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twittercomfrnklin2001-blog · 1 year ago

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Deathtrap

Ira Levin’s DEATHTRAP isn’t exactly a masterpiece, but it’s a deftly plotted little thriller with some good funny lines. When Sidney Lumet filmed it in 1982, the lines and most of the plotting were still there, but somehow it came out a little more shallow. The bones are showing. Some of that seems to come from the adaptation. The plot concerns a once-successful playwright (Michael Caine) who may be considering killing a younger writer (Christopher Reeve) to steal his play as the older man’s wife (Dyan Cannon) looks on in horror. Cannon’s mounting dread triggers a major plot twist, but Lumet telegraphs that by having her scream in horror at everything — a phone ringing, her husband’s returning home when he’s expected, etc. It’s too bad, as between the screams Cannon does some really nice work. She’s trying to build a believable character, but that one choice keeps getting in the way. The other choice, and this is SPOILER territory in case you’re one of the few who doesn’t know the plot, is in the handling of the relationship between the two leading men. The Ira Levin estate now insists that they’re just friends, though I defy anybody who’s not a total MAGA moron to watch the play as written and not get that they’re lovers. It’s all in the script. Lumet, however, ups the ante on this by throwing in a kiss. There’s nothing wrong with that. I’d probably do that were I staging the play today or playing a rather superannuated version of the older playwright. But the kiss, which generated reams of publicity along with hisses and outcries in some audiences at the time, now seems rather antiseptic. They look like straight actors who were told to kiss. To his credit, Reeve appears to have developed a very specific back story. He’s personalized everything he has to do and say. Once you get past the kiss, it’s easy to believe that he’s both gay and willing to use that to his advantage. The costumer may have helped there, putting him in a pair of tight white pants that let him steal any scene he’s in just by turning his back. Caine, on the other hand, though he handles the comic lines well, seems to have taken a more general approach to the character. He jumps to shouting a lot, and he doesn’t really seem all that drawn to Reeve. Guess those white pants were wasted on him.

#thrillers #gay film #ira levin #sidney lumet #michael caine #christopher reeve #dyan cannon

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mr-paxton · 1 year ago

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Rosemary's Christmas

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napoleonic-sexyman-tournament · 11 months ago

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Friends, enemies, comrades, Jacobins, Monarchist, Bonapartists, gather round. We have an important announcement:

The continent is beset with war. A tenacious general from Corsica has ignited conflict from Madrid to Moscow and made ancient dynasties tremble. Depending on your particular political leanings, this is either the triumph of a great man out of the chaos of The Terror, a betrayal of the values of the French Revolution, or the rule of the greatest upstart tyrant since Caesar.

But, our grand tournament is here to ask the most important question: Now that the flower of European nobility is arrayed on the battlefield in the sexiest uniforms that European history has yet produced (or indeed, may ever produce), who is the most fuckable?

The bracket is here: full bracket and just quadrant I

Want to nominate someone from the Western Hemisphere who was involved in the ever so sexy dismantling of the Spanish empire? (or the Portuguese or French American colonies as well) You can do it here

The People have created this list of nominees:

France:

Jean Lannes

Josephine de Beauharnais

Thérésa Tallien

Jean-Andoche Junot

Joseph Fouché

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Joachim Murat

Michel Ney

Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (Charles XIV of Sweden)

Louis-Francois Lejeune

Pierre Jacques Étienne Cambrinne

Napoleon I

Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet

Jacques de Trobriand

Jean de dieu soult.

François-Étienne-Christophe Kellermann

17.Louis Davout

Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla

Eugène de Beauharnais

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

Antoine-Jean Gros

Jérôme Bonaparte

Andrea Masséna

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

Germaine de Staël

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

René de Traviere (The Purple Mask)

Claude Victor Perrin

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr

François Joseph Lefebvre

Major Andre Cotard (Hornblower Series)

Edouard Mortier

Hippolyte Charles

Nicolas Charles Oudinot

Emmanuel de Grouchy

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve

Géraud Duroc

Georges Pontmercy (Les Mis)

Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont

Juliette Récamier

Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey

Louis-Alexandre Berthier

Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

Catherine Dominique de Pérignon

Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

Charles-Pierre Augereau

Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais

England:

Richard Sharpe (The Sharpe Series)

Tom Pullings (Master and Commander)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Jonathan Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell)

Captain Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin books)

Horatio Hornblower (the Hornblower Books)

William Laurence (The Temeraire Series)

