#character: levi stewart

[grimmusings]

@potentialbreakupscng

Oddly, it was Levi who'd encouraged Cath and Reagan to room together again. It was too soon to consider living together--whatever his feelings about it when they were separated--and they were a good influence on each other. Reagan helped Cath navigate the various complexities of college and relationships, and Cath rounded out some of Reagan's rougher edges. There was also the fact that Levi was conscious of being a bit older than Cath--not a lot, a senior to her sophomore--and he didn't want to …overwhelm her. He thought it was important that she have her own space to return to, even if they happened to spend most of their time at his place.

His eyebrows went up as well, a mirror of Cath's expression, when her father closed the door. Levi trusted that to mean he'd made a good impression, and it wasn't like they were going to do anything with him and Wren within earshot, but still. Then his attention was all for Cath, drinking in every small movement. He'd almost forgotten the precise way she pushed her glasses up her nose when she was hiding her bashfulness, different from the way she pushed them up when she was distracted or annoyed. Oh, yeah. In case there was any doubt, he was completely gone for her.

It felt like Levi was the one who was electrified now, desperate as he was to close that space between them. "Oh, thank god." He breathed a laugh when she was the first one to move, shifting across the bed to meet her halfway. He wasn't content to just have her at his side, instead pulling her onto his lap, arms circling her waist, face pushed into her hair to breath her in.

"Trust me, you're worth the drive." His smile matched hers when she tipped her head back, crinkling the corners of his eyes. Levi had a lot of smiles, handed them out like confetti to anyone who happened to be in range, but that one belonged to Cath alone. "I'm glad I am too." He leaned to kiss her forehead, which was not specifically the place he wanted to kiss, but he was trying very hard to behave himself in her father's house.

"What, why are you looking at me like that?"

She didn’t realize that not being able to see him for part of the year would have such an effect on her. With Abel, she didn’t feel anything. She had thought that she missed him — that the reason why she texted him when they both finally moved away and were attending their respective colleges…was because she missed him. But now? Now she knew that she felt like she had to out of the obligation of being in a relationship. Now, she felt an ache in her stomach that she couldn’t get rid of. Their phone conversations weren’t enough to satiate that pain in her stomach. She had written over and over again what it felt like to miss someone — someone you were in love with — and that felt mediocre compared to the ache in her stomach. In her chest. She understood why her sister would be glued to her phone when she was dating someone now. She understood just how much of a side table Abel was — and how much she hadn’t really cared about him.

So when he was there, at her home — it was extremely hard to keep her hands to herself, because there was absolutely no way that she was going to be affectionate around her Dad. Wren was fine. But her dad? She wanted to remain at least a foot away.

After dinner, the two of them were found in her room — her dad had always trusted them…probably far more than they should. The expression Wren had sent her when they disappeared into the room made her blush and roll her eyes before slipping into her room. Out of pure habit, she plopped down onto her bed and pulled her laptop onto her lap. She was getting ready to open it up — but the sound of the floor under his feet creaking distracted her. Her eyes followed him as he moved to sit next to her — taking in everything about him. That tanned skin, the deep widows peak — that she still always assumed was because of how much he liked to run his fingers through his hair. That absolutely sinful chin paired with that…stupidly handsome smile. His question only pulled her attention to his eyes.

“Oh—” a pause to push her glasses up her nose and she felt a heat rise in her cheeks while she gave him a smile that she hoped didn’t look as awkward as she thought it did, “It’s just been a while. And I’ve…missed you.”

Did it count as long distance if they were still in the same state? Did it count more if that state was still as large as a mid-sized country? Did actual distance matter at all in affairs of the heart? Those were questions better answered by a fanfiction writer than a farm boy, but he'd had a lot of time to contemplate them while they were apart. It didn't matter if Cath was across the state or across the world if he couldn't see her.

He was new to it too, the distance, and he'd swiftly decided he didn't care for it. He missed the smell of her hair and the specific smile she had when she was trying not to smile at him, her layers and layers of sweaters and the rapid-fire sound of her keyboard when she disappeared into a story, the warmth of her body curled against his while they watched movies or Cath read him her newest chapter. He missed her. Talking on the phone couldn't come close to the living, breathing person he was falling for.

They'd set their plans for him to visit before the semester ever ended, but Levi had never had so much trouble sticking to a schedule in his life. Work at home kept him busy from dawn to sunset, and farm work was hard even if he loved it. He was happily exhausted at the end of every day, and still, he wanted to hop into his truck and drive to the city to see her. It wasn't beyond him to just show up on her doorstep, dirt caked under his fingernails and an easy smile on his face, but he really, really wanted her dad to like him.

He respected that very deliberate foot of space between them on the couch. It felt a little like she'd electrified it like a fence. He was about seventy percent positive he'd get an electric shock if he tried to cross it. Regardless, dinner was amiable, and Levi had no problems chatting with her dad and Wren. He'd never known any strangers and, frankly, Cath's dad was far easier to win over than her twin sister.

He'd seen Cath's room before, but he was still gazing around the space, hungry for new details about her life while they'd been apart. Not a lot had changed, which made sense. Cath lived in her head more than anywhere else. He was dying to hear her newest fic, but it was silly asking her to read it on voice chat. His eyes crinkled at the corners with his smile, and he sat on the edge of her bed, keeping the electrified foot of space between them. "I missed you too. Almost jumped in my truck and drove over at least once a day."

With how much she'd written Simon and Baz falling in love, nothing compared to the real thing. She always anxiously waited for him to text her back if she sent him a text -- she counted down days until they could see each other again. She would fall asleep on the phone with him -- when she tried so hard to stay awake to keep talking and to hear about his day, or read what she had written that day. Part of her couldn't believe that he was there -- and for someone who loved her personal space, it was absolutely killing her to sit so far from her when all she wanted to was curl up against his side and enjoy their limited time together.

With their time apart, she regretted with agreeing to room with Reagan again -- assuming that it was far too soon for them to live together. With how much she missed him…part of her wondered if she would even be staying in their room for the semester when they went back, or if she was going to be spending most of her time in Levi's room, curled up against him. She sat on the edge of her bed, waving a good night to her dad and raising her eyebrow when he himself closed the door. Always far too trusting. She immediately hated the space that was between them, especially since they were alone. There was always a gravitational pull toward him -- desperate and craving any type of affection. That was how she knew this was real -- that she loved Levi Stewart, because it never was like this before.

A smile spread on her lips and her head fell as a heat rose to her cheeks, reaching up to push her glasses up the bridge of her nose. "Dad wouldn't have minded. But Wren is -- well, Wren." Ever since everything happened at school, Wren had been practically begging for more time with Cath, and their break was exactly that -- the twins reconnecting since they had drifted so far apart their first year. Her teeth gnaw on her lower lip as her light colored eyes focus back on him -- fingers finding a loose thread on her blanket before she relented and closed the distance between the two of them. He arms encircled him, her face pressing into his arm and the sigh she let out was a sigh that she felt in her whole body -- finally relaxing since he arrived. "I would have felt so bad about you driving out here so much," she tipped her head back to look at him through her thick lenses, offering a smile that was only reserved for him, "I'm glad you're here now, though."

