#a cat in paris (2010)

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2010 Paris

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A Cat in Paris (2010)

Sometimes, the Academy Awards make it too obvious they'll just nominate any decently budgeted animated film. Treasure Planet? Brother Bear? The Croods? A Cat in Paris is the exception. It didn’t win and doesn’t quite have the emotional depth necessary for it to have been worthy of that shiny trophy but this is a lovingly-made, tense and extremely stylish action/comedy.

In Paris, Zoé (voiced by Oriane Zani) watches her pet cat Dino leave every night through the window. No one could suspect the feline spends its nights with Nico (Bruno Salomone), a cat burglar. One night, his path crosses that of crime boss Victor Costa (Jean Benguigui).

Right away, you’ll notice the film's outstanding character designs, shading, color palette, and art style. While not all 3D animated movies look exactly the same, there are few you could point to and say “I can clearly see who worked as the art director on this one”. Every frame of Une Vie de Chat/A Cat in Paris comes from Jean-Loup Felicioli. Don't know who that is? That's fine. It just means you're seeing something new. Even before we get into the action or anything else, it’s a joy to just sit back and look at the film. The way faces look when they turn sideways, the proportions of the characters, the angles of the floor patterns, which details are preserved and which are omitted, etc. It all stands out to make a unique vision.

Clocking in at a mere 65 minutes, this is a fast-paced story. The bulk of it takes place in one night when Zoé’s police superintendent mom, Jeanne (Dominique Blanc), organizes the city’s police force to secure the Colossus of Nairobi statue. She knows Victor Costa will try to steal it and that he’s responsible for the death of her husband so it’s extra important that she get him. As Costa and his bumbling henchmen try to organize, all of the separate plot threads converge. There’s a lot of running and dodging as people try to get away from the police, try to warn the authorities about what’s going to happen or try to prevent people from getting to the police. The score by Serge Besset helps amplify the intensity.

Despite several characters' murderous intentions, this is not a heavy story. You get a lot of laughs from Costa’s goons and from Dino as well - he’s got a knack for jumping on people’s faces at the right time. My favorite gag concerns a yappy dog who annoys its owner whenever Dino passes by. Movie fans will also have fun with a couple of references to gangster/crime movies, like Reservoir Dogs and Goodfellas but what I enjoyed most was the way the animated medium is used. There’s a scene set in complete darkness where Nico has to sneak by some people and it’s brilliantly done. There aren’t any colours so it doesn’t quite encompass all of the film’s best qualities, but it’s close.

Fans of animation should make the effort to check out A Cat in Paris. It’s short so you won’t be investing too much time, you’ll be entertained all the way through and the art design/animation is inspirational. It’s light but that’s perfectly fine. This just makes this the kind of movie you pop in when all you want is something entertaining. (Original French version, On DVD, April 23, 2021)

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In Development Limbo “Pepe Le Pew Feature” (10s)

Pepé Le Pew

(written by *whooping cough* Max Landis)

Concept art by Sylvain Deboissy

[2010sbunny]

♡ 2010sbunny’s Guide

To Mcbling

Brands♡

PT. 1/?

All the mcbling babes are known for their hot and fabulous fashion style. From flare yoga pants to a hot pink tracksuit, mcbling fashion is a big staple in fashion history. Of course you don’t have to have name brand clothes to be a mcbling babe, but if you have the money and want some name brand clothing, by all means buy it! Don’t forget you may also run across some of these brands while you thrift!

Juicy Couture-

Founded in 1997, Juicy Couture is a staple fashion brand in the mcbling scene. Tracksuits in all different colors, daydreamer bags, and several different slogan tees are what Juicy Couture is mostly known for. Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton were two icons who were known for their love for Juicy Couture 💋! Juicy has its own website but please keep in mind that their clothing style and bags have had a major change (they were modernized 🥲). You can also find their modern bags and clothing in stores like Ross and Burlington! If you want to find vintage Juicy, I recommend you look on online secondhand shops like Depop, eBay, Vinted, etc!! It’s kind of hard to stumble across Juicy in in-person thrift stores but it’s possible!! (I still hope to stumble across it someday 🙏)

PINK-

PINK by Victorias Secret is Victorias Secret’s clothing line. It’s mainly known for its beautiful fold over yoga pants. The designs on the yoga pants range from animal print to rhinestone galore 💋. They brought some fold over yoga pants back, but nothing beats the original designs. You can find the originals on online secondhand shops or in-person thrift stores. I personally have gotten mine from Plato’s Closet, but keep in mind that Plato’s Closet is lowkey expensive for it being a thrift store 😭! PINK also had very cute short sleeve and long sleeve shirts that many mcbling babes cut to make off the shoulder tops! If you’re a hoodie typa gal, I recommend you buy their hoodies as well because they definitely were and continue to be the bomb.com 💋. PINK’s sweatpants were also very cute and comfortable! If you would like to buy yoga pants from the designs Victorias Secret brought back, you can find them in store or on their website. Here’s the link dolls 💋🩷:

Baby Phat-

Baby Phat was made by Kimora Lee Simmons (a true fashion icon). Kimora’s fashion shows were very iconic, and will always be remembered. Her fashion line gives more of a 90s-2000s vibe, but her jeans can spice up your mcbling look 💋. Her bottoms are super cute, and always have the iconic cat logo. Her puffer jackets are also a staple piece, and you can especially wear them in the winter for an ice princess look! You can find her pieces on online secondhand shops and you may find them in the thrift if you look hard enough!! (I’m talking even in the cracks of the Jeans section). Her bags are very cute as well, but if you’re going more for a mcbling-style bag, I recommend juicy couture or any other mcbling bags. The Baby Phat online store is currently still a work in progress, but you may still receive emails and a reminder when it’s done!

