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Vanessa Redgrave's on Palestine, her Oscars speech, and The Palestinian (1977)
Links:
this interview
1978 Best Supporting Actress (Julia) win and speech
The Palestinian (1977)
and here she is in 2008 NYC Ethical Culture speaking for Palestine
#vanessa redgrave#palestine#free palestine#academy awards#the palestinian 1977#gifs#i just wanted to correct the aspect ratio it was bothering me sdkjfhdskf#zionism is a danger against all people all over the world. wow spilled#the palestinization of the world#zionism#oscars 1978#ok i love this mixed media option now btw. good job on that tumblr#i forgot she was also able to insert the huac and mccarthyism at the end of her speech wow#huac#mccarthyism
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THE HEROES JOURNEY ARRIVES IN JAPANESE CINEMAS IN TRUE SUPER-SEVENTIES STYLE.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on close-up shots to the first Japanese release movie poster for the American epic space opera film "STAR WARS" (1977), artwork by "Seito," c. 1978.
Source: www.filmonpaper.com/posters/star-wars-b2-seito-artwork-style-japan.
#STAR WARS#STAR WARS 1977#1977#1978#Japanese Movie Poster#Japanese Style#Oscars#Academy Awards#Seito Artist#Seito#Seito Art#Oscars 1978#70s#Super Seventies#Sci-fi Fri#Sci-fi Art#70s Sci-fi Art#70s Sci-fi#Japanese#Tom Jung Artist#Poster Art#Graphic Design#1977 STAR WARS#Sci-fi#Epic Space Opera#Sci-fi fantasy#Sci-fi/fantasy#Poster Design#Movie Poster#Cinema
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One Dress a Day Challenge
November: Oscar Winners
Death on the Nile / Angela Lansbury as Salome Otterbourne
Year: 1978
Designer: Anthony Powell
It's hard to believe Angela Lansbury didn't get an Oscar nomination for her delightfully over-the-top portrayal of the sozzled romance novelist--but at least Anthony Powell got one (and won) for her delightfully over-the-top costumes. This is the outfit in which we first meet Salome, and it really tells us all we need to know about her: she's flamboyant, eccentric, and fond of lavish detail. This is her idea of an evening dress.
#death on the nile 1978#oscar winners#angela lansbury#one dress a day challenge#one dress a week challenge#movie costumes#period film#1978 movies#1978 films#1930s style#1930s fashion#death on the nile#salome otterbourne#academy award winner#anthony powell#agatha christie#multicolored dresses#multicoloured dresses#more is more dresses
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Eloy de la Iglesia - Confessions of a Congressman (1978)
#film#eloy de la iglesia#confessions of a congressman#el diputado#luchino visconti#gustav mahler#oscar wilde#1978
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LES MIS LETTERS IN ADAPTATION - Authority Reasserts Its Rights, LM 1.8.4 (Les Miserables 1978)
“There is no longer any Monsieur le Maire here!”
Jean Valjean made no attempt to disengage the hand which grasped the collar of his coat. He said:—
“Javert—”
Javert interrupted him: “Call me Mr. Inspector.”
“Monsieur,” said Jean Valjean, “I should like to say a word to you in private.”
“Aloud! Say it aloud!” replied Javert; “people are in the habit of talking aloud to me.”
#Les Mis#Les Miserables#Les Mis 1978#Les Miserables 1978#Les Mis Letters#Les Mis Letters in Adaptation#Javert#Valjean#Jean Valjean#Anthony Perkins#Richard Jordan#lesmisedit#lesmiserablesedit#lesmiserables1978edit#filmedit#anthonyperkinsedit#pureanonedits#Bbygirl you are SO deranged#Also Perkins out here delivering an Oscar-winning performance in this film where no one else can act.#I am no longer taking criticism he is a very good Javert actually.#LOOK at the insanity and derangement here#No other Javert has come close#Except maybe Terrence Mann lol.
