#ava fletcher hawk

[epsilonicronecronomiconemon]

tonight is my night to be self indulgent so here are some of the passiflorans in this picrew

(one is colour edited for accuracy; dae-jung is wearing that only because I couldn't find an actual hanbok)

[passiflora-official-blog]

An offering of garlic bread for Ava in return for her favorite little story about Ivujivik?

As she eats, she attempts to catch all her crumbs in a small bowl. She's holding the bowl very close to herself, almost protectively. Hmm.

"So, the first time I heard Ivujivik speak was on my travels around California. I hadn't been exposed to much of the state, having, ah, only lived near one of the smaller towns by the water all my life. I had recently found her and introduced her to my cheap apartment, and my coworkers at the restaurant, which all addressed me by my Chinese name, and only spoke Mandarin to me.

She seemed restless— before I found her, she must have been travelling quite a lot. I even smelled ocean on her; she might've taken a boat. 'Couldn't've gone swimming, boas are terrestrial snakes.

Anyway, I had taken her with me all around Northern California, around the forests and the Mojave desert.

Our last stop was the mountain Loma Prieta in SC. 3,000 feet, I think. We never managed to climb to the summit, of course, and it was getting dark. Keep in mind I'd only spoken Mandarin to her so far.

I sat her down, she climbed up on my shoulders— she'd never done that before, and together we looked at the moon rising in the sky. It was full that night, and a bright pale green. I asked her what she thought of it.

In a subtle Caribbean accent, in English, she said,... um.

'It's very beautiful, Miss Hao.

I would like it to be mine.'"

[pupsmailbox]

CROW︰BIRD ID PACK

NAMES ⌇ adreinne. aero. alouette. altair. aoife. arden. aria. arno. aster. astor. ava. avian. aviana. azure. baz. beckett. blackwell. blair. blythe. bram. branson. branwen. brielle. briggs. brooklyn. byrd. cale. callum. canary. cardinal. carlton. carrie. carrion. celeste. chaos. chirp. ciel. circe. claw. collectoresse. collectorette. colm. corbett. corbin. corrie. corva. corvid. corvus. crane. crawford. creston. crosby. cross. crow. crown. dade. daya. dove. doverie. dovesse. draco. dracoonia. draven. enda. ezio. falcon. feather. featheresse. featherette. featherine. finch. fletcher. gavin. hawk. heron. hunter. jay. jaybird. jemima. jinx. jonah. jonas. kale. koko. krow. lark. lilith. lonan. lowen. luna. maggi. maggie. magpie. masie. mavis. melody. merle. merope. midnight. minnie. morticia. nevermoresse. nevermorette. noir. noire. noiresse. noirette. nym. nyx. onyx. ophelia. orev. oriole. orpheus. ozul. paloma. phoenix. pigeon. poe. prophess. raven. ravenesse. ravenette. ravin. robin. sephora. sequoia. skye. songbird. sparrow. swan. talon. torres. trinkesse. trinkette. tweety. valerie. vega. vera. volya. whistle. wing. wingesse. wingette. wren. zephyr. ákos.

PRONOUNS ⌇ adore/adore. ae/aer. av/avi. beak/beak. bill/bill. bird/bird. black/black. ca/caw. cage/cage. caw/caw. chirp/chirp. chrip/chirp. chyr/chyr. claw/claw. cloud/cloud. collector/collector. coo/coo. corv/corv. corvid/corvid. corvus/corvid. cro/crow. crow/crow. dark/dark. dove/dove. fea/feather. feather/feather. finch/finche. flight/flight. float/float. flock/flock. fluff/fluff. fly/fly. fruit/fruit. grain/grain. hawk/hawk. hum/hum. hy/hym. jay/jay. melody/melodie. midni/midnight. murder/murder. myr/myr. nest/nest. nevermore/nevermore. night/night. owl/owl. paw/paw. peck/peck. perch/perch. plume/plume. proph/prophecy. raven/raven. reincarn/reincarnation. river/river. robin/robin. seed/seed. shy/hyr. sing/sing. sky/skie. soa/soar. soar/soar. song/song. spar/sparrow. star/star. swan/swan. talon/talon. thy/thym. trinket/trinket. tweet/tweet. ve/ve. whistle/whistle. wing/wing. 🐔 . 🐣 . 🐤 . 🐦 . 🐦‍⬛ . 🐧 . 🕊 . 🕊️ . 🖤 . 🗑️ . 🦃 . 🦅 . 🦆 . 🦉 . 🦚 . 🦜 . 🦢 .

[negative-speedforce]

Alright, your turn! If YOUR OCs starred in a movie, who would you pick to play them?

(I know you have a ton of OCs, feel free to just do the ones you can come up with a good answer for - I struggled to pick people for this and I have like half the OCs you do lol)

Alright so some of these people aren't actors or anything but they're definitely who I imagine the characters looking like-

Siv: Romy Flores, 100%. She's got the face, the nose, the "don't give a fuck" attitude. All she'd really need is gray contact lenses and either a haircut or a short wig.

Hailey: Lynk Lee isn't 100% perfect for Hailey, since Hailey has a more stocky, muscular build, but in the hypothetical movie, if she were to do some weight training, she could definitely do Hailey justice. Also, she'd need green/blue contacts for Hailey's post-death heterochromatic eyes.