Miss Me-

Following the mention of jeans, Miss Me jeans are a brand of jeans that were very popular then and honestly still are now. Their rhinestoned designs on the back pockets are TO DIEEEE FOR. They come in all different cuts, fits, and rises (low rise, mid rise, high rise). You can find many Miss Me jeans at Buckle (either in store or online), but be aware that they are highly expensive (over $100 for ONE pair). You may find a pair in an in-person thrift store but they are pretty hard to find. Don’t let that stop you though, as you may find a pair or more the next time you go thrifting. Many 2010s celebrities wore Miss Me jeans and many mcbling babes wore them as well. If you wanna shop for Miss Me jeans that are less expensive, you can look for them on eBay, Mercari, Depop, etc.! The 2nd pic of the Miss Me’s is by my jwoww @brattygalfriend 💋. If you would like to buy some from Buckle, here’s the link 💋:

Ed Hardy-

Ed Hardy is known mainly for its bags, hats, shirts, and jeans. Kim K rocked Ed Hardy A LOTTTTT during the mcbling era. Ed Hardy is still around and unlike a lot of other brands, has stayed true with their designs 💋. You can find Ed Hardy is places like Burlington, Ross, maybe even Marshalls! Ed Hardy has its own online store where it’s prices aren’t too pricey (honestly depends on your price range). If you would like you can of course buy Ed Hardy pieces from online secondhand shops (I KNOWWWW IVE MENTIONED THIS A LOT), or you can find them in in-person thrift stores. I honestly think the Ed Hardy brand will live on 4eva 💋.

End Notes-

Thank you so much for reading if you did 🩷. This was my first ever long blog so I hope you liked it 🤭. I decided to make this a series obvi because I <3 mcbling fashion and I would love to showcase a ton of different mcbling brands. If anyone has any suggestions on which brands I should feature next please lemme know dolls 🙏. Please make sure to stay hydrated, rested, and full ♡!

PS: Pls give credit if u use!!

Remember this is YOUR world

and we’re all just living in it,

XOXO, 2010sbunny 💋

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Cancer Girls: Baby Voice Edition

I've noticed a pattern with many female celebrities who are known for their "baby voice" and I thought I'd make a post about it. Since Mercury is what affects our voice and style of speech the most, I'll be looking at Mercury placements along with big 3.

Obviously not everyone on this list has a natural baby voice, in fact I'd say the majority of them speak in a very affected pseudo baby voice for which they've become known. I had previously observed how Cancer rashi women do this THE most but here are more examples.

Marilyn Monroe

The OG Ingenue who was known for her breathy baby voice. She has Rohini Sun & Mercury along with Ashlesha Rising

2. Pamela Anderson

She has Ardra Sun, Punarvasu Mercury and Mrigashira Rising

3. Paris Hilton

She has a Pushya Moon and is known for her fake baby voice which her mother claimed she learned from her.

4. Drew Barrymore

She is Punarvasu moon & Mrigashira Rising

Many have noted that a lot of famous Punarvasus have a slightly ditzy way of speaking/demeanour. Almost all Mrigashiras have a very hyper, enthusiastic, kind of frantic and restless way of being and talking. They actually embody "golden retriever energy". I think the combination of these two nakshatras results in Drew's childlike enthusiasm and kind of frantic manic way of speaking and behaving. A lot of people think she's weird 😭but it's just her nature, even Pamela Anderson who shares similar placements has a similar demeanour.

5. Wonyoung

She has Punarvasu Venus conjunct Saturn (both of them are exactly conjunct so idk which one would be her amatyakaraka) and she has received a lot of flak for her "fake baby voice" 😭 Her real voice is naturally deeper and more mature but honestly Wonyoung is such a good example of a Jupiter dominant woman; they are obsessed with presenting themselves a certain way and are very "image conscious", this truly extends to everything from clothes, style, etiquette, speech, voice, absolutely everything. They know exactly what behaviours will elicit what responses.

6. Halsey

She is Punarvasu Moon (atmakaraka) & Mars along with Swati Mercury & Rising

She's known for singing in cursive 😭 but also just has a very sugary high pitched speaking voice. If you observe her even she has a very expressive, animated way of speaking, she's not quite ditzy but she's still almost childlike in her demeanour from time to time.

7. Ariana Grande

She is Ardra Sun & Punarvasu Mercury and she rose to fame for playing a ditzy airhead on Nickelodeon. She in fact spent many years speaking like Cat Valentine off screen as well until she underwent an image revamp in the mid 2010s and adopted a blaccent.

This video shows how when she was younger not only did she have a fake baby voice, she also had a very different slightly ditzy demeanour.

8. Shehnaaz Gill

She is an Indian reality star turned influencer who is known for her baby voice and exaggerated cutesy mannerisms. She is Pushya Moon.