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

Beau Brummell

Emma, Lady Hamilton

Benjamin Bathurst

Horatio Nelson

Admiral Edward Pellew

Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke

Sidney Smith

Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford

George IV

Capt. Anthony Trumbull (The Pride and the Passion)

Barbara Childe (An Infamous Army)

Doctor Maturin (Aubrey/Maturin books)

William Pitt the Younger

Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)

George Canning

Scotland:

Thomas Cochrane

Colquhoun Grant

Ireland:

Arthur O'Connor

Thomas Russell

Robert Emmet

Austria:

Klemens von Metternich

Friedrich Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza

Franz I/II

Archduke Karl

Marie Louise

Franz Grillparzer

Wilhelmine von Biron

Poland:

Wincenty Krasiński

Józef Antoni Poniatowski

Józef Zajączek

Maria Walewska

Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski

Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Antoni Amilkar Kosiński

Zofia Czartoryska-Zamoyska

Stanislaw Kurcyusz

Russia:

Alexander I Pavlovich

Alexander Andreevich Durov

Prince Andrei (War and Peace)

Pyotr Bagration

Mikhail Miloradovich

Levin August von Bennigsen

Pavel Stroganov

Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna

Karl Wilhelm von Toll

Dmitri Kuruta

Alexander Alexeevich Tuchkov

Barclay de Tolly

Fyodor Grigorevich Gogel

Ekaterina Pavlovna Bagration

Ippolit Kuragin (War and Peace)

Prussia:

Louise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Gebard von Blücher

Carl von Clausewitz

Frederick William III

Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Louis Ferdinand of Prussia

Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Alexander von Humboldt

Dorothea von Biron

The Netherlands:

Ida St Elme

Wiliam, Prince of Orange

The Papal States:

Pius VII

Portugal:

João Severiano Maciel da Costa

Spain:

Juan Martín Díez

José de Palafox

Inês Bilbatua (Goya's Ghosts)

Haiti:

Alexandre Pétion

Sardinia:

Vittorio Emanuele I

Lombardy:

Alessandro Manzoni

Denmark:

Frederik VI

Sweden:

Gustav IV Adolph

#napoleonic sexyman tournament #new pinned post for now

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maudeboggins · 10 days ago

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End of Year Review Every year I like to create a review of media I consumed. Here is 2024:

Books: In 2024 I read 68 books. My favourites were:

Clyde Fans (Seth, 2019)

Brother (Ania Ahlborn, 2015)

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Daniel James Brown, 2009)

Revenge (Yoko Ogawa, 1998)

Audition (Ryu Murakami, 1997)

Piercing (Ryu Murakami, 1994)

Coin Locker Babies (Ryu Murakami, 1980)

Life is a Banquet (Rosalind Russell, 1977)

Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin, 1967)

I'll Cry Tomorrow (Lillian Roth, 1954)

A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin, 1953)

The Beast in the Jungle (Henry James, 1903)

I read 7 books on Arctic and Antarctic exploration (1 fiction). I read 3 books on Garbo. I read 12 Japanese books. I read 7 graphic novels. I read 15 non-fiction books.

Films:

I watched 437films in 2024

Favourite new to me films:

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)

Strait-Jacket (1964)

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

The Body Snatcher (1945)

The Youngest Profession (1943)

It Started with Eve (1941)

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

The Black Cat (1934)

Cleopatra (1934)

After Tomorrow (1932)

Love Me Tonight (1932)

Lucky Star (1929)

Favourite Re-Watches:

Ninotchka (1939)

Jezebel (1938)

Favourite new release: La Chimera

Favourite actors of the year:

Lupe Velez, Marion Davies, Clara Bow, John Barrymore, Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Greta Garbo, Jeanette Macdonald, Norma Shearer, Goria Swanson, Rochelle Hudson, Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing

#end of year

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mash4077confessions · 5 months ago

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For your last reblog, please do Mulcahy!!! I love your answers for him. You’re almost single handedly keeping Mulcahy girlies alive!

Thank you very much 😊

Alrighty, let's do the rest of these headcanon questions for Mulcahy!

3) Who depends on them? Everyone at 4077th, in someway shape or form, even if they don't really notice it. He would be prime for an "It's A Wonderful Life" kind of episode.

Back in Philadelphia...it's a very different story. Hell, one of the main reasons why he volunteered to go to Korea, was because he wanted to be useful and no one seemed to need him in Philadelphia.

4) What they would do if they had one month to live?