Jay: Elliot Fletcher is the closest I can get to how I imagine Jay looking, though I would hypothetically want to cast someone who was both transmasc and physically disabled, since Jay is both.

Cassandra: Halle is absolutely perfect for Cassandra- though if she were to play the role, she'd need violet contacts for Cassandra's magic-corrupted eyes.

Arya: Cayley Spivey, 100%! This, but with elf ears and a shaggy mullet! (fun fact: Spivey was the fancast for Siv's original design)

Esme: Ava Max is my current fancast for her. She's got the bleach blonde hair, the "party girl" vibe and the angular yet cutesy face.

Gina: Ilianna Ayala Garcia would make a pretty good Gina, imo, though she's a little older than the actual Gina was when she died, what movie doesn't have a 20-something playing a teen?

Ember: Marina Summers, a queen who starred in S1 of Drag Race Philippines, is absolutely perfect for Ember!

Cat: Even though she doesn't necessarily look entirely like Cat, I've never been able to imagine anyone but Anna Cathcart as her. I think its just the vibes lol.

Kyle: This random-ass hockey player from Minnesota, Ryan Johnson, has been my faceclaim for Kyle since I first created the character.

Max: Heng Sokvisal makes a pretty good Max, just slap on a pair of glasses and we're good to go!

Khalil: Shameik Moore makes the perfect Khalil imo. No comments, just vibes. (though since Khalil works as a makeup artist I'd definitely give him some gold eyeliner or something)

Reggie: Winnie Harlow's pretty much perfect for Reggie, though she'd need blue contacts because Reggie has xer dad's eyes.

Ameerah: Amandla Stenberg makes an absolutely amazing Ameerah, I'd definitely want her to have the light blonde hair like in the picture, and she'd need pink contacts to match Ameerah's description.

Rania: Denise Bidot, 10000000%. She's been my faceclaim for her for like, FOREVER.

Director Hawke: Julianne Moore, specifically in her "President Coin" look. Director Hawke was loosely based on President Coin, so I've always imagined her looking somewhat like her.

Meredith: Rachel Zegler, but with glasses and lighter brown hair.

Onnie: Same as Siv lol it's her multiversal variant

Jessi: Same as Esme, multiversal variant

Pippa: Veondre Mitchell is the perfect Pippa! She was actually the one who I initially based Pippa's appearance off of.

Hyun-Ki: Park Sung-Hoon is a pretty good Hyun-Ki. From his dramatic looks to his honestly kinda gorgeous voice. I don't doubt he'd make a great Hyun-Ki

Thalia: Teyonah Parris is Thalia, there's no doubt about it. Ever since I watched Wandavision and saw her as Monica Rambeau, I knew that she'd be perfect to play Thalia in her hypothetical movie.

Reyna: K-Pop soloist AleXa is a pretty good fancast for her, though she'd need some pretty good SFX makeup or CGI due to Reyna being a near-human felid species.

Athena: Alaqua Cox (AKA Echo from Hawkeye) is how I imagine Athena looks, but with a white streak in the front of her hair (and a lot more seductive of an aesthetic)

Laila: Youtuber Beth Crowley is my faceclaim for Laila, though as Laila I'd want her to either don a short bob or a short wig, and amber contacts.

Marie: Mayu Maeshima is a great faceclaim for Marie, though she'd need SFX makeup for Marie's Romulan features and her Borg implants.

Qiara: Due to Qiara's nature as a being of pure energy, she doesn't necessarily take the same form at all times. However, the one she frequents the most could very well be portrayed by Chiquis Rivera.

Liah: Raquel Rodriguez would make a great Liah, she has the right height and build for her, she would just need SFX makeup for Liah's Cardassian features, and hazel contacts.

Samira: Desiree Akhavan would make a pretty good Samira. She definitely fits how I imagine Samira to look, and she's got the right vibe to play her as well.

Sohelia: Golshifteh Farahani is a pretty good faceclaim for Sohelia, though she'd need some light makeup to make her skin more ashy, due to Sohelia being half-vampire.

Vanessa: Storm Reid is absolutely perfect for Vanessa, though for most of the movie she'd be replaced with either a puppet or CGI double for her monster form.

Dolores: Diane Guerrero is perfect for Dolores. She'd just need some minor makeup in order to look more like a vampire, i.e. ashy skin, red eyes, fangs, etc.

I don't have faceclaims for Eric, Jacob, Antonio, Cory, Soraya, Aldrich, Matt, or Victorie yet.