(the interview is mostly in Hindi but you can observe her mannerisms and way of speaking)

9. Melissa Rauch

She has Punarvasu Mercury (amatyakaraka) and played Bernadette on Big Bang Theory where she spoke in a distinctive high pitched voice whereas in real life, her voice is entirely different.

10. Kristen Bell

She has Punarvasu Sun & Mercury. She literally voiced Princess Ana in Frozen. Watch any interview of hers and you will see how expressive she is when she talks, she uses her hands a lot, her face is so animated and its so Punarvasu like🥰

(Tumblr does not allow me to embed more than 10 videos per post so I'll just be linking the rest)

11. Jennifer Garner

She's Mrigashira Moon (atmakaraka), UBP Mercury, Rohini Stellium (Venus, Mars & Saturn)

She's a very good example of a typical Mrigashira. She always speaks like a very sweet, enthusiastic kid; very expressive, very animated.

Here's a link to her interview.

12. Mandy Moore

She's Revati Sun (atmakaraka) , Pushya Moon, Mrigashira Rising

She voiced Rapunzel in Tangled and imo Rapunzel is Tangled is a veryyyy good example of Mrigashira behaviour in many ways but especially with her mannerisms and manic pixie like behaviour which makes sense since she was voiced by a Mrig actress.

Here's a link to Mandy speaking

Here's a link to Rapunzel in Tangled

13. Jenny Slate

She is UBP Sun & Moon and Punarvasu rising

Her sense of humour and how she delivers jokes is a good mix of UBP and Punarvasu

Here's a link to a stand up bit

I've noticed that many Pisces rashi folks (UBP & Revati) are very expressive storytellers and have a very specific style of delivery (Salma Hayek, UBP Moon is a good example and so is Rihanna, Revati Moon).

Jenny has the dryness/deadpanned delivery of UBP mixed with the expressive frantic style of Punarvasu

14. Anna Kendrick

She is Ashlesha Sun (atmakaraka) & Mercury (amatyakaraka)

She has that typical Cancer girl sense of humour and speaking style

Here's a link

15. Mindy Kaling

She is Ardra Sun & Moon, Rohini Rising with Punarvasu Mercury

She rose to fame playing Kelly Kapoor who is a very typical Cancer gal tbh, replete with the slightly ditzy, hyper & manic style and mannerisms and squeaky excited voice.

Here's a link to her being Kelly

Here's a link of her as Mindy Lahiri on The Mindy Project

`16. Leslie Mann

She is UBP Sun, Revati Mercury and Pushya Ketu

Here's a link to an interview but Leslie is such a good example of this ditzy, kind of naive way of speaking. Her mannerisms and the way she delivers is so Pisces girlie of her.

17. Lana del Rey

She is Ardra Sun, Ashlesha Moon & Punarvasu Mercury

Lana is a good example of an introvert Cancer gal. People often think they're kind of weird and kookie and they have a chaotic kind of manic pixie way of speaking and behaving that it throws people off.

Here's a link, her speaking voice sounds very young and soft.

18.Rose Byrne

Pushya Sun & Moon, Ashlesha mercury

She's usually more composed and elegant but when she's more comfortable you see that Cancer girl charm come out. One thing all these women have in common is how they like to act out their stories and be very expressive with their face and body; their sense of humour is very silly and slapstick.

Here's a link

19. Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice

she is Pushya Sun, Mercury and Venus

(isnt it sweet that someone whose alter ego is literally called Baby Spice is a Cancer stellium 🥺)

Here's a link but Baby Spice is also a good example of a less manic but still very cutesy Cancer girl

Many Cancer girls have a tendency to "act cutesy" or "babyish" but also more often than not they are just very in touch with their inner child and kind of goofy and silly.

20. Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen

They're Mrigashira Sun, Punarvasu Mercury & Ashlesha Rising

If you've watched Full House or any of their movies, you can see the ditzy girly girl behaviour of Punarvasu come out but irl they're more introverted and a little awkward, sort of like Lana and seem funny in a shy way.

Claire Nakti had observed in her Swati video about how Swatis and Punarvasus share certain similarities, I've seen this extend to their behaviour and mannerisms as well. Jennifer Tilly, Mila Kunis (both Swati Moon) and Emma Stone (Swati Sun) all have a very similar energetic girly, sweet and humble but kind of kooky and silly style of speaking and story telling.

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an introduction my percy jackson ocs !! part one

- warning this post will be LONG. this is only 10/22 but i have years worth of lore/info. im hyperfixated on them LMFAOO

- i love talking about them. So Much. if yall have any questions or want any extra information please dm me/reply i will be so happy

- ages operate under the assumption that pjo takes place in the late 2000s/early 2010s hence why they r all 90s kids. all the ages mentioned are as of tower of nero (june 2011ish) because the ages are technically fluid depending on what time period im writing about

info below the cut :D

1. jacqueline sistine jakobs

she/he/they, genderfluid, lesbian

16, born march 23, 1995

child of dionysus

from paris, france. year round camper

dating madeleine

she is my favorite oc. ever. out of 180+ percy jackson ocs and god knows how many ocs for other fandoms/no fandoms. i love them the most

fun facts

1. their mbti type is esfp

2. she really likes reading

3. his dream job is to be an actor, if that doesn’t work out he wants to be a nurse

