#allan was the true star of the movie

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look at him go 😭😭😭 allannn 🫶🫶💞💞😭😭

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Good evening.

1) I just watched "The Abominable Doctor Phibes" because I saw it on your page and I'm screaming of joy, this movie is so beautiful and poetic and everything. So I wanted to say thank you.

2) Could you give me an advise on which movie starring Vincent Price should I watch next? I really loved the vibe of TADP and the House of Wax, but I'm kinda having troubles deciding what to watch next.

The answer will be really appreciated.

Oh yay! So glad you enjoyed Dr. Phibes. There's a sequel to the film called "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" that you may wanna check out.

Also, "The Comedy of Terrors" is a wonderful, campy movie that I honestly think is a favorite of mine.

"The Raven" is amazing!! Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", it's a cute, fun movie that is just cozy and it's just...so good.

"The Haunted Palace" is a perfect movie if you're in a spooky mood.

"The Tingler" is one of my favorites, as well. I know I say that a lot, but it's just...perfect. Trust me, you'll like it, if you're a fan of Vincent.

"Witchfinder General" is a brutal movie but it is so fucking good. It's about witch hunting and based on the true story of Matthew Hopkins.

"The Masque of the Red Death" is another Edgar Allan Poe story come to life in one of his more iconic roles. His role as Prince Prospero is perfect. And you just have to see it! You won't be disappointed.

"Pit and the Pendulum" ----- AHHHH! I love this movie so much! And the way it ends...and his acting is just...🤌🏼. Check it out if you get time!

"The Last Man On Earth" is a post apocalyptic zombie/vampire movie based on Richard Mathesons "I am legend". And in my Honest opinion - THIS is the best version!! Vincent does a wonderful job given the fact he's alone, at least for a while, and he's fighting zombies left and right.

"The House of Long Shadows" is a wonderful spooky horror movie with all the legends in horror - Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, John Carradine, and Peter Cushing!

"Madhouse" one of my faves. You just have to see it!

There are SO MANY MOVIES and I can go on forever and ever. I hope these help you out!!

[moorheadthanyoucanhandle]

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Now in theaters:

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes--Generations after the death of Caesar, the chimpanzee who founded ape civilization, apes live in clans along the California coast, around the grown-over ruins of human civilization. Our young hero Noa (Owen Teague) is part of the Eagle Clan, a sort of peaceable low-tech utopia that practices fishing by falconry.

Trouble arrives in the form of a raiding party which abducts the Eagle Clan while Noa is away. He follows, along the way picking up a scholarly orangutan, Raka (Peter Macon), and a waiflike human, Mae (Freya Allan). Noa eventually finds his clan enslaved on a beach, under the rule of Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand), a swaggering monarch complete with crown and throne, demanding in blustery rhetoric that his throng of subjects pay him obeisance outside his palace, a rusted shipwreck.

Proximus claims authority in the name of Caesar the Lawgiver, but Raka has already taught Noa that his tyranny is an outrage to the true Caesar's egalitarian traditions. What Proximus really wants, it turns out, is to open the massive door to an underground seaside vault full of old human technology and all the potential power that any potentate could want.

This fourth of the latter-day Apes movies is, one might say, the ape-iest of them, the one most immersed in an established ape culture and with the most meager human presence. Directed by Maze Runner veteran Wes Ball from a script by Josh Friedman, it's also the most modest, in blockbuster terms; the cast is made up largely of journeyman TV actors mostly unfamiliar to me. The only name player I recognized was the always reliable William H. Macy, as a human bookworm who's teaching Proximus the follies of human history, often to the King's uproarious laughter.

It's a moody, evenly paced adventure that borrows not only from the original Apes series, especially 1970's satirically seething Beneath the Planet of the Apes, but from other mythic sources including Star Wars and The Lion King. And it's admirably unsentimental, with characters seemingly ripe for redemption that aren't redeemed and alliances that don't warm into friendships. The atmosphere is bitter but bracing, and the film has a heart of hard but noble honor.

It's difficult, these days, for many of us to see any movie about autocratic rule, or the undermining of democratic values, or the allure of "strongman" leadership, as anything but a political allegory for our times. The mangy, orange-furred ape tyrant "Skar King" in the recent Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, for instance, seemed like little more than a heavy-handed, though entertaining, political cartoon. But if Proximus was intended as a stand-in for our current would-be sovereign, I have to say, his high-flown language and historical curiosity make for an overgenerous caricature.

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Ron Ely as Tarzan, and his chimp co-star Cheeta. Though they look like best friends, Ely suffered several bites from the little guy during the course of their two years working together.

For kids in the mid-to-late 1960s, Ron Ely WAS Tarzan.

Ely was the star of the 57-episode Tarzan TV series that ran two seasons, from 1966 to 1968, and then in near continual syndication for several years afterward.