[wretcheddthing]

FoxJockey’s Playlist Masterpost

Hello! I’m slowly fighting my way back into the things I like and one of those things is Music and Playlists. If you’re a fan of music, listen to the same five songs on repeat, and also enjoy playlists made for podcast characters, look no further! I have impeccable taste in music and each of these is a vibe god bless

Personal Playlists

Just Go Absolutely Batshit Feral - Upbeat, fast paced songs you can scream along to in your car

Night Drive - Slow songs that remind me of being on road trips at night

i feel weird but undeniably gay - vibe songs but also you’re gay

Songs My Dad Kept on His MP3 Player from the 00′s - I feel like this one is at least a little bit self explanatory. It’s full of dad rock

It Can’t Be For Nothing - The Last of Us playlist bc despite part ii the first game still saved my life and is very special to me

Original Characters because i can do what i want

Untitled - For Arya Kumar

Bits and Bytes - For Mora and Mai Wyse

The Hawk - For Darya “Fletch” Fletcher

Lights Out - For Naomi Keen

Stupid Gets You Killed - For Johanna Michaels

Win or Learn - For Ava Echols

TIAGOEGH: Good Intentions - For Zelmae

The Magnus Archives legally all of these are bops and are my crowning achievements

TMA: You Are My Reason - For Jon and Martin

TMA: The Weight of Knowing - For Jonathan Sims, the Archivist

TMA: The Weightlessness of Forgetting - For Martin Blackwood

TMA: Wicked Rage - For Melanie King

TMA: Dog Person - For Alice “Daisy” Tonner

The Adventure Zone

BALANCE: From TV - For Taako Taaco

BALANCE: Rustic Hospitality - For Magnus Burnsides

BALANCE: Plant Horny - For Merle Highchurch

that’s it that’s all i got

[eydika]