[wantyougones-blog]

Bat-Family Headcanon Voices

Since some of these actors may not be around anymore/older, they are not meant to be realistic options for voice actors, they are simply meant to give you a good idea what I would want the characters to sound like.

Alfred Pennyworth

Peter Cullen (known for voicing Optimus Prime)

Bruce Wayne / Batman

Roger Craig Smith (known for voicing Batman in Arkham Origins)

Dick Grayson / Nightwing

Josh Keaton (known for voicing Spider-Man / Peter Parker, Shiro, and Green Lantern / Hal Jordan)

Jason Todd / Red Hood

Matthew Mercer (known for voicing Levi, Chrom, and Jotaro Kujo)

Tim Drake / Red Robin

Yuri Lowenthal (known for voicing Sasuke Uchiha,  Spider-Man / Peter Parker and Ben Tennyson)

Cassandra Cain / Batgirl

Trina Nishimura (known for voicing Mikasa Ackerman, Kurisu Makise, and Lan Fan)

Stephanie Brown / Spoiler

Felicia Day (known for voicing Pear Butter, Erika Violette, and Betty)

Catwoman / Selina Kyle

Grey DeLisle (known for voicing Azula, Catwoman / Selina Kyle, and Daphne Blake)

Barbara Gordon / Batgirl / Oracle

Ashley Johnson (known for voicing Ellie, Terra, and Gwen Tennyson)

Kate Kane / Batwoman

Wendie Malick (known for voicing Eda Clawthorne, Chica, and Beatrice Horseman)

Luke Fox / Batwing

Phil LaMarr (known for voicing Samurai Jack, Green Lantern / John Stewart, and Static / Virgil Hawkins)

Damian Wayne / Robin

Zeno Robinson (known for voicing Hawks, Golden Guard / Hunter, and Goh)

Duke Thomas / Signal

Deven Mack (known for voicing Sonic the Hedgehog)

Harper Row / Bluebird

AJ Michalka ( known for voicing Catra, and Stevonnie)

Helena Bertinelli / Huntress

Katie Leung (known for voicing Caitlyn Kiramman)

Jean-Paul / Azrael

Keith David (known for voicing Goliath, Dr. Facilier, and Spawn)

[watchmorecinema]

Rear Window is one of those movies that's so well known that it's been satirized and plagiarized an absolute ton. I've certainly seen the Simpsons episode where Bart thinks that Ned Flanders killed his wife long before I even knew that it was a reference to the film.

All the retellings I see are just about a guy that thinks he witnessed a murder while confined to his room/apartment. That is the plot of the film but it's only the surface level. James Stewart's character constantly gets distracted by a lonely woman living alone, or the newlywed couple. His interest in the murder isn't due to a strong sense of justice, he's just bored and trying to entertain himself.

It's basically the same kind of criticism levied against true crime podcasts; you're watching this film because you view murder as entertainment. Hitchcock is mocking the audience for finding the movie enjoyable. It's a layer of depth that I didn't realize the movie had, and I think it's a real shame that someone else might miss out on it for that reason.

[hale-raiser]

Lucy Hale To Star As An Antarctica Scientist Battling An Evil Entity In ‘White Mars’; XYZ Launches For AFM With Filming This Month At Cinecittà

EXCLUSIVE: Truth Or Dare and Scream 4 star Lucy Hale is set to channel Alien‘s Ellen Ripley and The Thing‘s R. J MacReady in sci-fi-thriller White Mars.

Set in an isolated Aquila Research Facility in Antarctica, White Mars follows microbiologist Sammie (Hale), as she fights to save her fellow crew members from a malevolent entity whose sole intention is to extinguish them all.

Martin Owen (Above The Below) is directing from a script by Matt Mitchell, Vicki Sargent, and Roo Berry. The film is set to start principal photography on November 11, 2024, at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and will be shot entirely in a virtual production environment.

White Mars is the first feature to be announced for Singularity, an entertainment company “specializing in virtual production and streamlined processes for independent films”.

Pretty Little Liars actress Hale most recently starred in Hulu’s #1 hit movie Which Brings Me To You and the romantic comedy Puppy Love. Previously she starred in The Hating Game based on the hit novel and the AMC crime series, Ragdoll.

Owen is in post-production on Above The Below, starring Idris Elba, which he co-directed with Elba.

Lucy Hale said: “White Mars is an absolute psychological thrill ride, and I’m so excited to film this at the Cinecittà film stages in Rome. At the heart of this story is Sammie, a character I truly admire for her resilience and strength. I can’t wait to collaborate with Martin Owen, our incredible cast, and the entire team to bring this story to life.”

Matt Williams added: “I am excited for this to be the first of a multi-slate of films with the team at XYZ and Singularity. Together we will be bringing technologically advanced movie making to the independent market to compete visually with high end studio films. We are thrilled that Lucy is joining us on this action-packed sci-fi adventure as her character battles the sinister forces that threaten us all.”

XYZ’s recent sales slate includes Flesh of the Gods starring Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac,��He Bled Neon with Joe Cole and Rita Ora, Kill Me with Allison Williams and Charlie Day, and Free Fall starring Zachary Levi.

[marciabrady]

I think I've seen 3 or 4 live action adaptations of Snow White and, frankly none of them have impressed me, and nothing about the upcoming version has me excited. Compare this to Cinderella, which has had many many adaptations. Some of them great. Some of them not so great. I don't understand why they have such a hard time adapting Snow White.

I completely agree- Cinderella, generally, seems to take to better translations than Snow White depictions which, in my opinion, is why the 1937 film is so special. I think with Cinderella, with as specific as it is, there are certain themes that could be interpreted in a more broad way (abuse, the under dog, rags to riches) and that's why it fares better. Snow White, on the other hand, is never really understood by the people who remake it. Like, watching interviews of Kristen Stewart and Lily Collins talk about the character, nothing they're saying is rooted in the fairytale princess and you could interchange any princess or female lead into what they're saying and it'd be passable. That's the frustrating thing, too, in all the people supporting Rachel Zegler's misreading of the character. They say things like "Snow White WAS weak, and that's okay! It's time to change" or they go back to the original story and all paint her as stupid for the three attempts on her life and they literally all parrot the same "she was a reactive character that things happened to and she never moved the story forward in a meaningful way!" And those things aren't true, especially in the Disney movie, but even in the original story. People just don't know how to read fairytales anymore and all these defenders, and Rachel herself, are picking up a story that never connected with them and revisiting it after decades spent without it with the same really basic and flawed take. That's why it's imperative that people who actually enjoy the stories they're telling are the ones doing so. Do you know how many countless Snow White collectors and researchers and museum curators actually do understand and could've served this production way better? But, back to your original statement, I think people struggle with remaking Snow White because they're operating under the false assumption that her character is a blank slate that they have to build from scratch and that isn't the case and is why Snow White, herself, is nowhere to be found outside of the original animated Disney classic. Also, the classics- Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora- are the most difficult to cast because of how natural they are as characters. They don't have a shtick to fall back on or one word to describe them- they're nuanced. You can't reduce them to the 'zany' girl, or the brainy one or the nerdy one or the feisty one. There's so much to them and I think people have gotten used to the characterizations that are reliant on one attribute, whether it's a single defining characteristic or interest, and using that to levy their interpretation.

