#Stephen Fleming

[aworldofgoldfish]

"The power of my body as I held him in my arms, his neck as awkward as a broken stem, was useless in its strength. Where, where is the softness that could have cradled him? Breasts are needed, and roundness and softness, for the dead bodies of our children, as we hold them to us in the wild truthfulness of our grief. The hardness of my chest gave his face no place to hide. My muscled arms felt obscene and threatening, as they tried to gather and shape the brokenness of his body to me." [...] "Others now were in the pit. They formed a silent circle round us, the naked man and his jeaned and sweatered beautiful dead son."

[onlinehorseproblems]

If i had a nickel for every time a fem character in a musical with curly hair was rejected by all around her while having the single simple motivation to be touched by some body, anybody at all, i would have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it happen twice

[frank-o-meter]

JAMES BOND in DR. NO

When I was in high school I read many of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. But I mostly remember them from the Sean Connery films. Recently I came across some BBC audio dramas based on the books and I’ve listen to Dr No and Goldfinger. They are both pretty good.

The audio dramas follow the plots from the novels and are also set in the 1950s when the early books were written. Toby Stephens, son of Maggie Smith, plays Bond. He’s good and could have been great as 007 in a movie. Instead Stephens’ played a Bond villain, opposite Pierce Brosnan, in Die Another Day (2002).

I’m not sure if I ever saw the Dr No film (1962). If I did, I don’t remember many details - mostly that the Chinese villain was played by a white actor. And the first appearance of Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder rising out of the ocean in her white bikini. This scene would be recreated twice in later films. First by Halle Berry as Jinx in Die Another Day (2002) wearing an orange bikini. Then again in Casino Royale (2006) with Daniel Craig wearing snug blue swim trunks.

In the audio drama David Suchet played Dr. No. Suchet is famous for playing Hercules Poirot, his best role. I absolutely did not recognize his voice in the audio drama. Suchet’s Dr No is very creepy.

This week I decided to rent the Dr. No movie on Amazon Prime. Sean Connery is incredibly handsome in it. Immediately you understand why he became so popular.

Between the 1960s and 1990s, Bond films were famous for the Bond Girls. And that was all introduced in Dr No. Connery has sex with at least 3 women:

Sylvia Trench, a beautiful woman he meets in a casino early in the film (she was originally intended to be a recurring girlfriend in the Bond films.)

Miss Tao, a double agent in Jamaica. Bond has sex with he even tho he knows she was plotting his death.

Honey Ryder - the beautiful bikini clad sea shell hunter played by Ursula Andress.

But there are several other women (receptions, hotel clerks, and Miss Money Penny of course) who swoon at the very sight of Bond. A couple make a point of checking out his butt as he walks away.

I used Wikipedia to compare the plot of the book to the audio drama and to the film. Most of the changes involve the villain Dr No. But they all agree on his main effort - he uses radio waves to disrupt rockets launched from Cape Canaveral.

Dr No is played by Joseph Wiseman. He isn’t even mentioned by name until 35 minutes into the story. And he doesn’t appear on screen for another 30 minutes. He has one scene where he monologue’s his nefarious to Bond. On the whole, Wiseman forgettable (David Suchet in the audio drama made a much stronger impression.)

Bond also meets up with his CIA counterpart - here played by Jack Lord (who would later become famous for the Hawaii 5-0 TV series). Lord had been asked to return for Goldfinger but he wanted a lot more money. He didn’t realize how easily he could be replaced. (BTW - Felix Lester was played by 5 different actors between 1962 and 1973.)

Here’s another piece of trivia… Ursula Andress’ voice was dubbed. Although she had been in Hollywood for nearly 10 years before the movie was made, she still had a heavy Swiss accent.

Is Dr. No as great Bond movie? Truthfully no. While Connery is good, the pacing is slow, too much time is spent on procedural stuff, the fire breathing “dragon” is laughable, and the villain is weak. But if you are a Bond fan, Dr. No is worth watching, to see how the building blocks evolved.

[duckgens]

someone made a post about musicals that take place in high school crossing over and so i spent literal months bringing it to life (but only with rtc, npmd and carrie cuz theyre the only ones i know)

[onedegreeofsoniccomics]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Special #4: "Louie's Pasture"

Story Credits

Story/Script: Robert Loren Fleming

Plot/Art: Milton Knight

Letters: Mary Kelleher

Colors: Barry Grossman

Editorial Team

Editor: "Dean Clarrain" (Stephen Murphy)

Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1939 – IRA Army Council declare war on England and the Sabotage Campaign (S-Plan) begins a day later.

On 12 January 1939, the Army Council sent an ultimatum, signed by Patrick Fleming, to British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax. The communiqué duly informed the British government of “The Government of the Irish Republic’s” intention to go to “war”. Excerpt from the ultimatum: I have the honour to inform you that the Government of the Irish Republic, having as its first duty towards its people the…

[libraryfag]

pauline fleming feels like she belongs in a sondheim/prince musical

[cryptocollectibles]

Prophet 11 Issue Lot (1993-1996) by Image Comics

Written and drawn by various.