At first, I think Mulcahy would be very angry. He'd randomly lash out, he'd be hitting his punching bag. Then he'd get very solemn. He'd pray (a lot more than usual), and he'd drink heavily. Then Mulcahy would come out of that, and decide that his last days were better spent on others, instead of pitying himself.

He'd donate all his money, spend extra time with his friends and Kathy. He might even reach out to his brothers that he's long since stopped speaking to.

Mulcahy would give his all till the last moment of life, and still he'd ask quietly to himself, whether or not he'd really done enough.

5) A cherished personal belonging?

Well he has several things I can think of off the top of my head. The crucifix necklace he wears all the time, that was from Kathy. She gave it to him when he decided to join the church, and so it is very valuable to him.

He also has several photographs that he made a point to bring with him to Korea (one of his parents on their wedding day, as no one else seemed interested in having it, a picture of him and Kathy as toddlers, and then the one family portrait they had done when he was still a baby).

There is also his rather healthy library he took with him as well (Plato, War and Peace, The Completed Works of Shakespeare).

6) Something they lost, but would love to have back?

his hearing

His mother. She died just before his 18th birthday. I'm still deciding what actually killed her, but it definitely was caused in part to her having had so many children (7 total). It does things to your body.

If we're just talking about a general item, he has "lost" a couple of autographs from his favorite boxers (I say lost in quotations because what really happened was a nun found his autographed boxing magazines, including one signed by Artie Levine, and she threw them away because she didn't think it was appropriate for a priest to have so many images of shirtless men laying around. She claimed it was the boxing she took issue with, but we know what she was really thinking).

7) This character’s favorite character?

Hawkeye. It kinda goes without saying. Mulcahy is often in awe of him, and he finds him humorous (although a tad obnoxious at times), and he goes to him for help because he knows Hawkeye will be there when he needs him and won't judge him for reaching out.

Mulcahy is also great friends with Potter, though the man is much older than he is, they have a surprising amount in common (side note: is it just me or when William Christopher got old, he started looking more like Harry Morgan?)

Mulcahy also has very close friendships with both Klinger and Sidney.

8) What kind of car they would drive?

I don't think Mulcahy owns a car in his civilian life. Public transportation would have still been pretty common in 1950s Philadelphia and when he was in college at Loyola, that was in Chicago. No real big need to own a car when you're in a city center. That said, if he did have a vehicle, it would be old and second-hand. It would work but it wouldn't be fancy. Probably white or sand colored.

10) How they deal with pain?

Like physical pain? Dude can take a hit. When he was a featherweight boxer (his former life before Kathy got him to become a priest) he'd have concussions, couple broken ribs, black eyes, etc. Of course he gave as good as he got, and then some. But he has a pretty high pain tolerance.

(If you want to talk about that time that Margaret hit him and he acted like he was in pain, it's because she's a woman and he can't hit a woman, so he knew he'd have no way to physically defend himself if she really decided to let him have it. She's also REALLY strong.)

11) This character’s favorite piece or pieces of clothing?

Mulcahy isn't much into fashion. If it fits and doesn't have holes or stains on it, it's good enough for him. His priestly attire is more important to him than any civilian clothes he owns. That said, he is very fond of his Loyola hoodie (aren't we all?), that "G" baseball cap that Hawkeye bought him, and he does have one really nice lavender button down dress shirt (worn only on leave in Tokyo, which he seldom gets to do).

13) What kind of parent they would be?

The best kind. He would be soooooo loving and affectionate towards his children. He would spend so much time and energy engaging with them on their level. The kids at St. Teresa's Orphanage absolutely adore him, and he adores them right back. He's not great at discipline, though. That would be his partner's job, for sure. Not that he can't lay down the law, when needed, but he's afraid he's overdoing it and sounding like his father.

14) How they did in school?

Mulcahy was always very interested in learning and had no problem keeping up with the lessons. The trouble was that sometimes he just really wanted to read Plato or Aristotle or The Odyssey...and his teachers didn't appreciate him wanting to go off and do his own thing. He definitely got hit by at least one teacher at school fairly regularly for this.

Mulcahy always wanted to learn and discuss very broad topics, and his teachers didn't want to deal with that. Which was not great for him because they'd labeled him a troublemaker, and that got him the belt from his dad. Mulcahy always got on better with the girls in his class rather than the boys.

The boys were all like his brothers and his father; they wanted to rough house and when they got older, go skirt chasing. The girls liked him because he was sweet, and kind, and dorky. They felt safe with him. The boys also beat him mercilessly, until he was 12 and learned that it was OK to defend himself.

Many a time, he had his glasses broken, and once again, his dad would go right for the belt.