[skyguywrites]

random character bullet points nobody asked for (i always forget shit so i'm sure there's things missing here)

OCS.

Amelia Barton.

Sexuality: Lesbian

Ship: Maggie Chance

Best friend(s): Sam, Luke, Louis, Laura, Teddy

Roommate(s): Cassie, Louis, Scotty

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pets: n/a

Amira Pace.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Killian Ford

Best friend(s): Hunter, Noah

Roommate(s): Killian

Crush: Dante

Family: n/a

Pets: Wraith (cat)

Annie Baxter.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Elias Hewitt

Best friend(s): Jax, Dante

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Lottie (cousin)

Pets: Love (future huskie)

Billy McHale.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Simon Hudson

Best friend(s): Ariadne, Rhodes (npc)

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Sephy (cousin), Campbell, Levi, Sonny (cousins)

Pets: Scoob (golden retriever)

Bonnie Stewart.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Rory O'Sullivan

Best friend(s): Jenson, MK, Missy

Roommate(s): Maggie

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pets: n/a

Cassie Croft.

Sexuality: Straight

Ship: Jonah Jacobs (tbd)

Best friend(s): Louis, Laura

Roommate(s): Amelia, Louis, Scotty

Crush: Max (unrequited), Ty, Kasper

Family: Elodie, Théo (cousins)

Pets: n/a

Colin Nash.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Matthias Castillo

Best friend(s): Teddy

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Teddy (past)

Family: Rachel (sister), Lisa (sister, npc), Bella (niece), Archer, Carmen (half brothers)

Pets: n/a

Diego Rodriguez.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Henry Bly

Best friend(s): Poppy, Marley

Roommate(s): Poppy

Crush: Poppy (unrequited)

Family: Various sisters (npc)

Pets: n/a

Elodie Moreau.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Heath Hudson

Best friend(s): Charlie, Lando, Keeley, Luke

Roommate(s): Théo

Crush: Charlie (unrequited)

Family: Théo (twin brother), Teddy (cousin), Cassie (cousin)

Pets: Bonbon (dog)

Flynn Moone.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Rae Sunne

Best friend(s): Noah, Wardo

Roommate(s): Rae, Katie (npc)

Crush: Noah (past), Wardo (past)

Family: n/a

Pets: n/a

Ivy Rogers.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Max Hayashi

Best friend(s): Wardo

Roommate(s): Sam

Crush: n/a

Family: Holly (sister)

Pet(s): Wardo (cat), Helen (cat), various kittens

Jasper Woolf.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Ariadne Halliday

Best friend(s): Ben

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Ben (unrequited)

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Jessie Ortiz.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Marley Bostwick

Best friend(s): Max

Roommate(s): Jared (boyfriend, npc)

Crush: Prue (past)

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Kian McGrath.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Ezra

Best friend(s): Rory, Missy

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Rory, Louis

Family: Davey, Luca (half brothers), Luke (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Marcus Greene.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Jenson Heron

Best friend(s): Charlie, Kennedy

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Charlie, Dante (unrequited)

Family: n/a

Pet(s): Blue (future dog)

Matty Parker.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Chess Howard

Best friend(s): Eli, Maggie

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Simon (unrequited), Jax

Family: Various siblings (npc)

Pet(s): Dodger, Radcliffe, Sponge (corgies)

Maverick Rojas.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Harlow Charlton & Rafferty Reyes

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Siblings (npc)

Pet(s): n/a

Micah Abiola.

Sexuality: Straight

Ship: Joey Claremont

Best friend(s): Joey, Bradley

Roommate(s): Joey

Crush: Joey

Family: Various sisters (npc)

Pet(s): Judy Hopps (bunny)

Olly Walker.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Jude Patch

Best friend(s): Jude, Marianne

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Jude, Teddy

Family: Ezra (brother), Hannah (sister)

Pet(s): Ringo (dog), Bono (cat), Jagger (bunny)

Persephone Blake.

Sexuality: Straight

Ship: Bradley Prestwick

Best friend(s): Ripley, Charlie, Maggie

Roommate(s): Ariadne

Crush: n/a

Family: Billy (cousin), Campbell, Levi, Sonny (cousins)

Pet(s): Grantaire (cat)

Poppy Martin.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Noah Calloway

Best friend(s): Chess, Joey, Diego, Henry

Roommate(s): Diego

Crush: Charlie (past, unrequited), Louis (past, unrequited), Henry (past, unrequited), Marley (past), Maggie (past)

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Scotty Carter.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Sam Hewitt

Best friend(s): Louis, Laura

Roommate(s): Amelia, Cassie, Louis

Crush: Louis (past, unrequited), Indra (past, ex fiancé, npc)

Family: Lucy (half sister, npc), Michael (half brother, npc)

Pet(s): Blair (dog), Serena (dog)

Théo Moreau.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Hunter Routledge

Best friend(s): Lando

Roommate(s): Elodie

Crush: Lando

Family: Elodie (twin sister), Cassie (cousin), Teddy (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Valentina Bly.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Teddy Ellwood

Best friend(s): Ariadne

Roommate(s): Henry

Crush: Ariadne, Wardo

Family: Henry (brother), Sylvie (sister), additional brothers (npc)

Pet(s): n/a

Zac Lucas.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Archer Reese

Best friend(s): Eva, Melody, Delaney, Missy

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Archer, Ty (unrequited)

Family: Art (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

INSPOS

Alex Knight.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Rowan Berry

Best friend(s): Rowan

Roommate(s): Chad (boyfriend, npc)

Crush: Rowan

Family: Lando (brother)

Pet(s): n/a

Angelica Prince.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Jamie Grace

Best friend(s): Matthias, Max, Jude

Roommate(s): Matthias

Crush: n/a

Family: Laurie (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Archie Burke.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Marianne Patch

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Art Lucas-Blake.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Goose Woodrow

Best friend(s): Win

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Pip

Family: Zac (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Bobbie Wilson.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Melody Nixon

Best friend(s): Noah

Roommate(s): n/a (currently homeless)

Crush: Eli

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Candice Turner.

Sexuality: Straight

Ship: Forrest Mcrory

Best friend(s): Jude

Roommate(s): Morgan (boyfriend, npc)

Crush: Levi

Family: n/a

Pet(s): Nacho (dog)

Chris Murdock.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Carmen Reese

Best friend(s): Carmen, Izzy

Roommate(s): Carmen (on/off)

Crush: Carmen, Kasper

Family: Leo (brother)

Pet(s): n/a

Daffodil Sterling.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Shepherd Bloomwood

Best friend(s): Heath, Marianne, Thaniel

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Mac, Missy (unrequited)

Family: n/a

Pet(s): Bruiser (dog)

Davey McGrath.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Cora Bailey

Best friend(s): Eva

Roommate(s): Luca

Crush: Eva (unrequited)

Family: Luca (brother), Kian (half brother), Luke (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Dolly McCabe.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Travis Hutton

Best friend(s): Hattie, Hunter, Sloane

Roommate(s): 3x strangers (npc)

Crush: Hunter, Archer, Sloane (unrequited)

Family: Harlow (cousin through marriage)

Pet(s): n/a

Dylan Buckley.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Kennedy Chappel

Best friend(s): Cody

Roommate(s): Kennedy

Crush: Kennedy (anonymous online persona)

Family: Aidan (cousin)

Pet(s): Keane (border collie)

Ellie Smith.