The television series was executive produced by Sy Weintraub, who had been producing the Tarzan films since 1958. Weintraub was responsible for replacing the monosyllabic persona of Tarzan, made popular by the Johnny Weissmuller films of the 1930s and40s, with the educated, well-spoken character from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels. True Trazan fans were delighted with this move, and I'm sure Burroughs himself would have been as well had he lived to see it (he died in 1950).

Tarzan about to demonstrate his vine swinging skills.

Weintraub also filmed his Tarzan movies on location, as opposed to in a studio with stock jungle footage. This made for some spectacular scenes, but it was rough on both the crew and his Tarzan actors: Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry.

When he decided to make the Tarzan television series, Weintraub wanted Henry to continue in the role. However, Henry had made 3 Tarzan films back-to-back in 1965 and was physically exhausted. Thus the TV role eventually was awarded to Ely.

Like the Mike Henry films, the TV series was filmed in Brazil (first four episodes) and Mexico (the remainder of the series). This explains why the scenery, while lush and exotic, sometimes doesn't quite gel with images we'd seen of the African wilderness. It also explains why many of the extras appeared Latin as opposed to African.

Ely insisted on doing his own stunts for the series, a decision later on he would come to regret. He suffered more than two dozen serious injuries, which included two broken shoulders, lion bites, and several bites from his co-star, Cheeta the chimp. Allan Sherman, in an issue of the Tarzan comic book when it was published by DC, wrote an article and chart detailing all the injuries Ely incurred in the two years of production. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find the article to include here.

The one thing Ely could not do: the famous Tarzan yell. The production ended up using a recording of Johnny Weissmuller's version of the yell.

Ely's other co-star in the series was Jai, an orphaned boy (played by Manuel Padilla, Jr). Jai took the place of Boy, Tarzan's son from the Weissmuller films, and gave the ape man someone to protect and/or rescue every episode.

Manuel Padilla, Jr. as Jai, Tarzan's companion throughout the TV series, with Ron Ely as Tarzan.

As in Weintraub's films, the character of Jane was not present. Weintraub preferred a Tarzan who was a lone adventurer. The TV Tarzan was not a globetrotter like his film counterpart; his adventures were limited to a fictional African country.

The Tarzan series had several high profile guest stars including, believe it or not, Diana Ross and The Supremes: Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross as a trio of nuns.

The series got off to an uneven start, as the location shooting took longer than anticipated. Early episodes show signs of hasty, almost haphazard editing as they were assembled at a breakneck speed to meet NBC network's broadcasting schedule. Luckily, the production eventually found its footing, and things smoothed out quickly.

For a brief time Tarzan's TV adventures took over the cover spot on the Tarzan of the Apes comic book.

Warners Brothers has released the series on DVD back in 2012 and 2013. To my knowledge (which, admittedly, is faulty) it is not currently streaming or available on any cable channels.

[tomb-of-flora]

Introduction Post (V2)

I did an introduction post 7-8 months ago and it's really bad, so I wanted to do a new one.

Hello! I am relatively new to tumblr, but I've been here for over six months now, and it's the only social media I've been able to stick with for this long. It feels like I've officially put down roots with this blog, so I wanted to give myself a proper introduction.

A little about me: I'm a writer with a particular emphasis on poetry and fiction that angsts about identity. I'm a Dungeon Master who has been playing D&D (and occasionally other ttrpgs) since I was 12-13. I'm in my mid twenties (and am going to post accordingly so I don't want to see any minors interacting). I'm a lesbian, and ngl pretty much everything I say or do has an undertone of sapphic yearning. If i had to define my taste in general I love anything that is super feminine, pink, and princessy, and also anything that is gothic, rotted, and miserable. Anything that could combine the vibes of like Princess Peach/Sailor Moon and Edgar Allan Poe would be a dream come true for me. I also have a deep love on run down apocalyptic settings (especially if they include a theme park).

This blog will mainly be reblogs, fandom posts, and random things about myself and what I'm thinking. It's just kind of a personal haven to express myself and show my friends cool stuff I saw. I was originally going to make this a place where I posted about my writing/D&D, but all of that stuff kept getting buried, so I decided to delete those posts and make a couple dedicated sideblogs.

If you want to see my original posts i use the hashtag #entombedpost and for reblogs where I remembered to say something I use #entombedreblog

Follow @myovergrowngarden if you want to read/hear about my writing

Follow @yeehaw-in-magic-space if you want to hear about the adventures that take place in my space western/fantasy horror D&D campaign. I recap every session and drop random bits of lore on this account.

Some of my favorite books/short stories include: The Locked Tomb series, The Poet X, Clap When You Land, Family Lore, Any Other City, The Honey Month, This Is How You Lose the Time War, An Education in Malice, The Fall of the House of Usher, Mexican Gothic, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole, Orientation, White Smoke, The Iliad/Odyssey.

Some of my favorite shows include: Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Midnight Mass, Black Sails, Game of Thrones (seasons 1-4), House of the Dragon, Breaking Bad, Chernobyl.

