#burt/heather

[baubeautyandthegeek]

The Gang Comes Together - Burt Gummer/Heather Gummer, Kate Riley/Earl Bassett, Rhonda LeBeck/Val McKee, Nancy Sterngood.

A/N: Day 1 of @yeehawgust​ , here’s some more simple little @thetremorssaga​ goodness. Totally G rated. 

Burt will never explain why he and Heather took in the two boys who helped out the first time the graboids came around. Nancy and Mindie had moved into their shared home soon after the first incident, the concrete boundaries newly laid helped a lot and even as Mindie slept Nancy settled with Heather and Burt, learning how to protect herself better. Val of course had been the first to come back, buying up an empty home and asking Burt’s help to settle the house and make it Graboid proof. He’d smiled when Burt walked him through the new finds, nodding and setting to work. Rhonda had settled in easily, working as both the local science tutor and a travelling scientist. Earl had returned later, Kate tucked quietly into his side, steady but clearly a little wary of meeting so many of his friends at once. Burt had smirked slightly at her, moving to wrap an arm around her shoulder when Earl and Val broke off to talk, steering her towards first Heather, who had come home only when she heard Nancy was homeless now, and Nancy, then Rhonda. Rhonda had smiled as she greeted Kate, discussing science easily with Kate, smiling when Kate relaxed a little, her laugh warm when Kate muttered about getting way too used to smelling like graboid guts. “That happens… just let it. You can always come shower when the day’s done.” “You guys have showers… that work?” “Yeah, Burt’s kinda smart like that.” Rhonda shrugs and Kate laughs. “Sounds good to me…” “You guys got a house yet?” “No…” “Get the feeling the reason Val got us such a big one is so you guys can move in…” “Is that okay with you?” “Sure, why not… at least I wouldn’t be just listening to Val pine for his best friend.” Kate had laughed again then shrugged. “At least now we can work together too, right?” “I’d love that.” Rhonda agrees with a smile. It's a fresh start, and one she sorely needs, thinks Kate. The ‘posse’ of friends Burt had mentioned turned out just right. Although she wonders if this is all she had to meet or if more might show up.

[389]

Paul Thomas Anderson filming Boogie Nights

[90smovies]

[cinemajunkie70]

Tonight I was able to see Boogie Nights again on the big screen since it first opened in theaters… and in 70mm!!!

[closetofcuriosities]

Boogie Nights - 1997 - Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

[dorothy16]

rest in peace Burt Bacharach.

[areyou-talkin-to-me]

Boogie Nights

Honestly, not what i was expecting. Had some good funny moments, but also more serious than I anticipated. Was interesting to see the rise and fall of the characters. I gave it a 7/10.

🔗 IMDB

[sugaredoleander]

novembers are hard for me. here's a few words that've been helping

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost | Resumé by Dorothy Parker | Prayer for Werewolves by Stephanie Burt | And When You Survive This by Peter Chiykowski | The Journey by Mary Oliver | Dare to Love by Jarvis Cocker | What Resembles The Grave But Isn't by Anne Boyer | Amy AKA Spent Gladiator 1 by The Mountain Goats | I Will by Mitski | Dogfish by Mary Oliver | Claws in Your Back by Julien Baker | from Julien Baker Delves Into the Trauma and Triumph Behind Every Song on Her New Album, Pitchfork | Little Light by Semler | Still Life with Citrus by Lena Oleanderson | Soup Is One Form of Salt Water by Heather Christle | The Orange by Wendy Cope | Hum, Hum by Mary Oliver

[cinematitlecards]

"Boogie Nights" (1997) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Drama)

[velvetbronte]

Boogie Nights (1997)

Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

[baubeautyandthegeek]

Hidey Hole - Kate Riley/Rhonda LeBeck, Nancy Sterngood/Heather Gummer, Burt Gummer

A/N: Some good ol’ @thetremorssaga​ fanfic for this one. Another square filled for @julybreakbingo​ ‘s Mini Bingo.

 Burt would later wonder if the basement had been the wrong choice. Nancy had always been close with Heather, of course, and he did care for Kate and Rhonda but the losses taken had been a lot. Val had fallen first, then Earl crying out for Rhonda to look after Kate even as he fails to reach safety. He had left, slowly, to fetch back what was left of Val and Earl, burying them carefully within his compound walls. He returned to chaos. Heather cradling Nancy who was whimpering just slightly, calming her as gently as possible. Kate, meanwhile, was silent, turning the ring Earl had given her around and around on her finger. Rhonda, in the end, had lead Kate away to a quieter corner, speaking slowly, softly, gently and promising she would do all she could to keep Kate safe from now on. They would survive, mourn together and months later, choose to live together alone, asking Burt to help safeguard their home.

[bob-the-movie-man-film-reviews]

The Fall Guy (12): Fatuous Popcorn Nonsense... That is Simply Brilliant Entertainment!

#onemannsmovies #filmreview of "The Fall Guy". #TheFallGuy. A blast of popcorn fun and spectacular stunts that had me smiling from ear to ear. 5/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fall Guy” (2024). The casting dream of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in a stunt-filled action/comedy based on the 80’s TV series “The Fall Guy”? I was “in” from the get-go. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is stunt double to the mega star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and boyfriend to cinematographer Jody Moreno (Emily…

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

This is Burt's fourth honorable mention, after Angel Baby, Citizen Ruth, and Mystery Alaska.