Sexuality: Straight

Ship: Reid MacNamara

Best friend(s): Reid

Roommate(s): Reid

Crush: Reid

Family: Dylan (son, npc), Oscar (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Brendon Fitz.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: June Perry

Best friend(s): Keeley

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: June

Family: n/a

Pet(s): Button (cat)

Fliss Conrad.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Ace Woodrow

Best friend(s): Carmen

Roommate(s): Ace, Gordy, Goose (eventually)

Crush: Ace

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Gabe Brooks.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Blair Mcrory

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): Milo (dog)

Jayesh Neumann.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Hayden Bridger

Best friend(s): Sam, Sloane

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Hayden

Family: Devi (niece, npc)

Pet(s): n/a

Josef Gonzalez.

Sexuality: Gay

Ship: Aidan Buckley

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Aidan

Family: n/a

Pet(s): belle (dog)

Kim Sunder.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Luke Wren

Best friend(s): Ezra

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Ben (unrequited)

Family: Ash (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Lily-Rose Fisher.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Levi McHale

Best friend(s): Chess, Sloane

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Delaney (sister)

Pet(s): n/a

Lorenzo Patch.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Cody McQueen

Best friend(s): Hattie

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Hattie (unrequited)

Family: Marianne, Jude (cousins)

Pet(s): n/a

Luca McGrath.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Taylor Hathaway

Best friend(s): Cora

Roommate(s): Davey

Crush: Lando, Taylor

Family: Davey (brother), Kian (half brother), Luke (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Ophelia Cole.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Glenn Riggins

Best friend(s): Kennedy, Lando

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Luke (ex, unrequited)

Family: n/a

Pet(s): Paris (dog)

Petey Kim.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Missy Maclean

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Missy

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Rachel Nash.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): Maia, Lando, Cora

Roommate(s): Maia

Crush: Ripley, Eva

Family: Colin (adopted brother)

Pet(s): n/a

WIP.

Ashwin Kaur.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Delaney Fisher

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): Kim

Crush: n/a

Family: Kim (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Callie Macnamara.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Kasper Czerny

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Mac (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Clodagh Walsh.

Sexuality: tbd

Ship: Thaniel Abbott

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): Nameless npc

Crush: Thaniel

Family: Keegan (brother)

Pet(s): n/a

Corey Lang.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Keeley Whitefield

Best friend(s): June, Luke

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Keeley

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Dahlia Chen.

Sexuality: Lesbian

Ship: Hattie Hankel (tbd)

Best friend(s): Felix

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Daniela Lopez.

Sexuality: Straight

Ship: Benjamin Kent

Best friend(s): Skye

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Emily Hewitt.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Carmen (unrequited)

Family: Eli (cousin)

Pet(s): Bandit (german shepherd)

Gemini Jackson.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): Leo

Roommate(s): Leo

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Gloria Hardy.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: AJ Castle

Best friend(s): Taylor

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Gordy Woodrow.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Ship: Laura Timlin

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): Ace, Goose, Fliss

Crush: Laura

Family: Ace, Goose (brothers)

Pet(s): n/a

Hannah Walker.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Conrad Finch

Best friend(s): Delaney, Missy

Roommate(s): Brian (boyfriend, npc)

Crush: Levi

Family: Ezra, Olly (brothers)

Pet(s): Daisy (baby duck), Ramen (dog), Lola (bunny)

Jasmine Ansari.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: Pip Tyrwhitt (tbd)

Best friend(s): Levi

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Zara (daughter, npc)

Pet(s): n/a

Laurie Prince.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Angelica (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Lottie Baxter.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Dante (unrequited), Jax (unrequited)

Family: Annie (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Mei Hamada.

Sexuality: Lesbian

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): Bradley

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Miles Sinclair.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Sloane Kite

Best friend(s): Felix

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Felix

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Nataliya Kuzmas.

Sexuality: Lesbian

Ship: Holly Sargent

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Cora (cousin)

Pet(s): Chonk (dog), Cheep (bird)

Oscar Reynolds.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): n/a

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Ellie (cousin)

Pet(s): n/a

Ruby Clemons.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Tanner Maybank

Best friend(s): Shep

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Ripley

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

Summer Baird.

Sexuality: Queer

Ship: n/a

Best friend(s): Jonah

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: n/a

Family: Lucia (god daughter)

Pet(s): n/a

Xander.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Ship: Kiera Williams

Best friend(s): Pip, Win

Roommate(s): n/a

Crush: Jax

Family: n/a

Pet(s): n/a

[qnewsau]

The top five queer Christmas films of all time

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The top five queer Christmas films of all time

We run through the highest-rating queer Christmas films according to International Movie Database (IMDb) 

Christmas movies are an absolute staple of the holiday season. 

Many of us will revisit classics and watch Love Actually, Home Alone or Die Hard for the 100th time.

Others will no doubt check out the latest Hallmark film where yet another high-flying big-city woman finds love unexpectedly with an unrealistic small-town single dad in flannel. 

However, in most cases, all these movies are… straight! Heaven forbid!

We need equality in cookie-cutter Christmas romcoms and we need it now! 

Luckily in recent years, many queer holiday films have begun appearing. 

We’ve put together a list of the highest-rating ones according to International Movie Database (IMDb).

1. The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night

IMDb rating: 7.3

This 11-minute short comedy-drama film centres on a lively, multicultural family Christmas Eve gathering.

The film follows Noor, a queer woman nervously bringing her Puerto Rican girlfriend, Luz, home to meet her Pakistani-Muslim family for the first time.

Vogue said it was “laugh-out-loud funny” and that it was a relatable, nuanced portrayal of queer people navigating family dynamics during the holidays.

2. Tangerine

IMDb rating: 7.1

This dark comedy-drama filmed entirely on iPhones follows two transgender sex workers on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles.

The story kicks off when Sin-Dee, fresh out of jail, learns that her boyfriend and pimp, Chester, has been cheating on her with another woman.

Furious, she embarks on a chaotic quest across the city to confront Chester and his new lover, with Alexandra reluctantly tagging along.

3. The Christmas Set Up

IMDb rating: 6.8

If there’s one thing camper than Christmas, it’s Fran Drescher aka The Nanny.

She stars as a matchmaking mother in Milwaukee who tries to set up her visiting New York lawyer son with his High School crush Patrick. 

As they spend time together amidst festive holiday traditions and community events, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction grows.

4. Happiest Season

IMDb rating: 6.6

This holiday romcom follows Abby, a woman who plans to propose to her girlfriend Harper, during Harper’s family Christmas gathering.

However, Abby’s plans take a turn when Harper reveals that she hasn’t yet come out to her conservative family.