I think he was always on the outs in school, even in the seminary. I'm sure he had friends but he also had a lot of people looking at him as if he were just one giant question mark. No one really knowing what to make of him, and overlooking so many wonderful aspects of his being, because of that lack of understanding.

15) What cologne or perfume they would use?

I don't know if he really uses any. If Mulcahy does ever use cologne, it's going to be something cheap and earthy. He is a very cleanly person and he has really nice kinda fruity smelling soap and shampoo. Because he's around the church incense so often, it does stick to his robes. The incense has a nice cedar sort of smell to it.The point being in all this, is that he bathes regularly (probably the most often out of anyone in the main cast) and he does smell very nice.

17) What they’d sing at karaoke?

Something upbeat and fun. Maybe from a musical?

18) Special talents they have?

As previously stated, Mulcahy has a serious green thumb when it comes to his garden. He's also got one hell of a right hook for boxing. He plays piano (how well depends entirely on who you ask). Mulcahy has a pretty solid knack for gambling as a whole, but his odds do fair a lot better when making bets specifically on people...rather than cards. He can whistle pretty well too. Carries a nice tune when he sings (still better sounding with a partner).

Sometimes his most important talent is just getting people to agree to let things go with a small smile, and a tiny "please? 😇"

Mulcahy can also read Greek...though that's mostly just so he can read poetry in its original language.

Also did you see his sand castle in GFA? Dude has some mad skills to pull that one off without a mold.

Mulcahy is a mutitalented person. I didn't even name all his talents/skills.

20) Household chore they hate the most?

This is tough, because Mulcahy loves to clean. He loves dishes, and laundry, and finds dusting rather relaxing. Of course, this is all done as an act of service for someone else's benefit; the rest of the 4077th, those he shares the rectory with back home, his mother when he was a child, etc.

My best guess would be cooking. I think he can cook a fairly decent meal, but most of the time he's only ever cooked for himself and that immediately makes him disinterested in the task. He's just doing it because he has to eat. That's it.

21) Their fondest childhood memory?

Ok, not counting the Gentleman Joe memory because we already know all about that one. I'd say it's a memory of a time with his mother for sure. A time when the house was quiet, because his older brothers and Kathy were away at school, his father was working, and there with his head nestled in his mother's lap was baby Mulcahy, listening to her as she read to him, and stroked his head. It was a good place to be.

22) How they spend their money?

While in Korea most of his money goes to St. Teresa's Orphanage and a few creature comforts for himself.

Back at home he definitely still gives a lot to charity (he has his preferred organizations within the greater Philadelphia area). Of course he has to spend money on necessities such as food, toiletries, clothing items as they fall apart, etc. He gives gifts to his loved ones from time to time as well (birthdays and Christmas in particular, but sometimes just to cheer people up).

As for money he spends on himself just because; well he gambles and you gotta have money on hand for that, he sometimes splurges and treats himself to a good quality cigar or a higher quality beer. He's got some good leather dress shoes that he keeps well polished. Oh! And on theater tickets (both plays and the movies). He also occasionally hits the local art museums and will spend hours there looking at the paintings and statues.

(And as I write this, I know suddenly really want to take him to the MET, because he'd absolutely love it.)

23) What kind of alcohol they drink?

Beer and occasionally wine. His max alcohol percentage is 5%. Anything stronger than that and he will get plastered so quickly. Most of the time, when he drinks you'll notice him sort of nursing his beer, as opposed to chugging for the finish. He actually likes the taste of beer, and usually isn't trying to get drunk.

24) What they wish they could change about themselves?

Mulcahy wishes he was a better orator, the kind that really puts the butts in the pews and has them all feeling God's words deep in their hearts. For clarification on this, he isn't a terrible speaker, but his sermons are loaded with dad Father jokes and thinly valed stories of people he knows.

In general, Mulcahy just wants to be better. To do better. He's chasing the approval of others, because he doesn't really approve of himself. Self validation isn't his thing.

25) What other people wish they could change about them?

The people who know and love Mulcahy, wish he could see himself as they see him (goes for most of the fandom as well, I think). But at the same time, his humility is part of what makes him, him, so maybe they just wish he wouldn't beat himself up so much.

People who don't like him or at least don't particularly care about him (Frank, some higher ranking members of the military, couple church officials from his home parish, etc) they would want him to be a bit more "fire and brimstone", and to have a bit more military sense. They want him to be more traditional and fundamentalist in his views. And they'd also like him to stop with the Bible puns. But they don't matter, because they don't like him anyway.