eydika’s name list 2.0

more... names because the first name list I made isn’t enough anymore

A

Abaddon

Abbey / Abbie

Abel

Ace

Ada

Adam

Adrien

Agnes

Aiden

Akari

Alaska

Alchemy

Alec / Alex / Alexa

Alessi / Alessia

Alexis

Aliana / Alianna

Alice

Alison

Alistair

Alivia

Allie / Ally

Alpha

Alya

Amber

Amelia

Amity

Amos

Amy

Andie / Andy

Andrew

Andromeda

Angel

Anita

Anna / Anne

Annabelle / Annie

Apollo

Apple

Apricot

April

Archer / Archie

Arden

Ares

Argus

Ariel

Aron / Aaron / Auron

Arrow

Artemis

Arthur

Artis

Arya

Ash / Asher

Aspen / Aspyn

Astrid

Athena

Atlas

Atticus

Aubrey / Audrey

Audio

Auger

Auggie

August

Aurelia

Aurora

Austin

Autumn

Ava / Avaline / Avalon / Aveline

Avery / Avrey

Aya

B

Baby

Barbie

Basil

Bea / Bee

Bean

Beatrice / Beatriz

Bébé

Beck / Beckett

Beetle

Bella / Belle

Beryl

Betty

Bijou

Billie

Birdie

Bishop

Bitter

Blair / Blaire

Blaise

Bloom

Blue / Blu

Boheme

Bonnie

Bowie

Briar

Bridget

Brina

Brody

Bryson

Bunny

Byron

C

Cade / Cadea / Caden

Cairo

Cal / Calum

Caleb

Callie

Calliope

Calvin

Cameron

Candace

Canopy

Carly / Carlie

Carol / Caroline

Carter

Casper

Cassandra

Cassius

Catherine

Celia

Cetus

Chance

Charlotte

Cherry

China

Chip

Chloe

Cian

Cinnamon

Civet

Clara / Clary / Clarabelle

Claire

Clementine

Cleo

Clover

Cobalt

Colby

Colt / Colten

Constance

Cooper

Cora

Corey

Corvus

Cosmo

Cricket

Cynthia

Cyra

Cyrus

D

Dacre

Daisy

Dakota

Dalia

Dallas

Damien

Dana

Dandelion

Dandy

Dante

Daphne

Darby / Darcy

Darius

Darla

Davina / Divina

Davos

Dawn

Deacon

Deb

December

Deja

Delaney

Delta

Demi

Denim

Denver

Desmond

Dexter

Diego

Digit

Dion / Dior

DJ

Doe

Domino

Donna

Doran

Dorothy / Dot / Dottie

Douglas

Dune

Dusk

Dylan

E

Eachan

Ebele

Ebony

Echo

Eden

Edris

Effi / Effie

Egan

Elijah

Eliza

Ella / Ellie

Elliot

Ellis

Elodie

Elsbeth / Elspeth

Elsie

Elyse

Embla

Emily

Emlyn

Emma

Emmett

Emory

Erica

Erin

Ernest

Ernie

Esryn

Estelle

Ethan

Eugene

Eva / Eve / Evie

Evan

Evangeline

F

Fae / Fee

Faith

Fawn

Fawke

Felix

Fenris

Fergus

Ferris

Fig / Figgy

Finbar

Fizz

Fletcher

Fleur

Flint

Flora / Florence

Forrest

Fox

Frankie

Freya

G

Gage

Gaia

Gavin

Gemma

Gene / Genesis / Genevieve

Gigi

Gil

Giselle

Gladys

Gloom

Gloria / Glory

Goldie

Grace / Gracie

Greta

Griffin

Gus

H

Hadley

Hailey

Hana

Harlow

Harmony

Harper

Hawk

Hayden

Hazel

Hector

Henley

Henry

Hera / Hero

Honey / Honeydew

Hope

Hunter

I

Ian / Ion

Idris

Ieni

Iesha

Illori

Ilya

Imelda

Imogen

Imp

India

Indira

Ingrid

Irina

Iris

Isaac

Isara

Isla

Ivory / Ivy

Izzy

J

Jack / Jackie

Jade

Jake

Janice / Janis

Jason

Jasper

Jay / Joy

Jenan

Jericho

Jerry

Jibo

Jill

Jinx

Joan

Jude / Judith

Juleka

Juli / Julip

June / Juno

Juniper

Jupiter

Justice

K

Kaiven

Kale

Kappa

Kayla

Kellen

Kelly

Kes

Kimber

Kitana

Kitty

Kiwi

Knox

Kris

Kristy / Kirsty

Krull

Kumo

L

Laken

Lana

Lapse

Lark

Laurel

Lavender

Lemon

Lenka

Leo / Leon / Leonie

Levitt

Liberty

Lilac

Lilith

Lima

Lindsey

Locus / Lotus

Lottie

Luca / Luka

Lucia / Lucie / Lucy

Lucille

Lucky

Luis

Luna / Louna

Luther

Lux

Lynn

M

Mabel / Mable / Maple

Madison

Mae / May

Maeve

Magnolia

Mango

Mantis

March

Marcia / Marcy

Margaux / Margo / Margot

Marina

Marion

Marley

Marmalade

Mars

Martha

Mary

Mason

Maude

Maura

Maxine

Maya

Meadow

Medea

Melancholia

Melba

Memphis

Mercedes

Mercy

Mick

Milan

Milla

Millenia

Milo

Mina / Mona

Minerva

Minnie

Minnow

Miron

Misery

Mona

Monday

Montgomery

Monty

Morrigan

Morwenna

Myrtle

N

Nana

Nancy

Nasira

Nate

Nathaniel

Naveed

Navy

Ned

Nefarian

Ness

Nestor

Never

Newt

Nikki

Noah

Nora

Norma

Nova

Nutmeg

Nye

Nyx

O

Octa

October

Odessa

Olive / Olivia

Ollie

Omega

Omen

Onyx

Opal

Ophelia

Oriana / Orion

Oscar / Oskar

Otis

Owen

Ozzy / Ozzie

P

Paige

Paisley

Parker

Pat / Pattie

Paula / Paola

Pea / Peach

Pebble

Penelope

Pepper

Pepsi

Percy

Petrichor

Philippa

Philomena

Phoebe

Phoenix

Piccolo

Pip / Piper

Pixie

Poe

Pollux

Pomeline

Poppy

Portia

Primrose

Q

Queen

Quentin

Quibble

Quincy

Quinn

R

Rachel

Radian

Ransom

Raven

Ray

Razzia

Rebus / Remus

Reverie

Rhubarb

Rick

Rider / Ryder

Rigby

Rilla

Roach

Robin

Rory

Rosa / Rosalie

Rose

Roux

Rowan

Roxanne / Roxie / Roxy

Ruben

Ruby

Rune

S

Sabina / Sabine / Sabrina

Sable

Sadie

Saffron

Sage / Saige

Salem

Sam / Samantha / Sammie

Savant

Savian

Scarlett

Scotty

Scout

Sean

Sesame

Shea

Skye / Skylar

Sloane

Solomon

Spencer

Sprout

Star

Stella

Sunny

Sybil

Syc

Symphony

T

Tabea

Tabitha / Tabs

Tali / Talia

Tasha

Tate

Tau

Temper

Tharan

Theodora / Theodosia

Theros

Thimble

Thirteen

Thorn

Tia

Tilda

Tina

Topaz

Tora / Torian

Trinity

Trixie

Trope

Tulip

Turnip

Twig

U

Ukiyo

Umara

Umbra

Ursa

V

Valentin

Valerie

Valora

Vargas

Vaughn

Vector

Vega / Vegas

Velvet

Venus

Vera

Vernon

Vesper

Vinette

Violet

Vivek

Volt

W

Waverly

Wednesday

Wendy

Wes

Whisper

William

Willow

Winnie

Winona

Winter

Wish

Wren

X + Y + Z

Xena / Xenia

Xeno / Xenos

Yuki

Yuri

Zafira

Zaria

Zephyr

Zero

Zoe / Zoelle

Zona

Zyra

LAST NAMES

Abbot

Abernathy

Alton

Arcanum

Ashe

Astor

Badger

Balker

Bass

Bennett

Benton

Blake

Bleu

Blunt

Blythe

Cable

Cabot

Cain

Carter

Carver

Castillo

Choi

Clemonte

Coldwell

Collins

Colt

Craft

Craven

Crimson

Croft

Dabney

Danvers

Dayholt

Delpy

Driver

Dyer

Eades

Edge

Epithet

Epps

Evert

Farley

Fell

Fenner

Fig

Finch

Findlay

Fletcher

Foley

Fowler

Fray

Freud

Frost

Geller

Gill

Guest

Hale

Hapley

Harp

Hart

Hearst

Hooper

Hunt

Hyde

Ivy

Jinx

Keller

Kersey

Kingsley

Knight

Knox

Kraft

Krav

Laveau

Lecter

Lock / Lockwood

Lowell

Lush

Marr

Mills

Mist

Morgan

Morrison

Murray

Myers

Oaks

Patel

Pierce

Pike

Powell

Price

Pruitt

Quint

Quiver

Random

Ripley

Ryder

Sears

Sloane

Sparks

Stele

Strom

Sutton

Talbot

Tate

Thorne

Twig

Twist

Tycho

Utley

Valentine

Vance

Vaughn

Vos

Walker

Wallow

Weaver

Webb

Wiley

Wilkes

Winston

Wreath

Wright

Wrong

York

Zella

Zepeda

[wethenorth-archive]

WE THE NORTH ↳ announcement 6 → names in use We got a very good question about duplicate names. Unless related we do not allow duplicate surnames. We do not allow duplicate first names but will allow similar spelling. Please see under the cut for the names in use. Please use Ctrl+f as they are not in alphabetical order. Thank you!