Christmas chaos ensues! The movie is written and directed by Cleo DuVall and stars Twilight’s Kristen Stewart and Dan Levy from Schitt’s Creek.

 5. The Holiday Sitter

IMDb rating: 6.6

This Hallmark holiday movie follows Sam, a single, career-focused New Yorker who is called on to care for his young niece and nephew over the holidays.

Overwhelmed, Sam (played by Means Girls actor Jonathan Bennett) enlists the help of his neighbour Jason, a charming and family-oriented man who quickly becomes a source of guidance and support—and, unexpectedly, romantic interest.

Bonus: Christmas On the Farm

IMDb rating: 5.2

This film isn’t specifically queer but does have significant characters and it’s Australian. It follows an Aussie author who is promoting her fictional memoir about a serene farm life in Australia.

When her publisher insists on meeting her in Australia to experience the “authentic” rural setting of her book, she scrambles to create the illusion, borrowing her family’s old farm and bringing along her gay best friend, Miles, and his husband, to help stage the rustic holiday setup.

Read next:

Hugh Sheridan plays first gay role in Brisbane Christmas movie

RuPaul’s new Christmas movie, The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

Hallmark to release its first Christmas film with gay couple

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[ecsundance]

My name is Sam Levy and I’m a senior at Eckerd College with a major in Communications and a minor in human development. I’m really looking forward to making my way to the Sundance Film Festival and being exposed to the culture of independent film and indie filmmaking.

5 Feature Films: 

Ponyboi

This movie revolves around an intersex, sex worker who is running from the mob after a drug deal goes wrong on a Valentine's day in New Jersey. This caught my eye because it stars Dylan O’Brien who is an actor that I love. I look forward to seeing an intersex perspective. 

How To Have Sex 

This movie looks like utter chaos which is something that really drew me to the film. It follows three British teenagers who are battling their own depictions of sexuality and sex. I wonder how this film articulates sex.  

I Saw the TV Glow 

This midnight special is about a teen who is exposed to a supernatural late night TV show. With a view into the supernatural world, the teens' reality begins to blur. I’m drawn to this movie because of how interesting the concept is and it’s an A24 film and I love that production company. 

Freaky Tales

I’m very drawn to this movie because it covers several different story lines but they’re all interconnected. All the characters are presented with obstacles that they need to overcome. Pedro Pascal is one of the main characters and I’m also a big fan of his work so I look forward to seeing this premiere. 

Love Lies Bleeding 

When I watched the trailer for this film I was immediately sold and it had to make the list of my top five movies I want to watch. It’s a queer horror/romance movie and those are all genres that I love to see. 

“‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Trailer: Kristen Stewart Seduces a Bodybuilder in Queer Romance Thriller”

5 Short Films:

Bug Diner 

I’m looking forward to this animated short film because I love the animation style and the plot as well which revolves around two bugs that go to a diner and drama unfolds. This short film looks chaotic and funny all at the same time and I look forward to seeing what happens at the bug diner. 

The Rainbow Bridge 

This is a midnight short film program tha’s about a woman and her dog. These two have an unnatural bond. I think that this concept is really interesting because of this prior knowledge that I have associated with the word rainbow bridge. I look forward to having questions answered when I watch the short film. 

SHÉ (SNAKE)

This is another midnight short film program which is about a violinist who begins to go down a dark path of being the best violinist at her school. The description reminds me of Whiplash, but with a darker, more sinister twist. 

guts

This is about a woman in recovery who asks a random stranger on a dinner date. This intrigued me because I have not seen a lot of comedy media that focuses on recovery and I wonder how this short film will play out. 

Say Hi After You Die 

This film piqued my interest because it follows a grieving woman who convinced herself that her deceased best friend has come back as a porta-potty. This is a very different topic that I haven’t seen before. It looks like it will be both funny and emotional. 

2 Indie/Episodic Films:

Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza

I’m most looking forward to this episodic series due to the fact that I’m a big music fan and love to learn more about the stories behind these massive festivals. This covers the summer of 1991 and the first Lollapalooza which completely changed the culture of music festivals. I love music festivals so this interests me. 

La Mesías (Episodic Pilot Showcase)

I’m eager to watch this episodic pilot because it follows two siblings who have a toxic relationship with their mother. Family dynamics are a genre that intrigues me because of past experiences. It’s always interesting to see other perspectives woven into the storyline. 

Samantha Levy 

[courtneysmovieblog]

Looking ahead to 2024 trailers!

The year is almost over, and we have a boatload of trailers coming up for 2024: sequels, prequels, monsters, superheroes, and even imaginary friends! Let's take a look:

Role Play: David Oyelowo's attempt to spice up his marriage takes a very real turn when he finds out his wife (Kayley Cuoco) is an assassin. So it's basically one half of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

The Underdoggs: Snoop Dogg coaches a kids football team. Well, he already had a cooking show with Martha Stewart, so why not?

Madame Web: I guess every Spider-Man character is getting a spin-off now. I remember Madame Web from the 90s cartoon, and quite frankly, I would have preferred Helen Mirren for the role instead of Dakota Johnson.

Arthur the King: True story of a wounded stray dog that wound up following an adventure racing team in the Dominican Republic. I'm glad we know ahead of time there's a happy ending.

Good Grief: Dan Levy's directorial debut, where he goes to Paris with friends after losing his mother and father. I love Dan Levy, and this looks great, so I am so watching this.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F: Oh yes, Eddie Murphy is BACK!

Miller's Girl: Something creepy is going on between a teacher (Martin Freeman) and his student (Jenna Ortega). This better not turn out to have the student be a psycho stalker while the older man is the innocent victim. That trope has aged like milk.

Godzilla vs Kong: The New Empire: Don't care.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: I didn't think Furiosa's movie was going to be a prequel. It looks awesome, but (and no disrespect to Anya Taylor-Joy), I wish we could've gotten Charlize Theron back.

Civil War: Oh man. This looks intense...and unfortunately the conspiracy theorists and MAGATS are already having a field day with this.

The Secret Society of Magical Negroes: The movie isn't already out yet and already it's polarizing people. Some are applauding the satire, and others are calling it racist. I'm not the right person to offer my opinion, so I'm not gonna.

Imaginary: A horror movie about an imaginary friend in the form of a teddy bear.

IF: Another more family-friendly movie about imaginary friends, only they're trying to find new children after being abandoned. John Krazinski directs, Ryan Reynolds stars, and there's one heck of an A-list cast, so I'm in!

Kung Fu Panda 4: Po (Jack Black) gets a new protege (Awkwafina) and fights The Chameleon (Viola Davis), who brings back his old enemy Tai Lung (Ian McShane). Oh, and Ke Huy Quan voices a pangolin!

