander - bisexual

elinor brooke henderson - pansexual

rowan grey - bisexual

alfie reynolds - bisexual

reign grey - straight

dillon combs - straight

test muses/by request:

faye rainee munson -straight

asher poe munson - bisexual

milo michael larson - bisexual

fallon marie larson - straight

declan felix larson - bisexual

adeline blair cameron - straight

davina claire - straight