Some of my favorite cartoons/anime include: Steven Universe, Over the Garden Wall, Arcane, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Cowboy Bebop, Delicious in Dungeon, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Noragami, Hunter X Hunter, Simoun, Chainsaw Man, the old DCAU (Batman TAS, Superman TAS, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Static Shock, JLU), Teen Titans, Star Wars Rebels, High Guardian Spice, Gravity Falls, Amphibia.

Some of my favorite video games include: The Last of Us PT II, Get in the Car, Loser, Hades/Hades II, Darkest Dungeon, Fallout: New Vegas, Celeste, Ace Attorney, Dark Souls, Epic Mickey, We Know the Devil, Slay the Princess, Long Live the Queen, Monster Prom/Camp/Road Trip. I also love a lot of board games, but I think that would push us over the text limit so I'm just going to mention that briefly.

Some of my favorite movies include: I Saw the TV Glow, Star Wars (particularly VI, VIII, IV, V), Lord of the Rings, Whisper of the Heart, Kiki's Delivery Service, Birds of Prey, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snowpiercer, Annihilation, Sorry to Bother You, the Fear Street Trilogy, a bunch of the Saw movies, Us, Nosferatu (1922).

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TV Show - The Fall of the House of Usher VI

In this episode, it finally happens—we get a bit more insight into Tamerlane’s life, and Juno gets a bit more screen time. However, the most interesting part for me is Pym, Arthur Gordon Pym (and that’s important, remember it!).

Just a heads-up: Juno sticks to her role as a side or outsider character, even though she gets a bit more screen time. We only learn that she might not be as happy with her life as she initially appeared to be. On top of that, she wants to get off the extremely high dose of Ligodone, though everyone around her tells her that it’s not a great idea.

I’m curious to see if we’ll find out how that turns out. I’m also wondering if Juno is even really married to Roderick. There’s been a lot of talk about a wedding, but did they actually go through with it?

Tamerlane is completely stressed out because of an upcoming presentation and suffering from a lack of sleep, making her an easy target for Verna’s visions. At first, Tamerlane experiences brief moments of sleep and minor blackouts. The presentation is a disaster, and back at home, Verna plays her usual tricks, leading Tamerlane to smash the ceiling mirror above her bed, falling onto the shards, which pierce her back.

Now, only Frederick is left, and the family is also starting to have problems with the company since he’s the only child, and therefore the only remaining board member.

Roderick and Madeline have a deeper conversation about Verna and are no longer sure she couldn’t possibly be the same woman from New Year’s Eve 1979. When Pym digs deeper, he finds photos of her that trace back to the 19th century. Roderick doubts it, but Madeline is convinced that something isn’t right. Through the flashbacks and Verna’s interactions with the children, it becomes clearer that there must have been a pact or something similar in the past.

We then shift back to Roderick and Auguste, and it’s at this point that Roderick gives a more detailed description of Pym. He tells Auguste about a journey to the North Pole, the northernmost island called Ultima Thule, and an underground world inside the hollow Earth. At least, that’s how Pym described it to him.

Ultima Thule stuck with me, and after a quick search, I found that it directly references a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, along with many other references. The short story is called The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, and this rang a big bell for me. That story is also about the Earth’s interior, another clue that I need to dive deeper into these connections, especially when they’re presented so clearly. I already knew the series was inspired by Poe, and that the episodes were named after his short stories, but now we’re also seeing the character names and their backgrounds, which is fascinating!

One thing that really stood out to me, and deserves some applause, was the different photos of Verna that Pym shows. Usually, when present-day people are inserted into old photos, it looks like terrible Photoshop. Not here! They did a great job, placing the actress in the images so well that you only notice on a second or third look.

Funny detail: When Lenore is looking after her mom, and they’re watching old films and TV shows together, you see her scrolling through a Netflix-like menu at the end of the movie. She lands on Gerald’s Game. As mentioned earlier, Bruce Greenwood (Roderick Usher) and Carla Gugino (Verna) star in that film.

For the first time in this episode, I’m starting to feel like Verna and her visions might not even be visions. I mean, sure, the show heavily implies and shows them as such. But what if all this stems from what happened on New Year’s Eve? Years of mistrust, always looking over their shoulders, wondering if someone is coming after them.

If I say this is the “most boring” episode, I don’t mean it negatively at all. Sure, more things are being explained, and the info we get is becoming more significant, but my initial thought is coming true: each child gets their own episode, but the others are still dealt with along the way. It’s still enjoyable—don’t get me wrong—but the balance from the earlier episodes feels a bit off. Maybe it’s because there aren’t as many children left, so there’s less variety. They tried to offset this with Juno and Lenore, but it only worked to a limited extent.

That said, the show is still running on a high note and is excellent. What I’m doing here is nitpicking at a very high level. I’m just glad that shows like this still exist and that not everything is becoming uniform!