[81scorp]

DCEU in general part 2

A while ago I made an editorial where I pointed out the DCEU`s lack of planning and came up with my own idea on how to structure the DCEU. I ended that editorial with Justice League 3 because I felt that a cinematic universe didn`t have to keep on going indefinitely. But after a while I felt that I still had a few ideas left for my own version of the DCEU, and now that the folks at Warner Bros have decided to try a new DC universe and use Marvel`s approach and actually structure it this time I feel that I should strike while the iron is hot and let these ideas out. If they had planned the DCEU from the beginning there wouldn`t be a need for Flash to reboot the universe in his (by the time I`m writing this) upcoming movie. At least not this early. If I knew then what I know now, would I have hired Ezra Miller, Jared Leto, Amber Heard and Zachary Levi? No, I don`t think so. If I could run so fast that I could screw the laws of physics and travel backwards in time, again, this is how I would have continued my version of the DCEU.

TV series Since there are a lot of characters that I want to put in this universe but I don`t think there is enough time for me to do so, if I were to only focus on the movies, I decided to include TV series in the DCEU. I don`t think there would be a need for a Flash show since he would already have his own movie. I think I`d cast Grant Gustin as Barry Allen. I could give Supergirl a series though.

Green Arrow series After Man of Steel has premiered there could be a Green Arrow TV series that takes place within the DCEU. The show could introduce characters like Black Canary, Speedy, Huntress and the Question.

Constantine series I would definitely want Matt Ryan as John Constantine. The show could introduce supernatural and occult characters like Zatanna, Dr Fate, Etrigan the demon, Phantom Stranger, deadman and the Spectre (who was technically introduced in an episode in the real show).

Supergirl series Like I said: there wouldn`t be any need for for a Flash series but I there should be room for a Supergirl series. After she has had her first appearance in Man of Steel 2 she could star in her own TV series, and have a cameo now or then in the Green Arrow series.

In my previous editorial "Constructive criticism: DCEU in general" I wrote "Then do some sequels to Green Lantern, The Flash and Aquaman (doesn`t necessarily have to be in that order)" but I didn`t go into any details (because I didn`t have any ideas for those movies at that time). So I want to takes this opportunity to retroactively add some ideas to those phase 3 movies, and put a little meat on the bones of the Cyborg Solo movie.

Solo Cyborg movie Cyborg fights some terrorists that he finds out are involved in the accident that almost killed him and led to him becoming the cyborg he is now.

Green Lantern 2 Since there can now be more than one Green Lantern per sector, Hal Jordan recruits a partner: John Stewart, a marine who now works as an architect. Their first mission as an intergalactic, crimefighting duo: To escort a witness to a trial where he can give a testimony. A testimony that could hopefully bring down a mob boss, and said mob boss has hired a bounty hunter to kill the witness. The Bounty hunter is none other than Lobo, the last czarnian. Also: turns out that there is another man who was worthy of becoming a Green Lantern: Guy Gardner. Hal picked John Stewart because he was closer. In a mid-credit scene Guy Gardner is visited by Krona who tells him this and as consolation offers him a yellow lantern ring.

The Flash 2 You know how every Indiana Jones movie (and James Bond movie) always starts with the main character right in the middle of a previous adventure? That`s how this movie could start. First Flash fights and defeats Trickster in the first five minutes. His struggle to prove his dad`s innocence continues, he fights Mirror Master (the main antagonist) and in the end Iris reveals to Barry that she knows that he is the Flash. Mid credit scene: Weather Wizard frees Mirror Master and Trickster from prison and introduce them to Captain Cold.

Aquaman 2 Aquman is growing into his role as a king, acts as a mentor figure to a young atlantean named Garth (Aqualad) and has a son now named Arthur Jr. Arthur Jr. is kidnapped by Black Manta who almost kills him but thanks to Garth, Arthur Jr. survives. Aquaman fights Manta and almost kills him but decides to spare his life and sentence him to prison. Mid-credit scene: An alantean breaks Black Manta out of prison. He works for someone who wants Manta to help them defeat Aquaman and take over Altantis.

Phase 4

Man of Steel 4 Superman is kidnapped by Mongul and is forced to fight as a gladiator on Mongul`s "Warworld". He is still strong but weakened by the planet`s orange sun and in order to survive, defeat Mongul and escape Warworld he has to team up with... Lobo. In the end Mongul is defeated, the prisoners are freed and Superman takes a spaceship and hopes that it will be enough to take him home back to Earth.

Green Lantern 3 Hal Jordan and John Stewart teams up with Carol Ferris who is in possesion of a Star Sapphire ring (that works similar to the Green Lantern ring) to fight Sinestro, Krona, Guy Gardner and Doctor Hector Hammond who have their own Yellow Lantern rings. In the end though, Guy turns on the yellow lantern gang and takes the side of the heroes.

Steel (See my constructive criticism of Steel)

Wonder woman 3 Diana, Cheetah and Supergirl teams up to fight Ares (the real one this time), who has been freed from his prison by Circe, Phobos and Deimos.

Flash 3 Barry finally gets his father out of prison. Also: he fights the Rogues: Weather Wizard, Trickster, Mirror Master, Captain Cold and Captain Boomerang. (Captain Boomerang has had the explosives that were planted in his neck removed and joins the Rogues as a quid pro quo.) But since Captain Boomerang had a character arc in Suicide Squad he turns on the Rogues in the third act.

Aquaman 3 Aquaman (and Garth) has to fight Eochaid Bres who has allied herself with Black Manta.

Justice League 4 Superman finally returns to Earth. JL fights Brainiac. Yes, I know, in my previous editorial I thought that it would be a good idea to use up Brainiac in Man of Steel 2. But since Brainiac is a pretty big deal when it comes to villains it would be better to save him for a Justice League movie. So I would like to retroactively change my villain idea for Man of Steel 2. Instead Superman and Supergirl could fight... Mr Mxzpltk. Because why not?

Phase 5

Joker movie A new inmate at Arkham Asylum who has the Joker as his role model convinces the Joker to tell his backstory. The Joker tells the tragic story of his life. His name was Joe and he was a janitor at Ace chemicals who had dreams of becoming a comedian. There was a woman that he loved, but she died. in the end he joined a gang of criminals who one night decided to rob Ace chemicals. Batman showed up, defeated the other members of the gang and threw poor Joe into the vat of chemicals. He was flushed out into a river, crawled up on land, had a mental breakdown and laughed at the nightsky like a madman. He was now the Joker. The new inmate notices a few inconsistencies in Joker`s story however. Riddler and Poison Ivy who has been sitting there and listened to the story with him tells him that the Joker does this all the time, he makes up new versions of his past. As far as they know, he has no true back story. The inmate is disappointed and leaves, the Joker himself just thought it was fun and has a good laugh.

Swamp thing It begins In Medias Res in the swamps of Louisiana. A bunch of goons are harassing Alec Holland, he tells them to go away, they blow up his lab, on flames he throws himself into the swamp. He passes out and wakes up as the Swamp thing. We find out more about his life before he accident a little later. John Consantine shows up and helps him discover some powers that he didn`t know he had. Then a giant threat of some kind shows up and Swamp thing has to fight it.

Green Lantern 4 Hal Jordan gets possessed by Parallax and John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Carol Ferris has to fight him. In the end Parallax is driven out of Hal`s body but is not quite defeated. You can`t destroy energy after all, and you can`t defat fear by punching it. Hal, feeling that he is no longer worthy to use the green lantern ring gives it to Guy who reluctantly accepts it.