ANNIE PRICE CARLY HAWKE DEXTER SOMMER KEAHI PAOA KENADIE AUGUSTINE NOAH WALLACE ABEL SANDERS ESMERALDA BELL EVELYN HEO MATTHEW LACROIX DELILAH LEAUMONT KASHVI SANDHU SAWSAN ARMSTRONG JAYLEE UNDERWOOD SEBASTIAN HARDING DYLAN SONG JASMINE FLOWERS HYUN-JAE PARK NATHANIEL HENDRIX PENELOPE DIAZ REAGAN FARLEY SAHANA SANDHU ALICIA BRYANT ANGELO CALLOWAY MELANIE JACKSON SAMANTHA PILKINGTON ARTHUR GODFREY EDRIC ARSLAN SAMSON ARMSTRONG JAXON O'KEEFFE SILAS HAWKE MILES HAWKE DIMITRA LOVELL JOSEPHINE JAYAKUMAR LINCOLN NASSAR MIN-HO PARK OLIVER BRYANT PRUDENCE MCKNIGHT RUBY RAJA-SALEM TALIA BELL-ARMSTRONG VINCENT ARMSTRONG AREUM JEON AVERLY ROSEWOOD ELIJAH COOPER FLETCHER RHODES HUDSON ARMSTRONG KAHLAN THOMPSON LENA ARMSTRONG LOGAN CALLOWAY NIXON LOVELL SAWYER BERLINSKY WYNTER HILL ALEXIS GARCIA AXEL LOVELL CHETANA AGRAWAL CHRISTOPHER HAWKE HUNTER ALCOTT JORDAN MESSINA QUINN CARPENTER SAVANNAH ARMSTRONG VICTOR FLORES AMAYA GRAVES ANDRÉ DUARTE HAKIM KOURI JAMES MCKNIGHT MEREDITH ZHOU MITCHELL LOVELL SIERRA ANDERSON MAISIE FONTAINE JADE RAJA-SALEM RHYS HAWKE CESAR CORTEZ EZEKIEL IDRISSI GREGORY TREMBLEY KIAAN DHAWAN MARQUIS BRYANT PARIZA NASSAR RAYLEIGH STERLING RUSSELL HUGHES THEODORE SHERWOOD TOMÁS PELLETIER PEIGI WILSON SIENNA ARMSTRONG YAMI SUWANNARAT MARGOT MARTIN ANASTASIA BAXTER FELICITY GREY LUCA CHIANG PIPER MORGAN TAE-SUNG PARK ELIAS KANG AMELIA ATWOOD MILDRED WARREN EMERALD REYES GREG HAWKE SHEPHERD CLEARY AUBREY DAWSON EMILIA HART MINJUNG SEONG WEI LI AVA TARGAS BRENT JACOBSEN CAMPBELL CALDWELL DAWN HUELLET ISAAC ROUSSEAU KRISTEN SNEED LANDON FRASER MASON HENDERSON SYLVIE DELACORTE TOBIAS BROOKS VALERIA CORTEZ KYUNG SEONG ELEANOR NASSAR JAVIER RAMIREZ BEAU LAFLAMME ESTER PERETZ MCKINLEY KEATING DIEGO LOPEZ ELIANA SHIRAH FINNEAS WILSON LUNARA OSMAN NAIRA DHAWAN LEONARD JAYAKUMAR OLIVA ARMSTRONG SHIANNE WILLIAMS JEFFREY PHILLIPS NOELLE WILLIAMS MACON HOLLIFIELD DIMITRA BLACK OCTAVIA LAURENT FLYNN WALKER

[maaarine]