[eptodaytommorowforever]

Elvis Presley Events In History Today The 21st November in 1964 Is Sixteenth Movie Was Premiered In Hollywood. Roustabout By Paramount.

Elvis Presley’s sixteenth movie was the 1964 Paramount film 'Roustabout'.

Playing opposite Barbara Stanwyck this time out in Roustabout, Elvis Presley was in awe of his costar and worked hard to live up to her professional standards. Unfortunately, the scriptwriters were less demanding of themselves, and the film suffers from banal dialogue and predictable plotting. Elvis Presley starred as Charlie Rogers, a drifter with a chip on his shoulder who lands a job as a roustabout, or handyman, with a down-and-out carnival operated by strong-willed Maggie Morgan, played by Stanwyck. When Charlie breaks into song on the midway one day, throngs of young people flock to hear him sing. As news of his talent spreads, Maggie's carnival begins to turn a tidy profit. Charlie's good fortune continues as Cathy, a beautiful young carnival worker played by Joan Freeman, takes a romantic interest in him. However, after a misunderstanding involving a customer's missing wallet, Maggie and Cathy chide Charlie for his selfish attitudes. The embittered young man quits Maggie's outfit to work for a rival carnival. When Maggie's carnival starts to go under, Charlie returns with enough money to ward off the creditors. His unselfish act wins Maggie's respect as well as Cathy's heart. Having at one time been a carnival worker, the idea for a picture with a carnival background had been that of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager. However, Colonel was adamant that the movie 'not cheapen carnival life....that this was a wholesome way of life in which the participants had a legitimate pride'.

The movie was first announced in May of 1961, but production was delayed until March of 1964. In the time between there were changes. Among them were: that the working title went from 'Right This Way Folks' to 'Roustabout'; that Elvis Presley’s character name changed from Charlie Main to Charlie Rogers; and that the character of carnival owner Maggie Moore changed to Maggie Morgan; and that the actress chosen to play Morgan changed from Mae West to Barbara Stanwyck. The writers were Anthony Lawrence and Allan Weiss.

Anthony Lawrence later worked on the scripts for the Elvis movies 'Paradise Hawaiian Style' and 'Easy Come, Easy Go' and the 1979 TV biopic 'Elvis', starring Kurt Russell in the title role. Among his other credits are a number of TV series including 'The Fugitive', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Cannon', 'Quincy' and 'The Blue Knight'.

Allan Weiss was the screenwriter for the Elvis Presley’s flims 'Blue Hawaii', 'Girls! Girls! Girls!', 'Fun In Acapulco', 'Paradise Hawaiian Style' and 'Easy Come, Easy Go'. He once remarked that the scripts were written to producer Hal Wallis's specifications: 'Wallis kept the screenplays shallow'.

'I was asked to create a believable framework for twelve songs and lots of girls'. However true this was, both Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Weiss received a nomination from the Writers Guild of America in 1965 for their work on 'Roustabout' as the Best Written American Musical of 1964.

The director was John Rich and this was his first time to work with Elvis Presley He came from a strong background in TV, having directed such series as 'Our Miss Brooks', 'I Married Joan', 'Gunsmoke', 'The Rifleman', 'The Andy Griffith Show', 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' and 'Gilligan's Island'. He was anxious to break into film directing with Hal Wallis. He wasn't impressed with Elvis Presley’s Memphis Mafia entourage and their constant hanging around and playing practical jokes on one another. Elvis Presley told Mr. Rich, '...when these damn movies cease to be fun, I'll stop doing them. And if my guys go, (expletive), so do I'. Elvis Presley and Mr. Rich had gotten off to a shaky start when Elvis Presley cajoled the director into allowing him to do his own stunt fight, which was very uncommon then due to the possibility of the star's being hurt and shutting down production. When Elvis Presley indeed was hurt in the stunt and required several stitches above his eye, Mr. Rich was afraid to tell Hal Wallis that he'd allowed their star to become injured. Then he came up with a plan to write into the script the bandage that covered the stitches and thus production wasn't halted and Wallis was appeased. John Rich later directed Elvis in 'Easy Come, Easy Go'. By that time he was disillusioned with Hal Wallis and his methods and had developed a respect for Elvis Presley And No Big Star Had Ever Put Him Straight Like He Did When He Told If These Damn Movies Cease To Be Fun I’ll Stop Doing Them. He Really Admired And Respected Elvis Presley For Standing Up And Speaking Is Mind Although Parker Wasn’t Happy As He Pulled Elvis Presley Up Rich returned to directing TV series including such programs as 'All In The Family', 'Sanford and Son', 'Maude', 'The Jeffersons', 'Barney Miller', 'Newhart', 'Dear John' and 'Murphy Brown' among others. He has received many accolades including seven Emmy nominations with three Emmy wins.