[vega-7]

[artemismatchalatte]

1. Radclyffe Hall and one of her French Bulldogs. He’s probably a show dog (she and her girlfriend Una bred show dogs) and based on other pictures I’ve seen of Hall, this is in the early 1930s.

2. A Drawing of Elizabeth Barret Browning and her Spaniel, Flush. This is probably art for an edition of Virginia Woolf’s novella about Flush (of the same title) and the Browning’s courtship from the dog’s perspective. 

3. Lord Byron and His New Foundland, Boatswain (Bo-sun) in a statue in the London Parks. It’s still up and you can go see it if you visit London. I saw it when I was there as a student in 2018 (not my picture). 

4. A painting of Byron, a lover and Boatswain (imagined). Boatswain was Byron’s childhood dog but for some reason people tend to depict him with an adult Byron a lot. 

5. Emily Bronte famously had a Mastiff called Keeper. While I couldn’t find a picture of them together, here is her drawing of Keeper. This is probably from the early 1840s. 

6.American author Gary Paulsen who wrote Hatchet among other books. That dog is one of his sled dogs with him. 

7.American author Joan Hait Harlow and her New Foundland. She wrote Star in the Storm which was about a sea captain’s New Foundland. 

Authors with their dogs: Joan Didion E.B. White Stephen King Amy Tan Ian Fleming Margaret Wise Brown

[ipl24]

#Matheesha Pathirana Injury Update: CSK Batter To Miss MI Clash In IPL 2024: Here's What Stephen Fleming Says | Cricket News #TATAIPL #IPL24

#IPL24 # Ahead of the IPL clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI), coach Stephen Fleming hinted at pacer Matheesha Pathirana’s potential absence due to a minor injury. Both teams are gearing up for a high-stakes showdown at Wankhede Stadium. CSK, currently third with three wins and two losses, looks to maintain momentum after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders…

[twicebittentwicebaked]

My thoughts on names for a NPMD gender swap au! (Thank u to @lady-loveluck for listening to my inane ramblings <3)

Grace Chasity- Gregory Chasity

Peter Spankoffski - Petra Spankoffski

Stephanie Lauter - Stephen Lauter

Richard Lipschitz - Rachael Lipschitz

Ruth Fleming - Rufus Fleming (got this from a fanfic! will cite it when i find it again)

Maxwell Jägerman - Maxine Jägerman (From Lady Lovelucks awesome genderswap art!!)

Kyle Clauger - Kylie Clauger (thank you anons of loveluck and the general fandom consesus)

Jason Jepson - Jacqueline Jepson

Stacy - Stanley

Brenda - Brendan

BONUS ROUND

Brad Callahan - Brae Callahan (u know his parents white enough to pick that name)

Okay thank you for reading feel free to send any questions about this au to my askbox!! ! ::D

[midsommardani]

Jeremy Irons as Dr. Stephen Fleming in Damage (1992)

[poppletonink]

15 Books About Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

World War Z by Max Brooks

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

The Last by Hanna Jameson

The Stand by Stephen King

Generation Dead by Daniel Waters

Writing On The Wall by Tracey Ward

Zombie Blondes by Brian James

Apocalypse of the Dead by Joe McKinney

Cell by Stephen King

Hollowland by Amanda Hocking

World Departed by Sarah Lyons Fleming

Zombie Island by Samantha Hoffman

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers

[desperatelyseekingcannibals]

A Mads poll with a difference!

A poll of Mads Mikkelsen movies where the selection is based on range of factors, including but not limited to: genre, writer/director, country of release, date of release and 🎉vibes 🎉

Some of the movies may fit in more than one category, so vibes have mostly informed those decisions.

Round One:

Choose your fave!

Time to venture into some franchises...

Casino Royale is the 2006 reboot of the James Bond franchise, based on Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, of the same name. Mads plays antagonist Le Chiffre (whose name Jean Duran was later revealed in the video game of the movie), a private banker who has lost his client's money and is trying to recover it.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a 2016 movie, the second Star Wars movie set outside the main Skywalker stories, it follows the theft of the plans of the Death Star which leads into the Skywalker timeline's first movie - A New Hope. Mads plays Galen Erso, designer of the death star and father of the protagonist, Jyn Erso.

Doctor Strange is a 2016 Marvel movie, the first focusing on Dr Stephen Strange. Mads plays antagonist Kaecilius, a master of the mystical arts who comes up against Strange after breaking from the teachings of the Ancient One and becoming a follower of Dormammu, ruler of the dark dimension.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a 2022 movie in the Fantastic Beast franchise, the money grab following the popular Harry Potter series. Mads plays Grindelwald, Dumbledore's gay lover (because remember Dumbledore is gay now, there was a tweet).

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is the 2023 latest instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise, set in 1969 and follows Indy trying to locate a powerful artefact before Nazi-turned-NASA scientist Voller - played by Mads.

Lots of baddies here, even the ones that are misunderstood!