2. asra marceline hall

she/her, cis, lesbian

19, born october 31st, 1991

daughter of hecate

from bethlehem, pennsylvania. summer only camper but has since left for college

was in the titan army for a while. left shortly before the battle of the labyrinth with sebastian and ashlynn and rejoined camp half-blood

fun facts

1. her mbti type is intp

2. shes currently a psychology major

3. she has a photographic memory 

3. lydia “lyra” melody jumper

she/they, cis, lesbian

15, born january 28th, 1996

daughter of apollo

from burlington, new jersey. summer only camper

in an on-again-off-again relationship with lace

the first pjo oc i ever created :,)

fun facts

1. her mbti is estp

2. she changes the color of their braids like every two weeks. she is very indecisive when it comes to her hair

3. they really like photography and collect digital cameras (most are thrifted)

4. madeleine rebecca cole

she/her, cis, bisexual

15, born september 25, 1995

daughter of apollo

from north charleston, south carolina. summer only camper

fun facts

1. her mbti type is infp

2. she has prophecy powers which are so cool to me. i love writing stuff with them

3. she likes pottery

5. reid lucas edwards

he/him, cis, gay

16, born april 17th, 1995

son of demeter

from asheville, north carolina. started off as a summer only camper but switched to year round after 2 years

despite her not moving to the united states until she was 8, jacqueline and reid have been friends since they were toddlers. they met while reid was on vacation and jacqueline happened to move into reids neighborhood when she moved to the us

fun facts

1. his mbti type is isfj

2. hes deaf and uses hearing aids

3. he collects magazines and is an avid fan of crossword puzzles

6. catalina “cat” valeria gurrero

she/her, cis, bisexual

16, born september 18th, 1994

daughter of ares

from puebla, mexico. year round camper

dating darcy

fun facts

1. her mbti type is entj

2. shes my shortest oc at 4’11. she is also without a doubt the best fighter out of all my ocs

3. her original name was isabela (isa for short) knight. i do not remember when her name changed but its been catalina for over a year at this point

7. amira blair dupont

she/her, cishet

13, born january 22nd 1998

daughter of aphrodite

from paris, france. year round camper

fun facts

1. her mbti type is enfj

2. she is my youngest oc

3. a bit of a neat freak. she also loves decorating things

8. chase deshpande

he/him, trans male, straight

17, born november 30th 1993

son of ares

from aurora, colorado. summer only camper

fun facts

1. his mbti type is istj

2. he is in a band and plays guitar

3. he really likes race cars. he likes cars in general really. his car is his baby

9. kieran blake lee

they/them, nonbinary, pansexual

16, born august 26th, 1994

child of athena

from akron, ohio. summer only camper

dating taylor

fun facts

1. their mbti type is estj

2. they have glasses that they dont actually need. its purely for the aesthetic

3. very computer smart. they hack people for fun

10. lace amalia van astor

she/her, cis, lesbian

16, born april 26th, 1995

daughter of aphrodite

from amsterdam, the netherlands

in an on-again-off-again relationship with lyra

if my memory is right shes the first oc i ever created however she wasnt a pjo oc until later on. she was created around the same time as lyra i think

fun facts

1. her mbti type is infp

2. she collects vintage dishware/silverware

3. she always smells like vanilla. no matter what

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

Stats from Movies 1401-1500

Top 10 Movies - Highest Number of Votes

Blue Monkey (1987) had the most votes with 1,611 votes. The Ring Two (2005) had the least votes with 331 votes.

The 10 Most Watched Films by Percentage

Hellboy (2004) was the most watched film with 62.7% of voters out of 785 saying they had seen it. The Boneyard (1991) had the least "Yes" votes with 1,7% of voters out of 484.

The 10 Least Watched Films by Percentage

Death Note (2017) was the least watched film with 73.7% of voters out of 797 saying they hadn’t seen it. Blue Monkey (1987) had the least "No" votes with 13,7% of voters out of 1,611.

The 10 Most Known Films by Percentage

Sharknado (2013) was the best known film, 2,2% of voters out of 641 saying they’d never heard of it.

The 10 Least Known Films by Percentage

Blue Monkey (1987) was the least known film, 84,5% of voters out of 1,611 saying they’d never heard of it.

The movies part of the statistic count and their polls below the cut.

Altitude (2010) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Corpse Party (2015) The Ring Two (2005) Rose Red (2002) Shadow of the Vampire (2000) Sharknado (2013) Sinister 2 (2015) The Disappointments Room (2016) The Eye (2008)

Frogs (1972) Grave Encounters 2 (2012) Harbinger Down (2015) Shivers (1975) Red Riding Hood (2011) Rabid (1977) Rabid (2019) Pulse (2006) Hellraiser (2022) The Grudge (2004)

Extraordinary Tales (2013) The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007) Outpost (2008) The Collection (2012) The Wolfman (2010) John Dies at the End (2012) Krampus (2015) You Should Have Left (2020) Deep Blue Sea (1999)

From Hell (2001) The Raven (2012) V/H/S/2 (2013) An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) Apt Pupil (1998) The Amityville Horror (2005) Jug Face (2013) I, Frankenstein (2014) The Long Night (2022) Evolution (2015)

Last Shift (2014) The Toolbox Murders (1978) Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) Island of Lost Souls (1932) The Omen (2006) The Burning (1981) The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) The Open House (2018) Underwater (2020) The Gravedancers (2006)