I feel like I've missed some small but still very vital details, but that's the trouble with headcanons; I could go on and on.

#mash #mash 4077 #father francis mulcahy #Headcanon #headcanon questions

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mrsaltieri-real · 2 years ago

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Darling Dahlia (a sneak peek)

Darling Dahlia Mickey Altieri x OC!Dahlia Levine

Warning/s: mentions of murder, angst, mentions of stalking and Mickeys previous kills and fantasies, language, pining, etc

This is just a sneak peek of what’s to come. I’m planning on making this many MANY chapters. But if not, this is pretty good as as one shot.

Confessions.

“You weren’t supposed to see that, Dahlia.”

Dahlia already had a feeling it was Mickey who had saved her from Nancy Loomis’ attack that night. She had labelled Dahlia as too much of a distraction for Mickey. She felt like she was turning him soft and Nancy couldn’t have that. She needed him strong, cold and unfeeling. That’s the serial killer she had bargained for. That’s the killer she wanted. Her “savior” was donning the Ghostface attire, but Dahlia had smelt Mickey’s cologne. She would know that scent anywhere. It was completely and utterly his own. And then she knew.

That’s when she’d snuck into his dorm and found all of the disgusting, psychotic and downright criminal shit on his computer. Everything he had done, starting years before he even attended Windsor. Before the Woodsboro murders committed by Billy Loomis and her cousin Stu Macher.

Dahlia had read in horror the correspondence between Mickey and Nancy Loomis, none other than Billy Loomis’ mother. She’d read about their plan for Nancy’s revenge on Sidney Prescott for killing her son two years ago, how she had paid for Mickey’s tuition to attend Windsor College so he could carry out their sick plan and how Mickey wanted to do it, even though he didn’t even know Sidney. It was just something he wanted to do. And then, when she thought it couldn’t get any worse, she’d seen the videos of herself, varying from two years ago to two days ago. She’d read all the sick ways he had planned on killing her. Exactly how he’d do it and exactly how it would feel for him. The techniques ranged from slow and painful to fast and painless. She’d read the passion in the words and her whole world, her whole life crashed down around her.

Her Mickey was the killer. And he wanted to kill her.

“You wrote about all the ways you fantasized about killing me. What kind of sick fuck does that?”

“That was at the beginning. Things change, Dahli.”

“Don’t call me that.” She spat between her teeth.

“I saved you. I fucking SAVED you. Isn’t that enough?” Mickey demanded, his brown eyes staring at her with… fury? Sadness? She couldn’t tell. But it wasn’t the same look as she was used to. Instead of the soft, melting chocolate, they’d turned hard, cold and flat.

“Mickey. You KILLED people. You killed our friends. And what, I’m supposed to be grateful you ‘spared’ me? Fuck you.” Dahlia tried to sound like she wasn’t afraid, but her voice cracked in her last two words. Fucking great.

Mickey tilted his head slightly and stepped toward Dahlia who instinctively took a step back, her back hitting the wall. He was close enough to her now where she could smell his cologne. Yep. She thought to herself. It was definitely him that night. Like there’s any doubt about it now anyway.

“I love you. I would never do anything to hurt you.” His eyes were the beautiful melting chocolate again. Dahlia winced slightly as she stared into them.

“You’re hurting me right now, Mick.”

Mickey’s face changed again but she couldn’t pinpoint which emotion had taken him over.

“This was never the plan.” He muttered, but she didn’t know if it was to himself or her.

Mickey sighed closing his eyes, pressing his fingers to his temples.

Dahlia was frozen against the wall, trapped between the cold brick and his warm body.

“I wasn’t supposed to become so… involved with you. I watched you. For months before I approached you. I filmed you, learned your routine. Like I did with others I had killed before. Before even this.”

Dahlia’s eyes widened and flickered for a brief moment to his computer. She’d read what he had done. Before the murders he was committing now. A wave of nausea shuddered it’s way through her body as Mickey continued to speak.

“I thought about all the ways I could kill you. I thought of how you would be immortalized. Dahlia Levine, the perfect victim. But then I became fascinated by you. Whenever you talked to a guy, I wanted to fucking kill him. Whenever you were back home visiting your family, I felt like a part of me was gone too. I hated it. I didn’t realize how deep it all went until I realized you were friends with Sidney. That’s all the ammunition I needed to infiltrate myself into your life. To get to her. But the moment you looked at me for the first time. The moment you smiled at me, I felt disgusted for thinking about killing you at all. I wasn’t used to feeling like this. I’ve never… cared before. About anybody. But you were different. You are different. I knew right then and there I couldn’t do it. Then you became my Dahlia. So I made her promise,” he hissed the last word, anger coating his features before his eyes met hers again, “that she wouldn’t kill you. I told her if you had to die, it had to be me to do it. I don’t want to kill you, baby. You don’t have to die, Dahli. You just don’t. Please..”

