#The Brother From Another Planet
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BILL COBBS (1934-Died June 25th 2024,at 90). American actor, known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006) and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He also played Lewis Coleman on I'll Fly Away (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Sopranos. In 2012, he had a reoccurring role as George in the sitcom, Go On. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.Bill Cobbs - Wikipedia
#Bill Cobbs#American Actors#Actors#Notable Deaths in June 2024#Notable Deaths in 2024#Night at the Museum#The Hitter#Dino Dana#The Brother From Another Planet
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David Strathairn Appreciation:
Man in Black #2 in The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
#david strathairn#john sayles#maggie renzi#david strathairn appreciation#the brother from another planet#my gifs#my john sayles gifs#my david gifs
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The Brother from Another Planet Original 1984 Japanese B5 Chirashi Handbill - Posteritati Movie Poster Gallery
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#the brother from another planet#joe morton#john sayles#science fiction#black cinema#afro futurism#afrofuturism#indir film#1980s#80s sci fi#sci fi movies#science fiction movies#science fiction art#movie art#art#drawing#movie history#pop art#modern art#pop surrealism#cult movies#portrait#cult film
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Happy 74th Birthday to Academy Award Nominated screenwriter, multi award winning/nominated independent filmmaker John Sayles! ^__^
#geek#film#blog#happy birthday#filmmaker#john sayles#academy award nominee#passion fish#lone star#return of the secaucus seven#the brother from another planet#matewan#eight men out#secret of#the secret of roan inish#amigo#independent film#geek with clip ons#i review stuff#irs
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Go ahead, cast Joe Morton as the most terrifying chameleon son of a bitch, I cannot help but want to love his character. Brother from Another Planet? a total cinnamon roll, too good for this world (and not from it) -- Eli Rowan Pope? You're a baddie who has people tortured and assassinated, but I cannot keep my eyes off of you.
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Reckless Records was really god time this week.
#brick#the brother from another planet#I’m gonna git you sucka#the night stalker#the night strangler#this is England#rían Johnson#Joe Morton#kennen ivory Wayans#the wayans bros#Shane meadows#a.r.lopez#chicago#art#physical media#DVDs#dvd#collection#film#cult films
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This definitely won't happen but it would be so fucking funny if they arrive at the planet Thrawn and Ezra were stranded on and it turns out that these two are best friends now and Thrawn is completely on Ezra's side. Morgan Elsbeth pleads for Thrawn to return and reignite the Empire and he's just like "those bitches? Fuck em. Ezzie and I started a band, we play Jizz music on Wednesdays. Here's my wallet pictures of us hanging out."
#Thrawn becomes the autistic older brother Ezra always needed and Ezra is the pet Loth cat Thrawn never wanted but loves anyway#Ahsoka#ahsoka series#ahsoka spoilers#Thrawn#ezra bridger#mitth'raw'nuruodo#ahsoka show#ahsoka show spoilers#Ahsoka Tano#ahsoka series spoilers#What will most likely happen is that they'll arrive to find Thrawn and Ezra were completely separated upon arrival#Possibly Ezra is on a completely different planet entirely#And it'll be an extra side quest to continue looking for Ezra#Thrawn will be the same old crusty musty dusty blue boy who hates everyone and is too smart for anything#<- I only called him crusty musty dusty because my phone's predicted text insisted those words belonged together and I'm crying#I do like him. He just smells#I'm interested to see how they handle his return however#We know the Empire never gets reformed until another 20 or so years from the time of the show under the name The First Order#So idk we'll see#This episode was so great
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I miss them so bad (Dick and Damian)