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993) Parasite Eve (1997) Shocker (1989) Uncle Sam (1996) Wolf (1994) X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) Stake Land (2010) The Possession (2012)

Underworld: Evolution (2006) Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) Underworld: Awakening (2012) Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) The Grudge 2 (2006) Zombeavers (2014) The Boneyard (1991) Prophecy (1979) Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Prometheus (2012) Se7en (1995) Hellboy (2004) Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Midnight Mass (2021) House on Haunted Hill (1999) Death Note (2017) Cat People (1982) Mulberry Street (2006) Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) Halloween II (1981) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Feardotcom (2002) The First Omen (2024) Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Poltergeist (2015) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Mutant (1984) Ghoulies (1984) Neon Maniacs (1986) Blue Monkey (1987) Night of the Demons (1988) Ghostbusters II (1989) Kuchisake-onna (2007) Teketeke (2009)

Them (2006)

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A Cat in Paris (2010).

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films i think should have won best animated feature: 2001 - shrek deserved the w its a fun movie 2002 - again the winner was so deserved. spirited away is a masterpiece 2003 - i havent actually seen triplets of belleville but it looks soooo fucking good. but because i havent seen it i cant say it deserved it over finding nemo, which is indeed a very good movie. maybe this will change 2004 - the incredibles is such a good fucking movie obviously. shrek 2 is amazing but nowhere near the overall quality of the incredibles 2005 - now i love wallace and gromit with all my heart but miyazaki was robbed. still curse of the wererabbit is so much fun and its cool to see stop motion win 2006 - this year was dismal for animated films. i really dont care about monster house, cars or happy feet. honestly flushed away should have been nominated and won. i've also heard good things about paprika but i havent seen it so i'll hold my judgement 2007 - listen i loooooove ratatouille but is it better than persepolis? .......... no sorry. persepolis is the winner in my heart. but im not mad about ratatouille winning 2008 - what can i say we all know wall-e is a beautiful love story between a butch and a femme robot. deserved 2009 - fantastic mr fox was robbed sorry up fans 2010 - i havent watched the illusionist so again i cant say that deserved the oscar. i CAN say that httyd deserved it over toy story 3. ive never cared for the toy story franchise much 2011 - rango is a crazy weird movie but i think it is probably better than kung fu panda two. just a bit. there's something so interesting about the animation style. a cat in paris sounds fun as hell though 2012 - this year's nominees were also pretty weak. rise of the guardians was robbed. i guess of the actual nominees brave is probably my fave 2013 - who in their right mind voted for frozen over the wind rises. i just want to talk 2014 - song of the sea is a beautiful beautiful movie which is much better and more visually breathtaking than big hero 6. i have also heard incredible things about princess kaguya and i wouldnt be suprised if that was the more deserving movie. LEGO MOVIE WAS SNUBBED THOUGH I CANT BELIEVE THEY FUCKING LEFT OUT THE LEGO MOVIE. LEGO MOVIE SWEEP 4EVA 2015 - ive only seen the winner, inside out, which is a great movie, but i wouldnt be suprised if anomalisa or when marnie was there was better 2016 - ive always found zootopia's message pretty muddy even though its fun. my life as a courgette was robbed af. it is such a beautiful, heartfelt movie and the way it deals with horrific childhood trauma in such a sensitive and hopeful way. go watch my life as a courgette NOW 2017 - coco is a lovely movie but the breadwinner made me feel emotions i never want to experience again in the best way possible. cartoon saloon's visual style is one of the best out there and it needs more recognition 2018 - we all know into the spiderverse is one of the best animated movies of all time and none of the other nominees were even in the same ballpark. its laughable that ralph breaks the internet was even allowed to be in the same space as this masterpiece. 2019 - again i dont really care for toy story but i reeeeaaally didnt care for httyd3 or missing link. i havent seen ive lost my body so i cant say thats better, but i am looking forward to watching it. i would honestly say that klaus is the best one here, the style is so visually inventive and this take on santa claus is really great

2020 - listen soul is fun but it would have been so much better without all the little blue blobs. like the existential jazz shit was a 10/10 they should have just made a slice of life movie out of that. not an oscar winner imo. ESPEIALLY NOT compared to wolfwalkers. obviously im biased towards everything cartoon saloon but this movie is a culmination of their years-long efforts and a combination of what makes their movies great. im biased because im irish but the folklore balanced with the soul-crushing message on colonialism is just perfect storytelling. the animation is some of the best ive ever seen from 2d and oliver cromwell dies violently. literally the perfect movie it should have won over the usual "lets vote for pixar" 2021 - encanto is funsies but i have a soft spot for the mitchells vs the machines and think that should have won. luca is also pretty good. i havent seen flee but the idea of an animated documentary is so innovative so that probably also could have deserved it. im not mad that encanto won though. 2022 - i havent seen director man's pinnochio but ive heard its good so i cant dispute its win. but marel the shell with shoes on is my favourite from 22 2023 - honestly all the nominees except elemental are 10/10s but the competition was really only between spiderverse and boy and the heron. my personal fav out of the 2 is spiderverse but i totally understand why miyazaki won and im glad he's getting recognition from the academy again. i wanna see more love for robot dreams though. and of course nimona is bombastic. fuck disney 4eva

ok thats it thank you for reading my rant

[meta-holott]