On February 26, 1964, Elvis Presley reported to Paramount for pre-production. He started with soundtrack recording sessions at Radio Recorders of Hollywood. On March 3, Elvis Presley recorded the version of the title song 'Roustabout' that was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. It was not used in the film. Instead they used a different song with the same title written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye.

Elvis Presley recorded his vocals for that second song on April 29, 1964 after the principal photography was shot. An acetate of Elvis Presley’s long-thought-lost Blackwell/Scott song was found in Winfield Scott's basement and RCA first released it as a bonus track on the 2003 Elvis 2nd To None album. To differentiate it from the one used in the movie, the title was changed to 'I'm a Roustabout'.

Elvis Presley became frustrated during these sessions when he wanted The Jordanaires to back him up on a song that he would be seen singing alone in the film while riding a motorcycle down the road.

One of the producers questioned him as to where the backup singers would be in the shot.

Elvis Presley snapped back, 'The same damn place as the band!'

One of the songs in the film, 'It's A Wonderful World', written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, was for a time in contention for an Academy Award nomination as Best Song.

For authenticity in Elvis Presley’s sixteenth film, 'Roustabout', a real carnival was employed and set up on land near Thousand Oaks, California. This was one of the locations used for exterior shots in the movie. The interior shots used three connecting sound stages (Nos. 12, 14 and 15) on the Paramount lot. The doors between them were opened up to make them into one huge stage, which was needed to accommodate the set for the big tent scenes. This was the first time in the history of the studio that they had done this.

[hellcatinnc]

Barbie Movie Review

Includes Spoilers

So it took me awhile to get around to watch this movie, it was never at the top of my list but was bored the other night so sat down and watched it. So there is alot wrong as well as right about this movie. I know so many just tear it down but there are a few things I want to point out that was done right. So I know I have read so many couples have broke up over this movie since its about women empowerment. I feel like if your a close minded person that don't realize women deserve to be happy as well then yeah you probably will have a issue with this movie. First off I thought Margo Robbie did a good job in this role which surprised me because to think of her as harley quinn to barbie is kind of a stretch however she has the look for barbie.

To me it was fun and light hearted and honestly made me smile. It also brought back some of my own childhood in the little things they did.

I love they incorperated Allan, midge, a full figured woman, and one that was a bit weird. This made it ok that maybe everyone has a place to fit in and can be apart of the barbie world too, this I loved. Being a plus size woman myself I was glad they did it.

The outfits reminded me of some of the barbie's I had growing with a twist of now days ones as well. I do like that it was centered around Barbie and that Ken really was just a side character. I say this because even as a child I had like 10 barbie's to one ken.

What amazed me is the doll houses they were so spot on to the types I remember in the 90's. Like the fact this movie didn't just focus on now days barbie and ken but really wide spread I loved.

I thought it was cool how they really played off how they would be in our world and how they would stand out as well. The connection between the woman and her daughter and Barbie I loved because I feel like when I was growing up Barbie was everything to me as well.

It was a really cute movie though and I love the one quote that really does his home and is so true.

"It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.

"You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people. You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood."

Even though I like Ryan Gosling honestly I would rather go back to seeing him with his natural hair color and in something like The Notebook than this. I forgot how much pink goes into barbie though so by the end of the movie I was so ready to see any color but pink, never been a huge fan of it anyways.

I'm glad in the end she decided to be in the real world she fit so much better. I hate ken had to get hurt the way he did but he also hurt barbie without enough respect for her he hurt her cause he was hurting and sadly thats not the right action when you get hurt. I also hated the clothing choice for ken like did they get it from, and eccentric antique store. Over all out of 5 stars I give it a strong 3 because it has no replayable value to it. It wasn't great was just good, in my opinion however I am glad I finally sat down to watch it. I recommend if your going to watch it, get hbo max and get it with the subscription or just get a months subscription to buy with.

[missrandomdreamer]

Thank you for the tag dear! @vodkafolie

Your Name: Amanda

Your Star Sign: Virgo

Last Thing You Listened To: A true crime podcast

What Are You Wearing: orange tank and jeans

How Tall Are You: 5'1 or 5'2 ish

Piercings: Ears

Tattoos: two on my ankle: eevee from pokemon and a chibi reaper from overwatch drinking coffee,

one on my back shoulder blade: cat with a cauldron

, two on my left arm (shoulder and wrist) : wrist is a selkie man and seal with a quote, lighthouse and sea, shoulder is a girl reading a book to a kelpie/nightmarish horse with ghosts

and then right arm I have a full sleeve: nature, death, teacups, a bat, creepy Victorian art. macarons and edgar allan poe's poem 'Spirits of the Dead' and the queen of swords tarot (also a tiny gear for you know who lol)

Glasses: yes, when Im not wearing contacts :3

Last Drink: h2o

Last Thing I Ate: jellybeans I think lol

Pets: We have three cats and a dog but my own pet technically is Macaron the Grey Fat Cat <3 (or Mac for short)

Do You Have A Crush On Anyone: Nope nope

Favorite Fictional Character: as of right now this lil man

A Movie You Think Everyone Should Watch: hm maybe Harvey cause it's just fun

A Book You Think Everyone Should Read: any of the Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark collected by Alvin Schwartz

I tag: @sinish-tem @whisperinghallwaysofmirrors and anyone one who would like to do it :)

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The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #25: Captured by J. Jonah Jameson!