#ramblings of a lunatic#dc comics#damian wayne#dick grayson#ITS JUST NOT THE SAME MAN#idk i was reading nightwing must die (again...) bc i was in a funk and saw another post saying how fans exaggerate the closeness btwn them#and on the one hand i get it. there is a very rosy portrayal of their relationship you'll come across in fanon#and they weren't very close at the beginning of their relationship#but man. reading Nightwing must die again was like#YES they fight. damian instigates it and while dick tries to exercise patience he does fight back/lash out on occasion#but despite all that it's still emphasized how important the two are to each other#when dick is forced to picture a future where he's lost his way he pictures damian being the one to bring him back#not necessarily bc damian is his favorite person on the planet but bc he gave damian robin. for a lot of practical reasons-#-but also bc how far damians come is (i think at least based on this arc) a testament to dick that hes doing Something right#both as a hero/person#damian is more than just a burden saddled on him (although there's an element of that in their batman and robin run)#he's also a last remaining connection to bruce when he's gone (remembering where he comes from) AND he's training damian+#-his own way! with a dash of tough love and workaholic spirit inherited but also a lot of patience and focus on being More than the darkness#idc what ppl say nightwing must die makes sense for these two. its a retcon but one that works imo#that dick buried his head in the sand about how much damian meant/the responsibility he had to him bc it was a commitment he was afraid of#and how damian ultimately was a point of maturation for dick even if he went back to being Nightwing#they were SO goddamn close and now they're still close but only in ways that are implied#and their bond is deemphasized in comparison to each others bond w/ say bruce. which i think is a shame#it was a wrinkle! a fun wrinkle that the batfamily had that in some ways dick understood damian better than Bruce-#-even if he didn't feel like he could handle the responsibility of raising him full time#it kills me that bc of the n52 we never got the handover of the batman mantle (and damian) from dick to bruce#next nightwing writer...include a flashback to that moment AND have damian appear in the book in present....AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!#anyway. dick is damians brother but also damian a little bit imprinted on him like a baby duck and its rubbed off on dick#they're partners they're mentor mentee but most importantly they were batman and robin. and they were the greatest#NOT bc it was all peaches and roses but bc they cared for each other exponentially despite all that
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yknow it's interesting how jarilo is almost entirely inspired by russia (like. all the names. and snow 👍) and then apparently sampo's name is finnish. hm
#i may be wrong tho and there are other finnish names in belobog#but given that there's now another planet that has finnish inspiration in its names. i can't help but wonder 🤔#also iirc some belobogians imply that sampo isn't from there right (in my heart he's still seele's brother tho.)#(whose name is apparently german. lol nvm maybe i'm reading too deep into things)#(but also if it's from *ancient* belobogian language supposedly then. might add a layer here that doesn't contradict it hm)#(ig i can always make up a backstory for them as siblings in my mind.)#(older brother knew he couldn't provide his sister with a good and honest life so he left her at an orphanage. etc)#(STRAYED WAY OFF TOPIC THERE SORRY. ANYWAY YEAH WHAT DO WE THINK IS SAMPO A NATIVE BELOBOGIAN)
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Hiii!!
Can I request another part for the human Thena/eternal Gil Au but this time Thena sees Gil’s in action? You described his powers briefly yet so beautifully in the last part!
Thank you so much and please keep going I love to read your work!
The walk was quiet.
They had gathered at Sersi's flat to discuss what would have to happen from this point forward. Sersi and Gil - the Eternals - had whispered between themselves in the kitchen. Occasionally, they would glance out at their humans--herself and Mister Whitman.
Dane was still there, talking with Sersi. He lived close, and would also return when the rest of their plan was in motion. For now, all they could do was wait for the rest of the Eternals to arrive, and aside from one, that would take very real time to make happen.
Apparently, the only one who could fly was Ikaris.
Thena looked beside her. Gil had insisted that if she wasn't going to stay safely inside at Sersi's for an indeterminate amount of time, then he had to walk her home personally. And probably escort her back, now that she thought of it.
Gil's hand was warm around hers.
The first time he'd held her hand was after he had helped her out of a taxi she had taken to get to their second dinner date after work. In all her eagerness not to be late she had opted not to walk instead of just letting Gil know she would have to be ten minutes late at most. Because those ten minutes had seemed irrevocably important, at the time.