MBTI Typing Index: ENFJ

Other types: INFP INFJ ENFP ENFJ INTP INTJ ENTP ENTJ ISTJ ISFJ ESTJ ESFJ ISTP ISFP ESTP ESFP

Elizabeth ALEXANDER

Mahershala ALI

Julie ANDREWS

Maya ANGELOU

Jacinda ARDERN

Hayley ATWELL

Roselyne BACHELOT

Javier BARDEM

Mary BEARD

Kristen BELL

Cory BOOKER

Connie BRITTON

Brené BROWN

Karamo BROWN

Sterling K. BROWN

Sophia BUSH

Mike CAHILL

Jessica CHASTAIN

Hillary CLINTON

George CLOONEY

Ada COLAU

Bradley COOPER

Enola COSNIER

Terry CREWS

Benedict CUMBERBATCH

Richard CURTIS

Susan DAVID

Elizabeth DAY

Hugues DAYEZ

Natalie DORMER

Ramani DURVASULA

Ava DUVERNAY

Joel EDGERTON

Lara FABIAN

Beanie FELDSTEIN

Emerald FENNELL

America FERRERA

Carrie Hope FLETCHER

Jane FONDA

Tom FORD

Morgan FREEMAN

Stephen FRY

Guy GARVEY

Elizabeth GILBERT

Matthieu GONET

Alison GOPNIK

Briahna Joy GRAY

Josh GROBAN

Tom HANKS

Kamala HARRIS

Naomie HARRIS

Tristan HARRIS

Anne HATHAWAY

Ethan HAWKE

Tom HIDDLESTON

Mellody HOBSON

Arlie Russell HOCHSCHILD

Jameela JAMIL

Barry JENKIS

Sam JONES

Steve KERR

Gayle KING

Ben KINGSLEY

Naomi KLEIN

Keira KNIGHTLEY

Katrina LAKE

Brie LARSON

Jude LAW

Zane LOWE

Mark MANSON

Meghan MARKLE

Alyssa MILANO

Alfred MOLINA

Alanis MORISSETTE

Wagner MOURA

Marcus MUMFORD

Mike NICHOLS

Marti NOXON

Martha NUSSBAUM

Michelle OBAMA

Alexandria OCASIO-CORTEZ

Leslie ODOM

David OYELOWO

Esther PEREL

Tyler PERRY

Natalie PORTMAN

Will POULTER

Adam PRICE

Shonda RHIMES

Claire SAFFITZ

Sheryl SANDBERG

Anita SARKEESIAN

Reshma SAUJANI

Faiza SHAHEEN

Yara SHAHIDI

Dan STEVENS

Martha STEWART

Meryl STREEP

Joachim TRIER

Emma WATSON

Rachel WEISZ

Olivia WILDE

Marianne WILLIAMSON

Beau WILLIMON

Oprah WINFREY

Hannah WITTON

Meg WOLITZER

Joe WRIGHT

Steven YEUN

Other types: INFP INFJ ENFP ENFJ INTP INTJ ENTP ENTJ ISTJ ISFJ ESTJ ESFJ ISTP ISFP ESTP ESFP

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[Movie Review] Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May is a taut, intelligent thriller about an attempted military takeover of the United States government which has been beautifully brought to Blu-ray by the Warner Archive.

Seven Days in May (1964)

Released: 01 Mar 1964

Rated: APPROVED

Runtime: 118 min

Director: John Frankenheimer

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner

Writer(s): Fletcher Knebel (novel), Charles W. Bailey II (novel), Rod Serling (screenplay)

Plot: United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

IMDB rating: 7.9

MetaScore: N/A

Disc Information

Studio: Paramount

Distributed By: Warner Archive

Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Audio: English 2.0 DTS-HDMA

Subtitles: English SDH

Rating: Not Rated

Run Time: 1 Hr. 58 Min.

Package Includes: Blu-ray

Case Type: Standard Blu-ray Case

Disc Type: BD50 (dual layer)

Region: A

Release Date: 05/02/2017

MSRP: $21.99

The Production: 5/5

I’m suggesting, Mr. President, there’s a military plot to take over the government. – Colonel Martin “Jiggs” Casey

Seven Days in May is a taut, intelligent thriller about an attempted military takeover of the United States government which has been beautifully brought to Blu-ray by the Warner Archive.

The President of the United States, Jordan Lyman (Frederic March), has recently negotiated a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union, a treaty which has deeply divided American citizens and is strongly opposed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General James Mattoon Scott (Burt Lancaster). The Gallup Poll shows that the approval rating of the president has sunk to a new low, and a demonstration in front of the White House has broken out in a brawl between Lyman supporters and those who are opposed to the treaty.

In the meantime, the president is meeting with his most trusted advisors: his appointments secretary Paul Girard (Martin Balsam) and Senator Ray Clark (Edmond O’Brien) of Georgia. There are serious and justifiable concerns about the Soviet Union’s willingness to abide by the treaty, and there is likely to be some pain experienced by an economy with has been on a war-readiness footing since the end of World War II. The continual bashing of the treaty by the charismatic General Scott, Senator Frederick Prentice (Whit Bissell), and rabble-rousing television commentator Harold McPherson (Hugh Marlowe) has helped to turn the tide of public opinion against the president.

Scott attends a contentious hearing before the Senate Armed Forces Committee with his assistant, Marine Colonel Martin “Jiggs” Casey (Kirk Douglas), after which they discuss a Top Secret training alert which has been scheduled for the following Sunday. Scott reminds his assistant that only a relatively few military officers and the president know about the alert, and even the Congress is being kept in the dark.

Casey then goes to the Joint Chiefs communications center to review the classified messages which have arrived that day. A talkative junior officer points out to him that Scott has sent out an unusual message on classified channels about a betting pool for the upcoming Preakness Stakes. The recipients of the message are all high-ranking military officers, and only one, Vice-Admiral Barnswell (John Houseman), the commander of the Sixth Fleet, has declined to participate. Casey shrugs it off, figuring that rank has its privileges, but shortly thereafter he bumps into an old friend, Colonel William “Mutt” Henderson (Andrew Duggan). After exchanging pleasantries, Henderson mentions that he is now the Executive Office of ECOMCON. Casey is momentarily taken aback because he has never heard of ECOMCON, even though his position in the Pentagon requires him to know about all military commands. Henderson naturally assumes that Casey knows all about ECOMCON, so when his friend inquiries about the command’s staffing he replies that there are 100 officers and 3,600 enlisted men stationed at a base near El Paso.