Read Date: October 04, 2022 Cover Date: June 1965 ● Writer: Stan Lee ● Penciler: Steve Ditko ● Inker: Steve Ditko ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Sam Rosen ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

Synopsis: As Peter goes to sell pictures of a crime to J. Jonah Jameson, an inventor named Smythe comes in with a robot guaranteeing the destruction of Spider-Man. Since Peter needs money badly, he eggs Jameson on to hear out the wacky inventor. Smythe shows how his robot instantly shoots out steel tentacles at the hint of a spider's presence and grabs a hold of Peter much to his surprise. Jameson is given a remote control and they agree to a deal. Betty is furious with Peter for trying to trap Spider-Man, not understanding his true reasons. Peter shows up at school and has Flash Thompson waiting to fight him as he hangs around Liz Allan too much to his liking.

As Peter exits school, he sees the robot and begins to run. Flash, thinking he's running away from a fight runs after Peter. Peter turns and fights the robot and tries to put webbing on the robot, but it slides off and avoids its steel tentacles until he can come up with a plan. Meanwhile, Liz is concerned for Pete's safety due to Flash Thompson and Betty is concerned since the robot is attacking Spider-Man and both head to his house. Both are in for a shock as Mary Jane Watson is waiting for Peter Parker to come home. Although we can't see her face, Betty thinks that she looks as beautiful as a movie star. When fighting the robot, Spider-Man is caught by the steel tentacles and can't escape.

Both Smythe and Jameson rush off to locate the robot and unmask Spider-Man but Spider-Man undoes the power box so when Jameson goes to unmask him he comes up empty-handed. Peter goes home, happy that he lives another day but is in trouble when Aunt May has discovered his extra Spider-Man outfit and demands an explanation. She accepts it but now Peter Parker has no Spider-Man costume.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_25)

Fan Art: THE-BUGLE-LORD by totmoartstudio2

Accompanying Podcast: ● Swinging Through Spider-Man - episode 28

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BARBIE SPOILERS

IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET KEEP SCROLLING

this is my review. no one asked for it but i’m writing it anyway because i have these thoughts in my brain and i need to get them out.

watched it today 10/10 five stars would recommend. the first half hour was exactly what i expected, the rest was surprising to me but I loved it. less subtle than I was expecting from Greta, but seeing as it’s a movie whose target audience will include a lot of preteen girls i get it and i’m okay with it. the music is fire i will be looping the album on repeat for the rest of my life.

i wish i could have seen this movie when i was like fourteen, it would have changed my life. it’s just so real. and so honest and so true. i always looked down on Barbie (i was a bit of a sasha) but i never processed what an excellent metaphor she is for how impossible it is to be a woman. she’s supposed to represent what a woman can do, personify little girls’ dreams, but no one likes her because she sets an unrealistic body standard (not that it’s not a problem, because it totally is, and we can’t overlook that, but the answer is not to cancel barbie-- make her more inclusive! she can change! but anyways i digress). Greta Gerwig is a genius, i would love a window into her brain to watch the magic at work. no matter what barbie does or what she says or who she is people will always find a way to criticize her and put her down or shove her in a literal box (thank you for that will ferrell?). and that is the dilemma of womanhood. it’s been expressed many times in many ways but i’ve never seen it expressed so directly and beautifully. truly incredible stuff.

my one complaint... where are the gay barbies. that’s what barbies do. if you don’t have a ken you have a lesbian commune and if you have two kens they are definitely in love. like that would have been great. obviously there are amazing LGBTQIA+ actors in the film SLAYING it and certain characters (Weird Barbie, Sugar’s Daddy, Magical Earring Ken) are definitely not straight but like... there were no couples. all the barbies had a ken. where’s the barbie with a barbie, spending the night bc they’re girlfriend-girlfriend and every night is girl’s night? where are the kens in love who appreciate each other the way barbie never could? i would have loved to see that. but the rest of the movie is a slay and a half so i can overlook it.

also small thing but i’m surprised allan had as big of a role in the movie as he did. i genuinely thought they cast him just so they could cut to him making the Michael Cera face a couple of times to lure the bisexuals into the theater and then call it a day. but he was a character! a real character! pleasant surprise, fun times all around

i can’t wait to watch it again.