2010 Paris

[jellicle-human-hybrid-au]

A collection of modern Jellicle Ball taglines:

Paris 1899: The Dawn of a New Millennium

Brandenburg 1904: Silent Night, Furry Night

London 1910: Mollies and Toms and Great Rumpus Cats

San Moritz 1914: The Ball must go on

Instanbul 1915: Paws Together

Guernsey 1918: Joyous Noelle

New Orleans 1922: Mardi Chaton

Chicago 1925: World Faire

Copenhagen 1926: Televisually Recorded for the first time

Munich 1932: Escape from Reality

London 1935: Baldwin’s Ball

Lichtenstein 1936: Frei Europa

London 1940: In Death There is Life

Chipping Norton 1941: Back to Nature

Loughborough 1944: the Forest and Burrow Ball

Aston Villa 1945: Like the Sunflower…

Birmingham 1946: Pour one out

Bonn 1947: Here and Now

Paris 1948: Tout Petit Monde

Miami 1949: Beach Kitmas

London 1950: Never Had it Better

Hamburg 1952: A Proper Kitmas Feast

Medina 1954: the Cosmopolitan Ball

Nice 1955: Citroen’s Nice! Jellicle Ball

Kenya 1959: The Safari Festival

Los Angeles 1964: White (Cat) Heat of Technology

Wolverhampton 1965: Black Cat Melee

Strasbourg/Metz 1966: William of Anglaise comes out to gloat

Sydney 1968: The Long Way Around

Isle of Wight 1969: Wildest Winter Ever

Zagreb 1974: Kitties in Yugoslavia

Cairo 1975: Back To Where It All Began

Baghdad 1976: Rugs and Milk

Tehran 1977: Royal Fancy Feast

Jerusalem 1978: Mewischewitz for all

Casablanca 1979: Gatita Gala!

1000 Lakes 1980: Warriors’ Cats

London 1983: Now Available for Home Video

Innsbruck/Vienna 1984: Alpine Fun

Hamburg 1986: Vorsprung durch Technik

Budapest 1987: Drawing back the Curtain

Brandenburg 1989: Alle Katschen werder bruden

Moscow 1991: Paws Together II

Copenhagen 1992: Europarty

London 1998: Out for All To See

Reyjavik 2000: Now and Forever a Jellicle Cat

Vancouver 2006: We’re All In This Together/Est tous dans Le Même Bateau

Courcheval 2007: Jellicle Boom

Bolzano 2009: Forza Gatita

Nottingham 2010: Always Another Mountain

São Paulo 2011: Summer Beach Ball

Ushuaia 2015: The Southernmost Ball

Salt Lake City 2016: We Won’t Hide

Zermatt 2019: Swiss Kiss Kits!

Buckinghamshire/Internet Global Simulcast 2020: Discreet and Safe

Juneau 2021: The Northernmost Ball

Leicester/Cambridge 2022: A Tail of Two Cities

La Thuile 2023: A Throne of Snow and Ice

Aosta Valley 2024: Bastet Rests on The Matterhorn

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Bibliography: books posted on this blog in 2024

Sara AHMED (2010): The Promise of Happiness

Cat BOHANNON (2023): Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

Holly BRIDGES (2014): Reframe Your Thinking Around Autism: How the Polyvagal Theory and Brain Plasticity Help Us Make Sense of Autism

Johann CHAPOUTOT (2024): The Law of Blood: Thinking and Acting as a Nazi

Caroline CRIADO-PEREZ (2019): Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Gavin DE BECKER (2000): Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Virginie DESPENTES (2006): King Kong Theory

Annie ERNAUX (2000): Happening

Lisa FELDMAN BARRETT (2017): How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Shaun GALLAGHER (2012): Phenomenology

David GRAEBER (2015): The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

Henrik HASS and Torben HANSEN (2023): Unconscious Intelligence in Cybernetic Psychology

Yuval Noah HARARI (2024): Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Sarah HENDRICKX (2015): Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age

Sarah HILL (2019): This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Victor HUGO (1831): Notre-Dame de Paris

Luke JENNINGS (2017): Killing Eve: Codename Villanelle

Bernardo KASTRUP (2021): Decoding Jung’s Metaphysics: The Archetypal Semantics of an Experiential Universe

Roman KOTOV, Thomas JOINER, Norman SCHMIDT (2004): Taxometrics: Toward a new diagnostic scheme for psychopathology

Benjamin LIPSCOMB (2021): The Women are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics

Dorian LYNSKEY (2024): Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About The End of the World

Kate MANNE (2024): Unshrinking: How to Fight Fatphobia

Mario MIKULINCER (1994): Human Learned Helplessness: A Coping Perspective

Jenara NERENBERG (2020): Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for

Lucy NEVILLE (2018): Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: Women and Gay Male Pornography and Erotica

Peggy ORNSTEIN (2020): Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity

Lucile PEYTAVIN (2021): Le coût de la virilité

Lynn PHILLIPS (2000): Flirting with Danger: Young Women’s Reflections on Sexuality and Domination

Stephen PORGES (2017): The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe

Joëlle PROUST (2013): The Philosophy of Metacognition: Mental Agency and Self-Awareness