Shazam 2 The Shazam family has to fight Dr Sivana who has teamed up with Mr Mind and Black Adam.

Harley and Ivy Nothing against Birds of Prey (and the fantabulous emancipation of one Harley Quinn) but I had my own idea for a Harley Quinn movie that I really like. Harley has been dumped by the Joker and thrown out on the streets. Poison Ivy gives her a place to stay. Harley decides to commit a crime to show herself that she`s better off without the Joker and doesn`t need him anymore, she`s gonna steal the MacGuffin diamond. But it turns out that Roman Sionis (Black Mask) also wants the diamond, and Huntress wants to prevent both of them from stealing it. In the end Catwoman comes out of nowhere and steals the diamond from them. Black Mask is angry, Huntress is angry and so is Harley, but only temporarily. Harley realizes that she got what she needed: a fun adventure with a friend who cares about and respects her: Ivy. It ends with them under the moon, sitting on a rooftop and sharing a pizza. Harley kisses Ivy and then realizes something about herself. Harley: "I think I`m bi." Ivy: "I think so too."

Batman film A scientist named Kirk Langstrom has created a serum that turns him into a big, human-like bat. A Man-bat if you will. Batman has to find him before Prof. Hugo Strange does. Hugo wants to use Man-bat`s DNA to create more bat-creatures but Batman wants to save him. Hugo is also a skilled psychological manipulator and uses these skills to try to get into Batman`s head.

Justice League 5 An adaptation of the tower of Babel

Phase 6

Man of Steel 5 Supes fights an evil, alternate reality version of himself called Ultraman and gets help from a good, alternate reality version of Lex Luthor*. Mid-credit scene: A satellite orbiting the Earth. A large man in a futuristic armor talks to his assistant, a woman named Harbringer. The man himself is called... Monitor. *Both Ultraman and Good Lex come from the same alternate universe which I will name the Ultraman universe.

Lobo movie Lobo does his usual thing, then he gets transported to an alternate reality, one where the forces of Darkseid defeated the Justice League in the first JL movie*. At first Lobo likes living in a world where the good guys didn`t win, but then he realizes how boring it is. In the end Lobo returns to his home dimension. Mid-credit scene: We are introduced to the Anti-Monitor! *I will call this the Darkseid won universe

Cyborg sequel Victor Stone is reunited with an old, charismatic friend: Ronald Evers. He finds out that Ronald is involved in criminal activity and has to fight him.

Flash 4 Flash VS Reverse Flash. also: Mid-credit scene with Monitor and Harbinger

Wonder woman 4 Diana become a mentor figure to Donna Troy, a young girl whose parents have just died. Donna has superpowers and turns out to be part amazon. Diana lets her live on Themiscyra but it turns out that Donna is a sleeper agent of Circe. It turns out that many years ago, Circe cut off a strand of hair from Diana when she was just a kid and used it to make Donna. They fight, Donna gets her mind back and hates that someone used her like a puppet. In the end she and Diana fight Circe.

Aquaman 4 Orm returns and is now allied with Starro the conqueror, a creature that looks like a giant starfish that uses tiny copies of itself that can latch on to other beings and control them.

Justice League 6 Adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths. (We get to revisit the Ultraman universe and the Darkseid won universe.) Guy Gardner gives the green lantern ring back to Hal Jordan (He doesn`t need it, he still has his own yellow lantern ring.) because they need all the heroes they can get.

You may have noticed that I haven`t come up with many Batman movies, there`s only 3 of them if you count Batman V Superman. That is because there have been so many Batman movies over the years, it`s like he`s almost the only character from DC Comics that Warner Bros are not afraid to make movies about. As if they don`know about any other characters. So I felt that the dark Knight could step aside so that some the other heroes got a chance to shine. There would still be plenty of room for the caped crusader though, he would appear in all the Justice League movie and have cameos in several of the other characters`movies, kinda like MCU`s Nick Fury.

So anyway, those are my ideas for a DCEU that could have been. Originally I was gonna stop at phase 3 because I think that a big superhero cinematic universe should eventually stop and not go on forever. Kind of like, quit while you`re ahead. I know, not a very capitalist way of thinking. But then I started thinking about how the other characters hadn`t gotten their movie trilogies, how some elements felt like they were left dangling, untapped potential and how writing these little essays is a fun excercise in creativity. And hearing about James Gunn`s plans for a more organized DC movie universe also contributed in reigniting my interest for more stories in this universe that never happened. After making these movies I would step down as the creative producer guy (or whatever the title is), in this alternate universe where I got to be the Kevin Fiege of the DCEU, and let someone else take over.

But it may be possible that I come back some day in the future and say "Hey, you guys! I`ve come up with some ideas for phase 7 to 9 in my own version of the DCEU!" since my decision to stop after phase 3 didn`t last.

Oh well, with all that said, I look forward to see what James Gunn has in store for us. ------------------------------------------------------ Written stuff: 50

Started writing this: 2023-03-11

Other movies on my Constructive Criticism list that you can look forward to

Burton`s Batman Schumacher`s Batman Supergirl (1984) Jonah Hex (2010) Dragonball evolution The Spirit (2008) The Dark Knight trilogy

And as usual: English is not my first language, so if my writing doesn`t seem to flow naturally, you know why.

[up-to-some-good]

The correct plot of that movie is Kristen Stewart and Aubrey Plaza living happily ever after together. That's just objectively true!

James will be Dan Levy's character in that he's Sirius's sounding board and best friend and 1000% tracks his friends out of love, but because I need a reason for Sirius not to have somewhere else to go, he's not going to be petsitting or show up at the Christmas Eve party because he will be elsewhere.

If I were to write a fic based loosely on Happiest Season (2020), where Sirius went home with his boyfriend (not Remus) and discovered he wasn't out to his family...Remus being Aubrey Plaza's character...wolfstar endgame as the movie should have been...

Would anyone be interested? It would be longer than my usual, a multi-chapter fic on ao3 probably.

I've never done anything like this before and I'd like to see if anyone would be interested before I start

[grimmusings]

@potentialbreakupscng

"I know. I love hearing my lines in your work. I like that I inspire you." His smile crinkled the corners of his eyes, nothing but utter delight in it. He might not recognize all of them--Levi wasn't as attentive to his own words as Cath probably was, or as he was to hers--but he remembered enough. It always did something funny to his heart to know he affected her that way, enough to influence her writing, which he knew from experience was closer to her heart than almost anything. God knew she affected him that way. He might not be able to put it into writing the way she did, but he loved her, like a song, like a sonnet, like a 10k slow burn about your OTP.

"Oh, am I distracting you? I'm sorry." Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, his smile widening into something like glee. Distracting Cath was one thing. Distracting Cath from Simon Snow was an entirely different thing. They should give him a medal and put his face on the wall of heroes. His arms curled tighter around her when she turned, tucking her close against him. She fit like a puzzle piece. He loved the shape of her, her warmth and her curves, something solid for him to cling to. "You could quote the books at me though. I bet you know the whole first chapter by heart. Go on, I want to hear it."

“You keep staring at me instead of watching the film. What’s up?”