[fridayyy-13th]

okay the post was really long already so i'm starting a new one! get to know me better meme/tag game, thanks @nightvale-is-gay for tagging me!! :)

3 ships: rosemary (homestuck), alphyne (undertale), naoreko (your turn to die)

first ever ship: oh, actually!! i've done this tag game a couple times before and i've always said amourshipping (ash/serena) from pokemon, but that's not actually true! i shipped han/leia from star wars before i even knew what shipping was. not super actively, but out of the brief love triangle in The Empire Strikes Back i wanted them to be the ones to get together

last song: "Uwa!! So Temperate♫" from the undertale soundtrack

last movie: Strange World, i think! it was very good

currently reading: Dracula, bc i still haven't caught up with Dracula Daily, and also The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe (and really, that entire trilogy of short stories)

currently watching: nothing at the moment. i need to listen to more of The Penumbra Podcast, if that counts?

currently consuming: okay well i just finished eating it, so not exactly currently, but a banana

currently craving: a day where i have absolutely no responsibilities and i can just do whatever for 24 hours. i'm very tired

tags (as always no pressure!): @three-magpies-in-a-trenchcoat @biwonderland98 @jewishjon @they-thespian666

[ryanmeft]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Movie Review

The fourth (of the new) Apes movies has things to say about power, trust and race. That’s nothing new: 9 out of 10 big studio movies try to throw in some sort of message about life. The difference here is that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes does so with some craft and subtlety, so that we never feel we’re hit over the head with a particular statement. The things the characters do can be taken metaphorically, yes, but they are also functions of who they happen to be. They do things because they want or need to do them; how we interpret those things is somewhat up to us.

Noa with no H (Owen Teague) is the son of the chief of the Eagle Clan, a band of apes who raid eagle nests and raise the chicks as their own. In a thrilling opening sequence, he, along with best friend Anaya (Travis Jeffery) and love interest Soona (Lydia Peckham), climb precarious plateaus to high nests, and of course something goes wrong, re-establishing the tendency of the newer Apes movies towards literal high-stakes action. In some regards, what follows adheres to precedents set by the previous films. A feral human (Freya Allan) invades the Eagle Clan’s village looking for food, and on her escape accidentally destroys the egg Noa had collected. He sets out to replace it, alone, which goes about as well as expected: by the time Noa returns to his village, it is on fire, burned on the orders of Proximus (Kevin Durand). That would be a gorilla with designs on kingship who rules an empire made of wrecked and rusting ships.

There are secrets to be revealed, and callbacks to the previous films. In the realm of the latter, Caesar’s teachings have formed the basis of a Moses-like tradition among the Apes. Raka (Peter Macon), an orangutan who caries a medallion* marking him as an acolyte of Caesar’s true principles of peace between man and ape, befriends Noa on his quest to stop Proximus. Raka saves books and befriends humans. Proximus has other ideas: his concept of “apes together strong” means apes must dominate humans, and that all apes must serve him.

It is key to this character that he does not think he is twisting the truth or conning anyone---he really believes that his way is right. His goal is to get into a locked vault from the days of humanity’s dominance, the contents of which are a mystery. He believes what is inside will fuel ape evolution. He is backed up by a human accomplice (William H. Macy), who reads him Kurt Vonnegut and Roman History. He is in a long tradition of villainous leaders who believe themselves elevated because they indulge in superficial cultural activities. Macy is his obsequious pet, an obvious-but-effective metaphor.  

What makes a series like this not only work, but work across three directors? Wes Ball is the latest, and while his vision sort of melds with that of previous helmsman Matt Reeves, that is no bad thing. After three excellent previous entries, it is wise sometimes to stick to what works, and Ball and writer Josh Friedman choose to add new tweaks here and there to plotting and character rather than reinvent any wheels. The result will resonate with existing fans while providing a good inroad for new viewers, though the former will get the most out of it. It continues taking what was originally a fun-but-schlocky B-science fiction series and evolving it into something more.

Verdict: Highly Recommended

Note: I don’t use star ratings. Here are my possible verdicts:

Must-See

Highly Recommended

Recommended

Average

Not Recommended

Avoid Like the Plague

*bonus points if you recognize the design of the medallion

[weiirdgurl]

FANDOMS & SUBJECTS

*I may not know everything about some of them, hence I'll put a star next to the subjects I master the most ☆

You can talk to me about:

ANIMES & MANGAS

Kakegurui Adachi and Shimamura Strawberry Panic Bloom Into You Lycoris Recoil I'm in Love With the Villainess The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and Genius Young Lady Bungou Stray Dogs Attack On Titan

You can suggest animes/mangas, ask me anything about them, ask me my headcanons, etc.

VIDEO GAMES

Genshin Impact ☆ Honkai: Star Rail☆ Reverse: 1999 Arknights

Same things as animes and mangas (especially if it's about Genshin or Honkai).

BOOKS

Wilder Girls The Priory of the Orange Tree☆ Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works How to Find a Missing Girl☆ ...

I like fantasy, mystery, thriller, philosophy, old litterature, sci-fi, action. In short, you can talk to me about any books or author, I might know them/make some discoveries.