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Olivia Newton John & John Travolta at the Oscars (1978)
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Christmas Eve On Sesame Street (1978)
#my gif#Christmas Eve On Sesame Street#big bird#oscar the grouch#the muppets#muppets#sesame street#oh lawd he comin#gif#gifs#1978#1970s
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there are only two people that are transmasc around the french revolution and they are lady oscar françois de jarjayes and javert
#me and viktor are watching the 1978 les mis movie#les mis#<- yes this is getting maintagged#what the fuck is the lady oscar anime title tho i do not remember
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Serú Girán girlies~
#charly garcía#rock nacional#serú girán#david lebón#pedro aznar#oscar moro#bicicleta#la grasa de las capitales#peperina#progressive rock#moodboard#rock argentino#1978#1979#1980s#buenos aires#Spotify#written by
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oscar winner (!!) jamie lee curtis behind the scenes of halloween, 1978
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Kiss - Von Phantomen Gejagt
… translates as Kiss chased by phantoms.
Personally, this title could appear a little peculiar to me, considering that the only phantom-like thing I've detected since I've been writing this blog has always been Kiss themselves, who I tend to chase after occasionally. With the small exception of this little infamous cinematic manifestation of the height of her popularity in the 1970's.
So, I've watched Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) aka Attack of the Phantom (1979) in its entirety three times in my life, beginning with the German theatrical version in 1983. As a seven-year-old, I was of course extremely impressed to experience Kiss, those rock giants, colorful, quirky and pretty much larger than life on the big screen to the strains of their musical extravaganza. In 1992, when I was 16, I longingly got to see the American TV version for the first time on an official VHS tape. The horribly cheap vintage TV movie look and Scooby Doo score it contained, on the other hand, was much less enjoyable.
And 2024, at, ahem, 48? Well, home alone last week, I felt incredibly drawn to the German theatrical version (1). After more than 30 years the time seemed right to finally see this potentially work of art with the right eyes again, with the support of a good bottle of red wine (2). And I have to emphasize, neither of my following two decisions turned out to be a mistake.
Whereby I would like to make my first admission, because Attack of the Phantoms certainly doesn't come across like a mixture of A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Star Wars (1977), as so often unerringly commented on by Paul and Gene, but rather like a light version of Westworld (1973) and Rollercoaster (1977), with a good pinch of The Monkees (1965) and Batman (1966) thrown in. And, big surprise, compared to the latter two, it doesn't come off too badly, too.
Speaking of bad, Devereaux the designated antagonist of this flick basically spends most of his free time in his supervillain headquarters filled with towering supercomputers and costumed robots, the only true equivalent of the Batcave, from which some artifacts were most certainly taken for this fabulous set. And it is from there that he hatches sinister plans against Peter, Ace, Gene and Paul (3).
However, it's not the robots or the fancy computers that are Devereaux's secret weapon, but the drama with which he fights against the script and the rest of the motley nonsense. After the originally intended director was fired for "organizational" reasons, Anthony Zerbe must have become aware of what he got himself into and is obviously trying to play his way out of this mess with his back to the wall and full of anxious urge. What he's doing is actually quite heroic.
And what about the actual heroes, Kiss? Oh yes, they act like some kind of celestial exalted beings who, when they condescend to ordinary mortals, like to speak in riddles. They are superior to us and they simply know more than we do, but they don't want to tell us. They probably just want us to know exactly that and nothing more. But you never really know with them, because sometimes they just fool around.
Apart from that, they prefer to spend their divine existence hanging out with each other, and don't mind an occasional spontaneous scuffle with a pack of albino space werewolves, which seems to be nothing unusual for them at all, because when it turns out their hairy opponents are "only" robots, that's the real surprise for them. I guess that's what kinda makes them tick.
Since I don't see much point in recounting the complete storyline, I could now tell you about the lead actress's fiancé, who has been turned into a mental robot by Devereaux and who, as Devereaux's personal assistant, is really good at taking Kiss personality shots with the camera (and beyond that even developing the prints), but whose fine motor skills really fail when he is ordered to search a cupboard for their superpower-giving talismans (4).
Or Peter's stunt double, who can actually be seen behind the drums during the Black Diamond solo sequence, could of course also be worth mentioning, but is not really significant, because all stunt doubles are given a generous 30% screen time (5), and Gene's double, for example, doesn't even resemble him from behind. And more than enough words have certainly been said about Ace's.