John SARLO: The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain

Jessica TAYLOR (2022): Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women’s Trauma Against Them

Manos TSAKIRIS and Helena DE PREESTER (2018): The Interoceptive Mind: From Homeostasis to Awareness

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Also, she’s not 21/22 anymore, and Jake/Harry were such different situations than Matty. I think in 2023 she had something that in 2010/2011/2012 she did not: forward momentum. I mean she was on tour, the biggest of her career so far, she had a couple of rerecords on the way, she had such a tight night support system (family + friends) and also… she knew she didn’t want to remain in the pit but wanted to come out. So she made everything in order for the pain to pass faster and go on with her life, that doesn’t mean she isn’t thinking about Joe/Matty from time to time, but she doesn’t fixate on it, like it happens still to this day with Jake - the manuscript, maroon etc.

i agree that ttpd having a shorter timeframe than red/1989 is due to age, but i don't that age came with a difference in willpower. she had a ton of forward momentum in 2011 and 2012! she was on a massive headlining tour (longest of her career until eras overtook it!), she bought a cat and moved to LA, she was hanging out with friends all the time, she was so so so proud of what she was writing for red-- like, her 2011 lover journals are so fascinating to me, but i think these passages really stick to me in relationship to who she grew into.

Mar 16, 2011: Anyway, today I had a lot of anxiety about my career because I don’t know what to do for the ‘Mean’ video. It’s such an important song and message, and it just isn’t coming together. I get so stressed out. I played our Milan show tonight then flew to Paris. My life is so beautiful right now. Everyone once in a while I have to remind myself to breathe and take in the view.

Jun 17, 2011: Something so unexpected and amazing has happened recently … I’ve become blissfully happy with my life. Like, actually grateful for every second of the day. I’ve noticed this onset for a while, but it’s really hit me in the last week, and especially since I wrote those 2 new songs. I really do need to create in order to live and feel worthwhile. But it’s more than just that. I’m happy with my family. I’m happy about this tour. I’m happy that tomorrow morning I get on a plane to Pittsburgh, play a stadium of 60,000 people, then fly home. I’m happy that the next day, I’m recording 2 new songs. I’m happy that I get to meet so many people on the road who make me feel like my music really matters to them. This ridiculous thing happens to me when I’m this happy … I start feeling like karma will balance it all out by making something tragic happen. But I’m trying to just show gratitude as much as I can. Everyday, every minute, I’m grateful for being happy right this moment. I think I’m a summer person. I’m also a work person. Tour gives me something to pour myself into and a reason to feel ok about sleeping in til noon on my days off.

Jun 10, 2012: I love writing so much. It’s the only thing that makes total sense to me. If I missed a day in the studio, I’d be so mad at myself. God I’ve been having such a beautiful life lately. I can’t believe it. It’s like there’s magic in the air.

from the outside, it seems like her ability to move on quicker now is more due to experience digging herself out of holes, and less a lack of hope or inability to think about other things. like she was putting an insane amount of work into moving on in 2011/2012

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i was tagged by @amrv-5 to do this :D !!!! and if anyone sees this and thinks "i wanna do a poll of my top ten movies" Please. Please do so and say i tagged u bc i have in spirit. i am so so nosey and love to see peoples favorite movies.

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Round 1 results are in!

A Song of Wastelands, Forests, and Magic vs Absolunote

ACUTE vs Adolescence

AFTER BURNER vs Ageage Again

Ai Kotoba vs Akatsuki Arrival

Alien Alien vs Amatsu Kitsune

Arifureta Sekai Seifuku vs Ashes to Ashes

Betty the Liar vs Beware of the Miku Miku Germs♪

Black Gold vs Black★Rock Shooter

Blackjack vs break;down

Break It, Break It! vs Butterfly On Your Right Shoulder

Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder -39's Giving Day Edition- vs Cantarella

Cantarella ~ Grace Edition ~ vs Cat Food

Catch the Wave vs Cendrillon

Change Me vs Close and Open, Demons and the Dead

Clover♣️Club vs Colorful×Melody

Colorful×Sexy vs Continuing Dream

Dear vs Dear Cocoa Girls

Decorator vs Deep Sea City Underground

Deep Sea Girl vs Denparadigm

Disruptive Diva (Easy/Normal) vs Disruptive Diva (Hard/Extreme)

Double Lariat vs Doubleganger

Dream-Eating Monochrome Baku vs Dreaming Leaf

DYE vs Electric Angel

Electrosaturator vs Envy Cat Walk

Equation+** vs Erase or Zero

Far Away vs Finder (DSLR remix - re:edit)

Fire◎Flower vs Freely Tomorrow

Gaikotsu Gakudan to Riria vs Gemini

Ghost Rule vs Gigantic Girl

Gizmo vs Glasses

Glory 3usi9 vs God-Tier Tune

Grumpy Waltz vs Hanamai Tsukuyomi Tan

Hand in Hand vs Hello, Worker

✽Hello, Planet. vs Here Comes Karakasa-san

HIBANA vs High School Days - DIVA EDIT

Hm? Ah, Yes. vs Holy Star -2010 DIVA mix-

How'd It Get To Be Like This? vs I'll Miku-Miku You♪ (For Reals)