TV SHOWS/MOVIES

Stranger Things☆ Atypical Everything Sucks The Half of It☆ Arcane Warrior Nun ...

Obviously I also love the True Crime genre, science documentaries, etc. so feel free to, again, talk about almost anything with me.

OTHERS

Nevermore, Webtoon☆ Learning languages (I'm learning Japanese) Feminism and human rights (as long as it's respectful and positive) Music (I play a bit of guitar and love listening to music) ...

To be honest, if you wanna speak about anything, really, feel free! Obviously, as long as it's respectful. Anonymous mode is available if you feel like it, but it doesn't give you the right to be stupid (or an a-hole). :))

[markredfield]

BALTIMORE Friday October 6th, 2023 at 8pm

THE DEATH OF POE 17th Anniversary Screening

Harbor East Cinemas

Tix:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-death-of-poe-movie-night-for-poe-fest-international-tickets-698963798537

THE DEATH OF POE will have a special screening on Friday October 6th, 2023 Harbor East Cinemas 645 S. President Street Baltimore, MD 21202 at 8pm.

Doors open at 7:30pm.

There will be a Q&A after with actor/director Mark Redfield, and David Gaylin, President of the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore.

Tickets are $25 and benefit The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre & Poe Baltimore (The Poe House and Museum in Baltimore).

THE DEATH OF POE (2006) A Film by Mark Redfield

Run Time: 80 minutes Black and White with Color Sequences

A dreamlike, dramatic telling of the last weeks in the life of American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, exploring the theories about the cause of his mental breakdown, and the mystery of his death in 1849 Baltimore. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Redfield, in this micro-budget independent feature film, mixes the events of Poe’s last days with imagery from his stories to create a dreamlike chronicle of Edgar Allan Poe’s final journey into madness and fear.

Starring Mark Redfield, Kevin G. Shinnick, Tony Tsendeas, and Jennifer Rouse. With J. R. Lyston, George Stover, David Ellis, Kimberly Hannold, Wayne Shipley, JimmyO Burrill, Chuck Richards, and Thomas E. Cole.

Camera: Jeff Herberger

Editors: Sean Paul Murphy and Jay Carroll

Make-up and Mechanical FX: Eric Supensky

Associate Producer: Tom Brandau

Co-Producer Jennifer Rouse

Music by Jennifer Rouse

Written by Mark Redfield and Stuart Voytilla

Designed, Produced and Directed by Mark Redfield

Copyright 2006/2023 Mark Redfield/Mark Redfield Studios. All Rights Reserved.

THE DEATH OF POE had its world premiere at The Festival of Fantastic Films, in Manchester, England, on September 30, 2006. The United States premiere was at The Charles Theatre in Baltimore, October 11, 2006. THE DEATH OF POE was released on home video in the US (in a 3-disc edition) by Alpha Home Entertainment on December 5, 2006.

“Another noir achievement for horror’s classic maverick iconoclast Mark Redfield.” - David Colton, USA TODAY

“The Death of Poe…is one of the finest movies yet made about Poe. Redfield’s acting is so persuasive that one can easily believe that this is what happened to the author…The film is dominated by Redfield’s performance; more than perhaps any other actor who attempted the role before him., Redfield IS Poe, both dramatically and physically. (The film) is almost decidedly grim, an exceptional tribute to Poe.” - Bruce G. Hallenbeck from the book “POE PICTURES The Film Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe” Tomahawk Press (2020)

“A fascinating, hallucinatory journey…” - M. J. Simpson, Fangoria Magazine

“Mark Redfield’s film is the true memorial that belongs on the gravestone of Edgar Allan Poe.” - Mondo Cult Magazine

MarkRedfieldStudios.com

[arkholt]

Max Allan Collins on movie and TV tie-in comic strips

From The Comics Journal 77, November 1982

GOLD: In the past five years we've seen, in terms of the continuity strips, we've seen dozens of tie-in strips, most of them...

COLLINS: If you haven't blinked, you've seen them.

GOLD: Yeah, that's true. Well, most of it seemed to disappear in a couple of years. I mean even highly merchandisable strips like Star Wars Superman and Conan to a certain extent.

COLLINS: There's two reasons for that. They're often poorly done (but not always). Spin-offs are a bad idea. Name one classic strip, with the possible exception of Tarzan, which has not had a history as a popular strip-

GOLD: It's never been in hundreds and hundreds of papers.

COLLINS: Syndicates always make the mistake of trying to take super-stars from other media and transferring them to comics. I mean, who the hell wants to see a kind of mediocre, photo-realistic drawing of Larry Hagman in a little, 1½-inch by 1½-inch box with a balloon floating over his head? When they can turn on their TV and see him in the flesh being a lot nastier than you can get away with in a family newspaper.

[I just find this interesting because later in 1989 Collins would do the Batman movie tie-in strip that lasted for a couple of years]