He had stood outside the restaurant, waiting for her like a gentleman. He paid her fare before she could protest and by the time she had the door open he was grasping her hand and helping her out. She had worn somewhat less comfortable shoes to work to have ones for their date. Gil had kissed her hand and complimented her.
He'd held her hand the rest of the way to their table, too. They talked all through dinner, then through the multiple desserts Gil had ordered so as to try as many as possible. They talked through coffee and then it eventually became clear that the restaurant was attempting to close, and they were the last patrons taking up their space. He'd held her hand when they walked home, too.
Gil felt her staring at him and turned his head. "You okay?"
It was a loaded question. She had survived her first real Deviant attack. It was possibly the first of many, if she intended on sticking around. Even if she didn't, that thing had known her name. It was doubtful she could be rid of the experience even if she did decide to abandon ship and try to forget she ever knew Gilgamesh.
And how could she do that? It would be simply impossible for her to forget the whirlwind love she had met not even a few months ago.
"Thena?"
She managed a smile for him, although it didn't seem to comfort him any. It was an unconvincing as she thought it was. She gave his hand a squeeze though, "I should be asking you that."
He scoffed, waving his other hand in front of him dismissively. "We've been fighting these things for ages."
She looked towards the river on the other side of the street. She might never look at it the same way again, she realised. "Not that one, though."
She heard Gil sigh through his nose before looking at him again. "No, I guess not."
Thena slowed their pace until they were stopped. It was late enough, plus all the chaos downtown left them the street to themselves. She faced Gil head on, taking both his hands in hers. "I realise you can't get nearly as hurt as I can. But I don't think anyone would be unaffected by facing a monster like that."
Gil's face turned somber. Melancholy didn't suit his cheerful features, but he stroked her hand with his thumb again. "I really am sorry, Thena."
"It's not your fault."
"But-" he argued and nearly tripped over his words to do so. "That-that...thing!--it knew you because of me. If I had known-"
"Gil-"
"I never would have let it live." His tone grew dark, and she really believed the anger behind it. She hadn't seen him mad much either, but his words were fierce as he grasped her hands. "I would have hunted it down and made sure it was dead."
"Gil," she attempted to soothe him. The concern was for her, but all she could think was that it didn't suit him to seem so unhappy. She liked seeing him smile and hearing him laugh more. She raised her hand to his cheek, "you may not get that luxury, you realise."
He put his hand over hers, turning his head so he could kiss her palm. "I've got nothing but time, Thena."
Her stomach twisted as the massive - truly infinite - gap between them was brought to the forefront of her mind again. It felt almost trivial; she had no business fretting over the status of her relationship while that beast still walked the earth. But she leaned closer. "Well, I don't."
Gil looked startled by what she said, but he leaned down to accept her kiss. She had seen his strength earlier tonight, but he was so incredibly gentle with her.
She tilted her head at him, his fingertips in her hair from holding her cheeks. "I want more time with you, Gil. So, we'll figure out a way to make that happen."
His eyes flickered for a moment, and she could almost swear she could see those little glowing specs of gold within his eyes. He leaned in and kissed her again. "I want eternity with you, Thena."
It was the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her, and on probably the worst night of her life, too. But she grasped the edges of his brown leather jacket as they parted. If golden energy lived in his eyes then surely a painfully obvious love lived in hers. "Gil-"
"Thena!"
Gil pulled her behind him instantly. The spray from the river didn't quite reach them, but that thing landed heavily. Gil raised his fist. That funny compression of air happened, her ears felt the change and a sound like the air caving in on itself fell over them.
Gil didn't wait for that creature to come over to them. He didn't leave it room to escape, either. He held the vines emerging from its neck and landed his hit. It was like canon fire--if not by sound, then by impact.
Thena looked away, wind rushing purely from the force being exerted and traded through kinetic energy. Those gold flecks that looked like sparks floated by her again. She forced herself to look as Gil landed another two hits. "Gil!"
"You're not getting away this time!" he roared at his enemy, holding it with one hand. He didn't need both to do the damage he could. Sometimes his fist would raise and hold for just a second before coming down again, heavier than before.