And so I could go on enthusiastically for half the day, but I think I've already put enough into the balance. Of course, one could still interpret a word or two about the final scene and the mysteriously aged Devereaux, who seems defeated, but despite his failure, he also seems to be fulfilled inside and to have found inner peace, as the subsequent counter-shot suggests. Perhaps Anthony Zerbe had finally resigned himself to the fact that this film would rob him of his last chance to win an Oscar. Wouldn't that be meta?
In any case, it's a Kiss world where things are the way they are, and pretty much everything revolves around Kiss and nobody is afraid to say their band name more often than necessary, and we all have the great fortune and pleasure of living in it.
But, there is still one more thing I have to get rid of urgently. Despite all my renewed fascination for this hell of a production, I would be thrilled to see it just once with AC/DC instead of Kiss.
Side Notes:
(1) The German theatrical version differs from the American TV version in some essential ways, which should of course be deciding factors for the film fan to enjoy it to the fullest. Apart from the '78 solo album score, the optimized picture format and color saturation, the better sound, a few extra scenes that honestly escaped my attention, it's above all the flippant dubbing that stands out.
Amongst the illustrious voice actors are the unforgettable Rolf Zacher, and hardly surprising no less than three veterans from the original German Simpsons cast. Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny and Homer himself (albeit only in a tiny supporting role), all of them lent their unmistakable voices to silly Kung Fu, Horror and other Trash films for some cash in the 70s.
Unfortunately, they fight the same battle with the dialog direction as Devereaux does with the unholy script, so that the result doesn't quite come close to dubbing gold, but is still good enough for an unpolished bronze medal. Especially as Ace has been robbed of his Acks! It would be hard to imagine if Rainer Brandt (R.I.P.) had taken up this cause.
(2) I can only say that for me, movies are like a bottle of wine. I can tell the difference between a good bottle and a not-so-good bottle very well, but I occasionally drink both, albeit to different degrees. You just have to know what you're getting into. And ultimately, both lead to a certain goal.
(3) That's right, the alphabetical principle of listing the band members' names alphabetically is carried through the entire film.
(4) But it's actually the super-low swinging beam of his laser pistol that really cracks me up, because it doesn't even have enough power to keep its own beam straight. How could it ever crack the force field of the Kiss talismans?
(5) Whether for the stunts, or as their evil robot doppelganger, or simply as a substitute if someone just didn't feel like it.
Test, test. Firebreathing works.
The Famous Four.
Evil Paul.
#Kiss#Kiss - Von Phantomen Gejagt#Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park#Attack of the Phantoms#1978#1979#1983#1992#2024#Peter Criss#Ace Frehley#Gene Simmons#Paul Stanley#Anthony Zerbe#Devereaux#Rolf Zacher#Rainer Brandt#The Simpsons#German#AC/DC#Oscar#Academy Awards#Black Diamond#Roland Rockover#Star Wars#Westworld#A Hard Days Night#Rollercoaster#Batman#The Monkees
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SCI-FI/FANTASY TAKES JAPAN ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANCIENT VIRTUES OF LOVE, FREEDOM, AND HEROISM.
PIC(S) INFO: Japanese artist Seito adapted the Style A "STAR WARS" (1977) poster for one of the country’s one sheets, creating a Jung-adjacent but wholly unique translation of Luke & Leia.
PIC #3: "STAR WARS" (1977) "Tom Jung Oscars" Original Japanese Hansai B2 movie poster, c. 1978.
Sources: www.starwarsatthemovies.com/blog/2021/3/6/the-story-of-a-boy-a-girl-and-a-universally-recognized-poster & Sci-fi Movie Posters.
#STAR WARS#STAR WARS 1977#1977#1978#Oscars#Academy Awards#Oscars 1978#70s#Super Seventies#Sci-fi fantasy#Sci-fi/fantasy#Sci-fi Fri#Sci-fi Art#70s Sci-fi Art#70s Sci-fi#Japanese Movie Poster#Japanese Style#Seito#Tom Jung#Poster Art#Graphic Design#1977 STAR WARS#Sci-fi#Movie Poster#Cinema#Epic Space Opera#Seito Artist#Seito Art#Tom Jung Artist#Poster Design
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Farrah Fawcett at the 50th Annual Academy Awards, 1978.
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The older I get, the more I relate to this! 😆
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