This is Julianne's fourth honorable mention, after The Fugitive, The Hours, and The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio.

This is Philip's third honorable mention, after State and Main, and Cold Mountain.

This is Mark's second honorable mention, after Three Kings.

This is William H Macy's third honorable mention, after State and Main, and Blood Father.

This is Paul's second honorable mention, after Phantom Thread.

The cast of Boogie Nights (2003), written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.  This is Paul’s fourth of four films on the TSPDT list of the 1,000 Greatest Films.

I enjoyed this film and give it an honorable mention to my best 1,001 films.  I also give an honorable mention to his most recent film, Phantom Thread, one of the better films of 2017, and a change of pace for the acclaimed writer director.

[closetofcuriosities]

Boogie Nights - 1997 - Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

[saucy-mesothelioma]

October 9th: Creature Feature | Tremors

Tremors was released in 1990 and was directed by Ron Underwood. Two repairmen, Val McKee (played by Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward), are ready to move on to bigger things than what can be found in their small town of Perfection, Nevada. But when mysterious deaths start occurring and a local seismologist named Rhonda (Finn Carter) begins to get strange readings, their trip gets put on hold. With the help of other locals such as cattle rancher Miguel Sanchez (Tony Genaro) and the libertarian doomsday-survivalist couple Heather (Reba McEntire) and Burt Gummer (Michael Gross), they must not only figure out what is killing of their neighbors but also figure out how to put a stop to it.

Tremors doesn't get as much love as it should, which is an absolute shame. In my opinion, it is probably one of if not the best B horror flicks of all time. The reason I picked Tremors out of all of the Creature Features is not just from the creatures themselves (called graboids), but for the fact that it's a smart movie pretending to be a dumb one. The characters are smart: they come up with plans and if one fails, they quickly brainstorm to think of another. The audience is allowed to speculate alongside the heroes as they learn more about the graboids and how they work, and the fact that the characters make pretty rational decisions gives such a sense of justification. It's funny, well-shot, and the creatures are entirely practical, and that makes Tremors an absolute gem of a movie.

It can be watched for free on Internet Archive.

Content Warnings for the Film (may contain spoilers): slight objectification of women (really only in the first part of the movie), violence, monster gore (it's orange though, just looks like pumpkins because it was), humans being eaten (not really graphic), dead animals (only aftermath shown)

Once more, get ready for some behind the scenes info because the practical effects in this movie are STUNNING.

The graboids were designed by Tom Woodruff Jr and Alec Gillis and this film was actually the first one their company Amalgamated Dynamics worked on (you might recognize them from Death Becomes Her, Sam Rami's Spider-Man films, the original Jumanji, IT, Alien 3, and Smile). The design was based off of snapping turtles, slugs, and rhinos, and were completely done with practical effects in the first film (although CGI with some practical effects would be used to varying levels in the later films). For their movement underground, boat buoys in a dirt trench covered by a layer of latex rubber was used, and the graboid guts were made of cotton batting stuffed in pantyhose that was then covered in slime and pumpkin pie filling. Since the graboids were so large, quarter scale models were seamlessly blended with full scale ones in order to get all of the shots they wanted, as well as a mixture of animatronics and puppets (both cable and hand). Tom Woodruff Jr actually puppeteered the full sized graboid named Stumpy from underground, with only an oxygen tank and flashlight down there with him. What a fucking king. Also fun fact, Arianna Richards plays the pogo-stick girl named Mindy, who is best known for her role as Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park.

If you want to see some of the Behind the Scenes footage, here's some great videos talking and showing the process behind it.

Y'all it's so beautiful I can't

[roskirambles]

Horror Comedy of the day: Tremors (1990)

Perfection Valley, Nevada. A small town in the middle of the dessert, hardly anything of note ever happens in this place. So when the two general handymen Val Mckee (played by Kevin Bacon) and Earl Basset (Fred Ward) note an acquaitance dead in an electrical tower, it certainly catches their eye. And it doesn't take long for them to learn what was responsible for this either, as other increasingly gruesome sights are found, evidently the result of an unknown animal. As the underground, man eating creatures nicknamed “graboids” terrorize the once peaceful place, it's up to them, intrepid seismologist Rhonda LeBleck (Finn Carter) and the firearm experts/crazy survivalist Burt Gummer(Michael Gross) and his wife Heather (Reba McEntire) to save the day. The biggest strength of this film is probably the endearing sincerity it brings for what’s basically an affectionate parody of 50’s monster movies. It knows it’s got a fairly silly premise, but it plays it earnestly with a charismatic cast full of strong chemistry you enjoy seeing riffing off each other. The banter between Earl and Val never gets old, while the Gummer couple almost makes the insanity of Cold War paranoid survivalists look like the coolest thing ever. The characters are surprisingly intelligent too; making rather few stupid tactical mistakes in this deadly game of “The floor is lava”, down to the portrayal of gun safety being (mostly) shockingly good for an era where Hollywood still didn't do a halfway decent job with it. All of this makes them easy to root for, while also highlighting when the carelessness of other not so lucky schmucks is punsihed with death. It's quite amusing how much Bacon thought this was gonna be the end of his career when it pretty much had the opposite effect, and while he didn't quite come back for the follow ups, the franchise it spawned certainly thrived for not being ashamed of what it is: a goofy, plain fun monster flick.