#Salvador Wood

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Soy Cuba / I Am Cuba (1964) | dir. Mikhail Kalatozov

Don't avert your eyes. Look! I am Cuba. For you, I am the casino, the bar, the hotels. But the hands of these children and old people are also me.

[arinewman7]

Archeological Reminiscence of Millet’s Angelus

Salvador Dali

oil on wood panel, 1934

[professor-abeloved]

made my it lives mcs with this cute asf picrew !!

pink hair - juan "wan" capili, they/he, snarky drag queen. resposible for showing mattyass and lincoln tiktok in separate timelines.

purple hair - ronaldo "ro" salvador, he/him, genuine softie future professor and husband of abel. will not hesitate to deck someone who hurts the puppy mans.

black hair - amor rodriguez, she/her, lia's #1 fan and beta reader. aggressively loves the childhood friends to lovers trope for some reason.

blue hair - reggie "reg" custodio, she/they. loves to annoys joss with her sarcasm and serenades. beanie buds with noah.

Bonus: devon "at least 7 people are in love with me" hunter (bottom left) & harper "now has the one gay earring" vance (bottom right) <3

[holyfunnyhistoryherring]

[Image 1: a photo of a bunch of realistic red apples on a white surface. Some of them appear to be melting.

Image 2: a tag that reads, "mister Dali, I'm sorry but you have to leave the orchard". In reference to Salvador Dali and his painting The Persistence of Memory, or the one with the melting clocks.

Image 3: an apple with its bottom half 'melted'

Image 4: an apple that is almost completely 'melted'

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Yosuke Amemiya

[ruleof3bobby]

SALVADOR (1986) Grade: B-

Its a good story, little long, preachy, but shot well. It was Oliver Stone behind the camera. Story still moves a good pace. The ending is pretty heartbreaking even though the film had plenty of levity.

[tourneurs]

Salvador (1986) dir. Oliver Stone

[2t2r]

Des serpents dans des tableaux célèbres

Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/des-serpents-dans-des-tableaux-celebres/

Des serpents dans des tableaux célèbres

[theoscarsproject]

Salvador (1986). A burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.

Oliver Stone is often more miss than hit for me, but man, he really delivers in this furious, scathing indictment of the US's involvement in the Salvadoran Civil War. James Woods is insanely good in the lead role, a sleazy photo journalist looking for opportunity (and women) who finds himself having to face the realities of both the war and his motherland's military industrial complex. It's messy, but man, if it doesn't grip you from start to finish. 8/10.

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Eddie Costa: A Jazz Virtuoso Whose Brilliance Lives On

Introduction: In the grand tapestry of jazz history, there are luminaries whose brief lives are filled with artistic brilliance. Eddie Costa, a consummate musician, composer, arranger, and performer, was one such star whose legacy continues to shine brightly within the jazz community and beyond. In this exploration, we delve into the extraordinary life, exceptional talent, and lasting impact of…

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MOVIES VS PAINTINGS, Part III.

Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese vs The Kiss, Gustav Klimt.

Midsommar, Ari Aster vs Head of a Bacchante, Annie Louisa Swynnerton.

Shirley: Visions of Reality, Gustav Deutsch vs New York Movie, Edward Hopper.

Us, Jordan Peele vs Not to Be Reproduced, René Magritte.

The Truman Show, Peter Weir vs Architecture Au Clair De Lune, René Magritte.

Gothic, Ken Russell vs The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli.

Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller vs Los Elefantes, Salvador Dalí.

Frozen, Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck vs The Swing, Jean-Honoré Fragonard.

The Neon Demon, Nicolas Winding Refn vs Gard Blue, James Turrell.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jim Sharman vs American Gothic, Grant Wood.

[arinewman7]

Centaur (Inferno: Canto 25)

Illustration by Salvador Dalì

'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri

Original wood engraving on BFK Rives paper, 1963

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Double Bill: Years Where A Director Made Multiple Movies - Part 1

It doesn’t happen very often, but every now and again, a film director releases multiple films in a singular year. Whilst sometimes it can be as simple as a film being held back for a period of time, other times it can be an example of a director having an amazingly productive year (yes, a slight sound of envy there). Curious about how often it happens, I decided to look back at some favourite directors and their release periods, quickly finding a surprising list of examples.

Because of that, I thought I’d do a couple of articles naming some examples, how both films performed and the comparisons between the two. They may also be a good opportunity for some unique movie marathon sessions?

One of the first I found was an Oliver Stone double bill from 1986, with James Woods starring in Salvador as an American photojournalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War, and Charlie Sheen in the classic Platoon, a near-autobiographical depiction of the Vietnam war as inspired by Stone’s own experiences. The two movies do have similarities in terms of focusing on an outsider trying to survive in a foreign war, Woods’ journalist more experienced in comparison to Sheen’s novice soldier. Interestingly, both films were a struggle to get made until Stone met British film producer John Daly, who agreed to finance both.

Salvador was commercially unsuccessful yet netted Woods an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and Best Screenplay for Stone and Richard Boyle, but paled in comparison to Platoon, where it was a critical and financial success, with Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay again (this time solo for Stone), and Best Supporting Actor for both Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger, and victories for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Sound. As a double bill, they offer fascinating depictions of introduction to foreign war, and are unflinching in the true horrors that exist.

Thirteen years later, Joel Schumacher was recovering from the critical bashing of Batman and Robin, and attempted a double bill comeback in 1999. The first was a Nicholas Cage-starring crime thriller called 8MM, and the second was a surprisingly smaller character based drama called Flawless, which featured Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The interesting element was the realisation that despite the issues with Batman and Robin, Schumacher still had the ability to interest two of the bigger dramatically respected actors in the world at the time. Both films put the focus on the actors, with Cage a classic noir private investigator, while De Niro played a security guard dealing with a stroke, demonstrating his tough man style with a vulnerability from his conversations with drag queen Rusty, played by Hoffman.

These two films seem an interesting double bill to watch when taking into consideration Batman and Robin, as both films are scaled back in comparison and demonstrate Schumacher’s ability with actors. 

Finally, we have Sidney Lumet, one of the most respected film directors of the last hundred years and his work from 1973. That year, Lumet directed two films that focused on police officers but from two different perspectives. The first is the British-based The Offence, while the second is the American-based Serpico.

The latter is the better known of the films, focusing on the real life tale of New York city based undercover police officer Frank Serpico, played by Al Pacino and dealing with the corrupt actions of his colleagues, eventually testifying against them. A widescale Crime Drama, Serpico is remembered for over 100 speaking parts and locations, as well as encompassing eleven years during Serpico’s time with the police force.

In comparison, The Offence is a much smaller and more intimate piece, focusing on interviews / interrogations between Sean Connery’s detective Johnson and his wife Maureen, Detective Superintendent Cartwright, and suspected child molester Kenneth Baxter. Despite both films dealing with the main character struggling with the world they inhabit, The Offence focuses more on a character committing a crime whereas Serpico revolves around an incorruptible hero.

However, what both films achieve are some of the best performances from both actors. This was one of Connery’s first major roles after finishing with the James Bond role, demonstrating a depth he rarely got to exhibit, while Pacino won a Golden Globe for his subtly intense somberness. Lumet was regularly credited for bringing out some actors best performances, so this double bill offers a fascinating depiction of the complex emotions for police officers.

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Salvador Dalí

Couple with Their Heads Full of Clouds, 1937

Oil on wood panel.