"Huh? Nothing." He smiled lazily, his gaze flicking back to the movie playing on the tablet. He was curled up behind Cath in her bed in her dorm, an arm around her waist, a couple of warm blankets tucked over both of them. Most of the campus's evening activities had been canceled due to the snow, and a glance out the window said tomorrow's probably would be too. It was coming down in thick, fluffy flakes, and he already didn't relish the thought of clearing off the windows of his truck for the drive home.

But that was a problem for future Levi. Neither wind nor rain nor snow could have pried him out of the warm coziness of Cath's bed right now. When she caught him at it again, he gave a quiet chuckle. "Sorry. I know this movie by heart. Your face is more interesting." He tucked his face into her hair, murmuring the next few lines in her ear. He wasn't a good reader, but his memory was excellent. Almost anything he heard, he remembered. He could have recited the Simon Snow movies almost verbatim, but watching her watch her favorite films never got old. He loved looking at her while she was absorbed in something, when she forgot to school her face to keep people at a distance.

The first time it happened, she let it slide when he said nothing, settling easily back against his chest and curled under the blanket. Cath from years ago would have never believed this would be the situation she ended up in. In love. Cuddled under blankets in her dorm with a guy -- one that she still believed was completely and utterly out of her league. She was resting her cheek on a pillow, her eyes glued onto the screen of the tablet that was set up on a streaming service that had the Simon Snow movies on them -- she owned all of them, but who owned a DVD player anymore?

She felt his eyes on hers once more, and called him out on it once more, turning her head to look over her shoulder at him and raising an eyebrow. His words sent a flush to her cheeks, shaking her head and turning it back to focus on the screen. "I use so many of your lines in my writing now." Her eyebrows rose when he murmured lines into her ear, shivering at the way his breath felt against her ear and clearing her throat. "You're extremely distracting, Levi Stewart," she muttered, shaking her head as she reached over to pause the movie. She turned in his arms, her own wrapping around him to tuck her head under his chin. "I still don't understand how you can remember everything. I've watched these movies thousands of times, and I don't even know them that well." The books? She knew like the back of her hand.

[superbatson]

zep characters as dc characters (1/?)

simon haynes as john stewart/green lantern

zoey clarke as barbara gordon/batgirl

max richman as clark kent/superman

[gasbossgatelightgirlkeep]

About Happiest Season

Not gonna get into most of that drama, I just have a small tweak I feel would’ve made people a lot less hateful towards Harper:

Harper doesn’t invite Abby to her parents’ house.

Well then what happens all movie? you ask

Abby shows up anyway.

I will surprise my girlfriend! thinks Abby, adorable and oblivious and excited to propose, because she loves Christmas and I love her! It will be very romantic!

And then she gets there and finds out Harper isn’t out, queue shenanigans.

[greaseonmymouth]

katrinilves Nov 30, 2021 it may be November 30th but it's never too early to start the seasonal Christmas romcom marathon. Starting now and ending when I run out of steam or there are no more Christmas romcoms to be had on my streaming services, whichever is the sooner. 🧵

katrinilves Nov 30, 2021 CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS (2021)

Look, I both love and hate this. It's offensive and ridiculous. It's funny. This is a mythical Scotland in which geography bends to whim. I live for Cary Elwes and his grumpy face. There's a dog. I watched on mute. 6/10

katrinilves Dec 1, 2021 HAPPIEST SEASON (2020)

Ten million points for being gay. Perfect blend of chaos and Christmas. I want every Christmas romcom to star Kristen Stewart and Dan Levy from now on. I would dock points for the gay trauma but I’m adding them back for A+ sibling dynamics. 10/10

katrinilves Dec 3, 2021 CHRISTMAS IN THE HIGHLANDS (2019)

I should’ve known the moment I saw the bold type asshole boyfriend that this would suck. 1 point for the haggis joke, 1 for the weird perfume plot, zero points for everything else. If you watch: MUTE 🔇to escape the terrible accents. 2/10

katrinilves Dec 4, 2021 LAST CHRISTMAS (2019)

Disqualified for not being a romcom (no HEA). it reminded me a bit of THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS (2015), except Henry Golding didn't come back to life, boo. Petition for an actual romcom starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding tho👀

katrinilves Dec 4, 2021 CHRISTMAS AT MAPLE CREEK (2020)

I do not vibe with the romanticisation of the American pioneers, and also not with the creative liberties taken with how the publishing industry works. However the romance was great. A bit saccharine but I appreciate a doe-eyed love interest. 7/10

katrinilves Dec 4, 2021 SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021)

Disappointed we didn’t get any fake dating. I also LOATHE matchmaking and there was…a…lot… On the other hand I am DELIGHTED by these big city gays falling in love and moving to small town America to open a plant shop and write children’s books. 10/10

katrinilves Dec 5, 2021 THE HOLIDAY CALENDAR (2018)

Rewatch - better than I remembered it being. It’s sweet and lovely and put me in an instant good mood. 9/10

katrinilves Dec 5, 2021 CINDERELLA STORY: A CHRISTMAS WISH (2019)

Adorable. Hilariously over the top with the Cinderella stuff. There was a dog! Aimed more at kids than adults I think, which was a bit whatever. A fun romp though. 8/10

katrinilves Dec 10, 2021 MIDNIGHT AT THE MAGNOLIA (2020)

I love a good friends to lovers and this DELIVERED. The acting was a bit eh at times but everyone was very sincere and seemed like they had a great time making this film, and tbh this was just a delight from start to finish. 9/10

katrinilves Dec 11, 2021 LET IT SNOW (2019)

YA ensemble romcom. Fun! The characters were delightful and awkward and very teenage-y. Perfect balance of fluff and drama. Bonus points for the baby queer girls. 10/10

katrinilves Dec 13, 2021 LOVE HARD (2021)

I was prepared to hate every minute because the trailer was very unloveable, BUT ACTUALLY I really enjoyed it! Mildly disappointed this Tag guy didn’t say “you two assholes deserve each other” but ok sentiment implied. 10/10

katrinilves Dec 14, 2021 CHRISTMAS AROUND THE CORNER (2018)

I am not straight enough for these straight small town American films, sorry, I just CANNOT anymore. I wanted a queer love triangle between Claire and bakery girl and bookshop boy. Alas. Otherwise I guess this was fine? 5/10

and that's a wrap for 2021!

a Christmas romance movie has appeared on Netflix and OF COURSE I will watch it, but first:

once upon a time I used to make threads of Christmas romance movies on twitter with short summaries and ratings. I kept it up for 3? 4? years in a row until...well, looking at my cursed twitter account, until the pandemic hit. I didn't realise it'd been that long. SO! first course of action is to repost these old tweets here, for posterity, and then. I will add on. because I plan to watch at LEAST five silly Christmas romance movies this season. I am badly in need of silly content

[boonefnvfan1]

so i just watched happiest season (i’m late i know) but honestly it made me cry?? like seeing actual lgbt actors portraying lgbt characters who are going through actual lgbt struggles was just??? and when dan levy’s character was talking to kristen stewart’s character about coming about and how everyone had a different experience with it? and the way he described the feelings before and after coming out?? hit so close to home?? anyways