Thena watched, seeing lines of gold tracing through the air as Gil moved. It was like a constellation moving, it was mesmerising, in a terrifying way. His fist would fly, sometimes double and triple layered with that energy. Then it would come down and that vacuum of sound would pop again.
The creature wrestled itself free from him, holding its disgusting claw hand over its own injuries.
Gil held his ground, not pursuing too far away from her but not retreating either. "I see what you are."
"Ay...jack...A-Jax...Ajak..." it was haunting to hear the thing speak. It sounded out words like it was learning them in real time. The maw of teeth it had shuffled around as it adapted to speech instead of primitive growls. "Ajak...pow...er...Ajak's...power!"
"Move!"
Gil could move quickly if he propelled himself with his own powers. He destroyed the cobblestones under his feet again as he launched himself at her. He scooped her up, narrowly avoiding the thing launching itself at them.
Thena shuddered, although it was Gil's body that made impact with the side of the building. She heard a crack, and she hoped it was the concrete and plaster instead of anything in Gil's body.
Gil held up his arm, keeping the thing at bay like a dog that was latching onto his forearm. He held it out as far as he could, but the thing's teeth were right there, its breath rustling her hair while she was tucked between Gil's defending arm and the safety of burying herself in his chest.
There wasn't much that he could do in this position. He was doing his best to protect her, but he couldn't make any advancement either.
Thena forced herself to look. That nightmare was right there, gnashing its teeth around the illusion of Gil's arm. His powers were absorbing the blow, but she had to wonder if there was a limit to his stamina.
"Thena?" Gil blinked as her hands moved.
She didn't know what she was doing. Maybe she was just making things harder for him. But she pushed Gil's arm with everything she had in her. Gil was the strong one, but maybe even he could use what little support her human arms could offer.
It was fascinating. It really felt like Gil's arm, but she could see the outline of his powers layered around him. It was humbling to witness something so powerful - so ageless - so close.
Gil wrapped his other arm around her waist. He leaned his shoulders forward and dug his feet in. "Hold onto me, sweetheart."
She squeezed her eyes shut as Gil spun them all. He had the strength, and it didn't take much to build momentum. They all moved as one, and on the second turn he threw the thing away.
Its massive, wiry body demolished the car it hit, sounding the alarm.
"Shit," he cursed, although his hold on her remained. "Are you okay?"
She nodded, although already upstairs lights in flats were being turned on. People would be out here and on their phones any second. "Gil, we should go."
"But that thing is-"
"You can kill it later," she hissed at him, already trying to usher him away from the street and down a darker alley. "You'll get another chance. But not if people see you and plaster your face everywhere!"
"I'm not letting that thing live," he growled through his teeth. But ultimately, he let her lead him away and into the shadows. "I can't let it find you again."
"Gil-"
Maybe all Eternals' powers had a sound to them. A high pitched rumbling sounded as a beam of light fired directly into the thing. Whichever Eternal that was, they certainly had no problems being found out by the modern age.
"Gil," Thena attempted to urge him away again, tugging at his jacket. But she also looked as the laser cut straight through the thing's neck. She moved closer to Gil as a figure floated down directly in view of their alley. It turned towards them.
"I'm surprised Gil," the man chuckled, "thought that thing would be easy pickin's for you."
"I was distracted," Gil scowled in his direction, keeping his hold on her all the while. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to help."
"I doubt that."
Thena looked between the two of them. She could only guess, but by context clues alone, she already knew the man was an Eternal, could fly, had laser eyes like some sort of comic book hero, and the accent was more anecdotal than anything. But still, she felt reasonably confident when she asked, "Ikaris?"