Casey is baffled and troubled about the fact that he has been left out of the loop regarding ECOMCON, and he is mildly annoyed a few minutes later when Scott’s aide, Colonel Murdock (Richard Anderson), quizzes him about whether he said anything to Henderson about the alert. Casey then casually mentions Scott’s Preakness pool, and Murdock almost flies off the handle. This unexpected reaction prompts Casey to begin making inquiries about ECOMCON, but he finds that the Pentagon operator has no phone number for a command by that name. At a party that evening Senator Prentice lets slip to Casey that he knows about the alert. Late in the evening Casey decides that he had better drive to General Scott’s house to report this, but when he arrives he discovers that Senator Prentice’s car is parked there.

The next morning Casey, suspicious about what he saw last night, asks his boss if he didn’t sleep well. “Got to bed too early,” lies Scott. “Slept from 8:00 to 8:00. Too much sleep.” Following a meeting of the Joint Chiefs, which Casey does not attend, he has a brief chat with Scott, who is leaving for New York to give a speech. Casey then notices a scrap of paper has been left on a table, which he instinctively picks up. It is a handwritten note which mentions ECOMCON and an airlift which is scheduled for Sunday, the day of the alert. Casey is persuaded that something is amiss, and he risks his career by asking for a meeting with President Lyman.

Burt Lancaster is imposing and thoroughly convincing as General Scott. Kirk Douglas recruited Lancaster to appear in the film, and reportedly he came to regret that Lancaster got the meatier role, but Jiggs Casey is more complex and in some respects the more interesting character of the two. Frederic March is excellent as the unpopular president who has less than a week to find out if there is anything to Casey’s suspicions. The always reliable Edmond O’Brien is superb as the hard-drinking Senator Clark, a performance which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Martin Balsam is equally effective as Paul Girard, and John Houseman is fine in the small but important role of Admiral Barnswell.

Also getting star billing is Ava Gardner as Eleanor Holbrook, a Washington socialite who has a past with both Casey and Scott. The depiction of Holbrook in the film is a considerable departure from the novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. In the novel she is in her late twenties and living in New York City, and she willingly provides Casey with some information which proves to be important in the story’s ultimate outcome. Gardner plays her as an older woman, and while the interaction between her and Casey is interesting, in the end it does not amount to much.

The film’s often electrifying script is by Rod Serling, and in most respects it is true to the novel. A few scenes have been compressed – for example, the novel begins on Sunday but the film opens on Monday, which required moving the Preakness Stakes from Saturday to Sunday or it would have been Six Days in May. The chronology of the ending also has been changed, making it more tense and dramatic.

Seven Days in May is directed with skill and intensity by John Frankenheimer, whose previous film was the highly controversial The Manchurian Candidate. He had a reputation for being a demanding director who always knew exactly what he wanted, which apparently suited Lancaster. They had previously worked together on The Young Savages and Birdman of Alcatraz, and would so again on The Train.

The premise of Seven Days in May is that democracy is a fragile form of government. Its viability depends upon the willingness of those in power to peacefully turn over that power to others when the electorate so decides. In the United States it requires faithful adherence to the Constitution, even when that document gets in the way of policies which many might strongly support. President Lyman eloquently states his feelings on the subject:

There’s been abroad in this land in recent months a whisper that we have somehow lost our greatness, that we do not have the strength to win, without war, the struggles for liberty throughout the world. This is slander. Because our country is strong, strong enough to be a peacemaker. It is proud, proud enough to be patient. The whisperers and the detractors, the violent men, are wrong. We remain strong and proud, peaceful and patient. And we will see a day when on this earth all men will walk out of the long tunnels of tyranny into the bright sunshine of freedom.

That sentiment undoubtedly strikes some as hopeful and others as hopelessly naive. Regardless, this country’s democracy has survived for nearly 250 years, and Seven Days in May is a timely reminder that preserving it requires eternal vigilance.

Video: 5/5

3D Rating: NA

Frankenheimer preferred to film in black & white, and this sparkling Blu-ray transfer helps us to understand why. It is framed at 1.78:1 and is delivered in 1080p via the AVC codec. The picture is very sharp, with the unavoidable exception of some brief dissolves. Black levels are solid, shadow detail is excellent, and contrast is strong. A natural level of film grain has been retained to give Seven Days in May a natural film-like appearance.

The superb cinematography is the work of Ellsworth Fredericks (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Sayonara). President Kennedy was fond of the novel and gave permission for Frankenheimer to film the opening protest scene on location in front of the White House, while the president was away for a weekend. He also gave permission for the set designers to come in and sketch the interior of the White House, which gives the film a strong sense of authenticity. The shots of Paul Girard boarding an aircraft carrier were filmed aboard an active carrier, USS Kitty Hawk, in San Diego (doubling as Gibraltar).

Readers are encouraged to read the laudatory comments of our resident film restoration expert, Robert A. Harris:

A few words about…™ Seven Days in May — in Blu-ray

Audio: 4.5/5

The DTS HD-MA 2.0 soundtrack is flawless. Dialogue is crystal clear, ambient sounds provide some realistic effects, and Jerry Goldsmith’s pulsating score, particularly during the opening credits, makes it clear that this is a very serious film.