His voice trailed off as he sighed, his sweet breath fanning over her face and reached his fingers toward her, wiping a tear she didn’t even realize was there with the lightest of touches before cupping her cheek gently in his warm, rough hand. Dahlia closed her eyes, breath shuddering as he spoke again.

“I should’ve stayed away from you. And you should’ve stayed away from me.”

#mickey altieri #mickey altieri x reader #scream #scream 2 #timothy olyphant #i want him #so bad #i’m delulu #the way I honestly think #i would be an exception

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brokehorrorfan · 1 year ago

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Rosemary's Baby will be released on 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray and Digital) on October 10 via Paramount. The 1968 horror classic is celebrating its 55th anniversary.

Roman Polanski writes and directs, based on Ira Levin's 1967 novel. Mia Farrow stars with John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, and Ralph Bellamy.

Archival special features, listed below, are expected to be included on the Blu-ray disc.

Special features:

Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective - 2000 featurette

Mia and Roman - 1968 documentary short

Like most first-time mothers, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) experiences confusion and fear. Her husband (John Cassavetes), an ambitious but unsuccessful actor, makes a pact with the devil that promises to send his career skyward.

Pre-order Rosemary's Baby.

#rosemary's baby #rosemarys baby #mia farrow #roman polanski #john cassavetes #dvd #gift #horror #60s horror #1960s horror #ira levin #ruth gordon #sidney blackmer #maurice evans #ralph bellamy

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oddcryptidwrites · 1 year ago

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Marlowe Sidney [NYTF]

Councilor Marlowe Sidney of the Athens Zone of Safety was the most intriguing member of the Council to Piers. At 29 years old, they were the youngest, yet had already served for almost 10 years. [...] They seemed quirky and laid back though, plus they pushed progressive social policies paired with economically conservative policies, which Piers appreciated. However, the amount of time they spent in the Lab with Dr. Panya was alarming. [...] Piers wasn’t sure if they could count on Sidney actually showing up to meetings. (Knight of Dawn, Chapter 5)

Quick Facts

Full Name: Marlowe Jason Silas Sidney

Pronouns: they/xe (in context I use a lot more they to differ Marlowe from Dr. Panya)

Title: Councilor of the Athens Zone of Safety; Blessed Heir

Gender: Nonbinary

Sexuality: Lesbian

Birthday (Age at start): November 3rd, 2181 (29)

Parents: The Chancellor Silas Sidney, Lorelei Levine (stepmother)

Siblings: [REDACTED]

Notable physical features: tall (like 6'10" tall), either looks like mega-gay or the straightest man you've ever seen (depending on the hair)

Personality: "They do get a bit quirky at night", little arrogant, determined, friendly, inquisitive, helpful, awkward in nonpolitical situations

Extended Intro...

Like Piers says, Councilor Marlowe Sidney of the Athens Zone is the youngest of the Councilors. They often serve as a mirror to Piers' own experiences. Marlowe is the Blessed Heir, the oldest child of the now-Chancellor of Athens and next in line to serve as the dictator/cult leader of the former college town. They grew up with their father and stepmother, and eventually their five younger half-siblings. Throughout their childhood, Marlowe was given speech after speech and lecture after lecture about their purpose, who'd they'd become, who they were expected to be. Silas always pushed them, and Marlowe deeply fears disappointing him. Marlowe is not out to their family back home, and often wears a wig when they are. Upon Chancellor Cosmo's sudden disappearance, and Silas's rise to the position, Marlowe was sent to Atlanta to serve as Councilor at the ripe age of 19. It was a culture shock to them, a change from the sheltered and cult-led childhood they'd experienced. In all the chaos of learning how to do things the "normal" way, Marlowe met Dr. Panya, a research scientists who'd left Athens. Xe understood their struggles to fit in and their interests in genetic research, and the two quickly became close friends. Councilor Sidney can usually be found in one of two places: In a meeting in the Forrest Room or down in the lab, dissecting corpses with Dr. Panya. Or alternatively, with their girlfriend that no one else is supposed to know about (JK it's Gretel).

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