#Thenamesh Eternal/Human AU#thank you so much!!#it's so sweet of you to say and I really appreciate your support!#I know it's just marvel sound effects they add to the powers#but I really do like the little touches#feels like how a human would experience them y'know?#so Gil and Thena walk home#and it almost feels kind of romantic#and then she remembers this man has seen history unfold#she thinks about if he saw Tenochtitlan fall but also that his hair is getting long it looks good#she wonders what he thinks of human lifespans and also if he put on cologne#she tells herself not to#she's supposed to be mad at him#but who is she kidding she was head over heels for the guy#ain't that just the way? you meet your perfect man and he turns out to be an immortal being from another planet?#Gil isn't gonna let anything happen to her#and now his asshole brother is here#Thena sees a man who can fly and has laser eyes#and is like ah yes the family reunion continues
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My Favorite David Strathairn Movie Scenes in No Particular Order:
Bar Brawl in The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
#the brother from another planet#david strathairn#john sayles#joe morton#my favorite david scenes#my david gifs#my john sayles gifs#david strathairn appreciation
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guys…. i finished writing my book yesterday!
i never thought id actually finish a project so big, but she’s done in all her glory: 45 chapters, 403 pages, 233,000 words….
and now i can tear it to bits editing for twice as long as it took me to write it!!
#nonsims#what do i do at work now???#probably going to write another book before i edit because i’m in too deep with this one#my brain needs a reset#i’ve been thinking from the perspective of reed for months and that doesn’t seem healthy#he’s f*cked up#but i love him#anyway my new obsession is cedric from big brother because he’s the most gorgeous man ever put on this planet#(and he looks like reed’s brother)#(no spoilers)
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On April 19, 1985, The Brother From Another Planet debuted in Finland.
#the brother from another planet#john sayles#joe morton#the brother#afrofuturistic#afrofuturism#science fiction art#science fiction movie#science ficiton#sci fi#sci fi comedy#comedy movies#screwball comedy#comedy#indie movies#indie film#movie art#art#drawing#movie history#pop art#modern art#pop surrealism#cult movies#portrait#cult film
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Okay I do really like that they went all out on making Philip like the Collectors tough.
Just like them he archives who he wants (Caleb) and when a toy (grimwalker) is broken he simply makes a new one. And just like them he used a dead Titan (both in saying he can talk to him and in possessing the corpse) to fool everyone and just like them he was going to scorch and kill everyone who opposed him.
#also that he is from another world. from outside their planet.#but also how he dosen’t come there initially to do so but to get to someone from his own family. going there for his older brother like#our Collector went there for their siblings but then got trapped. and both of them let out their rage anger and sadness over their situation#onto the isles and it’s inhabitants. cause the person responsible is long dead and just a corpse.#the fact that Philips delusion is born out of his love for Caleb. that he wanted to be a hero (at least partly) for Caleb and because of him#philly cheese steak#ramblings#toh#the owl house#watching and dreaming spoilers#philip wittebane#emperor belos
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i wish i had more collected and intellectual thoughts on jim and la’an. instead my brain just screams about them all the time
#ohhhh what if i was so cynical of everything. what if i was frigid and closed off and so afraid of other people#and i met someone with a passion for the universe. who loved everything and saw the beauty in it all. and just wanted to explore.#now am i talking about jim or la’an#my fave thing 2x03 does is subvert their traditional roles/characterisations#jim is suddenly that hardened survivalist who needs no one; la’an is wide eyed optimist who believes in the universe’s beauty#bc au jim is from another time!! where there is no earth for him to love!! there is so spock to keep him steady!! he’s lost his brother!!#and his planet!! and in turn his hope and awe#vs la’an from trek’s usual “”utopia“” who now has to convince jim HER timeline is worth saving#‘you could be an explorer’….. she says it with such wistfulness. wanting that role for herself in her own timeline#and YES ofc au jim is also full of whimsy and la’an is still very stiff but that hotel scene makes me crazyyyyyyy#i love how they make jim into the battle hardened soldier. and la’an has to become the beacon of hope#i think that makes her realise a lot about herself :)#i could talk about this episode alone for hours lol but i won’t bc i was meant to go to bed soon#me being like oh maybe i can get an early night :) BOOM struck down by noonirk thoughts#star trek#star trek snw#james kirk#la’an noonien singh#noonirk#ka’an#kirk x la'an
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