English SDH subtitles are available.

Special Features: 2.5/5

The extras on this Blu-ray disc consist of the original theatrical trailer (which is rather long with a running time of 3 minutes, 42 seconds) and a very informative commentary track by director John Frankenheimer. We are fortunate to have the commentary track as it was recorded in 1999, just three years before he died from complications following back surgery. Both extras apparently appear on the 2000 DVD release of Seven Days in May.

The director goes into great deal about the film’s production, discussing everything from filming locations to camera angles to the actors. I was surprised to learn that he had done a considerable amount of prior work with Rod Serling on television dramas. He also tells the story about how he decided to have the first scene of the film on a Monday but then realized that the story would end on Saturday. His friend Charles Lederer came up with the idea of having the Preakness Stakes run on a Sunday so that the story would cover a full seven days. Nobody seemed to mind, even though horse racing wasn’t done on Sundays in 1964.

Overall: 5/5

Seven Days in May is a top-notch political thriller with a cast which features some of Hollywood’s finest actors. I enjoyed the story so much that I re-read the novel immediately after I saw the announcement that the Blu-ray was coming out.

Source: https://www.hometheaterforum.com/seven-days-may-blu-ray-review/

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Milos Forman, Director of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' Dead at 86

Rest in peace, Milos Forman. 

The Oscar-winning director has died, according to Czech press agency CTK. The Czech-born filmmaker was 86. “He died peacefully, surrounded by his family and loved ones,” Forman’s widow, Martina, told CTK on Saturday.

Forman, who left his native country in 1968 in the wake of the Prague Spring, won two Best Director Oscars over the course of his career, as well as numerous other awards. 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest earned five Oscars in 1976, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson and Best Actress for Louise Fletcher -- and made Forman a sought-after Hollywood director. He went on to direct Hair (1979) and Ragtime (1981), as well as Amadeus (1984), which filmed scenes in Czechoslovakia and earned him the Academy Award for Best Director in 1985. 

Forman's later films included 1989's Valmont, 1996's The People vs. Larry Flynt, 1999's Man on the Moon and 2006's Ghosts of Goya. 

In a statement to ET on Saturday, Danny DeVito expressed his sadness over Forman's death. "He was a dear friend and I will miss him," DeVito said. "My thoughts go out to his family. May he Rest In Peace." 

See more reactions to Forman's death below. 

Milos Forman has left us. Genius of cinematography and master in the portrayal of the human condition. RIP pic.twitter.com/pLcXIeEH9h

— Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas) April 14, 2018

Proof that the most brilliant of filmmakers could also be unfailingly kind, generous, humble and loyal. Thank you Milos Forman pic.twitter.com/btUmryxjRr

— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) April 14, 2018

Just learned the sad new about #milosforman who’s movies are among some of my favorites of all time. A resume that produces both “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and “Amadeus” deserves to be up there alongside the greats. Good bye to an icon. And Bravo. pic.twitter.com/tnNHrEgw8H

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 14, 2018

One of the world’s truly great movie makers. RIP #MilosForman check out his filmography & see one of his movies this weekend to honor him. https://t.co/YLev5CS2jk

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) April 14, 2018

I still remember the rare images of black life in the early 1900s offered in RAGTIME. Saw it as a teen and recall crying. Howard Rollins, Debbie Allen, Moses Gunn. Directed by Milos Forman. He made many films I enjoy. But I’ll be rewatching RAGTIME today. In appreciation. #RIPpic.twitter.com/QOC1lSvzX7

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 14, 2018

Film lost one of its great true visionaries yesterday - Milos Forman. I will always be grateful to him for telling my story in The People vs Larry Flynt. He was a remarkable man with extraordinary talent. I will miss his presence on this earth.

— Larry Flynt (@ImLarryFlynt) April 14, 2018

Another great one passes through the doorway. Milos Foreman. What a force. A lovely man. I’m glad we got to play together. It was a monumental experience. ;^) pic.twitter.com/wzgmOibDHs

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) April 14, 2018

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have you seen this girl?

a Passiflora doodle

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"Please, please stop, Percy. This isn't you."

"Yes! It isn't me. I swear it isn't me. It's them, I... I can't stop myself.

I'm so sorry."

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(for ava and percival)

Have any of you ever been captured or imprisoned? Put in jail? Put in house arrest? What happened?

- 🐼

"I don't believe so," says Ava. "Although sometimes it feels like it. Like I'm trapped in a small box and can't get out, even though I've got plenty of space in reality. It's just the stressful feeling of being in prison, I suppose, and not anything claustrophobic."

Percy sighs. "You could say that. I'm trapped right now, y'know. Gotta get myself out of this goddamn building and into the streets again. I'm so done with greasing my hair back and putting on my accent. I just wanna eat my chips and be a regular American boy."

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Hey Ava, who amongst the Underground will eat food that has dropped on the floor?

"Percy already does. He's learned not to do it when he sits next to me— I think whatever face I make when he does it, he sees that and wants to stop."

"In any other situation, if you drop something good on the floor, it doesn't matter whose it was. It's his now. He's eaten it." 🤷‍♀️