I'm Your Diva vs I Really Do Understand

Idol Radio (Game Edit) vs Ievan Polkka

Innocence vs Interviewer

Iroha Uta vs Iya Iya Seijin

Jaded/The Rebel vs Jugemu Sequencer

Just Be Friends vs Kagamine Hachi Hachi Flower Fight

Kagerou Daze vs Karakuri Pierrot

Kimi Ni vs Kimi no Taion

Kipple Industry Inc. vs Knife

Knight of Light vs Kokoro

Last Night, Good Night vs Let Me Lose Myself In The Black Note

LIKE THE WIND vs LOL - lots of laugh -

Look This Way, Baby vs Love-Colored Ward

Love-Hate vs Love is War

Love Note vs Lover's Suicide Oblivion

Lucid Dreaming vs Luka Luka ★ Night Fever

Magical Sound Shower vs Magnet

maigo life vs Marginal

Master of Puppets vs Meiteki Cybernetics

Melancholic vs Mellow Yellow

melody... vs Melt

Meteor vs Miracle Paint

Monochrome∞Blue Sky vs moon

Mousou Sketch vs Negaposi✽Continues

Nekomimi Archive vs Nekomimi Switch

Nice To Meet You, Mr. Earthling vs Nightmare ☆ Party Night (Easy/Normal)

Nightmare ☆ Party Night (Hard/Extreme) vs No Logic

Nostalogic vs Now Choose

Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! vs ODDS&ENDS

Oha-Yo-Del!! vs on the rocks

One-Sided Love Samba (Easy/Normal) vs One-Sided Love Samba (Hard/Extreme)

Out of Eden vs Packaged

Palette vs Pane dhiria

Paradichlorobenzene vs Paris Cinema Girl

Perico Space Shipper vs Piano×Forte×Scandal

PIANO✽GIRL vs Pinky Swear

Po Pi Po vs Promise

Puzzle vs Quartet of Multiple Futures -Quartet Theme-

Rain With A Chance of Sweet*Drops vs Remote Controller

Requiem for the Phantasma vs Rin-chan Now!

RinRin Signal -Append Mix- vs ROKI

Rolling Girl vs Romeo and Cinderella

Rosary Pale vs Roshin Yukai

Sadistic.Music∞Factory vs Saihate

Sakura no Ame vs Saturation

Sayounara Goodbye (Easy/Normal) vs Sayounara Goodbye (Hard/Extreme)

Secret Police vs Sekiranun Graffiti

Senbonzakura vs shake it!

SING&SMILE vs Snowman

So Much Loving You★ -DIVA Edit- vs Soiyassa!!

Solitude's End vs Song of Life

Sound vs Soundless Voice

SPiCa -39's Giving Day Edition- vs Star Story

Stardust Utopia vs Starduster

StargazeR vs Starlite★Lydian

Stay With Me vs Step Forward

Strobe Nights vs Summer Idol

Sweet Devil vs Sweet Magic

SYMPHONIC DIVE - DIVA FT edit - vs Systematic Love

Tell Your World vs Tengaku

Teo vs Terekakushi Shishunki

That One Second in Slow Motion vs The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku

The First Sound vs The Intense Voice of Hatsune Miku

The MMORPG Addict's Anthem vs The secret garden

The Snow White Princess is... vs The Star Maker

The Two of Us - Futaride vs The World is Mine

This is the Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee vs Though My Song Has No Form

Thousand Year Solo (DIVA Edit) vs Time Limit

Time Machine vs To The End of Infinity

Tokyo Teddy Bear vs Torinokocity/Urbandonment

Transparent Watercolors vs Travel to The Other Side of The Moon

Tricolore Airline vs Two Breaths Walking

Two-Sided Lovers vs Unhappy Refrain

Updating My Love List? vs Velvet Arabesque

VOC@LOID in Love vs VOiCE -DIVA MIX-

Weekender Girl vs What Do You Mean!?

When The First Love Ends vs White Dove

Wintry Winds vs Wolf Girl

World's End Dance Hall -F Edition- vs World's End Dance Hall -Live Dance Edition-

World's End Umbrella vs Yellow

Yumeyume vs ZIGG-ZAGG (Normal)

ZIGG-ZAGG (Hard/Extreme) vs 1/6 -out of the gravity-

1925 vs 2D Dream Fever

39 vs 39 Music!

Dance of Many vs from Y to Y

All songs highlighted in blue will move on to round two! They will stay in this same order when competing 🩵

12 lucky losers

Ashes to Ashes

Change Me

Fire◎Flower

I Really Do Understand

Kagamine Hachi Hachi Flower Fight

melody...

Romeo and Cinderella

Starduster

Step Forward

Though My Song Has No Form

Unhappy Refrain

2D Dream Fever

These 12 lucky losers will compete in a mini round before round two, in the randomized order they're listed in below the cut! The six winners will move on to round two, and will stay at the end of the round rather than back in their alphabetical placement so they don't risk losing to the same songs they lost to already 🩵

Lucky losers randomized polls:

melody... vs Fire◎Flower

Change Me vs Kagamine Hachi Hachi Flower Fight

Starduster vs 2D Dream Fever

Though My Song Has No Form vs Unhappy Refrain

Ashes to Ashes vs Romeo and Cinderella

I Really Do Understand vs Step Forward

Have fun and happy voting! I look forward to seeing which six lucky losers get to move on, I hope you all do, too 🩵